斯瓦希里语（kiswahili），中文也稱斯瓦希里文，属于班图语族，是非洲语言使用人数最多的语言之一（5500万多人），和阿拉伯語及豪萨语並列非洲三大語言。斯瓦希里语是坦桑尼亚、肯尼亚、乌干达的官方语言，刚果民主共和国的国家语言之一，斯瓦希里语的方言科摩罗语是科摩罗的官方语言之一。

【旅行者和旅游最大的一个区别仅仅是前者能真正的接触当地人并更深层次地了解文化，而后者只是快速和肤浅的享受。说当地语言，至少几句话，将打开更多的门，将帮助您与当地人建立更深的了解。显然，在外国旅游也变得容易得多。如果你会几个当地的短语，当地人通常会更热情招待你。】

"Hujambo", the Kiswahili word for "hello", is easily the most recognised greeting in East Africa, and is arguably the most recognised African word by people who have visited the region on safari.

First of all, is it Swahili or Kiswahili? It’s both! It’s ‘Swahili’ if you say it in English and ‘Kiswahili’ if you say it in Swahili.

Swahili is the lingua franca of East Africa. Together with English it is the official language of both Kenya and Tanzania. With more than 50 million speakers Swahili is the most widely used language in Africa, although only about a million people recognise it as their mother tongue.

Outside of Kenya and Tanzania the language is spoken in areas of Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Malawi, Somalia and Mozambique with smaller pockets of speakers in Rwanda and Burundi.

3.Food and Drink in Swahili（斯瓦西里语中的饮食）

Food and drink are an important part of a safari anywhere in Africa and knowing the local words for some of the more common items can be helpful.

Food- chakula（食物）Hot/cold- ya moto/baridi（热/冷）Water- maji（水）Hot water- maji ya moto（热水）Drinking water- maji ya kunywa（喝水）Soft drinks- soda（饮料）Beer- bia（啤酒）Milk- maziwa（牛奶）Meat- nyama（肉）Chicken- kuku（鸡肉）Fish- samaki（鱼）Beef- nyama（牛肉）Fruit- matunda（水果）Vegetables- mboga（蔬菜）

Knowing the names of the animals you see on safari in the local lingo can be fun, as is asking your guide in his own language about your favourite animals.

Buffalo- Nyati（水牛）Cheetah- Duma（猎豹）Elephant- Tembo / Ndovuh（大象）Giraffe- Twiga（长颈鹿）Hippo- Kiboko（河马）Hyena- Fisi（鬣狗）Leopard- Chui（豹）Lion- Simba（狮子）Rhino- Kifaru（犀牛）Warthog- Ngiri（疣猪）Wildebeest- Nyumbu（角馬）Zebra- Punda milia（斑马）Goat- Mbuzi（山羊）Dog- Mbwa（狗）Cat- Paka（(>^ω^