| A | |
| a few |
-chache, kadha wa kadha |
| a few days ago |
juzi juzi |
| a hundred thousand |
laki |
| a little |
kidogo |
| a little (time) |
punde |
| a little wet |
majimaji |
| a long time ago |
kale |
| abandon (v) |
-acha |
| abdicate (v) |
-jiuzulu |
| above |
juu (ya) |
| abuse (v) |
apiza |
| accident |
ajali |
| ache |
maumivu |
| acre |
eka |
| act (as in a play) (v) |
-igiza |
| add (v) |
-ongeza |
| address |
anwani |
| administrator |
balozi, (ma-) |
| admit (v) |
-kiri |
| adoration |
ibadi |
| adore (v) |
-abudu |
| adorn oneself (v) |
-jipamba |
| adult |
-kubwa, -kuu |
| affair |
jambo, (ma-) |
| Africa |
afrika |
| African (person) |
mwafrika, (wa-) |
| after |
baada (ya) |
| afternoon |
alasiri |
| afterwards |
baadaye, halafu |
| agreable |
-a kupendeza |
| agree (v) |
-kubali |
| agree together (v) |
-patana |
| agreement |
makubaliano, mapatano, mpatano, (mi-) |
| aim |
kusudi, (ma-), lengo, (ma-), madhumuni |
| aim (n) |
azimio, (ma-), nia |
| air |
hewa |
| alive |
hai |
| all |
-ote |
| allow |
-acha |
| almost |
karibu, nusura |
| alone |
peke yake |
| along |
kando (ya) |
| also |
pia |
| alter (v) |
-pindua |
| although |
ingawa |
| altogether |
kabisa |
| always |
daima |
| am (verb to be) |
ni |
| ambassador |
balozi, (ma-) |
| among |
katikati (ya), miongoni mwa, baina (ya) |
| ancient |
-a zamani |
| and |
na |
| and so |
basi |
| and so on |
kadhalika, kadha wa kadha |
| and then |
kisha |
| angel |
malaika |
| anger |
hasira |
| animal |
mnyama, (wa-) |
| animal like |
kinyama |
| answer ( a call) |
-itika |
| answer (n) |
jibu, (ma-) |
| answer (v) |
-jibu, -jibia |
| answer each other |
-jibiana |
| antelope |
paa |
| antheap |
kichuguu |
| anus |
mkundu |
| anvil |
fuawe |
| any at all |
-o -ote |
| any way |
ovyo |
| ape |
nyani |
| apply (v) |
-paka |
| April |
Aprili |
| Arab (person) |
mwarabu, (wa-) |
| Arabic |
kiarabu |
| are |
ni |
| are there |
-ko, -po (ipo, zipo, wapo, etc.) |
| area |
eneo, (ma-) |
| argue (v) |
-bishana |
| arithmetic |
hesabu |
| arm |
mkono, (mi-) |
| armpit |
kwapa |
| army |
jeshi, (ma-) |
| around here |
huku |
| arrange (v) |
-panga |
| arrive (v) |
-fika |
| arrow |
mshale, (mi-) |
| articulation |
kiungo, (vi-) |
| as usual |
kama kawaida |
| ascend (v) |
-panda |
| ashes |
majivu |
| Asian (person) |
mwasia, (wa-) |
| ask for (v) |
-omba |
| ask oneself (v) |
-jiuliza |
| assemble (v) |
-kusanya, -kutana |
| assent (v) |
-kubali |
| association |
chama, (vy-) |
| at once |
sasa hivi |
| at this very moment |
pale pale |
| atmosphere |
hewa |
| attend (v) |
-hudhuria |
| aubergine |
bilingani |
| August |
Agosti |
| automobile |
motokaa, gari, (ma-) |
| avoid (v) |
-epa |
| awake |
-amka |
| B | |
| babble (v) |
-bwata, -payuka |
| baby bird |
kifaranga, (vi-) |
| baby sitter |
mtunza, (wa-) |
| back (at the ---) |
nyuma |
| back (n) |
mgongo |
| bad |
-baya, -ovu, -bovu |
| bad temper |
chuki |
| baddly |
ovyo ovyo |
| bag |
mkoba, (mi-), mfuko, (mi-), gunia, (ma-) |
| bait |
chambo |
| bake in ashes (v) |
-oka |
| bakshish |
bakshishi |
| ball |
mpira, (mi-) |
| ball of something |
bonge, (ma-) |
| bamboo |
mwanzi, (mi-) |
| banana |
ndizi |
| banana tree |
mgomba, (mi-) |
| band |
bendi |
| bank |
benki |
| baobab |
mbuyu, (mi-) |
| barber |
kinyozi, (vi-) |
| bark (v) |
-bweka, -gumia |
| bark of tree |
gamba |
| basin |
bakuli |
| basket |
kikapu, (vi-) |
| bat |
popo |
| be (v) |
kuwa |
| be able to be done |
-fanyika |
| be achieved |
-kamilika |
| be afraid |
-ogopa |
| be agreed |
-kubalika |
| be answered |
-jibika, -jibiwa |
| be autonomous |
-jitegemea |
| be broken off |
-momonyoka |
| be brought |
-letwa |
| be burnt |
-chomeka |
| be called |
-itwa |
| be caught |
-kamatwa |
| be changed |
-badilika, -badiliwa, -pinduka |
| be chosen |
-chaguliwa |
| be clear for |
-elea |
| be closed |
-fungika, -fungwa |
| be completed |
-kamilika |
| be conceited |
-jiona |
| be confused |
-babaika |
| be convenient |
-pasa |
| be cooked |
-pikwa |
| be cooked |
-iva |
| be cultivated |
-limwa |
| be cured |
-pona |
| be cut |
-katika |
| be destroyed |
-angamia, -haribika |
| be done |
-fanywa |
| be drinkable |
-nyweka |
| be drunk |
-nywewa |
| be eatable |
-lika |
| be eaten |
-liwa |
| be firm |
-imarika |
| be full |
-jaa |
| be given |
-pewa |
| be happy |
-furahi |
| be hidden |
-fichwa |
| be hit |
-pigika, -pigwa |
| be imprisoned |
-fungwa |
| be increased |
-ongezeka |
| be jammed |
-kwama |
| be known |
-julikana, -juliwa |
| be late |
-chelewa, -kawia |
| be light |
-angaza |
| be loosened |
-legea |
| be loved |
-pendwa |
| be loved for |
-pendewa |
| be made to do |
-lazimu |
| be made to do something |
-bidi |
| be married (by a husband) |
-olewa |
| be mean |
-nyima |
| be mutilated |
-lemaa |
| be named |
-itwa |
| be near |
-karibia |
| be obtainable |
-patikana |
| be obtained |
-patwa |
| be of use |
-faa |
| be old |
-kuukuu |
| be opened |
-funguliwa, -funguka |
| be overturned |
-pinduka |
| be paid |
-lipwa |
| be permitted |
-kubaliwa |
| be played |
-chezwa |
| be pleasant |
-pendezeka |
| be pleased |
-furahi |
| be poured |
-mwagika |
| be proud of oneself |
-jiona |
| be quick |
-harakisha |
| be quiet |
-nyamaza |
| be reduced |
-punguka |
| be refused |
-kataliwa |
| be removed |
-ondolewa |
| be ruined |
-haribika |
| be seen |
-onwa |
| be shining |
-ng'aa |
| be sitting |
-keti |
| be sorry |
-juta |
| be spoiled |
-oza |
| be started |
-anzwa |
| be stolen |
-ibwa |
| be untied |
-funguka |
| be uprooted |
-ng'oka, -ng'olewa |
| be used up |
-kuukuu |
| be very sad |
-huzunika |
| be visible |
-onekana |
| be written |
-andikwa |
| bean |
harag(w)e, (ma-) |
| beard |
ndevu |
| beat drum |
-piga ngoma |
| become aged |
-kua |
| become angry |
-kasirika |
| become bent |
-pinda |
| become clever |
-erevuka |
| become cold |
-poa |
| become crooked |
-pinda |
| become equal |
-lingana |
| become fat |
-nenepa |
| become few |
-pungua |
| become honored |
-heshimiwa |
| become inxicated |
-lewa |
| become lacking |
kosekana |
| become mad |
-pagawa |
| become pregnant |
-pata mimba |
| become rotten |
-oza |
| become split |
-pasuka |
| become straight |
-nyooka |
| become strong |
-imarika |
| become wet |
-lowa |
| bed |
kitanda, (vi-) |
| bedding |
matandiko |
| bedstead for carrying a corpse burial |
jeneza |
| bee |
nyuki |
| beehive |
mzinga, (mi-) |
| beer |
bia |
| beetle |
nyenje |
| before |
kabla, mbele (ya) |
| beg (v) |
-omba |
| begin |
-anza |
| begin a trip |
-ondoka |
| beginning |
mwanzo, (mi-) |
| behind |
nyuma |
| being alone |
peke / pekee |
| believe (v) |
-amini |
| believer |
mwaminifu, (wa-) |
| bell |
kengele |
| bellows |
mvuo |
| belt |
mshipi, (mi-) |
| bend |
-kunja |
| bend down (v) |
-inama |
| better |
bora, afadhali |
| between |
baina (ya), kati (ya) |
| bicycle |
baiskeli |
| big |
-kubwa, -nene |
| big (animal) |
-nono |
| big bird |
juni, (ma-) |
| big comb made of wood |
chanuo |
| big insect |
dudu, (ma-) |
| big meeting |
baraza, (ma-) |
| big shed |
banda, (ma-) |
| big snake |
joka, (ma-) |
| big tree |
jiti, (ma-) |
| bile |
nyongo |
| bird |
ndege |
| birth |
kizazi, (vi-) |
| bitter |
-chungu |
| black |
-eusi |
| blame |
lawama |
| blanket |
