Swahili
mataifa
ma-tah-EE-fah
How to say it
Swahilimataifama-tah-EE-fahsoon
Englishnationssoon
Frenchnationssoon
Meaning
Nations, groups of people united by shared land, government, and identity.
Good to know
plural of taifa (ji-/ma- class).
Examples
- Mataifa mengi yalijiunga na umoja huo.Many nations joined that union.
- Je, mataifa hayo yanashirikiana?Do those nations cooperate?
- Si mataifa yote yaliyokubali mkataba huo.Not all nations accepted that treaty.
- Mataifa ya Afrika yatakutana Nairobi.The nations of Africa will meet in Nairobi.
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