ingereza

Swahili

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese inglês,[1] particularly through its older variant ingrês (whence also Malay Inggeris). Less likely from Arabic إِنْجْلِيزِيّ (ʔinjlīziyy), itself from Italian inglese.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-ingereza (declinable)

  1. English (things, objects originating from England)

Declension

Inflected forms of -ingereza
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mwingereza
m-mi class(III/IV) mwingereza mingereza
ji-ma class(V/VI) jingereza mengereza
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kingereza vingereza
n class(IX/X) nyingereza nyingereza
u class(XI) mwingereza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) pengereza
ku class(XVII) kwingereza
mu class(XVIII) mwingereza

References

  1. ^ Edgar C. Polomé: Swahili Language Handbook, Center for Applied Linguistics, 1967, page 60.
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