lowea

-lowea (canonical)
kulowea (infinitive)
kulowea (infinitive)
kutolowea (infinitive negative)
lowea (imperative singular)
loweeni (imperative plural)
hulowea (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lilowea (past)
negative subject concord + -kulowea (negative past)
ninalowea (first-person present singular)
nalowea (first-person present singular)
tunalowea (first-person plural present)
unalowea (present second-person singular)
mnalowea (plural present second-person)
analowea (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanalowea (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nalowea (present third-person)
silowei (first-person negative present singular)
hatulowei (first-person negative plural present)
hulowei (negative present second-person singular)
hamlowei (negative plural present second-person)
halowei (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawalowei (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -lowei (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -talowea (future)
negative subject concord + -talowea (future negative)
nilowee (first-person singular subjunctive)
tulowee (first-person plural subjunctive)
ulowee (second-person singular subjunctive)
mlowee (plural second-person subjunctive)
alowee (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
walowee (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -lowee (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -silowee (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngelowea (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singelowea (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalilowea (irrealis past)
nalowea (first-person gnomic singular)
twalowea (first-person gnomic plural)
walowea (gnomic second-person singular)
mwalowea (gnomic plural second-person)
alowea (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
walowea (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
walowea (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yalowea (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lalowea (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yalowea (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chalowea (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyalowea (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yalowea (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zalowea (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
walowea (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwalowea (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
palowea (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwalowea (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -melowea (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshalowea (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jalowea (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kilowea (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipolowea (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kalowee (consecutive subjunctive)
-nilowea (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tulowea (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kulowea (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-walowea (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuloweeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waloweeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mlowea (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-walowea (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ulowea (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ilowea (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lilowea (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yalowea (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kilowea (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vilowea (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ilowea (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zilowea (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ulowea (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kulowea (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-palowea (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mulowea (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jilowea (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-loweaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-loweao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-loweao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-loweayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lowealo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-loweayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-loweacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-loweavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-loweayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-loweazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-loweao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-loweako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-loweapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-loweamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yelowea (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-olowea (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-olowea (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yolowea (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lolowea (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yolowea (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-cholowea (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyolowea (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yolowea (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zolowea (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-olowea (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kolowea (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-polowea (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-molowea (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


msuluhishi

sw-noun

msuluhishi (m-wa class, plural wasuluhishi)


mkandarasi

mkandarasi (m-wa class, plural wakandarasi)


mlimwengu

mlimwengu (m-wa class, plural walimwengu)


mchuuzi

From m- + -chuuza (“to hawk, peddle”) + -i.


shombe

person of mixed race; half-caste, mulatto


luteni wa pili

luteni wa pili (ma class, plural maluteni wa pili)


luteni jenerali

luteni jenerali (ma class, plural maluteni jenerali)

Borrowed from English lieutenant general.


luteni kanali

sw-noun

luteni kanali (ma class, plural maluteni kanali)

Borrowed from English lieutenant colonel.


dimbwi la kuogelea

sw-noun

dimbwi la kuogelea (ma class, plural madimbwi ya kuogelea)


mwangalizi

mwangalizi (m-wa class, plural wangalizi)


msengenyaji

msengenyaji (m-wa class, plural wasengenyaji)

From m- + -sengenya (“to badmouth”) + -aji.


hakimu mwandamizi

hakimu mwandamizi (ma class, plural mahakimu wandamizi)


dusumali

Borrowed from dialectal Arabic دَسْمَالَة (dasmāla), from Persian دَستمال (dastmâl).


mchangiaji

mchangiaji (m-wa class, plural wachangiaji)

From m- + -changia (“to contribute”) + -aji.


mnafiki

Borrowed from Arabic مُنَافِق (munāfiq). The first syllable of the Arabic word has been reinterpreted as the Swahili noun prefix m-.


kibogoyo

toothless person (person with few or no teeth)


kigae

tile (regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface)


kitabu cha ramani

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


mlinda lango

mlinda lango (m-wa class, plural walinda lango)


nyota wa filamu

nyota wa filamu (ma class, plural manyota wa filamu)

