Swahili
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The name derives from an Arabic word , the plural of
sahel, which means coast. The are the descendants of the Arabs who came
to the East African coast and intermarried with the Local Bantu-speakers. Arab
traders sailed down to the coast on the north-east monsoon winds, between
November and Apri ....
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.... culture were sown.
The shirazi are also descendants of interracial marriages but in this
case it was the Persians who came to the coast. Shirazi is derived from the
Persian word Shiraz, the capital of faz in Persia. The Swahili and Shirazi
people have almost indistinguishable from each other. They are mainly traders
and small businessmen. Trade was increasing. The material attractions of East
Africa were ivory, rhino horn, turtle shell, and slaves.
The three most important dialects of ....
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