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1 live
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] mzima, uzima[English Example] live fish[Swahili Example] samaki mzima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live[Swahili Word] -ishi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] aushi, maisha, maishilio[English Example] to live long is to see much (proverb)[Swahili Example] kuishi kwingi ni kuona mengi (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live[Swahili Word] -kaa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] it was necessary for her to come live near the school[Swahili Example] ilimpasa kuja kukaa karibu na shule [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live[Swahili Word] -pona[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live at other's expense[Swahili Word] -dusa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live at someone else's expense[Swahili Word] -londea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live at someone else's expense[Swahili Word] -rondea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live in a place[Swahili Word] -sakini[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] makani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live in a world of one's own[Swahili Word] -jifumba[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live in easy circumstances[Swahili Word] -sitawi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] usitawi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live in easy circumstances[Swahili Word] -stawi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] usitawi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live off[Swahili Word] -ponea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ponda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live peacefully[Swahili Word] -starehe[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live quietly[Swahili Word] -starehe[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 hope
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be hoped for[Swahili Word] -tarajiwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give hope to[Swahili Word] -tumainisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tumaini V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give up hope[Swahili Word] -kata tamaa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kata V, tamaa N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have hopes[Swahili Word] -wa na rajua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] "to hope, have hopes".[Swahili Example] wa na rajua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have hopes of something[Swahili Word] -tawakali[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hope[Swahili Word] matarajio[Swahili Plural] matarajio[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] taraji V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hope[Swahili Word] tamaa[Swahili Plural] tamaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] his/her face is full of glory, smile and hope[Swahili Example] uso wake umejaa fahari, tabasamu na tamaa [Moh], alijipa tamaa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hope[Swahili Word] tamanio[Swahili Plural] matamanio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hope[English Plural] hopes[Swahili Word] taraja[Swahili Plural] mataraja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] taraji V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hope[Swahili Word] tumaini[Swahili Plural] (us. pl.)[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tumaini V, (Arabic)[Swahili Example] matumaini yake [...] yalikaa katika mimba ya miezi mitano aliyokuwa nayo sasa [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hope[Swahili Word] -rajua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] "to hope, have hopes".[Swahili Example] wa na rajua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hope[Swahili Word] -tamani[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hope[Swahili Word] -wa na rajua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] "to hope, have hopes".[Swahili Example] wa na rajua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hope[Swahili Word] -tumai[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hope for[Swahili Word] -tarajia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live in hope[Swahili Word] -shika tamaa[Part of Speech] phrase[English Example] (s)he met him/her seating on the bed and with hope[Swahili Example] alimkuta kakaa kitandani huku ameshika tama [Sul], vyakula vizuri alivyoandikiwa mezani alivipiga bumbuazi na kuvishikia tama [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live in hope[Swahili Word] -shika tamaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lose hope[Swahili Word] -fa moyo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] fa------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 continue
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] continue[Swahili Word] -endelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda[English Example] the story will be continued[Swahili Example] habari inaendelea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] continue[Swahili Word] -dumu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] continue (something)[Swahili Word] -endeleza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda[Swahili Definition] kufanya kuendelea [Masomo 277][English Example] they continued with their agricultural work and that of providing essential services[Swahili Example] waliendelea na kazi zao za kilimo na za kuendeleza huduma za lazima [Nyerere, Masomo 277]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] continue (to do something)[Swahili Word] -endesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] continue[Swahili Word] -kaa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kikalio, kikao, makao, makazi, mkaa, mkalio, ukaaji, ukao, ukazi[English Example] it will continue for many days[Swahili Example] itakaa siku nyingi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] continue[Swahili Word] -zidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] continue to live in (a place that one visits and finds attractive)[Swahili Word] -selea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] continue to live in (a place that one visits and finds attractive)[Swahili Word] -sehelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 Arab
