单词 | swahili |
释义 | Swahilin.adj. A. n. 1. A member of a Bantu-speaking people of Zanzibar and nearby coastal regions. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples Swahili1814 Chagga1823 Mashona1835 Wagogo1840 Wachagga1849 Tumbuka1850 Sukuma1860 Wanyamwezi1860 Babemba1867 Kavirondo1870 Nyamwezi1885 Bemba1887 Chewa1887 Shangaan1887 Rwanda1889 Awemba1890 Yao1894 Ngoni1899 Nyanja1899 Kisii1905 Ganda1906 Meru1908 Lamba1909 Hutu1922 Lozi1935 Ila1956 Gogo1957 1814 H. Salt Voy. Abyssinia App. i. p. iii. Some sailors attached to an Arab boat, who called themselves Sowauli. 1909 Geogr. Jrnl. 33 194 It was found necessary to make rapid marches to reach Manimani, a food depôt kept by Indians and Swahilis to supply their caravans. 2015 Kwani? 8 120 Mombasa has chosen a Mazrui for senate, a Hidhrami for the national assembly and a Swahili for governor. 2. The Bantu language of the Swahili people, an official language of Kenya, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and widely used as a lingua franca in other parts of eastern and south-eastern Africa; = Kiswahili n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages > Swahili Swahili1847 Kiswahili1850 1847 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1 263 The Sooahelee has been called a lingua franca. 1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo xviii. 194 I had a long talk with him in broken Swahili. 2020 Sowetan (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 7 Feb. Broadcasting in Swahili means that we will be abreast with agricultural trends in the rest of the African continent. B. adj. Of, belonging to, or relating to the Swahili or their language. ΚΠ 1833 W. F. W. Owen et al. Narr. Voy. Afr., Arabia, & Madagascar I. xix. 360 The most wealthy of these Sowhyly states was the Sultany of Patta. 1947 E. Afr. Ann. 1946–7 23/2 Doors, mostly of local jack-fruit tree wood, are still being carved by Swahili craftsmen. 2020 Business Daily (Nairobi) (Nexis) 13 Feb. Through a combination of catchy Swahili songs and social media notoriety, he [sc. Tanzanian performer Diamond Platnumz] has grown into one of Africa's biggest music stars. DerivativesΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages Kaffir1820 Swahilese1833 Sesotho1846 Chagga1849 Kikuyu1849 Mitshi1854 Manganja1859 Bantu1866 Kavirondo1870 Luganda1876 Sotho1876 Fan1883 Gogo1883 Lunda1883 Nyamwezi1883 Kioko1884 Barotse1888 Ganda1891 Tumbuka1891 Chichewa1897 Bemba1902 Nyanja1902 Rwanda1902 Lingala1903 Sepedi1905 Ila1907 Lamba1907 Chewa1908 Venda1908 Ngoni1911 Munchi1913 Meru1921 Yao1924 Lozi1937 Nguni1939 Ndembu1945 Mwera1947 Sango1948 Ovambo1953 Sukuma1969 Tiv1976 1833 W. F. W. Owen et al. Narr. Voy. Afr., Arabia, & Madagascar I. xix. 358 The language of these people differs from that of the Sowhylese. Swaˈhilian adj. of, belonging to, or relating to the Swahili or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [adjective] > Bantu peoples Wagogo1840 Swahilian1846 Tumbuka1850 Wanyamwezi1860 Rwanda1864 Nyasa1887 Ngoni1891 Mashona1893 Ganda1894 Ila1907 Meru1908 Chewa1909 Yao1910 Nyanja1923 Lozi1937 Nyamwezi1939 Sukuma1953 Lamba1956 Gogo1969 the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective] > of or relating to Bantu languages Kaffir1588 Kongo1597 Xhosa1812 Amapondo1830 Zulu1839 Sesotho1844 Swahilian1846 Kikuyu1850 Bantu1858 Fan1861 Amandebele1872 Nyamwezi1872 Wagogo1878 Lunda1879 Luganda1882 Sotho1883 Gogo1891 Tonga1891 Chichewa1897 Ronga1897 Bemba1904 Ila1907 Tsonga1907 Meru1908 Chewa1909 Venda1913 Lingala1922 Luba1922 Pedi1922 Nyanja1923 Nguni1929 Ndebele1930 Lobedu1937 Tiv1939 Mongo1961 Siswati1964 1846 J. R. Browne Etchings Whaling Cruise xvi. 335 The Sowhelian language is the most generally spoken. 2015 T. E. McCadden For People who aren't Sure who they Are (Ph.D. diss., Pennsylvania State Univ.) iv. 119 I'm going to study Swahilian rain dances. ˈSwahilized adj. (esp. of words) containing elements from Swahili; influenced by or adapted to Swahili culture. ΚΠ 1870 E. Steere Handbk. Swahili Lang. Zanzibar i. 88 There are two sets of numerals in use in Zanzibar; one is properly Swahili, the other Arab, but in a Swahilized[sic; later edd. Swahiliized] form. 2001 Africa News (Nexis) 28 Jan. Hutus and Tutsis are getting partially Swahilised and should be able to get on well with..Tanzanian citizens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1814 |
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