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nyayo.

A person's precedent or example.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person's precedent or example.

    Kenya · uncountable
    follow someone's nyayo
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu [Term?] Swahili nyayobor. English nyayo Borrowed from Swahili nyayo (“footsteps, footprints”), from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

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