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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is wa - this headword has been grouped
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-wa { English: be
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: tutakuwa marafiki
English Example: we will be friends
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wa { English: you (plural)
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verb object ,
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[note: verbs that end in a may change the ending to eni; other verbs may add ni at the end.]
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wa { English: and
} [derived: Arabic]
conjunction ,
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is wa na - this headword has been grouped
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-wa na { English: have
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: sisi hatutakuwa na darasa kesho
English Example: we won't have class tomorrow
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-wa na { English: own
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: walikuwa na ng'ombe wawili. mmoja alizaa, na sasa wana ng'ombe watatu
English Example: they owned two cows. one gave birth, and now they own three cows
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-wa na { English: be with
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Ali alikuwa na rafiki yake alipoondoka
English Example: Ali was with his friend when he left
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Entry below is wa na rajua - this headword has not been grouped
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-wa na rajua { English: have hopes
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: wa na rajua
English Example: "to hope, have hopes".
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-wa na rajua { English: hope
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: wa na rajua
English Example: "to hope, have hopes".
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Entry below is waa - this headword has not been grouped
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waa , pl mawaa
{ English: blemish
, pl blemishes
}
noun 5/6,
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waa , pl mawaa
{ English: blot
, pl blots
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noun 5/6,
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waa , pl mawaa
{ English: blotch
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noun 5/6,
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waa , pl mawaa
{ English: indication
, pl indications
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noun 5/6,
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waa , pl mawaa
{ English: stain
, pl stains
}
noun 5/6,
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waa , pl mawaa
{ English: stigma
, pl stigmas (or stigmata)
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noun 5/6,
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Entry below is waadhi - this headword has not been grouped
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waadhi , pl nyaadhi
{ English: sermon
, pl sermons
}
noun 9/10,
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waadhi { English: speech
} [derived: speech]
noun ,
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is waaidha - this headword has not been grouped
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waaidha { English: then
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conjunction ,
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Entry below is waama - this headword has not been grouped
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waama { English: then
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conjunction ,
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Entry below is waba - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wabadahu
Entry below is wadhifa - this headword has not been grouped
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wadhifa { English: job
}
noun ,
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[note: rare.]
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wadhifa , pl nyadhifa
{ English: office
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 11/10,
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Swahili Example: akiusifia wadhifa wake nchini [Mt]
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wadhifa , pl nyadhifa
{ English: position
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 11/10,
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Entry below is wadi - this headword has not been grouped
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-wadi { English: defile
}
verb ,
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[note: rare.]
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-wadi { English: be high time to
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: saa yake ya kusafiri imewadia
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wadi { English: ravine
, pl ravines
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noun ,
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[note: rare.]
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wadi { English: son
, pl sons
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noun 9an,
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Swahili Example: wadi Ali
English Example: son of Ali
[note: rare.]
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Entry below is wadia - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wadinasi - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wafiki - this headword has not been grouped
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-wafiki { English: accord
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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-wafiki { English: agree
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: mimi huniwafiki wewe hata vibaya vibaya [Abd]
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Entry below is wafikiana - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wahabu
Entry below is wahadi - this headword has not been grouped
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wahadi { English: vow
, pl vows
}
noun ,
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Entry below is wahed
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wahed { English: one
} [derived: Arabic]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: mvuta bangi wahed... [Ma]
[note: rare.]
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Entry below is wahedi
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wahedi { English: one
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noun ,
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[note: rare.]
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Entry below is wahedu - this headword has not been grouped
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wahedu { English: only
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adverb ,
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Entry below is wahi - this headword has been grouped
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-wahi { English: be on time
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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[see also: -wahia; -wahiwa; uwahi]
Swahili Example: Lazima niwahi darasani au mwalimu wangu atakasirika.
English Example: I need to be on time to class or my teacher will be angry.
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-wahi { English: ever (to have done something)
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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[see also: -wahia; -wahiwa; uwahi]
Swahili Example: uliwahi kuwa mwimbaji? [Sul]
English Example: were you ever a singer?
[note: use POSITIVE tenses for -wahi to mean "ever." with NEGATIVE tenses, -wahi means "never.".]
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-wahi { English: have ever
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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[see also: -wahia; -wahiwa; uwahi]
Swahili Example: aliwahi kumpenda mtu ijapokuwa siku moja katika miaka tisini aliyoishi? [Sul]
English Example: did he ever love a person even for a single day in the ninety years he lived?
[note: use POSITIVE tenses for -wahi to mean "ever." with NEGATIVE tenses, -wahi means "never.".]
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-wahi { English: have never
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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[see also: -wahia; -wahiwa; uwahi]
Swahili Example: sijawahi kumwona rais
English Example: I have never seen the president
[note: use NEGATIVE tenses for -wahi to mean "never." with POSITVE tenses, -wahi means "ever.".]
