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  • 1 mlezi

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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] walezi
    [English Word] childcare provider
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] lea
    [Swahili Example] Muradi sote twasoma, soteni tuwe walezi [Amana, Masomo 408]
    [English Example] Because we are both studying, we both should be childcare providers.
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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] walezi
    [English Word] governess
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] lea V
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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] walezi
    [English Word] governess
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] lea V
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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] walezi
    [English Word] guardian
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] lea V
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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] walezi
    [English Word] children's maid
    [English Plural] children's maids
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] lea V
    [Swahili Example] sina budi kuchagua mlezi wa mwanangu [Sul]
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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] milezi
    [English Word] species of millet plant
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] ulezi N
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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] walezi
    [English Word] nurse
    [English Plural] nurses
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] lea V
    [Swahili Example] sina budi kuchagua mlezi wa mwanangu [Sul]
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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] walezi
    [English Word] patron (of a kwaya)
    [English Plural] patrons
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] lea V
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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] milezi
    [English Word] scrofula
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Terminology] medical
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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] milezi
    [English Word] swelling of the neck glands
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Terminology] medical
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    [Swahili Word] mlezi
    [Swahili Plural] walezi
    [English Word] tutor
    [English Plural] tutors
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] lea V
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  • 2 ovu

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    [Swahili Word] -ovu
    [English Word] bad
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [Swahili Word] -ovu
    [English Word] wicked
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [Swahili Word] ovu
    [Swahili Plural] maovu
    [English Word] badness
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Swahili Example] mema na maovu ndio ulimwengu
    [English Example] there are both bad and good in the world.
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    [Swahili Word] ovu
    [Swahili Plural] maovu
    [English Word] depraved
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] ovu
    [Swahili Plural] maovu
    [English Word] evil
    [English Plural] evils
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] ovu ADJ
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    [Swahili Word] ovu
    [Swahili Plural] maovu
    [English Word] injustice
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] ovu
    [Swahili Plural] maovu
    [English Word] malicious
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] ovu
    [Swahili Plural] maovu
    [English Word] spiteful
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] ovu
    [Swahili Plural] maovu
    [English Word] wickedness
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Swahili Example] mema na maovu ndio ulimwengu
    [English Example] there are both wicked and good in the world.
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    [Swahili Word] ovu
    [Swahili Plural] maovu
    [English Word] wrong
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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  • 3 sota

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    [Swahili Word] -sota
    [English Word] bustle about uselessly
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] wanaume ni sisi bwana, tunaosota, na kupigania maisha [Ma]
    [English Example] we are the men mister, we bustle about uselessly and fight for life
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    [Swahili Word] -sota
    [English Word] drag oneself (on the buttocks as one who has lost the use of both legs)
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -sota
    [English Word] move along on the buttocks
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pale chini alibaki kusota kitango-malele [Moh]
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    [Swahili Word] -sota
    [English Word] slide (on the buttocks as one who has lost the use of both legs)
    [Part of Speech] verb
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  • 4 sowera

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    [Swahili Word] -sowera
    [English Word] bustle about uselessly
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -sowera
    [English Word] drag oneself (on the buttocks as one who has lost the use of both legs)
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -sowera
    [English Word] move along on the buttocks
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pale chini alibaki kusota kitango-malele [Moh]
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    [Swahili Word] -sowera
    [English Word] slide (on the buttocks as one who has lost the use of both legs)
    [Part of Speech] verb
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  • 5 Ethiopia

    [Swahili Word] Ethiopia
    [English Word] Ethiopia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9
    [Terminology] geography
    [Note] Ethiopia is recommended standardization by BAKITA; TUKI accepts both Uhabeshi and Ethiopia
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  • 6 fola

    [Swahili Word] fola
    [English Word] gift given by a person who holds a baby for the first time (both to wish the infant good luck and to indicate that the person holding the child has no ill-feelings toward it).
    [English Plural] gifts
    [Part of Speech] noun
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  • 7 kataa

