Difference between revisions of "Swahili"
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(Swahili has no clicks or tones; source: The World's Major Languages) |
(most definitely *not* isolating, and not ergative, or OSV; same source) |
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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 | + | Syntactically, Swahili is largely SVO. |
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
Revision as of 08:24, March 22, 2007
Template:Stub 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 largely SVO.