kiafrika

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *ki-

Swahili ki-

Swahili Afrika

Swahili kiafrika

From ki- + Afrika (“Africa”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-a kiafrika (invariable)

1. African (of or pertaining to Africa)

Related terms

• Mwafrika (“African person”)