Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Gongo⁵

gon-go

English: A bird with red feathers

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona ndege aina ya gongo⁵ msituni.

Example (English):

We saw a bird with red feathers in the forest.

Gongo⁶

gon-go

English: Hump of a camel

Example (Swahili):

Ngamia ana gongo⁶ kubwa mgongoni.

Example (English):

The camel has a large hump on its back.

Gongo⁷

gon-go

English: See gwato (walking stick; wrestling throw)

Example (Swahili):

Alitegemea gongo⁷ kutembea.

Example (English):

He relied on a gwato to walk.

Gongola

gon-go-la

English: A type of large iguana lizard

Example (Swahili):

Walimwona gongola kwenye miti ya pwani.

Example (English):

They saw a large iguana in the coastal trees.

Gongomea¹

gon-go-me-a

English: To hammer in forcefully

Example (Swahili):

Fundi aligongomea¹ msumari ukutani.

Example (English):

The carpenter hammered the nail into the wall.

Gongomea²

gon-go-me-a

English: To quench hot iron in water

Example (Swahili):

Fundi aligongomea² chuma moto majini.

Example (English):

The smith quenched the hot iron in water.

Gongomelea

gon-go-me-le-a

English: To nail down securely

Example (Swahili):

Aligongomelea paa kwa misumari.

Example (English):

He nailed down the roof with nails.

Gongomola

gon-go-mo-la

English: A bird that drills trees

Example (Swahili):

Tulisikia sauti ya gongomola akitoboa mti.

Example (English):

We heard the sound of a bird drilling into the tree.

Gongono

gon-go-no

English: Backbone; spine bones

Example (Swahili):

Alivunjika gongono katika ajali.

Example (English):

He fractured his spine in the accident.

Goteka

go-te-ka

English: To be worried; anxious

Example (Swahili):

Alionekana goteka kabla ya mtihani.

Example (English):

He looked anxious before the exam.

Goteza

go-te-za

English: To bow or tilt the head

Example (Swahili):

Aliinua mikono na goteza kichwa.

Example (English):

He raised his hands and bowed his head.

Goti

go-ti

English: Knee joint

Example (Swahili):

Alipiga goti kumuomba msamaha.

Example (English):

He bent his knee to ask for forgiveness.

Goto

go-to

English: Pride; arrogance

Example (Swahili):

Alionyesha goto baada ya kupata cheo.

Example (English):

He showed arrogance after receiving the position.

Gotoa¹

go-to-a

English: To finish work; shorten

Example (Swahili):

Aligotoa¹ kazi mapema.

Example (English):

He finished work early.

Gotoa²

go-to-a

English: To introduce someone into witchcraft society

Example (Swahili):

Waliamua kumgotoa² kijana kwenye ushirikina.

Example (English):

They initiated the boy into witchcraft.

Gove

go-ve

English: Rope bed made of strings

Example (Swahili):

Alilala kwenye gove la kamba.

Example (English):

He slept on a rope bed.

Govi

go-vi

English: Foreskin; uncircumcised penis

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto mdogo bado ana govi.

Example (English):

The little boy still has a foreskin.

Gowe¹

go-we

English: Light cloud

Example (Swahili):

Anga lilifunikwa na gowe¹ jepesi.

Example (English):

The sky was covered by a light cloud.

Gowe²

go-we

English: Fight; battle

Example (Swahili):

Vijana walipigana gowe² sokoni.

Example (English):

The youths fought in a battle at the market.

Goya¹

go-ya

English: To hold with a stick

Example (Swahili):

Aligoya¹ samaki mkubwa kwa mti.

Example (English):

He held the big fish with a stick.

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