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The Swahili term "kumi na nane, kumi na nane" matches the English term "eighteen"

other swahili words that include "kumi" : english :
edashara, kumi na moja, kumi na moja eleven
kumi na tano, kumi na tano fifteen
kumi na nne, kumi na nne fourteen
kumi na kenda, kumi na tisa nineteen
kumi na saba seventeen
kumi na sita sixteen
kumi ten
a kumi tenth
kumi na tatu, kumi na tatu thirteen
kumi na mbili, kumi na wili, thenashara twelve
other swahili words that include "na" : english :
Myunani Greek
bwana Mister
bwana Mr.
kwenda na accompany
kinanda cha mkono accordion
tena afresh
tena again
tena all over again
na and
tena anew
jina appellation
jumbe, bwana boss
pana broad
mwana, mtoto child
dafu, nazi coconut
mnazi coconut palm
nane, nane eight
a nane eighth
edashara, kumi na moja, kumi na moja eleven
karakana, kiwanda factory
mwanamume fellow
kumi na tano, kumi na tano fifteen
kumi na nne, kumi na nne fourteen
bwana gentleman
na have
na have got
bwana lord
mwanamume man
bwana master
maana meaning
jina name
kumi na kenda, kumi na tisa nineteen
mwana offspring
tena once more
mno, sana, kabisa quite
kumi na saba seventeen
bwana sir
kumi na sita sixteen
mwana son
kama, nini, nani that
kumi na tatu, kumi na tatu thirteen
mara, saa, nafasi, wakati time
kumi na mbili, kumi na wili, thenashara twelve
mno, sana very
mno, sana very much
nani which
nafasi, wakati while
nani who
mwanamke woman
naam, ndiyo yes
jana yesterday
mwana young
kijana youngster
kijana youth
other swahili words that include "nane" : english :
nane, nane eight
a nane eighth
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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