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The Kamusi Project English-Swahili Dictionary
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Entry below is I - this headword has been grouped
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Entry below is i
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I (do) not { Swahili: si
[derived: Swahili wa]
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verb subject
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English Example: I do not want
Swahili Example: sitaki
[note: first person singular negative subject prefix.]
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I (myself) { Swahili: mie
}
pronoun
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English Example: I am not ready to converse with a person who is guided by a bird, I myself.
Swahili Example: Si tayari kuzungumza na mtu anayeongozwa na ndege mie [Chacha, Masomo 378]
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Entry below is I am coming
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I am coming! { Swahili: abee
[derived: Arabic: labeka]
}
interjection
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Entry below is I am fine
Entry below is I am okay
Entry below is I love you - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is I say
Entry below is i.e.
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i.e. (or id est) { Swahili: yaani
(or yani) [derived: Arabic]
}
conjunction
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Entry below is ibadhi
Entry below is ibis - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is ice - this headword has not been grouped
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ice, pl ice
{ Swahili: barafu
, pl barafu [derived: Farsi]
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Definition: maji yaliyo baridi na magumu kama mawe [Masomo 15]
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ice age, pl ice ages
{ Swahili: enzi ya barafu
, pl enzi za barafu [Dialect: recent]
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noun 9/10
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[see also: enzi]
English Definition: a period in the past when the climate was colder and large areas were covered by thick ice sheets
Swahili Definition: kipindi kilichopita ambako hali ya hewa duniani ilikuwa baridi na sehemu kubwa ya nchi ilifunikwa na ganda nene la barafu
English Example: during the ice age 10,000 years ago the Bering Strait was dry and could be crossed by foot.
Swahili Example: wakati wa enzi ya barafu miaka 10,000 iliyopita mlango wa bahari wa Bering ulikuwa kavu ukapitika kwa miguu
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ice cream, pl ice creams
{ Swahili: aiskrimu
(or askrimu), pl aiskrimu (or askrimu) [derived: English ice cream]
} [Terminology: culinary]
noun 9/10
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iceberg, pl icebergs
{ Swahili: siwa barafu
, pl masiwa barafu
}
noun 5/6
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[note: Siwa is a non diminutive form of Kisiwa. Definition from TUKI.]
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Entry below is Iceland
Entry below is Icelander
Entry below is icon
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idea, pl ideas
{ Swahili: rai
, pl rai [derived: Arabic]
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: (s)he had no strategy nor idea of how to save her(him)self
Swahili Example: hakuwa na hila wala rai ya kujiokoa [Moh]
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idea (of a literary work), pl ideas (of a literary work)
{ Swahili: maandishi
, pl maandishi
}
noun
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Entry below is ideal
Entry below is identify
Entry below is identity - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is ideology
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ideology { Swahili: itikadi
, pl itikadi
}
noun 9/10
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Swahili Definition: amini
English Example: Muslims believe that the Koran is the word of God.
Swahili Example: Waislamu wanaitakidi kuwa Kuran ni maneno ya Mungu. (Abdalla Saleh Abdalla Al-Farsy, Maisha ya Nabii Muhammad, 26)
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Entry below is idiom - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is idiot - this headword has not been grouped
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idiot, pl idiots
{ Swahili: mjinga
, pl wajinga [derived: -jinga adj]
}
noun 1/2
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idiot, pl idiots
{ Swahili: punguani
, pl mapunguani [derived: punga V]
}
noun 5/6an
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be idle { Swahili: -lega
[derived: legevu Adj; mlegevu N; ulegevu N]
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verb
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idle { Swahili: -vivu
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adjective
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Swahili Example: kila mara alitukanwa na mama yake kwamba alikuwa mvivu [Kez]
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idle person, pl idle people
{ Swahili: mkulivu
, pl wakulivu [derived: kua V; kulivu Adj]
}
noun 1/2
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idle talk { Swahili: porojo
, pl maporojo
}
noun 5/6
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English Example: The had idle talk
Swahili Example: Walizungumza porojo
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in an idle manner { Swahili: kizembe
[derived: zembe; mzembe; uzembe N]
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adverb
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Entry below is idleness - this headword has not been grouped
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idler, pl idlers
{ Swahili: mparuzi
, pl waparuzi [derived: paruza V]
}
noun 1/2
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idler, pl idlers
{ Swahili: mtembezi
(or mtembezaji), pl watembezi (or watembezaji) [derived: Swahili -tembea]
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noun 1/2
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idol { Swahili: sanamu
, pl sanamu
}
noun 9/10
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English Example: idol worship
Swahili Example: ibada ya sanamu.
