"kwanza" meaning in Swahili

See kwanza in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-kwanza.flac Forms: -a kwanza [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=-a kwanza}} -a kwanza (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv|a}} -a kwanza (invariable)
  1. first Tags: invariable Categories (topical): Swahili ordinal numbers
    Sense id: en-kwanza-sw-adj-p5N7ZLjK

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-kwanza.flac Forms: kuanza [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|sw|verb form|verbal noun of the ku class|head=}} kwanza (verbal noun of the ku class), {{sw-inf}} kwanza (verbal noun of the ku class)
  1. infinitive of -anza Tags: form-of, infinitive, noun-from-verb Form of: -anza Categories (topical): One
    Sense id: en-kwanza-sw-verb-dP1kG9Y3 Disambiguation of One: 0 100 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
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        {
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          "name": "Swahili ordinal numbers",
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            "Numbers",
            "All topics",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "first",
          "first"
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      ]
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    }
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  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        }
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      ],
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          "anza#Swahili"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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      ],
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