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Swahili in Persian

سواحلی savâheli

/swəˈhiːli/US/swɑˈhili/

Swahili in Persian: سواحلی (savâheli). In English, Swahili means an agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.

Persian words for Swahili

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سواحلی savâheli

English meaning of Swahili

  1. proper noun An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.
  2. noun A member of various ethnic groups — mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab and Comorian — inhabiting the Swahili coast.

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Questions about Swahili in Persian

What is the meaning of Swahili in Persian?
Swahili in Persian is سواحلی (savâheli).
معنی Swahili چیست؟
Swahili: سواحلی (savâheli).
What does Swahili mean in English?
Swahili means an agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Swahili (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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