The Azanian Sea

 My book comes out with University of California Press April 9, 2024. "Zanzibar Was a Country explores the transregional impact of the ...

The book             To make a book the sheets may be glued together on one side, but in the tropics there are insects that eat this gl...

  The ink             Ink was prepared from scorched rice which was pounded into powder and then mixed with water and Arabic gum to make ...

The pen             The Swahili writers of the Islamic tradition often mention the pens with which they write their works. These pens are...

(Editors note: this is an old article from a journal called Manuscripts of the Middle East, which I transcribed for the blog, as it contains...

The noun classes are the most difficult thing for the non-native speaker to pick up in Kiswahili, but once you do, you will have mastered th...

"Kamba inakatikia pabovu" This means that there is rottenness in the rope; meaning, that when there is a weakness in the rope, all...

"Ungeenda juu, kiboko, makazi yako ni pwani" ("Even though you go up-country hippopotamus, your real habitation is the coast...

*Plans to elevate Kiswahili to UN working language status underway* By HEZEKIEL GIKAMBI Kiswahili might soon become a working language of th...

This came in the inbox, so I thought I would pass it on. If you have used this service or know of other Kiswahili language programs, you can...

MTU AMBAYE ANATAKA MWENYEZI MUNGU AMPUNGUZIE UCHOVU (UZITO) WA KAZI YAKE "Fatma, Mwenyezi Mungu amuwiye radhi,alimuomba mtume,Mwenyezi...

The following khutba in Swahili is a beautiful expression of the meaning of marriage and the nature of the love that prevails between two pe...

We are asking for your help on a quick, important project intended to improve access to computer technology in East Africa. The task is sim...

P Funk speaks on the origins of Swahili hip hop.

Mwenyezi Mungu S.W.T. na Mtume Wake S.A.W. wametufundisha jinsi ya kutekeleza adabu za kuomba dua wakati Mwislamu anapotaka kuomba dua ili i...

Pambazuka - Africa: Google moves into Swahili Google has sponsored a contest to encourage students in Tanzania and Kenya to create articles ...

The latest update to the ever-handy (though not always 100% reliable) Kamusi Project, the Online Kiswahili Dictionary. This Tool enables yo...

"Mwenye pupa hadiriki kula tamu." A hasty person misses the sweet things (because he cannot wait for the fruit to ripen)

Another interesting and well-designed resource for Swahili culture. The layout is clean and easy to navigate. Their section also include a g...