Swahili
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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

Origin of SWAHILI

Arabic sawāḥil, plural of sāḥil coast
First Known Use: 1814

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