Comorian (Shikomor) is the most widely used language on the Comoros (independent islands in the Indian Ocean, off Mozambique and Madagascar).

It is a close relative of Swahili with a very strong Arabic influence, and is one of the three official languages of the Comoros, next to French and Arabic. Each island has a slightly different dialect; that of Anjouan is called Shindzuani, that of Mohel Shimwali, that of Maore Shimaore, and that of Grand Comoro Shingadzija. No official alphabet existed in 1992, but Arabic and Latin scripts were both used. Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see Kiswahili for a discussion of the nomenclature) is an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. ... Arabic (العربية) is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Arabic (العربية) is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... island in the Comoros. ... Introduction Shimaore is one of the two indigeneous languages spoken on the island of Mayotte; Shimaore being the Comorian language, while Shibushi clearly descends from languages spoken on Madagascar. ... An official script is a script that is specifically designated to be official in the constitutions or other applicable laws of countries, states, and other territories. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing the Arabic language. ... The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world. ...

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Bibliography

• Ahmed-Chamanga, Mohamed. (1992) Lexique Comorien (shindzuani) - Français. Paris: L'Harmattan.
• Ahmed-Chamanga, Mohamed. (1997) Dictionnaire français-comorien (dialecte Shindzuani). Paris: L'Harmattan.
• Johansen, Aimee. A History of Comorian Linguistics. in John M. Mugane (ed.), Linguistic Typology and Representation of African Languages. Africa World Press. Trenton, New Jersey.

External links

• Comorian at Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=SWB)
• Shingazidja (http://www.chez.com/shingazidja/)
• Shimaore