Swahili
السواحلية
Language of the East African coast; born at the crossing of trade and Islam, with old religious manuscripts in Arabic script.
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The language of the East African coast; it arose at the crossroads of trade and Islam, and has old religious works in Arabic script. 1
People and things also explored
Amharic· Arabic· Bengali· Bosnian· Hausa· Indonesian· Kurdish· Malay
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islam.museum contributors. “Swahili”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/language/swahili/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.