Swahili

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The Swahili term "tu" matches the English term "only"

other swahili words that include "tu" : english :
Jumatatu Monday
tukio baya accident
tumbili ape
tunda la kizungu apple
kitu article
mtumishi boy
desturi custom
tupu empty
tu exclusively
watu folk
msitu forest
desturi habit
tundu hole
tu, sasa hivi just
tumbili monkey
watu nation
kitu object
kitunguu onion
etu our
watu people
mtu person
mtumishi servant
kiatu shoe
mtumwa slave
tumbo stomach
kitu thing
a tatu third
kumi na tatu, kumi na tatu thirteen
tatu, tatu three
tumbako tobacco
tupu void
desturi, barbara, njia way
msitu woods
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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