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Found 971 word(s) starting with "C"

Chini

chi-ni

English: Down; below; inside

Example (Swahili):

Kitabu kiko chini ya meza.

Example (English):

The book is under the table.

Chinia

chini-a

English: To harm someone; to study hard

Example (Swahili):

Alijinia kusoma kwa bidii kila siku.

Example (English):

He applied himself to study hard every day.

Chinja

chin-ja

English: To slaughter; to overcharge; to crumble soil

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walichinja mbuzi kwa sherehe.

Example (English):

The farmers slaughtered a goat for the celebration.

Chinjachinja

chin-jachin-ja

English: Butcher; scene of slaughter

Example (Swahili):

Sokoni kulikuwa na chinjachinja ya ng'ombe.

Example (English):

There was a slaughter scene of cows at the market.

Chinjana

chin-jana

English: To fight fiercely

Example (Swahili):

Vijana walichinjana kwa hasira.

Example (English):

The youths fought each other fiercely.

Chinjarero

chin-jarero

English: Empty threats

Example (Swahili):

Maneno yake yalikuwa chinjarero tu.

Example (English):

His words were just empty threats.

Chinjioni

chinjioni

English: Slaughterhouse

Example (Swahili):

Walipeleka mbuzi chinjioni.

Example (English):

They took the goat to the slaughterhouse.

Chinjo

chin-jo

English: Dewlap of cattle; slaughterhouse

Example (Swahili):

Chinjo la ng'ombe lilining'inia wazi.

Example (English):

The dewlap of the cow hung loosely.

Chinyanga

chin-yanga

English: To cut into small pieces (meat)

Example (Swahili):

Mama alichinyanga nyama jikoni.

Example (English):

Mother cut the meat into small pieces in the kitchen.

Chinyango

chin-yango

English: Piece of meat; small cooked meat pieces

Example (Swahili):

Alipewa chinyango cha nyama mezani.

Example (English):

He was given a piece of meat at the table.

Chipo

chi-po

English: Insufficient; small

Example (Swahili):

Chakula kilikuwa chipo kwa wageni wote.

Example (English):

The food was insufficient for all the guests.

Chipsi

chip-si

English: Potato chips; very small fragments

Example (Swahili):

Walikula chipsi barabarani.

Example (English):

They ate potato chips by the roadside.

Chipu

chi-pu

English: Silicon chip; grafted plant

Example (Swahili):

Kompyuta hii ina chipu mpya.

Example (English):

This computer has a new chip.

Chipua

chipu-a

English: To sprout; to begin to spread

Example (Swahili):

Mimea ilianza chipua baada ya mvua.

Example (English):

The plants began to sprout after the rain.

Chipubodi

chipubodi

English: Cardboard

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia chipubodi kufunika sakafu.

Example (English):

They used cardboard to cover the floor.

Chipuka

chipu-ka

English: To bloom; to reappear

Example (Swahili):

Maua yalianza chipuka bustanini.

Example (English):

Flowers started to bloom in the garden.

Chipukia

chipu-kia

English: To smell

Example (Swahili):

Harufu mbaya ilichipukia jikoni.

Example (English):

A bad smell arose in the kitchen.

Chipukio

chipu-kio

English: Branch; shoot

Example (Swahili):

Chipukio jipya liliota kwenye mti.

Example (English):

A new branch sprouted on the tree.

Chipukizi

chipu-kizi

English: New shoot; promising youth

Example (Swahili):

Chipukizi la taifa lilishinda mashindano.

Example (English):

The nation's promising youth won the competition.

Chipuo

chi-puo

English: Sprout from a plant

Example (Swahili):

Chipuo jipya liliota kwenye shina la mti.

Example (English):

A new sprout grew from the tree trunk.

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