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Swahili

upya

OO-pyah

How to say it

SwahiliupyaOO-pyahsoon
Englishnewnesssoon
Frenchnouveautésoon

Meaning

newness or novelty; adverbially, freshly or again, as in starting anew.

Good to know

newness, novelty, hayo ni mapya hayo. This is a novelty for me; adv. anew, afresh, again, wameijenga nyumba yao -. They have rebuilt their house

Examples

  • Hayo ni mapya kwangu.This is new to me.
  • Wameijenga nyumba yao upya.They have rebuilt their house.
  • Je, tunaanza mradi huu upya?Are we starting this project afresh?
  • Alianza maisha upya baada ya talaka.He started life anew after the divorce.

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