imarisha

-imarisha (canonical)
kuimarisha (infinitive)
kuimarisha (infinitive)
kutoimarisha (infinitive negative)
imarisha (imperative singular)
imarisheni (imperative plural)
huimarisha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liimarisha (past)
negative subject concord + -kuimarisha (negative past)
ninaimarisha (first-person present singular)
naimarisha (first-person present singular)
tunaimarisha (first-person plural present)
unaimarisha (present second-person singular)
mnaimarisha (plural present second-person)
anaimarisha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaimarisha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naimarisha (present third-person)
siimarishi (first-person negative present singular)
hatuimarishi (first-person negative plural present)
huimarishi (negative present second-person singular)
hamwimarishi (negative plural present second-person)
haimarishi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaimarishi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -imarishi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taimarisha (future)
negative subject concord + -taimarisha (future negative)
niimarishe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuimarishe (first-person plural subjunctive)
uimarishe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwimarishe (plural second-person subjunctive)
aimarishe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waimarishe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -imarishe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siimarishe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeimarisha (irrealis present)
naimarisha (first-person gnomic singular)
twaimarisha (first-person gnomic plural)
waimarisha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaimarisha (gnomic plural second-person)
aimarisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waimarisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waimarisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaimarisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laimarisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaimarisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaimarisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaimarisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaimarisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaimarisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waimarisha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaimarisha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paimarisha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaimarisha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meimarisha (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jaimarisha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiimarisha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kaimarishe (consecutive subjunctive)
-niimarisha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuimarisha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuimarisha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waimarisha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuimarisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waimarisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwimarisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waimarisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uimarisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iimarisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liimarisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaimarisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiimarisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viimarisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iimarisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziimarisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uimarisha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuimarisha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paimarisha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muimarisha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiimarisha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-imarishaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-imarishao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-imarishao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-imarishayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-imarishalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-imarishayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-imarishacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-imarishavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-imarishayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-imarishazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-imarishao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-imarishako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-imarishapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-imarishamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeimarisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oimarisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oimarisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoimarisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loimarisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoimarisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choimarisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoimarisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoimarisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoimarisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oimarisha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koimarisha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poimarisha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moimarisha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Causative form of imara: to stabilize (to make stable), strengthen


jongo

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

arthritis, rheumatism (inflammation of joints)


ufujaji

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

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)


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)


bainisha

-bainisha (canonical)
kubainisha (infinitive)
kubainisha (infinitive)
kutobainisha (infinitive negative)
bainisha (imperative singular)
bainisheni (imperative plural)
hubainisha (habitual)
positive subject concord + -libainisha (past)
negative subject concord + -kubainisha (negative past)
ninabainisha (first-person present singular)
nabainisha (first-person present singular)
tunabainisha (first-person plural present)
unabainisha (present second-person singular)
mnabainisha (plural present second-person)
anabainisha (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanabainisha (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nabainisha (present third-person)
sibainishi (first-person negative present singular)
hatubainishi (first-person negative plural present)
hubainishi (negative present second-person singular)
hambainishi (negative plural present second-person)
habainishi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawabainishi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -bainishi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tabainisha (future)
negative subject concord + -tabainisha (future negative)
nibainishe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tubainishe (first-person plural subjunctive)
ubainishe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mbainishe (plural second-person subjunctive)
abainishe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wabainishe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -bainishe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sibainishe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngebainisha (irrealis present)
nabainisha (first-person gnomic singular)
twabainisha (first-person gnomic plural)
wabainisha (gnomic second-person singular)
mwabainisha (gnomic plural second-person)
abainisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wabainisha (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wabainisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yabainisha (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
labainisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yabainisha (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chabainisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyabainisha (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yabainisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zabainisha (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wabainisha (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwabainisha (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pabainisha (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwabainisha (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mebainisha (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jabainisha (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kibainisha (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kabainishe (consecutive subjunctive)
-nibainisha (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tubainisha (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kubainisha (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wabainisha (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kubainisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wabainisheni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mbainisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wabainisha (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ubainisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ibainisha (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-libainisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yabainisha (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kibainisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vibainisha (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ibainisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zibainisha (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ubainisha (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kubainisha (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pabainisha (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mubainisha (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jibainisha (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-bainishaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-bainishao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-bainishao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-bainishayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-bainishalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-bainishayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-bainishacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-bainishavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-bainishayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-bainishazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-bainishao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-bainishako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-bainishapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-bainishamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yebainisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-obainisha (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-obainisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yobainisha (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lobainisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yobainisha (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chobainisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyobainisha (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yobainisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zobainisha (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-obainisha (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kobainisha (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pobainisha (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mobainisha (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Causative form of -baini: to specify, point out


