pumbaza

-pumbaza (canonical)
kupumbaza (infinitive)
kupumbaza (infinitive)
kutopumbaza (infinitive negative)
pumbaza (imperative singular)
pumbazeni (imperative plural)
hupumbaza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipumbaza (past)
negative subject concord + -kupumbaza (negative past)
ninapumbaza (first-person present singular)
napumbaza (first-person present singular)
tunapumbaza (first-person plural present)
unapumbaza (present second-person singular)
mnapumbaza (plural present second-person)
anapumbaza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapumbaza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napumbaza (present third-person)
sipumbazi (first-person negative present singular)
hatupumbazi (first-person negative plural present)
hupumbazi (negative present second-person singular)
hampumbazi (negative plural present second-person)
hapumbazi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapumbazi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -pumbazi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapumbaza (future)
negative subject concord + -tapumbaza (future negative)
nipumbaze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupumbaze (first-person plural subjunctive)
upumbaze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpumbaze (plural second-person subjunctive)
apumbaze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapumbaze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pumbaze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipumbaze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepumbaza (irrealis present)
napumbaza (first-person gnomic singular)
twapumbaza (first-person gnomic plural)
wapumbaza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapumbaza (gnomic plural second-person)
apumbaza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapumbaza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapumbaza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapumbaza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapumbaza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapumbaza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapumbaza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapumbaza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapumbaza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapumbaza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapumbaza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapumbaza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papumbaza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapumbaza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepumbaza (perfect)
negative subject concord + -japumbaza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipumbaza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopumbaza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapumbaze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipumbaza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupumbaza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupumbaza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapumbaza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupumbazeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapumbazeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpumbaza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapumbaza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upumbaza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipumbaza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipumbaza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapumbaza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipumbaza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipumbaza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipumbaza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipumbaza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upumbaza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupumbaza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papumbaza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupumbaza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipumbaza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-pumbazaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbazao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-pumbazao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbazayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-pumbazalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbazayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-pumbazacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbazavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-pumbazayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbazazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-pumbazao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbazako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbazapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-pumbazamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepumbaza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opumbaza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opumbaza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopumbaza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopumbaza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopumbaza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopumbaza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopumbaza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopumbaza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopumbaza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opumbaza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopumbaza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popumbaza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopumbaza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Causative form of -pumbaa: to fool, make a fool of, delude, deceive

-pumbaa

(reflexive) to feign foolishness, pretend to be stupid


taya

taya (canonical)
mataya (plural)
taya (plural)


kloroplasti

sw-noun

kloroplasti (n class, plural kloroplasti)


lifti

lift, ride (act of transporting someone in a vehicle)


nyanya

Ruth alimtuma Wilkins anunue nyanya.

(Kenya) grandmother (mother of someone's parent)


mwezi

moon (the Moon, the satellite of planet Earth)


jibini

From a dialectal form of Arabic جُبْن (jubn).


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)


daraja

Kikuyu: ndaraca

bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)

daraja la kwanza


ndoto

dream (imaginary events seen while sleeping)


nusu

Borrowed from Omani Arabic نص (nuṣṣ), widespread dialectal variant of standard Arabic نِصْف (niṣf, “half”).


mstatili

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْتَطِيل (mustaṭīl).


kijiji

From kiji- (“diminutive”) + mji (“town”).

village (a rural habitation below the size of a town)


kiazi

potato (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable)


huduma

huduma ya kwanza


longitudo

Coordinate term: latitudo


mzee

→ English: mzee

→ Kikuyu: mũthee

→ Nubi: muzé

→ Subi: omuzehe

title of respect to anyone older than oneself, including parents


mzee

M class inflected form of -zee.
U class inflected form of -zee.


mashua

→ English: mashua

Borrowed from Omani Arabic ماشوة (māšūa ~ māšawwa), ultimately from an Indian source; compare Gujarati મછવો (machvo) (plural/oblique મછવા (machvā)), Marathi मचवा (macvā).


chunga

-chunga (canonical)
kuchunga (infinitive)


chunga

-chunga (canonical)
kuchunga (infinitive)
kuchunga (infinitive)
kutochunga (infinitive negative)
chunga (imperative singular)
chungeni (imperative plural)
huchunga (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lichunga (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchunga (negative past)
ninachunga (first-person present singular)
nachunga (first-person present singular)
tunachunga (first-person plural present)
unachunga (present second-person singular)
mnachunga (plural present second-person)
anachunga (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanachunga (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nachunga (present third-person)
sichungi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchungi (first-person negative plural present)
huchungi (negative present second-person singular)
hamchungi (negative plural present second-person)
hachungi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachungi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -chungi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tachunga (future)
negative subject concord + -tachunga (future negative)
nichunge (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchunge (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchunge (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchunge (plural second-person subjunctive)
achunge (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachunge (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -chunge (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichunge (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngechunga (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singechunga (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalichunga (irrealis past)
nachunga (first-person gnomic singular)
twachunga (first-person gnomic plural)
wachunga (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachunga (gnomic plural second-person)
achunga (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachunga (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachunga (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachunga (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachunga (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachunga (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachunga (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachunga (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachunga (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachunga (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachunga (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachunga (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachunga (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachunga (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mechunga (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshachunga (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jachunga (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichunga (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipochunga (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kachunge (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichunga (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchunga (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchunga (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachunga (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchungeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachungeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchunga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachunga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchunga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichunga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichunga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachunga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichunga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichunga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichunga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichunga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchunga (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchunga (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachunga (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchunga (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichunga (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-chungaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-chungao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-chungao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-chungayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chungalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-chungayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chungacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chungavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-chungayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-chungazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-chungao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-chungako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-chungapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-chungamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yechunga (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ochunga (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ochunga (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yochunga (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lochunga (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yochunga (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chochunga (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyochunga (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yochunga (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zochunga (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ochunga (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kochunga (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pochunga (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mochunga (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


chache

-chache (canonical)
wachache (plural)
michache (plural)
machache (plural)
vichache (plural)
chache (plural)
pachache (singular)
kuchache (singular)
muchache (singular)


haragwe

Borrowed from Classical Persian [Term?].


