Estonia

Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)


Algeria

Guinea Bisau Algeria Guinea-Bisau Algeria Ginebisau

Kamerun Algeria Cameroon Algeria Kameruni

Nigeria Algeria Nijeria Algeria Naijeria


Tunisia

Guinea Bisau Tunisia Guinea-Bisau Tunisia Ginebisau

Kamerun Tunisia Cameroon Tunisia Kameruni

Nigeria Tunisia Nijeria Tunisia Naijeria


Libya

Guinea Bisau Libya Guinea-Bisau Libya Ginebisau


Angola

Guinea Bisau Angola Guinea-Bisau Angola Ginebisau


Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


Bahrain

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Burundi

Guinea Bisau Burundi Guinea-Bisau Burundi Ginebisau

Kamerun Burundi Cameroon Burundi Kameruni

Nigeria Burundi Nijeria Burundi Naijeria


Botswana

Guinea Bisau Botswana Guinea-Bisau Botswana Ginebisau

Kamerun Botswana Cameroon Botswana Kameruni

Nigeria Botswana Nijeria Botswana Naijeria


Cameroon

Guinea Bisau Cameroon Guinea-Bisau Cameroon Ginebisau

Kamerun Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon Kameruni

Nigeria Cameroon Nijeria Cameroon Naijeria


Cuba

Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


Djibouti

Guinea Bisau Djibouti Guinea-Bisau Djibouti Ginebisau

Kamerun Djibouti Cameroon Djibouti Kameruni

Nigeria Djibouti Nijeria Djibouti Naijeria


Ethiopia

Guinea Bisau Ethiopia Guinea-Bisau Ethiopia Ginebisau

Kamerun Ethiopia Cameroon Ethiopia Kameruni

Nigeria Ethiopia Nijeria Ethiopia Naijeria


Gabon

Guinea Bisau Gabon Guinea-Bisau Gabon Ginebisau


Ghana

Guinea Bisau Ghana Guinea-Bisau Ghana Ginebisau


Gambia

Guinea Bisau Gambia Guinea-Bisau Gambia Ginebisau


Guatemala

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Jamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Kenya

Guinea Bisau Kenya Guinea-Bisau Kenya Ginebisau


Liberia

Guinea Bisau Liberia Guinea-Bisau Liberia Ginebisau

Kamerun Liberia Cameroon Liberia Kameruni

Nigeria Liberia Nijeria Liberia Naijeria


Mali

Guinea Bisau Mali Guinea-Bisau Mali Ginebisau


Mauritania

Guinea Bisau Mauritania Guinea-Bisau Mauritania Ginebisau

Kamerun Mauritania Cameroon Mauritania Kameruni

Nigeria Mauritania Nijeria Mauritania Naijeria


Malawi

Guinea Bisau Malawi Guinea-Bisau Malawi Ginebisau


Namibia

Guinea Bisau Namibia Guinea-Bisau Namibia Ginebisau

Kamerun Namibia Cameroon Namibia Kameruni

Nigeria Namibia Nijeria Namibia Naijeria


Niger

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

Guinea Bisau Niger Guinea-Bisau Niger Ginebisau


Nigeria

Nijeria (alternative)
Naijeria (alternative)

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

Guinea Bisau Nigeria Guinea-Bisau Nigeria Ginebisau

Kamerun Nigeria Cameroon Nigeria Kameruni

Nigeria Nigeria Nijeria Nigeria Naijeria


Romania

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Rwanda

Guinea Bisau Rwanda Guinea-Bisau Rwanda Ginebisau


Sudan

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)

Guinea Bisau Sudan Guinea-Bisau Sudan Ginebisau


Senegal

Guinea Bisau Senegal Guinea-Bisau Senegal Ginebisau

Kamerun Senegal Cameroon Senegal Kameruni

Nigeria Senegal Nijeria Senegal Naijeria


Swaziland

(historical) Swaziland (the former name of Eswatini, a country in Southern Africa)

Guinea Bisau Swaziland Guinea-Bisau Swaziland Ginebisau

Kamerun Swaziland Cameroon Swaziland Kameruni

Nigeria Swaziland Nijeria Swaziland Naijeria


Chad

Guinea Bisau Chad Guinea-Bisau Chad Ginebisau


Togo

Guinea Bisau Togo Guinea-Bisau Togo Ginebisau


Tanzania

Guinea Bisau Tanzania Guinea-Bisau Tanzania Ginebisau

Kamerun Tanzania Cameroon Tanzania Kameruni

Nigeria Tanzania Nijeria Tanzania Naijeria


Ukraine

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


Uganda

From Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”).

Guinea Bisau Uganda Guinea-Bisau Uganda Ginebisau


Zambia

Guinea Bisau Zambia Guinea-Bisau Zambia Ginebisau


Zimbabwe

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

der

Guinea Bisau Zimbabwe Guinea-Bisau Zimbabwe Ginebisau

Kamerun Zimbabwe Cameroon Zimbabwe Kameruni

Nigeria Zimbabwe Nijeria Zimbabwe Naijeria


Australia

AmerikaAmerika ya KaskaziniAmerika ya Kusini

Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Barbados

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Burkina Faso

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)

Guinea Bisau Burkina Faso Guinea-Bisau Burkina Faso Ginebisau

Guinea Burkina Faso Gine Burkina Faso Gini

Kamerun Burkina Faso Cameroon Burkina Faso Kameruni

Nigeria Burkina Faso Nijeria Burkina Faso Naijeria


Benin

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)

Guinea Bisau Benin Guinea-Bisau Benin Ginebisau


Somalia

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

Guinea Bisau Somalia Guinea-Bisau Somalia Ginebisau

Kamerun Somalia Cameroon Somalia Kameruni

Nigeria Somalia Nijeria Somalia Naijeria


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044

Guinea Bisau Sierra Leone Guinea-Bisau Sierra Leone Ginebisau

Guinea Sierra Leone Gine Sierra Leone Gini

Kamerun Sierra Leone Cameroon Sierra Leone Kameruni

Nigeria Sierra Leone Nijeria Sierra Leone Naijeria


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Réunion

administrative region
administrative region

Réunion (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar)

