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1 part
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central part[Swahili Word] uchukuti[Swahili Plural] chukuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have a part in[Swahili Word] -shariki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shirika N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have a part in[Swahili Word] -shiriki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shirika N[English Example] (s)he took a part in the OAU meeting[Swahili Example] Yeye alishiriki katika mkutano wa OAU------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave from each other[Swahili Word] -tokana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] aria[Swahili Plural] aria[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (rare)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] awamu[Swahili Plural] awamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] sehemu[English Example] The buildings of this college are being repaired and the first part will be complete next year.[Swahili Example] Majengo ya chuo hiki yamekuwa yakirekebishwa na awamu ya kwanza itakamilika mwaka ujao [Masomo 362]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] aya[Swahili Plural] aya[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] divisheni[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Engl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] fungu[Swahili Plural] mafungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] gawo[Swahili Plural] magawo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] hisa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] juzuu[Swahili Plural] majuzuu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] kataa[Swahili Plural] kataa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] room (part of a house)[Swahili Example] kataa ya nyumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] kipande[Swahili Plural] vipande[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] pande, pandikizi, upande------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] kasama[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kasimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] mgao[Swahili Plural] migao[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] gawa V[English Example] dividend.[Swahili Example] mgao wa faida------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] mgawo[Swahili Plural] migawo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] gawa V[English Example] dividend.[Swahili Example] mgao wa faida------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] mkasama[Swahili Plural] mikasama[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kasimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] nusu[Swahili Plural] nusu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] partly[Swahili Example] nusu nusu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] pande[Swahili Plural] mapande[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] kipande[English Example] In this section of the country there are no coconuts[Swahili Example] pande hizi hatuna nazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] sehemu[Swahili Plural] sehemu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] part of a machine[Swahili Example] sehemu ya mtambo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] tarafa[Swahili Plural] tarafa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] tarafu[Swahili Plural] tarafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] ugawanyaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] kiasi[Swahili Plural] viasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part[Swahili Word] -achana na[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha[English Example] she did not want to part with those children[Swahili Example] hakutaka kuachana na watoto hao [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part ( of a whole)[English Plural] parts (of a whole)[Swahili Word] toto[Swahili Plural] matoto[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part (of a larger whole)[Swahili Word] baadhi[Swahili Plural] baadhi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part (small)[English Plural] parts[Swahili Word] kisehemu[Swahili Plural] visehemu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] sehemu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part with reluctantly[Swahili Word] -sunza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take part in[Swahili Word] -ingia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kiingilio, maingiano, maingiliano, mwingilizi, mwingizaji, uingizaji[Swahili Example] ingia safarini------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 revolution
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] duru[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] mageuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] geua[English Example] revolution[Swahili Example] mageuko makuu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] mageuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] geua[English Example] revolution[Swahili Example] mageuzi makuu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] mageuzo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] geua[English Example] revolution[Swahili Example] mageuzo makuu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] mapinduzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[English Example] 1. Women are not turning back, we want a revolution; To have coaxed them would have meant delaying the revolution.------------------------------------------------------------2. CCM is the shortened form of The Party of the Revolution.[Swahili Example] 1. Wake haturudi nyuma, tunataka mapinduzi [Amana, Masomo 408]; kuwabembeleza hawa ingemaanisha kuchelewesha mapinduzi [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------2. CCM ni kifupi cha Chama cha Mapinduzi.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] mazingazinga[Swahili Plural] mazingazinga[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] pinduo[Swahili Plural] mapinduo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] kithaura[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] thaura[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] thawra[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] uhalifu[Swahili Plural] mahalifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] upinduzi[Swahili Plural] mapinduzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] zingo[Swahili Plural] mazingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] revolution[English Plural] revolutions[Swahili Word] zunguko[Swahili Plural] mazunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] zunguka V------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 wash