matatu

From -tatu (“three”), based on the original flat fare of thirty cents in the 1960s.


taifa

From Arabic طَائِفَة (ṭāʔifa, “sect, division”).

der

nation (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity)


mteja

customer (one who purchases or receives a product or service)


umoja

From u- (abstract prefix) + moja (“one”).

Umoja ni muhimu sana. Umoja unaweza kutuweka pamoja tukawa wazalendo wa nchi yetu.

2002 March 13, Kenya National Assembly Official Record, Parliamentary Debates, page 25:

Unity is very critical. Unity can keep us together and make us native citizens of our country.

unity, oneness (the state of being one or undivided)


chea

-chea (canonical)
kuchea (infinitive)
kuchea (infinitive)
kutochea (infinitive negative)
chea (imperative singular)
cheeni (imperative plural)
huchea (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lichea (past)
negative subject concord + -kuchea (negative past)
ninachea (first-person present singular)
nachea (first-person present singular)
tunachea (first-person plural present)
unachea (present second-person singular)
mnachea (plural present second-person)
anachea (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanachea (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nachea (present third-person)
sichei (first-person negative present singular)
hatuchei (first-person negative plural present)
huchei (negative present second-person singular)
hamchei (negative plural present second-person)
hachei (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawachei (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -chei (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tachea (future)
negative subject concord + -tachea (future negative)
nichee (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuchee (first-person plural subjunctive)
uchee (second-person singular subjunctive)
mchee (plural second-person subjunctive)
achee (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wachee (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -chee (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sichee (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngechea (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singechea (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalichea (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalichea (irrealis negative past)
nachea (first-person gnomic singular)
twachea (first-person gnomic plural)
wachea (gnomic second-person singular)
mwachea (gnomic plural second-person)
achea (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wachea (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wachea (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yachea (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lachea (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yachea (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chachea (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyachea (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yachea (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zachea (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wachea (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwachea (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pachea (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwachea (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mechea (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshachea (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jachea (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kichea (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipochea (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kachee (consecutive subjunctive)
-nichea (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuchea (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuchea (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wachea (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kucheeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wacheeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mchea (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wachea (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchea (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ichea (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lichea (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yachea (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kichea (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vichea (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ichea (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zichea (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uchea (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuchea (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pachea (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muchea (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jichea (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-cheaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-cheao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-cheao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-cheayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chealo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-cheayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-cheacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-cheavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-cheayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-cheazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-cheao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-cheako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-cheapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-cheamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yechea (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ochea (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ochea (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yochea (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lochea (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yochea (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chochea (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyochea (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yochea (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zochea (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ochea (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kochea (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pochea (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mochea (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


maulana

From Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā, “our lord”).

(Islam) A title, equivalent to "lord", most often used to refer to God


yaya

Uncertain, but possibly from Portuguese aia (“maid”) or an Indian language, such as Hindi आया (āyā, “dry nurse, nanny”).


ilio

m-mi class subject inflected plural m-wa class relative object inflected plural general relative

m-mi class subject inflected plural m-mi class relative object inflected singular general relative

m-mi class subject inflected plural u class relative object inflected general relative

n class subject inflected singular m-wa class relative object inflected plural general relative

n class subject inflected singular m-mi class relative object inflected singular general relative

n class subject inflected singular u class relative object inflected general relative


gawa

-gawa (canonical)
kugawa (infinitive)
kugawa (infinitive)
kutogawa (infinitive negative)
gawa (imperative singular)
gaweni (imperative plural)
hugawa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -ligawa (past)
negative subject concord + -kugawa (negative past)
ninagawa (first-person present singular)
nagawa (first-person present singular)
tunagawa (first-person plural present)
unagawa (present second-person singular)
mnagawa (plural present second-person)
anagawa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanagawa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nagawa (present third-person)
sigawi (first-person negative present singular)
hatugawi (first-person negative plural present)
hugawi (negative present second-person singular)
hamgawi (negative plural present second-person)
hagawi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawagawi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -gawi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tagawa (future)
negative subject concord + -tagawa (future negative)
nigawe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tugawe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ugawe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mgawe (plural second-person subjunctive)
agawe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wagawe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -gawe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sigawe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngegawa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singegawa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaligawa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaligawa (irrealis negative past)
nagawa (first-person gnomic singular)
twagawa (first-person gnomic plural)
wagawa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwagawa (gnomic plural second-person)
agawa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wagawa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wagawa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yagawa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lagawa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yagawa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chagawa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyagawa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yagawa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zagawa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wagawa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwagawa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pagawa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwagawa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -megawa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshagawa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jagawa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kigawa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipogawa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kagawe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nigawa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tugawa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kugawa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wagawa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kugaweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wagaweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mgawa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wagawa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugawa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-igawa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ligawa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yagawa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kigawa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vigawa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-igawa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zigawa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ugawa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kugawa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pagawa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mugawa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jigawa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-gawaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-gawao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-gawao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-gawayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-gawalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-gawayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-gawacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-gawavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-gawayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-gawazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-gawao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-gawako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-gawapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-gawamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yegawa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ogawa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ogawa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yogawa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-logawa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yogawa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chogawa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyogawa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yogawa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zogawa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ogawa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kogawa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pogawa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mogawa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to divide (split or separate into two or more parts)


alhaji

Borrowed from Arabic حَجِّي (ḥajjī) (with the definite article).

