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What is a duka in Swahili?

A duka is a shop or store.

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  1. Bus stop
  2. Restaurant
  3. Shop or store ✔

Why: Duka means a shop or store. Duka la dawa is a pharmacy and duka la vitabu is a bookstore.

Huh, didn't know that: Kwenda dukani means to go to the shops.

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I went into a duka for one thing and left with three, which makes it a super duka.
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Answer: Shop or store. Duka means a shop or store. Duka la dawa is a pharmacy and duka la vitabu is a bookstore.

  1. University of Kansas Kiswahili, Lesson 37 kiswahili.ku.edu/sites/kiswahili/files/documents/lessons/lesson_37.pdf
    duka la dawa [pharmacy]
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. University of Kansas Kiswahili, Lesson 37 kiswahili.ku.edu/sites/kiswahili/files/documents/lessons/lesson_37.pdf
    duka la vitabu [bookstore]
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  3. University of Kansas Kiswahili, Lesson 19 kiswahili.ku.edu/sites/kiswahili/files/documents/lessons/lesson_19.pdf
    kwenda dukani [to go to the stores]
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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