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kunywea

koo-NYWEH-ah

How to say it

Swahilikunyweakoo-NYWEH-ah
Frenchboire avec, boire dans

Meaning

To drink with a particular vessel, at a particular place or for a particular reason.

Good to know

The applicative of kunywa, to drink: kikombe cha kunywea, a cup to drink from.

Examples

  • Hiki ni kikombe changu cha kunywea chai.This is my cup for drinking tea.
  • Mifugo hunywea maji mtoni.The livestock drink water at the river.
  • Tafuta glasi safi ya kunywea maji.Find a clean glass to drink water from.

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Forms

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