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101 snail
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hombwe (kind of snail)[Swahili Word] hombwe[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kind of snail[Swahili Word] kobwe[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] snail[English Plural] snails[Swahili Word] koa[Swahili Plural] makoa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Terminology] zoology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] snail[English Plural] snails[Swahili Word] konokono[Swahili Plural] makonokono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[English Example] I hear that in their country they eat snails[Swahili Example] nasikia kwao wanakula makonokono [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] snail[English Plural] snails[Taxonomy] Terebralia palustris[Swahili Word] tondo[Swahili Plural] tondo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] snail[English Plural] snails[Taxonomy] Terebralia palustris[Swahili Word] mrindi[Swahili Plural] mrindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] snail (small)[English Plural] snails[Swahili Word] kikoa[Swahili Plural] vikoa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] koa[Terminology] zoology------------------------------------------------------------ -
102 speak
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak[Swahili Word] -sema[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I speak a little Swahili.[Swahili Example] Ninasema Kiswahili kidogo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Dialect] archaic[Related Words] ambia, kigambo, jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak nonsense[Swahili Word] -bonga[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Ung'eng'e nabonga [Ma][Terminology] slang------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak before[Swahili Word] -hutubia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hatiba, hutuba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak to oneself[Swahili Word] -jitamkia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-refl[Swahili Example] "Hapana, bado", anajitamkia [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak fast[Swahili Word] -kikisa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kikisia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak[Swahili Word] -nena[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] "speak clearly, don't talk through the nose".[Swahili Example] nena vizuri, usiseme puani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak without thinking[Swahili Word] lopoka[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak against[Swahili Word] -nenea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nena V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak out[Swahili Word] -omeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak loudly[Swahili Word] -paza sauti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak without thinking[Swahili Word] -ropoka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the drunkard spoke without thinking[Swahili Example] Mlevi aliropoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak with[Swahili Word] -sema na[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak ill of each other[Swahili Word] -semana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak to[Swahili Word] -semea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[English Example] Mary spoke to John[Swahili Example] Mary alisemea John------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to speak[Swahili Word] -semesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak ill of someone[Swahili Word] -sengenya[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the children spoke ill of their friend[Swahili Example] Watoto walimsengenya rafiki yao------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak slowly[Swahili Word] -tambaza maneno[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak out[Swahili Word] -tamka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak strongly[Swahili Word] -teta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak out forcibly[Swahili Word] -teta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak out strongly for or against someone[Swahili Word] -tetea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak to (someone)[Swahili Word] -tupia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] tupa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak ill of someone[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kigambo, mwambaji------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword speak[English Word] speak quickly to someone[Swahili Word] -kikisia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kikisa------------------------------------------------------------ -
103 spokesman
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spokesman[English Plural] spokesmen[Swahili Word] msema[Swahili Plural] wasema[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Dialect] recent[Derived Word] sema[English Example] The speaker at this meeting.[Swahili Example] msemaji wa mkutano huu[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spokesman[English Plural] spokesmen[Swahili Word] msemaji[Swahili Plural] wasemaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Dialect] recent[Derived Word] sema[English Example] The speaker at this meeting.[Swahili Example] msemaji wa mkutano huu[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spokesman[English Plural] spokesmen[Swahili Word] msemi[Swahili Plural] wasemi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] sema[English Example] Their spokesman.[Swahili Example] msemi wao------------------------------------------------------------ -
104 stakeholder
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stakeholder[English Plural] stakeholders[Swahili Word] mshika dau[Swahili Plural] washika dau[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stakeholder[English Plural] stakeholders[Swahili Word] mshikadau[Swahili Plural] washikadau[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stakeholder[English Plural] stakeholders[Swahili Word] mdau[Swahili Plural] wadau[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[English Definition] person with a direct interest in the outcomes of an activity or organization[English Example] the workshop helped each stakeholder tounderstand their importance and also to know the other stakeholders[Swahili Example] warsha imesaidia kila mdau kujitambua umuhimuwake pia kujua wadau wengine (http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:RZgyvf7eRCIJ:www.nri.org/PHILA/reports/RWS-report-Tz-Jan06.pdf+mdau+stakeholder&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8 PHILA Review Workshop 2005)------------------------------------------------------------ -
105 strike
