Definition of Swahili in English:

Swahili

noun swəˈhiːliswɑːˈhiːliswɑˈhili

1mass 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.
斯瓦希里语（非洲东部作为通用语广泛使用的一种班图语，在几个国家都已成为官方语言；大概有不足200万本族语使用者，但日常使用者有2, 000多万人）。亦称 K ISWAHILI
Also called Kiswahili
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of the dialects borrow from Bantu languages, Swahili, Arabic, English, and French.
- The Shambaa also speak Swahili, the national language of Tanzania.
- One of the most important integrating forces is the use of the national lingua franca - Swahili, a language spoken and revered by nearly all Tanzanians.
- Kwanzaa means first fruits of the harvest, in Swahili, the East African trade language.
- There are several local tongues, like the language of my people, the Hehe, and the official language Swahili, and English.
- Msiska negotiated his personal geographical relocation with a parallel linguistic shift; Swahili is not widely spoken in Malawi, so he began to rap in Chichewa.
- In North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, French is more of a lingua franca than English, and in East Africa it's Swahili.
- Like the Kissis, the Temne are a Bantu people speaking a language related to Swahili.
- Like India, Kenya too has many languages and Caroline writes poems in three languages, English, Swahili, and Kikuyu.
- In Kenya and Tanzania, Swahili is the official language, English the second language and medium of higher education.
- The biggest problem for me on my arrival was having to learn to speak Swahili, the lingua franca of that part of Africa.
- It is suggested, for the first time, that such an additional official language should be Swahili rather than any of the other indigenous languages.
- For instance, in Tanzania, which has about 120 ethnic groups, it came-up with Swahili as a national language.
- Some Rwandans speak Swahili, a common language of East and Central Africa.
- He described the difficulties he encountered with the language barrier and taught the crowd some Swahili, the national language of Tanzania.
- Arab traders who made their way down the East African coast mingled with African peoples, creating a hybrid culture and language called Swahili.
- Throughout East Africa, Swahili is typically the first language that two strangers attempt upon meeting.
- I also learned that in Tanzania, they speak over 150 different tribal languages, but Swahili is the official mother tongue. just imagine!
- His lively personality, and an ability to speak Swahili, Hindi and Urdu, enabled him to communicate well with community elders, and he established himself as a popular personality within schools.
- While Mr. Beanie Ali could only speak the national language, Swahili, the students attending the University of Dar Es Salem spoke very good English, and some have mastered French.
2A member of a people of Zanzibar and nearby coastal regions, descendants of the original speakers of Swahili.
斯瓦希里人（桑给巴尔岛及其附近沿海地区的人，是斯瓦希里语原使用者的后代）
Example sentencesExamples
- This synthesis of spiritual worldviews is not unique to Hausa Islam, but is found in most other Afro-Islamic communities, such as those of the Somali, the Swahili, and the Bambara.
- Derived from a Swahili, the word means working together.

adjective swəˈhiːliswɑːˈhiːliswɑˈhili

Relating to Swahili or to its native speakers.
（与）斯瓦希里语（有关）的；（与）斯瓦希里人（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- The tree happened to be a meeting place for Swahili traders who dealt in slave trading.
- Along the way he learned the Swahili saying that ‘You cannot know the bugs of a bed you have not lain in’.
- The first version of the glossary was released in October, and contained over seven hundred computer related terms in English and their Swahili equivalents.
- These are modeled on what is called a Swahili design.
- The mysterious caller said he had a message from Amin, who had been read a Swahili transcript of the novel and had some views.
- This book is a study about a Khadi's Court in Mombasa and the significance of Swahili women's use of that Court.
- Chanting rhythms and imagery of Egyptian myth and Swahili praise poem enact the symbolic death and rebirth of all Black women.
- Many women wear khangas, printed cloth adorned with Swahili sayings and vitenge, printed cloth with brightly colored and ornate designs.
- This is the way it goes with the WaBenzi, a Swahili term for the Big Men of Africa.
- It is named after the Swahili msala, meaning a prayer mat, because it points towards Mecca.
- Maafa is a Swahili word that is used to describe a great tragedy or disaster.
- I had learned the Swahili word for water, mai, and that was all I could think of.
- But sometimes when I do a concert in America, I'll see fans singing a Swahili song.
- One of the best is the American-run Emerson's House, where you can sleep under mosquito nets in antique Swahili beds, recline on planters' chairs, and dine at the open rooftop restaurant.
- The museum is a repository of Swahili culture and on display are artifacts, dhows, jewelry and crafts.
- I never managed to figure out the difference between samosas and sambusas (I think it's simply that the latter is the Swahili name).
- My Swahili phrase book - bought at the station - came in surprisingly handy with ‘there is a grinding noise’.
- There is also the Swahili coast - that is the Tanzanian Coastline - with some great beaches south of Dar es Salaam.
- Karibu is a Swahili expression of hospitality.
- There is a mixture of cultures in the Swahili culture, from like the Persians, the Chinese, the Yemenese.

