ingereza

Swahili

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese inglês, particularly through its older variant ingrês (whence also Malay Inggeris). Less likely from Arabic إِنْجْلِيزِيّ (ʔinjlīziyy), itself from Italian inglese.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-ingereza (declinable)

1. English (things, objects originating from England)

Declension

Inflected forms of -ingereza

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mwingereza	wengereza
m-mi class(III/IV)	mwingereza	mingereza
ji-ma class(V/VI)	jingereza	mengereza
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kingereza	vingereza
n class(IX/X)	nyingereza	nyingereza
u class(XI)	mwingereza	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pengereza
ku class(XVII)	kwingereza
mu class(XVIII)	mwingereza

Related terms

• Kiingereza
• Mwingereza
• Uingereza