kitamaduni

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *ki-

Swahili ki-

Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *lu-

Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *wu-

Swahili u-

Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana)

Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor.

Swahili tamaduni

Swahili kitamaduni

From ki- (adverbial prefix) + tamaduni (“culture, tradition”).

Adjective

-a kitamaduni (invariable)

1. cultural
2. traditional