Yees RISE AFRICA. Am supporting the movement by sharing simple lessons of our local African languages and their similarities over in my space. We need to pride in and champion for our continent. Thank you for sharing.
I am Afro american. I am starting to learn Swahili. Diamond platum got me interested in the language. It's a beautiful language and it represents me as being African.
As an Afro American, you hail from countries in WEST Africa. It would benefit you more to learn a language from those areas like Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, etc.
@@projectrain2254 Swahili is becoming a língua franca in Africa as well as being used in our own African American culture (Kwanzaa for example), so I don’t think it’s a bad choice for a beginner to African languages. It is also abundant in resources and pretty easy to pick up. Later on he may choose to learn one of those languages you mentioned but it would be of more of a benefit to him to start off with Swahili.
Ethiopian born but currently in America, I support this because if we Africans speak one language than I believe that we will be unstoppable and highly successful in everything we do. We will rise this way. 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹❤️
I’m advocation for all African countries to start teaching Ethiopian alphabet , so that we develop our own education system based on our own culture. The Roman alphabet brain washes our minds from a young age to believe in white supremacy
@@bethmuhanga4444 yes the Ethiopian alphabet is also prefect, you can't misspelled. The Ethiopian language(Geeze: not spoken officially like Latin) has have over half a million different ancient books, hiding the world history and knowledge different from the European retrospects and prospects. The Germans know better about it than the Ethiopians. We need African researchers. It is like no other language in the world. It(I mean Geeze which is the parental language of the Ethiopian official language Amharic) is a language of science, mathematics, philosophy, social science and spiritual. Sadly, very few monks can speak it and it's extremely vast.
@@akramkarani4083 don't know about the Baber alphabet but the Arabic alphabet is still is not African and Arabic people will calm we learn it from them. they for their are somehow better than us. It will also not have the same effect of reclaiming our history/ language and culture.
Many thanks for the love and support, it is said whoever controls your language of discourse controls your reality, it's upon Africa and those of African descent to captain their destiny, cheers!
Much respect to all Tanzanians, Tanzania was Colonized by Germany and British but this guys they didn't keep any of these Languages. Kiswahili Kitukuzwe
A lot of that can be attributed to the anticolonial views of the first tanzanian president. I grew up in southern tanzania, but my mothertongue is german. We met a man in a village that had never seen a white person in almost 100 years. But there was a 106 year old who had been the servant of a white man as a boy. He could still speak german without accent. I think it took a lot of work to regain their independence and erase the wounds that colonialism left. But Tanzania did a great job.
@@Yakarash that part about “colonial wounds” though 🥺 Amazing story! As a Tanzanian, we indeed have done a great job with self identity when it comes to our language and patriotism as a whole. Cheers :)
Actually...Uswahili is the culture hehe. Waswahili are people, Kiswahili is the language. But...foreigners use the word "Swahili" instead of Kiswahili, just like Germans say "Deutsch" while the rest of us say "German", and Spanish say "español" while we say "Spanish". I hope that helps.
White British person here. I would love to see Swahili become a pan-African diplomatic language to build a strong and independent Africa and I'd love to see an African language replace European languages for this purpose.
Haha u still got them.. U can dm me i teach you daily for. Am always proud of swahili. I never care if i speak a broken english but i care whenever i speak broken swahili
Nakipenda Kiswahili! Twakipenda Kiswahili! Dr. Chopin here in Southwest Michigan U.S.A., teaching my brothers and sisters Kiswahili everyday...on the real😍
Kiswahili is one of sweetest language in the world. It is easiest language to learn Swahili because there are many words which are familiar with other languages the credit goes to Mwalimu J.K.Nyerere of Tanzania.
@@MonDieuMaCauseMonEpee Thanks for asking, I have been very tardy with my lessons. I really learn that language so easily but after working all day on my computer I just need to rest my eyes. Poor excuse I know but I will get back on track. Just encourage me. Ulijifunza wapi Kiswahili?
@@kennethjunior6071 Uhali gani? Is the language a little different when spoken in Kenya versus Tanzania? I asked because I noticed a few differences in some words when I listen to a Kenyan speaker. Asante Sana!
Swahili Poems are to die for. But Exams. Very Difficult with millions of proverbs, sayings and complexity. My Swahili High School Exam was tougher than Physics
@@fitycent9431 true there is a difference in street language and academic language. Final exams in every language in secondary level is hard as rock, coz one makes sure that students are ready for University and College studies😅
Kiswahili kitukuzwe. Mimi ninatoka Zimbabwe. Ninajifunza Kiswahili through Duolingo. I finished the 5 part course. Ninakipenda sana Kiswahili. I came up with a song in Kiswahili and the words are - Mimi nimefurahi, kukutanana nawewe, tunazungumza robo saa, rafiki na rafiki. I have a nice tune to it.
