Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kiíbaya/
English: Something evil; a bad omen.
Waliona kiibaya njiani.
They saw a bad omen on the way.
/kiíbazi/
English: A fragment; a small piece of something.
Alipata kiibazi cha chupa.
He picked up a shard of glass.
/kiíbu/
English: Lid of a container.
Aliweka kiibu cha chungu.
He placed the lid on the pot.
/kiígeo/
English: A small measure; scale.
Alipima unga kwa kiigeo.
He measured the flour with a scale.
/ki'gizi/
English: Interjection (see kihisishi).
"Eeeh!" ni kiigizi cha mshangao.
"Eeeh!" is an interjection of surprise.
/kiígizo/
English: A drama; an act; imitation.
Tamthilia ile ilikuwa kiigizo cha maisha.
That play was an imitation of life.
/ki:'gizo/
English: Model, pattern.
Mwalimu alitumia mchoro kama kiigizo.
The teacher used a drawing as a model.
/kiislamu/
English: According to Islam; Islamic.
Sherehe ilifanywa kwa taratibu za Kiiislamu.
The ceremony was conducted according to Islamic customs.
/ki'ila/
English: A word used to deny a previous statement.
"Kiila, sijafanya hivyo!" alisema.
"But truly, I didn't do that!" he said.
/ki'ili/
English: Red saliva from chewing betel leaf.
Alitupa kiili baada ya kutafuna tambuu.
He spat out red saliva after chewing betel leaf.
/ki':ma/
English: Predicate; the part of a sentence being spoken about.
"Alikula chakula" – maneno haya yana kiima.
"He ate food" – this sentence has a predicate.
/Kiingeréza/
English: The English language.
Wanafunzi walisoma Kiingereza shuleni.
The students studied English at school.
/kiingilío/
English: Entrance fee; admission.
Kiingilio cha tamasha kilikuwa shilingi elfu moja.
The entrance fee for the festival was one thousand shillings.
/kiingilío/
English: Entrance; gate.
Walipita kiingilio cha nyuma.
They entered through the back gate.
/kiingilío cha nyuma/
English: Back entrance.
Alipita kupitia kiingilio cha nyuma.
He entered through the back entrance.
/kiíni mácho/
English: Hope; expectation.
Walikuwa na kiini macho cha kupona.
They had hope of healing.
/kiíni/
English: Core; essence; nucleus.
Kiini cha tatizo ni umasikini.
The core of the problem is poverty.
/kiíni/
English: Egg yolk.
Alitumia kiini cha yai kwa kupika keki.
She used the egg yolk to bake a cake.
/kiíni/
English: A unit of measurement (rare usage).
Aliweka kiini cha dawa kwenye kikombe.
He placed a unit of medicine in the cup.
/kiinikizo/
English: A load placed on top of another; pressure.
Aliweka kiinikizo juu ya gunia la mahindi.
He placed a heavy load on top of the sack of maize.
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