suaíli

Portuguese

Alternative forms

suaíle, suahíli, swahili

Etymology

From English Swahili, from Swahili swahili, from plural of Arabic سَاحِل‎ (sāḥil, “coast”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /su.a.ˈi.li/, /swa.ˈi.li/
Hyphenation: su‧a‧í‧li

Noun

suaíli m (uncountable)

Swahili (a language of Eastern Africa)

Adjective

suaíli (plural suaílis, not comparable)

of the Swahili language

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