"nukta mbili" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-nukta mbili.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Literally, “two dots”, after its appearance. Etymology templates: {{m-g|two dots}} “two dots”, {{lit|two dots}} Literally, “two dots” Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} nukta mbili, {{sw-noun|n|plural}} nukta mbili (n class, plural only)
  1. colon (punctuation mark) Wikipedia link: sw:nukta mbili Tags: class-10, class-9, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Punctuation marks Synonyms: koloni, nukta pacha, nuktambili
    Sense id: en-nukta_mbili-sw-noun-mrzKN439 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili pluralia tantum Related terms: ritifaa, apostrofi (alt: '; ’), mabano ya mraba (alt: { }), mabano ya maua (alt: [ ]), nukta pacha, koloni (alt: :), alama ya mkato, koma (alt: ,), kistariungio (alt: ‒; –; —; ―), alama ya mshangao (alt: !), alama ya mkwaju (alt: ), kistariungio (alt: -; ‐), mabano, parandesi, braketi (alt: ( )), nukta (alt: .), alama ya swali (alt: ?), alama ya kunukuu (alt: ‘ ’ ‚; „), nukta mkato (alt: ;), alama ya mkwaju (alt: /)

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