kali

-kali (canonical)
mkali (singular)
wakali (plural)
mikali (plural)
kali (singular)
makali (plural)
kikali (singular)
vikali (plural)
kali (plural)
pakali (singular)
kukali (singular)
mukali (singular)


saga

-saga (canonical)
kusaga (infinitive)
kusaga (infinitive)
kutosaga (infinitive negative)
saga (imperative singular)
sageni (imperative plural)
husaga (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisaga (past)
negative subject concord + -kusaga (negative past)
ninasaga (first-person present singular)
nasaga (first-person present singular)
tunasaga (first-person plural present)
unasaga (present second-person singular)
mnasaga (plural present second-person)
anasaga (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasaga (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasaga (present third-person)
sisagi (first-person negative present singular)
hatusagi (first-person negative plural present)
husagi (negative present second-person singular)
hamsagi (negative plural present second-person)
hasagi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasagi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sagi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasaga (future)
negative subject concord + -tasaga (future negative)
nisage (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusage (first-person plural subjunctive)
usage (second-person singular subjunctive)
msage (plural second-person subjunctive)
asage (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasage (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sage (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisage (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesaga (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singesaga (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalisaga (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalisaga (irrealis negative past)
nasaga (first-person gnomic singular)
twasaga (first-person gnomic plural)
wasaga (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasaga (gnomic plural second-person)
asaga (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasaga (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasaga (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasaga (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasaga (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasaga (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasaga (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasaga (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasaga (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasaga (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasaga (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasaga (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasaga (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasaga (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesaga (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshasaga (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jasaga (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisaga (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposaga (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasage (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisaga (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusaga (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusaga (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasaga (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusageni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasageni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msaga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasaga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usaga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isaga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisaga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasaga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisaga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visaga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isaga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisaga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usaga (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusaga (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasaga (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musaga (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisaga (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sagaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sagao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sagao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sagayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sagalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sagayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sagacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sagavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sagayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sagazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sagao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sagako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sagapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sagamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesaga (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osaga (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osaga (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosaga (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losaga (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosaga (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosaga (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosaga (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosaga (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosaga (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osaga (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosaga (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posaga (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosaga (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


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)


waka

-waka (canonical)
kuwaka (infinitive)
kuwaka (infinitive)
kutowaka (infinitive negative)
waka (imperative singular)
wakeni (imperative plural)
huwaka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liwaka (past)
negative subject concord + -kuwaka (negative past)
ninawaka (first-person present singular)
nawaka (first-person present singular)
tunawaka (first-person plural present)
unawaka (present second-person singular)
mnawaka (plural present second-person)
anawaka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanawaka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nawaka (present third-person)
siwaki (first-person negative present singular)
hatuwaki (first-person negative plural present)
huwaki (negative present second-person singular)
hamuwaki (negative plural present second-person)
hawaki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawawaki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -waki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tawaka (future)
negative subject concord + -tawaka (future negative)
niwake (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuwake (first-person plural subjunctive)
uwake (second-person singular subjunctive)
muwake (plural second-person subjunctive)
awake (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wawake (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -wake (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siwake (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngewaka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singewaka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliwaka (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliwaka (irrealis negative past)
nawaka (first-person gnomic singular)
twawaka (first-person gnomic plural)
wawaka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwawaka (gnomic plural second-person)
awaka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wawaka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wawaka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yawaka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lawaka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yawaka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chawaka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyawaka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yawaka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zawaka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wawaka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwawaka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pawaka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwawaka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mewaka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshawaka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jawaka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiwaka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipowaka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kawake (consecutive subjunctive)
-niwaka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuwaka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuwaka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wawaka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuwakeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wawakeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-muwaka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wawaka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uwaka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iwaka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liwaka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yawaka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiwaka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viwaka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iwaka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziwaka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uwaka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuwaka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pawaka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muwaka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiwaka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-wakaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-wakao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-wakao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-wakayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-wakalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-wakayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-wakacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-wakavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-wakayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-wakazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-wakao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-wakako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-wakapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-wakamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yewaka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-owaka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-owaka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yowaka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lowaka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yowaka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chowaka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyowaka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yowaka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zowaka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-owaka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kowaka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-powaka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mowaka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


malaya

Ultimately from Persian بلایه (balâya, “harlot”).


soda

Borrowed from Arabic سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ, “black bile”).


