Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is the native language of the Swahili people, who are primarily found in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique. It is the official and national language of both Kenya and Tanzania and extensively spoken in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and parts of Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi and Mozambique. Swahili is one of the most widely spoken African languages with a total population of about 200 million speakers worldwide ranking it among the top 10 most widely spoken languages.