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go on a strike[Swahili Word] -gomba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] gomvi, magombano, magombezi, mgombea, mgombezi, mgomvi, ugomvi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stike[Swahili Word] -nyuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stike forcibly against something[Swahili Word] dunda[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stike someone dumb (from amazement)[Swahili Word] -pagaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[English Plural] strikes[Swahili Word] mgomo[Swahili Plural] migomo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] goma V[English Example] go-slow[Swahili Example] mgomo baridi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[English Plural] strikes[Swahili Word] pigo[Swahili Plural] mapigo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] piga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[English Plural] strikes[Swahili Word] ugomaji[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] amua ya kuwa kuweko ugomaji wa kazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[English Plural] strikes[Swahili Word] ugomeaji[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] amua ya kuwa kuweko ugomaji wa kazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -athiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -bubuta[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -buta[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -chapa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Hindi[Related Words] mchapo[Swahili Example] baba asije akaona nyonyo yako akakuchapa [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -chapua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] chapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -dodosa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -fua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -fusa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -gogota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -goma[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mgomaji, mgomo, ugomaji[English Example] the people are on strike and won't work until their pay is increased[Swahili Example] watu wamegoma hawataki kufanya kazi kabla ya kuongezwa mshahara [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -gonga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -nesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -piga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -pua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -pura[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -purura[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -rindima[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -sakata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -sibu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -tanda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he was struck four strokes[Swahili Example] ametandikwa fimbo nne------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike[Swahili Word] -gomba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] gomvi, magombano, magombezi, mgombea, mgombezi, mgomvi, ugomvi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike (in the face)[Swahili Word] -zaba[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike (inanim subject and animate object)[Swahili Word] -pata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike against each other[Swahili Word] -gongana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike each other[Swahili Word] -pigana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[English Example] The party had appealed for war against superstition[Swahili Example] Chama kilikuwa kimetoa mwito wa kupigana na ushirikina [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike in[Swahili Word] -pigilia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike lightly[Swahili Word] -babata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike with the fist[Swahili Word] -piga ngumi[Part of Speech] phrase[Related Words] -piga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike with the fist[Swahili Word] -piga ngumi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] strike with a fist[Swahili Example] piga ngumi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strike with the horns[Swahili Word] -piga pembe[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
106 support
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be supported[Swahili Word] -chegama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be supported[Swahili Word] -egama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lend support[Swahili Word] -jalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] majaliwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] receive support from someone[Swahili Word] -tegemea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] They are dependent on their father.[Swahili Example] Wanamtegemea baba yao.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] egemeo[Swahili Plural] maegemeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] -egama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] faraja[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] gadi[Swahili Plural] magadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] jiguzo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nguzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] kiguzo[Swahili Plural] viguzo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nguzo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[English Plural] supports[Swahili Word] kiweko[Swahili Plural] viweko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -weka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] magadi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] makwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] mhimili[Swahili Plural] mihimili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] himili V[Swahili Example] mhimili wa dunia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] msaada[Swahili Plural] misaada[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] saidia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] muawana[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] auni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] mwegamo[Swahili Plural] miegamo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] egama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] neema[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] nguzo[Swahili Plural] nguzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] nusra[Swahili Plural] nusra[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] nusura[Swahili Plural] nusura[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[English Plural] support[Swahili Word] posho[Swahili Plural] posho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] English[Derived Word] portion[Related Words] posha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] saada[Swahili Plural] saada[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] shikizo[Swahili Plural] mashikizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] shika V[English Example] the support of the house has come out[Swahili Example] Shikizo la nyumba limetoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[English Plural] supports[Swahili Word] taruma[Swahili Plural] mataruma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] tegemeo[Swahili Plural] mategemeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tegemea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] tuka[Swahili Plural] tuka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[English Plural] supports[Swahili