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if { Swahili: ikiwa
[derived: i- + -ki- + -wa]
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conjunction
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English Example: if there is someone you are in love with, don't give her cause for unease
Swahili Example: ikiwa una mmoja ambaye mnapendana naye usimsumbue rohoni [Nyota 1968]
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if { Swahili: kama
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conjunction
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English Example: if you wish
Swahili Example: kama ukitaka
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if { Swahili: taaraa
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conjunction
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English Example: If (s)he comes
Swahili Example: taaraa akija
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if { Swahili: taraa
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conjunction
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English Example: if (s)he comes
Swahili Example: taraa akija
[note: rare.]
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if (only) { Swahili: asaa
[derived: Arabic]
}
conjunction
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Swahili Example: asaa hwenda akamwona [Moh]
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if only! { Swahili: laiti!
[derived: Arabic]
}
conjunction
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Swahili Example: laiti kuwa n'na uwezo [Sul], laiti ningalijua! [Ma]
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ignorance { Swahili: giza
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noun
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Swahili Example: Moyo wa mwenzio ni msitu wa giza.
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ignorance { Swahili: ujinga
[derived: -jinga adj]
}
noun 14
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Swahili Example: ni ujinga kuacha nyumba kama hii [Kez]
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ignorant { Swahili: jahili
[derived: ujahili]
}
adjective
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Swahili Example: (=katili, jinga, pumbavu)
[note: rare.]
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ignorant { Swahili: jinga
[derived: kijinga; mjinga; ujinga]
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adjective
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ignorant { Swahili: pumbavu
[derived: pumbaa]
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adjective
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English Example: (s)he was perceived as an ignorant person due to his/her stupidity
Swahili Example: Alionekana mtu mpumbavu kwa vitendo vyake
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ignorant person, pl ignorant people
{ Swahili: chachili
, pl machachili
}
noun 5/6an
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ignorant person, pl ignorant people
{ Swahili: mjinga
, pl wajinga [derived: -jinga adj]
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noun 1/2
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ignorant person, pl ignorant people
{ Swahili: mpemba
, pl wapemba
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noun 1/2
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ignore { Swahili: -puuza
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verb
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English Example: (s)he waited for Idi to say a word but he ignored him/her
Swahili Example: alimngojea Idi atamke neno, lakini yeye alipuuza tu [Sul], alijipa kumpuuza Biti Kocho [Moh]
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allowance made in weighing for weight of package or vehicle { Swahili: turuhani
, pl turuhani
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noun 9/10
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be ill at ease { Swahili: -toona raha
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verb
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Swahili Example: mimi sioni raha kulishwa na mtu ajinabi [Abd]
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fall ill { Swahili: ugua
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noun
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English Example: I will visit Grandma because she has fallen ill.
Swahili Example: Nitatembelea Bibi kwa sababu ameugua.
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speak ill of each other { Swahili: -raruana
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verb
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English Example: This cloth will not rip.
Swahili Example: kitambaa hiki hakiraruki
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ill-bred person, pl ill-bred people
{ Swahili: twana
, pl matwana
}
noun 5/6an
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ill-disposed person, pl ill-disposed people
{ Swahili: bweshu
, pl mabweshu
}
noun 5/6an
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Entry below is ill-feeling - this headword has not been grouped
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ill-feeling, pl ill-feelings
{ Swahili: mnazaa
, pl minazaa [derived: nazaa V]
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noun
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Entry below is ill-humor - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is ill-humored
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ill-humored person, pl ill-humored people
{ Swahili: mkimwa
, pl wakimwa [derived: kimwa]
}
noun 1/2
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Entry below is ill-mannered - this headword has not been grouped
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ill-mannered person, pl ill-mannered people
{ Swahili: mshaufu
, pl washaufu
}
noun 1/2
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Entry below is ill-off
Entry below is ill-omen
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ill-omened { Swahili: churo
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adjective
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Swahili Example: mtoto mchuro
[note: child who is supposed to bring misfortune to his family because of omens [marks, etc.].]
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ill-omened child or animal, pl ill-omened children or animals
{ Swahili: kigego
, pl vigego
}
noun 7/8an
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ill-omened person, pl ill-omened people
{ Swahili: kausha
(or kikausha), pl wakausha (or vikausha) [derived: Swahili -kauka]
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noun 1/2
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ill-treatment { Swahili: maonevu
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noun 6
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Swahili Example: alizidi kuhisi maonevu [Sul]
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illegal { Swahili: -a kuruka
} [Terminology: slang]
adjective
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Swahili Example: watapata wapi fedha ya "kuruka" kila siku [Ma]
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Entry below is illegality
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