Origin

From Arabic sawāḥil, plural of sāḥil 'coast'.

Rhymes

campanile, dele, eely, Ely, fusilli, Gigli, Ismaili, Keeley, Keneally, KwaNdebele, Lely, Matabele, mealie, mealy, Ndebele, sapele, Sindebele, steely, wheelie

Definition of Swahili in US English:

Swahili

nounswäˈhēlēswɑˈhili

1A Bantu language widely used as a lingua franca in East Africa and having official status in several countries.
斯瓦希里语（非洲东部作为通用语广泛使用的一种班图语，在几个国家都已成为官方语言；大概有不足200万本族语使用者，但日常使用者有2, 000多万人）。亦称 K ISWAHILI
Also called Kiswahili
Example sentencesExamples
- The Shambaa also speak Swahili, the national language of Tanzania.
- For instance, in Tanzania, which has about 120 ethnic groups, it came-up with Swahili as a national language.
- In Kenya and Tanzania, Swahili is the official language, English the second language and medium of higher education.
- Some Rwandans speak Swahili, a common language of East and Central Africa.
- Kwanzaa means first fruits of the harvest, in Swahili, the East African trade language.
- Like India, Kenya too has many languages and Caroline writes poems in three languages, English, Swahili, and Kikuyu.
- The biggest problem for me on my arrival was having to learn to speak Swahili, the lingua franca of that part of Africa.
- One of the most important integrating forces is the use of the national lingua franca - Swahili, a language spoken and revered by nearly all Tanzanians.
- Throughout East Africa, Swahili is typically the first language that two strangers attempt upon meeting.
- I also learned that in Tanzania, they speak over 150 different tribal languages, but Swahili is the official mother tongue. just imagine!
- Msiska negotiated his personal geographical relocation with a parallel linguistic shift; Swahili is not widely spoken in Malawi, so he began to rap in Chichewa.
- He described the difficulties he encountered with the language barrier and taught the crowd some Swahili, the national language of Tanzania.
- In North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, French is more of a lingua franca than English, and in East Africa it's Swahili.
- There are several local tongues, like the language of my people, the Hehe, and the official language Swahili, and English.
- Like the Kissis, the Temne are a Bantu people speaking a language related to Swahili.
- While Mr. Beanie Ali could only speak the national language, Swahili, the students attending the University of Dar Es Salem spoke very good English, and some have mastered French.
- It is suggested, for the first time, that such an additional official language should be Swahili rather than any of the other indigenous languages.
- Arab traders who made their way down the East African coast mingled with African peoples, creating a hybrid culture and language called Swahili.
- Many of the dialects borrow from Bantu languages, Swahili, Arabic, English, and French.
- His lively personality, and an ability to speak Swahili, Hindi and Urdu, enabled him to communicate well with community elders, and he established himself as a popular personality within schools.
2A member of a people of Zanzibar and nearby coastal regions, descendants of the original speakers of Swahili.
斯瓦希里人（桑给巴尔岛及其附近沿海地区的人，是斯瓦希里语原使用者的后代）
Example sentencesExamples
- This synthesis of spiritual worldviews is not unique to Hausa Islam, but is found in most other Afro-Islamic communities, such as those of the Somali, the Swahili, and the Bambara.
- Derived from a Swahili, the word means working together.

