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Swahilis Definition


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Swahili
noun
    1. A language that is widely spoken in E Africa both as a mother tongue and as a second language; it is thought to be an Arabic-influenced pidgin of Bantu and is the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and a lingua franca in Uganda and Zaire.
    Swahilis, Swahili
    2. A member of a people who speak this language and who live mainly in the area of the former state of Zanzibar.
adj
    1. Belonging or relating to this language or people.
Etymology: 19c: Kiswahili, meaning ‘pertaining to the coast', from Arabic sahil coast.



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