Swahili Words Derived From The Portuguese Language

[Kenny_Matt]

@Tom Bayeye

nah,its ‘to fall’. Love is l’amour . The word you’re looking for is ‘tomber amoureux’

I see a super thin line between those terminologies…

[kush_yule_mnono]

@Mimi Huwa Namwaga Ndanii

Nishavuka border, niko Vienna, austria saa hii. Schengen Visa tings omeraa.

Apo sawa mujamaa

[uwesmake]

@It's Le Scumbag

What if it is the other way round. Portuguese words borrowed from Kiswahili?

Portuguese lingua was there centuries b4 swahili

[kush_yule_mnono]

@Electronics4u

Finish him!

Sema pole pole mujamaa

[Babagay]

@Ndindu

Colonialization of the East African coast brought this changes tothe Swahili Language

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[li]barakinya[/li][li]bastola[/li][li]batiza[/li][li]bendera[/li][li]bomba[/li][li]boriti[/li][li]boya[/li][/ul]
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[li]chepeo[/li][/ul]
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[li]dadu[/li][li]dama[/li][/ul]
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[li]foronya[/li][li]frasila[/li][/ul]
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[li]gereza[/li][/ul]
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[li]karata[/li][li]kasha[/li][li]kimau[/li][li]kopa[/li][li]kopo[/li][li]korosho[/li][/ul]
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[li]leso[/li][li]limau[/li][/ul]
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[li]muhogo[/li][li]mvinyo[/li][/ul]
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[li]nanasi[/li][/ul]
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[li]padre[/li][li]pao[/li][li]papa[/li][li]parafujo[/li][li]pera[/li][li]pipa[/li][/ul]
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[ul]
[li]roda[/li][/ul]
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[li]shumburere[/li][li]shupaza[/li][/ul]
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[li]tarumbeta[/li][li]terafini[/li][li]turufu[/li][/ul]
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[li]Ureno[/li][li]uru[/li][/ul]
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[li]yaya[/li][/ul]
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[li]zambarau[/li][/ul]

Ndangani-ass

[Babagay]

@It's Le Scumbag

What if it is the other way round. Portuguese words borrowed from Kiswahili?

Ndanganiy-tuu

[Mimiyona]

Y

@Kenny Matt

I disagree, tomber in French means to “fall in love”

You are right, but that’s just one of the meanings Monsieur. There are more meanings.