jumbe

An augmentative formed from -umba; compare kiumbe (“creature”).


mwendeshaji

sw-noun

mwendeshaji (m-wa class, plural wendeshaji)


mhudumu

From m- + -hudumu (“to serve, wait on”).


tangawizi

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


sukuma wiki

→ English: sukuma wiki

Literally, “to push the week” (or "to stretch the week"). The vegetable is generally affordable and available all-year round in East Africa. It forms part of the staple dish in this region together with ugali.


mwanahisabati

sw-noun

mwanahisabati (m-wa class, plural wanahisabati)


mwanasayansi

mwanasayansi (m-wa class, plural wanasayansi)


mwanakemia

mwanakemia (m-wa class, plural wanakemia)


mwanafizikia

mwanafizikia (m-wa class, plural wanafizikia)


zumaridi

Borrowed from Arabic زُمُرُّد (zumurrud).


risasi

→ Digo: risasi

→ Jita: ri-saási

→ Kikuyu: rĩthathi

→ Luganda: `ssasì

→ Nyakyusa: ilísasí

→ Nyankole: iːsási, amasási, kisási


mwanamuziki

sw-noun

mwanamuziki (m-wa class, plural wanamuziki)


Mhispania

Mhispania (m-wa class, plural Wahispania)


Mzimbabwe

Mzimbabwe (m-wa class, plural Wazimbabwe)


Mshelisheli

Mshelisheli (m-wa class, plural Washelisheli)

Seychellois (person from the Seychelles)


Mnyakyusa

Mnyakyusa (m-wa class, plural Wanyakyusa)


mkomunisti

mkomunisti (m-wa class, plural wakomunisti)


Mwajemi

Persian, Iranian (person from Iran or of Persian descent)


Mkalenjin

Mkalenjin (m-wa class, plural Wakalenjin)


Mnyamwezi

Mnyamwezi (m-wa class, plural Wanyamwezi)


mwanachuoni

mwanachuoni (m-wa class, plural wanachuoni)


Mkongo

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

A Congolese person, from the Congo region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, or Republic of the Congo.


mbunge

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament


Myunani

From m- + Arabic اَلْيُونَان (al-yūnān), which is from Persian یونان (yunân).

An Ancient Greek; a Greek from classical times.


mwanahistoria

mwanahistoria (m-wa class, plural wanahistoria)


mwanaakiolojia

mwanaakiolojia (m-wa class, plural wanaakiolojia)


bwana harusi

bwana harusi (ma class, plural mabwana harusi)


jaji mkuu

jaji mkuu (ma class, plural majaji wakuu)


jirani

jirani (canonical)
majirani (plural)
jirani (plural)

From Arabic جِيرَان (jīrān), plural of جَار (jār).


zamu

Borrowed from Omani Arabic زام (zām, “one's turn; one's duty”).

bor+

Ikifika zamu yangu, Nyerere anipokee

1999 October 15, Abdallah Chekanae, "Nyerere" (poem published in Uhuru):

When my turn comes, may Nyerere receive me

Tena Mwenyekiti alimgeukia Salama na kumwambia: "Sasa ni zamu yako. Utaweza kutuelezea mashtaka yako?"

2004, Z. Burhani, Kipimo cha mizani, page 183:

Again the Chairman turned to Salama and said to him: "Now it is your turn. Will you be able to tell us your accusation?"

turn (one's chance to use or do something, as in a game)


sataranji

Borrowed from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj).


Mshamu

(chiefly historical) An inhabitant of Greater Syria or the Levant in ancient times.


Mswahili

From m- + the Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil, “coastal dwellers”), plural of سَاحِل (sāḥil, “boundary, coast”).


Msamburu

From an old Maasai word, saamburr, for the leather bag the Samburu use.


mzimamoto

sw-noun

mzimamoto (m-wa class, plural wazimamoto)

From m- + zima (“to extinguish”) + moto (“fire”).


mwanahabari

sw-noun

mwanahabari (m-wa class, plural wanahabari)


pilipili manga

pilipili manga (n class, plural pilipili manga)


soksi

Jaribu pia kuweka kitu cha kukausha jasho kwenye soli ya kiatu chako kabla ya kukivalia bila soksi.

2017 October 10, “Hatari ya kuvalia viatu bila soksi”, in BBC News Swahili:

Also try putting a sweat wicking agent on the sole of your shoe before wearing it without socks.


achali

Achali ya Mbirimbi: Mbirimbi ni tunda lenye uchafu, hivyo kuwafanya watu wengi wasilipendelee kulila tunda hili kutokana na uchachu wake huo.

2000, Polycarp S. Wekesa, Uandishi wa insha, →ISBN, page 135:

Cucumber Pickle Chutney: The cucumber pickle is a dirty fruit, so many people don't like to eat this fruit due to its sourness.


mfanyabiashara

mfanyabiashara (m-wa class, plural wafanyabiashara)


Mwiraqw

Borrowed from Iraqw iraqw (“Iraqw people”).


Mmang'ati

sw-noun

Mmang'ati (m-wa class, plural Wamang'ati)

Borrowed from Maasai ilmang'ati (“enemies”).


Mnyarwanda

sw-noun

Mnyarwanda (m-wa class, plural Wanyarwanda)


luteni

lieutenant (lowest ranked military officer)


meja jenerali

meja jenerali (ma class, plural mameja jenerali)


mwanasarufi

mwanasarufi (m-wa class, plural wanasarufi)


mwanafalsafa

mwanafalsafa (m-wa class, plural wanafalsafa)


mwanaisimu

mwanaisimu (m-wa class, plural wanaisimu)


mwanaleksikografia

mwanaleksikografia (m-wa class, plural wanaleksikografia)


miwani

From Arabic; apparently مِعْوَان (miʕwān, “aid”) had the meaning “reading aid” in East Africa, compare known عُوَيْنَات (ʕuwaynāt, “glasses”).


ensaiklopidia

ensaiklopidia (n class, plural ensaiklopidia)


binadamu

binadamu (m-wa class, plural wabinadamu)

binadamu (canonical)
binadamu (plural)
wabinadamu (plural)

From Arabic اِبْن آدَم (ibn ʔādam, “son of Adam”).


