kilomita

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Noun

kilomita (n class, plural kilomita)

  1. Alternative form of kilometa

Further reading
  • kilomita in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English kilometre.

Noun

kilomita

  1. kilometer

Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from English kilometre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kì.ló.mí.tà/

Noun

kìlómítà

  1. kilometer, kilometre (unit of measurement, 1000 m)
    Kìlómítà mélòó l'ẹ ti rìn lónìí?
    How many kilometers have you walked today?

Derived terms
  • súkúà kìlómítà (“square kilometre”)

References
  • National Language Centre (1987) A Vocabulary of Primary Science and Mathematics in Nine Nigerian Languages, volumes 1 - Fulfilde, Izon and Yoruba, Enugu, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Education National Language Centre; Fourth Dimension Publishers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 117
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