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1 were
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] were[Swahili Word] nge[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] were it in the past[Swahili Word] ngali[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] were it in the past[Swahili Word] ngeli[Part of Speech] verb tense[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] were not[Swahili Word] singe[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] were not in the past[Swahili Word] singali[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] were not in the past[Swahili Word] singeli[Part of Speech] verb tense[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 witness
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be witnessed[Swahili Word] -shuhudiwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bear witness[Swahili Word] -shuhudia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] like the angels who were sent to come and witness the attrocities that were being committed[Swahili Example] kama malaika waliotumwa kuja kushuhudia ukatili uliokuwa ukitendeka [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] witness[English Plural] witnesses[Swahili Word] shahidi[Swahili Plural] mashahidi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] Arabic: shahada V[English Example] parasites were witnesses to the naughtiness of childishness[Swahili Example] vidudu vilikuwa mashahidi wa utukutu wa kitoto [Moh], kupenda ni kazi ya moyo, macho ni shahidi tu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] witness[English Plural] witnesses[Swahili Word] shuhuda[Swahili Plural] mashuhuda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] shahada V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] witness[Swahili Word] ushahidi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] shahada N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] witness[Swahili Word] ushuhuda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] shahada N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] witness[Swahili Word] -shahidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] ile sahani waliyoagiza, inabaki imeushahidi wali, ikiwashtaki [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] witness stand[English Plural] witness stands[Swahili Word] kizimba[Swahili Plural] vizimba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] legal------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] witness stand[English Plural] witness stands[Swahili Word] kizimbi[Swahili Plural] vizimbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] legal------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 ago
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a long time ago[Swahili Word] -a zamani[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ago[Swahili Word] kabla ya[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -kabili[English Example] several days ago[Swahili Example] kabla ya siku nyingine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long ago[Swahili Word] mbele[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] ubele N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long ago[Swahili Word] tokeapo[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long ago[Swahili Word] ubele[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long ago[Swahili Word] umbele[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long ago[Swahili Word] zamani[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] zama N+ni(loc)[English Example] Those songs that were loved were written long ago.[Swahili Example] Nyimbo zilizopendwa ziliandikwa hapo <b>zamani</b>.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long ago[Swahili Word] kale[Swahili Plural] kale[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long ago[Swahili Word] zama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not long ago[Swahili Word] hivi karibuni[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] karibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not long ago[Swahili Word] majuzi[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] juzi------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 cabinet
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cabinet[English Plural] cabinets[Swahili Word] kabati[Swahili Plural] kabati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] (English)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (president's) cabinet[English Plural] cabinets[Swahili Word] baraza (la rais)[Swahili Plural] mabaraza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] barizi[English Example] 12 ministers who were in the cabinet of retired President Benjamin Mkapa were returned in the new cabinet[Swahili Example] mawaziri 12 waliokuwa katika Baraza la Rais mstaafu Benjamin Mkapa wamerejeshwa katika baraza jipya (http://www.kurayako.com/2005/habari/article.php?article_id=931 target="_blank KuraYako.com, 4 January 2006)[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 census
[English Word] census[English Plural] censuses[Swahili Word] sensa[Swahili Plural] sensa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] a census carried out in 2003 shows that there were 17,523 prisoners in Uganda, although the prisons were only capable of housing 8,563 prisoners[Swahili Example] sensa iliyofanyika mwaka 2003, inaonyesha kwamba kulikuwepo na wafungwa 17,523 nchini------------------------------------------------------------Uganda, ingawa magereza yalikuwa na uwezo wa kuwapokea wafungwa 8,563 pekee [ http://www2.dw-world.de/kiswahili/vermischtes/1.138575.1.html DW 19 Mei 2005]------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 only
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] only[Swahili Word] pekee[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] peka[English Example] an only child[Swahili Example] mtoto pekee------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] only[Swahili Word] tu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] only[Swahili Word] wahedu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] only[Swahili Word] pekee[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] peka[English Example] a census carried out in 2003 shows that there were 17,523 prisoners in Uganda, although the prisons were only capable of housing 8,563 prisoners[Swahili Example] sensa iliyofanyika mwaka 2003, inaonyesha kwamba kulikuwepo na wafungwa 17,523 nchini Uganda, ingawa magereza yalikuwa na uwezo wa kuwapokea wafungwa 8,563 pekee [ http://www2.dw-world.de/kiswahili/vermischtes/1.138575.1.html DW 19 Mei 2005]------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 plant
