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B1
Swahili — Intermediate Vocabulary
2,000 words
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| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ـسِـ | Noun | Ajami spelling of -si-. | |
| 2 | ـكُـ | Noun | Ajami spelling of -ku-. | |
| 3 | ـوُـ | Noun | Ajami spelling of -u-. | |
| 4 | ـيَـ | Noun | Ajami spelling of -ya-. | |
| 5 | -abudia | Noun | ||
| 6 | -aga | Phrase | habitual aspect marker. | |
| 7 | -agana | Noun | ||
| 8 | -agia | Noun | ||
| 9 | -agika | Noun | ||
| 10 | -agisha | Noun | ||
| 11 | -agizia | Noun | ||
| 12 | -agizwa | Noun | ||
| 13 | -agwa | Noun | ||
| 14 | -ahidia | Noun | ||
| 15 | -aji | Phrase | (usually in m-wa class_((I/II))) agent of an action or person who performs… | |
| 16 | -ajiria | Noun | ||
| 17 | -alikwa | Noun | ||
| 18 | -ama | Phrase | persistence of a state. | |
| 19 | -ambia | Noun | ||
| 20 | -ambika | Noun | ||
| 21 | -ambiwa | Noun | ||
| 22 | -ambwa | Noun | ||
| 23 | -aminia | Noun | ||
| 24 | -amuria | Noun | ||
| 25 | -ana | Phrase | each other; reciprocal suffix. | |
| 26 | -anzia | Noun | ||
| 27 | -anzwa | Noun | ||
| 28 | -apana | Noun | ||
| 29 | -apia | Noun | ||
| 30 | -apika | Noun | ||
| 31 | -apisha | Noun | ||
| 32 | -apiza | Noun | ||
| 33 | -atibia | Noun | ||
| 34 | -auliwa | Noun | ||
| 35 | -ausha | Noun | ||
| 36 | -auza | Noun | ||
| 37 | -azimia | Noun | ||
| 38 | -azimwa | Noun | ||
| 39 | -bainia | Noun | ||
| 40 | -bakia | Noun | ||
| 41 | -bakiza | Noun | ||
| 42 | -bakua | Noun | ||
| 43 | -bakwa | Noun | ||
| 44 | -bebana | Noun | ||
| 45 | -bunia | Noun | ||
| 46 | -bunika | Noun | ||
| 47 | -buniwa | Noun | ||
| 48 | -buruza | Noun | ||
| 49 | -bwagia | Noun | ||
| 50 | -bwagwa | Noun | ||
| 51 | -chekea | Noun | ||
| 52 | -chekwa | Noun | ||
| 53 | -cho | Phrase | ki class_((VII)) relative marker. | |
| 54 | -cho- | Noun | infixed form of -cho (“ki class_((VII)) relative marker”). | |
| 55 | -chosha | Noun | ||
| 56 | -chwea | Noun | ||
| 57 | -daiana | Noun | ||
| 58 | -darana | Noun | ||
| 59 | -dhania | Noun | ||
| 60 | -dhilia | Noun | ||
| 61 | -dhuria | Noun | ||
| 62 | -dumia | Noun | ||
| 63 | -dumika | Noun | ||
| 64 | -eka | Phrase | mid vowel variant of -ika. | |
| 65 | -ekana | Phrase | mid vowel variant of -ikana. | |
| 66 | -elea | Phrase | mid vowel variant of -ilia. | |
| 67 | -elewa | Noun | ||
| 68 | -elewea | Noun | ||
| 69 | -eleza | Noun | ||
| 70 | -elezea | Noun | ||
| 71 | -elezwa | Noun | ||
| 72 | -enzika | Noun | ||
| 73 | -esha | Phrase | mid vowel variant of -isha. | |
| 74 | -ewa | Phrase | mid vowel variant of -iwa (alternative form of -wa). | |
| 75 | -eza | Phrase | mid vowel variant of -iza. | |
| 76 | -fichua | Noun | ||
| 77 | -fichwa | Noun | ||
| 78 | -fikia | Noun | ||
| 79 | -firana | Noun | ||
| 80 | -firia | Noun | ||
| 81 | -firika | Noun | ||
| 82 | -firwa | Noun | ||
| 83 | -fufuka | Noun | ||
| 84 | -fulika | Noun | ||
| 85 | -fumua | Noun | ||
| 86 | -gaiwa | Noun | ||
| 87 | -gawana | Noun | ||
| 88 | -geuka | Noun | ||
