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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is nyiza
Entry below is nyoa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyoe
Entry below is nyofoa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyofu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyogea - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyoka - this headword has not been grouped
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-nyoka { English: be straight
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: mstari ulionyoka
English Example: a straight line.
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Entry below is nyoko
Entry below is nyolewa
Entry below is nyong'onyea - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyonga - this headword has been grouped
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-nyonga { English: hang
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verb ,
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[see also: nyonge; nyongea; kinyongo; mnyongaji]
English Definition: kill by hanging
Swahili Example: kuna mti mpaka leo uliokuwa ukitumika kunyongea watu [Kez]
English Example: there is a tree that until today has been used to hang people
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-nyonga { English: twist
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verb ,
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[see also: nyonge; nyongea; kinyongo; mnyongaji]
Swahili Example: kikate shingo kinyonge kabla [kidege] hakijakata roho [Moh]
English Example: the neck should be cut and twisted before the bird has lost its spirit
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Entry below is nyonge - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyongea - this headword has been grouped
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-nyongea { English: hang on
} [derived: Swahili -nyonga]
verb applicative,
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Swahili Example: kuna mti mpaka leo uliokuwa ukitumika kunyongea watu [Kez]
English Example: there is a tree that until today has been used to hang people
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Entry below is nyongeka
Entry below is nyongesha
Entry below is nyongeza - this headword has not been grouped
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nyongeza , pl nyongeza
{ English: appendix
, pl appendixes (or appendices)
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noun 9/10,
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nyongeza , pl nyongeza
{ English: increment
, pl increments
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: nyongeza ya maslahi ya wengi wao wenye nyota njema [Mun]
English Example: Increment of the welfare of those with a lucky star.
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Entry below is nyongo - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyongoa - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is nyono
Entry below is nyonya - this headword has not been grouped
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-nyonya { English: suckle
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: ulikuwa wakati wake wa kunyonya [Sul]
English Example: It was his/her time to suckle
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Entry below is nyonyana
Entry below is nyonye - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyonyesha - this headword has not been grouped
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-nyonyesha { English: suckle
} [derived: nyonya V]
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: peke yake aliweza kumnadhifu na kumnyonyesha mtoto [Sul]
English Example: "By herself, she was able to clean and suckle the child".
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Entry below is nyonyo - this headword has not been grouped
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nyonyo , pl nyonyo
{ English: titty (children's speech)
} [derived: informal]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: baba asije akaona nyonyo yako [Moh]
English Example: So that father does not come and see your titty
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Entry below is nyonyoa - this headword has not been grouped
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-nyonyoa { English: scold
} [derived: nyonyoa V]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: amnyonyowe kama atajitia wazimu [Moh]
English Example: S(he) scolds him/her as if s(he) will make him/her mad
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Entry below is nyonyoka
Entry below is nyonyolea
Entry below is nyonyolewa
Entry below is nyonyota - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyonyotoa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyonyotoka - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyoo - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyooka - this headword has not been grouped
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-nyooka { English: be straight
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: mstari ulionyoka
English Example: a straight line.
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-nyooka { English: become straight
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: kama ukijibu maswali yetu mambo yako yote yatanyooka [Ng]
English Example: "If you answer our questions, all your matters shall become straight".
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Entry below is nyoosha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyooshwa
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-nyooshwa { English: be redressed ()
} [derived: nyooka V]
verb passive,
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Swahili Example: mkono wa Diana unanyooshwa gizani [Muk]
English Example: Diana's hand is being redressed in th dark
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Entry below is nyoroka - this headword has not been grouped
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-nyoroka { English: be straight
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: mstari ulionyoka
English Example: a straight line.
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Entry below is nyorora - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyorosha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyosha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyosha mkono
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-nyosha mkono { English: stretch out one's hand
} [derived: nyoka V; mkono N]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: anasema akiunyoosha mkono [Ma], akanyosha mkono na kumfungulia mlango [Sul]
English Example: (s)he says as (s)he stretches the hand
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Entry below is nyoshwa
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-nyoshwa { English: be redressed ()
} [derived: nyoka V]
verb passive,
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Swahili Example: Tegemea alinyoshwa akawa mwanamke mtiifu [Kez]
English Example: Tegemea was redressed untill she became a composed woman
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Entry below is nyota - this headword has been grouped
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nyota , pl nyota
{ English: luck
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: hana nyota nzuri
English Example: he has no luck
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Entry below is nyotamkia
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nyotamkia , pl nyotamkia
{ English: comet
, pl comets
} [derived: Swahili nyota; mkia] [Terminology: astronomy]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Definition: gimba linalozunguka jua na kuotesha "mkia" wa mvuke unaong'aa kutokana na nuru inayoakisiwa
English Definition: a celestial body circling around the sun and showing a "tail" of vapor that shines as it reflects sunlight
[note: some dictionaries (KKK) give "kimondo" which is, however, the term for meteorite.]
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Entry below is nyotanyota - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyote - this headword has not been grouped
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nyote { English: all of you
}
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: nyote lazima mfike
English Example: You should all come. All of you should come.
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Entry below is nyotoa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyoya - this headword has not been grouped
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nyoya , pl manyoya
{ English: feather
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: huoni kama yale ni manyoya? [Abd]
English Example: You cannot see that those are feathers
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Entry below is nyuka - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is nyuki - this headword has not been grouped
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nguo ya kufulia asali , pl nguo za kufulia asali
{ English: bee suit
, pl bee suits
}
noun 9/10,
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English Definition: protective clothing for tending to bee hives
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nyuki , pl nyuki
{ English: bee
, pl bees
}
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Example: asali ya nyuki
English Example: honey
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Entry below is nyukilia - this headword has not been grouped
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nyukilia , pl nyukilia
{ English: nucleus
, pl nuclei (or nucleuses)
}
noun 9/10,
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