Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ndakata/
English: A type of saltwater fish
Samaki wa ndakata wanapatikana baharini.
The ndakata fish are found in the sea.
/ndaki/
English: 1. A university (Kenya). 2. An administrative unit within a university
Alisoma katika ndaki ya Nairobi.
He studied at the University of Nairobi.
/ndama/
English: The young of a cow, camel, or buffalo; a calf
N dama alizaliwa leo asubuhi.
The calf was born this morning.
/ndani/
English: The inner part or space of something; inside
Weka kitu hicho ndani ya sanduku.
Put that thing inside the box.
/ndege/
English: An aircraft; an airplane
N dege iliondoka saa nne asubuhi.
The airplane departed at ten in the morning.
/ndege/
English: A drum played by women during initiation ceremonies
Walipiga ndege wakati wa sherehe.
They beat the special drum during the ceremony.
/ndegeʧai/
English: A stork-like bird with a red and yellow crest
N degechai aliruka juu ya mto.
The stork flew over the river.
/ndegemaji/
English: A seaplane
N degemaji ilitua baharini salama.
The seaplane landed safely on the sea.
/ndegembaya/
English: A bad omen or sign
Kuona bundi usiku ni ndengembaya.
Seeing an owl at night is a bad omen.
/ndegembaya/
English: A person believed to cause misfortune to others; a jinx
Waliamini kuwa yeye ni ndegemabaya.
They believed he was a bringer of bad luck.
/ndegeputo/
English: A balloon
Watoto walicheza na ndegeputo angani.
The children played with balloons in the air.
/ndekwa/
English: A request by a woman to be divorced by her husband
Alitoa ndekwa mbele ya wazee.
She requested a divorce before the elders.
/ndekwa/
English: Excuses given by a person to avoid doing something
Ana ndekwa nyingi kila wakati wa kazi.
He always has many excuses during work.
/ndembendembe/
English: Lightness or ease of a matter or situation
Kazi hiyo ilikuwa ya ndembendembe.
That task was very easy.
/ndembo/
English: Tribal marks or facial scars
Wazee wa kabila hilo wana ndembo usoni.
The elders of that tribe have facial marks.
/ndeme/
English: A pod of beans that doesn't soften when cooked
Maharage yale yalikuwa ndeme.
Those beans were hard and wouldn't soften.
/ndenge/
English: A male goat that has not matured
N denge alipotea msituni.
The young goat got lost in the forest.
/ndere/
English: Powdered medicine made from human organs, used in witchcraft
Wachawi walitumia ndere kwa matambiko yao.
The witches used the powder for their rituals.
/ndere/
English: A type of bushbaby with large eyes and ears
N dere hupatikana usiku porini.
The bushbaby is found in the forest at night.
/nderemo/
English: A state of happiness from a joyful event; jubilation
N deremo zilisikika baada ya ushindi.
Cheers were heard after the victory.
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