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Kunguru

kun-gu-ru

English: A type of cloth with patterns

Example (Swahili):

Alinunua kitambaa cha kunguru.

Example (English):

She bought a patterned cloth called kunguru.

Kunguwaa

kun-gu-waa

English: To stumble; to trip

Example (Swahili):

Alijikunguwaa barabarani.

Example (English):

He stumbled on the road.

Kungwi

kung-wi

English: An instructor of initiation rites

Example (Swahili):

Kungwi alimfundisha mvulana katika jando.

Example (English):

The instructor taught the boy during initiation.

Kungwi

kung-wi

English: A hopping game on one leg

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walicheza kungwi mchana.

Example (English):

Children played the one-leg hopping game in the afternoon.

Kuni

ku-ni

English: Firewood

Example (Swahili):

Walienda msituni kukata kuni.

Example (English):

They went to the forest to cut firewood.

Kunja

kun-ja

English: To fold or bend

Example (Swahili):

Alikunja nguo na kuziweka kabatini.

Example (English):

He folded the clothes and placed them in the cupboard.

Kunjama

kun-ja-ma

English: To contract or shrink

Example (Swahili):

Mti ulijikunjama kutokana na jua kali.

Example (English):

The tree shrank due to the strong sun.

Kunjamana

kun-ja-ma-na

English: To have many wrinkles; to be very wrinkled

Example (Swahili):

Uso wake ulikunjamana kwa hasira.

Example (English):

His face wrinkled with anger.

Kunji

kun-ji

English: See kamukunji

Example (Swahili):

Walifanya mkutano wa kunji mjini.

Example (English):

They held a public meeting in town.

Kunjifu

kun-ji-fu

English: Wrinkled; full of folds

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa shati la kunjifu.

Example (English):

He wore a wrinkled shirt.

Kunjika

kun-ji-ka

English: To become bent or folded

Example (Swahili):

Karatasi ilikunjika mfukoni.

Example (English):

The paper got folded in the pocket.

Kunjo

kun-jo

English: A fold or crease on clothes or cloth

Example (Swahili):

Suruali yake ilikuwa na kunjo safi.

Example (English):

His trousers had neat folds.

Kunjua

kun-ju-a

English: To unfold; to straighten something folded

Example (Swahili):

Alikunua gazeti na kuanza kusoma.

Example (English):

He unfolded the newspaper and started reading.

Kunjufu

kun-ju-fu

English: Cheerful; joyful

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa na moyo wa kunjufu.

Example (English):

He had a cheerful heart.

Kunnuu

kun-nuu

English: An empty plant head, like sorghum with no grains

Example (Swahili):

Shamba lilitoa mazao ya kunnuu.

Example (English):

The farm produced empty sorghum heads.

Kuno

ku-no

English: To scratch or scrape; to grate coconut; to think deeply

Example (Swahili):

Mama alikuno nazi jikoni.

Example (English):

Mother grated coconut in the kitchen.

Kuntu

kun-tu

English: Good; excellent; clear

Example (Swahili):

Aliandika barua kwa kuntu.

Example (English):

He wrote the letter clearly.

Kunusi

ku-nu-si

English: Bad luck; misfortune

Example (Swahili):

Aliona tukio hilo kama kunusi.

Example (English):

He saw that event as bad luck.

Kunuta

ku-nu-ta

English: To sniff, as with a cold or strong smell

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alikunuta kwa mafua.

Example (English):

The child sniffled from a cold.

Kunuti

ku-nu-ti

English: To pray; to supplicate

Example (Swahili):

Walikunuti kwa pamoja alfajiri.

Example (English):

They prayed together at dawn.

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