blanketi, (ma-) |
| bless (v) |
-bariki |
| blessing |
baraka |
| blind person |
kipofu, (vi-) |
| blood |
damu |
| blow (v) |
-puliza |
| blow bellows |
-fukuta |
| blow nose |
-penga |
| blow on smth or in smth |
-pulizia |
| blue colour |
buluu |
| board |
bao, (ma-), kibao, (vi-) |
| board game |
bao, (ma-) |
| boast (v) |
-jisifu |
| boasting |
majivuno |
| boat |
mashua, mtumbwi, (mi-) |
| body |
mwili, (mi-) |
| body (corpse) |
maiti |
| boil (n) |
jipu, (ma-) |
| boil (v) |
chemka |
| boil over |
-furika |
| bone |
mfupa, (mi-) |
| book |
kitabu, (vi-) |
| border on (v) |
-pakana |
| borrow (v) |
-azima |
| bother |
-chokoza |
| bottle |
chupa |
| boundary |
mpaka, (mi-) |
| bow to someone |
-inamia |
| bow (v) |
-inama |
| bracelet |
bangili |
| brag (v) |
-jisifu |
| brand |
chapa |
| brave |
hodari |
| bread |
mkate, (mi-) |
| break (v) |
-kata |
| break down |
-bomoa |
| break the fast |
-fungua |
| break wind with noise |
-jamba |
| breastbone |
kidari, (vi-) |
| breath |
pumzi |
| breathe (v) |
-pumua |
| bride |
mwali, bibi |
| bride price |
mahari |
| bridge |
daraja, (ma-) |
| brilliant |
-angavu |
| bring (v) |
-leta |
| bring to / for |
-letea |
| bring up |
-lea |
| bring up for |
-lelea |
| broom |
fagio, (ma-), kifagio, (vi-) |
| broth |
mchuzi, (mi-) |
| brother |
kaka, ndugu |
| brush |
kifagio, (vi-) |
| brutal |
-korofi |
| buck |
paa |
| bucket |
ndoo |
| buffalo |
mbogo, nyati |
| bug |
kunguni |
| build (v) |
-jenga |
| build things using stones |
-aka |
| building |
jengo, (ma-) |
| bully (v) |
-onea |
| bump (n) |
kivimbe |
| bundle |
mtumba, (mi-) |
| burial |
maziko |
| burn (slight, sitting by fire) |
-babuka |
| burn (v) |
-choma |
| burst open |
-pasuka |
| bus |
basi, (ma-) |
| bush |
pori, (ma-) |
| bush country |
kichaka, (vi-) |
| bustle |
ghasia |
| but |
lakini |
| but rather |
bali |
| butcher |
mchinjaji, (wa-) |
| butterfly |
kipepeo, (vi-) |
| buttock |
kiuno, (vi-) |
| buy (v) |
-nunua |
| by |
kwa |
| by oneself |
peke yake |
| C | |
| cake |
keki |
| calculate (v) |
-hesabu |
| calebash |
kibuyu, (vi-) |
| calendar |
kalenda |
| calf |
ndama |
| call (n) |
mwi, (mi-) |
| call (v) |
-ita |
| calm |
-a utulivu |
| camel |
ngamia |
| camp |
kambi |
| cannon |
mzinga, (mi-) |
| canoe |
mtumbwi, (mi-) |
| captive |
mfungwa, (wa-) |
| car |
mokaa, gari, (ma-) |
| car of a train |
behewa, (ma-) |
| caravan |
msafara, (mi-) |
| care giver |
mtunza, (wa-) |
| carefully |
makini (kwa --) |
| caress |
-bembeleza |
| carriage (of train) |
behewa, (ma-) |
| carry away |
-peleka |
| carry on the back |
-beba |
| cassava |
muhogo, (mi-) |
| castor-oil bean |
nyonyo |
| castor-oil plant |
mbono, mbarika |
| castrate |
hasi |
| cat |
paka |
| catapult |
manati |
| catch |
-daka, -kamata |
| catch hold of |
-kamata |
| caterer |
mwandazi, (wa-) |
| caterpillar |
kiwavi, (vi-) |
| cattle |
ng'ombe |
| cause |
maana |
| cause a feeling of nausea |
-chefuka |
| cause to favour |
-pendeleza |
| cause to get lost |
-poteza |
| cause to overflow |
-furisha |
| cave |
pango |
| cease |
-acha |
| ceiling |
dari |
| century |
karne |
| cercle of friends |
marafiki |
| certificate |
cheti, (vy-) |
| chaff |
pumba |
| chair |
kiti, (vi-) |
| chairman |
mwenyekiti, (w-) |
| chalk |
chaki |
| chameleon |
kinyonga, (vi-) |
| chance |
nasibu, bahati |
| change (v) |
-geua, -geuka, -geuza, -badili, -pindua |
| charcoal |
mkaa |
| charcoal |
kaa , (ma-) |
| charm |
hirizi |
| chase (v) |
-fukuza |
| chat (v) |
-ongea |
| cheat (v) |
-danganya, -nyang'anya |
| cheetah |
duma |
| chest |
kifua, (vi-) |
| chick |
kifaranga, (vi-) |
| chicken |
kuku |
| chief |
mtemi, (wa-), jumbe, (ma-) |
| chief (of tribe) |
chifu, (ma-) |
| child |
m, (wa-), mwana, (wa-) |
| chin |
kidevu, (vi-) |
| chisel |
patasi |
| choice |
hiari |
| choke |
-kaba |
| choose |
chagua |
| choose for |
-chagulia |
| chop up |
-pasua |
| christian (person) |
mkris, (wa-) |
| circle |
mviringo, (mi-) |
| citizen |
mwananchi, (w-) |
| civet-cat |
ngawa |
| civil servant |
afisa, (ma-) |
| claim (v) |
-dai |
| clap hands |
-piga makofi |
| class |
darasa, (ma-) |
| classroom |
darasa, (ma-) |
| clay pitcher |
mtungi, (mi-) |
| clear (adj) |
dhahiri |
| clerk |
karani, (ma-) |
| climb up (v) |
-panda |
| clod |
bonge, (ma-) |
| close (adv) |
karibu (na) |
| close (v) |
-fumba |
| close for / with |
-fungia |
| clot |
donge |
| cloth |
nguo |
| club |
chama, (vy-) |
| club (bar) |
kilabu, (vi-) |
| coagulate |
-ganda |
| coat |
koti, (ma-) |
| cock |
jogoo, (ma-) |
| cockroach |
mende |
| coconut (ripe) |
nazi |
| coconut (with water) |
dafu, (ma-) |
| coconut tree |
mnazi, (mi-) |
| coffee |
kahawa |
| coffee berry |
buni |
| coffee tree |
mbuni, (mi-) |
| coil |
pindi |
| coin |
hela |
| cold (adj) |
-a baridi |
| cold (n) |
baridi |
| cold season |
kipupue |
| cold weather |
baridi |
| collect something together |
-changa |
| colonial (person) |
mkoloni, (wa-) |
| column |
nguzo |
| comb |
-chana, kitana, (vi-) |
| come |
-ja |
| come near |
-karibia |
| come out (of thing poked in) |
-chomoka |
| command (give order) |
-amuru |
| command (smth) |
-agiza |
| commit suicide |
-jiua |
| committee |
halmashauri |
| companion |
mwenzi, (w-) |
| company |
kampuni |
| compare |
-linganisha |
| competition |
mashindano |
| complete (adj) |
kamili |
| complete (education) (v) |
-hitimu |
| completely |
kabisa |
| comrade |
ndugu |
| concern (v) |
-husu |
| condition |
hali |
| confectioner |
mwandazi, (wa-) |
| confess |
-kiri |
| confusion |
ghasia |
| constantly |
daima |
| continent |
bara, (ma-) |
| contract (n) |
mkataba, (mi-) |
| contradict |
-pinga |
| convenient |
-a kufaa |
| cook (n) |
mpishi, (wa-) |
| cook (v) |
-pika |
| cooking oil |
mafuta |
| cooking stone (one of the three) |
figa, (ma-) |
| cooking-pot |
chungu, (vy-) |
| cool (v) |
-burudisha |
| cool down |
-poa |
| copy |
nakala |
| cord |
kamba |
| cork |
kizibo, (vi-) |
| corn |
muhindi, (mi-) |
| corner |
pembe |
| corpse |
mzoga, (mi-), maiti |
| corrugated iron |
bati, (ma-) |
| cost |
gharama |
| cotton |
pamba |
| cotton plant |
mpamba, (mi-) |
| cough (n) |
kikohozi |
| cough (v) |
-kohoa |
| count (v) |
-hesabu |
| counting |
hesabu |
| country |
nchi |
| cousin |
binamu |
| cover (v) |
-funika |
| cow |
ng'ombe |
| cowry |
kete, kauri |
| crab |
kaa |
| crack (v) |
-pasuka |
| craftsman |
fundi, (ma-) |
| creature |
kiumbe, (vi-) |
| crocodile |
mamba |
| crop |
mazao |
| crossing place |
kivuko |
| crouch |
-chuchumaa, -chutama |
| crow |
kunguru, (ma-) |
| crow (v) |
-lia |
| crowding |
ghasia |
| cruel |
-kali |
| cry (v) |
-omboleza |
| cry out |
-piga kelele |
| cudgel |
gongo |
| cultivate |
-lima |
| cunning |
-erevu, -janja |
| cup |
kikombe, (vi-) |
| cupboard |
kabati |
| cupping-horn |
mwumiko, (mi-) |
| cure someone |
-ponya |
| curry powder |
bizari |
| curse (v) |
apiza |
| curtain |
pazia, (ma-) |
| curved dish |
kombe, (ma-) |
| custom |
desturi |
| customer |
mnunuzi, (wa-) |
| customs |
forodha |
| cut (v) |
-kata |
| cut down grass and bushes |
-fyeka |
| cut open |
-pasua |
| cut smth in little pieces |
-katakata |
| cutlass |
panga, (ma-) |
| cyclone |
kimbunga |
| D | |
| dad |
baba |
| daily |
kwa kutwa |
| damp |
majimaji |
