Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kitali

ki-ta-li

English: War, fighting, conflict, battle

Example (Swahili):

Vita vya kitali vilidumu kwa miaka mingi.

Example (English):

The battle lasted for many years.

Kitalifa¹

ki-ta-li-fa

English: A long journey; a great distance

Example (Swahili):

Walifanya kitalifa kwenda mji wa mbali.

Example (English):

They made a long journey to the distant town.

Kitalifa²

ki-ta-li-fa

English: Far from; away from

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba yake iko kitalifa na barabara kuu.

Example (English):

His house is far from the main road.

Kitalifa³

ki-ta-li-fa

English: A type of sugarcane basket used for storing sweets

Example (Swahili):

Alileta peremende kwenye kitalifa chake.

Example (English):

She brought candies in her sugarcane basket.

Kitalu

ki-ta-lu

English: 1. A nursery for planting seedlings. 2. A measured piece of land for building. 3. A seedling that can be transplanted

Example (Swahili):

Miche ya miti ilipandwa kwenye kitalu.

Example (English):

Tree seedlings were planted in the nursery.

Kitambaa

ki-tam-baa

English: 1. A piece of cloth used to make clothes. 2. A piece of cloth used for specific purposes like wiping

Example (Swahili):

Mama alitumia kitambaa kufutia meza.

Example (English):

Mother used a cloth to wipe the table.

Kitambara

ki-tam-ba-ra

English: See kitambaa

Example (Swahili):

Alifunga jeraha kwa kitambara.

Example (English):

He tied the wound with a piece of cloth.

Kitambaza

ki-tam-ba-za

English: A lateral consonant sound where the tongue is spread and air passes through the sides

Example (Swahili):

Walimu walifundisha wanafunzi matamshi ya kitambaza.

Example (English):

The teachers taught the students the pronunciation of the lateral consonant.

Kitambi¹

ki-tam-bi

English: A protruding belly due to fat; potbelly

Example (Swahili):

Alianza mazoezi kupunguza kitambi.

Example (English):

He started exercising to reduce his potbelly.

Kitambi²

ki-tam-bi

English: A type of vegetable from a small plant with wide leaves and pink flowers

Example (Swahili):

Walipika mboga ya kitambi kwa chakula cha mchana.

Example (English):

They cooked the kitambi vegetable for lunch.

Kitambi³

ki-tam-bi

English: A heavy threaded cloth woven by hand, worn as a turban or around the waist

Example (Swahili):

Wazee walivaa vitambi vyao vya heshima.

Example (English):

The elders wore their traditional turbans.

Kitambi⁴

ki-tam-bi

English: A light membrane surrounding the intestine of an animal

Example (Swahili):

Mpishi alitumia kitambi kutengeneza chakula maalumu.

Example (English):

The cook used the membrane to prepare a special dish.

Kitambi⁵

ki-tam-bi

English: A person who wanders around; a loiterer

Example (Swahili):

Kitambi alionekana akizunguka sokoni bila kazi.

Example (English):

The loiterer was seen wandering around the market.

Kitambo¹

ki-tam-bo

English: Time; period of time

Example (Swahili):

Itachukua kitambo kukamilisha mradi huu.

Example (English):

It will take some time to complete this project.

Kitambo²

ki-tam-bo

English: Distance; journey distance

Example (Swahili):

Safari ya mjini ni kitambo kirefu.

Example (English):

The journey to town is a long distance.

Kitambo³

ki-tam-bo

English: A past period; a while ago

Example (Swahili):

Tulikutana kitambo kidogo.

Example (English):

We met a little while ago.

Kitambulishi

ki-tam-bu-li-shi

English: A label; a small piece used to identify something

Example (Swahili):

Bidhaa zote zinapaswa kuwa na kitambulishi.

Example (English):

All products must have a label.

Kitambulisho

ki-tam-bu-li-sho

English: 1. An ID card. 2. A small citizenship document

Example (Swahili):

Kila raia anapaswa kuwa na kitambulisho.

Example (English):

Every citizen should have an ID card.

Kitami¹

ki-ta-mi

English: 1. A short coconut tree. 2. A coconut from this tree

Example (Swahili):

Kitami kilizaa nazi ndogo.

Example (English):

The short coconut tree bore small coconuts.

Kitami²

ki-ta-mi

English: 1. A short person. 2. A person with a short stature

Example (Swahili):

Kitami alichekwa kwa urefu wake mdogo.

Example (English):

The short person was laughed at for his height.

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