Cutchi-Swahili
A language of Kenya
| Population | 46,000 in Kenya (2000). |
| Region | Also in Tanzania. |
| Alternate names | Asian Swahili |
| Dialects | May be intelligible with standard Kiswahili [swh]. Cutchi-Swahili and Asian Swahili may not be the same. |
| Classification | Creole, Swahili based |
| Language use | Used by Asians in communicating with non-English speaking Africans and other Asians who share no other common language. Also use English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. |
| Comments | The L1 of some Gujarati Muslims who have come from Zanzibar. Regular but distinct phonology, lexical, and grammatical differences from Kiswahili (Whitely 1974). Muslim (Ismaili and Ithnasheri). |
Also spoken in:
Tanzania
| Language name | Cutchi-Swahili |
| Region | Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Mwanza, Arusha. |
| Alternate names | Asian Swahili |
| Language use | The L1 of some Gujarati Muslims who have come from Zanzibar. Asian Swahili is used by other Asians to communicate with non-English speaking Africans and other Asians who share no common language. Also use English. |
| Comments | Regular but distinct phonology, lexical and grammatical differences, described by Whitely (1974.73–79). Cutchi-Swahili and Asian Swahili may not be identical. Muslim (Ismaili and Ithnasheri). |
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