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ceremonially wash the feet[Swahili Word] -tawadha miguu[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] religious------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have something washed[Swahili Word] -oshewa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-pass[Derived Word] oga V[English Example] I don't even want to have things washed[Swahili Example] wala vyombo sitaki kuoshewa [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small open area adjoining a house where one may wash one' s hands and face etc.[Swahili Word] maliwato[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash[Swahili Word] -kosha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Swahili Example] Rehema alichukua sinia ya vyombo, akavikosha [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash[Swahili Word] -osha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] It is not washable.[Swahili Example] haiosheki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash (cloth, by rubbing between the hands)[Swahili Word] -jajaga[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash (clothes)[Swahili Word] -chachaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash (esp. after using the toilet)[Swahili Word] -chamba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash (hands or face or feet)[Swahili Word] -nawa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] water for washing.[Swahili Example] maji ya kunawa.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash (the body)[Swahili Word] -oga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] It is not possible to wash in this sea[Swahili Example] baharini hapa hapaogeleki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash away[Swahili Word] -kokoa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] maji yameukokolea mchanga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash ceremonially[Swahili Word] -tawadha[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] religious------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash clothes[Swahili Word] -fua nguo[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] utaweza, lakini, kufua na kuosha vyombo [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash clothes[Swahili Word] -pua nguo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash gently (fine fabrics)[Swahili Word] -chanyata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wash someone[Swahili Word] -ogesha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] oga V[English Example] After washing her daughter[Swahili Example] baada ya kumwogesha binti yake [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 age
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age[Swahili Word] herimu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age[Swahili Word] dahari[Swahili Plural] dahari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age[English Plural] ages[Swahili Word] enzi[Swahili Plural] enzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age[Swahili Word] hirimu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age[Swahili Word] makamo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[English Example] I don't want to make you sad at this age.[Swahili Example] "Sitaraji kukutia huzuni katika makamo hayo"[Balisidya, Masomo 349]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age[Swahili Word] tarikhi[Swahili Plural] tarikhi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age[Swahili Word] zama[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age[Swahili Word] zamani[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age[Swahili Word] -zeeka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Swahili Example] pengine ameanza kuzeeka [Mt], nyumba ya Bahati na mama yake ilikuwa imezeeka sana [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age (of a person)[Swahili Word] umri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[English Example] he is not old enough (lit. "he does not have enough years")[Swahili Example] hana umri wa kutosha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age-class (of a person)[Swahili Word] makamo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age-class (of a person)[Swahili Word] makamu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] age-group[Swahili Word] herimu[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] anthropology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be of the same age[Swahili Word] -ridhia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Swahili Example] halafu nikuridhie ulitakalo [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person of the same age or belonging to the same age-group[Swahili Word] marika[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] rika[English Example] These people are my contemporaries[Swahili Example] hawa ni marika yangu------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 benefit
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] fanaka[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] mafaa[Swahili Plural] mafaa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] faa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] mafao[Swahili Plural] mafao[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] faa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] manufaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] masilahi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] maslahi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[English Plural] benefits[Swahili Word] mfao[Swahili Plural] mifao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -faa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] nafuu[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] "If something falls out of the (heavy) basket, that is a benefit to the carrier".[Swahili Example] kuvuja pakacha nafuu ya mchukuzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] rupu[Swahili Plural] marupurupu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -ambua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] "He has studied for a long time, but hasn't benefited from it".[Swahili Example] alisoma miaka mingi lakini hana alichoambua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -ambuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -faa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -faidia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] faida n------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -faidisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] faida n[Swahili Definition] kumpa mtu faida; kusaidia [Masomo 393][English Example] to want to benefit those who do not have a great knowledge of Kiswahili [Masomo 394][Swahili Example] kutaka kuwafaidisha wale wasiokuwa na ujuzi mkubwa wa Kiswahili [Masomo 394]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -nufaika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nafuu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -wa na faida[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit[Swahili Word] -tumikia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tumia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit from[Swahili Word] -nufaishwa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Many more benefit from the trade in these trees.[Swahili Example] Wengi zaidi hunufaishwa kutokana na biashara ya miti hii [Masomo 154]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit from something[Swahili Word] -faidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] benefit oneself[Swahili Word] -jifaidia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-refl[Swahili Example] hujificha machakani kujifaidia sinema ya bure [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] first benefits[Swahili Word] limbuko[Swahili Plural] malimbuko, milimbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] limbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] first benefits[Swahili Word] mlimbuko[Swahili Plural] malimbuko, milimbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] limbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make benefit[Swahili Word] -nufaishana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] receive benefits[Swahili Word] -nufaishwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nafuu N------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 eager