(Islam) hajji (one who has been a pilgrim to Mecca, usually used as a title)


biashara

From Arabic بَاعَ (bāʕa, “sell”) + Arabic شَرَى (šarā, “buy”).


Zakaria

From Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā, “the Lord has remembered”).

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Zachariah or Zechariah


simi

first-person singular object of si-; it is not me


tokwa

-tokwa (canonical)
kutokwa (infinitive)
kutokwa (infinitive)
kutotokwa (infinitive negative)
tokwa (imperative singular)
tokweni (imperative plural)
hutokwa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litokwa (past)
negative subject concord + -kutokwa (negative past)
ninatokwa (first-person present singular)
natokwa (first-person present singular)
tunatokwa (first-person plural present)
unatokwa (present second-person singular)
mnatokwa (plural present second-person)
anatokwa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanatokwa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -natokwa (present third-person)
sitokwi (first-person negative present singular)
hatutokwi (first-person negative plural present)
hutokwi (negative present second-person singular)
hamtokwi (negative plural present second-person)
hatokwi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawatokwi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -tokwi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tatokwa (future)
negative subject concord + -tatokwa (future negative)
nitokwe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutokwe (first-person plural subjunctive)
utokwe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtokwe (plural second-person subjunctive)
atokwe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
watokwe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -tokwe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitokwe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetokwa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singetokwa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalitokwa (irrealis past)
natokwa (first-person gnomic singular)
twatokwa (first-person gnomic plural)
watokwa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwatokwa (gnomic plural second-person)
atokwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
watokwa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
watokwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yatokwa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
latokwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yatokwa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chatokwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyatokwa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yatokwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zatokwa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
watokwa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwatokwa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
patokwa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwatokwa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metokwa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshatokwa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jatokwa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitokwa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipotokwa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -katokwe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitokwa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutokwa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutokwa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-watokwa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutokweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watokweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtokwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-watokwa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utokwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-itokwa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litokwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yatokwa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitokwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitokwa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-itokwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitokwa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utokwa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutokwa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-patokwa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutokwa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitokwa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-tokwaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-tokwao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-tokwalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-tokwacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-tokwayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-tokwao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-tokwamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetokwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otokwa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otokwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotokwa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotokwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotokwa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotokwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotokwa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotokwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotokwa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otokwa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotokwa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potokwa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motokwa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


karne

karne ya 20


ovu

jicho ovu

mduara ovu

Neno lo lote lililo ovu lisitoke vinywani mwenu,[…]

1952, Biblio [Swahili Union Version Bible], United Bible Societies, Waefeso 4:29:

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, […]


kande

githeri (traditional Kenyan meal of maize and beans mixed and boiled together)


Tauri

Borrowed from Arabic اَلثَّوْر (aṯ-ṯawr).


adili

(commonly plural) ethics, morals, good conduct


asubuhi

From Arabic الصُبْح (aṣ-ṣubḥ, “the morning”).


nuka

-nuka (canonical)
kunuka (infinitive)
kunuka (infinitive)
kutonuka (infinitive negative)
nuka (imperative singular)
nukeni (imperative plural)
hunuka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -linuka (past)
negative subject concord + -kunuka (negative past)
ninanuka (first-person present singular)
nanuka (first-person present singular)
tunanuka (first-person plural present)
unanuka (present second-person singular)
mnanuka (plural present second-person)
ananuka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wananuka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nanuka (present third-person)
sinuki (first-person negative present singular)
hatunuki (first-person negative plural present)
hunuki (negative present second-person singular)
hamnuki (negative plural present second-person)
hanuki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawanuki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -nuki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tanuka (future)
negative subject concord + -tanuka (future negative)
ninuke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tunuke (first-person plural subjunctive)
unuke (second-person singular subjunctive)
mnuke (plural second-person subjunctive)
anuke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wanuke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -nuke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sinuke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngenuka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singenuka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalinuka (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalinuka (irrealis negative past)
nanuka (first-person gnomic singular)
twanuka (first-person gnomic plural)
wanuka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwanuka (gnomic plural second-person)
anuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wanuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wanuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yanuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lanuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yanuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chanuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyanuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yanuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zanuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wanuka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwanuka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
panuka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwanuka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -menuka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshanuka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -januka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kinuka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siponuka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kanuke (consecutive subjunctive)
-ninuka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tunuka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kunuka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wanuka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kunukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wanukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mnuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wanuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-inuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-linuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yanuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kinuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vinuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-inuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zinuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unuka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kunuka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-panuka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-munuka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jinuka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-nukaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-nukao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-nukao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-nukayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-nukalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-nukayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-nukacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-nukavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-nukayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-nukazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-nukao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-nukako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-nukapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-nukamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yenuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-onuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-onuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yonuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lonuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yonuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chonuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyonuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yonuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zonuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-onuka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-konuka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ponuka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-monuka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


sifuri

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr), itself a calque of Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).


