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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

fanana.

to resemble, to look like

6 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɑˈnɑ.nɑ/
  1. to resemble, to look like

  2. to be similar

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fwanana, from Common Bantu *-púanana, from Proto-Bantu *-púa + *-ana. By surface analysis, -faa (“to be fitting”) + -ana. Cognate with Digo -fanana ~ -fwanana and Kipfokomo -fanana.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.