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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is mwenge - this headword has not been grouped
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mwenge , pl mienge [rare kienge, vienge]
{ English: torch
, pl torches
}
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: mwenge wa jua
English Example: fig. sunlight.
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Entry below is mwengero
Entry below is mwengo - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is mwenu
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mwenu { English: your (plural)
} [derived: -enu; noun class 18]
pronoun ,
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[note: See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html.]
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Entry below is mwenye - this headword has not been grouped
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mwenye { English: with (class 1)
} [derived: Swahili -enye]
preposition ,
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Swahili Example: kwa nini mshahara wa mtu mwenye shahada katika fani fulani unatofautiana yule mwenye shahada nyingine? (Mkuki wa Nguruwe)
English Example: why does the salary of a person with a certain degree differ from that person with another degree?
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mwenye , pl wenye
{ English: who has
, pl who have
} [derived: Swahili -enye]
pronoun ,
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mwenye , pl wenye
{ English: possessor of
, pl possessors of
} [derived: Swahili -enye]
pronoun ,
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Entry below is mwenye pepo
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mwenye pepo , pl wenye pepo
{ English: possessed person
, pl possessed people
} [derived: -enye pron; pepo N]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: alipiga kelele mfano wa mwenye pepo [Sul]
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Entry below is mwenyeduka
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mwenyeduka , pl wenyeduka
{ English: shopkeeper
} [derived: -enye pron; duka N]
noun 1/2,
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Entry below is mwenyeji - this headword has been grouped
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mwenyeji , pl wenyeji
{ English: resident
, pl residents
} [derived: -enyewe adv]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: Wenyeji waliwaambia hadithi kuhusu historia ya kijiji chao.
English Example: The residents told them a story about the history of their village.
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mwenyeji , pl wenyeji
{ English: inhabitant
, pl inhabitants
} [derived: -enye adv]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: yeye alikuwa mwenyeji wa Itira [Kez]
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mwenyeji , pl wenyeji
{ English: owner
, pl owners
} [derived: enye; mwenye; kienyeji]
noun 1/2,
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mwenyeji , pl wenyeji
{ English: proprietor
, pl proprietors
} [derived: enye; mwenye; kienyeji]
noun 1/2,
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mwenyeji , pl wenyeji
{ English: host
, pl hosts
} [derived: enye; mwenye; kienyeji]
noun 1/2,
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mwenyeji , pl wenyeji
{ English: master of a house
} [derived: enye; mwenye; kienyeji]
noun 1/2,
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mwenyeji , pl wenyeji
{ English: regular visitor
, pl regular visitors
} [derived: -enye adv]
noun 1/2,
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mwenyeji , pl wenyeji
{ English: customer
, pl customers
} [derived: -enye pron]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: alikuwa mwenyeji sana katika dunia ya starehe na matumizi [Mt]
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Entry below is mwenyekiti - this headword has been grouped
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mwenyekiti , pl wenyekiti (or wenyeviti)
{ English: chairperson
(or chairman or chairwoman), pl chairpeople (or chairmen or chairwomen)
} [derived: Swahili enye; kiti] [Terminology: political]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: Amechagulia kama mwenyekiti mpya ...[Masomo 325)
English Example: S/he has been chosen as the new chairperson.
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makamu mwenyekiti , pl makamu wenyekiti (or makamu wenyeviti)
{ English: assistant chairperson
(or assistant chairman or assistant chairwoman), pl assistant chairpeople (or assistant chairmen or assistant chairwomen)
}
noun 1/2,
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[see also: makamu; enye; kiti]
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makamu mwenyekiti , pl makamu wenyekiti (or makamu wenyeviti)
{ English: vice-chairperson
(or vice-chairman or vice-chairwoman), pl vice-chairpeople (or vice-chairmen or vice-chairwomen)
}
noun 1/2,
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[see also: makamu; enye; kiti]
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Entry below is mwenyewe - this headword has not been grouped
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mwenyewe , pl wenyewe
{ English: owner
, pl owners
} [derived: enye; mwenyeji; umwinyi]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: mwenye nyumba [chombo]
English Example: owner of a house (ship).
[note: usually with following object.]
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mwenyewe , pl wenyewe
{ English: proprietor
, pl proprietors
} [derived: enye; mwenyeji; umwinyi]
noun 1/2,
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[note: usually with following object.]
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mwenyewe , pl wenyewe
{ English: self
, pl selves
}
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: mimi mwenyewe nimemwona
English Example: I have seen him myself.
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mwenyewe , pl wenyewe
{ English: himself
, pl themselves
} [derived: -enyewe emphatic]
pronoun ,
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Entry below is Mwenyezi
Entry below is mwenyezi
Entry below is Mwenyezi Mungu
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Mwenyezi Mungu { English: God
} [derived: -enye pron; enzi N]
noun 1,
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Swahili Example: Wewe usiende kimakosa kumkosea Mwenyezi Mungu [Nabhany Masomo 291]; Watu wakiwa waanza kupoteza imani yao ya dini hatasita kuwaonya ili warudi kwa Mwenyezi Mungu [Khan, Masomo 391]
English Example: You shouldn't go the wrong way and go against God; if people begin to lose their religious faith he will not hesitate to warn them that they should return to God,
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Entry below is mwenyi - this headword has not been grouped
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mwenyi , pl wenyi
{ English: owner (usually w. foll.obj.)
