hongera

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

hongera class IX (plural hongera class X)

  1. congratulation (act of congratulating)

Interjection

hongera (plural hongereni)

  1. congratulations! (expressing approbation)
    Synonyms: pongezi, heko

References

  • Almasi, Oswald, Fallon, Michael David, Nazish, Pardhan Wared (2014) Swahili Grammar for Introductory and Intermediate Levels, Lanham • New York • Oxford: University Press of America, →ISBN, page 373: “Shabashi! or Hongera! – Expresses congratulations, exactly as the English expression “Congratulations!””
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