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] annual edible plant[Swahili Word] bisari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] annual plant (Momordica morgose or charantia)[Swahili Word] karela[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (Ind.)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be planted[Swahili Word] -pandwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] There were mango trees which were planted in profusion[Swahili Example] palikuwa na miembe iliyopandwa kwa fujo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant[Swahili Word] mbugu[Swahili Plural] mibugu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] mbungo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant[Swahili Word] mkwezi[Swahili Plural] mikwezi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kwea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant[Swahili Word] mmelea[Swahili Plural] mimelea[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] mea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant[English Plural] climbing plants[Swahili Word] mtambaa miti[Swahili Plural] mitambaa miti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] mti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant (kind of)[Swahili Word] mkuku[Swahili Plural] mikuku[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] climbing plant yielding poison for arrows[English Plural] climbing plants[Swahili Word] kombe[Swahili Plural] makombe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] -komba[Terminology] botany / anthropology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Dichapetalum macrocarpum[Swahili Word] chikwaya jike[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Dichapetalum mosambicense[Swahili Word] chikwaya dume[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] factory plant[Swahili Word] mtambo[Swahili Plural] mitambo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hardy creeping plant[English Plural] plants[Taxonomy] Callopsis Volensii[Swahili Word] kilalanungu[Swahili Plural] vilalaungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hardy plant[English Plural] hardy plants[Taxonomy] Pentas purpurea[Swahili Word] kivumanyuki[Swahili Plural] vivumanyuki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[English Definition] red and purple aromatic flowered shrub[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hardy plant (Ramphicarpa veronicaefolia)[Swahili Word] kimangari[Swahili Plural] vimangari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] jaja[Taxonomy] Aneilema aequinoctiale[Swahili Word] jaja[Swahili Plural] jaja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Definition] perennial herb with small yellow, blue, mauve or lilac flowers[Swahili Definition] mmea mwenye maua madogo ya manjano, bluu au pinki[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kakindu (variety of plant, Striga pubiflora)[Swahili Word] kakindu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of plant, Canna indica (the seeds are used for Moslem rosaries)[Swahili Word] mtasbihi[Swahili Plural] mitasbihi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tasbihi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kirukia (paratsitic climbing plant)[Swahili Word] kirukia[Swahili Plural] virukia[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ruka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lentil-plant[Swahili Word] mdengu[Swahili Plural] midengu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] dengu N[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] marijuana plant (leaf is bangi)[Swahili Word] mbangi[Swahili Plural] mibangi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mkwakwa (climbing plant bearing edible fruit, Landolfia florida)[Swahili Word] mkwakwa[Swahili Plural] mikwakwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mkwakwa (climbing plant bearing edible fruit, Landolfia florida)[Swahili Word] mkwakwara[Swahili Plural] mikwakwara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mlangamia (parasitic plant growing on cloves)[Swahili Word] mlangamia[Swahili Plural] milangamia[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name of a climbing plant[Swahili Word] kirukia[Swahili Plural] virukia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Swahili Example] madirisha makubwa yenye virukia [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] perennial plant (Abutilum zanzibaricum)[Swahili Word] mbiha[Swahili Plural] mibiha[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] perennial plant with yellow or blue flowers[Taxonomy] Aneilema aequinoctale, Aneilema sinicum[Swahili Word] kongwe[Swahili Plural] kongwe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant[English Plural] plants[Swahili Word] kipando[Swahili Plural] vipando[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -panda[English Example] his little garden with a variety of plants[Swahili Example] kitalu chake kidogo chenye mchanganyiko wa vipando [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant[English Plural] plants[Swahili Word] kiwanda[Swahili Plural] viwanda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[English Example] heat-treatment plant; powdered-milk processing plant[Swahili Example] kiwanda cha jotojoto; kiwanda cha kufanyia unga wa maziwa [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant[Swahili Word] mmea[Swahili Plural] mimea[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] mea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant[Swahili Word] -panda[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] pandikizo, mpanda, mpando, upandaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant (any of several stinging kinds)[Swahili Word] weni[Swahili Plural] maweni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Swahili Example] weni 'uo ukiuke [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant (kind of)[English Plural] plants[Taxonomy] Commelina imberbis; Commelina benghalensis[Swahili Word] jaja[Swahili Plural] jaja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Definition] perennial herb with blue flowers[Swahili Definition] mmea mwenye maua ya bluu[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant (kind of)[Swahili Word] mnyapa[Swahili Plural] minyapa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant (kind used for making black dye, Euclea multiflora)[Swahili Word] mdaa[Swahili Plural] midaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant (rice in holes)[Swahili Word] -sia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant out[Swahili Word] -atika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant out[Swahili Word] -pandikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intensive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -panda[Related