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upendo.

love (emotion, strong affection)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/uˈpɛ.ⁿdɔ/

  1. love (emotion, strong affection)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *lu- Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *wu- Swahili u- Swahili -penda Proto-Bantu *-ò Proto-Sabaki *-o Swahili -o Swahili upendo From u- + -penda (“to love”) + -o.

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