Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kamáta/
English: Catch; seize; hold strongly.
Polisi walimkamata mwizi.
The police arrested the thief.
/kamáti/
English: Committee; group making decisions.
Kamati ya shule ilikutana jana.
The school committee met yesterday.
/kámbá/
English: Thread or fiber twisted for tying things.
Alitumia kamba kufunga mzigo.
He used a rope to tie the load.
/kámbá/
English: Marine creature with many legs and a shell (crustacean).
Niliona kamba akitembea ufukweni.
I saw a crab walking on the shore.
/kambáa/
English: Honeycomb; bees' nest.
Walivuna asali kutoka kambaa.
They harvested honey from the honeycomb.
/kambabahári/
English: Large sea crab.
Wavuvi walishika kambabahari mkubwa.
The fishermen caught a large sea crab.
/kambakóche/
English: Large crab that lives in caves.
Walisema kambakoche hupatikana mapangoni.
They said the big crab lives in caves.
/kambanáne/
English: Musical instrument resembling a harp.
Mwanamuziki alicheza ala ya kambanane.
The musician played the harp-like instrument.
/kambaràu/
English: Lift; winch; rope for controlling ship's weight.
Walitumia kambarau kushusha mzigo melini.
They used a winch to lower the cargo onto the ship.
/kámbare/
English: Freshwater catfish, dark-colored with flat head.
Walivua kambare mtoni.
They caught catfish in the river.
/kambaremámba/
English: Slender catfish species.
Kambaremamba hupatikana maji baridi.
Slender catfish are found in fresh waters.
/kámbel/
English: Work clothes for farming or hard labor.
Alivaa kambel shambani.
He wore work clothes on the farm.
/kámbi/
English: Resting place during a journey; temporary shelter.
Walipiga kambi karibu na mto.
They camped near the river.
/kámbi/
English: Group of people with same ideology or affiliation.
Nchi imegawanyika katika kambi mbili za kisiasa.
The country is divided into two political camps.
/kámbi/
English: White husk-like substance on a coconut tree.
Waliona kambi kwenye mnazi.
They saw the white husk on the coconut tree.
/kambiráni/
English: Statement of acceptance regardless of outcome; "whatever happens."
Alisema kwa kambirani: liwe liwalo.
He said with resignation: whatever happens.
/kambísi/
English: Camouflage fish (resembles surroundings).
Samaki kambisi hujificha kwa rangi ya mazingira.
The camouflage fish hides by blending into its surroundings.
/kámbó/
English: Step-; having non-biological relation (e.g., stepfather).
Baba yake ni baba wa kambo.
His father is a stepfather.
/kámbu/
English: Banana shoot growing at the root.
Shambani kumeota kambu nyingi.
Many banana shoots sprouted on the farm.
/kambúka/
English: Wither; dry up; weaken.
Maua yalikuwa yakikambuka.
The flowers were withering.
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