Infer how did the swahili language affect trade in the east african city-state

Swahili was a trade language on the coastline of Eastern Africa and in was a primar link to the Indian Ocean.

Thanks to the Swahili trade routes (prolonged from Tanzania to the Democratic Republic of Congo), goods were brought to the coasts and were sold to Arab and Indian sellers.

Finally, this language had an important role in the trade of ivory and enslaved people since Swahili dealers have acted as intermediaries between colonial governments and African ethnic groups for the last 200 decades.

a politically correct answer.

northernmost part (disputed, administered) - near indira col, siachen glacier - 35.674520°n 76.845245°e

northernmost part (disputed, claimed) - dafdar near beyik pass - 37°24′00″n 75°24′00″e

northernmost part (undisputed) - near dharwas, chambal district - 33.24902°n 76.82704°e

southernmost part (mainland) - cape comorin - 8.06890°n 77.55230°e

southernmost part - indira point in the nicobar islands - 6.74678°n 93.84260°e

distance between:  

1 & 4 - 3070 km

1 & 5 - 3654 km

2 & 4 - 3269 km

2 & 5 - 3885 km

3 & 4 - 2801 km

3 & 5 - 3430 km

explanation:

the correct answer is d