Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kía/
English: Bolt or lock for closing a door from inside.
Aliweka kia ili mlango usifunguke.
He placed the bolt so the door wouldn't open.
/kía/
English: Lid of a cooking pot.
Mama alifunika sufuria kwa kia.
Mother covered the pot with a lid.
/kiabíri/
English: Program used for browsing the internet.
Aliweka kiabiri kwenye tarakilishi yake.
He installed a browser on his computer.
/kiachíza/
English: Child who has been weaned from breastfeeding.
Mtoto huyu ni kiachiza baada ya mwaka mmoja.
This child is weaned after one year.
/kiáda/
English: In order; slowly; systematically.
Alisoma maandiko kwa kiada.
He read the text systematically.
/kiáda/
English: Textbook used for formal study.
Wanafunzi walipata kiada kipya cha hisabati.
The students received a new mathematics textbook.
/Kiafrikána/
English: One of South Africa's official languages.
Kiafrikana huzungumzwa nchini Afrika Kusini.
Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa.
/kiága/
English: Promise or vow made by someone.
Alitoa kiaga cha kutimiza wajibu wake.
He made a vow to fulfill his duty.
/kiága/
English: Agreement to meet, often with bad intent.
Walifanya kiaga cha kukutana usiku.
They made an agreement to meet at night.
/kiáka/
English: Beam holding the roof of a house.
Fundi aliweka kiaka imara juu ya paa.
The builder placed a strong beam on the roof.
/kiakía/
English: To move about anxiously; wander in worry.
Alikuwa akienda kiakia kutokana na wasiwasi.
He was pacing anxiously out of worry.
/kiáli/
English: Spark of fire; flame.
Moto ulitoa kiali nyingi usiku.
The fire gave off many sparks at night.
/kiáma/
English: Judgment Day; end of the world.
Wengi wanaamini kuhusu kiama.
Many believe in Judgment Day.
/kiámba/
English: Morpheme or element that joins with another in a sentence.
Kiamba kiliunda neno jipya.
The morpheme formed a new word.
/kiambajéngo/
English: Word element used in sentence structure.
Kiambajengo kimeunganishwa katika sentensi.
The word element is combined in the sentence.
/kiambáta/
English: Attachment; something that accompanies.
Barua ilikuja na kiambata.
The letter came with an attachment.
/kiambatísho/
English: Appendix; attachment to a letter or document.
Aliweka picha kama kiambatisho.
He added a picture as an attachment.
/kiambáto/
English: Supplement; addition, especially at the end.
Kitabu kilikuwa na kiambato cha rejeleo.
The book had a supplementary reference section.
/kiambauplshi/
English: Ingredient added to food for taste.
Aliongeza chumvi kama kiambauplshi.
He added salt as a flavoring.
/kiambáza/
English: Wall; partition.
Kiambaza cha nyumba kilianguka.
The wall of the house collapsed.
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