The term 'East African Language' can be summarized by the 7-letter word 'SWAHILI'. SWAHILI is a Bantu language spoken in East Africa, primarily in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also spoken by small communities in parts of Malawi, Zambia and Somalia. SWAHILI is the most widely spoken language in Africa, with over 100 million speakers. It is an official language in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is used as a lingua franca in much of East Africa.