Kiswahili
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 the most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Swahili, an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa.
"The national language of the Republic is Kiswahili."
Example
More examples"It's the 26th of April of 2025. At Tim Hortons café, in the morning, whilst I was drinking my Classic Lemonade and eating a croissant, I met two young Kenyan men, who were lining up to the till. We talked about their language Swahili—Kiswahili. I said how its staccato beauty reminds me of Japanese! Then our conversation led to safari tours, rustic Zanzibar, and our voyages throughout the world."
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili Kiswahili.
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