Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-si-ra-ni
English: 1. A bad event; misfortune. 2. Unpleasant matters
Ajali ilikuwa kisirani kwa familia yote.
The accident was a misfortune for the whole family.
ki-si-ra-ni
English: A person who causes harm to others
Walisema jirani wao ni kisirani wa mtaa.
They said their neighbor is the troublemaker of the street.
ki-si-ri-si-ri
English: Secretly; covertly
Walizungumza kisirisiri nyuma ya nyumba.
They spoke secretly behind the house.
ki-si-si
English: Fear; timidity in speaking
Mtoto alionyesha kisisi mbele ya walimu.
The child showed fear in front of the teachers.
ki-si-ti-ri
English: A small wall built between the toilet pit and the bathroom
Waliweka kisitiri ili kuboresha usafi wa choo.
They built a small partition wall to improve toilet hygiene.
ki-siu
English: A dialect of Swahili spoken on Siu Island, northern coast of Kenya
Kisiu huzungumzwa na wenyeji wa kisiwa cha Siu.
Kisiu is spoken by the residents of Siu Island.
ki-si-wa
English: An island; an area of land surrounded by water
Zanzibar ni kisiwa mashuhuri cha utalii.
Zanzibar is a famous tourist island.
ki-si-wa
English: It is thought, believed; taken as truth
Kisiwa kwamba alihamia mjini mwaka jana.
It is believed that he moved to the city last year.
ki-si-wa
English: A birthmark on the human body
Mtoto alizaliwa na kisiwa usoni.
The child was born with a birthmark on the face.
kis-ma-ti
English: Good luck that a person has, especially in doing something unexpected
Alishinda bahati nasibu kwa kismati.
He won the lottery by good luck.
kis-ma-ti
English: See kariha¹
Methali hiyo inataja kismati kwa mfano.
That proverb mentions kismati as an example.
ki-so-go
English: The back of the head
Aliumizwa kisogo wakati wa kuanguka.
He hurt the back of his head when he fell.
ki-so-go-a
English: Without resting or taking a break
Alifanya kazi kisogoa mchana kutwa.
He worked without resting the whole day.
ki-so-go-ni
English: In the past; long ago
Hadithi hiyo ilitokea kisogoni.
That story happened long ago.
ki-soi
English: Destruction, badness, chaos, nuisance
Vita vilileta kisoi kikubwa katika nchi.
The war brought great destruction to the country.
ki-so-ko-te-ro
English: Something tangled
Alitenganisha kamba zilizokuwa kisokotero.
He untangled the ropes that were in a mess.
ki-so-ko-to
English: A drum played for the circumcision ceremony
Walipiga kisokoto wakati wa sherehe ya tohara.
They played the drum during the circumcision ceremony.
ki-so-mo
English: Basic education; fundamental knowledge
Elimu ya msingi huitwa kisomo katika maeneo mengine.
Primary education is called kisomo in some areas.
ki-so-mo
English: The state of reading the Quran and praying in a gathering of Muslims for a specific purpose
Walikusanyika kwa kisomo cha Qurani usiku.
They gathered for Quran recitation at night.
ki-son-do
English: A type of small drum
Kisondo kilitumiwa kupiga muziki wa jadi.
The small drum was used to play traditional music.
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