oktoba
ohk-TOH-bah
How to say it
Swahilioktobaohk-TOH-bahsoon
EnglishOctobersoon
Frenchoctobresoon
Meaning
The tenth month of the year.
Good to know
Written with a capital in text: Oktoba. The fourteenth of October is Nyerere Day in Tanzania. Also called mwezi wa kumi.
Examples
- Uchaguzi utafanyika mwezi Oktoba.The election will take place in October.
- Tarehe kumi na nne Oktoba ni siku ya Nyerere.The fourteenth of October is Nyerere Day.
- Mvua za vuli huanza Oktoba.The short rains begin in October.
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