"mwanakwaya" meaning in All languages combined

See mwanakwaya on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Forms: mwanakwaya class I [canonical], wanakwaya class II [plural]
Etymology: From mwana + kwaya (“choir”). Etymology templates: {{compound|sw|mwana|kwaya|t2=choir}} mwana + kwaya (“choir”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mwanakwaya class I (plural wanakwaya class II)
  1. chorister, choir member Wikipedia link: sw:mwanakwaya
    Sense id: en-mwanakwaya-sw-noun-QtNqfFho Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Music

Inflected forms

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