Natoka Marekani. Lakini niliishi tanzania kwa miaka mitano na nilifanya kazi kwa umoja wa mataifa. Niliaanza kujifunza kiswahili lakini nimepofika nyumbani, nimesahau maneno mingi. Nipenda kuendelea kujifunza Kiswahili kwa sababu lugha kizuri.
So I should abandon my own native language igbo to speak a language that Arabic gave birth to. U guys are bad. That language belongs to East Africa and will never ever get recognition in West Africa
@@jidennaofficial6832 This is the typical type of lack of cooperation that is letting Africa down. Igbos are especially known for their inability to think collectively for the betterment of all. Im Edo my self. Are you not speaking another man's language by speaking English? And still able to speak Igbo. All you have to do is swap English for Swahili, or have Swahili as an additional language. The bottom line is that if Africans don't learn to work together, we will remain in a position of weakness for another millennium.
I'm Ugandan. We don't speak much of Kiswahili but I had a baptism by fire when I went to live in Kenya. I would say the best way to learn and be fluent is by immersion in the culture physically( Tanzania or Kenya). Twendele kuzungumza Kiswahili 👊🏾
@@shangothunder1055 why do you feel this way when you are using English a corrupted language. You seem to be proud of English rather than swahili.!!!!!
@@grahammuriuki8805 Yes, I came to a similar conclusion. There seems to be a double standard and English/French are given a pass. No one is calling for eradication of the west African languages. I think it’s good to learn one west African language, but tonality is harder for AfroDiasporans. There are generally not as many learning resources as well. Swahili seems to me to be the best candidate for a continent-wide language for a number of reasons: At the core it is Bantu - not Arabic and not Semitic. It is spoken by a large number of people. It’s usage covers a large area of Africa. It has no tonality and has very straightforward grammar rules. I find that west African languages cover some of these points but never all the points I mentioned.
Diamond platnumz make swahili famous in the continent even we don't know the meaning but we sing his songs word by word. Swahili to the world somalia ❤
Africa's Narrative But Sauti sol most there song still mix with English, pure swahili from Tanzania, you will not ever heard any English word from there Song, or you can not heard any one can speack English most of the people they know only kiswahili
Good to hear that Swahili language is starting to spread some other parts of Africa. In West Africa, we have French and English, we should be able to speak one indigenous language too to make communication easier. Africa unite! 💪🏾
I support this 100% because irs beautiful and even easier than many other African languages. I respect and appreciate all tongues however, I'm glad Swahili is opening up doors even for foreign language interests.
@@Deggoo it is not must ,if you can't and it's not a reason for the people to laugh at us.but if white people like Germans don't know English those who are laughing at us , they're praising them.
I saw this several years ago in Hidden Colors saying that the Swahili language is growing and super comprehensive for the African diaspora. I started learning Swahili in 2019 and I’m continuing too and I advise our people to learn it too. They have language apps like Duolingo that have it as an a language option.
As an Algerian, I am sorry to say this, But I don't see how people here are ever gonna speak this language, they are literally more likely to adopt Turkish or even Chinese than Swahili 🙄
Kiswahili Kitukuzwa. I am Repatriating to The Gambia in 2022. Wolof is most spoken, but I wanted a widely spoken language for travels to other countries on the continent. Thanks so much for sharing ♥️💚💙
Great choice, The Gambia for repatriation, I'm including it in the Every Country in Africa Part3 episode, kindly watch out for it. Let me be the first to say, Welcome home:-)
@@MonDieuMaCauseMonEpee no, Capeverdean. I like the Ghanaian flag because it has the "colors of Africa" and the black star representing the fight, the same that was in our old flag, like Guinea-Bissau. Makes a great profile pic 😊
For those who do understand... Tukuza loosley translates... =.... hail, glorify, uplift, praise, make known... make it great... Kiswahili kitukuzwe...=uphold and glorify. Swahili .
Kiswahili Kitukuzwe! In Kamerun, we have started teaching Swahili. Our plan is to make it a strong language in Kamerun and spread it to neighboring countries such as Nigeria, Gabon, Chad etc. Kamerun may in the future be the epicentre of Swahili in Central and West Africa. Why not beyond?
Wow! Great to hear Swahili is being taught in Cameroon! Many thanks @Tanda! Keep up the good work, I admire the plans to grow use of Swahili in West Africa
i am Ghanaian and i am intensively learning swahili to add to the other 4 ghanaian languages i already speak. Its common sense that africa needs ONE COMMON LANGUAGE in addition to our own native language. I choose Kiswahili. I feel sorry for african countries who put precedence for its students to learn COLONIZER language and now even more annoyingly MANDARIN -. I am a pan africanist so call me bias. AFRICA FIRST - not colonizer nonsense.
