单词 | Swahili |
释义 | Word Frequency Swahili(swɑːˈhiːlɪ) noun 1. Also called: Kiswahili a language of E Africa that is an official language of Kenya and Tanzania and is widely used as a lingua franca throughout E and central Africa. It is a member of the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family, originally spoken in Zanzibar, and has a large number of loan words taken from Arabic and other languages 2. Also called: Mswahili, WaswahiliWord forms: plural -lis or -li a member of a people speaking this language, living chiefly in Zanzibar adjective 3. of or relating to the Swahilis or their language Derived forms Swahilian (Swaˈhilian) adjective Word origin C19: from Arabic sawāhil coasts |
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