friend

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[English Word] friend

[English Plural] friends

[Swahili Word] rafiki

[Swahili Plural] marafiki

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6ca

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] kirafiki, urafiki, -rafikiana

[English Example] children enjoy playing with their friends

[Swahili Example] watoto hupenda kucheza na rafiki zao

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[English Word] friend

[English Plural] friends

[Swahili Word] ndugu

[Swahili Plural] ndugu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] friend

[English Plural] friends

[Swahili Word] mwenzi

[Swahili Plural] wenzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[English Example] my friend.

[Swahili Example] mwenzangu

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[English Word] your friend

[English Plural] your friends

[Swahili Word] mwenzio

[Swahili Plural] wenzio

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] mwenzi N, -ako pron

[English Example] It's a mistake to ask your friend for whom s/he voted.

[Swahili Example] Ni makosa kumwuliza mwenzi amempigia kura nani [Masomo 102]

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[English Word] intimate friend

[English Plural] intimate friends

[Swahili Word] somo

[Swahili Plural] masomo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] close friend (of one's own age-group)

[English Plural] close friends

[Swahili Word] mtani

[Swahili Plural] watani

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] tania, utani, watani

[English Example] He can't be angry; he is my mtani)

[Swahili Example] hawezi kukasirika, kwa sababu ni mtani wangu

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[English Word] friend

[English Plural] friends

[Swahili Word] jamani

[Swahili Plural] jamani

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] very good friend

[English Plural] very good friends

[Swahili Word] mshikaji

[Swahili Plural] washikaji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] -shika

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[English Word] friend

[English Plural] friends

[Swahili Word] ahi

[Swahili Plural] ahi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] friend

[English Plural] friends

[Swahili Word] aki

[Swahili Plural] aki

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] sincere friend

[English Plural] sincere friends

[Swahili Word] nasiha

[Swahili Plural] nasiha

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[Derived Word] nasaha V

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[English Word] true friend

[English Plural] true friends

[Swahili Word] nasiha

[Swahili Plural] nasiha

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] friend

[English Plural] friends

[Swahili Word] sahib

[Swahili Plural] masahib

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[English Example] Sahib is a good friend

[Swahili Example] Sahib ni rafiki mzuri

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[English Word] friend

[English Plural] friends

[Swahili Word] sahibu

[Swahili Plural] sahibu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[English Example] Sahibu is a good friend

[Swahili Example] Sahibu ni rafiki mzuri

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[English Word] friend

[English Plural] friends

[Swahili Word] suhuba

[Swahili Plural] suhuba

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] friend

[English Plural] friends

[Swahili Word] yahe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Note] rare

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[English Word] make friends with someone

[Swahili Word] -panga urafiki

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] Others made friendship with him/her

[Swahili Example] wengine walimpanga urafiki [Sul]

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[English Word] be close friends

[Swahili Word] -tabikiana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] associative

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