<translate> Kiswahili is one of thirteen African languages available on Google Translate. It is a language with many speakers, approximately between one hundred million and one hundred and fifty million. It is this state that gives the language an advantage on digital platforms as technology companies focus on and build software that they believe will be used by many people. Beyond the number of speakers, we find that Kiswahili is better resourced than other languages, particularly when it comes to digital tools. We also find that the performance of these tools is better for Kiswahili, as with other languages that have more resources. This status has contributed towards the focus on Kiswahili in language technology and in the research to advance these technologies. <swh>Kiswahili ni mojawapo ya lugha kumi na tatu za asili ya kiafrika zinazopatikana kwenye Google Translate. Lugha ya Kiswahili ina wazungumzaji wengi, takriban kati ya milioni mia moja na milioni mia moja na hamsini. Ni hali hii inayoinufaisha kwenye jukwaa za kidigitali kwani makampuni ya teknolojia hutia maanani na kujenga programu ambazo wanaamini zitatumika na watu wengi. Zaidi ya idadi ya wazungumzaji, kwa kulinganisha Kiswahili na lugha zingine za asili ya kiafrika, tunapata kwamba Kiswahili kina rasilimali zaidi ya zingine, haswa katika vifaa vya kidijitali. Pia tunapata kwamba utendaji wa vifaa hivi ni wa kiwango cha juu zaidi kwa Kiswahili, na kwa lugha zingine ambazo zina rasilimali zaidi. Hali hii imechangia kuzingatiwa kwa Kiswahili kwenye teknolojia na kwenye utafiti wa kuendeleza teknolojia hizi. 