Kiswahili

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Swahili Kiswahili.

Proper noun[edit]

Kiswahili

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

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Swahili — see Swahili

Further reading[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)
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Noun[edit]

Kiswahili (ki-vi class, no plural)

  1. Swahili language

Related terms[edit]

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