Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kiamshakínywa/
English: Breakfast.
Alikula chai na maandazi kama kiamshakinywa.
He had tea and mandazi for breakfast.
/kiámshi/
English: Stimulus; something that motivates.
Hotuba yake ilikuwa kiamshi cha matumaini.
His speech was a stimulus of hope.
/Kiámu/
English: Swahili dialect spoken on Lamu island.
Wana Kiamu huzungumza Kiswahili cha Kiamu.
People of Lamu speak the Kiamu dialect.
/kiámu/
English: Pause; stop.
Waliweka kiamu baada ya kazi ndefu.
They took a pause after long work.
/kiána/
English: Food cover used in cooking.
Mama alifunika chakula kwa kiana.
Mother covered the food with a lid.
/kiánde/
English: See Somali.
Kiande kilitajwa kwenye kamusi.
Kiande was mentioned in the dictionary.
/kiánga/
English: Sunlight breaking through clouds.
Kianga kilitokeza baada ya mvua.
Sunlight appeared after the rain.
/kiánga/
English: Radiance; bright face.
Uso wake ulikuwa na kianga cha furaha.
His face shone with happiness.
/kiangamambele/
English: Word depending on what precedes it for meaning.
Neno hili ni kiangamambele.
This word depends on what precedes it.
/kiangamanyúma/
English: Word depending on what follows it for meaning.
Maneno fulani ni kiangamanyuma.
Some words depend on what follows them.
/kiangazamácho/
English: Reward for returning a lost item.
Alipewa kiangazamacho baada ya kurejesha pochi.
He was given a reward after returning the purse.
/kiángazi/
English: Dry season; drought.
Wakulima waliteseka wakati wa kiangazi.
Farmers suffered during the dry season.
/kiángo/
English: Verse marker in poetry.
Kila mshororo ulianza na kiango.
Each line of the poem began with a marker.
/kiángo/
English: Hook or hanger.
Alining'iniza koti kwenye kiango.
He hung his coat on the hook.
/kianguílo/
English: Incubator for hatching eggs.
Mayai yaliwekwa kwenye kianguilo.
The eggs were placed in the incubator.
/kiánguo/
English: See kianguilo.
Kianguo kinatumika kutotolesha mayai.
The kianguo is used for hatching eggs.
/kiangúzi/
English: Reward for harvesting fruits.
Alipewa maembe kama kianguzi.
He was given mangoes as payment for harvesting.
/kianío/
English: Step on stairs; stair tread.
Alikanyaga kianio kwa uangalifu.
He stepped carefully on the stair tread.
/kianzío/
English: Starting point; introduction.
Alianza hotuba yake kwa kianzio kizuri.
He began his speech with a good introduction.
/kianzó/
English: Preface; prologue.
Kitabu kina kianzo cha kueleza historia.
The book has a preface explaining history.
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