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/pagaa/
English: To become pale; to change color to white
Uso wake ulipagaa kwa hofu.
His face turned pale with fear.
/pagaa/
English: Witchcraft, magic
Walisema kijiji kimekumbwa na pagaa.
They said the village was affected by witchcraft.
/pagala/
English: To carry, to lift
Alipagala gunia la mahindi kichwani.
He lifted the sack of maize onto his head.
/pagala/
English: A dilapidated, ruined house
Waliishi kwenye pagala lililoanguka.
They lived in a ruined house.
/pagale/
English: See pagala² (ruined house)
Watoto walicheza karibu na pagale.
The children played near the ruined house.
/pagao/
English: A type of medicine to ward off evil spirits
Alitumia pagao kumlinda dhidi ya pepo wabaya.
He used a charm to protect himself from evil spirits.
/pagaro/
English: A stick used to light a fire by blowing
Alitumia pagaro kuwasha moto.
He used a stick to help light the fire.
/pagaro/
English: A type of cloth tied around the waist
Mwanamke alivaa pagaro kiunoni.
The woman wore a cloth tied around her waist.
/pagawa/
English: To act in strange ways like someone possessed
Alipagawa kwa hasira na huzuni.
He acted wildly with anger and sorrow.
/pagaza/
English: The act of carrying loads on the shoulders
Wapiga debe walipagaza mizigo sokoni.
The porters carried loads at the market.
/pagaza/
English: To spread or disseminate information, often without permission
Alipagaza habari za uongo kijijini.
He spread false news in the village.
/pagiko/
English: A small stone placed under a cooking pot to stabilize it
Alitumia pagiko kuimarisha chungu jikoni.
She used a small stone to balance the cooking pot.
/pagio/
English: Notches cut into a tree to aid climbing
Mvulana alitumia pagio kupanda mti.
The boy used the notches to climb the tree.
/pagu/
English: See pagwa² (a tree that forks into two sides)
Pagu la mti lilitoa kivuli kizuri.
The forked part of the tree gave nice shade.
/pagua/
English: To turn or change route or path
Safari ilipaguliwa kutokana na mvua kubwa.
The route was changed because of heavy rain.
/pagua/
English: To cut up branches of a fallen tree
Walipagua matawi ya mti ulioporomoka.
They chopped up the branches of the fallen tree.
/pagua/
English: To cut the legs of a slaughtered animal
Alipagua miguu ya mbuzi baada ya kuchinja.
He cut the legs of the goat after slaughtering it.
/paguo/
English: A place where one passes when avoiding the usual route; a bypass
Walipita kwenye paguo kuepuka msongamano.
They took a shortcut to avoid traffic.
/pagwa/
English: The peak or top of poles used to hold up a roof
Ndege alikaa kwenye pagwa la nyumba.
The bird perched on the peak of the roof poles.
/pagwa/
English: A tree that forks into two sides
Tuliona pagwa lenye matawi mawili makubwa.
We saw a tree that split into two large branches.
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