Top 11 Best English Speaking Countries in Africa

[ze jackal]

Kwani Kuna uhusiano wowote kati ya maendeleo na uzungumzaji wa English?

In my country people speak English only wakiwa wamelewa pombe za kienyeji!!

 

[Electromagnetism]

Kwani Kuna uhusiano wowote kati ya maendeleo na uzungumzaji wa English?

In my country people speak English only wakiwa wamelewa pombe za kienyeji!!

yapo sana knowing other languages should keeping you more internationally

 

[ze jackal]

Much respect, it's against the JF board rules to use ones full names when addressing each other. Focus on the topic at hand and avoid personalities, we all have our respective names and personal lives but are not dragging them here.

Haya nikirejelea mada, kwa ufahamu wangu, sifa na umuhimu wa lugha ni kuwasiliana na kuelewana. Na ndi maana sisi Wakenya hutumia sana lugha zetu za asili kwanza, halafu baadaye lugha za kigeni kama Kiswahili cha Mwarabu na Kingereza huwa tunatumia kuwasiliana na wale hatuelewani kwenye lugha zetu za asili.

Kingereza pia tunatumia sana maana kinatuwezesha kuimarika kiutalaam, Kiswahili hata Wabongo ndo mnakipigia debe lakini hamkitumii inapokuja maswala serious, kwa mfano stakabadhi zenu nyingi zipo kwa kingereza kama tenders, mikataba, sheria na kadhalika.

Waarabu wa nchi gani wanaongea kiswahili?

 

[Gormahia]

I do appreciate that kenyans are good english speakers bt their pronunciations are not received pronunciation as proposed by internation phonetic Alphabet

 

[ze jackal]

yapo sana knowing other languages should keeping you more internationally

Kwa hiyo wakenya mnaizidi Japan kwa maendeleo?

Halafu English yako mbovu sana bora tumia kiswahili.

 

[Electromagnetism]

Kwa hiyo wakenya mnaizidi Japan kwa maendeleo?

Halafu English yako mbovu sana bora tumia kiswahili.

English is not my native language so sio muhimu niwe fluently sana afu ww unataka kujifananisha na japan hali ya kuwa hata stiki za kuchokonolea meno unaagiza nje???

 

[wa ukae]

Chetu ndio kipi maana hata Kiswahili ambacho kilitokana na mwarabu bado sio chetu, labda nijivunie lugha yangu ya asili Kikikuyu.

Nani kakwambia kiswahiri cha mwarabu?

 

[Jile79]

Ndio maana china haipo hata top 100 in the world na wanatikisa dunia kwa kutumia lugha yao.
Ushamba kutukuza kiingereza badala ya lugha yako

 

[Ng'wale]

Kwa hiyo wakenya mnaizidi Japan kwa maendeleo?

Halafu English yako mbovu sana bora tumia kiswahili.

Hakika, huyu angepiga kiswahili tu, English yake mbovu. Kama ya kuandika iko hivyo, nadhani ya kuongea ni majanga.

 

[wa ukae]

Waarabu wa nchi gani wanaongea kiswahili?

Tena muulize vizuri inamaana Iran,Saudi Arabia,Yemen,Iraq nk zinaongea kiswahiri? Kweli huyo mkenya anataka kutuletea mambo ya ukabila hapa?

 

[Jile79]

TOP MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN AFRICA
Swahili is most widely spoken African language. Swahili is spoken in these countries: Tanzania 99%, Kenya 87%, Uganda 85%, Burundi 55%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 48%, Rwanda 28%, Swahili is also spoken in southern Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan and northern Mozambique and the Comoros Islands. It has more than 11 million native speakers (speak Swahili as first language) and more than 120 million secondary speakers. That makes Swahili the largest African language.


1) Arabic
2) Kiswahili
3) Hausa
4) English
5) Amharic
6) French
7) Oromo
Yoruba
9) Igbo
10) Zulu

 

[Jile79]

Msidharau vya kwenu

 

[ze jackal]

Kwani Kuna uhusiano wowote kati ya maendeleo na uzungumzaji wa English?

!!

Nimeuliza hivi,ukajibu hivi

yapo sana knowing other languages should keeping you more internationally

Nikauliza tena.

Kwa hiyo wakenya mnaizidi Japan kwa maendeleo?

.

Ona jibu lako!

.. afu ww unataka kujifananisha na japan hali ya kuwa hata stiki za kuchokonolea meno unaagiza nje???

How old are you?

Hebu tathimini kama umenijibu au unarukaruka tu.

 

[IROKOS]

Kweli mtumwa hupenda kufanana na bwana wake, badala ya kujisifia chenu mnajisifia cha mabwana zenu, Tanzania tumekataa!