| dance (n) |
ngoma |
| dance (v) |
-cheza |
| danger |
hatari |
| dangerous |
-a hatari |
| dark |
-eusi |
| dark blue cloth |
kaniki |
| darkness |
giza, (ma-) |
| darling |
mpenzi, (wa-) |
| daub |
-kandika |
| daughter |
mwana, (wa-) |
| dawn |
macheo, pambazuko |
| day |
leo |
| day (vs. night) |
mchana |
| day after morrow |
kesho kutwa |
| day before yesterday |
juzi |
| dead person |
mfu, (wa-) |
| deaf person |
kiziwi, (vi-) |
| dear |
ghali |
| death |
kifo, (vi-) |
| debt |
deni, (ma-) |
| deceitful |
-janja |
| deceive |
-danganya |
| December |
Desemba |
| declaration |
azimio, (ma-) |
| decoration |
pambo, (ma-) |
| deep round dish |
bakuli |
| deep water |
kilindi |
| defecate |
-nya |
| defunct person |
marehemu |
| delay (v) |
-chelewa |
| deny |
-kana |
| department |
idara |
| desire |
hamu |
| desire |
mapenzi |
| desk |
deski |
| despise |
-dharau |
| destroy |
-haribu |
| development |
maendeleo |
| dhow |
jahazi, (ma-) |
| dhow (boat) |
dau, (ma-) |
| dictionary |
kamusi |
| die |
-fa |
| different |
mbali mbali |
| differentiate |
-pambanua |
| dig |
-chimba |
| dig land |
-lima |
| dig something up |
-chimbua |
| director |
mkurugenzi, (wa-) |
| dirty (adj) |
-chafu |
| disappear |
-potea |
| dish cover |
kawa, (ma-) |
| dish up food |
-pakua |
| dislodge |
-ondoa |
| dispute |
fitina |
| divide up |
-gawa (-nya) |
| divine (v) |
-piga bao |
| diving in water |
mbizi |
| do |
-fanya |
| do for |
-fanyia |
| do something shameful |
-aibisha |
| dodge (v) |
-epa |
| dog |
mbwa |
| doll |
mwanaserere, (wa-) |
| donkey |
punda |
| door |
mlango, (mi-) |
| down |
chini |
| dozen |
dazani |
| draw |
-chora |
| drawing |
mchoro, (mi-) |
| dream (n) |
ndoto |
| dream (v) |
-ota |
| dreamer |
mwota ndo, (wa-) |
| dregs |
machujo |
| dress |
gauni, (ma-) |
| dress (for men) |
kanzu |
| drink (v) |
-nywa, -nywea |
| drip |
-dondoka |
| drive |
-endesha |
| driver |
mwendeshaji, (w-), dereva, (ma-) |
| drum |
pipa, (ma-) |
| drum (for music) |
ngoma |
| drunk |
mlevi, (wa-) |
| dry |
-kavu |
| dry season |
kusi |
| dry up |
kauka |
| duck |
bata |
| dung |
mavi |
| dust (v) |
-pangusa |
| dwarf |
kijitu, (vi-) |
| dwell |
-kaa, -ishi |
| E | |
| early |
mapema |
| earth |
ardhi |
| east |
mashariki |
| eat |
-la |
| ebony tree |
mpingo, (mi-) |
| economy |
akiba |
| edge |
kando |
| educate |
-elimisha |
| education |
elimu |
| eel |
mkunga |
| effort |
bidii |
| egg plant |
bilingani |
| eight |
-nane |
| eland |
pofu |
| elbow |
kiwiko |
| elephant |
ndovu, tembo |
| eleusine |
mtama, (mi-) |
| emaciated (become --) |
-konda |
| ember |
kaa , (ma-) |
| emigrate |
-hamia |
| employ |
-ajiri |
| employee |
karani, (ma-) |
| end |
mwisho, (mi-) |
| enemy |
adui |
| engine |
injini |
| engine oil |
oili |
| English (language) |
kiingereza |
| English (person) |
mwingereza, (wa-) |
| enter |
-ingia |
| entreat |
-bembeleza |
| envelope |
bahasha |
| errors |
makosa |
| evade (v) |
-epa |
| even |
hata |
| even if |
ijapokuwa |
| evening |
jioni |
| every |
kila |
| every day |
kila siku |
| exact |
kamili |
| exactly |
hasa, halisi |
| exalted person |
mtukufu, (wa-) |
| examination |
mtihani, (mi-) |
| examine |
-kagua |
| example |
mfano, (mi-) |
| excellent |
bora |
| except |
ila |
| exchange (v) |
-badili |
| excreta |
mavi |
| exercise book |
daftari |
| expensive |
ghali |
| expert |
mtaalamu, (wa-) |
| explain |
-eleza |
| explain thoroughly |
-eleleza |
| explanation |
maelezo |
| extend |
-eneza |
| eye |
jicho, (ma-) |
| eyelashes |
kope |
| F | |
| factory |
kiwanda, (vi-) |
| fairy |
jini (ma-) |
| faithful (adj) |
-aminifu |
| faithful (n) |
mwaminifu, (wa-) |
| fall down |
-anguka |
| fall over |
-anguka |
| famine |
njaa |
| far |
mbali (ya) |
| far from |
mbali (ya) |
| farmer |
mkulima, (wa-), mlimaji, (wa-) |
| fast |
chapu chapu / chap chap |
| fast (v) |
-funga |
| fasten |
-funga |
| fat (animal) |
-nono |
| father |
baba |
| fear (n) |
hofu |
| fear (v) |
-ogopa |
| feast |
karamu |
| feath |
imani |
| feathers |
manyonya |
| Februari |
Februari |
| fee |
ada |
| feed |
-lisha |
| feel good again |
-burudisha |
| feel pity for |
-hurumia |
| feel sadness for |
-huzunia |
| feel scorn for |
-dharaulia |
| female (n) |
-ke |
| female (adj) |
-a kike |
| female genitals |
kuma |
| feminine |
-a kike |
| fence in |
-jengea ua |
| ferment |
-ozesha |
| fetus |
mimba |
| fever |
homa |
| fierce |
-kali |
| fifth |
-a tano |
| fifty |
hamsini |
| fight (v) |
-pigana |
| fight for smth |
-pigania |
| fig-tree |
mkuyu, (mi-) |
| fill |
-jaza |
| fill up |
-jaa |
| filter |
-chuja |
| finally |
hatimaye, mwisho, (mi-) |
| find |
-kuta, -ona |
| fine |
faini |
| finger |
kidole, (vi-) |
| finish |
-maliza, -isha, -kamilisha |
| fire |
moto, (mi-) |
| fire (v) |
-fukuza |
| firewood |
kuni |
| first |
kwanza, -a kwanza |
| first born |
kifungua mimba |
| firstly |
kwanza |
| fisherman |
mvuvi, (wa-) |
| fishscale |
magamba |
| fist |
ngumi |
| flag |
bendera |
| flap wings |
-piga mabawa |
| flash |
-angaza |
| flat part of a hand |
kofi, (ma-) |
| flea |
kirobo, (vi-) |
| flesh |
mnofu, (mi-) |
| float |
-elea |
| flood |
gharika |
| fly |
inzi, nzi |
| foam |
povu |
| fold |
-kunja |
| follow |
-fuata |
| follow each other |
-fuatana, -andamana |
| food |
chakula, (vy-) |
| fool |
mjinga, (wa-) |
| foot |
mguu, (mi-) |
| foot (measure) |
futi |
| football |
mpira (wa miguu) |
| for |
kwa |
| for certain |
hakika |
| for ever |
milele |
| for what reason ? |
kwa sababu gani ? |
| forbid |
-kataza |
| forbidden |
haramu |
| forearm |
mkono, (mi- |
| foreign |
-geni |
| foreign country |
ng'ambo (ya) |
| forest |
msitu, (mi-) |
| foretell |
-agua |
| fork in a road |
njia panda |
| form of address to a group of people |
jamani |
| formerly |
juzi juzi |
| fortune |
mali |
| forty |
arobaini |
| foundation |
msingi, (mi-) |
| four |
-nne |
| fourth |
-a nne |
| fowl, guinea fowl |
kanga |
| free |
-a bure, bure |
| free |
huru |
| French |
kifaransa |
| French (person) |
mfaransa, (wa-) |
| friday |
ijumaa |
| friend |
mwenzi, (w-) |
| frighten |
-ogopesha |
| fritter (food cooked in a frying pan) |
kitumbua, (vi-) |
| frog |
chura, (vy-) |
| from |
kuka |
| from time to time |
mara kwa mara |
| frond |
kitawi |
| front |
mbele |
| froth |
povu |
| fry |
-kaanga |
| funeral |
mazishi |
| fur |
manyoya |
| G | |
| gall-bladder |
nyongo |
| gallon |
galoni |
| game |
mchezo, (mi-) |
| garage |
gereji, (ma-) |
| garden |
bustani |
| gardian |
mlinzi, (wa-) |
| gather |
-chuma |
| gather (firewood) |
-chanja |
| gather up |
-kusanya |
| genet |
fungo |
| genie |
jini (ma-) |
| gentleman |
mwungwana, (wa-) |
| gentlemen |
mabwana |
| geography |
jiografia |
| german (person) |
mjeremani, (wa-) |
| get |
-pata |
| get certain of |
-hakikisha |
| get dark |
-chwa |
| get drunk |
-lewa |
| get lost |
-potea |
| get ripe |
-iva |
| get thin |
-konda |
| get well |
-poa,-pona |
| ghost |
mzimu, (mi-) |
| giant |
jitu, (ma-) |
| giddiness |
kizunguzungu, (vi-) |
| girl at puberty |
mwali |
| girl who looks pretty |
mrembo, (wa-) |
| give |
-pa |
| glass |
bilauri |
| glitter |
-ngara |
| glory |
fahari |
| glue (n) |
gundi |
| glue (v) |
-bandika |
| glutton |
mlafi, (wa-) |
| gnaw |
-guguna |
