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Swahili is a Bantu language with many Arabic loanwords.

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Swahili is structurally Bantu but includes many Arabic borrowings due to centuries of Indian Ocean trade. It’s widely used as a lingua franca in East Africa, with tens of millions of speakers (native + second language).

🤯 "Swahili is a Bantu language with many Arabic loanwords — linguistic fusion done right."

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