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1 with
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] na[Part of Speech] conjunction[Related Words] -wa na[English Example] This woman will travel with her child.[Swahili Example] Mwanamke huyu atasafiri na mtoto wake.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be with[Swahili Word] -wa na[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Ali was with his friend when he left[Swahili Example] Ali alikuwa na rafiki yake alipoondoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] -enye[Part of Speech] preposition[Related Words] mwenye, wenye, lenye, chenye, yenye, vyenye, zenye, kienyeji, kimwenye, mwenye, mwenyeji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 1)[Swahili Word] mwenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] why does the salary of a person with a certain degree differ from that person with another degree?[Swahili Example] kwa nini mshahara wa mtu mwenye shahada katika fani fulani unatofautiana yule mwenye shahada nyingine? (http://gaphiz.blogspot.com/ Mkuki wa Nguruwe)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 2, 3, 11, 14)[Swahili Word] wenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] pharmacies are hiring sales clerks with expertise[Swahili Example] maduka ya madawa yaajiri wauzaji wenye utalaamu (http://www.ipp.co.tz/ipp/alasiri/2006/01/27/58732.html IPP Media27/1/2006)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 4, 6, 9)[Swahili Word] yenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] are you looking for work with good pay?[Swahili Example] je unatafuta kazi yenye malipo mazuri? (http://www.uchaguzitanzania.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=2572&sid=fcc4908f1bd5c4977f417a7365db2bfc Uchaguzi Tanzania)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 5)[Swahili Word] lenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] The Oil Building with 21 floors[Swahili Example] Jengo la Mafuta lenye ghorofa 21 (http://www.bcstimes.com/majira/viewnews.php?category=13&newsID=4776 Majira, 1 Aprili 2005)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 7)[Swahili Word] chenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] in general Rastafarians believe that the Bible is a book with the words of God (from an article on the web, author unknown)[Swahili Example] kwa ujumla Marasta wanaamini kuwa Biblia ni kitabu chenye maneno ya Mungu (http://home.ripway.com/2004-8/156144/GUMZORASTAFARIMWISHO.doc kutoka nakala kwenye tovuti, mwandishi hajulikani)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 8)[Swahili Word] vyenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] insecticide-treated bednets (nets with medicine)[Swahili Example] vyandarua vyenye dawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 10)[Swahili Word] zenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] he said another goal is to help the government in its efforts to revamp education here in the country in schools with problems[Swahili Example] alisema lengo lingine ni kuisadia Serikali katika juhudi za kuinua elimu hapa nchini katika shule zenye shida (http://www.bcstimes.com/majira/viewnews.php?category=1&newsID=3867 Majira 17/12/2004)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] kwa[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] write with a pen[Swahili Example] andika kwa kalamu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] katika[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] fi[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with[Swahili Word] bi[Part of Speech] preposition[Dialect] archaic[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] bila, bilashi, binafsi, bismillahi------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword with[English Word] with (class 15, 17)[Swahili Word] kwenye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with (class 16)[Swahili Word] penye[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enye[English Example] the name Nairobi comes from the Maasai word Enkarenairobi, which means "place with fresh water"[Swahili Example] jina Nairobi limetokana na neno la Kimaasai, Enkarenairobi, linalomaanisha "mahali penye maji baridi" (http://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi Wikipedia)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with them[Swahili Word] kwao[Part of Speech] pronoun[English Example] I stayed with them[Swahili Example] nilikaa kwao------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 shark-oil
[English Word] shark-oil (used for caulking boats)[Swahili Word] sifa[Swahili Plural] sifa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Port.[English Example] after being constructed, the ship was furnished with shark-oil to protect its timber[Swahili Example] Baada ya kuundwa, jahazi ilipakwa sifa kudumisha nguvu za mbao zake------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 apply
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apply[Swahili Word] -paka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kipaku, mpaka, mpakato, mpako, upakizi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apply[Swahili Word] -tia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apply a bandage or splint[Swahili Word] -pakaza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -paka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apply by stretching[Swahili Word] -wamba[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] wakala N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] apply to[Swahili Word] -husika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -husu v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rub (the body) with oil[Swahili Word] -paka mafuta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] whitewash.[Swahili Example] pake chokaa------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 wood
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fragrant wood which is used as a perfume or to keep off mosquitos when ground up with oil[Swahili Word] kivumbasi[Swahili Plural] vivumbasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] heartwood (of a tree)[Swahili Word] ng'arange[Swahili Plural] ng'arange[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of wood[Swahili Word] njiti[Swahili Plural] njiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of wood[English Plural] pieces of wood[Swahili Word] kijiti[Swahili Plural] vijiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of wood (used for support)[Swahili Word] mwao[Swahili Plural] miao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of wood for repairing a boat[Swahili Word] hasho[Swahili Plural] mahasho (vihasho)[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of wood used to stiffen a structure[Swahili Word] taruma[Swahili Plural] mataruma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] soft white part of wood[Swahili Word] ugale[Swahili Plural] gale[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wood[English Plural] wood[Swahili Word] mti[Swahili Plural] miti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] dry wood[Swahili Example] mti mkavu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wood of the mtobwe shrub[Swahili Word] tobwe[Swahili Plural] matobwe[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 coconut
