"mfuasi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mfuasi.flac [Kenya] Forms: wafuasi [plural]
Etymology: From -fuata (“to follow”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|fuata|-fuata|gloss=to follow}} -fuata (“to follow”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mfuasi, {{sw-noun|wa}} mfuasi (m-wa class, plural wafuasi)
  1. follower (one who follows) Tags: class-1, class-2
    Sense id: en-mfuasi-sw-noun-sDD64QVh Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (social media) follower Tags: class-1, class-2 Categories (topical): Social media
    Sense id: en-mfuasi-sw-noun-B0zd5BMq Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mfuasi meaning in Swahili (1.9kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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