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] adopt Arab ways[Swahili Word] -staarabika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] adopt Arab ways[Swahili Word] -staarabu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Arab[Swahili Word] -a Kiarabu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] Mwarabu, Uarabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Arab from Muscat[English Plural] Arabs from Muscat[Swahili Word] mshemali[Swahili Plural] washemali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Arab from Sheher (South Arabia)[English Plural] Arabs from Sheher[Swahili Word] mshihiri[Swahili Plural] washihiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Arab person[English Plural] Arabs[Swahili Word] Mwarabu[Swahili Plural] Waarabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] Arabu, Arabuni, Kiarabu, Uarabu; also Manga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Arab trader from the Persian Gulf[English Plural] Arab traders from the Persian Gulf[Swahili Word] msuli[Swahili Plural] wasuli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the Arab manner[Swahili Word] Kiarabu[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] Mwarabu, Uarabu[English Example] he was dressed in the Arab manner, robe and cap[Swahili Example] amevalia Kiarabu, kanzu na kofia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live according to Arab ways[Swahili Word] -staarabika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live according to Arab ways[Swahili Word] -staarabu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 fire
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apply fire to something[Swahili Word] -ungulia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch fire[Swahili Word] -waka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mti unawaka upesi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] catch fire (accidentally)[Swahili Word] -wakia[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] convey fire[Swahili Word] -paa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fan a fire[Swahili Word] -pepea moto[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire[Swahili Word] moto[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ota[English Example] light/kindle a fire[Swahili Example] washa moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire[Swahili Word] -uzulu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire (i.e. bullets)[Swahili Word] -fyetua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fyeta v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire (pottery)[Swahili Word] -oka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire (pottery)[Swahili Word] -ungulia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire a bullet (bullets)[Swahili Word] -fyatua risasi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fyata v, risasi n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fire bullets[Swahili Word] -piga risasi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the police fired bullets at his body[Swahili Example] polisi alimpiga risasi mwilini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] great fire[Swahili Word] mteketezo[Swahili Plural] miteketezo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] teketea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kindle a fire[Swahili Word] -koka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] making fire by twirling stick in holed stick[Swahili Word] upekecho[Swahili Plural] pekecho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] pekecha v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on the fire[Swahili Word] -teleka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] aliteleka sufuria ya maji juu ya jiko [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] set fire to[Swahili Word] -washa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sit the fire (and take out burning coals)[Swahili Word] -paa moto[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take away from the fire[Swahili Word] -okoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take live embers from the fire[Swahili Word] -palia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take off the fire[Swahili Word] -tekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] two sticks used together to make fire[Swahili Word] mpekecho[Swahili Plural] mipekecho[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] pekecha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] two sticks used together to make fire[Swahili Word] mpeko[Swahili Plural] mipeko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] pekecha------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 land
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dry land[Swahili Word] nchi kavu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land[Swahili Word] ardhi[Swahili Plural] ardhi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] udongo, nchi [Kenyatta, Masomo 116][English Example] Land definitely was a major problem between us and the evil settler government that denied us justice [Kenyatta, Masomo 116][Swahili Example] Ardhi ndiyo iliyokuwa tatizo kubwa baina yetu na serikali mbaya ya walowezi iliyotunyima haki [Kenyatta, Masomo 116]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land[Swahili Word] kiwanja[Swahili Plural] viwanja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] uwanja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land[Swahili Word] nchi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land[Swahili Word] -shuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shtua V[English Example] land out of the vehicle[Swahili Example] shuka motokaa [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land[Swahili Word] -shusha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] shuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land[Swahili Word] -telemka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land (an airplane)[Swahili Word] -tua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land (as opposed to coast)[Swahili Word] bara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land (goods or troops)[Swahili Word] -telemusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land (goods or troops)[Swahili Word] -teremsha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] land (of airplanes)[Swahili Word] -gutua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mkutuo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of land allotted to someone for cultivation[Swahili Word] ng'ungwe[Swahili Plural] ng'ungwe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of land that a person is allotted or assigned to work in a day[Swahili Word] ngwe[Swahili Plural] ngwe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] uninhabited wild land[Swahili Word] pori[Swahili Plural] mapori[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] They live in the wilderness[Swahili Example] Wanaishi porini------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 difficulty
