kibainishi

[Swahili Word] kibainishi

[Swahili Plural] vibainishi

[English Word] article

[English Plural] articles

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] bainisha

[Swahili Definition] neno lile au herufi inayolitangulia jina kukitaja kitu fulani halisi

[English Definition] a word placed before a noun to show whether the noun refers to a specific person, animal, place, thing, event or idea, or to a nonspecific person, animal, place, thing, event or idea.

[Swahili Example] ""kibainishi" katika sayansi ya lugha, ni neno lile au herufi inayolitangulia jina kukitaja kitu fulani halisi." [http://www.swahilitruth.com/pubs/Who_is_Allah/ALLAH.pdf ALLAH NI NANI?]

[English Example] an "article" in linguistics, is the word or letter which precedes a noun to indicate something specific.

[Terminology] grammar

[Note] the Swahili language does not have any articles.

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