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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is pongeza
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-pongeza { English: congratulate
} [derived: pongea]
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: matiti yaliyoshiba [] yakamfanya ajipongeze [Mt]
English Example: full breasts made her congratulate herself
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Entry below is pongezi
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pongezi , pl pongezi (or mapongezi)
{ English: congratulations
, pl congratulations
}
noun 9/10,
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[see also: -pongea]
Swahili Example: tumekuwa tukipewa pongezi na tuzo kwa ushiriki na mchango wetu kwenye shughuli mbali mbali za kijamii na kitaifa (Tanzania Airports Authority)
English Example: we have been given congratulations and awards for cooperation and our contribution to various activities of society and the nation
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Entry below is pongezwa
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-pongezwa { English: be appreciated
} [derived: pongea]
verb caus-pass,
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Swahili Example: epukana naye, msaada wako hautapongezwa [Nyota 1968]
English Example: avoid him or her, your help will not be appreciated
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Entry below is pongo
Entry below is pongono
Entry below is poni - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is pono
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pono , pl pono
{ English: parrot fish
} [Terminology: marine]
taxonomy: Leptoscarus vaigienis
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Example: mtu huyu ana usingizi kama pono
English Example: this man sleeps like a parrot fish
[note: Widely used by fishers to refer to the marbled parrot fish , a small green food fish that lives in nearshore sea grasses.]
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Entry below is pono kasiki
Entry below is ponoa - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is ponta - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is ponya - this headword has not been grouped
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-ponya { English: rescue
}
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: Rehema akapata nafasi ya kujiponya [Sul]
English Example: Rehema got an opportunity to rescue herself.
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Entry below is ponyeka
Entry below is ponyesha - this headword has not been grouped
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-ponyesha { English: cure
}
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: Yesu mwenye nguvu uliyeponyesha vipofu [Kez]
English Example: Jesus with his power was able to heal the blind
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-ponyesha { English: rescue
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verb causative,
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Swahili Example: Rehema akapata nafasi ya kujiponya [Sul]
English Example: Rehema got an opportunity to rescue herself
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Entry below is ponyoka - this headword has not been grouped
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-ponyoka { English: escape (unexpectedly)
}
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Swahili Example: ponyoka maneno
English Example: "make a slip of the tongue, say the wrong thing".
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-ponyoka { English: slip away
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Swahili Example: ponyoka maneno
English Example: "make a slip of the tongue, say the wrong thing".
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Entry below is ponyoka maneno - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is ponyosha
Entry below is ponza - this headword has been grouped
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-ponza { English: risk (something)
} [derived: Swahili ponda]
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: tamaa ya kutakataka vitu itakuponza [Ma]
English Example: the desire to always want something will be risky to you
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Entry below is pooza - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is poozesha - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is popo - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is popoa
Entry below is popoo - this headword has not been grouped
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popoo , pl popoo
{ English: areca nut
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: alinunua popoo
English Example: He bought areca nut
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popoo , pl popoo
{ English: betel nut
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Nyanya alikula popoo kama uraibu
English Example: Grandmother chewed betel nut with tobacco
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Entry below is popota
Entry below is popote - this headword has not been grouped
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popote { English: anywhere
}
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Yeye anatembea popote
English Example: (s)he visits anywhere
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Entry below is popotoa - this headword has not been grouped
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-popotoa { English: distort
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Alimpopotoa mkono
English Example: (s)he distorted his/her hand
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-popotoa { English: strain
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: popotoa mguu
English Example: strain the leg
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-popotoa { English: twist
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: popotoa kifuli
English Example: twist the shade
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Entry below is popotoka - this headword has not been grouped
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-popotoka { English: be twisted
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Yeye ni mtu aliyepopotoka
English Example: (s)he is a crooked person
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Entry below is pora - this headword has not been grouped
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-pora { English: take by force
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: bwanake anampora huo mshahara wote [Kez]
English Example: The husband takes her salary by force
