Nicxie
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- Jun 20, 2017
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Don't hide behind the figures to remain relevant. Even if it borrowed only 2% that one doesn't make it pure.It's not true. Swahili borrowed 30% from Arabic and not 40%
In fact most words borrowed from Arabic are the least used and when Swahili borrowed them, we made them sound more Bantu, than Arabic
You admit that Swahili borrowed up to 30% from Arabic and at the same time say the words are least used? Are you even listening to yourself?
Words like Rais, dini, waziri, hesabu, siasa, raia, taifa, serikali, katiba and many others are used in everyday Swahili conversations but are all derived from Arabic and you are here telling us BS! Cut that crap and continue speaking "pure Swahili"