The Swahili People and Their Language

Table of ContentsChapter I: Introduction.....................................................15Why this Book...................................................15Overview..........................................................16Framing the Location..........................................16The Swahili Coast..............................................19Chapter 2: The Coastal Towns............................................27Chapter 3: The Livelihood of the Coastal People...................81Introduction.....................................................81Chapter 4: Theories, Archeology Discoveries and HistoricalChapter 5: The Kiswahili Language....................................117What do the People Say about the Roots ofKiswahili.........................................................117Cross- Cultural Influences on the Kiswahili Coast....119The Spread of Kiswahili.....................................121viVernacular and Proselytism................................122Missionaries versus Policy-makers.......................123The Colonial Period..........................................123The Face of Kiswahili........................................126Detribalization.................................................127Urbanization...................................................129Secularization..................................................129Chapter 6: Functions of Kiswahili.......................................133Chapter 7: The Global Status of Kiswahili...........................157Concluding Remarks.........................................174______________________________________Dr. Dainess Maganda is the Director of the African Languages Program at the University of Georgia. She teaches Swahili language and culture in the Comparative Literature Department. She has published articles on language ideologies and on pathways to promote the use of African languages in schools in the US and internationally. Her publications include, "Through His Eyes: How Culturally Relevant Texts Impacts Reading Experience," and "Using Literacy Practices to Promote Positive Perspectives of African Languages." She is also a poet, notable for published poems such as, "Who am I". Dr. Lioba Moshi is a distinguished University Professor and the head of Comparative Literature Department at the University of Georgia, USA. She teaches Linguistics and Swahili in the USA and has also taught Swahili in Tanzania and England. She is the author of a number of publications including "Democracy and Culture: an African perspective (Co-edited), and the Pedagogy of African Languages: An Emerging Field (Co-edited,)" She has also developed a series of videos and online teaching materials to help students learn the Swahili language and culture.