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Kiswahili

American  
[kee-swah-hee-lee] / ˌki swɑˈhi li /
Or ki-Swahili

noun

  1. a variant of Swahili.


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Their chants of “Let’s go Kenya!” and “Kenya, aye!” in Kiswahili filled the stadium with vibrant energy.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2025

They retained their Islamic cultural heritage and adopted much of the Bantu language, adding Arabic words and creating the language of Kiswahili, which is today a main language of modern Tanzania.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

It includes well-known U.S. papers like the Chicago Defender and New York Amsterdam News as well as publications in French, Xhosa and Kiswahili.

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2022

But instead of lingering in the discomfort or seeking some empty form of reconnection, Kariūki moves fluidly between English, Maa and Kiswahili.

From New York Times Jan. 28, 2022

It was very hard because we were in Kenya so the exams were in Kiswahili, a third language I had to master beyond Dinka and English.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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