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in difficulty[Swahili Word] -taabika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in difficulty[Swahili Word] -dhiki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] udhiki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put in difficulties[Swahili Word] -zidiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] isingekuwa kule kuzidiwa, msichana walau angetoa ukelele [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] balaa[Swahili Plural] balaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] taabu, shida[English Example] Here at home a major problem has developed and you don't want to mention it.[Swahili Example] Humu nyumbani kumezuka balaa na wewe hutaki kuitaja [Chacha, Masomo 373]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] beluwa[Swahili Plural] beluwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] [Ind., Pers.?]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] chachari[Swahili Plural] machachari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] chokochoko[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] dhiki[Swahili Plural] dhiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] udhiki[English Example] one of the difficulties I was seeing is that we won't live by ourselves[Swahili Example] moja katika dhiki niliyokuwa nikiiona, ni kwamba hatuishi peke yetu [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] fadhaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] fazaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] fundo[Swahili Plural] mafundo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] jambo[Swahili Plural] mambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] jaribio[Swahili Plural] majaribio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] -jaribu v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] kayaya[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (=matata)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] kikwazo[Swahili Plural] vikwazo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kwaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] kipingamizi[Swahili Plural] vipingamizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pinga V[Swahili Example] asingeweza kukubali umri uwe kipingamizi kati yake na uhai [Mt][Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] kombo[Swahili Plural] makombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Note] figurative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] madhilifu[Swahili Plural] madhilifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] dhili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] makombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Swahili Example] difficulty------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mashaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] shaka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] masubuko[Swahili Plural] masubuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] masumbufo[Swahili Plural] masumbufo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] masumbulizi[Swahili Plural] masumbulizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] masumbuo[Swahili Plural] masumbuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] matata[Swahili Plural] matata[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] tata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mfundo[Swahili Plural] mifundo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] funda, fundika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mgogoro[Swahili Plural] migogoro[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mpweke[Swahili Plural] mipweke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mushkeli[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] shaka, shuku[English Example] this complaint is giving me trouble.[Swahili Example] ugonjwa huu umeniletea mushkeli------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] pingamizi[Swahili Plural] pingamizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] pinga V[English Example] "We want to make peace, but there are many difficulties".[Swahili Example] tunataka kufanya amani lakini kuna pingamizi nyingi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] shaka[Swahili Plural] mashaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] (s)he has met with difficulty[Swahili Example] amekutana na mashaka.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] shakawa[Swahili Plural] shakawa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] shida[Swahili Plural] shida[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] be in difficulty[Swahili Example] patwa na [wa na, ingia] shida.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] sumbuko[Swahili Plural] masumbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] sumbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] sumbuo[Swahili Plural] masumbuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] sumbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] taabu[Swahili Plural] taabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] takalifu[Swahili Plural] takalifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] takilifu[Swahili Plural] takilifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] tata[Swahili Plural] matata[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] tatanisho[Swahili Plural] matatanisho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] tatizo[Swahili Plural] matatizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] -tata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] udhia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] udhiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] ugumu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] -gumu adj[Swahili Example] ugumu umo katika mara ya kwanza na ya pili tu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] upasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] upinzani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] uzito[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Related Words] -zito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get into difficulties[Swahili Word] -kwama[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kitakapomkwama kijiba, hatomwona Maimuna [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get out of a difficulty[Swahili Word] -vua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] vaa V[Swahili Example] kilichomvua ni ufundi [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] great difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mashaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] rohoni mwake mlikuwa na mashaka ya kutosha [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in difficulties[Swahili Word] -funga[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] uhitaji ulimfunga [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with difficulty[Swahili Word] vigumu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 heap
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap[English Plural] heaps[Swahili Word] bumba[Swahili Plural] mabumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap[English Plural] heaps[Swahili Word] chungu[Swahili Plural] chungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap[English Plural] heaps[Swahili Word] fumba[Swahili Plural] mafumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] kifumba, kifumbu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap[English Plural] heaps[Swahili Word] mkuo[Swahili Plural] mikuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap[English Plural] heaps[Swahili Word] mkusanyiko[Swahili Plural] mikusanyiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kusanya V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap[English Plural] heaps[Swahili Word] pumba[Swahili Plural] mapumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] a heap of clothes[Swahili Example] pumba la nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap[English Plural] heaps[Swahili Word] shumbi[Swahili Plural] shumbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] a heap of sand[Swahili Example] shumbi ya mchanga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap[English Plural] heaps[Swahili Word] lundo[Swahili Plural] malundo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap[Swahili Word] -kongomana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap[Swahili Word] -panganya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap (of weeds or leaves or refuse)[English Plural] heaps[Swahili Word] biwi[Swahili Plural] mabiwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap live coals on oneself[Swahili Word] -jipalia makaa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] unajipalia makaa mwenyewe [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap up[Swahili Word] -eleka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] v caus------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heap up[Swahili Word] -elekanya[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] v caus------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] throw into a heap[Swahili Word] -tutia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 near
