Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kijomba

/ki'jomba/

English: Old word used for Kiswahili.

Example (Swahili):

Wazee waliita Kiswahili Kijomba.

Example (English):

Elders used to call Kiswahili "Kijomba."

Kijomvu

/kijo'mvu/

English: A Swahili dialect spoken in Jomvu, Mombasa.

Example (Swahili):

Watu wa eneo hilo huzungumza Kijomvu.

Example (English):

People in that region speak the Kijomvu dialect.

kijongo¹

/ki'jongo/

English: A person with a hump on the back.

Example (Swahili):

Kijongo alitembea taratibu sokoni.

Example (English):

The hunchback walked slowly to the market.

kijongo²

/ki'jongo/

English: A hump or swelling (on back or tree).

Example (Swahili):

Mti huu una kijongo kikubwa.

Example (English):

This tree has a large swelling.

kijoyojoyo¹

/kijojo'jojo/

English: A person with childish, fussy behavior.

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto kijoyojoyo alicheka kwa mambo madogo.

Example (English):

The childish boy laughed at trivial things.

kijoyojoyo²

/kijojo'jojo/

English: Desires of the heart; liking or disliking.

Example (Swahili):

Kijoyojoyo cha moyo kilimfanya achague muziki.

Example (English):

His heart's desire made him choose music.

kijulanga

/kijulanga/

English: See kijana (youth).

Example (Swahili):

Kijulanga aliandamana na wenzake shuleni.

Example (English):

The youth walked with his friends to school.

kijumba

/kijumba/

English: A small house.

Example (Swahili):

Waliishi kijumba cha udongo.

Example (English):

They lived in a small mud house.

kijumbamshale

/kijumbamʃale/

English: See mbayuwayu (a bird).

Example (Swahili):

Kijumbamshale kilijenga kiota chake juu ya mti.

Example (English):

The bird built its nest on a tree.

kijumbe¹

/kijumbe/

English: A marriage messenger or matchmaker.

Example (Swahili):

Kijumbe alitumwa kutangaza posa.

Example (English):

The messenger was sent to announce the marriage proposal.

kijumbe²

/kijumbe/

English: A town crier.

Example (Swahili):

Kijumbe alitangaza habari sokoni.

Example (English):

The town crier announced news in the market.

kijumbe³

/kijumbe/

English: A slave catcher.

Example (Swahili):

Kijumbe alikamata mateka usiku.

Example (English):

The slave catcher seized captives at night.

kijumbe⁴

/kijumbe/

English: Additional newspaper pages.

Example (Swahili):

Gazeti la leo lina kijumbe cha michezo.

Example (English):

Today's newspaper has an additional sports section.

kijumbuu

/kijumbuu/

English: The sole flesh of a foot.

Example (Swahili):

Alijeruhi kijumbuu cha mguu wake.

Example (English):

He injured the sole of his foot.

kijumlishi

/kijumliʃi/

English: The addition sign (+).

Example (Swahili):

Walimu walifundisha alama ya kijumlishi.

Example (English):

Teachers taught the addition sign.

kijumlisho

/kijumliʃo/

English: An addend (a number added to another).

Example (Swahili):

Katika hesabu, tatu ni kijumlisho.

Example (English):

In the sum, three is an addend.

kijungujiko

/kijungujiko/

English: A small side hustle for money.

Example (Swahili):

Anafanya kijungujiko cha kuuza matunda.

Example (English):

He runs a side hustle selling fruits.

kijusi¹

/kijusi/

English: A four-month-old fetus.

Example (Swahili):

Daktari aliona kijusi tumboni kwa mama.

Example (English):

The doctor saw a fetus in the mother's womb.

kijusi²

/kijusi/

English: A bad smell; stench.

Example (Swahili):

Kijusi kilitoka jalalani.

Example (English):

A stench came from the dumpsite.

kijusi³

/kijusi/

English: Defilement; rape.

Example (Swahili):

Sheria inahukumu vikali kosa la kijusi.

Example (English):

The law punishes the crime of defilement severely.

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