Guinea Bisau Réunion Guinea-Bisau Réunion Ginebisau

Kamerun Réunion Cameroon Réunion Kameruni

Nigeria Réunion Nijeria Réunion Naijeria


Lesotho

Guinea Bisau Lesotho Guinea-Bisau Lesotho Ginebisau

Kamerun Lesotho Cameroon Lesotho Kameruni

Nigeria Lesotho Nijeria Lesotho Naijeria


Eritrea

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)

Guinea Bisau Eritrea Guinea-Bisau Eritrea Ginebisau

Kamerun Eritrea Cameroon Eritrea Kameruni

Nigeria Eritrea Nijeria Eritrea Naijeria


Guinea

Guinea Bisau Guinea Guinea-Bisau Guinea Ginebisau


Jordan

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Mayotte

territorial collectivity
territorial collectivity

Mayotte (an archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, formerly an overseas territorial collectivity, located between Africa's mainland and Madagascar)


Asia

Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)

AmerikaAmerika ya KaskaziniAmerika ya Kusini


Hindi

Alternative form of Uhindi: India (a country in South Asia)


Zanzibar

Ultimately from Classical Persian زنگبار (zangibār, literally “black-skinned coast”).

Zanzibar (an island off the coast of Tanzania)


Israeli

(uncommon) Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Omani

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Ezra

(biblical) Ezra (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Hispania

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Kongo

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)


Ruanda

Guinea Bisau Ruanda Guinea-Bisau Ruanda Ginebisau


Papua

(uncommon) the southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea (country in Oceania)


Siria

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Irak

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kamerun

Guinea Bisau Kamerun Guinea-Bisau Kamerun Ginebisau

Kamerun Kamerun Cameroon Kamerun Kameruni

Nigeria Kamerun Nijeria Kamerun Naijeria


Afrika

Ultimately from Latin Africa, either by way of German Afrika or English Africa.

Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)

(historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)


Amerika

America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

United States of America
United States of America#English

(nonstandard) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)


Japani

Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)


Kuba

Alternative spelling of Cuba: Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


Luka

(biblical) Luke (book of the New Testament)


Rum

From Ottoman Turkish روم (Rum, “Rome; Byzantine Empire; central Anatolia”), from Seljuk Old Anatolian Turkish and Arabic رُوم (Rūm, “Rome; Byzantine Empire”), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 (Hrom), from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμανία (Rhōmanía, “Byzantine Empire”), from Latin Romani (“Romans”), from Roma (“Rome”).

der

(archaic) Synonym of Uturuki: Turkey (a country in Europe and Asia)

(archaic, historical) Ottoman Empire (a former polity in Europe, Asia and Africa)


Ibrahim

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm).

etymon

ar>إِبْرَاهِيم>prophet

a male given name, equivalent to English Abraham


Palestina

Balozi wa Palestina katika Umoja wa Mataifa Riyad Mansour ameilaumu Marekani kwa kuwa pingamizi.

2018 November 14, “Mzozo wa Palestina na Israel: watatiza Baraza la Usalama”, in BBC Swahili:

The ambassador from Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has blamed the US for being an obstruction.

Palestine (region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River)


Kroatia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Maroko

Guinea Bisau Maroko Guinea-Bisau Maroko Ginebisau


Paulo

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paul


Baraka

From baraka, from Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka, “blessing”).


Musa

a male given name, Musa, from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses


Hosea

(biblical) Hosea (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


UM

Umoja wa Mataifa
Umoja wa Mataifa#Swahili


Jamaika

Alternative spelling of Jamaica: Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Malesia

(uncommon) Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)


Bahama

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Dar es Salaam

Borrowed from Arabic دَار اَلسَّلَام (dār as-salām, “house of peace”).

bor+

دَار اَلسَّلَام

sw:Dar es Salaam
sw:Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam (the largest city in Tanzania).


Tito

(biblical) Titus (book of the New Testament)


Tanganyika

(historical) Tanganyika (colonial possession and later country)


Mika

(biblical) Micah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Marko

a male given name, equivalent to English Mark

(biblical) Mark (book of the New Testament)


Tatu

a unisex given name (given to the third born)


Komori

Guinea Bisau Komori Guinea-Bisau Komori Ginebisau

Comoros (a country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)

Union of the Comoros
Union of the Comoros

Comoros (an archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte)


Kongo-Kinshasa

Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo)

Guinea Bisau Kongo-Kinshasa Guinea-Bisau Kongo-Kinshasa Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Kongo-Kinshasa Ginekweta

Guinea Kongo-Kinshasa Gine Kongo-Kinshasa Gini

Kamerun Kongo-Kinshasa Cameroon Kongo-Kinshasa Kameruni

Nigeria Kongo-Kinshasa Nijeria Kongo-Kinshasa Naijeria


Mozambik

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Guinea Bisau Mozambik Guinea-Bisau Mozambik Ginebisau

Kamerun Mozambik Cameroon Mozambik Kameruni

Nigeria Mozambik Nijeria Mozambik Naijeria


Maldivi

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


Jumamosi

days of the week: siku za juma: Jumatatu · Jumanne · Jumatano · Alhamisi · Ijumaa · Jumamosi · Jumapili [edit]


Kongo-Brazzaville

Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the smaller of the two countries named Congo)

Guinea Bisau Kongo-Brazzaville Guinea-Bisau Kongo-Brazzaville Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Kongo-Brazzaville Ginekweta

Guinea Kongo-Brazzaville Gine Kongo-Brazzaville Gini

Kamerun Kongo-Brazzaville Cameroon Kongo-Brazzaville Kameruni

Nigeria Kongo-Brazzaville Nijeria Kongo-Brazzaville Naijeria


Bahari ya Shamu

Red Sea (sea located between Africa and Arabia)


Dominika

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Roma

Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)

Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)

(historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)


Hawa

Borrowed from Arabic حَوَّاء (ḥawwāʔ). Doublet of Eva.


