Editing Zanzibar (section)

=== Languages ===
==== Swahili ====
Zanzibaris speak [[Swahili language|Swahili]] (Kiswahili), a [[Bantu languages|Bantu language]] that is extensively spoken in the [[African Great Lakes]] region. Swahili is the de facto [[National language|national]] and [[official language]] of Tanzania. Many local residents also speak [[Arabic]], [[English language|English]], [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[French language|French]].<ref>Chris McIntyre and Susan McIntyre, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Zlqv0gSkk-kC&dq=purest+form+of+swahili+zanzibar&pg=PA36 "Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112064543/https://books.google.com/books?id=Zlqv0gSkk-kC&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq=purest+form+of+swahili+zanzibar&source=bl&ots=mO3h6Xd7Ao&sig=yPmOLFlSPZC44LfT6c_vyOKooKw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fRvPUOHFM67piwLy6YD4Bg&ved=0CGgQ6AEwCg#v=onepage&q=purest%20form%20of%20swahili%20zanzibar&f=false |date=12 January 2023 }}, ''Bradt Travel Guide'', 2009, p. 36.</ref> 
The dialect of Swahili spoken in Zanzibar is called [[Kiunguja]]. Kiunguja, which has a high percentage of Arabic loanwords, has the status of Standard Swahili not in Tanzania only but also in other countries, where Swahili is spoken.<ref name="Sarali Gintsburg 2018">Sarali Gintsburg (2018) Arabic language in Zanzibar: past, present, and future, Journal of World Languages, 5:2, 81–100, {{doi|10.1080/21698252.2019.1570663}}.</ref>

==== Arabic ====
Three distinct varieties of Arabic are in use in Zanzibar: Standard Arabic, [[Omani Arabic]] and [[Hadrami Arabic]]. Both vernacular varieties are falling out of use, although the Omani one is spoken by a larger group of people (probably, several hundreds). In parallel to this, [[Standard Arabic]], traditionally associated with the [[Quran]] and [[Islam]], is very popular not only among ethnic Arabs but also among Muslims of various descent who inhabit Zanzibar. Nevertheless, Standard Arabic is mastered by very few people. This can be attributed to the aggressive policy of [[Swahilization|Swahilisation]]. The Arabic language it is no longer the dominant spoken language.<ref name="Sarali Gintsburg 2018"/>