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mwafaka²

/mwa'faka/

English: Good; suitable; acceptable.

Example (Swahili):

Huu ni mwafaka kwa familia yetu.

Example (English):

This is suitable for our family.

mwafikiano

/mwa'fikia'no/

English: Agreement; consensus.

Example (Swahili):

Walifikia mwafikiano baada ya mazungumzo marefu.

Example (English):

They reached a consensus after long discussions.

Mwafrika

/Mwa'frika/

English: An African person.

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni Mwafrika kutoka Kenya.

Example (English):

He is an African from Kenya.

mwafu

/mwa'fu/

English: A wild plant with star-shaped white flowers.

Example (Swahili):

Walipata mwafu ukikua porini.

Example (English):

They found the mwafu plant growing in the wild.

mwafua

/mwa'fua/

English: (verb) To cool; to become cold.

Example (Swahili):

Uji umeanza mwafua.

Example (English):

The porridge has started to cool.

mwafulani

/mwafula'ni/

English: So-and-so; unnamed person.

Example (Swahili):

Mwafulani aliulizwa lakini hakujibu.

Example (English):

So-and-so was asked but did not answer.

mwaga¹

/mwa'ga/

English: To pour; to spill.

Example (Swahili):

Alimwaga maji sakafuni.

Example (English):

He poured water on the floor.

mwaga²

/mwa'ga/

English: To ejaculate.

Example (Swahili):

Mwanaume alimwaga shahawa.

Example (English):

The man ejaculated.

mwagaa

/mwa'gaa/

English: To spread everywhere.

Example (Swahili):

Habari mbaya ilimwagaa kijijini.

Example (English):

The bad news spread everywhere in the village.

mwagika

/mwa'gika/

English: To spill out; to be poured out.

Example (Swahili):

Maziwa yalimgika kutoka kwenye chupa.

Example (English):

The milk spilled out of the bottle.

mwagilia

/mwa'gilia/

English: To irrigate; to water plants.

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walimwagilia mimea asubuhi.

Example (English):

The farmers irrigated the crops in the morning.

mwagilio

/mwa'gilio/

English: Irrigation.

Example (Swahili):

Mradi wa mwagilio uliokoa mazao wakati wa kiangazi.

Example (English):

The irrigation project saved crops during the drought.

mwago

/mwa'go/

English: A gift from a husband to his wife when taking another wife.

Example (Swahili):

Alimpa mke wake mwago kabla ya kuoa mke wa pili.

Example (English):

He gave his wife a gift before marrying a second wife.

mwaguzi

/mwa'guzi/

English: (1) A diviner. (2) Fortune-teller. (3) One who removes witchcraft effects. (4) Dream interpreter.

Example (Swahili):

Mwaguzi alitafsiri ndoto ya kijana.

Example (English):

The fortune-teller interpreted the young man's dream.

mwahali

/mwa'hali/

English: Many places; everywhere.

Example (Swahili):

Walitafuta mwahali bila kumpata.

Example (English):

They searched everywhere without finding him.

mwahueni

/mwa'hueni/

English: A recovering sick person.

Example (Swahili):

Mwahueni alipata nguvu tena baada ya matibabu.

Example (English):

The recovering patient regained strength after treatment.

mwai

/mwai/

English: See oksijeni (oxygen).

Example (Swahili):

Tazama pia oksijeni.

Example (English):

See also oxygen.

mwainishi

/mwai'niʃi/

English: (1) An analyst. (2) A classifier.

Example (Swahili):

Mwainishi alichambua data za utafiti.

Example (English):

The analyst examined the research data.

mwainisho

/mwai'niʃo/

English: Classification; categorization.

Example (Swahili):

Kitabu kilitoa mwainisho wa aina za mimea.

Example (English):

The book gave a classification of plant species.

mwairo

/mwai'ro/

English: Free of charge; gratis.

Example (Swahili):

Chakula kilitolewa mwairo kwa wahitaji.

Example (English):

Food was given free of charge to those in need.

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