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tofauti

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Swahili

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic تَفاوُت (tafāwut).[1]

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    tofauti class IX (plural tofauti class X)

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    Adjective

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    tofauti (invariable)

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    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 239 Nr. 2209