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Swahilis

Swahilis is the plural of Swahili.

Meaning of Swahili

Noun

Swahili (plural Swahilis or Swahili)

  1. A member of various ethnic groups — mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab and Comorian — inhabiting the Swahili coast.
    • The Swahilis are a unique and important community that began to form before the arrival of Islam, as a result of intermarriage between Arab traders who came to the coast and women from local ethnic groups.2000, Arye Oded, Islam and Politics in Kenya, page 12
    Synonyms:
    Waswahili

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Questions about Swahilis

What is Swahilis the plural of?
Swahilis is the plural of Swahili.

Words near Swahilis in the dictionary

  1. swagwomen
  2. Swahili
  3. Swahilian
  4. Swahilians
  5. Swahililand
  6. Swahilis
  7. Swahilization
  8. Swahilize
  9. Swahilized
  10. Swahilizes
  11. Swahilizing

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