Swahili is another African language that has made a splash on the Web with Majira , a daily online newspaper, Rai , a weekly and a forum on Africa Online where Web surfers can chat in Swahili. There's even a Swahili translation of the Qur'an . Most vernacular websites are either online translators or dictionaries. Ironically many, like the English to Xhosa Translator are based in the United States. Nevertheless it's very handy if you need some simple translation done.
Few sites appear completely in the vernacular.
Perhaps not surprisingly, even more websites that deal with an African language are presented entirely in a Western one, usually English or French. The Yoruba language of Nigeria has its own site but the content is completely in English, as is the related Isokan Yoruba Magazine. The Namibian publishes a selection of its Oshiwambo stories on its web site. Debate has long raged about whether the literature of Africa should be in English and French or the vernacular and it seems likely that this debate with extend to the Web. Computer literacy, Internet access and simple lack of money further complicate the problem.