Topic: English - Swahili: Dear friend

How to say in Swahili "Dear friend" especially the expression used when writing letters. Thank you!

Re: English - Swahili: Dear friend

Swahili (Kiswahili) is spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Indian Ocean coastline from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, including the Comoros Islands.  I am not to familiar on this word.