kata

kata class IX (canonical)
kata class X (plural)

(Kenya) An administrative region in Kenya, below counties and subcounties, and further divided into sublocations.


farao

farao class V (canonical)
mafarao class VI (plural)


tiara

tiara class IX (canonical)
tiara class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic طَيَّارَة (ṭayyāra).

bor+

kite (lightweight toy carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines)


khalifa

sw-noun

khalifa class V (plural makhalifa class VI)

khalifa class V (canonical)
makhalifa class VI (plural)


polisi

polisi class IX (canonical)
polisi class X (plural)

police (an organisation that enforces the law)


sultani

sultani class V (plural masultani class VI)

sultani class V (canonical)
masultani class VI (plural)


mfalme

mfalme class I (plural wafalme class II)

mfalme class I (canonical)
wafalme class II (plural)

king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)


rais

rais class V (canonical)
marais class VI (plural)

Gazeti la Mail on Sunday linaripoti kuwa Sir Kim alimwandikia Bw Johnson akimuelezea kuwa rais Trump kutoka chama cha Republican anavunja mkataba huo kwa sababu za "utashi binafsi" - kwa sababu makubaliano hayo yalifikiwa na mtangulizi wake kutoka chama cha Democrat, Barack Obama.

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

Mail on Sunday reports that Sir Kim wrote to Mr Johnson explaining that President Trump from the Republican Party was breaking the agreement for "personality reasons" - because the agreement was reached by his predecessor from the Democratic Party, Barack Obama.

president (the head of state of a republic)


jela

jela class IX (canonical)
jela class X (plural)


serikali

serikali class IX (plural serikali class X)

serikali class IX (canonical)
serikali class X (plural)

→ Kamba: silikali

→ Kikuyu: thirikari

→ Luhya: eserikali

Borrowed from Omani Arabic سُركار (sörkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr).


malkia

malkia class IX (canonical)
malkia class X (plural)

queen (female monarch or wife of a king)


waziri

sw-noun

waziri class V (plural mawaziri class VI)

waziri class V (canonical)
mawaziri class VI (plural)

From Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “vizier, minister”).

der

waziri wa afya

waziri wa fedha

waziri wa kilimo

waziri wa nchi

waziri wa nishati na madini

waziri wa uchenzi

minister (person who is commissioned by the government for public service)


demokrasia

sw-noun

demokrasia class IX (plural demokrasia class X)

demokrasia class IX (canonical)
demokrasia class X (plural)


dikteta

dikteta class V (plural madikteta class VI)

dikteta class V (canonical)
madikteta class VI (plural)

dictator (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship)


bunge

bunge class V (canonical)
mabunge class VI (plural)

parliament (elected political institution)


wizara

wizara class IX (canonical)
wizara class X (plural)

wizara ya afya

wizara ya elimu

wizara ya fedha

wizara ya habari, mawasiliano na teknolojia ya habari

ministry of information, communication and information technology

wizara ya kilimo

wizara ya maji na umwagliaji

wizara ya mambo ya nje

wizara ya nishati

wizara ya nishati na madini

wizara ya sheria

wizara ya sheria na katiba

ministry of justice and constitutional affairs

wizara ya ujenzi


firauni

firauni class V (plural mafirauni class VI)

firauni class V (canonical)
mafirauni class VI (plural)

From Arabic فِرْعَوْن (firʕawn). The sense "bad person" may originate from the Qur'an.

pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)


faini

faini class IX (canonical)
faini class X (plural)


inspekta

inspekta class V (plural mainspekta class VI)

inspekta class V (canonical)
mainspekta class VI (plural)

inspector (a police officer ranking below superintendent)


forodha

forodha class IX (plural forodha class X)

forodha class IX (canonical)
forodha class X (plural)

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)


kingora

sw-noun

kingora class VII (plural vingora class VIII)

kingora class VII (canonical)
vingora class VIII (plural)


pingu

pingu class IX (canonical)
pingu class X (plural)

pingu za maisha

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


taji

taji class V (canonical)
mataji class VI (plural)


raia

raia class I/IX (plural raia class II/X or maraia class II/X)

raia class I (canonical)
IX (canonical)
raia class II (plural)
X (plural)
maraia class II (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).


gavana

gavana class V (plural magavana class VI)

gavana class V (canonical)
magavana class VI (plural)


ufalme

ufalme class XI (canonical)
falme class X (plural)


jamhuri

jamhuri class IX (plural jamhuri class X)

jamhuri class IX (canonical)
jamhuri class X (plural)

der

جُمْهُورِيَّة


meya

meya class V (canonical)
mameya class VI (plural)


tiketi

tiketi class IX (canonical)
tiketi class X (plural)


waziri mkuu

sw-noun

waziri mkuu class V (plural mawaziri wakuu class VI)

waziri mkuu class V (canonical)
mawaziri wakuu class VI (plural)

naibu waziri mkuu


nasaba

nasaba class IX (canonical)
nasaba class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic نَسَب (nasab) or a related form.


