WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Swahili language developed when the Bantu language and Arabic collided. This all began when the Bantu speaking people migrated across central Africa to the east coast.

Detailed explanation-2: -During that time, the Swahili Coast comprised numerous city-states that traded across the Indian Ocean. The city-states were independent sultanates, although they shared a common language (Swahili) and religion (Islam). They traded across the Indian Ocean for items, such as pottery, silks, and glassware.

Detailed explanation-3: -The language dates from the contacts of Arabian traders with the inhabitants of the east coast of Africa over many centuries. Under Arab influence, Swahili originated as a lingua franca used by several closely related Bantu-speaking tribal groups.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu (African) and other languages, principally Arabic. The formation of the Swahili culture and language is generally attributed to contact between African and Asiatic people on the coast of East Africa.

Detailed explanation-5: -Keywords: Arabic, cultural integration, linguistic borrowing, Swahili literature. Swahili is a term used to refer to a society of people living along the coast of East Africa whose native language is Kiswahili, a Bantu language spoken mainly in East Africa and beyond.