Swahili
kiwiwi
kee-WEE-wee
How to say it
Swahilikiwiwikee-WEE-weesoon
EnglishHebrewsoon
Frenchhébreusoon
Meaning
the Hebrew language, or something in the Jewish style or manner.
Good to know
an old term; kiwiwi is used adverbially for in the Jewish manner and adjectivally as -a kiwiwi, Jewish.
Examples
- Kitabu kile kimeandikwa kwa kiwiwi.That book is written in Hebrew.
- Alijifunza kiwiwi chuo kikuu.He studied Hebrew at university.
- Je, unajua maneno yoyote ya kiwiwi?Do you know any Hebrew words?
- Muziki huo una mtindo wa kiwiwi.That music has a Jewish style.
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