Kingwana
The Swahili used as a lingua franca across eastern DR Congo. A simplified contact variety, structurally divergent from the East African standard.
- Approximate centre
- -1.68°, 29.22°
Dialect comparison
Congo Swahili vs Kimvita
Compare two dialects of Swahili side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Mombasa Swahili
The historical Swahili variety of Mombasa and the Kenyan coast. The classical literary Swahili of the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Approximate centre
- -4.04°, 39.66°
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