silabi
see-LAH-bee
How to say it
Swahilisilabisee-LAH-bee
Englishsyllable
Frenchsyllabe
Meaning
A unit of sound in a word made of a vowel, often with consonants before it; ki-ta-bu has three syllables.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural. Swahili syllables mostly end in a vowel, and stress falls on the second to last silabi.
Examples
- Neno kitabu lina silabi tatu.The word kitabu has three syllables.
- Watoto wanajifunza kusoma silabi moja moja.The children are learning to read one syllable at a time.
- Mkazo uko kwenye silabi ya pili kutoka mwisho.The stress is on the second syllable from the end.
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