Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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bwe-ta
English: To breathe out heavily
Baada ya kazi, alibweta kwa pumzi nzito.
After work, he sighed heavily.
bwe-ta-bwe-ta
English: To talk nonsense continuously
Alianza kubwetabweta mbele ya wageni.
He began to talk nonsense in front of the guests.
bwe-te
English: Weak; feeble
Mzee yule ni bwete sasa.
That old man is now weak.
bwe-te-ka
English: To remain idle; to do nothing
Vijana walibweteka siku nzima.
The youths idled the whole day.
bwi-a
English: To grab; to hold tightly
Alimbwia kwa mkono.
He grabbed him by the hand.
bwi-a
English: To stuff food into the mouth greedily
Mtoto alibwia chakula haraka.
The child stuffed food quickly into his mouth.
bwi-a
English: To sniff powdered drugs
Walimshika akibwia dawa za kulevya.
They caught him sniffing drugs.
bwi-bwin-ya
English: To twist lips (as if tasting something hot or sharp)
Alibwibwinya baada ya kuonja pilipili.
He twisted his lips after tasting chili.
bwi-ki-a
English: To desire strongly; to long for
Alibwikia kula nyama ya mbuzi.
He longed to eat goat meat.
bwi-ki-wa
English: To be overtaken by sweetness of something
Alibwikiwa na wimbo huo.
He was overtaken by the sweetness of that song.
bwi-ko
English: A disease that makes fingers stiff
Alipatwa na ugonjwa wa bwiko.
He was struck with the disease that stiffens fingers.
bwi-ko
English: Remaining part of a body after amputation
Alibaki na bwiko baada ya kukatwa mkono.
He was left with a stump after his arm was cut.
bwim-bwi
English: Maize flour mixed with honey
Walipika bwimbwi kwa watoto.
They cooked maize flour with honey for the children.
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