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Entry below is pori - this headword has not been grouped
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pori , pl mapori
{ English: steppe
, pl steppes
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Nyasi zimeota baada ya mvua porini
English Example: The grass has rotted after the rains in the steppe
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pori , pl mapori
{ English: wilderness
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: pori la wanyama
English Example: wilderness of animals
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Entry below is porini - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is poroja - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is porojo - this headword has not been grouped
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-porojo { English: be watery
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mchuzi ulikuwa porojo
English Example: The stew was watery
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porojo , pl maporojo
{ English: idle chatter
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Waacha mazungumzo ya porojo
English Example: They have stopped iddle chattering
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porojo , pl maporojo
{ English: chitchat
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Walikuwa wanapiga porojo
English Example: They were chitchatting
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porojo , pl maporojo
{ English: light conversation
, pl light conversations
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Watoto walikuwa wakitoa porojo
English Example: The children had a light conversation
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porojo , pl maporojo
{ English: empty talk
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Waacha porojo
English Example: They have stopped iddle talk
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porojo , pl maporojo
{ English: idle talk
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Walizungumza porojo
English Example: The had idle talk
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Entry below is poromoa - this headword has not been grouped
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-poromoa { English: roll down
}
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Swahili Example: mjenzi ameporomoka kwenye paa la nyumba
English Example: The builder fell off the roof of the house.
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-poromoa { English: slide down
}
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Swahili Example: mjenzi ameporomoka kwenye paa la nyumba
English Example: The builder fell off the roof of the house.
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Entry below is poromoka - this headword has not been grouped
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-poromoka { English: slide
}
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Swahili Example: Nyumba iliporomoka kwa mvua laki
English Example: The house slide after a heavy downpour
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-poromoka { English: slip
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Ali aliporomoka chini la daraja
English Example: Ali slipped under the bridge
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-poromoka { English: collapse
}
verb potential,
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Swahili Example: akiyaona maisha yake yakiporomoka [Sul]
English Example: As (s)he saw his/her life collapse
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Entry below is poromoko - this headword has not been grouped
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poromoko , pl maporomoko
{ English: cliff
, pl cliffs
} [derived: poromoka V]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Alipanda poromoko lile kwa miguu
English Example: (s)he climbed that cliff by foot
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poromoko , pl maporomoko
{ English: landslide
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: mporomoko wa ardhi
English Example: a landslide
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poromoko , pl maporomoko
{ English: avalanche
, pl avalanches
} [derived: poromoa]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: poromoko ya barafu
English Example: an avalanche
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poromoko , pl maporomoko
{ English: crash
, pl crashes
} [derived: poromoa]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: maporomoko ya mvua
English Example: cloudburst.
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poromoko , pl maporomoko
{ English: fall
} [derived: poromoa]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: maporomoko ya maji
English Example: waterfall
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poromoko , pl maporomoko
{ English: gully
, pl gullies
} [derived: poromoa]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Maji yalikaa katika poromoko
English Example: The water stayed in the gully
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poromoko , pl maporomoko
{ English: ravine
, pl ravines
} [derived: poromoa]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Mvua ilisababisha poromoko ardhini
English Example: The rain caused a ravine
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poromoko , pl maporomoko
{ English: steep slope
, pl steep slopes
} [derived: poromoa]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: Mvua ilisababisha poromoko pembeni ya mlima
English Example: The rain caused a steep slope at the corner of the mountain
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Entry below is poromosha - this headword has not been grouped
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-poromosha { English: cause to come down
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Theluji iliporomosha paa la nyumba
English Example: The ice brought the roof of the house down
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Entry below is portangi
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portangi , pl portangi
{ English: kite (of paper)
} [derived: hindi]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Watoto walirusha portangi angani
English Example: The children thew a kite into the air.
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Entry below is posa - this headword has not been grouped
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-posa { English: propose
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: mali ya kuposea
English Example: money for wedding preparations.
