"kalamu" meaning in Swahili

See kalamu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ka.ˈla.mu\
  1. Crayon.
    Sense id: fr-kalamu-sw-noun-c8CF8YN2 Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en swahili
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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