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suffix

LanguageSwahili (Tanzania)

Meaning
  1. urbanizes a word, makes it more hip with youth
  2. urbanizes
  3. A suffix used to make a word sound more modern or trendy among youth speakers.
Examples

Neno hili limezwa ili kusikika kama lugha ya mtaani.

This word has been urbanized to sound like street slang.

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a slang suffix often found in informal urban environments.

Status: Pending verification

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