How Does Swahili Affect The Democratic Republic Of Congo

2213 Words9 Pages

Introduction Swahili is the language spoken in many parts of the continent of Africa Swahili is primarily spoken in the central part of Africa and it affects many different people. Even though Swahili is a big part to the language in the Democratic Republic of Congo it does not hugely affect the culture. It is the fourth most widely spoken language in Africa and it is part of a group of languages called bantu languages. Swahili does not seem to be a language that usually affects the factions of culture in the country the Democratic Republic Congo. It does not affect the religion due to the fact that swahil came from the Quan which is Islamic book. But the main religion in the Congo Christianity. So he does not affect the traditions …show more content…

The only thing that's what he would contribute to the education system is that it is taught during school and the classes in some school are spoken in Swahili. But most of the schools have classes that are spoken in French lingala and many other languages that are prominently In the different tribes that are in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Twelve percent of the Congress budget is for education forty percent of the money is used for primary education thirty one percent is used for secondary education level and only twenty five to twenty seven percent Is used for the tertiary level one percent is given to the pre-primary education Congo it takes thirteen years from the first level to the primary school to get a higher certificate which is basically graduation diploma in an American School.The students in in school have to pay throughout the whole school experience due to the small education budget and the mismanagement of the funds. There are some schools where payment is not needed for children to school but for the most part children have to pay an amount of money each year for a child to go to school. Less than a third of the children in the Democratic Republic of Congo can go to school due to the fact that there is a shortage of job openings and families cannot pay for the money it takes to pay for their child's education. Most children just go through a primary level education. They are much less …show more content…

But the male decides who he wants to marry. To get married one has to pay the price for the bride to the family. the bride is usually valued at a certain amount of money or valued by a certain amount of material Goods. Usually by animals like cows goats and also by clothing. Kitabalas. People in Congo outside and their parents and the women wear high class clothes that are decorated with pictures and designs that mirror their belief. The food in Congo is primarily eaten by the fingers. Before and after eating they use a bowl with warm water to wash their hands and it's usually the woman with the children bringing the balls in the mail our first to wash their hands. The Maine food is beans fried fish and vegetables with different types of spices and sauces added into it and for breakfast they have a lot of Breads and different grains with porridge. a way to pass time in the Congo is to tell a lot of stories and many of the stories derive from Swahili history and there are many myths and heroes that come from Islamic sources that are told. for example the story of the Prophet Muhammad is told even though the main religion is Christianity.The language Swahili and the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrate holidays differently. In the Democratic Republic of Congo they celebrate many Christian holidays like Christmas Easter and even the Independence Day of Congo. But since Waikele is a language