"kamwe" meaning in Swahili

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Adverb

Audio: Sw-ke-kamwe.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From the fossilized class 12 prefix and an older form of "one" related to moja, from Proto-Bantu *-mòì. Etymology templates: {{m|sw|moja}} moja, {{der|sw|bnt-pro|*-mòì}} Proto-Bantu *-mòì Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} kamwe
  1. (in a negative sentence) ever, never
    Sense id: en-kamwe-sw-adv-oXerTKo4
  2. (in a question) ever
    Sense id: en-kamwe-sw-adv-YyEmVfLi
  3. (in a negative sentence or question) at all
    Sense id: en-kamwe-sw-adv-iUiKVhcO Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hata kidogo, kabisa

Download JSON data for kamwe meaning in Swahili (1.7kB)

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