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Kiswahili
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Ki·swa·hi·li  (kswä-hl)
n.
See Swahili.

[Swahili : ki-, n. pref. + -swahili, Swahili.]
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Noun1.Kiswahili - a Bantu language
Bantoid language, Bantu - a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent


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This year national day - known as 'Jamhuri' day, meaning 'republic in Swahili language - marked 45 years since the country gained full independence from the United Kingdom.
Leaving aside these critical debates, the Swahili language gave rise to a rich tradition of literature (see O'Fahey 1994; 2005b).
Kongola's work can be understood as both hegemonic, in that its' Swahili language discourse legitimizes the authority of the nation, and counter hegemonic, in that it preserves the distinctly local and intimate.
 
 
 
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