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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is ka - this headword has been grouped
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ka { English: and then
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verb tense ,
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Swahili Example: akaenda
English Example: (and) he went
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Entry below is kaa - this headword has been grouped
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kaa , pl makaa
{ English: coal
, pl coal (or coals)
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noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: tumbawe, makaa, jivu, chumvi, karafuu na tangawizi [Abd]
English Example: coral rag, coal, ashes, salt, cloves and ginger
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kaa , pl makaa
{ English: ember
, pl embers
}
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: makaa ya moto
English Example: glowing hot embers
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kaa la mawe , pl makaa ya mawe
{ English: coal
, pl coal (or coals)
}
noun 5/6,
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[see also: jiwe]
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kaa , pl kaa
{ English: crab
, pl crabs
} [Terminology: marine]
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Example: kuokota kombe, chaza, makome, kaa, chanje au fukulile [Moh]
English Example: to gather conch, oysters, shellfish, large crabs, small crabs, or crabs hiding in the sand
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-kaa { English: sit
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: akatolewa kiti akakaa [Sul]
English Example: he was offered a seat and he sat
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-kaa { English: stay
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: matumaini yake ya kukaa pamoja na watoto hao [...] yalikaa katika mimba ya miezi mitano aliyokuwa nayo sasa [Kez]
English Example: her hopes of staying with those children resided in the five-month old fetus she now had
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-kaa { English: reside
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: kaa mjini
English Example: reside in the city
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-kaa { English: live
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: ilimpasa kuja kukaa karibu na shule [Kez]
English Example: it was necessary for her to come live near the school
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-kaa { English: suit (of clothes)
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: ngoja nione kama litanikaa [Muk]
English Example: wait while I see if it will suit me
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Entry below is kaa kingojo - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is Kaaba
Entry below is kaakaa - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is kaanga - this headword has been grouped
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Entry below is kaango - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is kaba - this headword has not been grouped
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-kaba { English: press
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: nguo hii inamkaba; fig. kaba roho
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-kaba { English: squeeze
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: nguo hii inamkaba; fig. kaba roho
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Entry below is kaba koo - this headword has not been grouped
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-kaba koo { English: throttle
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: alijaribu kuitafuna lakini babake alimkaba koo [Kez]
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Entry below is kabaila - this headword has not been grouped
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kabaila , pl makabaila
{ English: landlord
, pl landlords
}
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Example: kabwela yule [...] haijuzu kuingia nyumbani kwa kabaila [Abd]
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kabaila , pl makabaila
{ English: nobleman
, pl noblemen
} [derived: kikabaila; ukabaila]
noun 5/6an,
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Entry below is kabaka - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is kabambe - this headword has not been grouped
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kabambe { English: mammoth
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adjective ,
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Swahili Example: mradi kabambe
English Example: mammoth project
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Entry below is kabari
Entry below is kabati - this headword has not been grouped
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kabati , pl kabati (or makabati)
{ English: cabinet
, pl cabinets
} [derived: English (English)]
noun 9/10,
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kabati , pl makabati
{ English: cupboard
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} [derived: Eng.]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: juu ya kabati kubwa la vyombo kuna mkebe [Muk]
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kabati , pl kabati
{ English: cupboard
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} [derived: (English)]
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is kabe
Entry below is kabeji
Entry below is kabibu
Entry below is kabichu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is kabidhi - this headword has not been grouped
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-kabidhi { English: accept
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: kabidhi mali
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-kabidhi { English: care
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
verb ,
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-kabidhi { English: deliver
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: upesi Biti Kocho alimkabidhi Farashuu wembe [Moh]; kabidhi fedha (mali) warithi
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-kabidhi { English: hand over
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: kabidhi fedha (mali) warithi
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-kabidhi { English: lay hands on
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: kabidhi mali
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-kabidhi { English: receive
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: kabidhi mali
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-kabidhi { English: seize
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: kabidhi mali
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kabidhi { English: avaricious
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
adjective ,
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kabidhi { English: frugal
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
adjective ,
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kabidhi { English: greedy
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
adjective ,
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kabidhi { English: miserly
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
adjective ,
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kabidhi { English: penurious
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
adjective ,
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kabidhi { English: stingy
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
adjective ,
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kabidhi { English: thrifty
} [derived: mkabidhi; stakabadhi; takabadhi; ukabidhu]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Hapana mtu kabidhi, mbele ya mkulima (Shaaban Robert)
English Example: There's no person more thrifty than a farmer
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kabidhi , pl kabidhi
{ English: care
} [derived: kabidhi V]
noun 9/10,
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kabidhi , pl kabidhi
{ English: charge
, pl charges
} [derived: kabidhi V]
noun 9/10,
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Entry below is kabidhia
Entry below is kabidhika
Entry below is kabidhisha
Entry below is kabidhiwa
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-kabidhiwa { English: be entrusted with
} [derived: kabidhi V]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: jukumu la kuuangalia urithi huu hadi utakapokabidhiwa kwa kizazi kingine [Mun]
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Entry below is kabila
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kabila , pl makabila
{ English: tribe
, pl tribes
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: kuna watu wa makabila mbalimbali katika miji mikubwa [Uni of Florida]
English Example: in big cities there are people from many tribes
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Entry below is kabili - this headword has not been grouped
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-kabili { English: approach
} [derived: kabla; kibla; mkabala]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: kabili uso kwa uso; naut. kuikabili bahari ile
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-kabili { English: confront
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: mimi nitapiga kifua na kuikabili hiyo nakama atakayoiteremsha [Moh]
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-kabili { English: be directed toward
} [derived: kabla; kibla; mkabala]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: kabili uso kwa uso; naut. kuikabili bahari ile
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-kabili { English: face
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: msichana huyo aliyesimama mbele yake katika kioo, akimkabili [Mt]
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-kabili { English: face someone
} [derived: kabla; kibla; mkabala]
verb ,
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Swahili Example: kabili uso kwa uso; naut. kuikabili bahari ile
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Entry below is kabilia
Entry below is kabiliana - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is kabilika
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-kabilika { English: intr.
