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

/namiri/

English: 1. A leopard, especially female. 2. A similar spotted predator

Example (Swahili):

Namiri alionekana msituni.

Example (English):

A leopard was seen in the forest.

namma

/namma/

English: 1. Type or kind. 2. Manner or way

Example (Swahili):

Alichagua namna bora ya kuwasilisha kazi.

Example (English):

He chose the best way to present the work.

namu

/namu/

English: A type of seed used in the bao game

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia mbegu za namu kucheza bao.

Example (English):

He used namu seeds to play bao.

namua¹

/namua/

English: To separate things that were together

Example (Swahili):

Alinamua kuni zilizoshikana.

Example (English):

He separated the stuck pieces of wood.

namua²

/namua/

English: To use skill in the namu game to avoid losing seeds

Example (Swahili):

Alinamua vizuri na kushinda mchezo.

Example (English):

He played skillfully and won the game.

namua³

/namua/

English: To release something that was trapped

Example (Swahili):

Alinamua ndege kutoka mtegoni.

Example (English):

He released the bird from the trap.

nana

/nana/

English: An honorific name for a woman

Example (Swahili):

Nana Asha alitualika nyumbani kwake.

Example (English):

Madam Asha invited us to her home.

nanaa

/nanaa/

English: Mint leaves used as a spice

Example (Swahili):

Aliongeza nanaa kwenye chai.

Example (English):

He added mint leaves to the tea.

nanasi

/nanasi/

English: A sweet fruit with a thorny skin; pineapple

Example (Swahili):

Nanasi lilikuwa tamu sana.

Example (English):

The pineapple was very sweet.

nanda¹

/nanda/

English: A tool with teeth used for scraping rubbish; a rake

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia nanda kusafisha uwanja.

Example (English):

He used a rake to clean the yard.

nanda²

/nanda/

English: A stick or stem of a climbing plant

Example (Swahili):

Mizabibu ina nanda ndefu.

Example (English):

The vines have long stems.

Nandu

/nandu/

English: The morning star; Venus

Example (Swahili):

Nandu huonekana alfajiri.

Example (English):

The morning star appears at dawn.

nane¹

/nane/

English: The number eight

Example (Swahili):

Ana kaka nane.

Example (English):

He has eight brothers.

nang'anika

/naŋʔanika/

English: To shine on the face, especially due to oil or cleanliness

Example (Swahili):

Uso wake unanang'anika kwa mafuta.

Example (English):

His face shines from oil.

nang'arika

/naŋʔarika/

English: To appear clean or shiny

Example (Swahili):

Sakafu imenang'arika kama kioo.

Example (English):

The floor is shining like a mirror.

nanga¹

/naŋga/

English: A heavy metal object used to control a ship; an anchor

Example (Swahili):

Meli ilitupa nanga baharini.

Example (English):

The ship dropped anchor in the sea.

nanga²

/naŋga/

English: A person who stands at the end in a tug-of-war game

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ndiye nanga wa timu yetu.

Example (English):

He is the anchor of our team.

nani

/nani/

English: A word used to ask "who?"

Example (Swahili):

Nani alikuja hapa jana?

Example (English):

Who came here yesterday?

nanigwanzula

/nanigwanzula/

English: A type of lizard

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona nanigwanzula kwenye jiwe.

Example (English):

We saw a lizard on the rock.

nanua¹

/nanua/

English: To release from a trap

Example (Swahili):

Alinanua sungura kutoka mtegoni.

Example (English):

He released the rabbit from the trap.

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