kifo

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kifo

  • /ˈki.fɔ/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *kifo. By surface analysis, ki- + -fa (“to die”) + -o. Cognate with Chiduruma kyifo and Kipfokomo kifo.

noun vifo

  1. class vii death (cessation of life)

    Similar: mauti

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"kifo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/kifo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kifo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kifo

Chicago

"kifo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kifo.

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@misc{kifo_2026,
  title = {kifo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kifo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-kifo.flac.