a- plur. (li/ma) (the) very center. Afrika ey'amassekali, Central Africa, as an adv. right in the middle, cf. amakkati, wakati.

a- plur. (li/ma) middle, middle part, mu makkati ga, in the middle of. cf. amassekati, wakati.

midway, prep, wakati wa, between, with the -a of rel. middle, of the middle, enlebe ey'awakati, the middle chair. Gavumenti eya wakati, the central government. Ennyanja eya Wakati, the Mediterranean Sea. cf. amakkati, amassekati.