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1 punga
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] swing[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punga mikono[English Example] "swing the arms, give a signal".------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] wave[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punga mikono[English Example] "wave the arms, give a signal".------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] fan[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punga mikono[English Example] "fan the arms, give a signal".------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] be less than so[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] drive away (by waving the arms)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punga pepo[English Example] exorcise a spirit.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] exorcize[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] decrease[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] jua limepunga[English Example] the heat of the sun is decreasing (toward sunset).------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] diminish[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse[Swahili Example] yeye kapungua nini? [Sul][English Example] What did (s)he diminish------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] let up[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] shorten (a dress etc)[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword punga[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] diminish[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] jua limepunga[English Example] the heat of the sun is diminishing (toward sunset).------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punga[English Word] decrease[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 punguza
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] reduce[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punguza kusema sawa[English Example] Reduce speaking correctly------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] decrease[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Siku hizi amepunguza mwili[English Example] Nowadays (s)he has decreased the body------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] lessen[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Pia anapunguza kula sana[English Example] Also, (s)he is lessening eating a lot------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] make smaller[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] punguza chakula[English Example] make the food less------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] diminish[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Swahili Example] punguza tumbo[English Example] diminish the stomach------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] shorten[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Swahili Example] mwalimu alipunguza mzaha na vicheko [Muk], umande huu ulipunguza joto la mwili wake [Kez][English Example] The teacher shortened the joke with laughter------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -punguza[English Word] lower (prices)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Mshonaji amepunguza bei ya kushona[English Example] The tailor has lowered the price for tailoring------------------------------------------------------------
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