2020 August 29, “Chadwick Boseman: Nyota wa filamu ya Black Panther Chadwick Boseman aaga dunia kwa saratani”, in BBC News Swahili:

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer


nyota wa ponografia

nyota wa ponografia (ma class, plural manyota wa ponografia)

Donald Trump anadai kuwa atakamatwa Jumanne kwa mashtaka yanayotokana na uchunguzi wa malipo ya dola 130,000 kwa nyota wa ponografia Stormy Daniels mnamo 2016.

2023 March 21, “Nini kitatokea iwapo Trump atakamatwa wiki hii?”, in BBC News Swahili:

Donald Trump claims he will be arrested Tuesday on charges stemming from an investigation into a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.


mtelezaji

mtelezaji (m-wa class, plural watelezaji)

Simader, ambaye familia yake ilihamia Austria wakati akiwa na miaka mitatu, na anakuwa mtelezaji wa kwanza wa kwenye milima kuiwakilisha Kenya kwenye michuano ya olimpiki ya majira ya baridi

2018 February 9, “Afrika Kushiriki michezo ya majira ya baridi Pyeongchang”, in BBC News Swahili:

Simader, whose family moved to Austria when she was three, is the first alpine skier to represent Kenya at the Winter Olympics


daktari wa wanyama

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


mtunza bustani

mtunza bustani (m-wa class, plural watunza bustani)


mtunza wanyama

mtunza wanyama (m-wa class, plural watunza wanyama)


mtunza muda

mtunza muda (m-wa class, plural watunza muda)


mtembeleaji

mtembeleaji (m-wa class, plural watembeleaji)

From m- + -tembelea (“to visit”) + -aji.


Shirikisho la Soka Duniani

association football
association football

(soccer) The International Federation of Association Football, the international governing body of the sport of association football


mzalishaji

mzalishaji (m-wa class, plural wazalishaji)


mchangiaji damu

mchangiaji damu (m-wa class, plural wachangiaji damu)


kifungua mimba

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


rekodi ya dunia

rekodi ya dunia (n class, plural rekodi za dunia)


mwelekezi wa filamu

mwelekezi wa filamu (m-wa class, plural waelekezi wa filamu)


mkurufunzi

mkurufunzi (m-wa class, plural wakurufunzi)


biashara ya watumwa

biashara ya watumwa (n class, plural biashara za watumwa)


daktari wa macho

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


piga vita

-piga vita (canonical)
kupiga vita (infinitive)


mwinjilisti

mwinjilisti (m-wa class, plural wainjilisti)


Valentino Dei

Valentino Dei (n class, plural Valentino Dei)

Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day


mnywaji

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

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

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


mwanabiashara

mwanabiashara (m-wa class, plural wanabiashara)


mhusika

From m- + -husika (“to be concerned with”)

2015 December 9, “Mhusika wa tatu wa mashambulio ya Paris atambuliwa”, in BBC News Swahili:

A third suspect in the Paris attacks has been identified

concerned or responsible person, such as a perpetrator or suspect


alama ya kunukuu

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


alama ya mkwaju

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


mabano

"Kuingia kwenye mashindano ya dunia kama mmoja wa wanariadha bora, watu wanakutazama na kukutegemea - watu wanakuhesabu kwenye mabano ya medali.

2023 August 17, “Mashindano ya Riadha ya Dunia: Omanyala mwenye uchu wa dhahabu anayolenga kuishindia Afrika”, in BBC News Swahili:

"Going into the world championships as one of the best athletes, people are looking at you and counting on you - people are counting you in the medal bracket.

(sports) bracket (prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament)


daktari wa wanawake

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


daktari wa uzazi

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


kistariungio

kistariungio (ki-vi class, plural vistariungio)


mwanajinakolojia

mwanajinakolojia (m-wa class, plural wanajinakolojia)

Dk Karen Morton, daktari wa uzazi na mwanajinakolojia, na mwanzilishi wa nambari ya usaidizi ya matibabu ya Dk Morton, anaelezea jinsi mashine za tens hufanya kazi.