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)


fajaa

Borrowed from Arabic فَجْأَةً (fajʔatan).


taarifa

sw-noun

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)


nyonga

-nyonga (canonical)
kunyonga (infinitive)
kunyonga (infinitive)
kutonyonga (infinitive negative)
nyonga (imperative singular)
nyongeni (imperative plural)
hunyonga (habitual)
positive subject concord + -linyonga (past)
negative subject concord + -kunyonga (negative past)
ninanyonga (first-person present singular)
nanyonga (first-person present singular)
tunanyonga (first-person plural present)
unanyonga (present second-person singular)
mnanyonga (plural present second-person)
ananyonga (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wananyonga (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nanyonga (present third-person)
sinyongi (first-person negative present singular)
hatunyongi (first-person negative plural present)
hunyongi (negative present second-person singular)
hamnyongi (negative plural present second-person)
hanyongi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawanyongi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -nyongi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tanyonga (future)
negative subject concord + -tanyonga (future negative)
ninyonge (first-person singular subjunctive)
tunyonge (first-person plural subjunctive)
unyonge (second-person singular subjunctive)
mnyonge (plural second-person subjunctive)
anyonge (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wanyonge (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -nyonge (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sinyonge (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngenyonga (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singenyonga (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalinyonga (irrealis past)
nanyonga (first-person gnomic singular)
twanyonga (first-person gnomic plural)
wanyonga (gnomic second-person singular)
mwanyonga (gnomic plural second-person)
anyonga (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wanyonga (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wanyonga (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yanyonga (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lanyonga (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yanyonga (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chanyonga (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyanyonga (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yanyonga (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zanyonga (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wanyonga (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwanyonga (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
panyonga (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwanyonga (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -menyonga (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshanyonga (already-form)
negative subject concord + -janyonga (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kinyonga (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siponyonga (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kanyonge (consecutive subjunctive)
-ninyonga (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tunyonga (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kunyonga (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wanyonga (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kunyongeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wanyongeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mnyonga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wanyonga (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unyonga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-inyonga (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-linyonga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yanyonga (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kinyonga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vinyonga (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-inyonga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zinyonga (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unyonga (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kunyonga (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-panyonga (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-munyonga (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jinyonga (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-nyongaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-nyongao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-nyongao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-nyongayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-nyongalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-nyongayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-nyongacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-nyongavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-nyongayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-nyongazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-nyongao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-nyongako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-nyongapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-nyongamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yenyonga (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-onyonga (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-onyonga (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yonyonga (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lonyonga (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yonyonga (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chonyonga (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyonyonga (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yonyonga (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zonyonga (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-onyonga (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-konyonga (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ponyonga (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-monyonga (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


sononeka

-sononeka (canonical)
kusononeka (infinitive)
kusononeka (infinitive)
kutosononeka (infinitive negative)
sononeka (imperative singular)
sononekeni (imperative plural)
husononeka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisononeka (past)
negative subject concord + -kusononeka (negative past)
ninasononeka (first-person present singular)
nasononeka (first-person present singular)
tunasononeka (first-person plural present)
unasononeka (present second-person singular)
mnasononeka (plural present second-person)
anasononeka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasononeka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasononeka (present third-person)
sisononeki (first-person negative present singular)
hatusononeki (first-person negative plural present)
husononeki (negative present second-person singular)
hamsononeki (negative plural present second-person)
hasononeki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasononeki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sononeki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasononeka (future)
negative subject concord + -tasononeka (future negative)
nisononeke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusononeke (first-person plural subjunctive)
usononeke (second-person singular subjunctive)
msononeke (plural second-person subjunctive)
asononeke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasononeke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sononeke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisononeke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesononeka (irrealis present)
nasononeka (first-person gnomic singular)
twasononeka (first-person gnomic plural)
wasononeka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasononeka (gnomic plural second-person)
asononeka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasononeka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasononeka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasononeka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasononeka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasononeka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasononeka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasononeka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasononeka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasononeka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasononeka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasononeka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasononeka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasononeka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesononeka (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jasononeka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisononeka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -kasononeke (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisononeka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusononeka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusononeka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasononeka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusononekeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasononekeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msononeka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasononeka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usononeka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isononeka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisononeka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasononeka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisononeka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visononeka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isononeka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisononeka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usononeka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusononeka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasononeka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musononeka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisononeka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sononekaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sononekao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sononekao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sononekayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sononekalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sononekayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sononekacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sononekavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sononekayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sononekazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sononekao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sononekako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sononekapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sononekamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesononeka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osononeka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osononeka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosononeka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losononeka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosononeka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosononeka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosononeka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosononeka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosononeka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osononeka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosononeka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posononeka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosononeka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