abudu

-abudu (canonical)
kuabudu (infinitive)
kuabudu (infinitive)
kutoabudu (infinitive negative)
abudu (imperative singular)
abuduni (imperative plural)
huabudu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liabudu (past)
negative subject concord + -kuabudu (negative past)
ninaabudu (first-person present singular)
naabudu (first-person present singular)
tunaabudu (first-person plural present)
unaabudu (present second-person singular)
mnaabudu (plural present second-person)
anaabudu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaabudu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naabudu (present third-person)
siabudu (first-person negative present singular)
hatuabudu (first-person negative plural present)
huabudu (negative present second-person singular)
hamwabudu (negative plural present second-person)
haabudu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaabudu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -abudu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taabudu (future)
negative subject concord + -taabudu (future negative)
niabudu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuabudu (first-person plural subjunctive)
uabudu (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwabudu (plural second-person subjunctive)
aabudu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waabudu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -abudu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siabudu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeabudu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeabudu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliabudu (irrealis past)
naabudu (first-person gnomic singular)
twaabudu (first-person gnomic plural)
waabudu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaabudu (gnomic plural second-person)
aabudu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waabudu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waabudu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaabudu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laabudu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaabudu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaabudu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaabudu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaabudu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaabudu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waabudu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaabudu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paabudu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaabudu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meabudu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshaabudu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jaabudu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiabudu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoabudu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaabudu (consecutive subjunctive)
-niabudu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuabudu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuabudu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waabudu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuabuduni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waabuduni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwabudu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waabudu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uabudu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iabudu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liabudu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaabudu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiabudu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viabudu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iabudu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziabudu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uabudu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuabudu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paabudu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muabudu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiabudu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-abuduye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-abuduo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-abudulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-abuducho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-abuduyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-abuduo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-abuduko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-abudupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-abudumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeabudu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oabudu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oabudu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoabudu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loabudu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoabudu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choabudu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoabudu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoabudu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoabudu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oabudu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koabudu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poabudu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moabudu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


mzungu

der

*mʊ̀díʊ́ngʊ̀

(sometimes derogatory) rich person (who is not white)


kiboko

→ Kikuyu: kĩboko (“sjambok”)


jambo

From -amba (“to say”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into.


mafuta

→ Lingala: mafúta


mfuko

From Proto-Bantu *puko. Cognate with Bemba mufuko, Kikuyu muhuko.

mfuko wa plastiki


Petro

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

Mathayo

books of the New Testament: vitabu vya Agano Jipya


shamba

garden, farm (any land that is cultivated), field, plantation


tuko

first-person plural positive degree present of -wako (“we are (around there)”)


dokta

Alternative form of daktari (“medical doctor”)


zama

-zama (canonical)
kuzama (infinitive)
kuzama (infinitive)
kutozama (infinitive negative)
zama (imperative singular)
zameni (imperative plural)
huzama (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lizama (past)
negative subject concord + -kuzama (negative past)
ninazama (first-person present singular)
nazama (first-person present singular)
tunazama (first-person plural present)
unazama (present second-person singular)
mnazama (plural present second-person)
anazama (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanazama (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nazama (present third-person)
sizami (first-person negative present singular)
hatuzami (first-person negative plural present)
huzami (negative present second-person singular)
hamzami (negative plural present second-person)
hazami (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawazami (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -zami (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tazama (future)
negative subject concord + -tazama (future negative)
nizame (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuzame (first-person plural subjunctive)
uzame (second-person singular subjunctive)
mzame (plural second-person subjunctive)
azame (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wazame (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -zame (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sizame (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngezama (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singezama (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalizama (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalizama (irrealis negative past)
nazama (first-person gnomic singular)
twazama (first-person gnomic plural)
wazama (gnomic second-person singular)
mwazama (gnomic plural second-person)
azama (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wazama (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wazama (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yazama (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lazama (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yazama (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chazama (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyazama (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yazama (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zazama (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wazama (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwazama (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pazama (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwazama (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mezama (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshazama (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jazama (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kizama (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipozama (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kazame (consecutive subjunctive)
-nizama (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuzama (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuzama (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wazama (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuzameni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wazameni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mzama (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wazama (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzama (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-izama (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lizama (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yazama (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kizama (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vizama (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-izama (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zizama (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzama (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuzama (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pazama (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muzama (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jizama (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-zamaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-zamao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-zamao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-zamayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-zamalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-zamayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-zamacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-zamavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-zamayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zamazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-zamao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-zamako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-zamapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-zamamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yezama (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ozama (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ozama (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yozama (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lozama (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yozama (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chozama (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyozama (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yozama (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zozama (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ozama (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kozama (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pozama (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mozama (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kisawe

Possibly from Arabic مُسَاوٍ (musāwin, “equalling”).

synonym (word with same meaning as another)


malenge

Alianza kilimo cha malenge, mtama, tomato na sukuma wiki - na sasa anauza bidhaa zake katika soko la nyumbani.

2021 December 16, “Wakenya wapata faraja mashambani baada ya corona kuwatimua mjini”, in BBC News Swahili:

He started cultivating pumpkin, millet, tomato and sukuma wiki - and now he sells his products in the domestic market.


muungo

a fastening (hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together)


chungwa

→ Gujarati: મચુંગો (macuṅgo) (from the plural machungwa)

→ Rwanda-Rundi: icunga (Rwanda), umucungwa (Rundi)


sinonimu

Katika mifano hii maneno doo na ganji ni sinonimu.

