Swahili

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /swəˈhiːli/
• (America) IPA: /swɑˈhili/, /swəˈhili/

Noun

Swahili (uncountable)

1. An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch 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.

Synonyms

• KiSwahili, Kiswahili

Translations

• French: swahili
• German: Suaheli, Swahili
• Portuguese: suaíli, suaíle
• Russian: суахи́ли
• Spanish: suajili, swahili, suajelí

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