| go |
-enda |
| go ! |
nenda ! |
| go ahead |
-endelea |
| go away |
-enda, -ondoka |
| go bad |
-haribika, -chacha |
| go in |
-ingia |
| go in for |
-ingilia |
| go on strike |
-goma |
| go to meet someone |
-laki |
| go towards |
-elekea |
| go up |
-paa, -panda |
| goal |
lengo, (ma-) |
| goal (at soccer) |
bao, (ma-), goli |
| goalkeeper |
golikipa |
| goat |
mbuzi |
| god |
mungu |
| gold |
dhahabu |
| good |
-ema |
| good bye ! |
kwa heri ! |
| good bye all ! |
kwa herini ! |
| good manners |
adabu |
| good night ! |
masalkheri ! |
| gourd |
kibuyu, (vi-) |
| governor |
mtawala, (wa-) |
| grace |
neema |
| grain |
nafaka |
| grandchild |
mjukuu, (wa-) |
| grandfather |
babu |
| grandmother |
bibi, nyanya |
| grasp |
-kamata |
| grass |
nyasi, majani |
| grasshoper |
panzi |
| grassland |
pori, (ma-), mbuga |
| grave |
kaburi, (ma-) |
| gravy |
mchuzi, (mi-) |
| greed |
choyo |
| greediness |
choyo |
| greek (person) |
mgiriki, (wa-) |
| green |
kijani |
| green (not ripe) |
-changa |
| greet |
-amkia |
| greet each other |
-amkiana |
| groan |
-piga kite |
| groom |
bwana arusi |
| groundnut |
njugu, karanga |
| group |
kundi, (ma-) |
| group of musicians |
bendi |
| group of people or animals |
kikundi, (vi-) |
| group of people or things |
jamii |
| group of soldiers |
kikosi, (vi-) |
| grow |
-kua, -ota |
| grow up |
-kua |
| growl |
-nguruma |
| grumble |
-nung'unika, -guna |
| guava |
pera, (ma-) |
| guest |
mgeni, (wa-) |
| gullet |
koo |
| gunpowder |
baruti |
| H | |
| hair |
nywele |
| hair (grey) |
mvi |
| half |
nusu |
| hammer |
nyundo |
| hand |
mkono, (mi-) |
| handle |
mkono, (mi-), kipini, (vi-) |
| hand-piano |
marimba |
| harass (v) |
-onea |
| harbour |
bandari |
| hard |
-gumu |
| harvesting |
mavuno |
| hat |
kofia |
| hate |
-chukia |
| have |
kuwa na |
| have a good morning ! |
asubuhi njema ! |
| have a special liking |
-pendelea |
| hawk |
mwewe |
| head |
kichwa, (vi-) |
| headman |
jumbe, (ma-) |
| health |
afya |
| heart |
moyo, (mi-) |
| heartburn |
kiungulia |
| heat |
jo, (ma-) |
| heel |
kisingino, (vi-) |
| heighth |
-a nane |
| hello ! |
jambo ! |
| help |
msaada, (mi-) |
| help (n) |
huduma |
| help (person) |
msaidizi, (wa-) |
| hem |
-pinda |
| herd of lions |
masimba |
| here |
hapa |
| hers |
-ake |
| hi ! |
jambo ! |
| hiccup |
kwikwi |
| hide |
-ficha |
| hide oneself |
-jificha |
| hill |
kilima, (vi-) |
| himself |
-enyewe |
| hip |
kiuno, (vi-) |
| hippopotamus |
kiboko, (vi-) |
| hire |
-ajiri |
| his |
-ake |
| history |
historia |
| hit |
-piga, -gonga |
| hit for |
-pigia |
| hoe |
jembe, (ma-) |
| hole |
pango |
| holiday |
livu, likizo |
| honey |
asali |
| honnest (adj) |
-aminifu |
| honor (v) |
-heshimu |
| hook (for fish) |
ndoana |
| horn (of animal) |
pembe |
| horn (of car) |
honi |
| horse |
farasi |
| hospital |
hospitali |
| hot |
-a moto |
| hot dry season |
kiangazi |
| hotel |
hoteli |
| house |
nyumba |
| household apparatus |
chombo, (vy-) |
| how are you ? |
habari gani ? habari yako ? habari zako ?
hujambo ? |
| how are you ? (plur) |
hamjambo ? |
| how is the family ? |
hamjambo nyumbani ? |
| how long ? |
muda gani ? |
| how many ? |
-ngapi ? |
| how much / how many of smth |
kadiri |
| how someone lies when dead |
fofofo (alikufa fofofo) |
| how something bad smells |
fee (inanuka fee) |
| how ? |
je ? / -je ? |
| human being |
binadamu, mwanadamu, (wa-) |
| hump |
nundu |
| hundred |
mia |
| hunger |
njaa |
| hunter |
mwindaji, (wa-) |
| hurricane |
kimbunga |
| hurry (n) |
haraka |
| hurry (v) |
-harakisha |
| hurry something or someone |
-himiza |
| hurt (n) |
maumivu |
| hurt (v) |
-uma, -umiza |
| husband |
mume, (wa-) |
| husked rice |
mchele, (mi-) |
| hut |
kibanda, (vi-) |
| hyena |
fisi |
| I | |
| I |
mimi |
| ice |
barafu |
| idiot |
mjinga, (wa-) |
| if |
ikiwa, kama |
| illtreat (v) |
-onea |
| I'm well |
ni mzima |
| imitate |
-iga |
| immediately |
mara moja, sasa hivi, |
| impala |
paa |
| important |
muhimu |
| in |
katika |
| in a hurry |
haraka |
| in a little while |
bado kidogo, kitambo kidogo |
| in brief |
kwa kifupi |
| in front of |
mbele (ya) |
| in here |
humu |
| in succession |
mfululizo, (mi-) |
| in the end |
mwisho, (mi-), mwishowe |
| in the evening |
jioni |
| in the lavatory |
msalani |
| in the middle |
kati kati |
| in the middle of |
kati (ya) |
| in the same way |
kadhalika |
| in there |
humo |
| in vain |
bure |
| inch |
inchi |
| incite |
-chochea |
| increase |
-ongeza |
| Indian (language) |
kihindi |
| Indian (person) |
mhindi, (wa-) |
| indigenous (adj) |
-a kienyeji |
| infect |
-ambukiza |
| inform |
-julisha, -fahamisha |
| inhabitant |
mwenyeji, (w-) |
| insect |
mdudu, (wa-) |
| inside |
Katika, ndani (ya) |
| inspect |
-kagua |
| instance |
halmashauri |
| instead of |
badala ya, mahali pa |
| institute |
chuo, (vy-) |
| insults |
matusi |
| intelligence |
akili |
| intelligent |
hodari |
| intelligent person |
mwangavu, (wa-) |
| intention |
nia |
| interdiction |
marufuku |
| interlace |
-changanya |
| intoxicate |
-levya |
| introduce |
-ingiza |
| inundate |
-furisha |
| invalid (adj) |
batili |
| investigator |
mpelelezi, (wa-) |
| invite |
-alika |
| iron (n) |
chuma, (vy-) |
| iron (v) |
-piga pasi |
| is |
ni |
| is / are there inside |
-mo |
| is there |
-ko, -po (ipo, zipo, wapo, etc.) |
| island |
kisiwa, (vi-) |
| isle |
kisiwa, (vi-) |
| it doesn't matter |
haidhuru |
| it is (class 5) |
li |
| it is (class 7) |
ki |
| it is (class 9), |
i |
| it is customary |
huwa |
| Italian (person) |
mwitalia, (wa-) |
| its |
-ake |
| itself |
-enyewe |
| J | |
| jackal |
mbweha |
| jail |
jela, gereza |
| January |
Januari |
| jar |
chupa |
| journey |
mwendo, (mi-) |
| joy |
furaha |
| jug |
mtungi, (mi-) |
| July |
Julai |
| June |
Juni |
| just as it should be done |
barabara |
| just right |
hasa |
| justice |
haki |
| K | |
| keep |
-chunga |
| Kenyan (person) |
mkenya, (wa-) |
| khaki (kind of cloth) |
kaki |
| kidney |
figo, (ma-) |
| kill |
-chinja |
| kilo |
kilo |
| kilogram |
kilo |
| kilometer |
kilometa |
| kind |
aina, namna |
| kind |
jinsi |
| kind of people |
kina |
| kitchen |
jiko, (meko) |
| knead |
-kanda |
| knee |
goti, (ma-) |
| kneel |
-piga magoti |
| knife, (knives) |
kisu, (vi-) |
| knit |
-fuma |
| knock (n) |
pigo, (ma-) |
| knock (v) |
-gonga |
| knock against each other |
-gongana |
| knock down |
-bomoa |
| knock oneself |
-jigonga |
| knock your foot against smth |
-kwaa |
| knot (n) |
fundo, (ma-) |
| knot (v) |
-funga fundo |
| know |
-jua |
| know each other |
-juana |
| knowledge |
maarifa |
| L | |
| laborer (day laborer) |
kibarua, (vi-) |
| lack (v) |
-kosa |
| ladder |
ngazi |
| ladle, slice |
kata |
| lady, (ladies) |
bibi, (ma-) |
| lamb |
mwana kondoo |
| lame (person) |
mlemavu, (wa-), kiwete, (vi-) |
| land |
ardhi, bara, (ma-) |
| language |
lugha |
| large |
-pana |
| large basket |
kapu, (ma-) |
| large building |
jumba, (ma-) |
| large cup |
kombe, (ma-) |
| large house |
jumba, (ma-) |
| last |
-a mwisho |
| last month |
mwezi uliopita |
| laugh |
-cheka |
| laughter |
kicheko, (vi-) |
| lawyer |
mwanasheria, (wa-) |
| lazy person |
mvivu, (wa-) |
| lead the way |
-ongoza |
| leader |
kiongozi, (vi-) |
| leaf (leaves) |
