Language code: swa
Technical information about ISO 639 language code swa
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The table below provides technical details for the Swahili (macrolanguage) language, designated by the swa code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Swahili (macrolanguage) Native Kiswahili |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Kiunguja (Zanzibar Swahili)Kimvita (Mombasa Swahili)Kiamu (Lamu/Amu Swahili)Kingwana (Congo Swahili)Kipemba (Pemba Swahili)Kimrima |
| Related languages | ComorianMijikenda (Giryama)PokomoDigo |
| Key facts | Roughly one-fifth of Swahili lexicon comes from ArabicThe language was first written in an Arabic-based script called Ajami before the Latin alphabet became standardEarliest preserved Swahili epic, “Utendi wa Tambuka”, dates to 1728Kiswahili’s name combines the Bantu prefix “ki-” with Arabic “sāḥil” (coast)It is one of the few Bantu languages that developed as a trade lingua franca over a wide maritime region. |
| Sample phrase | Habari, hujambo? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Swahili (macrolanguage) language, identified by the code swa, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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