ajabu

-ajabu (canonical)
kuajabu (infinitive)
kuajabu (infinitive)
kutoajabu (infinitive negative)
ajabu (imperative singular)
ajabuni (imperative plural)
huajabu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liajabu (past)
negative subject concord + -kuajabu (negative past)
ninaajabu (first-person present singular)
naajabu (first-person present singular)
tunaajabu (first-person plural present)
unaajabu (present second-person singular)
mnaajabu (plural present second-person)
anaajabu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaajabu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naajabu (present third-person)
siajabu (first-person negative present singular)
hatuajabu (first-person negative plural present)
huajabu (negative present second-person singular)
hamwajabu (negative plural present second-person)
haajabu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaajabu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -ajabu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taajabu (future)
negative subject concord + -taajabu (future negative)
niajabu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuajabu (first-person plural subjunctive)
uajabu (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwajabu (plural second-person subjunctive)
aajabu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waajabu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -ajabu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siajabu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeajabu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeajabu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliajabu (irrealis past)
naajabu (first-person gnomic singular)
twaajabu (first-person gnomic plural)
waajabu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaajabu (gnomic plural second-person)
aajabu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waajabu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waajabu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaajabu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laajabu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaajabu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaajabu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaajabu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaajabu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaajabu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waajabu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaajabu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paajabu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaajabu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meajabu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaajabu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaajabu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiajabu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoajabu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaajabu (consecutive subjunctive)
-niajabu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuajabu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuajabu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waajabu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuajabuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waajabuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwajabu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waajabu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uajabu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iajabu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liajabu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaajabu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiajabu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viajabu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iajabu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziajabu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uajabu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuajabu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paajabu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muajabu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiajabu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-ajabuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ajabuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ajabuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-ajabuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-ajabulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-ajabuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-ajabucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-ajabuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-ajabuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-ajabuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ajabuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-ajabuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ajabupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-ajabumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeajabu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oajabu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oajabu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoajabu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loajabu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoajabu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choajabu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoajabu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoajabu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoajabu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oajabu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koajabu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poajabu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moajabu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


ubuyu

The edible inner fruit of the baobab pod.


msenge

(often derogatory) a homosexual man, especially a bottom, or a transgender individual


mahaba

Borrowed from Arabic مَحَبَّة (maḥabba).


zafarani

Borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).


kiwete

a lame person (a person with a disability that makes them unable to walk easily, if at all)


shumburere

sw-noun

shumburere (ma class, plural mashumburere)


mavi ya mbuzi

Literally, “goat dung”, after its shape.


mzungu wa pili

mzungu wa pili (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa pili)

Literally, “white person of two”, because of its value in certain card games.


mzungu wa tatu

mzungu wa tatu (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa tatu)

Literally, “white person of three”, because of its value in certain card games.


mzungu wa nne

mzungu wa nne (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa nne)

Literally, “white person of four”, because of its value in certain card games.


shela

Borrowed from Omani Arabic شيلة (šēla), ultimately from Hindi शाल (śāl) or Persian شال (šâl).


ukoko

crust (food residue at the bottom of a pan)


mwanasanaa

mwanasanaa (m-wa class, plural wanasanaa)


daftari

daftari (canonical)
madaftari (plural)
daftari (plural)


karafuu

Borrowed from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful).


kadhi

der

Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī)


sambusa

From Classical Persian سنبوسه (sambūsa).

A kind of samosa: a savoury pastry, often stuffed with meat.


mja

(dated) servant, slave (especially a male one)


bizari

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بزار (bzār, “spices”), from Arabic أَبْزَار (ʔabzār).


hofu

-hofu (canonical)
kuhofu (infinitive)
kuhofu (infinitive)
kutohofu (infinitive negative)
hofu (imperative singular)
hofuni (imperative plural)
huhofu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lihofu (past)
negative subject concord + -kuhofu (negative past)
ninahofu (first-person present singular)
nahofu (first-person present singular)
tunahofu (first-person plural present)
unahofu (present second-person singular)
mnahofu (plural present second-person)
anahofu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanahofu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nahofu (present third-person)
sihofu (first-person negative present singular)
hatuhofu (first-person negative plural present)
huhofu (negative present second-person singular)
hamhofu (negative plural present second-person)
hahofu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawahofu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -hofu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tahofu (future)
negative subject concord + -tahofu (future negative)
nihofu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuhofu (first-person plural subjunctive)
uhofu (second-person singular subjunctive)
mhofu (plural second-person subjunctive)
ahofu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wahofu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -hofu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sihofu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngehofu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singehofu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalihofu (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalihofu (irrealis negative past)
nahofu (first-person gnomic singular)
twahofu (first-person gnomic plural)
wahofu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwahofu (gnomic plural second-person)
ahofu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wahofu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wahofu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yahofu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lahofu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yahofu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chahofu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyahofu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yahofu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zahofu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wahofu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwahofu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pahofu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwahofu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mehofu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshahofu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jahofu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kihofu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipohofu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kahofu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nihofu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuhofu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuhofu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wahofu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuhofuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wahofuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mhofu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wahofu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhofu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ihofu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lihofu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yahofu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kihofu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vihofu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ihofu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zihofu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhofu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuhofu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pahofu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muhofu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jihofu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-hofuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-hofuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-hofulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-hofucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-hofuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-hofuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-hofuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-hofupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-hofumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yehofu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ohofu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ohofu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yohofu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lohofu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yohofu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chohofu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyohofu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yohofu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zohofu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ohofu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kohofu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pohofu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mohofu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


baruti

Borrowed from Omani Arabic باروت (bārūt), ultimately from Arabic بَارُود (bārūd).


mwovu

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


tarbushi

tarboosh, fez (a kind of red cap with a tassel)


mchoraji

engraver (one who makes things by carving into them)


nukta mbili

Literally, “two dots”, after its appearance.


mfungwa

From m- + -fungwa, passive of -funga (“to jail”).


mfungaji

scorer (one who scores, a skilled footballer)


mfanyakazi

sw-noun

mfanyakazi (m-wa class, plural wafanyakazi)


fungwa

-fungwa (canonical)
kufungwa (infinitive)
kufungwa (infinitive)
kutofungwa (infinitive negative)
fungwa (imperative singular)
fungweni (imperative plural)
hufungwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifungwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kufungwa (negative past)
ninafungwa (first-person present singular)
nafungwa (first-person present singular)
tunafungwa (first-person plural present)
unafungwa (present second-person singular)
mnafungwa (plural present second-person)
anafungwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafungwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafungwa (present third-person)
sifungwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatufungwi (first-person negative plural present)
hufungwi (negative present second-person singular)
hamfungwi (negative plural present second-person)
hafungwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafungwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fungwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafungwa (future)
negative subject concord + -tafungwa (future negative)
nifungwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufungwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufungwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfungwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
afungwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafungwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fungwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifungwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefungwa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefungwa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifungwa (irrealis past)
nafungwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twafungwa (first-person gnomic plural)
wafungwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafungwa (gnomic plural second-person)
afungwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafungwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafungwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafungwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafungwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafungwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafungwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafungwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafungwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafungwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafungwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafungwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafungwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafungwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefungwa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafungwa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafungwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifungwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofungwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafungwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifungwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufungwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufungwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafungwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufungweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafungweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfungwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafungwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufungwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifungwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifungwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafungwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifungwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifungwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifungwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifungwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufungwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufungwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafungwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufungwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifungwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-fungwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-fungwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-fungwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-fungwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fungwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-fungwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-fungwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-fungwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-fungwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-fungwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-fungwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-fungwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-fungwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-fungwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefungwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofungwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofungwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofungwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofungwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofungwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofungwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofungwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofungwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofungwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofungwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofungwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofungwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofungwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kimbia

