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  • 61 quantity

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    [English Word] great quantity
    [Swahili Word] kivo
    [Swahili Plural] vivo
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] great quantity
    [English Plural] great quantities
    [Swahili Word] kivumbi
    [Swahili Plural] vivumbi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Word] vumbi N
    [Note] figurative
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    [English Word] great quantity
    [Swahili Word] kizo
    [Swahili Plural] vizo
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] in great quantity
    [Swahili Word] -pukupuku
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] in great quantity
    [Swahili Word] chunguchungu
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] in great quantity
    [Swahili Word] kipuku
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Word] pukuta V
    [Swahili Example] watu wanakufa kipuku maradhi
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    [English Word] in great quantity
    [Swahili Word] tele
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] in large quantity
    [Swahili Word] nyakanyaka
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] large quantity
    [English Plural] large quantities
    [Swahili Word] pamba
    [Swahili Plural] pamba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] large quantity
    [Swahili Word] ujumla
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] quantity
    [English Plural] quantities
    [Swahili Word] chungu
    [Swahili Plural] chungu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] quantity
    [Swahili Word] idadi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Swahili Example] bila idadi
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    [English Word] quantity
    [Swahili Word] jingi
    [Swahili Plural] majingi
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] quantity
    [English Plural] quantities
    [Swahili Word] kiasi
    [Swahili Plural] viasi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [English Word] quantity
    [English Plural] quantities
    [Swahili Word] kiwango
    [Swahili Plural] viwango
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -anga
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    [English Word] quantity
    [Swahili Word] mkusanyiko
    [Swahili Plural] mikusanyiko
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] kusanya V
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    [English Word] quantity
    [English Plural] quantities
    [Swahili Word] namba
    [Swahili Plural] manamba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] English
    [Derived Word] number
    [Related Words] nambari
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    [English Word] quantity
    [Swahili Word] nambari
    [Swahili Plural] manamba, manambari
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] eng
    [Swahili Example] manamba
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    [English Word] quantity
    [Swahili Word] wingi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 14
    [Swahili Example] akaridhika na wingi wa nyama iliyojaa kiungwana nyuma ya mapaja hayo [Mt]
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    [English Word] small quantity
    [Swahili Word] choto
    [Swahili Plural] machoto
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] -chota v
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    [English Word] unit of quantity used in selling (score or 20 units)
    [Swahili Word] korija
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] Ind
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    [English Word] unit of quantity used in selling (score or 20 units)
    [Swahili Word] korja
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] Ind
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    English-Swahili dictionary > quantity

  • 62 repayment

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    [English Word] repayment
    [Swahili Word] majilipio
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
    [Derived Word] lipa V
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    [English Word] repayment
    [Swahili Word] majilipio
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] lipa
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    [English Word] repayment
    [Swahili Word] majilipizi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] lipa
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    [English Word] repayment
    [Swahili Word] majilipo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] lipa
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    [English Word] repayment
    [Swahili Word] ulipizi
    [Swahili Plural] malipizi
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] repayment
    [English Plural] repayments
    [Swahili Word] rejesho
    [Swahili Plural] marejesho
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] -rejea, V
    [English Example] Loan repayments are expected each month.
    [Swahili Example] Marejesho ya mkopo yanahitajika kila mwezi
    [Terminology] finance
    [Note] singular is seldom used
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    [English Word] repayment
    [English Plural] repayments
    [Swahili Word] lipo
    [Swahili Plural] malipo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] -lipa, V
    [English Example] Loan repayments are returned each month
    [Swahili Example] Malipo ya mikopo yanarejesha kila mwezi
    [Terminology] finance
    [Note] singular is seldom used in this sense
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    English-Swahili dictionary > repayment

  • 63 rod

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    [English Word] fishing rod
    [English Plural] fishing rods
    [Swahili Word] mshipi
    [Swahili Plural] mishipi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
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    [English Word] iron rod
    [English Plural] iron rods
    [Swahili Word] pao la chuma
    [Swahili Plural] mapao ya chuma
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] iron rod
    [English Plural] iron rods
    [Swahili Word] pau la chuma
    [Swahili Plural] mapau ya chuma
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] pao
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    [English Word] rod
    [English Plural] rods
    [Swahili Word] banzi
    [Swahili Plural] mabanzi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] bana
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    [English Word] rod
    [English Plural] rods
    [Swahili Word] konjo
    [Swahili Plural] makonjo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] rod
    [English Plural] rods
    [Swahili Word] konzo
    [Swahili Plural] makonzo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] rod
    [English Plural] rods
    [Swahili Word] pao
    [Swahili Plural] pao
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] rod
    [English Plural] rods
    [Swahili Word] ufito
    [Swahili Plural] fito
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11/10
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    [English Word] rod
    [English Plural] rods
    [Swahili Word] pau
    [Swahili Plural] pau
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] rod (for exorcism)
    [English Plural] rods
    [Swahili Word] cheo
    [Swahili Plural] vyeo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [English Word] rod (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)
    [English Plural] rods
    [Swahili Word] ukonjo
    [Swahili Plural] konjo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11/10
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    [English Word] rod (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)
    [English Plural] rods
    [Swahili Word] ukonzo
    [Swahili Plural] konzo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11/10
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    [English Word] rod (wooden that separates threads in weaving)
    [English Plural] rods
    [Swahili Word] kashabu
    [Swahili Plural] kashabu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] sampling rod (for examining the contents of sacks)
    [English Plural] sampling rods
    [Swahili Word] bambo
    [Swahili Plural] bambo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Related Words] bamba
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    [English Word] wooden rod (on a loom)
    [English Plural] wooden rods
    [Swahili Word] kashabu
    [Swahili Plural] kashabu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    English-Swahili dictionary > rod

