"Kiswahili" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-Kiswahili.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From ki- + Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coastal dwellers”), plural of سَاحِل (sāḥil, “boundary, coast”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|ki|}} ki- +, {{der|sw|ar|سَوَاحِل||coastal dwellers}} Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coastal dwellers”), {{m|ar|سَاحِل||boundary, coast}} سَاحِل (sāḥil, “boundary, coast”), {{root|sw|ar|س ح ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} Kiswahili, {{sw-noun|ki|-}} Kiswahili (ki-vi class, no plural)
  1. Swahili language Wikipedia link: sw:Kiswahili Tags: class-7, class-8, no-plural Related terms: Mswahili
    Sense id: en-Kiswahili-sw-noun-mRlZCG6~ Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with ki-

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