Swahili
noun/swəˈhiːli/, /swɑːˈhiːli/
/swəˈhiːli/, /swɑːˈhiːli/
(also Kiswahili)
[uncountable]- a language widely used in East Africa, especially between people who speak different first languages. Swahili has official status in several countries.Topics Languagec1Word Originfrom Arabic sawāḥil, plural of sāḥil ‘coast’.
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