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I want to briefly describe our Swahili culture that was celebrated yesterday 7th July 2023
Resolution 41 C/61 adopted during the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO on 23rd November 2021, proclaimed the 7th July of every year as the World Kiswahili language Day
Significance of Kiswahili:
i. With more than 200 million speakers, Kiswahili is among the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world.
ii. Kiswahili is the most widely spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa which include Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi. the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Somalia, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia
iii. Kiswahili language is one of the official languages of the African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Note: The UN established the Kiswahili language unit of UN Radio in the 1950s
Karibuni ufurahia Lugha na Utamaduni wetu ya Kiswahili which mean Welcome and enjoy our Kiswahili Language and Culture
Resolution 41 C/61 adopted during the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO on 23rd November 2021, proclaimed the 7th July of every year as the World Kiswahili language Day
Significance of Kiswahili:
i. With more than 200 million speakers, Kiswahili is among the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world.
ii. Kiswahili is the most widely spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa which include Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi. the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Somalia, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia
iii. Kiswahili language is one of the official languages of the African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Note: The UN established the Kiswahili language unit of UN Radio in the 1950s
Karibuni ufurahia Lugha na Utamaduni wetu ya Kiswahili which mean Welcome and enjoy our Kiswahili Language and Culture
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