Swahili (also called Kiswahili) is spoken primarily in Kenya and Tanzania, with additional speakers in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). Millions of people throughout Africa and the rest of the world also speak it as a second language. Swahili is part of the Bantu group of languages which stems from the Niger-Congo language family. It has also been strongly influenced by both Arabic and Persian, as is evident from the many words of Arab and Persian origin found in the language today.
The Swahili alphabet is shown below.
Capital Letters:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z
Lowercase Letters:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u v w y z
Because the Swahili alphabet does not use any accent marks or special characters, you can type Swahili the same way you type English.