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| A | |
| -a |
of |
| -a baridi |
cold |
| -a bure |
free |
| -a haki |
right |
| -a hatari |
dangerous |
| -a kawaida |
regular, usual |
| -a kienyeji |
native, indigenous |
| -a kigeni |
alien, foreign, strange |
| -a kike |
female, feminine |
| -a kisasa |
modern |
| -a kiume |
male, masculine |
| -a kufaa |
convenient |
| -a kulia |
(on the) right |
| -a kumi |
tenth |
| -a kupendeza |
pleasant, agreable |
| -a kushoto |
(on the) left |
| -a kutosha |
sufficient, enough |
| -a kwanza |
first |
| -a kweli |
true |
| -a lazima |
necessary, must |
| -a moto |
hot |
| -a mwisho |
last |
| -a nane |
eighth |
| -a nne |
fourth |
| -a pili |
second |
| -a porini |
savage, wild |
| -a saba |
seventh |
| -a siri |
secret |
| -a sita |
sixth |
| -a tano |
fifth |
| -a tatu |
third |
| -a tisa |
ninth |
| -a utulivu |
quiet, calm |
| -a zamani |
old, ancient |
| abiria |
passenger |
| -abudu |
to worship, adore |
| -acha |
to cease, allow, leave, let go, abandon |
| -achana |
to leave each other |
| -achia |
to leave to / for |
| ada |
fee |
| adabu |
good manners |
| adhabu |
punishment, penalty |
| -adhibu |
to punish |
| adhuhuri |
twelve o'clock, noon, midday |
| adui |
enemy |
| afadhali |
better |
| afisa, (ma-) |
officer, civil servant |
| afisi |
office |
| Afrika |
Africa |
| afya |
health |
| -aga |
to say farewell, say good bye |
| -agana |
to promise |
| agano |
promise |
| -agiza |
to command, order |
| Agosti |
August |
| -agua |
to foretell |
| aha ! |
no ! |
| ahadi |
promise |
| -aibisha |
to do something shameful |
| aibu |
shame |
| aina |
kind, sort |
| ajabu |
marvel, wonder |
| ajali |
accident |
| ajili (kwa ajili ya) |
reason |
| -ajiri |
to employ, hire |
| -aka |
to build things using stones |
| -ake |
his, hers, its |
| akiba |
economy, saving |
| akili |
intelligence |
| akina |
people of a certain sort |
| -ako |
your, yours |
| ala |
word of surprise |
| ala, (nyala / maala) |
sheath |
| alama |
sign, mark, spot, speckle |
| alasiri |
afternoon |
| Alhamisi |
Thursday |
| -alika |
to invite |
| -alika |
to make a loud clap or snap |
| ama |
or |
| amani |
peace |
| -amba |
to slander |
| amba- |
that, who, which |
| -ambia |
to say, tell |
| -ambiana |
to tell each other |
| -ambua |
to peel |
| -ambukiza |
to infect |
| -amini |
to believe |
| -aminifu |
honnest, faithful |
| -amka |
to wake up, awake, rise up |
| -amkia |
to greet |
| -amkiana |
to greet each other |
| amri |
order |
| -amsha |
to wake somebody |
| -amua |
to settle dispute, stop a quarrel |
| -amuka |
to rise up, wake up |
| -amuru |
to order, command |
| anasa |
wealth |
| -andalia |
to make smth ready |
| -andamana |
to follow each other, manifest |
| -andika |
to write |
| -andikia |
to write to / for |
| -andikiana |
to write each other |
| -andikwa |
to be written |
| anga |
light |
| anga |
up in the sky |
| -angalia |
to look, look at |
| -angamia |
to be destroyed |
| -angavu |
brilliant |
| -angaza |
to flash, shine, to be light |
| -angu |
my, mine |
| -anguka |
to fall down, fall over |
| -angusha |
to make smth fall, throw in wrestling |
| -anika |
to put smth to dry in the sun |
| -anua |
to take smth out of the sun |
| anwani |
address |
| -anza |
to start, begin |
| -anzia |
to start at some place |
| -anzwa |
to be started |
| -ao |
their, theirs |
| -apa |
to swear |
| apiza |
curse, abuse |
| Aprili |
April |
| ardhi |
earth, soil, land |
| arobaini |
forty |
| arusi |
marriage, wedding |
| asali |
honey |
| asante / ahsante |
thank you, thanks |
| asanteni ! |
thank you (plural) |
| asili |
origin |
| askari |
soldier |
| askari kanzu |
policeman in uniform |
| askari koti |
plain cloth police |
| asubuhi |
morning |
| asubuhi njema ! |
have a good morning ! |
| ati ! |
say ! |
| au |
or |
| aya |
paragraph |
| -azima |
to borrow, lend |
| azimio, (ma-) |
declaration, aim, plan |
| -azimu |
to propose |
| B | |
| baada (ya) |
after |
| baadaye |
afterwards |
| baba |
dad, father |
| -babaika |
to be confused |
| babu |
grandfather |
| -babuka |
to burn (slight, sitting by fire) |
| badala |
instead of |
| -badili |
to change, exchange |
| -badilika |
to be changed |
| -badiliwa |
to be changed |
| bado |
not yet |
| bado kidogo |
in a little while |
| bahari |
sea, ocean |
| bahasha |
envelope |
| bahati |
chance, luck |
| -bahatisha |
try one's luck |
| baina (ya) |
between, among |
| baiskeli |
bicycle |
| baka |
ringworm |
| -baki |
to stay, remain |
| bakora |
walking stick |
| bakshishi |
bakshish |
| bakuli |
basin, deep round dish |
| bali |
but rather |
| balozi, (ma-) |
administrator, ambassador |
| banda, (ma-) |
big shed |
| bandari |
port, harbour |
| -bandika |
to stick, glue |
| -banduka |
to unstick |
| bangili |
bracelet |
| -banika |
to roast |
| bao, (ma-) |
goal (at soccer) |
| bao, (ma-) |
plank, board, board game |
| bara, ma- |
land, continent |
| barabara |
road |
| barabara |
very well, just as it should be done |
| barafu |
ice |
| baraka |
blessing |
| baraza |
verandah |
| baraza, (ma-) |
big meeting |
| baridi |
cold, cold weather |
| -bariki |
to bless |
| barua |
letter |
| baruti |
gunpowder |
| basi |
and so |
| basi, (ma-) |
bus |
| bastola |
pistol |
| bata |
duck |
| bata maji |
water fowl |
| bati, (ma-) |
corrugated iron |
| batili |
invalid |
| bawa, (ma-) |
wing |
| -baya |
bad |
| -beba |
to carry on the back |
| bega, (ma-) |
shoulder |
| behewa, (ma-) |
carriage or car of a train |
| bei |
price |
| -bembeleza |
to caress, entreat |
| bendera |
flag |
| bendi |
band, group of musicians |
| benki |
bank |
| bia |
beer |
| biashara |
trade |
| bibi |
grandmother |
| bibi, (ma-) |
lady, (ladies) |
| -bichi |
row, unripe, uncooked |
| -bidi |
to be made to do something |
| bidii |
effort |
| bila |
without |
| bilauri |
glass |
| bilingani |
aubergine, egg plant |
| binadamu |
human being |
| binamu |
cousin |
| -bingirika |
to roll |
| birika |
tea pot |
| -bishana |
to argue |
| -bishana |
to quarrel with each other |
| -bivu |
ripe |
| bizari |
seeds of spices, curry powder |
| blanketi, (ma-) |
blanket |
| boga, (ma-) |
pumpkin |
| -bomoa |
to knock down, break down |
| bonde |
valley |
| bonge, (ma-) |
clod, ball of something |
| bora |
excellent, better |
| -bovu |
bad, spoiled, rotten |
| budi |
way to escape |
| buibui |
spider |
| buluu |
blue colour |
| bundi |
owl |
| bunduki |
rifle, gun |
| bunge |
parliament |
| buni |
coffee berry |
| bure |
useless, free, in vain |
| buri |
obstinacy |
| -burudisha |
to cool, feel good again |
| busara |
wisdom |
| bustani |
garden |
| buu |
maggot |
| bwana arusi |
groom |
| bwana, (ma-) |
sir, master, (gentlemen) |
| -bwata |
to babble |
| bwawa |
swamp, pool |
| -bweka |
to bark |
| C | |
| -cha |
to rise (sun) |
| -chacha |
to turn sour, go bad |
| -chache |
a few, not many |
| -chafu |
dirty |
| -chafua |
to make dirty, soil |
| -chafya |
to sneeze |
| chagua |
choose |
| -chagulia |
to choose for |
| -chaguliwa |
to be chosen |
| chai |
tea |
| chaki |
chalk |
| chakula, (vy-) |
food |
| chama, (vy-) |
party, association, club |
| chambo |
bait |
| -chambua |
to pick out, sort |
| -chana |
comb |
| chandalua, (vy-) |
mosquito net |
| -changa |
to collect something together |
| -changa |
young, green |
| -changamsha |
to make someone happy |
| -changanya |
to interlace, mix |
| -changanyika |
mixed (become --) |
| -chanja |
to gather (firewood) |
| chanuo |
big comb made of wood |
| chapa |
brand, print |
| chapu chapu / chap chap |
quickly, fast |
| chatu |
python |
| chawa |
louse, (lice) |
| cheche |
spark |
| -chefuka |
to cause a feeling of nausea |
| -cheka |
to laugh |
| -chekecha |
to sift (solids) |
| -chekesha |
to make laugh |
| -chelewa |
to delay, be late |
| chemchemi |
spring of water, waterhole |
| chemka |
to boil |
| -chemsha |
to make something boil |
| cheo, (vy-) |
rank |
| cherehani |
sewing machine |
| cheti, (vy-) |
certificate |
| -cheza |
to play, dance |
| -chezwa |
to be played |
| chifu, (ma-) |
chief (of tribe) |
| chikichi |
palm-nut |
| -chimba |
to dig |
| -chimbua |
to dig something up |
| chini |
down, underneath |
| -chinja |
to kill, sacrifice |
| -chipuka |
to sprout |
| -chochea |
to incite, prod |
| -choka |
tired (be --, become --) |
| chokaa |
lime |
| -chokesha |
to tire someone |
| -chokonoa |
to prod |
| -chokoza |
to tease, bother |
| -choma |
to burn, roast, singe |
| -choma |
to poke in, stab, prick, stick |
| chombo, (vy-) |
utensil, household apparatus |
| -chomeka |
be burnt |
| -chomoa |
to pull out |
| -chomoka |
to come out (of thing poked in) |
| -chonga |
to sharpen (point) |
| -chongea |
to slander |
| choo, (vy-) |
w.c. |
| -chora |
to draw |
| choroko |
small green bean |
| -chota |
to scoop up (water), take a little, pick up |
| choyo |
greed, greediness |
| chozi, (ma-) |
tear (from eye) |
| chubwi |
sound of smth when it falls into water |
| -chuchumaa |
to crouch |
| chui |
leopard |
| -chuja |
to filter, sift, strain (liquids) |
| chuki |
bad temper |
| -chukia |
to hate, take offense |
| -chukua |
to take |
| -chukulia |
to take for / to |
| -chuma |
to pluck, gather |
| chuma, (vy-) |
iron |
| chumba, (vy-) |
room |
| chumvi |
salt |
| -chuna |
to skin |
| -chunga |
to keep, watch (animals) |
