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ogacaade :
swahili language originates from congo
2026-09-18 21:48:48
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Mo Chronicles :
Swahili didn't come from Arabic, Arabic came from Swahili, the arabs stole our words
2026-09-18 13:01:15
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Muinde 🪶 :
there is always a problem when people tell our story 😂 there's nothing like borrowing or copying, we had to communicate and trade
2026-09-18 09:58:12
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zookey :
so what was the language called before it was called SWAHILI by the arabs?🤔🥺
2026-09-18 14:42:27
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lamourdekdc :
70% Bantu, 20% Arabic & Hindi while 10% is a mix of Portuguese, German, Turkish and English. That's how I was taught in class tho! Turkish the only word I know is "Kasha" I don't remember how it's written in Turkish, other like German for "shule" also I don't remember in German but are the ones who introduced school, Portuguese for "Leso & meza" and English is for "skuli" as school for Hindi first snacks (sambusa, kabab, chapati, kachori, biriani) other words like Duka, lakini & dunia.
2026-09-18 19:57:25
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D-Davies :
Over 70% of Kiswahili words are from the Bantu communities not as you claim, do your research
2026-09-18 14:07:06
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James :
kiswahili was the results of Arab and Bantu people interraction on East African coast. Take this example "marhaba" is very much Arabic as well as Kiswahili
2026-09-18 08:27:21
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KenKyal0 :
Swahili has Arabic words, yes...but most of its words come from Bantus. If you speak Swahili you can learn almost all Eastern Bantus language like Giriama, Kamba, Taita, and Mijikenda on a whim, but the same can't be said for Arabic. This is more two say Swahili is more of an amalgamation between these communities than borrowing from the Arabs. And most of the borrowed words are of things that didn't exist in local communities.
2026-09-18 10:22:13
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s_m_haji :
Well narrated. It also has Portuguese words.
2026-09-18 09:09:53
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wamūtì wa kamau🇰🇪🇸🇦✨ :
point of correction.. Swahili was birthed from the local east African bantus along the Indian Ocean interaction with the Arabs.. during pre colonial era..
2026-09-18 09:30:19
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Trent75 :
swahili isn't a bantu language, swahili is a coastal language which was used by traders along the coastal towns and it is a mixture of Arabic and East African languages
2026-09-18 16:54:01
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markiyadi797 :
How do you explain the Congolese Swahili? It confirms that Swahili is a Bantu language.
2026-09-18 16:39:26
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emarley :
swahili is heavily influenced by mijikenda tribes almost 60%,arabic around 25%,persian,indian,portiguese,other bantu languages comprise the rest,was written in arabic alphabet till english men changed it to be written in the current alphabet in the 19th century.
2026-09-18 11:10:51
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Samana :
There are Indian words in Swahili as well e.g. Dania
2026-09-18 17:21:52
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mamacitaa :
very accurate narration. about 35 to 40 pc Arabic loan words. a small pc of Hindi, Persian loan words. ln later centuries Swahili adopted Portuguese, German and English loan words, like most notable languages of the world
2026-09-18 11:36:13
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JhnDoe 254 :
We were not called swahilis our name was "Ngozi" people, most of the swahili words are also 80% mijikenda.If you listen to the Giriama language most words in the language are swahili, i would say Arabic words account for 10%...Also we have different dialects of swahili, if you live in Mombasa we speak different swahili from Malindi and Lamu people, Lamu swahilis speak an older version it. I live in Mombasa and i always find it difficult understanding swahili from Lamu😂
2026-09-18 14:41:53
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Benb :
Good job you are doing. informing us Anyway Swahili is a language birthed from the interaction of the Arabs and Bantu along the coast
2026-09-18 09:43:24
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dnmatara :
Well told👌
2026-09-18 08:52:54
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Moresby William :
well explained 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
2026-09-18 10:50:52
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totalybord7 :
only 5% is Arabic 🤔
2026-09-18 13:42:05
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Mkadinali :
English has more borrowed words from Arabic, words like; Alcohol, Orange, Zero, Sugar, Algebra, Gazelle, cotton, Sofa, Safari, Jar, Lemon, Soda, Candy, Magazine, Camel,Syrup, Arsenal...etc Does that make English Arabic?
2026-09-18 11:29:33
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Pauloh Kimani :
wow..I needed that
2026-09-18 09:15:12
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Africa is my business 🇰🇪🇰🇪 :
Also Portuguese have Swahili words because they had influence in Kenyan Cost . I had a tiktalk name ""Bazenga"" so many Portuguese Could think am from Portugal .
2026-09-18 18:43:03
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keirooh :
swahili is 90% bantu...arab words are mostly on things that didnt exist in africa...like what they brought us...books writting religion....etc
2026-09-18 19:23:02
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Bill Mburu :
You forgot that the Kenyan and Tanzanian Coasts were once colonized by The Omani Empire.
2026-09-18 11:29:10
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