Meanings
- Swahili, an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa.
The national language of the Republic is Kiswahili.
2010, Parliament of Kenya, “Chapter 2, Article 7(1)”, in Constitution of Kenya, 2010, page 14Synonyms: Swahili
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSwahili, an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa.
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nounthe most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Bantu*kɪ̀-
- Swahiliki-
- Arabicسَوَاحِل (sawāḥil)
- SwahiliKiswahili
- EnglishKiswahili
Borrowed from Swahili Kiswahili, from ki- + Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Kiswahili. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiswahili
“Kiswahili.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiswahili. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kiswahili,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kiswahili.
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