} [derived: kabla; kibla; mkabala]
verb intransitive,
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Entry below is kabilisha
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-kabilisha { English: caus.
} [derived: kabla; kibla; mkabala]
verb causative,
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Swahili Example: kabilisha mtu
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Entry below is kabiliwa - this headword has not been grouped
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-kabiliwa { English: be faced by
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verb passive,
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Swahili Example: anaingia sebuleni na kukabiliwa na giza [Muk]
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-kabiliwa { English: be vulnerable
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verb passive,
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Swahili Example: wakati wa ujauzito wanaweke wenye lishe duni wanakabiliwa na maradhi [Sewangi]
English Example: during pregnancy, women with poor diet are vulnerable to diseases
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Entry below is kabiri
Entry below is kabisa - this headword has not been grouped
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kabisa { English: totally
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adverb ,
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Swahili Example: Nilikuwa nimepotea kabisa, sikuelewa namna ya kufika wala kurudi.
English Example: I had become totally lost, I didn't know how to get there nor how to return.
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kabisa { English: absolutely
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adverb ,
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Swahili Example: lazima kabisa aende; (=kamwe, hasa, hasili)
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kabisa { English: completely
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adverb ,
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Swahili Example: mji huu umeharibika kabisa; nyuma kabisa
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kabisa { English: definitely
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adverb ,
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Swahili Example: lazima kabisa aende; (=kamwe, hasa, hasili)
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kabisa { English: totally
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adverb ,
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Swahili Example: mji huu umeharibika kabisa; nyuma kabisa
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kabisa { English: very
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adverb ,
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Swahili Example: kwenda mbio kabisa
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Entry below is kabla - this headword has been grouped
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kabla (or kabula) { English: before
} [derived: Arabic]
conjunction ,
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[see also: -kabili]
Swahili Example: kabla hajaja (bado)
English Example: before he will come
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kabla ya (or kabula) { English: before
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preposition ,
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[see also: -kabili]
Swahili Example: kabla ya kutumia Zana ya Uhariri, itabidi ujiandikishe kama mchangiaji wa Kamusi
English Example: before using the Edit Engine, you must first register as a Kamusi contributor
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kabla ya (or kabula) { English: ago
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preposition ,
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[see also: -kabili]
Swahili Example: kabla ya siku nyingine
English Example: several days ago
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Entry below is kabla ya
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kabla ya { English: before
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adverb ,
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Swahili Example: Tutavisoma vitabu vingi kabla ya mtihani wetu wa fasihi.
English Example: We will read many books before our literature exam.
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Entry below is kaboni
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kaboni { English: carbon
} [Dialect: recent] [Terminology: chemistry]
noun 9,
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English Definition: a nonmetallic chiefly tetravalent element found native (as in the diamond and graphite) or as a constituent of coal, petroleum, and asphalt, of limestone and other carbonates, and of organic compounds or obtained artificially in varying degrees of purity especially as carbon black, lampblack, activated carbon, charcoal, and coke (identified 1789)
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Entry below is kabuli - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is kabumbu - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is kaburi - this headword has been grouped
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kaburi , pl makaburi
{ English: grave
, pl graves
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: ikiwa hujui kufa, tazama kaburi (methali)
English Example: if you don't know death, look at the grave (proverb)
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kaburi , pl makaburi
{ English: tomb
, pl tombs
} [derived: Arabic]
noun 5/6,
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Swahili Example: ganjo lenye ukimya wa kaburi [Moh]
English Example: a deserted village with the quiet of a tomb< |
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