msisimuko

sw-noun

msisimuko class III (plural misisimuko class IV)

msisimuko class III (canonical)
misisimuko class IV (plural)
msisimko (alternative)


voliboli

voliboli class IX (plural voliboli class X)

voliboli class IX (canonical)
voliboli class X (plural)


mtazamaji

mtazamaji class I (plural watazamaji class II)

mtazamaji class I (canonical)
watazamaji class II (plural)

From m- + -tazama (“to look, watch”) + -aji.

viewer (someone that views some spectacle; an onlooker or spectator)


pendekezo

pendekezo class V (plural mapendekezo class VI)

pendekezo class V (canonical)
mapendekezo class VI (plural)

From -pendekeza (“to recommend, suggest”).

kutoa pendekezo


mgeni

mgeni class I (canonical)
wageni class II (plural)

→ Gujarati: મગેની (magenī)

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì. By surface analysis, m- + -geni (“foreign, strange”).


kitovu

sw-noun

kitovu class VII (plural vitovu class VIII)

kitovu class VII (canonical)
vitovu class VIII (plural)

umbilical cord (cord between foetus and placenta)


uzuri

goodness (state or characteristic of being good)


wishwa

wishwa class IX (canonical)
wishwa class X (plural)


utayarishi

preparation (act of preparing or getting ready)


sanduku la posta

sanduku la posta class V (plural masanduku ya posta class VI)

sanduku la posta class V (canonical)
masanduku ya posta class VI (plural)


ramli

ramli class IX (canonical)
ramli class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْل (raml, “sand”), from soothsaying from figures in the sand.


panchari

sw-noun

panchari class IX (plural panchari class X)

panchari class IX (canonical)
panchari class X (plural)


lawama

lawama class IX (canonical)
lawama class X (plural)


msikilizaji

msikilizaji class I (plural wasikilizaji class II)

msikilizaji class I (canonical)
wasikilizaji class II (plural)


kitubio

kitubio class VII (plural vitubio class VIII)

kitubio class VII (canonical)
vitubio class VIII (plural)

repentance (chiefly Christian concept of repentance for one's sins)


mbano

mbano class III (plural mibano class IV)

mbano class III (canonical)
mibano class IV (plural)


kashfa

kashfa class IX (canonical)
kashfa class X (plural)
kashifa (alternative)

From Arabic كَشْف (kašf, “unveiling, uncovering”). The pejorative meaning comes from Godfrey Dale (1861–1941, Christian missionary in Zanzibar 1889–1925) publishing a translation of the Qurʾān into Swahili in 1923, widely suspected to be inaccurate.

der

(archaic) uncovering, unveiling, exposing

kashfa za dini


mkaidi

sw-noun

mkaidi class I (plural wakaidi class II)

mkaidi class I (canonical)
wakaidi class II (plural)


usoro

(Sheng) nosiness (property of being nosy)


mwajiri

mwajiri class I (plural wajiri class II)

mwajiri class I (canonical)
wajiri class II (plural)
muajiri (alternative)

employer (person or entity which employs others)


mshirikina

mshirikina class I (plural washirikina class II)

mshirikina class I (canonical)
washirikina class II (plural)

a superstitious person (one who believes in superstition)


mpatanishi

mpatanishi class I (plural wapatanishi class II)

mpatanishi class I (canonical)
wapatanishi class II (plural)

From m- + -patanisha (“to reconcile”) + -i.

mediator (one who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement)


warsha

warsha class IX (canonical)
warsha class X (plural)

seminar, workshop (class held for advanced studies)


kaseti

kaseti class IX (canonical)
kaseti class X (plural)

cassette (small flat case containing magnetic tape)


mtetezi

mtetezi class I (plural watetezi class II)

mtetezi class I (canonical)
watetezi class II (plural)

advocate (one who fights on behalf of someone else)


kumbukumbu

kumbukumbu class IX (plural kumbukumbu class X)

kumbukumbu class IX (canonical)
kumbukumbu class X (plural)


buyu

buyu class V (canonical)
mabuyu class VI (plural)


ujari

ujari class XI (canonical)
njari class X (plural)

(nautical) rope used to maneuver a steering wheel


usawa

usawa wa kijinsia


pakiti

pakiti class IX (canonical)
pakiti class X (plural)
paketi (alternative)


balaghamu

phlegm (mucus secreted in the bronchial passages)


jongo

jongo class V (canonical)
majongo class VI (plural)

arthritis, rheumatism (inflammation of joints)


ufujaji

From u- + -fuja (“to squander, waste”) + -aji.

af

the concept of destroying or wasting things; wasteness


fidia

fidia class IX (canonical)
fidia class X (plural)

ransom (money paid for the freeing of a hostage)

fidia ya ardhi


kikoromeo

sw-noun

kikoromeo class VII (plural vikoromeo class VIII)

kikoromeo class VII (canonical)
vikoromeo class VIII (plural)

Adam's apple, larynx (the lump in the throat)


kipaza sauti

kipaza sauti class VII (plural vipaza sauti class VIII)

kipaza sauti class VII (canonical)
vipaza sauti class VIII (plural)
kipazasauti (alternative)

loudspeaker (device that amplifies audio)


soketi

soketi class IX (canonical)
soketi class X (plural)


kitamba

kitamba class VII (plural vitamba class VIII)

kitamba class VII (canonical)
vitamba class VIII (plural)


kombe

kombe class V (canonical)
makombe class VI (plural)

(sports) cup (a trophy awarded at such a contest)


fumbo

fumbo class V (canonical)
mafumbo class VI (plural)


bendeji

bendeji class IX (plural bendeji class X)

bendeji class IX (canonical)
bendeji class X (plural)


fajaa

fajaa class IX (canonical)
fajaa class X (plural)

a sudden death (an instantaneous, unexpected death)


taarifa

taarifa class IX (plural taarifa class X)

taarifa class IX (canonical)
taarifa class X (plural)

headline (heading or title of an article)

report, communique, notice (piece of information)


mizani

scales, balance (device for weighing goods)


jangili

jangili class V (plural majangili class VI)

jangili class V (canonical)
majangili class VI (plural)

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

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


mshikamano

mshikamano class III (plural mishikamano class IV)

mshikamano class III (canonical)
mishikamano class IV (plural)

cohesion (the state of cohering, or of sticking together)


mapishi

cooking, cookery (the process of preparing food by using heat)


mdai

mdai class I (canonical)
wadai class II (plural)

creditor (a person to whom a debt is owed)


taratibu

taratibu class IX (plural taratibu class X)

taratibu class IX (canonical)
taratibu class X (plural)

From Arabic تَرْتِيب (tartīb, “order, sequence”).


kitongoji duni

sw-noun

kitongoji duni class VII (plural vitongoji duni class VIII)

kitongoji duni class VII (canonical)
vitongoji duni class VIII (plural)


kabwela

kabwela class V (plural makabwela class VI)

kabwela class V (canonical)
makabwela class VI (plural)


nyonga

nyonga class IX (canonical)
nyonga class X (plural)


mtaa

mtaa class III (canonical)
mitaa class IV (plural)


mvuvi

mvuvi class I (canonical)
wavuvi class II (plural)


uraia

kupata uraia

civics (study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community)


kliniki

kliniki class IX (plural kliniki class X)

kliniki class IX (canonical)
kliniki class X (plural)


usafi

cleanliness (the property of being clean)


usukani

usukani class XI (plural sukani class X)

usukani class XI (canonical)
sukani class X (plural)


dagla

dagla class IX (canonical)
dagla class X (plural)

a long coat adorned with golden embroidery; an overcoat


kiongozi wa mashtaka

kiongozi wa mashtaka class VII (plural viongozi wa mashtaka class VIII)

kiongozi wa mashtaka class VII (canonical)
viongozi wa mashtaka class VIII (plural)

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


wakati

wakati class XI (plural nyakati class X)

wakati class XI (canonical)
nyakati class X (plural)

اَوُ اِغَ فُمْبِ لَمُوَاغَزَ ، وَقَتِ وَيُوَ لِكِتُپُوْزَ

R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249

Or when the sun shines, see the mote in its ray

Au enga vumbi la-muangaza, waqati wa-yua likitupuza;


wakaa

wakaa class XI (canonical)
nyakaa class X (plural)


wakaa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kamishna

sw-noun

kamishna class V (plural makamishna class VI)

kamishna class V (canonical)
makamishna class VI (plural)
kamishena (alternative)


akiba

akiba class IX (canonical)
akiba class X (plural)

savings (that which has been saved), reserve


mfadhili

mfadhili class I (plural wafadhili class II)

mfadhili class I (canonical)
wafadhili class II (plural)

sponsor (person with responsibility (especially with a religious or financial aspect))


msasa

msasa class III (plural misasa class IV)

msasa class III (canonical)
misasa class IV (plural)


sekondari

sekondari class IX (plural sekondari class X)

sekondari class IX (canonical)
sekondari class X (plural)


kanuni

kanuni class IX (canonical)
kanuni class X (plural)


mateso

From ma- + -tesa (“to torture, persecute”) + -o.


dhulma

dhulma class IX (canonical)
dhulma class X (plural)


mchunguzi

sw-noun

mchunguzi class I (plural wachunguzi class II)

mchunguzi class I (canonical)
wachunguzi class II (plural)


msambazaji

msambazaji class I (plural wasambazaji class II)

msambazaji class I (canonical)
wasambazaji class II (plural)

distributor (one who distributes, a thing that distributes)


dasta

dasta class IX (canonical)
dasta class X (plural)


mochari

mochari class IX (plural mochari class X)

mochari class IX (canonical)
mochari class X (plural)
mochwari (alternative)

mortuary (place where dead bodies are stored)


mkoromo

mkoromo class III (plural mikoromo class IV)

mkoromo class III (canonical)
mikoromo class IV (plural)


ukarabati

renovation (act or process of renovating)


tegu

tegu class V (canonical)
mategu class VI (plural)


benki kuu

benki kuu class V (plural mabenki makuu class VI)

benki kuu class V (canonical)
mabenki makuu class VI (plural)

central bank (the principal monetary authority of a country)


puani

puani class IX (canonical)
puani class X (plural)


puani

head

puani (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)


shoga

shoga class V (canonical)
mashoga class VI (plural)

(Tanzania) girlfriend (a woman's close female friend)

(slang) homosexual man or effeminate man


uadilifu

uadilifu class XI (canonical)
uadhilifu (alternative)

integrity (steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code)


tuni

tuni class IX (canonical)
tuni class X (plural)


fuko

fuko class V (canonical)
mafuko class VI (plural)


fuko

augmentative of mfuko: big bag; saddlebag


kunguru

sw-noun

kunguru class IX (plural kunguru class X)

kunguru class IX (canonical)
kunguru class X (plural)


tarakilishi

tarakilishi class IX (plural tarakilishi class X)

tarakilishi class IX (canonical)
tarakilishi class X (plural)

(uncommon) computer (a programmable device)


jenerali

jenerali class V (plural majenerali class VI)

jenerali class V (canonical)
majenerali class VI (plural)

general (rank higher than a colonel or brigadier)


kinywaji

kinywaji class VII (plural vinywaji class VIII)

kinywaji class VII (canonical)
vinywaji class VIII (plural)


dhahabu

dhahabu class IX (plural dhahabu class X)

dhahabu class IX (canonical)
dhahabu class X (plural)

→ Kikuyu: thahabu

→ Luganda: zaabu


dola

dola class IX (canonical)
dola class X (plural)


dola

dola class V (canonical)
madola class VI (plural)


jifu

jifu class IX (canonical)
jifu class X (plural)


ndege

ndege class IX (canonical)
ndege class X (plural)

Katika kuiletea nchi yetu pesa zaidi za kigeni, utalii unafuatwa na kahawa, na kwa sababu wengi wa watalii hawa husafiri kwa ndege kuja Kenya, kuna haja kubwa sana ya kutiliwa mkazo zaidi shughuli za safari za ndege ili kuimarisha utalii.

1977, Kenya Gazette - Sep 13 – Dec 16, 1977, volume 45, page 999:

To bring our country more foreign currency, tourism is associated with coffee, and because many of these tourists travel by plane to Kenya, it's very important to stress travel by plane in order to strengthen tourism.


jawabu

jawabu class V (plural majawabu class VI)

jawabu class V (canonical)
majawabu class VI (plural)


mzazi

mzazi class I (canonical)
wazazi class II (plural)

parent (person from whom one is descended)


uki

honey (sweet substance produced by bees)


kasisi

kasisi class V (plural makasisi class VI)

kasisi class V (canonical)
makasisi class VI (plural)


kipaji

kipaji class VII (plural vipaji class VIII)

kipaji class VII (canonical)
vipaji class VIII (plural)

gift, donation (something given to another voluntarily, without charge)


kipaji

[…] utaona baadhi ya vikunjo na vifinyo vya ngozi juu ya kipaji chake,[…]

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

[…] you will see some wrinkles in the skin on his forehead, […]

Lakini kwamba katika kile kichwa kilicho na upara, au kile kipaji kilicho na upara, laonekana pigo jeupe kisha jekundu kidogo; ni ukoma, unatokea katika kichwa chake cha upara, au katika kipaji chake cha upara.