2016, LYDIAH NYAMBEKI MEKONGE, “ATHARI ZA SHENG KATIKA UFUNDISHAJI WA KISWAHILI MJINI KISII”, in University of Nairobi, archived from the original on 2019-11-05, page 49:

In these examples the words doo and ganji are synonyms.


chemsha bongo

sw-noun

chemsha bongo (n class, plural chemsha bongo)

From -chemsha (“to boil”) + bongo (“brain”).

Shabaha ya chemsha bongo ni kukuza msamiati wa mwanafunzi na kumpa fursa ya kufurahia Kiswahili.

The objective of the quiz is to enlarge the student's vocabulary and give them the opportunity to enjoy Swahili.

(idiomatic) a difficult question or puzzle, a brain-teaser, a quiz


kamusi

dictionary (publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words)


pointi

point (location or place, unit of scoring in a game or competition)


pombe

Translingual: Schizosaccharomyces pombe


kiambaza

a wall of a house (structure built for defense, specifically surrounding a house)


mwavuli

umbrella (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun)

umbrella (anything that provides protection)


mtandao

network (interconnected group or system)


mfumuko wa bei

mfumuko wa bei (m-mi class, plural mifumuko ya bei)


rununu

mobile phone (a portable telephone, a cellphone)


mapema

early (at a time in advance of the usual)


uwekezaji

investment (a placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use)


mkutano

From m- + -kutana (“to meet each other”) + -o.

af

meeting, conference (gathering for a purpose)


kisasa

From ki- (adverbial prefix) + sasa (“now”).


mkubwa

M class inflected form of -kubwa.
U class inflected form of -kubwa.


digali

From Arabic دَقَل (daqal, literally “mast”), bearing also the meaning of a pipe-tube in South Arabia.


serikali

→ Kamba: silikali

→ Kikuyu: thirikari

→ Luhya: eserikali

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


kampuni

company (in legal context, a corporation)


ukuta

Borrowed from Malay kota (“city, fort”).

wall (structure built for defense surrounding or separating an area)


kiambishi

sw-noun

kiambishi (ki-vi class, plural viambishi)


benki

benki (canonical)
mabenki (plural)
benki (plural)


sayari

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


mwanajeshi

mwanajeshi (m-wa class, plural wanajeshi)


mmea

plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)


ndizi

→ Gujarati: ડીઝી (ḍījhī)


dhoruba

From Arabic ضَرْبَة (ḍarba, “storm”, literally “hit, blow”).


fimbo

cane (slender flexible stem of plants such as bamboo)


jeshi

army (large, highly organised military force concerned mainly with ground operations)


Afrika Kusini

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


alama ya mkato

sw-noun

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


mdogo

M class inflected form of -dogo.
U class inflected form of -dogo.


baada

baada kusoma

(usually followed by infinitive) after (later than)


kombamwiko

kombamwiko (ma class, plural makombamwiko)


mfano

example (something representative of a group)


ramani

Borrowed from Arabic رَمَانِيّ (ramāniyy), رَحْمَانِيّ (raḥmāniyy), رَهْمَانِيّ (rahmāniyy), رَهْمَانَج (rahmānaj), رَهْنَامَج (rahnāmaj), رَاهْنَامَج (rāhnāmaj, “pilot guide, handbook showing the sailing way, periplus”), from Middle Persian [Term?] (/rāhnāmag/, literally “way-book”) whence Persian رهنامه (rahnâme), راهنامه (râhnâme).


vimbe

Wataalamu wa vimbe katika jimbo hilo wanasema hawajawahi kuona ulemavu wa aina hiyo awali.

2016 January 12, “Simba wa kushangaza aliyeuawa Marekani”, in BBC Swahili:


Misri

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


bikari

From Persian پرگار (pargâr), via Arabic بِرْكَار (birkār).


kichujio

sieve (device to separate larger objects)

(computing) a filter (process that sorts data)


kanisa

→ Kikuyu: kanitha


ushauri

From u- + -shauri (“to consult, confer”).

advice (opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel)


mzuri

M class inflected form of -zuri.
U class inflected form of -zuri.


ndugu

relative, kinsman, sibling (family member)


shangazi

shangazi (canonical)
shangazi (plural)
mashangazi (plural)


ndiyo

From ndi- + -yo, literally "it is (it/those)".


ndiyo

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX))]] object of ndi-; that is it, those are it


binamu

binamu (canonical)
binamu (plural)
mabinamu (plural)

From Arabic اِبْن (ibn) + Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm).

cousin (any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant, and more distantly related than an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, etc.)


mashariki

From Arabic مَشْرِق (mašriq, “sunrise”).


kiume

masculinity (degree or property of being masculine, manliness)


kiume

manly (having the qualities of a man such as courage)


fulusi

Borrowed from Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs, “money”), ultimately from Latin follis (“bag”).

bor+

currency (money or other item used to facilitate transactions)


fulusi

Borrowed from Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs), plural of فَلْس (fals, “fish scale”), from φολίς (pholís, “reptile or fish scale”).


dhamana

Borrowed from Arabic ضَمَان (ḍamān), or ضَمَانَة (ḍamāna).

a bail or pledge, a collateral (security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan)


kobe

kobe (canonical)
kobe (plural)
makobe (plural)

tortoise, turtle (land-dwelling reptile)


asali

honey (sweet substance produced by bees)


kasri

kasri la rais

a palace, a mansion (large residence where aristocrats usually live)


ajali

ajali ya magari


zoevu

-zoevu (canonical)
mzoevu (singular)
wazoevu (plural)
mizoevu (plural)
zoevu (singular)
mazoevu (plural)
kizoevu (singular)
vizoevu (plural)
nzoevu (singular)
nzoevu (plural)
pazoevu (singular)
kuzoevu (singular)
muzoevu (singular)


jinsi

Nakupenda jinsi ulivyo.


mchele

Kikuyu: mũceere

Rwanda-Rundi: umuceri

(slang, Kenya) roofie (a drug used to make someone drowsy or disoriented)


chumba

A diminutive from the same root as nyumba (“house”).


