swahili

See also: Swahili

Catalan

Adjective

swahili m or f (masculine and feminine plural swahilis)

1. alternative spelling of suahili

Noun

swahili m or f by sense (plural swahilis)

1. alternative spelling of suahili

Proper noun

swahili m

1. alternative spelling of suahili

Finnish

Alternative forms

• suahili

Etymology

From Swahili swahili.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɑhili/, [ˈs̠wɑ̝ɦili]
• Rhymes: -ɑhili
• Syllabification^(key): swa‧hi‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): swa‧hi‧li

Noun

swahili

1. The Swahili language.

Declension

Inflection of swahili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		swahili	—
genitive		swahilin	—
partitive		swahilia	—
illative		swahiliin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		swahili	—
accusative	nom.	swahili	—
	gen.	swahilin
genitive		swahilin	—
partitive		swahilia	—
inessive		swahilissa	—
elative		swahilista	—
illative		swahiliin	—
adessive		swahililla	—
ablative		swahililta	—
allative		swahilille	—
essive		swahilina	—
translative		swahiliksi	—
abessive		swahilitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of swahili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative swahilini — accusative nom. swahilini — gen. swahilini genitive swahilini — partitive swahiliani — inessive swahilissani — elative swahilistani — illative swahiliini — adessive swahilillani — ablative swahililtani — allative swahililleni — essive swahilinani — translative swahilikseni — abessive swahilittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative swahilisi — accusative nom. swahilisi — gen. swahilisi genitive swahilisi — partitive swahiliasi — inessive swahilissasi — elative swahilistasi — illative swahiliisi — adessive swahilillasi — ablative swahililtasi — allative swahilillesi — essive swahilinasi — translative swahiliksesi — abessive swahilittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative swahilimme — accusative nom. swahilimme — gen. swahilimme genitive swahilimme — partitive swahiliamme — inessive swahilissamme — elative swahilistamme — illative swahiliimme — adessive swahilillamme — ablative swahililtamme — allative swahilillemme — essive swahilinamme — translative swahiliksemme — abessive swahilittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative swahilinne — accusative nom. swahilinne — gen. swahilinne genitive swahilinne — partitive swahilianne — inessive swahilissanne — elative swahilistanne — illative swahiliinne — adessive swahilillanne — ablative swahililtanne — allative swahilillenne — essive swahilinanne — translative swahiliksenne — abessive swahilittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative swahilinsa — accusative nom. swahilinsa — gen. swahilinsa genitive swahilinsa — partitive swahiliaan swahiliansa — inessive swahilissaan swahilissansa — elative swahilistaan swahilistansa — illative swahiliinsa — adessive swahilillaan swahilillansa — ablative swahililtaan swahililtansa — allative swahililleen swahilillensa — essive swahilinaan swahilinansa — translative swahilikseen swahiliksensa — abessive swahilittaan swahilittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• swahilin kieli

Derived terms

compounds

• swahilinkielinen

Further reading

• “swahili”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Alternative forms

• souahéli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swa.i.li/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

swahili m (uncountable)

1. Swahili (language)

Adjective

swahili (feminine swahilie, masculine plural swahilis, feminine plural swahilies)

1. Swahili

Further reading

• “swahili”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Swahili.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swaˈi.li/

Adjective

swahili (invariable)

1. (relational) Swahili

Noun

swahili m

1. Swahili language

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coasts”).

Noun

swahili m (definite singular swahilien, uncountable)

1. Swahili (the language)

References

• “swahili” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coasts”).

Noun

swahili m (definite singular swahilien, uncountable)

1. Swahili (the language)

References

• “swahili” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

swahili m (uncountable)

1. alternative form of suaíli

Adjective

swahili (invariable, not comparable)

1. alternative form of suaíli

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swaˈxili/ [swaˈxi.li], /sˌw̝aˈili/ [zˌw̝aˈi.li]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: swa‧hi‧li

Noun

swahili m (uncountable)

1. alternative form of suajili

Further reading

• “swahili”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Noun

swahili c

1. Swahili (language)

Declension

Declension of swahili

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	swahili	swahilis
	definite	swahilin	swahilins
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• “swahili”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “swahili”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “swahili”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)