jua

-jua (canonical)
kujua (infinitive)
kujua (infinitive)
kutojua (infinitive negative)
jua (imperative singular)
jueni (imperative plural)
hujua (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lijua (past)
negative subject concord + -kujua (negative past)
ninajua (first-person present singular)
najua (first-person present singular)
tunajua (first-person plural present)
unajua (present second-person singular)
mnajua (plural present second-person)
anajua (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanajua (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -najua (present third-person)
sijui (first-person negative present singular)
hatujui (first-person negative plural present)
hujui (negative present second-person singular)
hamjui (negative plural present second-person)
hajui (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawajui (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -jui (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tajua (future)
negative subject concord + -tajua (future negative)
nijue (first-person singular subjunctive)
tujue (first-person plural subjunctive)
ujue (second-person singular subjunctive)
mjue (plural second-person subjunctive)
ajue (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wajue (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -jue (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sijue (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngejua (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singejua (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalijua (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalijua (irrealis negative past)
najua (first-person gnomic singular)
twajua (first-person gnomic plural)
wajua (gnomic second-person singular)
mwajua (gnomic plural second-person)
ajua (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wajua (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wajua (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yajua (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lajua (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yajua (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chajua (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyajua (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yajua (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zajua (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wajua (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwajua (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pajua (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwajua (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mejua (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshajua (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jajua (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kijua (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipojua (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kajue (consecutive subjunctive)
-nijua (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tujua (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kujua (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wajua (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kujueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wajueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mjua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wajua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ijua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lijua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yajua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kijua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vijua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ijua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zijua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujua (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kujua (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pajua (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mujua (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jijua (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-juaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-juao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-juao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-juayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-jualo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-juayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-juacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-juavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-juayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-juazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-juao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-juako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-juapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-juamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yejua (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ojua (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ojua (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yojua (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lojua (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yojua (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chojua (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyojua (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yojua (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zojua (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ojua (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kojua (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pojua (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mojua (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


ngoma

ngoma (canonical)
ngoma (plural)
mangoma (plural)


dila

Borrowed from Arabic دِلَاء (dilāʔ), plural of دَلْو (dalw).


tomba

-tomba (canonical)
kutomba (infinitive)
kutomba (infinitive)
kutotomba (infinitive negative)
tomba (imperative singular)
tombeni (imperative plural)
hutomba (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litomba (past)
negative subject concord + -kutomba (negative past)
ninatomba (first-person present singular)
natomba (first-person present singular)
tunatomba (first-person plural present)
unatomba (present second-person singular)
mnatomba (plural present second-person)
anatomba (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanatomba (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -natomba (present third-person)
sitombi (first-person negative present singular)
hatutombi (first-person negative plural present)
hutombi (negative present second-person singular)
hamtombi (negative plural present second-person)
hatombi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawatombi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -tombi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tatomba (future)
negative subject concord + -tatomba (future negative)
nitombe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutombe (first-person plural subjunctive)
utombe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtombe (plural second-person subjunctive)
atombe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
watombe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -tombe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitombe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetomba (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singetomba (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalitomba (irrealis past)
natomba (first-person gnomic singular)
twatomba (first-person gnomic plural)
watomba (gnomic second-person singular)
mwatomba (gnomic plural second-person)
atomba (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
watomba (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
watomba (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yatomba (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
latomba (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yatomba (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chatomba (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyatomba (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yatomba (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zatomba (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
watomba (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwatomba (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
patomba (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwatomba (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metomba (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshatomba (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jatomba (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitomba (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipotomba (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -katombe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitomba (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutomba (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutomba (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-watomba (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutombeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watombeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtomba (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-watomba (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utomba (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-itomba (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litomba (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yatomba (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitomba (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitomba (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-itomba (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitomba (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utomba (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutomba (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-patomba (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutomba (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitomba (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-tombaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-tombao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-tombao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-tombayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-tombalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-tombayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-tombacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-tombavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-tombayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-tombazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-tombao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-tombako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-tombapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-tombamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetomba (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otomba (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otomba (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotomba (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotomba (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotomba (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotomba (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotomba (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotomba (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotomba (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otomba (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotomba (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potomba (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motomba (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

(vulgar, slang) to fuck, to have sex with


fira

-fira (canonical)
kufira (infinitive)
kufira (infinitive)
kutofira (infinitive negative)
fira (imperative singular)
fireni (imperative plural)
hufira (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifira (past)
negative subject concord + -kufira (negative past)
ninafira (first-person present singular)
nafira (first-person present singular)
tunafira (first-person plural present)
unafira (present second-person singular)
mnafira (plural present second-person)
anafira (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafira (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafira (present third-person)
sifiri (first-person negative present singular)
hatufiri (first-person negative plural present)
hufiri (negative present second-person singular)
hamfiri (negative plural present second-person)
hafiri (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafiri (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -firi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafira (future)
negative subject concord + -tafira (future negative)
nifire (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufire (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufire (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfire (plural second-person subjunctive)
afire (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafire (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fire (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifire (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefira (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefira (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifira (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalifira (irrealis negative past)
nafira (first-person gnomic singular)
twafira (first-person gnomic plural)
wafira (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafira (gnomic plural second-person)
afira (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafira (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafira (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafira (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafira (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafira (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafira (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafira (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafira (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafira (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafira (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafira (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafira (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafira (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefira (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafira (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafira (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifira (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofira (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafire (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifira (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufira (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufira (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafira (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufireni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafireni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfira (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafira (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufira (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifira (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifira (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafira (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifira (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifira (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifira (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifira (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufira (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufira (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafira (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufira (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifira (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-firaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-firao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-firao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-firayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-firalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-firayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-firacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-firavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-firayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-firazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-firao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-firako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-firapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-firamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefira (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofira (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofira (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofira (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofira (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofira (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofira (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofira (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofira (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofira (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofira (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofira (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofira (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofira (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


