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The Kamusi Project English-Swahili Dictionary
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Entry below is nonchalence - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nondescript - this headword has not been grouped
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nondescript person, pl nondescript people
{ Swahili: mnyangalika
, pl wanyangalika [derived: nyangalika V]
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noun 1/2
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nondescript person, pl nondescript people
{ Swahili: mshenzi
, pl washenzi
}
noun 1/2
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English Example: nondescript person.
Swahili Example: mtu mshenzi
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Entry below is none - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nonentity
Entry below is nonplus
Entry below is nonplussed
Entry below is nonsense - this headword has not been grouped
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nonsense { Swahili: puo
, pl mapuo [derived: puza]
}
noun 5/6
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nonsense { Swahili: puzo
, pl mapuzo [derived: puza V]
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noun 5/6
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nonsense { Swahili: ubabaifu
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noun 14
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Swahili Example: ubabaifu kama huo hauhitajiki hapa
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nonsense { Swahili: upuzi
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noun 14
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Swahili Example: hana nafasi ya upuzi huo [Abd]
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talk nonsense { Swahili: -bwatuka
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verb
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Swahili Example: anabwatuka mwanaume mmoja kwa sauti ya juu [Ma]
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talk nonsense { Swahili: -puza
[derived: puzo]
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verb
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English Example: talk nonsense
Swahili Example: puza mazungumzo
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talk nonsense { Swahili: -piga magazeti
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verb
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[see also: -piga]
English Example: don't talk such nonsense
Swahili Example: usinipige magazeti [Rec]
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Entry below is noodle
Entry below is noon - this headword has not been grouped
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noon (between 12 and 2 o'clock) { Swahili: adhuuri
, pl adhuuri
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noun 9/10
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English Example: noontime
Swahili Example: wakati wa adhuuri
[note: also: adhuhuri.]
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noon (between 12:00 and 2:00) { Swahili: adhuhuri
, pl adhuhuri
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noun 9/10
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English Example: noontime
Swahili Example: wakati wa adhuhuri
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Entry below is noose - this headword has not been grouped
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noose, pl nooses
{ Swahili: kitanzi
, pl vitanzi
}
noun 7/8
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English Example: "In a fork of a tree, I would tie them with a noose"
Swahili Example: "Katika panda za miti, kitanzi kuwatungika" (J.M. Mayoka)
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noose, pl nooses
{ Swahili: tanzi
, pl tanzi [derived: tanda V]
}
noun 9/10
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nor { Swahili: wala
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conjunction
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Swahili Example: hakuweza kusema Kiingereza wala Kifaransa.
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Entry below is norm
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norm, pl norms
{ Swahili: kawaida
(or kaida), pl kawaida (or kaida) [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: kawaida ya kawaida
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Entry below is normal - this headword has not been grouped
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normal thing, pl normal things
{ Swahili: kawaida
(or kaida), pl kawaida (or kaida) [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
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Entry below is normalcy - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is normally
Entry below is north - this headword has not been grouped
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north { Swahili: jaa
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noun
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Swahili Example: (=kaskazi, kibla)
[note: rare.]
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north { Swahili: kaskazi
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noun
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Swahili Example: kaskazini
[note: in a northerly direction.]
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north (toward Mecca) { Swahili: kibla
(or kibula) [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9
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[see also: -kabili]
English Example: my house faces north
Swahili Example: nyumba yangu inatazama kibla
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Entry below is north africa
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North Africa { Swahili: Afrika ya kaskazini
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noun 16/17/18
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English Example: Egypt is a North African country.