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] braided coconut leaf used for fencing[Swahili Word] kumba[Swahili Plural] kumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] break open a coconut[Swahili Word] -fua nazi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central rib or stem of coconut leaf or similar.[Swahili Word] upongoo[Swahili Plural] pongoo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central stem of the coconut palm leaf[Swahili Word] ujukuti[Swahili Plural] njukuti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central vein of the coconut palm leaf[Swahili Word] unjukuti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central vein or stem of the coconut palm leaf[Swahili Word] uchukuti[Swahili Plural] chukuti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] central vein or stem of the coconut-palm leaf[Swahili Word] chukuti[Swahili Plural] chukuti[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut[English Plural] coconuts[Swahili Word] nazi[Swahili Plural] nazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] A bad coconut destroys the good one.[Swahili Example] nazi mbovu harabu ya nzima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (almost ripe)[English Plural] coconuts[Swahili Word] kikoromeo[Swahili Plural] vikoromeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] koroma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (almost ripe)[Swahili Word] koroma[Swahili Plural] makoroma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (grated) ??[Swahili Word] chicha[Swahili Plural] machicha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (in the first stages of growth)[English Plural] coconuts[Swahili Word] kidaka[Swahili Plural] vidaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (unripe with much milk)[English Plural] coconuts[Swahili Word] dafu[Swahili Plural] madafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] coconut milk[Swahili Example] maji ya dafu [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut (when full of milk and in late stage)[Swahili Word] tonga[Swahili Plural] matonga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut cream[Swahili Word] kasimile[Swahili Plural] kasimile[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut disease[Swahili Word] mkwachuro[Swahili Plural] mikwachuro[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut husk[English Plural] coconut husks[Swahili Word] kifuu[Swahili Plural] vifuu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] fuu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut juice[Swahili Word] tuwi[Swahili Plural] tuwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut leaf (used for roof thatching and fences)[English Plural] coconut leaves[Swahili Word] kuti[Swahili Plural] makuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] ukuti[English Example] the coconut leaves on the roof gleam[Swahili Example] makuti juu ya paa yaking'aa [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut meat residue[Swahili Word] takizi[Swahili Plural] takizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] taki N, zake pron[Terminology] poetic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut milk (from grating nutty part)[Swahili Word] tui[Swahili Plural] tui[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut mixed in a mortar[Swahili Word] kipondwe[Swahili Plural] vipondwe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] ponda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut palm[English Plural] coconut palms[Taxonomy] Cocos nucifera[Swahili Word] mnazi[Swahili Plural] minazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] nazi[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut palm (Cocos mucifera)[Swahili Word] mkitamli[Swahili Plural] mikitamli[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kitamli------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut solids (after boiling to produce oil)[Swahili Word] shata[Swahili Plural] mashata[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] (s)he squeezed (milked) the coconut solids to produce oil[Swahili Example] Alikamua shata la nazi kupata mafuta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] coconut that has dried up inside[English Plural] dried up coconuts[Swahili Word] kiziwi[Swahili Plural] viziwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] ziwi, ukiziwi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cocunut-palm branch[Swahili Word] kole[Swahili Plural] makole[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] mkole N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cream squeezed from coconut[Swahili Word] tuwi[Swahili Plural] tuwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] disease of coconuts[Swahili Word] mkwachuro[Swahili Plural] mikwachuro[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] early stage in the growth of the coconut when the meat is still quite soft or the meat itself at this stage.[Swahili Word] ulambilambi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] early stage in the growth of the coconut when the meat is still quite soft.[Swahili Word] urambirambi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] empty coconut[Swahili Word] bunde[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fiber (of young coconut leaves)[English Plural] fibers[Swahili Word] difu[Swahili Plural] madifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fiber from inner skin of coconut leaf stalk[Swahili Word] ununu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flesh of a grated ripe coconut after the oil has been pressed out[Swahili Word] chicha[Swahili Plural] chicha[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Definition] kitu cheupe kinachobaki katika nazi iliyokunwa na kukamuliwa [Masomo 407][English Example] to sell what remains after grating and squeezing the liquid out of the flesh of a coconut[Swahili Example] kuuza chicha za nazi [Amana, Masomo 407]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fully ripe coconut[Swahili Word] mbata[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hard inner shell of a coconut[Swahili Word] ufuu[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] joya (coconut with spongy shell)[Swahili Word] joya[Swahili