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Swahili Movement:

The wind and monsoon seasons were a big part of the movement in Swahili and to and from Swahili. The winds were important because many of the traders were Asians that came and left with the monsoon. But to Swahili came also traders from mainland Africa with gold, ivory and salt to trade for Chinese [|porcelain] and Arab goods. Traveling between the different trading places was mostly by boat if near the sea. Slaves were also part of the trade. Slaves were mostly shipped to Portugal. The trade in Swahili started to collapse when the Portuguese asked for too many slaves for a to low price.
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The Swahili language called [|Kiswahili] has a vocabulary from the Arab; later words from other languages also got added to it. The grammar is though in [|Bantu] still. It is not surprising though that it is a combination between Arab and Bantu because these were also big languages in the Swahili Region.
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Chinese Porcelain

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