adjectiveswäˈhēlēswɑˈhili

Relating to Swahili or to the people who are its native speakers.
（与）斯瓦希里语（有关）的；（与）斯瓦希里人（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- There is also the Swahili coast - that is the Tanzanian Coastline - with some great beaches south of Dar es Salaam.
- Maafa is a Swahili word that is used to describe a great tragedy or disaster.
- I never managed to figure out the difference between samosas and sambusas (I think it's simply that the latter is the Swahili name).
- One of the best is the American-run Emerson's House, where you can sleep under mosquito nets in antique Swahili beds, recline on planters' chairs, and dine at the open rooftop restaurant.
- The mysterious caller said he had a message from Amin, who had been read a Swahili transcript of the novel and had some views.
- I had learned the Swahili word for water, mai, and that was all I could think of.
- Along the way he learned the Swahili saying that ‘You cannot know the bugs of a bed you have not lain in’.
- My Swahili phrase book - bought at the station - came in surprisingly handy with ‘there is a grinding noise’.
- The first version of the glossary was released in October, and contained over seven hundred computer related terms in English and their Swahili equivalents.
- Chanting rhythms and imagery of Egyptian myth and Swahili praise poem enact the symbolic death and rebirth of all Black women.
- It is named after the Swahili msala, meaning a prayer mat, because it points towards Mecca.
- There is a mixture of cultures in the Swahili culture, from like the Persians, the Chinese, the Yemenese.
- Many women wear khangas, printed cloth adorned with Swahili sayings and vitenge, printed cloth with brightly colored and ornate designs.
- The tree happened to be a meeting place for Swahili traders who dealt in slave trading.
- The museum is a repository of Swahili culture and on display are artifacts, dhows, jewelry and crafts.
- This is the way it goes with the WaBenzi, a Swahili term for the Big Men of Africa.
- But sometimes when I do a concert in America, I'll see fans singing a Swahili song.
- Karibu is a Swahili expression of hospitality.
- This book is a study about a Khadi's Court in Mombasa and the significance of Swahili women's use of that Court.
- These are modeled on what is called a Swahili design.

Origin

From Arabic sawāḥil, plural of sāḥil ‘coast’.

