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Week

Beginnernoun

Definition

A period of seven days.

Example

Wiki ijayo ninakwenda Zanzibar.

Next week I am going to Zanzibar.

Etymology

'Wiki', meaning week, comes from Swahili and has roots in time measurement among Bantu languages, showing the evolution of terms used for time periods.

How & Where It’s Used

'Wiki' is commonly used in conversational Swahili and written documents, ranging from informal chats to formal communications, with consistent usage across dialects.

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