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Jana

[ja-na]

adverb

LanguageSwahili (Tanzania)

Meaning
  1. Yesterday
  2. This word signifies that an event occurred during the day immediately preceding the current day.
Examples

Jana nilikuwa nyumbani.

Yesterday I was at home.

Pronunciationja-na

Part of speechadverb

Registerneutral

Usage noteIt is used to narrate past events that happened exactly one day before the present.

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