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1 cloth
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a piece of cloth[Swahili Word] tambara[Swahili Plural] matambara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a piece of cloth (cotton)[Swahili Word] tambaa[Swahili Plural] matambaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bleached cotton cloth[Swahili Word] chagernati[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Ind.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blue and white checked cotton cloth[Swahili Word] kunguru[Swahili Plural] makunguru[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bolt of cloth[Swahili Word] bandia[Swahili Plural] bandia[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] doll[Swahili Example] mtoto wa cloth------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bolt of cloth[Swahili Word] mdala[Swahili Plural] midala[Part of Speech] noun[Dialect] dialectical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth[English Plural] cloths[Swahili Word] kitambaa[Swahili Plural] vitambaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] -tambaa, utambaa[English Example] he brought out a long skinny thing that was wrapped in a white cloth[Swahili Example] anatoa kitu chembamba kirefu kilichoviringishwa kitambaa cheupe [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth[English Plural] cloths[Swahili Word] mfumo[Swahili Plural] mifumo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth[Swahili Word] nguo[Swahili Plural] nguo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] beddings[Swahili Example] nguo za kitanda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth[Swahili Word] utambaa[Swahili Plural] tambaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth (double-stitched or double in width)[English Plural] cloths[Swahili Word] maradufu[Swahili Plural] maradufu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -rudufu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth (heavy printed cotton wrap)[Swahili Word] kitenge[Swahili Plural] vitenge[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth (kind of)[Swahili Word] beresati[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Ind.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth (kind of)[Swahili Word] satini[Swahili Plural] satini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth (piece of)[English Plural] cloths[Swahili Word] kibacha[Swahili Plural] vibacha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth (spread on bed on wedding night to prove virginity)[Swahili Word] kisarawanda[Swahili Plural] visarawanda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth (worn by women to support breasts)[Swahili Word] kanchiri[Swahili Plural] kanchiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth (worn soft and threadbare)[Swahili Word] kichepe[Swahili Plural] vichepe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Swahili Example] vichepe vya vitambaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth for covering a bier[Swahili Word] deuli[Part of Speech] noun[Note] lnd.?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth generally worn by women over the head or wrapped around the chest or waist and sometimes worn by men around the waist in hot weather.[Swahili Word] khanga[Swahili Plural] khanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] hana khanga hata moja [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth of gold[Swahili Word] kasabu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth variety of a light brownish yellow color[Swahili Word] birigiji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] French[Derived Word] Belgique------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth worn after circumcision to protect the wound[Swahili Word] alfala[Swahili Plural] alfala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth worn by women around head[Swahili Word] ukaya[Swahili Plural] kaya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth worn by women round the body (esp. after childbirth)[Swahili Word] mkaja[Swahili Plural] mikaja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Swahili Example] kila mtu mkaja tumboni [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cloth worn by women to support the breasts[Swahili Word] kanchiri[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (=sidiria)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cotton cloth worn by women[English Plural] cotton cloths[Swahili Word] kanga[Swahili Plural] kanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] she doesn't have even one cotton wrapper[Swahili Example] hana khanga hata moja [Moh][Note] see http://www.glcom.com/hassan/kanga.html Kanga Writings for more information------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] dark blue cotton cloth[Swahili Word] kaniki[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine Madagascar cloth made of woven grass with stripes[Swahili Word] ramba[Swahili Plural] ramba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] derived from Malagasy: lamba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gold cloth[Swahili Word] kasabu[Swahili Plural] kasabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inferior kind of unbleached cotton cloth[Swahili Word] gamti[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Ind.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kaki (kind of cloth)[Swahili Word] kaki[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (Persian)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of cloth used for weddings and as a partition screen[Swahili Word] kisutu[Swahili Plural] visutu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of woollen cloth[Swahili Word] mansuli[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] light-brown cotton cloth (for making kanzu)[Swahili Word] hudhurungi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lining (of clothing)[Swahili Word] bitana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] multicolored woven fabric[Swahili Word] barasati[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Ind.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of cloth around the loins or breasts[English Plural] pieces of cloth[Swahili Word] kidemu[Swahili Plural] videmu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] printed cotton cloth[English Plural] printed cloths[Swahili Word] shiti[Swahili Plural] mashiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rough unbleached cotton cloth[Swahili Word] amerikani[Part of Speech] noun[Note] also: merekani, mrekani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rough unbleached cotton sheeting cloth[Swahili Word] amerekani[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rough unbleached cotton sheeting cloth[Swahili Word] merkani[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rough unbleached cotton sheeting cloth[Swahili Word] mrekani[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] silk cloth[Swahili Word] atlasi[Swahili Plural] atlasi[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] satin[Swahili Example] nguo ya cloth------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small piece of cloth[Swahili Word] kinguo[Swahili Plural] vinguo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nguo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] striped cloth made of finely plaited grass[Swahili Word] ramba[Swahili Plural] ramba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] derived from Malagasy: lamba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thin bleached cloth used for lining clothes[Swahili Word] bafta[Swahili Plural] bafta[Part of Speech] noun[Note] also: bafuta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thin bleached cloth used for lining clothes[Swahili Word] bafuta[Swahili Plural] bafuta[Part of Speech] noun[Note] also: bafta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thin fabric[Swahili Word] bitana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unbleached cotton cloth[Swahili Word] mrekani[Swahili Plural] mirekani[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] engl------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unbleached cotton cloth of European manufacture[Swahili Word] ulayiti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 evil
