Swahili-English/ English-Swahili Concise Dictionary

By Nicholas Awde

This essential, portable Swahili-English
resource puts instant communication at your fingertips

Spoken by over 200 million people worldwide, Swahili is the most widely spoken
African language and the lingua franca of Eastern Africa, including Kenya,
Uganda, Tanzania, and eastern Congo (Zaire). This concise volume is a perfect dictionary for adults and students learning
Swahili, as well as for travelers, businesspeople, journalists, government and NGO personnel, and aid workers visiting Eastern Africa.

Features include:

A brief introduction to the Swahili language and pronunciation14,000 total word-for-word entriesPhonetic pronunciation for English wordsPart of speech or grammatical information for each entryAvailable in print and e-book format

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781814685
• ISBN13: 9780781814683
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Length: 256 Pages