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UnisexSouthern African (Shona, Sotho, Tswana and others)

Kefilwe

Setswana for "I was given", from the passive form of go fa, to give.

Meaning and origin

Kefilwe joins the first-person prefix ke- to filwe, the passive perfect of the Setswana verb go fa, to give, so the whole word states that something has been given to the speaker.

How to pronounce Kefilwe

English (US)keh-FEEL-weh /kɛˈfiːlweɪ/

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