Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-pem-ba
English: A dialect of Swahili spoken on Pemba Island
Kipemba ni lahaja ya Kiswahili ya visiwani.
Kipemba is a Swahili dialect of the islands.
ki-pem-be
English: A corner; a bend
Gari liligonga ukutani kwenye kipembe.
The car hit the wall at the corner.
ki-pem-be-ni
English: Sideways; aside
Alisimama kipembeni kusubiri zamu yake.
He stood aside to wait for his turn.
ki-pem-be-ta-tu
English: A triangle
Mwalimu alichora kipembetatu ubaoni.
The teacher drew a triangle on the board.
ki-pem-be-ta-tu sa-wa-sa-wa
English: An isosceles triangle
Kipembetatu sawasawa kina pande mbili sawa.
An isosceles triangle has two equal sides.
ki-pem-be-ta-tu tim-ka-li
English: An acute-angled triangle
Mwanafunzi alichora kipembetatu timkali.
The student drew an acute-angled triangle.
ki-pem-be-ta-tu tim-ka-mi-li-fu
English: A right-angled triangle
Alitumia kipembetatu timkamilifu kueleza Pythagoras.
He used a right-angled triangle to explain Pythagoras.
ki-pem-be-ta-tu tim-lai-ni
English: An obtuse-angled triangle
Mwalimu alionyesha mfano wa kipembetatu timlaini.
The teacher showed an example of an obtuse triangle.
ki-pem-be-ta-tu tim-sa-wa
English: An equilateral triangle
Kipembetatu timsawa kina pande tatu sawa.
An equilateral triangle has three equal sides.
ki-pem-be-ta-tu to-keo
English: A result triangle; outcome shape in geometry
Mwanafunzi alipata kipembetatu tokeo baada ya mahesabu.
The student got a resulting triangle after calculations.
ki-pen-yo
English: Diameter of a circle
Kipenyo cha duara kilipimwa sentimita kumi.
The circle's diameter was measured at ten centimeters.
ki-pe-ra cha u-rem-bo
English: A decorative fold in clothes or cloth
Gauni lilipambwa kwa kipera cha urembo.
The dress was decorated with a decorative fold.
ki-pe-ra
English: A folded corner of a book or paper
Alikunja kitabu na kuacha kipera¹.
He folded the book and left a corner mark.
ki-pe-ra
English: A small traditional measure (for grain, flour, etc.)
Alinunua kipera² cha unga sokoni.
She bought a small measure of flour at the market.
ki-pe-ra
English: A traditional food measure used in markets
Wakulima walileta vipera³ vya mahindi kuuza.
Farmers brought traditional measures of maize to sell.
ki-pe-re-zi
English: A screwdriver
Fundi alitumia kiperezi kufunga skrubu.
The mechanic used a screwdriver to tighten the screw.
ki-pe-to
English: A small parcel or packet
Alipokea kipeto kutoka kwa rafiki yake.
He received a small parcel from his friend.
ki-pe-to cha ba-rua
English: An envelope
Barua iliwekwa kwenye kipeto cha barua.
The letter was placed in an envelope.
ki-pe-to cha cha-ku-la
English: A food container; lunchbox
Alibeba kipeto cha chakula kazini.
He carried a lunchbox to work.
ki-pe-to cha za-wa-di
English: A gift package
Alifungua kipeto cha zawadi kutoka kwa ndugu yake.
She opened a gift package from her relative.
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