swahili
IPA: swɑhˈiɫi
Root Word: Swahili
noun
- An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.
- A member of various ethnic groups — mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab and Comorian — inhabiting the Swahili coast.
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Examples of "swahili" in Sentences
- Mufasa has no meaning in Swahili.
- Folks, the Swahili are a mixed people.
- From a Swahili word for extended family .
- The rise of Swahili to regional prominence.
- The dhow was the ship of trade used by the Swahili.
- In Swahili, the equivalent of the span is the futuri.
- The predominant language in the territory is Swahili.
- Kakuma is the Swahili word for nowhere, epitomizing the seclusion of the area.
- I have redirected Swahili time to Swahili language, and made it a sub heading.
- You can try searching swahili pages or schools with swahili language programs.