| -chungu |
bitter |
| chungu, (vy-) |
cooking-pot |
| -chungulia |
to look at something very carefully |
| chungwa, (ma-) |
orange |
| chuo kikuu |
university |
| chuo, (vy-) |
institute |
| chupa |
jar, bottle |
| chupi |
panties |
| chura, (vy-) |
frog |
| -chutama |
to crouch |
| -chwa |
to set (sun), get dark |
| D | |
| dada |
sister |
| daftari |
register, exercise book |
| dafu, (ma-) |
coconut |
| dagaa |
sardine |
| -dai |
to claim |
| daima |
constantly, always |
| -daka |
to catch |
| dakika |
minute |
| dalili |
sign |
| damu |
blood |
| -danganya |
to deceive, cheat |
| daraja, (ma-) |
bridge |
| darasa, (ma-) |
class, classroom |
| dari |
ceiling |
| darubini |
microscope, telescope |
| dau, (ma-) |
dhow (boat) |
| dawa |
medicine |
| dawati |
writing desk |
| dazani |
dozen |
| debe, (ma-) |
tin of one gallon |
| dedede |
sound of someone hitting a drum |
| dengu |
lentils |
| deni, (ma-) |
debt |
| dereva, (ma-) |
driver |
| Desemba |
December |
| deski |
desk |
| desturi |
custom, usage |
| dhahabu |
gold |
| dhahiri |
clear, plain |
| dhambi |
sin |
| -dhani |
to think |
| dharau |
scorn, sligh |
| -dharau |
to despise |
| -dharaulia |
to feel scorn for |
| dini |
religion |
| dirisha, (ma-) |
window |
| dobi, (ma-) |
man whose trade is to wash clothes |
| -dogo |
small, little |
| dole gumba |
thumb |
| -dondoka |
to drip |
| donge |
clot, lump |
| -donoa |
to peck at something |
| duara |
wheel |
| dudu, (ma-) |
big insect |
| duka, (ma-) |
shop |
| duma |
cheetah |
| dume |
male animal |
| dunia |
world |
| E | |
| eka |
acre |
| -ekundu |
red |
| -elea |
float |
| -elea |
to be clear for |
| -elekea |
to go towards, point to |
| -eleleza |
to explain thoroughly |
| -elewa |
to understand |
| -eleza |
to explain |
| elfu |
mille |
| -elimisha |
to educate |
| elimu |
education, learning |
| -ema |
good |
| -embamba |
thin, narrow |
| embe, (ma-) |
mango |
| -enda |
to go, go away |
| -endelea |
to go ahead |
| -endesha |
to drive |
| -enea |
to spread out |
| eneo, (ma-) |
area, surface |
| -eneza |
to spread, extend |
| -enye |
with |
| -enyewe |
himself, itself, the very (thing) |
| -epa |
to avoid, dodge, evade |
| -epesi |
quick, light |
| -erevu |
cunning |
| -erevuka |
to become clever |
| eti |
that (namely) |
| -etu |
our, ours |
| -eupe |
white, light |
| -eusi |
black, dark |
| -ezeka |
to thatch |
| F | |
| -fa |
to die |
| -fa njaa |
to starve |
| -faa |
to suit, be of use |
| -fagia |
to sweep |
| fagio, (ma-) |
broom |
| -fahamisha |
to inform, let know |
| -fahamu |
to understand |
| fahari |
glory, pride |
| faida |
profit |
| -faidia |
to profit to |
| faini |
fine |
| -fanana |
to look like someone else |
| -fanya |
to do |
| -fanya kazi |
to work |
| -fanyia |
to do for |
| -fanyika |
to be able to be done |
| -fanyikiwa |
to prosper |
| -fanyiza |
to make do |
| -fanywa |
to be done |
| farasi |
horse |
| -faulu |
to succeed, pass |
| Februari |
Februari |
| fedha |
money, silver |
| fee (inanuka fee) |
how something bad smells |
| -ficha |
to hide |
| -fichwa |
to be hidden |
| figa, (ma-) |
cooking stone (one of the three) |
| figo, (ma-) |
kidney |
| -fika |
to arrive |
| -fikia |
to reach |
| fikira |
thought |
| -fikiri |
to think |
| -fikisha |
to make reach |
| filimbi |
whistle |
| fimbo |
stick |
| -finyanga |
to mould pottery |
| fisi |
hyena |
| fitina |
dispute |
| fofofo (alikufa fofofo) |
how someone lies when dead |
| forodha |
customs |
| -fua nguo |
to wash clothes |
| -fuata |
to follow |
| -fuatana |
to follow each other |
| fuawe |
anvil |
| -fufua |
to revive |
| fuga |
to raise tame animals |
| fuko |
mole |
| -fukuta |
to blow bellows |
| -fukuza |
to chase, fire |
| fulana |
sweater |
| fulani |
someone |
| -fuma |
to weave, knit, plait |
| -fumba |
to close, shut |
| -fumbua |
to open |
| -fumua |
to unknot |
| fundi, (ma-) |
craftsman |
| -fundisha |
to teach |
| fundisho, (ma-) |
teaching |
| fundo, (ma-) |
knot |
| -funga |
to fasten, tie up, shut, wrap up |
| -funga |
to fast |
| -funga fundo |
to knot, tie a knot |
| -fungana |
to link together |
| -fungia |
to close for / with |
| -fungika |
to be closed |
| -fungisha |
to make close |
| fungo |
genet |
| fungu, (ma-) |
piece, part, share |
| -fungua |
to open, untie |
| -fungua |
to break the fast |
| -funguka |
to be opened, untied |
| -funguliwa |
to be opened |
| -fungwa |
to be closed, be imprisoned |
| -funika |
to cover, stop up |
| -funua |
to uncover |
| -funza |
to teach |
| -fupi |
short |
| -fupika |
make short |
| -fura |
swell |
| furaha |
joy |
| -furahi |
to be happy, be pleased, rejoice |
| -furahisha |
to rejoice |
| -furika |
to overflow, boil over |
| -furisha |
to inundate, cause to overflow |
| -futa |
to wipe, wipe up |
| futi |
foot (measure) |
| -fyeka |
to cut down grass and bushes |
| G | |
| galoni |
gallon |
| gamba |
scale of fish, bark of tree |
| -ganda |
to coagulate |
| ganda, (ma-) |
skin, peel (of fruit) |
| -gandamana |
stick to sth. |
| gani ? |
which ? what kind ? what sort ? |
| gari, (ma-) |
car, vehicule |
| gauni, (ma-) |
dress |
| -gawa (-nya) |
to divide up |
| gazeti, (ma-) |
newspaper |
| -geni |
foreign, strange |
| gereji, (ma-) |
garage |
| gereza |
prison, jail |
| -geua |
to change |
| -geuka |
to change, turn around |
| -geuza |
to change |
| ghafula |
suddenly |
| ghala |
store-room, store-house |
| ghali |
dear, expensive |
| gharama |
cost |
| gharika |
flood |
| ghasia |
Confusion, bustle, crowding |
| ghorofa |
upper part of a house, upstairs |
| giza, (ma-) |
darkness |
| godoro, (ma-) |
mattress |
| gogo, (ma-) |
log |
| goli |
goal |
| golikipa |
goalkeeper |
| gololi |
marble |
| -goma |
to go on strike |
| -gomba |
to quarrel |
| -gombana |
to quarrel with each other |
| -gonga |
to knock, hit |
| -gongana |
to knock against each other |
| gongo |
cudgel |
| goti, (ma-) |
knee |
| gozi |
skin (of animal) |
| gugu, (ma-) |
weed |
| -guguna |
to gnaw |
| gumba |
thumb |
| -gumia |
to bark |
| -gumu |
hard, strong |
| -guna |
to grumble |
| gundi |
glue |
| -gundua |
to startle, take by surprise |
| gunia, (ma-) |
bag, sack of jute |
| guru |
sound made when drinking water |
| gurudumu, (ma-) |
wheel |
| -gusa |
to touch |
| gwaride, (ma-) |
parade |
| H | |
| haba |
little |
| habari |
news |
| habari ? |
what's new ? |
| habari gani ? |
how are you ? |
| habari yako ? |
how are you ? |
| habari zako ? |
how are you ? |
| hadithi |
story |
| hadithia |
tell a story |
| hafifu |
weak, useless |
| hai |
alive |
| haidhuru |
it doesn't matter |
| haja |
need |
| haki |
justice |
| hakika |
truth, for certain |
| -hakikisha |
to get certain of |
| halafu |
then, afterwards |
| halali |
pure, legitimate |
| hali |
condition |
| halisi |
exactly, real |
| halmashauri |
instance, committee |
| hama |
move one's residence |
| -hamia |
to emigrate |
| -hamisha |
to make someone move to somewhere |
| hamjambo ? |
how are you ? (plur) |
| hamjambo nyumbani ? |
how is the family ? |
| hamna shida |
no problem |
| hamsini |
fifty |
| hamu |
desire |
| hao |
those, those ones |
| hapa |
here |
| hapana |
no |
| hapo |
there |
| hapo kale |
long time ago |
| harag(w)e, (ma-) |
bean |
| haraka |
hurry, in a hurry |
| -harakisha |
to hurry, be quick |
| Harambee ! |
let's pull together ! (Kenya) |
| haramu |
forbidden |
| -haribika |
to be ruined, be destroyed, go bad |
| -haribu |
to ruin, spoil, destroy |
| harufu |
smell |
| harusi / arusi |
wedding |
| hasa |
exactly, just right |
| hasara |
loss |
| hasi |
castrate |
| hasira |
anger |
| hata |
even |
| hata kidogo |
not even |
| hatari |
danger |
| hatimaye |
finally |
| hatua |
step |
| hatujambo ! |
we are well ! |
| hawa |
these, these ones |
| haya |
these |
| haya |
modesty |
| haya ! |
O.K. ! |
| hayo |
those, those ones |
| hebu ! |
say ! |
| hekima |
respect, wisdom |
| hela |
money |
| hela |
coin, money |
| hema |
tent |
| herufi |
letter (alphabet) |
| hesabu |
counting, arithmetic |
| -hesabu |
to count, calculate |
| heshima |
respect |
| -heshimiwa |
to become honored |
| -heshimu |
to honor, respect |
| hewa |
air, atmosphere |
| hiari |
choice |
| hicho |
that, that one |
| -hifadhi |
protect |
| hii |
this, this one, these, these ones |
| hiki |
this, this one |
| hila |
trick, bad trick |
| hili |
this, this one |
| hilo |
that, that one |
| -himiza |
to hurry something or someone |
| hirizi |
charm |
| historia |
history |
| -hitaji |
to need |
| -hitimu |
to complete (education) |
| hivi |
this way |
| hivi |
these, these ones |
| hivi sasa |
at once , immediately |
| hivyo |
that way |
| hivyo |
those, those ones |
| hiyo |
that, that one, those, those ones |
| hizi |
these, these ones |
| hizo |
those, those ones |
| hodari |
brave, intelligent |
| hodi ! |
may i come in ? |
| hofu |
fear |
| homa |
fever |
| hongo |
tribute |
| honi |
horn |
| hospitali |
hospital |
| hoteli |
hotel, restaurant |
| hotuba |
speech |
| -hudhuria |
to attend |
| huduma |
service, help |
| huenda |
perhaps |
| hujambo ? |
how are you ? |
| huko |
there |
| huku |
around here |
| huku |
while |
| humo |
in there |
| humu |
in here |
| huo |
that, that one |
| huru |
free |
| huruma |
pity, sympathy |
| -hurumia |
to feel pity for |
| -husu |
to concern |
| -hutubia |
