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Text to speech in Swahili

Spelling and sound match almost exactly, and stress is on the second to last syllable of every word. That makes Swahili unusually rewarding to hear early: the rules hold.

I ansixishiiza go’aani ya gole zonte xisabuye ni 217A(III) 10wa Dece…

From the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, read by someone who speaks the language themselves.
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  • Travel in East Africa
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  • Work

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