The Swahili people (Swahili: WaSwahili, وَسوَحِيلِ) comprise mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab and Comorian ethnic groups inhabiting the Swahili coast, an area encompassing...

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...

African Great Lakes. Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa. Swahili culture, the culture of the Swahili people. Swahili coast, a littoral region...

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...

Swahili culture is the culture of the Swahili people inhabiting the Swahili coast. This littoral area encompasses Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique, as...

Swahili Ajami script refers to the alphabet derived from Arabic script that is used for the writing of Swahili language. Ajami is a name commonly given...

Shirazi also known as Mbwera, are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting the Swahili coast and the nearby Indian ocean islands. They are particularly concentrated...

Venda and bhandu in Nyakyusa. Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in...

Swahili architecture is a term used to designate a whole range of diverse building traditions practiced or once practiced along the eastern and southeastern...

Mijikenda people were horticulturalists and pastoralists, And had well established trade with the coastal Swahili peoples. The Hinterland people (The Mijikenda...

word Kanye can also be derived from Bantu languages indigenous to the Swahili people of Eastern Africa meaning "only once"; "only one" and "to shine". In...

Swahili literature is literature written in the Swahili language, particularly by Swahili people of the East African coast and the neighboring islands...

Africans. In the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, descendants of people from the Swahili Coast perform traditional Liwa and Fann at-Tanbura music and dance...

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...

speak Arabic and mostly adhere to Islam. Some Afro-Iraqis can still speak Swahili along with Arabic. Afro-Iraqi leaders claim that there are roughly between...

materials, and labour are believed to have been provided by the local Swahili people. The fort was built in the shape of a man (viewed from the air) and...

and Nigeria. It is one of the principal dishes in the cuisine of the Swahili people who inhabit the Coastal Region of Kenya and Tanzania. The dish is popular...

Swahili-speakers: Shirazis: The Shirazi are a sub-group of the Swahili people living on the Swahili coast of East Africa, especially on the islands of Zanzibar...

archaeological Swahili city-state site located along the Swahili Coast on the Kilwa Archipelago. It was occupied (possibly) by the Mwera people from the mainland...

world (Naja ashei) was recently (2007) discovered in Watamu. Historic Swahili Settlements Kenya: Provinces, Major Cities, Towns & Urban Centers - Population...

and the Swahili people. The Bravanese people are locally known as "3 Tol" Haatim, Biido and Ashraf. According to many sources Bravanese people are made...

Beach Msambweni List of supermarket chains in Kenya Historic Swahili Settlements Swahili architecture "Ukunda (Kwale, Coastal Kenya, Kenya) - Population...

Burundi. It is most popular among the Swahili people of Tanzania and Kenya; the name itself "Bao" is the Swahili word for "board" or "board game". In Tanzania...

site at various phases had significant ethnic admixture. Swahili people inhabit the Swahili coast which is the coastal area of the Indian Ocean in Southeast...

Socotra Swahili is an extinct language that was spoken on Socotra Island in Yemen. It was reported to be spoken by a fifth of the island (c. 2,000 people) in...

Medieval Swahili towns, the ruling class or wazee was made up of the heads of the wealthiest patrician families. Similar to other Bantu-speaking peoples, these...

A Swahili door or Zanzibari door (Swahili Mlango wa Kiswahili) is a door that was developed in the Swahili coast during the Middle Ages and peaked in the...

The Bajuni people (Swahili: Wabajuni) are a Bantu ethnic group who live primarily in the Bajuni Islands of Somalia and coastal areas between the port...

the Swahili Coast. He noted the city, although he stayed only one night. He wrote that the people of Mombasa were Shafi'i Muslims, religious people, trustworthy...

sector. Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Diani Beach. Historic Swahili Settlements Swahili architecture Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diani Beach...