Cabo Verde

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)

Guinea Bisau Cabo Verde Guinea-Bisau Cabo Verde Ginebisau

Kamerun Cabo Verde Cameroon Cabo Verde Kameruni

Nigeria Cabo Verde Nijeria Cabo Verde Naijeria


Yesu

Christian missionaries of the 19th century used the Quranic form Isa, but the usage switched to Yesu between ca. 1890 and 1910 in order to stress the fundamental Christological differences between Christianity and Islam. The form appears to be a direct loan from Latin Iēsūs. It is possible that the Christian Arabic form يَسُوع (yasūʕ), of which some European missionaries must have been aware, also played a role, but there seems to be no hard evidence of this.


Marekani

United States of America (a country in North America)


Gine

Guinea Bisau Gine Guinea-Bisau Gine Ginebisau


Bama

Askari wamewabamba wale maharamia waliowaua raia hapa Bama.

2015, Ahmed E. Ndalu, “Kamusi Teule ya Kiswahili”, in BBC Swahili, page 38:

The soldiers have captured the pirates who killed civilians in Burma.


maulana

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

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


Zakaria

Borrowed from Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā, “the Lord has remembered”).

der

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

(Islam) Zakariyya, Zechariah, Zecharias (prophet in Islam)


Tauri

Borrowed from Arabic اَلثَّوْر (aṯ-ṯawr).


Petro

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


Misri

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Guinea Bisau Misri Guinea-Bisau Misri Ginebisau


Afrika Kusini

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)

Guinea Bisau Afrika Kusini Guinea-Bisau Afrika Kusini Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Afrika Kusini Ginekweta

Guinea Afrika Kusini Gine Afrika Kusini Gini

Kamerun Afrika Kusini Cameroon Afrika Kusini Kameruni

Nigeria Afrika Kusini Nijeria Afrika Kusini Naijeria


Nijeria

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

Nigeria

Guinea Bisau Nijeria Guinea-Bisau Nijeria Ginebisau

Kamerun Nijeria Cameroon Nijeria Kameruni

Nigeria Nijeria Nijeria Nijeria Naijeria


Ubelgiji

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Ujerumani

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Ufaransa

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


Nyuzilandi

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Uswidi

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Moroko

Guinea Bisau Moroko Guinea-Bisau Moroko Ginebisau


Aljeria

Alternative form of Algeria: Algeria (a country in North Africa)

Guinea Bisau Aljeria Guinea-Bisau Aljeria Ginebisau

Kamerun Aljeria Cameroon Aljeria Kameruni

Nigeria Aljeria Nijeria Aljeria Naijeria


Solomoni

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

(uncommon) Solomon Islands (a country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomoni (Visiwa vya)

2014, Inyani Simala, Miaka Hamsini ya Kiswahili Nchini Kenya, Twaweza Communications, →ISBN, page 234:

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (an archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


Grinlandi

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


Kameruni

Guinea Bisau Kameruni Guinea-Bisau Kameruni Ginebisau

Kamerun Kameruni Cameroon Kameruni Kameruni

Nigeria Kameruni Nijeria Kameruni Naijeria


Jibuti

Alternative spelling of Djibouti: Djibouti (a country in East Africa)

Guinea Bisau Jibuti Guinea-Bisau Jibuti Ginebisau


Uhabeshi

From u- + Arabic حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”).

Guinea Bisau Uhabeshi Guinea-Bisau Uhabeshi Ginebisau

Kamerun Uhabeshi Cameroon Uhabeshi Kameruni

Nigeria Uhabeshi Nijeria Uhabeshi Naijeria


Gaboni

Alternative form of Gabon: Gabon (a country in Central Africa)


Guinea ya Ikweta

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)

Guinea Bisau Guinea ya Ikweta Guinea-Bisau Guinea ya Ikweta Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Guinea ya Ikweta Ginekweta

Guinea Guinea ya Ikweta Gine Guinea ya Ikweta Gini

Kamerun Guinea ya Ikweta Cameroon Guinea ya Ikweta Kameruni

Nigeria Guinea ya Ikweta Nijeria Guinea ya Ikweta Naijeria


Bukini

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

Guinea Bisau Bukini Guinea-Bisau Bukini Ginebisau


Morisi

Guinea Bisau Morisi Guinea-Bisau Morisi Ginebisau

Mauritius (a country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius (the main island of the country of Mauritius)


Maldova

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


Msumbiji

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Guinea Bisau Msumbiji Guinea-Bisau Msumbiji Ginebisau

Kamerun Msumbiji Cameroon Msumbiji Kameruni

Nigeria Msumbiji Nijeria Msumbiji Naijeria


Nijeri

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

Guinea Bisau Nijeri Guinea-Bisau Nijeri Ginebisau


Nikaragwa

(uncommon) Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


Senegali

Guinea Bisau Senegali Guinea-Bisau Senegali Ginebisau

Kamerun Senegali Cameroon Senegali Kameruni

Nigeria Senegali Nijeria Senegali Naijeria


Uswazi

Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)

Guinea Bisau Uswazi Guinea-Bisau Uswazi Ginebisau


Chadi

Mamlaka nchini Chadi wamechukua maamuzi magumu ya kufunga shule zote na vyuo nchini humo baada ya kutokea mgomo mkubwa wa waendesha pikipiki wanaogomea sheria mpya zinazowataka kuvaa kofia ngumu pindi wawapo kwenye shughuli zao.

2015 March 10, “Mgomo wa pikipiki waitikisa Chad”, in BBC Swahili:

Guinea Bisau Chadi Guinea-Bisau Chadi Ginebisau


Sirilanka

(uncommon) Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Shelisheli

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)

Guinea Bisau Shelisheli Guinea-Bisau Shelisheli Ginebisau

Kamerun Shelisheli Cameroon Shelisheli Kameruni

Nigeria Shelisheli Nijeria Shelisheli Naijeria


Kodivaa

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)

Guinea Bisau Kodivaa Guinea-Bisau Kodivaa Ginebisau

Kamerun Kodivaa Cameroon Kodivaa Kameruni

Nigeria Kodivaa Nijeria Kodivaa Naijeria


Korasia

(uncommon) Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Yordani

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Nehemia

(biblical) Nehemiah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Malaki

(biblical) Malachi (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Urusi

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Esta

(biblical) Esther (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Wagadugu

Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)


CCM

Chama Cha Mapinduzi
w:Chama Cha Mapinduzi

Initialism of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (political party in Tanzania)


Brazili

Brazil (a large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Utaridi

Borrowed from Arabic عُطَارِد (ʕuṭārid).

