Kiswahili

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili Kiswahili.

Proper noun

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Kiswahili

  1. Swahili, an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa.

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Translations

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Further reading

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology

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From ki- +‎ Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, coastal dwellers), plural of سَاحِل (sāḥil, boundary, coast).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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Kiswahili (ki-vi class, no plural)

  1. Swahili language
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