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rafiki

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَفِيق (rafīq).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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rafiki class I/IX (plural rafiki class II/X or marafiki class II/X)

  1. friend
    Synonym: mwenzi
  2. comrade
    Synonym: ndugu

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • →? Malagasy: rafiky

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123 Nr. 1102
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