Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kongozi

kon-go-zi

English: Spreading widely and rapidly

Example (Swahili):

Moto kongozi uliteketeza mashamba yote.

Example (English):

The widespread fire destroyed all the farms.

Kongozi

kon-go-zi

English: A type of Swahili song sung to farewell or cleanse the year/day; New Year welcoming songs

Example (Swahili):

Vijana waliimba nyimbo za kongozi wakati wa sherehe za mwaka mpya.

Example (English):

The youth sang kongozi songs during the New Year celebrations.

Kongozoa

kon-go-zo-a

English: To make smooth or straight; to remove a fold

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alikongozoa kitambaa kabla ya kushona.

Example (English):

The tailor straightened the cloth before sewing.

Kongozoka

kon-go-zo-ka

English: To come loose; to detach from where stuck

Example (Swahili):

Jiwe lilkongozoka kutoka ukutani.

Example (English):

The stone came loose from the wall.

Kongwa

kon-gwa

English: A yoke once used to fasten slaves by the neck

Example (Swahili):

Watumwa walifungwa kwa kongwa shingoni.

Example (English):

The slaves were bound with a yoke around their necks.

Kongwa

kon-gwa

English: A hard seed inside a fruit; kernel

Example (Swahili):

Alivunja tunda kupata kongwa ndani.

Example (English):

He cracked the fruit to get the kernel inside.

Kongwa

kon-gwa

English: A plant found in damp grassy areas, used as a vegetable and as insect poison

Example (Swahili):

Walikusanya kongwa kwa ajili ya mboga.

Example (English):

They collected kongwa to use as vegetables.

Kongwa

kon-gwa

English: A rocky place or cave where fish hide; a reef

Example (Swahili):

Samaki wengi walikuwa wamejificha kongwa.

Example (English):

Many fish were hiding in the reef.

Kongwe

kon-gwe

English: Very old; ancient; traditional

Example (Swahili):

Jumba kongwe bado linasimama mjini.

Example (English):

The ancient building still stands in town.

Kongwe

kon-gwe

English: Lead role in singing; veteran singer (idiomatic)

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ndiye alikuwa mwimbaji kongwe wa kwaya.

Example (English):

He was the lead singer of the choir.

Kongwe

kon-gwe

English: A plant that produces yellow flowers and grows up to two meters tall

Example (Swahili):

Bustani ilikuwa imejaa mimea ya kongwe.

Example (English):

The garden was full of kongwe plants.

Kongwe

kon-gwe

English: Grey hair

Example (Swahili):

Alianza kuonekana na kongwe kichwani.

Example (English):

He began to show grey hair on his head.

Koni

ko-ni

English: The fruit of the mkoni tree

Example (Swahili):

Tulikusanya koni kutoka msituni.

Example (English):

We collected mkoni fruits from the forest.

Koni

ko-ni

English: A small animal resembling a bushbaby; a type of primate

Example (Swahili):

Koni alipanda juu ya mti haraka sana.

Example (English):

The small primate climbed up the tree very quickly.

Koni

ko-ni

English: A type of biscuit shaped like a cone, used for holding ice cream

Example (Swahili):

Alinunua koni ya aiskrimu barabarani.

Example (English):

He bought an ice cream cone on the street.

Koni

ko-ni

English: (colloquial) Oral sex; act of inserting the penis into the mouth and sucking

Example (Swahili):

Katika lugha ya mtaani, kula koni humaanisha tendo la ngono ya mdomo.

Example (English):

In slang, "kula koni" refers to oral sex.

Koni

ko-ni

English: A plastic cone used in sports training to mark boundaries

Example (Swahili):

Wachezaji waliweka koni uwanjani kwa mazoezi.

Example (English):

The players placed cones on the field for training.

Konje

kon-je

English: A type of wild cat; kalakonje, njuzi

Example (Swahili):

Wawindaji waliona konje msituni.

Example (English):

The hunters saw a wild cat in the forest.

Kono

ko-no

English: A sprout or small shoot of a plant

Example (Swahili):

Kono jipya limechipua shambani.

Example (English):

A new shoot has sprouted in the field.

Kono

ko-no

English: See also mkono (hand/arm)

Example (Swahili):

Alishika mtoto kwa kono wake.

Example (English):

He held the child with his arm.

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