kweli

Swahili

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kweli

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Etymology

Compare Umbundu tyiri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɛ.li/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kweli class IX (plural kweli class X)

1. truth; truthfulness

Derived terms

• kweli kinzani
• ukweli

Adjective

-a kweli (invariable)

1. true
2. real (not fake)

Adverb

kweli

1. really; truly

Derived terms

• kwelikweli

References

• Almasi, Oswald; Fallon, Michael David; Nazish, Pardhan Wared (2014), Swahili Grammar for Introductory and Intermediate Levels, Lanham • New York • Oxford: University Press of America, →ISBN, page 372: “Kweli! – When used with an exclamation point, it’s an expression of affirmation similar to the English expression “Truly!” However, when Kweli? is used with a question mark, it expresses disbelief, similar to the English expression “Really?””