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{{SeeWikipedia|Swahili language}} | {{SeeWikipedia|Swahili language}} | ||
[[File:Moto ondoka.jpg|thumb|250px|A sign in [[Traxus Factory Complex 09]], with "fire exit" spelled out in Swahili and English.]] | [[File:Moto ondoka.jpg|thumb|250px|A sign in [[Traxus Factory Complex 09]], with "fire exit" spelled out in Swahili and English.]] | ||
'''Swahili''' (also called '''Kiswahili''') is a Bantu language widely spoken in East [[Africa]], [[Earth]]. Swahili is the mother tongue of the Swahili people who inhabit a 1,500 kilometers (931.5 miles) stretch of the East African coast from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique. As of the early 21st century, it | '''Swahili''' (also called '''Kiswahili''') is a Bantu language widely spoken in East [[Africa]], [[Earth]]. Swahili is the mother tongue of the Swahili people who inhabit a 1,500 kilometers (931.5 miles) stretch of the East African coast from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique. As of the early 21st century, it was spoken by over 50 million people, of whom there were approximately five million first-language speakers and thirty to fifty million second-language speakers. Swahili has become a ''lingua franca'' for East Africa and surrounding areas. | ||
Though it is widely spoken in its native areas around the modern [[East African Protectorate]], the use of Swahili has somewhat diminished due to the adoption of [[English]] as the primary language of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and, by extension, the [[United Nations Space Command]]. | Though it is widely spoken in its native areas around the modern [[East African Protectorate]], the use of Swahili has somewhat diminished due to the adoption of [[English]] as the primary language of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and, by extension, the [[United Nations Space Command]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
In the '' | In the ''Halo 2'' level [[Outskirts]], [[Outskirts announcements|a number of announcements]] are made in Swahili over the intercom. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==External link== | ==External link== | ||
*[http://halo.bungie.org/misc/h2dialogue.html?cat=swahili '''Halo.Bungie.Org''': List of announcements and translations in ''Outskirts (Level)''] | *[http://halo.bungie.org/misc/h2dialogue.html?cat=swahili '''Halo.Bungie.Org''': List of announcements and translations in ''Outskirts (Level)''] | ||
[[Category: Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] |
Revision as of 11:52, August 11, 2014
Swahili (also called Kiswahili) is a Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa, Earth. Swahili is the mother tongue of the Swahili people who inhabit a 1,500 kilometers (931.5 miles) stretch of the East African coast from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique. As of the early 21st century, it was spoken by over 50 million people, of whom there were approximately five million first-language speakers and thirty to fifty million second-language speakers. Swahili has become a lingua franca for East Africa and surrounding areas.
Though it is widely spoken in its native areas around the modern East African Protectorate, the use of Swahili has somewhat diminished due to the adoption of English as the primary language of the Unified Earth Government and, by extension, the United Nations Space Command.
Trivia
In the Halo 2 level Outskirts, a number of announcements are made in Swahili over the intercom.
List of appearances
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo 3
- Halo Graphic Novel