Oriental languages / Swahili

Translation from Swahili to Russian language and from Russian language to Swahili

GMC Translation Service Translation Center offers professional translation from Swahili language (or to Swahili). If you need Swahili-Russian or Russian-Swahili written translation, our collective consisting of highly qualified translators, correctors and managers will do their best in order for the translation will be implemented with high quality and in proper term. We guarantee high quality of translation in different subject matter spheres: medicine, ecology, oil production, gas production, food industry, management and marketing, finances, instrument engineering, motor industry, different types of legal documents, contracts, software, instructions and manuals for up-to-date home appliances and technology, and etc.

Swahili (Kiswahili) is the native language for five million people in some parts of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, and from 2004 it became a working language in African Union. Total number of Swahili speakers is equal to 30-50 million people. Presently Swahili is also spread throughout considerable territories of Zaire, in certain areas of Mozambique, Somali and Burundi, as well as on Madagascar island. 
Swahili is a language of Bantoid branch (Niger-Kongo macrofamily of African languages). Swahili language appeared in the XII - XIII centuries as a conglomeration of town dialects which emerged after creolisation of local Bantu accents under the influence of Arabic language. Up until the XIX century, the area of Swahili popularity was limited by Eastern Africa, and the word “Swahili” itself runs back to the Arabic “coast”.

Lexis of Swahili language is rich of sayings from Arab (up to 40% in certain text), Persian, Portuguese and German languages. It should be noted about a reverse process: for example, the following words came to us from Swahili:

• “safari” – “trip”
• “simba” (name of the hero of the famous Disney’s cartoon) - lion
• “pumba” - lazy
• “rafiki” - friend.

Did you know that…

• Nokia telephones support the text menu on the following languages: Farsi, Azerbaijan, Uzbek, Kazakh and Swahili.
• Swahili, in line with Hebrew, Armenian, Maori, and Mongolian languages, are amongst the languages in which the Pope has addressed to believers.  
• “Kitabu” means “book” in Swahili. Compare with the Tatar “kitap” (book).
• When visiting Kenya or Tanzania, you will inevitably face with phrases on Swahili: Hakuna matata (“no problem”), Pole-pole (“don’t be in a hurry”), Jambo (“hello”).

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