Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kibófu/
English: Light air-filled ball for children's play.
Watoto walicheza na kibofu shambani.
The children played with the light ball in the field.
/kibofunyóngo/
English: The gallbladder.
Daktari aliondoa kibofunyongo wakati wa upasuaji.
The doctor removed the gallbladder during surgery.
/kibogóshi/
English: Small purse for women / leather milk container.
Alitunza sarafu kwenye kibogoshi.
She kept coins in her small purse.
/kibogóyo/
English: A person without teeth.
Mzee kibogoyo aliishi kijijini.
The toothless old man lived in the village.
/kibóko/
English: Whip or cane for beating.
Walimu zamani walitumia kiboko shuleni.
Teachers in the past used a cane at school.
/kibóko/
English: Hippopotamus.
Tuliona kiboko mtoni.
We saw a hippopotamus in the river.
/kibóko/
English: Style of embroidery on a kanzu neck.
Kanzu yake ilikuwa na kiboko kizuri shingoni.
His kanzu had beautiful embroidery on the neck.
/kibóko/
English: Expert in something / very fat person.
Yeye ni kiboko wa michezo.
He is an expert in sports.
/kibóko/
English: Something excellent or very good.
Filamu ile ilikuwa kiboko!
That movie was excellent!
/kibóle/
English: Appendix (organ).
Aliondolewa kibole hospitalini.
His appendix was removed at the hospital.
/kiboléhi/
English: Small swelling on the scrotum; abscess.
Alipatwa na kibolehi.
He developed a small swelling on the scrotum.
/kibóma/
English: A type of fish; jodari.
Wavuvi walipata samaki aina ya kiboma.
The fishermen caught a fish called jodari.
/kibóndo/
English: Something rolled up, like soil or a sweet.
Alitengeneza kibondo cha udongo.
He made a roll of soil.
/kibóndwa/
English: Concussion from a blow to the head.
Alianguka na kupata kibondwa.
He fell and suffered a concussion.
/kibónge/
English: A big or important person; powerful person.
Yeye ni kibonge wa siasa.
He is a big name in politics.
/kibónge/
English: Anything round or circular; a pellet.
Walicheza na vibonge vya udongo.
They played with clay pellets.
/kibóngoro/
English: A type of eye disease.
Alipata kibongoro machoni.
He developed an eye disease.
/kibónye/
English: Button on a keyboard.
Alibonyeza kibonye cha kompyuta.
He pressed the computer button.
/kibónye/
English: A cavity in the body, e.g., in a bone.
Daktari aliona kibonye kwenye mfupa.
The doctor saw a cavity in the bone.
/kibonyézzo/
English: Something that is pressed, e.g., a shutter button.
Alibonyeza kibonyezzo cha kamera.
He pressed the camera shutter button.
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