Swahili
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Swa·hi·li
noun \swä-ˈhē-lē\ plural Swahili or Swahilis
Definition of SWAHILI
1
: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Zanzibar and the adjacent coast
2
: a Bantu language that is a trade and governmental language over much of East Africa and in the Congo region
See Origin of SWAHILI
Arabic sawāḥil, plural of sāḥil coast
First Known Use: 1814
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