Nijeria

Alternative form of Nigeria: Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


makala

makala ya habari

article (story, report, or opinion piece)


bandia

dawa bandia

counterfeit (intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine)


methali

proverb (phrase expressing a basic truth)


nywele

plural of unywele: many pieces of hair, a head of hair


kitenzi jina

sw-noun

kitenzi jina (ki-vi class, plural vitenzi jina)

(grammar) infinitive (uninflected verb form)


namna

Borrowed from Omani Arabic نمونة (nemūne, “pattern”), from Persian نمونه (namune).


mchoro

drawing (picture, likeness, diagram or representation)


bunduki

→ Iraqw: punduki

→ Kituba: munduki

→ Lingala: bondóki

→ Luganda: emmundu

→ Luo: bunde

→ Nzadi: onduk

→ Rwanda-Rundi: imbunda

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “rifle”), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut; projectile”).


mboga

From Proto-Bantu *mbògà. Cognate to Luganda emboga (“cabbage”) and Rwanda-Rundi imboga.

vegetable (a plant raised for some edible part of it)


ujia

path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)


shingo

neck (the part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals)


waziri

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

waziri wa afya

waziri wa fedha

waziri wa kilimo

waziri wa nchi

waziri wa nishati na madini

waziri wa uchenzi

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


talanta

Borrowed from English talent, likely influenced by Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton) in Bible translations.

(uncommon) talent (marked ability or skill)


bahati

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بخت (baḵt), from Persian بخت (baxt).

fortune, luck (something that happens to someone by chance, good or bad)


mabavu

brute force (method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength)


beseni

beseni (canonical)
mabeseni (plural)
beseni (plural)

beseni la kuoga


mfanyikazi

sw-noun

mfanyikazi (m-wa class, plural wafanyikazi)


tajiriba

Borrowed from Arabic تَجْرِبَة (tajriba).

bor+

experience (knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly)


gari moshi

sw-noun

gari moshi (ma class, plural magari moshi)

From gari (“vehicle”) + moshi (“smoke”).

Alternative spelling of garimoshi (“train”)


mshtakiwa

mshtakiwa (m-wa class, plural washtakiwa)


sheria

der

Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa)


kilema

→ Malagasy: kilema

Borrowed from Arabic كِلَام (kilām), plural of كَلْم (kalm, “bite, cut”).


fursa

fursa ya kazi

an opportunity (chance for advancement, progress or profit)


ng'ombe

→ Malagasy: omby


peremende

a sweet; a piece of candy (especially a peppermint)


mshikano

Kocha wa Bandari Twahir Muhiddin atakuwa na kiungo wake mpya Justus Anene mbali na Kepha Aswani na Bruno Serrenkuma ambao wanaonesha dalili za mshikano mzuri.

2014 February 21, “Gor Mahia na Afc Leopards uwanjani”, in BBC Swahili:

Bandari coach Twahir Muhiddin will have his new addition Justus Anene besides Kepha Aswani and Bruno Serrenkuma who show signs of good cohesion.

(uncommon) Alternative form of mshikamano


mke

inh

*mʊ̀káí ~ *mʊ̀ké


maumivi

Mshambuliaji wa timu ya soka ya Manchester City Robinho anaweza kurejea uwanjani baada ya kuendelea kupona maumivi ya kiwiko cha mguu na kuwahi mchezo dhidi ya Scunthorpe wa kombe la Carling tarehe 28 Octoba.

2009 October 13, “Baada ya wiki mbili Robinho uwanjani”, in BBC Swahili:


msoto

(Sheng) brokeness (the characteristic of being broke; having no money)


uzoefu

experience (knowledge gathered from performing an activity)


mbio

kukimbia mbio


kifungo

a fastening; a brooch; a buckle; a button

a bond; a cornerstone; that which connects

lockdown (confinement of people as a security measure)


panchi

punch (device for creating holes in thin material)


masomo ya ziada

tuition (sum of money paid for instruction)


akaunti

account (authorization to use a service)