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be near[Swahili Word] -karibia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] karibisho, karibu, mkaribishaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] come near[Swahili Word] -jongea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] come near[Swahili Word] -karibia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] come near[Swahili Word] -kurubia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] come nearer to[Swahili Word] -sogelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[English Example] (s)he came nearer to the corpse[Swahili Example] akamsogelea yule maiti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] come nearer to each other[Swahili Word] -sogeleana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-assoc------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] near[Swahili Word] karibu[Part of Speech] adj/adv[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -karibia[English Example] we live near this city; nine is near ten (proverb)[Swahili Example] tunakaa karibu ya mji huu [Rec]; kenda karibu na kumi (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] near[Swahili Word] jirani[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] majirani; ujirani[Swahili Example] shamba jirani; tunakaa jirani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] near[Swahili Word] upande[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 necessary
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be necessary[Swahili Word] -hitaji[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haja, mhitaji, uhitaji[Swahili Example] yahitaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be necessary[Swahili Word] -hitajika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -hitaji v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be necessary[Swahili Word] -lazimu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] lazima N[English Example] It was necessary for him to stay there in the village and try to use his education in order to live.[Swahili Example] Ilimlazimu kukaa pale kijijini na kujaribu kuitumia elimu yake ili aishi [Balisidya Masomo 345].------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be necessary[Swahili Word] -mahitaji[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be necessary[Swahili Word] -pasa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] It was necessary that (s)he go[Swahili Example] imempasa aende------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be necessary[Swahili Word] -paswa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] necessary[Swahili Word] sharti[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] shuruti, -shurutisha[English Example] it is necessary she fills in that form[Swahili Example] sharti ajaze fomu ili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] necessary[Swahili Word] manufaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 way
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in the way[Swahili Word] -kingama[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find a way or a method[Swahili Word] -pata njia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that way[Swahili Word] hivyo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that way[Swahili Word] hivyohivyo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in this very way[Swahili Word] hivyo[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] vivyo hivyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in what way?[Swahili Word] jinsi gani?[Part of Speech] phrase[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in what way?[Swahili Word] kwaje[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] Inakuwaje?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a way[Swahili Word] -dopoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make way for[Swahili Word] -sabili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] abadan[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] simile![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] similla![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] sumile![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out of the way[Swahili Word] -towesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] railway[Swahili Word] ndia ya reli[Swahili Plural] ndia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show the way[Swahili Word] -ongoza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] give a good turn to a conversation.[Swahili Example] ongoza maneno------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the way in which[Swahili Word] vilevile[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -le------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the way things are[Swahili Word] mfumo[Swahili Plural] mifumo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] jiha[Swahili Plural] jiha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] jinsi[Swahili Plural] jinsi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Definition] namna[English Example] before explaining the history and other information about Tanzanians and the way in which our country was ruled...[Swahili Example] kabla ya kueleza historia na habari za Watanzania na jinsi nchi yetu ilivyotawaliwa... (Nsekela,"Masomo," 3).------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] kadiri[Swahili Plural] kadiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] masafa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] namna[Swahili Plural] namna[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] I don't like the way she sewed this shirt[Swahili Example] sipendi namna alivyoshona shati hili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] ndia[Swahili Plural] ndia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja[English Example] railway track[Swahili Example] njia ya railway------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] njia[Swahili Plural] njia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja[English Example] Use all ways to get him out of jail.