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    Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya...
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    The Swahili coast (Swahili: Pwani ya Waswahili) is a coastal area of East Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean and inhabited by the Swahili people. It...
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    South Africa (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA or R.S.A.), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres...
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  • The Swahili people (Swahili: WaSwahili, وَسوَحِيلِ) comprise mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab and Comorian ethnic groups inhabiting the Swahili coast, an area encompassing...
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    Zanzibar (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    the general development of Swahili and Zanzibari architecture before the 15th century.: 119  From the 9th century, Swahili merchants on Zanzibar operated...
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    Kenya (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa. A member of the African Union with a population of more...
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  • Swahili is a Bantu language which is native to or mainly spoken in the East African region. It has a grammatical structure that is typical for Bantu languages...
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  • A macrolanguage is a book-keeping mechanism for the ISO 639 international standard of language codes. Macrolanguages are established to assist mapping...
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  • Lieutenant (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    A lieutenant (UK: /lɛfˈtɛnənt/ lef-TEN-ənt, US: /luː-/ loo-; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed...
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  • Brigadier general (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Brigadier general or brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional...
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  • Boys Don't Cry (1999 film) (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization...
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    Acronym (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    In Swahili, acronyms are common for naming organizations such as TUKI, which stands for Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili ('Institute for Swahili Research')...
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  • Major general (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Major general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant"...
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    Rwanda (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    language is Kinyarwanda, spoken by native Rwandans, with English, French and Swahili serving as additional official foreign languages. Rwanda's economy is based...
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  • Apostrophe (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    (pronounced [ŋɡ]), which has separate use in the language. Compare this with the Swahili usage below. In Hebrew, the geresh (a diacritic similar to the apostrophe...
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    Blue (English group) (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Blue are a British boy band consisting of members Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan. The group formed in 2000 and released three studio...
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  • General officer (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages...
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    Lena Meyer-Landrut (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Lena Johanna Therese Meyer-Landrut (German: [ˈleːna joˈhana teˈʁeːzə ˈmaɪɐ ˈlantʁuːt]; born 23 May 1991), also known by the mononym Lena, is a German singer...
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  • Kutchi-Swahili, or Cutchi-Swahili, is a Swahili-based creole derived from the Kutchi language of the Kutch district in Gujarat and spoken among the Indian...
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    Alexander Rybak (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Alexander Igorevich Rybak (Russian: Александр Игоревич Рыбак; born 13 May 1986) or Alyaxandr Iharavich Rybak (Belarusian: Аляксандр Ігаравіч Рыбак) is...
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    Uganda (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Runyankole, Rukiga, Luo, Rutooro, Samia, Jopadhola, and Lusoga. In 2005 Swahili, which is foreign and so viewed as being neutral, was proposed as Uganda's...
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    Carbon dioxide (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    of Goma by CO2 emissions from the nearby volcano Mount Nyiragongo. The Swahili term for this phenomenon is mazuku. Adaptation to increased concentrations...
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    Tanzania (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    not have a de jure official language, although the national language is Swahili. English is used in foreign trade, in diplomacy, in higher courts, and...
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    Lent (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Basque garizuma, Croatian korizma, Irish and Scottish Gaelic carghas, Swahili kwaresima, Filipino kuwaresma, and Welsh c(a)rawys.[citation needed] In...
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  • National anthem (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Hymn to liberty Hymn to Liberty, the anthem of Greece. It is the longest national anthem in the world with 158 stanzas, although only the first two constitute...
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  • Second lieutenant (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces. The lowest officer rank, it is usually placed below lieutenant or...
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    Ladyfinger (biscuit) (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Ladyfingers, or in British English sponge fingers (sometimes known by the Italian name savoiardi, Italian: [savoˈjardi], or by the French name boudoirs...
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    The Swahili Wikipedia (Swahili: Wikipedia ya Kiswahili) is the Swahili language edition of Wikipedia. It is the largest edition of Wikipedia in a Niger–Congo...
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  • Lieutenant general (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank originates from the Old European System. The rank traces...
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    Lake Victoria (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
    (4,100 km2 (1,600 sq mi)). Though having multiple local language names (Swahili: Ukerewe; Dholuo: Nam Lolwe; Luganda: 'Nnalubaale; Kinyarwanda: Nyanza)...
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