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What language united the many city states that developed in eastern Africa along

the Indian Ocean coast?
Edo
English
Swahili
Katanga

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Answer:

Swahili

Step-by-step explanation:

Swahili is a Bantu language, but also has many Arabic words/originations as well. This language was the language of trade, giving merchants and traders a common language, and was also widely spoken in general.

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