Swahili evolved over many centuries as a lingua francaamong people who spoke different languages but interacted with each other It is a Bantu language, as are most East African languages, in form and vocabulary. It grew as a coastal trade language when African people interacted with each other and with peoples from overseas, particularly Arabs and Shirazi Persians, beginning more than a thousand years ago, and later with Indians, Portuguese, English, and Germans. Fifty years ago it was thought that possibly a third of Swahili words were of Arabic origin, but in the last half century in East Africa it has relied most heavily on English as a source for new words. New words are also formed fro roots in various Bantu anguages. In Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi there is more French influence, and in Mozambique more Portuguese.
German had little influence on standard Swahili: hela for small amounts of money (frrom heller) and shule for school.
"Kenya" in Swahili does not have a specific meaning, as it is the name of the country itself.
Not by the majority of the inhabitants, but the few humans who live there usually speak Swahili.
Swahili has borrowed some words from Dutch due to historical interactions between Dutch traders and Swahili speakers along the East African coast. However, the number of Dutch words in Swahili is relatively small compared to other languages that have influenced Swahili, such as Arabic and English.
Swahili and English
The Swahili word for "spirits" is "roho". While there are more than sixty languages spoken in Kenya, the two official languages are English and Swahili. There is no language called "Kenyan".
The Suahili language evolved from Bantut and Arabic.
Donkey in Swahili Donkey in Swahili Donkey in Swahili
No, in Swahili "kiSwahili" means the Swahili language. The word for teacher in Swahili is "mwalimu."
"Dusk" in Swahili is translated as "jioni."
The Swahili word is "shetani".
The Swahili word for "Soul" is "nafsi".
Leopard is "chui" in Swahili
Not a Swahili word.
Not a word in Swahili
in Swahili "excuse me" is "samahani".
Aunt in Swahili is "shangazi."
Unity in Swahili is "umoja".