kifaru

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Swahili[edit]

kifaru
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Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

kifaru (ki-vi class, plural vifaru)

  1. rhinoceros
    kifaru mmojawapoone of the rhinoceroses
  2. (military) tank
    kifaru kimojawapoone of the tanks

References[edit]

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