Swahili
takwimu
tak-WI-mu
How to say it
Swahilitakwimutak-WI-musoon
Englishcalendarsoon
Frenchcalendriersoon
Meaning
an organized record of dates or events, a calendar or almanac.
Good to know
today the word most often means statistics or data, as in Ofisi ya Taifa ya Takwimu, the National Bureau of Statistics.
Examples
- Takwimu za mwaka huu zinaonyesha ongezeko la wakazi.This year's statistics show an increase in population.
- Alichapisha takwimu kuhusu mavuno ya mwaka.He published data about the year's harvest.
- Takwimu za zamani zilitumia mfumo wa mwezi.Old calendars used the lunar system.
- Serikali ilitoa takwimu mpya za uchumi.The government released new economic statistics.
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