Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-sa-ba-luu
English: A rude or immoral woman; one without respect
Alijulikana kama kisabaluu kijijini.
She was known as a rude woman in the village.
ki-sa-be-cha-na
English: A meal eaten between breakfast and lunch; brunch
Tulila kisabechana saa tano asubuhi.
We ate brunch at eleven in the morning.
ki-sa-be-ho
English: Breakfast
Kisabeho chake kilikuwa mkate na chai.
His breakfast was bread and tea.
ki-sa-bi-ki
English: What comes first; what precedes
Kisabiki cha majira ni kiangazi.
The season that comes first is summer.
ki-sa-bi-ki
English: A person who lived long ago; an elder
Kisabiki aliheshimiwa kwa busara zake.
The elder was respected for his wisdom.
ki-sa-di-fu
English: A gene that can replicate and is passed from parent to child
Kisadifu kinapitishwa kutoka kizazi hadi kizazi.
A gene is passed from generation to generation.
ki-sa-fu
English: See kilihafu (a cloth or sheet)
Alijifunika kisafu wakati wa kulala.
He covered himself with a sheet while sleeping.
ki-sa-ga
English: An insect that bores into grains such as beans or cowpeas; a weevil
Mahindi yaliharibiwa na kisaga.
The maize was destroyed by weevils.
ki-sa-ga
English: A measure of two handfuls
Mama alinipa kisaga cha maharagwe.
Mother gave me two handfuls of beans.
ki-sa-ga-li-ma
English: 1. A small, worn-out hoe. 2. A small hoe for weeding
Alitumia kisagalima kupalilia bustani.
He used a small hoe to weed the garden.
ki-sa-go
English: A blow or a hit, especially in sports
Alipigwa kisago kwenye mchezo wa ndondi.
He was struck with a blow in the boxing match.
ki-sa-gu-un-ga
English: A type of crab that likes to bury itself in sand
Tuliona kisaguunga pwani.
We saw a sand-burying crab at the shore.
ki-sa-ha-ni
English: 1. A small plate for holding cups. 2. A metal disc used in athletics like discus throwing
Waliweka kikombe juu ya kisahani.
They placed the cup on a small plate.
ki-sa-ka
English: A very short person; a dwarf
Kisaka alijulikana kwa hekima kijijini.
The dwarf was known for his wisdom in the village.
ki-sa-ka
English: A person who leaves their tribe to live in another tribe's area
Alikuwa kisaka aliyehama kutoka kaskazini.
He was a migrant who moved from the north.
ki-sa-ka-le
English: A folk tale about heroes, often mixing history and superstition
Bibi alisimulia kisakale cha mashujaa.
Grandmother told a folk tale about heroes.
ki-sa-ki
English: Firmly; in a stable way; properly
Alikamata kamba kisaki.
He held the rope firmly.
ki-sa-ki
English: A genetically modified organism (GMO)
Wakulima walipanda kisaki cha mahindi.
Farmers planted genetically modified maize.
ki-sa-ki-li-ni
English: A story explaining why something is the way it is; an origin myth
Kisakilini cha mto kilieleza chimbuko lake.
The origin story of the river explained its beginning.
ki-sa-ki-na
English: A small police car with a siren, often used in motorcades for leaders
Kisakina kiliongoza msafara wa rais.
A police car led the president's motorcade.
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