Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ki-to-ma
English: A pouch for carrying traditional medicine
Mganga alibeba kitoma chake.
The healer carried his medicine pouch.
ki-to-me-o
English: A word entered into a dictionary with explanation
Kitomeo kipya kiliingizwa katika kamusi.
A new entry was added into the dictionary.
ki-to-ne
English: A dot or period (punctuation)
Aliweka kitone mwisho wa sentensi.
He placed a period at the end of the sentence.
ki-ton-ge
English: A small, round piece of something
Alikula kitonge cha nyama.
He ate a small piece of meat.
ki-ton-go
English: A small bird of the weaver family
Kitongo alijenga kiota kwenye mti.
The small weaver bird built a nest on the tree.
ki-ton-go-ji
English: A small village; a suburb, neighborhood
Anaishi katika kitongoji kidogo.
He lives in a small neighborhood.
ki-ton-goo
English: A colorful surgeonfish
Waliona kitongoo baharini.
They saw a colorful surgeonfish in the sea.
ki-to-ri-a
English: A small fruit of the custard apple family
Tulila kitoria tamu shambani.
We ate the sweet custard apple fruit in the field.
ki-to-ron-ge
English: A mild fever
Mtoto alikuwa na kitoronge usiku.
The child had a mild fever at night.
ki-to-ro-ro
English: A small weaver bird with black and white markings
Kitororo walikusanyika juu ya mti.
The small black-and-white weaver birds gathered on the tree.
ki-to-to
English: Like a child; childlike qualities
Tabia yake ilikuwa kitoto.
His behavior was childish.
ki-to-to-a
English: An incubator for eggs
Mayai yaliwekwa ndani ya kitotoa.
The eggs were placed in the incubator.
ki-to-to-ri-a
English: A small, very ripe mango
Tulikula kitotoria chenye utamu mwingi.
We ate a very ripe, sweet mango.
ki-to-vu
English: The navel; belly button
Mtoto alikatwa kitovu baada ya kuzaliwa.
The child's umbilical cord was cut after birth.
ki-to-vu
English: A very important center or hub of activity
Nairobi ni kitovu cha biashara Afrika Mashariki.
Nairobi is the hub of trade in East Africa.
ki-to-vu
English: Origin; source; root
Kitovu cha matatizo kiko kwenye umasikini.
The root of the problems lies in poverty.
ki-to-vu
English: A central or pivotal part (e.g., center of gravity)
Kitovu cha dunia ni dhana ya kisayansi.
The earth's core is a scientific concept.
ki-to-we-o
English: A relish eaten with staple food (vegetables, meat, sauce)
Wali waliupikwa na kitoweo cha maharagwe.
Rice was cooked with beans as a side dish.
ki-tti
English: Eroded land; a deep part of the ocean
Waliona kitti kando ya pwani.
They saw the deep eroded part of the shore.
ki-tti
English: Suddenly, unexpectedly; at the same time
Alifika kitti bila kutarajiwa.
He arrived suddenly without being expected.
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