to speak to a group of people |
| huu |
this, this one |
| huwa |
usually, it is customary |
| huyo |
that, that one |
| huyu |
this, this one |
| huzuni |
sadness |
| -huzunia |
to feel sadness for |
| huzunika |
be very sad |
| I | |
| -iba |
to steal |
| ibadi |
adoration |
| -ibwa |
to be stolen |
| idadi |
number |
| idara |
department |
| -iga |
to imitate, mimic |
| i |
it is (class 9), they are (class 4) |
| -igiza |
to act (as in a play) |
| ijapokuwa |
even if |
| Ijumaa |
Friday |
| ikiwa |
if |
| ila |
except |
| ile |
this, this one, these, these ones |
| ili |
so that |
| imani |
feath |
| imara |
strong |
| -imarika |
to be firm, become strong |
| -imba |
to sing |
| -imbia |
to sing to / for someone |
| -inama |
to bow, bend down |
| -inamia |
to bow to someone |
| -inamisha |
to make something bend down |
| inchi |
inch |
| ingawa |
although |
| -ingi |
much, many |
| -ingia |
to enter, go in |
| -ingilia |
to go in for, pry into |
| -ingine |
other |
| -ingiza |
to introduce |
| ini, (ma-) |
liver |
| injini |
engine |
| -inua |
to lift, pull up |
| -inuka |
to rise up |
| inzi |
fly |
| -isha |
to finish |
| ishara |
omen, sign |
| -ishi |
to live, stay, dwell |
| ishirini |
twenty |
| -ita |
to call |
| -itika |
to answer (to a call) |
| -itwa |
to be called, to be named |
| -iva |
to get ripe, be cooked |
| J | |
| -ja |
to come |
| -jaa |
to fill up, be full |
| jahazi, (ma-) |
ship, dhow |
| jalala |
rubbish heap |
| jamaa |
relatives, members of family |
| jamani |
form of address to a group of people |
| -jamba |
to break wind with noise |
| jambo ! |
hello ! hi ! |
| jambo, (ma-) |
affair, matter |
| jamhuri |
republic |
| jamii |
group of people or things |
| jana |
yesterday |
| jani, (ma-) |
leaf, (leaves) |
| -janja |
sly, deceitful, cunning |
| Januari |
January |
| jaribio, (ma-) |
trial |
| -jaribisha |
to try |
| -jaribu |
to try |
| jasho |
perspiration, sweat |
| -jaza |
to fill |
| je ? / -je ? |
how ? well ? |
| jela |
prison |
| jembe, (ma-) |
hoe |
| jeneza |
bedstead for carrying a corpse to burial |
| -jenga |
to build |
| -jengea ua |
to fence in |
| jengo, (ma-) |
building |
| jeraha, (ma-) |
wound |
| jeshi, (ma-) |
army |
| -jibia |
to answer to |
| -jibiana |
to answer each other |
| -jibika |
to be answered |
| -jibiwa |
to be answered |
| jibu, (ma-) |
answer |
| -jibu |
to answer |
| -jiburudisha |
to refresh oneself |
| jicho, (ma-) |
eye |
| -jidai |
to proclaim oneself |
| -jifanya |
to pretend |
| -jificha |
to hide oneself |
| -jifunza |
to learn |
| -jigonga |
to knock oneself |
| -jikinga |
to protect oneself |
| jiko, (meko) |
kitchen, stove |
| jina, (ma-) |
name |
| jini |
spirit, genie, fairy |
| jino, (meno) |
tooth, (teeth) |
| jinsi |
sort, kind, method |
| -jinyoosha |
to straighten oneself |
| jiografia |
geography |
| -jiona |
to be proud of oneself, be conceited |
| jioni |
evening, in the evening |
| -jipamba |
to adorn oneself |
| jipu, (ma-) |
boil (n.) |
| jirani, (ma-) |
neighbour |
| -jisifu |
to brag, boast |
| -jitahidi |
to try hard |
| -jitazama |
to look at oneself |
| -jitegemea |
to rely on oneself, be autonomous |
| -jitenga |
to withdraw oneself, move out of the way |
| -jitengenezea |
to repair smth by yourself |
| jiti, (ma-) |
big tree |
| -jitolea |
to volonteer |
| jitu, (ma-) |
giant |
| -jiua |
to commit suicide |
| -jiuliza |
to ask oneself |
| -jiuzulu |
to abdicate, resign from office |
| jiwe, (mawe) |
stone |
| jogoo, (ma-) |
cock |
| joka, (ma-) |
big snake |
| jongoo, (ma-) |
millipede |
| joto, (ma-) |
heat |
| -jua |
know |
| jua (kali) |
sunshine |
| jua, (ma-) |
sun |
| -juana |
to know each other |
| jukwaa (ma-) |
raised platform |
| Julai |
July |
| -julikana |
to be known |
| -julisha |
to inform |
| -juliwa |
to be known |
| juma (ma-) |
week |
| Jumamosi |
Saturday |
| Jumanne |
Tuesday |
| Jumapili |
Sunday |
| Jumatano |
Wednesday |
| Jumatatu |
Monday |
| jumba, (ma-) |
large house or building |
| jumbe, (ma-) |
headman, chief |
| Juni |
June |
| juni, (ma-) |
big bird |
| -juta |
to be sorry, regret |
| juu |
on top |
| juu (ya) |
on, above |
| juzi |
day before yesterday |
| juzi juzi |
a few days ago, formerly |
| K | |
| kaa |
crab |
| -kaa |
to dwell, remain, sit |
| kaa , (ma-) |
ember, charcoal |
| -kaanga |
to fry |
| -kaba |
to choke, squeeze |
| kabati |
cupboard |
| kabila, (ma-) |
tribe |
| kabisa |
quiet, altogether, completely |
| kabla |
before |
| kaburi, (ma-) |
grave |
| kadha wa kadha |
a few, some |
| kadhalika |
and so on, in the same way |
| kadiri |
how mush / how many of smth |
| -kagua |
to inspect, examine, look at carefully |
| kahawa |
coffee |
| kaka |
brother |
| kaki |
khaki, kind of cloth |
| kalamu |
pen, pencil |
| kale |
a long time ago |
| kalenda |
calendar |
| -kali |
fierce, cruel, sharp |
| kama |
like, if |
| kama kawaida |
as usual |
| -kamata |
to catch, seize, catch hold of, grasp |
| -kamatwa |
to be caught |
| kamba |
cord, rope, string |
| kambi |
camp |
| kamili |
complete, exact |
| -kamilika |
to be completed, achieved |
| -kamilisha |
to finish |
| kampuni |
company |
| -kamua |
to milk, squeeze, wring |
| kamusi |
dictionary |
| kamwe |
not at all, not once, never |
| -kana |
to deny |
| -kanda |
to knead |
| -kandamiza |
press |
| -kandika |
to daub, plaster |
| kando |
edge, side |
| kando (ya) |
along |
| kanga |
fowl, guinea fowl |
| kanga |
piece of cloth (for women) |
| kaniki |
dark blue cloth |
| kanuni |
rule, principle |
| -kanyaga |
to tread,step on smth |
| kanzu |
dress (for men) |
| kaptula |
shorts |
| kapu, (ma-) |
large basket |
| karabai |
pressure lamp |
| karamu |
party, feast |
| karanga |
groundnut, peanut |
| karani, (ma-) |
clerk, employee |
| karata |
playing card |
| karatasi |
paper |
| -karibia |
be near, come near to |
| karibu |
almost |
| karibu ! |
welcome ! |
| karibu (na) |
next, near, close to |
| karibuni ! |
welcome all ! |
| karne |
century |
| kasa |
less, take away |
| kasi |
Much, very much |
| kasia |
paddle |
| -kasirika |
become angry |
| -kasirisha |
make someone angry |
| kaskazi |
small rain season |
| kaskazini |
north |
| kasoro |
less, take away |
| kasuku |
parrot |
| kata |
ladle, slice |
| -kata |
to break, cut |
| -kataa |
to refuse, say no |
| -katakata |
cut smth into little pieces |
| -kataliwa |
to be refused |
| katani |
sisal |
| -kataza |
to refuse, forbid |
| kati (ya) |
between, in the middle of |
| kati kati |
in the middle |
| katika |
in, inside, on |
| -katika |
to snap, be cut |
| katikati (ya) |
among |
| kauka |
dry up |
| kauri |
cowry |
| -kavu |
dry |
| kawa, (ma-) |
dish cover |
| -kawia |
to take a long time, be late |
| kazi |
work |
| -ke |
female |
| keki |
cake |
| kelele |
noise |
| -kemea |
to scold |
| kenge |
monitor lizard |
| kengele |
bell |
| -kenua |
to show the teeth |
| kesho |
tomorrow |
| kesho kutwa |
day after tomorrow |
| kete |
cowry |
| -keti |
to be sitting |
| ki |
it is (class 7) |
| kiangazi |
hot dry season |
| kiapo |
oath |
| kiarabu |
arabic |
| kiaskari |
soldier like |
| kiatu, (vi-) |
shoe |
| kiazi kikuu |
yam |
| kiazi, (vi-) |
Potatoe,sweet potatoe |
| kibaba, (vi-) |
measure |
| kibanda, (vi-) |
hut |
| kibao, (vi-) |
board |
| kibarua, (vi-) |
day laborer |
| kiberiti, (vi-) |
match, matchbox |
| kiboko, (vi-) |
hippopotamus |
| kibuyu, (vi-) |
calebash, gourd |
| kichaka, (vi-) |
bush country, thicket |
| kicheko, (vi-) |
laughter |
| kichuguu |
antheap |
| kichwa, (vi-) |
head |
| kidari, (vi-) |
breastbone |
| kidevu, (vi-) |
chin |
| kidiri |
squirrel |
| kidogo |
little, a little |
| kidokezi, (vi-) |
secret words, secret sign |
| kidole, (vi-) |
finger |
| kidonda, (vi-) |
sore, wound |
| kidonge, (vi-) |
pill |
| kienyeji |
local |
| kifaa, (vi-) |
useful thing |
| kifagio, (vi-) |
broom, brush |
| kifaranga, (vi-) |
chick, baby bird |
| kifaransa |
French |
| kifaru, (vi-) |
rhinoceros |
| kifo, (vi-) |
death |
| kifua, (vi-) |
chest |
| kifudifudi |
the way someone is lying face down |
| kifungu, (vi-) |
little pile of smth, parentheses |
| kifungua mimba |
first born |
| kifuniko, (vi-) |
stopper |
| kifurushi, (vi-) |
little bag or bundle, parcel |
| kiganja, (vi-) |
palm of the hand |
| kigoda, (vi-) |
stool |
| kihindi |
Indian (language) |
| kiingereza |
English (language) |
| kijana, (vi-) |
young boy or girl, youth |
| kijani |
green |
| kijiji, (vi-) |
village |
| kijiko, (vi-) |
spoon |
| kijiti, (vi-) |
stick |
| kijito, (vi-) |
stream |
| kijitu, (vi-) |
dwarf |
| kijiwe, (vi-) |
pebble |
| kikapu, (vi-) |
basket |
| kiko, (vi-) |
pipe |
| kikohozi |
cough |
| kikoi, (vi-) |
loin cloth |
| kikombe, (vi-) |
cup |
| kikongo, (vi-) |
tendril |
| kikosi, (vi-) |
group of soldiers |
| kikundi, (vi-) |
group of people or animals |
| kikwazo, (vi-) |
stumbling block |
| kila |
every |
| kila siku |
every day |
| kilabu, (vi-) |
club |
| kile |
that, that one |
| kilele, (vi-) |
peak of a mountain |
| kilemba, (vi-) |
turban |
| kilima, (vi-) |
hill |
| kilindi |
deep water |
| kilo |
kilo |
| kilo |
kilo, kilogram |
| kilometa |
kilometer |
| kima |
kind of monkey |
| -kimbia |
to run, run away |
| -kimbilia |
to run towards / after |
| -kimbiza |
to make someone run away |
| kimbunga |
cyclone, hurricane |
| kimetameta |
sparkle, shining |