jani, (ma-) |
| learn |
-jifunza |
| learned person |
mtaalamu, (wa-) |
| learning |
elimu |
| leather |
ngozi |
| leave |
-acha |
| leave |
-ondoka |
| leave (n) |
livu |
| leave each other |
-achana |
| leave to / for |
-achia |
| left (hand) |
kushoto |
| left (on the) |
-a kushoto |
| leg |
mguu, (mi-) |
| legitimate |
halali |
| lemon |
limau, (ma-) |
| lend |
-kopesha, -azima |
| lentils |
dengu |
| leopard |
chui |
| less |
kasa, kasoro |
| lesson |
msomo, (mi-) |
| let go |
-acha |
| let know |
-fahamisha |
| let's pull together ! (kenya) |
harambee ! |
| letter |
barua |
| letter (alphabet) |
herufi |
| liar |
mwongo, (wa-) |
| lick |
-lamba |
| lick food with finger |
-komba |
| lie across |
-kingama |
| lie down |
-lala |
| life |
maisha |
| lift |
-inua, -nyanyua |
| light |
anga, mwanga, (mi-), nuru |
| light (adj) |
-eupe |
| light (adj) |
-epesi |
| light of morning |
pambazuko |
| like |
kama |
| like (v) |
-penda |
| like a boy or man |
kiume |
| like a child |
ki |
| like a peasant |
kishamba |
| like a sauvage |
kishenzi |
| like a white man |
kizungu |
| like an idiot |
kipumbavu |
| lime |
chokaa |
| lime (fruit) |
ndimu |
| line |
mstari, (mi-) |
| link together |
-fungana |
| lip |
mdomo, (mi-) |
| list |
orodha |
| litre |
lita |
| little |
-dogo |
| little (adv) |
haba, kidogo |
| little basket |
pakacha, (ma-) |
| little box |
kisanduku, (vi-) |
| little bundle |
kifurushi, (vi-) |
| little child |
ki, (vi-) |
| little pile of smth |
kifungu, (vi-) |
| live |
-ishi |
| liver |
ini, (ma-) |
| lizard |
mjusi |
| load |
mzigo, (mi-) |
| loan |
kopo, (ma-) |
| local |
kienyeji |
| local beer |
pombe |
| locust |
nzige |
| log |
gogo, (ma-) |
| loin cloth |
kikoi, (vi-) |
| long time ago |
hapo kale |
| look |
-angalia |
| look after (child) |
-lea |
| look at |
-angalia |
| look at carefully |
-kagua |
| look at oneself |
-jitazama |
| look at something very carefully |
-chungulia |
| look like someone else |
-fanana |
| loop |
kitanzi, (vi-) |
| loosen |
-legeza |
| Lord God |
Mwenyezi Mungu |
| lorry |
lori, (ma-) |
| lose (v) |
-poteza |
| loss |
hasara |
| lottery |
nasibu |
| loud snap / clap |
mwaliko, (mi-) |
| loudly |
kwa sauti |
| louse, (lice) |
chawa |
| love (n) |
mapenzi |
| love (v) |
-penda |
| love each other |
-pendana |
| love for |
-pendea |
| loved being |
mpendwa, (wa-) |
| lover |
mpenzi, (wa-) |
| luck |
bahati |
| luckily |
kwa bahati |
| lump |
donge |
| M | |
| machine |
mashine, mtambo, (mi-) |
| maggot |
buu |
| maize |
muhindi, (mi-) |
| maize seeds |
mahindi |
| make a loud clap or snap |
-alika |
| make a mistake |
-kosa |
| make a noise |
-piga kelele |
| make close |
-fungisha |
| make dirty |
-chafua |
| make do |
-fanyiza |
| make hit |
-pigisha |
| make laugh |
-chekesha |
| make pass |
-pitisha |
| make reach |
-fikisha |
| make short |
-fupika |
| make smooth |
-lainisha |
| make smth fall |
-angusha |
| make smth go up |
-paaza |
| make smth grow bigger |
-kuza |
| make smth ready |
-andalia |
| make someone angry |
-kasirisha |
| make someone happy |
-changamsha |
| make someone lie down |
-laza |
| make someone move to somewhere |
-hamisha |
| make someone remember |
kumbusha |
| make someone run away |
-kimbiza |
| make something bend down |
-inamisha |
| make something boil |
-chemsha |
| male |
-a kiume |
| male animal |
dume |
| man |
mwanaume, (wa-) |
| manager |
msimamizi, (wa-) |
| mango |
embe, (ma-) |
| mango tree |
mwembe, (mi-) |
| manifest |
-andamana |
| manure |
mbolea |
| many |
-ingi |
| marble |
gololi, (ma-) |
| March |
Machi |
| marimba |
marimba |
| mark |
alama |
| mark of affection |
kipendo, (vi-) |
| market |
soko |
| market (in Zanzibar) |
markiti |
| marriage |
arusi, ndoa |
| marry (a wife) |
-oa |
| marvel (n) |
ajabu |
| Masai |
mmasai, (wa-) |
| masculine |
-a kiume |
| masson |
mwashi, (wa-) |
| master |
bwana, (ma-) |
| mat |
mkeka, (mi-) |
| match |
kiberiti, (vi-) |
| matchbox |
kiberiti, (vi-) |
| matchet |
panga, (ma-) |
| matter |
jambo, (ma-) |
| mattress |
godoro, (ma-) |
| mature |
-kubwa |
| May |
Mei |
| may I come in ? |
hodi ! |
| maybe |
labda, pengine |
| me |
mimi |
| measure |
kibaba, (vi-), kipimo, (vi-) |
| measure |
-pima |
| meat |
nyama |
| meat without bones |
mnofu, (mi-) |
| medicine |
dawa |
| meet |
-kuta |
| meet (v) |
-kutana |
| meeting |
mkutano, (mi-) |
| member |
mwanachama, (w-) |
| members of family |
jamaa |
| messenger |
mtume, (wa-) |
| metal |
madini |
| method |
jinsi |
| metre |
mita |
| microscope |
darubini |
| mile (measure) |
maili |
| milk |
-kamua |
| milk (n) |
maziwa |
| millet |
mtama, (mi-) |
| million |
milioni |
| millipede |
jongoo, (ma-) |
| mimic |
-iga |
| minaret |
mnara, (mi-) |
| mine |
-angu |
| minute |
dakika |
| miror |
kioo, (vi-) |
| misfortune |
maafa |
| mistake (make a --) |
kosea |
| mistake (n) |
kosa, (ma-) |
| mix |
-changanya |
| mixed (become --) |
-changanyika |
| modern |
-a kisasa |
| modesty |
haya |
| mole |
fuko |
| monday |
jumatatu |
| money |
hela, pesa, fedha |
| monitor lizard |
kenge |
| monkey |
kima |
| monkey |
nyani |
| month |
mwezi, (mi-) |
| moon |
mwezi, (mi-) |
| moonlight |
mbalamwezi |
| morning |
asubuhi |
| morrow |
kesho |
| mortar for pounding |
kinu, (vi-) |
| Moslem (person) |
mwislamu, (wa-) |
| mosque |
msikiti, (mi-) |
| mosquito |
mbu |
| mosquito net |
chandalua, (vy-) |
| mother |
mama |
| motor bike |
pikipiki |
| mould pottery (v) |
-finyanga |
| mountain |
mlima, (mi-) |
| mouse |
panya |
| mouth |
kinywa, (vi-) |
| move one's residence |
hama |
| move out of the way |
-jitenga |
| movement |
mwendo, (mi-) |
| much |
tele, -ingi |
| mud |
mape |
| music |
muziki |
| Muslim (person) |
mwislamu, (wa-) |
| must |
lazima, -a lazima |
| my |
-angu |
| N | |
| nail |
msumari, (mi-) |
| name |
jina, (ma-) |
| nape of neck |
kisogo, (vi-) |
| narrow |
-embamba |
| nasal mucus |
makamasi |
| native (adj) |
-a kienyeji |
| navel |
kivu |
| near |
karibu (na) |
| necessary |
-a lazima |
| need (n) |
haja |
| need (v) |
-hitaji |
| neighbour |
jirani, (ma-) |
| nephew |
mpwa, (wa-) |
| nest |
kiota |
| never |
kamwe |
| new |
-pya |
| news |
habari, maarifa |
| newspaper |
gazeti, (ma-) |
| next month |
mwezi ujao |
| next to |
karibu (na) |
| niece |
mpwa, (wa-) |
| ninth |
-a tisa |
| no |
hapana |
| no ! |
aha ! la ! |
| no problem |
hamna shida |
| noise |
kelele |
| noon |
adhuhuri |
| north |
kaskazini |
| nose |
pua |
| not at all |
kamwe |
| not even |
hata kidogo |
| not many |
-chache |
| not once |
kamwe |
| not yet |
bado |
| note |
noti |
| November |
Novemba |
| number |
idadi, namba / nambari |
| nurse |
mlezi, (wa-) |
| nut |
kokwa |
| nut of oil-palm |
kokwa |
| O | |
| O.K. ! |
haya ! |
| oath |
kiapo |
| obstinacy |
buri |
| obtain |
-pata |
| obtain for |
-patia |
| occiput |
kisogo, (vi-), kogo |
| ocean |
bahari |
| October |
Oktoba |
| of |
-a |
| office |
afisi |
| officer |
afisa, (ma-) |
| often |
mara nyingi |
| oil |
mafuta |
| oil-palm |
mchikichi |
| old |
-a zamani |
| old person |
mkongwe, (wa-), mzee (wa-) |
| omen |
ishara |
| on |
juu (ya), katika |
| on the other side |
ng'ambo (ya) |
| on top |
juu |
| on your bottom |
kitako |
| one |
-moja, moja |
| one by one |
moja moja |
