[1] The committee was reorganized into a purely academic institution as Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili (TUKI) (Institute of Kiswahili Research) in 1964 and integrated into the University of Dar es Salaam in 1970.
[3] Research activities at the institute is divided into a number of sections - Lexicography, Linguistics, and Literature[2] The Lexicography section of the institute is responsible for creation of dictionaries and terminologies for specialized areas.
[5] The Linguistics section conducts research into morphology, phonology, syntax, sociolinguistics and dialectology.
[6] The institute's purely academic role is in contrast to that of the Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa (BAKITA), which has a more political role in advocating for Kiswahili as a means of national integration in Tanzania.
[7] The institute can propose new vocabulary to respond to emerging needs but only BAKITA can approve usage.