kulia

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kulia

Where it comes from

See -la. The directional sense comes from mkono wa kulia (“right hand”).

verb

  1. infinitive, noun from verb infinitive of -lia

adverb

  1. right

    Opposite: kushoto

In English

  • right right-wing politicians and parties
  • cry intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • scream to make the sound of a scream

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

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{kulia_2026,
  title = {kulia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kulia},
  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-kulia.flac.