Words] pandikizo[English Definition] transfer seedlings from a nursery to a plantation[Terminology] agriculture------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant resembling the pea (Phaseolus mungo)[Swahili Word] mchoroko[Swahili Plural] michoroko[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant that grows wild[English Plural] plants that grow wild[Swahili Word] kimelea[Swahili Plural] vimelea[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -mea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plant with aromatic leaves, (Ocimum sp)[Swahili Word] mvumbasi[Swahili Plural] mivumbasi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poisonous plant used for medicinal purposes[Swahili Word] msungululu[Swahili Plural] misungululu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thorny swamp plant[Swahili Word] tindiga[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] type of poisonous plant (Euphorbia abyssinica)[Swahili Word] mbamba[Swahili Plural] mibamba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wild plant (which has seeded itself)[Swahili Word] tarare[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young plant[Swahili Word] chipukizi[Swahili Plural] machipukizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] chipua v------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 ruler
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] maliki[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] malki[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] mfalme[Swahili Plural] wafalme[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[English Example] The ruler of Mombasa killed the Portuguese general by stabbing him and seized the Fort.[Swahili Example] Mfalme wa Mombasa alimuwa kwa kumchoma kisu jemadari wa Kireno na kuiteka Ngome [Masomo 143]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] mstari[Swahili Plural] mistari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] mtawala[Swahili Plural] watawala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tawala V[English Example] The Europeans who were here, whether they were rulers, missionaries or settlers, never made an effort to understand Africans.[Swahili Example] Wazungu waliokuwa hapa, wakiwa watawala, wahubiri wa dini na masetla, hawakujitahidi kamwe kuwafahamu Waafrika [Kenyatta Masomo 114]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] mtawalaji[Swahili Plural] watawalaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tawala V[English Example] "autocrat, absolute monarch".[Swahili Example] mtawala mmoja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] mtawali[Swahili Plural] watawali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tawala V[English Example] "autocrat, absolute monarch".[Swahili Example] mtawala mmoja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] saidi[Swahili Plural] masaidi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Terminology] historical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] sayidi[Swahili Plural] masayidi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] shehe[Swahili Plural] mashehe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] sheikh[Swahili Plural] masheikh[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] shekhe[Swahili Plural] mashekhe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] sheki[Swahili Plural] masheki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] sultani[Swahili Plural] masultani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] usultani N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ruler (measuring instrument)[English Plural] rulers[Swahili Word] rula[Swahili Plural] marula[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] eng------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 seated
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be seated[Swahili Word] -ketiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -keti[English Example] the men were seated inside and the women were told to sit on the veranda[Swahili Example] wanaume waliketiwa ndani na wanawake waliambiwa kuketi barazani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be seated[Swahili Word] -kaa kitako[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kitako------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 wedding
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding[English Plural] weddings[Swahili Word] harusi[Swahili Plural] harusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] borrowing is like a wedding, repaying is like mourning (proverb)[Swahili Example] kukopa harusi, kulipa matanga (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding[English Plural] weddings[Swahili Word] ndoa[Swahili Plural] ndoa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] oa[English Example] wed[Swahili Example] funga ndoa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding (especially Islamic)[Swahili Word] uozi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] oa v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding[English Plural] weddings[Swahili Word] nikaha[Swahili Plural] nikaha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] perform the wedding ceremony[Swahili Example] fungisha nikaha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding[English Plural] weddings[Swahili Word] nikahi[Swahili Plural] nikahi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] perform the wedding ceremony[Swahili Example] fungisha nikaha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding[English Plural] weddings[Swahili Word] mikaha[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] conduct a wedding[Swahili Example] fungisha nikaha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] perform the wedding ceremony[Swahili Word] -fungisha nikaha[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanyiza sherehe za harusi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] perform the wedding ceremony[Swahili Word] -fungisha nikahi[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanyiza sherehe za harusi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] perform the wedding ceremony[Swahili Word] -fungisha mikaha[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] fanyiza sherehe za harusi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding feast[English Plural] wedding feasts[Swahili Word] lima ya harusi[Swahili Plural] lima za harusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the first seven days after a wedding[Swahili Word] fungate[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding preparations[Swahili Word] posa[Swahili Plural] posa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] posa[English Example] The wedding preparations were