Stative form of -sonona:
to be irritated or annoyed


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)


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


nusura

Borrowed from Arabic نَزْر (nazr, “little, trifle”).


mfadhili

sw-noun

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)


-a-

na- (first-person singular)
twa- (first-person plural)
wa- (second-person singular)
mwa- (plural second-person)
a- (class-1 class-2 singular third-person)
wa- (class-1 class-2 plural third-person)
wa- (class-3 class-4 singular third-person)
ya- (class-3 class-4 plural third-person)
la- (class-5 class-6 singular third-person)
ya- (class-5 class-6 plural third-person)
cha- (class-7 class-8 singular third-person)
vya- (class-7 class-8 plural third-person)
ya- (class-10 class-9 singular third-person)
za- (class-10 class-9 plural third-person)
wa- (class-11 singular third-person)
kwa- (class-15 class-17 singular third-person)
pa- (class-16 singular third-person)
mwa- (class-18 singular third-person)

-ta-

Infix position positive subject concord; Positive future

Infix position positive subject concord; Negative subjunctive

-me-

Infix position positive subject concord; Perfect

Infix position positive subject concord; Consecutive

-ta-

Infix position negative subject concord; Negative future

(dated) gnomic aspect marker, indefinite present marker

-nge-

Infix position positive subject concord; Positive present conditional

-singe-

Infix position positive subject concord; Negative present conditional

-ngali-

Infix position positive subject concord; Positive past conditional

-singali-

Infix position positive subject concord; Negative past conditional

-nge-

Infix position negative subject concord; Negative present conditional

-ngali-

Infix position negative subject concord; Negative past conditional

Near-synonym: -na-

2023, Brian Ambani, “Maelfu Ya Kampuni Zafungwa Kufuatia Hali Ngumu”, in Taifa Leo, archived from the original on 2023-07-21:

Thousands of Companies Close After Difficult Situation


-u-

اَوُرَكِيْبُوُ جُوَ نِمَاسِ ، كَكُلَ خَسَرَ اُخَسِرِيِ

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

The one who rides it, know you are a rebel; you harm yourself.

Aurakibuo jua ni-mwasi, kwa-kula khasara ukhasiriye.

it, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] object concord


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)


-tu-

Unatuona.

[…] zilimmulika Kasim Hakimu Marjani na kutuonyesha kuwa yeye ni kijana kiasi,[…]

1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:

[…] illuminated Kasim Hakimu Marjani and showed us that he is relatively young, […]

For a full table including other classes


-vi-

them, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] object concord


-li-

nili- (first-person singular)
tuli- (first-person plural)
uli- (second-person singular)
mli- (plural second-person)
ali- (class-1 class-2 singular third-person)
wali- (class-1 class-2 plural third-person)
uli- (class-3 class-4 singular third-person)
ili- (class-3 class-4 plural third-person)
lili- (class-5 class-6 singular third-person)
yali- (class-5 class-6 plural third-person)
kili- (class-7 class-8 singular third-person)
vili- (class-7 class-8 plural third-person)
ili- (class-10 class-9 singular third-person)
zili- (class-10 class-9 plural third-person)
uli- (class-11 singular third-person)
kuli- (class-15 class-17 singular third-person)
pali- (class-16 singular third-person)
mli- (class-18 singular third-person)

walikula

aliyelala

Ilikuwa kiasi cha saa moja-unusu ya usiku Kasim alipopanda ngazi pana zilizotandikwa zulia au blanketi nene, zilizoongoza kufikia ghorofa akaayo baba yake, Bw. Hakimu Marjani.

It was about half past seven in the night when Kasim went up the wide stairs covered with carpets or thick blankets, which led to the floor where resided his father, Mr Hakimu Marjani.


