suaíli

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• suaíle, suahíli, swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English Swahili, from Swahili swahili, from plural of Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil, “coast”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.aˈi.li/ [sʊ.aˈi.li], (faster pronunciation) /swaˈi.li/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /swaˈi.li/

• Hyphenation: su‧a‧í‧li

Noun

suaíli m (uncountable)

1. Swahili (a language of Eastern Africa)

Adjective

suaíli m or f (plural suaílis, not comparable)

1. of the Swahili language