Swahili
gawio
ga-WI-o
How to say it
Swahiligawioga-WI-osoon
Englishdivisionsoon
Frenchdivision, sectionsoon
Meaning
the division or distribution of something among people, or a mathematical divisor.
Good to know
division, distribution, apportionment; math, divisor
Examples
- Gawio la mali lilifanyika baada ya kifo cha baba.The division of property took place after the father's death.
- Je, gawio la faida litakuwa sawa kwa wote?Will the distribution of profits be equal for everyone?
- Hawakukubaliana kuhusu gawio la ardhi.They did not agree on the apportionment of the land.
- Katika hesabu hii, gawio ni tatu.In this calculation, the divisor is three.
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