2005, “Mambo ya Walawi 13:42”, in Biblia (Swahili Revised Union Version), translation from New International Version:

But if he has a reddish-white sore on his bald head or forehead, it is a defiling disease breaking out on his head or forehead.


jino

jino class V (canonical)
meno class VI (plural)


chiriku

chiriku class IX (plural chiriku class X)

chiriku class IX (canonical)
chiriku class X (plural)

finch, canary (small to medium-sized passerine bird in the family Fringillidae)


isimu

isimu class IX (canonical)
isimu class X (plural)

linguistics (scientific study of language)


njiwa

njiwa class IX (canonical)
njiwa class X (plural)


nafasi

nafasi class IX (canonical)
nafasi class X (plural)


mbogo

mbogo class IX (canonical)
mbogo class X (plural)


sahani

sahani class IX (canonical)
sahani class X (plural)

→ Gujarati: સાની (sānī)

→ Kikuyu: thani

sahani ya santuri
sahani ya santuri#Swahili

Short for sahani ya santuri (“phonograph record”).


hidrojeni

hidrojeni class IX (plural hidrojeni class X)

hidrojeni class IX (canonical)
hidrojeni class X (plural)
haidrojeni (alternative)


oksijeni

oksijeni class IX (plural oksijeni class X)

oksijeni class IX (canonical)
oksijeni class X (plural)
okisijeni (alternative)
oksejeni (alternative)


nzige

nzige class IX (canonical)
nzige class X (plural)


jasho

sweat (fluid that exits the body through pores)


shuka

shuka class V or IX (plural mashuka class VI or shuka class X)

shuka class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)
mashuka class VI (plural)
shuka class X (plural)

sash, loincloth (length of cloth used as clothing)


mtumiaji

mtumiaji class I (plural watumiaji class II)

mtumiaji class I (canonical)
watumiaji class II (plural)

user (one who uses something, a consumer)


cheki

cheki class IX (canonical)
cheki class X (plural)

cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)


jezi

jezi class IX (canonical)
jezi class X (plural)

jersey (shirt worn by a member of an athletic team)


paa

paa class IX (canonical)
paa class X (plural)


paa

paa class V (canonical)
mapaa class VI (plural)


kwanga

kwanga class IX (canonical)
kwanga class X (plural)


jazanda

jazanda class IX (plural jazanda class X)

jazanda class IX (canonical)
jazanda class X (plural)


jiolojia

jiolojia class IX (plural jiolojia class X)

jiolojia class IX (canonical)
jiolojia class X (plural)


ukame

drought (a period of below average rain fall)


kufuli

kufuli class IX (canonical)
kufuli class X (plural)
kifuli (alternative)


nyuma

nyuma class IX (canonical)
nyuma class X (plural)


mzinga

mzinga class III (plural mizinga class IV)

mzinga class III (canonical)
mizinga class IV (plural)

hive, beehive (a box or basket for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees)


seremala

seremala class V (plural maseremala class VI)

seremala class V (canonical)
maseremala class VI (plural)


sebule

sebule class IX (canonical)
sebule class X (plural)


utambi

utambi class XI (canonical)
tambi class X (plural)

wick (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)


ukope

ukope class XI (canonical)
kope class X (plural)

From Common Bantu *dʊ̀kópè. Cognate with Zulu ukhophe (“eyelash”), Chichewa chikope (“eyelid”), Rwanda-Rundi ingohe (“eyelash”).


Mswidi

Mswidi class I (plural Waswidi class II)

Mswidi class I (canonical)
Waswidi class II (plural)


shumbi

shumbi class IX (canonical)
shumbi class X (plural)

shumbi ya mchanga

heap. For example, it may refer to a heap of sand.


kitenge

kitenge class VII (plural vitenge class VIII)

kitenge class VII (canonical)
vitenge class VIII (plural)

An African garment similar to the sarong, often worn by women wrapped around the chest or waist or as a headscarf or sling to carry a baby.


kikoi

kikoi class VII (plural vikoi class VIII)

kikoi class VII (canonical)
vikoi class VIII (plural)

A type of loincloth, usually with a colored fringe, worn on various parts of the body.


pango

pango class V (canonical)
mapango class VI (plural)


pango

pango class IX (canonical)
pango class X (plural)


shina

shina class V (canonical)
mashina class VI (plural)

stem (botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant)

shina la neno


mkebe

mkebe class III (plural mikebe class IV)

mkebe class III (canonical)
mikebe class IV (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic مِكَبَّة (mikabba).


msikiti

msikiti class III (plural misikiti class IV)

msikiti class III (canonical)
misikiti class IV (plural)

→ Kamba: mũsikiti

→ Luganda: omuzigiti

→ Rwanda-Rundi: umusigiti

→ Yao: msikiti

→ Chichewa: mzikiti

An old borrowing from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), specifically from an Arabic dialect with /ɡ/.


gae

gae class V (canonical)
magae class VI (plural)

Sakafu iliinuliwa kwa mchanga kiasi cha nusu mita na misingi ya msikiti ilichimbwa ndani ya tabaka za ardhi za miaka iliyopita zenye takataka na kujumuisha magae ya vyombo vya "Celado" na vya rangi manjano na mapambo meusi.

1994, Historia fupi ya Zanzibar, page 24:


sahifa

sahifa class IX (canonical)
sahifa class X (plural)


gurudumu

gurudumu class V (plural magurudumu class VI)

gurudumu class V (canonical)
magurudumu class VI (plural)

From Persian گردون (gardun, “wheel, chariot”).


kadi

kadi class IX (canonical)
kadi class X (plural)


buba

buba class IX (canonical)
buba class X (plural)


brokoli

sw-noun

brokoli class IX (plural brokoli class X)

brokoli class IX (canonical)
brokoli class X (plural)


maabara

maabara class IX (plural maabara class X)

maabara class IX (canonical)
maabara class X (plural)

laboratory (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research)


kunguni

kunguni class IX (plural kunguni class X)

kunguni class IX (canonical)
kunguni class X (plural)


simu

simu class IX (canonical)
simu class X (plural)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”), from Persian سیم (sim, “wire”).


asante

asante class IX (canonical)
asante class X (plural)
ahsante (alternative)
asanti (alternative)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic احسنت (aḥsant, “thank you”), from Arabic أَحْسَنْتَ (ʔaḥsanta, “well done”).


baiskeli

sw-noun

baiskeli class IX (plural baiskeli class X)

baiskeli class IX (canonical)
baiskeli class X (plural)
baisikeli (alternative)
baskeli (alternative)

kuendesha baiskeli


mji

mji class III (canonical)
miji class IV (plural)
muji (alternative)


aloi

aloi class IX (canonical)
aloi class X (plural)


ombi

ombi class V (canonical)
maombi class VI (plural)


safu

safu class IX (canonical)
safu class X (plural)


anwani

anwani class IX (canonical)
anwani class X (plural)
anuani (alternative)

→ Iraqw: anwaani (“address”)


kofia

kofia class IX (canonical)
kofia class X (plural)

→ English: kofia

Borrowed from Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kōfiyya, “cap”).


bepari

sw-noun

bepari class V (plural mabepari class VI)

bepari class V (canonical)
mabepari class VI (plural)

Borrowed from Hindustani बेपारी (bepārī) / بیپاری (bepārī).


fungu

fungu class V (canonical)
mafungu class VI (plural)

a bunch (a group of a number of similar things)

(writing) a collection of writing: a sentence, paragraph, or article


madaraka

madaraka class VI (canonical)
madaraka (canonical)


kipochi

kipochi class VII (plural vipochi class VIII)

kipochi class VII (canonical)
vipochi class VIII (plural)


mchuzi

mchuzi class III (plural michuzi class IV)

mchuzi class III (canonical)
michuzi class IV (plural)


fulana

fulana class IX (canonical)
fulana class X (plural)


seti

seti class IX (canonical)
seti class X (plural)

set (matching collection of similar things)


kucha

kucha class IX (canonical)
kucha class X (plural)


kucha

kucha class V (canonical)
makucha class VI (plural)

Alternative form of ukucha (“nail, claw”)


sifa

sifa class IX (canonical)
sifa class X (plural)

From Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa, “quality, trait”).


kufuru

kufuru class IX (canonical)
kufuru class X (plural)

blasphemy (irreverence toward something sacred)


hakimu

hakimu class V (plural mahakimu class VI)

hakimu class V (canonical)
mahakimu class VI (plural)


friji

friji class IX (canonical)
friji class X (plural)


vimbizi

vimbizi class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)

chest pains or the inability to breathe from overeating


fanicha

fanicha class X (canonical)
IX (canonical)

furniture (an item, or items, (usually) in a room)


latitudo

latitudo class IX (plural latitudo class X)

latitudo class IX (canonical)
latitudo class X (plural)

Coordinate term: longitudo


mwana

mwana class I (canonical)
wana class II (plural)

نِكَمَ كِسِمَ كِسِگُ وُمْبِّ ، كِنْيِ مْتَپَاءَ مَانَ وَغُمْبِ

18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi, stanza 14:

It is like a shallow well where charges a young bull;

Ni-kama kisima kisicho ombe, chenye mta-paa mwana wa-ng'ombe,

In compounds, someone who does or has a relation to something.


kikaramba

kikaramba class VII (plural vikaramba class VIII)

kikaramba class VII (canonical)
vikaramba class VIII (plural)

(derogatory) a geezer, a dotard (derogatory name for an old person)


spana

spana class IX (canonical)
spana class X (plural)

spanner (hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts)


pedi

pedi class IX (canonical)
pedi class X (plural)


haji

haji class IX (canonical)
haji class X (plural)


haji

haji class V (canonical)
mahaji class VI (plural)


hundi

hundi class IX (canonical)
hundi class X (plural)

Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi હૂંડી (huṇḍī), Hindustani हुंडी / ہُنْڈی (hunḍī).

bor+

cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)


juhudi

juhudi class IX (canonical)
juhudi class X (plural)

From Arabic جَهْد (jahd), plural جُهُود (juhūd).

effort, hard work, diligence, enthusiasm


mlinzi

sw-noun

mlinzi class I (plural walinzi class II)

mlinzi class I (canonical)
walinzi class II (plural)


pezi

pezi class V (canonical)
mapezi class VI (plural)


ndume

ndume class IX (canonical)
ndume class X (plural)


daawa

daawa class IX (canonical)
daawa class X (plural)


feki

feki class IX (canonical)
feki class X (plural)


sigareti

sigareti class IX (plural sigareti class X)

sigareti class IX (canonical)
sigareti class X (plural)


paketi

paketi class IX (canonical)
paketi class X (plural)


matini

non-lemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


uzito

(by extension) seriousness, importance, gravity


hori

hori class V (canonical)
mahori class VI (plural)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic هوري (hōrī), from an Indian source, likely Hindi होड़ी (hoṛī) or Gujarati હોડી (hoḍī).


hori

hori class IX (canonical)
hori class X (plural)


boti

boti class IX (canonical)
boti class X (plural)


shibli

shibli class IX (canonical)
shibli class X (plural)


chanjo

sw-noun

chanjo class V or IX (plural machanjo class VI or chanjo class X)

chanjo class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)
machanjo class VI (plural)
chanjo class X (plural)

From -chanja (“make a cut”). Originally in the ji-ma class, and later transferred to the n class in Standard Swahili.

Jukumu la taasisi hiyo ni kutayarisha chanjo za mifugo kama vile ng'ombe, mbuzi, kondoo na hata kuku.

2001 July 27, Mr. Sambu, Kenya National Assembly Official Record:

That institution's responsibility is to prepare vaccines for livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, and even chickens.

