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Kunga

kun-ga

English: A fruit similar to an eggplant or tomato

Example (Swahili):

Walipanda miti ya kunga shambani.

Example (English):

They planted kunga trees in the farm.

Kunga

kun-ga

English: The umbilical cord connecting child and mother

Example (Swahili):

Wakunga walikata kunga ya mtoto.

Example (English):

The midwives cut the baby's umbilical cord.

Kungali

kun-ga-li

English: If; in case; because

Example (Swahili):

Kungali mvua, hatutaenda sokoni.

Example (English):

If it rains, we will not go to the market.

Kungani

kun-ga-ni

English: Secretly; in private

Example (Swahili):

Walizungumza kungani bila mtu kusikia.

Example (English):

They spoke secretly without anyone hearing.

Kungawa

kun-ga-wa

English: Although; even if

Example (Swahili):

Kungawa ni mgonjwa, alihudhuria sherehe.

Example (English):

Although he was sick, he attended the ceremony.

Kunge

kun-ge

English: A hard part of a tree trunk

Example (Swahili):

Walikata kuni kutoka kwenye kunge.

Example (English):

They cut firewood from the hard trunk.

Kunge

kun-ge

English: See ukungu

Example (Swahili):

Kunge lilifunika bonde asubuhi.

Example (English):

Fog covered the valley in the morning.

Kungfu

kung-fu

English: A Chinese martial art

Example (Swahili):

Kijana alijifunza kungfu.

Example (English):

The young man learned kung fu.

Kungu

kun-gu

English: A small round fruit

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alikusanya matunda ya kungu.

Example (English):

The child collected kungu fruits.

Kungu

kun-gu

English: See kulungu

Example (Swahili):

Walisema kungu ni sawa na kulungu.

Example (English):

They said kungu is the same as kulungu.

Kungu

kun-gu

English: A type of sea shellfish

Example (Swahili):

Walikusanya kungu baharini.

Example (English):

They collected seashells in the sea.

Kungu

kun-gu

English: See kideku

Example (Swahili):

Walisema kungu ni sawa na kideku.

Example (English):

They said kungu is the same as kideku.

Kungugu

kun-gu-gu

English: Heavy mist

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na kungugu asubuhi.

Example (English):

There was heavy mist in the morning.

Kungugu

kun-gu-gu

English: Restlessness; inability to sleep

Example (Swahili):

Alipata kungugu usiku kucha.

Example (English):

He was restless all night.

Kungula

kun-gu-la

English: A women's dance performed in colorful dresses

Example (Swahili):

Wanawake walicheza ngoma ya kungula.

Example (English):

Women performed the kungula dance.

Kunguma

kun-gu-ma

English: A small round yellow fruit

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walivuna kunguma.

Example (English):

The farmers harvested kunguma fruit.

Kungumanga

kun-gu-man-ga

English: A small nut used in making medicine

Example (Swahili):

Alitafuna kungumanga kwa tiba.

Example (English):

He chewed nutmeg for medicine.

Kunguni

kun-gu-ni

English: A bedbug

Example (Swahili):

Kitanda chake kilijaa kunguni.

Example (English):

His bed was full of bedbugs.

Kunguru

kun-gu-ru

English: A crow with black feathers and white on the neck

Example (Swahili):

Kunguru waliruka juu ya mto.

Example (English):

Crows flew over the river.

Kunguru

kun-gu-ru

English: A coward

Example (Swahili):

Alimwita kunguru kwa sababu ya woga.

Example (English):

He called him a coward because of fear.

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