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Dialects of Swahili
Modern standard Swahili is based on Kiunguja, the dialect
spoken in Zanzibar town, the Zanzibar dialect is considered the
''Swahili Standard There are numerous local dialects of
Swahili, many of which are jointly unintelligible, including
the following.
- Kiunguja: spoken in Zanzibar City and environs on
Unguja (Zanzibar) Island. Other dialects occupy the bulk of
the island.
- Kitumbatu and Kimakunduchi: the countryside dialects of
the island of Zanzibar. Kimakunduchi is a recent renaming
of "Kihadimu"; the old name means "serf", hence it is
considered pejorative.
- Kimrima: spoken around Pangani, Vanga, Dar es Salaam,
Rufiji and Mafia Island.
- Kimgao: formerly spoken around Kilwa and to the
south.
- Kipemba: local dialect of the island of Pemba.
- Kimvita: the major dialect of Mombasa (also known as
"Mvita", which means "war", in reference to the many wars
which were fought over it) , the other major dialect
alongside Kiunguja.
- Kingare: subdialect of the Mombasa area.
- Chijomvu: subdialect of the Mombasa area.
- Chi-Chifundi: dialect of the southern Kenya coast.
- Kivumba: dialect of the southern Kenya coast.
- Kiamu: spoken in and around the island of Lamu
(Amu).
- Sheng: a sort of street slang, this is a blend of
Swahili, English, and some ethnic languages spoken in and
around Nairobi in informal settings. Sheng originated in
the Nairobi slums and is considered fashionable and
cosmopolitan among a growing segment of the
population.
Source: Wikipedia
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