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3. What did the development of Swahili demonstrate about the nature and workings of the Indian Ocean economy in early-modern times?
The development and evolution of the Swahili language was significant in the respect that it is an example of the changes that were necessary for the Indian Ocean economy to survive. The coastal areas of East Africa saw influence from several fronts, notably Portuguese, Arabic and Persian influence especially in terms of the development of the Swahili language.
The Indian Ocean economy at these early-modern times was seeing high levels of trade, immigration and strife between controlling powers throughout the Indian Ocean and from Europe. The Swahili coast of East Africa had many ports competing to be the primary
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