Hamjambo Waafrika wote. Nakubali na ujumbe huu sana...Kiswahili kitukuzwe milele...Naamini ni bora kusema misamiati ya kiswahili ni rahisi sana kujifunza lakini ikiwa unataka kuongea kiswahili fasaha unahitaji kusoma sarufi ya lugha. Ngeli nomino inahitaji bidii kidogo zaidi...Hapa Merekani (Natoka New York) hakuna rasilimali nyingi kujifunza lugha hii katika jamii zetu za Weusi na pia hakuna fursa nyingi kufanya mazoezi ya kuongea lugha hii badala ya kuandika tu. Ikiwa tunaanza kufanya zungumzo hili kila siku tutaanza kupanua ujuzi wa lugha hii kwa Waafrika duniani....Haba na haba hujaza kibaba..Amani na upendo 💪🏿💪🏿
Hallelujah!!! In the 60-70's Mwalimu Nyerere, Tanzanian President put the same proposal to African leaders, most West African countries objected!!! Swahili doesn't belong to any African clan, tribe,or any country!! That's why he proposed it!! Common language unifies people! THAT'S why Africa has struggled to progress as one people regardless of our diverse background!! Tanzania is the chief speaker of Swahili, while they retain their 100's of languages!! ONE LANGUAGE IS VITAL FOR OUR PROGRESS!!🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝
We don’t want it in West Africa. Hausa is the lingua Franca of Northern Nigeria spoken by 85 million people, Hausa is also spoken by over 15 million people in Niger Republic and spoken widely throughout West Africa cannot be ignored and push aside for Swahili. It will never happen in West Africa. We are proud of our various languages spoken in West Africa period. All the radio Stations you mentioned above also broadcast in Hausa and many more stations. Hausa language is also taught in many universities around the globe. Arabic is the most widely spoken Language in Africa and not Swahili. The Population of Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, etc is way more than 150 million. Let me give another scenario, Pigin or Broken English is spoken by over 180 million Nigerians. This is the most widely spoken language in Sub-Saharan Africa and not Swahili..
@@kibeginiblue7188, That’s why Swahili can never be accepted as Africa’s Language. It has a lot of borrowed words as well. We in West Africa have our own languages and proud of them. You can’t come and ask other people to forgo their language and learn Swahili. It will never happen ‘Cos we have the power and Numbers to say no period..
@@t0n0k0 It has its own historic referral rather than geographical. This country (South Africa) does not have a real name, rather a geographical. EFF wants SA renamed Azania, PAC also wanted the same. You can read about South African History to learn further.
I hope our leaders embrace the initiative of getting Kiswahili to be the main language in Africa and fast track the fre trade agreement and this will pave a way towards a united Africa.
Am from central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in eastern Congo where is Swahili the main language. How comes you didn’t mention that DRCONGO speaks Swahili?. It’s my first time to hear that Cameroon 🇨🇲 they speak Swahili. Cameroonian don’t speak Swahili.
I think it is because he talked about countries where it is the official language, and it is not an official language in DRC, and he wouldn't say it is a second language because most people actually use it as first language, also out of 4 national language in DRC it is the second most spoken language, and the language spoken at the biggest part of the country bigger than Kenya or Tanzania
Kweli Kiswahili kitukuzwe. Having lived in Mombasa Kenya for over 15 years made me love Swahili language even more. Now living in Hamburg and still speak Swahili with my son. The most exported Swahili word is: Safari meaning journey.
Over 10 years ago my wife (she and I are American) learned Swahili in college to study abroad in Kenya. After all the work of learning the language, she wanted to maintain her level of fluency in the years after she returned to the US. She tried for a while, but she eventually had to give up because there just weren't the people around or the materials available to facilitate that. I hope that situation is much different today.
Thanks to Tanzania 🇹🇿 for making Swahili a official Language since 1960, other countries like Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, followed the same path later... Tanzania was the first country to use Swahili as the national Languages under Mwalimu Nyerere... While Countries like Kenya went for English
Nope... swahili has always been kenyas national language but english is more of an official language. There's a difference if you get where am coming from...
@@mikaelmassawe8375 are you sure your official language is not Swahili and u have been laughing at us for not knowing english check ata hii yangu ni broken
@@veeJesus those laughing at anyone speaking in Kiswahili must be crazy. In Kenya kiswahili is used everywhere, markets, schools, offices and even in the Parliament. My parents are from Tanzania but am a Kenyan... kiswahili is so common in Kenya till students are encouraged to use English because most subjects are in English. In Kenya we love kiswahili. If you speak kiswahili sanifu you can easily get a girlfriend hahaha.