Mkuu tumekaa au hatukiwezi? Ni vema kuwa wakweli kwa sababu si dhambi kutokijua kimombo.

 

[MAKANJAMNA]

Ni UTUMWA na Akili ndogo eti kujisifia mnaongea kiingereza kizuri. Ukienda ulaya utashangaa kwamba ni Uingereza tu ambapo lugha ya taifa ni kiingereza.

Ni vizuri kujua lugha nyingine lakini mimi kuongea kiswahili kizuri kuliko kiingereza naona sijapungukiwa na chochote.

Watu wanaoshabikia Lugha zisizo zao wanaitwa M.A.L.A.Y* wa ukoloni.


Cc. Majuha wote wanaofikiri kujua kiingereza eti ni ujanja.

 

[Bufa]

No wonder hii thread imeanzishwa na mkenya. Two Kenyan's pride:

1. Kuongea heavily accented English sababu hawana lugha ya pamoja inayowaunganisha wote kama nchi isipokuwa english

2. Kuzamia nje ya nchi sabau ya shida zilizokithiri nchini mwao

Poor Kenyans.

 

[Electromagnetism]

Nimeuliza hivi,ukajibu hivi




Nikauliza tena.




Ona jibu lako!




How old are you?

Hebu tathimini kama umenijibu au unarukaruka tu.

typing error apo nimemaanisha sisi tz tutajifananishaje na japan?? ungekuwa juu kiuchumi lugha yako ingetumika sana sasa tuko ground then tunganganie kiswahili what for?? kitakupeleka wapi though ata kwa upande wa vocabularies hakijakamilika?????

 

[IROKOS]

Chetu ndio kipi maana hata Kiswahili ambacho kilitokana na mwarabu bado sio chetu, labda nijivunie lugha yangu ya asili Kikikuyu.

Tatizo lingine kwa sisi watanzania ni kwamba pia Kiswahili fasaha kwa sasa ni mgogoro, yaani badala ya kuwa vinara wa kiswahili bora na fasaha ndiyo tunaongoza kukiharibu.

 

[MK254]

Tena muulize vizuri inamaana Iran,Saudi Arabia,Yemen,Iraq nk zinaongea kiswahiri? Kweli huyo mkenya anataka kutuletea mambo ya ukabila hapa?

Tuanze tu na jina Swahili, The word Swahili itself is derived from Arabic Sawahili سواحلي which is plural for ساحل meaning [Language] of the Coast.
Hii ni issue tumejadili sana humu na Wabongo mmezidi kung'eng'ania kwamba Kiswahili ni lugha yenu ya asili, wakati chenyewe kimejengwa na maneno mengi ya msingi ya Kiarabu. Yaani kawaida inafahamika lugha hukopa maneno kutoka lugha zingine, lakini Kiswahili kimekopa maneno hata ya msingi kama majira, siku, herufi na kadhalika. Kimekopa hadi hata jina lake..Swahili


