Swahili
kanisa
ka-NI-sa
How to say it
Swahilikanisaka-NI-sasoon
Englishchurchsoon
Frenchéglisesoon
Meaning
a Christian church, a building for Christian worship.
Good to know
rarely also used for a mosque, though msikiti is the standard word for that.
Examples
- Tunakwenda kanisani kila Jumapili.We go to church every Sunday.
- Kanisa hili lilijengwa miaka mia moja iliyopita.This church was built a hundred years ago.
- Je, kanisa lenu liko wapi?Where is your church located?
- Waumini walikusanyika kanisani kuomba.The believers gathered at church to pray.
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