Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kiázi uláya/
English: Irish potato.
Leo tutakula kiazi ulaya kwa mlo wa jioni.
Today we'll eat Irish potatoes for dinner.
/kiazisúkari/
English: Sugar beet.
Wakulima walipanda kiazisukari mashambani.
Farmers planted sugar beet in the fields.
/kíba/
English: White patch on the scalp.
Mtoto alikuwa na kiba kichwani.
The child had a white patch on the head.
/kibaázi/
English: Poisonous plant used for fishing.
Wavuvi walitumia kibaazi kuua samaki.
The fishermen used kibaazi to kill fish.
/kibába/
English: Measuring container of about 700g.
Alinunua unga kwa kibaba kimoja.
He bought flour with one container measure.
/kibába/
English: Cup; small container.
Alinywa maji kwa kibaba.
He drank water with a cup.
/kibábe/
English: Bravely; boldly.
Alisimama kibabe mbele ya hadhira.
He stood boldly before the audience.
/kibadáta/
English: Variant word used interchangeably.
Neno hili ni kibadata cha lile jingine.
This word is a variant of the other.
/kibafúte/
English: Traditional hand game of hiding something in the palm.
Watoto walicheza kibafute mchana kutwa.
The children played kibafute all afternoon.
/kibafúte/
English: Very short person; dwarf.
Yule mtu alikuwa kifupi sana, kibafute.
That person was very short, a dwarf.
/kibágo/
English: Stool.
Aliketi juu ya kibago.
He sat on a stool.
/kibahaluí/
English: Fool; stupid person.
Usijifanye kibahalui mbele ya wageni.
Don't act like a fool in front of guests.
/kibahaluí/
English: Small lamp or firelighter.
Waliwasha moto kwa kibahalui.
They lit a fire with a small lamp.
/Kibajúni/
English: Swahili dialect spoken from Kismayu to Lamu.
Watu wa Pwani huzungumza Kiswahili cha Kibajuni.
Coastal people speak the Kibajuni dialect.
/kibáka/
English: Pickpocket.
Kibaka alikamatwa sokoni.
The pickpocket was caught in the market.
/kibáka/
English: Rapist.
Polisi walimkamata kibaka.
The police arrested the rapist.
/kibáka/
English: Type of antelope with white patches on neck and thighs.
Waliwinda kibaka msituni.
They hunted the antelope in the forest.
/kibála/
English: Flat part of a machine or blade.
Kibala cha upanga kiling'aa.
The flat part of the sword shone.
/kibála/
English: Broad part of a leaf or blade.
Kibala cha jani kilikuwa na matone ya maji.
The broad part of the leaf had water drops.
/kibáli/
English: Permission; authorization.
Alipewa kibali cha kusafiri.
He was given permission to travel.
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