"m" meaning in Swahili

See m in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Head templates: {{head|sw|verb forms}} m
  1. (dated or literary) positive degree present and gnomic second-person plural of -wa (“ye are, you all are”) Tags: dated, form-of, gnomic, literary, plural, positive, present, second-person Form of: -wa (extra: ye are, you all are) Derived forms: m hali gani (english: how are you all?) Related terms: u, yu
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          "english": "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, […]",
          "ref": "1937, “1 Petero 2:9”, in Biblia (Swahili Roehl Bible), translation from New International Version:",
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