Get to know Kilwa better with 4 real example sentences.
Kilwa in a sentence
Context around Kilwa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kilwa
- In this selection, "kilwa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, conquered and kisiwani stand out and add context to how "kilwa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include almeida conquered kilwa an island and distance to kilwa and zanzibar. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kilwa" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kilwa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They are Kondoa Rock-Art Sites, Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara and Stone Town of Zanzibar. (20 words)
The long distance to Kilwa and Zanzibar the Yao had begun to be attracted and convert to Islam before the 1840s. (21 words)
The Portuguese presence in East Africa officially began after 1505, when flagships under the command of Dom Francisco de Almeida conquered Kilwa, an island located in what is now northern Tanzania. (31 words)
He further wrote that the authority of the Sultan extended from Malindi in the north to Inhambane in the south and was particularly impressed by the planning of the city, believing it to be the reason for Kilwa's success along the coast. (43 words)
The Portuguese presence in East Africa officially began after 1505, when flagships under the command of Dom Francisco de Almeida conquered Kilwa, an island located in what is now northern Tanzania. (31 words)
The long distance to Kilwa and Zanzibar the Yao had begun to be attracted and convert to Islam before the 1840s. (21 words)
Example sentences (4)
They are Kondoa Rock-Art Sites, Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara and Stone Town of Zanzibar.
He further wrote that the authority of the Sultan extended from Malindi in the north to Inhambane in the south and was particularly impressed by the planning of the city, believing it to be the reason for Kilwa's success along the coast.
The long distance to Kilwa and Zanzibar the Yao had begun to be attracted and convert to Islam before the 1840s.
The Portuguese presence in East Africa officially began after 1505, when flagships under the command of Dom Francisco de Almeida conquered Kilwa, an island located in what is now northern Tanzania.