Do most Swahili speakers generally also speak English?

From what I know, the answer to this question is a big “depends on where you go, and who you talk to”. In Tanzania for example, Swahili is the national language, and a regular Tanzanian who goes to a public school (which offices most of the popula... read more

Most kenyans generally know English as a second language next to Swahili. Our school curriculum entails British English from the time we are 4 years old. Ugandans are not all Swahili speakers.. but the few who do, also know English. As for Tanzanians, Swahili is the most widely spoken language there. read more

The step by step instruction will help many ESOL students to become fluent English speakers and writers and in turn this will have a significant impact on how the ESOL students excel in the content classrooms. References: 1.Prins, A.H.J. 1961. “The Swahili-Speaking Peoples of Zanzibar and the East African Coast (Arabs, Shirazi and Swahili)”. read more

Most other authorities consider Comorian to be a Sabaki language, distinct from Swahili. Other regions. In Somalia, where the Afroasiatic Somali language predominates, a variant of Swahili referred to as Chimwiini (also known as Chimbalazi) is spoken along the Benadir coast by the Bravanese people. read more