chai

Borrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy)

bor+

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


hongo

bribe, tribute (payment exacted from someone)


pora

-pora (canonical)
kupora (infinitive)
kupora (infinitive)
kutopora (infinitive negative)
pora (imperative singular)
poreni (imperative plural)
hupora (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipora (past)
negative subject concord + -kupora (negative past)
ninapora (first-person present singular)
napora (first-person present singular)
tunapora (first-person plural present)
unapora (present second-person singular)
mnapora (plural present second-person)
anapora (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapora (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napora (present third-person)
sipori (first-person negative present singular)
hatupori (first-person negative plural present)
hupori (negative present second-person singular)
hampori (negative plural present second-person)
hapori (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapori (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -pori (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapora (future)
negative subject concord + -tapora (future negative)
nipore (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupore (first-person plural subjunctive)
upore (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpore (plural second-person subjunctive)
apore (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapore (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pore (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipore (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepora (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepora (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipora (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalipora (irrealis negative past)
napora (first-person gnomic singular)
twapora (first-person gnomic plural)
wapora (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapora (gnomic plural second-person)
apora (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapora (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapora (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapora (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapora (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapora (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapora (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapora (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapora (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapora (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapora (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapora (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papora (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapora (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepora (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapora (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japora (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipora (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopora (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapore (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipora (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupora (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupora (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapora (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuporeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waporeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpora (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapora (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upora (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipora (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipora (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapora (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipora (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipora (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipora (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipora (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upora (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupora (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papora (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupora (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipora (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-poraye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-porao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-porao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-porayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-poralo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-porayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-poracho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-poravyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-porayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-porazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-porao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-porako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-porapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-poramo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepora (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opora (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opora (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopora (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopora (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopora (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopora (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopora (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopora (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopora (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opora (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopora (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popora (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopora (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


polisi

police (an organisation that enforces the law)


mada

-mada (canonical)
kumada (infinitive)
kumada (infinitive)
kutomada (infinitive negative)
mada (imperative singular)
madeni (imperative plural)
humada (habitual)
positive subject concord + -limada (past)
negative subject concord + -kumada (negative past)
ninamada (first-person present singular)
namada (first-person present singular)
tunamada (first-person plural present)
unamada (present second-person singular)
mnamada (plural present second-person)
anamada (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanamada (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -namada (present third-person)
simadi (first-person negative present singular)
hatumadi (first-person negative plural present)
humadi (negative present second-person singular)
hammadi (negative plural present second-person)
hamadi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawamadi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -madi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tamada (future)
negative subject concord + -tamada (future negative)
nimade (first-person singular subjunctive)
tumade (first-person plural subjunctive)
umade (second-person singular subjunctive)
mmade (plural second-person subjunctive)
amade (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wamade (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -made (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -simade (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngemada (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singemada (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalimada (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalimada (irrealis negative past)
namada (first-person gnomic singular)
twamada (first-person gnomic plural)
wamada (gnomic second-person singular)
mwamada (gnomic plural second-person)
amada (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wamada (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wamada (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yamada (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lamada (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yamada (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chamada (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyamada (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yamada (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zamada (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wamada (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwamada (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pamada (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwamada (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -memada (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshamada (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jamada (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kimada (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipomada (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kamade (consecutive subjunctive)
-nimada (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tumada (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kumada (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wamada (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kumadeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wamadeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mmada (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wamada (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-umada (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-imada (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-limada (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yamada (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kimada (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vimada (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-imada (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zimada (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-umada (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kumada (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pamada (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mumada (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jimada (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-madaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-madao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-madao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-madayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-madalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-madayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-madacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-madavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-madayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-madazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-madao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-madako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-madapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-madamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yemada (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-omada (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-omada (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yomada (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lomada (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yomada (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chomada (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyomada (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yomada (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zomada (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-omada (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-komada (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pomada (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-momada (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mwizi

From mw- + iba + -i. Compare Rwanda-Rundi umwibyi.


haramia

From Arabic حَرَامِيَّة (ḥarāmiyya). Related to haramu.

Ukikimbia sasa, utakuwa haramia mbaya kabisa aliyewahi kuishi. Hili hapa zulia, jifunike.

1924, Wa Arobaini Na Moja, Idara ya Maendeleo, page 43:

If you run now, you will be the worst pirate to ever get a chance to live. Here's a carpet, cover yourself.


sheria

der

Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa)


mkataba

Sir Kim Darroch alielezea hatua ya Trump kuvunja mkataba huo kama "ubadhirifu wa kidiplomasia" kwa mujibu wa gazeti la Mail on Sunday.