-li-

it, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ji class_((V))]] object concord


-me-

nime- (first-person singular)
tume- (first-person plural)
ume- (second-person singular)
mme- (plural second-person)
ame- (class-1 class-2 singular third-person)
wame- (class-1 class-2 plural third-person)
ume- (class-3 class-4 singular third-person)
ime- (class-3 class-4 plural third-person)
lime- (class-5 class-6 singular third-person)
yame- (class-5 class-6 plural third-person)
kime- (class-7 class-8 singular third-person)
vime- (class-7 class-8 plural third-person)
ime- (class-10 class-9 singular third-person)
zime- (class-10 class-9 plural third-person)
ume- (class-11 singular third-person)
kume- (class-15 class-17 singular third-person)
pame- (class-16 singular third-person)
mme- (class-18 singular third-person)

From the same root as -maliza (“to finish”).

wamekwenda zao

nilikuwa nimekisoma

wemelala

umechelewa

(in stative verbs) stative aspect marker


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)


chepechepe

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


nawa

-nawa (canonical)
kunawa (infinitive)
kunawa (infinitive)
kutonawa (infinitive negative)
nawa (imperative singular)
naweni (imperative plural)
hunawa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -linawa (past)
negative subject concord + -kunawa (negative past)
ninanawa (first-person present singular)
nanawa (first-person present singular)
tunanawa (first-person plural present)
unanawa (present second-person singular)
mnanawa (plural present second-person)
ananawa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wananawa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nanawa (present third-person)
sinawi (first-person negative present singular)
hatunawi (first-person negative plural present)
hunawi (negative present second-person singular)
hamnawi (negative plural present second-person)
hanawi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawanawi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -nawi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tanawa (future)
negative subject concord + -tanawa (future negative)
ninawe (first-person singular subjunctive)
tunawe (first-person plural subjunctive)
unawe (second-person singular subjunctive)
mnawe (plural second-person subjunctive)
anawe (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wanawe (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -nawe (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sinawe (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngenawa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singenawa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalinawa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalinawa (irrealis negative past)
nanawa (first-person gnomic singular)
twanawa (first-person gnomic plural)
wanawa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwanawa (gnomic plural second-person)
anawa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wanawa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wanawa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yanawa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lanawa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yanawa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chanawa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyanawa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yanawa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zanawa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wanawa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwanawa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
panawa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwanawa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -menawa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshanawa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -janawa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kinawa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siponawa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kanawe (consecutive subjunctive)
-ninawa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tunawa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kunawa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wanawa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kunaweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wanaweni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mnawa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wanawa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unawa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-inawa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-linawa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yanawa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kinawa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vinawa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-inawa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zinawa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-unawa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kunawa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-panawa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-munawa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jinawa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-nawaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-nawao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-nawao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-nawayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-nawalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-nawayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-nawacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-nawavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-nawayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-nawazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-nawao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-nawako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-nawapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-nawamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yenawa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-onawa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-onawa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yonawa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lonawa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yonawa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chonawa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyonawa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yonawa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zonawa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-onawa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-konawa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ponawa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-monawa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to wash (a part of the body, especially the hands)


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)


-mu-

her, him; 3rd person singular ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]) object concord used before /u/ and /w/


-ki-

niki- (first-person singular)
tuki- (first-person plural)
uki- (second-person singular)
mki- (plural second-person)
aki- (class-1 class-2 singular third-person)
waki- (class-1 class-2 plural third-person)
uki- (class-3 class-4 singular third-person)
iki- (class-3 class-4 plural third-person)
liki- (class-5 class-6 singular third-person)
yaki- (class-5 class-6 plural third-person)
kiki- (class-7 class-8 singular third-person)
viki- (class-7 class-8 plural third-person)
iki- (class-10 class-9 singular third-person)
ziki- (class-10 class-9 plural third-person)
uki- (class-11 singular third-person)
kuki- (class-15 class-17 singular third-person)
paki- (class-16 singular third-person)
mki- (class-18 singular third-person)

Near-synonym: -na-

niliwaona wakitembea

(in second verb in a series) while, simultaneity marker

nimekuwa nikiandika

while, simultaneity marker
continuous aspect marker

nikinunua

ukienda Kenya


-ki-

it, [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|ki class_((VII))]] object concord


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)


Ubelgiji

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


Ugiriki

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Ujerumani

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


Nyuzilandi

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


Moroko

Guinea Bisau Moroko Guinea-Bisau Moroko Ginebisau


Aljeria

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

Guinea Bisau Aljeria Guinea-Bisau Aljeria Ginebisau

Kamerun Aljeria Cameroon Aljeria Kameruni

Nigeria Aljeria Nijeria Aljeria Naijeria


Solomoni

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

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

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

Solomoni (Visiwa vya)