| one who washes clothes |
dobi, (ma-) |
| onion |
kitunguu, (vi-) |
| open |
-fumbua, -fungua |
| opposite |
kinyume |
| or |
au, ama |
| orange |
chungwa, (ma-) |
| orange tree |
mchungwa, mi- |
| order (give an order) |
-amuru |
| order (n) |
amri |
| order (smth) |
-agiza |
| origin |
asili |
| other |
-ingine |
| our |
-etu |
| ours |
-etu |
| outrigger canoe |
ngalawa |
| outside |
nje (ya) |
| over there |
kule |
| overflow |
-furika |
| overseer |
msimamizi, (wa-) |
| owl |
bundi |
| owner |
mwenyewe |
| P | |
| pack |
-pakia |
| paddle |
kasia |
| padlock |
kufuli |
| pain |
maumivu |
| paint (v) |
-paka |
| pall |
ndoo |
| palm |
kuti, (ma-) |
| palm of the hand |
kiganja, (vi-) |
| palm-nut |
chikichi |
| palms |
makuti |
| palm-tree |
mchikichi, mkindu, (mi-) |
| panties |
chupi |
| papaya |
papai, (ma-) |
| paper |
karatasi |
| parade |
gwaride, (ma-) |
| paraffin |
mafuta |
| paragraph |
aya |
| parcel |
kifurushi, (vi-) |
| parcel |
mtumba, (mi-) |
| pare down |
-menya |
| parent |
mzazi, (wa-) |
| parentheses |
kifungu, (vi-) |
| parliament |
bunge |
| parrot |
kasuku |
| part |
fungu, (ma-) |
| part of a town |
mtaa, (mi-) |
| partisan |
mwanachama, (w-) |
| partridge |
kwale |
| party |
chama, (vy-) |
| party (fete) |
karamu |
| pass (an exam) |
-faulu |
| pass (v) |
-pita |
| pass through |
-pitia |
| passenger |
abiria |
| patch |
kiraka, (vi-) |
| path |
njia |
| patient |
mgonjwa, (wa-) |
| pawpaw |
papai, (ma-) |
| pay |
-lipa |
| payment |
malipo |
| peace |
amani |
| peak of a mountain |
kilele, (vi-) |
| peanut |
njugu, karanga |
| pearl |
lulu |
| peas |
mbaazi |
| pebble |
kijiwe, (vi-) |
| peck at something |
-donoa |
| peel (of fruit) |
ganda, (ma-) |
| peel (v) |
-ambua |
| peg |
mambo |
| pen |
kalamu |
| penalty |
adhabu |
| pencil |
kalamu |
| penis |
mboo |
| people of a certain sort |
akina |
| pepper |
pilipili |
| perhaps |
labda, pengine, huenda |
| period of time |
kipindi, (vi-) |
| person, (people) |
mtu, (wa-) |
| perspiration |
jasho |
| pestle |
mchi, mpini, (mi-) |
| petrol |
petroli |
| phlegm |
kohozi |
| photo |
picha |
| piano |
kinanda, (vi-) |
| pick out |
-chambua |
| pick up |
-okota |
| pick up |
-chota |
| picture |
picha |
| piece |
fungu, (ma-), kipande, (vi-) |
| piece of cloth |
kitambaa, (vi-) |
| piece of cloth (for women) |
kanga |
| piece of cloth for carrying a baby |
mbeko / mbeleko |
| piece of ground |
kiwanja, (vi-) |
| pig |
nguruwe |
| pigeon |
njiwa |
| pill |
kidonge, (vi-) |
| pillar |
nguzo |
| pillow |
mto, (mi-) |
| pineapple |
nanasi, (ma-) |
| pipe |
kiko, (vi-) |
| pistol |
basla |
| pity |
huruma |
| place |
mahala, mahali, pahali |
| place to stop |
kituo, (vi-) |
| place where people stay |
makao |
| plain |
dhahiri |
| plain cloth police |
askari koti |
| plait |
-fuma |
| plan (n) |
mpango, (mi-), azimio, (ma-) |
| plan (v) |
-panga |
| plane |
ndege |
| plank |
bao, (ma-) |
| plant |
mmea, (mi-) |
| plant (v) |
-panda |
| plant or shrub with rough leaves |
msasa, (mi-) |
| plaster |
-kandika |
| plaster |
lipu |
| play (v) |
-cheza |
| player |
mchezaji, (wa-) |
| playing card |
karata |
| pleasant |
-a kupendeza |
| please (v) |
-pendeza |
| plier |
koleo, (ma-) |
| plot of land |
kiwanja, (vi-) |
| pluck |
-chuma |
| pocket |
mfuko, (mi-) |
| point |
-elekea |
| point (n) |
ncha |
| poke in |
-choma |
| police policeman |
polisi, (ma-) |
| policeman in uniform |
askari kanzu |
| pool |
bwawa (ma-) |
| poor person |
maskini |
| porcupine |
nungunungu |
| port |
bandari |
| portion |
posho |
| portuguese (language) |
kireno |
| post (n) |
nguzo |
| post office |
posta |
| pot (water) |
mtungi, (mi-) |
| potatoe |
kiazi, (vi-) |
| pour |
-mwaga, -mimina |
| prayers |
maombi |
| pregnancy |
mimba |
| press |
-kandamiza |
| pressure lamp |
karabai |
| pretend |
-jifanya |
| price |
bei |
| prick (v) |
-choma |
| pride |
fahari |
| principal |
-kuu |
| principle |
kanuni |
| print |
chapa |
| prison |
jela, gereza |
| prisoner |
mfungwa, (wa-) |
| problems |
matata, matatizo |
| procession |
maandamano |
| proclaim oneself |
-jidai |
| prod |
-chochea, -chokonoa |
| professor |
mtaalamu, (wa-) |
| profit (n) |
faida |
| profit (v) |
-faidia |
| progress |
maendeleo |
| project (n) |
mpango, (mi-) |
| promise (n) |
ahadi, agano |
| promise (v) |
-agana |
| propose |
-azimu |
| prosper |
-fanyikiwa |
| protect |
-hifadhi, -linda |
| protect oneself |
-jikinga |
| protector |
mlinzi, (wa-) |
| provisions |
masurufu |
| pry in |
-ingilia |
| puff-adder |
pili / piri |
| pull out |
-chomoa |
| pull up |
-inua, -nyanyua |
| pumpkin |
boga, (ma-) |
| puncture |
pancha |
| punish |
-adhibu |
| punishment |
adhabu |
| pupil |
mwanafunzi, (wa-) |
| pupil of eye |
mboni |
| pure |
halali |
| put across |
-kinga |
| put smth to dry in the sun |
-anika |
| pygmy |
mbilikimo |
| python |
chatu |
| Q | |
| quarrel |
-gomba, -kosana |
| quarrel with each other |
-bishana, -gombana |
| quarrelsome person |
mgomvi, (wa-) |
| quarter |
mtaa, (mi-) |
| queen |
malkia |
| quick |
-epesi |
| quickly |
kwa haraka, chapu chapu |
| quiet |
-a utulivu |
| quiet person |
mtulivu, wa- |
| quietness |
kimya |
| quite |
kabisa |
| R | |
| rain (n) |
mvua |
| rain (v) |
-nyesha |
| rain ant |
kumbikumbi |
| rain season |
masika |
| raise tame animals |
fuga |
| raised platform |
jukwaa (ma-) |
| rank |
cheo, (vy-) |
| rat |
panya |
| reach |
-fikia |
| real |
halisi |
| really |
kwa kweli |
| rear |
mgongo, nyuma |
| reason |
ajili (kwa ajili ya), maana |
| receive |
-pokea |
| receive for |
-pokelea |
| red |
-ekundu |
| redeem |
-okoa |
| reduce |
-punguza |
| refresh oneself |
-jiburudisha |
| refuse |
-kataa, -kataza |
| register |
daftari |
| regret (v) |
-juta |
| regular |
-a kawaida |
| rejoice (v) |
-furahi, -furahisha |
| relatives |
jamaa |
| religion |
dini |
| rely on oneself |
-jitegemea |
| remain |
-baki, -kaa |
| remain silent |
-nyamaza |
| remember |
-kumbuka |
| remove |
-ondoa |
| remove to / for |
-ondolea |
| rent (v) |
-kodi, -panga |
| repair smth by yourself |
-jitengenezea |
| reproach |
lawama |
| republic |
jamhuri |
| resign from office (v) |
-jiuzulu |
| respect (n) |
heshima, hekima |
| respect (v) |
-heshimu |
| responsibilities |
madaraka |
| rest (v) |
-pumzika |
| restaurant |
hoteli |
| results |
makeo |
| revenge |
kisasi, (vi-) |
| revive |
-fufua |
| rhinoceros |
kifaru, (vi-) |
| rice |
mpunga, (mi-) |
| riddle |
kitendawili, (vi-) |
| rifle, gun |
bunduki |
| right |
-a haki |
| right (hand) |
kulia |
| right (on the) |
-a kulia |
| ring |
pete |
| ringworm |
baka |
| ripe |
-bivu |
| rise (sun) |
-cha |
| rise up |
-amka, -amuka |
| rise up (smth) |
-inuka |
| river |
mto, (mi-) |
| road |
barabara, njia |
| roar (e.g. lion) (v) |
-nguruma |
| roast (v) |
-choma, -banika |
| rock (flat) |
mwamba |
| rock-rabbit |
kwanga, pelele |
| roll (v) |
-bingirika |
| roof |
paa |
| room |
chumba, (vy-) |
| root |
mzizi, (mi-) |
| rope |
kamba |
| rot |
-ozesha |
| rotten |
-bovu |
| row |
-bichi |
| rub fire with firestick |
-pekecha |
| rub off |
-pangusa |
| rubbish heap |
jalala |
| ruin |
-haribu |
| rule |
kanuni |
| run |
-kimbia |
| run away |
-kimbia |
| run towards / after |
-kimbilia |
| rust |
kutu |
| S | |
