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Origin of the Name Swahili and Language, Bantu Name

Origin of  the  name Swahili Or " Kiswahili" , One person  said , " Iswa ile" Another person said," Iswa iyi " Swahili is one of the  Bantu Languages Like isiZulu , Kifuliru,  Kinyindu, Kikuyu Xhosa,  Chewa, Kivira , Kinyarwanda Lingala , Tchiluba, Kimakuwa, Kibemba, Kimasanza Isivenda, Luganda, Kiluya Kirundi, Kishi, Kibwari Kinyamwezi, Isiswathi Isindebele, Kibembe Sotho, Kikongo, Kimongo, Chiyawo ...... so on. Swahili has little influence Of Arabic due to Islam in Africa ... Which does not stand for its origin As some people spoke here and there To underestimate Swahili in the World. Arabic And  Swahili have Different strictrures And Grammar Which prove their big difference No matter few arabic vocabularies Are in Swahili, Same as In Urdu, Hindi , Persian,  And So on. I have never heard Some people who quoted About Persian to be originated From Arabic because of few Arabic vocabularies Which are in Persian. Swahili is Bantu language, With strictures and grammar As the above  Bantu languages. June 10th 2023 By Alfonso Warally Ngengethe Mussabwa Chris Note: Iswa: it is a flying insect which majority bantu people eat. "Iyi , ili, "  means This... "Ile, hile" means That... Iswa hile"ile" means that flying insect, Iswa hiyi " iyi" means this flying insect. That is where the name  Swahili found its origin. Swahili people are called " Baswahili or Waswahili " Which can stand for Swahili speakers also. Authentic Swahili is of DRCongo , because it has 1% influence of Arabic as Muslims don't reach 2 % of the populations.

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