Swahili is spoken by over 25 million people, so it should come as no surprise that Swahili language books are widely available. Here we list a few of the more famous ones
Swahili language learning books
- Lonely planet phrasebook Small so you can keep it in your pocket.
- Rough Guide phrasebook
- Simplified Swahili (Longman Language Text) Thorough, easy to understand, and includes 66 grammar/vocabulary lessons.
- Teach yourself complete Swahili
- Swahili-English/English-Swahili Practical Dictionary: Spoken in Eastern and Southern Africa (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary)
With over 35,000 entries, it is likely the best bilingual Swahili dictionary currently available.
Novels about Swahili language and Tanzania/Kenya, books to read while travelling
- Speak Swahili, Dammit! Well-received autobiography
- Swahili for the broken-hearted Very funny account of the author’s trip from Cape Town to Cairo