Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/twike'twike/
English: A fat or plump woman.
Mwanamke twiketwike alitembea taratibu barabarani.
A plump woman walked slowly along the road.
/twi'na/
English: To groan with a low, broken sound from illness or pain.
Mgonjwa alitwina kitandani usiku kucha.
The patient groaned in bed all night.
/twi'ŋga/
English: A parachute.
Askari alitumia twinga kuruka kutoka angani.
The soldier used a parachute to jump from the sky.
/twi'sha/
English: To lift a load and place it on someone's shoulders or head.
Waliomtwishia mzigo mkubwa wa mazao.
They lifted and placed a large load of crops on his head.
/twi'sho/
English: A pad placed on the head before carrying a load.
Alitumia twisho kupunguza uzito wa mzigo kichwani.
She used a pad to ease the weight of the load on her head.
/twi'sti/
English: The twist (a dance style).
Vijana walicheza muziki wa twisti kwenye sherehe.
The youths danced to twist music at the party.
/twi'twi/
English: See kitwitwi (a firefly).
Angalia neno kitwitwi kwa maana.
See the word kitwitwi for the meaning.
/'tyubu/
English: An inner tube (of a tire).
Fundi alibadilisha tyubu ya baiskeli.
The mechanic replaced the bicycle's inner tube.
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