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Swahili
Swahili
See also: swahili
English
Proper noun
Swahili
- An agglutinative language 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
language
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See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Swahili terms
- Appendix:Swahili Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Swahili
External links
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See also: Swahili
Catalan
Adjective
swahili m, f (masculine and feminine plural swahilis)
- Alternative spelling of suahili
Noun
swahili m, f (plural swahilis)
- Alternative spelling of suahili
Proper noun
swahili m
- Alternative spelling of suahili
Finnish
Noun
swahili
- The Swahili language.
Declension
| Inflection of swahili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | swahili | — | |
| genitive | swahilin | — | |
| partitive | swahilia | — | |
| illative | swahiliin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | swahili | — | |
| accusative | nom. | swahili | — |
| gen. | swahilin | ||
| genitive | swahilin | — | |
| partitive | swahilia | — | |
| inessive | swahilissa | — | |
| elative | swahilista | — | |
| illative | swahiliin | — | |
| adessive | swahililla | — | |
| ablative | swahililta | — | |
| allative | swahilille | — | |
| essive | swahilina | — | |
| translative | swahiliksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | swahilitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Synonyms
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swa.i.li/
Noun
swahili m (uncountable)
- Swahili (language)
Adjective
swahili m (feminine singular swahilie, masculine plural swahilis, feminine plural swahilies)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coastal dwellers”)
Noun
swahili m (definite singular swahilien, uncountable)
- Swahili (the language)
References
- “swahili” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil)
Noun
swahili m (definite singular swahilien, uncountable)
- Swahili (the language)
References
- “swahili” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.