"lugha" meaning in Swahili

See lugha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-lugha.flac Forms: lugha class IX [canonical], lugha class X [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic لُغَة (luḡa). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|لغة|لُغَة}} Arabic لُغَة (luḡa), {{root|sw|ar|ل غ و}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} lugha class IX (plural lugha class X)
  1. language Wikipedia link: sw:lugha Categories (topical): Language Derived forms: lugha ya ishara (english: sign language), lugha ya mama (english: mother tongue) Related terms: ki- [class, noun, prefix]
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