mwongozo
Swahili
Alternative forms
Etymology
From mw- + -ongoza (“to lead”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
mwongozo class III (plural miongozo class IV)
- guideline
- 2022 September 21, “Fahamu muongozo mpya wa afya kuhusu uhusiano wa pombe na saratani”, in BBC News Swahili[1]:
- Mwongozo huo pia unabainisha kuwa wanywaji wa kiume wana uwezekano wa mara mbili wa kunywa zaidi ya kiwango kilichopendekezwa cha uniti 14 kwa wiki kuliko wanywaji wa kike.
- That guideline also specifies that male drinkers are twice as likely to drink more than the recommended limit of 14 units per week than female drinkers.