On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Swahili. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as bantu and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Swahili in a sentence
Swahili meaning
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.
Synonyms of Swahili
Using Swahili
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: bantu, bantoid language.
- In the example corpus, swahili often appears in combinations such as: the swahili, in swahili, swahili and.
Context around Swahili
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Swahili
- In this selection, "swahili" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shaba, katanga, lubumbashi, language, citation and katanga stand out and add context to how "swahili" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and even swahili which he and as the swahili word for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "swahili" sits close to words such as accented, allin and anadolu, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with swahili
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This story originated in VOA's Swahili Service. (8 words)
Please don’t slander Swahili, Martian and Venusian like that! (10 words)
Mercedes, for instance, was raised in Kenya, Africa and first spoke Swahili. (12 words)
Swahili only has diphthongs on the combination of semivowels and vowels, however if the combination of two full vowels such as the Swahili word for leopard, chui, each vowel is pronounced separately, pronounced like /tʃu. (35 words)
From Swahili to Irish Gaelic, students who choose to study lesser-known and taught languages are able to reap the benefits of their specialized study through the Foreign Language and Area Studies scholarship. (33 words)
StarTimes ON, the original StarTimes App has been upgraded to StarTimes ON. Both VI and UI system of the App have been upgraded and optimized, supporting 4 languages – English, French, Portuguese and Swahili. (33 words)
Please don’t slander Swahili, Martian and Venusian like that! (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Other authorities consider Comorian to be a Sabaki language, distinct from Swahili. citation Historically recent varieties * Shaba Swahili (Katanga Swahili, Lubumbashi Swahili) is sometimes called Copperbelt Swahili.
Swahili only has diphthongs on the combination of semivowels and vowels, however if the combination of two full vowels such as the Swahili word for leopard, chui, each vowel is pronounced separately, pronounced like /tʃu.
Ishara signifies a gesture, a signal or a hint, and is a word common to several languages including Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Swahili and Urdu.
Please don’t slander Swahili, Martian and Venusian like that!
The 3.5-kilogram Taifa-1 – which means “one nation” in Swahili – was launched with 50 other payloads on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on April 15.
The female lion, whose name means “sugar” in Swahili, died from splenic lymphoma after going through chemotherapy treatments since October, said the zoo.
The mother has a job in a nursing home and she speaks five languages including French, Portuguese, English and Swahili.
From Swahili to Irish Gaelic, students who choose to study lesser-known and taught languages are able to reap the benefits of their specialized study through the Foreign Language and Area Studies scholarship.
Standing in rows under a tin roof, a group of 50 men sing in Swahili, clapping along to the church service.
The Prince of Wales is reportedly fluent in French, German, Spanish and even Swahili, which he self-taught during his university days.
This story originated in VOA's Swahili Service.
Many of the young civil rights activists called her "Fundi," a Swahili title for a master technician who oversees apprentices, to acknowledge Baker's role as their mentor.
Baba Yetu, which was originally composed for the album Calling All Dawns, is a Swahili-language translation of the Lord's Prayer.
Eventually Jilek-Aall realised that her patients were having seizures, which they called kifafa – Swahili for “the little death” – and falling down.
Giving an example of the mismatch between soft skills and labor market demands, he noted that someone applying for the job of a Swahili language teacher would still be interviewed in English.
He said some fled while others tried to hide, waiting about half an hour until they heard a voice shouting 'kill them, kill them' in Swahili and more gunfire.
Kwanzaa honors family, community and culture in the African American tradition, according to officialkwanzaawebsit.org. The name “Kwanzaa” comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” which means first fruits.
Many such groups are part of – which means the ‘voice of women’ in Swahili, and has thousands of members in various regions.
Mercedes, for instance, was raised in Kenya, Africa and first spoke Swahili.
StarTimes ON, the original StarTimes App has been upgraded to StarTimes ON. Both VI and UI system of the App have been upgraded and optimized, supporting 4 languages – English, French, Portuguese and Swahili.
Common combinations with swahili
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the swahili 11×
- in swahili 11×
- swahili and 10×
- swahili word 5×
- swahili is 4×
- of swahili 4×
- from swahili 3×
- swahili was 3×
- swahili for 3×
- swahili culture 3×