kitabu

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Mwani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic كِتَاب‎ (kitāb).

Noun[edit]

kitabu class 7 (plural vitabu)

  1. book

Synonyms[edit]

Swahili[edit]

kitabu

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب‎ (kitāb). The first syllable of the Arabic word has been reinterpreted as the Swahili noun prefix ki-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

kitabu (ki-vi class, plural vitabu)

  1. book

Descendants[edit]

  • → Acholi: kitabu
  • → Kikuyu: gĩtabu
  • → Luo: kitabu
  • → Luganda: ekitabo
  • → Tooro: ekitabu

Tooro[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /kitáβu/, [citáβu]

Noun[edit]

kitabu class 7

  1. augmentless form of ekitabu; it is a book/bed
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