Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mwenye'kiti/
English: Chairperson of a group, department, or party.
Mwenyekiti wa chama alitoa hotuba fupi.
The chairperson of the party gave a short speech.
/mwenye'we/
English: Owner; possessor.
Kitabu hiki ni cha mwenyewe.
This book belongs to the owner.
/mwenye'we/
English: By oneself; without help.
Alifanya kazi yote mwenyewe.
He did all the work by himself.
/mwenyezi'muŋgu/
English: God Almighty.
Waumini walimwomba Mwenyezi Mungu rehema.
The faithful prayed to God Almighty for mercy.
/mwen'za/
English: Companion; partner.
Yeye ni mwenza wangu katika biashara.
He is my partner in business.
/mwen'za/
English: Together with; equal to.
Wote walikuwa mwenza katika kazi hiyo.
They were equal in that work.
/mwen'zake/
English: His/her companion; friend; someone closely related.
Alienda na mwenzake sokoni.
He went with his companion to the market.
/mwen'zi/
English: See mwenza.
Tazama pia mwenza.
See also companion.
/mwe're/
English: A type of tree from the cotton family; wild silk-cotton tree.
Mwere ulikua kandokando ya mto.
The wild silk-cotton tree grew by the river.
/mwe'reka/
English: A game involving tripping and throwing each other down.
Wavulana walicheza mwereka uwanjani.
The boys played the tripping game in the field.
/mwe'resi/
English: Careless person; one who acts without awareness.
Yeye ni mweresi katika kazi zake.
He is careless in his work.
/mwe'revu/
English: Clever; intelligent person.
Mwanafunzi huyu ni mwerevu sana.
This student is very clever.
/mwe'sa/
English: See mweka (to shine, illuminate).
Tazama pia mweka.
See also mweka.
/mwe'tu/
English: Possessive adjective (our place).
Hii ni shule mwetu.
This is our school.
/mwe'tu/
English: Possessive pronoun (ours).
Nyumba hii ni mwetu.
This house is ours.
/mwe'uo/
English: Feast of the Purification (linked to the Virgin Mary).
Wakristo waliadhimisha siku ya mweuo.
Christians celebrated the Feast of the Purification.
/mwe'uo/
English: High tide.
Maji ya bahari yalifika ufukweni wakati wa mweuo.
The sea water reached the shore at high tide.
/mwe'uo/
English: Skimming foam from boiling milk.
Mama alifanya mweuo wakati maziwa yalichemka.
Mother skimmed the foam when the milk boiled.
/mwe'we/
English: Hawk or eagle that eats chicks.
Mwewe aliruka juu ya kijiji kutafuta mawindo.
The hawk flew over the village looking for prey.
/mwe'we/
English: A type of sea fish with brown stripes.
Wavuvi walipata mwewe baharini.
Fishermen caught the mwewe fish in the sea.
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