词汇	Swahili
释义	Definition of Swahili in English: Swahili noun swəˈhiːliswɑːˈhiːliswɑˈhili 1mass 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. 斯瓦希里语（非洲东部作为通用语广泛使用的一种班图语，在几个国家都已成为官方语言；大概有不足200万本族语使用者，但日常使用者有2, 000多万人）。亦称 K ISWAHILI Also called Kiswahili Example sentencesExamples Many of the dialects borrow from Bantu languages, Swahili, Arabic, English, and French. The Shambaa also speak Swahili, the national language of Tanzania. One of the most important integrating forces is the use of the national lingua franca - Swahili, a language spoken and revered by nearly all Tanzanians. Kwanzaa means first fruits of the harvest, in Swahili, the East African trade language. There are several local tongues, like the language of my people, the Hehe, and the official language Swahili, and English. Msiska negotiated his personal geographical relocation with a parallel linguistic shift; Swahili is not widely spoken in Malawi, so he began to rap in Chichewa. In North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, French is more of a lingua franca than English, and in East Africa it's Swahili. Like the Kissis, the Temne are a Bantu people speaking a language related to Swahili. Like India, Kenya too has many languages and Caroline writes poems in three languages, English, Swahili, and Kikuyu. In Kenya and Tanzania, Swahili is the official language, English the second language and medium of higher education. The biggest problem for me on my arrival was having to learn to speak Swahili, the lingua franca of that part of Africa. It is suggested, for the first time, that such an additional official language should be Swahili rather than any of the other indigenous languages. For instance, in Tanzania, which has about 120 ethnic groups, it came-up with Swahili as a national language. Some Rwandans speak Swahili, a common language of East and Central Africa. He described the difficulties he encountered with the language barrier and taught the crowd some Swahili, the national language of Tanzania. Arab traders who made their way down the East African coast mingled with African peoples, creating a hybrid culture and language called Swahili. Throughout East Africa, Swahili is typically the first language that two strangers attempt upon meeting. I also learned that in Tanzania, they speak over 150 different tribal languages, but Swahili is the official mother tongue. just imagine! His lively personality, and an ability to speak Swahili, Hindi and Urdu, enabled him to communicate well with community elders, and he established himself as a popular personality within schools. While Mr. Beanie Ali could only speak the national language, Swahili, the students attending the University of Dar Es Salem spoke very good English, and some have mastered French. 2A member of a people of Zanzibar and nearby coastal regions, descendants of the original speakers of Swahili. 斯瓦希里人（桑给巴尔岛及其附近沿海地区的人，是斯瓦希里语原使用者的后代） Example sentencesExamples This synthesis of spiritual worldviews is not unique to Hausa Islam, but is found in most other Afro-Islamic communities, such as those of the Somali, the Swahili, and the Bambara. Derived from a Swahili, the word means working together. adjective swəˈhiːliswɑːˈhiːliswɑˈhili Relating to Swahili or to its native speakers. （与）斯瓦希里语（有关）的；（与）斯瓦希里人（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples The tree happened to be a meeting place for Swahili traders who dealt in slave trading. Along the way he learned the Swahili saying that ‘You cannot know the bugs of a bed you have not lain in’. The first version of the glossary was released in October, and contained over seven hundred computer related terms in English and their Swahili equivalents. These are modeled on what is called a Swahili design. The mysterious caller said he had a message from Amin, who had been read a Swahili transcript of the novel and had some views. This book is a study about a Khadi's Court in Mombasa and the significance of Swahili women's use of that Court. Chanting rhythms and imagery of Egyptian myth and Swahili praise poem enact the symbolic death and rebirth of all Black women. Many women wear khangas, printed cloth adorned with Swahili sayings and vitenge, printed cloth with brightly colored and ornate designs. This is the way it goes with the WaBenzi, a Swahili term for the Big Men of Africa. It is named after the Swahili msala, meaning a prayer mat, because it points towards Mecca. Maafa is a Swahili word that is used to describe a great tragedy or disaster. I had learned the Swahili word for water, mai, and that was all I could think of. But sometimes when I do a concert in America, I'll see fans singing a Swahili song. One of the best is the American-run Emerson's House, where you can sleep under mosquito nets in antique Swahili beds, recline on planters' chairs, and dine at the open rooftop restaurant. The museum is a repository of Swahili culture and on display are artifacts, dhows, jewelry and crafts. I never managed to figure out the difference between samosas and sambusas (I think it's simply that the latter is the Swahili name). My Swahili phrase book - bought at the station - came in surprisingly handy with ‘there is a grinding noise’. There is also the Swahili coast - that is the Tanzanian Coastline - with some great beaches south of Dar es Salaam. Karibu is a Swahili expression of hospitality. There is a mixture of cultures in the Swahili culture, from like the Persians, the Chinese, the Yemenese. Origin From Arabic sawāḥil, plural of sāḥil 'coast'. Rhymes campanile, dele, eely, Ely, fusilli, Gigli, Ismaili, Keeley, Keneally, KwaNdebele, Lely, Matabele, mealie, mealy, Ndebele, sapele, Sindebele, steely, wheelie Definition of Swahili in US English: Swahili nounswäˈhēlēswɑˈhili 1A Bantu language widely used as a lingua franca in East Africa and having official status in several countries. 