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nounthe most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africatype of:
Definition that contains swahili
- niger-kordofanian the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula)
- niger-kordofanian language the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula)
- kanzu (Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa