RELIGIONS
ETHNIC RELIGIONS
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Question
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What does the word “Swahili” mean in Arabic?
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forest dweller
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nomad wanderer
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one who herds animals
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one who lives on the coast
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Swahili Coast, an 1, 800-mile stretch of Kenyan and Tanzanian coastline, has been the site of cultural and commercial exchanges between East Africa and the outside world-particularly the Middle East, Asia, and Europe-since at least the 2nd century A.D.
Detailed explanation-2: -Swahili, from the Arabic word sawahil, meaning ‘of the coast. ‘
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