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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.

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