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Swahili
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Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
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Noun
Swahili
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FWOTD – 13 November 2017
Etymology
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From
Proto-Bantu
*mbúì
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈm̩.vi/
Audio
(
Kenya
)
:
(
file
)
Noun
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mvi
(
n class
,
plural
mvi
)
grey
hair
1989
, Saidi Amri,
Sauti ya kaburi
, page 8:
Alikuwa na ndevu nyingi zilizojaa
mvi
za singa.
He had a large beard filled with straight
grey hairs
.
(
archaic
)
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