The word Swahili means 'coast people' . However, Swahili is a language used throughout East Africa for business and communications among various groups of people. It's the official language of Kenya and Tanzania. Therefore Kwanzaa uses Swahili. Learn to pronounce the words used in celebrating Kwanzaa.
Swahili words are easy to pronounce.
The letters of the Swahili alphabet have the same sound as English. There are five vowels in the Swahili alphabet and 21 consonants. Generally, the consonants are pronounced as they are in English. The Swahili word receives the accent on the next to the last syllable. All contents are the property of the owner.