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Kimanda⁴

ki-man-da

English: A type of large fish with white spots and a brownish body

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivua samaki aina ya kimanda⁴.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a large spotted fish.

Kimando

ki-man-do

English: See mando²

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa vazi la kimando kulingana na mila zao.

Example (English):

He wore a mando garment according to their tradition.

Kimanga

ki-man-ga

English: A type of millet with large ears shaped like a tail

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walipanda kimanga shambani.

Example (English):

The farmers planted millet (kimanga) in the field.

Kimangare

ki-man-ga-re

English: A piece of wood with a swollen end used as a weapon; a club

Example (Swahili):

Alijitetea kwa kutumia kimangare.

Example (English):

He defended himself using a club.

Kimangari

ki-man-ga-ri

English: A plant species with flowers resembling roses

Example (Swahili):

Bustani ilikuwa imepambwa kwa maua ya kimangari.

Example (English):

The garden was decorated with rose-like flowers.

Kimanjari

ki-man-ja-ri

English: See kimangari

Example (Swahili):

Alinunua maua ya kimanjari sokoni.

Example (English):

She bought kimanjari flowers at the market.

Kimanzi

ki-man-zi

English: A beautiful woman; a beauty

Example (Swahili):

Yule msichana anajulikana kama kimanzi wa kijiji.

Example (English):

That girl is known as the village beauty.

Kimapunju

ki-ma-pun-ju

English: A type of large red monkey; punju

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona kimapunju msituni.

Example (English):

We saw a large red monkey in the forest.

Kimasomaso¹

ki-ma-so-ma-so

English: A jealous person; someone with envy

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni kimasomaso anayechukia mafanikio ya wengine.

Example (English):

He is a jealous person who resents others' success.

Kimasomaso²

ki-ma-so-ma-so

English: Jealousy; envy

Example (Swahili):

Kimasomaso kilimfanya atengwe na marafiki.

Example (English):

His envy made him isolated from friends.

Kimasomaso³

ki-ma-so-ma-so

English: Embarrassment or shame one tries to avoid

Example (Swahili):

Alijifanya hajui ili kuepuka kimasomaso.

Example (English):

He pretended not to know to avoid embarrassment.

Kimatang'ata

Ki-ma-tang-a-ta

English: A Swahili dialect spoken near Tanga

Example (Swahili):

Kimatang'ata huzungumzwa na watu wa Tanga.

Example (English):

Kimatang'ata is spoken by people in Tanga.

Kimatra

ki-ma-tra

English: A disease of ostriches that causes their feathers to turn black

Example (Swahili):

Wafugaji walipoteza mbuni kwa ugonjwa wa kimatra.

Example (English):

Farmers lost ostriches due to the kimatra disease.

Kimatu¹

ki-ma-tu

English: A locust without wings; also called tunutu

Example (Swahili):

Mashamba yalishambuliwa na kimatu¹.

Example (English):

The fields were attacked by wingless locusts.

Kimatu²

ki-ma-tu

English: Fear or worry about what may happen; anxiety

Example (Swahili):

Alijawa na kimatu kabla ya mtihani.

Example (English):

He was filled with anxiety before the exam.

Kimau

ki-mau

English: A shirt without a collar

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa kimau cha samawati.

Example (English):

He wore a blue collarless shirt.

Kimba¹

kim-ba

English: The body of a dead person; a corpse

Example (Swahili):

Walizika kimba kijijini kwao.

Example (English):

They buried the corpse in their village.

Kimba²

kim-ba

English: A lump of excrement from a human or animal

Example (Swahili):

Alikanyaga kimba njiani.

Example (English):

He stepped on dung along the path.

Kimba³

kim-ba

English: See gimba¹

Example (Swahili):

Jiwe kubwa hilo ni kimba³.

Example (English):

That big stone is a kimba³.

Kimbaka

kim-ba-ka

English: A small stick used to pick food or dirt from between the teeth; a toothpick

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia kimbaka kusafisha meno yake.

Example (English):

He used a toothpick to clean his teeth.

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