2023 January 30, “Teknolojia mpya ya kupunguza maumivu wakati wa hedhi”, in BBC News Swahili:

Dr Karen Morton, obstetrician and gynaecologist, and founder of Dr Morton's medical helpline, explains how tens machines work.


kamishna mkuu

kamishna mkuu (ma class, plural makamishna wakuu)


silaha ndogo ndogo

silaha ndogo ndogo (n class, plural silaha ndogo ndogo)


usitishaji mapigano

usitishaji mapigano (u class, no plural)


usitishaji

From u- + -sitisha (“to cause to pause”) + -aji.


mpasuaji

From m- + -pasua (“to operate on”) + -aji.


mwanakriketi

sw-noun

mwanakriketi (m-wa class, plural wanakriketi)


Ligi ya Mabingwa Afrika

CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League


mwanamageuzi

mwanamageuzi (m-wa class, plural wanamageuzi)


kansela

Kansela wa Ujerumani

kansela wa chuo kikuu


mtunisha misuli

mtunisha misuli (m-wa class, plural watunisha misuli)


mjenzi wa mwili

mjenzi wa mwili (m-wa class, plural wajenzi wa mwili)


mhamasishaji

mhamasishaji (m-wa class, plural wahamasishaji)

From m- + -hamasisha (“to motivate”) + -aji.


mbadhiri

From m- + -badhiri or borrowed from Arabic مُبَذِّر (mubaḏḏir, “spendthrift”).


mbadhirifu

sw-noun

mbadhirifu (m-wa class, plural wabadhirifu)


Mpalestina

Mpalestina (m-wa class, plural Wapalestina)


Mwisraeli

Mwisraeli (m-wa class, plural Waisraeli)


mtekaji

From m- + -teka (“to capture or kidnap”) + -aji.


mtekaji nyara

sw-noun

mtekaji nyara (m-wa class, plural watekaji nyara)


lewa chakari

sw-verb

-lewa chakari (infinitive kulewa chakari)

-lewa chakari (canonical)
kulewa chakari (infinitive)


daktari wa kawaida

sw-noun

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

general practitioner
general practitioner

general practitioner (physician who provides primary care)


mwanakandarasi

mwanakandarasi (m-wa class, plural wanakandarasi)


makamu wa kansela

Makamu wa Kansela wa Ujerumani


mama wa kambo

mama wa kambo (n class, plural mama wa kambo)


baba wa kambo

baba wa kambo (n class, plural baba wa kambo)


kaka wa kambo

kaka wa kambo (n class, plural kaka wa kambo)


dada wa kambo

dada wa kambo (n class, plural dada wa kambo)


tarawanda

tarawanda (m-mi class, plural mitarawanda)


mtu mzee

mtu mzee (m-wa class, plural watu wazee)


mhadhiri mwandamizi

mhadhiri mwandamizi (m-wa class, plural wahadhiri waandamizi)


penseli ya rangi

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


mtawa

person in seclusion, especially a nun or monk


mwanamichezo

mwanamichezo (m-wa class, plural wanamichezo)


mwanzilishi mwenza

mwanzilishi mwenza (m-wa class, plural waanzilishi wenza)


kitukuu

From ki- (“diminutive”) + mjukuu (“grandchild”).


mweka hesabu

sw-noun

mweka hesabu (m-wa class, plural weka hesabu)


mweka hazina

mweka hazina (m-wa class, plural weka hazina)


mwanamapokeo

mwanamapokeo (m-wa class, plural wanamapokeo)


mzururaji

mzururaji (m-wa class, plural wazururaji)


mhafidhina

mhafidhina (m-wa class, plural wahafidhina)

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَافِظِينَ (muḥāfiẓīna), plural of مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ).

bor+

مُحَافِظِينَ


mwanamabadiliko

sw-noun

mwanamabadiliko (m-wa class, plural wanamabadiliko)

