Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kibáka/
English: Pickpocket.
Kibaka alikamatwa sokoni.
The pickpocket was caught in the market.
/kibáka/
English: Rapist.
Polisi walimkamata kibaka.
The police arrested the rapist.
/kibáka/
English: Type of antelope with white patches on neck and thighs.
Waliwinda kibaka msituni.
They hunted the antelope in the forest.
/kibála/
English: Flat part of a machine or blade.
Kibala cha upanga kiling'aa.
The flat part of the sword shone.
/kibála/
English: Broad part of a leaf or blade.
Kibala cha jani kilikuwa na matone ya maji.
The broad part of the leaf had water drops.
/kibáli/
English: Permission; authorization.
Alipewa kibali cha kusafiri.
He was given permission to travel.
/kibáma/
English: Cake or bread made of bananas.
Walipika kibama tamu kwa sherehe.
They baked a delicious banana bread for the ceremony.
/kibámba/
English: Beautiful woman.
Yule binti ni kibamba wa mtaa.
That girl is the beauty of the neighborhood.
/kibámba/
English: Type of fish.
Wavuvi walipata samaki aina ya kibamba.
The fishermen caught a fish called kibamba.
/kibambázi/
English: Fire-catching plate.
Waliwasha kuni kwa kutumia kibambazi.
They lit the fire using a fire plate.
/kibána/
English: License plate tag; holder for registration number.
Gari lake lilipoteza kibana cha namba.
His car lost its number plate holder.
/kibánda/
English: Small hut or shed.
Aliishi kwenye kibanda cha nyasi.
He lived in a small grass hut.
/kibángo/
English: Part of a dhow mast where sail is tied.
Wavuvi walifunga tanga kwenye kibango.
The fishermen tied the sail to the mast part.
/kibanío/
English: Clip; clamp.
Alitumia kibanio kufunga karatasi.
He used a clip to hold papers.
/kibánko/
English: Small stick or rod used to roast meat.
Walioka nyama kwa kibanko.
They roasted meat with a small rod.
/Kibántu/
English: Group of Bantu languages.
Kiswahili ni lugha ya Kibantu.
Swahili is a Bantu language.
/kibánzi/
English: Small splinter or chip.
Alijidunga na kibanzi cha mbao.
He pricked himself with a wood splinter.
/kibáo/
English: Small plank or board for sitting.
Alikalia kibao pembeni ya nyumba.
He sat on a small board beside the house.
/kibáo/
English: Slap with the palm.
Alimpiga kibao usoni.
He slapped him on the face.
/kibáo/
English: Music played with modern rhythm and instruments.
Vijana walicheza kibao usiku kucha.
The youth danced to the modern beat all night.
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