seneti

seneti class IX (canonical)
seneti class X (plural)


mzimamoto

mzimamoto class I (plural wazimamoto class II)

mzimamoto class I (canonical)
wazimamoto class II (plural)

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


gereza

sw-noun

gereza class V (plural magereza class VI)

gereza class V (canonical)
magereza class VI (plural)

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.


jabari

sw-noun

jabari class V (plural majabari class VI)

jabari class V (canonical)
majabari class VI (plural)


mfungwa

mfungwa class I (plural wafungwa class II)

mfungwa class I (canonical)
wafungwa class II (plural)

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


king'ora

king'ora class VII (plural ving'ora class VIII)

king'ora class VII (canonical)
ving'ora class VIII (plural)


mwendesha mashtaka

mwendesha mashtaka class I (plural [please provide])


mwanamfalme

mwanamfalme class I (plural wanamfalme class II)

mwanamfalme class I (canonical)
wanamfalme class II (plural)


manispaa

manispaa class IX (plural manispaa class X)

manispaa class IX (canonical)
manispaa class X (plural)


konstebo

konstebo class IX (plural konstebo class X)

konstebo class IX (canonical)
konstebo class X (plural)


kongresi

kongresi class IX (plural kongresi class X)

kongresi class IX (canonical)
kongresi class X (plural)


ukwepaji wa kodi

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


binti mfalme

binti mfalme class V (plural mabinti wafalme class VI)

binti mfalme class V (canonical)
mabinti wafalme class VI (plural)


kanuni ya bunge

kanuni ya bunge class IX (plural kanuni za bunge class X)

kanuni ya bunge class IX (canonical)
kanuni za bunge class X (plural)

standing order (a rule of procedure adopted by a governing body for its own internal use)


serikali ya mseto

serikali ya mseto class IX (plural serikali za mseto class X)

serikali ya mseto class IX (canonical)
serikali za mseto class X (plural)


kata ndogo

kata ndogo class IX (plural kata ndogo class X)

kata ndogo class IX (canonical)
kata ndogo class X (plural)

From kata (“location”) + ndogo (“small”).

(Kenya) sublocation (administrative region making up part of a location)


kizuizini nyumbani

kizuizini nyumbani class VII (no plural)

kizuizini nyumbani class VII (canonical)


sekta ya umma

sekta ya umma class IX (plural sekta za umma class X)

sekta ya umma class IX (canonical)
sekta za umma class X (plural)


kansela

kansela class V (plural makansela class VI)

kansela class V (canonical)
makansela class VI (plural)

Kansela wa Ujerumani

kansela wa chuo kikuu


tarafa

tarafa class IX (canonical)
tarafa class X (plural)


uwaziri mkuu

From u- + waziri mkuu (“prime minister”).


umakamu wa rais

From u- + makamu wa rais (“vice president”).


mtumishi wa umma

mtumishi wa umma class I (plural watumishi wa umma class II)

mtumishi wa umma class I (canonical)
watumishi wa umma class II (plural)


ikulu

ikulu class IX (canonical)
ikulu class X (plural)


nchi lindwa

nchi lindwa class IX (plural nchi lindwa class X)

nchi lindwa class IX (canonical)
nchi lindwa class X (plural)


kiti cha enzi

kiti cha enzi class VII (plural viti vya enzi class VIII)

kiti cha enzi class VII (canonical)
viti vya enzi class VIII (plural)


mkuu wa nchi

mkuu wa nchi class I (plural wakuu wa nchi class II)

mkuu wa nchi class I (canonical)
wakuu wa nchi class II (plural)


mkuu wa dola

mkuu wa dola class I (plural wakuu wa dola class II)

mkuu wa dola class I (canonical)
wakuu wa dola class II (plural)


mtoza ushuru

mtoza ushuru class I (plural watoza ushuru class II)

mtoza ushuru class I (canonical)
watoza ushuru class II (plural)

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


shirika lisilo la kiserikali

shirika lisilo la kiserikali class V (plural mashirika yasiyo ya kiserikali class VI)

shirika lisilo la kiserikali class V (canonical)
mashirika yasiyo ya kiserikali class VI (plural)

non-governmental organization
non-governmental organization


korokoroni

korokoroni class IX (plural korokoroni class X)

korokoroni class IX (canonical)
korokoroni class X (plural)


serikali ya mtaa

serikali ya mtaa class IX (plural serikali za mitaa class X)

serikali ya mtaa class IX (canonical)
serikali za mitaa class X (plural)