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Our Swahili effort also started in 2012. Because Swahili is a major language that is a good example of how a language can grow and be usable in modern contexts.
Swahili (autonym: kiSwahili) is a lingua franca of eastern Africa. It is spoken in various forms by over 50m people.
Writing Convention
kasahorow uses Modern Swahili. Modern Swahili is a simpler spelling system for the Swahili language. Most notably, Modern Swahili uses spaces to separate words belonging to different parts of speech. This makes it easier to read for new language learners. These are the word categories we use in the Modern Swahili Dictionary:
nom.1
Nouns that form their plurals by changing the prefix "m-" to "wa-". For example, mvulana (singular) becomes "wavulana" (plural).
nom.2
Nouns that form their plurals by changing the prefix "ki-" to "vi-". For example, kitabu (singular) becomes "vitabu" (plural).
nom.3
Nouns that form their plurals by transforming the prefix "mwa-" to "wa-". For example, mwalimu (singular) becomes "walimu" (plural).
nom.4
Nouns that form their plurals by adding the prefix "ma-". For example, jina (singular) becomes "majina" (plural).
act.1
Most Swahili verbs belong to this category and form their infinitive with the prefix "ku-". For example, sema becomes "kusema" (infinitive).
act.2
Swahili verbs that have 2 syllables in their infinitive belong to this category. For example, kula.
Improvement
If you are aware of other word categories for Swahili, please notify us at help@kasahorow.org.
Application
Swahili word therapy is available on kasahorow.com
Expressing Wonder in Swahili
These are simple statements with subject (msichana), action (anakula), and object (chakula). For example, "Msichana anakula chakula".
Expressing Curiosity in Swahili
These are simple questions with subject (msichana), action (anakula), and object (chakula). For example, "Msichana anakula chakula?".