How many syllables in swahili?

There are 3 syllables in the word swahili.

How to pronounce swahili:

swahili (noun):: a member of a bantu-speaking people of zanzibar and the adjacent coast; noun. the most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa.

bantoid language

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