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Comoros: Language Situation
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SwahiliGeographygeography.geographical_feature_categoryArabicAnthropologyEveryday languageSituatedArchipelagolanguageBantu languagesAncient historylanguage.human_languagedescription
The Union of Comoros comprises three of the four islands of the Comorian archipelago, which is situated halfway between the East African coast and the northern tip of Madagascar. Official languages are French, Arabic, and Comorian, the latter of which is the everyday language of the people. Comorian is a Bantu language closely related to Swahili that can be subdivided into different dialects: Ngazija/Shingazija on Grande Comore, Ndzwani/Shindzwani on Anjouan, and Shimwali on Moheli.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-01 |