Africambiance

Franco Pepe Kalle... asante for your explanation!
I am learning Kiswahili in an area where there are both Tanzanian speakers and Congolese speakers, and I was concerned about which dialect would be most useful to learn. Many people (non-native speakers) tell me Tanzanian is the "purest" form. I think they get that phrase from the popular text, __Simplified Swahili__. As a trained linguist, I reject the notion of the "purest" form of any language, but having a standardized grammar makes language learning easier.
Your breakdown gave me good insight into how to approach this language.