tui

tui la nazi


vuvuzela

From Zulu vuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make.

vuvuzela (a trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound)


chupa

Kikuyu: cuba


pua

Cognate with Chichewa mphuno and Shona mhuno.


pua

A very old borrowing, ultimately from Persian پولاد (pulâd).


chua

-chua (canonical)
kuchua (infinitive)
kuchua (infinitive)
kutochua (infinitive negative)
chua (imperative singular)
chueni (imperative plural)
huchua (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lichua (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchua (negative past)
ninachua (first-person present singular)
nachua (first-person present singular)
tunachua (first-person plural present)
unachua (present second-person singular)
mnachua (plural present second-person)
anachua (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanachua (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nachua (present third-person)
sichui (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchui (first-person negative plural present)
huchui (negative present second-person singular)
hamchui (negative plural present second-person)
hachui (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachui (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -chui (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tachua (future)
negative subject concord + -tachua (future negative)
nichue (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchue (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchue (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchue (plural second-person subjunctive)
achue (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachue (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -chue (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichue (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngechua (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singechua (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalichua (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalichua (irrealis negative past)
nachua (first-person gnomic singular)
twachua (first-person gnomic plural)
wachua (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachua (gnomic plural second-person)
achua (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachua (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachua (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachua (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachua (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachua (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachua (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachua (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachua (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachua (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachua (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachua (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachua (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachua (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mechua (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshachua (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jachua (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichua (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipochua (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kachue (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichua (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchua (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchua (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachua (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchua (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchua (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachua (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchua (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichua (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-chuaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-chuao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-chuao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-chuayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chualo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-chuayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chuacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chuavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-chuayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-chuazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-chuao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-chuako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-chuapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-chuamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yechua (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ochua (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ochua (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yochua (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lochua (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yochua (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chochua (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyochua (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yochua (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zochua (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ochua (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kochua (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pochua (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mochua (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


maji

→ English: Maji Maji Rebellion

njia ya maji


chuma

Kikuyu: cuma


barafu

Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf, “ice”), from Persian برف (barf, “snow”).


nuru

كِطَّمْسِكِزَ گَوُجُهَّالِ ، نُرُ نَمِيَاغَ اِتَظَلَالِ

18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi, stanza 9:

Brightness and lights will overcome the shadow and darkness of ignorance

Kiṭamsi-kiza cha-ujuhali, nuru na-mianga itaẓalali


nyota

Cognate with Kikuyu njata, Kamba ndata, Kabwa enjota.


maziwa

A borrowing in Proto-Sabaki from a South Cushitic language; compare Burunge iliba, Iraqw ilwa, and within Bantu compare Kikuyu iria, Kamba ĩia.


foka

-foka (canonical)
kufoka (infinitive)
kufoka (infinitive)
kutofoka (infinitive negative)
foka (imperative singular)
fokeni (imperative plural)
hufoka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifoka (past)
negative subject concord + -kufoka (negative past)
ninafoka (first-person present singular)
nafoka (first-person present singular)
tunafoka (first-person plural present)
unafoka (present second-person singular)
mnafoka (plural present second-person)
anafoka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafoka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafoka (present third-person)
sifoki (first-person negative present singular)
hatufoki (first-person negative plural present)
hufoki (negative present second-person singular)
hamfoki (negative plural present second-person)
hafoki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafoki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -foki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafoka (future)
negative subject concord + -tafoka (future negative)
nifoke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufoke (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufoke (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfoke (plural second-person subjunctive)
afoke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafoke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -foke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifoke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefoka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefoka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifoka (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalifoka (irrealis negative past)
nafoka (first-person gnomic singular)
twafoka (first-person gnomic plural)
wafoka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafoka (gnomic plural second-person)
afoka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafoka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafoka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafoka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafoka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafoka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafoka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafoka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafoka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafoka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafoka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafoka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafoka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafoka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefoka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafoka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafoka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifoka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofoka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafoke (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifoka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufoka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufoka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafoka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufokeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafokeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfoka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafoka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufoka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifoka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifoka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafoka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifoka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifoka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifoka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifoka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufoka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufoka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafoka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufoka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifoka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-fokaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-fokao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-fokao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-fokayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fokalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-fokayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-fokacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-fokavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-fokayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-fokazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-fokao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-fokako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-fokapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-fokamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefoka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofoka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofoka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofoka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofoka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofoka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofoka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofoka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofoka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofoka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofoka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofoka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofoka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofoka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mwezi

