“Kiswahili is one of the most widely used languages of the African family, and the most widely spoken in sub-Saharan Africa. It is among the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world, with more than 200 million speakers.”

UNESCO Proposal to Proclaim World Kiswahili Language Day. General Conference, 41^st Session, Paris,  November 5, 2021. Document code : 41 C/61. Page 1. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000379702

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