Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kifukizo/
English: See kifukizio.
Walitumia kifukizo kuwasha moto.
They used a blower to light the fire.
/kifuko/
English: Small container for carrying water.
Alibeba kifuko cha maji safi.
He carried a small water container.
/kifukofuko/
English: Cocoon; moth's nest.
Kifukofuko kilipatikana kwenye mti.
A cocoon was found on the tree.
/kifuku/
English: See masika (rainy season).
Kifuku cha mvua kimeanza.
The rainy season has begun.
/kifukullie/
English: A type of crab that burrows in sand.
Tuliona kifukullie ufukweni.
We saw a burrowing crab on the beach.
/kifukumkunye/
English: Secretly.
Aliingia kifukumkunye bila kualikwa.
He entered secretly without being invited.
/kifukusi/
English: Small insect that bores into maize.
Shamba limeathiriwa na kifukusi.
The maize field has been attacked by borers.
/kifullo/
English: Stake for grating coconuts.
Walikuna nazi kwa kifullo.
They grated the coconut with a stake.
/kifumanzi/
English: A rattle.
Mtoto alicheza na kifumanzi.
The baby played with a rattle.
/kifumbu/
English: Strainer made from coconut fibers.
Wali chuja uji kwa kifumbu.
They strained the porridge with a fiber strainer.
/kifumufumu/
English: A type of cassava.
Walipanda kifumufumu shambani.
They planted a cassava variety called kifumufumu.
/kifundi/
English: Cassava beginning to dry and change color.
Walitupa kifundi kisicholiwa.
They threw away the spoiled cassava.
/kifundiro/
English: A product from a factory.
Kifundiro hiki kinasafirishwa ng'ambo.
This factory product is exported abroad.
/kifundo/
English: A joint (e.g., knee, ankle).
Alijeruhiwa kifundo cha mguu.
He injured his ankle joint.
/kifundo/
English: A painful boil or abscess.
Alitobolewa kifundo mgongoni.
He had a painful boil drained on his back.
/kifundo/
English: Bite from a canoe-carrying insect.
Aliumwa na kifundo usiku.
He was bitten by the insect at night.
/kigambo/
English: A fight; war.
Watu walikimbia kutokana na kigambo.
People fled because of the fight.
/kigambo/
English: A topic of dispute; important matter.
Kigambo hiki kilijadiliwa bungeni.
This important issue was discussed in parliament.
/kigàndamizo/
English: A bandage for wounds.
Daktari alifunga jeraha kwa kigandamizo.
The doctor dressed the wound with a bandage.
/kigàngo/
English: A branch of a church away from the main center.
Waumini walikusanyika katika kigango kipya.
Worshippers gathered at the new parish branch.
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