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'''Kilinux''' ('''klnX'''), the '''Open Swahili Localization Project''', is a project by the [[Swedish International Development Agency]] (SIDA), the [[University of Dar es Salaam]] (UDSM), and [[IT+46]]<ref name="pressrelease">{{Cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225090659/http://www.o.ne.tz/pressrelease_en.php|archivedate=25 February 2009|title=Because it could be done, we play our part! Swahili Free and Open Source Software.|url=http://www.o.ne.tz/pressrelease_en.php|accessdate=30 December 2011|date=4 December 2004}}</ref> for [[Language localisation|localizing]] major applications to the [[Swahili language]].

It is based in [[Tanzania]] and run on [[Linux]], and aims to create an [[operating system]] in [[Swahili language|Swahili]], which is spoken by an estimated 100&nbsp;million people. The project was started as a joint effort between the [[University of Dar es Salaam]] and Swedish company IT&nbsp;+46.