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Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English counter.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kaunta class IX (plural kaunta class X)
- counter (shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured)
- counter (surface in kitchen used for food preparation)
- (sports) counter-attack
References
- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (1994) “Does Kiswahili have diphthongs: interpreting foreign sounds in African languages”, in South African Journal of African Languages, volume 14, number 4, →DOI, page 181 of 180-186