nakumiss
Swahili
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English miss, in combination with -na- (“present tense marker”) + -ku- (“you”).
Phrase
nakumiss
Usage notes
The unadapted borrowing from English does not conform to the way words are normally adapted in Swahili. While the phrase nakumiss is used, the verb miss is not used in a more general sense.
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