English

Noun

Kiswahili ‎(uncountable)

1. Swahili, an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa.

Synonyms

• Swahili

Translations

Swahili

Etymology

From ki- +‎ the Arabic adjective سَوَاحِل ‎(sawāḥil, “coastal dwellers”), plural of سَاحِل ‎(sāḥil, “boundary, coast”).

Noun

Kiswahili (ki-vi class, no plural)

1. Swahili language

Related terms

• Mswahili

Spanish

Noun

kiswahili m ‎(uncountable)

1. Synonym of suajili