-kimbia (canonical)
kukimbia (infinitive)
kukimbia (infinitive)
kutokimbia (infinitive negative)
kimbia (imperative singular)
kimbieni (imperative plural)
hukimbia (habitual)
positive subject concord + -likimbia (past)
negative subject concord + -kukimbia (negative past)
ninakimbia (first-person present singular)
nakimbia (first-person present singular)
tunakimbia (first-person plural present)
unakimbia (present second-person singular)
mnakimbia (plural present second-person)
anakimbia (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanakimbia (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nakimbia (present third-person)
sikimbii (first-person negative present singular)
hatukimbii (first-person negative plural present)
hukimbii (negative present second-person singular)
hamkimbii (negative plural present second-person)
hakimbii (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawakimbii (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -kimbii (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -takimbia (future)
negative subject concord + -takimbia (future negative)
nikimbie (first-person singular subjunctive)
tukimbie (first-person plural subjunctive)
ukimbie (second-person singular subjunctive)
mkimbie (plural second-person subjunctive)
akimbie (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wakimbie (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -kimbie (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sikimbie (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngekimbia (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singekimbia (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalikimbia (irrealis past)
nakimbia (first-person gnomic singular)
twakimbia (first-person gnomic plural)
wakimbia (gnomic second-person singular)
mwakimbia (gnomic plural second-person)
akimbia (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wakimbia (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wakimbia (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yakimbia (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lakimbia (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yakimbia (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chakimbia (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyakimbia (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yakimbia (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zakimbia (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wakimbia (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwakimbia (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pakimbia (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwakimbia (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mekimbia (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshakimbia (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jakimbia (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kikimbia (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipokimbia (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kakimbie (consecutive subjunctive)
-nikimbia (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tukimbia (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kukimbia (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wakimbia (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kukimbieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wakimbieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mkimbia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wakimbia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukimbia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ikimbia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-likimbia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yakimbia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kikimbia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vikimbia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ikimbia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zikimbia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ukimbia (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kukimbia (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pakimbia (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mukimbia (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jikimbia (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-kimbiaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-kimbiao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-kimbiao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-kimbiayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-kimbialo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-kimbiayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-kimbiacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-kimbiavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-kimbiayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-kimbiazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-kimbiao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kimbiako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-kimbiapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-kimbiamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yekimbia (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-okimbia (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-okimbia (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yokimbia (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lokimbia (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yokimbia (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chokimbia (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyokimbia (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yokimbia (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zokimbia (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-okimbia (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kokimbia (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pokimbia (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mokimbia (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

-kimbilia

to run to (something, someone, or somewhere)

kukimbia mbio


mdundiko

A traditional dance of the Zaramo people.


suruali

Borrowed from Omani Arabic صروال (ṣurwāl), from Arabic سِرْوَال (sirwāl).


kisutu

A type of cloth, often red, traditionally worn on formal occasions.


kaharabu

From Omani Arabic كهراب (kahrāb), ultimately from Persian کهربا (kahrobâ).


hawara

a lover with whom one lives; a serious partner


akida

A chief or local administrator of a town, especially under colonial rule.


mchanyato

sw-noun

mchanyato (m-mi class, plural michanyato)


kijio

From -jia, the applicative form of -ja (“come”).


mhandisi

Borrowed from Arabic مُهَنْدِس (muhandis).


Zekaria

(biblical) Zechariah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)

Mwanzo

books of the Protestant Old Testament: vitabu vya Agano la Kale


Hagai

(biblical) Haggai (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Mfinlendi

sw-noun

Mfinlendi (m-wa class, plural Wafinlendi)


kiwanja cha michezo

kiwanja cha michezo (ki-vi class, plural viwanja vya michezo)


mwamuzi

From mw- + -amua (“to decide, to judge”).


kimau

Probably from Portuguese quimão, from Japanese 着物 (kimono).


kangara

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


beberu

Suggested to be from Hindi बरबरी (barabrī, “Barbary goat”), although it may simply be imitative.


sikitika

-sikitika (canonical)
kusikitika (infinitive)
kusikitika (infinitive)
kutosikitika (infinitive negative)
sikitika (imperative singular)
sikitikeni (imperative plural)
husikitika (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisikitika (past)
negative subject concord + -kusikitika (negative past)
ninasikitika (first-person present singular)
nasikitika (first-person present singular)
tunasikitika (first-person plural present)
unasikitika (present second-person singular)
mnasikitika (plural present second-person)
anasikitika (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasikitika (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasikitika (present third-person)
sisikitiki (first-person negative present singular)
hatusikitiki (first-person negative plural present)
husikitiki (negative present second-person singular)
hamsikitiki (negative plural present second-person)
hasikitiki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasikitiki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sikitiki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasikitika (future)
negative subject concord + -tasikitika (future negative)
nisikitike (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusikitike (first-person plural subjunctive)
usikitike (second-person singular subjunctive)
msikitike (plural second-person subjunctive)
asikitike (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasikitike (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sikitike (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisikitike (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesikitika (irrealis present)
nasikitika (first-person gnomic singular)
twasikitika (first-person gnomic plural)
wasikitika (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasikitika (gnomic plural second-person)
asikitika (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasikitika (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasikitika (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasikitika (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasikitika (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasikitika (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasikitika (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasikitika (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasikitika (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasikitika (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasikitika (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasikitika (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasikitika (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasikitika (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesikitika (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jasikitika (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisikitika (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kasikitike (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisikitika (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusikitika (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusikitika (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasikitika (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusikitikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasikitikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msikitika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasikitika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usikitika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isikitika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisikitika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasikitika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisikitika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visikitika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isikitika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisikitika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usikitika (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusikitika (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasikitika (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musikitika (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisikitika (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sikitikaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sikitikao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sikitikao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sikitikayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sikitikalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sikitikayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sikitikacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sikitikavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sikitikayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sikitikazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sikitikao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sikitikako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sikitikapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sikitikamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesikitika (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osikitika (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osikitika (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosikitika (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losikitika (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosikitika (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosikitika (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosikitika (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosikitika (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosikitika (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osikitika (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosikitika (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posikitika (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosikitika (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mwanaharakati

mwanaharakati (m-wa class, plural wanaharakati)


mwanasaikolojia

mwanasaikolojia (m-wa class, plural wanasaikolojia)


dalasini

Borrowed from Arabic دَارَصِينِيّ (dāraṣīniyy), from Persian دارچینی (dârčini).