  • 64 sap

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    [English Word] sap of a plant
    [Swahili Word] utomvu
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] sticky sap of various plants used as birdlime or glue
    [Swahili Word] ulimbo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Swahili Example] prov. penye urembo ndipo penye urimbo
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    [English Word] sticky sap of various plants used as birdlime or glue
    [Swahili Word] urimbo
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    English-Swahili dictionary > sap

  • 65 stone

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    [English Word] cooking stones (three of these form the cooking place)
    [Swahili Word] mafya
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] crushed stone
    [English Plural] crushed stones
    [Swahili Word] kokoto
    [Swahili Plural] makokoto
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [English Example] paving stones
    [Swahili Example] makokoto ya kutomelea
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    [English Word] precious stone
    [Swahili Word] fususi
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] precious stone
    [Swahili Word] johari
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Swahili Example] (fig.) johari ya mtu
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    [English Word] precious stone
    [Swahili Word] kito
    [Swahili Plural] vito
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [English Word] small stone
    [Swahili Word] changarawe
    [Swahili Plural] changarawe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Swahili Example] tunguja au changarawe ilikwishafanya kazi yake [Moh]
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    [English Word] small stone
    [Swahili Word] kodwe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] jiwe, mbwe N
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    [English Word] small stone
    [Swahili Word] mbwe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] jiwe N
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    [English Word] stone
    [Swahili Word] -a mawe
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] jiwe
    [English Example] stone house
    [Swahili Example] nyumba ya mawe
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    [English Word] stone
    [English Plural] stones
    [Swahili Word] jiwe
    [Swahili Plural] mawe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kiwe, mbwe
    [English Example] stone house
    [Swahili Example] nyumba ya mawe
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    [English Word] stone
    [English Plural] stones
    [Swahili Word] kiwe
    [Swahili Plural] viwe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] jiwe
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    [English Word] stone (for grinding corn etc.)
    [English Plural] stones
    [Swahili Word] kijaa
    [Swahili Plural] vijaa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [English Word] stone (of fruit)
    [English Plural] stones
    [Swahili Word] konde
    [Swahili Plural] makonde
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] stone (round solid and used for pounding)
    [Swahili Word] mango
    [Swahili Plural] mango
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6/6
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    [English Word] stone (small white oval used by potter for shaping clay)
    [Swahili Word] kuungo
    [Swahili Plural] kuungo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] stone border
    [English Plural] stone borders
    [Swahili Word] kikuta
    [Swahili Plural] vikuta
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Related Words] ukuta
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    [English Word] stone of fruit
    [English Plural] stones
    [Swahili Word] kiini cha matunda
    [Swahili Plural] viini vya matunda
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    English-Swahili dictionary > stone

  • 66 straw

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    [English Word] straw (for drinking)
    [English Plural] straws
    [Swahili Word] mrija
    [Swahili Plural] mirija
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
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    [English Word] straw blade (used for thatching)
    [Swahili Word] unyasi
    [Swahili Plural] nyasi, manyasi
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] straw mat
    [Swahili Word] jamvi
    [Swahili Plural] majamvi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] wameketi katika mikeka na majamvi [Muk]
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    [English Word] tuft of straw, etc., used for starting a fire
    [Swahili Word] mwenge
    [Swahili Plural] mienge [rare kienge, vienge]
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    English-Swahili dictionary > straw

  • 67 strip

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    [English Word] a strip of cloth (cotton)
    [Swahili Word] tambaa
    [Swahili Plural] matambaa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] a strip of cloth (cotton)
    [Swahili Word] tambara
    [Swahili Plural] matambara
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] be stripped off
    [Swahili Word] -banduliwa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] bandika
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    [English Word] long strip of metal
    [Swahili Word] upapi
    [Swahili Plural] papi
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] long strip of wood
    [Swahili Word] upapi
    [Swahili Plural] papi
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] narrow strip of cloth
    [Swahili Word] utepe
    [Swahili Plural] tepe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11/10
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    [English Word] narrow strip of land
    [English Plural] narrow strips of land
    [Swahili Word] kishoroba
    [Swahili Plural] vishoroba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [English Word] small strip
    [English Plural] trans. OK?
    [Swahili Word] bale
    [Swahili Plural] mabale
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Note] augmentive of ubale
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    [English Word] strip
    [Swahili Word] ubale
    [Swahili Plural] mbale
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11/10
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    [English Word] strip
    [Swahili Word] -jipuchua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] strip off the grains of an ear of maize.
    [Swahili Example] pujua mahindi
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    [English Word] strip
    [Swahili Word] -jipujua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] strip off the grains of an ear of maize.
    [Swahili Example] pujua mahindi
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    [English Word] strip
    [Swahili Word] -jipujua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip
    [Swahili Word] -vua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] vaa V
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    [English Word] strip (of cloth)
    [English Plural] strips of cloth
    [Swahili Word] mshipi
    [Swahili Plural] mishipi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
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    [English Word] strip (the bark from a tree etc)
    [Swahili Word] -ponoa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip of cloth
    [Swahili Word] ukumbuo
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] strip of cloth
    [Swahili Word] ukumbuu
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] strip of plaited grass (used for making mats)
    [Swahili Word] ubambo
    [Swahili Plural] mabambo
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] strip of wood or leaf used to weave basket type fish traps
    [English Plural] strips
    [Swahili Word] papi
    [Swahili Plural] papi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Dialect] Kimvita
    [Terminology] marine
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    [English Word] strip off
    [Swahili Word] -babua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip off
    [Swahili Word] -bambua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip off
    [Swahili Word] -goboa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip off
    [Swahili Word] -nyoa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip off
    [Swahili Word] -puchua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] strip off the grains of an ear of maize.
    [Swahili Example] pujua mahindi
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    [English Word] strip off
    [Swahili Word] -pujua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] strip off the grains of an ear of maize.
    [Swahili Example] pujua mahindi
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    [English Word] strip off
    [Swahili Word] -pukucha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] strip off the grains (from an ear of maize)
    [Swahili Example] pukuta mahindi
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    [English Word] strip off
    [Swahili Word] -pukuta
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] strip off the grains (from an ear of maize)
    [Swahili Example] pukuta mahindi
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    [English Word] strip off
    [Swahili Word] -puna
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] strip the bark off a tree.
    [Swahili Example] puna magome ya mti
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    [English Word] strip off (bark or skin)
    [Swahili Word] -bandua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip off (grains of corn etc)
    [Swahili Word] -pua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip off (grains of corn, etc)
    [Swahili Word] -pura
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] strip off maize grains
    [Swahili Example] pura mahindi
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    [English Word] strip off (grains of corn, etc)
    [Swahili Word] -purura
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip off (meat from bones)
    [Swahili Word] -nofoa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip off (meat from bones)
    [Swahili Word] -nyafua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] strip off (meat from bones)
    [Swahili Word] -nyofoa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    English-Swahili dictionary > strip

