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Bazazi²

ba-za-zi

English: 1. A street vendor. 2. A cunning person; trickster

Example (Swahili):

Bazazi aliwauzia watu bidhaa feki.

Example (English):

The hawker sold fake goods to people.

Bazizi

ba-zi-zi

English: 1. To trick; to deceive. 2. To hawk goods

Example (Swahili):

Alibazizi wanunuzi kwa maneno matamu.

Example (English):

He tricked buyers with sweet words.

Bazoka

ba-zo-ka

English: A long heavy gun placed on the shoulder; bazooka

Example (Swahili):

Jeshi lilitumia bazoka kupiga ndege.

Example (English):

The army used a bazooka to shoot at planes.

Beba

be-ba

English: To lift; to carry on the hips, head, or back

Example (Swahili):

Alibeba mtoto mgongoni.

Example (English):

She carried the child on her back.

Bebabeba

be-ba-be-ba

English: A hawker selling goods in the streets

Example (Swahili):

Bebabeba alitembea na nguo sokoni.

Example (English):

The hawker walked around the market with clothes.

Bebe

be-be

English: The collarbone or chest area

Example (Swahili):

Alijeruhiwa karibu na bebe.

Example (English):

He was injured near the collarbone.

Bebedua

be-be-du-a

English: 1. To despise. 2. To pout lips in contempt

Example (Swahili):

Alibebedua akionyesha dharau.

Example (English):

He pouted his lips in contempt.

Bebeka

be-be-ka

English: 1. To be liftable. 2. To be tolerable

Example (Swahili):

Mzigo huu ni bebeka kirahisi.

Example (English):

This load is easy to carry.

Bebena

be-be-na

English: To nibble with front teeth

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alibebena kipande cha tunda.

Example (English):

The child nibbled a piece of fruit.

Beberu

be-be-ru

English: 1. A male goat. 2. A smelly person

Example (Swahili):

Beberu alipiga kelele usiku.

Example (English):

The male goat bleated at night.

Bebesa

be-be-sa

English: 1. To bleat like a goat. 2. To seduce a woman. 3. A young man persuading a girl

Example (Swahili):

Kijana huyo alimbebesa msichana sokoni.

Example (English):

That young man seduced the girl at the market.

Bebesha

be-be-sha

English: 1. To make someone carry something. 2. To make an animal carry something

Example (Swahili):

Walimbebesha punda mizigo mizito.

Example (English):

They made the donkey carry heavy loads.

Bebetua

be-be-tu-a

English: See bibidua (to pout lips)

Example (Swahili):

Alibebetua kwa hasira.

Example (English):

He pouted angrily.

Bebuna

be-bu-na

English: See guguna (to nibble)

Example (Swahili):

Alibebuna kipande cha mkate.

Example (English):

He nibbled a piece of bread.

Bebwa

be-bwa

English: 1. To be carried. 2. To be favored

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alibebwa hadi nyumbani.

Example (English):

The child was carried home.

Bedani

be-da-ni

English: A type of comb used by women for styling hair

Example (Swahili):

Mwanamke alitumia bedani kupanga nywele zake.

Example (English):

The woman used a comb to style her hair.

Bedeni

be-de-ni

English: A type of dhow capable of carrying 20 to 50 tons of cargo

Example (Swahili):

Bedeni kubwa lilitia nanga bandarini.

Example (English):

The large dhow anchored at the harbor.

Bedua

be-du-a

English: 1. To turn or rotate. 2. To set aside or separate

Example (Swahili):

Alibedua kifaa hicho ili kukirekebisha.

Example (English):

He rotated the tool to adjust it.

Bedui

be-dui

English: A nomadic desert dweller of Arab origin; Bedouin

Example (Swahili):

Bedui walihama kutoka jangwani kwenda oasisi.

Example (English):

The Bedouins moved from the desert to the oasis.

Bee!

bee

English: An exclamation mainly by women, meaning "hey!"

Example (Swahili):

"Bee! Wewe unafanya nini hapo?" aliita mama.

Example (English):

"Hey! What are you doing there?" the woman shouted.

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