(in the idiosyncratic KAST dictionary) Pluto (planet)


Kausi

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَوْس (al-qaws).

(in the idiosyncratic KAST dictionary) Neptune (planet)


Zohali

Zohari (alternative)
Zuhali (alternative)


Sarateni

Borrowed from Arabic اَلسَّرَطَان (as-saraṭān).

اَلسَّرَطَان

(in the idiosyncratic KAST dictionary) Saturn (planet)


Zebaki

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


Zuhura

Borrowed from Arabic الزُّهَرَة (az-zuhara).

(astronomy) Venus (the second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess)


Mirihi

Borrowed from Arabic الْمِرِّيخ (al-mirrīḵ).

Murihi (alternative)
Meriki (alternative)


Mshtarii

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْمُشْتَرِي (al-muštarī).

اَلْمُشْتَرِي


Uingereza

England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Isa

Yesu

used by Christians, or in secular contexts


Donati

Early saint's name from Latin Donātus, meaning "given" (as by God).


Ramadhani

Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

Ramadan (the ninth month of the Islamic calendar)


Rajabu

Rajab (seventh month of the Islamic calendar)


Shaabani

Sha'aban (eighth month of the Islamic calendar)


Adamu

a male given name, equivalent to English Adam


Yohana

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Yohane

(biblical) John (book of the New Testament)

(biblical) John (any of the three epistles of John in the New Testament)


Mvita

From mvita, in reference to the many wars fought over control of the city.


Ureno

From U- + Portuguese reino (“the kingdom [of Portugal]”).


Mosi

a unisex given name (traditionally used for the eldest child)


Uholanzi

Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


Jamila

Borrowed from Arabic جَمِيلَة (jamīla, “beautiful”).


Cote d'Ivoire

Guinea Bisau Cote d'Ivoire Guinea-Bisau Cote d'Ivoire Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Cote d'Ivoire Ginekweta

Guinea Cote d'Ivoire Gine Cote d'Ivoire Gini

Kamerun Cote d'Ivoire Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Kameruni

Nigeria Cote d'Ivoire Nijeria Cote d'Ivoire Naijeria


Danieli

(biblical) Daniel (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Timotheo

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


Gini

Guinea Bisau Gini Guinea-Bisau Gini Ginebisau


Uturuki

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Habeshi

Alternative form of Uhabeshi: Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)

Guinea Bisau Habeshi Guinea-Bisau Habeshi Ginebisau

Kamerun Habeshi Cameroon Habeshi Kameruni

Nigeria Habeshi Nijeria Habeshi Naijeria


Umisri

Guinea Bisau Umisri Guinea-Bisau Umisri Ginebisau


Mariamu

a female given name, equivalent to English Miriam


Yusufu

a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph


BAKITA

Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa
w:Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa

Acronym of Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa (National Swahili Council)

Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa
sw:Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa


CHAKITA

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa
w:Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa

Acronym of Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa.


Arusha

Arusha (the capital city of the Arusha Region, in northeastern Tanzania)


Madagaska

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)

Guinea Bisau Madagaska Guinea-Bisau Madagaska Ginebisau

Kamerun Madagaska Cameroon Madagaska Kameruni

Nigeria Madagaska Nijeria Madagaska Naijeria


Uswisi

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo

Sw-ke-Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo.flac

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)

Algeria Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Aljeria

Chad Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Chadi

Cote d'Ivoire Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Kodivaa

Uhabeshi Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Habeshi

Guinea Bisau Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Guinea-Bisau Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Ginekweta

Guinea Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Gine Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Gini

Jibuti Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Djibouti

Kamerun Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Cameroon Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Kameruni

Moroko Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Maroko

Niger Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Nijeri

Nigeria Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Nijeria Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Naijeria

Rwanda Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Ruanda

Senegal Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Senegali


Uajemi

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Shamu

From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).

(historical) Greater Syria, the Levant (region comprising the lands around the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)

(proscribed) Syria (a country in the Middle East) (modern country)


Uarabuni

From u- + Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab) + -ni (locative).

af

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

Arabia (a peninsula of Western Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates)

(broader sense) Arabia (the region of Western Asia within or adjacent to the Arabian Plate; Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Egyptian Sinai, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates)


Ufilipino

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


Uhindi

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْهِنْد (al-hind).


Jumapili

days of the week: siku za juma: Jumatatu · Jumanne · Jumatano · Alhamisi · Ijumaa · Jumamosi · Jumapili [edit]


Alhamisi

Borrowed from Arabic الْخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs).


Sheng

Formed in English as a blend of Swahili and English.

Kisheng (alternative)
KiSheng (alternative)
kisheng (alternative)
sheng (alternative)


Amerika ya Kusini

South America
South America#English:_Q18

South America (the continent forming the southern part of the Americas)

AmerikaAmerika ya KaskaziniAmerika ya Kusini


Amerika ya Kaskazini

North America
North America#English:_Q49

North America (the continent forming the northern part of the Americas)

Antaktika Amerika ya Kaskazini Antaktiki


Ulaya

→ Chichewa: Ulaya

Ultimately from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya); the directly borrowed doublet is wilaya.

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


Uropa

(rare) Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


Makka

Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam)


Aisha

bor

Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša)


Jabari

Borrowed from Arabic الجَبَار (al-jabār).


Imani

From imani (“faith, belief”), from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān).

der

Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān)


Nia

From nia (“intention, purpose”), from Arabic نِيَّة (niyya).


