The name chikungunya means "that which bends up" in the Swahili language. People infected with the virus walk in a bent-over position because of the severe pain in the joints.

在斯瓦希里语中，基孔肯雅的意思是弯曲，即感染上这种病毒的人会因为关节剧痛走路弯曲。

youdao

Language: English and Swahili are the official language. Kikuyu, Somali and Luo are also widely spoken.

语言：英语和斯瓦希里语为官方语言。吉库尤语、索马里语和卢奥语也通用。

youdao

As far as I know, Swahili is the official language of Kenya. So, could you teach us some Swahili?

据我所知，斯瓦希里语是肯尼亚的官方语言，那么可以教我们一些斯瓦希里语吗？

youdao

The name chikungunya means "that which bends up" in the Swahili language.

VOA: special.2009.04.13

He said the aim of the project is to eventually have Swahili language software operating on thousands of computers at grass roots levels, including primary schools and universities.

BBC: Word processing in Swahili

Parents stop using traditional tongues, thinking it will be better for their children to grow up using a dominant language (such as Swahili in East Africa) or a global one (such as English, Mandarin or Spanish).

ECONOMIST: Endangered languages