What are the social consequences of speaking or not speaking certain languages in Tanzania?

Oct 12, 2023 ... Swahili: often referred to as the reason why there were no inter-tribal conflicts in Tanzania, it is the first official language of the country ... Jan 16, 2024 ... Do people still speak German in Tanzania? 30 years back there were a ... languages which official English and kiswahili but kiswahili is widely ... Aug 16, 2017 ... Tanzania is an East African country and Swahili is the nation's official language. English is widely spoken, and other languages spoken in the country are the ... Jan 28, 2025 ... Swahili is the national language of Tanzania. Many people widely speak it, answering the question: what language do people in Tanzania speak ... The Maasai (“people speaking the Maa language”) are semi-nomadic ... they are facing in Tanzania. A delegation of Maasai representatives is seeking ... ... Tanzania, are the Bahaya. They speak a Bantu Language, Oluhaya, and they are ... do with food provisioning and consumption. Haya villages scattered ... ... speak one language. It wasn't that I expected people to speak to me in English (I always tried to learn some phrases in the local language where ever I went). Swahili is the most widely spoken language, with English being largely absent from rural Tanzania and only really found in the larger towns, cities, and tourist ... May 1, 2020 ... But I am a Sukuma.” To Participant #21, it was natural that he did not speak Sukuma because he was raised in Mbeya, a large urban city. Jun 28, 2021 ... It is in school that students are taught to speak, read, and understand Swahili. While Swahili is the official language of the Tanzanian ...