bor+

دَارَصِينِيّ


iliki

Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *ēlakāy, likely via Sanskrit एलीका (elīkā), एल्ल्का (ellkā).


hamri

a kind of andazi fritter made with coconut and cardamom


banati

Borrowed from Arabic بَنَات (banāt), plural of بِنْت (bint).


kombe la dunia

sw-noun

kombe la dunia (ma class, plural makombe ya dunia)

Kombe la Dunia la FIFA

Kombe la Dunia la Wanawake


krosi

(sports) cross (football) (a pass from a wide area of the field towards the centre of the field near the opponent's goal)


mama ntilie

mama ntilie (n class, plural mama ntilie)


Mskoti

Scot (person born in or native to Scotland)


jadili

-jadili (canonical)
kujadili (infinitive)
kujadili (infinitive)
kutojadili (infinitive negative)
jadili (imperative singular)
jadilini (imperative plural)
hujadili (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lijadili (past)
negative subject concord + -kujadili (negative past)
ninajadili (first-person present singular)
najadili (first-person present singular)
tunajadili (first-person plural present)
unajadili (present second-person singular)
mnajadili (plural present second-person)
anajadili (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanajadili (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -najadili (present third-person)
sijadili (first-person negative present singular)
hatujadili (first-person negative plural present)
hujadili (negative present second-person singular)
hamjadili (negative plural present second-person)
hajadili (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawajadili (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -jadili (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tajadili (future)
negative subject concord + -tajadili (future negative)
nijadili (first-person singular subjunctive)
tujadili (first-person plural subjunctive)
ujadili (second-person singular subjunctive)
mjadili (plural second-person subjunctive)
ajadili (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wajadili (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -jadili (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sijadili (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngejadili (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singejadili (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalijadili (irrealis past)
najadili (first-person gnomic singular)
twajadili (first-person gnomic plural)
wajadili (gnomic second-person singular)
mwajadili (gnomic plural second-person)
ajadili (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wajadili (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wajadili (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yajadili (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lajadili (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yajadili (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chajadili (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyajadili (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yajadili (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zajadili (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wajadili (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwajadili (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pajadili (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwajadili (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mejadili (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshajadili (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jajadili (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kijadili (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipojadili (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kajadili (consecutive subjunctive)
-nijadili (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tujadili (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kujadili (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wajadili (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kujadilini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wajadilini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mjadili (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wajadili (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujadili (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ijadili (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lijadili (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yajadili (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kijadili (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vijadili (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ijadili (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zijadili (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujadili (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kujadili (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pajadili (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mujadili (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jijadili (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-jadiliye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-jadilio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-jadilio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-jadiliyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-jadililo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-jadiliyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-jadilicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-jadilivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-jadiliyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-jadilizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-jadilio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-jadiliko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-jadilipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-jadilimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yejadili (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ojadili (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ojadili (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yojadili (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lojadili (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yojadili (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chojadili (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyojadili (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yojadili (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zojadili (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ojadili (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kojadili (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pojadili (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mojadili (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mwadhini

Borrowed from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin).


maharage

Tanzania inatajwa kuwa ndio kinara wa uzalishaji na uuzaji wa maharage barani Afrika.

2017 May 12, “Tanzania yaongoza kwa uzalishaji na uuzaji wa Maharage Afrika”, in BBC Swahili:

Tanzania is said to be the best producer and seller of beans in Africa.


parachichi

sw-noun

parachichi (ma class, plural maparachichi)

Katika mgahawa wa At Le Grenier iliyopo mtaa wa kifahari wa Riverside jijini Nairobi, baadhi ya wakenya na na raia wa kigeniwanafurahia "toast à l'avocat" yaani tosti ya makate kwa parachichi.

2018 November 5, “Wakenya wajizolea faida kutokana na uuzaji wa tunda la parachichi”, in BBC Swahili:

At Le Grenier's local prestigious Riverside street in Nairobi, some Kenyans and foreigners enjoy "toast à l'avocat" or avocado toast.


kitunguu saumu

kitunguu saumu (ki-vi class, plural vitunguu saumu)

Katika kibanda hiki, karoti, pilipili, vitunguu saumu, tangawizi na bidhaa nyingine, zote zimefungwa kwa mifuko ya plastiki […]

2018 February 28, “Changamoto katika kutekeleza marufuku ya mifuko ya plastiki Kenya”, in BBC Swahili:

In this hut, carrots, peppers, garlic, ginger and other products are all packed with plastic bags […]

Kuna mmoja aliniambia tuwe tunatumia kitunguu saumu akidai kuwa kinasaidia.

2019 January 1, Elizabeth Edward, “Asimulia jinsi alivyomaliza waganga kutibu saratani”, in Mwananchi:

Someone told me to rub garlic on [the wound] to help it heal.


sidiria

Borrowed from Arabic صِدْرِيَّة (ṣidriyya).


mbio za nyika

Literally, “runs of the grassland”, possibly as the surface that Kenyan and Tanzanian marathon runners train on.


kamusi elezo

sw-noun

kamusi elezo (n class, plural kamusi elezo)

encyclopedia (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics)


fariki

-fariki (canonical)
kufariki (infinitive)
kufariki (infinitive)
kutofariki (infinitive negative)
fariki (imperative singular)
farikini (imperative plural)
hufariki (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifariki (past)
negative subject concord + -kufariki (negative past)
ninafariki (first-person present singular)
nafariki (first-person present singular)
tunafariki (first-person plural present)
unafariki (present second-person singular)
mnafariki (plural present second-person)
anafariki (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafariki (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafariki (present third-person)
sifariki (first-person negative present singular)
hatufariki (first-person negative plural present)
hufariki (negative present second-person singular)
hamfariki (negative plural present second-person)
hafariki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafariki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fariki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafariki (future)
negative subject concord + -tafariki (future negative)
nifariki (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufariki (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufariki (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfariki (plural second-person subjunctive)
afariki (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafariki (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fariki (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifariki (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefariki (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefariki (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifariki (irrealis past)
nafariki (first-person gnomic singular)
twafariki (first-person gnomic plural)
wafariki (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafariki (gnomic plural second-person)
afariki (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafariki (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafariki (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafariki (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafariki (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafariki (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafariki (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafariki (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafariki (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafariki (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafariki (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafariki (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafariki (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafariki (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefariki (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafariki (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafariki (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifariki (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofariki (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafariki (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifariki (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufariki (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufariki (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafariki (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufarikini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafarikini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfariki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafariki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufariki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifariki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifariki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafariki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifariki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifariki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifariki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifariki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufariki (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufariki (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafariki (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufariki (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifariki (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-farikiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-farikio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-farikio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-farikiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-farikilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-farikiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-farikicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-farikivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-farikiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-farikizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-farikio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-farikiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-farikipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-farikimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefariki (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofariki (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofariki (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofariki (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofariki (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofariki (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofariki (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofariki (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofariki (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofariki (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofariki (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofariki (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofariki (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofariki (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kete ya sataranji

kete ya sataranji (n class, plural kete za sataranji)


karata ya kucheza

karata ya kucheza (n class, plural karata za kucheza)