Swahili Example: Misri ni nchi ya Afrika ya Kaskazini
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Entry below is north-wind - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Norway
Entry below is Norwegian
Entry below is nose - this headword has not been grouped
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nose, pl noses
{ Swahili: pua
, pl pua
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: blood oozed from his/her nose and mouth
Swahili Example: damu ikamtoka puani na mdomoni [Kez]
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small nose, pl small noses
{ Swahili: kipua
, pl vipua [derived: pua N]
}
noun 7/8
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Swahili Example: sema kipua
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talking through the nose { Swahili: king'ong'o
, pl ving'ong'o
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noun 7/8
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[see also: ng'ong'a]
English Example: she talks through her nose
Swahili Example: ana king'ong'o
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Entry below is nose ring - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nosebleed
Entry below is nosey
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nosey person, pl nosey people
{ Swahili: mpelelezaji
, pl wapelelezaji [derived: peleleza V]
}
noun 1/2
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Entry below is nostril - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is not - this headword has not been grouped
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am not { Swahili: si
[derived: Swahili wa]
}
verb conjugated
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English Example: I am not a hooligan
Swahili Example: mimi si mhuni
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are not { Swahili: si
[derived: Swahili wa]
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verb conjugated
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English Example: they are not ill
Swahili Example: wao si wagonjwa
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certainly not! { Swahili: hasha
[derived: Arabic]
}
interjection
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Swahili Example: si kwamba ametulia na hilo jarida [...] Hasha. [Muk]
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is not { Swahili: si
[derived: Swahili wa]
}
verb conjugated
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English Example: jealousy is not good
Swahili Example: wivu si vema
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is not { Swahili: sio
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verb conjugated
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English Example: Ali is not the man who killed your brother
Swahili Example: Ali sio bwana aliyeua kaka yako
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not { Swahili: zi
[Dialect: Sheng]
}
preposition
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English Example: it's not time yet
Swahili Example: zi bado time
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not (verbal infix forming the negative of infinitives) { Swahili: to
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infix
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not at all { Swahili: kamwe
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adverb
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Swahili Example: kamwe hatutaungama [Ng]
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not at all (at the end of neg. sentences) { Swahili: kamwe
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adverb
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Swahili Example: sitaki kamwe
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not only...but (what is more important)... { Swahili: licha (ya)...hata...
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conjunction
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English Example: In addition to mangrove trees, Lamu also is known for its forests.
Swahili Example: Licha ya mikoko, Lamu pia inajulikana kwa misitu yake [Masomo 154]
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not so { Swahili: la
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pronoun
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Swahili Example: (=hapana, siyo, sivyo)
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Entry below is not at all
Entry below is not even
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not even { Swahili: angalau
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adverb
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Swahili Example: wakisogeza mabega yasijepatwa na angalau tone la umajimaji [Ma]
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Entry below is not ready
Entry below is not yet
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not yet { Swahili: bado
}
adverb
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English Example: They have not yet arrived
Swahili Example: hawajafika ~
[note: usually used with the negative particle, '-ja'-.]
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Entry below is nota
Entry below is notable
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notable person, pl notable people
{ Swahili: mtukufu
, pl watukufu [derived: tukufu; tukuka]
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noun 1/2
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notch, pl notches
{ Swahili: chongo
, pl michongo [derived: chonga V]
}
noun
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notch, pl notches
{ Swahili: mchongo
, pl michongo [derived: -chonga V]
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noun 3/4
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notch (cut in a pole in order to straighten it and make it serviceable for building after a wedge has been inserted) { Swahili: -keua
[derived: Swahili keu]
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verb
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notch (cut in the trunk of a palm-tree as an aid for climbing), pl notches
{ Swahili: kidato
, pl vidato
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noun 7/8
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notch cut in a tree-trunk to facilitate climbing, pl notches
{ Swahili: pandio
, pl mapandio
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noun 5/6
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notch in an arrow, pl notches
{ Swahili: koleo
, pl koleo
}
noun 9/10
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notch made with an ax (in order to straighten a pole), pl notches
{ Swahili: keu
, pl makeu
}
noun 5/6
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[see also: -keua]
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Entry below is notched
Entry below is note - this headword has not been grouped
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musical note, pl musical notes
{ Swahili: noti
, pl noti
} [Terminology: music]
noun 9/10
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note, pl notes
{ Swahili: cheti
, pl vyeti (or cheti) [derived: Hindi chit]
}
noun 7/8
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Entry below is notebook - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is noteworthy - this headword has not been grouped
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something noteworthy { Swahili: simo
, pl simo [derived: Pers.]
}
noun 9/10
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for nothing { Swahili: bilashi
}
adverb
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English Example: he struck him without reason.
Swahili Example: alimpiga bilashi
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for nothing { Swahili: bileshi
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adverb
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English Example: he struck him for no reason
Swahili Example: alimpiga bilashi
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for nothing { Swahili: bure
[derived: Arabic]
}
adverb
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English Example: work for nothing
Swahili Example: fanya kazi buri
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for nothing { Swahili: mahonyo
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adverb
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English Example: Don't eat my fruit without paying.
