Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-ti-a-ha-mu
English: Something that arouses desire
Maneno yake yalikuwa kitiahamu.
His words were enticing.
ki-ti-ba
English: Character, nature; record of deeds; custom of exchanging things
Kitiba chake kimejulikana kijijini.
His character is well known in the village.
ki-ti-be-ji
English: A small pouch or bag (e.g., used by soldiers)
Askari alibeba kitibeji kiunoni.
The soldier carried a pouch on his waist.
ki-ti-ki-a
English: A type of rice pancake made from rice flour
Asubuhi walila kitikia na chai.
In the morning they ate rice pancakes with tea.
ki-ti-kit
English: Up high, on the shoulders
Mtoto aliketi kitikit mabegani mwa baba yake.
The child sat high on his father's shoulders.
ki-ti-kuu
English: A Swahili dialect spoken in northern Lamu
Wazee wa Lamu bado huzungumza Kitikuu.
The elders of Lamu still speak the Kitikuu dialect.
ki-ti-li-fu
English: A pest that damages crops
Shamba limevamiwa na kitilifu.
The farm has been invaded by pests.
ki-ti-ma-gu-ru
English: A wheelchair
Mlemavu alisogezwa kwa kitimaguru.
The disabled person was moved in a wheelchair.
ki-tim-ba
English: Poison from a crocodile's gall bladder
Wawindaji walitumia kitimba kwa mishale.
Hunters used crocodile poison on arrows.
ki-tim-ba-kwi-ri
English: An opportunist, sycophant, hypocrite
Kitimbakwiri alisaliti wenzake kwa faida binafsi.
The opportunist betrayed his companions for personal gain.
ki-tim-bi
English: A cunning act to deceive or humiliate
Alitumia kitimbi kumdanganya rafiki yake.
He used a trick to deceive his friend.
ki-ti-mi-ri
English: The name of an evil spirit
Wazee wa jadi waliamini kitimiri huleta magonjwa.
The elders believed the evil spirit kitimiri causes illness.
ki-ti-mi-ri
English: A type of drum played for exorcism
Walipiga ngoma ya kitimiri kumtoa pepo mgonjwa.
They played the kitimiri drum to exorcise the spirit from the sick person.
ki-ti-mu-ti-mu
English: Excitement, fervor; fierce competition
Mashindano yalikuwa na kitimutimu kikubwa.
The competition was filled with great excitement.
ki-tin-da-min-ba
English: The last-born child
Yeye ndiye kitindaminba wa familia yao.
He is the last-born in their family.
ki-ti-ni
English: Written notes given by a teacher to students
Walimu waligawa kitini kwa wanafunzi.
The teachers distributed notes to the students.
ki-ti-ni-di-o
English: A small tool shaped like a spoon used for plucking hair or beard
Alitumia kitinidio kung'oa ndevu.
He used the small tool to pluck his beard.
ki-ti-sho
English: Something that causes fear or is threatening
Radi kubwa ilikuwa kitisho kwa watoto.
The loud thunder was a threat to the children.
ki-ti-ta
English: A bundle of things tied together; a package
Alibeba kitita cha nguo kichwani.
She carried a bundle of clothes on her head.
ki-ti-vo
English: A place with a water spring; fertile area
Walihamia kitivo kilichojaa maji.
They moved to a fertile place with springs.
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