Swahilly: adjective. An adjective used to summarise the fact that the six tallest mountains in Africa are all in the zone under the cultural influence of the Swahili language. The word can be used in mundane sentences exchanged among travellers, such as:
"Kenya is very Swahilly"
"That's a rather redundant sentence. Saying that Kenya is very Swahilly is like saying that Portugal is very Iberian."
"Well all right, Mr Smarty pants, how would you use the word Swahilly correctly in a sentence?"
"I wouldn't."
Notice that in the above conversation, the only correct use of the word Swahilly occurs in the last sentence.
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