Word] wima[Swahili Plural] wima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] kiwimawima, mwima, mwimo, uwima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] zuio[Swahili Plural] mazuio[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] zuizi[Swahili Plural] mazuizi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[English Plural] supports[Swahili Word] farasi[Swahili Plural] farasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -auni[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -auni[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -awini[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -awuni[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -chechesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -checheza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -chukua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchukuzi, uchukuzi[English Example] were she able to take the stove and they could support her[Swahili Example] angeweza kulichukua jiko na wao wakamchukua yeye [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -egamesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -egameza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -egamisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -egemiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -gadimu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -himili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] hamali[English Example] on her shoulders she supported her best friend[Swahili Example] begani pake kajihimili shogaye mkuu [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -jaza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jazi, jazua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -nafisi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -nusuru[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -posha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] posho[English Example] We supported him/her during the time of troubles[Swahili Example] Sisi tulimposha wakati wa shida------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -ruzuku[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -saidia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] shupaza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shupavu Adj.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -tarazaki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -tetea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] teta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -unga mkono[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] unga V, mkono N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -ziwia[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -zuia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support[Swahili Word] -zuwia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support (on behalf of)[Swahili Word] -aunia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support each other[Swahili Word] -chukuana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chukua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support oneself on something[Swahili Word] -tegemea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I supported myself with a stick[Swahili Example] Nilitegemea mkongojo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] support someone[Swahili Word] -tegemeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tegemea 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107 surf
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surf[Swahili Word] chafuko[Swahili Plural] machafuko[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surf[Swahili Word] papo[Swahili Plural] mapapo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] papa[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surf[Swahili Word] mawimbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] wimbi[Related Words] kiwimbi[English Example] inside their house Saada overwhelmed like the surf[Swahili Example] Saada kama wimbi alielemea kibandani mwao [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surf[Swahili Word] -rambaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surf the internet[Swahili Word] -rambaza[Part of Speech] verb[Dialect] recent[English Example] surf the bbc website[Swahili Example] ramabaza sahifa ya bbc[Terminology] technology------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surf the waves[Swahili Word] -rambaza mawimbi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] she surfed the waves at jadini beach[Swahili Example] Alirambaza mawimbi ya ufuko wa jadini------------------------------------------------------------ -
108 surroundings
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surroundings[Swahili Word] mastakimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] stakimu V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surroundings[Swahili Word] mazingira[Swahili Plural] mazingira[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zinga V[English Example] Children should do many letter writing exercises that concern their surroundings.[Swahili Example] Watoto wafanye mazoezi mengi ya kuandika barua za kirafiki zinazohusu mazingira yao [Masomo 76]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surroundings[Swahili Word] mazingo[Swahili Plural] mazingo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surroundings[English Plural] surroundings[Swahili Word] mzunguko[Swahili Plural] mizunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zunguka[Related Words] -zungua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] surroundings[Swahili Word] ulimwengu[Swahili Plural] malimwengu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
109 talk
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a serious talk[Swahili Word] lumba[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (= simulia, hadithia, hoji)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be much talked about[Swahili Word] -vumika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be talked into something[Swahili Word] -nyenyeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be the talk of the town[Swahili Word] -vuma[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] vumi, vumilivu, kivumi, mvumi, mvumo, uvumi, uvumilivu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to be talked about[Swahili Word] -vumisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk[Swahili Word] payo[Swahili Plural] mapayo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] paya V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)[Swahili Word] majinuni[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)[Swahili Word] majununi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] force someone to talk[Swahili Word] -nyenga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get someone to talk[Swahili Word] -payusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] idle talk[Swahili Word] mnong'ono[Swahili Plural] minong'ono[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nong'ona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make one talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -wewesesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] silly talk (causing amusement)[Swahili