finalized[Swahili Example] Posa za harusi zilimalizika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding preparations[Swahili Word] poso[Swahili Plural] poso[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] posa[English Example] The wedding preparations were finalized[Swahili Example] Mataarisho ya poso yalikamilika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding present[English Plural] wedding presents[Swahili Word] poso[Swahili Plural] poso[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] posa[Swahili Example] Poso yake alipewa zaidi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding present[English Plural] wedding presents[Swahili Word] posa[Swahili Plural] posa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] posa[English Example] The marriage celebrations began yesterday[Swahili Example] Sherehe za posa zilianza jana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wedding fee for ceremonial foot washing[English Plural] wedding fees[Swahili Word] kioshamiguu[Swahili Plural] vioshamiguu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -osha, mguu[Terminology] anthropology------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 absolutely
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely[Swahili Word] kabisa[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely[Swahili Word] fofofo[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely[Swahili Word] kabisa[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] lazima kabisa aende; (=kamwe, hasa, hasili)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely[Swahili Word] kenyekenye[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely[Swahili Word] fika[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] he said that they were surprised at Yanga for saying the midfielder is their player when they know absolutely that it was last year when they signed him from Polisi Dodoma[Swahili Example] alisema kuwa wamekuwa wakiwashangaa Yanga kwa kusema huyo kiungo ni mchezaji wao huku wakifahamu fika kuwa mwaka jana wakati wanamsajili kutoka Polisi Dodoma (http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/nipashe/2006/12/26/81075.html IPP Media, 26/12/2006)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] absolutely not (at the end of neg. sentences)[Swahili Word] kamwe[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] sitaki kamwe------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 abuse
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] matukano[Swahili Plural] matukano[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tukana V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] shutumu[Swahili Plural] mashutumu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] tukano[Swahili Plural] matukano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tukana V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] tushi[Swahili Plural] matushi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tusha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] tusi[Swahili Plural] matusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tusha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] tusu[Swahili Plural] matushi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] usafihi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -atibu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -hakirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -hizi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hizaya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -hizi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hizaya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -kebehi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -kebehi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -poteza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -potea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -rumbiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -safihi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he abuses children[Swahili Example] Yeye anasafihi watoto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -safii[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -sengenya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -shutumu[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he was abused that (s)he is a thief[Swahili Example] Alishutuma kuwa yeye ni mwizi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -sibabi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -sibu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -stihizai[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -stihizaya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -subu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -taadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -tadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -tapisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] tapika V[English Example] don't abuse and boast to me[Swahili Example] usin'tapishe na kunitambiatambia [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -tukana[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] ukome kuniandikiaandikia vijibarua vyako vya kunitukana [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mwambaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse each other[Swahili Word] -raruana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] This cloth will not rip.[Swahili Example] kitambaa hiki hakiraruki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] abuse each other[Swahili Word] -semana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] they abused each other after they were caught by police[Swahili Example] Walisemana wao kwa wao baada ya kukamatwa na polisi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] term of abuse[Swahili Word] nyoko![Part of Speech] pronoun[Terminology] vulgar------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] term of abuse (scavenger?)[Swahili Word] kazoakazoa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zoa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] terms of abuse[Swahili Word] matushi[Swahili Plural] matushi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tusha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] terms of abuse[Swahili Word] matusi[Swahili Plural] matusi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tusha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] use abusive language[Swahili Word] -fioa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] use abusive language[Swahili Word] -fyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] use abusive language to each other[Swahili Word] -tukanana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vile abuse[Swahili Word] tusi[Swahili Plural] matusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tusha V------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 admire
