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kitabu

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Mwani

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Etymology

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From Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb).

Noun

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kitabu class 7 (plural vitabu)

  1. book

Synonyms

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Swahili

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kitabu
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb). The first syllable of the Arabic word has been reinterpreted as the Swahili noun prefix ki-.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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kitabu class VII (plural vitabu class VIII)

  1. book

Descendants

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  • → Acholi: kitabu
  • → Kikuyu: gĩtabu
  • → Luo: kitabu
  • → Luganda: ekitabo
  • → Rwanda-Rundi: igitabo, igitabu
  • → Tooro: ekitabu

Tooro

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kitabu class 7

  1. augmentless form of ekitabu; it is a book/bed
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