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bring evil upon someone[Swahili Word] -pagaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] -baya[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] shari[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] an evil child[Swahili Example] mtoto mshari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] wi[Part of Speech] adjective[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[English Plural] evils[Swahili Word] baa[Swahili Plural] baa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] also: balaa, balia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[English Plural] evils[Swahili Word] balaa[Swahili Plural] balaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] also: baa, balia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[English Plural] evils[Swahili Word] balia[Swahili Plural] balia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] also: baa, balaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] maovu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ovu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[English Plural] evils[Swahili Word] ovu[Swahili Plural] maovu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] ovu ADJ------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] ubaya[Swahili Plural] ubaya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] -baya adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil[Swahili Word] uovu[Swahili Plural] maovu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Derived Word] -ovu adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil genius[English Plural] evil geniuses[Swahili Word] afiriti[Swahili Plural] afiriti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] then leave, you and your evil genius companion[Swahili Example] basi tokeni wewe na huyo afiriti mwenzako [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil genius[English Plural] evil geniuses[Swahili Word] afriti[Swahili Plural] afriti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil person[Swahili Word] fisadi[Swahili Plural] mafisadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil person[Swahili Word] mwovu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil spirit[Swahili Word] pepo mbaya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[English Example] evil spirit[Swahili Example] pepo punda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil spirit[Swahili Word] pepo punda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[English Example] evil spirit[Swahili Example] pepo punda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil spirit[English Plural] evil spirits[Swahili Word] shetani[Swahili Plural] mashetani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] (s)he was seized by the evil spirit[Swahili Example] Alipatikana na shetani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evil-minded person[Swahili Word] mkorofi[Swahili Plural] wakorofi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] korofi adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fall upon evil days[Swahili Word] -tabakwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] remove the roots of an evil[Swahili Word] -ng'oa mzizi wa fitina[Part of Speech] phrase[English Example] remove the tooth[Swahili Example] ng'oa jino------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something burned in order to drive out an evil spirit[Swahili Word] mafusho[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 crowd
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to crowd or jostle around[Swahili Word] -sukumiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] come in crowds[Swahili Word] -miminika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mimina V[English Example] There were crowds of people at the assembly.[Swahili Example] watu walimiminika katika mkutano------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] akhtari[Swahili Plural] akhtari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] crowd of people[Swahili Example] crowd ya watu[Note] also: aktari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] aktari[Swahili Plural] aktari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] crowd of people[Swahili Example] crowd ya watu[Note] also: akhtari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] cheshi[Swahili Plural] macheshi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] chungu[Swahili Plural] chungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] I met a tremendous crowd of people[Swahili Example] niliwakuta watu kichungu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] halaiki[Swahili Plural] halaiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] jeshi[Swahili Plural] majeshi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] kijeshi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] kauma[Swahili Plural] kauma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] kaumu ya watu[Note] mass/crowd of people------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] kaumu[Swahili Plural] kaumu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] kikwi[Swahili Plural] vikwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] kivumbi[Swahili Plural] vivumbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Dialect] colloquial[Derived Word] vumbi N[Swahili Example] mjini kulikuwa na kivumbi[Note] figurative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] kundi[Swahili Plural] makundi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] kusanyiko[Swahili Plural] makusanyiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kusanya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] kutano[Swahili Plural] makutano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] kuta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] mkusanyiko[Swahili Plural] mikusanyiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kusanya V[Swahili Example] jioni kwenye mkusanyiko wa watu [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] msongamano[Swahili Plural] misongamano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] msongo[Swahili Plural] misongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] songa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] msukumano[Swahili Plural] misukumano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] sukuma, suka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] tope[Swahili Plural] matope[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] umati[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] tumekuta umati wa watu.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[Swahili Word] -seta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[Swahili Word] -songa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd[Swahili Word] -sukuma[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] suka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd (of people or things)[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] msongano[Swahili Plural] misongano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] songa V[English Example] The wanted to reduce the crowd of passengers,[Swahili Example] Walitaka kupunguza msongamano wa abiria [Masomo 218]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd (of people or things)[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] msonge[Swahili Plural] misonge[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] songa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd (of people)[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] manamba[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd (of people)[English Plural] crowds[Swahili Word] msafara[Swahili Plural] misafara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] safiri, safari[English Example] I met a big crowd of people coming from the football game.[Swahili Example] nimekutana na msafara wa watu wakitoka mpirani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd (one another)[Swahili Word] -jazana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Word] jazi, kijaa, ujalivu, ujazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd each other[Swahili Word] -sukumana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Word] sukuma V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd of people[English Plural] crowds of people[Swahili Word] tapo[Swahili Plural] matapo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] Turk.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crowd together[Swahili Word] -kongomana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 africanization
