"wali" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-wali.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From Malagasy vary (“uncooked rice”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|mg|vary||uncooked rice}} Malagasy vary (“uncooked rice”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} wali, {{sw-noun|u|-}} wali (u class, no plural)
  1. cooked rice Tags: class-11, class-12, class-14, no-plural Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-wali-sw-noun-QPXIIU7r Disambiguation of Foods: 94 6 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 90 10 Related terms: mchele (english: raw husked rice), mpunga (english: raw unhusked rice), shayiri (english: barley), mahindi (english: maize), ulezi (english: millet), oti (english: oats), mchele (english: husked rice), mpunga (english: unhusked rice), ngano nyekundu (english: rye), mtama (english: sorghum), ngano [edit] (english: wheat) Related terms (Cereals): nafaka
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-wali.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{non-lemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|sw|noun plural form}} wali
  1. plural of mwali Tags: form-of, plural Form of: mwali
    Sense id: en-wali-sw-noun-7RYStfSP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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