| kimya |
quietness, silence |
| kina |
kind of peopele |
| kinanda, (vi-) |
piano |
| kindi |
squirrel |
| -kinga |
to put across |
| -kingama |
to lie across |
| kinu, (vi-) |
mortar for pounding |
| kinyama |
animal like |
| kinyonga, (vi-) |
chameleon |
| kinyozi, (vi-) |
barber |
| kinyume |
opposite |
| kinywa, (vi-) |
mouth |
| kiongozi, (vi-) |
leader |
| kioo, (vi-) |
miror |
| kiota |
nest |
| kipande, (vi-) |
piece, splinter |
| kipendo, (vi-) |
mark of affection |
| kipepeo, (vi-) |
butterfly |
| kipimo, (vi-) |
measure |
| kipindi, (vi-) |
period of time |
| kipini, (vi-) |
handle |
| kipofu, (vi-) |
blind person |
| kipumbavu |
like an idiot |
| kipupue |
cold season |
| kiraka, (vi-) |
patch |
| kireno |
Portuguese (language) |
| -kiri |
admit, confess |
| kiroboto, (vi-) |
flea |
| kisa |
story |
| kisahani, (vi-) |
saucer |
| kisanduku, (vi-) |
little box |
| kisasi, (vi-) |
revenge |
| kisha |
and then |
| kishamba |
like a peasant |
| kishenzi |
like a sauvage |
| kisiki,(vi-) |
stump of tree |
| kisima, (vi-) |
well, waterhole |
| kisingino, (vi-) |
heel |
| kisiwa, (vi-) |
island, isle |
| kisogo, (vi-) |
nape of neck, occiput |
| kisu, (vi-) |
knife, (knives) |
| kiswahili |
Swahili (language) |
| kitabu, (vi-) |
book |
| kitako |
on your bottom |
| kitambaa, (vi-) |
piece of cloth |
| kitambo kidogo |
in a little while |
| kitana, (vi-) |
comb |
| kitanda, (vi-) |
bed |
| kitanzi, (vi-) |
loop |
| kitawi |
frond |
| kitendawili, (vi-) |
riddle |
| kiti, (vi-) |
chair |
| kitoto |
like a child |
| kitoto, (vi-) |
little child |
| kitovu |
navel, umbilical cord |
| kitu, (vi-) |
thing |
| kitumbua, (vi-) |
fritter (food cooked in a frying pan) |
| kitunguu, (vi-) |
onion |
| kituo, (vi-) |
place to stop, station |
| kiu |
thirst |
| kiumbe, (vi-) |
creature |
| kiume |
like a boy or man |
| kiungo, (vi-) |
articulation |
| kiungulia |
heartburn |
| kiuno, (vi-) |
buttock, hip, waist |
| kivimbe |
bump |
| kivuko |
crossing place |
| kivuli, (vi-) |
shadow |
| kiwanda, (vi-) |
factory |
| kiwanja, (vi-) |
plot of land, piece of ground |
| kiwavi, (vi-) |
caterpillar |
| kiwele |
udder |
| kiwete, (vi-) |
lame person |
| kiwiko |
elbow |
| kizazi, (vi-) |
birth |
| kizibo, (vi-) |
cork |
| kiziwi, (vi-) |
deaf person |
| kizungu |
like a white man |
| kizunguzungu, (vi-) |
giddiness |
| -ko |
is there, are there |
| kobe, (ma-) |
tortoise |
| kodi |
tribute, taxes |
| -kodi |
to rent |
| kofi, (ma-) |
flat part of a hand |
| kofia |
hat |
| kogo |
occiput |
| -kohoa |
to cough |
| kohozi |
phlegm |
| -kojoa |
to urinate |
| kokwa |
nut, nut of oil-palm |
| koleo, (ma-) |
plier |
| -koma |
stop |
| -komba |
to lick food with finger |
| kombe, (ma-) |
large cup, curved dish |
| -konda |
to get thin, emaciated, (become --) |
| kondoo |
sheep |
| konokono |
snail |
| -konyeza |
to wink |
| koo |
gullet, throat |
| kope |
eyelashes |
| -kopesha |
to lend |
| kopo, (ma-) |
loan |
| kopo, (ma-) |
tin |
| koroboi |
small lamp |
| -korofi |
sauvage, brutal |
| -koroga |
stir |
| -koroma |
to snore, snort |
| korongo |
stork |
| -kosa |
to lack, make a mistake |
| kosa, (ma-) |
mistake |
| -kosana |
to quarrel |
| kosea |
mistake (make a --) |
| kosekana |
to become lacking |
| koti, (ma-) |
coat |
| kovu |
scar |
| -kua |
to grow, grow up, become aged |
| -kubali |
to agree, assent |
| -kubalika |
to be agreed |
| -kubaliwa |
to be permitted |
| -kubwa |
adult, big, mature |
| kufuli |
padlock |
| kuku |
chicken |
| kule |
over there |
| kulia |
right (hand) |
| -kulia |
to eat |
| kuliko |
than |
| kuma |
female genitals |
| kumbe ! |
word of surprise |
| kumbikumbi |
rain ant |
| -kumbuka |
to remember |
| kumbusha |
to make someone remember |
| kumi |
ten |
| -kuna |
to scratch |
| kundi, (ma-) |
group |
| kunguni |
bug |
| kunguru, (ma-) |
crow |
| kuni |
firewood |
| -kunja |
bend, fold, twist, wind round |
| -kunja |
to fold |
| -kunjua |
to unfold |
| -kunywea |
to drink |
| kupe |
tick |
| kuputu |
sound that a horse's hoofs make |
| -kusanya |
to assemble, gather up |
| kushoto |
left (hand) |
| kusi |
dry season |
| kusini |
south |
| kusudi |
so that |
| kusudi, (ma-) |
aim |
| -kuta |
to find, meet |
| -kutana |
to assemble, meet |
| kuti, (ma-) |
palm |
| kutoka |
from |
| kutu |
rust |
| -kuu |
adult, principal |
| -kuukuu |
to be used up, old |
| kuwa |
that (namely) |
| kuwa |
be |
| kuwa na |
have |
| -kuza |
to make smth grow bigger |
| kwa |
by, for, with, through |
| kwa bahati |
luckily |
| kwa ghafula |
suddenly |
| kwa haraka |
quickly |
| kwa heri ! |
good bye ! |
| kwa heri ya kuonana ! |
see you soon ! |
| kwa herini ! |
good bye all ! |
| kwa hiyo |
therefore, so |
| kwa kawaida |
usually |
| kwa kifupi |
in brief |
| kwa kusudi |
voluntarily |
| kwa kutwa |
daily |
| kwa kweli |
really |
| kwa nini ? |
why ? |
| kwa sababu gani ? |
for what reason ? |
| kwa sababu hii |
then |
| kwa sauti |
loudly |
| kwa siri |
secretly |
| -kwaa |
to knock your foot against smth |
| kwale |
partridge |
| -kwama |
to be jammed |
| kwamba |
that (namely) |
| kwanga |
rock-rabbit |
| kwanza |
first, firstly |
| kwapa |
armpit |
| kweli |
true |
| kwikwi |
hiccup |
L | |
| -la |
to eat |
| la ! |
no ! |
| labda |
maybe, perhaps |
| laini |
soft, smooth |
| -lainisha |
to make smooth |
| laki |
a hundred thousand |
| -laki |
to go to meet someone |
| lakini |
but |
| -lala |
to lie down, sleep |
| lala salama ! |
sleep well ! |
| -lamba |
to lick |
| lami |
tar |
| lawama |
reproach, blame |
| -laza |
to make someone lie down |
| lazi |
sleeping place |
| lazima |
must |
| -lazimu |
to be made to do |
| -lea |
to bring up, look after (child) |
| -legea |
to be loosened |
| -legeza |
to loosen |
| -lelea |
to bring up for |
| -lemaa |
to be mutilated |
| lengo, (ma-) |
aim |
| leo |
today |
| -leta |
to bring |
| -letea |
to bring to / for |
| -letwa |
to be brought |
| -levya |
to intoxicate |
| -lewa |
to get drunk, become intoxicated |
| li |
it is (class 5) |
| -lia |
to cry, wail, crow |
| -lika |
to be eatable |
| likizo |
holiday |
| lile |
that, that one |
| -lima |
to cultivate, dig land |
| limau, (ma-) |
lemon |
| -limwa |
to be cultivated |
| -linda |
to protect, watch over |
| -lingana |
to become equal |
| -linganisha |
to compare |
| lini ? |
when ? |
| -lipa |
to pay |
| lipu |
plaster |
| -lipwa |
to be paid |
| -lisha |
to feed |
| lita |
litre |
| livu |
leave, holiday |
| -liwa |
to be eaten |
| loo ! |
word of surprise |
| lori, (ma-) |
lorry |
| -lowa |
to soak, become wet |
| -loweka |
to soak |
| lugha |
language |
| lulu |
pearl |
| M | |
| m |
you are (plur) |
| maafa |
misfortune |
| maana |
reason, cause |
| maandamano |
procession |
| maarifa |
knowledge, news |
| macheo |
dawn |
| Machi |
March |
| machozi |
tears |
| machujo |
dregs |
| madaraka |
responsibilities |
| madhumuni |
aim |
| madini |
metal |
| madoadoa |
small dots |
| maelezo |
explanation |
| maendeleo |
development, progress |
| mafuta |
oil, cooking oil, paraffin |
| magamba |
fishscale |
| magendo |
smuggling |
| magharibi |
west |
| magugu |
weeds |
| mahala / mahali |
place |
| mahali pa |
instead of |
| mahari |
bride price |
| mahindi |
maize seeds |
| maili |
mile (measure) |
| maisha |
life |
| maiti |
corps, body |
| majani |
grass |
| maji |
water |
| majimaji |
damp, a little wet |
| majira |
space of time |
| majivu |
ashes |
| majivuno |
boasting |
| makamasi |
nasal mucus |
| makao |
place where people stay |
| makasi |
scissors |
| makende |
testicles |
| makini (kwa --) |
carefully |
| makosa |
errors |
| makubaliano |
agreement |
| makuti |
palms |
| malaika |
angel |
| mali |
fortune, wealth |
| malipo |
payment |
| -maliza |
finish |
| malkia |
queen |
| mama |
mother |
| mamba |
crocodile |
| mambo |
peg |
| manati |
catapult |
| manjano |
yellow |
| manyonya |
feathers |
| manyoya |
fur |
| maombi |
prayers |
| maonyesho |
show |
| maovu |
anything bad or wicked |
| mapacha |
twins |
| mapatano |
agreement |
| mapema |
early |
| mapenzi |
love, desire |
| mapesa |
small change |
| mapumbu |
testicles |
| mara |
time |
| mara kwa mara |
from time to time |
| mara moja |
immediately |
| mara nyingi |
often |
| marafiki |
cercle of friends |
| marahaba ! |
thank you ! |
| marehemu |
defunct person, the late |
| marimba |
hand-piano, marimba, xylophone |
| markiti |
market (in zanzibar) |
| marufuku |
interdiction |
| masalkheri ! |
good night ! |
| masamaki |
school of fish |
| mashariki |
east |
| mashindano |
competition |
| mashine |
machine |
| mashua |
boat |
| masika |
rain season |
| masimba |
herd of lions |
| masizi |
soot |
| maskini |
poor person |
| masurufu |
provisions |
| matandiko |
bedding |
| matata |
problems |
| matatizo |
problems |
| mate |
spittle |
| matokeo |
results |
| matope |
mud |
| matusi |
insults |
| maumivu |
pain, ache, hurt |
| mavi |
excreta, dung |
| mavuno |
harvesting |
| mazao |
crop |
| maziko |
burial |
| mazishi |
funeral |
| maziwa |
milk |
| mazungumzo |
talk |
| mbaazi |
peas |
| mbalamwezi |
moonlight |
| mbali (ya) |
far, far from |
| mbali mbali |
different |
| mbegu |
seed |
| mbeko / mbeleko |
piece of cloth for carrying a baby |
| mbele |
front |
| mbele (ya) |
before, in front of |
| mbili / -wili |
two |
| mbilikimo |
pygmy |