| 89 | -geuza | Noun | ||
| 90 | -gombea | Noun | ||
| 91 | -gombwa | Noun | ||
| 92 | -gusana | Noun | ||
| 93 | -hamia | Noun | ||
| 94 | -haniwa | Noun | ||
| 95 | -hasiwa | Noun | ||
| 96 | -hofia | Noun | ||
| 97 | -hofiwa | Noun | ||
| 98 | -hofu | Noun | Equivalent to 'fear': A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. | |
| 99 | -hojia | Noun | ||
| 100 | -hojiwa | Noun | ||
| 101 | -hongea | Noun | ||
| 102 | -hongwa | Noun | ||
| 103 | -huia | Noun | ||
| 104 | -huiana | Noun | ||
| 105 | -huika | Noun | ||
| 106 | -huisha | Noun | ||
| 107 | -huiwa | Noun | ||
| 108 | -igizwa | Noun | ||
| 109 | -ika | Phrase | to be or have a characteristic of. | |
| 110 | -ikana | Phrase | marks a general or widespread state, often with sligh shift in meaning. | |
| 111 | -ile | Phrase | perfect aspect. | |
| 112 | -ilia | Phrase | continuing and persisting with an action. | |
| 113 | -ingi | Noun | Equivalent to 'many': A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd. | |
| 114 | -ingili | Noun | ||
| 115 | -ingiza | Noun | ||
| 116 | -inuana | Noun | ||
| 117 | -inuka | Noun | ||
| 118 | -inulia | Noun | ||
| 119 | -inuza | Noun | ||
| 120 | -isha | Phrase | to give a characteristic of, to turn into. | |
| 121 | -ishia | Noun | ||
| 122 | -itana | Noun | ||
| 123 | -itia | Noun | ||
| 124 | -itika | Noun | ||
| 125 | -itikia | Noun | ||
| 126 | -itisha | Noun | ||
| 127 | -itwa | Noun | ||
| 128 | -iwa | Phrase | ||
| 129 | -iza | Phrase | suffix used to construct a causative verb with slightly different meaning. | |
| 130 | -ja- | Noun | negative perfect marker. | |
| 131 | -jengea | Noun | ||
| 132 | -jengua | Noun | ||
| 133 | -jengwa | Noun | ||
| 134 | -ji- | Noun | oneself, -self; reflexive direct object. | |
| 135 | -jibia | Noun | ||
| 136 | -jibika | Noun | ||
| 137 | -jibiwa | Noun | ||
| 138 | -jibiza | Noun | ||
| 139 | -juana | Noun | ||
| 140 | -julia | Noun | ||
| 141 | -julika | Noun | ||
| 142 | -juliwa | Noun | ||
| 143 | -juza | Noun | ||
| 144 | -ka- | Noun | consecutive marker (indicative and subjunctive). | |
| 145 | -kamata | Noun | ||
| 146 | -kataza | Noun | ||
| 147 | -kausha | Noun | ||
| 148 | -kawia | Noun | ||
| 149 | -kazana | Noun | ||
| 150 | -kerana | Noun | ||
| 151 | -kerea | Noun | ||
| 152 | -kereka | Noun | ||
| 153 | -kerwa | Noun | ||
| 154 | -ki- | Noun | it, ki class_((VII)) object concord. | |
| 155 | -kiria | Noun | ||
| 156 | -kirika | Noun | ||
| 157 | -kiriwa | Noun | ||
| 158 | -kiukwa | Noun | ||
| 159 | -ko- | Noun | infixed form of -ko (“ku class_((XVII)) relative marker, where”). | |
| 160 | -kodia | Noun | ||
| 161 | -kodika | Noun | ||
| 162 | -kodiwa | Noun | ||
| 163 | -kolewa | Noun | ||
| 164 | -koleza | Noun | ||
| 165 | -komboa | Noun | ||
| 166 | -komea | Noun | ||
| 167 | -komeka | Noun | ||
| 168 | -kopana | Noun | ||
| 169 | -kopia | Noun | ||
| 170 | -kopika | Noun | ||
| 171 | -kopiwa | Noun | ||
| 172 | -kosana | Noun | ||
| 173 | -ku- | Noun | placed between certain tense/aspect markers and the stem of monosyllabic verbs (-ja, -la, -wa) in the absence of object… | |