(medicine) vaccine (substance meant to stimulate production of antibodies)


vitamini

vitamini class IX (plural vitamini class X)

vitamini class IX (canonical)
vitamini class X (plural)


bangi

bangi class IX (canonical)
bangi class X (plural)

→ Lingala: bángi


juto

juto class V (canonical)
majuto class VI (plural)
yuto (alternative)


wembe

wembe class XI (canonical)
nyembe class X (plural)


nikotini

nikotini class IX (plural nikotini class X)

nikotini class IX (canonical)
nikotini class X (plural)
nikotin (alternative)

nicotine (addictive chemical found in cigarettes)


vazi

vazi class V (canonical)
mavazi class VI (plural)

From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. By surface analysis, -vaa (“to wear”) + -zi.


taasisi

sw-noun

taasisi class IX (plural taasisi class X)

taasisi class IX (canonical)
taasisi class X (plural)

institution; institute (established organization)


godoro

godoro class V (plural magodoro class VI)

godoro class V (canonical)
magodoro class VI (plural)

mattress (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep)


hongera

hongera class IX (plural hongera class X)

hongera class IX (canonical)
hongera class X (plural)


obiti

obiti class IX (canonical)
obiti class X (plural)


seli

seli class IX (canonical)
seli class X (plural)

(biology) cell (basic unit of an organism)


kioo

kioo class VII (canonical)
vioo class VIII (plural)


roboti

roboti class IX (canonical)
roboti class X (plural)


sardini

sardini class IX (plural sardini class X)

sardini class IX (canonical)
sardini class X (plural)


gugu

gugu class V (canonical)
magugu class VI (plural)


gluteni

gluteni class IX (plural gluteni class X)

gluteni class IX (canonical)
gluteni class X (plural)


mshale

mshale class III (plural mishale class IV)

mshale class III (canonical)
mishale class IV (plural)

Baada ya kukabidhi uta, mshale na shoka lake kwa mwindaji mwenzake wa Hadzabe, Zigwadzee alishika fimbo fupi iliyochongoka na akaingia shimoni.

2017 August 18, “Chakula cha Wahadzabe cha matunda na nungunungu Tanzania”, in BBC News Swahili:

After handing over his bow, arrow and ax to his fellow Hadzabe hunter, Zigwadzee grabbed a short pointed stick and entered the pit.


karotini

karotini class IX (plural karotini class X)

karotini class IX (canonical)
karotini class X (plural)


heroini

heroini class IX (plural heroini class X)

heroini class IX (canonical)
heroini class X (plural)


kifa

kifa class VII (canonical)
vifa class VIII (plural)


kifuniko

kifuniko class VII (plural vifuniko class VIII)

kifuniko class VII (canonical)
vifuniko class VIII (plural)


parashuti

parashuti class IX (plural parashuti class X)

parashuti class IX (canonical)
parashuti class X (plural)

Alternative form of parachuti (“parachute”)


molekuli

molekuli class IX (plural molekuli class X)

molekuli class IX (canonical)
molekuli class X (plural)


metali

metali class IX (canonical)
metali class X (plural)

metal (certain elements and materials composed of them)


dahili

dahili class IX (canonical)
dahili class X (plural)


mkojo

mkojo class III (plural mikojo class IV)

mkojo class III (canonical)
mikojo class IV (plural)


mtaalamu

mtaalamu class I (plural wataalamu class II)

mtaalamu class I (canonical)
wataalamu class II (plural)


dalali

dalali class V (plural madalali class VI)

dalali class V (canonical)
madalali class VI (plural)

broker (a mediator between a buyer and seller)

auctioneer (one who conducts an auction)


tungi

tungi class V (canonical)
matungi class VI (plural)


kijana

kijana class VII (plural vijana class VIII)

kijana class VII (canonical)
vijana class VIII (plural)


swala

swala class IX (canonical)
swala class X (plural)
sala (alternative)

prayer (practice of communicating with one's God)


swala

swala class IX (canonical)
swala class X (plural)


kashida

kashida class IX (plural kashida class X)

kashida class IX (canonical)
kashida class X (plural)


jiko

jiko class V (plural majiko class VI or meko class VI)

jiko class V (canonical)
majiko class VI (plural)
meko class VI (plural)


pichi

pichi class V (canonical)
mapichi class VI (plural)


chembechembe

chembechembe class IX (plural chembechembe class X)

chembechembe class IX (canonical)
chembechembe class X (plural)

chembechembe ya damu


jamaa

jamaa class IX (canonical)
jamaa class X (plural)

relative; family member (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption)

dude, guy, bloke (used to refer to someone unknown in a friendly way)


darasa

darasa class V (plural madarasa class VI)

darasa class V (canonical)
madarasa class VI (plural)


uchumi

economy (effective management of the resources of a community or system)

mtaalam wa uchumi


programu

programu class IX (plural programu class X)

programu class IX (canonical)
programu class X (plural)

programu ya pamoja

(computing) program (software application)


jaza

jaza class IX (canonical)
jaza class X (plural)


mlalamishi

mlalamishi class I (plural walalamishi class II)

mlalamishi class I (canonical)
walalamishi class II (plural)

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


konde

konde class V (canonical)
makonde class VI (plural)


chipsi

chipsi class IX (canonical)
chipsi class X (plural)
chips (alternative)


filimbi

sw-noun

filimbi class IX (plural filimbi class X)

filimbi class IX (canonical)
filimbi class X (plural)
firimbi (alternative)


kifaru

kifaru class I (canonical)
vifaru class II (plural)

kifaru mmojawapo


kifaru

kifaru class VII (plural vifaru class VIII)

kifaru class VII (canonical)
vifaru class VIII (plural)

kifaru kimojawapo


pingu

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

pingu za maisha

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


kope

kope class IX (canonical)
kope class X (plural)

wick (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning)


gitaa

gitaa class IX (canonical)
gitaa class X (plural)


muziki

muziki class III or IX (plural miziki class IV or muziki class X)

muziki class III (canonical)
IX (canonical)
miziki class IV (plural)
muziki class X (plural)


inda

inda class IX (canonical)
inda class X (plural)


sentimita

sentimita class IX (plural sentimita class X)

sentimita class IX (canonical)
sentimita class X (plural)
sentimeta (alternative)


dosari

dosari class IX (canonical)
dosari class X (plural)


goli

goli class V (canonical)
magoli class VI (plural)


kauri

kauri class IX (canonical)
kauri class X (plural)


skule

skule class IX (canonical)
skule class X (plural)


sponji

sponji class IX (canonical)
sponji class X (plural)


mwenge

mwenge class III (plural mienge class IV)

mwenge class III (canonical)
mienge class IV (plural)


tropiki

tropiki class IX (plural tropiki class X)

tropiki class IX (canonical)
tropiki class X (plural)


kupri

kupri class IX (canonical)
kupri class X (plural)


lugha

lugha class IX (canonical)
lugha class X (plural)


pigo

pigo class V (canonical)
mapigo class VI (plural)


fleti

fleti class IX (canonical)
fleti class X (plural)


plasta

plasta class IX (canonical)
plasta class X (plural)


kidole

kidole class VII (plural vidole class VIII)

kidole class VII (canonical)
vidole class VIII (plural)


Mchile

Mchile class I (plural Wachile class II)

Mchile class I (canonical)
Wachile class II (plural)


mwananchi

mwananchi class I (plural wananchi class II)

mwananchi class I (canonical)
wananchi class II (plural)


monita

monita class IX (canonical)
monita class X (plural)


jarari

jarari class IX (canonical)
jarari class X (plural)

drawer (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing)


resiti

resiti class IX (canonical)
resiti class X (plural)
risiti (alternative)

receipt (written acknowledgement of payment)


adha

adha class IX (canonical)
adha class X (plural)


pofu

pofu class IX (canonical)
pofu class X (plural)


zaidi

zaidi class IX (canonical)
zaidi class X (plural)


mda

mda class III (canonical)
mida class IV (plural)

Alternative form of muda (“period of time”)


taji

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


mkongojo

mkongojo class III (plural mikongojo class IV)

mkongojo class III (canonical)
mikongojo class IV (plural)

walking stick, staff (cane used by elders)


sosi

sosi class IX (canonical)
sosi class X (plural)


kongoni

kongoni class IX (plural kongoni class X)

kongoni class IX (canonical)
kongoni class X (plural)


mzushi

mzushi class I (plural wazushi class II)

mzushi class I (canonical)
wazushi class II (plural)


mahati

mahati class IX (canonical)
mahati class X (plural)


ovari

ovari class IX (canonical)
ovari class X (plural)


adhama

adhama class IX (canonical)
adhama class X (plural)


hiari

hiari class IX (canonical)
hiari class X (plural)


pareto

pareto class IX (canonical)
pareto class X (plural)


sulfuri

sulfuri class IX (plural sulfuri class X)

sulfuri class IX (canonical)
sulfuri class X (plural)


agoni

agoni class IX (canonical)
agoni class X (plural)
argoni (alternative)
arigoni (alternative)


peponi

Mahali pema peponi


diski

diski class IX (canonical)
diski class X (plural)


alumini

alumini class IX (plural alumini class X)

alumini class IX (canonical)
alumini class X (plural)


kozi

kozi class IX (canonical)
kozi class X (plural)


plastiki

plastiki class IX (plural plastiki class X)

plastiki class IX (canonical)
plastiki class X (plural)


stuli

stuli class IX (canonical)
stuli class X (plural)


chupi

chupi class IX (canonical)
chupi class X (plural)


argoni

argoni class IX (canonical)
argoni class X (plural)


kompyuta

kompyuta class IX (plural kompyuta class X)

kompyuta class IX (canonical)
kompyuta class X (plural)
komputa (alternative)


reli

reli class IX (canonical)
reli class X (plural)


mwituni

head

mwituni (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)


samadi

samadi class IX (canonical)
samadi class X (plural)


birika

sw-noun

birika class V (plural mabirika class VI)

birika class V (canonical)
mabirika class VI (plural)


kima

kima class VII (canonical)
vima class VIII (plural)


kima

From Hindi क़ीमा (qīmā)/Urdu قیمہ (qīma), from Persian قیمه (qime), ultimately from Turkic, perhaps Ottoman Turkish قیمه (kıyma).


plau

plau class IX (canonical)
plau class X (plural)


fujo

fujo class IX (canonical)
fujo class X (plural)


dansi

dansi class IX (canonical)
dansi class X (plural)
densi (alternative)


tiba

tiba class IX (canonical)
tiba class X (plural)


promota

promota class V (plural mapromota class VI)

promota class V (canonical)
mapromota class VI (plural)


vanadi

vanadi class IX (canonical)
vanadi class X (plural)


seleni

seleni class IX (canonical)
seleni class X (plural)


neoni

neoni class IX (canonical)
neoni class X (plural)


fedha

fedha class IX (canonical)
fedha class X (plural)


nne

nne class IX (canonical)
nne class X (plural)


unwyele

unwyele class XI (plural nwyele class X)

unwyele class XI (canonical)
nwyele class X (plural)


kipikipiki

kipikipiki class VII (plural vipikipiki class VIII)

kipikipiki class VII (canonical)
vipikipiki class VIII (plural)

diminutive of pikipiki: small motorcycle


pikipiki

pikipiki class IX (plural pikipiki class X)

pikipiki class IX (canonical)
pikipiki class X (plural)


mjinga

mjinga class I (plural wajinga class II)

mjinga class I (canonical)
wajinga class II (plural)


sweta

sweta class IX (canonical)
sweta class X (plural)


shilingi

shilingi class IX (plural shilingi class X)

shilingi class IX (canonical)
shilingi class X (plural)
Sh (alternative)

shilingi (currency formerly used across East Africa, now only in Tanzania)

shilling (former British unit of currency)


manjano

/mɑˈⁿdʒɑ.nɔ/


mwandishi

mwandishi class I (plural wandishi class II or waandishi class II)

mwandishi class I (canonical)
wandishi class II (plural)
waandishi class II (plural)


punda milia

punda milia class IX (plural punda milia class X)

punda milia class IX (canonical)
punda milia class X (plural)
punda-milia (alternative)
pundamilia (alternative)

Translingual: Pundamilia

From punda (“donkey”) + milia (“stripes”), literally “striped donkey”.


dhau

dhau class IX (canonical)
dhau class X (plural)


mtumbwi

sw-noun

mtumbwi class III (plural mitumbwi class IV)

mtumbwi class III (canonical)
mitumbwi class IV (plural)


stendi ya teksi

stendi ya teksi class IX (plural stendi za teksi class X)

stendi ya teksi class IX (canonical)
stendi za teksi class X (plural)


stesheni ya treni

stesheni ya treni class IX (plural stesheni za treni class X)

stesheni ya treni class IX (canonical)
stesheni za treni class X (plural)


mpigapicha

mpigapicha class I (plural wapigapicha class II)

mpigapicha class I (canonical)
wapigapicha class II (plural)


msafiri

msafiri class I (plural wasafiri class II)

msafiri class I (canonical)
wasafiri class II (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic مُسَافِر (musāfir). By surface analysis, m + -safiri (“to travel”).


