utambulisho

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *lu-

Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *wu-

Swahili u-

Swahili tambua

Proto-Bantu *-ɪka

Proto-Bantu *-ia

Common Bantu *-ɪkia

Proto-Sabaki *-išya

Swahili -isha

Swahili -tambulisha

Proto-Bantu *-ò

Proto-Sabaki *-o

Swahili -o

Swahili utambulisho

From u- + -tambulisha (“to cause recognition”) + -o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

utambulisho class XI (plural tambulisho class X)

1. identity
2. identifier

Derived terms

• hati ya utambulisho (“identity document, certificate of identity”)