nakala
nah-KAH-lah
How to say it
Swahilinakalanah-KAH-lah
Englishcopy; issue, edition
Frenchcopie, exemplaire
Meaning
A copy of a document, a book or a recording, or one printed issue of a newspaper.
Good to know
A noun of the n class, the same in the plural. Nakala ya barua is a copy of a letter, and nakala laini is a soft copy. The verb kunakili is to copy.
Examples
- Tafadhali nipe nakala ya mkataba huu.Please give me a copy of this contract.
- Kitabu chake kimeuza nakala elfu kumi.His book has sold ten thousand copies.
- Jipatie nakala yako ya gazeti leo.Get your copy of the newspaper today.
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