  • 68 tamarind

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    [English Word] medicine made from tamarind leaves (used for washing new-born babies)
    [Swahili Word] jimbo
    [Swahili Plural] majimbo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] tamarind (fruit of the mkwaju)
    [Swahili Word] kwaju
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] tamarind (used in tanning)
    [Swahili Word] ukwaju
    [Swahili Plural] kwaju
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Swahili Example] chakula kina ukwaju
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    [English Word] tamarind tree
    [English Plural] tamarind trees
    [Swahili Word] mkwaju
    [Swahili Plural] mikwaju
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Terminology] botany
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    English-Swahili dictionary > tamarind

  • 69 that

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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] kwamba
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [English Example] be sure that the cutting gets as close as possible to the origin of the branch axil [How to Prune Trees, US Dept. of Agriculture]
    [Swahili Example] hakikisha kwamba mkato unakuwa karibu sana iwezekanavyo na shina kwenye mhimili wa tawi [ http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/howtos/ht_pruneswahili/4mikato.htm Jinsi ya Kupogoa Miti, US Dept. of Agriculture]
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] kuwa
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [English Example] Bahati already felt that Idi was angry
    [Swahili Example] Bahati alikwisha hisi kuwa Idi alikasirika [Sul]
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] kama
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [English Example] we have seen that he went away
    [Swahili Example] tumeona kama aliondoka [Rec]
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    [English Word] that (person or animal)
    [Swahili Word] yule
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] that child and those parents
    [Swahili Example] mtoto yule na wazazi wale
    [Note] class 1
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] ule
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] that city
    [Swahili Example] mji ule
    [Note] class 3, 11, 14
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] lile
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] that orange and those mangoes
    [Swahili Example] chungwa lile na maembe yale
    [Note] class 5
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] yale
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] that milk
    [Swahili Example] maziwa yale
    [Note] class 6
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] kile
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -le
    [English Example] that onion and those potatoes
    [Swahili Example] kitunguu kile na viazi vile
    [Note] class 7
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] ile
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [English Example] that news
    [Swahili Example] habari ile
    [Note] class 9
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] pale
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] at that school over there
    [Swahili Example] pale shuleni
    [Note] class 16
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] kule
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] in that country; that act of explaining
    [Swahili Example] kule nchini; kueleza kule
    [Note] usually class 17, also (rarely used) class 15
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    [English Word] that (place inside)
    [Swahili Word] mle
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] inside that pocket
    [Swahili Example] mle mfukoni
    [Note] class 18
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    [English Word] that place
    [Swahili Word] ku
    [Part of Speech] verb object
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    [English Word] that (person or animal previously mentioned)
    [Swahili Word] huyo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] that carpenter already discussed
    [Swahili Example] seremala huyo
    [Note] class 1
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    [English Word] that (previously mentioned)
    [Swahili Word] huo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] that key already discussed
    [Swahili Example] ufunguo huo
    [Note] class 3, 11, 14
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    [English Word] that (previously mentioned)
    [Swahili Word] hilo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] that window already discussed
    [Swahili Example] dirisha hilo
    [Note] class 5
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    [English Word] that (previously mentioned)
    [Swahili Word] hayo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] that water already discussed
    [Swahili Example] maji hayo
    [Note] class 6
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    [English Word] that (previously mentioned)
    [Swahili Word] hicho
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] that institute already discussed
    [Swahili Example] chuo hicho
    [Note] class 7
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    [English Word] that (previously mentioned)
    [Swahili Word] hiyo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] that day already discussed
    [Swahili Example] siku hiyo
    [Note] class 9
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    [English Word] that (previously mentioned)
    [Swahili Word] hapo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] at that store already discussed
    [Swahili Example] hapo dukani
    [Note] class 16
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    [English Word] that (previously mentioned)
    [Swahili Word] huko
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] in that country already discussed
    [Swahili Example] huko nchini
    [Note] class 17, also (rarely used) class 15
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    [English Word] that (previously mentioned)
    [Swahili Word] humo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] in that suitcase already discussed
    [Swahili Example] humo mzigoni
    [Note] class 18
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] amba-
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [English Example] Is this the book that you've read?
    [Swahili Example] Hiki ni kitabu ambacho umekisoma?
    [Note] amba + determinative suffix
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] ambao
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, o
    [English Example] the mountain that is visible
    [Swahili Example] mlima ambao unaonekana
    [Note] class 3, 11, 14
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] ambayo
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, yo
    [English Example] stores that sell milk
    [Swahili Example] maduka ambayo yanauza maziwa
    [Note] class 4, 6, 9
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] ambalo
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, lo
    [English Example] the newspaper that I read every day
    [Swahili Example] gazeti ambalo nasoma kila siku
    [Note] class 5
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] ambacho
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, cho
    [English Example] the match that lit the fire
    [Swahili Example] kibiriti ambacho kimewasha moto
    [Note] class 7
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] ambavyo
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, vyo
    [English Example] the shoes you will wear
    [Swahili Example] viatu ambavyo utavaa
    [Note] class 8
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] ambazo
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, zo
    [English Example] dictionaries that have many words
    [Swahili Example] kamusi ambazo zina maneno mengi
    [Note] class 10
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] -o
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambao
    [English Example] the tree that bore fruit
    [Swahili Example] mti uliozaa matunda
    [Note] class 3, 11, 14
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] -yo
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambayo
    [English Example] last week (the week that passed)
    [Swahili Example] wiki iliyopita
    [Note] class 4, 6, 9
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] -lo
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambalo
    [English Example] the car that she drives
    [Swahili Example] gari analoendesha
    [Note] class 5
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] -cho
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambacho
    [English Example] the web link that I will follow
    [Swahili Example] kiungo nitakachofuata kwenye tovuti
    [Note] class 7
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] -vyo
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambavyo
    [English Example] the shoes that he wore
    [Swahili Example] viatu alivyovaa
    [Note] class 8
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    [English Word] that
    [Swahili Word] -zo
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambazo
    [English Example] the songs that we sang
    [Swahili Example] nyimbo tulizoimba
    [Note] class 10
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    [English Word] in that way
    [Swahili Word] vilevile
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -le
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    [English Word] that is
    [Swahili Word] yaani
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [English Example] child, you really have no shame, that is, you threw gravel on my head [darhotwire.com]
    [Swahili Example] mtoto huna adabu kweli,yaani unanitupia vichangarawe juu ya kichwa changu [ http://www.darhotwire.com/dar/Vitimbi/vitimbi2.html darhotwire.com]
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    [English Word] that is
    [Swahili Word] maana yake
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [English Word] so that
    [Swahili Word] ya kuwa
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [English Example] among the words I said so that things would occur
    [Swahili Example] katika maeneo niliyosema yakuwa vitu vitatokea [ http://unabii.org/sw-252pro.htm unabii.org]
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    [English Word] in that way
    [Swahili Word] ndivyo
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [English Example] if that is the way it is
    [Swahili Example] kama ndivyo
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    [English Word] that is it!
    [Swahili Word] ndilo
    [Part of Speech] interjection
    [Related Words] ndiyo, ndivyo
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    [English Word] that which does not
    [Swahili Word] si
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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  • 70 trader

