"kiambishi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kiambishi.flac Forms: kiambishi class VII [canonical], viambishi class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From ki- + -ambisha. Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|ki-|ambisha|alt2=-ambisha}} ki- + -ambisha Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kiambishi class VII (plural viambishi class VIII)
  1. an affix (that which is affixed) Wikipedia link: sw:kiambishi Categories (topical): Grammar Derived forms: kiambishi awali [prefix], kiambishi kati [infix], kiambishi tamati [suffix]

Inflected forms

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