Plural] majoya[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] kama joya------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] juice squeezed from coconut[Swahili Word] tui[Swahili Plural] tui[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leaf-stem of the coconut palm[Swahili Word] gubi[Swahili Plural] magubi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] leathery sheath of coconut flower-stem[Swahili Word] kalala[Swahili Plural] makalala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] male flowers of the coconut palm[Swahili Word] upunga[Swahili Plural] punga[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who makes a business of climbing coconut trees to pick nuts[Swahili Word] mkwezi[Swahili Plural] wakwezi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kwea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stake fixed in ground for dehusking coconuts[English Plural] pointed stakes[Swahili Word] kifuo[Swahili Plural] vifuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] processed fibres of the coconut husk[Swahili Word] usumba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[Swahili Example] kuangusha kichwa chake juu ya mto wa usumba [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] remove the husk from a coconut[Swahili Word] -fua nazi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] residue of coconut left after the white part has been scraped out of the shell[Swahili Word] panza[Swahili Plural] panza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] round basket for squeezing coconut for tui[English Plural] round baskets[Swahili Word] kifumbu[Swahili Plural] vifumbu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] tui, fumba, kifumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] single frond of a coconut-palm leaf[English Plural] fronds[Swahili Word] ukuti[Swahili Plural] kuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small coconut palm leaf[English Plural] small coconut palm leaves[Swahili Word] kikuti[Swahili Plural] vikuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] kuti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] spongy substance (inside coconut shell)[Swahili Word] joya[Swahili Plural] majoya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] strip of coconut-palm leaf (used for weaving mats)[English Plural] strips of coconut-palm leaves[Swahili Word] ukili[Swahili Plural] kili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] very young coconut bud[Swahili Word] kokochi[Swahili Plural] kokochi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] alipofumbua kokochi za kifua [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] woody covering of the flower-stem of the coconut (used as firewood)[Swahili Word] kalala[Swahili Plural] makalala[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young coconut in the stage of milk-formation[Swahili Word] tale[Swahili Plural] matale[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young coconut palm[English Plural] palms[Swahili Word] mnazi mkinda[Swahili Plural] minazi mikinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] nazi[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] young coconut palm[English Plural] young coconut palms[Swahili Word] mnazi mkinda[Swahili Plural] minazi mikinda[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 lamp
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flaring lamp[English Plural] flaring lamps[Swahili Word] shungi[Swahili Plural] mashungi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] kerosene lamp[Swahili Word] karabai[Swahili Plural] karabai[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lamp[Swahili Word] fanusi[Swahili Plural] fanusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lamp[Swahili Word] kandili[Swahili Plural] kandili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lamp[Swahili Word] kandili[Swahili Plural] makandili[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lamp[English Plural] lamps[Swahili Word] tungi[Swahili Plural] matungi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lamp[Swahili Word] siraji[Swahili Plural] siraji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lamp[Swahili Word] taa[Swahili Plural] taa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] as (s)he watched the paraffin fire[Swahili Example] akiutazama moto wa mafuta ya taa [Muk], chumbani kuna balbu mbili za taa ya umeme [Muk], taa za magari zikitembea kama vimuri-muri [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lamp (burning gasoline, kerosine)[Swahili Word] karabai[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lamp holder[English Plural] lamp holders[Swahili Word] kiango[Swahili Plural] viango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -anga[English Definition] a small frame or basket hung from the wall to support a lamp------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lamp holder[English Plural] lamp holders[Swahili Word] kishika taa[Swahili Plural] vishika taa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -shika, taa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lamp holder[English Plural] lamp holders[Swahili Word] kishikio[Swahili Plural] vishikio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -shika[English Example] from those lamp holders came a long wire[Swahili Example] kwenye kishikio cha taa hizo imetokeza waya ndefu [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oil lamp (small with floating wick)[English Plural] oil lamps[Swahili Word] kibatari[Swahili Plural] vibatari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Farsi[English Example] she drew toward the light of the oil lamp[Swahili Example] aliisogeza chini ya mwangaza wa kibatari [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] oil lamp (small)[English Plural] oil lamps[Swahili Word] kibahaluli[Swahili Plural] vibahaluli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small lamp[Swahili Word] koroboi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Eng------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 massage
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] massage[Swahili Word] -chua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] akajichua misuli mwenyewe [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] massage[Swahili Word] -kanda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] massage (with an aromatic substance)[Swahili Word] -singa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] massage with sandlewood oil[Swahili Example] singa kwa sandali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] massage each other[Swahili Word] -chuana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chua------------------------------------------------------------
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