Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-ten-da-wi-li
English: A riddle that is posed and solved
Mzee alitoa kitendawili cha kuvutia.
The elder gave an interesting riddle.
ki-ten-de
English: A disease of swollen legs; elephantiasis
Mgonjwa alipatwa na kitende.
The patient was afflicted with elephantiasis.
ki-ten-de
English: The place where a person lives or their origin; habitat
Kitende chake ni kijiji cha pwani.
His habitat is a coastal village.
ki-ten-de-a-ka-zi
English: A tool; anything used to do work with
Nyundo ni kitendeakazi muhimu kwa fundi.
A hammer is an important tool for a craftsman.
ki-ten-de-wa
English: The indirect object; the one to whom the action is done
Katika sentensi hii, mtoto ndiye kitendewa.
In this sentence, the child is the indirect object.
ki-ten-de-zi
English: See sanaatendezi
Neno hili lina maana ya kitendezi.
This word carries the meaning of an indirect object marker.
ki-ten-do
English: An action that has been done, is being done, or will be done
Kitendo chake cha kusaidia kilisifiwa na wote.
His act of helping was praised by everyone.
ki-ten-dwa
English: The object; the word that receives the action in a sentence
Neno "kitabu" ni kitendwa katika sentensi hii.
The word "book" is the object in this sentence.
ki-te-nei
English: Raw mango that is cooked and mashed, often with pepper
Waliandaa kitenei kwa chakula cha jioni.
They prepared raw mango mash for dinner.
ki-ten-ge
English: A cloth similar to kanga but heavier and with patterns
Alivaa kitenge chenye rangi nyingi.
She wore a patterned kitenge cloth.
ki-ten-ge-le
English: The hand; the end part of the arm with fingers
Aliinua kitengele chake kwa salamu.
He raised his hand in greeting.
ki-ten-ge-le
English: A streak of color; stripe
Anga lilikuwa na kitengele chekundu wakati wa machweo.
The sky had a red streak during sunset.
ki-ten-ge-le
English: A piece of cloth used for sewing or tightening clothes
Mama alitumia kitengele kushona nguo.
Mother used a piece of cloth for sewing.
ki-ten-go
English: A section set aside for a specific activity
Kitengo cha lugha kilihusika na tafsiri.
The language department was responsible for translation.
ki-ten-go
English: A meeting of people to discuss a matter; assembly
Kulikuwa na kitengo cha wazee wa kijiji.
There was an assembly of village elders.
ki-ten-zam-ba-li
English: A remote control for turning on/off radio or TV
Alitumia kitenzambali kuwasha televisheni.
He used a remote control to turn on the TV.
ki-ten-zi
English: A verb; a word that expresses an action
"Kula" ni kitenzi cha Kiswahili.
"Kula" is a Swahili verb.
ki-te-te
English: Fear, fright; state of being afraid
Mtoto alipiga kelele kwa kitete.
The child screamed in fear.
ki-te-wa-te-wa
English: A type of bat
Usiku, kitewatewa waliruka karibu na nyumba.
At night, bats flew near the house.
ki-te-za
English: A type of electric ray fish
Wavuvi walipata kiteza baharini.
The fishermen caught an electric ray in the sea.
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