mtafsiri

sw-noun

mtafsiri class I (plural watafsiri class II)

mtafsiri class I (canonical)
watafsiri class II (plural)


ghuba

ghuba class IX (canonical)
ghuba class X (plural)


kampuni ya ndege

kampuni ya ndege class IX (plural kampuni za ndege class X)

kampuni ya ndege class IX (canonical)
kampuni za ndege class X (plural)


pombe kali

pombe kali class IX (plural pombe kali class X)

pombe kali class IX (canonical)
pombe kali class X (plural)


baisikeli

baisikeli class IX (plural baisikeli class X)

baisikeli class IX (canonical)
baisikeli class X (plural)

Alternative form of baiskeli (“bicycle”)


sufuria

sufuria class V or IX (plural masufuria class VI or sufuria class X)

sufuria class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)
masufuria class VI (plural)
sufuria class X (plural)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic صفرية (ṣufriya, “cooking pot”), from Arabic صُفْر (ṣufr, “brass”).

bor+

pan, saucepan, or cooking pot, (in particular) sufuria


adhabu

adhabu class IX (canonical)
adhabu class X (plural)


afisi

afisi class IX (canonical)
afisi class X (plural)


chubuko

sw-noun

chubuko class V (plural machubuko class VI)

chubuko class V (canonical)
machubuko class VI (plural)


chifu

chifu class V (canonical)
machifu class VI (plural)


daraka

daraka class V (plural madaraka class VI)

daraka class V (canonical)
madaraka class VI (plural)


fisi

fisi class IX (canonical)
fisi class X (plural)

From Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate to Kikuyu hiti, Chichewa fisi, Zulu impisi.


findo

findo class V (canonical)
mafindo class VI (plural)


senke

(Sheng) boda-boda (motorcycle used as a taxi)


dume

dume class V (canonical)
madume class VI (plural)


nauli

nauli class IX (canonical)
nauli class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic نَوْل (nawl, “ship fare, freight”).


achari

achari class IX (canonical)
achari class X (plural)


akademia

sw-noun

akademia class IX (plural akademia class X)

akademia class IX (canonical)
akademia class X (plural)


basha

basha class IX (canonical)
basha class X (plural)


sazo

sazo class V (canonical)
masazo class VI (plural)


utendi

utendi class ? (plural [please provide])


dege

dege class V (canonical)
madege class VI (plural)


nira

nira class IX (canonical)
nira class X (plural)


ziara

ziara class IX (canonical)
ziara class X (plural)


badala

badala class IX (canonical)
badala class X (plural)


wali

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


nchi

nchi class IX (canonical)
nchi class X (plural)
inchi (alternative)


bechi

bechi class IX (canonical)
bechi class X (plural)


motokaa

sw-noun

motokaa class IX (plural motokaa class X)

motokaa class IX (canonical)
motokaa class X (plural)
motakaa (alternative)


garimoshi

garimoshi class V (plural magarimoshi class VI)

garimoshi class V (canonical)
magarimoshi class VI (plural)
gari moshi (alternative)

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

Alternative form of gari la moshi (“train”)


urefu

urefu class XI (canonical)
marefu class VI (plural)


maandishi

(collective): script; literature, writing; theory; content


zambarau

zambarau class IX (plural zambarau class X)

zambarau class IX (canonical)
zambarau class X (plural)

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


kijani

kijani class VII (plural vijani class VIII)

kijani class VII (canonical)
vijani class VIII (plural)


waridi

waridi class V (plural mawaridi class VI)

waridi class V (canonical)
mawaridi class VI (plural)


mwaridi

mwaridi class III (plural miaridi class IV)

mwaridi class III (canonical)
miaridi class IV (plural)


dungu

dungu class V (canonical)
madungu class VI (plural)


bahari

bahari class IX (canonical)
bahari class X (plural)

→ Malagasy: bahary

هُنُ اُلِمِغُ بَحَرِ تِيْسِ ، اُنَ مَتُبَوِ نَمَغِ مَاسِ،

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

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

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


kaskazini

kaskazini class IX (plural kaskazini class X)

kaskazini class IX (canonical)
kaskazini class X (plural)

From kaskazi (“Northern Wind”) + -ni (locative).


magharibi

sw-noun

magharibi class IX (plural magharibi class X)

magharibi class IX (canonical)
magharibi class X (plural)


chambo

chambo class VII (plural vyambo class VIII)

chambo class VII (canonical)
vyambo class VIII (plural)

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. From ki- + amba.


ufa

ufa class XI (canonical)
nyufa class X (plural)

crack (thin space opened in a previously solid material)


udi

udi class XI (canonical)
udi class X (plural)


siki

siki class IX (canonical)
siki class X (plural)


anasa

anasa class IX (canonical)
anasa class X (plural)


deski

deski class V (canonical)
madeski class VI (plural)


mba

mba class IX (canonical)
mba class X (plural)


kiowevu

kiowevu class VII (plural viowevu class VIII)

kiowevu class VII (canonical)
viowevu class VIII (plural)
kioevu (alternative)


nondo

nondo class IX (canonical)
nondo class X (plural)


pengo

pengo class V (canonical)
mapengo class VI (plural)


penalti

penalti class IX (plural penalti class X)

penalti class IX (canonical)
penalti class X (plural)
penati (alternative)


ng'amba

ng'amba class IX (plural ng'amba class X)

ng'amba class IX (canonical)
ng'amba class X (plural)


shetani

shetani class V (plural mashetani class VI)

shetani class V (canonical)
mashetani class VI (plural)

→ English: shetani

der

Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)


katara

katara class IX (canonical)
katara class X (plural)


beki

beki class V (canonical)
mabeki class VI (plural)


picha

picha class IX (canonical)
picha class X (plural)

→ Kikuyu: mbica


skuli

skuli class IX (canonical)
skuli class X (plural)


kibla

kibla class IX (canonical)
kibla class X (plural)

qibla (direction in which Muslims face while praying)


modeli

modeli class IX (canonical)
modeli class X (plural)

model (a person employed to display clothes or other merchandise)


sketi

sketi class IX (canonical)
sketi class X (plural)
skati (alternative)


katekista

sw-noun

katekista class V (plural makatekista class VI)

katekista class V (canonical)
makatekista class VI (plural)


fanaka

fanaka class IX (canonical)
fanaka class X (plural)


bodaboda

bodaboda class IX (plural bodaboda class X)

bodaboda class IX (canonical)
bodaboda class X (plural)
boda boda (alternative)


karakara

karakara class V (plural makarakara class VI)

karakara class V (canonical)
makarakara class VI (plural)


njia

njia class IX (canonical)
njia class X (plural)
ndia (alternative)

→ Malagasy: njia


karama

karama class IX (canonical)
karama class X (plural)


baharia

baharia class V (plural mabaharia class VI)

baharia class V (canonical)
mabaharia class VI (plural)

→ Malagasy: baharia

Borrowed from Arabic بَحَّار (baḥḥār, “sailor”), its plural بَحَّارِيَّة (baḥḥāriyya); compare bahari (“sea”).


mla

mla class I (canonical)
wala class II (plural)


championi

sw-noun

championi class V (plural machampioni class VI)

championi class V (canonical)
machampioni class VI (plural)


kochi

kochi class V (canonical)
makochi class VI (plural)


maafa

English: Maafa (loanword with a specialized meaning)

misfortune, mishaps, bad luck, disaster, catastrophe, calamity


kawi

kawi class IX (canonical)
kawi class X (plural)


tausi

tausi class IX (canonical)
tausi class X (plural)


yambo

yambo class V (canonical)
mambo class VI (plural)

اَسِفِدِ يَبُ اِلاَّ شَقَوَا ، اِكَوَ مَيُتُ يَسِ مْسِيِ

he gains nought but trouble and endless regret

Asifidi yambo ila shaqawa, ikawa mayuto yasi msiye.


sufi

sufi class IX (canonical)
sufi class X (plural)


raia

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

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

Borrowed from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).


kafila

kafila class IX (canonical)
kafila class X (plural)


kifafa

kifafa class VII (plural vifafa class VIII)

kifafa class VII (canonical)
vifafa class VIII (plural)


namba

namba class IX (canonical)
namba class X (plural)


menyu

menyu class IX (canonical)
menyu class X (plural)


shehe

shehe class V (canonical)
mashehe class VI (plural)


mboo

mboo class III (canonical)
miboo class IV (plural)


jahazi

jahazi class V or IX (plural majahazi class VI or jahazi class X)

jahazi class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)
majahazi class VI (plural)
jahazi class X (plural)


kifu

kifu class VII (canonical)
vifu class VIII (plural)


mamalia

mamalia class ? (plural [please provide])


bereti

bereti class IX (canonical)
bereti class X (plural)


atomu

atomu class IX (canonical)
atomu class X (plural)


gadi

gadi class IX (canonical)
gadi class X (plural)


jusi

jusi class IX (canonical)
jusi class X (plural)


govi

govi class V (canonical)
magovi class VI (plural)
ngovi (alternative)


etimolojia

etimolojia class IX (plural etimolojia class X)

etimolojia class IX (canonical)
etimolojia class X (plural)


kokaini

kokaini class IX (plural kokaini class X)

kokaini class IX (canonical)
kokaini class X (plural)


kilogramu

kilogramu class IX (plural kilogramu class X)

kilogramu class IX (canonical)
kilogramu class X (plural)


maksai

maksai class IX (canonical)
maksai class X (plural)

bullock, gelding (castrated male animal, usually an ox)


siwa

siwa class V (canonical)
masiwa class VI (plural)

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


lebu

lebu class IX (canonical)
lebu class X (plural)


bawa

bawa class V (canonical)
mabawa class VI (plural)


suria

suria class V (canonical)
masuria class VI (plural)


kaukau

kaukau class IX (canonical)
kaukau class X (plural)


skati

skati class IX (canonical)
skati class X (plural)


depo

depo class IX (canonical)
depo class X (plural)


dobi

dobi class V (canonical)
madobi class VI (plural)

laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman


nesi

nesi class IX (canonical)
nesi class X (plural)


mswada

mswada class III (plural miswada class IV)

mswada class III (canonical)
miswada class IV (plural)
muswada (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic مُسَوَّدَة (musawwada).

bor+

mswada wa fedha


mzalendo

sw-noun

mzalendo class I (plural wazalendo class II)

mzalendo class I (canonical)
wazalendo class II (plural)


dadu

dadu class V (canonical)
madadu class VI (plural)

die (polyhedron with symbols on each side)


mazu

mazu class IX (canonical)
mazu class X (plural)


skana

skana class IX (canonical)
skana class X (plural)


kandili

kandili class IX (plural kandili class X)

kandili class IX (canonical)
kandili class X (plural)


kovu

kovu class V (canonical)
makovu class VI (plural)


pandu

pandu class IX (canonical)
pandu class X (plural)


utoto

u- (“abstract prefix”) + mtoto (“child”)


tundu

tundu class IX (canonical)
tundu class X (plural)


tundu

tundu class V (canonical)
matundu class VI (plural)

augmentative of tundu ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX/X))]]): big hole


asidi

asidi class IX (canonical)
asidi class X (plural)


karia

karia class IX (canonical)
karia class X (plural)


slaidi

slaidi class IX (canonical)
slaidi class X (plural)


kontinenti

kontinenti class V (plural makontinenti class VI)

kontinenti class V (canonical)
makontinenti class VI (plural)


grisi

grisi class IX (canonical)
grisi class X (plural)
girisi (alternative)


projekta

projekta class IX (plural projekta class X)

projekta class IX (canonical)
projekta class X (plural)


arusi

arusi class IX (canonical)
arusi class X (plural)


mwanaanga

mwanaanga class I (plural wanaanga class II)

mwanaanga class I (canonical)
wanaanga class II (plural)


hariri

hariri class IX (canonical)
hariri class X (plural)


chati

chati class IX (canonical)
chati class X (plural)


dudu

dudu class V (canonical)
madudu class VI (plural)


helikopta

helikopta class IX (plural helikopta class X)

helikopta class IX (canonical)
helikopta class X (plural)


liwali

liwali class V (plural maliwali class VI)

liwali class V (canonical)
maliwali class VI (plural)

(historical) An Arab who served as an administrative official and governor during sultanate and colonial times.


gavana

gavana class V (plural magavana class VI)

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


chaja

chaja class IX (canonical)
chaja class X (plural)

2016 December 2, “Asilimia 99 ya chaja bandia za Apple haziko salama”, in BBC News Swahili:

charger (device that charges or recharges)


matanga

non-lemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sahaba

sw-noun

sahaba class V (plural masahaba class VI)

sahaba class V (canonical)
masahaba class VI (plural)

(Islam) companion of the prophet Muhammad, Sahabi


ramsa

ramsa class IX (canonical)
ramsa class X (plural)

enjoyment (from entertainment or celebration)


majini

head

majini (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)


varanda

sw-noun

varanda class IX (plural varanda class X)

varanda class IX (canonical)
varanda class X (plural)


gego

gego class V (canonical)
magego class VI (plural)


kopo

kopo class V (canonical)
makopo class VI (plural)


bucha

bucha class IX (canonical)
bucha class X (plural)


shukran

shukran class IX (plural shukran class X)

shukran class IX (canonical)
shukran class X (plural)


ubalozi

ubalozi class XI (plural balozi class X)

ubalozi class XI (canonical)
balozi class X (plural)


babara

babara class IX (canonical)
babara class X (plural)


mkuki

mkuki class III (plural mikuki class IV)

mkuki class III (canonical)
mikuki class IV (plural)


ibara

ibara class IX (canonical)
ibara class X (plural)


uoto

From u- + -ota (“to sprout, germinate, grow”) + -o.


funguo

funguo class IX (canonical)
funguo class X (plural)


tafsiri

sw-noun

tafsiri class IX (plural tafsiri class X)

tafsiri class IX (canonical)
tafsiri class X (plural)

From Arabic تَفْسِير (tafsīr, “explanation, commentary”).


stesheni

sw-noun

stesheni class IX (plural stesheni class X)

stesheni class IX (canonical)
stesheni class X (plural)


mwanadamu

mwanadamu class I (plural wanadamu class II)

mwanadamu class I (canonical)
wanadamu class II (plural)

From mwana wa Adamu (literally “son of Adam”).


mwanamume

mwanamume class I (plural wanaume class II)

mwanamume class I (canonical)
wanaume class II (plural)

From mwana (“son”) + mume (“husband”). Compare with Tumbuka mwanalume and Yao jwamlume.


