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1 short
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be short[Swahili Word] -fupika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be short (in stature)[Swahili Word] -gunda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be short of[Swahili Word] -pungukiwa na[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he ran short of money during the journey[Swahili Example] Alipungukiwa na pesa wakati wa safari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be short of[Swahili Word] -tindikiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tindika V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become too short (of clothes)[Swahili Word] -chupa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fall short[Swahili Word] -tindika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] for a short time[Swahili Word] kiasi[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] go walking for a short time[Swahili Example] tembea kiasi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person who falls short in some respect[Swahili Word] mtovu[Swahili Plural] watovu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] toa, tovu V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run short[Swahili Word] -tindika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run short of something[Swahili Word] -tindikia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short[Swahili Word] -fupi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 stick
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] defensive knobbed stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] rungu[Swahili Plural] marungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flexible stick used to capture burrowing nearshore worms for bait[English Plural] flexible sticks[Swahili Word] telewa[Swahili Plural] telewa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] forked stick[English Plural] forked sticks[Swahili Word] kongwa[Swahili Plural] makongwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get stuck[Swahili Word] -ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hockey stick[English Plural] hockey sticks[Swahili Word] gongo[Swahili Plural] magongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hooked stick (used to pull down branches in fruit-picking)[English Plural] hooked sticks[Swahili Word] chogoe[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hooked stick for pulling down fruit[English Plural] hooked sticks[Swahili Word] upembo[Swahili Plural] pembo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] large hooked stick[English Plural] large hooked sticks[Swahili Word] ngoe[Swahili Plural] ngoe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make (legs) stick in[Swahili Word] -topeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] topea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of stick used for twisting the rope tightening firewood[Swahili Word] mlio[Swahili Plural] milio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mchokoo[Swahili Plural] michokoo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] -chokoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mkonjo[Swahili Plural] mikonjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mkonzo[Swahili Plural] mikonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick used for opening coconuts[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] chuo[Swahili Plural] vyuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short thick stick[English Plural] short thick sticks[Swahili Word] kibarango[Swahili Plural] vibarango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] mbarango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short, thick stick (made from the wood of the mpweke tree)[English Plural] short, thick sticks[Swahili Word] mpweke[Swahili Plural] mipweke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] mpweke N (type of tree)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] bakora[Swahili Plural] bakora[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] bakora ya kiskofu[Note] rel. crozier.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] fimbo[Swahili Plural] fimbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] a stick that you don't have in hand won't kill a snake (proverb)[Swahili Example] fimbo ya mbali hayiuwi nyoka (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kijiti[Swahili Plural] vijiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mti[English Example] he stops his arms, as though he had been stuck with a stick in his eye[Swahili Example] anasimamisha mikono, kama aliyechomwa kijiti machoni [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konjo[Swahili Plural] makonjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konzo[Swahili Plural] makonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mbarango[Swahili Plural] mibarango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mkongojo[Swahili Plural] mikongojo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukongojo[Swahili Plural] kongojo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] konga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] njiti[Swahili Plural] njiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ufito[Swahili Plural] fito[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -choma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -kokorocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -korocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -korochakorocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -nata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -sagama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -tofoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -tofua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (for digging holes)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mshamo[Swahili Plural] mishamo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (stout)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kiwi[Swahili Plural] viwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (to a frying pan)[Swahili Word] -ungua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (to the ground)[Swahili Word] -jikaza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] ki-Asumini kilijikaza chini ya mihogo [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (together)[Swahili Word] -ambata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] amba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (used by weavers to tighten thread)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mladi[Swahili Plural] miladi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukonjo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukonzo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with hardened tip used for hunting)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konzo[Swahili Plural] makonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick between two things[Swahili Word] -pachika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -ganda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -kwama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -zinda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick for sitting on when picking cloves[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] parago[Swahili Plural] maparago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] paraga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in[Swahili Word] -pachika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] fasten a knife-blade in the handle.[Swahili Example] pachika kisu kipinini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in (belt etc.)