The story of Swahili - Mugane, John M. (Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, in association with the Ohi o University Center for International Studies, 2015)
Swahili, a language alive -- Swahili, the complex language of a c osmopolitan people -- A grand smorgasbord of borrowings and adaptati on -- A classical era : the peak of Swahili prosperity, 1000-1500 CE -- Consolidation of a popular language, 1500-1850s -- The women of Swahili -- The Swahili literary tradition -- Writing Swahili i n Arabic characters -- Colonialism and standardization of Swahili, 1 850s to the 1960s and beyond -- Modern Swahili : moving on -- Swa hili in African American life -- Swahili is for the living.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-318) and index.
Keywords: Swahili language -- History; Swahili language -- Social aspects; Swahili-speaking peoples -- History