Swahili Example: msile matunda yangu mahonyo
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get nothing { Swahili: mwande
, pl miande
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noun
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Swahili Example: la mwande
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have nothing to do { Swahili: -vinjari
[derived: Arabic]
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verb
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[see also: tangatanga]
English Example: why are you loitering around here?
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nothing (in score of a game), pl nothing
{ Swahili: yai
(or yayi), pl mayai (or mayayi)
} [Terminology: sport]
noun 5/6
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to say nothing of ... { Swahili: sembuse
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English Example: I will not give you a cent, to say nothing of a shilling
Swahili Example: senti moja sikupi sembuse shilingi.
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Entry below is notice - this headword has not been grouped
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jurnotice { Swahili: notisi
, pl notisi [derived: Eng.]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: 24 hours' notice.
Swahili Example: notisi ya masaa 24
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notice, pl notices
{ Swahili: tangazo
, pl matangazo [derived: tangaza V]
}
noun 5/6
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take notice { Swahili: -tahamaki
[derived: Arabic]
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verb
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Swahili Example: alitahamaki kwamba Lulu si chochote si lolote [Ya]
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Entry below is noticeable
Entry below is notification - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is notion - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is notoriety - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is notorious - this headword has not been grouped
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notorious character, pl notorious characters
{ Swahili: kijogoo wa mji
, pl vijogoo wa mji [derived: Swahili jogoo]
}
noun 7/8an
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[see also: mji]
English Example: he is the little rooster about town these days (proverb = he is a notorious character)
Swahili Example: mtu huyu ndiyo kijogoo wa mji siku hizi (methali)
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Entry below is notwithstanding - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is noun - this headword has not been grouped
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common noun, pl common nouns
{ Swahili: nomino ya jumla
, pl nomino za jumla [derived: Latin nomino]
} [Terminology: grammar]
noun 9/10
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[see also: jumla]
English Definition: a noun that refers to any person, animal, place, thing, event or idea that is not specific
Swahili Definition: jina la jumla
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common noun, pl common nouns
{ Swahili: nomino ya jamii
, pl nomino za jamii [derived: Latin nomino]
} [Terminology: grammar]
noun 9/10
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[see also: jamii]
English Definition: a noun that refers to any person, animal, place, thing, event or idea that is not specific
Swahili Definition: jina la jamii
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compound noun, pl compound nouns
{ Swahili: nomino ambatani
, pl nomino ambatani [derived: Latin nomino]
} [Terminology: grammar]
noun 9/10
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[see also: ambata]
English Definition: a noun that is made up of two words
Swahili Definition: jina ambatani
English Example: just as it is for other compound nouns, these nouns have related adjectives: Simba Mla watu [Lion Eater (of) People] (that is a lion whose reputation is eating people)
Swahili Example: kama ilivyo kwa nomino ambatani nyingine, nomino hizi zina kivumishi husisho: Simba Mla watu (yaani simba ambaye sifa yake ni kula watu). Ngo Semzara Kabuta, "Isimu-Ushairi: Muundo wa Majigambo", Nordic Journal of African Studies 6:1 (36-60), 1997.
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noun, pl nouns
{ Swahili: nomino
, pl nomino [derived: Latin]
} [Terminology: grammar]
noun 9/10
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English Definition: person, animal, place, thing, event or idea
Swahili Definition: jina
English Example: morphologically the structure of Swahili nouns makes this pattern clear.
Swahili Example: kimofolojia muundo wa nomino za Kiswahili hudhihirisha ruwaza hii. [Ukuzaji wa Istilahi]
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noun class, pl noun class
{ Swahili: namna
, pl namna
} [Terminology: grammar]
noun 9/10
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proper noun, pl proper nouns
{ Swahili: nomino kamili
, pl nomino kamili [derived: Latin nomino]
} [Terminology: grammar]
noun 9/10
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[see also: kamili]
English Definition: a noun that names a particular person, animal, place, thing, event or idea
Swahili Definition: jina kamili
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proper noun, pl proper nouns
{ Swahili: nomino ya pekee
, pl nomino za pekee [derived: Latin nomino]
} [Terminology: grammar]
noun 9/10
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[see also: pekee]
English Definition: a noun that names a particular person, animal, place, thing, event or idea
Swahili Definition: jina la pekee
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Entry below is nourish
Entry below is nourished
Entry below is nourishment - this headword has not been grouped
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