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    [English Word] street trader
    [English Plural] street traders
    [Swahili Word] machinga
    [Swahili Plural] wamachinga
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [English Definition] street trader/ entrepeneur especially in the informal economy
    [Swahili Definition] mfanyabiashara ndogo ndogo
    [English Example] but if we go on like this, thoughtlessly,... my comrades we will continue to wear used clothing, we will be street traders, we will be chasing each other with the Dar es Salaam Police, we will be unable to return to farming and our country will become poor, totally poor. (Thomas Ngawaiya, speech before Parliament, 6 February 2004)
    [Swahili Example] lakini kama tutakwenda hivi hivi, kichwa kichwa,... ndugu zangu tutaendelea kuvaa mitumba, tutakuwa Wamachinga, tutakuwa tunafukuzana na Polisi Dar es Salaam, tutashindwa kurudi kulima na nchi itakuwa maskini, maskini kabisa. (Thomas Ngawaiya, hotuba http://www.bunge.go.tz/bunge/ContrLst.asp?Menu=Contr&PTerm=2000-2005&vpkey=1248&page=13 Bungeni, 6 Februari 2004)
    [Note] especially used for young men in Dar-es-Salaam
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    [English Word] trader
    [English Plural] traders
    [Swahili Word] mchuuzi
    [Swahili Plural] wachuuzi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] chuuza V
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    [English Word] trader
    [English Plural] traders
    [Swahili Word] muuzaji
    [Swahili Plural] wauzaji
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] uza V
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    [English Word] trader
    [English Plural] traders
    [Swahili Word] mwuza
    [Swahili Plural] wauza
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] uza V
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    [English Word] trader
    [English Plural] traders
    [Swahili Word] mwuzaji
    [Swahili Plural] wauzaji
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] uza V
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  • 71 twig

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    [English Word] flexible twig (used for weaving baskets)
    [English Plural] flexible twigs (used for weaving baskets)
    [Swahili Word] bugu
    [Swahili Plural] mabugu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] twig
    [English Plural] twigs
    [Swahili Word] njiti
    [Swahili Plural] njiti
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] twig
    [English Plural] twigs
    [Swahili Word] kijiti
    [Swahili Plural] vijiti
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] mti
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    English-Swahili dictionary > twig

  • 72 tying

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    [English Word] something used for tying
    [English Plural] things used for tying
    [Swahili Word] kifunga
    [Swahili Plural] vifunga
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -funga
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    [English Word] tying (act of)
    [Swahili Word] mfungo
    [Swahili Plural] mifungo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -funga
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    English-Swahili dictionary > tying

