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swahili
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun swahili has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
swahili, n. (pl. same)
1 a member of a Bantu people of Zanzibar and adjacent coasts.
2 their language, used widely as a lingua franca in E. Africa.
1 a member of a Bantu people of Zanzibar and adjacent coasts.
2 their language, used widely as a lingua franca in E. Africa.
Etymology
Arab. sawahil pl. of sahil coast
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