kweli

Swahili

Etymology

Compare Umbundu tyiri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɛ.li/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

kweli class IX (plural kweli class X)

  1. truth; truthfulness

Derived terms

Adjective

-a kweli (invariable)

  1. true
  2. real (not fake)

Adverb

kweli

  1. really; truly

Derived terms

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 372: “Kweli! – When used with an exclamation point, it’s an expression of affirmation similar to the English expression “Truly!” However, when Kweli? is used with a question mark, it expresses disbelief, similar to the English expression “Really?””
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