Word] majununi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -nena[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] talk clearly, don't talk through your nose[Swahili Example] nena vizuri, usiseme puani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -ongea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[English Example] Yohana and Mwai were speaking together[Swahili Example] Yohana na Mwai walipokuwa wakiongea pamoja [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -sema[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] talk with mother[Swahili Example] sema na mama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk (about something)[Swahili Word] -ongelea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Swahili Word] -teta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Swahili Word] -amba mtu[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] kigambo, mtu, mwambaji[English Example] they talked about their comrade behind her back when she left with her mother[Swahili Example] walimwamba ndugu yao wakati aliondoka na mamake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk big[Swahili Word] -fedhulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk big[Swahili Word] -fezulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -bwabwaja[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Note] id.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -bwata[Part of Speech] verb[Note] id.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -dapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -babaika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -babayika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -ewedeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk evasively[Swahili Word] -dapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk evasively[Swahili Word] -diradira[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -paya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -payuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk idly[Swahili Word] -piga domo[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] waliendelea kupiga domo kwa muda mrefu [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -wewedeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -weweseka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk indiscreetly[Swahili Word] -boboka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk nonsense[Swahili Word] lopoka[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk nonsense[Swahili Word] -ropoka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] stop talking nonsense[Swahili Example] Waacha kuropoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk oneself out of something[Swahili Word] -shariti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk over[Swahili Word] -kubalisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kubali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -nyenya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -pembeja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -shawishi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Ali talked his/her friend into buying a car[Swahili Example] Ali alimshawishi rafiki yake kununua motokaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something.[Swahili Word] -shaushi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Elizabeth talked the woman into not wearing those shoes[Swahili Example] Elizabeth alimshaushi mama asivae viatu vile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -ambizana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ambia V[Swahili Example] kina bibi wakainamiana na kuambizana [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -ongeana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -semezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk uselessly[Swahili Word] -piga mdomo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk very fast (and unintelligibly)[Swahili Word] -kimbiliza maneno[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia[Related Words] maneno------------------------------------------------------------ -
110 teacher
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head teacher[English Plural] head teachers[Swahili Word] mwalimu mkuu[Swahili Plural] walimu wakuu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] teacher[English Plural] teachers[Swahili Word] ticha[Swahili Plural] maticha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Word] Eng "teacher"[Swahili Example] "Ticha aolewa na kulimwa talaka kesho yake!" Kasheshe, 28 Juni 2003[Note] Not Standard Swahili, but widely used, especially for wazungu teachers or teachers of English------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] teacher[English Plural] teachers[Swahili Word] mkalimu[Swahili Plural] wakalimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] kalima N[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] teacher[English Plural] teachers[Swahili Word] mkufunzi[Swahili Plural] wakufunzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] funda N[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] teacher[English Plural] teachers[Swahili Word] mkurufunzi[Swahili Plural] wakurufunzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] funda N[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] teacher[English Plural] teachers[Swahili Word] msomeshaji[Swahili Plural] wasomeshaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] soma V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] teacher[English Plural] teachers[Swahili Word] msomeshi[Swahili Plural] wasomeshi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] soma V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] teacher[English Plural] teachers[Swahili Word] mwalimu[Swahili Plural] walimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] elimu[Swahili Definition] mtu anayefundisha[English Example] The teacher is helping the students to understand their studies[Swahili Example] mwalimu anawasaidia wanafunzi kufahamu masomo yao------------------------------------------------------------ -
111 theirs
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] theirs[Swahili Word] vyake[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] theirs[Swahili Word] vyao[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] theirs[Swahili Word] yao[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] theirs[Swahili Word] zake[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] theirs[Swahili Word] zao[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] theirs[Swahili Word] mwao[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] theirs[Swahili Word] wao[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] theirs (class 7)[Swahili Word] chao[Part of Speech] pronoun[English Example] their countries.[Swahili Example] nchi chao------------------------------------------------------------ -
112 throat
