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kifa.

synonym of kifo (“death”)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

synonym of kifo (“death”)
class-vii

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- Proto-Bantu *-kúader. Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kúa Swahili kifa Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kúa (“death”). By surface analysis, ki- + -fa (“to die”).

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