Swahili words and phrases beginning with R

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This page lists the 7 words and 2 phrases beginning with R in the Swahili community dictionary. Each entry 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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7 words and 2 phrases — 9 entries in total.

Words (7)

R (7)

Radi (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Thunder

Rafiki (Swahili) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Friend

Rahisi (Swahili) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Cheap / Easy

Ramani (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Map

Randa (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Plane (tool)

Rangi (Swahili) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Color

rula (Swahili) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

ruler

Phrases (2)

Rafiki ni mtu wa karibu. (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

A friend is a close person.

Risiti hii ni ya nini? (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

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