Ki·swa·hi·li

(kē′swä-hē′lē)

[Swahili : ki-, n. pref. + -swahili, Swahili.]

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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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So predominant were they that their language was adopted by many other communities who now speak various forms of the Swahili language. Their culture and way of life have remained intact; from clothing to cuisine to architecture along the Eastern Africa Coast.

Swahili people have a right to exist

"He mainly sings in Swahili language that is understood in countries like Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and Congo." The organiser further said: "We have regularly been organising musical shows for the African expatriates.

Celebrated Ugandan singer all set to bring Afrobeat to Doha Joseph Mayanja aka Jose Chameleon to perform at the Fabric Lounge of Grand Regal Hotel Doha on July 12

Some of these companies make use of familiar branding and the Swahili language to project a localised image.

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"Rafiki", which means friend in the Swahili language, premiered at the Cannes film festival, the first Kenyan film to do so.

Lesbian love movie director sues Kenya to lift ban on film

The seminar was concluded about the Swahili language. Nasser

Seminar Highlights Linguistic Richness of Oman

The pastor invited Martina into his church in the town of Nyeri, where she was baptised under the new name of 'Malaika Kubwa', which in the local Swahili language means "big angel".

White glamour model with [pounds sterling]50,000 size 32S boobs now identifies as 'black African woman' after tanning injection treatment; Martina BIG, from Germany, has even been baptised under a new Swahili name in Kenya

UMOJA means "we are the one," in the Swahili language.

UMOJA Peace Festival to be held in DR Congo

The spread of the Swahili language continues to dilute its owners role within the larger East African socio-linguistic milieu.

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Presiding judge Fahd Al Shamsi adjourned the hearing until a Swahili language translator is made available when the court reconvenes on July 24.

'Flyer kissed stewardess while taking selfie'

It will be really lovely to get to know about East African culture and the Swahili language. Also, it would be interesting to know more about the Afro Shirazi Party as my family name is Shirazi from the Iranian city of Shiraz which is known as the city of poets, literature and flowers.

Yasaman Shirazinejad, Project manager, Iran