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] admire[Swahili Word] -ajabia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] ajabu[English Example] they were then admiring the scenery[Swahili Example] wakawa wanayaajabia mandhari [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] admire[Swahili Word] -husudu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] akaviusudu5 vidole vyake vyembamba [Mt]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] admire[Swahili Word] -sangaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] admire[Swahili Word] -shangaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 anchorchain
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] anchorchain[Swahili Word] salasila[Swahili Plural] salasila[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] the convicts were bound with anchorchain[Swahili Example] Wafungwa walifungwa na salasila[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] anchorchain[Swahili Word] silasila[Swahili Plural] silasila[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] anchorchain[Swahili Word] silisila[Swahili Plural] silisila[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 angry
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] angry[Swahili Word] chungu[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] uchungu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry[Swahili Word] -chacha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry[Swahili Word] -chukia[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] lakini mwalimu mbona leo umechukia? [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry[Swahili Word] -fyeruka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry[Swahili Word] -ghadhabika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ghadhabu n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry[Swahili Word] -kasirika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kasirani[English Example] If you bother me, I will <b>be angry</b>.[Swahili Example] Ukinisumbua, nita<b>kasirika</b>.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry[Swahili Word] -kasirika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -kasirani N[English Example] My friend was <b>angry</b> at me because I forgot to call her.[Swahili Example] Rafiki yangu alikuwa ali<b>kasirika</b> nami kwa sababu nilisahau kumpiga simu.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry[Swahili Word] -udhika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] udhi V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry[Swahili Word] -waka[Part of Speech] verb[Note] figurative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry (at someone)[Swahili Word] -ifya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry at someone[Swahili Word] -kasirika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kasirani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry with someone[Swahili Word] -karipia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be angry with someone[Swahili Word] -udhikia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-poten[Derived Word] udhi V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be made angry[Swahili Word] -chukizwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] chuki n[Swahili Definition] kutiwa chuki [Masomo 274][English Example] All of the people of Tanzania were very much angered by this action.[Swahili Example] Wananchi wote wa Tanzania walichukizwa sana na kitendo hicho [Nyerere, Masomo 274]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become angry[Swahili Word] hasira kupanda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become angry[Swahili Word] -tutuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become angry[Swahili Word] -tutuma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become angry[Swahili Word] -tutumka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get angry[Swahili Word] -panda mori[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mori N, panda V[English Example] Anger overwhelmed me and I ran to the telephone.[Swahili Example] Mori ulinipanda nikakimbilia simu [Ganzel Masomo 167]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get angry suddenly[Swahili Word] -hamaki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] watu wa kijiji kizima wamehamaki naye [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make angry[Swahili Word] -kasirisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -kasirani N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make each other angry[Swahili Word] -kasirishana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -kasirani N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who is angry[English Plural] angry people[Swahili Word] msumbufu[Swahili Plural] wasumbufu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] sumbufu, sumbua------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 as if
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as if[Swahili Word] eti[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as if[Swahili Word] kama kwamba[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] he talked as if he were sure[Swahili Example] alisema kama kwamba ana hakika------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 ask
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask[Swahili Word] -saili[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] father asked mother a question[Swahili Example] Baba alimsaili mama swali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask (about)[Swahili Word] -uliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask after someone[Swahili Word] -hakikia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hakika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -omba[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] They <b>asked for</b> tea, but they got coffee.[Swahili Example] Wali<b>omba</b> chai, lakini wakapata kahawa.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -ombea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -taka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -takia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for advice[Swahili Word] -uliza shauri[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] ask father for an advice[Swahili Example] Mulize baba shauri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask insistently[Swahili Word] -sisitiza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he asked insistently again while looking at that girl[Swahili Example] alisisitiza tena akimtazama msichana huyo [Mt], "Nipe mwalimu", msichana alisisitiza kwa shauku bila kujua alikuwa akisisitiza jambo gani [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask something of someone[Swahili Word] -ombea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask to marry (a woman)[Swahili Word] -posa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] money for wedding preparations.