Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ki'kwata/
English: On foot (proverbial).
Alisafiri kikwata kutoka kijiji hadi mji.
He traveled on foot from the village to town.
/kikwaja'kwaja/
English: A coastal plant with edible leaves.
Walipika majani ya kikwayakwaya kama mboga.
They cooked the kikwayakwaya leaves as vegetables.
/ki'kwazo/
English: An obstacle, barrier.
Umasikini ni kikwazo kwa maendeleo.
Poverty is a barrier to progress.
/ki'kwekwe/
English: A dwarf person.
Kikwekwe kilionekana kwenye tamasha.
A dwarf was seen at the festival.
/ki'kwekwe/
English: A very short thing.
Mti ule ulikuwa kikwekwe tu.
That tree was very short.
/ki'kwemo/
English: A wheezing sound of an asthma patient.
Kikwemo chake kilisababisha wasiwasi.
His wheezing caused concern.
/kikweu'kweu/
English: Sobbing cries.
Mtoto alilia kwa kikweukweu.
The child cried with sobs.
/kikwe'zaji/
English: See kikwezo.
Kikwezaji kilitusaidia kupanda mlima.
The climbing aid helped us climb the mountain.
/ki'kwezo/
English: A port or customs house.
Wafanyabiashara walifika kikwezo kulipa ushuru.
Traders arrived at the customs house to pay tax.
/ki'kwezo/
English: A climbing aid.
Walitumia kikwezo kupanda ukuta.
They used a climbing aid to scale the wall.
/kikwi/
English: One thousand.
Kikwi cha watu walihudhuria mkutano.
A thousand people attended the meeting.
/kikwi/
English: A millennium.
Mabadiliko makubwa yalitokea katika kikwi kilichopita.
Major changes happened in the last millennium.
/kikwi/
English: Many; numerous.
Alipewa kikwi cha zawadi.
He was given many gifts.
/kikwi/
English: A type of wild dove.
Kikwi kiliruka juu ya mto.
The wild dove flew over the river.
/kikwi/
English: A small bread made of rice.
Walikula kikwi wakati wa kifungua kinywa.
They ate small rice bread for breakfast.
/kikwifukwifu/
English: See kikweukweu (sobbing).
Sauti ya kikwifukwifu ilisikika usiku.
The sound of sobbing was heard at night.
/ki'kwikwi/
English: See kikwekwe.
Mtoto alipata kikwikwi baada ya kulia.
The child got hiccups after crying.
/kila/
English: Each, every.
Kila mwanafunzi alileta daftari.
Each student brought a notebook.
/kila/
English: Without remaining.
Alikula kila kipande cha mkate.
He ate every piece of bread.
/kilaa/
English: Shame.
Kuiba ni kilaa kwa familia.
Stealing is a shame for the family.
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