"nao" meaning in Swahili

See nao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: Sw-ke-nao.flac
Head templates: {{head|sw|prepositional phrase}} nao
  1. Contraction of na wao; [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]] inflected form of na; and them, with them Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: na wao (extra: [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]] inflected form of na; and them, with them)
    Sense id: en-nao-sw-prep_phrase-Vh-eFNlD
  2. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of na; and it, with it
    Sense id: en-nao-sw-prep_phrase-ghhWhlju Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nami, nasi, nawe, nanyi, naye, nayo, nalo, nacho, navyo, nazo, n(X) or ma(VI), nako, napo, namo
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Download raw JSONL data for nao meaning in Swahili (1.6kB)

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