Mdhamini ana anuani ya barua pepe.

In Swahili, possession is commonly expressed with forms of kuwa na. In this sentence, ana means he/she has.

So:

• Mdhamini ana... = The sponsor/guarantor has...

You do not need a separate word for has beyond ana.

It can mean either one. Swahili does not normally mark natural gender in this form, so ana can mean:

• he has
• she has

You understand which one is meant from context.

Ya is a connector meaning of. It links anuani with barua pepe.

So:

• anuani ya barua pepe = address of email = email address

This ya agrees with anuani, which belongs to a noun class that uses ya in this kind of construction.

Mdhamini is a singular noun for a person, so it belongs to class 1. That matters because the verb must agree with it.

That is why you get:

• mdhamini ana = the sponsor/guarantor has

If it were plural, you would use class 2 agreement:

• wadhamini wana... = the sponsors/guarantors have...

Usually no. It is normally a common noun meaning something like sponsor, guarantor, or backer, depending on context.

It is capitalized here simply because it is the first word of the sentence. In the middle of a sentence, it would usually be written mdhamini.

Swahili usually does not use articles the way English does.

So mdhamini can mean:

• a sponsor
• the sponsor

And anuani can mean:

• an address
• the address

Context tells you which one sounds best in English.

Yes, they refer to the same idea: address. Many learners see anwani more often in standard materials, while anuani is a variant you may also encounter.

So if you already know anwani, this sentence is using a different form of the same word.

Barua pepe is the normal Swahili term for email.

In this sentence, it is part of a larger phrase:

• anuani ya barua pepe = email address

So barua pepe is not the address itself; it tells you what kind of address it is.

Yes, this sentence uses a very familiar order:

• Mdhamini = subject
• ana = verb
• anuani ya barua pepe = object / thing possessed

So it follows the pattern:

• Subject + verb + object

That makes it fairly straightforward for an English speaker.

A simple pronunciation guide is m-dha-MEE-nee.

A few helpful points:

• The m at the beginning is pronounced.
• dh sounds like the th in this.
• Swahili stress usually falls on the second-to-last syllable, so the stress is on mi.