  • 73 use

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    [English Word] be of use
    [Swahili Word] -faa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] yatakuja kukufaa utakapokuwa mkubwa na kwako [Moh]
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    [English Word] be used
    [Swahili Word] -tumika
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] potential
    [Derived Word] tuma V
    [Swahili Example] [mti] uliokuwa ukitumika kunyongea watu [Kez]
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    [English Word] be used up
    [Swahili Word] -teketea
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] make use of
    [Swahili Word] -tumia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] applicative
    [Derived Word] tuma V
    [Swahili Example] siku moja alitumia fimbo ya mgeni [Kez]
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    [English Word] state of showing much use (a tool etc.)
    [Swahili Word] uvunzovunzo
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] use
    [Swahili Word] mafaa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
    [Derived Word] -faa V
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    [English Word] use
    [Swahili Word] manufaa
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] use
    [Swahili Word] matumizi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
    [Derived Word] tumia V
    [English Example] Emphasize the most appropriate use of punctuation; the building will be able to protect many Government documents for subsequent uses.
    [Swahili Example] Sisitiza matumizi bora ya vituo [Masomo 76]; Jengo litawezesha kuhifadhi nyaraka nyingi za Serikali kwa matumizi ya hapo baadaye [Masomo 362].
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    [English Word] use
    [Swahili Word] mazoea
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
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    [English Word] use
    [Swahili Word] mtumo
    [Swahili Plural] mitumo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] tuma V
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    [English Word] use
    [Swahili Word] utumi
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] use
    [Swahili Word] utumizi
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] use
    [Swahili Word] utumo
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] use
    [Swahili Word] -tia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] use
    [Swahili Word] -tumia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] tuma V
    [English Example] She will <b>use</b> a pen to write her essay.
    [Swahili Example] Ata<b>tumia</b> kalamu kuandika insha yake.
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    [English Word] use for the first time
    [Swahili Word] -limbua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] limbuko N
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    [English Word] use for the first time
    [Swahili Word] -rimbua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] limbuko N
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    [English Word] use for the first time
    [Swahili Word] -rimbua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] use something in small amounts (e.g. medicine)
    [Swahili Word] -dokeza
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] use up
    [Swahili Word] -chakaa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] use up
    [Swahili Word] -chakaza
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] use up
    [Swahili Word] -la
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] chakula N
    [Swahili Example] itakula siku nyingi [Rec]
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    English-Swahili dictionary > use