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Africanization[Swahili Word] afrikanaizesheni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] Africanization------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefiting from the effects of Africanization[Swahili Word] naizesheni[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] Africanization------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person benefiting from the effects of Africanization[English Plural] people benefiting from the effects of Africanization[Swahili Word] naizi[Swahili Plural] naizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] Africanize------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person benefiting from the effects of Africanization[English Plural] people benefiting from the effects of Africanization[Swahili Word] mnaizi[Swahili Plural] wanaizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Dialect] recent[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] Africanize[Related Words] Afrikanezesheni[Note] "The term 'Africanization' has been borrowed into Swahili as Afrikanezesheni and a realted word mnaizi also occurs, meaning someone who takes advantage of modern change to feather his own nest. The English word has an unfavourable connotation in Swahili,------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 astatine
[English Word] astatine[Swahili Word] astatini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Dialect] recent[English Definition] a radioactive halogen element discovered by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles and also formed by radioactive decay (identified 1947)[Terminology] chemistry------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 bank
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bank[English Plural] banks[Swahili Word] benki[Swahili Plural] benki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] cooperative bank, postal savings bank, bank of issue[Swahili Example] benki ya shirika, benki ya abika kwa njia ya posta, benki ya ugawaji[Note] also: benki, bengi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bank[English Plural] banks[Swahili Word] banki[Swahili Plural] banki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bank (savings)[English Plural] banks[Swahili Word] bengi[Swahili Plural] bengi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] obsolete[Derived Word] Eng.[English Example] cooperative bank[Swahili Example] bengi ya shirika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bank (of river)[English Plural] banks[Swahili Word] kando[Swahili Plural] kando[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 embarassment
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] embarassment[Swahili Word] aibisho[Swahili Plural] maaibisho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Note] also: aibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] embarassment[Swahili Word] aibu[Swahili Plural] aibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] jambo livunjalo heshima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] embarassment[English Plural] embarassments[Swahili Word] kasheshe[Swahili Plural] kasheshe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] recent[English Example] there was an embarassment yesterday------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 not
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] am not[Swahili Word] si[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[English Example] I am not a hooligan[Swahili Example] mimi si mhuni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] and not[Swahili Word] wala[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] are not[Swahili Word] si[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[English Example] they are not ill[Swahili Example] wao si wagonjwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] but not[Swahili Word] wala[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] certainly not![Swahili Word] hasha[Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] si kwamba ametulia na hilo jarida [...] Hasha. [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I am not (in) there[Swahili Word] simo[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] is it not so?[Swahili Word] sivyo?[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] is not[Swahili Word] si[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[English Example] jealousy is not good[Swahili Example] wivu si vema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] is not[Swahili Word] sio[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[English Example] Ali is not the man who killed your brother[Swahili Example] Ali sio bwana aliyeua kaka yako------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not[Swahili Word] zi[Part of Speech] preposition[Dialect] Sheng[English Example] it's not time yet[Swahili Example] zi bado time------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not (verbal infix forming the negative of infinitives)[Swahili Word] to[Part of Speech] infix------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not at all[Swahili Word] kamwe[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] kamwe hatutaungama [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not at all[Swahili Word] katu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not at all[Swahili Word] la[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not at all (at the end of neg. sentences)[Swahili Word] kamwe[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] sitaki kamwe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not even[Swahili Word] walao[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not only...but (what is more important)...[Swahili Word] licha (ya)...hata...[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] In addition to mangrove trees, Lamu also is known for its forests.[Swahili Example] Licha ya mikoko, Lamu pia inajulikana kwa misitu yake [Masomo 154]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not so[Swahili Word] la[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] (=hapana, siyo, sivyo)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of course not![Swahili Word] hasha![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] there is not[Swahili Word] hakuna[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] there is not[Swahili Word] hamna[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Word] mna------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 official