Waroma

(biblical) Romans (book of the New Testament)

Mathayo

books of the New Testament: vitabu vya Agano Jipya


Matendo

(biblical) Acts (book of the New Testament)


Waefeso

(biblical) Ephesians (book of the New Testament)


Mathayo

(biblical) Matthew (book of the New Testament)


Wagalatia

(biblical) Galatians (book of the New Testament)


Wafilipi

(biblical) Philippians (book of the New Testament)


Yakobo

(biblical) James (book of the New Testament)


Wakorintho

(biblical) Corinthians (either of the two books in the New Testament)


Waebrania

(biblical) Hebrews (book of the New Testament)


Filemoni

(biblical) Philemon (book of the New Testament)


Wakorintho 1

(biblical) 1 Corinthians (book of the New Testament)


Yuda

(biblical) Jude (book of the New Testament)


Wakorintho 2

(biblical) 2 Corinthians (book of the New Testament)


Yohane 1

(biblical) 1 John (book of the New Testament)


Wathesalonike 2

(biblical) 2 Thessalonians (book of the New Testament)


Wathesalonike 1

(biblical) 1 Thessalonians (book of the New Testament)


Timotheo 1

(biblical) 1 Timothy (book of the New Testament)


Wakolosai

(biblical) Colossians (book of the New Testament)


Petro 1

(biblical) 1 Peter (book of the New Testament)


Petro 2

(biblical) 2 Peter (book of the New Testament)


Timotheo 2

(biblical) 2 Timothy (book of the New Testament)


Yohane 2

(biblical) 2 John (book of the New Testament)


Ufunuo

(biblical) Revelation (book of the New Testament)


Yohane 3

(biblical) 3 John (book of the New Testament)


Walawi

(biblical) Leviticus (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Mwanzo

(biblical) Genesis (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Kutoka

(biblical) Exodus (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Mambo ya Nyakati 2

(biblical) 2 Chronicles (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Hesabu

(biblical) Numbers (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Yoshua

(biblical) Joshua (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Kumbukumbu

(biblical) Deuteronomy (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Isaya

(biblical) Isaiah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Zaburi

(biblical) Psalms (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Nahumu

(biblical) Nahum (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Yoeli

(biblical) Joel (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Ezekieli

(biblical) Ezekiel (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Mambo ya Nyakati 1

(biblical) 1 Chronicles (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Ruthu

(biblical) Ruth (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Wimbo Bora

(biblical) Song of Solomon (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Waamuzi

(biblical) Judges (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Samueli 1

(biblical) 1 Samuel (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Maombolezo

(biblical) Lamentations (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Wafalme 1

(biblical) 1 Kings (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Amosi

(biblical) Amos (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Samueli 2

(biblical) 2 Samuel (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Mhubiri

(biblical) Ecclesiastes (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Wafalme

(biblical) Kings (any of the books in the Old Testament of the Bible)


Sefania

(biblical) Zephaniah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Habakuki

(biblical) Habakkuk (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Mambo ya Nyakati

(biblical) Chronicles (any of the books in the Old Testament of the Bible)


Samueli

(biblical) Samuel (any of the books in the Old Testament of the Bible)


Wathesalonike

(biblical) Thessalonians (either of the two books in the New Testament)


Methali

(biblical) Proverbs (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Yeremia

(biblical) Jeremiah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Wafalme 2

(biblical) 2 Kings (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Obadia

(biblical) Obadiah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Yobu

(biblical) Job (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Yona

(biblical) Jonah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


kadinali

(religion) a cardinal (Catholic official person)


jivinjari

-jivinjari (canonical)
kujivinjari (infinitive)
kujivinjari (infinitive)
kutojivinjari (infinitive negative)
jivinjari (imperative singular)
jivinjarini (imperative plural)
hujivinjari (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lijivinjari (past)
negative subject concord + -kujivinjari (negative past)
ninajivinjari (first-person present singular)
najivinjari (first-person present singular)
tunajivinjari (first-person plural present)
unajivinjari (present second-person singular)
mnajivinjari (plural present second-person)
anajivinjari (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanajivinjari (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -najivinjari (present third-person)
sijivinjari (first-person negative present singular)
hatujivinjari (first-person negative plural present)
hujivinjari (negative present second-person singular)
hamjivinjari (negative plural present second-person)
hajivinjari (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawajivinjari (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -jivinjari (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tajivinjari (future)
negative subject concord + -tajivinjari (future negative)
nijivinjari (first-person singular subjunctive)
tujivinjari (first-person plural subjunctive)
ujivinjari (second-person singular subjunctive)
mjivinjari (plural second-person subjunctive)
ajivinjari (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wajivinjari (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -jivinjari (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sijivinjari (negative subjunctive)
najivinjari (first-person gnomic singular)
twajivinjari (first-person gnomic plural)
wajivinjari (gnomic second-person singular)
mwajivinjari (gnomic plural second-person)
ajivinjari (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wajivinjari (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wajivinjari (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yajivinjari (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lajivinjari (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yajivinjari (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chajivinjari (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyajivinjari (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yajivinjari (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zajivinjari (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wajivinjari (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwajivinjari (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pajivinjari (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwajivinjari (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mejivinjari (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jajivinjari (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kijivinjari (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kajivinjari (consecutive subjunctive)
-nijivinjari (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tujivinjari (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kujivinjari (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wajivinjari (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kujivinjarini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wajivinjarini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mjivinjari (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wajivinjari (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujivinjari (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ijivinjari (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lijivinjari (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yajivinjari (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kijivinjari (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vijivinjari (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ijivinjari (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zijivinjari (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujivinjari (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kujivinjari (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pajivinjari (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mujivinjari (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jijivinjari (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-jivinjariye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-jivinjario (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-jivinjario (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-jivinjariyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-jivinjarilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-jivinjariyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-jivinjaricho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-jivinjarivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-jivinjariyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-jivinjarizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-jivinjario (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-jivinjariko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-jivinjaripo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-jivinjarimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yejivinjari (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ojivinjari (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ojivinjari (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yojivinjari (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lojivinjari (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yojivinjari (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chojivinjari (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyojivinjari (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yojivinjari (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zojivinjari (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ojivinjari (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kojivinjari (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pojivinjari (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mojivinjari (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