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


Grinlandi

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


Kameruni

Guinea Bisau Kameruni Guinea-Bisau Kameruni Ginebisau

Kamerun Kameruni Cameroon Kameruni Kameruni

Nigeria Kameruni Nijeria Kameruni Naijeria


Jibuti

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

Guinea Bisau Jibuti Guinea-Bisau Jibuti Ginebisau


Uhabeshi

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

Guinea Bisau Uhabeshi Guinea-Bisau Uhabeshi Ginebisau

Kamerun Uhabeshi Cameroon Uhabeshi Kameruni

Nigeria Uhabeshi Nijeria Uhabeshi Naijeria


Gaboni

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


Guinea ya Ikweta

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)

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

Guinea ya Ikweta Guinea ya Ikweta Ginekweta

Guinea Guinea ya Ikweta Gine Guinea ya Ikweta Gini

Kamerun Guinea ya Ikweta Cameroon Guinea ya Ikweta Kameruni

Nigeria Guinea ya Ikweta Nijeria Guinea ya Ikweta Naijeria


Bukini

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

Guinea Bisau Bukini Guinea-Bisau Bukini Ginebisau


Morisi

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

Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Guinea Bisau Morisi Guinea-Bisau Morisi Ginebisau


Maldova

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


Msumbiji

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)

Guinea Bisau Msumbiji Guinea-Bisau Msumbiji Ginebisau

Kamerun Msumbiji Cameroon Msumbiji Kameruni

Nigeria Msumbiji Nijeria Msumbiji Naijeria


Nijeri

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

Guinea Bisau Nijeri Guinea-Bisau Nijeri Ginebisau


Nikaragwa

(uncommon) Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


Senegali

Guinea Bisau Senegali Guinea-Bisau Senegali Ginebisau

Kamerun Senegali Cameroon Senegali Kameruni

Nigeria Senegali Nijeria Senegali Naijeria


Uswazi

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

Guinea Bisau Uswazi Guinea-Bisau Uswazi Ginebisau


Chadi

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

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

Guinea Bisau Chadi Guinea-Bisau Chadi Ginebisau


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)


Sirilanka

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


Shelisheli

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

Guinea Bisau Shelisheli Guinea-Bisau Shelisheli Ginebisau

Kamerun Shelisheli Cameroon Shelisheli Kameruni

Nigeria Shelisheli Nijeria Shelisheli Naijeria


kinywaji

kinywaji class VII (plural vinywaji class VIII)

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


Kodivaa

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

Guinea Bisau Kodivaa Guinea-Bisau Kodivaa Ginebisau

Kamerun Kodivaa Cameroon Kodivaa Kameruni

Nigeria Kodivaa Nijeria Kodivaa Naijeria


Korasia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

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


Yordani

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


dhahabu

dhahabu class IX (plural dhahabu class X)

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

→ Kikuyu: thahabu


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)


baridi

baridi (canonical)
-a baridi (canonical)


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 (canonical)
kushuka (infinitive)
kushuka (infinitive)
kutoshuka (infinitive negative)
shuka (imperative singular)
shukeni (imperative plural)
hushuka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lishuka (past)
negative subject concord + -kushuka (negative past)
ninashuka (first-person present singular)
nashuka (first-person present singular)
tunashuka (first-person plural present)
unashuka (present second-person singular)
mnashuka (plural present second-person)
anashuka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanashuka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nashuka (present third-person)
sishuki (first-person negative present singular)
hatushuki (first-person negative plural present)
hushuki (negative present second-person singular)
hamshuki (negative plural present second-person)
hashuki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawashuki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -shuki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tashuka (future)
negative subject concord + -tashuka (future negative)
nishuke (first-person singular subjunctive)
tushuke (first-person plural subjunctive)
ushuke (second-person singular subjunctive)
mshuke (plural second-person subjunctive)
ashuke (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
washuke (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -shuke (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sishuke (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeshuka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singeshuka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalishuka (irrealis past)
nashuka (first-person gnomic singular)
twashuka (first-person gnomic plural)
washuka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwashuka (gnomic plural second-person)
ashuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
washuka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
washuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yashuka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lashuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yashuka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chashuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyashuka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yashuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zashuka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
washuka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwashuka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pashuka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwashuka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meshuka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshashuka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jashuka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kishuka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposhuka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kashuke (consecutive subjunctive)
-nishuka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tushuka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kushuka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-washuka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kushukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-washukeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mshuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-washuka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ishuka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lishuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yashuka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kishuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vishuka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ishuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zishuka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ushuka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kushuka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pashuka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mushuka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jishuka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-shukaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-shukao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-shukao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-shukayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-shukalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-shukayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-shukacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-shukavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-shukayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-shukazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-shukao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-shukako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-shukapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-shukamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeshuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oshuka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oshuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshuka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loshuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoshuka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choshuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoshuka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoshuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoshuka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oshuka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koshuka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poshuka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moshuka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)