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have a dry throat[Swahili Word] -pwea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] His/her throat dried because of his/her speaking a lot[Swahili Example] Koo ilimpwea kwa kusema sana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swelling in throat[Swahili Word] kororo[Swahili Plural] makororo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Terminology] medical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] swelling of the throat[Swahili Word] halula[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] throat[English Plural] throats[Swahili Word] kidaka[Swahili Plural] vidaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] kidakatonge[Terminology] anatomy------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] throat[English Plural] throats[Swahili Word] kinywa[Swahili Plural] vinywa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nywa[English Example] words slide out of their mouths[Swahili Example] maneno yakiteleza vinywani mwao [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] throat[English Plural] throats[Swahili Word] koo[Swahili Plural] makoo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] "gutter, eaves, rain-spout".[Swahili Example] Matata alisafisha koo [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] throat[English Plural] throats[Swahili Word] mio[Swahili Plural] mamio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] throat[English Plural] throats[Swahili Word] roho[Swahili Plural] roho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] the toothbrush was pressed down the throat[Swahili Example] msuaki ulishindiliwa rohoni [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] throat[English Plural] throats[Swahili Word] umio[Swahili Plural] mio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Terminology] anatomy------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] throat infection[English Plural] throat infections[Swahili Word] kimio[Swahili Plural] vimio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] umio[Terminology] medical------------------------------------------------------------ -
113 to
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to[Swahili Word] kwenye[Part of Speech] conjunction[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to[Swahili Word] katika[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] go to a city[Swahili Example] ingia katika mji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to[Swahili Word] kufika[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] he traveled to Tanga[Swahili Example] amesafiri kufika Tanga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to[Swahili Word] kuelekea[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to[Swahili Word] mpaka[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] from beginning to end[Swahili Example] kutoka mwanzo mpaka mwisho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to[Swahili Word] kwenda[Part of Speech] preposition[Related Words] -enda[English Example] she traveled to Tanzania[Swahili Example] amesafiri kwenda Tanzania [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to (a person)[Swahili Word] kwa[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] go to somebody[Swahili Example] kwenda kwa fulani [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to (infinitive)[Swahili Word] ku[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to not[Swahili Word] kuto[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to not[Swahili Word] kutoku[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to not[Swahili Word] kutoa[Part of Speech] verb tense[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to not[Swahili Word] kutoaku[Part of Speech] verb tense[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to their home[Swahili Word] kwao[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] to them[Swahili Word] kwao[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------ -
114 translation
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] translation[Swahili Word] nakili[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] translation[Swahili Word] nakulu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] translation[English Plural] translations[Swahili Word] manuku[Swahili Plural] manuku[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Swahili Example] translation[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] translation[English Plural] translations[Swahili Word] manukuu[Swahili Plural] manukuu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Swahili Example] translation[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] translation[Swahili Word] tafsiri[Swahili Plural] tafsiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] as per their translation, to go and study lawyering in Europe is equivalent to playing lottery[Swahili Example] kwa tafsiri yao, kwenda kusomea uwakili Ulaya [] ni sawa na kucheza bahati nasibu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
115 travel
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] travel[Swahili Word] usafiri[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] travel[Swahili Word] usafari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] means of travel[Swahili Word] usafiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] safari N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] travel[Swahili Word] -safiri[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Today we shall travel early[Swahili Example] Leo tutasafiri mapema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] travel[Swahili Word] -a kusafiria[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] they claim that their travel documents have been stolen[Swahili Example] wanadai kuwa hati zao za kusafiria hunyang'anywa [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_leoafrica.shtml BBC]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] travel (as passenger)[Swahili Word] -abiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] travel (by sea)[Swahili Word] -abiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] travel to[Swahili Word] -abiria[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] travel[Swahili Word] -abirika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Word] -abiri[Note] Eng. trans. is O.K. ?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to travel[Swahili Word] -abirisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] -abiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be travelled (i.e. a road)[Swahili Word] -abiriwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] -abiri------------------------------------------------------------ -
116 turn
