Which of the following describes both the meaning of the word “Swahili” in Arabic and the location most Swahili-speaking peoples lived?

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anonymous · Answer

im doing the same THING and the answer is C "of the coast" ..
 i know is too late now for you but for other people that comes and asks this question

kingofhou · Answer

The correct answer is 'of the coast'.

"The word Swahili means "of the coast" in Arabic. Arab and other traders had been coming to East Africa for centuries, but in the eighth century CE, the Arabs pushed farther south and established new port cities along the Indian Ocean."