kilo

kilo (canonical)
kilo (plural)
vilo (plural)


wari

a yard (unit of measurement, 3 feet long)


tani

A ton (a short ton, a long ton, or a metric ton/tonne)


kimo

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|ki class_((VII))]] positive degree present of -wamo (“it is (inside there)”)


debe

An oil container holding about four gallons.


tola

tola (a unit of mass, approximately half an ounce)


doti

a measure of cloth, about four yards in length


pishi

A unit of capacity equal to four vibaba.


mkono

cubit, ell (a traditional unit of measurement, approximately 50 cm)


wakia

Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya).


digrii

degree (unit of measurement of latitude and longitude)

degree (unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference)


inchi

inch (a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot and equivalent to exactly 2.54 centimetres)


hatua

The length of a pace, used as a measurement of distance.


kibaba

A unit of measure approximately equal to a pint.


frasila

Borrowed from Omani Arabic فراسلة (farāsila), of uncertain origin, but possibly Portuguese parcela (“portion”).


ratili

(obsolete) A rottol, an old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin and equal to 16 wakia.


kilometa

Originally probably from German Kilometer, but later influenced by English kilometre (hence the form kilomita).


jora

jora (canonical)
jora (plural)
majora (plural)

Possibly from Arabic جُرْزَة (jurza, “bundle of hay”).

A measure of length of cloth, approximately equal to thirty yards.


paundi

Alternative form of pauni: pound (unit of currency)


shibiri

span (space from thumb to little finger)


mita ya mraba

sw-noun

mita ya mraba (n class, plural mita za mraba)


kilomita ya mraba

kilomita ya mraba (n class, plural kilomita za mraba)