moon (the Moon, the satellite of planet Earth)


divai

From Malagasy divay, from French du vin (“some wine”). The borrowing may have been mediated through Ngazidja Comorian divai, although the Comorian form could also be a secondary borrowing from Swahili.

wine (alcoholic beverage made from grapes)


Tauri

Borrowed from Arabic اَلثَّوْر (aṯ-ṯawr).


mafuta

→ Lingala: mafúta


pombe

Translingual: Schizosaccharomyces pombe


sayari

planet (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky)


mashariki

From Arabic مَشْرِق (mašriq, “sunrise”).


kengele

ring, ringing (a resonant sound, like that produced by a bell)


kikohozi

a cough (expulsion of air from the lungs)


upepo

upepo mkali


wingu

cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)


ziwa

From the same Cushitic borrowing as maziwa (“milk”), which represents the original semantics, but was shifted to a plurale tantum to match other liquids.


chumvi

Kikuyu: cumbĩ


mto

river (large stream which drains a landmass)


kahaba

prostitute (a person having sex for profit)


kiberenge

sw-noun

kiberenge (ki-vi class, plural viberenge)

a prostitute (a person having sex for profit)


changudoa

changudoa (ma class, plural machangudoa)

Kundi la wasichana kutoka India ambao walizaliwa na kulelewa katika eneo maarufu kwa machangudoa mjini Mumbai wamekusanyika kushiriki tamasha la Sanaa Edinburgh.

2017 August 29, “Nilibakwa nikiwa na miaka 10, lakini nimejifunza kuwasamehe watu”, in BBC Swahili:

a prostitute (a person who has sex for profit)


kondomu

condom (flexible sleeve worn on the penis)


ngono

A nominalization of a dialectal verb -gona lost in Standard Swahili, from Common Bantu *-gòna (“sleep”).


digrii

(chiefly Tanzania) degree (unit of temperature)


gharika

From Arabic غَرِيقَة (ḡarīqa, “drowned”).


chaki

chalk (a soft, white, powdery limestone)


mwaga

-mwaga (canonical)
kumwaga (infinitive)
kumwaga (infinitive)
kutomwaga (infinitive negative)
mwaga (imperative singular)
mwageni (imperative plural)
humwaga (habitual)
positive subject concord + -limwaga (past)
negative subject concord + -kumwaga (negative past)
ninamwaga (first-person present singular)
namwaga (first-person present singular)
tunamwaga (first-person plural present)
unamwaga (present second-person singular)
mnamwaga (plural present second-person)
anamwaga (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanamwaga (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -namwaga (present third-person)
simwagi (first-person negative present singular)
hatumwagi (first-person negative plural present)
humwagi (negative present second-person singular)
hammwagi (negative plural present second-person)
hamwagi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawamwagi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -mwagi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tamwaga (future)
negative subject concord + -tamwaga (future negative)
nimwage (first-person singular subjunctive)
tumwage (first-person plural subjunctive)
umwage (second-person singular subjunctive)
mmwage (plural second-person subjunctive)
amwage (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wamwage (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -mwage (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -simwage (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngemwaga (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singemwaga (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalimwaga (irrealis past)
namwaga (first-person gnomic singular)
twamwaga (first-person gnomic plural)
wamwaga (gnomic second-person singular)
mwamwaga (gnomic plural second-person)
amwaga (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wamwaga (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wamwaga (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yamwaga (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lamwaga (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yamwaga (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chamwaga (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyamwaga (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yamwaga (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zamwaga (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wamwaga (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwamwaga (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pamwaga (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwamwaga (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -memwaga (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshamwaga (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jamwaga (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kimwaga (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipomwaga (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kamwage (consecutive subjunctive)
-nimwaga (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tumwaga (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kumwaga (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wamwaga (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kumwageni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wamwageni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mmwaga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wamwaga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-umwaga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-imwaga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-limwaga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yamwaga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kimwaga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vimwaga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-imwaga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zimwaga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-umwaga (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kumwaga (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pamwaga (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mumwaga (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jimwaga (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-mwagaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-mwagao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-mwagalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-mwagacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-mwagayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-mwagao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mwagamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yemwaga (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-omwaga (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-omwaga (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yomwaga (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lomwaga (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yomwaga (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chomwaga (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyomwaga (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yomwaga (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zomwaga (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-omwaga (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-komwaga (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pomwaga (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-momwaga (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


