Swahili
Meaning of Swahili
noun
- a Bantu language widely used as a lingua franca in East Africa and having official status in several countries. There are probably fewer than 2 million native speakers, but it is in everyday use by over 20 million.
- a member of a people of Zanzibar and nearby coastal regions, descendants of the original speakers of Swahili.
adjective
relating to Swahili or to its native speakers.
from Arabic sawāḥil, plural of sāḥil ‘coast’.
Information about Swahili
- The plural form of Swahili is: Swahilis.
- Languages in which Swahili is used:
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Hyphenation of Swahili
Swahili
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- Swahili is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Translation of Swahili
Words that rhyme with Swahili
hili, Kiswahili, Waswahili, kahili, kiswahili, swahili, Bhili, Trochili, chichili, chili, pechili, trochili, Herophili, Maithili
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