Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Chete

che-te

English: Market; market day

Example (Swahili):

Siku ya kete kijiji kilijaa watu.

Example (English):

On market day, the village was full of people.

Chetea

chete-a

English: To breathe with difficulty

Example (Swahili):

Mgonjwa alichetea usiku kucha.

Example (English):

The patient breathed with difficulty all night.

Chetezo

chete-zo

English: Incense burner

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia chetezo wakati wa ibada.

Example (English):

They used an incense burner during the prayer.

Cheti

che-ti

English: Certificate; note

Example (Swahili):

Alipokea cheti cha masomo yake.

Example (English):

He received his certificate for his studies.

Chetu

che-tu

English: Our (plural, ki-/vi- class)

Example (Swahili):

Hii ni chombo chetu.

Example (English):

This is our tool.

Cheu

che-u

English: Someone who chews repeatedly; exclamation of warning; small bell used by healers

Example (Swahili):

Mzee huyo alikuwa cheu sana wakati wa kula.

Example (English):

That old man chewed repeatedly during meals.

Cheua

cheu-a

English: To chew cud; to regurgitate

Example (Swahili):

Ng'ombe alicheua baada ya kula majani.

Example (English):

The cow chewed cud after eating grass.

Cheuka

cheu-ka

English: To regurgitate; to belch

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alicheuka baada ya kula sana.

Example (English):

The child belched after eating too much.

Cheuo

cheu-o

English: Regurgitated food

Example (Swahili):

Cheuo cha ng'ombe kilionekana shambani.

Example (English):

The cow's regurgitated food was seen on the farm.

Cheuzi

cheu-zi

English: Pair; someone who chews cud

Example (Swahili):

Ng'ombe ni cheuzi kila jioni.

Example (English):

Cows chew cud every evening.

Chewa

che-wa

English: Large sea fish; morning greeting; morning sea breeze

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walipata chewa baharini.

Example (English):

Fishermen caught a large sea fish in the sea.

Chewale

chewa-le

English: Easily; free of charge

Example (Swahili):

Alipewa msaada chewale.

Example (English):

He was given help easily.

Cheza

che-za

English: To play; to dance; to mock; to perform witchcraft; to commit adultery; to perform a ceremony

Example (Swahili):

Watoto wanapenda kucheza bustanini.

Example (English):

Children love to play in the garden.

Chia

chi-a

English: Breastfeeding child

Example (Swahili):

Chia alilala mikononi mwa mama yake.

Example (English):

The breastfeeding child slept in his mother's arms.

Chibuku

chi-buku

English: Type of traditional beer

Example (Swahili):

Walikunywa chibuku katika sherehe.

Example (English):

They drank traditional beer at the celebration.

Chicha

chi-cha

English: Coconut husk residue; smegma; drunk; very tired

Example (Swahili):

Alikusanya chicha za nazi kwa ajili ya kuni.

Example (English):

He collected coconut husk residue for firewood.

Chicha

chi-cha

English: To decide to stop; to reduce moisture

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walichicha kumwagilia shamba.

Example (English):

The farmers decided to stop watering the field.

Chichi

chi-chi

English: Shore side of a ship; insane person

Example (Swahili):

Walisimama upande wa chichi ya meli.

Example (English):

They stood on the shore side of the ship.

Chichimaa

chichi-maa

English: To cling to something stubbornly

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alichichimaa nguo ya mama yake.

Example (English):

The child clung stubbornly to his mother's clothes.

Chichipaa

chichi-paa

English: To stiffen due to illness

Example (Swahili):

Mwili wake ulichichipaa kwa ugonjwa.

Example (English):

His body stiffened due to illness.

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