In that regard, the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO adopted resolution 41 C/61 that recognized the role the Kiswahili language plays in promoting cultural diversity, creating awareness and fostering dialogue among civilizations and noted the need to promote multilingualism as a core value of the United Nations and an essential factor in harmonious communication between peoples, which promotes unity in diversity and international understanding, tolerance and dialogue. The resolution proclaimed 7 July of each year as World Kiswahili Language Day. Kiswahili is the first African language to the recognized in such a manner by the UN.
Kiswahili is a language that speaks to both past and present. With over 200 million speakers, it is one of the most widely used African languages, encompassing more than a dozen main dialects. Over the centuries, this Bantu language has emerged as a common form of communication in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, in addition to the Middle East.
UN Swahili Language Day: 7 July (the date [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Julius Nyerere adopted the Swahili Language as a unifying language for independence struggles.)
No it’s not. Swahili is a bantu language with 0.001% arabic borrowing. It’s a conglomeration of bantu speaking people at trading centers in the coast. That’s like saying lingala is a french dialect