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    [Swahili Word] -kataa
    [English Word] refuse
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] makataa, mkataa, mkatavu, ukatavu, ukatazaji
    [Swahili Example] mwanafunzi ambaye ali kataa kukisoma kitabu hakufaulu kwenye mtihani
    [English Example] the student who refused to read the book did not pass the test
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    [Swahili Word] -kataa
    [English Word] decline
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -kataa
    [English Word] disagree
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -kataa
    [English Word] disavow
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -kataa
    [English Word] reject
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] makataa, mkataa, mkatavu, ukatavu, ukatazaji
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    [Swahili Word] -kataa
    [English Word] say no
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -kataa katakata
    [English Word] flatly refuse
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] katakata
    [Swahili Example] Bi Tamima alikataa katakata mashauri yote mawili [Moh]
    [English Example] Ms Tamima flatly refused both pieces of advice
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    [Swahili Word] -kataa
    [English Word] deny
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] katao, katavu, katazo, makataa, mkataa, mkatavu, ukatavu, ukatazaji
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    [Swahili Word] -kataa
    [English Word] renounce
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] -kataa
    [English Word] object
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] mtu hakatai mwito, hukataa aitwalo (methali)
    [English Example] a person does not object to being called, he objects to what he is called for (proverb)
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    [Swahili Word] kataa
    [Swahili Plural] kataa
    [English Word] part
    [English Plural] parts
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] kataa ya nyumba
    [English Example] room (part of a house)
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    [Swahili Word] kataa
    [Swahili Plural] kataa
    [English Word] division
    [English Plural] divisions
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] kataa
    [Swahili Plural] kataa
    [English Word] piece
    [English Plural] pieces
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] kataa
    [Swahili Plural] kataa
    [English Word] cutting
    [English Plural] cuttings
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] kataa
    [Swahili Plural] kataa
    [English Word] section
    [English Plural] sections
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] kataa la kitabu
    [English Example] section/chapter of a book
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    [Swahili Word] kataa la kitabu
    [Swahili Plural] makataa ya kitabu
    [English Word] section of a book
    [English Plural] sections of a book
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitabu
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    [Swahili Word] kataa la kitabu
    [Swahili Plural] makataa ya kitabu
    [English Word] chapter
    [English Plural] chapters
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitabu
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    [Swahili Word] kataa la kitabu
    [Swahili Plural] makataa ya kitabu
    [English Word] page
    [English Plural] pages
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitabu
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    [Swahili Word] kataa
    [Swahili Plural] kataa
    [English Word] alcove
    [English Plural] alcoves
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] kataa ya nyumba
    [Swahili Plural] kataa za nyumba
    [English Word] room
    [English Plural] rooms
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Related Words] nyumba
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    [Swahili Word] kataa
    [English Word] final
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] neno hili kataa
    [English Example] this is the final word
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    [Swahili Word] kataa
    [English Word] definitive
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] kataa
    [English Word] decisive
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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  • 8 katakata

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    [Swahili Word] -katakata
    [English Word] cut into small pieces
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kata
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    [Swahili Word] -katakata
    [English Word] dice
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kata
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    [Swahili Word] -katakata
    [English Word] mince
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kata
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    [Swahili Word] katakata
    [English Word] flatly
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kata
    [Swahili Example] Bi Tamima alikataa katakata mashauri yote mawili [Moh]
    [English Example] Ms Tamima flatly refused both pieces of advice
    [Note] used only with -kataa = refuse
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  • 9 komoro

    [Swahili Word] Komoro
    [English Word] Comoros
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9
    [Terminology] geography
    [Note] recommended standardization by BAKITA; TUKI lists both Komoro and Visiwa vya Ngazija
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  • 10 mema

    [Swahili Word] mema
    [Swahili Plural] mema
    [English Word] goodness
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] ema Adj
    [Swahili Example] memea na maovu ndio ulimwengu [Rec]
    [English Example] There are both good and evil in the world.
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  • 11 Mhabeshi

