Swa‧hi‧li /swɑːˈhiːli, swə-/ noun

1. [uncountable] a Bantu language spoken in eastern and central Africa, and used especially as a lingua franca (=a language used between people whose first languages are different). It is the official language of Kenya and Tanzania.

2. [countable] a member of the Bantu people of Zanzibar who originally spoke this language
—Swahili adjective

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