to be depressed; be humiliated, be humbled


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)


cheki

-cheki (canonical)
kucheki (infinitive)
kucheki (infinitive)
kutocheki (infinitive negative)
cheki (imperative singular)
chekini (imperative plural)
hucheki (habitual)
positive subject concord + -licheki (past)
negative subject concord + -kucheki (negative past)
ninacheki (first-person present singular)
nacheki (first-person present singular)
tunacheki (first-person plural present)
unacheki (present second-person singular)
mnacheki (plural present second-person)
anacheki (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanacheki (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nacheki (present third-person)
sicheki (first-person negative present singular)
hatucheki (first-person negative plural present)
hucheki (negative present second-person singular)
hamcheki (negative plural present second-person)
hacheki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawacheki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -cheki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tacheki (future)
negative subject concord + -tacheki (future negative)
nicheki (first-person singular subjunctive)
tucheki (first-person plural subjunctive)
ucheki (second-person singular subjunctive)
mcheki (plural second-person subjunctive)
acheki (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wacheki (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -cheki (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sicheki (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngecheki (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singecheki (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalicheki (irrealis past)
nacheki (first-person gnomic singular)
twacheki (first-person gnomic plural)
wacheki (gnomic second-person singular)
mwacheki (gnomic plural second-person)
acheki (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wacheki (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wacheki (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yacheki (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lacheki (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yacheki (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chacheki (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyacheki (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yacheki (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zacheki (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wacheki (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwacheki (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pacheki (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwacheki (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mecheki (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshacheki (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jacheki (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kicheki (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipocheki (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kacheki (consecutive subjunctive)
-nicheki (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tucheki (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kucheki (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wacheki (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuchekini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wachekini (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mcheki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wacheki (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ucheki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-icheki (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-licheki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yacheki (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kicheki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vicheki (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-icheki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zicheki (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ucheki (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kucheki (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pacheki (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mucheki (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jicheki (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-chekiye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-chekio (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-chekio (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-chekiyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-chekilo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-chekiyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chekicho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-chekivyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-chekiyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-chekizo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-chekio (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-chekiko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-chekipo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-chekimo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yecheki (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ocheki (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ocheki (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yocheki (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-locheki (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yocheki (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chocheki (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyocheki (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yocheki (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zocheki (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ocheki (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kocheki (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-pocheki (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mocheki (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


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)


paa

-paa (canonical)
kupaa (infinitive)
kupaa (infinitive)
kutopaa (infinitive negative)
paa (imperative singular)
paeni (imperative plural)
hupaa (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lipaa (past)
negative subject concord + -kupaa (negative past)
ninapaa (first-person present singular)
napaa (first-person present singular)
tunapaa (first-person plural present)
unapaa (present second-person singular)
mnapaa (plural present second-person)
anapaa (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanapaa (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -napaa (present third-person)
sipai (first-person negative present singular)
hatupai (first-person negative plural present)
hupai (negative present second-person singular)
hampai (negative plural present second-person)
hapai (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawapai (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -pai (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tapaa (future)
negative subject concord + -tapaa (future negative)
nipae (first-person singular subjunctive)
tupae (first-person plural subjunctive)
upae (second-person singular subjunctive)
mpae (plural second-person subjunctive)
apae (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wapae (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -pae (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sipae (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngepaa (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singepaa (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalipaa (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalipaa (irrealis negative past)
napaa (first-person gnomic singular)
twapaa (first-person gnomic plural)
wapaa (gnomic second-person singular)
mwapaa (gnomic plural second-person)
apaa (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wapaa (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wapaa (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yapaa (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lapaa (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yapaa (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chapaa (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyapaa (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yapaa (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zapaa (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wapaa (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwapaa (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
papaa (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwapaa (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mepaa (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshapaa (already-form)
negative subject concord + -japaa (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kipaa (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipopaa (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kapae (consecutive subjunctive)
-nipaa (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tupaa (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kupaa (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wapaa (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kupaeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wapaeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mpaa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wapaa (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upaa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ipaa (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lipaa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yapaa (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kipaa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vipaa (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-ipaa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zipaa (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-upaa (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kupaa (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-papaa (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mupaa (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jipaa (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-paaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-paao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-paao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-paayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-paalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-paayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-paacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-paavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-paayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-paazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-paao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-paako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-paapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-paamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yepaa (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-opaa (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-opaa (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yopaa (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lopaa (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yopaa (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chopaa (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyopaa (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yopaa (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zopaa (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-opaa (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kopaa (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-popaa (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mopaa (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


