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Let's not just speak Swahili; let's spread it to all corners of globe

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7 July of each year is World Kiswahili Language Day. [iStockphoto]

Kiswahili is probably the African language most widely recognised outside the continent. It has a presence in almost all radio stations within and beyond Africa.

The use of Kiswahili has extended from South to North Africa and there is no language extensively used among sub-saharan languages.

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