[Swahili Example] mali ya kuposea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be asked[Swahili Word] -sailiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] all the workers who were called to be asked by mrs. Tamima looked at each other[Swahili Example] watumishi wote walioitwa kusailiwa na Bi Tamima walitazamana [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who asks for something[English Plural] ones who ask for something[Swahili Word] mtaka[Swahili Plural] wataka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -taka[English Example] he who asks for everything receives nothing (proverb)[Swahili Example] mtaka wote hukosa yote (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who asks for something[Swahili Word] mwombi[Swahili Plural] waombi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] omba V------------------------------------------------------------ -
18 attack
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] hujuma[Swahili Plural] hujuma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] hujuuma[Swahili Plural] hujumaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[English Plural] attacks[Swahili Word] kipindi[Swahili Plural] vipindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pinda V[Swahili Example] kipindi cha homa[Terminology] medical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] taadi[Swahili Plural] taadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] tadi[Swahili Plural] tadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] utadi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] -fusa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] -hujuma[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] -imamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] -kumba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] -taadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] -tadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack[Swahili Word] -tetea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack (each other)[Swahili Word] -ramuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack (sudden)[Swahili Word] shambulio[Swahili Plural] mashambulio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack (suddenly)[Swahili Word] -shambulia[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] attack each other[Swahili Example] shambuliana.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack each other[Swahili Word] -shambuliana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the soldiers attacked each other in the Gulf war[Swahili Example] Wanajeshi walishambuliana kwenye vita vya Gulf------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] attack someone (in conversation)[Swahili Word] -rukia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ruka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be attacked[Swahili Word] -shambuliwa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the cattle keepers were attacked by thieves[Swahili Example] Wafugaji ng'ombe walishambuliwa na wevi------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 bedbug
[English Word] bedbug[English Plural] bedbugs[Taxonomy] Cimex hemipterus[Swahili Word] kunguni[Swahili Plural] kunguni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[English Example] we were bitten by bedbugs while we slept[Swahili Example] tuliumwa na kunguni tulipolala[Terminology] entomology------------------------------------------------------------ -
20 bill
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill[English Plural] bills[Swahili Word] noti[Swahili Plural] noti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] note------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill[English Plural] bills[Swahili Word] hundi[Swahili Plural] hundi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Hindi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill of exchange[English Plural] bills of exchange[Swahili Word] hawala[Swahili Plural] hawala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] hawili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill[English Plural] bills[Swahili Word] bili[Swahili Plural] bili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] bill[Swahili Definition] karatasi yenye dai la pesa[English Example] There were receipts of payments and bills for debts[Swahili Example] Zilikuwapo stakabadhi za malipo na bili za madeni [Masomo 175]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill[English Plural] bills[Swahili Word] kadirio[Swahili Plural] makadirio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Note] usually plural in Swahili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill[English Plural] bills[Swahili Word] stashahada[Swahili Plural] stashahada[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] shahada------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill[English Plural] bills[Swahili Word] ankra[Swahili Plural] ankra[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill[English Plural] bills[Swahili Word] hesabu[Swahili Plural] hesabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill[English Plural] bills[Swahili Word] orodha[Swahili Plural] orodha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill[English Plural] bills[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] hoja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill[English Plural] bills[Swahili Word] muswada[Swahili Plural] miswada[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] the march was in protest against proposals in the domestic relations bill[Swahili Example] maandamano yanapinga mapendekezo ya muswada wa mahusiano ya kinyumba [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_leoafrica.shtml BBC][Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bill (of a bird)[English Plural] bills (of birds)[Swahili Word] busu (la ndege)[Swahili Plural] mabusu (ya ndege)[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Definition] horny projecting mouth of a bird------------------------------------------------------------
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Were — and wer are archaic terms for adult male humans and were often used for alliteration with wife as were and wife in Germanic speaking cultures (Old English were , German Wehr , Gothic waír , Old Frisian wer , Old Saxon wer , Old High German wer ,… … Wikipedia
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