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)


Nehemia

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


Malaki

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


mzinga

mzinga class III (plural mizinga class IV)

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

hive (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.


mwa

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Mu locative class|mu class_((XVIII))]] inflected form of -a


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.


sifu

-sifu (canonical)
kusifu (infinitive)
kusifu (infinitive)
kutosifu (infinitive negative)
sifu (imperative singular)
sifuni (imperative plural)
husifu (habitual)
positive subject concord + -lisifu (past)
negative subject concord + -kusifu (negative past)
ninasifu (first-person present singular)
nasifu (first-person present singular)
tunasifu (first-person plural present)
unasifu (present second-person singular)
mnasifu (plural present second-person)
anasifu (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanasifu (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nasifu (present third-person)
sisifu (first-person negative present singular)
hatusifu (first-person negative plural present)
husifu (negative present second-person singular)
hamsifu (negative plural present second-person)
hasifu (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawasifu (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -sifu (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tasifu (future)
negative subject concord + -tasifu (future negative)
nisifu (first-person singular subjunctive)
tusifu (first-person plural subjunctive)
usifu (second-person singular subjunctive)
msifu (plural second-person subjunctive)
asifu (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wasifu (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sifu (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sisifu (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngesifu (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singesifu (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngalisifu (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singalisifu (irrealis negative past)
nasifu (first-person gnomic singular)
twasifu (first-person gnomic plural)
wasifu (gnomic second-person singular)
mwasifu (gnomic plural second-person)
asifu (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wasifu (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wasifu (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yasifu (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lasifu (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yasifu (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chasifu (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyasifu (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yasifu (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zasifu (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wasifu (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwasifu (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pasifu (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwasifu (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mesifu (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshasifu (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jasifu (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kisifu (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -siposifu (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kasifu (consecutive subjunctive)
-nisifu (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tusifu (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kusifu (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wasifu (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kusifuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wasifuni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-msifu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wasifu (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usifu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-isifu (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-lisifu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yasifu (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kisifu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-visifu (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-isifu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zisifu (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-usifu (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kusifu (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pasifu (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-musifu (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jisifu (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-sifuye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-sifuo (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-sifuo (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-sifuyo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-sifulo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-sifuyo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-sifucho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-sifuvyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-sifuyo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-sifuzo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-sifuo (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-sifuko (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-sifupo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-sifumo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yesifu (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-osifu (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-osifu (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yosifu (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-losifu (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yosifu (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chosifu (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyosifu (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yosifu (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zosifu (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-osifu (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kosifu (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-posifu (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mosifu (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


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:


yana

ji-ma class subject inflected plural present affirmative of -wa na


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)


-ua

-funga (“to close”) + -ua → -fungua (“to open”)

-choma (“to pierce”) + -oa → -chomoa (“to draw out”)

(nonproductive) conversive suffix; reverses the meaning of the verb


simu

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

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


asante

asante! (canonical)
asanteni (plural)
ahsante (alternative)
asanti (alternative)

→ Nubi: asanti

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


asante

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


baiskeli

sw-noun

baiskeli class IX (plural baiskeli class X)

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

kuendesha baiskeli


Urusi

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


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)


