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The English term "at that place" matches the Swahili term "kule, mle, pale"

other english words that include "at" : swahili :
Sabbath Jumamosi
Satan Ibilisi
Saturday Jumamosi
United States of America Ulaya wa Waamerikani
aberration kosa
appellation jina
at all o ote, kabisa
at once sasa hivi
at present sasa
beneath chini ya
cat paka
certificate cheti
date palm mtende
date tarehe
fat nene, nono
father baba
feather kalamu
for the reason that kwa sababu
gate mlango
gateway mlango
goat mbuzi
great bora, kubwa
immediately sasa hivi
in what way kama
latrine choo
mat mkeka
matter jambo
mature bivu
meat nyama
nation watu
not at all hata kidogo
on that account kwa hiyo
pate kichwa
path njia
patient mgonjwa
plaited mat mkeka
plate sahani
platter sahani
potato kiazi
provided that ikiwa, kama
rat panya
rate cheo
rather katikati
relative ndugu
that kama, nini, nani
tomato nyanya
underneath chini, chini ya
watch saa
water maji
what nini
what a kama
what kind of gani
what kind of? gani?
what sort of gani
wheat ngano
other english words that include "that" : swahili :
for the reason that kwa sababu
on that account kwa hiyo
provided that ikiwa, kama
that kama, nini, nani
other english words that include "place" : swahili :
marketplace soko
place mahali
place of worship kanisa
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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