Mimi ni Mkenya na nafurahi sana kuwa Kiswahili kinaendelea kupata umaarufu Afrika. (I'm Kenyan and I'm happy that Swahili is becoming popular in Africa) Kiswahili Kitukuzwe
I didn’t know Swahili global respect until I came to an American 🇺🇸 University and Swahili was being taught. I was honored to test one lesson on how to tell time in Swahili. I wished I had formally studied Swahili while in Uganda , I would be a Swahili professor now at one of America’s top Universities, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). My Kenyan friend is a Swahili teacher there and I attend Swahili cultural week yearly, where the general population come to learn about Swahili, watch Swahili movies and listen to Swahili Music.
@MOON The Swahili people (or Waswahili) are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting East Africa. Members of this ethnicity primarily reside on the Swahili coast, in an area encompassing the Zanzibar archipelago, littoral Kenya, the Tanzania seaboard, and northern Mozambique. The language spoken by Swahili people is known as KiSwahili, and it belongs to the Bantu family of languages. The language is a complex blend of Arabic wording and a variety of other languages. Swahili was originally known as Kingozi, but after encountering traders from the Arabic and Persian world, the language changed. The earliest documentation of the language dares to 1711, and these letters are kept in the safe care of the Historical Archives of Goa, emphasizing the regard in which Swahili is held. They were a Bantu people group and language before the adding of certain languages due to Arab, European influences I would know I studied them for my Swahili class.
@MOON okey?? That’s because the Kiswahili people lived along the east coastline which would explain that point doesn’t change the true fact that they recognized as a people. It was Kingozi but they later change it to Kiswahili people in 1711 cause the base of the African language part is Kingozi
@MOON but they are well documented and recognized and many of the information is readily available if you type in Kiswahili people even a map that in compasses of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and the east of DRC and the tip of Mozambique. The Swahili did not start speaking Arabic or Persian, but instead used the vocabulary of those languages with their own Bantu grammar. As a result, the grammar of the Swahili language is very similar to the grammar of other Bantu languages throughout Africa, even though the words are often completely different.
Thank you, mimi ni mtanzania na najivuni kiswahili chetu kama nchi ambayo imepiga hatua kubwa katika kuchangia lugha yetu kuthaminiwa nje ya nchi kwa msaada wa Hayati Baba wa Taifa letu muasisi Nyerere kwa sera bora ya kukitukuza Kiswahili. Swahili to the world,Tanzania lets stand up and arise!!!🇹🇿🇹🇿
Big up to those who ignored the colonizers languages and decides to take their way of keeping their language. KISWAHILI KITUKUZWE. may God bless africa and its people.
Kiswahili Kitukuzwe, it is time for Africa to restore it's identity🙏🏻, I am looking forward to the birth and rise of the East African Federation, in Samuel P. Huntington's book the Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, he spoke about a civilization-based 21st century and Sub-saharan African Civilization was one of them, I honestly believe the soon to be East African Federation will be the leader of this Civilizational identity
I have a native language for a thousand of years and I’m not changing that language sorry not sorry yes I’m a proud African but africa is whole continent do expect Asia to speak one language simple answer NO stop making africa some kind of monolithic shxt smh 🤦🏽♀️
The moment you know your shona language it will be very easy to learn swahili because shona is a bantu language, you will find some words relating to each other
Kiswahili Kitukuzwe. In my high school, we had a brother and sister who were refugees from South Sudan. They didn't fit in, but they were good people. I befriended the brother, and tried to learn a couple phrases in Swahili. I surprised him with them one day, and he seemed really happy to hear his native language in an unexpected place. I have no real reason to learn it, but I'd like to if I can ever find the time.
@@kentchamberlain5720He probably grew up in Kenya then or Tanzania. South Sudan is a nilotic country, Kiswahili is Bantu. More people there speak Arabic than Kiswahili because of Sudan' s influence.
The first president of Ghana 🇬🇭 encouraged the study of Swahili in our tertiary educational institutions. It is high time we made it a policy at the AU level, then trickle it down to the national levels. One voice is tantamount to one language.
Are you serious. I never knew this and im Ghanaian. So our late Kwame Nkrumah encouraged this. Oh I wish the present government Nana Akuffo Addo will take away the French as an option in our schools and make kiswahili as an option in elementary schools
So proud am Kenyan and made sure my half Kenyan son speaks Swahili first before he could speak his father's language English ...hes 5 and fluent in swahili.hes just now mastering some English 😊
It's an official language in Uganda too according to the constitution, now being taught in all school though several regions have already been speaking it and it's how I learnt it while growing up.
Kiswahili Kitukuzwe from a Ghanaian-Canadian ✊🏿 I hope that one day it can be a powerful lingua franca. We unfortunately have to much tribalism , petty ethnic pride, and stubbornness as s continent, but we can overcome these one day i pray
Talking about ethnic pride; some Africans (again I say some) unfortunately have a complex, they neglect their own languages, and take pride in showing off their knowledge of European languages. That's sad. Colonial mentality maybe.
