kifaru
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Swahili
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kifaru (ki-vi class, plural vifaru)
- rhinoceros
- kifaru mmojawapo ― one of the rhinoceroses
- (military) tank
- kifaru kimojawapo ― one of the tanks
References
[edit]- Kishe, Anne J. (1994) “The Englishization of Tanzanian Kiswahili”, in World Englishes[1], volume 13, number 2, pages 185–201