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kaunta

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English counter.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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kaunta class IX (plural kaunta class X)

  1. counter (shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured)
  2. counter (surface in kitchen used for food preparation)
  3. (sports) counter-attack

References

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  1. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (1994) “Does Kiswahili have diphthongs: interpreting foreign sounds in African languages”, in South African Journal of African Languages‎[1], volume 14, number 4, →DOI, page 181 of 180-186
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