Swahili
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See also swahili
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From Swahili swahili, from plural of Arabic ساحل (sāHil), “‘coast’”).
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Swahili
- An agglutinative language widely spoken in East Africa. Born of 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.
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- Category:Swahili language for words in Swahili
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- ISO 639-1 code sw, ISO 639-3 code swa (SIL). It can be used to talk about the family or related languages or the specific language. The individual ones are:
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- IPA: /xxxx/
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Swahili
- Kiswahili (swahili language)
This Dutch entry was created from the translations listed at Kiswahili. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see Swahili in the Dutch Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009
