"njia" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-njia.flac [Kenya] Forms: njia [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*njɪ̀dà}} Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} njia, {{sw-noun|n}} njia (n class, plural njia)
  1. path Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-njia-sw-noun-oK-fhlv2
  2. road Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Roads, Transport Synonyms: barabara
    Sense id: en-njia-sw-noun-NiooSVLT Disambiguation of Roads: 37 60 3 Disambiguation of Transport: 30 39 30 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 2 95 2
  3. way Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-njia-sw-noun-RMXnBx86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ndia (alt: Kimvita) Derived forms: kinjia, njia ya kukata, njia ya mtandao

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    },
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    "Swahili terms with audio links",
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    {
      "word": "njia ya kukata"
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      "word": "njia ya mtandao"
    }
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