Uislamu

From u- + Arabic اَلْإِسْلَام (al-ʔislām).

der

اَلْإِسْلَام


Mwislamu

sw-noun

Mwislamu class I (plural Waislamu class II)

Mwislamu class I (canonical)
Waislamu class II (plural)
Muislamu (alternative)


kichwa

kichwa class VII (plural vichwa class VIII)

kichwa class VII (canonical)
vichwa class VIII (plural)

Nurse & Hinnebusch (1993) claim this word is from the root of mchwa (“termite”), based on a physical comparison to termite mounds.


kidonda

kidonda class VII (plural vidonda class VIII)

kidonda class VII (canonical)
vidonda class VIII (plural)

kidonda cha tumbo


mwiko

mwiko class III (canonical)
miiko class IV (plural)


kitambaa

kitambaa class VII (plural vitambaa class VIII)

kitambaa class VII (canonical)
vitambaa class VIII (plural)
kitamba (alternative)


chombo

chombo class VII (plural vyombo class VIII)

chombo class VII (canonical)
vyombo class VIII (plural)

a dish more generally (like plates or pots)


mtume

mtume class III (plural mitume class IV)

mtume class III (canonical)
mitume class IV (plural)


mungu

mungu class III (plural miungu class IV)

mungu class III (canonical)
miungu class IV (plural)
muungu (alternative)


kitoto

kitoto class VII (plural vitoto class VIII)

kitoto class VII (canonical)
vitoto class VIII (plural)

From ki- (“diminutive”) + mtoto (“child”).


muhindi

muhindi class III (plural mihindi class IV)

muhindi class III (canonical)
mihindi class IV (plural)
mhindi (alternative)

From Arabic هِنْدِيّ (hindiyy, “Indian”).


muhogo

muhogo class III (plural mihogo class IV)

muhogo class III (canonical)
mihogo class IV (plural)

→ Gujarati: મોગો (mogo)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic مْهوجه (mhōgo), probably ultimately from Portuguese mandioca.


mchungwa

sw-noun

mchungwa class III (plural michungwa class IV)

mchungwa class III (canonical)
michungwa class IV (plural)


mgomba

mgomba class III (plural migomba class IV)

mgomba class III (canonical)
migomba class IV (plural)


dafu

dafu class V (canonical)
madafu class VI (plural)

→ Malagasy: dafo

An old borrowing from an Indo-Aryan language; compare Hindi डाब (ḍāb) and Bengali ডাব (ḍabo).

young coconut, a coconut with water in it


mtende

mtende class III (plural mitende class IV)

mtende class III (canonical)
mitende class IV (plural)

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀téndé. By surface analysis, m- + tende.


mwembe

mwembe class III (plural miembe class IV)

mwembe class III (canonical)
miembe class IV (plural)


mpunga

mpunga class III (plural mipunga class IV)

mpunga class III (canonical)
mipunga class IV (plural)


mtama

mtama class III (plural mitama class IV)

mtama class III (canonical)
mitama class IV (plural)

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.


mswaki

mswaki class III (plural miswaki class IV)

mswaki class III (canonical)
miswaki class IV (plural)

chewstick, miswak (a twig used as a toothbrush)


Mkristo

Mkristo class I (plural Wakristo class II)

Mkristo class I (canonical)
Wakristo class II (plural)


mwali

mwali class I (canonical)
wali class II (plural)
mwari (alternative)


mwivi

mwivi class I (canonical)
wevi class II (plural)


kingugwa

kingugwa class VII (plural vingugwa class VIII)

kingugwa class VII (canonical)
vingugwa class VIII (plural)


Kiamu

The Lamu (Kenyan coast) dialect of Swahili


mkwe

mkwe class I (canonical)
wakwe class II (plural)


mgonjwa

mgonjwa class I (plural wagonjwa class II)

mgonjwa class I (canonical)
wagonjwa class II (plural)


ugonjwa

ugonjwa class XI (plural magonjwa class VI)

ugonjwa class XI (canonical)
magonjwa class VI (plural)


mganga

mganga class I (plural waganga class II)

mganga class I (canonical)
waganga class II (plural)

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà. Compare Kongo nganga (“doctor”).

native doctor; a person who uses African medicinal traditions


msimamizi

msimamizi class I (plural wasimamizi class II)

msimamizi class I (canonical)
wasimamizi class II (plural)

Agent form of -simamia (“oversee, manage”), applicative form of -simama (“stand”).


mtumishi

mtumishi class I (plural watumishi class II)

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


mtumwa

mtumwa class I (plural watumwa class II)

mtumwa class I (canonical)
watumwa class II (plural)


Mwarabu

Mwarabu class I (plural Waarabu class II)

Mwarabu class I (canonical)
Waarabu class II (plural)
Muarabu (alternative)


mvi

mvi class IX (canonical)
mvi class X (plural)

Alikuwa na ndevu nyingi zilizojaa mvi za singa.

1989, Saidi Amri, Sauti ya kaburi, page 8:

He had a large beard filled with straight grey hairs.


tambo

tambo class IX (canonical)
tambo class X (plural)


ruhusa

ruhusa class IX (canonical)
ruksa (alternative)
rukhusa (alternative)


shauri

shauri class V (plural mashauri class VI)

shauri class V (canonical)
mashauri class VI (plural)

From Arabic شَوْر (šawr, “advice, counsel”).


nanasi

nanasi class V (plural mananasi class VI)

nanasi class V (canonical)
mananasi class VI (plural)

Borrowed from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná.


ugomvi

ugomvi class XI (plural magomvi class X)

ugomvi class XI (canonical)
magomvi class X (plural)


devai

devai class IX (canonical)
devai class X (plural)


mvinyo

sw-noun/sandbox

mvinyo class III or IX (plural mivinyo class IV or mvinyo class X)

mvinyo class III (canonical)
IX (canonical)
mivinyo class IV (plural)
mvinyo class X (plural)

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


ndofu

ndofu class IX (canonical)
ndofu class X (plural)


Mwafrika

sw-noun

Mwafrika class I (plural Waafrika class II)

Mwafrika class I (canonical)
Waafrika class II (plural)


kilango

kilango class VII (plural vilango class VIII)

kilango class VII (canonical)
vilango class VIII (plural)

diminutive of mlango: little door, small entrance


sanduku

sanduku class V (plural masanduku class VI)

sanduku class V (canonical)
masanduku class VI (plural)

→ Kikuyu: ithandũkũ

→ Kituba: sandúku

→ Lingala: sandúku


wazo

wazo class V (canonical)
mawazo class VI (plural)


karani

karani class V (plural makarani class VI)

karani class V (canonical)
makarani class VI (plural)

→ Kikuyu: karani

→ Malagasy:

Borrowed from Arabic كَرَّانِيّ (karrāniyy).


uzee

old age (the quality or state of being elderly)


ufalme

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


nyati

nyati class IX (canonical)
nyati class X (plural)

buffalo (Old World savannah-dwelling bovid)


kicheche

sw-noun

kicheche class VII (plural vicheche class VIII)

kicheche class VII (canonical)
vicheche class VIII (plural)


sentensi

sentensi class IX (plural sentensi class X)

sentensi class IX (canonical)
sentensi class X (plural)


ubavu

ubavu class XI (canonical)
mbavu class X (plural)

kulala ubavu


nyuzi

degree (unit of measurement of latitude and longitude)

degree (unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference)


nyuzi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


hospitalini

head

hospitalini (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)


mlangoni

mlangoni (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


nyumbani

nyumbani (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


mezani

mezani (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


udevu

udevu class XI (canonical)
ndevu class X (plural)

Udevu upi uliokatwa kwa wembe?

Which beard hair was cut off with a razor?


wimbo

wimbo class XI (canonical)
nyimbo class X (plural)


wavu

wavu class XI (canonical)
nyavu class X (plural)


ubao

sw-noun

ubao class XI (plural mbao class X or bao class X)

ubao class XI (canonical)
mbao class X (plural)
bao class X (plural)


ubawa

ubawa class XI (plural mbawa class X or mabawa class VI)

ubawa class XI (canonical)
mbawa class X (plural)
mabawa class VI (plural)
bawa (alternative)


uwingu

uwingu class XI (canonical)
mbingu class X (plural)


mbingu

mbingu class IX (canonical)
mbingu class X (plural)


ulimwengu

ulimwengu class XI (plural malimwengu class VI)

ulimwengu class XI (canonical)
malimwengu class VI (plural)


Mreno

Mreno class I (canonical)
Wareno class II (plural)

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


nyani

nyani class IX (canonical)
nyani class X (plural)


inzi

inzi class IX (canonical)
inzi class X (plural)


sisimizi

sw-noun

sisimizi class IX (plural sisimizi class X)

sisimizi class IX (canonical)
sisimizi class X (plural)
sisimisi (alternative)


kidege

kidege class VII (plural videge class VIII)

kidege class VII (canonical)
videge class VIII (plural)

diminutive of ndege: little bird; birdie


kifuko

kifuko class VII (plural vifuko class VIII)

kifuko class VII (canonical)
vifuko class VIII (plural)

From ki- (“diminutive”) + mfuko (“bag”).


kisanduku

kisanduku class VII (plural visanduku class VIII)

kisanduku class VII (canonical)
visanduku class VIII (plural)


mbili

mbili class IX (canonical)
mbili class X (plural)


mtini

mtini class III (plural mitini class IV)

mtini class III (canonical)
mitini class IV (plural)


thumuni

thumuni class IX (plural thumuni class X)

thumuni class IX (canonical)
thumuni class X (plural)
thumni (alternative)

(obsolete) a coin worth sixpence; half a shilling

(obsolete) a coin worth an eighth of a silver coin


kitano

kitano class VII (plural vitano class VIII)

kitano class VII (canonical)
vitano class VIII (plural)


kikumi

kikumi class VII (plural vikumi class VIII)

kikumi class VII (canonical)
vikumi class VIII (plural)


ratili

ratili class IX (canonical)
ratili class X (plural)
ratli (alternative)

(obsolete) A rottol, an old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin and equal to 16 wakia.


ratli

ratli class IX (canonical)
ratli class X (plural)


kilometa

kilometa class IX (plural kilometa class X)

kilometa class IX (canonical)
kilometa class X (plural)
kilomita (alternative)

Originally probably from German Kilometer, but later influenced by English kilometre (hence the form kilomita).


kibaba

kibaba class VII (plural vibaba class VIII)

kibaba class VII (canonical)
vibaba class VIII (plural)

A unit of measure approximately equal to a pint.


frasila

frasila class IX (plural frasila class X)

frasila class IX (canonical)
frasila class X (plural)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic فراسلة (farāsila), of uncertain origin, but possibly Portuguese parcela (“portion”).


askofu

sw-noun

askofu class V (plural maaskofu class VI)

askofu class V (canonical)
maaskofu class VI (plural)


maradhi

→ Lingala: maláli


mashine

mashine class IX (plural mashine class X)

mashine class IX (canonical)
mashine class X (plural)


uwivu

uwivu class XI (canonical)
wivu (alternative)


tano

tano class IX (canonical)
tano class X (plural)


elfu

elfu class V (canonical)
maelfu class VI (plural)


hemoglobini

hemoglobini class IX (plural hemoglobini class X)

hemoglobini class IX (canonical)
hemoglobini class X (plural)


subu

subu class IX (canonical)
subu class X (plural)


theluthi

theluthi class IX (plural theluthi class X)

theluthi class IX (canonical)
theluthi class X (plural)
thuluthi (alternative)


kasa robo

kasa robo class IX (plural kasa robo class X)

kasa robo class IX (canonical)
kasa robo class X (plural)
kasorobo (alternative)

Literally, “one quarter less”. The first element is from Arabic قَصَّ (qaṣṣa, “cut”) or a related form.