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    [Swahili Word] Mhabeshi
    [Swahili Plural] Wahabeshi
    [English Word] Ethiopian (person)
    [English Plural] Ethiopians
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] Uhabeshi
    [Note] recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania; TUKI accepts both Mhabeshi and Mwethiopia
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    [Swahili Word] Mhabeshi
    [Swahili Plural] Wahabeshi
    [English Word] Abyssinian (person)
    [English Plural] Abyssinians
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] Uhabeshi
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  • 12 mkomoro

    [Swahili Word] Mkomoro
    [Swahili Plural] Wakomoro
    [English Word] Comoran
    [English Plural] Comorans
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Note] recommended standardization by BAKITA; TUKI lists both Mkomoro and Mngazija
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  • 13 mngazija

    [Swahili Word] Mngazija
    [Swahili Plural] Wangazija
    [English Word] Comoran
    [English Plural] Comorans
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] ngazija
    [Note] recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania; TUKI lists both Mkomoro and Mngazija
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  • 14 mumiani

    [Swahili Word] mumiani
    [Swahili Plural] mamiani
    [English Word] gumlike substance used as a medicine both internally e.g., against cramps and externally for fractures etc
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] pers
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  • 15 muradi

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    [Swahili Word] muradi
    [English Word] because
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Swahili Example] Muradi sote twasoma, soteni tuwe walezi [Amana, Masomo 408]
    [English Example] Because all of us are studying, we should both be childcare providers.
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    [Swahili Word] muradi
    [Swahili Plural] miradi
    [English Word] intention
    [English Plural] intentions
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] muradi
    [Swahili Plural] miradi
    [English Word] project
    [English Plural] projects
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
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    [Swahili Word] muradi
    [Swahili Plural] miradi
    [English Word] resolve
    [English Plural] resolves
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
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    [Swahili Word] muradi
    [Swahili Plural] miradi
    [English Word] wish
    [English Plural] wishes
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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  • 16 mvua

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    [Swahili Word] mvua
    [Swahili Plural] mvua
    [English Word] rain
    [English Plural] rains
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Swahili Example] mvua inanyesha
    [English Example] it is raining
    [Terminology] meteorology
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    [Swahili Word] mvua
    [Swahili Plural] mvua
    [English Word] rainfall
    [English Plural] rainfalls
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Swahili Example] Mvua ya mwaka mzima kwa wastani ni kama inchi 40 hivi [Masomo 5]
    [English Example] The average yearly rainfall is approximately 40 inches.
    [Terminology] meteorology
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    [Swahili Word] -nyesha mvua
    [English Word] rain
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] nyesha
    [Terminology] meteorology
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    [Swahili Word] -pepea mvua
    [English Word] beat (rain)
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] pepea
    [Swahili Example] mvua inapepea
    [English Example] the rain beats
    [Terminology] meteorology
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    [Swahili Word] mvua ya mawe
    [Swahili Plural] mvua za mawe
    [English Word] hail
    [English Plural] hail
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Terminology] meteorology
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    [Swahili Word] wakati wa mvua
    [Swahili Plural] nyakati za mvua
    [English Word] rainy season
    [English Plural] rainy seasons
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11/10
    [Related Words] wakati
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    [Swahili Word] mvua kubwa
    [Swahili Plural] mvua kubwa
    [English Word] heavy rain
    [English Plural] heavy rains
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Related Words] kubwa
    [Terminology] meteorology
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    [Swahili Word] mvua kubwa
    [Swahili Plural] mvua kubwa
    [English Word] cloudburst
    [English Plural] cloudbursts
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Related Words] kubwa
    [Terminology] meteorology
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    [Swahili Word] mvua kali
    [Swahili Plural] mvua kali
    [English Word] heavy rain
    [English Plural] heavy rains
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] mvua
    [Related Words] kali
    [Terminology] meteorology
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    [Swahili Word] mvua nyingi
    [Swahili Plural] mvua nyingi
    [English Word] cloudburst
    [English Plural] cloudbursts
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Related Words] nyingi
    [Terminology] meteorology
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    [Swahili Word] mvua ya mwaka
    [Swahili Plural] mvua za mwaka
    [English Word] light rain (usually in August)
    [English Plural] light rains
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Related Words] mwaka
    [Terminology] meteorology
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    [Swahili Word] mvua
    [Swahili Plural] mivua
    [English Word] bellows
    [English Plural] bellows
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Related Words] vukuta
    [Swahili Example] vukuta mivua
    [English Example] blow/work bellows
    [Note] usually plural in both Swahili and English
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  • 17 mwethiopia

