Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hawiye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hawiye
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a large clan of Somalia, traditionally inhabiting central and southern Somalia, Ogaden and the North Eastern Province.

Etymology

From Somali Hawiiye.

Word Breakdown

Root: Hawiiye

Inflected Forms

Hawiyes (plural)

Questions

What does hawiye mean?: A member of a large clan of Somalia, traditionally inhabiting central and southern Somalia, Ogaden and the North Eastern Province.
Where does hawiye come from?: From Somali Hawiiye.

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