Swahili students interviewed on BBC Swahili to celebrate World Mother Tongue Day

International Mother Language Day is observed annually on 21 February. Its aim is to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity. It also highlights the importance of multilingualism. This year, UNESCO's aim was to raise awareness and to promote access to indigenous languages. To celebrate this International Year of Indigenous Languages, Swahili students at SOAS met Salim Kikeke from the BBC and talked about their reasons for studying Swahili.
Swahili, a popular language choice at SOAS, plays an important role in changing the way that many of the students see the world. Together with their teacher, Ida Hadjivayanis, the students could bring attention to the significance of learning languages and how that can promote sustainable development.
Find out more at www.soas.ac.uk/africa/
Video Credit: BBC Swahili www.bbc.com/swahili

[@_RM10_]

These guys have learnt more kiswahili in a few months than I have in my entire life 😂😂

[@mariequeen7417]

They are speaking the actual Swahili.The one we read in books!!Im Kenyan.Siezi kumbuka last time kuongea swa sanifu ivo walai.Congrats

[@elly_ke6827]

These guys are speaking fluent Swahili than most of Kenyans

[@aishab8022]

Im impressed with the Japanese. I lived in Japan for 3 years and have never met 1 speaking swahili.

[@fox_life9724]

This is so wonderful . Inapendeza sana .god will help you .

[@jumakauli9696]

Sijambo. Haujambo? Hongera kwa kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili. Ninamuomba mtu yeyote anayependa kuiendeleza lugha ya Kiswahili tushirikiane mimi na yeye katika kuanzisha karakana yetu ya kutunga na kuandika vitabu vya Kiswahili, nyimbo, michezo ya video pia kutengeneza vitu mbalimbali vitakavyo saidia kuwafunza watu lugha hii ya Kiswahili duniani. Mimi ninaishi nchini Tanzania.

[@emmanuelkimath2881]

Lugha yangu adhimu ya kiswahili nakupenda xanaaa.

[@tegezdomin8363]

Karibuni Afrika mashariki

[@vicentshonyela1710]

Kiswahili to the world

[@ryan11liam53]

Am ryan from kenya and thats, Thats nice, na kiswahili ni lugha mzuri ambapo wajifunza ngeri na maneno mingi

[@dirhamnamir9444]

From Tanzania/Zanzibar hakuna matata you are very welcome all of you.......... Learn Swahili is not compact if you want to learn......I hope you can

[@leonardkigutu7716]

Nimewakubali waongeaji awa wa Kiswahili kutoka nchi mbalimbali duniani kwa kuongea lugha hii kwa umahiri mkubwa.Mimi kama Mtanzania nimefurahi kuona lugha ya Kiswahili inazidi kujitanua...(Kiswahili Mimi nasema ni lugha ya Afrika japo imezaliwa Tanzania-Unguja na pia Kenya Mombasa.

[@biniyameshetu2025]

All I heard was hakuna maatta at the middle

[@aishafahdi8355]

Waoooooh 👍❤️ karibu sana

[@MonDieuMaCauseMonEpee]

Asante, hi ni vizuri sana.

[@bandariya6189]

Saf sana lugha inakua kwa kasi ya ajabu

[@swahiliwithZita]

Karibuni mjifunze kiswahili na mie!

[@tegezdomin8363]

Pamoja sana

[@leanperere9347]

thanks god for that its hapenning , our people finally gonna be free

[@wallej2291]

Nice

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😍😍😍

[@mwanasulesalum8507]

Wako vzur

[@richardnyeura3015]

Kiswahili kitaam bwana

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Safi

[@magrethsimtenda926]

Karibuni tujifunze zaidi welcome to speak swahili😂😂

[@markomalimi840]

Nice