| 174 | -kumbia | Noun | ||
| 175 | -kumbwa | Noun | ||
| 176 | -kunjua | Noun | ||
| 177 | -kutana | Noun | ||
| 178 | -kuza | Noun | ||
| 179 | -kw- | Noun | placed between certain tense/aspect markers and the stem of some vowel-initial bisyllabic verbs (-anza, -enda, -isha) in… | |
| 180 | -kwaza | Noun | ||
| 181 | -kwepua | Noun | ||
| 182 | -lambwa | Noun | ||
| 183 | -lea | Phrase | mid vowel variant of -lia (alternative form of -ia used after a stem ending in a vowel). | |
| 184 | -leka | Phrase | mid vowel variant of -lika (alternative form of -ika). | |
| 185 | -lemaza | Noun | ||
| 186 | -lesha | Phrase | mid vowel variant of -lisha (alternative form of -isha). | |
| 187 | -letea | Noun | ||
| 188 | -letwa | Noun | ||
| 189 | -levya | Noun | ||
| 190 | -lewa | Phrase | mid vowel variant of -liwa (alternative form of -wa). | |
| 191 | -li- | Noun | it, ji class_((V)) object concord. | |
| 192 | -lia | Phrase | ||
| 193 | -lialia | Noun | ||
| 194 | -liana | Noun | ||
| 195 | -lika | Phrase | ||
| 196 | -likana | Phrase | ||
| 197 | -lilia | Noun | ||
| 198 | -lilika | Noun | ||
| 199 | -liliwa | Noun | ||
| 200 | -lipana | Noun | ||
| 201 | -lipia | Noun | ||
| 202 | -lipika | Noun | ||
| 203 | -lipiwa | Noun | ||
| 204 | -lipiza | Noun | ||
| 205 | -lipuka | Noun | Equivalent to 'Explode': Benefitting, working the mines, or something else of importance. | |
| 206 | -lipwa | Noun | ||
| 207 | -lisha | Phrase | ||
| 208 | -liwa | Phrase | ||
| 209 | -liza | Noun | ||
| 210 | -lo- | Noun | infixed form of -lo (“ji class_((V)) relative marker”). | |
| 211 | -logwa | Noun | ||
| 212 | -lowana | Noun | ||
| 213 | -lowea | Noun | ||
| 214 | -loweka | Noun | ||
| 215 | -me- | Noun | perfect aspect marker. | |
| 216 | -menywa | Noun | ||
| 217 | -mesha- | Noun | counterexpectative perfect aspect marker, indicates that an action has taken place even though one might have expected o… | |
| 218 | -mo- | Noun | infixed form of -mo (“mu class_((XVIII)) relative marker, wherein”). | |
| 219 | -mu- | Noun | her, him; 3rd person singular (m class_((I))) object concord used before /u… | |
| 220 | -mw- | Noun | her, him; 3rd person singular (m class_((I))) object concord used before vo… | |
| 221 | -na- | Noun | positive present tense marker. | |
| 222 | -ngali- | Noun | would have, past conditional maker. | |
| 223 | -nge- | Noun | would, present conditional maker. | |
| 224 | -ngeli- | Noun | subjunctive or conditional marker, contrary to fact. | |
| 225 | -ni- | Noun | me, 1st person singular object concord. | |
| 226 | -nonea | Noun | Equivalent to 'kiss': A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. | |
| 227 | -nukia | Noun | ||
| 228 | -nyimwa | Noun | ||
| 229 | -nywea | Noun | ||
| 230 | -nyweka | Noun | ||
| 231 | -nywewa | Noun | ||
| 232 | -oana | Noun | ||
| 233 | -ogesha | Noun | ||
| 234 | -ogofya | Noun | ||
| 235 | -ogopa | Noun | Equivalent to 'fear': A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. | |
| 236 | -ogopea | Noun | ||