2019 July 14, “Barua mpya iliyovuja yadai Trump amevunja mkataba wa nyukilia 'ili kumkera Obama'”, in BBC News Swahili:

Sir Kim Darroch referred to Trump's actions to break the agreement as "diplomatic vandalism" according to the Mail on Sunday.


hakimu mkuu

sw-noun

hakimu mkuu (ma class, plural mahakimu wakuu)


katiba

a constitution (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions)


wakili

lawyer, attorney (professional person authorized to practice law)


kandarasi

contract (agreement that is legally binding)


inspekta

inspector (a police officer ranking below superintendent)


forodha

Borrowed from Omani Arabic فرضة (furḍa, “custom house”), from Arabic فُرْضَة (furḍa, “crevice, gap; mouth of a body of water, place where one gets to the water (where also port customs is located)”).

der

customs (department or agency that collects taxes on items entering or leaving a country)


jangili

Borrowed from Kikuyu jangiri, from Hindi जंगली (jaṅglī, “wild”).

a poacher (a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally)


kiongozi wa mashtaka

sw-noun

kiongozi wa mashtaka (ki-vi class, plural viongozi wa mashtaka)

prosecutor (a lawyer who decides whether to charge a person with a crime)


mlalamishi

mlalamishi (m-wa class, plural walalamishi)

From m- + -lalamisha (“to cause to complain”) + -i.


pingu

pingu za maisha

handcuff (one ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair)


mswada

Borrowed from Arabic مُسَوَّدَة (musawwada).

bor+

mswada wa fedha


jaji mkuu

sw-noun

jaji mkuu (ma class, plural majaji wakuu)


hukumu

-hukumu (canonical)
kuhukumu (infinitive)
kuhukumu (infinitive)
kutohukumu (infinitive negative)
hukumu (imperative singular)
hukumuni (imperative plural)
huhukumu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lihukumu (past)
negative subject concord + -kuhukumu (negative past)
ninahukumu (first-person present singular)
nahukumu (first-person present singular)
tunahukumu (first-person plural present)
unahukumu (present second-person singular)
mnahukumu (plural present second-person)
anahukumu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanahukumu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nahukumu (present third-person)
sihukumu (first-person negative present singular)
hatuhukumu (first-person negative plural present)
huhukumu (negative present second-person singular)
hamhukumu (negative plural present second-person)
hahukumu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawahukumu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -hukumu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tahukumu (future)
negative subject concord + -tahukumu (future negative)
nihukumu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuhukumu (first-person plural subjunctive)
uhukumu (second-person singular subjunctive)
mhukumu (plural second-person subjunctive)
ahukumu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wahukumu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -hukumu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sihukumu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngehukumu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singehukumu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalihukumu (irrealis past)
nahukumu (first-person gnomic singular)
twahukumu (first-person gnomic plural)
wahukumu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwahukumu (gnomic plural second-person)
ahukumu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wahukumu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wahukumu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yahukumu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lahukumu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yahukumu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chahukumu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyahukumu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yahukumu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zahukumu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wahukumu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwahukumu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pahukumu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwahukumu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mehukumu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshahukumu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jahukumu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kihukumu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipohukumu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kahukumu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nihukumu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuhukumu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuhukumu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wahukumu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuhukumuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wahukumuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mhukumu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wahukumu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhukumu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ihukumu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lihukumu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yahukumu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kihukumu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vihukumu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ihukumu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zihukumu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhukumu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuhukumu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pahukumu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muhukumu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jihukumu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-hukumuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-hukumuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-hukumuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-hukumuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-hukumulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-hukumuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-hukumucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-hukumuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-hukumuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-hukumuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-hukumuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-hukumuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-hukumupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-hukumumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yehukumu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ohukumu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ohukumu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yohukumu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lohukumu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yohukumu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chohukumu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyohukumu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yohukumu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zohukumu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ohukumu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kohukumu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pohukumu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mohukumu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


gereza

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō)
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)bor.
Latin ecclēsiaslbor.
Old Galician-Portuguese igreja
Portuguese igrejabor.
Swahili gereza
Borrowed from Portuguese igreja (“church”), from Latin ecclēsia.


wosia

Borrowed from Arabic وَصِيَّة (waṣiyya).


