tawala

== Lindu == === Noun === tawala spear == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic تَوَلَّى (tawallā). === Pronunciation === === Verb === -tawala (infinitive kutawala) to rule, to reign Synonyms: -miliki, -tamalaki ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -tawalia Causative: -tawalisha Passive: -tawaliwa Stative: -tawalika Nominal derivations: mtawala (“ruler, administrator”) utawala (“rule, reign, administration”)