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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is selehiana
Entry below is selehika
Entry below is selehisha
Entry below is seleni
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seleni { English: selenium
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a nonmetallic element that resembles sulfur and tellurium chemically, is obtained chiefly as a by-product in copper refining, and is a photoconductive semiconductor in its crystalline form (identified 1818)
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Entry below is selo
Entry below is sema - this headword has not been grouped
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-sema { English: say
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Sema! nikupige
English Example: Say! I beat you
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-sema { English: speak
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Ninasema Kiswahili kidogo.
English Example: I speak a little Swahili.
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-sema { English: talk
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: sema na mama
English Example: talk with mother
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Entry below is sema saa
Entry below is sema uwongo - this headword has not been grouped
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-sema uwongo { English: cheat
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Si vizuri kusema uwongo
English Example: it is not good to cheat
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Entry below is semana - this headword has not been grouped
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-semana { English: abuse each other
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: Walisemana wao kwa wao baada ya kukamatwa na polisi
English Example: they abused each other after they were caught by police
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Entry below is sembe - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is sembuse - this headword has not been grouped
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sembuse { English: apart from ...
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conjunction ,
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Swahili Example: senti moja sikupi sembuse shilingi.
English Example: apart from a shilling, I will not even give you a cent
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sembuse { English: not to mention ...
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conjunction ,
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Swahili Example: senti moja sikupi sembuse shilingi.
English Example: I will not give you a cent, not to mention a shilling
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sembuse { English: to say nothing of ...
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conjunction ,
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Swahili Example: senti moja sikupi sembuse shilingi.
English Example: I will not give you a cent, to say nothing of a shilling
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Entry below is semea - this headword has not been grouped
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-semea { English: address
}
verb applicative,
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Swahili Example: Idi alimsemea karibu na sikio kwa sauti ya kunong'ona [Sul], unanisemea mambo ya magari [Ma]
English Example: Sidi addressed him/her near the ear by mumbling.
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-semea { English: speak to
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verb applicative,
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Swahili Example: Mary alisemea John
English Example: Mary spoke to John
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Entry below is semeka - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is semekana - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is semesha
Entry below is semesta
Entry below is semeza
Entry below is semezana
Entry below is semezano
Entry below is semifainali
Entry below is semina
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semina , pl semina
{ English: seminar
, pl seminars
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: siasa [...] waliyoendelea kupata katika semina tofauti hapo kijijini [Mun]
English Example: the politics they continued to get from different seminars there in the village
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Entry below is semsem
Entry below is semwa
Entry below is sena - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is sene
Entry below is senea - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Senegali
Entry below is seneta
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seneta , pl maseneta
{ English: senator
}
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Example: Seneta wa jimbo la Ohio
English Example: the Senator for the state of Ohio
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Entry below is seneza - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is senezo - this headword has not been grouped
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senezo , pl senezo
{ English: adz
, pl adzes
}
noun 9/10,
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English Definition: an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
[note: rare.]
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senezo , pl senezo
{ English: adze
, pl adzes
}
noun 9/10,
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English Definition: an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
[note: rare.]
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Entry below is seng'enge - this headword has not been grouped
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seng'enge , pl seng'enge
{ English: iron wire
, pl iron wires
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: lilikuwa gari la wafungwa lililozungushwa seng'enge [Ng]
English Example: it was the vehicle of the prisoners which was ringed with iron wire
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seng'enge yenye miiba , pl seng'enge zenye miiba
{ English: barbed wire
, pl iron wires
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: lilikuwa gari la wafungwa lililozungushwa seng'enge [Ng]
English Example: it was the vehicle of the prisoners which was ringed with barbed wire
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Entry below is senga - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is senganyana - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is senge - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is sengenya - this headword has not been grouped
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-sengenya { English: backbite
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Walimsengenya Ali kwa vile hakuwapo
English Example: they backbite Ali because he was not there
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-sengenya { English: calumniate
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: alipatikana na hatia ya kumsengenya 'Bwana mkubwa' [Ng]
English Example: (s)he was found guilty of calumniating the boss
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-sengenya { English: insult
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Waacha kusengenya
English Example: stop insulting
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-sengenya { English: speak ill of someone
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Watoto walimsengenya rafiki yao
English Example: the children spoke ill of their friend
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Entry below is sengenywa
Entry below is sensa
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sensa , pl sensa
{ English: census
, pl censuses
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noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: sensa iliyofanyika mwaka 2003, inaonyesha kwamba kulikuwepo na wafungwa 17,523 nchini
Uganda, ingawa magereza yalikuwa na uwezo wa kuwapokea wafungwa 8,563 pekee [DW 19 Mei 2005]
English Example: a census carried out in 2003 shows that there were 17,523 prisoners in Uganda, although the prisons were only capable of housing 8,563 prisoners
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Entry below is senta - this headword has not been grouped
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-enye senta moja { English: concentric
} [derived: engl]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: senta ya pembetatu.
