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chickenimprintlast Wednesday at 9:58 PM1 replyview on HN

Swahili is subcontinental lingua franca spoken by 200M people and growing quickly. Polish is spoken by a shrinking population in one country where English is understood anyways.


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viraptoryesterday at 9:21 AM

> where English is understood anyways.

It's popular. But not that popular - you couldn't assume a random person over 30yo on the street would be able to have a chat.