Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swahilian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
swahil-ian
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Swahili-speaking people.

noun

A person who speaks Swahili.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Swahili + -an.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Swahilian (comparative) most Swahilian (superlative) Swahilians (plural)

Questions

What does swahilian mean?
Of or relating to the Swahili-speaking people.
Where does swahilian come from?
From Swahili + -an.

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