"kwaya" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kwaya.flac Forms: kwaya [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English choir. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|choir}} Borrowed from English choir Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kwaya, {{sw-noun|n}} kwaya (n class, plural kwaya)
  1. choir (singing group) Wikipedia link: sw:kwaya Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-kwaya-sw-noun-1us81K9x Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English choir.",
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