chafu

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-chafu (declinable)

1. dirty, filthy

Declension

Inflected forms of -chafu

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mchafu	wachafu
m-mi class(III/IV)	mchafu	michafu
ji-ma class(V/VI)	chafu	machafu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kichafu	vichafu
n class(IX/X)	chafu	chafu
u class(XI)	mchafu	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pachafu
ku class(XVII)	kuchafu
mu class(XVIII)	muchafu

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • uchafu (“dirtiness”)
  • uchafuzi (“pollution”)