Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'mbweu/
English: A fart.
Mtoto alitoa mbweu darasani.
The child farted in class.
/'mbweza/
English: A kind of strong, large rope.
Walitumia mbweza kuvuta mashua.
They used a large rope to pull the boat.
/'mbwi/
English: 1. Abundant, plentiful. 2. Dangerous, bad.
Maji yalikuwa mbwi baada ya mvua kubwa.
Water was abundant after the heavy rains.
/'mbwiɗi/
English: A type of hyena.
Mbwiji alisikika akilia usiku.
The hyena was heard crying at night.
/'mbwiri/
English: See mbwembwe (showing off).
Angalia neno mbwiri chini ya mbwembwe.
See the word mbwiri under showing off.
/'mbwoɗi/
English: A spring of water.
Mbwoji ulitoa maji safi kwa kijiji.
The spring provided clean water for the village.
/'mʧa/
English: A God-fearing person.
Mca hujitahidi kuishi kwa maadili.
A God-fearing person strives to live righteously.
/m'ʧa:/
English: Straight; directly.
Alitembea mchaa kuelekea sokoni.
He walked straight towards the market.
/mʧa'ʧago/
English: See mchanyato (walking softly).
Angalia neno mchachago chini ya mchanyato.
See the word mchachago under mchanyato.
/mʧa'ʧato/
English: 1. Dried bananas. 2. Walking softly. 3. A dance style. 4. Washing clothes by beating them.
Walicheza ngoma ya mchachato kijijini.
They danced the mchachato dance in the village.
/mʧaʧato'mʧaʧato/
English: Stealthily; cautiously.
Alitembea mchachatomchachato usiku.
He walked cautiously at night.
/m'ʧafu/
English: 1. A dirty person. 2. Dirty; morally corrupt.
Mchafu alikataa kuoga siku nyingi.
The dirty man refused to bathe for many days.
/mʧa'fuko/
English: Disorder, chaos, disturbance.
Kulikuwa na mchafuko sokoni baada ya vurugu.
There was chaos in the market after the commotion.
/mʧafu'koge/
English: In a messy, disorderly way.
Walikimbia mchafukoge baada ya kupigwa na upepo.
They ran in disorder after being hit by the wind.
/mʧa'fuzi/
English: 1. A polluter. 2. A troublemaker.
Mchafuzi wa mazingira alikamatwa na polisi.
The polluter of the environment was arrested by the police.
/m'ʧago/
English: A pillow.
Alilala akitumia mchago wake mpya.
He slept using his new pillow.
/mʧa'ɡua/
English: A picky, choosy person.
Yeye ni mchagua sana katika chakula.
He is very choosy with food.
/mʧaɡu'liwa/
English: A person who is chosen/selected.
Mchaguliwa alishangiliwa na wananchi.
The chosen candidate was cheered by the people.
/mʧa'ɡuzi/
English: A selector, chooser.
Mchaguzi aliwataja wagombea kumi.
The selector named ten candidates.
/m'ʧai/
English: A tea plant.
Shamba la mchaji limejaa mimea ya mchaji.
The tea plantation is full of tea plants.
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