  • 74 weaver

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    [English Word] African golden weaver
    [English Plural] African golden weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus subaureus
    [Swahili Word] mnana tumbo-dhahabu
    [Swahili Plural] minana tumbo-dhahabu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Baglafecht weaver
    [English Plural] Baglafecht weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus baglafecht
    [Swahili Word] kwera uso-mweusi
    [Swahili Plural] kwera uso-mweusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Bertram's weaver
    [English Plural] Bertram's weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus bertrandi
    [Swahili Word] kwera kisogo-cheusi
    [Swahili Plural] kwera kisogo-cheusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] black-billed weaver
    [English Plural] black-billed weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus melanogaster
    [Swahili Word] kwera kichwa-njano
    [Swahili Plural] kwera kichwa-njano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] black-capped social weaver
    [English Plural] black-capped social weavers
    [Taxonomy] Pseudonigrita cabanisi
    [Swahili Word] korobindo utosi-mweusi
    [Swahili Plural] korobindo utosi-mweusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] black-headed weaver
    [English Plural] black-headed weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus cucullatus
    [Swahili Word] village weaver
    [Swahili Plural] village weavers
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] black-necked weaver
    [English Plural] black-necked weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus nigricollis
    [Swahili Word] kwera shingo-nyeusi
    [Swahili Plural] kwera shingo-nyeusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] brown-capped weaver
    [English Plural] brown-capped weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus insignis
    [Swahili Word] kwera kichwa-kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] kwera kichwa-kahawia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] chestnut weaver
    [English Plural] chestnut weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus rubiginosus
    [Swahili Word] kwera kahawiachekundu
    [Swahili Plural] kwera kahawiachekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] chestnut-crowned sparrow weaver
    [English Plural] chestnut-crowned sparrow weavers
    [Taxonomy] Plocepasser superciliosus
    [Swahili Word] korobindo utosi-mwekundu
    [Swahili Plural] korobindo utosi-mwekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] Clarke's weaver
    [English Plural] Clarke's weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus golandi
    [Swahili Word] kwera wa Clarke
    [Swahili Plural] kwera wa Clarke
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] compact weaver
    [English Plural] compact weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus superciliosus
    [Swahili Word] kwera domo-nene
    [Swahili Plural] kwera domo-nene
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] dark-backed weaver
    [English Plural] dark-backed weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus bicolor
    [Swahili Word] kwera rangi-mbili
    [Swahili Plural] kwera rangi-mbili
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Donaldson-Smith's sparrow weaver
    [English Plural] Donaldson-Smith's sparrow weavers
    [Taxonomy] Plocepasser donaldsoni
    [Swahili Word] korobindo wa Donaldson
    [Swahili Plural] korobindo wa Donaldson
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] golden palm weaver
    [English Plural] golden palm weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus bojeri
    [Swahili Word] mnana-minazi
    [Swahili Plural] minana-minazi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] golden weaver
    [English Plural] golden weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus sp.
    [Swahili Word] mnana
    [Swahili Plural] minana
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] used for yellow-headed weavers
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    [English Word] grey-headed social weaver
    [English Plural] grey-headed social weavers
    [Taxonomy] Pseudonigrita arnaudi
    [Swahili Word] korobindo kichwa-kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] korobindo kichwa-kijivu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] grosbeak weaver
    [English Plural] grosbeak weavers
    [Taxonomy] Amblyospiza albifrons
    [Swahili Word] katadole
    [Swahili Plural] katadole
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] kata, dole
    [Related Words] yombiyombi
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Grosbeak weaver
    [English Plural] Grosbeak weavers
    [Swahili Word] yombiyombi
    [Swahili Plural] yombiyombi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Related Words] katadole
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] grosbeak weaver
    [English Plural] grosbeak weavers
    [Taxonomy] Amblyospiza albifrons
    [Swahili Word] yombeyombe
    [Swahili Plural] yombeyombe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Heuglin's masked weaver
    [English Plural] Heuglin's masked weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus heuglini
    [Swahili Word] kwera wa Heuglin
    [Swahili Plural] kwera wa Heuglin
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] Holub's golden weaver
    [English Plural] Holub's golden weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus xanthops
    [Swahili Word] mnana mkubwa
    [Swahili Plural] minana wakubwa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Jackson's golden-backed weaver
    [English Plural] Jackson's golden-backed weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus jacksoni
    [Swahili Word] kwera mgongo-dhahabu
    [Swahili Plural] kwera mgongo-dhahabu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Juba weaver
    [English Plural] Juba weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus dichrocephalus
    [Swahili Word] kwera wa Juba
    [Swahili Plural] kwera wa Juba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] Kersten's weaver
    [English Plural] Kersten's weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus bicolor kersteni
    [Swahili Word] kwera bintichuma
    [Swahili Plural] kwera bintichuma
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Kersten's weaver
    [English Plural] Kersten's weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus bicolor kersteni
    [Swahili Word] kinanda
    [Swahili Plural] vinanda
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Related Words] binti chuma
    [English Definition] kind of bird that weaves its nest in the form of a small round basket
    [Swahili Definition] aina ya ndege ambaye hufuma tago lake kwa umbo wa kijamanda
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] used for other weaver species as well
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    [English Word] Kilombero weaver
    [English Plural] Kilombero weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus burnieri
    [Swahili Word] kwera wa Kilombero
    [Swahili Plural] kwera wa Kilombero
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] lesser masked weaver
    [English Plural] lesser masked weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus intermedius
    [Swahili Word] kwera macho-njano
    [Swahili Plural] kwera macho-njano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] little weaver
    [English Plural] little weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus luteolus
    [Swahili Word] kwera mdogo
    [Swahili Plural] kwera wadogo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] northern brown-throated weaver
    [English Plural] northern brown-throated weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus castanops
    [Swahili Word] mnana-mafunjo
    [Swahili Plural] minana-mafunjo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] northern masked weaver
    [English Plural] northern masked weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus taeniopterus
    [Swahili Word] kwera paji-jeusi
    [Swahili Plural] kwera paji-jeusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] olive-headed golden weaver
    [English Plural] olive-headed golden weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus olivaceiceps
    [Swahili Word] mnana kichwa-kijani
    [Swahili Plural] minana kichwa-kijani
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] orange weaver
    [English Plural] orange weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus aurantius
    [Swahili Word] mnana machungwa
    [Swahili Plural] minana machungwa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] parasitic weaver
    [English Plural] parasitic weavers
    [Taxonomy] Anomalospiza imberbis
    [Swahili Word] yombeyombe manjano
    [Swahili Plural] yombeyombe manjano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] red-billed buffalo weaver
    [English Plural] red-billed buffalo weavers
    [Taxonomy] Bubalornis niger
    [Swahili Word] manofi domo-jekundu
    [Swahili Plural] manofi domo-jekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] red-headed weaver
    [English Plural] red-headed weavers
    [Taxonomy] Anaplectes rubriceps
    [Swahili Word] pasha tumbo-jeupe
    [Swahili Plural] pasha tumbo-jeupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] rufous-mantled sparrow weaver
    [English Plural] rufous-mantled sparrow weavers
    [Taxonomy] Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
    [Swahili Word] korobindo mgongo-mwekundu
    [Swahili Plural] korobindo mgongo-mwekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] rufous-tailed weaver
    [English Plural] rufous-tailed weavers
    [Taxonomy] Histurgops ruficaudus
    [Swahili Word] korobindo mkia-mwekundu
    [Swahili Plural] korobindo mkia-mwekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] slender-billed weaver
    [English Plural] slender-billed weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus pelzelni
    [Swahili Word] kwera domo-jembamba
    [Swahili Plural] kwera domo-jembamba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] southern brown-throated weaver
    [English Plural] southern brown-throated weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus xanthopterus
    [Swahili Word] mnana koo-kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] minana koo-kahawia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] speckle-fronted weaver
    [English Plural] speckle-fronted weavers
    [Taxonomy] Sporopipes frontalis
    [Swahili Word] korobindo paji-madoa
    [Swahili Plural] korobindo paji-madoa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] spectacled weaver
    [English Plural] spectacled weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus ocularis
    [Swahili Word] kwera koo-jeusi
    [Swahili Plural] kwera koo-jeusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Speke's weaver
    [English Plural] Speke's weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus spekei
    [Swahili Word] kwera kidari-kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] kwera kidari-kahawia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Tanganyika masked weaver
    [English Plural] Tanganyika masked weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus reichardi
    [Swahili Word] kwera wa Tanganyika
    [Swahili Plural] kwera wa Tanganyika
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Taveta golden weaver
    [English Plural] Taveta golden weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus castaneiceps
    [Swahili Word] mnana wa Taveta
    [Swahili Plural] minana wa Taveta
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Usambara weaver
    [English Plural] Usambara weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus nicolli
    [Swahili Word] kwera wa Usambara
    [Swahili Plural] kwera wa Usambara
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Vieillot's black weaver
    [English Plural] Vieillot's black weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus nigerrimus
    [Swahili Word] kwera mweusi
    [Swahili Plural] kwera weusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] village weaver
    [English Plural] village weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus cucullatus
    [Swahili Word] kwera nguya
    [Swahili Plural] kwera nguya
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] vitelline masked weaver
    [English Plural] vitelline masked weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus velatus
    [Swahili Word] kwera paji-jekundu
    [Swahili Plural] kwera paji-jekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] weaver
    [English Plural] weavers
    [Swahili Word] mfuma
    [Swahili Plural] wafuma
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] fuma
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    [English Word] weaver
    [English Plural] weavers
    [Swahili Word] mfumaji
    [Swahili Plural] wafumaji
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] fuma
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    [English Word] weaver
    [English Plural] weavers
    [Swahili Word] mfumi
    [Swahili Plural] wafuma
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] fuma
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    [English Word] weaver
    [English Plural] weavers
    [Swahili Word] mfumi
    [Swahili Plural] wafumi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
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    [English Word] weaver
    [English Plural] weavers
    [Swahili Word] msukaji
    [Swahili Plural] wasukaji
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] suka V
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    [English Word] Weyns' weaver
    [English Plural] Weyns' weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus weynsi
    [Swahili Word] kwera kichwa-chekundu
    [Swahili Plural] kwera kichwa-chekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Weyns' weaver
    [English Plural] Weyns' weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus tricolor
    [Swahili Word] kwera rangi-tatu
    [Swahili Plural] kwera rangi-tatu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] white-billed buffalo weaver
    [English Plural] white-billed buffalo weavers
    [Taxonomy] Bubalornis albirostris
    [Swahili Word] manofi domo-jeupe
    [Swahili Plural] manofi domo-jeupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] white-browed sparrow weaver
    [English Plural] white-browed sparrow weavers
    [Taxonomy] Plocepasser mahali
    [Swahili Word] korobindo ushi-mweupe
    [Swahili Plural] korobindo ushi-mweupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] white-headed buffalo weaver
    [English Plural] white-headed buffalo weavers
    [Taxonomy] Dinemellia dinemelli
    [Swahili Word] manofi kichwa-cheupe
    [Swahili Plural] manofi kichwa-cheupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] yellow-backed weaver
    [English Plural] yellow-backed weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus melanocephalus
    [Swahili Word] kwera mgongo-njano
    [Swahili Plural] kwera mgongo-njano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] yellow-mantled weaver
    [English Plural] yellow-mantled weavers
    [Taxonomy] Ploceus tricolor
    [Swahili Word] kwera rangi-tatu
    [Swahili Plural] kwera rangi-tatu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    English-Swahili dictionary > weaver

