Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'tonga/
English: To groan; to moan repeatedly, often due to pain.
Mgonjwa alitonga usiku kucha.
The patient moaned all night.
/'tonga/
English: A mature coconut.
Walipasua tonga kupata nazi.
They cracked the mature coconut to get the kernel.
/'tonga/
English: A type of fruit shaped like a grapefruit from the palm family.
Tonga hukomaa wakati wa kiangazi.
The tonga fruit ripens during the dry season.
/'tonga/
English: Red sap from a coconut tree.
Wakulima walikusanya tonga kwa ajili ya dawa.
The farmers collected the red sap for medicinal use.
/'tonga/
English: An abnormally large head.
Mtoto alizaliwa na tonga.
The child was born with an unusually large head.
/'tonge/
English: A morsel; a handful of food (e.g., ugali, rice) for eating.
Alikula tonge la ugali kwa utulivu.
He ate a morsel of ugali calmly.
/'tonge/
English: A type of very small sardine that is cooked without gutting.
Waliandaa tonge kwa chakula cha jioni.
They prepared small sardines for dinner.
/tongo'a/
English: To speak; to utter; to explain clearly.
Alitongoa maneno yake kwa busara.
He spoke his words wisely.
/'tongo/
English: An abandoned homestead or village.
Walipita katika tongo lililotelekezwa.
They passed through an abandoned homestead.
/'tongo/
English: Sleep or dirt in the eyes.
Aliondoa tongo machoni alipoinuka.
He wiped sleep from his eyes after waking up.
/'tongo/
English: A type of small bird that flies in flocks.
Matongo waliruka kwa makundi asubuhi.
The small birds flew in flocks in the morning.
/'tongo/
English: A banana plant.
Shamba limejaa matongo mapya.
The farm is full of young banana plants.
/tongo'ndo/
English: Matters related to body and environmental hygiene.
Walizungumza kuhusu tongondo shuleni.
They discussed hygiene matters at school.
/tongo'ɲa/
English: See togonya¹ (castor oil fruit).
Angalia neno togonya¹ kwa maana.
See the word togonya¹ for the meaning.
/tongo'tongo/
English: See tongo² (sleep in the eyes).
Angalia neno tongo² kwa maana kamili.
See the word tongo² for the full meaning.
/tongo'za/
English: To seduce a man or woman to have sex with them.
Alijaribu kumtongoza msichana sokoni.
He tried to seduce the girl at the market.
/'tongwa/
English: A type of small black and white bird found in flocks in farms; see tongo³.
Matongwa waliruka kwa makundi mashambani.
The small black and white birds flew in flocks over the farms.
/'toni/
English: Tone (of voice).
Toni yake ilikuwa ya upole na heshima.
His tone was gentle and respectful.
/'toni/
English: Tone (in literature or poetry).
Toni ya shairi hili ni ya huzuni.
The tone of this poem is sorrowful.
/'toni/
English: Tone (linguistic); a pitch that can change word meaning.
Katika Kiswahili, toni hubadilisha maana ya maneno fulani.
In Swahili, tone can change the meaning of some words.
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