mfiwa

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[Swahili Word] mfiwa

[Swahili Plural] wafiwa

[English Word] mourner

[English Plural] mourners

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -fa, -fiwa

[Swahili Example] kilio huanza mfiwa, ndipo wa mbali wakaingia (methali)

[English Example] the mourner begins the wailing, later others join (proverb)

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[Swahili Word] mfiwa

[Swahili Plural] wafiwa

[English Word] bereaved person

[English Plural] bereaved people

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -fa, -fiwa

[Swahili Example] pakitukia kifo, mathalan, atawatungia shairi wafiwa kuwaliwaza [Khan, Masomo 391]

[English Example] if a death occurs, for example, she will compose a poem for the bereaved to comfort them

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[Swahili Word] mfiwa

[Swahili Plural] wafiwa

[English Word] orphan

[English Plural] orphans

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -fa, -fiwa

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