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 Sheng
Compare two dialects of Swahili side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
The youth vernacular of urban Kenya, especially Nairobi. A code-mixed register drawing on Swahili, English, and various Kenyan languages.
- Approximate centre
- -1.29°, 36.82°
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