"ni" meaning in Swahili

See ni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-ni.flac [Kenya]
Head templates: {{head|sw|verb forms}} ni
  1. positive degree present and gnomic (all persons, numbers, and classes) of -wa (“to be”)
    Sense id: en-ni-sw-verb-vb5IjYqH Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ni meaning in Swahili (0.8kB)

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