From mwana + mabadiliko (“changes, transformations”).


mauaji ya halaiki

sw-noun

mauaji ya halaiki (ma class, plural only)


usafirishaji haramu wa binadamu

usafirishaji haramu wa binadamu (u class, no plural)

Literally, “illegal transportation of human beings”.


mwanaikolojia

sw-noun

mwanaikolojia (m-wa class, plural wanaikolojia)


mwandaaji

From mw- + -andaa (“to prepare”) + -aji.


mtu wa kuhamahama

mtu wa kuhamahama (m-wa class, plural watu wa kuhamahama)


mhamahamaji

mhamahamaji (m-wa class, plural wahamahamaji)

From m- + -hamahama (“to move from place to place”) + -aji.


kivutio cha watalii

sw-noun

kivutio cha watalii (ki-vi class, plural vivutio vya watalii)


Ligi ya Premia

Premier League (highest division of English football)


mtumishi wa umma

mtumishi wa umma (m-wa class, plural watumishi wa umma)


mwezeshaji

mwezeshaji (m-wa class, plural waezeshaji)


muelimishaji

muelimishaji (m-wa class, plural waelimishaji)

From mu- + -elimisha (“to teach, educate”) + -aji.

af

muelimishaji rika


alama ya swali

sw-noun

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


mwanadondi

mwanadondi (m-wa class, plural wanadondi)


mpira wa magongo

mpira wa magongo (m-mi class, no plural)


alama ya uakifishaji

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


nukta mkato

nukta mkato (n class, plural nukta mkato)


alama ya nukta mkato

alama ya nukta mkato (n class, plural alama za nukta mkato)


ritifaa

Borrowed from Arabic اِرْتِفَاع (irtifāʕ).


mkiritimba

sw-noun

mkiritimba (m-wa class, plural wakiritimba)


mkereketwa

mkereketwa (m-wa class, plural wakereketwa)


kitimbakwiri

kitimbakwiri (ki-vi class, plural vitimbakwiri)


mshereheshaji

mshereheshaji (m-wa class, plural washereheshaji)

master of ceremonies
master of ceremonies


mnyanyasaji

mnyanyasaji (m-wa class, plural wanyanyasaji)


mwaniaji

From m- + -wania (“to compete, to fight for”) + -aji.


mfiadini

From m- + -fia (“to die for”) + dini (“religion”).


muunganishaji

sw-noun

muunganishaji (m-wa class, plural waunganishaji)

From mu- + -unganisha (“to connect”) + -aji.


mkuu wa nchi

mkuu wa nchi (m-wa class, plural wakuu wa nchi)


mkuu wa dola

mkuu wa dola (m-wa class, plural wakuu wa dola)


fadhaa

confusion, dismay, perplexity, neurosis, disquiet, trouble


mfadhaiko

mfadhaiko (m-mi class, plural mifadhaiko)


mtumizi

user (one who uses something, a consumer)


mwenye hisa

mwenye hisa (m-wa class, plural wenye hisa)

From mwenye (“owner”) + hisa (“share, stock”).


shujaa asiyejulikana

sw-noun

shujaa asiyejulikana (ma class, plural mashujaa wasiojulikana)


malkia wa urembo

malkia wa urembo (n class, plural malkia wa urembo)


kijiwe cha kahawa

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


kitabu cha elektroniki

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


kitabu cha ziada

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


mvumilivu

mvumilivu (m-wa class, plural wavumilivu)


mwanaepidemiolojia

mwanaepidemiolojia (m-wa class, plural wanaepidemiolojia)


katlesi

cutlet (mash of vegetables (usually potatoes) fried with bread)


bajia

Borrowed from Hindi भाजी (bhājī, “fried vegetables”).

bor+

bajia za dengu

bajia za kunde

bajia za viazi


dereva wa basi

sw-noun

dereva wa basi (ma class, plural madereva wa mabasi)


mwanapaleontolojia

mwanapaleontolojia (m-wa class, plural wanapaleontolojia)


chips funga

chips funga (n class, plural chips funga)

From chips + -funga, literally “chips wrapped up”.

compound

chips to go (french fries wrapped for takeout)


pisi kali

From pisi (“piece”) + kali (“hot, sharp”).