, pl owners
} [derived: enye; mwenyeji; umwinyi]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: mwenye nyumba [chombo]
English Example: owner of a house (ship).
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Entry below is mwenza mawe
Entry below is mwenzake
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mwenzake , pl wenzake
{ English: his or her companion
, pl his or her companions
} [derived: mwenzi N; -ake pron]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: yeye na mwenzake Zaina [Moh]
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Entry below is mwenzangu
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mwenzangu , pl wenzangu
{ English: my companion
, pl my companions
} [derived: -enzi N; -angu pron]
noun 1/2,
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Entry below is mwenzi - this headword has not been grouped
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mwenzi , pl wenzi
{ English: accomplice
, pl accomplices
} [derived: enda]
noun 1/2,
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mwenzi , pl wenzi
{ English: acquaintance
, pl acquaintances
} [derived: enda]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: mwenzio
English Example: your friend
[note: usually with possessive suffix.]
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mwenzi , pl wenzi
{ English: colleague
, pl colleagues
} [derived: enda]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: mwenzangu
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mwenzi , pl wenzi
{ English: companion
, pl companions
} [derived: enda]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: mwenziwe.
English Example: his friend.
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mwenzi , pl wenzi
{ English: comrade
, pl comrades
} [derived: enda]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: mwenzangu
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mwenzi , pl wenzi
{ English: friend
, pl friends
}
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: mwenzangu
English Example: my friend.
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mwenzi , pl wenzi
{ English: lover
, pl lovers
}
noun 1/2,
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Entry below is mwenzio
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mwenzio , pl wenzio
{ English: your friend
, pl your friends
} [derived: mwenzi N; -ako pron]
noun 1/2,
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Swahili Example: Ni makosa kumwuliza mwenzi amempigia kura nani [Masomo 102]
English Example: It's a mistake to ask your friend for whom s/he voted.
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Entry below is mwere
Entry below is mwerevu - this headword has been grouped
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mwerevu , pl waerevu
{ English: clever person
, pl clever people
} [derived: erevu V]
noun 1/2,
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mwerevu , pl waerevu
{ English: deceitful person
, pl deceitful people
} [derived: erevu V]
noun 1/2,
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mwerevu , pl waerevu
{ English: fox
, pl foxes
} [derived: erevu V]
noun 1/2,
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mwerevu , pl waerevu
{ English: cheat
, pl cheats
} [derived: erevu V]
noun 1/2,
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Entry below is mwerezi
Entry below is mweritrea
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Mweritrea (or Mweritiria), pl Waeritrea (or Waeritiria)
{ English: Eritrean
, pl Eritreans
}
noun 1/2,
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[note: Mweritrea is recommended standardization by TUKI and BAKITA; Mweritiria is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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Entry below is mweru - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Mwestonia
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Mwestonia , pl Waestonia
{ English: Estonian
, pl Estonians
}
noun 1/2,
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Entry below is mwethiopia
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Mwethiopia , pl Waethiopia
{ English: Ethiopian
, pl Ethiopians
}
noun 1/2,
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[note: recommended standardization by BAKITA; TUKI accepts both Mhabeshi and Mwethiopia.]
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Entry below is mwetu - this headword has not been grouped
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mwetu , pl mwetu
{ English: ours
}
noun ,
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mwetu { English: our
} [derived: -etu; noun class 18]
pronoun ,
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[note: See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html.]
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Entry below is mwewe - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is mweza
Entry below is mwezekaji - this headword has not been grouped
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mwezekaji , pl weezekaji
{ English: roofer
, pl roofers
} [derived: ezeka V]
noun 1/2,
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mwezekaji , pl weezekaji
{ English: thatcher
} [derived: ezeka V]
noun ,
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Entry below is mwezeko
Entry below is mwezi - this headword has been grouped
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mwezi , pl miezi
{ English: moon
, pl moons
} [Terminology: astronomy]
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: mwezi mchanga
English Example: new moon
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mwezi mkubwa , pl miezi mikubwa
{ English: full moon
, pl full moons
}
noun 3/4,
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mwezi mchanga , pl miezi michanga
{ English: new moon
, pl new moons
}
noun 3/4,
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[see also: mwandamo]
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mwezi mwandamo , pl miezi miandamo
{ English: new moon
, pl new moons
}
noun 3/4,
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[see also: -andama]
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mwezi , pl miezi
{ English: month
, pl months
}
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: mwezi mkubwa
English Example: month of thirty days
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mwezi huu , pl miezi hii
{ English: this month
, pl these months
}
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: ni joto sana wakati wa miezi hii
English Example: it's very hot during these months
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mwezi jana , pl mwezi juzi
{ English: last month
, pl two months ago
}
noun 3/4,
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mwezi uliopita , pl miezi iliyopita
{ English: last month
, pl months ago
}
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: hatujaonana tangu miezi mitatu iliyopita
English Example: we haven't seen each other since three months ago
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mwezi kesho , pl mwezi kesho kutwa
{ English: next month
, pl two months hence
}
noun 3/4,
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mwezi ujao , pl miezi ijayo
{ English: next month
, pl months ahead
}
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: mama mjamzito atazaa miezi mitano ijayo
English Example: the pregnant woman will give birth five months from now
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mwezi , pl miezi
{ English: sputnik
, pl sputniks
} [Terminology: historical]
noun 3/4,
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[see also: kimwezi]
[note: term "sputnik" was in common use in the 1960s.]