  • 75 which

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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] amba-
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Note] amba + determinative suffix
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] ambao
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, o
    [English Example] the razor which you used to shave your face
    [Swahili Example] wembe ambao ulitumia kunyoa uso wako
    [Note] class 3, 11, 14
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] ambayo
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, yo
    [English Example] the fruits which have ripened
    [Swahili Example] matunda ambayo yameiva
    [Note] class 4, 6, 9
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] ambalo
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, lo
    [English Example] the question which the student asked
    [Swahili Example] swali ambalo mwanafunzi aliuliza
    [Note] class 5
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] ambacho
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, cho
    [English Example] the university which teaches Swahili
    [Swahili Example] chuo kikuu ambacho kinafundisha Kiswahili
    [Note] class 7
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] ambavyo
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, vyo
    [English Example] the books which the student read
    [Swahili Example] vitabu ambavyo mwanafunzi alisoma
    [Note] class 8
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] ambazo
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, zo
    [English Example] pictures which were developed
    [Swahili Example] picha ambazo zilisafishwa
    [Note] class 10
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] -o
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambao
    [English Example] the border which was crossed
    [Swahili Example] mpaka uliovukwa
    [Note] class 3, 11, 14
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] -yo
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambayo
    [English Example] the work which remains
    [Swahili Example] kazi inayobaki
    [Note] class 4, 6, 9
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] -lo
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambalo
    [English Example] the store at which he will buy supplies
    [Swahili Example] duka atakalonunua vifaa
    [Note] class 5
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] -cho
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambacho
    [English Example] the mirror which she used to look at herself
    [Swahili Example] kioo alichotumia kujitazama
    [Note] class 7
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] -vyo
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambavyo
    [English Example] the potatoes which he cooked
    [Swahili Example] viazi alivyopika
    [Note] class 8
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] -zo
    [Part of Speech] verb relative
    [Related Words] ambazo
    [English Example] essays which she wrote
    [Swahili Example] insha alizoandika
    [Note] class 10
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    [English Word] which?
    [Swahili Word] -pi?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
    [English Example] which chair
    [Swahili Example] kiti kipi?
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] yupi?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
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    [English Word] which?
    [Swahili Word] upi?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
    [Derived Word] -pi
    [English Example] which person
    [Swahili Example] mtu upi?
    [Note] class 3, 11, 14
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    [English Word] which one
    [Swahili Word] ipi?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] lipi?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
    [Derived Word] -pi
    [English Example] which eye
    [Swahili Example] jicho lipi?
    [Note] class 5
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] yapi?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
    [Derived Word] -pi
    [English Example] which problems
    [Swahili Example] matata yapi?
    [Note] class 6
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] vipi?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
    [Derived Word] -pi
    [Swahili Example] mwisho wake utakuwa vipi [Moh]
    [Note] class 8
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    [English Word] which
    [Swahili Word] zipi?
    [Part of Speech] interrogative
    [Derived Word] -pi
    [English Example] which friends
    [Swahili Example] rafiki zipi?
    [Note] class 10
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    English-Swahili dictionary > which

  • 76 ace

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    [English Word] ace
    [Swahili Word] re
    [Swahili Plural] mare
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Terminology] games (cards)
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    [English Word] ace
    [Swahili Word] ree
    [Swahili Plural] maree
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Terminology] games (cards)
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    [English Word] ace (do something expertly and completely)
    [Swahili Word] -tesa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Definition] kufanya kitu fulani bila matatizo kabisa
    [English Example] I aced that exam! Every answer was correct!
    [Swahili Example] nilitesa mtihani huo! kila jibu lilikuwa sahihi!
    [Terminology] slang
    [Note] mainly used by the youth. (submitted 2002)
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    [English Word] ace of hearts
    [Swahili Word] kopa
    [Swahili Plural] makopa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] Port
    [Terminology] games (cards)
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    English-Swahili dictionary > ace

  • 77 airship

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    [English Word] airship
    [English Plural] airships
    [Swahili Word] ndegeputo
    [Swahili Plural] ndegeputo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] ndege, puto
    [English Definition] a type of aircraft that floats because of the buoyancy of the gas inside its hull. It carries a compartment for passengers and freight. It is steered by propeller engines
    [Swahili Definition] aina ya chomboanga kinacholea kwa nguvu elezi ya gesi iliyoko ndani yake. Inabeba behewa ya abiria na mizigo. Inasukumwa na injini za parapela
    [Note] ndegeputo is the term used on http://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndegeputo wikipedia.sw as of 9/2007 but does not appear in any other Swahili sources available online; we invite further discussion by Kamusi participants
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    [English Word] airship
    [English Plural] airships
    [Swahili Word] purutangi
    [Swahili Plural] purutangi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [English Definition] a type of aircraft that floats because of the buoyancy of the gas inside its hull. It carries a compartment for passengers and freight. It is steered by propeller engines
    [Swahili Definition] aina ya chomboanga kinacholea kwa nguvu elezi ya gesi iliyoko ndani yake. Inabeba behewa ya abiria na mizigo. Inasukumwa na injini za parapela
    [Note] Purutangi appears as a proposed term in the Kamusi ya Sayansi na Teknolojia, but as of 9/2007 does not appear in any Swahili sources available online; we invite further discussion by Kamusi participants about the ranking of entries for "airship"
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    English-Swahili dictionary > airship

