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Kiswahili

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

noun

  1. a variant of Swahili.


Example Sentences

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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

Or consider the Kiswahili language, which is Bantu in origin but borrows heavily from Indian and Middle Eastern tongues.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 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

She is called Rafiki, which means friend, in Kiswahili.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall