kifaru

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Swahili

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kifaru
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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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kifaru (ki-vi class, plural vifaru)

  1. rhinoceros
    kifaru mmojawapo ― one of the rhinoceroses
  2. (military) tank
    kifaru kimojawapo ― one of the tanks

References

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  • Kishe, Anne J. (1994) “The Englishization of Tanzanian Kiswahili”, in World Englishes‎[1], volume 13, number 2, pages 185–201
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