Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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bi-na-fsi
English: Personally; individually
Mimi binafsi sipendi chai.
I personally don't like tea.
bi-na-mu
English: Cousin (child of uncle/aunt)
Binamu yangu anaishi Dar es Salaam.
My cousin lives in Dar es Salaam.
bin-da
English: See bamia (okra)
Walipika binda kwa mchuzi wa samaki.
They cooked okra with fish stew.
bin-da
English: A chicken with a very short downward tail
Alifuga kuku wa binda nyumbani.
He raised short-tailed chickens at home.
bin-da-ri
English: A storeroom on a ship
Chakula kilihifadhiwa kwenye bindari.
Food was stored in the ship's storeroom.
bin-do
English: A fold of cloth used for carrying things
Alificha pesa kwenye bindo la kanga.
She hid money in the fold of her cloth.
bin-do
English: See binda
Aliuza kuku wa bindo sokoni.
He sold the short-tailed chicken at the market.
bim-do-go
English: A respectful term for a young woman; second wife
Aliitwa bindogo kwa kuwa alikuwa mke wa pili.
She was called "bindogo" because she was the second wife.
bin-ga
English: A porter; carrier
Bingwa wa soko alibeba mizigo mikubwa.
The porter at the market carried heavy loads.
bin-gi-ri-a
English: To roll around like a ball
Watoto walibingiria majiani.
The children rolled on the grass.
bin-gi-ri-bin-gi-ri
English: The sound or state of rolling
Magurudumu yalipita kwa sauti ya bingiribingiri.
The wheels rolled with a rumbling sound.
bin-gi-ri-sha
English: To make something roll
Alibingirisha mpira chini ya mlima.
He rolled the ball down the hill.
bin-gi-ta
English: To carry a heavy load on the shoulders
Alibingita mzigo wa kuni kichwani.
He carried a heavy load of firewood on his head.
bin-gu
English: The part of the forehead above the eyebrows
Aligonga bingu lake ukutani.
He hit his forehead against the wall.
bin-gwa
English: Expert; champion
Yeye ni bingwa wa ndondi.
He is a boxing champion.
bin-gwa
English: Skilled; proficient
Ni fundi bingwa wa useremala.
He is a master carpenter.
bi-ni
English: Forged signature; fake
Waligundua sahihi yake ni bini.
They discovered his signature was forged.
bin-ta-mu
English: Female cousin (daughter of aunt/uncle)
Bintamu yangu alihamia Nairobi.
My female cousin moved to Nairobi.
bin-ti
English: Daughter; girl
Binti yake alihitimu chuo kikuu.
His daughter graduated from university.
bin-ti-chu-ma
English: A small bird with yellow feathers and a red beak
Bintichuma aliruka juu ya mti.
The small yellow bird flew onto a tree.
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