burudani

entertainment, recreation, amusement, refreshment


charaza

-charaza (canonical)
kucharaza (infinitive)
kucharaza (infinitive)
kutocharaza (infinitive negative)
charaza (imperative singular)
charazeni (imperative plural)
hucharaza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -licharaza (past)
negative subject concord + -kucharaza (negative past)
ninacharaza (first-person present singular)
nacharaza (first-person present singular)
tunacharaza (first-person plural present)
unacharaza (present second-person singular)
mnacharaza (plural present second-person)
anacharaza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanacharaza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nacharaza (present third-person)
sicharazi (first-person negative present singular)
hatucharazi (first-person negative plural present)
hucharazi (negative present second-person singular)
hamcharazi (negative plural present second-person)
hacharazi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawacharazi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -charazi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tacharaza (future)
negative subject concord + -tacharaza (future negative)
nicharaze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tucharaze (first-person plural subjunctive)
ucharaze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mcharaze (plural second-person subjunctive)
acharaze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wacharaze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -charaze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sicharaze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngecharaza (irrealis present)
nacharaza (first-person gnomic singular)
twacharaza (first-person gnomic plural)
wacharaza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwacharaza (gnomic plural second-person)
acharaza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wacharaza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wacharaza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yacharaza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lacharaza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yacharaza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chacharaza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyacharaza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yacharaza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zacharaza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wacharaza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwacharaza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pacharaza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwacharaza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mecharaza (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jacharaza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kicharaza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipocharaza (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kacharaze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nicharaza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tucharaza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kucharaza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wacharaza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kucharazeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wacharazeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mcharaza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wacharaza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ucharaza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-icharaza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-licharaza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yacharaza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kicharaza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vicharaza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-icharaza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zicharaza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ucharaza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kucharaza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pacharaza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mucharaza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jicharaza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-charazaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-charazao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-charazao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-charazayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-charazalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-charazayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-charazacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-charazavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-charazayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-charazazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-charazao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-charazako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-charazapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-charazamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yecharaza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ocharaza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ocharaza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yocharaza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-locharaza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yocharaza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chocharaza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyocharaza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yocharaza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zocharaza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ocharaza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kocharaza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pocharaza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mocharaza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


somo

reading, passage (something which is to be read)


kilemba

crest (anatomical feature of some animals resembling a head-ornament)


malkia

queen (female monarch or wife of a king)


sanifu

-sanifu (canonical)
kusanifu (infinitive)
kusanifu (infinitive)
kutosanifu (infinitive negative)
sanifu (imperative singular)
sanifuni (imperative plural)
husanifu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisanifu (past)
negative subject concord + -kusanifu (negative past)
ninasanifu (first-person present singular)
nasanifu (first-person present singular)
tunasanifu (first-person plural present)
unasanifu (present second-person singular)
mnasanifu (plural present second-person)
anasanifu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasanifu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasanifu (present third-person)
sisanifu (first-person negative present singular)
hatusanifu (first-person negative plural present)
husanifu (negative present second-person singular)
hamsanifu (negative plural present second-person)
hasanifu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasanifu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sanifu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasanifu (future)
negative subject concord + -tasanifu (future negative)
nisanifu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusanifu (first-person plural subjunctive)
usanifu (second-person singular subjunctive)
msanifu (plural second-person subjunctive)
asanifu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasanifu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sanifu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisanifu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesanifu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singesanifu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalisanifu (irrealis past)
nasanifu (first-person gnomic singular)
twasanifu (first-person gnomic plural)
wasanifu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasanifu (gnomic plural second-person)
asanifu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasanifu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasanifu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasanifu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasanifu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasanifu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasanifu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasanifu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasanifu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasanifu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasanifu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasanifu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasanifu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasanifu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesanifu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshasanifu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jasanifu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisanifu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposanifu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasanifu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisanifu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusanifu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusanifu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasanifu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusanifuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasanifuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msanifu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasanifu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usanifu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isanifu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisanifu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasanifu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisanifu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visanifu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isanifu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisanifu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usanifu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusanifu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasanifu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musanifu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisanifu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sanifuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sanifuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sanifulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sanifucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sanifuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sanifuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sanifumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesanifu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osanifu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osanifu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosanifu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losanifu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosanifu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosanifu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosanifu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosanifu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosanifu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osanifu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosanifu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posanifu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosanifu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


sanifu

Kiswahili sanifu


zaa

-zaa (canonical)
kuzaa (infinitive)
kuzaa (infinitive)
kutozaa (infinitive negative)
zaa (imperative singular)
zaeni (imperative plural)
huzaa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lizaa (past)
negative subject concord + -kuzaa (negative past)
ninazaa (first-person present singular)
nazaa (first-person present singular)
tunazaa (first-person plural present)
unazaa (present second-person singular)
mnazaa (plural present second-person)
anazaa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanazaa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nazaa (present third-person)
sizai (first-person negative present singular)
hatuzai (first-person negative plural present)
huzai (negative present second-person singular)
hamzai (negative plural present second-person)
hazai (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawazai (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -zai (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tazaa (future)
negative subject concord + -tazaa (future negative)
nizae (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuzae (first-person plural subjunctive)
uzae (second-person singular subjunctive)
mzae (plural second-person subjunctive)
azae (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wazae (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -zae (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sizae (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngezaa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singezaa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalizaa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalizaa (irrealis negative past)
nazaa (first-person gnomic singular)
twazaa (first-person gnomic plural)
wazaa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwazaa (gnomic plural second-person)
azaa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wazaa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wazaa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yazaa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lazaa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yazaa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chazaa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyazaa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yazaa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zazaa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wazaa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwazaa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pazaa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwazaa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mezaa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshazaa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jazaa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kizaa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipozaa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kazae (consecutive subjunctive)
-nizaa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuzaa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuzaa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wazaa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuzaeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wazaeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mzaa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wazaa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzaa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-izaa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lizaa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yazaa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kizaa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vizaa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-izaa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zizaa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uzaa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuzaa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pazaa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muzaa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jizaa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-zaaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-zaao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-zaao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-zaayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-zaalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-zaayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-zaacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-zaavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-zaayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zaazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-zaao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-zaako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-zaapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-zaamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yezaa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ozaa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ozaa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yozaa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lozaa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yozaa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chozaa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyozaa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yozaa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zozaa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ozaa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kozaa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pozaa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mozaa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


karai

basin (bowl for washing, often affixed to a wall)