| 237 | -olewa | Noun | ||
| 238 | -ondoza | Noun | ||
| 239 | -ongoka | Noun | ||
| 240 | -ongoza | Noun | ||
| 241 | -onjana | Noun | ||
| 242 | -onyana | Noun | ||
| 243 | -onywa | Noun | ||
| 244 | -oshwa | Noun | ||
| 245 | -oza | Noun | ||
| 246 | -ozea | Noun | ||
| 247 | -ozeka | Noun | ||
| 248 | -ozesha | Noun | ||
| 249 | -ozwa | Noun | ||
| 250 | -pa- | Noun | there, pa class_((XVI)) object concord. | |
| 251 | -pakua | Noun | ||
| 252 | -pakwa | Noun | ||
| 253 | -paswa | Noun | ||
| 254 | -patana | Noun | ||
| 255 | -pazia | Noun | ||
| 256 | -pazika | Noun | ||
| 257 | -pea | Noun | ||
| 258 | -peana | Noun | ||
| 259 | -pembea | Noun | ||
| 260 | -pembwa | Noun | ||
| 261 | -pendea | Noun | ||
| 262 | -pendwa | Noun | ||
| 263 | -pewa | Noun | ||
| 264 | -pigana | Noun | ||
| 265 | -pikana | Noun | ||
| 266 | -pikia | Noun | ||
| 267 | -pikika | Noun | ||
| 268 | -pikwa | Noun | ||
| 269 | -pindia | Noun | ||
| 270 | -pindwa | Noun | ||
| 271 | -po- | Noun | infixed form of -po (“pa class_((XVI)) relative marker, while”). | |
| 272 | -pokeza | Noun | ||
| 273 | -porwa | Noun | ||
| 274 | -potana | Noun | ||
| 275 | -poteza | Noun | ||
| 276 | -puuzwa | Noun | ||
| 277 | -raiwa | Noun | ||
| 278 | -rambwa | Noun | ||
| 279 | -rogoa | Noun | ||
| 280 | -rogwa | Noun | ||
| 281 | -ruhusu | Noun | Equivalent to 'allow': To let one have as a suitable share of something. | |
| 282 | -rukana | Noun | ||
| 283 | -sakwa | Noun | ||
| 284 | -salia | Noun | ||
| 285 | -semana | Noun | ||
| 286 | -semea | Noun | ||
| 287 | -semeka | Noun | ||
| 288 | -semeza | Noun | ||
| 289 | -semwa | Noun | ||
| 290 | -shtuka | Noun | ||
| 291 | -si- | Noun | only used in -singe- and -singali-, negative marker for the conditional mood. | |
| 292 | -sihia | Noun | ||
| 293 | -sihika | Noun | ||
| 294 | -sihiwa | Noun | ||
| 295 | -sikika | Noun | ||
| 296 | -sikiwa | Noun | ||
| 297 | -singe- | Noun | would not, negative present conditional maker. | |
| 298 | -sipo- | Noun | if not, negative conditional mood marker. | |
| 299 | -sogeza | Noun | ||
| 300 | -ta- | Noun | /tɑ/ | will, positive and negative future tense marker. |
| 301 | -tahini | Noun | Equivalent to 'examine': To observe or inspect carefully or critically. | |
| 302 | -tajana | Noun | ||
| 303 | -taka- | Noun | will, relative positive future tense marker. | |
| 304 | -takana | Noun | ||
| 305 | -tandia | Noun | ||
| 306 | -tandwa | Noun | ||
| 307 | -tangia | Noun | ||
| 308 | -tatiza | Noun | ||
| 309 | -tatua | Noun | ||
| 310 | -tegea | Noun | ||
| 311 | -tegua | Noun | ||
| 312 | -tengwa | Noun | ||
| 313 | -tetana | Noun | ||
| 314 | -tetea | Noun | ||
| 315 | -teuana | Noun | ||
| 316 | -tiisha | Noun | ||
| 317 | -tiliza | Noun | ||
| 318 | -timiza | Noun | ||
| 319 | -tishia | Noun | ||
| 320 | -tishwa | Noun | ||
| 321 | -toana | Noun | ||
| 322 | -tokana | Noun | ||
| 323 | -tokeza | Noun | ||
| 324 | -tombea | Noun | ||
| 325 | -tombwa | Noun | ||
| 326 | -toshea | Noun | ||
| 327 | -toshwa | Noun | ||
| 328 | -tozana | Noun | ||
| 329 | -tozea | Noun | ||