jamii

-jamii (canonical)
kujamii (infinitive)
kujamii (infinitive)
kutojamii (infinitive negative)
jamii (imperative singular)
jamiini (imperative plural)
hujamii (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lijamii (past)
negative subject concord + -kujamii (negative past)
ninajamii (first-person present singular)
najamii (first-person present singular)
tunajamii (first-person plural present)
unajamii (present second-person singular)
mnajamii (plural present second-person)
anajamii (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanajamii (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -najamii (present third-person)
sijamii (first-person negative present singular)
hatujamii (first-person negative plural present)
hujamii (negative present second-person singular)
hamjamii (negative plural present second-person)
hajamii (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawajamii (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -jamii (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tajamii (future)
negative subject concord + -tajamii (future negative)
nijamii (first-person singular subjunctive)
tujamii (first-person plural subjunctive)
ujamii (second-person singular subjunctive)
mjamii (plural second-person subjunctive)
ajamii (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wajamii (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -jamii (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sijamii (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngejamii (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singejamii (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalijamii (irrealis past)
najamii (first-person gnomic singular)
twajamii (first-person gnomic plural)
wajamii (gnomic second-person singular)
mwajamii (gnomic plural second-person)
ajamii (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wajamii (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wajamii (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yajamii (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lajamii (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yajamii (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chajamii (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyajamii (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yajamii (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zajamii (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wajamii (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwajamii (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pajamii (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwajamii (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mejamii (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshajamii (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jajamii (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kijamii (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipojamii (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kajamii (consecutive subjunctive)
-nijamii (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tujamii (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kujamii (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wajamii (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kujamiini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wajamiini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mjamii (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wajamii (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujamii (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ijamii (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lijamii (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yajamii (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kijamii (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vijamii (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ijamii (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zijamii (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ujamii (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kujamii (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pajamii (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mujamii (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jijamii (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-jamiiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-jamiio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-jamiio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-jamiiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-jamiilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-jamiiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-jamiicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-jamiivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-jamiiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-jamiizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-jamiio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-jamiiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-jamiipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-jamiimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yejamii (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ojamii (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ojamii (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yojamii (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lojamii (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yojamii (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chojamii (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyojamii (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yojamii (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zojamii (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ojamii (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kojamii (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pojamii (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mojamii (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


maji ya machungwa

maji ya machungwa (ma class, plural only)


harimuni

accordion (a small, portable, keyed wind instrument)


darubini

Borrowed from dialectal Arabic دَرْبِين (darbīn, “telescope; binoculars”) (now more commonly دَرْبِيل (darbīl)), from Persian دوربین (durbin).

bor

telescope (optical instrument that magnifies)


firauni

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

pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)


kichungi

From ki- + -chunga (“to sift, to sieve”).


kambi

Borrowed from English camp.
Thilo Schadeberg suggests an Arabic origin ("kanb") but that seems unlikely.

a camp (an outdoor place, a base, or housing for a group of people)


bikira

virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse)


kolabo

(slang) a collab (production or creation made by collaborating, esp. music)


madini

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْدِن (maʕdin, “mineral”).


insha

essay or composition (work of music, literature, or art)


kayamba

a rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)


balaghamu

phlegm (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages)


simikwa

-simikwa (canonical)
kusimikwa (infinitive)
kusimikwa (infinitive)
kutosimikwa (infinitive negative)
simikwa (imperative singular)
simikweni (imperative plural)
husimikwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisimikwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kusimikwa (negative past)
ninasimikwa (first-person present singular)
nasimikwa (first-person present singular)
tunasimikwa (first-person plural present)
unasimikwa (present second-person singular)
mnasimikwa (plural present second-person)
anasimikwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasimikwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasimikwa (present third-person)
sisimikwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatusimikwi (first-person negative plural present)
husimikwi (negative present second-person singular)
hamsimikwi (negative plural present second-person)
hasimikwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasimikwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -simikwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasimikwa (future)
negative subject concord + -tasimikwa (future negative)
nisimikwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusimikwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
usimikwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
msimikwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
asimikwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasimikwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -simikwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisimikwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesimikwa (irrealis present)
nasimikwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twasimikwa (first-person gnomic plural)
wasimikwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasimikwa (gnomic plural second-person)
asimikwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasimikwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasimikwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasimikwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasimikwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasimikwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasimikwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasimikwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasimikwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasimikwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasimikwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasimikwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasimikwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasimikwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesimikwa (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jasimikwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisimikwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposimikwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasimikwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisimikwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusimikwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusimikwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasimikwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusimikweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasimikweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msimikwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasimikwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usimikwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isimikwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisimikwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasimikwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisimikwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visimikwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isimikwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisimikwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usimikwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusimikwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasimikwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musimikwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisimikwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-simikwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-simikwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-simikwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-simikwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-simikwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-simikwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-simikwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-simikwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-simikwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-simikwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-simikwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-simikwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-simikwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-simikwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesimikwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osimikwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osimikwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosimikwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losimikwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosimikwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosimikwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosimikwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosimikwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosimikwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osimikwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosimikwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posimikwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosimikwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kipaza sauti