English Example: three-side concentric
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senta ya pembetatu , pl senta za pembeni
{ English: center of a triangle
} [derived: engl]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: senta ya pembetatu.
English Example: center of a triangle
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Entry below is sentensi - this headword has not been grouped
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sentensi , pl sentensi
{ English: sentence
, pl sentences
} [derived: English sentence] [Terminology: grammar]
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is senti - this headword has not been grouped
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senti , pl senti
{ English: cent
, pl cents
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: leo sina senti.
English Example: today I don't have a cent (i.e. I don't have money)
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Entry below is senturi - this headword has not been grouped
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senturi , pl senturi
{ English: musical instrument resembling a zither
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Tulisikiliza nyimbo za zamani kutoka senturi
English Example: we listened to the ancient songs from the zither-like musical instrument
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Entry below is seperuka - this headword has not been grouped
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-seperuka { English: stagger
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mlevi aliseperuka
English Example: the drunkard staggered
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-seperuka { English: stumble
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Mzee aliseperuka
English Example: the old man stumbled
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Entry below is sepeto - this headword has not been grouped
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sepeto , pl sepeto
{ English: shovel
, pl shovels
} [derived: engl]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: Nitahitaji sepeto kuchimba
English Example: I will require a shovel to dig
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sepeto , pl sepeto
{ English: spade
, pl spades
} [derived: engl]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: sepeto la kuteka mchanga
English Example: spade to scoop sand
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Entry below is sepetuka - this headword has not been grouped
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-sepetuka { English: slip
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: Aliseperuka na huku anaanguka
English Example: (s)he slipped and fell
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Entry below is Septemba
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Septemba { English: September
} [derived: English September]
noun 9,
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Swahili Example: Mwezi wa Septemba tutasafiri Afrika
English Example: we shall visit Africa during the month of September
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Entry below is sera - this headword has not been grouped
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sera , pl sera
{ English: policy
, pl policies
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: sera ya dini
English Example: religious policy
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Entry below is serahangi - this headword has not been grouped
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serahangi , pl maserahangi
{ English: foreman (of dock workers)
, pl foremen
} [derived: pers]
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Example: Serahangi aliwaonyeshe wafanya kazi mahali pakujenga
English Example: the foreman showed the workers where to construct
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serahangi , pl maserahangi
{ English: headman of crew
} [derived: pers]
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Example: serehanhi wa wafanya kazi
English Example: the headman of the workers
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serahangi , pl maserahangi
{ English: mate
, pl mates
} [derived: pers]
noun 5/6an,
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serehangi , pl maserehangi
{ English: mate
, pl mates
} [derived: pers]
noun 5/6an,
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Entry below is serangi - this headword has not been grouped
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serangi , pl serangi
{ English: headman of crew
} [derived: pers]
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Example: serangi wa meli
English Example: the headman of the ship
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serangi , pl serangi
{ English: mate
, pl mates
} [derived: pers]
noun 9/10an,
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Entry below is seredani
Entry below is serehangi - this headword has not been grouped
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serehangi , pl maserehangi
{ English: headman of crew
} [derived: pers]
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Example: serehanhi wa wafanya kazi
English Example: the headman of the workers
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