Swahili State and Society: The Political Economy of an African Language

administrative adopted African Americans African countries African languages Amin's Arabic areas armed forces Baganda Bantu British broadcasting Christian communication continued cultural nationalism Dar es Salaam detribalization East African Eastern Africa economic educational system egalitarian elite English language ethnic groups European languages factor fortunes of Kiswahili French identity ideological Idi Amin important independence indigenous Islam Japanese Julius Nyerere Kenya Kenyatta Kikuyu Kiswa Kiswahili and English Kiswahili became Kiswahili in Uganda language policy languages in Uganda Lingala lingua franca linguistic Maji Maji major masses Mazrui medium of instruction military Milton Obote missionaries modern Mombasa Nairobi national integration national language Nyerere Obote official language parliament partly political potential President programmes promoting Radio Uganda recruitment region role of Kiswahili Salaam schools scientific sense social integration society soldiers speakers spread of Kiswahili Swahili culture Swahili language Tanganyika Tanzania traditional University vernacular Waswahili Western Zaire Zanzibar