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Swahili term
barafu ya kwangu
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Hi
Context: Nakupenda barafu ya kwangu, an endearment.
I'd be very grateful for an analysis of "kwangu".
Many thanks
Simon
Context: Nakupenda barafu ya kwangu, an endearment.
I'd be very grateful for an analysis of "kwangu".
Many thanks
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Kwangu |
Esther Owawa
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| 5 | Barafu ya Kwangu |
Esther Owawa
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| 4 | My snow/ice |
Muniu Wangure
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| 4 | kwangu |
Uzeyr Mohamud
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Proposed translations
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Esther Owawa
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Kwangu
Kwangu means my place/to me,although in this context it would mean "I love you my ice"
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Comment: "many thanks, superb"
1 day 6 hrs
Esther Owawa
Kenya
Kenya
Native in Swahili
&
English
Works in field
Kenya
Your Swahili and English translator
Native in: English , Swahili (Variants: Kenyan, Tanzanian)
Works in: German to English, Swahili to English, English to German, and 4 more.
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4
Barafu ya Kwangu
I love you my ice
2 days 16 hrs
Muniu Wangure
Kenya
Kenya
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Kenya
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Native in: Kikuyu
Works in: English to Kikuyu, Kikuyu to English, Swahili to Kikuyu, and 1 more.
My snow/ice
Used in the context "nakupenda barafu ya kwangu." Barafu ya kwangu in this context is a metaphor meaning "the one who cools me". Think how appreciated ice on a hot day is...that's how this person describes the lover. It's not a common saying or a widely used word but one can derive meaning from it's usage in context.
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Note added at 2 days 16 hrs (2021-11-15 07:22:00 GMT)
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You are my snow, the one who calms my soul.
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Note added at 2 days 16 hrs (2021-11-15 07:22:00 GMT)
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You are my snow, the one who calms my soul.
Example sentence:
Wewe ndiwe barafu ya kwangu kitulizo cha moyo wangu.
3 days 16 hrs
Uzeyr Mohamud
Kenya
Kenya
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Kenya
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Works in: Swahili to English, Somali to English, English to Swahili, and 6 more.
kwangu
my snow/ice, the one who makes me calm
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