teacher

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[English Word] head teacher

[English Plural] head teachers

[Swahili Word] mwalimu mkuu

[Swahili Plural] walimu wakuu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[English Word] teacher

[English Plural] teachers

[Swahili Word] ticha

[Swahili Plural] maticha

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[Derived Word] Eng "teacher"

[Swahili Example] "Ticha aolewa na kulimwa talaka kesho yake!" Kasheshe, 28 Juni 2003

[Note] Not Standard Swahili, but widely used, especially for wazungu teachers or teachers of English

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[English Word] teacher

[English Plural] teachers

[Swahili Word] mkalimu

[Swahili Plural] wakalimu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] kalima N

[Note] rare

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[English Word] teacher

[English Plural] teachers

[Swahili Word] mkufunzi

[Swahili Plural] wakufunzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] funda N

[Note] rare

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[English Word] teacher

[English Plural] teachers

[Swahili Word] mkurufunzi

[Swahili Plural] wakurufunzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] funda N

[Note] rare

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[English Word] teacher

[English Plural] teachers

[Swahili Word] msomeshaji

[Swahili Plural] wasomeshaji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] soma V

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[English Word] teacher

[English Plural] teachers

[Swahili Word] msomeshi

[Swahili Plural] wasomeshi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] soma V

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[English Word] teacher

[English Plural] teachers

[Swahili Word] mwalimu

[Swahili Plural] walimu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] elimu

[Swahili Definition] mtu anayefundisha

[English Example] The teacher is helping the students to understand their studies

[Swahili Example] mwalimu anawasaidia wanafunzi kufahamu masomo yao

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