soma

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soma

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Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fyoma, from Common Bantu *-píoma. This word was inherited through the Northern dialects. Doublet of -fyoma (“to recite the Qurʾān”), which is the result of regular inheritence in the Southern dialects.

Cognate with Giryama -shoma and Mwani -fyoma.

verb -soma · kusoma · kutosoma · soma · someni

to read
to study

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

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

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

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@misc{soma_2026,
  title = {soma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/soma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}