Swahili

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Etymology

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From u- +‎ mkalimani (interpreter).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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ukalimani (u class, no plural)

  1. interpreting (act of interpreting)

References

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  • Mpemba, Titus (2015) “On Defining Interpreting and Translation: An Ordinary Language and Terminological Analysis of the Current Meanings of Kiswahili Terms Ukalimani and Tafsiri”, in Journal of Linguistics and Language in Education[1], volume 9, number 1, pages 37-59