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Where does “kabila” come from?

kabila (Swahili) comes from Arabic قَبِيلَة — tribe.

kabila (Swahili): tribe

Definitions

  1. tribe

Ancestry of “kabila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَبِيلَةtribe

Words derived from “kabila”

  • ukabila
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