Kiswahili has gained rapid growth and expansion in the world and in Africa in particular. In East Africa, it is the lingua franca - the language used in every day interactions by many people. Kiswahili is also used in schools and universities both as a medium of communication and as a subject. It is, therefore, important to understand the language at all its levels. Because the penetration of Kiswahili into diverse parts of the world and into scholarship does not have a very long history, there are many gaps and grey areas in the study of the language. This book aims at bridging one such...