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Noun: Swahili  swu'hee-lee
  1. The most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa
    - Swahili language

Derived forms: Swahilis

Type of: Bantoid language, Bantu

Encyclopedia: Swahili