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be eager[Swahili Word] -fanya pupa ya[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I did not want to be eager since he would have found me out.[Swahili Example] sikutaka kufanya pupa maana angening'amua [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be eager for something[Swahili Word] -tapia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 hurry
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in a hurry[Swahili Word] -papia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -papa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in a hurry[Swahili Word] -enda kwa haraka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in a hurry[Swahili Word] -taharaki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in a hurry[Swahili Word] -taharuki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in a hurry to do something[Swahili Word] -fanya pupa ya[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I did not want to be in a hurry to do (something) since he would have found me out[Swahili Example] sikutaka kufanya pupa maana angening'amua [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[Swahili Word] papara[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[Swahili Word] haraka[Swahili Plural] haraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -harakisha, taharaki[English Example] hurry up![Swahili Example] fanya haraka!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[English Plural] hurries[Swahili Word] hima[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[English Plural] hurries[Swahili Word] kasi[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] tia (piga) kasi[Note] make an effort; exert oneself------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[English Plural] hurries[Swahili Word] kikaka[Swahili Plural] vikaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] kakakaka adv------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[English Plural] hurries[Swahili Word] papio[Swahili Plural] mapapio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] papa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[English Plural] hurries[Swahili Word] pupa[Swahili Plural] pupa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] be in a hurry to do something.[Swahili Example] fanya pupa ya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[English Plural] hurries[Swahili Word] tutuo[Swahili Plural] matutuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tutuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[English Plural] hurries[Swahili Word] uchoyo[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[Swahili Word] uzohari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[Swahili Word] -harakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haraka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[Swahili Word] -harakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] anachukua ndoo na kuharakisha bombani nje [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[Swahili Word] -himiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] aliwahimiza watoto wale upesi wakalale [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[Swahili Word] -fanya haraka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -fanya[English Example] Hurry up!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry[Swahili Word] -kimbiliza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry up[Swahili Word] -chapuka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] chapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Hurry up![Swahili Word] chapuchapu![Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Chinese[Swahili Example] "Toka! Chapu chapu!" akaamrisha. [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hurry up! (interj.)[Swahili Word] chapuchapu[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Chinese------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in a hurry[Swahili Word] -a hima[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in a hurry[Swahili Word] kakakaka[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in a hurry[Swahili Word] kimagamaga[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] magamaga Adv[Swahili Example] nilipomwona, alikuwa anakwenda kimagamaga------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 I
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I[Swahili Word] mimi[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I[Swahili Word] miye[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] nakufa miye! [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I (myself)[Swahili Word] mie[Part of Speech] pronoun[English Example] I am not ready to converse with a person who is guided by a bird, I myself.[Swahili Example] Si tayari kuzungumza na mtu anayeongozwa na ndege mie [Chacha, Masomo 378]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I'm the one![Swahili Word] ndimi[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword I[English Word] I[Swahili Word] ni[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I (do) not[Swahili Word] si[Part of Speech] verb subject[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wa[English Example] I do not want[Swahili Example] sitaki[Note] first person singular negative subject prefix------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I do[Swahili Word] na[Part of Speech] verb subject------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 now
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] now[Swahili Word] sasa[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] I want to eat now[Swahili Example] Ninataka kula sasa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] right now[Swahili Word] sasa hivi[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] I am coming right now[Swahili Example] Naja sasa hivi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] now[Swahili Word] papa hapa[Part of Speech] adverb[Related Words] hapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] up to now[Swahili Word] mpaka sasa[Part of Speech] conjunction[Related Words] sasa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] now[Swahili Word] na[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] and now (introducing the body of a letter after the salutation)[Swahili Word] wabadahu[Part of Speech] interjection[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword now[English Word] now[Swahili Word] papa hapa[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------
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