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Swahili

kikazo

ki-KA-zo

How to say it

Swahilikikazoki-KA-zosoon
Englishpressure, stresssoon
Frenchpression, accentsoon

Meaning

pressure, or in linguistics, stress or accent placed on a syllable.

Good to know

a variant of kikaza.

Examples

  • Alieleza kikazo katika lugha ya Kiswahili.He explained stress in the Swahili language.
  • Kikazo cha neno hili kiko silabi gani?Which syllable does the stress of this word fall on?
  • Hawakuweka kikazo cha kutosha kwenye ujenzi ule.They did not apply enough pressure in that construction.
  • Mwalimu alionyesha kikazo sahihi cha kila neno.The teacher showed the correct stress of every word.

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