Let's Speak! Kiswahili: 3 Short Stories Teaching Basic Kiswahili Words

By Kiarra Lynn Smith

Let's Speak! Kiswahili began as a program that author and illustrator, Kiarra Lynn Smith began in her local library. It is a workbook for all ages to learn the language of Kiswahili. The book covers three subjects: counting, days of the week and months of the year. The stories are written in English with the Kiswahili term for the subject matter listed on the page. Kiswahili is from the Bantu group of languages and began as a coastal language in before moving inland. It is spoken globally and is also used for Kwanzaa. The stories feature characters of Afrikan descent and at the end of each lesson there are activities and questions. There is also additional information about the language in the back of the book.This is the first book in the Let's Speak! Series. It is Kiarra Lynn Smith's second book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502915545
• ISBN13: 9781502915542
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.5"