Swahili

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Etymology

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Seemingly from Arabic جِنْسِيَّة (jinsiyya), although جِنْس (jins) (whence Swahili jinsi) is the usual word for "gender".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jinsia (n class, plural jinsia)

  1. gender (identification as a man, a woman, or something else)

Derived terms

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