Mkataba wa bima una muda wa mkataba wa bima.

to have

Breakdown of Mkataba wa bima una muda wa mkataba wa bima.

• mkataba wa bima: insurance policy
• muda wa mkataba wa bima: policy period

Questions & Answers about Mkataba wa bima una muda wa mkataba wa bima.

How is this sentence broken down word by word?

A useful breakdown is:

Mkataba = contract
wa bima = of insurance / insurance
una = it has
muda = duration, period, term
wa mkataba wa bima = of the insurance contract

So the structure is roughly:

Mkataba wa bima + una + muda wa mkataba wa bima

Literally, it is something like Insurance contract has duration of insurance contract.

Why is wa used twice?

In both places, wa is the connector meaning something like of.

Swahili often links two nouns this way:

• mkataba wa bima = contract of insurance = insurance contract
• muda wa mkataba wa bima = duration of the insurance contract

So the first wa links mkataba and bima, and the second wa links muda and mkataba wa bima.

What does una mean here?