Download or read book Grammar of Literary Swahili written by Jan Knappert and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work contains a condensed grammar of literary Swahili, that is, of the traditional literary language, the idiom in which the epic poetry, proverbs and traditional songs are composed. It serves as a vehicle for the Islamic literature, both prose and poetry, including the town chronicles.