# swahili
## Catalan
### Adjective

swahili m or f (masculine and feminine plural swahilis)
* Alternative spelling of suahili

### Noun

swahili m or f by sense (plural swahilis)
* Alternative spelling of suahili

### Proper noun

swahili m
* Alternative spelling of suahili

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* suahili

### Etymology

From Swahili swahili.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈswɑhili/, [ˈs̠wɑ̝ɦili]
* Rhymes: -ɑhili
* Hyphenation: swa‧hi‧li

### Noun

swahili
* The Swahili language.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of swahili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
swahilini
accusative
nom.
swahilini
gen.
swahilini
genitive
swahilini
partitive
swahiliani
inessive
swahilissani
elative
swahilistani
illative
swahiliini
adessive
swahilillani
ablative
swahililtani
allative
swahililleni
essive
swahilinani
translative
swahilikseni
abessive
swahilittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
swahilisi
accusative
nom.
swahilisi
gen.
swahilisi
genitive
swahilisi
partitive
swahiliasi
inessive
swahilissasi
elative
swahilistasi
illative
swahiliisi
adessive
swahilillasi
ablative
swahililtasi
allative
swahilillesi
essive
swahilinasi
translative
swahiliksesi
abessive
swahilittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
swahilimme
accusative
nom.
swahilimme
gen.
swahilimme
genitive
swahilimme
partitive
swahiliamme
inessive
swahilissamme
elative
swahilistamme
illative
swahiliimme
adessive
swahilillamme
ablative
swahililtamme
allative
swahilillemme
essive
swahilinamme
translative
swahiliksemme
abessive
swahilittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
swahilinne
accusative
nom.
swahilinne
gen.
swahilinne
genitive
swahilinne
partitive
swahilianne
inessive
swahilissanne
elative
swahilistanne
illative
swahiliinne
adessive
swahilillanne
ablative
swahililtanne
allative
swahilillenne
essive
swahilinanne
translative
swahiliksenne
abessive
swahilittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
swahilinsa
accusative
nom.
swahilinsa
gen.
swahilinsa
genitive
swahilinsa
partitive
swahiliaan swahiliansa
inessive
swahilissaan swahilissansa
elative
swahilistaan swahilistansa
illative
swahiliinsa
adessive
swahilillaan swahilillansa
ablative
swahililtaan swahililtansa
allative
swahililleen swahilillensa
essive
swahilinaan swahilinansa
translative
swahilikseen swahiliksensa
abessive
swahilittaan swahilittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Synonyms

* swahilin kieli

#### Derived terms

* swahilinkielinen

### Further reading

* “swahili”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Alternative forms

* souahéli

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /swa.i.li/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

swahili m (uncountable)
* Swahili (language)

### Adjective

swahili (feminine swahilie, masculine plural swahilis, feminine plural swahilies)
* Swahili

### Further reading

* “swahili”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coasts”).

### Noun

swahili m (definite singular swahilien, uncountable)
* Swahili (the language)

### References

* “swahili” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coasts”).

### Noun

swahili m (definite singular swahilien, uncountable)
* Swahili (the language)

### References

* “swahili” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Portuguese
### Noun

swahili m (uncountable)
* Alternative form of suaíli

### Adjective

swahili (invariable, not comparable)
* Alternative form of suaíli

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /swaˈxili/ [swaˈxi.li], /ˌswaˈili/ [ˌswaˈi.li]
* Rhymes: -ili
* Syllabification: swa‧hi‧li

### Noun

swahili m (uncountable)
* Alternative form of suajili

### Further reading

* “swahili”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

swahili c
* Swahili (language)

#### Declension
### References

* swahili in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* swahili in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* swahili in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)