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The English term "on that account" matches the Swahili term "kwa hiyo"

other english words that include "on" : swahili :
Monday Jumatatu
aberration kosa
accordion kinanda cha mkono
acrimony ukali
action tendo
afternoon alasiri
among kati ya
appellation jina
at once sasa hivi
baboon nyani
beyond katikati
bone mfupa
coconut dafu, nazi
coconut palm mnazi
consent kubali
container chombo
donkey punda
every one ote, kila
for the reason that kwa sababu
honey asali
in front of kabla ya, mbele ya
iron chuma
large spoon mwiko
lion simba
long refu
money fedha
monkey tumbili
month mwezi
moon mwezi
nation watu
noon adhuhuri
occasion mara
on mbele, katika, ndani ya, juu ya
once mara moja
once more tena
one moja, moja, mosi
onerous zito
one hundred mia
one thousand elfu
one time mara moja
onion kitunguu
only tu
on the other side of katikati
on top juu
permission ruhusa
person mtu
question swali
reason sababu
scorpion nge
second a pili
sightless person kipofu
son mwana
song wimbo
spoon mwiko, kijiko
stanchion mti
stone jiwe
strong imara, enye nguvu
testimony cheti
tongue ulimi, lugha
upon juu ya
yon kule, mle, pale
yonder kule, mle, pale
other english words that include "that" : swahili :
at that place kule, mle, pale
for the reason that kwa sababu
provided that ikiwa, kama
that kama, nini, nani
other english words that include "account" : swahili :
account sababu, hesabu
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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