ila

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[Swahili Word] ila

[English Word] except

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Swahili Example] gogo hauwendi ila kwa nyezo (methali)

[English Example] a log can not move except by the help of rollers (proverb)

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[Swahili Word] ila

[English Word] apart from

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Swahili Example] maiti ya Magoma iko kama alivyoiacha, ila tu hatoi damu tena [Muk]

[English Example] Magoma's corpse is just as he left it, apart from blood no longer flowing

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[Swahili Word] ila

[English Word] unless

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] ila

[English Word] but

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Swahili Definition] lakini

[Swahili Example] ela nyi muna bahati [Amana, Masomo 407]

[English Example] but you are fortunate

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[Swahili Word] ila

[English Word] otherwise

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] ila

[English Word] or else

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] ila

[Swahili Plural] ila

[English Word] flaw

[English Plural] flaws

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] ila

[Swahili Plural] ila

[English Word] fault

[English Plural] faults

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] ila

[Swahili Plural] ila

[English Word] defect

[English Plural] defects

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] ila

[Swahili Plural] ila

[English Word] shortcoming

[English Plural] shortcomings

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] ila

[Swahili Plural] ila

[English Word] blemish

[English Plural] blemishes

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] -tia mtu ila

[English Word] attribute a fault to someone

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -tia, mtu

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[Swahili Word] ila

[Swahili Plural] ila

[English Word] shame

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] ila

[Swahili Plural] ila

[English Word] disgrace

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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