sw-noun

kipaza sauti (ki-vi class, plural vipaza sauti)

loudspeaker (device that amplifies audio)


fajaa

a sudden death (an instantaneous, unexpected death)


mochari

mortuary (place where dead bodies are stored)


chepechepe

soggy, swampy (describing something that is wet like a swamp)


dhahabu

→ Kikuyu: thahabu


jasho

sweat (fluid that exits the body through pores)


metali

metal (certain elements and materials composed of them)


muziki

muziki (canonical)
miziki (plural)
muziki (plural)


Zebaki

From Arabic زِئْبَق (ziʔbaq, “mercury”), presumably as a calque of the English.


Mshtarii

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْمُشْتَرِي (al-muštarī).

bor+

اَلْمُشْتَرِي


Mirihi

Borrowed from Arabic الْمِرِّيخ (al-mirrīḵ).


Utaridi

Borrowed from Arabic عُطَارِد (ʕuṭārid).

(in the idiosyncratic KAST dictionary) Pluto (planet)


Kausi

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَوْس (al-qaws).


Zuhura

Borrowed from Arabic الزُّهَرَة (az-zuhara).

(astronomy) Venus (the second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♀)


Sarateni

Borrowed from Arabic اَلسَّرَطَان (as-saraṭān).

اَلسَّرَطَان


shusha

-shusha (canonical)
kushusha (infinitive)
kushusha (infinitive)
kutoshusha (infinitive negative)
shusha (imperative singular)
shusheni (imperative plural)
hushusha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lishusha (past)
negative subject concord + -kushusha (negative past)
ninashusha (first-person present singular)
nashusha (first-person present singular)
tunashusha (first-person plural present)
unashusha (present second-person singular)
mnashusha (plural present second-person)
anashusha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanashusha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nashusha (present third-person)
sishushi (first-person negative present singular)
hatushushi (first-person negative plural present)
hushushi (negative present second-person singular)
hamshushi (negative plural present second-person)
hashushi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawashushi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -shushi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tashusha (future)
negative subject concord + -tashusha (future negative)
nishushe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tushushe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ushushe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mshushe (plural second-person subjunctive)
ashushe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
washushe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -shushe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sishushe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeshusha (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeshusha (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalishusha (irrealis past)
nashusha (first-person gnomic singular)
twashusha (first-person gnomic plural)
washusha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwashusha (gnomic plural second-person)
ashusha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
washusha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
washusha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yashusha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lashusha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yashusha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chashusha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyashusha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yashusha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zashusha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
washusha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwashusha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pashusha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwashusha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meshusha (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshashusha (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jashusha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kishusha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposhusha (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kashushe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nishusha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tushusha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kushusha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-washusha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kushusheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-washusheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mshusha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-washusha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushusha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ishusha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lishusha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yashusha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kishusha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vishusha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ishusha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zishusha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushusha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kushusha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pashusha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mushusha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jishusha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-shushaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-shushao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-shushao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-shushayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-shushalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-shushayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-shushacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-shushavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-shushayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-shushazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-shushao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-shushako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-shushapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-shushamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeshusha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oshusha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oshusha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshusha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loshusha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshusha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choshusha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoshusha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoshusha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoshusha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oshusha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koshusha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poshusha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moshusha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kijani

kijani dhaifu

kijani isio kooza

kijani ya kukooza


eupe

-eupe (canonical)
mweupe (singular)
weupe (plural)
myeupe (plural)
jeupe (singular)
meupe (plural)
cheupe (singular)
vyeupe (plural)
nyeupe (singular)
nyeupe (plural)
peupe (singular)
kweupe (singular)


ekundu

-ekundu (canonical)
mwekundu (singular)
wekundu (plural)
myekundu (plural)
jekundu (singular)
mekundu (plural)
chekundu (singular)
vyekundu (plural)
nyekundu (singular)
nyekundu (plural)
pekundu (singular)
kwekundu (singular)


eusi

-eusi (canonical)
mweusi (singular)
weusi (plural)
myeusi (plural)
jeusi (singular)
meusi (plural)
cheusi (singular)
vyeusi (plural)
nyeusi (singular)
nyeusi (plural)
peusi (singular)
kweusi (singular)


zambarau

Borrowed from Portuguese jambolão, ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu).