| mbingu |
sky |
| mbizi |
diving into water |
| mbolea |
manure |
| Mboga |
vegetable |
| mbogo |
buffalo |
| mboni |
pupil of eye |
| mbono / mbarika |
castor-oil plant |
| mboo |
penis |
| mbu |
mosquito |
| mbuga |
grassland, savannah |
| mbung'o |
tse-tse fly |
| mbuni, (mi-) |
coffee tree |
| mbuyu, (mi-) |
baobab |
| mbuzi |
goat |
| mbwa |
dog |
| mbwa mwitu |
wolf, wild dog |
| mbweha |
jackal |
| mchana |
day (vs. night) |
| mchanga, (mi-) |
sand |
| mchawi, (wa-) |
witch |
| mchele, (mi-) |
husked rice |
| mchezaji, (wa-) |
player |
| mchezo, (mi-) |
game |
| mchi |
pestle |
| mchicha |
spinach |
| mchikichi |
oil-palm |
| mchikichi |
palm-tree |
| mchinjaji, (wa-) |
butcher |
| mchoro, (mi-) |
drawing |
| mchungaji, (wa-) |
shepherd |
| mchungwa, mi- |
orange tree |
| mchuzi, (mi-) |
broth, gravy |
| mchwa |
termite |
| mdomo, (mi-) |
lip |
| mdudu, (wa-) |
insect |
| mea, (mi-) |
sprout |
| meko |
the three stones used for cooking |
| meli |
steamer, ship |
| mende |
cockroach |
| -menya |
pare down |
| -meremeta |
twinkle, sparkle, shine |
| meza |
table |
| -meza |
swallow |
| mfano, (mi-) |
example |
| mfanya kazi, (wa-) |
worker |
| mfaransa, (wa-) |
French (person) |
| mfu, (wa-) |
dead person |
| mfuko, (mi-) |
bag, pocket |
| mfululizo, (mi-) |
in succession |
| mfungwa, (wa-) |
captive, prisoner |
| mfuniko, (mi-) |
stopper |
| mfupa, (mi-) |
bone |
| mganga, (wa-) |
witch-doctor |
| mgeni, (wa-) |
stranger, guest |
| mgiriki, (wa-) |
Greek (person) |
| mgomba, (mi-) |
banana tree |
| mgomvi, (wa-) |
quarrelsome person |
| mgongo |
back, rear |
| mgonjwa, (wa-) |
sick person, patient |
| mguu, (mi-) |
foot, leg |
| mhindi, (wa-) |
indian (person) |
| mia |
hundred |
| milele |
for ever |
| milioni |
million |
| mimba |
fetus, pregnancy |
| mimi |
i, me |
| -mimina |
pour |
| -minya |
squeeze |
| miongoni mwa |
among |
| mita |
metre |
| mjeremani, (wa-) |
german (person) |
| mji, (mi-) |
town |
| mjinga, (wa-) |
idiot, fool |
| mjomba, (wa-) |
uncle (maternal) |
| mjukuu, (wa-) |
grandchild |
| mjusi |
lizard |
| mkaa |
charcoal |
| mkanda, (mi-) |
strap |
| mkataba, (mi-) |
contrat |
| mkate, (mi-) |
bread |
| mke, (wa-) |
wife |
| mkeka, (mi-) |
mat |
| mkenya, (wa-) |
Kenyan (person) |
| mkia, (mi-) |
tail |
| mkindu, (mi-) |
palm-tree |
| mkoba, (mi-) |
bag |
| mkojo |
urine |
| mkoloni, (wa-) |
colonial (person) |
| mkongwe, (wa-) |
old person |
| mkono, (mi-) |
arm, forearm, hand, handle |
| mkristo, (wa-) |
Christian (person) |
| mkuki, (mi-) |
spear |
| mkulima, (wa-) |
farmer |
| mkundu |
anus |
| mkunga |
eel |
| mkurugenzi, (wa-) |
director |
| mkutano, (mi-) |
meeting |
| mkuyu, (mi-) |
fig-tree |
| mlafi, (wa-) |
glutton |
| mlango, (mi-) |
door |
| mle |
there inside |
| mlemavu, (wa-) |
lame (person) |
| mlevi, (wa-) |
drunk |
| mlezi, (wa-) |
nurse |
| mlima, (mi-) |
mountain |
| mlimaji, (wa-) |
farmer |
| mlinzi, (wa-) |
gardian, protector |
| mluzi |
whistling |
| mmasai, (wa-) |
Masai |
| mmea, (mi-) |
plant |
| mnara, (mi-) |
minaret, tower |
| mnazi, (mi-) |
coconut tree |
| mno |
too much |
| mnofu, (mi-) |
flesh, meat without bones |
| mnunuzi, (wa-) |
customer |
| mnyama, (wa-) |
animal |
| -mo |
is / are there inside |
| moja |
one |
| -moja |
one |
| moja moja |
one by one |
| momonyoka |
be broken off |
| moshi, (mi-) |
smoke |
| moto, (mi-) |
fire |
| motokaa |
automobile, car |
| moyo, (mi-) |
heart |
| mpaka, (mi-) |
boundary |
| mpamba, (mi-) |
cotton plant |
| mpango, (mi-) |
plan, project |
| mpatano, (mi-) |
agreemnt |
| mpelelezi, (wa-) |
investigator |
| mpendwa, (wa-) |
loved being |
| mpenzi, (wa-) |
darling, lover |
| mpingo, (mi-) |
ebony tree |
| mpini, (mi-) |
pestle |
| mpira (wa miguu) |
football |
| mpira, (mi-) |
ball, tube |
| mpishi, (wa-) |
cook |
| mpumbavu, (wa-) |
stupid person |
| mpunga, (mi-) |
rice |
| mpwa, (wa-) |
nephew, niece |
| mpwito |
throb |
| mraba, (mi-) |
square |
| mrembo, (wa-) |
girl who looks pretty |
| msaada, (mi-) |
help |
| msafara, (mi-) |
caravan |
| msafiri, (wa-) |
traveler |
| msaidizi, (wa-) |
help, second |
| msalani |
in the lavatory |
| msamiati, (mi-) |
vocabulary |
| msasa, (mi-) |
plant or shrub with rough leaves |
| msemaji, (wa-) |
speaker |
| msemo, (mi-) |
saying |
| mshahara, (mi-) |
salary |
| mshale, (mi-) |
arrow |
| mshipa, (mi-) |
vein |
| mshipi, (mi-) |
belt |
| mshoni, (wa-) |
taylor |
| msichana, (wa-) |
young girl |
| msikiti, (mi-) |
mosque |
| msimamizi, (wa-) |
manager, overseer |
| msingi, (mi-) |
foundation |
| msitu, (mi-) |
forest |
| msomo, (mi-) |
lesson |
| msozi, (mi-) |
sun-bird |
| mstari, (mi-) |
line |
| msumari, mi- |
nail |
| msumeno, (mi-) |
saw |
| mswaki, (mi-) |
toothbrush |
| mtaa, (mi-) |
quarter, part of a town |
| mtaalamu, (wa-) |
learned person, expert, professor |
| mtalii, (wa-) |
tourist |
| mtama, (mi-) |
sorghum, millet, eleusine |
| mtambo, (mi-) |
machine |
| mtanzania, (wa-) |
Tanzanian (person) |
| mtawala, (wa-) |
gouvernor |
| mtazamji, (wa-) |
spectator |
| mtego, (mi-) |
trap |
| mtelemko, (mi-) |
slope |
| mtemi, (wa-) |
chief |
| mti, (mi-) |
tree |
| mtihani, (mi-) |
examination |
| mto, (mi) |
pillow |
| mto, (mi-) |
river |
| mtondo |
within three days |
| mtondo goo |
the fourth day |
| mtoto, (wa-) |
child |
| mtu, (wa-) |
person, (people) |
| mtukufu, wa- |
exalted person |
| mtulivu, wa- |
quiet person |
| mtumba, (mi-) |
bundle, parcel |
| mtumbwi, (mi-) |
boat, canoe |
| mtume, (wa-) |
messenger |
| mtumishi, (wa-) |
servant |
| mtumwa, (wa-) |
slave |
| mtungi, (mi-) |
pot (water) |
| mtungi, (mi-) |
jug, clay pitcher |
| mtunza, (wa-) |
care giver, baby sitter |
| muda |
time |
| muda gani ? |
how long ? |
| muhimu |
important |
| muhindi, (mi-) |
corn, maize |
| muhogo, (mi-) |
cassava |
| -mulika |
to shine |
| mume, (wa-) |
husband |
| mundu, (mi-) |
sickle |
| Mungu |
God |
| muwa, (mi-) |
sugar cane |
| muziki |
music |
| mvi |
hair (grey) |
| mvinyo |
wine |
| mviringo, (mi-) |
circle |
| mvivu, (wa-) |
lazy person |
| mvua |
rain |
| mvulana, (wa-) |
young man |
| mvuo |
bellows |
| mvuvi, (wa-) |
fisherman |
| mwafrika, (wa-) |
African (person) |
| -mwaga |
to pour |
| -mwagika |
to be poured |
| mwaka, (mi-) |
year |
| mwali |
girl at puberty, bride |
| mwaliko, (mi-) |
loud snap / clap |
| mwalimu, (wa-) |
teacher |
| mwamba |
rock (flat) |
| mwaminifu, (wa-) |
believer, faithful |
| mwana kondoo |
lamb |
| mwana, (wa-) |
child, son, daughter |
| mwanachama, (w-) |
member, partisan |
| mwanadamu, (wa-) |
human being |
| mwanafunzi, (wa-) |
pupil, student |
| mwanamke, (wa-) |
woman |
| mwananchi, (w-) |
citizen |
| mwanaserere, (wa-) |
doll |
| mwanasheria, (wa-) |
lawyer |
| mwanaume, (wa-) |
man |
| mwandazi, (wa-) |
confectioner, caterer |
| mwanga, (mi-) |
light |
| mwangavu, (wa-) |
intelligent person |
| mwanzi, (mi-) |
bamboo |
| mwanzo, (mi-) |
beginning |
| mwarabu, (wa-) |
Arab (person) |
| mwashi, (wa-) |
masson |
| mwasia, (wa-) |
Asian (person) |
| mwavuli, (mi-) |
umbrella |
| mwayo, (mi-) |
yawn |
| mwembe, (mi-) |
mango tree |
| mwembe, mi- |
manguier |
| mwendeshaji, (w-) |
conducteur |
| mwendo, (mi-) |
journey, movement |
| mwenge |
torch |
| mwenyeji, (w-) |
inhabitant, villager |
| mwenyekiti, (w-) |
chairman |
| mwenyewe |
owner |
| mwenyewe |
self |
| mwenyezi Mungu |
Lord God |
| mwenzi, (w-) |
companion, friend |
| mwewe |
hawk |
| mwezi ujao |
next month |
| mwezi uliopita |
last month |
| mwezi, (mi-) |
moon, month |
| mwiba, (mi-) |
thorn |
| mwiko, (mi-) |
spoon, trowel |
| mwili, (mi-) |
body |
| mwimbaji, (wa-) |
singer |
| mwindaji, (wa-) |
hunter |
| mwingereza, (wa-) |
English (person) |
| mwisho, (mi-) |
end, in the end, finaly |
| mwishowe |
in the end |
| mwislamu, (wa-) |
Muslim, Moslem (person) |
| mwitalia, (wa-) |
Italian (person) |
| mwito, (mi-) |
call |
| mwizi, (wezi) |
thief |
| mwongo, (wa-) |
liar |
| mwota ndoto, (wa-) |
dreamer |
| mwumiko, (mi-) |
cupping-horn |
| mwungwana, (wa-) |
gentleman |
| mwuzaji, (wa-) |
seller |
| mzanzibari, (wa-) |
Zanzibarian (person) |
| mzazi, (wa-) |
parent |
| mzee, (wa-) |
old person |
| mzigo, (mi-) |
load |
| mzimu, (mi-) |
ghost, spirit |
| mzinga, (mi-) |
beehive |
| mzinga, (mi-) |
cannon |
| mzingi, (mi-) |
weaver-bird |
| mzizi, (mi-) |
root |
| mzoga, (mi-) |
corpse |
| mzungu, (wa-) |
white man |
| N | |
| na |
and, with |
| naam ! |
yes ? |
| nafaka |
grain |
| nafasi |
space, time |
| nakala |
copy |
| namba / nambari |
number |
| namna |
kind, sort |
| nanasi, (ma-) |
pineapple |
| -nane |
eight |
| nani ? |
who ? |
| nasibu |
chance, lottery |
| -nawa |
to wash one's hands |
| nazi |
coconut |
| ncha |
point, tip of something |
| nchi |
country |
| ndama |
calf |
| ndani (ya) |
inside |
| ndege |
bird |
| ndege |
plane |
| ndevu |
beard |
| ndi- |
this is indeed |
| ndimu |
lime |
| ndiyo |
yes, that is so |
| ndizi |
banana |
| ndoa |
marriage, wedding |
| ndoana |
hook (for fish) |
| ndoo |
bucket, pall |
| ndoto |
dream |
| ndovu |
elephant |
| ndugu |
brother, comrade |
| neema |
grace |
| nenda ! |
go ! |
| -nene |
big |
| -nenepa |
to become fat |
| neno, (ma-) |
word |
| -ng'aa |
to be shining |
| ngalawa |
outrigger canoe |
| -ngali |
still |
| ng'ambo (ya) |
on the other side, foreign country |
| ngamia |
camel |
