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kukaliwa

koo-kah-LEE-wah

How to say it

Swahilikukaliwakoo-kah-LEE-wah
Frenchêtre habité, être occupé

to be inhabited, to be occupied; to be sat on

Form of kukalia (to sit on, to occupy (a seat); to lead (a table))

passive of kukalia: to be sat on, to be occupied, to be inhabited

Examples

  • Kisiwa hicho hakijawahi kukaliwa na watu.That island has never been inhabited by people.

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