Mfunguo

Mfunguo class III (plural Mifunguo class IV)

Mfunguo class III (canonical)
Mifunguo class IV (plural)

A non-fasting month in the Islamic calendar.


muungu

muungu class III (plural miungu class IV)

muungu class III (canonical)
miungu class IV (plural)


jamhuri

jamhuri class IX (plural jamhuri class X)

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

der

جُمْهُورِيَّة


riksho

riksho class IX (canonical)
riksho class X (plural)

Borrowed from Japanese 力車 (rikisha), probably via Gujarati રિક્ષો (rikṣo), Kachchi [Term?].


nyusi

nyusi class IX (canonical)
nyusi class X (plural)


utumbo

utumbo class XI (canonical)
tumbo class X (plural)


kito

kito class VII (canonical)
vito class VIII (plural)


sahihi

sahihi class IX (canonical)
sahihi class X (plural)


nabii

nabii class V (canonical)
manabii class VI (plural)


bimbashi

sw-noun

bimbashi class V (plural mabimbashi class VI)

bimbashi class V (canonical)
mabimbashi class VI (plural)

From Ottoman Turkish بیڭباشی (biñbaşı, “lieutenant colonel”), from بیڭ (biñ, “thousand”) + باش (baş, “head”) – ”one who is the head of a group of thousand”.


taarab

taarab class IX (canonical)
taarab class X (plural)
taarabu (alternative)
tarabu (alternative)

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


chenza

sw-noun

chenza class V (plural machenza class VI)

chenza class V (canonical)
machenza class VI (plural)

Likely from Chinese 橙子 (chéngzi, “orange”).


muhuri

muhuri class III (plural mihuri class IV)

muhuri class III (canonical)
mihuri class IV (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic مُهْر (muhr, “stamp, seal”).

bor+

seal (something that secures or authenticates)


tofali

sw-noun

tofali class V (plural matofali class VI)

tofali class V (canonical)
matofali class VI (plural)


millioni

millioni class V (plural mamillioni class VI)

millioni class V (canonical)
mamillioni class VI (plural)


lebo

lebo class IX (canonical)
lebo class X (plural)

lebo ya muziki

(music) label (company that sells records)

label (small ticket or sign giving information)


khanga

khanga class IX (canonical)
khanga class X (plural)

Alternative form of kanga (African garment)


Mtanzania

Mtanzania class I (plural Watanzania class II)

Mtanzania class I (canonical)
Watanzania class II (plural)


zoni

zoni class IX (canonical)
zoni class X (plural)


mkufu

mkufu class III (plural mikufu class IV)

mkufu class III (canonical)
mikufu class IV (plural)


mfumbi

mfumbi class III (plural mifumbi class IV)

mfumbi class III (canonical)
mifumbi class IV (plural)


mlia

mlia class III (canonical)
milia class IV (plural)


mlio

mlio class III (canonical)
milio class IV (plural)

From m- + -lia (“to make a sound”) + -o.


kipungu

kipungu class VII (plural vipungu class VIII)

kipungu class VII (canonical)
vipungu class VIII (plural)

From ki- + pungu, which is cognate to Luganda empungu.


mpapai

mpapai class III (plural mipapai class IV)

mpapai class III (canonical)
mipapai class IV (plural)


mlimau

mlimau class III (plural milimau class IV)

mlimau class III (canonical)
milimau class IV (plural)


mumunye

mumunye class V (plural mamumunye class VI)

mumunye class V (canonical)
mamumunye class VI (plural)


mmumunye

mmumunye class III (plural mimumunye class IV)

mmumunye class III (canonical)
mimumunye class IV (plural)


taipu

taipu class IX (canonical)
taipu class X (plural)


chenji

chenji class IX (canonical)
chenji class X (plural)

change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination)


mpingo

mpingo class III (plural mipingo class IV)

mpingo class III (canonical)
mipingo class IV (plural)

→ English: mpingo

→ Kikuyu: mũbĩngũ

The ebony tree (any of various trees in the genera Dalbergia and Diospyros)


kinara

kinara class VII (plural vinara class VIII)

kinara class VII (canonical)
vinara class VIII (plural)


kinara

Borrowed from Hindi किनारा (kinārā, “edge”).


spaki

spaki class IX (canonical)
spaki class X (plural)


dania

dania class IX (canonical)
dania class X (plural)

Alternative form of dhania (“coriander”)


kichwani

head

kichwani (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)


nchini

nchini (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


sayansi

sw-noun

sayansi class IX (plural sayansi class X)

sayansi class IX (canonical)
sayansi class X (plural)


imamu

imamu class V (canonical)
maimamu class VI (plural)
imam (alternative)


siku kuu

siku kuu class IX (plural siku kuu class X)

siku kuu class IX (canonical)
siku kuu class X (plural)
sikukuu (alternative)

Eid al-Fitr (the celebration at the end of Ramadan)


siku ya mwaka

siku ya mwaka class IX (plural siku za mwaka class X)

siku ya mwaka class IX (canonical)
siku za mwaka class X (plural)


kalenda

kalenda class IX (plural kalenda class X)

kalenda class IX (canonical)
kalenda class X (plural)


bruda

bruda class V (canonical)
mabruda class VI (plural)

brother (male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc)


stori

stori class IX (canonical)
stori class X (plural)


mfasiri

mfasiri class I (plural wafasiri class II)

mfasiri class I (canonical)
wafasiri class II (plural)


meya

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


piza

piza class IX (canonical)
piza class X (plural)

Borrowed from English pizza, from Italian pizza.


kete

kete class IX (canonical)
kete class X (plural)


lenzi

lenzi class IX (canonical)
lenzi class X (plural)


chachu

chachu class IX (canonical)
chachu class X (plural)

a fermentation agent, like yeast, or something similarly sour

something that causes something (something bad?) a catalyst?


chuchu

chuchu class IX (canonical)
chuchu class X (plural)


wayo

wayo class XI (canonical)
nyayo class X (plural)
unyayo (alternative)


tindi

tindi class IX (canonical)
tindi class X (plural)


eda

eda class IX (canonical)
eda class X (plural)

a waiting period upon a woman after her marriage has ended

a mourning period for a woman after the death of her husband


fulani

fulani class IX (canonical)
fulani class X (plural)

a certain thing, esp. a person; somebody


gramu

gramu class IX (canonical)
gramu class X (plural)


baiti

baiti class IX (canonical)
baiti class X (plural)


penzi

penzi class V (canonical)
mapenzi class VI (plural)


senene

senene class IX (canonical)
senene class X (plural)


kanzu

kanzu class IX (canonical)
kanzu class X (plural)

→ English: kanzu

→ Malagasy: akanjo


bhajia

bhajia class IX (canonical)
bhajia class X (plural)


staa

staa class V (canonical)
mastaa class VI (plural)


wodi

wodi class IX (canonical)
wodi class X (plural)
wadi (alternative)

ward (part of a hospital where patients reside)

ward (a protected place, and by extension, a type of subdivision)


ngano

ngano class IX (canonical)
ngano class X (plural)


ngano

→ Iraqw: angaano (“wheat”)


bango

bango class V (canonical)
mabango class VI (plural)


kinywa

kinywa class VII (plural vinywa class VIII)

kinywa class VII (canonical)
vinywa class VIII (plural)


murua

murua class IX (canonical)
murua class X (plural)


berili

berili class IX (canonical)
berili class X (plural)


nyara

nyara class IX (canonical)
nyara class X (plural)

trophy (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success)


kachumbari

kachumbari class IX (plural kachumbari class X)

kachumbari class IX (canonical)
kachumbari class X (plural)

Borrowed from Gujarati કચુંબર (kacumbar, “kachumber”).


nunda

nunda class IX (canonical)
nunda class X (plural)

(by extension) a person who is cruel or harsh


eropleni

sw-noun

eropleni class IX (plural eropleni class X)

eropleni class IX (canonical)
eropleni class X (plural)


Mjerumani

Mjerumani class I (plural Wajerumani class II)

Mjerumani class I (canonical)
Wajerumani class II (plural)

German (native or inhabitant of Germany)


Mjapani

Mjapani class I (plural Wajapani class II)

Mjapani class I (canonical)
Wajapani class II (plural)


mfaume

mfaume class I (plural wafaume class II)

mfaume class I (canonical)
wafaume class II (plural)


kivumishi

kivumishi class VII (plural vivumishi class VIII)

kivumishi class VII (canonical)
vivumishi class VIII (plural)


afisa wa polisi

afisa wa polisi class V (plural maafisa wa polisi class VI)

afisa wa polisi class V (canonical)
maafisa wa polisi class VI (plural)


maafisa wa usalama

afisa wa usalama
afisa wa usalama#Swahili


baraza

baraza class V or IX (plural mabaraza class VI or baraza class X)

baraza class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)
mabaraza class VI (plural)
baraza class X (plural)

Seemingly from Omani Arabic برزة (barza, “sitting room”).


Mkikuyu

sw-noun

Mkikuyu class I (plural Wakikuyu class II)

Mkikuyu class I (canonical)
Wakikuyu class II (plural)
Mgikuyu (alternative)


Mgikuyu

Mgikuyu class I (plural Wagikuyu class II)

Mgikuyu class I (canonical)
Wagikuyu class II (plural)


mwenyekiti

mwenyekiti class I (plural wenyekiti class II)

mwenyekiti class I (canonical)
wenyekiti class II (plural)


serikalini

head

serikalini (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)


tiketi

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


kihusishi

sw-noun

kihusishi class VII (plural vihusishi class VIII)

kihusishi class VII (canonical)
vihusishi class VIII (plural)


johari

johari class IX (canonical)
johari class X (plural)

From Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar).


barabarani

head

barabarani (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


ghasia

ghasia class IX (canonical)
ghasia class X (plural)

From Arabic غَشْية (ḡašya, “being overwhelmed, swoon, fainting”).


umaskini

umaskini class XI (canonical)
umasikini (alternative)


alizeti

sw-noun

alizeti class IX (plural alizeti class X)

alizeti class IX (canonical)
alizeti class X (plural)


msamiati

msamiati class III (plural misamiati class IV)

msamiati class III (canonical)
misamiati class IV (plural)


wifi

wifi class V (canonical)
mawifi class VI (plural)


mkahawa

mkahawa class III (plural mikahawa class IV)

mkahawa class III (canonical)
mikahawa class IV (plural)
mgahawa (alternative)


bangili

bangili class IX (plural bangili class X)

bangili class IX (canonical)
bangili class X (plural)
bangiri (alternative)

From an Indian language, perhaps Hindi बंग्ली (baṅglī); compare Omani Arabic بنجري (bangri), which is likely from Gujarati બંગડી (baṅgḍī).


hereni

hereni class IX (canonical)
hereni class X (plural)


funza

funza class V (canonical)
mafunza class VI (plural)


uboga

uboga class XI (canonical)
maboga class VI (plural)


ugozi

ugozi class XI (canonical)
ngozi class X (plural)


udago

udago class XI (canonical)
ndago class X (plural)


transfoma

transfoma class IX (plural transfoma class X)

transfoma class IX (canonical)
transfoma class X (plural)


trekta

trekta class V (plural matrekta class VI)

trekta class V (canonical)
matrekta class VI (plural)


trela

trela class V (canonical)
matrela class VI (plural)


kipofu

kipofu class I (canonical)
vipofu class II (plural)


kiziwi

kiziwi class VII (plural viziwi class VIII)

kiziwi class VII (canonical)
viziwi class VIII (plural)


ukucha

ukucha class XI (plural kucha class X or makucha class VI)

ukucha class XI (canonical)
kucha class X (plural)
makucha class VI (plural)
kucha (alternative)


mgongoni

head

mgongoni (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)


vumbi

vumbi class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)

mfano, mzuri ni kama vile unavyoona vumbi la chamchela inavyozunguka tokea kiini cha katikati.

