Editing Swahili

'''Swahili''' is one of the courses available on [[Duolingo]]. It teaches the Swahili language (Kiswahili), which is spoken by millions across East Africa, including countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and

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the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The course starts with [[Unit 2 (Swahili)|basic greetings]] and slowly builds up to more complex sentence structures and cultural expressions. Swahili on Duolingo uses the Latin alphabet, and its pronunciation is generally straightforward and phonetic.

== Units ==
The course consists of several units, each focusing on different aspects of vocabulary and grammar. The first unit is called '''''[[Unit 1 (Swahili)|Introduce yourself]]'''''.

== Unique Features ==

* Introduces common East African greetings and cultural phrases early in the course.
* Emphasis on simple sentence structures and phonetic spelling.
* Swahili does not use gendered nouns, making grammar more accessible.
* Focus on conversational language and practical expressions.

== Tips ==

* Swahili [[Unit 7 (Swahili)|verbs]] are highly regular — once you learn the pattern, it becomes easy to form many verbs.
* The prefix system may be new, but it's very logical once practiced.
* Practice pronunciation often — what you see is usually what you say.

== Related Pages ==

* [[Unit 1 (Swahili)]]
* [[Characters]]
* [[XP]]
* [[Duolingo]]