sisimua

-sisimua (canonical)
kusisimua (infinitive)
kusisimua (infinitive)
kutosisimua (infinitive negative)
sisimua (imperative singular)
sisimueni (imperative plural)
husisimua (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisisimua (past)
negative subject concord + -kusisimua (negative past)
ninasisimua (first-person present singular)
nasisimua (first-person present singular)
tunasisimua (first-person plural present)
unasisimua (present second-person singular)
mnasisimua (plural present second-person)
anasisimua (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasisimua (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasisimua (present third-person)
sisisimui (first-person negative present singular)
hatusisimui (first-person negative plural present)
husisimui (negative present second-person singular)
hamsisimui (negative plural present second-person)
hasisimui (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasisimui (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sisimui (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasisimua (future)
negative subject concord + -tasisimua (future negative)
nisisimue (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusisimue (first-person plural subjunctive)
usisimue (second-person singular subjunctive)
msisimue (plural second-person subjunctive)
asisimue (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasisimue (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisimue (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisisimue (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesisimua (irrealis present)
nasisimua (first-person gnomic singular)
twasisimua (first-person gnomic plural)
wasisimua (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasisimua (gnomic plural second-person)
asisimua (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasisimua (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasisimua (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasisimua (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasisimua (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasisimua (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasisimua (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasisimua (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasisimua (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasisimua (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasisimua (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasisimua (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasisimua (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasisimua (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesisimua (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jasisimua (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisisimua (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposisimua (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasisimue (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisisimua (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusisimua (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusisimua (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasisimua (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusisimueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasisimueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msisimua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasisimua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usisimua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isisimua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisisimua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasisimua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisisimua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visisimua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isisimua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisisimua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usisimua (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusisimua (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasisimua (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musisimua (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisisimua (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sisimuaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sisimuao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sisimuao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sisimuayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sisimualo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sisimuayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sisimuacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sisimuavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sisimuayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sisimuazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sisimuao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sisimuako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sisimuapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sisimuamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesisimua (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osisimua (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osisimua (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosisimua (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losisimua (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosisimua (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosisimua (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosisimua (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosisimua (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosisimua (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osisimua (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosisimua (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posisimua (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosisimua (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to excite, to thrill (to stir the emotions of)


mwereka

mwereka (canonical)
miereka (plural)
myereka (plural)


mdau

a stakeholder (one who has a vested interest in a company or organization)


mdhamini

a sponsor (person or organisation with responsibility)


uhamiaji

From u- + -hamia (“to move to a place”) + -aji.


mtembeza

mtembeza watalii


fadhaika

-fadhaika (canonical)
kufadhaika (infinitive)
kufadhaika (infinitive)
kutofadhaika (infinitive negative)
fadhaika (imperative singular)
fadhaikeni (imperative plural)
hufadhaika (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifadhaika (past)
negative subject concord + -kufadhaika (negative past)
ninafadhaika (first-person present singular)
nafadhaika (first-person present singular)
tunafadhaika (first-person plural present)
unafadhaika (present second-person singular)
mnafadhaika (plural present second-person)
anafadhaika (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafadhaika (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafadhaika (present third-person)
sifadhaiki (first-person negative present singular)
hatufadhaiki (first-person negative plural present)
hufadhaiki (negative present second-person singular)
hamfadhaiki (negative plural present second-person)
hafadhaiki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafadhaiki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fadhaiki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafadhaika (future)
negative subject concord + -tafadhaika (future negative)
nifadhaike (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufadhaike (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufadhaike (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfadhaike (plural second-person subjunctive)
afadhaike (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafadhaike (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fadhaike (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifadhaike (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefadhaika (irrealis present)
nafadhaika (first-person gnomic singular)
twafadhaika (first-person gnomic plural)
wafadhaika (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafadhaika (gnomic plural second-person)
afadhaika (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafadhaika (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafadhaika (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafadhaika (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafadhaika (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafadhaika (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafadhaika (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafadhaika (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafadhaika (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafadhaika (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafadhaika (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafadhaika (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafadhaika (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafadhaika (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefadhaika (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jafadhaika (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifadhaika (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kafadhaike (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifadhaika (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufadhaika (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufadhaika (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafadhaika (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufadhaikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafadhaikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfadhaika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafadhaika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufadhaika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifadhaika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifadhaika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafadhaika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifadhaika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifadhaika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifadhaika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifadhaika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufadhaika (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufadhaika (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafadhaika (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufadhaika (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifadhaika (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-fadhaikaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-fadhaikao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-fadhaikao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-fadhaikayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fadhaikalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-fadhaikayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-fadhaikacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-fadhaikavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-fadhaikayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-fadhaikazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-fadhaikao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-fadhaikako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-fadhaikapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-fadhaikamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefadhaika (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofadhaika (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofadhaika (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofadhaika (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofadhaika (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofadhaika (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofadhaika (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofadhaika (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofadhaika (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofadhaika (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofadhaika (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofadhaika (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofadhaika (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofadhaika (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Stative form of fadhaa:
(stative) to be confused


kiranja

prefect (a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils)


mdhibiti

protector, controller (one who controls or protects)


muda bora

sw-noun

muda bora (m-mi class, plural miuda bora)

a record (the most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events)


mkimbiaji

mkimbiaji (m-wa class, plural wakimbiaji)

mkimbiaji wa mbio ndefu


mbizi

a dive (a jump into or swim under water)


kombora

Borrowed from Arabic قُنْبُرة (qumbura), from Ottoman Turkish خمبره (humbara, kumbara), from Persian خمباره (xombâra).


mjadala

Borrowed from Arabic مُجَادَلَة (mujādala).


mgombea

From m- + -gombea (“to compete, to contest”).


nafsi

soul (the spirit or essence of a person that lives on after the person's death)


kambo

mama wa kambo

baba wa kambo

step- (not a blood relative, related through marriage)


shambulizi

sw-noun

shambulizi (ma class, plural mashambulizi)


mwanasheria

mwanasheria (m-wa class, plural wanasheria)


chotara

person of mixed race; half-caste, mulatto


maji ya ukwaju

tamarind juice (sweetened drink flavored with tamarind)


sharubati

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


faluda

Ultimately from Persian فالوده (falude), likely via Gujarati ફાલુદા (phāludā).


upinde

Neanderthals hawakutumia pinde, lakini muda wa muonekano kwa upinde unamaanisha kuwa Homo sapiens waliutumia dhidi yao.

2022 January 15, “Uvumbuzi wa binadamu wa kale ulivyochangia kukua kwa teknolojia”, in BBC Swahili:

Neanderthals did not use bows, but the time of appearance of the bow means that Homo sapiens used it against them.


sandarusi

Borrowed from Arabic سَنْدَرُوس (sandarūs).

bor+

the resin from East African copal (Hymenaea verrucosa)


marumaru

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْمَر (marmar) from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).


mhasibu

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَاسِب (muḥāsib).


kiamsha kinywa

sw-noun

kiamsha kinywa (ki-vi class, plural viamsha kinywa)


kashata

From Arabic كَشْطَة (kašṭa), Modern Standard Arabic mostly قِشْدَة (qišda).

