HyperDic: swahili

English > 1 sense of the word Swahili:
NOUNcommunicationSwahilithe most widely spoken Bantu languages
Swahili > pronunciation
Soundsswaahhiy'liy
Rhymesably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...
English > Swahili: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa.
Category ofNiger-Kordofanian, Niger-Kordofanian languageThe family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara
kanzu(Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves
BroaderBantu, Bantoid languageA family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
Spanishsuahelí, suajelí, suajili, swahili
Catalansuahili, Swahili

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