Etymograph

English

Swahilize

From Swahili + -ize.

Formed from Swahili + -ize

Arabic سَاحِل ‘coast’

Arabic سَوَاحِل ‘coasts’

Arabic سَوَاحِلِيّ ‘(people) of the coasts’

Swahili Mswahili ‘A Swahili person’

English Swahili

Today it means

verb To convert or adapt to Swahili.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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