Swahili Grammar and Vocabulary #228346

The conveniences of this system will be seen from a study of the Rev. W. E. Taylor's Groundwork sheet. Swahili has the additional advantages above others of these languages, first that it has been enriched and diversified by the influence of Arabic, Hindustani, 'and to a slighter extent, of Persian and Portuguese and also by a written poetical and religious literature extending over a long period.