"kifo" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kifo.flac [Kenya] Forms: vifo [plural]
Etymology: Related to -fa (“die”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|fa|-fa|die}} -fa (“die”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kifo, {{sw-noun|vi}} kifo (ki-vi class, plural vifo)
  1. death (cessation of life) Wikipedia link: sw:kifo Tags: class-7, class-8 Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: kifa Related terms: ufu (english: death (the state of being dead))

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kifo meaning in Swahili (1.6kB)

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