mahari

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[Swahili Word] mahari

[Swahili Plural] mahari

[English Word] dowry

[English Plural] dowries

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Swahili Example] mke huyu nimeozwa bure, sikulipa mahari

[English Example] I married this woman without paying dowry.

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[Swahili Word] mahari

[English Word] bridewealth

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] "Wanaleta mahari ukoo wa Mbukwasemwali, nasi tumeamua kupokea hahari hiyo"[Balisidya, Masomo 347]

[English Example] ""They have brought the bridewealth, the clan of Mbukwasemwali, and we have decided to accept this bridewealth".

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[Swahili Word] mahari

[English Word] marriage settlement

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] mke huyu nimeozwa bure, sikulipa mahari

[English Example] I married this woman without paying dowry.

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