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mwezi wa tatu { English: March
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noun 3,
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mwezi wa nne { English: April
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noun 3,
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mwezi wa tano { English: May
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noun 3,
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mwezi wa sita { English: June
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noun 3,
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mwezi wa saba { English: July
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noun 3,
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mwezi wa nane { English: August
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noun 3,
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mwezi wa kumi na mmoja { English: November
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noun 3,
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mwezi wa kumi na mbili { English: December
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noun 3,
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Entry below is mwezini
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mwezini { English: menstruation
}
noun 17,
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Swahili Example: dada yuko mwezini wiki hii
English Example: sister is menstruating this week
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Entry below is mwia
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mwia , pl wawia
{ English: creditor
} [derived: wia V]
noun 1/2,
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Entry below is mwiba - this headword has been grouped
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mwiba , pl miiba
{ English: thorn
, pl thorns
}
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: aliitazama sanamu ya Yesu kuanzia kwenye kofia ya miba [Kez]
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mwiba , pl miiba
{ English: barb
, pl barbs
}
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: seng'enge yenye miiba
English Example: barbed wire.
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mwiba , pl miiba
{ English: sting
, pl stings
}
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: mwiba wa nyuki
English Example: sting of a bee.
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mwiba , pl miiba
{ English: fish-bone
, pl fish-bones
}
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: alikuwa hali samaki wenye miba mingi mingi [Kez]
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mwiba , pl miiba
{ English: needle
, pl needles
}
noun 3/4,
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mwiba , pl miiba
{ English: pin
, pl pins
}
noun 3/4,
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Entry below is mwiga - this headword has not been grouped
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mwiga , pl waiga
{ English: actor
, pl actors
} [derived: iga V]
noun 1/2,
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mwiga , pl waiga
{ English: copier
} [derived: iga V]
noun 1/2,
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mwiga , pl waiga
{ English: imitator
, pl imitators
} [derived: iga V]
noun 1/2,
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mwiga , pl waiga
{ English: mimic
} [derived: iga V]
noun ,
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Entry below is mwigaji - this headword has not been grouped
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mwigaji , pl waigaji
{ English: actor
, pl actors
} [derived: iga V]
noun 1/2,
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mwigaji , pl waigaji
{ English: imitator
, pl imitators
} [derived: iga V]
noun 1/2,
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mwigaji , pl waigaji
{ English: mimic
} [derived: iga V]
noun ,
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Entry below is mwigishaji - this headword has not been grouped
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mwigishaji , pl waigishaji
{ English: actor
, pl actors
} [derived: iga V]
noun 1/2,
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mwigishaji , pl waigishaji
{ English: imitator
, pl imitators
} [derived: iga V]
noun 1/2,
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mwigishaji , pl waigishaji
{ English: mimic
} [derived: iga V]
noun ,
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Entry below is mwigo - this headword has not been grouped
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mwigo , pl miigo
{ English: copy
} [derived: iga V]
noun 3/4,
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mwigo , pl miigo
{ English: forgery
, pl forgeries
} [derived: Swahili iga]
noun 3/4,
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Entry below is mwiko - this headword has been grouped
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mwiko , pl miiko
{ English: spoon (masher)
, pl spoons
}
noun 3/4,
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Swahili Example: mwiko unaodondosha maharagwe juu ya meza [Ma]
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mwiko , pl miiko
{ English: ladle
, pl ladles
}
noun 3/4,
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mwiko , pl miiko
{ English: trowel
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noun 3/4,
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mwiko , pl miiko
{ English: taboo
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: shika (vunja) mwiko
English Example: observe (break) a taboo.
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mwiko , pl miiko
{ English: abstention (act of)
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: mwiko wa nyama
English Example: food taboo
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mwiko , pl miiko
{ English: regimen
, pl regimens
} [Terminology: medical]
noun 3/4,
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mwiko , pl miiko
{ English: diet
, pl diets
} [Terminology: medical]
noun 3/4,
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Entry below is mwiku
Entry below is mwili - this headword has been grouped
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mwili , pl miili
{ English: body
, pl bodies
}
noun 3/4,
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[see also: kiwiliwili]
Swahili Example: popo wana miili myepesi [Masomo 29]
English Example: bats have light bodies
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Entry below is mwima - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is mwimbaji - this headword has not been grouped
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mwimbaji , pl waimbaji
{ English: choir
, pl choirs
} [derived: imba V]
noun 1/2,
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mwimbaji , pl waimbaji
{ English: chorus
, pl choruses
} [derived: imba V]
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