Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ndoto/
English: 1. Dream. 2. Something impossible. 3. An unfulfilled expectation
Jana nilipata ndoto nzuri.
I had a good dream last night.
/ndovi/
English: 1. Cooked green bananas. 2. Green bananas mixed with meat
Walikula ndovi kwa chakula cha mchana.
They ate cooked green bananas for lunch.
/ndovu/
English: A very large wild animal with a trunk and tusks; an elephant
N dovu hutumia mkonga wake kunywa maji.
The elephant uses its trunk to drink water.
/ndovu/
English: The upper part of a sewing machine or drill; the head
Alibadilisha sindano ya ndovu wa mashine.
He changed the needle on the machine's head.
/nduara/
English: A type of antelope known as a roan antelope
Nduara hupatikana savanna za Afrika.
The roan antelope is found in African savannas.
/ndubi/
English: The stern post of an outrigger canoe, held by the helmsman
Nahodha alishika ndubi akielekeza mashua.
The captain held the stern post while steering the boat.
/ndubwi/
English: The young of a frog; a tadpole
N dubwi walikuwa wanaogelea kwenye dimbwi.
The tadpoles were swimming in the pond.
/ndude/
English: A euphemistic word used to refer indirectly to something
Alitumia neno ndude badala ya kutaja moja kwa moja.
He used a euphemistic word instead of saying it directly.
/ndugu/
English: 1. A sibling from the same parents. 2. A relative. 3. A close friend
Ndugu zangu wanaishi mjini.
My relatives live in the city.
/ndugubizari/
English: A type of small-meshed fishing net
Wavuvi walitumia ndugubizari kuvua samaki wadogo.
The fishermen used a small-meshed net to catch small fish.
/ndui/
English: A rapidly spreading disease with blisters
Watu wengi waliambukizwa ndui kijijini.
Many people in the village were infected with smallpox.
/nduki/
English: Quickly; swiftly
Aliondoka nduki bila kusema neno.
He left quickly without saying a word.
/nduli/
English: A cruel or wicked person; villain
Watu walimchukia nduli kwa ukatili wake.
People hated the tyrant for his cruelty.
/ndumakuwili/
English: A snake-like animal; a hypocrite
Ndumakuwili hujifanya rafiki lakini ni adui.
A hypocrite pretends to be a friend but is an enemy.
/ndumba/
English: Witchcraft; sorcery
Alishtakiwa kwa kutumia ndumba dhidi ya jirani yake.
He was accused of using witchcraft against his neighbor.
/ndume/
English: Unhusked rice grain
Wakulima walihifadhi ndume ghalani.
The farmers stored the unhusked rice in the granary.
/ndume/
English: A brave or strong man
Yeye ni ndume shujaa wa kijiji.
He is a brave man of the village.
/ndume/
English: A type of insect that sits on livestock
Ndume walikuwa wakisumbua ng'ombe shambani.
The insects were bothering the cows in the field.
/ndumiko/
English: A horn-like object used for cupping or suction
Mganga alitumia ndumiko katika matibabu ya jadi.
The healer used a horn-like cup in traditional treatment.
/ndumilakuwili/
English: See ndumakuwili
Ndumilakuwili ni mtu asiyeaminika.
A two-faced person cannot be trusted.
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