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Swahilian

Swahilian adjective: of or relating to the Swahili-speaking people.

Adjective

Swahilian (comparative more Swahilian, superlative most Swahilian)

  1. Of or relating to the Swahili-speaking people.

Noun

Swahilian (plural Swahilians)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A person who speaks Swahili.

Forms of Swahilian

Adjective
comparativemore Swahilian
superlativemost Swahilian
Noun
pluralSwahilians

Origin of Swahilian

From Swahili + -an.

Questions about Swahilian

What does Swahilian mean?
Swahilian means of or relating to the Swahili-speaking people.
What part of speech is Swahilian?
Swahilian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Swahilian in the dictionary

  1. swagsman
  2. swagsmen
  3. swagwoman
  4. swagwomen
  5. Swahili
  6. Swahilian
  7. Swahilians
  8. Swahililand
  9. Swahilis
  10. Swahilization
  11. Swahilize

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