| ngano |
wheat |
| ngao |
shield |
| -ngapi ? |
how many ? |
| -ngara |
to glitter |
| ngawa |
civet-cat |
| ngazi |
ladder |
| nge |
scorpion |
| ngiri |
warthog |
| -ng'oa |
uproot |
| -ngoja |
to wait |
| -ngojana |
to wait for each other |
| -ng'oka |
to be uprooted |
| -ng'olewa |
to be uprooted |
| ngoma |
dance, drum |
| ng'ombe |
cow, cattle |
| ngozi |
leather |
| ngumi |
fist |
| nguo |
cloth |
| -nguruma |
to growl, roar (eg. lion) |
| ngurumo |
thunder |
| nguruwe |
pig |
| nguruwe |
cochon |
| nguruwe |
pig |
| nguvu |
strength, force |
| nguzo |
pillar, post, column |
| ni |
is, are, am |
| ni mzima |
i'm well |
| nia |
intention, aim |
| -ning'inia |
to swing |
| nini |
what ? |
| ninyi |
you (plur) |
| njaa |
famine, hunger |
| nje (ya) |
outside |
| njema ! |
well ! |
| njia |
road, path, way |
| njia panda |
fork in a road |
| njiwa |
pigeon |
| njugu |
groundnut |
| -nne |
four |
| -noa |
to sharpen (edge), whet |
| -nono |
big, fat (animal) |
| noti |
note |
| Novemba |
November |
| nta |
wax |
| -nuka |
to smell bad |
| -nukia |
to smell good |
| nundu |
hump |
| nung'unika |
grumble |
| nungunungu |
porcupine |
| -nunua |
to buy |
| nuru |
light |
| -nusa |
to smell smth |
| nusu |
half |
| nusura |
almost |
| -nya |
defecate |
| -nyakua |
to snatch |
| nyama |
meat |
| nyamaza |
to be quiet, remain silent |
| -nyang'anya |
to steal, cheat |
| nyani |
ape, monkey |
| nyanya |
grandmother |
| nyanya |
tomato |
| -nyanyua |
to lift, pull up |
| nyasi |
grass |
| nyati |
buffalo |
| -nyauka |
to wither |
| -nyemelea |
to stalk |
| nyenje |
beetle |
| nyerere |
wire |
| -nyesha |
to rain |
| -nyima |
to be mean |
| -nyoa |
to shave |
| nyoka |
snake |
| -nyonga |
to twist the nake of an animal |
| nyongo |
bile, gall-bladder |
| -nyonya |
to suck out, suck (in mouth) |
| nyonyo |
castor-oil bean |
| -nyooka |
to become straight |
| -nyoosha |
to straighten |
| nyota |
star |
| nyuki |
bee |
| nyuma |
back, rear, behind |
| nyumba |
house |
| nyundo |
hammer |
| nyungunyungu |
worm |
| -nyunyizia |
to sprinkle |
| -nywa |
drink |
| -nyweka |
to be drinkable |
| nywele |
hair |
| -nywewa |
to be drunk |
| nzi |
fly |
| nzige |
locust |
| nzuri ! |
well ! |
| O | |
| -o -ote |
any at all |
| -oa |
to marry (a wife) |
| -oga |
to take a bath, wash oneself |
| -ogelea |
to swim |
| -ogopa |
to fear, be afraid |
| -ogopesha |
to frighten |
| oili |
engine oil |
| -oka |
to bake in ashes |
| -okoa |
to redeem, save someone |
| -okota |
to pick up |
| Oktoba |
October |
| -olewa |
to be married (by a husband) |
| -omba |
to ask for, beg |
| -omboleza |
to cry, wail |
| -ona |
to see, find |
| -onana |
to see each other |
| -ondoa |
to take smth away, dislodge, remove |
| -ondoka |
to leave, go away, begin a trip |
| -ondolea |
to remove to / for |
| -ondolewa |
to be removed |
| -onea |
to bully, illtreat, harass |
| -onekana |
to be visible |
| -ongea |
to chat |
| -ongea |
to talk |
| -ongeza |
to add to |
| -ongeza |
to increase |
| -ongezeka |
to be increased |
| -ongopa |
to tell lies |
| -ongoza |
to steer, lead the way |
| -onwa |
to be seen |
| -onya |
to warn |
| -onyesha |
to show |
| orodha |
list |
| -ororo / nyororo |
smooth, soft |
| -osha |
to wash smth |
| -ota |
to dream |
| -ota |
to grow, sprout |
| -ota |
to warm (on fire) |
| -ote |
all, whole |
| -ovu |
bad |
| ovyo |
any way |
| ovyo ovyo |
baddly |
| -oza |
to become rotten, be spoiled |
| -ozesha |
to rot, ferment |
| P | |
| -pa |
to give |
| paa |
impala, antelope, buck |
| paa |
roof |
| -paa |
to go up |
| -paaza |
to make smth go up |
| -pagawa |
become mad |
| pahali |
place |
| paja, (ma-) |
thigh |
| paka |
cat |
| -paka |
to apply, spread, paint |
| paka shume |
wild cat |
| pakacha, (ma-) |
little basket |
| -pakana |
to border on |
| -pakia |
to pack |
| -pakua |
to dish up food |
| pale |
there |
| pale pale |
at this very moment |
| -palilia |
to weed |
| pamba |
cotton |
| -pambanua |
to differentiate |
| pambazuko |
dawn, light of morning |
| pambo, (ma-) |
decoration |
| pamoja |
together |
| -pana |
large |
| pancha |
puncture |
| -panda |
to ascend, go up, climb up |
| -panda |
to plant, sow |
| -panga |
to arrange, plan |
| -panga |
to rent |
| panga, (ma-) |
cutlass, matchet |
| pango |
cave, hole |
| -pangusa |
to wipe, rub off, sweep, dust |
| panya |
rat, mouse |
| panzi |
grasshoper |
| papa |
shark |
| papai, (ma-) |
pawpaw, papaya |
| -papasa |
to stroke, touch gently with the hand |
| papasi, (ma-) |
tick |
| papo hapo |
immediately |
| -parua |
to scrape |
| -pasa |
to be convenient |
| -pasua |
to split, saw, cut open, chop up, tear |
| pasuka |
to burst open, crack, become split |
| -pata |
to get, obtain |
| -pata mimba |
to become pregnant |
| -patana |
to agree together |
| patasi |
chisel |
| -patia |
to obtain for |
| -patikana |
to be obtainable |
| -patwa |
to be obtained |
| -payuka |
to babble |
| pazia, (ma-) |
curtain |
| peke / pekee |
being alone |
| peke yake |
by oneself, alone |
| -pekecha |
to rub fire with firestick |
| -peleka |
to send, carry away |
| -pelekea |
to send smth to someone |
| pelele |
rock-rabbit |
| -peleleza |
to spy |
| pembe |
horn, tusk |
| pembe |
corner |
| -pembea |
to swing |
| -penda |
to like, love |
| -pendana |
to love each other |
| -pendea |
to love for |
| -pendelea |
to have a special liking |
| -pendeleza |
to cause to favour |
| -pendewa |
to be loved for |
| -pendeza |
to please |
| -pendezeka |
to be pleasant |
| -pendwa |
to be loved |
| -penga |
to blow nose |
| pengine |
maybe, perhaps |
| -pepea |
to wave in the air |
| -pepeta |
to winnow |
| pepo |
spirit |
| pera, (ma-) |
guava |
| peremende |
sweets |
| pesa |
money |
| pete |
ring |
| petroli |
petrol |
| -pewa |
to be given |
| -pi ? |
which ? |
| pia |
top (i.e. toy) |
| pia |
also, too |
| picha |
photo, picture |
| -piga |
to hit, shoot at |
| -piga bao |
to divine |
| -piga kelele |
to cry out, make a noise |
| -piga kite |
to groan |
| -piga kura |
to vote |
| -piga mabawa |
to flap wings |
| -piga magoti |
to kneel |
| -piga makofi |
to clap hands |
| -piga mluzi |
to whistle |
| -piga mwayo |
to yawn |
| -piga ngoma |
to beat drum |
| -piga pasi |
to iron |
| -piga picha |
to take a photo |
| -piga vigelegele |
to ululate |
| -pigana |
to fight |
| -pigania |
to fight for smth |
| -pigia |
to hit for |
| -pigika |
to be hit |
| -pigisha |
to make hit |
| pigo, (ma-) |
knock |
| -pigwa |
to be hit |
| -pika |
to cook, boil |
| pikipiki |
moto |
| -pikwa |
to be cooked |
| pili / piri |
puff-adder |
| pili |
the second one |
| pilipili |
pepper |
| -pima |
to measure |
| -pinda |
to become bent, become crooked |
| -pinda |
to hem, wind round |
| pindi |
coil |
| -pindua |
to alter, change, turn |
| -pinduka |
to be overturned, changed |
| -pinga |
to contradict |
| pipa, (ma-) |
drum |
| -pita |
to pass |
| -pitia |
to pass through |
| -pitisha |
to make pass |
| -po (ipo, zipo, wapo, etc.) |
is there, are there |
| -poa |
to become cold, cool down |
| -poa |
to get well |
| pofu |
eland |
| -pokea |
to take, receive |
| -pokelea |
to receive for |
| pole ! |
sorry |
| pole pole |
slowly |
| polisi, (ma-) |
police policeman |
| pombe |
local beer |
| -pona |
to get well, be cured |
| -ponya |
to cure someone |
| popo |
bat |
| pori, (ma-) |
bush, savannah, grassland |
| posho |
portion |
| posta |
post office |
| -potea |
to disappear, get lost |
| -poteza |
to lose, cause to get lost |
| povu |
foam, froth |
| pua |
nose |
| -pukuchua |
to thresh corn |
| -pukuta |
to shake off |
| -puliza |
to blow |
| -pulizia |
to blow on smth or into smth |
| pumba |
chaff |
| -pumua |
to breathe |
| pumzi |
breath |
| -pumzika |
to rest |
| punda |
donkey |
| punda milia |
zebra |
| punde |
a little (time) |
| -punga |
to swing, sway |
| -pungua |
to become few |
| -punguka |
to be reduced |
| -punguza |
to reduce |
| pwani |
shore of the sea |
| -pya |
new |
| R | |
| raba |
rubber |
| radhi |
pardon, blessing |
| radi |
clap of thunder |
| rafiki, (ma-) |
friend |
| raha |
joy |
| rahisi |
cheap,easy |
| raia |
citizen |
| rais, (ma-) |
president |
| ramani |
map, plan |
| -ramba / -lamba |
to lick, lick up |
| -randa |
to gambol |
| rangi |
color |
| rasmi |
official |
| ratili |
pound (measure) |
| redio |
radio |
| -refu |
long, high |
| -refuka |
to become deep, become long |
| rehema |
mercy, pity |
| reli |
rail |
| rifarii |
referee |
| rika |
age group |
| rinda, (ma-) |
dress, skirt |
| ripoti |
report |
| risasi |
lead, bullet |
| -rithi |
to inherit |
| riziki |
provisions |
| riziki |
means of subsistence |
| robo |
quart |
| -roga |
to bewitch |
| roho |
soul |
| -rudi |
come back, go back, return |
| -rudia |
to return for / to |
| -rudiana |
to come back to each other |
| -rudisha |
to give back |
| ruhusa |
permission |
| -ruhusu |
to give permission |
| -ruka |
to fly, jump, jump over |
| rula |
ruler |
| -runda |
to heap up |
| rundo |
heap |
| rungu, (ma-) |
big stick, with a knob at the end |
| -rusha |
to make smth jump |
| S | |
| saa |
watch, clock, hour |
| saa ngapi ? |
what time is it ? |
| saba |
seven |
| sababu |
reason |
| sabini |
seventy |
| sabuni |
soap |
| -sadiki |
to believe |
| safari |
journey |
| safari njema ! |
have a good journey ! |
| safi |
