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How long will Swahili and English dance together?

The port of Zanzibar. The island is considered the home of the purest Swahili. [XN Iraki, Standard]

My generation was not taught Kiswahili, it was not an examinable subject.

But circumstances forced us to learn it. We had to communicate with all socio- economic classes.

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