Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kika'bila/
English: Tribal; related to a tribe.
Walipinga ubaguzi wa kikabila.
They opposed tribal discrimination.
/ki'kae/
English: A dialect of Kiswahili spoken in Makunduchi.
Wazee wa Kikae bado wanashikilia lugha yao.
The elders of Kikae still hold on to their dialect.
/ki'kaka/
English: Haste; rush.
Aliondoka kwa kikaka.
He left in a hurry.
/ki'kaka/
English: Worry; anxiety.
Kikaka kilimfanya asipate usingizi.
Worry kept him from sleeping.
/ki'kaka/
English: A small packet.
Alinunua kikaka cha chumvi.
He bought a small packet of salt.
/kikaka'kaka/
English: Hastily; quickly.
Aliongea kikakakaka bila kufikiri.
He spoke hastily without thinking.
/ki'kale/
English: Ancient language; archaic word.
Maneno ya kikale hutumika vitabuni.
Archaic words are used in old books.
/ki'kale/
English: Motif or recurring theme.
Hii hadithi ina kikale kinachorudiwa.
This story has a recurring motif.
/kika'lijo/
English: A seat; something to sit on.
Wageni waliketi kwenye kikalio.
Guests sat on the seat.
/kika'lijo/
English: A deposit for a craftsman.
Alitoa kikalio kwa fundi seremala.
He gave a deposit to the carpenter.
/kika'miza/
English: The last button of a shirt.
Alifunga kikamiza cha shati lake.
He fastened the last button of his shirt.
/kika'mizo/
English: Something that stuns or astonishes.
Habari hiyo ilikuwa kikamizo kwake.
That news was a shock to him.
/kika'mʃi/
English: See kijiko¹ (spoon).
Walitumia kikamshi kula supu.
They used a spoon to eat soup.
/kikamu'lijo/
English: Juicer; a part of a machine for squeezing fruits.
Alitumia kikamulio kupata juisi ya chungwa.
He used a juicer to get orange juice.
/ki'kanda/
English: A small pouch for tobacco.
Mzee alibeba kikanda cha tumbaku.
The old man carried a pouch of tobacco.
/ki'kande/
English: A fish with hard grey skin.
Samaki kikande alihitaji kuoshwa vizuri kabla ya kupikwa.
The kikande fish needed to be cleaned well before cooking.
/kikapa'gio/
English: Pedal.
Alikanyaga kikanyagio cha baiskeli.
He pressed the bicycle pedal.
/kikomunisti/
English: Following the political or economic system of communism; communist.
Alisoma siasa za kikomunisti chuoni.
He studied communist politics at the university.
/ki'konde/
English: A type of banana.
Walipika ndizi za kikonde kwa chakula cha mchana.
They cooked kikonde bananas for lunch.
/kiko'ndo:/
English: With great patience; with endurance.
Alivumilia matatizo yake kwa kikondoo.
He endured his troubles with patience.
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