Swahili words beginning with A

This page lists the 23 words beginning with A in the Swahili community dictionary. Each word has its own page with its full meaning and example sentence. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.

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Words (23)

A (23)

a- (Swahili) prefix Pending verification

she, he

Abiria (Swahili) Noun Verified

Passenger

Adhuhuri (Swahili) noun Verified

Noon

Afya (Swahili) noun Verified

Health

Ajira (Swahili) noun Verified

Employment

Akiba (Swahili) noun Verified

Savings

Alasiri (Swahili) noun Verified

Late afternoon

Alfajiri (Swahili) noun Verified

Dawn

Algeria (Swahili) name Pending verification

Algeria

Alhamisi (Swahili) noun Verified

Thursday

alkoholi (Swahili) noun Pending verification

alcohol

Amani (Swahili) noun Verified

Peace

amka (Swahili) verb Verified

wake up

Andika (Swahili) verb Verified

Write

Angola (Swahili) name Pending verification

Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

anjali (Swahili) noun Verified

gift

Aprili (Swahili) noun Verified

April

Argentina (Swahili) name Pending verification

Argentina (a country in South America)

Asali (Swahili) noun Verified

Honey

Asante (Swahili) interjection Verified

Thank you

Asubuhi (Swahili) noun Verified

Morning

Austria (Swahili) name Pending verification

Austria

Azerbaijan (Swahili) name Pending verification

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)

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