A good example is you see the dust of a galaxy rotating from the central core.


ukungu

ukungu class XI (canonical)
kungu class X (plural)


kungu

kungu class V (canonical)
makungu class VI (plural)

Terminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa#Translingual

The fruit of the Indian almond tree, Terminalia catappa.


wekundu

From u- (abstract prefix) + ekundu (“red”).


kelele

sw-noun

kelele class V (plural makelele class VI)

kelele class V (canonical)
makelele class VI (plural)


mtaka

mtaka class I (canonical)
wataka class II (plural)


mvungu

mvungu class III (plural mivungu class IV)

mvungu class III (canonical)
mivungu class IV (plural)

the space under something (especially under a bed)


mvunguni

head

mvunguni (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


walakini

sw-noun

walakini class IX (plural walakini class X)

walakini class IX (canonical)
walakini class X (plural)


mpira wa kikapu

Literally, “ball of basket”, a calque of English basketball.


mshairi

mshairi class I (plural washairi class II)

mshairi class I (canonical)
washairi class II (plural)


katuni

katuni class IX (canonical)
katuni class X (plural)


Mhabeshi

Mhabeshi class I (plural Wahabeshi class II)

Mhabeshi class I (canonical)
Wahabeshi class II (plural)


Mwethiopia

Mwethiopia class I (plural Wethiopia class II)

Mwethiopia class I (canonical)
Wethiopia class II (plural)


hotelini

head

hotelini (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


Mrusi

Mrusi class I (canonical)
Warusi class II (plural)


Mgiriki

sw-noun

Mgiriki class I (plural Wagiriki class II)

Mgiriki class I (canonical)
Wagiriki class II (plural)


Mholanzi

Mholanzi class I (plural Waholanzi class II)

Mholanzi class I (canonical)
Waholanzi class II (plural)


Mkanada

Mkanada class I (plural Wakanada class II)

Mkanada class I (canonical)
Wakanada class II (plural)


Mmarekani

Mmarekani class I (plural Wamarekani class II)

Mmarekani class I (canonical)
Wamarekani class II (plural)


Mfaransa

Mfaransa class I (plural Wafaransa class II)

Mfaransa class I (canonical)
Wafaransa class II (plural)


Msomali

Msomali class I (plural Wasomali class II)

Msomali class I (canonical)
Wasomali class II (plural)


sokoni

head

sokoni (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)


kibuzi

sw-noun

kibuzi class VII (plural vibuzi class VIII)

kibuzi class VII (canonical)
vibuzi class VIII (plural)


jizi

jizi class V (canonical)
majizi class VI (plural)

augmentative of mwizi: an especially habitual or clever thief


kijitabu

kijitabu class VII (plural vijitabu class VIII)

kijitabu class VII (canonical)
vijitabu class VIII (plural)

diminutive of kitabu: booklet, little book


kijito

kijito class VII (plural vijito class VIII)

kijito class VII (canonical)
vijito class VIII (plural)


siafu

siafu class IX (canonical)
siafu class X (plural)


skauti

skauti class V (plural maskauti class VI)

skauti class V (canonical)
maskauti class VI (plural)


mchai

mchai class III (plural michai class IV)

mchai class III (canonical)
michai class IV (plural)


changu

changu class IX (canonical)
changu class X (plural)

snapper, emperor (various fish, mainly in the genera Lutjanus and Lethrinus)


mwenzangu

mwenzangu class I (plural wenzangu class II)

mwenzangu class I (canonical)
wenzangu class II (plural)


mpagani

mpagani class I (plural wapagani class II)

mpagani class I (canonical)
wapagani class II (plural)


shukrani

shukrani class IX (plural shukrani class X)

shukrani class IX (canonical)
shukrani class X (plural)
shukurani (alternative)
shukran (alternative)


nyegere

nyegere class IX (plural nyegere class X)

nyegere class IX (canonical)
nyegere class X (plural)


kimeza

kimeza class VII (plural vimeza class VIII)

kimeza class VII (canonical)
vimeza class VIII (plural)


nzio

nzio class IX (canonical)
nzio class X (plural)


mbinu

mbinu class IX (canonical)
mbinu class X (plural)


waraka

waraka class XI (plural nyaraka class X)

waraka class XI (canonical)
nyaraka class X (plural)


guu

guu class V (canonical)
maguu class VI (plural)


nyumbu

nyumbu class IX (canonical)
nyumbu class X (plural)


lozi

lozi class V (canonical)
malozi class VI (plural)


mkulima

mkulima class I (plural wakulima class II)

mkulima class I (canonical)
wakulima class II (plural)


mpagazi

mpagazi class I (plural wapagazi class II)

mpagazi class I (canonical)
wapagazi class II (plural)


hedhi

hedhi class IX (canonical)
hedhi class X (plural)

maumivu ya hedhi


kadi kazi

kadi kazi class IX (plural kadi kazi class X)

kadi kazi class IX (canonical)
kadi kazi class X (plural)


zamani

zamani class IX (canonical)
zamani class X (plural)

→? Malagasy: zamany

Borrowed from Arabic زَمَن (zaman) or زَمَان (zamān).


mbele

mbele class IX (canonical)
mbele class X (plural)


bilingani

bilingani class V (plural mabilingani class VI)

bilingani class V (canonical)
mabilingani class VI (plural)
biringani (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), ultimately from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī).


mbilingani

sw-noun

mbilingani class III (plural mibilingani class IV)

mbilingani class III (canonical)
mibilingani class IV (plural)
mbiringani (alternative)


ncha

ncha class IX (canonical)
ncha class X (plural)


mashine ya barafu

mashine ya barafu class IX (plural mashine za barafu class X)

mashine ya barafu class IX (canonical)
mashine za barafu class X (plural)


mashine za barafu

mashine ya barafu
mashine ya barafu#Swahili


mkoma

mkoma class III (plural mikoma class IV)

mkoma class III (canonical)
mikoma class IV (plural)


kiguzo

kiguzo class VII (plural viguzo class VIII)

kiguzo class VII (canonical)
viguzo class VIII (plural)

diminutive of nguzo: little pillar, little support


mchungaji

mchungaji class I (plural wachungaji class II)

mchungaji class I (canonical)
wachungaji class II (plural)

From m- + -chunga (“to herd, to take care of”) + -aji. The second sense is an extension of the first, as a calque of Latin pastor.


msemaji

sw-noun

msemaji class I (plural wasemaji class II)

msemaji class I (canonical)
wasemaji class II (plural)


mlezi

mlezi class I (canonical)
walezi class II (plural)

From m- + -lea (“to raise a child, to care for someone”) + -zi.


mlezi

sw-noun

mlezi class III (plural milezi class IV)

mlezi class III (canonical)
milezi class IV (plural)


wasichana

inh

*bàcɪ̀kàjánà


kikia

sw-noun

kikia class VII (plural vikia class VIII)

kikia class VII (canonical)
vikia class VIII (plural)


waziri mkuu

waziri mkuu class V (plural mawaziri wakuu class VI)

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

naibu waziri mkuu


mkuu

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


sikukuu

sikukuu class IX (plural sikukuu class X)

sikukuu class IX (canonical)
sikukuu class X (plural)


daladala

daladala class IX (plural daladala class X)

daladala class IX (canonical)
daladala class X (plural)

Reduplication of dala, from English dollar. The word dala is slang for 5 shillings, which was the daladala fare in the 1980s. Conductors would call dala, dala.


bweni

bweni class V (canonical)
mabweni class VI (plural)


Mchina

Mchina class I (plural Wachina class II)

Mchina class I (canonical)
Wachina class II (plural)


Mwitalia

Mwitalia class I (plural Waitalia class II)

Mwitalia class I (canonical)
Waitalia class II (plural)


mchumba

mchumba class I (plural wachumba class II)

mchumba class I (canonical)
wachumba class II (plural)


mjomba

mjomba class I (plural wajomba class II)

mjomba class I (canonical)
wajomba class II (plural)


dadangu

dadangu class IX (plural dadangu class X)

dadangu class IX (canonical)
dadangu class X (plural)


mwanangu

mwanangu class I (plural wanangu class II)

mwanangu class I (canonical)
wanangu class II (plural)


mwenzako

mwenzako class I (plural wenzako class II)

mwenzako class I (canonical)
wenzako class II (plural)


mwenzio

mwenzio class I (plural wenzio class II)

mwenzio class I (canonical)
wenzio class II (plural)


mwenzake

mwenzake class I (plural wenzake class II)

mwenzake class I (canonical)
wenzake class II (plural)

contraction of mwenzi wake: his/her friend


mwenziwe

mwenziwe class I (plural wenziwe class II)

mwenziwe class I (canonical)
wenziwe class II (plural)


mwenzetu

mwenzetu class I (plural wenzetu class II)

mwenzetu class I (canonical)
wenzetu class II (plural)


mwenzenu

mwenzenu class I (plural wenzenu class II)

mwenzenu class I (canonical)
wenzenu class II (plural)


wanetu

{{contraction of|sw|wana wetu]}: our children


wenzake

contraction of wenzi wake: his/her friends


mamangu

mamangu class IX (plural mamangu class X)

mamangu class IX (canonical)
mamangu class X (plural)


mamako

mamako class IX (canonical)
mamako class X (plural)


mamake

mamake class IX (canonical)
mamake class X (plural)

contraction of mama yake: his/her mother


mamaye

mamaye class IX (canonical)
mamaye class X (plural)


mamaetu

mamaetu class IX (plural mamaetu class X)

mamaetu class IX (canonical)
mamaetu class X (plural)


mamaenu

mamaenu class IX (plural mamaenu class X)

mamaenu class IX (canonical)
mamaenu class X (plural)


babangu

babangu class IX (plural babangu class X)

babangu class IX (canonical)
babangu class X (plural)


babako

babako class IX (canonical)
babako class X (plural)


babake

babake class IX (canonical)
babake class X (plural)

contraction of baba yake: his/her father


babaetu

babaetu class IX (plural babaetu class X)

babaetu class IX (canonical)
babaetu class X (plural)


babaenu

babaenu class IX (plural babaenu class X)

babaenu class IX (canonical)
babaenu class X (plural)


nduguyo

nduguyo class IX (plural nduguzo class X)

nduguyo class IX (canonical)
nduguzo class X (plural)


nduguye

nduguye class IX (plural nduguze class X)

nduguye class IX (canonical)
nduguze class X (plural)

contraction of ndugu yake: his/her sibling


nduguzo

contraction of ndugu zako}}: your siblings


nduguze

contraction of ndugu zake}}: his/her siblings


rafikiyo

rafikiyo class IX (plural rafikizo class X)

rafikiyo class IX (canonical)
rafikizo class X (plural)


rafikiye

rafikiye class IX (plural rafikize class X)

rafikiye class IX (canonical)
rafikize class X (plural)

contraction of rafiki yake: his/her friend


rafikizo

contraction of rafiki zako: your friends


rafikize

contraction of rafiki zake: his/her friends


jumbe

jumbe class V (canonical)
majumbe class VI (plural)

An augmentative formed from -umba; compare kiumbe (“creature”).


kizibo

kizibo class VII (plural vizibo class VIII)

kizibo class VII (canonical)
vizibo class VIII (plural)


mwendeshaji

mwendeshaji class I (plural wendeshaji class II)

mwendeshaji class I (canonical)
wendeshaji class II (plural)


maisha

der

Arabic مَعِيشَة (maʕīša)


lazima

lazima class IX (canonical)
lazima class X (plural)

Lazima ufanye kazi.

Kwa hivyo, ni lazima mimi nione uchungu kuona mali yangu yanachezewa tu,[…]

1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:

As such, I can't but feel pained to see my money used for playing, […]


maskani

sw-noun

maskani class IX (plural maskani class X)

maskani class IX (canonical)
maskani class X (plural)

residence, home, abode, dwelling, dwelling-place


msomaji

msomaji class I (plural wasomaji class II)

msomaji class I (canonical)
wasomaji class II (plural)


alfajiri

alfajiri class IX (plural alfajiri class X)

alfajiri class IX (canonical)
alfajiri class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic الْفَجْر (al-fajr).


alasiri

alasiri class IX (plural alasiri class X)

alasiri class IX (canonical)
alasiri class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic الْعَصْر (al-ʕaṣr).


behewa

behewa class V (plural mabehewa class VI)

behewa class V (canonical)
mabehewa class VI (plural)


Mkatoliki

Mkatoliki class I (plural Wakatoliki class II)

Mkatoliki class I (canonical)
Wakatoliki class II (plural)


Mprotestanti

Mprotestanti class I (plural Waprotestanti class II)

Mprotestanti class I (canonical)
Waprotestanti class II (plural)


Mkapuchini

Mkapuchini class I (plural Wakapuchini class II)

Mkapuchini class I (canonical)
Wakapuchini class II (plural)


mmisionari

mmisionari class I (plural wamisionari class II)

mmisionari class I (canonical)
wamisionari class II (plural)
mmishionari (alternative)
mmishenari (alternative)
mmishonari (alternative)


padiri

padiri class V (plural mapadiri class VI)

padiri class V (canonical)
mapadiri class VI (plural)


Mghana

Mghana class I (plural Waghana class II)

Mghana class I (canonical)
Waghana class II (plural)


Mzambia

Mzambia class I (plural Wazambia class II)

Mzambia class I (canonical)
Wazambia class II (plural)


mhudumu

mhudumu class I (plural wahudumu class II)

mhudumu class I (canonical)
wahudumu class II (plural)

From m- + -hudumu (“to serve, wait on”).


tangawizi

tangawizi class IX (plural tangawizi class X)

tangawizi class IX (canonical)
tangawizi class X (plural)

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


mtangawizi

sw-noun

mtangawizi class III (plural mitangawizi class IV)

mtangawizi class III (canonical)
mitangawizi class IV (plural)


kamati

kamati class V or IX (plural makamati class VI or kamati class X)

kamati class V (canonical)
IX (canonical)
makamati class VI (plural)
kamati class X (plural)


mavumbi

[…] kwa maana u mavumbi wewe, nawe mavumbini utarudi.

