Dictionary/Rice

Rice

food

3 translations across African languages✓ Verified

Pre-colonial context

“Rice cultivation expanded along the East African coast via Indian Ocean trade.”

Translations

Swahili
Mchele
Also wali (cooked rice)
Kisii (Gusii)
Omochere
Luhya
Omucheele
From Swahili
Wanga · KE
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