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-wahi { English: reach (on time)
} [derived: Arabic]
verb ,
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[see also: -wahia; -wahiwa; uwahi]
Swahili Example: alitaka kuwahi gari la moshi [Rec]
English Example: she wanted to reach the train at the right time
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Entry below is wahia
Entry below is wahiwa
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-wahiwa { English: be reached
} [derived: Swahili -wahi]
verb passive,
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Swahili Example: kilele cha mlima kiliwahiwa saa moja asubuhi
English Example: the mountain peak was reached at seven in the morning
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Entry below is wahka - this headword has not been grouped
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wahka { English: anxiety
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 14,
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wahka { English: fear
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 14,
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wahka { English: worry
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 14,
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Swahili Example: leo wahka uliwaingia hata watumishi [Moh]
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Entry below is waima - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is waimbaji
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waimbaji wa kanisa { English: choir (church)
, pl choirs
} [derived: imba V; kanisa N]
noun 2,
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Entry below is wajadili
Entry below is wajibia
Entry below is wajibika
Entry below is wajibisha - this headword has not been grouped
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-wajibisha { English: behoove
} [derived: wajibu N]
verb ,
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-wajibisha { English: force
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verb ,
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-wajibisha { English: obligate
} [derived: wajibu N]
verb ,
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Entry below is wajibu - this headword has not been grouped
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wajibu { English: obligation
, pl obligations
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 14,
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Swahili Example: ilikuwa ni [...] wajibu wake kuwatembelea Wakristo wake [Kez]
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wajibu { English: task
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noun ,
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Entry below is wajihi - this headword has not been grouped
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-wajihi { English: face
}
noun 11,
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wajihi { English: form
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noun 11,
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Entry below is wajihiana
Entry below is wajomba - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is waka - this headword has not been grouped
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-waka { English: be angry
}
verb ,
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[note: figurative.]
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-waka { English: catch fire
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: mti unawaka upesi
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-waka { English: be lighted
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: ndani bado taa zilikuwa zikiwaka mfululizo [Moh]
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Entry below is wakaa - this headword has been grouped
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wakaa , pl nyakaa
{ English: single time
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 11/10,
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Swahili Example: wakaa tatu kila siku [Abd]
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wakaa , pl nyakaa
{ English: time
}
noun 11/10,
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wakaa , pl nyakaa
{ English: leisure
}
noun 11/10,
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Entry below is wakala - this headword has not been grouped
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wakala , pl wakala
{ English: agency
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noun 9/10,
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wakala , pl makala
{ English: agent
}
noun 11/6,
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Entry below is wakati - this headword has been grouped
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wakati , pl nyakati
{ English: moment
, pl moments
}
noun 11/10,
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Swahili Example: wakati haujafika bado
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wakati { English: season
, pl seasons
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: wakati wa mavuno
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wakati { English: chance
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noun ,
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Swahili Example: huu ni wakati wako, angalia!
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kila wakati { English: each time
} [derived: kila adv; wakati N]
noun ,
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wakati umewadia , pl nyakati zimewadia
{ English: time has come
} [derived: wakati N; wadia V]
noun 11/10,
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Entry below is wake - this headword has been grouped
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wake { English: her
} [derived: Swahili ake]
pronoun ,
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Swahili Example: mtoto wake
English Example: her child
[note: noun class 1,2,3,11/14. See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html.]
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wake { English: his
} [derived: Swahili ake]
pronoun ,
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Swahili Example: mtoto wake
English Example: his child
[note: noun class 1,2,3,11/14. See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html.]
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wake { English: its
} [derived: Swahili ake]
pronoun ,
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Swahili Example: meza ilianguka kwa sababu mguu wake ulivunjika
English Example: the table fell because its leg was broken
[note: noun class 1,2,3,11/14. See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html.]
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Entry below is wakef - this headword has not been grouped
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wakef { English: consecration
} [derived: isl]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: weka wakef
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Entry below is wakf - this headword has not been grouped
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wakf , pl wakf
{ English: foundation
, pl foundations
}
noun 11/10,
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Entry below is wakfu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wakia - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wakifia - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wakifisha - this headword has not been grouped
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-wakifisha { English: stop
}
verb ,
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Entry below is wakifu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is wakili - this headword has not been grouped
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wakili , pl mawakili
{ English: advocate
} [derived: wakalaN]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: yule wakili wa kike, msichana wa mwanzo katika nchi nzima [Moh]
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wakili , pl mawakili
{ English: agency
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: wakili wa kutoa habari
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wakili , pl mawakili
{ English: attorney
, pl attorneys
}
noun 1/2,
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wakili , pl mawakili
{ English: defense attorney
, pl defense attorneys
} [derived: wakalaN]
noun 5/6an,
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wakili , pl mawakili
{ English: delegate
, pl delegates
}
noun 5/6an,
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wakili , pl mawakili
{ English: deputy
}
noun ,
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wakili , pl mawakili
{ English: lawyer
, pl lawyers
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 5/6an,
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Entry below is wakilisha - this headword has not been grouped
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-wakilisha { English: represent
} [derived: wakala N]
verb ,
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Entry below is wako - this headword has not been grouped
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wako { English: your (singular)
} [derived: -ako; noun classes 1; 2; 3; 11/14]
pronoun ,
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Swahili Example: mtoto wako
English Example: your child
[note: See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html.]
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Entry below is Wakurdi
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-a Wakurdi { English: Kurdish
}
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: miezi mitatu ya majadiliano baina ya vyama vya Washia,Wakurdi na Wasuni [BBC 28 Aprili 2005]
English Example: three months of negotiation between Shia, Kurdish and Sunni political parties
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