Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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walli¹

wal-li

English: A pious person; Sufi

Example (Swahili):

Walli huyo aliheshimika kijijini

Example (English):

That pious man was respected in the village

walli²

wal-li

English: Guardian; custodian

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa walli wa yatima wawili

Example (English):

He was the guardian of two orphans

wallo¹

wal-lo

English: A type of fish trap/fence

Example (Swahili):

Samaki walinaswa kwenye wallo

Example (English):

The fish were caught in the trap

wallo²

wal-lo

English: See unyailo

Example (Swahili):

Wavu wa wallo ulitumika baharini

Example (English):

The wallo net was used in the sea

waludi

wa-lu-di

English: Fertile; able to bear children

Example (Swahili):

Mwanamke huyo alikuwa waludi

Example (English):

That woman was fertile

wam.a

wa-ma

English: To lie on one's stomach; to fail to enter due to lack of space; to cover one's head

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alilala kwa wam.a

Example (English):

The child slept on his stomach

wamb.a¹

wam-ba

English: To lack money; to be broke

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa amewamb.a baada ya biashara kuharibika

Example (English):

He was broke after the business failed

wamb.a²

wam-ba

English: To stretch skin on a drum

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alimbamb.a ngoma mpya

Example (English):

The craftsman stretched the skin on the new drum

wamba³

wam-ba

English: To spread out; to be scattered

Example (Swahili):

Majani yaliwamba³ shambani

Example (English):

The leaves were scattered in the field

wamba⁴

wam-ba

English: To rotate a roof beam

Example (Swahili):

Fundi aliwamba⁴ kuti la paa

Example (English):

The builder rotated the roof beam

wamba⁵

wam-ba

English: A type of roof beam

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia wamba⁵ kujenga paa

Example (English):

He used a roof beam to build the roof

wambaje

wam-ba-je

English: How are you?

Example (Swahili):

Wambaje ndugu yangu?

Example (English):

How are you my brother?

wambe

wam-be

English: See wage¹

Example (Swahili):

Nywele zake zilikuwa na wambe

Example (English):

His hair had fine fibers

wambi¹

wam-bi

English: A type of stick for a bird trap

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia wambi¹ kumtega ndege

Example (English):

He used the stick to trap a bird

wambi²

wam-bi

English: A looped strap for climbing palm trees

Example (Swahili):

Wapandaji walitumia wambi² kupanda mnazi

Example (English):

Climbers used the strap to climb the palm tree

wambo

wam-bo

English: See choo³

Example (Swahili):

Alikwenda wambo

Example (English):

He went to the toilet

wamoja

wa-mo-ja

English: Of the same kind or type

Example (Swahili):

Walivaa nguo wamoja

Example (English):

They wore the same kind of clothes

wana¹

wa-na

English: Plural of mwana (children)

Example (Swahili):

Wana walicheza shuleni

Example (English):

The children played at school

wana²

wa-na

English: To fight

Example (Swahili):

Vijana walikuwa wakipigana wana²

Example (English):

The youths were fighting

wanda¹

wan-da

English: To become fat/plump

Example (Swahili):

Ng'ombe amewanda vizuri

Example (English):

The cow has become fat

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