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-posa { English: be a suitor
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: mali ya kuposea
English Example: money for wedding preparations.
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-posa { English: woo
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Swahili Example: mali ya kuposea
English Example: money for wedding preparations.
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posa , pl posa
{ English: marriage settlement
} [derived: posa V]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Ali alitoa posa ya mchumba wake
English Example: The paid the marriage settlement for his betrothed
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posa , pl posa
{ English: proposal (marriage)
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: mali ya kuposea
English Example: money for wedding preparations.
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posa (or poso), pl posa (or poso)
{ English: suit
, pl suits
} [derived: posa]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: peleka poso
English Example: send a proposal for marriage (from the parents of a man to the parents of a girl.)
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posa , pl posa
{ English: wedding preparations
} [derived: posa]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Posa za harusi zilimalizika
English Example: The wedding preparations were finalized
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posa , pl posa
{ English: wedding present
, pl wedding presents
} [derived: posa]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Sherehe za posa zilianza jana
English Example: The marriage celebrations began yesterday
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Entry below is posana
Entry below is posfati
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posfati , pl posfati
{ English: phosphate
, pl phosphates
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: minerals]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: fosfati]
English Definition: a polyatomic ion or radical consisting of one phosphorus atom and four oxygen
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Entry below is posfori
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posfori { English: phosphorus
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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[see also: fosfori]
English Definition: a nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs widely especially as phosphates (identified 1645)
English Example: The most important commercial use of phosphorus is in the production of fertilizers.Wikipedia
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Entry below is posha - this headword has not been grouped
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-posha { English: support
} [derived: posho]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Sisi tulimposha wakati wa shida
English Example: We supported him/her during the time of troubles
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Entry below is poshea
Entry below is posheza
Entry below is posho - this headword has been grouped
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posho , pl posho (or maposho)
{ English: allowance
, pl allowances
} [derived: English portion]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: posha]
Swahili Example: mpe posho yake
English Example: Give him/her his/her allowance
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posho , pl posho (or maposho)
{ English: per diem
, pl per diems
} [derived: English portion]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: posha]
Swahili Example: Alilipwa posho baada ya kazi
English Example: (s)he was paid per diem after working
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posho ya kujikimu , pl posho za kujikimu (or maposho ya kujikimu)
{ English: subsistence allowance
, pl subsistence allowances
} [derived: English portion]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: jikimu]
Swahili Example: Mavuno ya mwaka yamatumiwa kama posho ya kujikimu
English Example: The yearly harvests have been used as the subsistence allowance
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posho , pl posho (or maposho)
{ English: means of subsistence
, pl means of subsistence
} [derived: English portion]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: posha]
Swahili Example: Alinunua posho ya wiki
English Example: He bought the means of subsistence for a week
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posho , pl posho (or maposho)
{ English: support
, pl support
} [derived: English portion]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: posha]
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posho , pl posho (or maposho)
{ English: livelihood
, pl livelihoods
} [derived: English portion]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: posha]
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posho , pl posho (or maposho)
{ English: maintenance
, pl maintenance
} [derived: English portion]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: posha]
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posho , pl posho (or maposho)
{ English: portion
, pl portions
} [derived: English portion]
noun 9/10,
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[see also: posha]
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Entry below is posho ya maili
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posho ya maili , pl posho za mali
{ English: mileage allowance
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Dereva alilipwa posho ya maili baada ya safari
English Example: The driver was paid the mileage allowance after the journey
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Entry below is poso - this headword has not been grouped
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poso (or posa), pl poso (or posa)
{ English: suit
, pl suits
} [derived: posa]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: peleka poso
English Example: send a proposal for marriage (from the parents of a man to the parents of a girl.)
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poso , pl poso
{ English: wedding preparations
} [derived: posa]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Mataarisho ya poso yalikamilika
English Example: The wedding preparations were finalized
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