Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kandokándo/
English: Near the edge; alongside.
Walitembea kandokando ya mto.
They walked along the riverbank.
/kang'áta/
English: Bite into bones; sharp pain.
Alisikia kang'ata mifupani.
He felt sharp pain in his bones.
/kánga/
English: Guinea fowl.
Wakulima walifuga kanga.
Farmers kept guinea fowls.
/kánga/
English: Light cloth with patterns and sayings.
Alivaa kanga yenye maneno mazuri.
She wore a cloth with beautiful sayings.
/kánga/
English: Rust; brown dirt on metal.
Chuma kimejaa kanga.
The metal is full of rust.
/kánga/
English: Heat up; warm.
Alikanga chakula kilichopoa.
He reheated the food that had cooled.
/kangága/
English: Plant that grows in water.
Waliona kangaga kando ya bwawa.
They saw a plant growing by the pond.
/kangaiíchi/
English: Unripe; green.
Tunda hili bado ni kangaiichi.
This fruit is still unripe.
/kangája/
English: Plant with green flowers.
Bustani ilikuwa na maua ya kangaja.
The garden had flowers of kangaja.
/kangája/
English: Small fish with strong smell.
Walivua samaki aina ya kangaja.
They caught small smelly fish.
/kangája/
English: Small citrus fruit, green in color.
Alinunua matunda ya kangaja sokoni.
He bought small green citrus fruits at the market.
/kangája/
English: Large zebra species with stripes.
Waliona kangaja mkubwa porini.
They saw a large zebra in the wild.
/kangambíli/
English: Red and black insect attacking cotton.
Shamba limevamiwa na kangambili.
The cotton field was attacked by insects.
/kangambíli/
English: Style of wearing kanga by wrapping.
Mwanamke alijifunga kwa mtindo wa kangambili.
The woman wore her kanga in a wraparound style.
/kangámka/
English: Dry up; lose water.
Udongo umekangamka kwa jua.
The soil dried up in the sun.
/kangána/
English: Be confused; mix up.
Alikangana kusikia taarifa tofauti.
He was confused by hearing conflicting reports.
/kangáno/
English: State of confusion.
Kulikuwa na kangano wakati wa kura.
There was confusion during the vote.
/kangánya/
English: To confuse; puzzle.
Habari hizo zilimkanganya.
The news confused him.
/kangára/
English: Local brew made of maize and millet.
Waliandaa kangara kijijini.
They prepared local brew in the village.
/kangarúu/
English: Kangaroo; animal from Australia.
Kangaruu hubeba watoto mfukoni.
The kangaroo carries its young in a pouch.
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