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a wife's turn for sleeping with her husband (in polygyny)[English Plural] wives' turns for sleeping with their husbands[Swahili Word] ngono[Swahili Plural] ngono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -gona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be turned[Swahili Word] -pindwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokee[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokeo[Swahili Plural] vipokeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] duru[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] kizingo[Swahili Plural] vizingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazingazinga[Swahili Plural] mazingazinga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazunguko[Swahili Plural] mazunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zungua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mzunguko[Swahili Plural] mizunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zunguka[Related Words] -zungua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindi[Swahili Plural] pindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] safari[Swahili Plural] safari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zingo[Swahili Plural] mazingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zamu[Swahili Plural] zamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] laugh, for be not in doubt, your turn will come[Swahili Example] cheka usiwe na shaka, itakuja zamu yako [Shaaban Robert, <i>Cheka kwa Furaha</i>]; hii ilikuwa zamu yake kuutambua ukweli [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -betabeta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -fingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -furukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v[Swahili Example] yule kijana aligeuka tena kumtazama Subira [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gueza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mwalimu Matata akiingiza ufunguo mlangoni na kuugeuza [Muk], kwa muda mrefu alijigeuza huku na huku kujitazama [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -kata mkono[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] he flew on his bicycle and turned left[Swahili Example] akarukia baiskeli na kuikata mkono wa kushoto [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -vingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -zinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -gesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -kereza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kerezo, mkereza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (sudden)[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindu[Swahili Plural] mapindu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (the head scornfully)[Swahili Word] -deua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn a new leaf[Swahili Word] -ongoka nafsi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn around (of a person)[Swahili Word] -jipindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn aside[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn bad (of perishable goods)[Swahili Word] -doda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn down[Swahili Word] -katalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kataa[English Example] I have turned him down[Swahili Example] nimemkatalia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn from the right way[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fudua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn into[Swahili Word] -siri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -funga[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] electricity------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa[English Example] when you leave, turn off the light[Swahili Example] ukiondoka, zima taa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn on (an electric light)[Swahili Word] -washa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn one's back[Swahili Word] -pa kisogo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -pa, kisogoni, kogo[Swahili Definition] tendo, namna au hali ya kusongwa au kusonga[English Example] she moved away two paces and turned her back on him[Swahili Example] aliondoka hatua mbili na kumpa kisogo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn out[Swahili Word] -ja[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jio, kijakazi, kijio, kinjia, mja, mjakazi, mjio, njia, ujaji, ujia, ujio[English Example] it will turn out that I have to go on a trip[Swahili Example] nitakuja kusafiri [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -sinua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -stakabadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -viringisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] viringa V[Swahili Example] kila mmoja anayaviringisha maneno ya Diana akilini mwake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over (the pages)[Swahili Word] -pambua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pamba[English Example] the girl's lined fingers are turning over the pages of that newspaper[Swahili Example] vidole laini vya msichana vinazipambua kurasa za jarida lile [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn restlessly[Swahili Word] -gaagaa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mgaagaa[English Example] she was moaning and turning restlessly in her bed[Swahili Example] alikuwa akipiga kite na kugaragara juu ya kitanda chake [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round and round[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn something[Swahili Word] -fingirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the back[Swahili Word] -pa mgongo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the face[Swahili Word] -pa uso[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn toward[Swahili Word] -pindulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-inver[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -ogelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] oga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -peta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] tuck up a garment.[Swahili Example] peta nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (clothing to protect it from dirt or damp)[Swahili Word] -pania[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up the pants (turn up the trouser legs)[Swahili Example] pania suruali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (skirt or trousers to keep them clean)[Swahili Word] -sega[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up clothes[Swahili Example] saga nguo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up the ground preparatory to planting[Swahili Word] -buruga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -pindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda[English Example] turn the page of a book[Swahili Example] pindua ukurasa wa kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside-down[Swahili Word] -pituka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[English Example] Mrs Tamima and her family turned the houses upside-down[Swahili Example] Bi Tamima na umati wake walipita na kupituka vyumba [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
117 usefulness
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] usefulness[Swahili Word] manufaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[English Example] "It is the responsibility of the Party, the Government, and of every person, to help them be able to be useful citizens to the full extent of their capabilities".[Swahili Example] Ni wajibu wa Chama, wa Serikali na wa kila mwananchi, kuwasaidia waweze kuwa raia wenye manufaa kwa uwezo wa hali yao [Nyerere, Masomo 281]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] usefulness[Swahili Word] utumizi[Swahili Plural] matumizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Derived Word] tuma V------------------------------------------------------------ -
118 voter
