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Islam and the Development of Kiswahili

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dc.contributor.author Prof. Mukuthuria, Mwenda
dc.date.accessioned 2016-10-05T13:24:58Z
dc.date.available 2016-10-05T13:24:58Z
dc.date.issued 2009-03
dc.identifier.citation Mukuthuria, M. (2009). Islam and the Development of Kiswahili. Journal of Pan African Studies, 2(8), 36-45. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4469
dc.description.abstract The development of Kiswahili into an international language in the 19th century was contributed by trade, wars, colonial administration policies, linguistic advantage of this language being related to Bantu languages in the mainland of E. Africa and religion, among other factors. Most of these factors have been given prominence, including the role played by Christian missionaries towards the development of Kiswahili like using Kiswahili in their activities of preaching, teaching and doing lexicographical research in the key dialects of Kiswahili leading to compilation of dictionaries. This helped a lot in the spread of Kiswahili in the interior. However, the role of Islam, which is arguably older than Christianity in E. Africa, has not been given much coverage. Therefore, this paper intends to highlight how historical interaction between the Swahili people and Islam contributed to the expansion of Kiswahili from the coast, therefore enabling this language to establish a stronghold in the interior of E. Africa. The subject has been approached from a diachronic perspective to expound on the nature of interactions, their consequences and contribution to the development of Kiswahili. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.title Islam and the Development of Kiswahili en_US
dc.type Other en_US


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