A kind of candy from East Africa, made with coconut and sometimes nuts.


bwawa la kuogelea

bwawa la kuogelea (ma class, plural mabwawa ya kuogelea)


mwigizaji

mwigizaji (m-wa class, plural waigizaji)

From mw- + -igiza (“to imitate, to act”) + -aji.


chipsi mayai

sw-noun

chipsi mayai (n class, plural chipsi mayai)

A kind of potato-egg omelette popular in Tanzania.


sombe

cassava leaf soup, eaten as a staple in the Democratic Republic of the Congo


mburudishaji

mburudishaji (m-wa class, plural waburudishaji)


Michezo ya Olimpiki

Michezo ya Olimpiki (m-mi class, plural only)


rangi ya mdomo

rangi ya mdomo (n class, plural rangi za mdomo)


mfeministi

mfeministi (m-wa class, plural wafeministi)


kiberiti ngoma

kiberiti ngoma (ki-vi class, plural viberiti ngoma)

prostitute (a person having sex for profit)


mwanasesere

mwanasesere (m-wa class, plural wanasesere)


mshambulizi

mshambulizi (m-wa class, plural washambulizi)

From m- + -shambulia (“to attack”) + -zi.


mzungumzaji

mzungumzaji (m-wa class, plural wazungumzaji)


mchinjaji

mchinjaji (m-wa class, plural wachinjaji)


mwanabenki

mwanabenki (m-wa class, plural wanabenki)


mhadhiri

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَاضِر (muḥāḍir).


bomu la ardhini

bomu la ardhini (ma class, plural mabomu ya ardhini)


bunduki kubwa

bunduki kubwa (n class, plural bunduki kubwa)


mkalimani

mkalimani (m-wa class, plural wakalimani)

Borrowed from Arabic كَلَمَانِيّ (kalamāniyy).


mtangazaji

sw-noun

mtangazaji (m-wa class, plural watangazaji)

From m- + -tangaza (“to announce”) + -aji.


mpiganaji

mpiganaji (m-wa class, plural wapiganaji)


taliki

-taliki (canonical)
kutaliki (infinitive)
kutaliki (infinitive)
kutotaliki (infinitive negative)
taliki (imperative singular)
talikini (imperative plural)
hutaliki (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litaliki (past)
negative subject concord + -kutaliki (negative past)
ninataliki (first-person present singular)
nataliki (first-person present singular)
tunataliki (first-person plural present)
unataliki (present second-person singular)
mnataliki (plural present second-person)
anataliki (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanataliki (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nataliki (present third-person)
sitaliki (first-person negative present singular)
hatutaliki (first-person negative plural present)
hutaliki (negative present second-person singular)
hamtaliki (negative plural present second-person)
hataliki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawataliki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -taliki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tataliki (future)
negative subject concord + -tataliki (future negative)
nitaliki (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutaliki (first-person plural subjunctive)
utaliki (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtaliki (plural second-person subjunctive)
ataliki (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wataliki (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -taliki (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitaliki (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetaliki (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singetaliki (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalitaliki (irrealis past)
nataliki (first-person gnomic singular)
twataliki (first-person gnomic plural)
wataliki (gnomic second-person singular)
mwataliki (gnomic plural second-person)
ataliki (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wataliki (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wataliki (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yataliki (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lataliki (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yataliki (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chataliki (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyataliki (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yataliki (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zataliki (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wataliki (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwataliki (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pataliki (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwataliki (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metaliki (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshataliki (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jataliki (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitaliki (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipotaliki (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kataliki (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitaliki (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutaliki (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutaliki (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wataliki (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutalikini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watalikini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtaliki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wataliki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utaliki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-italiki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litaliki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yataliki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitaliki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitaliki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-italiki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitaliki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utaliki (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutaliki (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pataliki (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutaliki (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitaliki (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-talikiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-talikio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-talikio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-talikiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-talikilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-talikiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-talikicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-talikivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-talikiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-talikizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-talikio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-talikiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-talikipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-talikimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetaliki (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otaliki (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otaliki (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotaliki (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotaliki (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotaliki (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotaliki (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotaliki (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotaliki (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotaliki (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otaliki (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotaliki (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potaliki (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motaliki (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


msimulizi

msimulizi (m-wa class, plural wasimulizi)


Mkatalani

Mkatalani (m-wa class, plural Wakatalani)


alama ya reli

alama ya reli (n class, plural alama za reli)

hash symbol, hash sign, number sign (the character #)


nguo ya ndani

nguo ya ndani (n class, plural nguo za ndani)


mlemavu

From m- + -lemaa (“to be crippled or disabled”) + -vu.


rafiki wa kiume

sw-noun

rafiki wa kiume (ma class, plural marafiki wa kiume)

rafiki wa kiume (n class, plural rafiki wa kiume)

rafiki wa kiume (canonical)
marafiki wa kiume (plural)
rafiki wa kiume (plural)


rafiki wa kike

rafiki wa kike (ma class, plural marafiki wa kike)

rafiki wa kike (n class, plural rafiki wa kike)

rafiki wa kike (canonical)
marafiki wa kike (plural)
rafiki wa kike (plural)


mwanamitindo

mwanamitindo (m-wa class, plural wanamitindo)

model (a person employed to display clothes or other merchandise)


muogeleaji

muogeleaji (m-wa class, plural waogeleaji)


mchekeshaji

mchekeshaji (m-wa class, plural wachekeshaji)


mwanzilishi

mwanzilishi (m-wa class, plural waanzilishi)

From mw + -anzilisha (“to found, to establish”) + -i.


mwanaspoti

sw-noun

mwanaspoti (m-wa class, plural wanaspoti)


mkosoaji

From m- + -kosoa (“to criticize”) + -aji.


mbilikimo

mbilikimo (m-wa class, plural wabilikimo)

Thought to be from mbili (“two”) + kimo (“height”).


mchimbaji

mchimbaji (m-wa class, plural wachimbaji)


mahubiri

From ma- + -hubiri (“to inform, to preach”).


mwendawazimu

mwendawazimu (m-wa class, plural wendawazimu)


kontrakta

kontrakta (ma class, plural makontrakta)


mhamiaji

From m- + -hamia (“to move to a place”) + -aji.


mwandamanaji

sw-noun

mwandamanaji (m-wa class, plural waandamanaji)

mwandamanaji (m-wa class, plural wandamanaji)

mwandamanaji (canonical)
waandamanaji (plural)
wandamanaji (plural)

From mw- + -andamana (“to go in procession, to demonstrate, to protest”) + -aji.


mwendesha mashtaka

sw-noun

mwendesha mashtaka (m-wa class, plural waendesha mashtaka)


kababu

Ultimately from Arabic كَبَاب (kabāb) but through which language?


