Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-tam-kwa
English: 1. An audible sound when pronounced. 2. A speech sound made by organs
Kila neno lina kitamkwa chake.
Every word has its own pronunciation.
ki-tam-le
English: See kitami¹
Waliokota nazi ya kitamle ufukweni.
They picked a kitamle coconut on the beach.
ki-ta-na
English: A comb; a tool used to comb hair
Alitumia kitana kupanga nywele zake.
She used a comb to arrange her hair.
ki-tan-da
English: A bed
Nililala kitandani kwa muda mrefu.
I slept in bed for a long time.
ki-tan-da
English: A device used by a weaver to make cloth
Fundi alitumia kitanda kutengeneza shuka.
The weaver used a loom to make a sheet.
ki-tan-da
English: An insult, abuse
Alitoa kitanda kwa hasira.
He uttered an insult in anger.
ki-tan-di
English: A small bed for a child; a child's bed with sides
Mtoto amelala kitandini kwa utulivu.
The child is sleeping peacefully in the cot.
ki-tan-do
English: The part of the hand with fingers
Kitando chake kilichomelewa.
His palm was injured.
ki-tan-ga
English: The palm of the hand
Alishika maji kwa kitanga chake.
He held water in his palm.
ki-tan-ga
English: A circular mat used for drying food or sitting
Walikaa juu ya kitanga wakati wa chakula.
They sat on a circular mat during the meal.
ki-tan-ga
English: A circular halo of light around the sun or moon
Kitanga kilionekana kuzunguka mwezi.
A halo appeared around the moon.
ki-tan-ga
English: The pan of a scale used for weighing
Aliweka viazi kwenye kitanga cha mizani.
He placed the potatoes on the scale pan.
ki-tan-ga
English: 1. A place where a spirit-possessed person is taken during exorcism. 2. A drum for circumcision
Mtoto alipelekwa kitanga baada ya ibada.
The child was taken to the kitanga after the ritual.
ki-tan-ga-ra
English: See kitanga³ (halo)
Walisema kitangara kilileta ishara.
They said the halo was a sign.
ki-tan-ga-tan-ga
English: A type of fish from the butterfly family
Wavuvi walivua kitangatanga baharini.
The fishermen caught a kitangatanga fish in the sea.
ki-tan-ge
English: A person with a cleft lip
Kitange alipelekwa hospitalini kwa upasuaji.
The person with a cleft lip was taken to the hospital for surgery.
ki-tan-go
English: A hard cloth used to tighten a mattress when sewing
Fundi alitumia kitango kuunganisha godoro.
The tailor used a hard cloth to fasten the mattress.
ki-tan-go
English: 1. Buttonholes. 2. A button
Shati hili lina vitango vitatu.
This shirt has three buttons.
ki-tan-go
English: A cucumber; a long fruit similar to pumpkin
Tulikula saladi ya kitango.
We ate a cucumber salad.
ki-tan-go
English: The state of wandering around without anything to do
Kitango chake kilionekana kila siku sokoni.
His wandering was seen daily at the market.
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