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Swahili is spoken by an estimated 80 million people in East and Central Africa. It is the official language in Tanzania and Kenya, and is widely used in Uganda, Somalia, Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and Congo (formerly Zaire). The vast majority of speakers of Swahili are native speakers of other African languages and use Swahili as a lingua franca. After Arabic, Swahili is the most widely understood language in Africa. In this site you will find materials on the language as well as materials related to the study of Swahili at the University of Kansas. COURSES OFFERED AT KU KISW 110 Elementary Kiswahili I (5). Five hours of class. Basic Kiswahili grammar; greetings, common idioms, and lexical items; reading, writing, and translation of simple Kiswahili sentences. Language laboratory practice in conversation. KISW 120 Elementary Kiswahili II (5).Five hours of class per week. Further study of Kiswahili grammar. Main emphasis oral. Dialogue, conversation, and extensive listening and speaking practice. Written translation from and into Kiswahili. Study of culture. Prerequisite: KISW 110. KISW 210 Intermediate Kiswahili I (3).Three hours of class conducted in Kiswahili. Study of more complex grammatical structures. Colloquialisms and slang. Dictation and comprehension exercises. Oral project related to culture. Prerequisite: KISW 120. KISW 220 Intermediate Kiswahili II (3).Three hours of class conducted in Kiswahili. Continuation of KISW 210. KISW 310 Advanced Kiswahili l (3) . Three hours of class. Must have completed 4 levels of Kiswahili or be a native or near native speaker. KISW 320 Advanced Kiswahili ll (3). Continuation of Kis. 310 KISW 401 Readings in Kiswahili l KISW 402 Readings in Kiswahili ll AAAS 502 Directed Language Study LING 370 Introduction to the Languages of Africa (3) WH,NW. A survey of the indigenous languages of Africa from a linguistic perspective, covering the main language families and their geographic distribution, and focusing on the features and structure of the more widely spoken and representative languages in each family (e.g. Fula, Hausa, Maninka, Swahili, Yoruba). (Same as AFS 370.) CONTACT INFORMATION
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This website is the continuation of a project started with a U. S. Department of Education Title VI grant entitled "Enhancing Less Commonly Taught Languages and Cultures" (Award #P016A990036 for AY 99-01). This site was created by Jane Irungu and is maintained by Ashford Njogu.
