suaíli

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Swahili,[1] from Swahili swahili, from plural of Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “coast”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.aˈi.li/ [sʊ.aˈi.li], (faster pronunciation) /swaˈi.li/

  • Hyphenation: su‧a‧í‧li

Noun

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suaíli m (uncountable)

  1. Swahili (a language of Eastern Africa)

Adjective

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suaíli m or f (plural suaílis, not comparable)

  1. of the Swahili language

References

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  1. ^ “suaíli” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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