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Living dictionary for Swahili and Sheng

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Aline Uwazigira
Aline Uwazigira

Aline grew up in Kigali, Rwanda, speaking Kinyarwanda and Lingala at home. She learned English and French at school, then later moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where she picked up Swahili and Sheng.

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