Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/songoa/
English: To twist and break; to strangle
Alisongoa kamba kwa nguvu.
He twisted the rope forcefully.
/songofu/
English: Strangled; not halal
Nyama ya songofu haifai kuliwa.
Meat from a strangled animal is not permissible to eat.
/songole/
English: An animal that died by strangulation
Walikataa kula songole kwa sababu si halali.
They refused to eat the animal that died by strangulation.
/songombingo/
English: Confusion; complicated situation
Kesi hiyo imekuwa songombingo kwa mahakama.
The case has become a complicated matter for the court.
/songomeza/
English: To wriggle or move like a worm
Mdudu alisongomeza ardhini.
The worm wriggled in the soil.
/songonyoa/
English: To strangle; to twist until broken
Alimsongonyoa shingo hadi akapoteza fahamu.
He strangled him by twisting his neck until he fainted.
/songoro/
English: A type of fierce fish
Samaki wa songoro ni wakubwa na wakali.
The songoro fish are large and aggressive.
/songsongo/
English: Twisted; crooked
Barabara ni songsongo kupita kwenye mlima.
The road is winding and crooked through the mountain.
/songwa/
English: Twin
Watoto songwa walizaliwa jana usiku.
The twin babies were born last night.
/songwe/
English: Venomous snake
Wakulima walimwona songwe karibu na shamba.
The farmers saw a venomous snake near the farm.
/songwe/
English: A type of fish with spikey skin
Samaki wa songwe wana magamba makali.
Songwe fish have sharp scales.
/soni/
English: Shame; embarrassment
Alijawa na soni baada ya kukosea mbele ya watu.
He was filled with shame after making a mistake in public.
/sonji/
English: Child with calcium deficiency
Mtoto sonji anahitaji lishe bora na matibabu.
A child with calcium deficiency needs good nutrition and treatment.
/sonoa/
English: To harm; to endanger
Usisonoe wanyama kwa kuwatesa.
Don't harm animals by mistreating them.
/sonona/
English: To grieve; to be sad
Alisonona baada ya kupoteza rafiki yake.
He grieved after losing his friend.
/sonona/
English: To continue cooking after being done
Usisonone chakula, kitaharibika.
Don't keep cooking the food; it will spoil.
/sononeka/
English: To feel hurt; to be distressed
Alisononeka kwa maneno aliyoyasikia.
He felt hurt by the words he heard.
/sononeko/
English: Sorrow; grief
Nyumba ilijaa sononeko baada ya msiba.
The house was filled with grief after the funeral.
/sononesha/
English: To sadden; to cause grief
Habari hizo zilisononesha kila mtu.
The news saddened everyone.
/sonono/
English: Emotional pain; deep sadness
Anaishi na sonono tangu alipoachwa.
She has lived with emotional pain since being abandoned.
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