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__//Here is an Introduction to Swahili Costal Trading States//__
= = The Swahili people were strict Muslims. Men wore kiokis (a cloth tied around the waist), and kanzus (white tops reaching below the knee) over their kioki. Women wore buibui (a black garment that covered their whole body except their eyes and hands) when they went out, but at home they dressed lightly. The Swahili Kingdom occupied Brava, Somalia, Kilwa, Northern Mozambique, Zanzibar, Pembra, and Mafia. The Swahili people traded gold, ivory, and slaves for Persian and Asian goods. The power of the family rested in the hands of the eldest male of the family. Swahili people spoke Kiswahili, a mixture of Bantu, Arabic, Portuguese, and English.

This is a map of the Swahili speaking places: http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/upload/img_200/Map_Swahili_400.gif

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__Here are some links to other useful Swahili websites:__
http://www.google.com/intl/sw/ This is Google in Kiswahili http://www.funtrivia.com/en/World/Swahili-5856.html - here you can learn some fun facts, information, and questions that have been answered. http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/RSOUTH/team61/team_files/Gabris/AFRICA/SWAHILI%20INFO.htm -this is a great site with useful information about history, trade, and other useful bits of info http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/ -this site is all about the different parts of african history, http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section5.shtml is the page from previous site about swahili