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Meaning of "Mswahili" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MSWAHILI

Mswahili  [əmswɑːˈhiːlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MSWAHILI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mswahili is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MSWAHILI


campanile
ˌkæmpəˈniːlɪ
dele
ˈdiːlɪ
Ely
ˈiːlɪ
freely
ˈfriːlɪ
fusilli
fʊˈziːlɪ
Greeley
ˈɡriːlɪ
Healey
ˈhiːlɪ
Healy
ˈhiːlɪ
Ismaili
ˌɪzmɑːˈiːlɪ
Kiswahili
ˌkiːswɑːˈhiːlɪ
Lely
ˈliːlɪ
mielie
ˈmiːlɪ
Ofili
ɒˈfiːlɪ
seely
ˈsiːlɪ
steelie
ˈstiːlɪ
steely
ˈstiːlɪ
stele
ˈstiːlɪ
Swahili
swɑːˈhiːlɪ
touchy-feely
ˈtʌtʃɪˈfiːlɪ
wheelie
ˈwiːlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MSWAHILI

Ms-Th
MS.
MSA
msb
MSc
MSD
MSF
MSG
Msgr
MSI
msl
MSM
MSP
MSS
MST
MSW
mt
Mt Rev.
MTB
MTBE

WORDS THAT END LIKE MSWAHILI

Ali
Bali
Bengali
Cali
chili
deli
Dili
Eli
gingili
Holi
jinjili
kali
li
Mali
Napoli
nautili
pili
strobili
trochili
wili

Synonyms and antonyms of Mswahili in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mswahili» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MSWAHILI

Find out the translation of Mswahili to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mswahili from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mswahili» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Mswahili
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mswahili
570 millions of speakers

English

Mswahili
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Mswahili
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Mswahili
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Mswahili
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mswahili
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Mswahili
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mswahili
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mswahili
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mswahili
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Mswahili
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Mswahili
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mswahili
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mswahili
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Mswahili
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मस्वाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mswahili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mswahili
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mswahili
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Mswahili
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mswahili
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Mswahili
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mswahili
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mswahili
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mswahili
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mswahili

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MSWAHILI»

The term «Mswahili» is used very little and occupies the 160.873 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Mswahili
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Mswahili».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MSWAHILI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Mswahili» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Mswahili» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mswahili

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MSWAHILI»

Discover the use of Mswahili in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mswahili and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
African Studies in Geography from Below
Within the core group of native speakers, the term Mswahili has residual racial and class connotations. For many within this 'in' group, a Mswahili is a native speaker of the language who is not known to have any (especially paternal) Arab  ...
Michel Ben Arrous, Lazare Ki-Zerbo, 2009
2
Language Ideological Debates
The constraint we face with regard to Swahili is on people to agree being called Waswahili. There are lots of notions surrounding the word Mswahili. To some, Mswahili means anyone who dwells on the coast. To others, it is anybody who put ...
Jan Blommaert, 1999
3
Swahili State and Society: The Political Economy of an ...
One concerned the definition of the Waswahili, the Swahili people (singular: Mswahili). A debate has sometimes occurred as to whether accepting or professing Islam is a defining characteristic of a Mswahili, or whether it is merely an ...
Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui, Alamin M. Mazrui, 1995
4
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Mswahili who is supposed to second the amendment! The Attorney-General (Mr. Njonjo): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought the hon. Mswahili was going to second the amendment. The Depnty Speaker (Dr. Waiyaki): Well, that is a very tricky ...
5
Taifa: Making Nation and Race in Urban Tanzania
K. K. Kondo stripped away the maddening imprecision and multiple referents accorded to the term mswahili, which stood for descent (mshirazi, mngazija, etc.), religion (Muslim), served as a descriptor of urban cunning, and as a residual ...
James R. Brennan, 2012
6
Language of Inequality
MS speakers respond to the question mSwahili ina maana gani (what does mSwahili mean?) or mSwahili ni nani (who is a Swahili?) with the answer mSwahili ni lugha tu (literally, a Swahili is just a language). The response is so regular for ...
Nessa Wolfson, Joan Manes, 1985
7
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Sadd-Hemed akitsema kwamba Waziri wa Serikali za Wilaya, Bw. ole Olo-itipkip, nd- Mswahili mwenzake. Tangu lind Bw. ole Oloitdpi'iiip, ambaye ni Mmasai, akawa Mswahili? (Laughter) Mr. Said-Hemcd: Bw. Spika, tmkiendeJea na majadi - ...
8
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
The 'Minister for Local Government (Mr. ole Oloitipitip): Huyu Mswahili anasema mini? Mr, Boy: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Ingawa' singependa kutoana makosa iva Mhe. ole Oloitipitip, ni sawa yeye kusimama wakati Mhe.
9
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Lakini nikiwa hapa kama Mbunge na Wabunge wenzangu, sisi tunatengeneza sheria, ijapokuwa sisi si wanasheria. Pia Waswahili wanasema: "Jaji asiyejua Kiswahili humfunga Mswahili." Mswahili atasema Kiswahili chake chote na Jaji ...
10
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Ukimwona na hiyo kofia utajua Mswahili ndiye yule lakini ninafahamu kwamba yeye ni Muislamu si Mswahili. Watu wengine wasiomfahamu watasema: Ah! Leo mhe. Shikuku ataona, Mswahili mwenyewe amesima! Yeye ni Mwiislamu. Mimi si  ...

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MSWAHILI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mswahili is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In Dar es Salaam, biryani, chapati, and flowing dishdasha robes …
... personifying that Afro-Arabian fusion that is what it means to be a “Mswahili.” (In the photo above, current president Jakaya Kikwete greets ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
2
ETHNIC THREAD RUNS IN SPORTS: Defying stereotype despite …
For instance, nearly every great football talent that popped up in Kisii or a "Mswahili" (read, from Kenya's Coast of Tanzania) found himself at ... «The Standard Digital News, Oct 14»
3
The Underbelly Of Partying In Kenya: Prostitution In Mombasa …
And they are quite a tempting array: Samburu, Borana, Somali, Coastal, Mswahili and Kikuyu. I spoke to several prostitutes and was shocked ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Mar 14»
4
Mombasa governor's debate
... kimataifa aliyo yahudumikia, lakini hakujieleza vyema. Namba 2 ni Babangida, huyu ni Mswahili, na mjadala aumudu. Read more Show less ... «ntvkenya, Feb 13»
5
Africa - In a Child's Words (A Review of Speak Swahili Dammit by …
... of Swahili words, idioms, taboos and jokes confirm that Jimu is a true mswahili who belongs to the watu. A black man in a white man`s body. «Student Operated Press, Jul 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mswahili [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mswahili>. Apr 2024 ».
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