swahili
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== Catalan ==
=== Adjective ===
swahili m or f (masculine and feminine plural swahilis)
alternative spelling of suahili
=== Noun ===
swahili m or f by sense (plural swahilis)
alternative spelling of suahili
=== Proper noun ===
swahili m
alternative spelling of suahili
== Finnish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
suahili
=== Etymology ===
From Swahili swahili.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈswɑhili/, [ˈs̠wɑ̝ɦili]
Rhymes: -ɑhili
Syllabification(key): swa‧hi‧li
Hyphenation(key): swa‧hi‧li
=== Noun ===
swahili
The Swahili language.
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
swahilin kieli
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“swahili”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
== French ==
=== Alternative forms ===
souahéli
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /swa.i.li/
=== Noun ===
swahili m (uncountable)
Swahili (language)
=== Adjective ===
swahili (feminine swahilie, masculine plural swahilis, feminine plural swahilies)
Swahili
=== Further reading ===
“swahili”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from English Swahili.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /swaˈi.li/
=== Adjective ===
swahili (invariable)
(relational) Swahili
=== Noun ===
swahili m
Swahili language
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coasts”).
=== Noun ===
swahili m (definite singular swahilien, uncountable)
Swahili (the language)
=== References ===
“swahili” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coasts”).
=== Noun ===
swahili m (definite singular swahilien, uncountable)
Swahili (the language)
=== References ===
“swahili” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
== Portuguese ==
=== Noun ===
swahili m (uncountable)
alternative form of suaíli
=== Adjective ===
swahili (invariable, not comparable)
alternative form of suaíli
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /swaˈxili/ [swaˈxi.li], /sˌw̝aˈili/ [zˌw̝aˈi.li]
Rhymes: -ili
Syllabification: swa‧hi‧li
=== Noun ===
swahili m (uncountable)
alternative form of suajili
=== Further reading ===
“swahili”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
swahili c
Swahili (language)
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
“swahili”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“swahili”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“swahili”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)