Mswahili

Swahili

Etymology

From m- +‎ the Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coastal dwellers”), plural of سَاحِل (sāḥil, “boundary, coast”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

Mswahili (m-wa class, plural Waswahili)

  1. A Swahili person.
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