Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


Bahrain

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Cuba

Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Djibouti

Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)


Guatemala

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Jamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Niger

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)


Nigeria

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Romania

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Sudan

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Swaziland

(historical) Swaziland (The former name of Eswatini, a country in Southern Africa)


Ukraine

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


Uganda

From Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”).


Zimbabwe

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.


Australia

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Barbados

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Burkina Faso

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Benin

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


Somalia

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Eritrea

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Jordan

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Hindi

Alternative form of Uhindi: India (a country in South Asia)


Israeli

(uncommon) Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Omani

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Hispania

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Kongo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Siria

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Irak

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Amerika

United States of America
United States of America#English

(nonstandard) United States of America (a country in North America)


Rum

From Ottoman Turkish روم (Rum, “Rome; Byzantine Empire; central Anatolia”), from Seljuk Old Anatolian Turkish and Arabic رُوم (Rūm, “Rome; Byzantine Empire”), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 (Hrom), from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμανία (Rhōmanía, “Byzantine Empire”), from Latin Romani (“Romans”), from Roma (“Rome”).

der

(archaic) Synonym of Uturuki: Turkey (a country in Europe and Asia)


Kroatia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Malesia

(uncommon) Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)


Bahama

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Tanganyika

(historical) Tanganyika (colonial possession and later country)


Komori

Union of the Comoros
Union of the Comoros

Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)

Comoros (an archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte)


Kongo-Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)

Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa


Mozambik

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)


Maldivi

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


Kongo-Brazzaville

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Dominika

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Cabo Verde

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Bama

Askari wamewabamba wale maharamia waliowaua raia hapa Bama.

2015, Ahmed E. Ndalu, “Kamusi Teule ya Kiswahili”, in BBC Swahili, page 38:

The soldiers have captured the pirates who killed civilians in Burma.


Misri

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Afrika Kusini

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Nijeria

Alternative form of Nigeria: Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Ubelgiji

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Ujerumani

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Nyuzilandi

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Aljeria

Alternative form of Algeria: Algeria (a country in North Africa)


Solomoni

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

(uncommon) Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)

Solomoni (Visiwa vya)

2014, Inyani Simala, Miaka Hamsini ya Kiswahili Nchini Kenya, Twaweza Communications, →ISBN, page 234:


Jibuti

Alternative spelling of Djibouti: Djibouti (a country in East Africa)


Uhabeshi

From u- + Arabic حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”).


Gaboni

Alternative form of Gabon: Gabon (a country in Central Africa)


Guinea ya Ikweta

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Bukini

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Morisi

Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)


Maldova

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


Msumbiji

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)


Nijeri

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)


Nikaragwa

(uncommon) Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


Uswazi

Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)


Chadi

Mamlaka nchini Chadi wamechukua maamuzi magumu ya kufunga shule zote na vyuo nchini humo baada ya kutokea mgomo mkubwa wa waendesha pikipiki wanaogomea sheria mpya zinazowataka kuvaa kofia ngumu pindi wawapo kwenye shughuli zao.

2015 March 10, “Mgomo wa pikipiki waitikisa Chad”, in BBC Swahili:


Sirilanka

(uncommon) Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Shelisheli

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)


Kodivaa

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Korasia

(uncommon) Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Yordani

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Urusi

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Brazili

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Ureno

From U- + Portuguese reino (“the kingdom [of Portugal]”).


Uholanzi

Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


Uturuki

Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)


Habeshi

Alternative form of Uhabeshi: Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)


Madagaska

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Uswisi

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo

Sw-ke-Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo.flac

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Uajemi

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Shamu

From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).

(proscribed) Syria (a country in the Middle East) (modern country)


Ufilipino

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


Uhindi

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْهِنْد (al-hind).


Sao Tome na Principe

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Ajentina

Alternative form of Argentina: Argentina (a country in South America)


Jamhuri ya Kongo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Sudani

Alternative form of Sudan: Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Afuganistani

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


Eswatini

Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)


Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


Visiwa vya Ngazija

Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)

Comoros (an archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte)


Ginekweta

Kwa namna hiyo, Ginekweta inakuwa nchi tofauti na Ginebisau na pia Gine.

2014, Inyani Simala, Miaka Hamsini ya Kiswahili Nchini Kenya, →ISBN, page 229:

In this way, Equatorial Guinea is a different country from both Guinea-Bissau and Guinea.

Sauti /q/ haipo katika uchunguzi wa fonimu za lugha ya Kiswahili. Kwa hivyo mara nyingi sauti hii hutoholewa kwa kuhamishwa katika Kiswahili kama sauti /k/ na hatimaye kuchangia katika tafsiri ya majina ya nchi kama vile Iraq (Iraki), Qatar (Katari), Equatorial Guinea (Ginekweta) na Mozambique (Mozambiki).

2012, Benard Odoyo Okal, NAFASI YA TAFSIRI KATIKA TAALUMA YA ONOMASTIKI: UHAKIKI WA MBINU ZAKE KATIKA TAFSIRI YA TOPONOMASTIKI (Kiswahili Journal; 75), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Journal of the Institute of Kiswahili Research, pages 27–42:

The sound /q/ is absent from research on the phonemes of Swahili. Therefore, this sound is frequently adapted by modification in Swahili as the sound /k/ and finally ends up in the translations of the names of countries like Iraki (Iraq), Katari (Qatar), Ginekweta (Equatorial Guinea), and Mozambiki (Mozambique).

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Ginebisau

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)

Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau


Naijeria

Alternative form of Nigeria: Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Sudan Kusini

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan)


Umoja wa Kisovyeti

(historical) Soviet Union (a country in Europe and Asia)


Jamhuri ya Kenya

Republic of Kenya
Republic of Kenya#English:_Q114

Republic of Kenya (The official name of Kenya.)


nchi ya nje

sw-noun

nchi ya nje class IX (plural nchi za nje class X)

nchi ya nje class IX (canonical)
nchi za nje class X (plural)


Uyunani

af

ar:الْيُونَان

(dated) Greece (a country in Southern Europe)


Jamhuri ya Watu wa China

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China#English

People's Republic of China (a country in Asia)


Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Sw-ke-Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania.flac

United Republic of Tanzania#English:_Q924

United Republic of Tanzania (The official name of Tanzania, a country in East Africa)


Ayalandi Kaskazini

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

Northern Ireland (a country in the United Kingdom)


Ushelisheli

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)


Azabajani

Alternative form of Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Falme za Kiarabu

Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu
Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu#Swahili

Short for Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu: United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Lebanoni

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)