siwa

A type of ceremonial horn made of ivory and brass or wood blown at weddings and other events.


mvinyo

mvinyo (canonical)
mvinyo (plural)
mivinyo (plural)

Borrowed from Portuguese vinho. The m- is in fact originally an n-, which was prefixed to the stem as a result of the term's placement in the n class.


ulimwengu

هُنُ اُلِمِغُ بَحَرِ تِيْسِ ، اُنَ مَتُبَوِ نَمَغِ مَاسِ،

18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi, stanza 13:

This world is a troubled sea, it has corals and much wickedness;

Hunu ulimwengu baḥari tesi, una matumbawe na-mangi masi,


hemoglobini

sw-noun

hemoglobini (n class, plural hemoglobini)


taarab

From Arabic طَرَب (ṭarab, “entertainment with music”).


lebo

lebo ya muziki

(music) label (company that sells records)


tangawizi

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


zebaki

Borrowed from Omani Arabic زَيبق (zēbaq), from Arabic زِئْبَق (ziʔbaq).


risasi

→ Digo: risasi

→ Jita: ri-saási

→ Kikuyu: rĩthathi

→ Luganda: `ssasì

→ Nyakyusa: ilísasí

→ Nyankole: iːsási, amasási, kisási


halijoto

From hali (“state, situation”) + joto (“warmth”).


mzimamoto

sw-noun

mzimamoto (m-wa class, plural wazimamoto)

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


kiberiti

→ Kikuyu: kĩbiriti


msenge

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


Jabari

Borrowed from Arabic الجَبَار (al-jabār).


tarumbeta

sw-noun

tarumbeta (ma class, plural matarumbeta)

Borrowed from Portuguese trombeta. Some sources claim it's from English trumpet.


wosia

Borrowed from Arabic وَصِيَّة (waṣiyya).


baruti

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


Asadi

Borrowed from Arabic الْأَسَد (al-ʔasad).


baniani

From Arabic بَنْيَان (banyān), from Gujarati વાણિયો (vāṇiyo, “merchant”).


tawafa

Borrowed from Arabic طَوَّافَة (ṭawwāfa).


samawati

Borrowed from Arabic سَمَاوَات (samāwāt), the plural of سَمَاء (samāʔ, “sky”).


kangara

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


hamri

a kind of andazi fritter made with coconut and cardamom


Thurea

Borrowed from Arabic الثُّرَيَّا (aṯ-ṯurayyā).


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)


urujuani

Borrowed from Arabic أُرْجُوَانِيّ (ʔurjuwāniyy).

أُرْجُوَانِيّ


bubujiko

a spring (water springing from the ground)


kaskazini-mashariki

sw-noun

kaskazini-mashariki (n class, plural kaskazini-mashariki)


kaskazini-magharibi

kaskazini-magharibi (n class, plural kaskazini-magharibi)


kusini-mashariki

kusini-mashariki (n class, plural kusini-mashariki)


simika

-simika (canonical)
kusimika (infinitive)
kusimika (infinitive)
kutosimika (infinitive negative)
simika (imperative singular)
simikeni (imperative plural)
husimika (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisimika (past)
negative subject concord + -kusimika (negative past)
ninasimika (first-person present singular)
nasimika (first-person present singular)
tunasimika (first-person plural present)
unasimika (present second-person singular)
mnasimika (plural present second-person)
anasimika (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasimika (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasimika (present third-person)
sisimiki (first-person negative present singular)
hatusimiki (first-person negative plural present)
husimiki (negative present second-person singular)
hamsimiki (negative plural present second-person)
hasimiki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasimiki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -simiki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasimika (future)
negative subject concord + -tasimika (future negative)
nisimike (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusimike (first-person plural subjunctive)
usimike (second-person singular subjunctive)
msimike (plural second-person subjunctive)
asimike (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasimike (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -simike (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisimike (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesimika (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singesimika (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalisimika (irrealis past)
nasimika (first-person gnomic singular)
twasimika (first-person gnomic plural)
wasimika (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasimika (gnomic plural second-person)
asimika (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasimika (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasimika (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasimika (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasimika (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasimika (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasimika (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasimika (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasimika (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasimika (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasimika (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasimika (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasimika (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasimika (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesimika (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshasimika (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jasimika (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisimika (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposimika (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasimike (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisimika (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusimika (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusimika (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasimika (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusimikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasimikeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msimika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasimika (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usimika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isimika (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisimika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasimika (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisimika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visimika (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isimika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisimika (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usimika (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusimika (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasimika (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musimika (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisimika (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-simikaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-simikao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-simikao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-simikayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-simikalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-simikayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-simikacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-simikavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-simikayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-simikazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-simikao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-simikako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-simikapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-simikamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesimika (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osimika (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osimika (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosimika (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losimika (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosimika (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosimika (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosimika (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosimika (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosimika (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osimika (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosimika (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posimika (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosimika (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kusini-magharibi

