tegemea

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tegemea

/tɛ.ɠɛˈmɛ.ɑ/
/t̪ɛ.ɠɛˈmɛ.ɑ/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cagamila, of unknown origin. Inherited through a Northern dialect (compare Southern Vumba -changamia), and seems to have been influenced by -egemea for the vowels. Cognate with Kipfokomo -tsagamia and Ilwana [-čaamɪra ~ -čaːmela].

verb -tegemea · kutegemea · kutotegemea · tegemea · tegemeeni

to depend on something or someone (to rely on; to trust)
to anticipate something

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depend trust

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

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{tegemea_2026,
  title = {tegemea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/tegemea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}