Literary terms in Swahili
The list of Swahili translations of literary terms, sorted alphabetically according to each term's English name.
A
- antithesis • Tabaini
E
- euphemism • tasifida
G
- genre • utanzu
I
- irony • Kejeli
L
- leitmotif • Leitmotiv
M
- metaphor • sitiari
N
- narrative • hadithi
O
- onomatopoeia • tanakali
P
- paradox • Kweli kinzani
S
- simile • tashbiha
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