kusini-magharibi (n class, plural kusini-magharibi)


kipazasauti

kipazasauti (ki-vi class, plural vipazasauti)


kinasasauti

kinasasauti (ki-vi class, plural vinasasauti)


kinasa sauti

kinasa sauti (ki-vi class, plural vinasa sauti)

a microphone (device that amplifies voice)


chemsha

-chemsha (canonical)
kuchemsha (infinitive)
kuchemsha (infinitive)
kutochemsha (infinitive negative)
chemsha (imperative singular)
chemsheni (imperative plural)
huchemsha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lichemsha (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchemsha (negative past)
ninachemsha (first-person present singular)
nachemsha (first-person present singular)
tunachemsha (first-person plural present)
unachemsha (present second-person singular)
mnachemsha (plural present second-person)
anachemsha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanachemsha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nachemsha (present third-person)
sichemshi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchemshi (first-person negative plural present)
huchemshi (negative present second-person singular)
hamchemshi (negative plural present second-person)
hachemshi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachemshi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -chemshi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tachemsha (future)
negative subject concord + -tachemsha (future negative)
nichemshe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchemshe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchemshe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchemshe (plural second-person subjunctive)
achemshe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachemshe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -chemshe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichemshe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngechemsha (irrealis present)
nachemsha (first-person gnomic singular)
twachemsha (first-person gnomic plural)
wachemsha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachemsha (gnomic plural second-person)
achemsha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachemsha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachemsha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachemsha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachemsha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachemsha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachemsha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachemsha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachemsha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachemsha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachemsha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachemsha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachemsha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachemsha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mechemsha (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jachemsha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichemsha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipochemsha (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kachemshe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichemsha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchemsha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchemsha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachemsha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchemsheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachemsheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchemsha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachemsha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchemsha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichemsha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichemsha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachemsha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichemsha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichemsha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichemsha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichemsha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchemsha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchemsha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachemsha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchemsha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichemsha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-chemshaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-chemshao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chemshalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chemshacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-chemshayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-chemshao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-chemshamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yechemsha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ochemsha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ochemsha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yochemsha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lochemsha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yochemsha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chochemsha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyochemsha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yochemsha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zochemsha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ochemsha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kochemsha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pochemsha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mochemsha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kombora

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


tokota

-tokota (canonical)
kutokota (infinitive)
kutokota (infinitive)
kutotokota (infinitive negative)
tokota (imperative singular)
tokoteni (imperative plural)
hutokota (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litokota (past)
negative subject concord + -kutokota (negative past)
ninatokota (first-person present singular)
natokota (first-person present singular)
tunatokota (first-person plural present)
unatokota (present second-person singular)
mnatokota (plural present second-person)
anatokota (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanatokota (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -natokota (present third-person)
sitokoti (first-person negative present singular)
hatutokoti (first-person negative plural present)
hutokoti (negative present second-person singular)
hamtokoti (negative plural present second-person)
hatokoti (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawatokoti (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -tokoti (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tatokota (future)
negative subject concord + -tatokota (future negative)
nitokote (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutokote (first-person plural subjunctive)
utokote (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtokote (plural second-person subjunctive)
atokote (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
watokote (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -tokote (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitokote (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetokota (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singetokota (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalitokota (irrealis past)
natokota (first-person gnomic singular)
twatokota (first-person gnomic plural)
watokota (gnomic second-person singular)
mwatokota (gnomic plural second-person)
atokota (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
watokota (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
watokota (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yatokota (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
latokota (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yatokota (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chatokota (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyatokota (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yatokota (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zatokota (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
watokota (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwatokota (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
patokota (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwatokota (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metokota (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshatokota (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jatokota (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitokota (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipotokota (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -katokote (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitokota (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutokota (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutokota (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-watokota (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutokoteni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watokoteni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtokota (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-watokota (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utokota (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-itokota (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litokota (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yatokota (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitokota (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitokota (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-itokota (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitokota (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utokota (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutokota (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-patokota (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutokota (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitokota (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-tokotaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-tokotao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-tokotao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-tokotayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-tokotalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-tokotayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-tokotacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-tokotavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-tokotayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-tokotazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-tokotao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-tokotako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-tokotapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-tokotamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetokota (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otokota (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otokota (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotokota (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotokota (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotokota (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotokota (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotokota (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotokota (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotokota (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otokota (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotokota (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potokota (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motokota (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to boil (to heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas)


rambirambi

condolences, especially for bereaved colleagues' families