| 330 | -tozeka | Noun | ||
| 331 | -tozwa | Noun | ||
| 332 | -tu- | Noun | us, 1st person plural object concord. | |
| 333 | -tulia | Noun | ||
| 334 | -tuliza | Noun | ||
| 335 | -tumia | Noun | ||
| 336 | -tumika | Noun | ||
| 337 | -tumwa | Noun | ||
| 338 | -tunzia | Noun | ||
| 339 | -tunzwa | Noun | ||
| 340 | -uana | Noun | ||
| 341 | -uawa | Noun | ||
| 342 | -udhika | Noun | ||
| 343 | -uguza | Noun | ||
| 344 | -uliwa | Noun | ||
| 345 | -umana | Noun | ||
| 346 | -undia | Noun | ||
| 347 | -undika | Noun | ||
| 348 | -undwa | Noun | ||
| 349 | -ungana | Noun | Equivalent to 'sweat': Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high te… | |
| 350 | -unguza | Noun | ||
| 351 | -uzia | Noun | ||
| 352 | -uzwa | Noun | ||
| 353 | -vi- | Noun | them, vi class_((VIII)) object concord. | |
| 354 | -vishia | Noun | ||
| 355 | -vishwa | Noun | ||
| 356 | -vukwa | Noun | ||
| 357 | -vuliwa | Noun | ||
| 358 | -vutana | Noun | ||
| 359 | -vutiwa | Noun | ||
| 360 | -vyo | Phrase | vi class_((VIII)) relative marker. | |
| 361 | -vyo- | Noun | infixed form of -vyo (“vi class_((VIII)) relative marker, the way that”). | |
| 362 | -wa- | Noun | them, 3rd person plural (wa class_((II))) object concord. | |
| 363 | -wadika | Noun | ||
| 364 | -wezana | Noun | ||
| 365 | -ya- | Noun | them, ma class_((VI)) object concord. | |
| 366 | -ye- | Noun | infixed form of -ye (“m class_((I)) relative marker”). | |
| 367 | -yo- | Noun | infixed form of -yo (“mi class_((IV)), [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-m… | |
| 368 | -zeeka | Noun | ||
| 369 | -zeesha | Noun | ||
| 370 | -zi- | Noun | them, n class_((X)) object concord. | |
| 371 | -zibua | Noun | ||
| 372 | -zibwa | Noun | ||
| 373 | -zimia | Noun | ||
| 374 | -zimika | Noun | ||
| 375 | -zimwa | Noun | ||
| 376 | -zindia | Noun | ||
| 377 | -zindua | Noun | ||
| 378 | -zo- | Noun | infixed form of -zo (“n class_((X)) relative marker”). | |
| 379 | -zoeana | Noun | ||
| 380 | -zoesha | Noun | ||
| 381 | -zoeza | Noun | ||
| 382 | -zolea | Noun | ||
| 383 | -zoleka | Noun | ||
| 384 | -zolewa | Noun | ||
| 385 | -zozana | Noun | ||
| 386 | -zushia | Noun | ||
| 387 | aali | Adjective | good, superior (of things). | |
| 388 | abadi | Adverb | always, forever, permanently. | |
| 389 | abakasi | Noun | ||
| 390 | abakusi | Noun | ||
| 391 | abee | Interjection | answer given in response to being called. | |
| 392 | abiri | Verb | /ɑɓiri/ | to cross (a place), travel. |
| 393 | abiria | Noun | Equivalent to 'passenger': One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the… | |
| 394 | abjadi | Noun | ||
| 395 | abtali | Noun | /ɑɓˈtɑ.li/ | hero (of war). |
| 396 | abudia | Verb | Applicative form of -abudu: to pray for/to. | |
| 397 | abudiwa | Verb | Passive form of -abudu. | |
| 398 | abudu | Verb | /ɑɓuɗu/ | to worship; fear; pray. |
| 399 | acha | Verb | /ˈɑ.tʃɑ/ | to stop, cease, quit. |
| 400 | achali | Noun | /ɑˈtʃɑ.li/ | achar, spicy pickle or chutney. |
| 401 | achama | Verb | Equivalent to 'Gape': A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping. | |
