reed

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[English Word] kind of reed, Phragmites communis (=utete)

[Swahili Word] mtete

[Swahili Plural] mitete

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] reed

[English Plural] reeds

[Swahili Word] kangaja

[Swahili Plural] kangaja

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] reed

[English Plural] reeds

[Swahili Word] nyasi

[Swahili Plural] manyasi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] reed

[Swahili Word] tete

[Swahili Plural] matete

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] reed (Cyperus rotundus)

[Swahili Word] udago

[Swahili Plural] ndago

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] reed (kind of)

[Swahili Word] ubango

[Swahili Plural] mabango

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] reed (kind used for making musical instruments and as a drinking tube)

[English Plural] reeds

[Swahili Word] mrija

[Swahili Plural] mirija

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] reed (species of)

[Swahili Word] kangaga

[Swahili Plural] makangaga

[Part of Speech] noun

[Terminology] botany

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[English Word] reed (used as a pipestem or musical instrument)

[Swahili Word] utete

[Swahili Plural] tete, matete

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] reed blade (used for thatching)

[Swahili Word] unyasi

[Swahili Plural] nyasi, manyasi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] reed or bamboo used for making pens

[Swahili Word] mkalamu

[Swahili Plural] mikalamu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Dialect] archaic

[Derived Word] kalamu N

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[English Word] reed variety (Phragmites communis)

[Swahili Word] gugumua

[Part of Speech] noun

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