Swahili
noun
Swa·hi·li
swä-ˈhē-lē 
plural Swahili or Swahilis
1
: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Zanzibar and the adjacent coast
2
: a Bantu language that is a trade and governmental language over much of East Africa and in the Congo region
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Current efforts are making AI more inclusive and accessible, especially by supporting low-resource languages that have traditionally been overlooked, like a recent dataset developed for Swahili.
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Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Others underline the interconnectedness of history and culture, like Zein Abdullah's chicken biryani which celebrates the prevalent Swahili culture that runs up and down the East Coast of Africa—and Arab influences on African cuisine.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Since 2012, al Shabaab militants have been aggressively producing propaganda videos, social media campaigns, and slick e-magazines in English and Swahili, Kenya’s primary languages.
—Paul Hidalgo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2014
Not set up for takeaway or delivery, Swahili Village immediately saw its sales plummet, Onyona told The Post.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Others underline the interconnectedness of history and culture, like Zein Abdullah's chicken biryani which celebrates the prevalent Swahili culture that runs up and down the East Coast of Africa—and Arab influences on African cuisine.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Since 2012, al Shabaab militants have been aggressively producing propaganda videos, social media campaigns, and slick e-magazines in English and Swahili, Kenya’s primary languages.
—Paul Hidalgo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2014
Not set up for takeaway or delivery, Swahili Village immediately saw its sales plummet, Onyona told The Post.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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“Swahili.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Swahili. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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Swahili
noun
Swa·hi·li
swä-ˈhē-lē
plural Swahili or Swahilis
1
: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Zanzibar and the adjacent coast of Africa
2
: a Bantu language that is a trade and governmental language over much of East Africa and in the Congo region
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