clean |
| -safiri |
to travel |
| -safisha |
clean |
| safu |
line of objects |
| -saga |
to grind |
| sahani |
plate |
| -sahau |
to forget |
| -sahaulia |
to forget to |
| -sahaulika |
to be forgotten |
| -sahauliwa |
to be forgotten |
| sahihi |
correct |
| -saidia |
to help |
| -saidiana |
to help each other |
| sakafu |
floor |
| sala |
prayer |
| salaam |
greetings |
| salama ! |
hello ! fine ! |
| -sali |
to pray |
| -salia |
to be left over |
| -salimia |
to say hello to |
| -salimu |
to greet |
| saluti |
salute |
| -samaheka |
to be forgiven |
| samaki |
fish |
| -sambaa |
to sprawl, spread |
| sambamba |
to be side by side |
| -sambaza |
to scatter, spread |
| -samehe |
to forgive |
| -samehea |
to forgive to |
| -sameheana |
to forgive each other |
| -samehewa |
to be forgiven |
| samli |
ghee |
| sana |
very, very much |
| sanaa |
art, handicraft |
| sanamu |
statue |
| sanduku, (ma-) |
box |
| sarafu |
coin |
| sarufi |
grammar |
| sasa |
now |
| sasa hivi |
at once, immediately |
| sauti |
voice |
| sawa |
equal |
| sawa sawa |
the same |
| -sawazisha |
to put in order |
| sayansi |
science |
| sayari |
planet |
| sebule |
hall, entrance |
| sehemu |
part, piece |
| sekondari |
secondary |
| -sema |
to say, speak; slander |
| semezana |
talk to each other about smth |
| senene |
grasshopper |
| sentensi |
sentence |
| senti |
cent |
| Septemba |
September |
| seremala, (ma-) |
carpenter |
| serikali |
government |
| shaba |
copper |
| shairi, (ma-) |
poetry |
| shamba, (ma-) |
farm |
| -shambuliwa |
to be attacked |
| -shangaa |
to admire, be surprised |
| shangazi |
aunt (paternal) |
| -shangilia |
to sing, shout out of joy |
| sharti, (ma-) |
obligation |
| shati, (ma-) |
shirt |
| shauri, (ma-) |
advice, plan |
| shavu, (ma-) |
cheek |
| -shawishi |
to entice |
| shemeji |
brother-in-law, sister-in-law |
| sherehe |
rejoicings |
| -sherehekea |
to rejoice |
| sheria |
law |
| shetani, (ma-) |
devil |
| -shiba |
to be satiated |
| shida |
trouble, difficulty |
| -shika |
to hold |
| -shikamana |
to stick to smth |
| shikamoo ! |
my respects ! |
| -shikana |
to hold on to each other |
| shilingi |
shilling |
| shimo, (ma-) |
hole, pit |
| -shinda |
to spend the time away |
| -shinda |
to overcome, surpass, be difficult for |
| -shindana |
to compete |
| -shindilia |
to ram in |
| -shindwa |
to fail |
| shingo |
neck |
| -shirikiana |
to cooperate |
| shoka, (ma-) |
axe |
| -shona |
to sew |
| shtaka, (ma-) |
accusation |
| -shtaki |
to accuse |
| -shtua |
to startle |
| -shtuka |
to be startled |
| shughuli |
affair, occupation |
| -shughulika |
to be busy |
| -shuhudia |
to witness |
| shujaa, (ma-) |
hero |
| -shuka |
to descend, come down |
| shuka, (ma-) |
bed sheet |
| shukrani |
thanks |
| -shukuru |
to thank |
| shule |
school |
| -shupavu |
brave, firm |
| -shutumika |
to be insulted |
| -shutumu |
to insult, abuse |
| shwari |
calm, smooth |
| si |
is not, are not |
| siafu |
ant (brown) |
| siagi |
butter, margarine |
| sifa |
praises |
| -sifu |
to praise, admire |
| sigara |
cigarette |
| -sihi |
to ask, beg |
| sijambo ! |
I'm fine ! |
| siki |
vinegar |
| -sikia |
to hear |
| -sikika |
to be heard |
| -sikiliza |
to listen |
| sikio, (ma-) |
ear |
| -sikitika |
to be sorry |
| -sikiza |
to make someone hear smth |
| siku |
day (24 hours) |
| sikukuu |
holiday |
| sikuzote |
everyday |
| silaha |
arm, weapon |
| -simama |
to stand, stop |
| -simamisha |
to stop smth |
| simba |
lion |
| -simika |
to stick into ground |
| simile |
move out of the way please ! |
| simu |
telephone |
| -simulia |
to narrate |
| sindano |
injection, needle |
| -sindikiza |
to accompany |
| sinema |
cinema |
| -sinzia |
to be sleepy |
| siri |
secret |
| sisi |
we, us |
| sisimizi |
small ant |
| sita |
six |
| -sita |
to hang back, be undecided |
| -sitawi |
to flourish, prosper, develop |
| sitini |
sixty |
| siyo |
no |
| skauti, (ma-) |
scout |
| skuli |
school |
| soda |
soda, sweet drink |
| -sogea |
to move closer to smth |
| soko, (ma-) |
market |
| -sokota |
to twist (rope) |
| soksi |
sock |
| -soma |
to read |
| -somea |
to read for / to |
| -somesha |
to teach someone |
| somo, (ma-) |
lesson |
| -somwa |
to be read |
| -songa |
to press together |
| -songea |
to move |
| soni |
shame |
| -staajabu |
to be very surprised |
| -stahili |
to be worthy of smth |
| stakabadhi |
receipt |
| starehe ! |
to be at ease ! |
| stesheni |
station |
| subalkheri ! |
good morning ! |
| subira |
patience |
| -subiri |
to wait |
| sufuria |
cooking pan |
| -sugua |
to rub |
| -suka |
to plait (hair, mat) |
| sukari |
sugar |
| -sukuma |
to push |
| -sukumana |
to push each other |
| -sumbua |
to bother someone |
| sumu |
poison |
| sungura |
hare, rabbit |
| supu |
soup, sauce |
| sura |
face, appearance |
| suruali |
trousers |
| swala |
antelope |
| swali, (ma-) |
question |
| sweta |
sweater, jersey |
| T | |
| taa |
lamp |
| taabu |
trouble |
| taarifa |
report, bulletin |
| tabia |
condition |
| tabibu |
doctor |
| tafadhali |
please |
| -tafuna |
to chew |
| -tafuta |
to seek, search for |
| -taga |
to lay eggs |
| -tagaa |
to straddle |
| tai |
vulture, eagle |
| tai |
tie |
| taifa, (ma-) |
nation, country |
| tajiri, (ma-) |
rich |
| -tajirika |
to become rich |
| -taka |
to want |
| -takata |
to be very clean and bright |
| takataka |
refuse, rubbish |
| -takiwa |
to be wanted |
| -tamani |
to desire |
| -tambaa |
to crawl |
| -tambua |
to recognize |
| -tamka |
to pronounce |
| -tamu |
delicious, sweet |
| -tandaza |
to spread smth out |
| -tandika |
to spread out smth |
| tandu |
centipede |
| tang' |
sound of a coin when it falls |
| tanga, (ma-) |
sail |
| -tangaza |
to proclaim, announce |
| tangazo, (ma-) |
notice, announcement |
| tangu |
since |
| -tangulia |
to precede, go first, lead the way |
| tano |
five |
| -tanua |
to open smth wide |
| Tanzania |
Tanzanie |
| -tapakaa |
to spread out all over |
| -tapika |
to vomit |
| tapwi |
sound of smth when it falls in the mud |
| taratibu |
slowly, steadily |
| tarehe |
date |
| tasa |
barren woman |
| -tata |
to tangle, confuse |
| -tatanisha |
to interlace |
| tatizo, (ma-) |
trouble |
| tatu |
three |
| -tatua |
to tear, tear off |
| taulo |
towel |
| -tawala |
to rule over |
| tawi, (ma-) |
branch |
| taya |
jaw |
| tayari |
ready |
| -tayarisha |
to prepare |
| -tazama |
to look, look at, face towards |
| -tega |
to set trap |
| -tegemea |
to depend on smth else |
| -tegua |
to take out of trap |
| teka |
pillage, looting |
| -teka |
to take water from somewhere |
| teke, (ma-) |
kick |
| tele |
abundant, a lot of |
| televisheni |
television |
| -teleza |
to make smth fall, slip |
| -tema |
to spit |
| -tema |
to cut smth up |
| -tembea |
to travel, walk, wander about |
| -tembeza |
to walk someone |
| tembo |
elephant |
| tena |
again |
| -tenda |
to act, do smth |
| tende |
date (fruit) |
| -tendea |
to treat well |
| -tenga |
to separate |
| -tenganisha |
to separate |
| tengemaa |
to become level |
| -tengeneza |
to repair |
| -teseka |
to afflict, cause trouble |
| teso, (ma-) |
suffering, pain, adversity |
| tete, (ma-) |
reed |
| -tetea |
to speak for someone |
| -tetema |
to shiver |
| -tetemeka |
to tremble, shake |
| tezo |
adze |
| thamani |
value |
| thelathini |
thirty |
| theluji |
snow |
| themanini |
eighty |
| thumuni |
eighth |
| thumuni |
fifty cent coin |
| -tia |
to put |
| -tia sahihi |
to sign |
| tiara |
kite |
| tiba |
cure |
| -tibu |
to cure (an invalid) |
| -tii |
to obey |
| -tikisa |
to make smth move or shake |
| -tikisika |
to move, shake |
| -tilia |
to put smth in |
| -timia |
to be finished |
| timu |
team |
| -tiririka |
to flow |
| -tiririka |
to move along like water |
| tisa |
nine |
| -tisha |
to frighten |
| tisini |
ninety |
| titi, (ma-) |
breast |
| -toa |
to remove, hand over |
| -toa hongo |
to pay tribute |
| -toa mwiba |
to extract a thorn |
| -toba |
to repent |
| -toboa |
to pierce |
| tochi |
torch |
| tofali, (ma-) |
brick |
| tofauti |
difference |
| togwa |
drink |
| -toka |
to come from |
| -toka jasho |
to perspire |
| -toka nje |
to go out, come out |
| -tolewa |
to be removed |
| -tomba |
to copulate |
| -tona |
to fall drop by drop |
| tone, (ma-) |
drop |
| -tonesha |
to hurt (a sore) |
| -toroka |
to escape |
| -tosha |
to be sufficient, be enough |
| -tosheka |
to be sufficient |
| -tota |
to sink, drown |
| tu |
only |
| tu |
we are |
| -tua |
to put down |
| -tubu |
to repent |
| -tukana |
to abuse |
| -tukana |
to rumble |
| -tukia |
to happen |
| -tukuka |
to be estimated |
| -tulia |
to be quiet |
| -tuliza |
to calm someone down, pacify |
| -tuma |
to send, employ |
| -tumaini |
to hope |
| tumbaku |
tobacco (leaf) |
| tumbili |
monkey |
| tumbo, (ma-) |
stomach, abdomen, belly |
| -tumia |
to use |
| -tumika |
to be used |
| -tumikia |
to serve |
| -tumwa |
to be used |
| tunda, (ma-) |
fruit |
| -tundika |
to hang up |
| tundu, (ma-) |
hole ( in wall) |
| tungule |
tomato (in zanzibar) |
| -tunza |
to support |
| -tupa |
to throw |
| -tupa mke |
to desert wife |
| -tupia |
to throw to, throw smth at someone |
| -tupu |
empty, naked |
| tuta, (ma-) |
mound of earth for planting |
| tutaonana ! |
see you again ! |
| -twanga |
to pound, beat |
| twiga |
girafe |
| -twika |
