manowari

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Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English man-o'-war.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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manowari (n class, plural manowari)

  1. warship, battleship

Derived terms

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References

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  • Nettelbladt, F. Freiherr von (1891) Suaheli-Dragoman. Gespräche, Wörterbuch und praktische Anleitungen zum Verkehr mit den Eingeborenen in Deutsch-Ostafrika [Swahili Interpreter: Conversations, Dictionary and Practical Instructions for Dealing with the Natives in German East Africa] (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, page 134:manowāri (engl), Kriegsſchiff.
  • Rechenbach, Charles W. (1967) Swahili-English Dictionary, Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University of America Press, page 284