lewa

-lewa (canonical)
kulewa (infinitive)
kulewa (infinitive)
kutolewa (infinitive negative)
lewa (imperative singular)
leweni (imperative plural)
hulewa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lilewa (past)
negative subject concord + -kulewa (negative past)
ninalewa (first-person present singular)
nalewa (first-person present singular)
tunalewa (first-person plural present)
unalewa (present second-person singular)
mnalewa (plural present second-person)
analewa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanalewa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nalewa (present third-person)
silewi (first-person negative present singular)
hatulewi (first-person negative plural present)
hulewi (negative present second-person singular)
hamlewi (negative plural present second-person)
halewi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawalewi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -lewi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -talewa (future)
negative subject concord + -talewa (future negative)
nilewe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tulewe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ulewe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mlewe (plural second-person subjunctive)
alewe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
walewe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -lewe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -silewe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngelewa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singelewa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalilewa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalilewa (irrealis negative past)
nalewa (first-person gnomic singular)
twalewa (first-person gnomic plural)
walewa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwalewa (gnomic plural second-person)
alewa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
walewa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
walewa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yalewa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lalewa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yalewa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chalewa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyalewa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yalewa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zalewa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
walewa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwalewa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
palewa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwalewa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -melewa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshalewa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jalewa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kilewa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipolewa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kalewe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nilewa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tulewa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kulewa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-walewa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuleweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waleweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mlewa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-walewa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ulewa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ilewa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lilewa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yalewa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kilewa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vilewa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ilewa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zilewa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ulewa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kulewa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-palewa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mulewa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jilewa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-lewaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-lewao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-lewao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-lewayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lewalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-lewayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-lewacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-lewavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-lewayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-lewazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-lewao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-lewako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-lewapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-lewamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yelewa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-olewa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-olewa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yolewa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lolewa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yolewa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-cholewa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyolewa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yolewa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zolewa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-olewa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kolewa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-polewa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-molewa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

wamelewa


chai

Borrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy)

bor+

(slang, Kenya) tea money, small bribe, petty bribe (likened to the cost, and function, of a cup of tea)


soda

Borrowed from Arabic سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ, “black bile”).


tui

tui la nazi


maziwa

A borrowing in Proto-Sabaki from a South Cushitic language; compare Burunge iliba, Iraqw ilwa, and within Bantu compare Kikuyu iria, Kamba ĩia.


divai

From Malagasy divay, from French du vin (“some wine”). The borrowing may have been mediated through Ngazidja Comorian divai, although the Comorian form could also be a secondary borrowing from Swahili.

wine (alcoholic beverage made from grapes)


pombe

Translingual: Schizosaccharomyces pombe


maji ya machungwa

sw-noun

maji ya machungwa (ma class, plural only)


mlevi

drunkard (person who is habitually drunk)


mvinyo

mvinyo (canonical)
mvinyo (plural)
mivinyo (plural)

Borrowed from Portuguese vinho. The m- is in fact originally an n-, which was prefixed to the stem as a result of the term's placement in the n class.


tangawizi

Borrowed from Omani Arabic تَنْجْوِيل (tangwīl), from Arabic زَنْجَبِيل (zanjabīl).


kangara

A kind of sweet beer made from chaff of maize or millet.


hamri

a kind of andazi fritter made with coconut and cardamom


maji ya ukwaju

tamarind juice (sweetened drink flavored with tamarind)


sharubati

sherbet: a kind of thick, sweet drink with dairy and usually fruit


mnywaji

Mwongozo huo pia unabainisha kuwa wanywaji wa kiume wana uwezekano wa mara mbili wa kunywa zaidi ya kiwango kilichopendekezwa cha uniti 14 kwa wiki kuliko wanywaji wa kike.

2022 September 21, “Fahamu muongozo mpya wa afya kuhusu uhusiano wa pombe na saratani”, in BBC News Swahili:

That guideline also specifies that male drinkers are twice as likely to drink more than the recommended limit of 14 units per week than female drinkers.


lewa chakari

sw-verb

-lewa chakari (infinitive kulewa chakari)

-lewa chakari (canonical)
kulewa chakari (infinitive)


kijiwe cha kahawa

sw-noun

kijiwe cha kahawa (ki-vi class, plural vijiwe vya kahawa)