Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kiˈdaka/
English: Very young coconut or mango.
Tulikula kidaka cha nazi kikiwa kibichi.
We ate a very young coconut while it was still tender.
/kidakaˈtoŋɡe/
English: The uvula.
Aligongwa kidakatonge alipokohoa sana.
His uvula was affected when he coughed too much.
/kidaˈkizo/
English: Obstacle, hindrance.
Kidakizo kikubwa kwa mradi ni ukosefu wa fedha.
The biggest obstacle to the project is lack of funds.
/kidaˈkuzi/
English: A very sweet biscuit.
Watoto walipenda kula kidakuzi cha sukari.
The children loved eating the sweet biscuit.
/kiˈdama/
English: Predecessors; ancestors.
Tunapaswa kuheshimu kidama chetu.
We must respect our predecessors.
/kiˈdaŋɡa/
English: Tender young coconut.
Walitengeneza mboga kwa majani ya kidanga.
They made vegetables with the young coconut leaves.
/kiˈdaŋɡa/
English: A young lime with no juice.
Tulikuta matunda ya kidanga yameiva vibaya.
We found young limes with no juice.
/kiˈdaŋɡa/
English: Baby elephant.
Tuliona kidanga karibu na mama yake porini.
We saw a baby elephant near its mother in the wild.
/kiˈdaŋɡu/
English: Clicking sound with the tongue.
Alitoa sauti ya kidangu baada ya kunywa maji.
He made a clicking sound with his tongue after drinking water.
/kiˈdani/
English: Necklace, usually of gold.
Alipewa kidani cha dhahabu harusi.
She was given a gold necklace at the wedding.
/kiˈdari/
English: Chest (human or animal).
Risasi ilimpiga kidari.
The bullet hit him in the chest.
/kiˈdato/
English: A grade or form in secondary school.
Yuko kidato cha tatu sasa.
He is now in form three.
/kiˈdato/
English: A rung of a ladder.
Alikanyaga kidato cha pili cha ngazi.
He stepped on the second rung of the ladder.
/kiˈdato/
English: A joint in bamboo / mousetrap device.
Aliweka chakula kwenye kidato cha mtego.
He placed food on the bamboo mousetrap.
/kiˈdato/
English: A women's dance with flutes.
Waliigiza ngoma ya kidato shereheni.
They performed the kidato dance at the ceremony.
/kiˈdatu/
English: Intonation; rising and falling of sound.
Mwalimu alieleza kidatu cha maneno.
The teacher explained the intonation of words.
/kiˈdau/
English: Inkpot.
Aliandika kwa kutumia wino kutoka kwenye kidau.
He wrote using ink from the inkpot.
/kiˈdau/
English: A saltwater fish with long lower jaw.
Wavuvi walipata samaki wa aina ya kidau.
The fishermen caught a kidau fish.
/kiˈdau/
English: Canoe.
Walivuka mto kwa kutumia kidau.
They crossed the river using a canoe.
/kidaˈwati/
English: Inkpot (see kidau¹).
Mwanafunzi aliweka kalamu yake karibu na kidawati cha wino.
The student placed his pen near the inkpot.
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