Swahili culture

Swahili culture is the culture of the Swahili people inhabiting the Swahili coast. This littoral area encompasses Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique, as well as the adjacent islands of Zanzibar and Comoros along with some parts of Malawi and the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo. Swahili people speak Swahili as their native language, which belongs to the Bantu language family. Graham Connah described Swahili culture as at least partially urban, mercantile, and literate.^[1]

Swahili culture is the product of the history of the coastal part of the African Great Lakes region. As with the Swahili language, Swahili culture has a Bantu core that has borrowed from foreign influences.

^ Connah, Graham (2016). African Civilizations : an archaeological perspective (Third ed.). New York. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-107-01187-8. OCLC 919041863.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[1] Connah, Graham (2016). African Civilizations : an archaeological perspective (Third ed.). New York. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-107-01187-8. OCLC 919041863.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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