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utawala.

rule, reign

7 characters4 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. rule, reign

    class-xi

  2. administration

    class-xi
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *lu- Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *wu- Swahili u- Arabic تَوَلَّى (tawallā)bor. Swahili -tawala Swahili utawala From u- + -tawala (“to rule, to reign”).

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