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Line 2: − Like most African languages, Swahili phonology is distinguished by the presence of many tones and so-called ''click'' consonants. Syntactically, Swahili is a largely isolating OSV language, although in certain tenses it manifests a split-ergative case system.+
Swahili has no clicks or tones; source: The World's Major Languages
A [[Bantu]] language widely spoken in East Africa. Swahili served as a trade language across Africa, and therefore is known today by millions of people in many countries.
A [[Bantu]] language widely spoken in East Africa. Swahili served as a trade language across Africa, and therefore is known today by millions of people in many countries.
Syntactically, Swahili is a largely isolating OSV language, although in certain tenses it manifests a split-ergative case system.
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