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The Swahili term "mbele, katika, ndani ya, juu ya" matches the English term "on"

other swahili words that include "mbele" : english :
mbele ahead
kabla ya, mbele ya before
mbele foreward
mbele formerly
kabla ya, mbele ya in front of
mbele previously
other swahili words that include "katika" : english :
katika, ndani ya a
katikati across
katikati beyond
katika, ndani ya in
katika, ndani ya, ndani inside
katika, ndani ya into
katikati on the other side of
katika, ndani ya, ili per
katikati rather
katika, ndani ya within
other swahili words that include "ndani" : english :
katika, ndani ya a
katika, ndani ya in
katika, ndani ya, ndani inside
katika, ndani ya into
katika, ndani ya, ili per
katika, ndani ya within
other swahili words that include "ya" : english :
Uarabu, Ulaya wa Waarabu Arabia
Uingereza, Ulaya wa Waingereza England
Ulaya Europa
Ulaya Europe
Ulaya Faransa, Ufaransa France
Myahudi, Yahudi Hebrew
Myahudi, Yahudi Jew
Kenya Kenya
Bahari ya Sham Red Sea
Ulaya wa Waamerikani USA
Ulaya wa Waamerikani United States of America
katika, ndani ya a
juu ya, juu above
tukio baya accident
juu ya across from
nyuma ya, baada ya after
juu ya against
kati ya among
mnyama animal
nyani baboon
baya, bovu bad
vibaya badly
mnyama beast
kabla ya, mbele ya before
nyuma ya, nyuma, baada ya behind
chini, chini ya below
chini ya beneath
kati ya between
nyati buffalo
nchi, ulaya country
kaa ya pwani crab
yai egg
tayari finished
afya health
katika, ndani ya in
katika, ndani ya, ndani inside
badala ya instead of
katika, ndani ya into
juu ya in exchange for
kabla ya, mbele ya in front of
nchi, ulaya, kiwanja land
nyama meat
baya, hafifu, maskini, a huzuni miserable
panya mdogo mouse
baya nasty
pya new
upya newness
pya novel
juu ya opposed to
juu ya opposite
juu ya over
katika, ndani ya, ili per
baya, hafifu, maskini poor
panya rat
tayari ready
tayari through
nyanya tomato
chini ya under
chini, chini ya underneath
juu ya upon
katika, ndani ya within
other swahili words that include "juu" : english :
juu ya, juu above
juu ya across from
juu ya against
juu ya in exchange for
juu on top
juu ya opposed to
juu ya opposite
juu ya over
juu overhead
juu ya upon
juu upstairs
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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