斯瓦希里语（非洲东部作为通用语广泛使用的一种班图语，在几个国家都已成为官方语言；大概有不足200万本族语使用者，但日常使用者有2, 000多万人）。亦称 K ISWAHILI Also called Kiswahili Example sentencesExamples The Shambaa also speak Swahili, the national language of Tanzania. For instance, in Tanzania, which has about 120 ethnic groups, it came-up with Swahili as a national language. In Kenya and Tanzania, Swahili is the official language, English the second language and medium of higher education. Some Rwandans speak Swahili, a common language of East and Central Africa. Kwanzaa means first fruits of the harvest, in Swahili, the East African trade language. Like India, Kenya too has many languages and Caroline writes poems in three languages, English, Swahili, and Kikuyu. The biggest problem for me on my arrival was having to learn to speak Swahili, the lingua franca of that part of Africa. One of the most important integrating forces is the use of the national lingua franca - Swahili, a language spoken and revered by nearly all Tanzanians. Throughout East Africa, Swahili is typically the first language that two strangers attempt upon meeting. I also learned that in Tanzania, they speak over 150 different tribal languages, but Swahili is the official mother tongue. just imagine! Msiska negotiated his personal geographical relocation with a parallel linguistic shift; Swahili is not widely spoken in Malawi, so he began to rap in Chichewa. He described the difficulties he encountered with the language barrier and taught the crowd some Swahili, the national language of Tanzania. In North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, French is more of a lingua franca than English, and in East Africa it's Swahili. There are several local tongues, like the language of my people, the Hehe, and the official language Swahili, and English. Like the Kissis, the Temne are a Bantu people speaking a language related to Swahili. While Mr. Beanie Ali could only speak the national language, Swahili, the students attending the University of Dar Es Salem spoke very good English, and some have mastered French. It is suggested, for the first time, that such an additional official language should be Swahili rather than any of the other indigenous languages. Arab traders who made their way down the East African coast mingled with African peoples, creating a hybrid culture and language called Swahili. Many of the dialects borrow from Bantu languages, Swahili, Arabic, English, and French. His lively personality, and an ability to speak Swahili, Hindi and Urdu, enabled him to communicate well with community elders, and he established himself as a popular personality within schools. 2A member of a people of Zanzibar and nearby coastal regions, descendants of the original speakers of Swahili. 斯瓦希里人（桑给巴尔岛及其附近沿海地区的人，是斯瓦希里语原使用者的后代） Example sentencesExamples This synthesis of spiritual worldviews is not unique to Hausa Islam, but is found in most other Afro-Islamic communities, such as those of the Somali, the Swahili, and the Bambara. Derived from a Swahili, the word means working together. adjectiveswäˈhēlēswɑˈhili Relating to Swahili or to the people who are its native speakers. （与）斯瓦希里语（有关）的；（与）斯瓦希里人（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples There is also the Swahili coast - that is the Tanzanian Coastline - with some great beaches south of Dar es Salaam. Maafa is a Swahili word that is used to describe a great tragedy or disaster. I never managed to figure out the difference between samosas and sambusas (I think it's simply that the latter is the Swahili name). One of the best is the American-run Emerson's House, where you can sleep under mosquito nets in antique Swahili beds, recline on planters' chairs, and dine at the open rooftop restaurant. The mysterious caller said he had a message from Amin, who had been read a Swahili transcript of the novel and had some views. I had learned the Swahili word for water, mai, and that was all I could think of. Along the way he learned the Swahili saying that ‘You cannot know the bugs of a bed you have not lain in’. My Swahili phrase book - bought at the station - came in surprisingly handy with ‘there is a grinding noise’. The first version of the glossary was released in October, and contained over seven hundred computer related terms in English and their Swahili equivalents. Chanting rhythms and imagery of Egyptian myth and Swahili praise poem enact the symbolic death and rebirth of all Black women. It is named after the Swahili msala, meaning a prayer mat, because it points towards Mecca. There is a mixture of cultures in the Swahili culture, from like the Persians, the Chinese, the Yemenese. Many women wear khangas, printed cloth adorned with Swahili sayings and vitenge, printed cloth with brightly colored and ornate designs. The tree happened to be a meeting place for Swahili traders who dealt in slave trading. The museum is a repository of Swahili culture and on display are artifacts, dhows, jewelry and crafts. This is the way it goes with the WaBenzi, a Swahili term for the Big Men of Africa. But sometimes when I do a concert in America, I'll see fans singing a Swahili song. Karibu is a Swahili expression of hospitality. This book is a study about a Khadi's Court in Mombasa and the significance of Swahili women's use of that Court. These are modeled on what is called a Swahili design. Origin From Arabic sawāḥil, plural of sāḥil ‘coast’.
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