Kalasinga

sw-noun

Kalasinga (ma class, plural Makalasinga)

Derived from the name Kala Singh, a businessman who came to Kenya in the 1890s.


msanifuujenzi

msanifuujenzi (m-wa class, plural wasanifuujenzi)

From msanifu (“artist”) + ujenzi (“design of building; construction”).


msanifu majengo

sw-noun

msanifu majengo (m-wa class, plural wasanifu majengo)


bahati nasibu

bahati nasibu (n class, plural bahati nasibu)


droo

draw (procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined)


mkakao

Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao#Translingual

cocoa tree, chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao


mfumaji

From m- + -fuma (“to knit, weave”) + -aji.


silaha ya moto

silaha ya moto (n class, plural silaha za moto)


kamisaa

commissar doesn't seem like a good match, maybe commissioner?


mtoano

(sports) knockout (tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round)


mauaji ya kimbari

mauaji ya kimbari (ma class, plural only)


nadharia ya fasihi

nadharia ya fasihi (n class, plural nadharia za fasihi)


askofu mkuu

askofu mkuu (ma class, plural maaskofu wakuu)


hadithi fupi

hadithi fupi (n class, plural hadithi fupi)


bwanyenye

bwanyenye (ma class, plural mabwanyenye)


dhamira kuu

dhamira kuu (n class, plural dhamira kuu)


alama ya nyota

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


alama ya wimbi

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


mhakiki

mhakiki wa fasihi


tarijama

Borrowed from Arabic تَرْجَمَة (tarjama).


tathlitha

Borrowed from Arabic تَثْلِيثَة (taṯlīṯa).


alama ya nukta

sw-noun

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


mafuta ya kanola

mafuta ya kanola (ma class, plural only)


mafuta ya zeituni

mafuta ya zeituni (ma class, plural only)


mafuta ya mizeituni

mafuta ya mizeituni (ma class, plural only)


kibirikizi

kibirikizi (ki-vi class, plural vibirikizi)


kichwangomba

kichwangomba (ki-vi class, plural vichwangomba)


zana ya vita

zana ya vita (n class, plural zana za vita)


Othniel

Likely borrowed from English Othniel, itself derived from Hebrew עתניאל.

der

Hebrew עתניאל

(biblical) Othniel, the first of the biblical judges.


mtawaliwa

sw-noun

mtawaliwa (m-wa class, plural watawaliwa)

[…] kuchota rasilimali nyingi iwezekanavyo kutoka kwa watawaliwa,[…]

2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:

[…] to extract as many resources as possible from the subjects, […]

subject (one who is under the power of another)


mbumbumbu

[…] jeshi kubwa la watawaliwa mbumbumbu, wasiohoji, wasiojiamini na walio tayari muda wote kuburuzwa kwa matakwa ya wakoloni.

[…] a large army of ignorant, unquestioning subjects with lack of self-trust who never mind being dragged along with the wishes of the colonists.


mvyele

parent (person from whom one is descended)


mutribu

singer or instrumentalist in taarab group


mwanasayansi wa kompyuta

mwanasayansi wa kompyuta (m-wa class, plural wanasayansi wa kompyuta)


mtoza ushuru

mtoza ushuru (m-wa class, plural watoza ushuru)

2023 December 20, “William Ruto: Rais 'mtoza ushuru' anayezua hasira za Wakenya”, in BBC News Swahili:

William Ruto: President 'tax collector' who arouses the anger of Kenyans


mtanashati

mtanashati (m-wa class, plural watanashati)


auladi

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلَاد (ʔawlād), plural of وَلَد (walad).


mvutaji

From m- + -vuta (“to pull, to attract, to inhale”) + -aji.