[Swahili Example] tumia njia zote uwezavyo umtoe jelani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] usita[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] taratibu[Swahili Plural] taratibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -ratibu, ratiba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way of doing something[English Plural] ways of doing things[Swahili Word] mtindo[Swahili Plural] mitindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] The answer to all of these issues is to use new ways to compose questions; The way to do things today, is for people to do them together as equals.[Swahili Example] Jawabu kwa mambo yote hayo ni kutumia mitindo mipya ya kutunga maswali [Masomo 189]; Mtindo wa siku hizi, watu ni bega kwa bega [Amana, Masomo 405]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way of life[English Plural] ways of life[Swahili Word] kikao[Swahili Plural] vikao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kaa[English Example] live in a good way[Swahili Example] kaa kwa kikao chema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way out[English Plural] ways out[Swahili Word] budi[Swahili Plural] budi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Note] usually used in negative constructions------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 result
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as a result of[Swahili Word] kwa ajili ya[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as a result of[Swahili Word] kutokana na[Part of Speech] conjunction[Derived Word] toka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as a result of[Swahili Word] mintarafu[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as a result of[Swahili Word] kwa[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as a result of[Swahili Word] minajili[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Word] min, ajili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be a result of[Swahili Word] -fuatana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fuata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be a result of[Swahili Word] -tokea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beneficial result[English Plural] beneficial results[Swahili Word] natija[Swahili Plural] natija[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] Perhaps s/he may intend to show the beneficial results that will be available for people if they live in Ujamaa Villages.[Swahili Example] Pengine akusudie kuonyesha natija ipatikanayo watu wakiishi katika Vijiji vya Ujamaa [Khan, Masomo 392]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] come to the same result[Swahili Word] -fikiliana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-assoc[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] final result[English Plural] final results[Swahili Word] jumla[Swahili Plural] jumla[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] jumlisha, ujumla[Swahili Example] jumla ya maneno ni; kwa jumla------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] final result[English Plural] final results[Swahili Word] ncha[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] final result (of bargaining or negotiation)[Swahili Word] masilaha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] final result (of bargaining or negotiation)[Swahili Word] masilahi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] final result (of bargaining or negotiation)[Swahili Word] masuluhu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] result[English Plural] results[Swahili Word] kinyume[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nyuma N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] result[Swahili Word] matokeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] result[Swahili Word] mazao[Swahili Plural] mazao[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zaa, V zao[English Example] The difficulties that he has are the result of his folly.[Swahili Example] taabu anayopata ni mazao ya upuuzi wake.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] result[English Plural] results[Swahili Word] mwisho[Swahili Plural] miisho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] isha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] result[English Plural] results[Swahili Word] tokeo[Swahili Plural] matokeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] toka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] result[English Plural] results[Swahili Word] tunda[Swahili Plural] matunda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] this is the result of your disposition[Swahili Example] haya ni matunda ya tabia zako [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] result[English Plural] results[Swahili Word] zao[Swahili Plural] mazao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] result from[Swahili Word] -tokana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] toka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] result from[Swahili Word] -tokea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 married
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be married (of a woman)[Swahili Word] -oleka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get married[Swahili Word] -olewa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Mary got married to Joseph[Swahili Example] Maria aliolewa na Yosefu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get married[Swahili Word] -fanya harusi[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -fanya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live together without being married[Swahili Word] -panga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] married state[Swahili Word] unyumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[Derived Word] chumba n------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 conflict
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in conflict[English Plural] translation for intransitive?[Swahili Word] -bagulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause conflict[Swahili Word] -teteleza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conflict[English Plural] conflicts[Swahili Word] mapigano[Swahili Plural] mapigano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -piga[Related Words] pigano------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conflict[Swahili Word] mgongano[Swahili Plural] migongano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] gonga V[English Example] It's essential that we act in accordance with what is wanted by the family, whether it's good or bad so that we can live without conflicts and disturbances.[Swahili Example] Inabidi tufuate pendekezo la jamii, na liwe jema au baya ili tupate kuishi bila ya migongano na misukosuko [Chacha, Masomo 379]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conflict[Swahili Word] mpiganisho[Swahili Plural] mipiganisho[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] piga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conflict[Swahili Word] upambano[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conflict[Swahili Word] -pambana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 expense
