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  nativename kiswahili
  familycolor Niger-Congo
  states Tanzania , Kenya , Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi , Congo (DRC) , Somalia , Comoros Islands (including Mayotte ), Mozambique , Malawi
  speakers First language: perhaps 5 million<br>Second language: 30&ndash50 million
  fam1 Niger-Congo
  fam2 Atlantic-Congo
  fam3 Volta-Congo
  fam4 Benue-Congo
  fam5 Bantoid
  fam6 Southern
  fam7 Narrow Bantu
  fam8 Central
  fam9 G
  nation Tanzania , Kenya
  iso1 swiso2=swa
  lc1 swald1=Swahili (generic)ll1=none
  lc2 swcld2=Congo Swahili
  lc3 swhld3=Swahili (specific)ll3=none


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