SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

kifo.

death (cessation of life)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈki.fɔ/

death (cessation of life)
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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Proto-Sabaki *ki- Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- Proto-Bantu *-kúa Proto-Sabaki *-fwa Proto-Bantu *-ò Proto-Sabaki *-o Proto-Sabaki *kifo Swahili kifo Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *kifo. By surface analysis, ki- + -fa (“to die”) + -o. Cognate with Chiduruma kyifo and Kipfokomo kifo.

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