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bear the expense of[Swahili Word] -gharimia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] gharama n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expense[Swahili Word] haraja[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] hariji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expenses[Swahili Word] masarifu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live at someone else's expense[Swahili Word] -rondea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 poverty
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be poverty-stricken[Swahili Word] -taiti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live in poverty[Swahili Word] -kaa kinyonge[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] msiba[Swahili Plural] misiba[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] sibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] shari[Swahili Plural] shari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] (s)he is the one who plunged his/her family into poverty[Swahili Example] Ndiye, alisababisha shari katika jamii yake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] ufakiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] ufakiri ni maisha ya kupigana na tumbo tu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] ufukara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] ufuke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] ufukwe[Swahili Plural] fukwe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] uhitaji[Swahili Plural] hitaji, mahitaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] ukata[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] ukiwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] ulitima[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Port.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] ulofa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] Eng.[Swahili Example] ulofa uliokuingia haunisaidii miye [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] ultima[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Port.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] umasikini[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] umaskini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] maskini N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] unyonge[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] nyonga V[Swahili Example] moyo wa Bahati ulikuwa umefumba katika hali ya unyonge [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] uritima[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Port.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] urumo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] utaiti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poverty[Swahili Word] utule[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 far
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as far as[Swahili Word] kufika[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] far[Swahili Word] mbali[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] umbali N[English Example] far from[Swahili Example] mbali ya...[Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] far away[Swahili Word] baidi[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] jambo la kufanya kazi liko baidi na wewe [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live far away[Swahili Word] -hajirika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mhajiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] so far as to[Swahili Word] haddi[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------ -
18 kid
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kid[English Plural] kids[Swahili Word] mwanambuzi[Swahili Plural] wanambuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] mwana, mbuzi[English Definition] a young goat------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kid[English Plural] kids[Swahili Word] ndama ya mbuzi[Swahili Plural] ndama za mbuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[English Definition] a young goat------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kid[English Plural] kids[Swahili Word] mtoto[Swahili Plural] watoto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] toto, kitoto, utoto[English Definition] a young person of either sex------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] street kid[English Plural] street kids[Swahili Word] chokora[Swahili Plural] machokora[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[English Definition] homeless, poor city child who does not live with his or her family------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword kid[English Word] kid[Swahili Word] -chekesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -cheka[English Example] my brothers kid me[Swahili Example] kakangu wanichekesha [Amana, Masomo 407]------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 life
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] life[Swahili Word] maisha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] isha V[English Example] They are the ones with the full intention of putting their lives in great danger; I will live here forever (my whole life)[Swahili Example] Wao ndio wenye makusudi kabisha kuyaweka maisha yao katika hatari kubwa [Nyerere, Masomo 277]; nitakaa hapa maisha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] come to life[Swahili Word] -fufuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fufua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] life[English Plural] lives[Swahili Word] roho[Swahili Plural] roho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] kiroho, mroho[English Example] if God takes his life today, he will be satisfied[Swahili Example] Mungu akiichukua roho yake leo, atakuwa radhi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] life[Swahili Word] aushi[Swahili Plural] aushi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] mjini hajapata kupatia mguu ila labda mara moja au mbili tu, aushi yake [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] state of life[Swahili Word] manzili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] life[Swahili Word] uhai[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] hai adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way of life[Swahili Word] ukaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way of life[Swahili Word] ukao[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] life[Swahili Word] uzima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] -zima adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Long Life....![Swahili Word] yadumu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
20 retirement
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] live in retirement[Swahili Word] -tawa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] retirement[Swahili Word] faragha[Swahili Plural] faragha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] retirement[Swahili Word] upekee[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] retirement[Swahili Word] upweke[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] retirement[Swahili Word] usufii[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] retirement[Swahili Word] utawa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] tawa v------------------------------------------------------------
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