taifa

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taifa

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, division”).

noun mataifa

class v nation (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity)
Similar: nchi

In English

nation community of people

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{taifa_2026,
  title = {taifa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/taifa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}