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Found 918 word(s) starting with "N"
nderi

/nderi/

English: A large bird of the eagle family with a long beak

Example (Swahili):

N deri aliwinda paka porini.

Example (English):

The eagle hunted a cat in the wild.

ndevu

/ndevu/

English: Beard

Example (Swahili):

Alinyoa ndevu zake leo.

Example (English):

He shaved his beard today.

ndewa

/ndewa/

English: A red seaweed used as fish bait

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walikusanya ndewa pwani.

Example (English):

Fishermen collected red seaweed at the shore.

ndewe

/ndewe/

English: 1. The earlobe. 2. A pierced hole for ornaments

Example (Swahili):

Ana pete sikioni kwenye ndewe.

Example (English):

She has earrings on her earlobes.

ndezi

/ndezi/

English: A large forest rodent; cane rat

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walimnasa ndezi kwenye shamba.

Example (English):

The farmers trapped a cane rat in the field.

ndi¹

/ndi/

English: Very many; abundant

Example (Swahili):

Walikuwepo watu ndi sokoni.

Example (English):

There were so many people in the market.

ndi²

/ndi/

English: Firm; strong

Example (Swahili):

Nguzo hii ni ndi na imara.

Example (English):

This pillar is firm and solid.

ndifu

/ndifu/

English: A thick sheath on the stem of a coconut frond

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia ndifu kufunika paa.

Example (English):

They used the coconut sheath to cover the roof.

ndiga

/ndiga/

English: A toxic plant with poisonous tubers

Example (Swahili):

Mizizi ya ndiga hutakiwa kuoshwa kabla ya kuliwa.

Example (English):

The roots of the plant must be washed before eating.

ndigana

/ndigana/

English: A livestock disease spread by ticks

Example (Swahili):

Mifugo mingi imeathiriwa na ndigana.

Example (English):

Many animals have been infected by the tick disease.

ndiko

/ndiko/

English: A relative form for nouns of the ku- class (place)

Example (Swahili):

Hapo ndipo ndiko tulipokutana.

Example (English):

That is where we met.

ndilo

/ndilo/

English: A relative for li-/ya- class nouns in singular

Example (Swahili):

Gari ndilo alilonunua jana.

Example (English):

The car is the one he bought yesterday.

ndimba

/ndimba/

English: A small antelope, black on the back with a white stripe above the eyes

Example (Swahili):

N dima walionekana msituni.

Example (English):

The small antelopes were seen in the forest.

ndimi¹

/ndimi/

English: A word used to emphasize "it is me"

Example (Swahili):

N dimi niliyekuita jana.

Example (English):

It is I who called you yesterday.

ndimi²

/ndimi/

English: Tongues

Example (Swahili):

Walizungumza kwa ndimi tofauti.

Example (English):

They spoke in different tongues.

ndimi³

/ndimi/

English: A dialect or form of speech

Example (Swahili):

Kila kabila lina ndimi yake.

Example (English):

Each tribe has its own dialect.

ndimo

/ndimo/

English: Abbreviation of "ni humo" — it is inside there

Example (Swahili):

Kitabu ndimo ndani ya sanduku.

Example (English):

The book is inside the box.

ndimu

/ndimu/

English: A small sour fruit like a lime or lemon

Example (Swahili):

Alikatakata ndimu kwenye samaki.

Example (English):

He sliced limes over the fish.

ndinyi

/ndinyi/

English: Abbreviation of "ni nyinyi"; it is you (plural)

Example (Swahili):

N dinyi mliofanikisha yote haya.

Example (English):

It is you who made all this possible.

ndio¹

/ndio/

English: Abbreviation of "ni wao"; it is them

Example (Swahili):

N diyo waliokuja jana.

Example (English):

They are the ones who came yesterday.

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