mvutaji sigara

sw-noun

mvutaji sigara (m-wa class, plural wavutaji sigara)


bibi harusi

bibi harusi (ma class, plural mabibi harusi)


Mbulushi

Balochi (native or inhabitant of Balochistan)


Goliathi

Ultimately from Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ).


mpiga gitaa

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


saladi ya matunda

saladi ya matunda (n class, plural saladi za matunda)


mapenzi ya dhati

mapenzi ya dhati (ma class, plural only)


Mmoroko

Moroccan (native or inhabitant of Morocco)


chakula cha baharini

chakula cha baharini (ki-vi class, plural vyakula vya baharini)


chakula cha asubuhi

chakula cha asubuhi (ki-vi class, plural vyakula vya asubuhi)


mchongaji

mchongaji (m-wa class, plural wachongaji)


mtulivu

From m- + -tulivu (“tranquil, pacific”).


silaha ya kemikali

silaha ya kemikali (n class, plural silaha za kemikali)


lugha ya upendo

lugha ya upendo (n class, plural lugha za upendo)


nguvu ya nyuklia

nguvu ya nyuklia (n class, plural nguvu za nyuklia)


silaha ya nyuklia

silaha ya nyuklia (n class, plural silaha za nyuklia)


daktari wa ngozi

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


mgeni wa heshima

mgeni wa heshima (m-wa class, plural wageni wa heshima)


katambuga

From -kata (“to cut”) + mbuga (“grassland”), literally “to cut across the grassland”. Cattle herders commonly wear these type of shoes because they are "tough enough to resist prickly thorns, spiky pebbles and hot sand".


sharabu

-sharabu (canonical)
kusharabu (infinitive)
kusharabu (infinitive)
kutosharabu (infinitive negative)
sharabu (imperative singular)
sharabuni (imperative plural)
husharabu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisharabu (past)
negative subject concord + -kusharabu (negative past)
ninasharabu (first-person present singular)
nasharabu (first-person present singular)
tunasharabu (first-person plural present)
unasharabu (present second-person singular)
mnasharabu (plural present second-person)
anasharabu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasharabu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasharabu (present third-person)
sisharabu (first-person negative present singular)
hatusharabu (first-person negative plural present)
husharabu (negative present second-person singular)
hamsharabu (negative plural present second-person)
hasharabu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasharabu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sharabu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasharabu (future)
negative subject concord + -tasharabu (future negative)
nisharabu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusharabu (first-person plural subjunctive)
usharabu (second-person singular subjunctive)
msharabu (plural second-person subjunctive)
asharabu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
washarabu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sharabu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisharabu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesharabu (irrealis present)
nasharabu (first-person gnomic singular)
twasharabu (first-person gnomic plural)
washarabu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasharabu (gnomic plural second-person)
asharabu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
washarabu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
washarabu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasharabu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasharabu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasharabu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasharabu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasharabu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasharabu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasharabu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
washarabu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasharabu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasharabu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasharabu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesharabu (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jasharabu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisharabu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposharabu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasharabu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisharabu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusharabu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusharabu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-washarabu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusharabuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-washarabuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msharabu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-washarabu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usharabu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isharabu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisharabu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasharabu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisharabu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visharabu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isharabu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisharabu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usharabu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusharabu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasharabu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musharabu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisharabu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sharabuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sharabuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sharabuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sharabuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sharabulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sharabuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sharabucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sharabuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sharabuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sharabuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sharabuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sharabuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sharabupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sharabumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesharabu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osharabu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osharabu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosharabu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losharabu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosharabu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosharabu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosharabu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosharabu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosharabu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osharabu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosharabu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posharabu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosharabu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


saruni

[…] na chini kavaa saruni thamini[…]

1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 4:

[…] and below he wore an expensive sarong […]


mwanawe

"Sikiliza, baba," Bw. Hakimu alimwonya mwanawe,[…]

1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:

"Listen, man," Mr Hakimu warned his son, […]

Contraction of mwana wake: his/her child.