Sao Tome na Principe

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean)

Cote d'Ivoire Sao Tome na Principe Kodivaa

Guinea Bisau Sao Tome na Principe Guinea-Bisau Sao Tome na Principe Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Sao Tome na Principe Ginekweta

Guinea Sao Tome na Principe Gine Sao Tome na Principe Gini

Kamerun Sao Tome na Principe Cameroon Sao Tome na Principe Kameruni

Nigeria Sao Tome na Principe Nijeria Sao Tome na Principe Naijeria


Korea Kaskazini

Korea ya Kaskazini
Korea ya Kaskazini#Swahili


Ajentina

Alternative form of Argentina: Argentina (a country in South America)


Afrika ya Kusini

Southern Africa
Southern Africa#English:_Q27394

Southern Africa (a geographic region comprising the southern part of Africa; always including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and sometimes also Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe)

Synonym of Afrika Kusini: South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Afrika ya Mashariki

East Africa (a geographic region encompassing the eastern part of Africa, generally stretching from Ethiopia and Eritrea in the north to Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the south)


Afrika ya Magharibi

West Africa (a geographic region comprising the western portion of Africa, spanning 16 countries)


Afrika ya Kaskazini

North Africa
North Africa#English:_Q27381

North Africa (a geographic region comprising the northern part of Africa, usually referring to specifically the regions north of the Sahara Desert where Arabic is widely spoken as a mother tongue)


Asadi

Borrowed from Arabic الْأَسَد (al-ʔasad).


Hidekeli

Borrowed from Hebrew חידקל / חִדֶּקֶל (ḥiddéqel), used in Bible translations.

he-m

חידקל / חִדֶּקֶל (ḥiddéqel)


Frati

Probably from Hebrew פְּרָת, influenced by English Euphrates or Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt).

der

Hebrew פְּרָת


Jamhuri ya Kongo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)

Guinea Bisau Jamhuri ya Kongo Guinea-Bisau Jamhuri ya Kongo Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Jamhuri ya Kongo Ginekweta

Guinea Jamhuri ya Kongo Gine Jamhuri ya Kongo Gini

Kamerun Jamhuri ya Kongo Cameroon Jamhuri ya Kongo Kameruni

Nigeria Jamhuri ya Kongo Nijeria Jamhuri ya Kongo Naijeria


Sudani

Alternative form of Sudan: Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Antaktika

Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)


Ulaya ya Mashariki

Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe#English:_Q27468

Eastern Europe (a socio-political geographical area of eastern Europe usually including the European countries to the east of Germany, Austria and Italy, and to the west of the Urals)


Ulaya ya Magharibi

Western Europe
Western Europe#English:_Q27496

Western Europe (a sociopolitical region in the west of Europe)


Pili

a unisex given name (given to the second born)


Sahara Magharibi

Western Sahara
Western Sahara#English:_Q6250

Western Sahara (a territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)


Hagai

(biblical) Haggai (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Zekaria

(biblical) Zechariah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Kithailand

Thailand (alternative)
Thai (alternative)


Muungano wa Sovieti

Muungano wa Sovieti class III (canonical)

Soviet Union
Soviet Union#English:_Q15180

(historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)


Afuganistani

Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


Afrika ya Kusini Magharibi

(historical) South West Africa (the colonial name of the area which is now Namibia)


Eswatini

Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland)

Guinea Bisau Eswatini Guinea-Bisau Eswatini Ginebisau

Kamerun Eswatini Cameroon Eswatini Kameruni

Nigeria Eswatini Nijeria Eswatini Naijeria


Thurea

Borrowed from Arabic الثُّرَيَّا (aṯ-ṯurayyā).


Rashidi

From Arabic رَاشِد (rāšid) and رَشِيد (rašīd).


LUKU

Lipa Umeme Kadiri Utumiavyo
w:TANESCO#Luku

(Tanzania) Acronym of Lipa Umeme Kadiri Utumiavyo, used colloquially to mean electricity


Mathayo

(biblical) Matthew (book of the New Testament)


Matendo

(biblical) Acts (book of the New Testament)


Waroma

(biblical) Romans (book of the New Testament)


Wakorintho 1

(biblical) 1 Corinthians (book of the New Testament)


Wakorintho 2

(biblical) 2 Corinthians (book of the New Testament)


Wagalatia

(biblical) Galatians (book of the New Testament)


Waefeso

(biblical) Ephesians (book of the New Testament)


Wafilipi

(biblical) Philippians (book of the New Testament)


Wakolosai

(biblical) Colossians (book of the New Testament)


Wathesalonike 1

(biblical) 1 Thessalonians (book of the New Testament)


Wathesalonike 2

(biblical) 2 Thessalonians (book of the New Testament)


Timotheo 1

(biblical) 1 Timothy (book of the New Testament)


Timotheo 2

(biblical) 2 Timothy (book of the New Testament)


Filemoni

(biblical) Philemon (book of the New Testament)


Waebrania

(biblical) Hebrews (book of the New Testament)


Yakobo

(biblical) James (book of the New Testament)


Petro 1

(biblical) 1 Peter (book of the New Testament)


Petro 2

(biblical) 2 Peter (book of the New Testament)


Yohane 1

(biblical) 1 John (book of the New Testament)


Yohane 2

(biblical) 2 John (book of the New Testament)


Yohane 3

(biblical) 3 John (book of the New Testament)


Yuda

(biblical) Jude (book of the New Testament)


Ufunuo

(biblical) Revelation (book of the New Testament)


Wakorintho

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


Wathesalonike

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


Mwanzo

(biblical) Genesis (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Kutoka

(biblical) Exodus (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Walawi

(biblical) Leviticus (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Hesabu

(biblical) Numbers (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Kumbukumbu

(biblical) Deuteronomy (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Yoshua

(biblical) Joshua (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Waamuzi

(biblical) Judges (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Ruthu

(biblical) Ruth (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Samueli 1

(biblical) 1 Samuel (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Samueli 2

(biblical) 2 Samuel (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Wafalme 1

(biblical) 1 Kings (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Wafalme 2

(biblical) 2 Kings (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Mambo ya Nyakati 1

(biblical) 1 Chronicles (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Mambo ya Nyakati 2