to put up (a load on s.o.) |
| U | |
| u |
you are, it is |
| u hali gani ? |
how is your health ? |
| u mzima ? |
are you well ? |
| ua |
fence |
| -ua |
to kill |
| ua, (ma-) |
flower |
| ua, (nyua) |
courtyard |
| -uana |
to kill each other |
| -uawa |
to be killed |
| ubaguzi |
segregation |
| ubaguzi wa rangi |
discrimination, racism |
| ubahili |
stinginess |
| ubao, (bao) |
board |
| ubavu, (mbavu) |
rib |
| ubawa |
wing |
| ubaya |
badness |
| ubishi |
quarrel |
| uboho |
bone marrow |
| ubongo |
brain |
| ubovu |
rottenness |
| ubwabwa |
gruel, rice soup |
| uchache |
scarcity |
| uchafu |
dirt |
| uchaguzi |
election |
| uchawi |
witchcraft |
| uchoyo |
greed, greediness |
| uchumi |
economy of a country |
| uchungu |
painful hurt, being bitter |
| udelele / udende |
sticky saliva |
| udevu, (ndevu) |
hair of beard, beard |
| -udhika |
to take offence |
| udogo |
smallness |
| udongo |
soil |
| udongo ulaya |
cement |
| udongo wa mfinyanzi |
clay |
| ufa, (nyufa) |
crack |
| ufagio, (fagio) |
broom |
| ufalme |
kingdom |
| Ufaransa |
France |
| ufito (fito) |
long thin stick |
| ufuko |
shore of the sea |
| ufundi |
skill |
| ufunguo, (funguo) |
key |
| ufupi |
shortness |
| ugali |
maize meal |
| Uganda |
Uganda |
| ugeni |
abroad |
| ugomvi, (magomvi) |
quarrel |
| ugonjwa, (magonjwa) |
illness |
| -ugua |
become ill, get sick, feel bad |
| Uhabeshi |
Ethiopia |
| uhai |
life, being alive |
| uharibifu |
destruction |
| Uhindi |
India |
| uhuru |
freedom, liberty |
| Uingereza |
England |
| ujamaa |
kinship, community |
| ujana |
youth |
| ujanja |
cunning |
| ujenzi, (majenzi) |
building smth |
| Ujerumani |
Germany |
| uji |
porridge |
| ujinga |
stupidity |
| ujuzi |
skill, wisdom, knowledge |
| ukali |
acidity, fierceness |
| ukanda, (kanda) |
belt |
| ukarimu |
generosity |
| uke wenza |
polygamy |
| uki |
honey |
| ukili, (kili) |
narrow strip of leaf for weaving mats |
| ukindu, (kindu) |
palm-frond used for making baskets |
| ukingo, (kingo) |
edge of a river |
| ukoko |
hard crust of rice |
| ukoma |
leprosy |
| ukono |
tendril |
| ukoo, (koo) |
clan, family |
| ukosefu |
lack |
| ukubwa |
bigness |
| ukucha, (kucha) |
fingernail, claw |
| ukulima |
farming |
| ukumbusho |
souvenir, remembrance |
| ukunde (kunde) |
kind of bean |
| ukungu |
fog, mist, rain mist |
| ukuni, (kuni) |
fire wood |
| ukurasa, (kurasa) |
page |
| ukuta, (kuta) |
wall |
| ukwato, (kwato) |
hoof |
| ulaya |
europe |
| ule |
that, that one |
| ulezi |
millet, eleusine, sorghum |
| ulimbo |
birdlime |
| ulimi, (ndimi) |
tongue |
| ulimwengu |
world |
| -uliza |
ask |
| uma |
bee-sting |
| -uma |
bite, sting, hurt |
| uma, (nyuma) |
fork |
| umande |
dew |
| umaskini |
poverty |
| -umba |
create |
| umbali |
distance |
| -ume |
male |
| umeme |
lightning, electricity |
| -umia |
to be painful |
| -umika |
to bleed by cupping |
| umiko |
cupping-horn |
| -umiza |
to cause pain |
| umoja |
unity |
| umri |
age |
| umuhimu |
importance |
| -umuka |
to boil over, froth over |
| -umwa |
to suffer, have pain |
| undugu |
brotherhood, sisterhood |
| unga |
flour |
| -unga |
to join by tying |
| -ungana |
to join together |
| ungo, (maungo) |
joint |
| -ungua |
to be burnt, be singed |
| Unguja |
Zanzibar island |
| -unguza |
to singe |
| unono |
comfort |
| unyasi, (nyasi) |
leaf of grass |
| unyayo |
footprint |
| unyimi |
stinginess |
| unyoya, (manyoya) |
feather |
| unyusi |
eyebrow |
| unywele, (nywele) |
cheveux |
| unywele, (nywele) |
hair |
| uongo |
lie |
| upa(r)a |
baldness |
| upakaji |
spreading colour with a brush |
| upana |
width |
| upande, (pande) |
side |
| upanga, (panga) |
machete, bush-knife |
| upele |
itch (craw-craw) |
| upendano |
mutual love |
| upendeleo |
inclination, favoritism |
| upendo |
love |
| upepo, (pepo) |
wind, evil spirits |
| upesi |
quickly |
| upinde |
bow |
| upole |
quietness |
| upumbavu |
stupidity |
| upungufu |
rarefaction |
| upya |
again |
| uraia |
citizenship |
| urefu |
height, length |
| Ureno |
Portugal |
| Urusi |
Rusia |
| usafi |
cleanliness |
| usaha |
pus |
| usahaulifu |
forgetfulness |
| usalama |
peace |
| usawa |
equality |
| useremala |
carpentry |
| ushanga, (shanga) |
bead |
| ushi, (nyushi) |
eyebrow |
| ushinde |
defeat |
| ushirika |
cooperative |
| ushonaji |
sewing |
| ushuru |
tax, customs duty |
| ushuzi |
wind per anum |
| usiku |
night |
| usiku mwema ! |
good night ! |
| usingizi |
sleep, sleepiness |
| uso, (nyuso) |
face |
| ustaarabu |
civilization |
| ustadi |
being skilful |
| usukuma |
pays sukuma |
| uta, (nyuta) |
bow |
| utaa |
platform |
| utajiri |
riches |
| utambi, (tambi) |
wick |
| utambuzi |
wisdom |
| utamu |
flavor (pleasant) |
| utando |
spider's web |
| ute |
sticky saliva |
| utelezi |
slipperiness |
| uti |
shaft, arrowshaft |
| uti wa mgongo |
backbone |
| utoto |
childhood |
| utulivu |
calm, tranquility |
| utumbo |
intestines |
| utumwa |
slavery |
| uuguzi |
being a nurse |
| uvimbe |
swelling |
| uvivu |
lazyness |
| uvumbi, (vumbi) |
grain of dust, dust |
| uvumbuzi |
exploration, discovering places |
| uvundo |
smell |
| uwayo |
footprint, sole of foot |
| uwezo |
ability, capability |
| uwizi |
theft |
| uyoga |
mushroom |
| -uza |
to sell |
| uzee |
old age |
| uzi, (nyuzi) |
thread, string |
| uzima |
life |
| uzito |
weight |
| uzuri |
beauty |
| V | |
| -vaa |
to wear, put on clothes |
| -valisha |
to dress |
| vazi, (ma-) |
garment, clothes |
| vema |
well |
| vi |
they are |
| viazi ulaya |
potatoes |
| vibaya |
badly |
| vifaa |
equipment |
| vigumu |
difficult |
| vile |
those ones over there |
| vile |
in that way |
| vile vile |
also |
| -vimba |
to swell |
| vingine |
in another way |
| vita |
war |
| vivi hivi |
so so |
| -vivu |
lazy |
| vivyo |
the same way |
| vivyo hivyo |
exactly the same |
| vizuri |
well |
| -vua |
to take off clothes, undress |
| -vua |
to fish |
| -vuja |
to leak |
| -vuka |
to cross river |
| -vuka |
be taken off (clothes) |
| -vuma |
to roar, buzz, groal |
| vumbi, (ma-) |
dust |
| -vumilia |
to go on doing smth, stand, bear |
| -vuna |
to harvest |
| -vundika |
to ripen artificially |
| -vunja |
to break, smash |
| -vunjika |
to be broken |
| -vuruga |
to stir up |
| -vusha |
to make smth or s.o. go across |
| -vuta |
to pull, smoke tobacco |
| -vutia |
to be interested, attracted |
| W | |
| -wa |
to be, become |
| wajibu |
duty |
| -waka |
to burn, be lit |
| wakati gani ? |
what time ? |
| wakati, (nyakati) |
time, moment |
| wala |
or |
| wale |
those ones over there |
| wali |
cooked rice |
| -wamba |
to peg out |
| wano |
shaft, arrowshaft |
| wao |
they, them |
| wapi ? |
where? |
| wari |
yard (measure) |
| -washa |
to itch, kindle, light (fire), sting, smart |
| wasiwasi |
doubt |
| wavu, (nyavu) |
net |
| wayo, (nyayo) |
mark of a foot / hoof / paw on the ground |
| -waza |
to think |
| wazi |
open, easy to see |
| wazimu |
madness |
| waziri, (ma-) |
minister |
| wazo, (ma-) |
thought |
| -weka |
to put away, store away |
| -weka sambamba |
to put side by side |
| -wekwa |
to be put |
| wema |
kindness |
| wembe, (nyembe) |
razor blade |
| weupe |
whiteness |
| weusi |
blackness |
| wewe |
you (sg) |
| -weza |
to be able |
| -wezekana |
to be possible, be able to be done |
| -wezesha |
to allow |
| -wika |
to crow like a cock |
| wiki |
week |
| wiki ijayo |
next week |
| wiki iliyopita |
last week |
| wilaya |
district |
| -wili |
two |
| -wima |
to being straight up and down |
| wimbi, (mawimbi) |
wave of water |
| wimbo, (nyimbo) |
song |
| -winda |
to hunt |
| -windwa |
be hunted |
| wingi |
plenty |
| wingu, (mawingu) |
cloud |
| wino |
ink |
| wivu |
jealousy |
| -wivu |
jealous |
| wizara |
ministry |
| woga |
fear |
| wokovu |
redemption |
| Y | |
| yadi |
yard (measure) |
| yai, (ma-) |
egg |
| yale |
those ones over there |
| yaya |
ayah, baby sitter |
| yeye |
he, she, him , her |
| yule |
that one over there |
| -yumba |
to sway, wave to and fro |
| ya |
they are |
| yaani |
that is, in other words |
| ye yote |
anybody at all |
| yowe, (ma-) |
scream (of help) |
| Z | |
| -zaa |
to bear, have a baby, have fruit |
| zaidi |
more |
| -zalia |
to give a child to |
| -zaliana |
to reproduce |
| -zalisha |
to deliver a woman |
| -zaliwa |
to be born |
| -zalwa |
to be born |
| -zama |
to sink |
| zamani |
olden times |
| zamani za kale |
a long time ago |
| zao, (ma-) |
crop |
| zawadi |
gift |
| -zee |
old, aged |
| -zeeka |
to get old |
| zeze |
kind of banjo |
| zi |
they are |
| -ziba |
to stop a bottle, cork |
| -zibua |
to uncork |
| -zidi |
to grow bigger, be more and more |
| zii ! |
down ! |
| -zika |
to bury |
| zile |
these ones, those ones |
| -zima |
whole, adult, mature |
| -zima |
to extinguish, put out a fire, switch off |
| -zimika |
to be extinguished |
| zimwi |
ogre |
| -zingira |
to surround |
| -zito |
heavy |
| ziwa |
breast |
| ziwa, (ma-) |
lake |
| zizi |
cattle-pen |
| zizi, (ma-) |
pen, enclosure, coral |
| -zoea |
to get used |
| zoezi, (ma-) |
exercise |
| -zuia |
to hamper, obstruct, prevent, forbid |
| -zuka |
to appear suddenly |
| -zunguka |
to surround |
| -zungumza |
to speak |
| zungumzo, (ma-) |
conversation |
| -zuri |
good, beautiful, pretty |
| -zurura |
to wander arround |
| zzz |
sound of a bee when it flies |