fungua

-fungua (canonical)
kufungua (infinitive)
kufungua (infinitive)
kutofungua (infinitive negative)
fungua (imperative singular)
fungueni (imperative plural)
hufungua (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifungua (past)
negative subject concord + -kufungua (negative past)
ninafungua (first-person present singular)
nafungua (first-person present singular)
tunafungua (first-person plural present)
unafungua (present second-person singular)
mnafungua (plural present second-person)
anafungua (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafungua (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafungua (present third-person)
sifungui (first-person negative present singular)
hatufungui (first-person negative plural present)
hufungui (negative present second-person singular)
hamfungui (negative plural present second-person)
hafungui (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafungui (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fungui (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafungua (future)
negative subject concord + -tafungua (future negative)
nifungue (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufungue (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufungue (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfungue (plural second-person subjunctive)
afungue (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafungue (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fungue (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifungue (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefungua (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefungua (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifungua (irrealis past)
nafungua (first-person gnomic singular)
twafungua (first-person gnomic plural)
wafungua (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafungua (gnomic plural second-person)
afungua (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafungua (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafungua (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafungua (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafungua (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafungua (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafungua (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafungua (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafungua (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafungua (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafungua (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafungua (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafungua (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafungua (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefungua (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafungua (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafungua (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifungua (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofungua (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafungue (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifungua (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufungua (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufungua (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafungua (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufungueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafungueni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfungua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafungua (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufungua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifungua (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifungua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafungua (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifungua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifungua (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifungua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifungua (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufungua (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufungua (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafungua (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufungua (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifungua (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-funguaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-funguao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-funguao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-funguayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fungualo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-funguayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-funguacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-funguavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-funguayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-funguazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-funguao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-funguako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-funguapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-funguamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefungua (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofungua (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofungua (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofungua (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofungua (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofungua (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofungua (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofungua (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofungua (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofungua (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofungua (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofungua (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofungua (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofungua (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Conversive form of -funga: to open, to unfasten

(in reflexive forms, euphemistic) to give birth


utingo

a porter (person who carries luggage to a transportation vehicle)


andiko

script (writing, lettering); manuscript; handwriting


dawa

dawa (canonical)
dawa (plural)
madawa (plural)


mhalifu

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

criminal (a person who is guilty of a crime)


makini

-makini (canonical)
mmakini (singular)
wamakini (plural)
mimakini (plural)
makini (singular)
mamakini (plural)
kimakini (singular)
vimakini (plural)
makini (plural)
pamakini (singular)
kumakini (singular)
mumakini (singular)


jengo

building (closed structure with walls and a roof)


kengele

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


hazina

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((X))]] present negative of -wa na


kondakta

conductor (person who takes tickets on public transportation)


kikohozi

a cough (expulsion of air from the lungs)


balagha

Borrowed from Arabic بَلَاغَة (balāḡa, “eloquence”).

bor+

rhetoric (art of using language for persuasion)


fasiri

-fasiri (canonical)
kufasiri (infinitive)
kufasiri (infinitive)
kutofasiri (infinitive negative)
fasiri (imperative singular)
fasirini (imperative plural)
hufasiri (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lifasiri (past)
negative subject concord + -kufasiri (negative past)
ninafasiri (first-person present singular)
nafasiri (first-person present singular)
tunafasiri (first-person plural present)
unafasiri (present second-person singular)
mnafasiri (plural present second-person)
anafasiri (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanafasiri (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nafasiri (present third-person)
sifasiri (first-person negative present singular)
hatufasiri (first-person negative plural present)
hufasiri (negative present second-person singular)
hamfasiri (negative plural present second-person)
hafasiri (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawafasiri (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -fasiri (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tafasiri (future)
negative subject concord + -tafasiri (future negative)
nifasiri (first-person singular subjunctive)
tufasiri (first-person plural subjunctive)
ufasiri (second-person singular subjunctive)
mfasiri (plural second-person subjunctive)
afasiri (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wafasiri (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -fasiri (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifasiri (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngefasiri (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singefasiri (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalifasiri (irrealis past)
nafasiri (first-person gnomic singular)
twafasiri (first-person gnomic plural)
wafasiri (gnomic second-person singular)
mwafasiri (gnomic plural second-person)
afasiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wafasiri (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wafasiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yafasiri (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lafasiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yafasiri (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chafasiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyafasiri (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yafasiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zafasiri (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wafasiri (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwafasiri (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pafasiri (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwafasiri (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mefasiri (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshafasiri (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jafasiri (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kifasiri (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipofasiri (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kafasiri (consecutive subjunctive)
-nifasiri (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tufasiri (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kufasiri (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wafasiri (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kufasirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wafasirini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mfasiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wafasiri (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufasiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ifasiri (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lifasiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yafasiri (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kifasiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vifasiri (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ifasiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zifasiri (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ufasiri (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kufasiri (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pafasiri (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mufasiri (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jifasiri (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-fasiriye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-fasirio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-fasirio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiriyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-fasirilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiriyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-fasiricho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-fasirivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-fasiriyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-fasirizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-fasirio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiriko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-fasiripo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-fasirimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yefasiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ofasiri (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ofasiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yofasiri (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lofasiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yofasiri (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chofasiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyofasiri (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yofasiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zofasiri (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ofasiri (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kofasiri (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pofasiri (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mofasiri (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kiwiliwili

sw-noun

kiwiliwili (ki-vi class, plural viwiliwili)

torso (body excluding the head and limbs)


kitufe

button (mechanical device or on-screen control that can be pressed)