| sack of jute |
gunia, (ma-) |
| sacrifice |
-chinja |
| sadness |
huzuni |
| salary |
mshahara, (mi-) |
| salt |
chumvi |
| sand |
mchanga, (mi-) |
| sardine |
dagaa |
| saturday |
jumamosi |
| saucer |
kisahani, (vi-) |
| savage |
-korofi, -a porini |
| savannah |
mbuga, pori, (ma-) |
| save someone |
-okoa |
| saving |
akiba |
| saw (n) |
msumeno, (mi-) |
| saw (v) |
-pasua |
| say |
-ambia |
| say ! |
ati ! hebu ! |
| say farewell |
-aga |
| say good bye |
-aga |
| say no |
-kataa |
| saying |
msemo, (mi-) |
| scale of fish |
gamba |
| scar |
kovu |
| school of fish |
masamaki |
| scissors |
makasi |
| scold |
-kemea |
| scoop up (water) |
-chota |
| scorn |
dharau |
| scorpion |
nge |
| scrape (v) |
-parua |
| scratch (v) |
-kuna |
| sea |
bahari |
| second |
-a pili |
| second (person) |
msaidizi, (wa-) |
| secret |
-a siri |
| secret sign |
kidokezi, (vi-) |
| secret words |
kidokezi, (vi-) |
| secretly |
kwa siri |
| see |
-ona |
| see each other |
-onana |
| see you soon ! |
kwa heri ya kuonana ! |
| seed |
mbegu |
| seeds of spices |
bizari |
| seize |
-kamata |
| self |
mwenyewe |
| seller |
mwuzaji, (wa-) |
| send |
-peleka |
| send smth to someone |
-pelekea |
| September |
Septemba |
| servant |
mtumishi, (wa-) |
| service |
huduma |
| set (sun) |
-chwa |
| settle dispute |
-amua |
| seventh |
-a saba |
| sewing machine |
cherehani |
| shadow |
kivuli, (vi-) |
| shake off |
-pukuta |
| shame |
aibu |
| share |
fungu, (ma-) |
| shark |
papa |
| sharp |
-kali |
| sharpen (edge) |
-noa |
| sharpen (point) |
-chonga |
| shave |
-nyoa |
| sheath |
ala, (nyala / maala) |
| sheep |
kondoo |
| shepherd |
mchungaji, (wa-) |
| shield |
ngao |
| shine |
-angaza |
| shine (v) |
-meremeta, -mulika |
| shining |
kimetameta |
| ship |
jahazi, (ma-) |
| ship |
meli |
| shoe |
kiatu, (vi-) |
| shoot at |
-piga |
| shop |
duka, (ma-) |
| shore of the sea |
pwani |
| short |
-fupi |
| shorts |
kaptula |
| shoulder |
bega, (ma-) |
| show (n) |
maonyesho |
| show (v) |
-onyesha |
| show the teeth |
-kenua |
| shut |
-funga, -fumba |
| sick person |
mgonjwa, (wa-) |
| sickle |
mundu, (mi-) |
| side |
kando |
| sift |
-chuja |
| sift (solids) |
-chekecha |
| sign |
ishara, dalili, alama |
| silence |
kimya |
| silver |
fedha |
| sin |
dhambi |
| sing |
-imba |
| sing to / for someone |
-imbia |
| singe (v) |
-choma |
| singer |
mwimbaji, (wa-) |
| sir |
bwana, (ma-) |
| sisal |
katani |
| sister |
dada |
| sit |
-kaa |
| sixth |
-a sita |
| skin |
-chuna |
| skin |
ganda, (ma-) |
| skin (of animal) |
gozi |
| sky |
mbingu |
| slander |
-amba, -chongea |
| slave |
mtumwa, (wa-) |
| sleep |
-lala |
| sleep well ! |
lala salama ! |
| sleeping place |
lazi |
| sligh |
dharau |
| slope |
mtelemko, (mi-) |
| slowly |
pole pole |
| sly |
-janja |
| small |
-dogo |
| small change |
mapesa |
| small dots |
madoadoa |
| small green bean |
choroko |
| small lamp |
koroboi |
| small rain season |
kaskazi |
| smell |
harufu |
| smell bad |
-nuka |
| smell good |
-nukia |
| smell smth |
-nusa |
| smoke |
moshi, (mi-) |
| smooth |
-ororo / nyororo, laini |
| smuggling |
magendo |
| snail |
konokono |
| snap |
-katika |
| snatch |
-nyakua |
| sneeze |
-chafya |
| snore |
-koroma |
| snort |
-koroma |
| so |
kwa hiyo |
| so that |
ili, kusudi |
| soak |
-lowa, -loweka |
| soft |
-ororo / nyororo, laini |
| soil |
ardhi |
| soil (v) |
-chafua |
| soldier |
askari |
| soldier like |
kiaskari |
| someone |
fulani |
| something bad |
maovu |
| something to eat |
cha -kulia |
| something wicked |
maovu |
| son |
mwana, (wa-) |
| soot |
masizi |
| sore |
kidonda, (vi-) |
| sorghum |
mtama, (mi-) |
| sorry |
pole ! |
| sort (n) |
aina, namna, jinsi |
| sort (v) |
-chambua |
| sound made when drinking water |
guru |
| sound of smth when it falls in water |
chubwi |
| sound of someone hitting a drum |
dedede |
| sound that a horse's hoofs make |
kuputu |
| south |
kusini |
| sow |
-panda |
| space |
nafasi |
| space of time |
majira |
| spark |
cheche |
| sparkle (n) |
kimetameta |
| sparkle (v) |
-meremeta |
| speak to a group of people |
-hutubia |
| speaker |
msemaji, (wa-) |
| spear |
mkuki, (mi-) |
| speckle |
alama |
| spectator |
mtazamji, (wa-) |
| speech |
hotuba |
| spider |
buibui |
| spinach |
mchicha |
| spirit |
mzimu, (mi-) |
| spirit |
jini (ma-), pepo |
| spittle |
mate |
| splinter |
kipande, (vi-) |
| split |
-pasua |
| spoil |
-haribu |
| spoiled |
-bovu |
| spoon |
kijiko, (vi-), mwiko, (mi-) |
| spot |
alama |
| spread |
-eneza |
| spread (paint) |
-paka |
| spread out |
-enea |
| spring of water |
chemchemi |
| sprinkle (v) |
-nyunyizia |
| sprout |
-ota |
| sprout (n) |
mea, (mi-) |
| sprout (v) |
-chipuka |
| spy |
-peleleza |
| square |
mraba, (mi-) |
| squeeze |
-kaba, -kamua, -minya |
| squirrel |
kidiri, kindi |
| stab |
-choma |
| stalk |
-nyemelea |
| star |
nyota |
| start |
-anza |
| start at some place |
-anzia |
| startle |
-gundua |
| starve |
-fa njaa |
| station |
kituo, (vi-) |
| stay |
-ishi |
| stay (v) |
-baki |
| steal |
-iba, -nyang'anya |
| steamer |
meli |
| steer |
-ongoza |
| step (n) |
hatua |
| step on smth |
-kanyaga |
| stick (n) |
kijiti, (vi-), fimbo |
| stick (v) |
-gandamana, -bandika |
| still |
-ngali |
| stir |
-koroga |
| stone |
jiwe, (mawe) |
| stop |
-simama, -koma |
| stop a quarrel |
-amua |
| stop up |
-funika |
| stopper |
kifuniko, (vi-), mfuniko, (mi-) |
| store-house |
ghala |
| store-room |
ghala |
| stork |
korongo |
| story |
hadithi, kisa |
| stove |
jiko, (meko) |
| straighten |
-nyoosha |
| straighten oneself |
-jinyoosha |
| strain (liquids) |
-chuja |
| strange |
-geni |
| stranger |
mgeni, (wa-) |
| strap |
mkanda, (mi-) |
| stream |
kiji, (vi-) |
| strength, force |
nguvu |
| string |
kamba |
| stroke |
-papasa |
| strong |
-gumu, imara |
| student |
mwanafunzi, (wa-) |
| stumbling block |
kikwazo, (vi-) |
| stump of tree |
kisiki, (vi-) |
| stupid person |
mpumbavu, (wa-) |
| succeed |
-faulu |
| suck (in mouth) |
-nyonya |
| suck out |
-nyonya |
| suddenly |
ghafula, kwa ghafula |
| sufficient |
-a kusha |
| sugar cane |
muwa, (mi-) |
| suit (v) |
-faa |
| sun |
jua, (ma-) |
| sun-bird |
msozi, (mi-) |
| sunday |
jumapili |
| sunshine |
jua (kali) |
| surface |
eneo, (ma-) |
| swahili (language) |
kiswahili |
| swallow |
-meza |
| swamp |
bwawa (ma-) |
| sway (v) |
-punga |
| swear |
-apa |
| sweat |
jasho |
| sweater |
fulana |
| sweep (v) |
-fagia, -pangusa |
| sweet potatoe |
kiazi, (vi-) |
| sweets |
peremende |
| swell (v) |
-fura |
| swim (v) |
-ogelea |
| swing (v) |
-ning'inia, -pembea, -punga |
| sympathy |
huruma |
| T | |
| table |
meza |
| tail |
mkia, (mi-) |
| take |
-chukua, -pokea |
| take a bath |
-oga |
| take a little |
-chota |
| take a long time |
-kawia |
| take a photo |
-piga picha |
| take away (counting) |
kasa, kasoro |
| take by surprise |
-gundua |
| take for / to |
-chukulia |
| take offense |
-chukia |
| take smth away |
-ondoa |
| take smth out of the sun |
-anua |
| talk (n) |
mazungumzo |
| talk (v) |
-ongea |
| Tanzanian (person) |
mtanzania, (wa-) |
| tar |
lami |
| taxes |
kodi |
| taylor |
mshoni, (wa-) |
| tea |
chai |
| tea pot |
birika |
| teach |
-fundisha, -funza |
| teacher |
mwalimu, (wa-) |
| teaching |
