sw-TZ
Swahili (Tanzania) · Kiswahili (Tanzania)
sw-TZ is the locale for Swahili (Tanzania) (Kiswahili (Tanzania)). Numbers are written 1,234,567.891, short dates look like 27/03/2026, times like 15:04, and TZS amounts like TSh 1,234,567.89. Text runs left to right.
Number1,234,567.891decimal “.” group “,”
Short date27/03/2026dd/MM/y
Short time15:04HH:mm
Currency (TZS)TSh 1,234,567.89
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms2one, other
Overview
- Name
- Swahili (Tanzania)
- Native name
- Kiswahili (Tanzania)
- Language
- Swahili sw
- Script
- Latin Latn (implied)
- Region
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania TZ
- Maximized tag
- sw-Latn-TZ
- Direction
- Left to right
- Fallback chain
- sw-TZ
- sw
- root
- Data source
- Inherits all data from sw (CLDR default content)
Formatting examples
Amounts in TZS, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.
- Number
- 1,234,567.891
- Percent
- 45.7%
- Currency (TZS)
- TSh 1,234,567.89
- Accounting
- -TSh 1,234,567.89
- Currency, name
- shilingi za Tanzania 1,234,567.89
- Compact short
- 1.2M
- Compact long
- milioni 1.2
- Scientific
- 1.235E6
- Speed
- kilomita 88 kwa saa
- Temperature
- 21.5°C
- Date, full
- Ijumaa, 27 Machi 2026
- Date, long
- 27 Machi 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 Mac 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 Mac 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- Machi 2026
- Weekday
- Ijumaa
- Relative time
- jana · baada ya siku 3 · saa 2 zilizopita
- List: and
- A, B na C
- List: or
- A, B au C
Numbers
- Numbering system
- latn 0123456789
- Minimum grouping digits
- 1
- Decimal pattern
#,##0.###- Percent pattern
#,##0%- Currency pattern
¤ #,##0.00- Accounting pattern
¤ #,##0.00
Symbols
Decimal
.Grouping
,List separator
;Percent
%Per mille
‰Plus
+Minus
-Exponent
EInfinity
∞NaN
NaNTime separator
:Date and time patterns
- Date, full
EEEE, d MMMM y- Date, long
d MMMM y- Date, medium
d MMM y- Date, short
dd/MM/y- Time, full
HH:mm:ss zzzz- Time, long
HH:mm:ss z- Time, medium
HH:mm:ss- Time, short
HH:mm- Date and time
{1} {0}- Skeleton yMd
d/M/y- Skeleton yMMMd
d MMM y- Skeleton yMMMEd
E, d MMM y- Skeleton yM
M/y- Skeleton yMMM
MMM y- Skeleton MMMd
d MMM- Skeleton Md
d/M- Skeleton Hm
HH:mm- Skeleton Hms
HH:mm:ss- Skeleton hm
h:mm a- Skeleton hms
h:mm:ss a- Skeleton yQQQ
QQQ y- AM / PM
- AM / PM
- Eras
- KK / BK
Month and weekday names
Months
- Januari Jan
- Februari Feb
- Machi Mac
- Aprili Apr
- Mei Mei
- Juni Jun
- Julai Jul
- Agosti Ago
- Septemba Sep
- Oktoba Okt
- Novemba Nov
- Desemba Des
Weekdays
- Jumapili Jumapili · S
- Jumatatu Jumatatu · M
- Jumanne Jumanne · T
- Jumatano Jumatano · W
- Alhamisi Alhamisi · T
- Ijumaa Ijumaa · F
- Jumamosi Jumamosi · S
Plural rules
Cardinal
| Category | Rule | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| one | i = 1 and v = 0 | 1 |
| other | (everything else) | 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, … |
Ordinal
| Category | Rule | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| other | (everything else) | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, … |
Punctuation and alphabet
- Quotation marks
- “text” nested ‘text’
- List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0} na {1}- Exemplar letters
- a b {ch} d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u v w y z
- Auxiliary letters
- c q x
- Index letters
- A B {CH} D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z