Swahili
noun
a member of a Bantu people of Zanzibar and the neighboring coast of Africa.
Swahilis
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pluralof Swahili.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The greater number of the waders were negroes, but among them were the white-clad forms of Swahilis.
From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang
“Ready?” asked he of the President, and proceeded with great patience, skill and knowledge of languages and dialects, to interpret the statements of Wadegos, Swahilis, Arabs, and assorted Africans.
From Cupid in Africa by P. C. Wren
Some of the warriors sprang up, and harangued the Swahilis fiercely, brandishing their spears in the direction of the fort.
From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang
As he watched, he saw the four Swahilis emerge from the scrub, strike the track, and hasten towards the north.
From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang
He suspected from this that they were some of the Swahilis of the party, and suspicion became certainty when Bill discovered a tiny strip of white cotton on a spike of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush.
From Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang
