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Swahili is mainly made up of Bantu and Arabic. Other minor languages include Hindi and Portuguese. And currently, English too.

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Swahili is primarily a Bantu language, with significant influences from Arabic due to historical trade and interaction along the East African coast. It also includes some borrowings from English, Portuguese, and Hindi.

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What languages made up Swahili?

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What languages make Swahili?

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