(biblical) 2 Chronicles (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Yobu

(biblical) Job (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Zaburi

(biblical) Psalms (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Methali

(biblical) Proverbs (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Mhubiri

(biblical) Ecclesiastes (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Wimbo Bora

(biblical) Song of Solomon (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Isaya

(biblical) Isaiah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Yeremia

(biblical) Jeremiah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Maombolezo

(biblical) Lamentations (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Ezekieli

(biblical) Ezekiel (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Yoeli

(biblical) Joel (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Amosi

(biblical) Amos (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Obadia

(biblical) Obadiah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Yona

(biblical) Jonah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Nahumu

(biblical) Nahum (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Habakuki

(biblical) Habakkuk (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Sefania

(biblical) Zephaniah (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


Wafalme

(biblical) Kings (any of the books in the Old Testament of the Bible)


Mambo ya Nyakati

(biblical) Chronicles (any of the books in the Old Testament of the Bible)


Samueli

(biblical) Samuel (any of the books in the Old Testament of the Bible)


Antaktiki

Alternative form of Antaktika: Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)


Amerika Kaskazini

Amerika ya Kaskazini
Amerika ya Kaskazini#Swahili

Alternative form of Amerika ya Kaskazini


Amerika Kusini

Amerika ya Kusini
Amerika ya Kusini#Swahili


Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)

Algeria Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Aljeria

Cote d'Ivoire Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Kodivaa

Uhabeshi Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Habeshi

Guinea Bisau Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Guinea-Bisau Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Ginekweta

Guinea Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Gine Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Gini

Jibuti Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Djibouti

Kamerun Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Cameroon Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Kameruni

Nigeria Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Nijeria Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Naijeria

Senegal Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati Senegali


Visiwa vya Ngazija

Cote d'Ivoire Visiwa vya Ngazija Kodivaa

Guinea Bisau Visiwa vya Ngazija Guinea-Bisau Visiwa vya Ngazija Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Visiwa vya Ngazija Ginekweta

Guinea Visiwa vya Ngazija Gine Visiwa vya Ngazija Gini

Kamerun Visiwa vya Ngazija Cameroon Visiwa vya Ngazija Kameruni

Nigeria Visiwa vya Ngazija Nijeria Visiwa vya Ngazija Naijeria

Comoros (a country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)

Union of the Comoros
Union of the Comoros

Comoros (an archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte)


Ginekweta

Kwa namna hiyo, Ginekweta inakuwa nchi tofauti na Ginebisau na pia Gine.

2014, Inyani Simala, Miaka Hamsini ya Kiswahili Nchini Kenya, →ISBN, page 229:

In this way, Equatorial Guinea is a different country from both Guinea-Bissau and Guinea.

Sauti /q/ haipo katika uchunguzi wa fonimu za lugha ya Kiswahili. Kwa hivyo mara nyingi sauti hii hutoholewa kwa kuhamishwa katika Kiswahili kama sauti /k/ na hatimaye kuchangia katika tafsiri ya majina ya nchi kama vile Iraq (Iraki), Qatar (Katari), Equatorial Guinea (Ginekweta) na Mozambique (Mozambiki).

2012, Benard Odoyo Okal, NAFASI YA TAFSIRI KATIKA TAALUMA YA ONOMASTIKI: UHAKIKI WA MBINU ZAKE KATIKA TAFSIRI YA TOPONOMASTIKI (Kiswahili Journal; 75), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Journal of the Institute of Kiswahili Research, pages 27–42:

The sound /q/ is absent from research on the phonemes of Swahili. Therefore, this sound is frequently adapted by modification in Swahili as the sound /k/ and finally ends up in the translations of the names of countries like Iraki (Iraq), Katari (Qatar), Ginekweta (Equatorial Guinea), and Mozambiki (Mozambique).

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)

Guinea Bisau Ginekweta Guinea-Bisau Ginekweta Ginebisau

Kamerun Ginekweta Cameroon Ginekweta Kameruni

Nigeria Ginekweta Nijeria Ginekweta Naijeria


Guinea Bisau

Guinea Bisau Guinea Bisau Guinea-Bisau Guinea Bisau Ginebisau

Guinea Guinea Bisau Gine Guinea Bisau Gini

Kamerun Guinea Bisau Cameroon Guinea Bisau Kameruni

Nigeria Guinea Bisau Nijeria Guinea Bisau Naijeria


Guinea-Bisau

Guinea Bisau Guinea-Bisau Guinea-Bisau Guinea-Bisau Ginebisau

Guinea Guinea-Bisau Gine Guinea-Bisau Gini

Kamerun Guinea-Bisau Cameroon Guinea-Bisau Kameruni

Nigeria Guinea-Bisau Nijeria Guinea-Bisau Naijeria


Ginebisau

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)

Guinea Bisau Ginebisau Guinea-Bisau Ginebisau Ginebisau

Kamerun Ginebisau Cameroon Ginebisau Kameruni

Nigeria Ginebisau Nijeria Ginebisau Naijeria


Unyasa

Guinea Bisau Unyasa Guinea-Bisau Unyasa Ginebisau


Naijeria

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

Guinea Bisau Naijeria Guinea-Bisau Naijeria Ginebisau

Kamerun Naijeria Cameroon Naijeria Kameruni

Nigeria Naijeria Nijeria Naijeria Naijeria


Mtakatifu Helena

Guinea Bisau Mtakatifu Helena Guinea-Bisau Mtakatifu Helena Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Mtakatifu Helena Ginekweta

Guinea Mtakatifu Helena Gine Mtakatifu Helena Gini

Kamerun Mtakatifu Helena Cameroon Mtakatifu Helena Kameruni

Nigeria Mtakatifu Helena Nijeria Mtakatifu Helena Naijeria


Sudan Kusini

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan)

Guinea Bisau Sudan Kusini Guinea-Bisau Sudan Kusini Ginebisau

Guinea Sudan Kusini Gine Sudan Kusini Gini

Kamerun Sudan Kusini Cameroon Sudan Kusini Kameruni

Nigeria Sudan Kusini Nijeria Sudan Kusini Naijeria


Sahara ya Magharibi

Cote d'Ivoire Sahara ya Magharibi Kodivaa

Guinea Bisau Sahara ya Magharibi Guinea-Bisau Sahara ya Magharibi Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Sahara ya Magharibi Ginekweta