tekeleza

-tekeleza (canonical)
kutekeleza (infinitive)
kutekeleza (infinitive)
kutotekeleza (infinitive negative)
tekeleza (imperative singular)
tekelezeni (imperative plural)
hutekeleza (habitual)
positive subject concord + -litekeleza (past)
negative subject concord + -kutekeleza (negative past)
ninatekeleza (first-person present singular)
natekeleza (first-person present singular)
tunatekeleza (first-person plural present)
unatekeleza (present second-person singular)
mnatekeleza (plural present second-person)
anatekeleza (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanatekeleza (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -natekeleza (present third-person)
sitekelezi (first-person negative present singular)
hatutekelezi (first-person negative plural present)
hutekelezi (negative present second-person singular)
hamtekelezi (negative plural present second-person)
hatekelezi (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawatekelezi (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -tekelezi (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tatekeleza (future)
negative subject concord + -tatekeleza (future negative)
nitekeleze (first-person singular subjunctive)
tutekeleze (first-person plural subjunctive)
utekeleze (second-person singular subjunctive)
mtekeleze (plural second-person subjunctive)
atekeleze (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
watekeleze (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -tekeleze (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -sitekeleze (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngetekeleza (irrealis present)
natekeleza (first-person gnomic singular)
twatekeleza (first-person gnomic plural)
watekeleza (gnomic second-person singular)
mwatekeleza (gnomic plural second-person)
atekeleza (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
watekeleza (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
watekeleza (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yatekeleza (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
latekeleza (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yatekeleza (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chatekeleza (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyatekeleza (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yatekeleza (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zatekeleza (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
watekeleza (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwatekeleza (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
patekeleza (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwatekeleza (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -metekeleza (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jatekeleza (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kitekeleza (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -katekeleze (consecutive subjunctive)
-nitekeleza (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tutekeleza (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kutekeleza (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-watekeleza (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kutekelezeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-watekelezeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mtekeleza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-watekeleza (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utekeleza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-itekeleza (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-litekeleza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yatekeleza (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kitekeleza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-vitekeleza (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-itekeleza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-zitekeleza (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-utekeleza (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kutekeleza (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-patekeleza (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-mutekeleza (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jitekeleza (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-tekelezaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-tekelezao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-tekelezao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-tekelezayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-tekelezalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-tekelezayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-tekelezacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-tekelezavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-tekelezayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-tekelezazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-tekelezao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-tekelezako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-tekelezapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-tekelezamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yetekeleza (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-otekeleza (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-otekeleza (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yotekeleza (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lotekeleza (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yotekeleza (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chotekeleza (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyotekeleza (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yotekeleza (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zotekeleza (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-otekeleza (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kotekeleza (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-potekeleza (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-motekeleza (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


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”).


ashiria

-ashiria (canonical)
kuashiria (infinitive)
kuashiria (infinitive)
kutoashiria (infinitive negative)
ashiria (imperative singular)
ashirieni (imperative plural)
huashiria (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liashiria (past)
negative subject concord + -kuashiria (negative past)
ninaashiria (first-person present singular)
naashiria (first-person present singular)
tunaashiria (first-person plural present)
unaashiria (present second-person singular)
mnaashiria (plural present second-person)
anaashiria (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanaashiria (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -naashiria (present third-person)
siashirii (first-person negative present singular)
hatuashirii (first-person negative plural present)
huashirii (negative present second-person singular)
hamwashirii (negative plural present second-person)
haashirii (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawaashirii (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -ashirii (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -taashiria (future)
negative subject concord + -taashiria (future negative)
niashirie (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuashirie (first-person plural subjunctive)
uashirie (second-person singular subjunctive)
mwashirie (plural second-person subjunctive)
aashirie (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
waashirie (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -ashirie (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siashirie (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngeashiria (irrealis present)
naashiria (first-person gnomic singular)
twaashiria (first-person gnomic plural)
waashiria (gnomic second-person singular)
mwaashiria (gnomic plural second-person)
aashiria (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
waashiria (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
waashiria (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yaashiria (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
laashiria (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yaashiria (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chaashiria (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyaashiria (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yaashiria (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zaashiria (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
waashiria (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwaashiria (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
paashiria (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwaashiria (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -meashiria (perfect)
negative subject concord + -jaashiria (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiashiria (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipoashiria (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kaashirie (consecutive subjunctive)
-niashiria (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuashiria (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuashiria (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-waashiria (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuashirieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-waashirieni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-mwashiria (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-waashiria (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uashiria (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iashiria (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liashiria (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yaashiria (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiashiria (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viashiria (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iashiria (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziashiria (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uashiria (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuashiria (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-paashiria (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muashiria (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiashiria (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-ashiriaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-ashiriao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-ashiriao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-ashiriayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-ashirialo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-ashiriayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-ashiriacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-ashiriavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-ashiriayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-ashiriazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-ashiriao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-ashiriako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-ashiriapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-ashiriamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yeashiria (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-oashiria (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-oashiria (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yoashiria (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-loashiria (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yoashiria (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-choashiria (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyoashiria (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yoashiria (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zoashiria (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-oashiria (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-koashiria (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-poashiria (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-moashiria (class-18 object-concord relative singular)


kwa

Kasim alianza kupanda ngazi ile kwa nguvu na kwa haraka,[…]

Kasim started climbing these stairs with strength and speed, […]

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]] inflected form of -a

by, with, -ly (used before nouns to form adverbs of manner, instrument, etc.)

Makes fractions where the numerator is not one, in the format denominator kwa numerator.

chumbani kwa mama yangu

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] inflected form of -a


kufuru

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

blasphemy (irreverence toward something sacred)