kadhi

der

Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī)


mfungwa

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


honga

-honga (canonical)
kuhonga (infinitive)
kuhonga (infinitive)
kutohonga (infinitive negative)
honga (imperative singular)
hongeni (imperative plural)
huhonga (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lihonga (past)
negative subject concord + -kuhonga (negative past)
ninahonga (first-person present singular)
nahonga (first-person present singular)
tunahonga (first-person plural present)
unahonga (present second-person singular)
mnahonga (plural present second-person)
anahonga (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanahonga (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nahonga (present third-person)
sihongi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuhongi (first-person negative plural present)
huhongi (negative present second-person singular)
hamhongi (negative plural present second-person)
hahongi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawahongi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -hongi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tahonga (future)
negative subject concord + -tahonga (future negative)
nihonge (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuhonge (first-person plural subjunctive)
uhonge (second-person singular subjunctive)
mhonge (plural second-person subjunctive)
ahonge (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wahonge (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -honge (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sihonge (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngehonga (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singehonga (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalihonga (irrealis past)
nahonga (first-person gnomic singular)
twahonga (first-person gnomic plural)
wahonga (gnomic second-person singular)
mwahonga (gnomic plural second-person)
ahonga (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wahonga (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wahonga (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yahonga (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lahonga (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yahonga (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chahonga (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyahonga (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yahonga (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zahonga (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wahonga (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwahonga (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pahonga (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwahonga (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mehonga (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshahonga (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jahonga (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kihonga (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipohonga (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kahonge (consecutive subjunctive)
-nihonga (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuhonga (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuhonga (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wahonga (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuhongeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wahongeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mhonga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wahonga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhonga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ihonga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lihonga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yahonga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kihonga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vihonga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ihonga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zihonga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uhonga (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuhonga (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pahonga (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muhonga (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jihonga (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-hongaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-hongao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-hongao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-hongayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-hongalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-hongayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-hongacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-hongavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-hongayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-hongazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-hongao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-hongako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-hongapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-hongamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yehonga (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ohonga (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ohonga (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yohonga (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lohonga (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yohonga (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chohonga (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyohonga (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yohonga (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zohonga (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ohonga (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kohonga (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pohonga (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mohonga (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


leseni

leseni ya udereva


uhalifu

From u- + -halifu (“to disobey, rebel”).


shuhudia

-shuhudia (canonical)
kushuhudia (infinitive)
kushuhudia (infinitive)
kutoshuhudia (infinitive negative)
shuhudia (imperative singular)
shuhudieni (imperative plural)
hushuhudia (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lishuhudia (past)
negative subject concord + -kushuhudia (negative past)
ninashuhudia (first-person present singular)
nashuhudia (first-person present singular)
tunashuhudia (first-person plural present)
unashuhudia (present second-person singular)
mnashuhudia (plural present second-person)
anashuhudia (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanashuhudia (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nashuhudia (present third-person)
sishuhudii (first-person negative present singular)
hatushuhudii (first-person negative plural present)
hushuhudii (negative present second-person singular)
hamshuhudii (negative plural present second-person)
hashuhudii (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawashuhudii (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -shuhudii (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tashuhudia (future)
negative subject concord + -tashuhudia (future negative)
nishuhudie (first-person singular subjunctive)
tushuhudie (first-person plural subjunctive)
ushuhudie (second-person singular subjunctive)
mshuhudie (plural second-person subjunctive)
ashuhudie (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
washuhudie (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -shuhudie (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sishuhudie (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeshuhudia (irrealis present)
nashuhudia (first-person gnomic singular)
twashuhudia (first-person gnomic plural)
washuhudia (gnomic second-person singular)
mwashuhudia (gnomic plural second-person)
ashuhudia (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
washuhudia (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
washuhudia (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yashuhudia (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lashuhudia (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yashuhudia (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chashuhudia (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyashuhudia (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yashuhudia (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zashuhudia (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
washuhudia (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwashuhudia (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pashuhudia (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwashuhudia (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meshuhudia (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jashuhudia (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kishuhudia (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kashuhudie (consecutive subjunctive)
-nishuhudia (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tushuhudia (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kushuhudia (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-washuhudia (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kushuhudieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-washuhudieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mshuhudia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-washuhudia (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushuhudia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ishuhudia (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lishuhudia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yashuhudia (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kishuhudia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vishuhudia (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ishuhudia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zishuhudia (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushuhudia (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kushuhudia (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pashuhudia (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mushuhudia (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jishuhudia (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-shuhudiaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-shuhudiao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-shuhudiao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-shuhudiayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-shuhudialo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-shuhudiayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-shuhudiacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-shuhudiavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-shuhudiayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-shuhudiazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-shuhudiao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-shuhudiako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-shuhudiapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-shuhudiamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeshuhudia (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oshuhudia (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oshuhudia (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshuhudia (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loshuhudia (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshuhudia (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choshuhudia (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoshuhudia (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoshuhudia (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoshuhudia (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oshuhudia (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koshuhudia (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poshuhudia (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moshuhudia (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


rufaa

From Arabic رِفَاع (rifāʕ), verbal noun of رَافَعَ (rāfaʕa).