    [Swahili Word] Mwethiopia
    [Swahili Plural] Waethiopia
    [English Word] Ethiopian
    [English Plural] Ethiopians
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Note] recommended standardization by BAKITA; TUKI accepts both Mhabeshi and Mwethiopia
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  • 18 ngazija

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    [Swahili Word] Ngazija
    [English Word] Grand Comore
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9
    [Terminology] geography
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    [Swahili Word] Ngazija
    [English Word] Great Comoro Island
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9
    [Terminology] geography
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    [Swahili Word] Visiwa vya Ngazija
    [English Word] Comoros
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9
    [Terminology] geography
    [Note] recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania; TUKI lists both Komoro and Visiwa vya Ngazija
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  • 19 nyote

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    [Swahili Word] nyote
    [English Word] all of you
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Swahili Example] nyote lazima mfike
    [English Example] You should all come. All of you should come.
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    [Swahili Word] nyote wawili
    [English Word] the two of you
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [Swahili Word] nyote wawili
    [English Word] both of you
    [Part of Speech] noun
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  • 20 sote

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    [Swahili Word] sote
    [English Word] all of us
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
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    [Swahili Word] sote wawili
    [English Word] the two of us
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [Swahili Word] sote wawili
    [English Word] both of us
    [Part of Speech] noun
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  • both — [ bouθ ] function word, quantifier *** Both can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun, but not by a pronoun): Both children are at school. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as the, this, his, etc.): I like… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Both — Both, a. or pron. [OE. bothe, ba?e, fr. Icel. b[=a]?ir; akin to Dan. baade, Sw. b[*a]da, Goth. baj??s, OHG. beid?, b?d?, G. & D. beide, also AS. begen, b[=a], b?, Goth. bai, and Gr. ?, L. ambo, Lith. ab[ a], OSlav. oba, Skr. ubha. [root]310. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Both — Both, conj. As well; not only; equally. [1913 Webster] Note: Both precedes the first of two co[ o]rdinate words or phrases, and is followed by and before the other, both . . . and . . .; as well the one as the other; not only this, but also that; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • both — [bōth] adj., pron. [ME bothe < OE ba tha, both these < ba, fem. nom. & acc. of begen, both + tha, nom. & acc. pl. of se, that, the: akin to ON bathir, OS bethia, MDu bede, Ger beide: see AMBI ] the two; the one and the other [both birds… …   English World dictionary

  • both — there are several theories, all similar, and deriving the word from the tendency to say both the. One is that it is O.E. begen (masc.) both (from P.Gmc. *ba, from PIE *bho both ) + þ extended base. Another traces it to the P.Gmc. formula… …   Etymology dictionary

  • both — ► PREDETERMINER , DETERMINER , & PRONOUN ▪ two people or things, regarded and identified together. ► ADVERB ▪ applying equally to each of two alternatives. ● have it both ways Cf. ↑have it both ways USAGE When both is …   English terms dictionary

  • both´er|er — both|er «BOTH uhr», noun, verb, interjection. –n. 1. much fuss or worry about small matters; trouble: »What a lot of bother about nothing! SYNONYM(S): disturbance. 2. a person or thing that causes worry, fuss, or trouble: »A door that will not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • both|er — «BOTH uhr», noun, verb, interjection. –n. 1. much fuss or worry about small matters; trouble: »What a lot of bother about nothing! SYNONYM(S): disturbance. 2. a person or thing that causes worry, fuss, or trouble: »A door that will not shut is a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Both [1] — Both, 1) ein Bündel Flachs; 2) Weinmaß, so v.w. Bota …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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