mwanamfalme

mwanamfalme (m-wa class, plural wanamfalme)


mrembo

From m- + -remba (“to beautify, decorate”).


abtali

Borrowed from Arabic أَبْطَال (ʔabṭāl), plural of بَطَل (baṭal).


hutubu

-hutubu (canonical)
kuhutubu (infinitive)
kuhutubu (infinitive)
kutohutubu (infinitive negative)
hutubu (imperative singular)
hutubuni (imperative plural)
huhutubu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lihutubu (past)
negative subject concord + -kuhutubu (negative past)
ninahutubu (first-person present singular)
nahutubu (first-person present singular)
tunahutubu (first-person plural present)
unahutubu (present second-person singular)
mnahutubu (plural present second-person)
anahutubu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanahutubu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nahutubu (present third-person)
sihutubu (first-person negative present singular)
hatuhutubu (first-person negative plural present)
huhutubu (negative present second-person singular)
hamhutubu (negative plural present second-person)
hahutubu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawahutubu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -hutubu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tahutubu (future)
negative subject concord + -tahutubu (future negative)
nihutubu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuhutubu (first-person plural subjunctive)
uhutubu (second-person singular subjunctive)
mhutubu (plural second-person subjunctive)
ahutubu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wahutubu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -hutubu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sihutubu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngehutubu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singehutubu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalihutubu (irrealis past)
nahutubu (first-person gnomic singular)
twahutubu (first-person gnomic plural)
wahutubu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwahutubu (gnomic plural second-person)
ahutubu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wahutubu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wahutubu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yahutubu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lahutubu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yahutubu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chahutubu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyahutubu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yahutubu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zahutubu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wahutubu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwahutubu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pahutubu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwahutubu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mehutubu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshahutubu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jahutubu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kihutubu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipohutubu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kahutubu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nihutubu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuhutubu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuhutubu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wahutubu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuhutubuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wahutubuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mhutubu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wahutubu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhutubu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ihutubu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lihutubu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yahutubu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kihutubu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vihutubu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ihutubu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zihutubu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhutubu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuhutubu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pahutubu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muhutubu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jihutubu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-hutubuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-hutubuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-hutubuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-hutubuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-hutubulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-hutubuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-hutubucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-hutubuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-hutubuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-hutubuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-hutubuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-hutubuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-hutubupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-hutubumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yehutubu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ohutubu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ohutubu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yohutubu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lohutubu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yohutubu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chohutubu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyohutubu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yohutubu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zohutubu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ohutubu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kohutubu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pohutubu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mohutubu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mlalamikaji

mlalamikaji (m-wa class, plural walalamikaji)

From m- + -lalamika (“to complain”) + -aji.


mwakilishi

mwakilishi (m-wa class, plural wawakilishi)

From mw- + -wakilisha (“to represent”) + -i.


staftahi

Probably from Arabic اِسْتَفْتَحَ (istaftaḥa, “to start”).

der

اِسْتَفْتَحَ


mwanamwali

sw-noun

mwanamwali (m-wa class, plural wanawali)

mwanamwali (m-wa class, plural wanamwali)

mwanamwali (canonical)
wanawali (plural)
wanamwali (plural)


jitimai

Borrowed from Arabic اِجْتِمَاع (ijtimāʕ).


mpiga kura

sw-noun

mpiga kura (m-wa class, plural wapiga kura)


mpiga picha

mpiga picha (m-wa class, plural wapiga picha)


nyumba ya uzazi

nyumba ya uzazi (n class, plural nyumba za uzazi)


udohoudoho

snack (item of food eaten between meals)


hati ya kusafiria

hati ya kusafiria (n class, plural hati za kusafiria)


mwanadensi

mwanadensi (m-wa class, plural wanadensi)


mpishi mkuu

mpishi mkuu (m-wa class, plural wapishi wakuu)


mlei

layperson, layman (person who is not a cleric)


kifungua kinywa

kifungua kinywa (ki-vi class, plural vifungua kinywa)


mbio ya kupokezana

mbio ya kupokezana (n class, plural mbio za kupokezana)


taharuki

Borrowed from Arabic تَحَرُّك (taḥarruk).

bor+

suspense (the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc.)


mkombozi

From m- + -komboa (“to free, to liberate, to emancipate”).


katibu mkuu

sw-noun

katibu mkuu (ma class, plural makatibu wakuu)


msimuliaji

msimuliaji (m-wa class, plural wasimuliaji)


vita vya msituni

vita vya msituni (ki-vi class, plural only)


vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe

vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe (ki-vi class, plural only)

2022 March 22, “Wanawake waliolipa gharama ya vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe vya Ethiopia”, in BBC News Swahili:

The women who paid the price of Ethiopia's civil war


mudiri

dean (senior official in a college or university)


kitafunio

kitafunio (ki-vi class, plural vitafunio)


kionjamchuzi

kionjamchuzi (ki-vi class, plural vionjamchuzi)


binti mfalme

binti mfalme (ma class, plural mabinti wafalme)


mtu mzima

mtu mzima (m-wa class, plural watu wazima)


daktari wa meno

daktari wa meno (ma class, plural madaktari wa meno)


daktari wa mifugo

daktari wa mifugo (ma class, plural madaktari wa mifugo)


mtayarishaji

mtayarishaji (m-wa class, plural watayarishaji)

From m- + -tayarisha (“to prepare”) + -aji.

sw:Mtayarishaji wa filamu
sw:Mtayarishaji wa muziki

mtayarishaji wa filamu

mtayarishaji wa muziki


maisha ya mapenzi

maisha ya mapenzi (ma class, plural only)


siku ya wapendanao

Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day


mbashiri

Borrowed from Arabic بَشِير (bašīr), then also analyzable as m- + -bashiri (“to predict, foretell”) that after this also occurs.


mla mboga

mla mboga (m-wa class, plural wala mboga)


kitabu cha kiada

kitabu cha kiada (ki-vi class, plural vitabu vya kiada)


pata jiko

-pata jiko (canonical)
kupata jiko (infinitive)


mharuma

Borrowed from Arabic مُخَرَّم (muḵarram).


shali

Borrowed from Classical Persian and Arabic شَال (šāl).


mfuafedha

sw-noun

mfuafedha (m-wa class, plural wafuafedha)

From m + -fua (“to forge”) + fedha (“silver”)


mtarijumani

sw-noun

mtarijumani (m-wa class, plural watarijumani)


fowadi

(soccer) forward (a player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals)


mshambuliaji

mshambuliaji (m-wa class, plural washambuliaji)

From m- + -shambulia (“to attack”) + -aji.


kadi nyekundu

kadi nyekundu (n class, plural kadi nyekundu)


kadi ya njano

kadi ya njano (n class, plural kadi za njano)