an appeal (law: accusation by one private person against another)


faragha

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَاغ (farāḡ, “empty space”).


gaidi

Borrowed from Arabic كَيْد (kayd, “ruse, artifice; slyness; deception”).


chakachua

-chakachua (canonical)
kuchakachua (infinitive)
kuchakachua (infinitive)
kutochakachua (infinitive negative)
chakachua (imperative singular)
chakachueni (imperative plural)
huchakachua (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lichakachua (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchakachua (negative past)
ninachakachua (first-person present singular)
nachakachua (first-person present singular)
tunachakachua (first-person plural present)
unachakachua (present second-person singular)
mnachakachua (plural present second-person)
anachakachua (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanachakachua (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nachakachua (present third-person)
sichakachui (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchakachui (first-person negative plural present)
huchakachui (negative present second-person singular)
hamchakachui (negative plural present second-person)
hachakachui (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachakachui (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -chakachui (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tachakachua (future)
negative subject concord + -tachakachua (future negative)
nichakachue (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchakachue (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchakachue (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchakachue (plural second-person subjunctive)
achakachue (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachakachue (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -chakachue (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichakachue (negative subjunctive)
nachakachua (first-person gnomic singular)
twachakachua (first-person gnomic plural)
wachakachua (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachakachua (gnomic plural second-person)
achakachua (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachakachua (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachakachua (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachakachua (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachakachua (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachakachua (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachakachua (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachakachua (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachakachua (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachakachua (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachakachua (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachakachua (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachakachua (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachakachua (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mechakachua (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jachakachua (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichakachua (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kachakachue (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichakachua (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchakachua (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchakachua (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachakachua (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchakachueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachakachueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchakachua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachakachua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchakachua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichakachua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichakachua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachakachua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichakachua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichakachua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichakachua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichakachua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchakachua (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchakachua (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachakachua (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchakachua (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichakachua (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-chakachuaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-chakachuao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-chakachuao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-chakachuayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chakachualo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-chakachuayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chakachuacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chakachuavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-chakachuayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-chakachuazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-chakachuao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-chakachuako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-chakachuapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-chakachuamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yechakachua (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ochakachua (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ochakachua (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yochakachua (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lochakachua (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yochakachua (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chochakachua (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyochakachua (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yochakachua (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zochakachua (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ochakachua (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kochakachua (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pochakachua (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mochakachua (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mwanasheria

sw-noun

mwanasheria (m-wa class, plural wanasheria)


jambazi

Ultimately from Persian جانباز (jānbāz).


kitu kidogo

kitu kidogo (ki-vi class, plural vitu vidogo)

From kitu (“thing”) + kidogo (“little”).


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)


mahakama kuu

mahakama kuu (n class, plural mahakama kuu)


ukwepaji wa kodi

Is it tax evasion or tax avoidance (or both)? The former is illegal while the latter isn't


kata rufaa

-kata rufaa (canonical)
kukata rufaa (infinitive)


hakimu mwandamizi

hakimu mwandamizi (ma class, plural mahakimu wandamizi)


kizuizini nyumbani

kizuizini nyumbani (ki-vi class, no plural)


mkataba wa amani

mkataba wa amani (m-mi class, plural mikataba ya amani)


haki ya binadamu

haki ya binadamu (n class, plural haki za binadamu)


uhuru wa habari

freedom of the press
freedom of the press


mahakama ya rufani

mahakama ya rufani (n class, plural mahakama za rufani)


nyara ya serikali

nyara ya serikali (n class, plural nyara za serikali)


mauaji ya halaiki

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”.


mkataba wa maelewano

sw-noun

mkataba wa maelewano (m-mi class, plural mikataba ya maelewano)

memorandum of understanding
memorandum of understanding


haki ya watoto

haki ya watoto (n class, plural haki za watoto)

(usually in the plural) children's rights


usafirishaji wa silaha

usafirishaji wa silaha (u class, no plural)


mauaji ya kimbari

mauaji ya kimbari (ma class, plural only)


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