Guinea Sahara ya Magharibi Gine Sahara ya Magharibi Gini

Kamerun Sahara ya Magharibi Cameroon Sahara ya Magharibi Kameruni

Nigeria Sahara ya Magharibi Nijeria Sahara ya Magharibi Naijeria


Ujerumani Magharibi

West Germany
West Germany#English:_Q713750

German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic

(historical, 1949–1990) West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany)


Ujerumani Mashariki

East Germany
East Germany#English:_Q16957

(historical, 1949–1990) East Germany (a former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990)


Shirikisho la Afrika Mashariki

Sw-ke-Shirikisho la Afrika Mashariki.flac

East African Federation
East African Federation


Umoja wa Kisovyeti

(historical) Soviet Union (a country in Europe and Asia)


Amerika ya Kilatini

Latin America
Latin America#English:_Q12585

Latin America (a continental region consisting of those parts of the Americas located south of the United States where Spanish or Portuguese is predominantly spoken; sometimes including areas speaking French or French-based creoles)


Bonde la Ufa la Afrika ya Mashariki

Sw-ke-Bonde la Ufa la Afrika ya Mashariki.flac

Great Rift Valley (continuous system of rift valleys in the East African Rift)


Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu

Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
sw:Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu


Ukanda wa Gaza

Gaza Strip (a region in Palestine between Egypt and Israel)


Chadema

From the first syllable of each noun in its full name, Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo.

(politics) Party for Democracy and Progress (political party in Tanzania)


Daudi

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English David


Wanjiku

(Kenya, politics) an ordinary citizen (of any gender) or the general public


Bethlehemu

Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


Jauza

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجَوْزَاء (al-jawzāʔ).

اَلْجَوْزَاء


Kaa

From kaa (“crab”), from Proto-Bantu *nkádá.


Hamali

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْحَمَل (al-ḥamal).


Mashuke

* mashuke, a translation of السنبلة, so named from the sheaves of wheat carried by the woman in depictions of the constellation (Arabs dropped the human figure and retained only the wheat). See also Spica.


Nadhifa

Borrowed from Arabic النَّظِيفَة (an-naẓīfa), from اَلنَّظِيفَة الْعَذْرَاء (an-naẓīfa l-ʕaḏrāʔ).


Jadi

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجَدْي (al-jady).


Mizani

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْمِيزَان (al-mīzān).


Dalu

Borrowed from Arabic اَلدَّلْو (ad-dalw).


Akarabu

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْعَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab).


Dajaja

Borrowed from Arabic الدَّجَاجَة (ad-dajāja).


Hutu Junubi

Borrowed from Arabic الْحُوت الْجَنُوبِيّ (al-ḥūt al-janūbiyy).

الْحُوت الْجَنُوبِيّ


Kasi ya Masakini

Borrowed from Arabic قَصْعَة الْمَسَاكِين (qaṣʕat al-masākīn).

قَصْعَة الْمَسَاكِين


Sudusi

Borrowed from Arabic السُّدْس (as-suds), السُّدُس (as-sudus).


Zuberi

Borrowed from Arabic الزُّبَيْر (az-zubayr).


Mapinduzi ya Viwandani

Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution


Zama za Mwangaza

Age of Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment


Jamhuri ya Kenya

Republic of Kenya
Republic of Kenya#English:_Q114

Republic of Kenya (The official name of Kenya.)

Guinea Bisau Jamhuri ya Kenya Guinea-Bisau Jamhuri ya Kenya Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Jamhuri ya Kenya Ginekweta

Guinea Jamhuri ya Kenya Gine Jamhuri ya Kenya Gini

Kamerun Jamhuri ya Kenya Cameroon Jamhuri ya Kenya Kameruni

Nigeria Jamhuri ya Kenya Nijeria Jamhuri ya Kenya Naijeria


Shirika la Afya Duniani

World Health Organization
World Health Organization


Shirikisho la Soka Duniani

association football
association football

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


Baraza la Afya Duniani

World Health Assembly
World Health Assembly


MAKISATU

w:sw:Mashindano ya Kitaifa ya Sayansi, Teknolojia na Ubunifu

(Tanzania) Acronym of Mashindano ya Kitaifa ya Sayansi, Teknolojia na Ubunifu.


TATAKI

Taasisi ya Taaluma za Kiswahili
w:Taasisi ya Taaluma za Kiswahili

Acronym of Taasisi ya Taaluma za Kiswahili.

Taasisi ya Taaluma za Kiswahili
sw:Taasisi ya Taaluma za Kiswahili


Jumuiya ya Madola

Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations


Jumuiya ya Kiuchumi ya Ulaya

European Economic Community
European Economic Community


Siku ya Mashujaa

Sikukuu ya Mashujaa
Sikukuu ya Mashujaa#Swahili


Mashujaa Dei

(Kenya) Mashujaa Day (Kenyan national holiday celebrated on October 20)


Jamhuri Dei

(Kenya) Jamhuri Day (national holiday commemorating when Kenya became independent)


Ligi ya Mabingwa Afrika

CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League


Mamlaka ya Wapalestina

Palestinian Authority
Palestinian Authority


TEHAMA

teknolojia ya habari na mawasiliano#Swahili

Acronym of teknolojia ya habari na mawasiliano (“information and communications technology”): ICT


BAKWATA

Baraza Kuu la Waislamu wa Tanzania#Swahili

Acronym of Baraza Kuu la Waislamu wa Tanzania.


