Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kiyangayanga

ki-yan-ga-yan-ga

English: Chaos; disorder

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na kiyangayanga sokoni.

Example (English):

There was chaos in the market.

Kiyate

ki-ya-te

English: An abandoned child

Example (Swahili):

Walimlea kiyate kama mtoto wao.

Example (English):

They raised the abandoned child as their own.

Kiyegeyege

ki-ye-ge-ye-ge

English: A joyful celebration

Example (Swahili):

Harusi yao ilikuwa na kiyegeyege kikubwa.

Example (English):

Their wedding had a great celebration.

Kiyeye

ki-ye-ye

English: A gritty sensation on the teeth

Example (Swahili):

Alisikia kiyeye alipokula mchanga kwa bahati mbaya.

Example (English):

He felt grit on his teeth after accidentally eating sand.

Kiyeyusho¹

ki-ye-yu-sho

English: A liquid used to dissolve something

Example (Swahili):

Maji ni kiyeyusho bora.

Example (English):

Water is the best solvent.

Kiyeyusho²

ki-ye-yu-sho

English: A semi-vowel ('w' or 'y' in phonetics)

Example (Swahili):

"Y" ni kiyeyusho katika fonetiki.

Example (English):

"Y" is a semi-vowel in phonetics.

Kiyoga

ki-yo-ga

English: A mushroom

Example (Swahili):

Walipika kiyoga porini.

Example (English):

They cooked a wild mushroom.

Kiyombo

ki-yom-bo

English: Barkcloth made from pounded tree bark

Example (Swahili):

Walivaa kiyombo cha kitamaduni.

Example (English):

They wore traditional barkcloth.

Kiyoyo

ki-yo-yo

English: A duckling

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alicheza na kiyoyo mtoni.

Example (English):

The child played with a duckling in the river.

Kiyoyozi

ki-yo-yo-zi

English: An air conditioner or fan

Example (Swahili):

Ofisi ilikuwa na kiyoyozi.

Example (English):

The office had an air conditioner.

Kiyunani

ki-yu-na-ni

English: The Ancient Greek language

Example (Swahili):

Wanafunzi walijifunza Kiyunani cha kale.

Example (English):

The students studied Ancient Greek.

Kiyunga

ki-yun-ga

English: A wedge

Example (Swahili):

Aliweka kiyunga ili kuni zipasuke.

Example (English):

He placed a wedge to split the firewood.

Kiyuyu

ki-yu-yu

English: A poisonous plant used as fish poison

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walitumia kiyuyu kuvua samaki.

Example (English):

The fishermen used the poisonous plant to catch fish.

Kiza

ki-za

English: Darkness

Example (Swahili):

Usiku kulikuwa na kiza kikubwa.

Example (English):

There was great darkness at night.

Kizabizabina

ki-za-bi-za-bi-na

English: A gossipmonger; busybody

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni kizabizabina wa kijiji.

Example (English):

She is the village gossip.

Kizalia

ki-za-li-a

English: A native; birthmark; innate characteristic

Example (Swahili):

Ana kizalia cha mji huu.

Example (English):

He is a native of this town.

Kizamani

ki-za-ma-ni

English: Old-fashioned; archaic

Example (Swahili):

Walivaa mavazi ya kizamani.

Example (English):

They wore old-fashioned clothes.

Kizamladagaa

ki-zam-la-da-gaa

English: A type of kingfisher bird

Example (Swahili):

Niliona kizamladagaa kando ya mto.

Example (English):

I saw a kingfisher by the river.

Kizanda

ki-zan-da

English: A person looked down upon; a fool

Example (Swahili):

Alidharauliwa kama kizanda.

Example (English):

He was despised as a fool.

Kizazaa¹

ki-za-zaa

English: Noise and chaos from everyone talking

Example (Swahili):

Kizazaa kilitokea darasani.

Example (English):

There was chaos in the classroom.

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