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] voter[English Plural] voters[Swahili Word] mchaguzi[Swahili Plural] wachaguzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] chagua V[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] voter[English Plural] voters[Swahili Word] mpigakura[Swahili Plural] wapigakura[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] piga V, kura N[English Example]...critised politicians who see themselves as better than their < strong>voters</strong>.[Swahili Example]...kuwashutumu wabunge kwa kujiona wao ni bora kuliko < strong>wapigakura</strong> wao. (http://www.afrikaleo.com/Afrikaleopg.asp?ID=49578 Afrika Leo, 15 Julai 2002)------------------------------------------------------------ -
119 widen
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] widen[Swahili Word] -panua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] miguu ya Matata iliipanua miguu ya Shangwe [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] widen[Swahili Word] -tanua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] they widened their garden[Swahili Example] wakatanua shamba lao [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] widen[Swahili Word] -tanuka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive------------------------------------------------------------ -
120 woman
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman[English Plural] women[Swahili Word] mwanamke[Swahili Plural] wanawake[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] mwana N, mke N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman[English Plural] women[Swahili Word] mke[Swahili Plural] wake[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] ke------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman[English Plural] women[Swahili Word] bibi[Swahili Plural] mabibi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Farsi[Related Words] kibibi[English Example] as it was for their men and women of the past, the women of Zanzibar today continue to meet and dance from time to time[Swahili Example] kama ilivyokuwa kwa mababu na mabibi zao wa kale, wanawake wa Zanzibar leo hii bado hukutana na kucheza kwa mara kwa mara (http://home.globalfrontiers.com/zanzibar/wanawake_wa_zanzibar.htm Wanawake wa Zanzibar)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman (of an age that she could be an aunt)[Swahili Word] shangazi[Swahili Plural] mashangazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[English Example] the father of John is like my aunt[Swahili Example] Mama yake John ni kama shangazi yangu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman bearing child for the first time[English Plural] women bearing children for the first time[Swahili Word] mwanagenzi[Swahili Plural] wanagenzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[English Example] Tamima began to cry loudly, although she was not a woman bearing her first child[Swahili Example] Tamima alianza kupiga kelele, ingawa si mwanagenzi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young woman[English Plural] young women[Swahili Word] mwali[Swahili Plural] wali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[English Example] The daughter had become a young woman.[Swahili Example] Binti alikwisha kuwa mwali [Balisidya, Masomo 347]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young woman[English Plural] young women[Swahili Word] mwari[Swahili Plural] waari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young woman[English Plural] young women[Swahili Word] jana[Swahili Plural] majana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mwana[Related Words] kijana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] handsome young woman[English Plural] handsome young women[Swahili Word] mchipukizi[Swahili Plural] wachipukizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] chipua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woman[English Plural] women[Swahili Word] gashi[Swahili Plural] magashi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] old woman[English Plural] old women[Swahili Word] kizee[Swahili Plural] vizee[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8an[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zee[Related Words] mzee------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] old woman[English Plural] old women[Swahili Word] mvyele[Swahili Plural] wavyele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword woman[English Word] old woman[English Plural] old women[Swahili Word] ajuza[Swahili Plural] ajuza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------
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their — [ ðer ] determiner *** Their is used as a possessive determiner (followed by a noun), being a possessive form of they. 1. ) belonging to or relating to a particular group of people or things that have already been mentioned or when it is obvious… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
their — W1S1 [ðə strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer] determiner [possessive form of they ] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: theirra theirs ] 1.) belonging to or connected with people or things that have already been mentioned ▪ They washed their faces and … Dictionary of contemporary English
Their — Their, pron. & a. [OE. thair, fr. Icel. [thorn]eirra, [thorn]eira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite article; akin to AS. [eth][=a]ra, [eth][=ae]ra, gen. pl. of the definite article, or fr. AS. [eth][=ae]ra, influenced by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
their — ► POSSESSIVE DETERMINER 1) belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified. 2) belonging to or associated with a person of unspecified sex (used in place of either ‘his’ or ‘his or her’). 3) (Their)… … English terms dictionary
their — [ther] possessive pronominal adj. [ME theyr < ON theirra, gen. pl. of the demonstrative pron. replacing ME here, OE hira: see THEY] of, belonging to, made by, or done by them: also used before some formal titles [Their Majesties ]: often used… … English World dictionary
their — their·selves; their; … English syllables
their — c.1200, from O.N. þierra, gen. of þeir they (see THEY (Cf. they)). Replaced O.E. hiera. Use with singular objects, scorned by grammarians, is attested from c.1300. Theirs (c.1300) is a double possessive. Alternative form theirn (1836) is attested … Etymology dictionary
their */*/*/ — UK [ðeə(r)] / US [ðer] determiner Summary: Their is used as a possessive determiner (followed by a noun), being a possessive form of they. Get it right: their: Don t confuse their (the possessive form of they ) and there (a pronoun and adverb).… … English dictionary
their — [[t]ðeə(r)[/t]] ♦ (Their is the third person plural possessive determiner.) 1) DET POSS You use their to indicate that something belongs or relates to the group of people, animals, or things that you are talking about. Janis and Kurt have… … English dictionary
their — /dhair/; unstressed /dheuhr/, pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens; their departure for Rome. 2. (used after an indefinite singular antecedent in… … Universalium
their — possessive determiner 1》 belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified. 2》 belonging to or associated with a person of unspecified sex (used in place of either ‘his’ or ‘his or her’). 3》 (Their)… … English new terms dictionary