Swahili is a language that fuses African Bantu with Arabic. Arab sailors and traders have established links and ties with East Africa for centuries, their language strongly merged with the local language to produce a creole derivative.The word Swahili itself is derived from Arabic Sawahili سواحلي which is plural for ساحل meaning [Language] of the Coast. This article gives some examples of Arabic words still in today's Swahili.Here are some words. [TABLE="width: 0"]
[TR]
[TH="align: left"]Swahili[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Arabic[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Meaning[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]hatari[/TD]
[TD]خطر[/TD]
[TD]Danger. Also the title of a 1962 movie starring John Wayne, set in Africa.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Safari[/TD]
[TD]سفر[/TD]
[TD]Travel. Also: trip[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]mahali[/TD]
[TD]محل[/TD]
[TD]Place[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]vitabu[/TD]
[TD]كتاب[/TD]
[TD]Book[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]msumari[/TD]
[TD]مسمار[/TD]
[TD]Nail[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]kata[/TD]
[TD]قطع[/TD]
[TD]Cut, chop[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]habari[/TD]
[TD]خبر[/TD]
[TD]news[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]huru[/TD]
[TD]حر[/TD]
[TD]free[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]dhamiri[/TD]
[TD]ضمير[/TD]
[TD]conscience[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]kamusi[/TD]
[TD]قاموس[/TD]
[TD]dictionary[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]baridi[/TD]
[TD]بارد[/TD]
[TD]cold[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]samahani[/TD]
[TD]سامحني[/TD]
[TD]forgive me, excuse me[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]rafiki[/TD]
[TD]رفيق[/TD]
[TD]companion, friend[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]tafadhali[/TD]
[TD]تفضل[/TD]
[TD]please[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]furahi[/TD]
[TD]فرح[/TD]
[TD]happy[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[h=2]Time[/h]The terms for time are strongly influenced by Arabic. Many of it taken by the prayer times of Islam.[TABLE="width: 0"]
[TR]
[TH="align: left"]Swahili[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Arabic[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Meaning[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]asubuhi[/TD]
[TD]صبح[/TD]
[TD]morning[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]dakika[/TD]
[TD]دقيقة[/TD]
[TD]minute[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]saa[/TD]
[TD]ساعة[/TD]
[TD]hour[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]wakati[/TD]
[TD]وقت[/TD]
[TD]time[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]alasri[/TD]
[TD]العصر[/TD]
[TD]late afternoon[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]magharibi[/TD]
[TD]المغرب[/TD]
[TD]sunset[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]alfajiri[/TD]
[TD]الفجر[/TD]
[TD]dawn[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]karne[/TD]
[TD]قرن[/TD]
[TD]century[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
The Swahili names for the first five days of the week all start with Juma, then the order of the day of the week, Saturday being the first day of the week. Jumaa is derived from the Arabic word جمعة which means Friday, as well as "week. Only two days of the week got the Arabic names:[TABLE="width: 0"]
[TR]
[TH="align: left"]Swahili[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Arabic[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Meaning[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]alkhamisi[/TD]
[TD]الخميس[/TD]
[TD]Thursday[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ijumaa[/TD]
[TD]الجمعة[/TD]
[TD]Friday[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[h=2]Animal Names[/h]Animal names are all native African Bantu (e.g. simba lion). However, there are a few exceptions.[TABLE="width: 0"]
[TR]
[TH="align: left"]Swahili[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Arabic[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Meaning[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tausi[/TD]
[TD]طاوس[/TD]
[TD]Peacock, being non-native to Africa, it took the Arabic name, which in turn took it from Persian.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[h=2]Numbers[/h]The number system is also heavily Arabic, although not exclusively so.[TABLE="width: 0"]
[TR]
[TH="align: left"]Swahili[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Arabic[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Meaning[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]nusu[/TD]
[TD]نص[/TD]
[TD]Half. The proper classical Arabic word is نصف nisf. In many present day dialects it is "nus", like in Swahili.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]robo[/TD]
[TD]ربع[/TD]
[TD]Quarter[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]sita[/TD]
[TD]ستة[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]saba[/TD]
[TD]سبعة[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]tisa[/TD]
[TD]تسعة[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ishrini[/TD]
[TD]عشرين[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]thalathini[/TD]
[TD]ثلاثين[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]arubaini[/TD]
[TD]أربعين[/TD]
[TD]40[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]hamsini[/TD]
[TD]خمسين[/TD]
[TD]50[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]sitini[/TD]
[TD]ستين[/TD]
[TD]60[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]sabini[/TD]
[TD]سبعين[/TD]
[TD]70[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]thamanini[/TD]
[TD]ثمانين[/TD]
[TD]80[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]tisini[/TD]
[TD]تسعين[/TD]
[TD]90[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]mia[/TD]
[TD]مئة[/TD]
[TD]100. The middle letter in classical Arabic is Hamza, however, in present day dialects, like Swahili, it is a Y sound.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]elfu[/TD]
[TD]ألف[/TD]
[TD]1000[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

List of Swahili Words of Arabic Origin | The Baheyeldin Dynasty

 

[MK254]

Tofauti na sifa zingine za lugha, lugha inatumika pia kama utambulisho wa taifa fulani kwa mhusika. Sisi watanzania utambulisho wetu ni lugha ya kiswahili na inanipa faraja sana kuzungumza kiswahili ninapokutana na watanzania ng'ambo. Kwetu sisi hii ni fursa kama taifa kwa sababu mataifa mengi ya kiafrika hayana huu mfumo wa lugha asilia kama kiswahili.

Lakini cha msingi na umuhimu wa lugha ni kuelewana katika mazungumzo, Mtanzania mwenzio na ambaye ametokea Tanzania utamwongelesha Kiswahili maana una uhakika ndio lugha unayoweza kuelewana naye. Lakini ukakumbana na mtu mwenye asili ya Tanzania lakini mzawa wa huko huko ughaibuni, itakulazimu ubadilishe lugha. Namfahamu Mtanzania aliyerudi kwao na Kiswahili humpa matatizo sana.

Halafu hata Kiswahili mnakipigia sana debe lakini bado wengi hamna bidii ya kukiimarisha, hata humu JF mimi huona wengi mnaandika kwa Kiswahili cha ajabu ajabu, ufasaha ndio hamna kabisa. Muache uvivu wa kujua, kufahamu, kuandika na kuongea lugha kadhaa, mnajificha tu kwenye uzalendo lakini ukweli ni kwamba mna uvivu huo.