Baraza Kuu la Umoja wa Mataifa

United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly


Baraza Kuu la UN

Baraza Kuu la Umoja wa Mataifa
Baraza Kuu la Umoja wa Mataifa#Swahili

Alternative form of Baraza Kuu la Umoja wa Mataifa (“United Nations General Assembly”)


Pembe ya Afrika

Horn of Africa (a peninsula in East Africa)


Rasi ya Uarabuni

Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula#English

Arabian Peninsula (a peninsula in the Middle East)


Aktiki

Arctic (a continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole)


Jumuiya ya Nchi Huru

Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States


Uyunani

From u- + Arabic الْيُونَان (al-yūnān), from Persian یونان (yunân).

af

ar:الْيُونَان

(dated) Greece (a country in Southern Europe)


Kanisa Katoliki la Roma

Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church


Baraza la Usalama la Umoja wa Mataifa

sw:Baraza la Usalama la Umoja wa Mataifa


COSOTA

Copyright Society of Tanzania
Copyright Society of Tanzania#Swahili

Acronym of Copyright Society of Tanzania, known in Swahili as Ofisi ya Hakimiliki Tanzania


Ligi ya Premia

Premier League (highest division of English football)


Baba Yetu

(Christianity) The Lord's Prayer; Our Father; paternoster (a prayer that Jesus taught his disciples)


Baba yetu

Alternative letter-case form of Baba Yetu


Jamhuri ya Watu wa China

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China#English

People's Republic of China (a country in Asia)


Jamhuri ya Watu wa Uchina

Jamhuri ya Watu wa China
Jamhuri ya Watu wa China#Swahili

Alternative form of Jamhuri ya Watu wa China (“People's Republic of China”)


Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Sw-ke-Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania.flac

United Republic of Tanzania#English:_Q924

United Republic of Tanzania (the official name of Tanzania, a country in East Africa)

Algeria Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Aljeria

Chad Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Chadi

Cote d'Ivoire Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Kodivaa

Uhabeshi Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Habeshi

Guinea Bisau Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Guinea-Bisau Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Ginebisau

Guinea ya Ikweta Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Ginekweta

Guinea Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Gine Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Gini

Jibuti Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Djibouti

Kamerun Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Cameroon Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Kameruni

Moroko Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Maroko

Niger Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Nijeri

Nigeria Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Nijeria Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Naijeria

Rwanda Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Ruanda

Senegal Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Senegali


Mahakama ya Kimataifa ya Haki

International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice


Siku ya Wafanyakazi Duniani

International Workers' Day
International Workers' Day


DLDM

duka la dawa muhimu
duka la dawa muhimu#Swahili

(Tanzania, pharmacy) Initialism of duka la dawa muhimu.


DLDB

duka la dawa baridi
duka la dawa baridi#Swahili

(Tanzania, pharmacy) Initialism of duka la dawa baridi.


Ayalandi

Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)


Ayalandi Kaskazini

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English:_Q26

Northern Ireland (a constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland)


Ubeligiji

Alternative form of Ubelgiji (“Belgium”)


Benki Kuu ya Dunia

Alternative form of Benki ya Dunia (“World Bank”)


Shirika la Fedha Duniani

International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund


Benki ya Maendeleo ya Asia

Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank


Benki ya Maendeleo ya Afrika

African Development Bank
African Development Bank


Benki ya Maendeleo ya Afrika Mashariki

East African Development Bank
East African Development Bank

sw:Benki ya Maendeleo ya Afrika Mashariki


Benki ya Maendeleo ya Kenya

Development Bank of Kenya
Development Bank of Kenya


KIU

kitengo kikuu cha uchakataji
kitengo kikuu cha uchakataji#Swahili

(computer hardware) Abbreviation of kitengo kikuu cha uchakataji.


Asia ya Kusini

South Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives))


Yerusalemu

Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)


Visiwa vya Kanari

Canary Islands
Canary Islands#English:_Q5813

autonomous community
autonomous community

Canary Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco)


Ushelisheli

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)

Guinea Bisau Ushelisheli Guinea-Bisau Ushelisheli Ginebisau

Guinea Ushelisheli Gine Ushelisheli Gini

Kamerun Ushelisheli Cameroon Ushelisheli Kameruni

Nigeria Ushelisheli Nijeria Ushelisheli Naijeria


TUKI

Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili
w:sw:Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili

Abbreviation of Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili.


TCRA

Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano Tanzania
w:sw:Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano Tanzania

(Tanzania) Initialism of Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano Tanzania (“Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority”).


BAKIZA

Acronym of Baraza la Kiswahili la Zanzibar.


Othniel

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

der

Hebrew עתניאל

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


Azabajani

Alternative form of Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


Mashariki ya Kati

Wageni wa kwanza kuingia pwani ya Afrika Mashariki walitokea Mashariki ya Kati na Asia,[…]

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

The first foreigners to enter the East African coast came from the Middle East and Asia, […]


Zakayo

From Late Latin Zacchaeus, from Ancient Greek Ζακχαῖος (Zakkhaîos), from Hebrew זכי (zakkay), literally "pure, innocent", which came from זכה (zacha, “be clean, pure”).


Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Falme za Kiarabu

Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu
Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu#Swahili

Short for Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu: United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Safiya

Borrowed from Arabic صَفِيَّة (ṣafiyya).


Goliathi

Ultimately from Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ).


Waridi

From waridi (“rose”), from Arabic وَرْدَة (warda).


Taji

From taji (“crown”), from Arabic تَاج (tāj).


Rahma

From Arabic رَحْمَة (raḥma, “mercy, compassion”).


Jumaane

[…] jana Jumaane, leo Jumaatano unataka mia nyingine!

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

[…] yesterday [was] Tuesday, today [is] Wednesday and you want another hundred!

days of the week: siku za juma: Jumatatu · Jumanne · Jumatano · Alhamisi · Ijumaa · Jumamosi · Jumapili [edit]


Lebanoni

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Nairuzi

Borrowed from Arabic نَيْرُوز (nayrūz), from Classical Persian نَوْروز (nawrōz).

Swahili new year (celebration in Zanzibar in July/August)


Uskochi

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Vatikani

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Afrika ya Kati

Central Africa
Central Africa#English:_Q27433

Central African Republic
Central African Republic

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Central Africa (a core geographic region of Africa which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda, and often Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


JWTZ

(military, Tanzania) Abbreviation of Jeshi la Wananchi wa Tanzania.