nomino

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Meaning

A word that names a person, animal, place, thing or idea, such as mtu, mji or upendo.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in singular and plural. In Swahili grammar each nomino belongs to a noun class, which decides the prefixes on the words that agree with it.

Examples

• Neno kitabu ni nomino ya ngeli ya ki vi.The word kitabu is a noun of the ki vi class.
• Mwalimu alituambia tutafute nomino tano katika sentensi.The teacher told us to find five nouns in the sentence.
• Kila nomino ina wingi wake.Every noun has its plural.

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