Swahili
salasila
sa-la-SI-la
How to say it
Swahilisalasilasa-la-SI-lasoon
Englishchainsoon
Frenchchaînesoon
Meaning
a chain; figuratively, a lineage or line of succession.
Good to know
see silasila
Examples
- Salasila ya ukoo huo inarudi vizazi kumi.The lineage of that family goes back ten generations.
- Mbwa alifungwa kwa salasila ya chuma.The dog was tied with an iron chain.
- Je, unajua salasila ya wafalme hawa?Do you know the line of succession of these kings?
- Hawakuweza kufuatilia salasila yote ya ukoo.They could not trace the whole family lineage.
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