| 402 | achana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -acha. | |
| 403 | achari | Noun | ||
| 404 | achia | Verb | Applicative form of -acha: to leave to. | |
| 405 | achiana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -achia. | |
| 406 | achika | Verb | Stative form of -acha. | |
| 407 | achilia | Verb | to discharge, release, acquit, exempt. | |
| 408 | achisha | Verb | /ɑˈtʃi.ʃɑ/ | Causative form of -acha: to deter, dissuade. |
| 409 | achwa | Verb | Passive form of -acha. | |
| 410 | adabu | Noun | etiquette, good manners, courtesy. | |
| 411 | adapta | Noun | ||
| 412 | adesi | Noun | ||
| 413 | adha | Noun | discomfort. | |
| 414 | adhabu | Noun | a correction as punishment. | |
| 415 | adhama | Noun | glory, majesty. | |
| 416 | adhana | Noun | adhan, the call to prayer. | |
| 417 | adhibu | Verb | to punish. | |
| 418 | adhimu | Adjective | important, significant, glorious. | |
| 419 | adhini | Verb | to call for prayers. | |
| 420 | adia | Noun | gift, present. | |
| 421 | adibu | Verb | to chastise, to punish. | |
| 422 | adili | Noun, Adjective | /ɑɗili/ | just, fair, impartial, righteous. |
| 423 | adimika | Verb | Stative form of adimu: to be rare, scarce. | |
| 424 | adimu | Adjective | rare, scarce. | |
| 425 | adinasi | Noun | child of a noble. | |
| 426 | admeri | Noun | ||
| 427 | adua | Verb | to make an offering. | |
| 428 | adui | Noun | /ɑˈɗui/ | Equivalent to 'enemy': Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to s… |
| 429 | afande | Noun | sir (polite term of address, principally used with military men). | |
| 430 | afiki | Verb | /ɑˈfi.ki/ | to fit with, agree in kind with. |
| 431 | afikia | Verb | Applicative form of -afiki. | |
| 432 | afikika | Verb | Stative form of -afiki. | |
| 433 | afisa | Noun | officer (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization). | |
| 434 | afisi | Noun | ||
| 435 | afisini | Noun | locative of afisi. | |
| 436 | afriti | Noun | cunning person. | |
| 437 | afua | Noun | good health. | |
| 438 | afueni | Noun | recovery (from illness). | |
| 439 | afya | Noun, Interjection | health (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction). | |
| 440 | afyuni | Noun | /ɑfˈju.ni/ | Equivalent to 'Opium': A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium… |
| 441 | agana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -aga: to exchange farewells. | |
| 442 | agano | Noun | pact, agreement, contract. | |
| 443 | agenda | Noun | agenda, planner (notebook). | |
| 444 | agia | Verb | Applicative form of -aga. | |
| 445 | agika | Verb | Stative form of -aga. | |
| 446 | agisha | Verb | Causative form of -aga. | |
| 447 | agiza | Verb | to (place an) order. | |
| 448 | agizia | Verb | Applicative form of -agiza. | |
| 449 | agizo | Noun | order (executive directive). | |
| 450 | agizwa | Verb | Passive form of -agiza. | |
| 451 | agoni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Argon': The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. | |
