Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Koma.a²

ko-ma-a

English: To be afflicted with leprosy

Example (Swahili):

Alikoma kutokana na ukoma.

Example (English):

He was afflicted with leprosy.

Koma.a²

ko-ma-a

English: To be afflicted with leprosy

Example (Swahili):

Alikoma kutokana na ukoma.

Example (English):

He was afflicted with leprosy.

Koma.a³

ko-ma-a

English: To mature or get used to something

Example (Swahili):

Kijana amekomaa mawazo.

Example (English):

The youth has matured in thoughts.

Koma.a³

ko-ma-a

English: To mature or get used to something

Example (Swahili):

Kijana amekomaa mawazo.

Example (English):

The youth has matured in thoughts.

Koma¹

ko-ma

English: A punctuation mark (period)

Example (Swahili):

Sentensi hii inahitaji koma mwishoni.

Example (English):

This sentence needs a period at the end.

Koma¹

ko-ma

English: A punctuation mark (period)

Example (Swahili):

Sentensi hii inahitaji koma mwishoni.

Example (English):

This sentence needs a period at the end.

Koma²

ko-ma

English: To come to an end; to stop

Example (Swahili):

Mvua ilikoma mchana.

Example (English):

The rain stopped at noon.

Koma²

ko-ma

English: To come to an end; to stop

Example (Swahili):

Mvua ilikoma mchana.

Example (English):

The rain stopped at noon.

Koma³

ko-ma

English: The fruit of the coconut palm

Example (Swahili):

Walikula koma wakiwa ufukoni.

Example (English):

They ate coconut fruit on the beach.

Koma³

ko-ma

English: The fruit of the coconut palm

Example (Swahili):

Walikula koma wakiwa ufukoni.

Example (English):

They ate coconut fruit on the beach.

Koma⁴

ko-ma

English: A traditional spirit believed to reside in a grave

Example (Swahili):

Walihusisha ugonjwa na koma.

Example (English):

They associated the illness with a spirit.

Koma⁴

ko-ma

English: A traditional spirit believed to reside in a grave

Example (Swahili):

Walihusisha ugonjwa na koma.

Example (English):

They associated the illness with a spirit.

Koma⁵

ko-ma

English: A place where fish hide near rocks; a fish hole

Example (Swahili):

Samaki walikuwa wamejificha koma.

Example (English):

Fish were hiding in a hole near the rocks.

Koma⁵

ko-ma

English: A place where fish hide near rocks; a fish hole

Example (Swahili):

Samaki walikuwa wamejificha koma.

Example (English):

Fish were hiding in a hole near the rocks.

Komafi

ko-ma-fi

English: The fruit of the mkomaafi tree

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walikusanya komafi porini.

Example (English):

Farmers collected fruit from the mkomaafi tree.

Komafi

ko-ma-fi

English: The fruit of the mkomaafi tree

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walikusanya komafi porini.

Example (English):

Farmers collected fruit from the mkomaafi tree.

Komahedhi

ko-ma-he-dhi

English: Menopause; the stage when a woman stops menstruating

Example (Swahili):

Mwanamke aliingia komahedhi akiwa na miaka hamsini.

Example (English):

The woman entered menopause at fifty.

Komahedhi

ko-ma-he-dhi

English: Menopause; the stage when a woman stops menstruating

Example (Swahili):

Mwanamke aliingia komahedhi akiwa na miaka hamsini.

Example (English):

The woman entered menopause at fifty.

Komakanga

ko-ma-kan-ga

English: A small black and white forest bird

Example (Swahili):

Komakanga walionekana wakiruka msituni.

Example (English):

The small black and white birds were seen flying in the forest.

Komakanga

ko-ma-kan-ga

English: A small black and white forest bird

Example (Swahili):

Komakanga walionekana wakiruka msituni.

Example (English):

The small black and white birds were seen flying in the forest.

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