[Swahili Word] -futika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -futa[Related Words] -futua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in the throat[Swahili Word] -sama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick of wood[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] banzi[Swahili Plural] mabanzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick on[Swahili Word] -bandika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick on which one props oneself when picking cloves[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] parago[Swahili Plural] maparago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick out[Swahili Word] -benua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -benulia, -benusha, mbenuko, mbinu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick set against a door to hold it shut[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kiwi[Swahili Plural] viwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick to[Swahili Word] -gandamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -ambatana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ambata[English Example] the cloth has stuck to the wound[Swahili Example] nguo imeambatana na kidonda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -shikamana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the rice stuck together after being cooked[Swahili Example] Wali ulishikamana baada ya kupikwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used for knocking down fruit[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] pikipiki[Swahili Plural] mapikipiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -piga[Swahili Definition] fimbo ndogo ya kutupia mtini ili kuangusha matunda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used in rope-making[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kileti[Swahili Plural] vileti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used to remove fish from larger basket type fish traps[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] palio[Swahili Plural] palio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick with iron tip (for digging stones)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] muo[Swahili Plural] miuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick with something[Swahili Word] -gandama na[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticking together[Swahili Word] mnato[Swahili Plural] minato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] nata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks (bunch of), laid inside a cooking-pot to keep the food from burning[English Plural] sticks (bunches of)[Swahili Word] nyalio[Swahili Plural] nyalio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks or laths used to fill up the spaces in the framework of a house prior to plastering[Swahili Word] wasa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks used for fortune-telling[Swahili Word] wano[Swahili Plural] mawano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thick stick[English Plural] thick sticks[Swahili Word] gongo[Swahili Plural] magongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[English Example] he plays hockey with a thick stick[Swahili Example] anacheza hoki kwa gongo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walking stick with the handle shaped like the bill of a hornbill[English Plural] walking sticks[Swahili Word] domo la kwembe[Swahili Plural] madomo ya kwembe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 distance
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] distance (measure of)[Swahili Word] umbali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[Derived Word] mbali n[Swahili Example] enye umbali sawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] distance[English Plural] distances[Swahili Word] masafa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] mlima uliopanda taratibu kwa masafa marefu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] measure of distance[English Plural] measures of distance[Swahili Word] masafa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] distance (from something)[English Plural] distances (from something)[Swahili Word] mwendo[Swahili Plural] miendo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] distance a thing can be thrown[English Plural] distances a thing can be thrown[Swahili Word] mtupo[Swahili Plural] mitupo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] tupa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] distance[English Plural] distances[Swahili Word] tambo[Swahili Plural] tambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] from here to Bagamoyo is only a short distance[Swahili Example] hapa na Bagamoyo ni kitambo kidogo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] distance[English Plural] distances[Swahili Word] ubali[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] enye umbai sawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] distance[English Plural] distances[Swahili Word] ghaibu[Swahili Plural] ghaibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] keep at a distance[Swahili Word] -epusha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] at a distance[Swahili Word] mbali[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] umbali N[English Example] far from[Swahili Example] mbali ya...[Rec]------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 leave
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be left[Swahili Word] -achwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] acha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be left[Swahili Word] -bakiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] hata machozi yalipokwisha akabakiwa na kwikwi ya kilio [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to leave[Swahili Word] -achisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to leave[Swahili Word] -ondosha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] compassionate leave[Swahili Word] likizo ya uraufu[Swahili Plural] likizo za uraufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give leave[Swahili Word] -likiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] likizo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] likizo[Swahili Plural] likizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] ruhsa[Swahili Plural] ruhsa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] ruhusa[Swahili Plural] ruhusa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] rukhsa[Swahili Plural] rukhsa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -aga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -halifu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] halafu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -ondoka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ondoa V[English Example] The bus will <b>leave</b> the city at 9:30.[Swahili Example] Basi lita<b>ondoka</b> mji saa tatu na nusu.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave[Swahili Word] -toka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave (behind)[Swahili Word] -acha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] they asked themselves why she didn't want to leave her man behind[Swahili Example] walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwacha bwana wake [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave alone[Swahili Word] -achilia mbali[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha[Related Words] mbali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -ata[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] dialect of '-acha[English Example] He left his wife and children going on foot.[Swahili Example] Amwata mkewe na watoto wakwenda kwa miguu [Nabhany, Masomo 294][Note] Kiamu, cf. Kuacha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] hapana alilobakisha isipokuwa hilo lililompa ujali [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -gea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -telekeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave behind[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave each other[Swahili Word] -achana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave it alone![Swahili Word] tutu[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave of absence[Swahili Word] livu[Swahili Plural] livu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave one's house early in the morning[Swahili Word] -rauka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave out[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave out[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave over[Swahili Word] -bakisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave over[Swahili Word] -saza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] saa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave something[Swahili Word] -rithisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave something to someone[Swahili Word] -achia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -acha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave-taking[English Plural] leave-takings[Swahili Word] buriani[Swahili Plural] buriani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leave-taking (act of)[Swahili Word] mwago[Swahili Plural] miago[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] aga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] part from each other[Swahili Word] -tokana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short-term leave from one's regular fishing area to fish elsewhere[English Plural] leaves[Swahili Word] ago[Swahili Plural] ago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take one's leave[Swahili Word] -aga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] to die (euphemism)[Swahili Example] aga dunia[Note] Cf. agano, kiago, mwango------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 cut
