Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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kigogo²

/kigògo/

English: An influential or powerful person.

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni kigogo wa siasa.

Example (English):

He is a political heavyweight.

kigogo³

/kigògo/

English: Sound asleep; deeply.

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto amelala kigogo.

Example (English):

The child is fast asleep.

kigogota

/kigògota/

English: A woodpecker.

Example (Swahili):

Kigogota alionekana akibisha kwenye mti.

Example (English):

A woodpecker was seen pecking on the tree.

kigoli

/kigòli/

English: A girl who has not reached puberty.

Example (Swahili):

Kigoli alicheza na wenzake uwanjani.

Example (English):

The young girl played with her peers in the field.

kigoma¹

/kigòma/

English: A generation; age group.

Example (Swahili):

Kizazi hiki ni kigoma kipya.

Example (English):

This is a new generation.

kigoma²

/kigòma/

English: A type of drum played by men in Siu.

Example (Swahili):

Wanaume walipiga kigoma wakati wa sherehe.

Example (English):

Men played the kigoma drum during the celebration.

kigombe

/kigòmbè/

English: See kigombegombe¹.

Example (Swahili):

Walivua samaki aina ya kigombe.

Example (English):

They caught a fish called kigombe.

kigombegombe¹

/kigòmbegòmbè/

English: A gray fish with hard scales and horns.

Example (Swahili):

Walivua samaki aina ya kigombegombe.

Example (English):

They caught a fish called kigombegombe.

kigombegombe²

/kigòmbegòmbè/

English: On hands and knees; crawling.

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alitembea kigombegombe.

Example (English):

The child crawled on hands and knees.

kigombo

/kigòmbò/

English: A rodent resembling a rat.

Example (Swahili):

Kigombo alionekana jikoni.

Example (English):

A rodent was seen in the kitchen.

kigondo

/kigòndo/

English: Difficulty; trouble.

Example (Swahili):

Wanafunzi walipitia kigondo shuleni.

Example (English):

The students faced trouble at school.

kigong'ondo¹

/kigòng'ondo/

English: The sound of something being knocked.

Example (Swahili):

Kulisikika kigong'ondo cha nazi ikianguka.

Example (English):

The sound of a falling coconut was heard.

kigong'ondo²

/kigòng'ondo/

English: Spreading of news from person to person.

Example (Swahili):

Habari zilienea kwa kigong'ondo.

Example (English):

News spread by word of mouth.

kigong'ondo³

/kigòng'ondo/

English: A call to action; a summons.

Example (Swahili):

Walitoa kigong'ondo cha mkutano.

Example (English):

They issued a call for a meeting.

kigongo¹

/kigòngo/

English: A short, thick stick used as a club.

Example (Swahili):

Aliinua kigongo kumpiga mwizi.

Example (English):

He raised a club to hit the thief.

kigongo²

/kigòngo/

English: A person with a hunched back.

Example (Swahili):

Mzee kigongo alipita sokoni.

Example (English):

The hunchbacked old man passed in the market.

kigongo³

/kigòngo/

English: See kikomo¹.

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia kigongo kupima.

Example (English):

He used a measure to gauge.

kigongolo

/kigòngolo/

English: Cutting or stem of a plant used for propagation.

Example (Swahili):

Walipanda kigongolo cha mihogo.

Example (English):

They planted cassava cuttings.

kigono

/kigòno/

English: A camp; a temporary shelter.

Example (Swahili):

Waliishi katika kigono msituni.

Example (English):

They stayed in a temporary camp in the forest.

kigori

/kigòri/

English: See kigoli.

Example (Swahili):

Kigori alicheza na wenzake uwanjani.

Example (English):

The young girl played with her peers in the field.

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