desert

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[English Word] be deserted

[Swahili Word] -hamwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Swahili Example] kuangaza njia zilizohamwa na watu [Sul]

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[English Word] desert

[English Plural] deserts

[Swahili Word] changua

[Swahili Plural] changua

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Related Words] jangwa

[Note] rare

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[English Word] desert

[Swahili Word] jangwa

[Swahili Plural] majangwa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] desert

[Swahili Word] jangwa

[Swahili Plural] majangwa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] (=nyika, pori, pululu, wangwa)

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[English Word] desert

[Swahili Word] lawalawa

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] desert

[Swahili Word] mkuranga

[Swahili Plural] mikuranga

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] desert

[Swahili Word] ukame

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] desert

[Swahili Word] wangwa

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] desert

[Swahili Word] -acha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] desert

[Swahili Word] -ata

[Part of Speech] verb

[Dialect] Kiamu

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[English Word] desert

[Swahili Word] -toroka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] tangu alipotoroka kwao Mbiju [Sul]

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[English Word] desert

[Swahili Word] -tupa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] mtupa, mtupio, mtupo

[English Example] he has deserted his wife

[Swahili Example] amemtupa mkewe

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[English Word] desert (kind of)

[Swahili Word] lovulovu

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] dessert (presented as a gift during Ramadhan and on visits)

[Swahili Word] bembe

[Swahili Plural] mabembe

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] turkish delight

[Swahili Word] halua

[Part of Speech] noun

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