A member of various ethnic groups — mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab and Comorian — inhabiting the Swahili coast.

An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.

plural of Swahili

Of or relating to the Swahili-speaking people.

conversion or adaptation to Swahili

The region along the coast of East Africa where Swahili is spoken.

simple past tense and past participle of Swahilize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Swahilize

present participle of Swahilize

To convert or adapt to Swahili.