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] act of cutting[Swahili Word] ukataji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] kata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be cut[Swahili Word] -katika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kata[English Example] this wood can not be cut[Swahili Example] ukuni huu haukatiki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be cut[Swahili Word] -katwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -kata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be cut off from each other[Swahili Word] -tindikana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[English Plural] cuts[Swahili Word] chale[Swahili Plural] chale[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] uchale------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] chanjo[Swahili Plural] machanjo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] chomeo[Swahili Plural] machomeo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] chongo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[English Plural] cuts[Swahili Word] kilingo[Swahili Plural] vilingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -linga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] chongo[Swahili Plural] michongo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] chonga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] mchanjo[Swahili Plural] michanjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] -chanja V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] mchapo[Swahili Plural] michapo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] -chapa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] mchongo[Swahili Plural] michongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] -chonga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] pengo[Swahili Plural] mapengo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] tojo[Swahili Plural] matojo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[English Plural] cuts[Swahili Word] uchale[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] -chongea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] -fasili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] -kata[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] kataa, kato, mkata, mkataji, mkate, mkato, mkatizo, ukata[English Example] constant rubbing of a rope will cut a stone (proverb)[Swahili Example] papo kwa papo kamba hukata jiwe (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] -keketa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] ikikeketwa kwa msumeno wa mapuuza [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] -shenga[Swahili Plural] shenga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut[Swahili Word] -tema[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kumsaidia mamaake kutema, kufyeka... [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut (a little of the top of something)[Swahili Word] -buabua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut (as with a dull knife)[Swahili Word] -chikicha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut (in pay)[Swahili Word] nakisi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut (only of grain)[Swahili Word] -fioa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut (only of grain)[Swahili Word] -fyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut (open)[Swahili Word] -wanga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut (the bark of trees to obtain resin)[Swahili Word] -gema[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut (with an instrument)[Swahili Word] -chonga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut a point[Swahili Word] -chongoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut down[Swahili Word] -jengua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jengo, jenzi, mjengo, mjenzi, ujenzi[Swahili Example] sisi kazi yetu kujenga; sio kujengua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut in pieces[Swahili Word] -chanja[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] chop up firewood[Swahili Example] chanja kuni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut in small pieces[Swahili Word] -checha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut in stone[Swahili Word] -chora[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut into (e.g. of a tight cord)[Swahili Word] -vama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut into (e.g. of a tight cord)[Swahili Word] -vamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut into small pieces[Swahili Word] -katakata[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut notches[Swahili Word] -tiringa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut off[Swahili Word] -katisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] -kata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut off (branches)[Swahili Word] -pagua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] pogo[English Example] slashing knife.[Swahili Example] kisu cha kupogolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut off (branches)[Swahili Word] -pogoa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] pogo[English Example] slashing knife.[Swahili Example] kisu cha kupogolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut off (branches)[Swahili Word] -pokoa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] pogo[English Example] slashing knife.[Swahili Example] kisu cha kupogolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut off someone's speech[Swahili Word] -kata kauli[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kata V, kauli N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut oneself[Swahili Word] -kunyua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kuna V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut short[Swahili Word] -katiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut someone short[Swahili Word] -katia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut the hair[Swahili Word] -dira[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut the throat[Swahili Word] -chinja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut thing[English Plural] cut things[Swahili Word] mkate[Swahili Plural] mikate[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut up[Swahili Word] -kata[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut up[Swahili Word] -pingua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut up (e.g. manioc)[Swahili Word] -enga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut up (fruits)[Swahili Word] -chanyata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cut up (into pieces)[Swahili Word] -lenga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] feel cut to the quick[Swahili Word] -panda ari[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Maksudi felt cut to the quick[Swahili Example] Maksuudi alipanda ari [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a cut[Swahili Word] -vuaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] article[English Plural] articles[Swahili Word] kijitabu[Swahili Plural] vijitabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] article[English Plural] articles[Swahili Word] makala[Swahili Plural] makala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Language] Arabic[Derived Word] kala (word)[English Example] look at this short article about love[Swahili Example] uione makala hii fupi ya mapenzi [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] article[English Plural] articles[Swahili Word] kibainishi[Swahili Plural] vibainishi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] bainisha[English Definition] a word placed before a noun to show whether the noun refers to a specific person, animal, place, thing, event or idea, or to a nonspecific person, animal, place, thing, event or idea.[Swahili Definition] neno lile au herufi inayolitangulia jina kukitaja kitu fulani halisi[English Example] an "article" in linguistics, is the word or letter which precedes a noun to indicate something specific.[Swahili Example] ""kibainishi" katika sayansi ya lugha, ni neno lile au herufi inayolitangulia jina kukitaja kitu fulani halisi." [ http://www.swahilitruth.com/pubs/Who_is_Allah/ALLAH.pdf ALLAH NI NANI?][Terminology] grammar[Note] the Swahili language does not have any articles.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] article (in a periodical)[English Plural] articles[Swahili Word] nakala[Swahili Plural] nakala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] nakili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] article (in a periodical)[English Plural] articles[Swahili Word] nakili[Swahili Plural] nakili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] article (in a periodical)[English Plural] articles[Swahili Word] nuku[Swahili Plural] nuku[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] nakili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] article (of law or constitution)[English Plural] articles[Swahili Word] kifungu[Swahili Plural] vifungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] fungu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one of the five articles of Moslem faith[English Plural] the five articles of Moslem faith[Swahili Word] nguzo ya uislamu[Swahili Plural] nguzo za uislamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] five articles of Muslim faith[Swahili Example] nguzo za Uislamu[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------
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