Learning Swahili is Fun "My First Swahili Book" a fun and easy to read picture book that identifies objects, animals and nature in Swahili and English. The Book combines colorful and vibrant pictures that excite and provoke learning activities for children. Swahili (Kiswahili) is a Bantu (African) language spoken in East and Central Africa. It is the official language in Tanzania, and it is recognized officially as a national language in Kenya. Swahili is also widely used in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and in parts of Somalia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, and the Comoros Islands.