sabakilanguages

noun

UK /səˌbɑːkiˈlæŋɡwɪdʒɪz/

US /səˌbɑːkiˈlæŋɡwɪdʒɪz/

Sabaki languages are a group of languages spoken in East Africa.

Swahili is one of the best-known Sabaki languages.

SYNONYMS

East African Bantu languages Swahili-related languages coastal Bantu languages Northeast Coast Bantu

RELATED WORDS

Swahili Bantu Mijikenda Comorian Pokomo

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A branch of the Bantu language family along the Indian Ocean coast.

Scholars classify Sabaki languages within the wider Bantu group.

3. The language cluster that includes Swahili and its close relatives.

Sabaki languages share many words and grammar patterns.

4. A term used in linguistics for coastal East African speech varieties.

The map shows where Sabaki languages are spoken.