fundisho, (ma-) |
| tear |
-pasua |
| tear (n) |
chozi, (ma-) |
| tears |
machozi |
| tease |
-chokoza |
| telescope |
darubini |
| tell |
-ambia |
| tell a story |
hadithia |
| tell each other |
-ambiana |
| tell lies |
-ongopa |
| ten |
kumi |
| tendril |
kikongo, (vi-) |
| tent |
hema |
| tenth |
-a kumi |
| termite |
mchwa |
| testicles |
makende, mapumbu |
| than |
kuliko |
| thank you |
asante / ahsante |
| thank you ! |
marahaba ! |
| thank you (plural) |
asanteni ! |
| thanks |
asante / ahsante |
| that |
amba- |
| that |
hicho, hilo, huo, huyo, kile, lile, hiyo |
| that (namely) |
eti, kuwa, kwamba |
| that is so |
ndiyo |
| that one |
hicho, hilo, huo, huyo, kile, lile, hiyo |
| that way |
hivyo |
| thatch (v) |
-ezeka |
| the fourth day |
mndo goo |
| the late |
marehemu |
| the second one |
pili |
| the three stones used for cooking |
meko |
| the very (thing) |
-enyewe |
| the way someone is lying face down |
kifudifudi |
| their |
-ao |
| theirs |
-ao |
| then |
kwa sababu hii, halafu |
| there |
hapo, huko, pale |
| there inside |
mle |
| therefore |
kwa hiyo |
| these |
haya, hawa, hii, hivi, hizi, ile, zile |
| these ones |
haya, hawa, hii, hivi, hizi, ile, zile |
| they are (class 4) |
i |
| thicket |
kichaka, (vi-) |
| thief |
mwizi, (wezi) |
| thigh |
paja, (ma-) |
| thin |
-embamba |
| thing |
kitu, (vi-) |
| think |
-fikiri, -dhani |
| third |
-a tatu |
| thirst |
kiu |
| this |
hiki, hii, hili, huu, huyu, ile |
| this is indeed |
ndi- |
| this one |
hiki, hii, hili, huu, huyu, ile |
| this way |
hivi |
| thorn |
mwiba, (mi-) |
| those |
hao, hayo, hivyo, hiyo, hizo |
| those ones |
hao, hayo, hivyo, hiyo, hizo |
| thought |
fikira |
| thousand |
elfu |
| thresh corn |
-pukuchua |
| throat |
koo |
| throb |
mpwi |
| through |
kwa |
| throw in wrestling |
-angusha |
| thumb |
gumba, dole gumba |
| thunder |
ngurumo |
| thursday |
alhamisi |
| tick |
kupe, papasi, (ma-) |
| tie a knot |
-funga fundo |
| tie up |
-funga |
| time |
mara, muda, nafasi |
| tin |
kopo, (ma-) |
| tin of one gallon |
debe, (ma-) |
| tip of something |
ncha |
| tire someone |
-chokesha |
| tired (be --, become --) |
-choka |
| together |
pamoja |
| toilets |
choo, (vy-) |
| tomato |
nyanya, tungule |
| too |
pia |
| too much |
mno |
| tooth (teeth) |
jino, (meno) |
| toothbrush |
mswaki, (mi-) |
| torch |
mwenge |
| tortoise |
kobe, (ma-) |
| touch |
-gusa |
| touch gently with the hand |
-papasa |
| tourist |
mtalii, (wa-) |
| tower |
mnara, (mi-) |
| town |
mji, (mi-) |
| trade |
biashara |
| trap |
mtego, (mi-) |
| traveler |
msafiri, (wa-) |
| tread |
-kanyaga |
| tree |
mti, (mi-) |
| trial |
jaribio, (ma-) |
| tribe |
kabila, (ma-) |
| tribute |
kodi, hongo |
| trick (bad trick) |
hila |
| trowel |
mwiko, (mi-) |
| true |
-a kweli, kweli |
| truth |
hakika |
| try |
-jaribu, -jaribisha |
| try hard |
-jitahidi |
| try one's luck |
-bahatisha |
| tse-tse fly |
mbung'o |
| tube |
mpira, (mi-) |
| tuesday |
jumanne |
| turban |
kilemba, (vi-) |
| turn (v) |
-pindua |
| turn around |
-geuka |
| turn sour |
-chacha |
| tusk |
pembe |
| twelve o'clock |
adhuhuri |
| twenty |
ishirini |
| twinkle |
-meremeta |
| twins |
mapacha |
| twist |
-kunja |
| twist the nake of an animal |
-nyonga |
| two |
mbili / -wili |
| U | |
| udder |
kiwele |
| ululate |
-piga vigelegele |
| umbilical cord |
kivu |
| umbrella |
mwavuli, (mi-) |
| uncle (maternal) |
mjomba, (wa-) |
| uncooked |
-bichi |
| uncover |
-funua |
| underneath |
chini |
| understand |
-elewa, -fahamu |
| unfold |
-kunjua |
| university |
chuo kikuu |
| unknot |
-fumua |
| unripe |
-bichi |
| unstick |
-banduka |
| untie |
-fungua |
| up in the sky |
anga |
| upper part of a house |
ghorofa |
| uproot |
-ng'oa |
| upstairs |
ghorofa |
| urinate |
-kojoa |
| urine |
mkojo |
| usage |
desturi |
| useful thing |
kifaa, (vi-) |
| useless |
bure, hafifu |
| usual |
-a kawaida |
| usually |
kwa kawaida, huwa |
| utensil |
chombo, (vy-) |
| V | |
| valley |
bonde |
| vegetable |
mboga |
| vein |
mshipa, (mi-) |
| verandah |
baraza |
| very well |
barabara |
| village |
kijiji, (vi-) |
| villager |
mwenyeji, (w-) |
| vocabulary |
msamiati, (mi-) |
| volonteer (v) |
-jilea |
| voluntarily |
kwa kusudi |
| vote (v) |
-piga kura |
| W | |
| wail (v) |
-lia, -omboleza |
| waist |
kiuno, (vi-) |
| wait |
-ngoja |
| wait for each other |
-ngojana |
| wake somebody |
-amsha |
| wake up |
-amka, -amuka |
| walking stick |
bakora |
| warm (on fire) (v) |
-ota |
| warn |
-onya |
| warthog |
ngiri |
| wash clothes |
-fua nguo |
| wash one's hands |
-nawa |
| wash oneself |
-oga |
| wash smth |
-osha |
| watch (animals) |
-chunga |
| watch over |
-linda |
| water |
maji |
| water fowl |
bata maji |
| waterhole |
chemchemi |
| waterhole |
kisima, (vi-) |
| wave in the air |
-pepea |
| wax |
nta |
| way |
njia |
| way escape |
budi |
| we are well ! |
hatujambo ! |
| weak |
hafifu |
| wealth |
mali, anasa |
| weave |
-fuma |
| weaver-bird |
mzingi, (mi-) |
| wedding |
harusi / arusi, ndoa |
| wednesday |
jumatano |
| weed (n) |
gugu, (ma-) |
| weed (v) |
-palilia |
| weeds |
magugu |
| week |
juma (ma-) |
| welcome ! |
karibu ! |
| welcome all ! |
karibuni ! |
| well (n) |
kisima, (vi-) |
| well |
njema, nzuri |
| well ? |
je ? / -je ? |
| west |
magharibi |
| what ? |
nini |
| what kind ? |
gani ? |
| what sort ? |
gani ? |
| what's new ? |
habari ? |
| wheat |
ngano |
| wheel |
duara, gurudumu, (ma-) |
| when ? |
lini ? |
| whet (v) |
-noa |
| which |
amba- |
| which ? |
-pi ? gani ? |
| while |
huku |
| whistle (n) |
filimbi |
| whistle (v) |
-piga mluzi |
| whistling |
mluzi |
| white |
-eupe |
| white man |
mzungu, (wa-) |
| who |
amba- |
| who ? |
nani ? |
| whole |
-ote |
| why ? |
kwa nini ? |
| wife |
mke, (wa-) |
| wild cat |
paka shume |
| wild dog |
mbwa mwitu |
| wind round |
-pinda,-kunja |
| window |
dirisha, (ma-) |
| wine |
mvinyo |
| wing |
bawa, (ma-) |
| wink (v) |
-konyeza |
| winnow |
-pepeta |
| wipe |
-futa, -pangusa |
| wipe up |
-futa |
| wire |
nyerere |
| wisdom |
hekima, busara |
| witch |
mchawi, (wa-) |
| witch-doctor |
mganga, (wa-) |
| with |
na, kwa, -enye |
| withdraw oneself |
-jitenga |
| wither |
-nyauka |
| within three days |
mtondo |
| without |
bila |
| wolf |
mbwa mwitu |
| woman |
mwanamke, (wa-) |
| wonder (n) |
ajabu |
| word |
neno, (ma-) |
| word of surprise |
ala ! kumbe ! loo ! |
| work (n) |
kazi |
| work (v) |
-fanya kazi |
| worker |
mfanya kazi, (wa-) |
| world |
dunia |
| worm |
nyungunyungu |
| worship (v) |
-abudu |
| wound (n) |
jeraha, (ma-), kidonda, (vi-) |
| wrap up |
-funga |
| wring |
-kamua |
| write |
-andika |
| write each other |
-andikiana |
| write to / for |
-andikia |
| writing desk |
dawati |
| Y | |
| yam |
kiazi kikuu, (vi-) |
| yawn |
mwayo, (mi-) |
| yawn (v) |
-piga mwayo |
| year |
mwaka, (mi-) |
| yellow |
manjano |
| yes |
ndiyo |
| yes ? |
naam ! |
| yesterday |
jana |
| you (plur) |
ninyi |
| you are (plur) |
m |
| young |
-changa |
| young boy or girl |
kijana, (vi-) |
| young girl |
msichana, (wa-) |
| young man |
mvulana, (wa-) |
| your |
-ako |
| yours |
-ako |
| youth |
kijana, (vi-) |
| Z | |
| Zanzibar (island) |
Unguja |
| Zanzibarian (person) |
mzanzibari, (wa-) |
| zebra |
punda milia |