Swahili
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- noun
- /swɑːˈhiːli/
- The new observatory was named Uhuru, Swahili for freedom, in honor of the occasion.
- Swahili coast
- speak Swahili
- Swahili language
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Watch on YouTubeMapendo in Swahili means great love.
- Mapendo in Swahili means great love.
- And, you know, I, it was like I was speaking Swahili.
- You say I need a textbook in Swahili that teaches math from the third grade to the fifth grade.
- They are rapping in Wolof or Chi or Swahili.
Examples
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If they speak Swahili, they know that "Shamba" is field or garden.
Academic text (2004) -
I'm much faster when it's in Swahili.
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But who will speak Swahili with me over there?
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Why did you pick Spanish and not Swahili to teach?
Academic text (1990) -
Mapendo in Swahili means great love.
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Here are some folk tales from Kenya in Swahili and English.
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As to the national language, Swahili was a non-tribal language of the East African coast.
Academic text (2001) -
His followers were supposed to memorize the seven principles in English and Swahili.
Academic text (2001) -
We had given Sheldrick the name 'saa nane,' Swahili for two o'clock, because all his meetings with local people were held at 2:00 PM.
Academic text (2018) -
She needs a translator who can speak Swahili to help her communicate with local villagers.
Synonyms
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A language spoken in East Africa that many people use to talk to each other
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An East African language used by many people in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda
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Etymology
The word Swahili comes from an Arabic word sawahil meaning 'coasts', and it was used for the 'people of the coast' in East Africa. That's why Swahili is the language of the East African coast and became a common language for trade and contact across the region.