  • 78 algae

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    [English Word] algae
    [Swahili Word] ugozi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11
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    [English Word] blue-green algae used as bait in basket-type fish traps
    [Taxonomy] Lyngbra majuscala
    [Swahili Word] mwani
    [Swahili Plural] mwani
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Dialect] Kimvita
    [Terminology] marine
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    [English Word] green algae
    [Taxonomy] ladophora
    [Swahili Word] ladu
    [Swahili Plural] ladu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Dialect] Kimvita
    [Terminology] marine
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    [English Word] red algae
    [Taxonomy] Laurencia papillosa
    [Swahili Word] ndewa
    [Swahili Plural] ndewa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Dialect] Kimvita
    [Terminology] marine
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    [English Word] red algae
    [Taxonomy] Laurencia papillosa
    [Swahili Word] ngai
    [Swahili Plural] ngai
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Dialect] Kimvita
    [Terminology] marine
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    English-Swahili dictionary > algae

  • 79 allowance

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    [English Word] allowance
    [Swahili Word] alowensi
    [Swahili Plural] alowensi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Note] syn: kipimo
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    [English Word] allowance
    [English Plural] allowances
    [Swahili Word] posho
    [Swahili Plural] posho
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] English
    [Derived Word] portion
    [Related Words] posha
    [English Example] Give him/her his/her allowance
    [Swahili Example] mpe posho yake
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    [English Word] disturbance allowance
    [English Plural] disturbance allowances
    [Swahili Word] posho ya usumbufu
    [Swahili Plural] posho za usumbufu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] English
    [Derived Word] portion
    [Related Words] usumbufu
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    [English Word] housekeeping allowance
    [Swahili Word] masarifu
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] mileage allowance
    [Swahili Word] posho ya maili
    [Swahili Plural] posho za mali
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [English Example] The driver was paid the mileage allowance after the journey
    [Swahili Example] Dereva alilipwa posho ya maili baada ya safari
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    [English Word] subsistence allowance
    [English Plural] subsistence allowances
    [Swahili Word] posho ya kujikimu
    [Swahili Plural] posho za kujikimu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] English
    [Derived Word] portion
    [Related Words] jikimu
    [English Example] The yearly harvests have been used as the subsistence allowance
    [Swahili Example] Mavuno ya mwaka yamatumiwa kama posho ya kujikimu
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    English-Swahili dictionary > allowance

  • 80 alternative

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    [English Word] alternative
    [Swahili Word] -badala
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Word] badala n.
    [English Example] they can be helped to find alternative employment
    [Swahili Example] "wataweza... kutafutiwa ajira mbadala" [Nipashe 2004-07-09, "Watoto 30,000 kupatiwa elimu chini ya MEMKWA" na Joseph Mwendapole]
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    [English Word] alternative
    [English Plural] alternatives
    [Swahili Word] budi
    [Swahili Plural] budi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [English Example] she saw she had no alternative to pronouncing the word that would call her companion
    [Swahili Example] aliona hana budi kutamka neno lile alilomwitia mwenzake [Sul]
    [Note] usually used in negative constructions
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    English-Swahili dictionary > alternative

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  • used to — W2S1 [ˈju:st tu:] modal v 1.) if something used to happen, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now ▪ He used to go to our school. ▪ We re eating out more often than we used to. did not use to do sth ▪ You didn t …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • used to — used to1 [ just tu ] modal verb *** Used to is usually followed by an infinitive: We used to swim in the river. But sometimes the following infinitive is left out: I don t play golf now, but I used to. Used to only exists as a past tense.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Used — may refer to:*Used good, goods of any type that have been used before *Used (Huesca), a village in Huesca, Aragon, Spain *Used, Zaragoza, a town in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain *Used (song), a song by Rocket from the Crypt from their 1995 album Scream …   Wikipedia

  • used — [juːzd] adjective used car/​clothes etc cars, clothes etc that have had one or more previous owners; = pre owned AmE; SECOND HAND * * * used UK US /juːzd/ adjective ► COMMERCE used goods, cars, etc. have belonged to someone else and are not new… …   Financial and business terms

  • used — [ juzd ] adjective *** 1. ) owned by someone else before you: SECOND HAND: a used car salesman 2. ) no longer completely clean because of having been used: a used towel …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • used — (adj.) second hand, 1590s, pp. adjective from USE (Cf. use) (v.). To be used to “accustomed, familiar” is recorded by 1520s. Verbal phrase used to formerly did or was (as in I used to love her) represents a construction attested from c.1300,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • used to — (something/doing something) familiar with something. He s used to beginning without me because I m almost always late. His clothes and manners show he s used to being a celebrity. It s not easy getting used to cold weather if you ve been brought… …   New idioms dictionary

  • used-up — used upˈ adjective Exhausted • • • Main Entry: ↑use * * * used up «YOOZD UHP», adjective. 1. Informal. thoroughly exhausted by physical exertion; tired out. 2. worn out or made useless, as by hard work, age, or dissipation: »[He] is by now a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • used\ to\ be — • used to be • did use to be v. phr. Formerly or once was. Mary used to be small; but she has grown up. Dick used to be the best pitcher on the team last year; now two other pitchers are better than he is …   Словарь американских идиом

  • used to — (do something) to have done something in the past. A young lady who used to work in my office had seven brothers! We used to visit our parents at Christmas every year …   New idioms dictionary

  • used — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having already been used. 2) second hand …   English terms dictionary

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