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13:53 Dec 23, 2008
English to Swahili translations [Non-PRO]
Advertising / Public Relations
English term or phrase: friend
i want the word friend translated
brad RICHMANN


Summary of answers provided
5 +2Rafiki
Boniface Kyalo
5rafiki
eBoy


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Rafiki


Explanation:
Friend - Rafiki
Friends - Marafiki

Boniface Kyalo
Kenya
Local time: 15:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwahiliSwahili

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rabeigh: Closest and Dearer than life Companion/s of highest possible human stature/calibre of conduct faith in and obedience to The Laws of The Almighty, it is from the arabic language: See Al Qur an Chapter 4:69 (Sura 4:69) An-Nisa
19 days

agree  paul kariuki
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394 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
rafiki


Explanation:
friend (rafiki) has no plural in standard Swahili
i.e. friend = rafiki, friends = rafiki



Note: marafiki is a slang word for plural form

Example sentence(s):
  • e.g. children enjoy playing with their friends = watoto hupenda kucheza na rafiki zao
eBoy
Local time: 08:11
Native speaker of: Native in SwahiliSwahili
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Language pairSwahili to English => English to Swahili


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