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] administrative official (Zanzibar)[English Plural] administrative officials[Swahili Word] mudiri[Swahili Plural] wadiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Dialect] dialectical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] administrative official generally Arab appointed by the government to handle relations with the Moslem community[English Plural] administrative officials[Swahili Word] wali[Swahili Plural] mawali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] official[Swahili Word] rasmi[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] official uniform[Swahili Example] nguo za rasmi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] official[English Plural] officials[Swahili Word] afisa[Swahili Plural] maafisa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] Eng[Swahili Definition] mtu mwenye cheo anayefanya kazi rasmi[English Example] agricultural officers[Swahili Example] Maafisa ya kilimo [Masomo 154][Note] also: ofisa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] official[English Plural] officials[Swahili Word] kiongozi[Swahili Plural] viongozi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Derived Word] -ongoa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] official[English Plural] officials[Swahili Word] ofisa[Swahili Plural] maofisa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] Eng.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] official action[Swahili Word] mujibu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] official action[Swahili Word] muujibu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 register
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] commercial register[English Plural] commercial registers[Swahili Word] orodha ya biashara[Swahili Plural] orodha za biashara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] biashara------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register[English Plural] registers[Swahili Word] orodha[Swahili Plural] orodha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register[English Plural] registers[Swahili Word] rejesta[Swahili Plural] rejesta[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] registered mail[Swahili Example] barua za rejesta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register[Swahili Word] -andika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] andika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register[Swahili Word] -jiandikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] andika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register[Swahili Word] -sajili[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] -jisajilisha, -sajiliwa[English Definition] sign someone up for something[Swahili Definition] kuandikisha[English Example] the new mayor of Nairobi Joe Aketch registered traders[Swahili Example] meya mpya wa jiji la Nairobi Joe Aketch aliwasajili wachuuzi [ http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:HaaDKdYJzdQJ:www.nationmedia.com/nationfm/mediaArchives.asp%3Fid%3D1978%26Type%3DHabari+aliwasajili&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=safari 96.5 Nation FM]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register (for voting)[Swahili Word] -andikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Note] also: jiandikisha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] register (oneself)[Swahili Word] -jisajilisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] caus-refl[Dialect] recent[Related Words] -sajili, -sajiliwa[English Definition] sign up for something[Swahili Definition] kujiandikisha[English Example] If she'll register to take this class...[Swahili Example] Kama atajisajilisha kusoma darasa hili...------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] registered mail[English Plural] registered mail[Swahili Word] barua ya rejesta[Swahili Plural] barua za rejesta[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 stop
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be stopped up[Swahili Word] -zibika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ziba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bring to a stop[Swahili Word] -komesha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] koma V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to stop[Swahili Word] -simamisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] musical command to stop the drumming[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] bas[Part of Speech] conjunction[Note] alone------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] basi[Part of Speech] conjunction[Note] alone------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] bassi[Part of Speech] conjunction[Note] alone------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[English Plural] stops[Swahili Word] stesheni[Swahili Plural] stesheni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -acha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] they have stopped smoking[Swahili Example] wameacha kuvuta sigara------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[English Plural] Are there other forms w/o the wastop?[Swahili Word] -akifu[Part of Speech] verb[Note] also: '-wakifu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -ata[Part of Speech] verb[Dialect] Kiamu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] basi![Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -hitimu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hatima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -isha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kisha, mwisho, maishilio[Swahili Example] ugomvi umekwisha; kazi imekwisha fanywa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -kinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -koma[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] lisilo na mkoma, hujikoma lenyewe.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -ngoja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -simama[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The car stopped at the door and let out it's wealthy owner.[Swahili Example] Gari ilisimama mlangoni, alishuka tajiri yake. (http://www.islamtz.org/nasaha/125/riwaya125.htm Nasaha)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -simamisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -sita[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] the shouting stopped[Swahili Example] hoihoi zilisita------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -tua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] lakini Maksuudi alimtua [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -wakifisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -zuia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -zuilia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] zuia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop[Swahili Word] -fa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the clock has stopped[Swahili Example] saa imekufa (Rec)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop (prices etc.)[Swahili Word] -wakifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop trying[Swahili Word] -samehe[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop up[Swahili Word] -sama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stop up[Swahili Word] -ziba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kizibo, kizibuo, mzibo[English Example] his hand went to stop up Shangwe's mouth[Swahili Example] kiganja chake kilikwenda kuuziba mdomo wa Shangwe [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stopping place[English Plural] stopping places[Swahili Word] kituo[Swahili Plural] vituo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] tua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stopping point[English Plural] stopping points[Swahili Word] ishilio[Swahili Plural] maishilio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] -isha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stopping short[Swahili Word] mavilio[Swahili Plural] mavilio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -via------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stopping up (act of)[Swahili Word] kizibo[Swahili Plural] vizibo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ziba------------------------------------------------------------
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