2005, “Mwanzo 3:19”, in Biblia (Swahili Revised Union Version), translation from New International Version:

[…] for dust you are and to dust you will return.


batamzinga

batamzinga class V (plural mabatamzinga class VI)

batamzinga class V (canonical)
mabatamzinga class VI (plural)


riziki

riziki class IX (canonical)
riziki class X (plural)


msaidizi

msaidizi class I (plural wasaidizi class II)

msaidizi class I (canonical)
wasaidizi class II (plural)


mkoloni

mkoloni class I (plural wakoloni class II)

mkoloni class I (canonical)
wakoloni class II (plural)


ankra

ankra class IX (canonical)
ankra class X (plural)


muji

muji class III (canonical)
miji class IV (plural)


spoti

spoti class IX (canonical)
spoti class X (plural)


skrubu

skrubu class IX (canonical)
skrubu class X (plural)
skurubu (alternative)
sukurubu (alternative)


nekta

nekta class IX (canonical)
nekta class X (plural)

Kwa kutengeza dawa hiyo wanasayansi hao walitumia harufu ya maua na mimea mingine inayotoa nekta .

2017 August 24, “Dawa "tamu" ya mbu iliofanikiwa Tanzania”, in BBC News Swahili:

By making the drug, the scientists used the scent of flowers and other plants that produce nectar.

nectar (syrup made by flowers and collected by bees to make honey)


asprini

asprini class IX (plural asprini class X)

asprini class IX (canonical)
asprini class X (plural)


kebo

kebo class IX (canonical)
kebo class X (plural)


staili

staili class IX (canonical)
staili class X (plural)


fuska

fuska class IX (canonical)
fuska class X (plural)

TUKI says: adulterer; fornicator bab.la suggests unmoral behaviour


tija

tija class IX (canonical)
tija class X (plural)


mnanasi

mnanasi class III (plural minanasi class IV)

mnanasi class III (canonical)
minanasi class IV (plural)


tufaa

tufaa class V (canonical)
matufaa class VI (plural)


mhuni

mhuni class I (canonical)
wahuni class II (plural)


amini

amini class IX (canonical)
amini class X (plural)


jangwa

jangwa class V (plural majangwa class VI)

jangwa class V (canonical)
majangwa class VI (plural)


nepi

nepi class IX (canonical)
nepi class X (plural)


mvule

mvule class III (plural mivule class IV)

mvule class III (canonical)
mivule class IV (plural)

Milicia excelsa
Milicia excelsa#Translingual


liturjia

liturjia class IX (plural liturjia class X)

liturjia class IX (canonical)
liturjia class X (plural)
liturujia (alternative)


tochi

tochi class IX (canonical)
tochi class X (plural)


dhania

dhania class IX (canonical)
dhania class X (plural)
dania (alternative)


sukumawiki

sukumawiki class ? (plural [please provide])


sukuma wiki

sukuma wiki class ? (plural [please provide])

→ English: sukuma wiki

Literally, “to push the week” (or "to stretch the week"). The vegetable is generally affordable and available all-year round in East Africa. It forms part of the staple dish in this region together with ugali.


utamaduni

utamaduni class XI (plural tamaduni class X)

utamaduni class XI (canonical)
tamaduni class X (plural)

Etymology tree
Swahili u-
Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana)
Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor.
Swahili utamaduni
From u- + Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun).


mirathi

sw-noun

mirathi class IX (plural mirathi class X)

mirathi class IX (canonical)
mirathi class X (plural)


msamba

msamba class III (plural misamba class IV)

msamba class III (canonical)
misamba class IV (plural)


tohara

tohara class IX (canonical)
tohara class X (plural)


mtohara

mtohara class I (plural watohara class II)

mtohara class I (canonical)
watohara class II (plural)


duniani

head

duniani (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)

in the (adverbial class-16 locative noun)
ku (adverbial locative noun)


shomoro

sw-noun

shomoro class IX (plural shomoro class X)

shomoro class IX (canonical)
shomoro class X (plural)


UKIMWI

UKIMWI class XI (canonical)
ukimwi (alternative)
Ukimwi (alternative)

Acronym of upungufu wa kinga mwilini (literally “deficit of protection in the body”).

acronym

upungufu wa kinga mwilini
upungufu wa kinga mwilini#Swahili

acronym of upungufu wa kinga mwilini (“AIDS”)


mpinduzi

sw-noun

mpinduzi class I (plural wapinduzi class II)

mpinduzi class I (canonical)
wapinduzi class II (plural)


upungufu

upungufu class XI (plural mapungufu class VI)

upungufu class XI (canonical)
mapungufu class VI (plural)


kinga

kinga class IX (canonical)
kinga class X (plural)


kinga

kinga class VII (plural vinga class VIII)

kinga class VII (canonical)
vinga class VIII (plural)


mkinga

mkinga class III (plural mikinga class IV)

mkinga class III (canonical)
mikinga class IV (plural)


mwilini

head

mwilini (adverbial locative noun in the pa, ku, or mu locative classes)


biolojia

sw-noun

biolojia class IX (plural biolojia class X)

biolojia class IX (canonical)
biolojia class X (plural)
baiolojia (alternative)
bailojia (alternative)
bayolojia (alternative)


fonolojia

fonolojia class IX (plural fonolojia class X)

fonolojia class IX (canonical)
fonolojia class X (plural)


mwanahisabati

mwanahisabati class I (plural wanahisabati class II)

mwanahisabati class I (canonical)
wanahisabati class II (plural)


jiometria

jiometria class IX (plural jiometria class X)

jiometria class IX (canonical)
jiometria class X (plural)


aljebra

aljebra class IX (plural aljebra class X)

aljebra class IX (canonical)
aljebra class X (plural)


mwanasayansi

mwanasayansi class I (plural wanasayansi class II)

mwanasayansi class I (canonical)
wanasayansi class II (plural)


mwanakemia

mwanakemia class I (plural wanakemia class II)

mwanakemia class I (canonical)
wanakemia class II (plural)


mwanafizikia

mwanafizikia class I (plural wanafizikia class II)

mwanafizikia class I (canonical)
wanafizikia class II (plural)


dizeli

dizeli class IX (canonical)
dizeli class X (plural)
diseli (alternative)


zebaki

zebaki class IX (canonical)
zebaki class X (plural)

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


zumaridi

sw-noun

zumaridi class IX (plural zumaridi class X)

zumaridi class IX (canonical)
zumaridi class X (plural)

Borrowed from Arabic زُمُرُّد (zumurrud).


yakuti

yakuti class IX (canonical)
yakuti class X (plural)


risasi

risasi class IX (canonical)
risasi class X (plural)

→ Digo: risasi

→ Jita: ri-saási

→ Kikuyu: rĩthathi

→ Luganda: `ssasì

→ Nyakyusa: ilísasí

→ Nyankole: iːsási, amasási, kisási


wacha

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


fenesi

sw-noun

fenesi class V (plural mafenesi class VI)

fenesi class V (canonical)
mafenesi class VI (plural)

Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi ફણસ (phaṇas).


mlolongo

sw-noun

mlolongo class III (plural milolongo class IV)

mlolongo class III (canonical)
milolongo class IV (plural)


mlozi

mlozi class III (plural milozi class IV)

mlozi class III (canonical)
milozi class IV (plural)


mlozi

mlozi class I (canonical)
walozi class II (plural)


mwanamuziki

mwanamuziki class I (plural wanamuziki class II)

mwanamuziki class I (canonical)
wanamuziki class II (plural)
mwanamziki (alternative)


Mpangwa

Mpangwa class I (plural Wapangwa class II)

Mpangwa class I (canonical)
Wapangwa class II (plural)


roketi

roketi class IX (canonical)
roketi class X (plural)


Mswisi

Mswisi class I (plural Waswisi class II)

Mswisi class I (canonical)
Waswisi class II (plural)


Mturuki

Mturuki class I (plural Waturuki class II)

Mturuki class I (canonical)
Waturuki class II (plural)


Mhispania

Mhispania class I (plural Wahispania class II)

Mhispania class I (canonical)
Wahispania class II (plural)


Mwajemi

Mwajemi class I (plural Waajemi class II)

Mwajemi class I (canonical)
Waajemi class II (plural)

Persian, Iranian (person from Iran or of Persian descent)


Mshelisheli

Mshelisheli class I (plural Washelisheli class II)

Mshelisheli class I (canonical)
Washelisheli class II (plural)

Seychellois (person from the Seychelles)


Mswazi

Mswazi class I (plural Waswazi class II)

Mswazi class I (canonical)
Waswazi class II (plural)


ikweta

ikweta class IX (canonical)
ikweta class X (plural)


Mmalawi

Mmalawi class I (plural Wamalawi class II)

Mmalawi class I (canonical)
Wamalawi class II (plural)


Mzimbabwe

Mzimbabwe class I (plural Wazimbabwe class II)

Mzimbabwe class I (canonical)
Wazimbabwe class II (plural)


Mlibya

Mlibya class I (plural Walibya class II)

Mlibya class I (canonical)
Walibya class II (plural)


Myahudi

Myahudi class I (plural Wayahudi class II)

Myahudi class I (canonical)
Wayahudi class II (plural)


nasaba

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

ancestry, lineage, genealogy, dynasty, pedigree


mkomunisti

mkomunisti class I (plural wakomunisti class II)

mkomunisti class I (canonical)
wakomunisti class II (plural)
mkoministi (alternative)


Mjaluo

Mjaluo class I (plural Wajaluo class II)

Mjaluo class I (canonical)
Wajaluo class II (plural)


Mkamba

Mkamba class I (plural Wakamba class II)

Mkamba class I (canonical)
Wakamba class II (plural)


Mnandi

Mnandi class I (plural Wanandi class II)

Mnandi class I (canonical)
Wanandi class II (plural)


Mluhya

Mluhya class I (plural Waluhya class II)

Mluhya class I (canonical)
Waluhya class II (plural)
Mluhyia (alternative)
Mluyia (alternative)


Mluhyia

Mluhyia class I (plural Waluhyia class II)

Mluhyia class I (canonical)
Waluhyia class II (plural)


Mluyia

Mluyia class I (plural Waluyia class II)

Mluyia class I (canonical)
Waluyia class II (plural)


Mmeru

Mmeru class I (canonical)
Wameru class II (plural)


Mkalenjin

Mkalenjin class I (plural Wakalenjin class II)

Mkalenjin class I (canonical)
Wakalenjin class II (plural)


Mmasai

Mmasai class I (plural Wamasai class II)

Mmasai class I (canonical)
Wamasai class II (plural)
Mmaasai (alternative)


Mmaasai

Mmaasai class I (plural Wamaasai class II)

Mmaasai class I (canonical)
Wamaasai class II (plural)


Mturkana

Mturkana class I (plural Waturkana class II)

Mturkana class I (canonical)
Waturkana class II (plural)


Msukuma

Msukuma class I (plural Wasukuma class II)

Msukuma class I (canonical)
Wasukuma class II (plural)


Mshirazi

Mshirazi class I (plural Washirazi class II)

Mshirazi class I (canonical)
Washirazi class II (plural)


Mzulu

Mzulu class I (canonical)
Wazulu class II (plural)


Mnyamwezi

Mnyamwezi class I (plural Wanyamwezi class II)

Mnyamwezi class I (canonical)
Wanyamwezi class II (plural)


Mchagga

Mchagga class I (plural Wachagga class II)

Mchagga class I (canonical)
Wachagga class II (plural)