Swahili makes history as first African language recognized by Twitter- Thanks Larry Madowo and Kenya at Large

Swahili makes history as first African language recognized by Twitter- Thanks Larry Madowo and Kenya at Large

Kiswahili nchini Kenya kinazungumzwa Pwani tu hao wengine sina hakika kama wanachoongea Ni lahaja ya kiswahili au lugha ya asili.

Kuna kamusi yoyote imeandikwa nchini Kenya?
 
tuusan said:
Kenya kila kitu ni chenu [emoji23][emoji23] btw sio nyie mlikua mnasema watz wanaandika kisw Twitter haipendezi??wakenya kuweni na msimamo acheni kukitukuza kingereza kwanza sio lugha yenu...Ongea kingereza binuka uwezavyo lakin kisw bomba sana
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Kiswahili Kilianzia Kenya boss. Shungwaya.
 
COLLOH-MZII RELOADED said:
Most African languages for the past decade and over of social media platform Twitter’s existence have been referred to as Indonesian in terms of translation.

That has changed with Twitter’s official recognition of Swahili as a language. It became the first African language to achieve that accomplishment. Swahili is however yet to be added in the language settings of Twitter.

The network now recognizes Swahili words and offers translation of the widely spoken and written East and Southern African language.

Since last week, Twitter kick started detection of the language in tweets and subsequently offers a close to perfect translation as with most other foreign languages.



Kenya Ministry of Sports and Heritage joined Twitter users to celebrate the feat. “Kiswahili which is widely used in East Africa, is Kenya’s national language & it unites the people of Kenya,” the tweet said in part.

TWITTER RECOGNISES SWAHILI AS A LANGUAGE:

USA based social networking site Twitter recently added the capability to detect Swahili words in tweets & to translate them. Kiswahili which is widely used in East Africa, is Kenya’s National language & it unites the people of Kenya. pic.twitter.com/TMzgWU1IXu— Ministry of Sports and Heritage (@moscakenya) May 7, 2018

Arriving at the feat, however, did not come easy as Kenyans – known to be vibrant on the platform staged protests with the hashtags [HASHTAG]#SwahiliIsNotIndonesian[/HASHTAG] and [HASHTAG]#TwitterRecognizeSwahili[/HASHTAG].

But like all google translate efforts, some translations have fallen short of the import of what is meant. But for all it is worth, it positions Swahili as a fore runner in the area.

Records indicate that the language is spoken by 50 million plus people especially in East Africa – it is listed as national language of: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda. People in parts of the DR Congo also speak it.

Hausa is now on Facebook hit “so” if you think it is a good thing. [That would be “like” for any non-Hausa speakers] https://t.co/61dMvhl55F— africanews (@africanews) August 2, 2016
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Swahili speakers are more than 100 million.

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Silas Furniture said:
[emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] au sio, Kiingereza kilianzia ujeruman, [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]
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Soma historia ya Kiswahili acha kuchekacheka kama mwehu.
 
Geza Ulole said:
The issue is who addressed the issue of Twitter not reading swahili words first!
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Let me ask you a question - if you posted something on twitter and Magufuli posts something on twitter which tweet is going to have more impact.
 
NairobiWalker said:
Soma historia ya Kiswahili acha kuchekacheka kama mwehu.
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[emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] unamwambia akasome historia ya maisha yake, yan ukasome historia ya maisha yako?? kwamba kuna mtu anaijua kuliko wewe?
 
Geza Ulole said:
In Tanzania we r 55 mln and all of us can speak that language! How comes it is only 50 mln users?
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Yes, indeed the number for Swahili speakers should be 200 million plus spread across several countries in East Africa, the Great Lakes, Mozambique, Zambia and the Swahili Diaspora.
 
Wakenya huwa mnachekesha kweli
Hiki Kiswahili chenu kibovu ndio mnawadanganya wazungu

Acha tuwasiliane na Twitter kuwafahamisha hivi ' Kiswahili fasaha ni lugha rasmi ya Tanzania wengine wanaiga ndio maana kibovu kina makosa mengi'. Tuanzie hapo kwanza ndio mtaelewa Tz is not part of Kenya.
 
Geza Ulole said:
In Tanzania we r 55 mln and all of us can speak that language! How comes it is only 50 mln users?
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Let's ask them, Sometimes say Ali Kiba & Diamond he belongs in Kenya, Kilimanjaro belongs Kenya, Swahili promoted by Kenya on Twitter, And so on.
What is the national language of Kenya!?
Is it Swahili or English language!?
 
Pakawa said:
Wakenya huwa mnachekesha kweli
Hiki Kiswahili chenu kibovu ndio mnawadanganya wazungu

Acha tuwasiliane na Twitter kuwafahamisha hivi ' Kiswahili fasaha ni lugha rasmi ya Tanzania wengine wanaiga ndio maana kibovu kina makosa mengi'. Tuanzie hapo kwanza ndio mtaelewa Tz is not part of Kenya.
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Waulize swali dogo tu, Kwamba Lugha ya Taifa ya Kenya ni ipi?
Na Lugha ya Taifa ya Tanzania inaitwaje?
 
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