"wao" meaning in Swahili

See wao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-wao.flac
Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective form}} wao
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -ao
    Sense id: en-wao-sw-adj-SSOCKDdo Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 42 10 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 7 35 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 56 13 31 Disambiguation of Swahili pronouns: 50 4 46
  2. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]] inflected form of -ao
    Sense id: en-wao-sw-adj-IeOtC2DC Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 42 10 48

Pronoun

Audio: Sw-ke-wao.flac
Head templates: {{head|sw|pronoun}} wao
  1. they (third-person plural pronoun)
    Sense id: en-wao-sw-pron-0GRh9pZn Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Swahili pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 42 10 48 Disambiguation of Swahili pronouns: 50 4 46 Related terms: mimi, ni-, si-, -ni-, nami, na mimi, ndimi, ndiye, simi, siye, -angu, wewe, u-, hu-, -ku-, nawe, na wewe, ndiwe, siwe, -ako, yeye, a-, yu-, ha-, hayu-, -m-, -mw-, -mu-, naye, na yeye, -ake, sisi, tu-, hatu-, -tu-, nasi, na sisi, ndisi, ndio, sio, -etu, ninyi, m-, mw-, mu-, ham-, hamw-, hamu-, -wa-, nanyi, na ninyi, ndinyi, sinyi, -enu, wa-, hawa-, nao, -ao, , -ji-
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "wao",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 10 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 4 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "they (third-person plural pronoun)"
      ],
      "id": "en-wao-sw-pron-0GRh9pZn",
      "links": [
        [
          "they",
          "they"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mimi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ni-"
        },
        {
          "word": "si-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ni-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nami"
        },
        {
          "word": "na mimi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndimi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndiye"
        },
        {
          "word": "simi"
        },
        {
          "word": "siye"
        },
        {
          "word": "-angu"
        },
        {
          "word": "wewe"
        },
        {
          "word": "u-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ku-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nawe"
        },
        {
          "word": "na wewe"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndiwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "siwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ako"
        },
        {
          "word": "yeye"
        },
        {
          "word": "a-"
        },
        {
          "word": "yu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ha-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hayu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-m-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-mw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-mu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "naye"
        },
        {
          "word": "na yeye"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ake"
        },
        {
          "word": "sisi"
        },
        {
          "word": "tu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hatu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-tu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nasi"
        },
        {
          "word": "na sisi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndisi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndio"
        },
        {
          "word": "sio"
        },
        {
          "word": "-etu"
        },
        {
          "word": "ninyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "m-"
        },
        {
          "word": "mw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "mu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ham-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hamw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hamu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-wa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nanyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "na ninyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndinyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "sinyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "-enu"
        },
        {
          "word": "wa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hawa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nao"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ao"
        },
        {
          "word": "—"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ji-"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-wao.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Sw-ke-wao.flac/Sw-ke-wao.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Sw-ke-wao.flac/Sw-ke-wao.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wao"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "adjective form"
      },
      "expansion": "wao",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 10 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "58 7 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 13 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 4 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -ao"
      ],
      "id": "en-wao-sw-adj-SSOCKDdo",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ao",
          "ao#Swahili"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 10 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]] inflected form of -ao"
      ],
      "id": "en-wao-sw-adj-IeOtC2DC",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ao",
          "ao#Swahili"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-wao.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Sw-ke-wao.flac/Sw-ke-wao.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Sw-ke-wao.flac/Sw-ke-wao.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wao"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili adjective forms",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili non-lemma forms",
    "Swahili pronouns"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "wao",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mimi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ni-"
    },
    {
      "word": "si-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ni-"
    },
    {
      "word": "nami"
    },
    {
      "word": "na mimi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndimi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndiye"
    },
    {
      "word": "simi"
    },
    {
      "word": "siye"
    },
    {
      "word": "-angu"
    },
    {
      "word": "wewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "u-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ku-"
    },
    {
      "word": "nawe"
    },
    {
      "word": "na wewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndiwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "siwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ako"
    },
    {
      "word": "yeye"
    },
    {
      "word": "a-"
    },
    {
      "word": "yu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ha-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hayu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-m-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-mw-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-mu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "naye"
    },
    {
      "word": "na yeye"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ake"
    },
    {
      "word": "sisi"
    },
    {
      "word": "tu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hatu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-tu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "nasi"
    },
    {
      "word": "na sisi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndisi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndio"
    },
    {
      "word": "sio"
    },
    {
      "word": "-etu"
    },
    {
      "word": "ninyi"
    },
    {
      "word": "m-"
    },
    {
      "word": "mw-"
    },
    {
      "word": "mu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ham-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hamw-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hamu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-wa-"
    },
    {
      "word": "nanyi"
    },
    {
      "word": "na ninyi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndinyi"
    },
    {
      "word": "sinyi"
    },
    {
      "word": "-enu"
    },
    {
      "word": "wa-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hawa-"
    },
    {
      "word": "nao"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ao"
    },
    {
      "word": "—"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ji-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "they (third-person plural pronoun)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "they",
          "they"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-wao.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Sw-ke-wao.flac/Sw-ke-wao.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Sw-ke-wao.flac/Sw-ke-wao.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wao"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili adjective forms",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili non-lemma forms",
    "Swahili pronouns"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "adjective form"
      },
      "expansion": "wao",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -ao"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ao",
          "ao#Swahili"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]] inflected form of -ao"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ao",
          "ao#Swahili"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-wao.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Sw-ke-wao.flac/Sw-ke-wao.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Sw-ke-wao.flac/Sw-ke-wao.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wao"
}

Download raw JSONL data for wao meaning in Swahili (2.8kB)

{
  "called_from": "page/1412",
  "msg": "gloss may contain unhandled list items: [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -ao",
  "path": [
    "wao"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "wao",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "page/1412",
  "msg": "gloss may contain unhandled list items: [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]] inflected form of -ao",
  "path": [
    "wao"
  ],
  "section": "Swahili",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "wao",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-12-23 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-12-02 using wiktextract (6fdc867 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.