Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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del-ta
English: A river mouth where it splits; delta
Mto Nile una delta kubwa
The Nile has a large delta
del-tao
English: A type of sandy and gravel delta
Walipiga kambi karibu na deltao
They camped near the sandy delta
de-ma
English: 1. Walk slowly. 2. Walk with difficulty like a child
Mtoto mdogo alidema barabarani
The little child walked slowly on the road
de-ma
English: A fish trap
Wavuvi waliweka dema baharini
The fishermen set a fish trap in the sea
de-ma-de-ma
English: Struggle hard; make great effort
Wakulima walidemadema kulima shamba lote
The farmers struggled hard to cultivate the whole farm
de-ma-ni
English: The side of a sail facing the wind
Wavuvi walifunga demani vizuri
The fishermen tied the sail's wind side well
de-ma-ni
English: Crops harvested during the rainy season
Wakulima walikusanya demani zao baada ya masika
The farmers gathered their harvest after the rainy season
de-ma-ni
English: From the sea; seaward
Wavuvi walikuja kwa upepo wa demani
The fishermen came with the seaward wind
de-me-za
English: Make someone walk with difficulty
Jeraha lilidemeza askari alipokuwa akitembea
The injury made the soldier walk with difficulty
dem-ka
English: 1. Dance by moving the neck. 2. Dance stylishly
Vijana walidemka usiku kucha
The youths danced stylishly all night
de-mo-gra-fia
English: The study of human population
Wanafunzi walijifunza demografia ya Afrika
The students studied the demography of Africa
de-mo-kra-si
English: See demokrasia
Walisema nchi yao inaendeshwa kwa demokrasi
They said their country is run by democracy
de-mo-kra-sia
English: A political system emphasizing citizen freedom
Tanzania ni nchi yenye demokrasia
Tanzania is a country with democracy
de-mu
English: 1. A type of women's dress. 2. A piece of blanket
Alivaa demu jekundu kwenye sherehe
She wore a red dress at the party
den-da
English: Persuade someone cunningly
Alimdenda rafiki yake akubali mpango
He cunningly persuaded his friend to agree to the plan
den-da
English: Spit or saliva flowing from the mouth
Mtoto alikuwa na denda mdomoni
The child had saliva in his mouth
den-ge
English: A hairstyle or haircut style
Alipendeza na denge jipya
She looked good with a new haircut style
den-ge
English: In the phrase denge la mbuzi (the manner/style of a goat)
Walisema anatembea kama denge la mbuzi
They said he walks like a goat's style
den-ge
English: A type of small goat's hut
Walimfunga mbuzi ndani ya denge dogo
They tied the goat inside a small hut
den-ge
English: A type of duck with a swelling on its beak
Tuliona denge mwenye uvimbe kwenye kidona
We saw a duck with a swelling on its beak
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