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The English term "all the" matches the Swahili term "ote, kila"

other english words that include "all" : swahili :
all of a sudden ghafula
all over again tena
at all o ote, kabisa
equally pia
not at all hata kidogo
overall zima
small dogo
smallpox ndui
wall ukuta
other english words that include "the" : swahili :
another ingine
brother kaka, ndugu
clothes nguo
father baba
feather kalamu
for the reason that kwa sababu
mother mama
nevertheless bali, lakini
now and then mara kwa mara
on the other side of katikati
other ingine
over there kule, mle, pale
rather katikati
their ake, ao
there kule, mle, pale
therefore kwa hiyo
these days siku hizi
they wao
the day after tomorrow kesho kutwa
the day before yesterday juzi
together pamoja
well then je
Arab Influences
Arabic has played a significant role in both influencing Swahili as well as helping to develop it. Arabic’s role in the language goes back to the interactions and influence Arabic traders had with people who lived on the eastern coast of Africa. As a result, Swahili eventually became the language spoken in that part of Africa. In fact, it became the standard language for Bantu tribes who spoke many other languages starting in the 19th century.
Moving Inland
Also around the 19th century, Swahili started to move inland from the eastern coast of Africa because Arab ivory traders and slave traders used it as the primary mode of communication. They went all the way to the Congo and north to Uganda, which helped spread the language.
A Common Language
During the colonization of Africa, Europeans decided to adopt Swahili and not force people to learn their languages. This was both true of the British and the Germans who encouraged its use in schools, the military, and government.

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