| 452 | agua | Verb | to divine, foretell, predict. | |
| 453 | aguzi | Noun | prediction, prophecy, omen. | |
| 454 | agwa | Verb | Passive form of -aga. | |
| 455 | ahadi | Noun | promise, pledge, commitment. | |
| 456 | ahali | Noun | ||
| 457 | ahamaru | Adjective | ||
| 458 | ahera | Noun | afterlife, hereafter. | |
| 459 | aheri | Noun | final price, last price. | |
| 460 | ahidi | Verb | to promise, pledge, commit. | |
| 461 | ahidia | Verb | Applicative form of -ahidi. | |
| 462 | ahidika | Verb | Stative form of -ahidi. | |
| 463 | ahidiwa | Verb | Passive form of -ahidi. | |
| 464 | ahiri | Verb | to delay, to put off, to procrastinate. | |
| 465 | ahirika | Verb | Stative form of -ahiri. | |
| 466 | aibisha | Verb | to humiliate, embarrass, disgrace, put to shame. | |
| 467 | aibu | Noun | Equivalent to 'shame': An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety… | |
| 468 | aidha | Adverb | Equivalent to 'furthermore': more; -er (used to make comparisons). | |
| 469 | aikoni | Noun | ||
| 470 | aili | Verb | to blame, criticise. | |
| 471 | aina | Noun | Equivalent to 'kind': A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may… | |
| 472 | aini | Verb | to specify. | |
| 473 | ainisha | Verb | Causative form of -aini: to classify. | |
| 474 | aisee | Interjection | Used to express surprise or strong emotion. | |
| 475 | ajabu | Noun, Verb, Adjective | /ɑˈʄɑ.ɓu/ | something which is wondrous or amazing. |
| 476 | ajali | Noun | accident (befalling, mishap, casualty). | |
| 477 | ajenda | Noun | Equivalent to 'agenda': A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. | |
| 478 | ajenti | Noun | ||
| 479 | ajili | Noun | cause, reason, sake. | |
| 480 | ajinabi | Noun | /ɑ.ʄiˈnɑ.ɓi/ | foreigner (person in a foreign land). |
| 481 | ajira | Noun | /ɑˈʄi.ɾɑ/ | employment (the work or occupation for which one is paid). |
| 482 | ajiri | Verb | /ɑˈʄi.ɾi/ | to hire, to employ. |
| 483 | ajiria | Verb | Applicative form of -ajiri. | |
| 484 | ajiriwa | Verb | /ɑ.ʄiˈɾi.wɑ/ | Passive form of -ajiri: to be employed, to be hired. |
| 485 | ajizi | Noun | Equivalent to 'weakness': flou بِضَعْف слабо fracamente slabě schwächlich svagt; slapt αδύναμα débilmente nõrgalt به سست… | |
| 486 | ajmaina | Adverb | all, whole, every. | |
| 487 | ajuza | Noun | very old woman. | |
| 488 | akademi | Noun | ||
| 489 | akaenda | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular consecutive. | |
| 490 | akala | Noun | sandal made from old tyres. | |
| 491 | akari | Noun | ||
| 492 | akaunti | Noun | account (authorization to use a service). | |
| 493 | akawa | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular consecutive. | |
| 494 | akhera | Noun | ||
| 495 | akiba | Noun | Equivalent to 'Saving': Cost or minor consumption of what would be normal or would be foreseen. | |
| 496 | akida | Noun | A chief or local administrator of a town, especially under colonial rule. | |
| 497 | akidi | Noun, Verb | wedding celebration, marriage ceremony. | |
| 498 | akiki | Noun | Equivalent to 'carnelian': A hard, reddish brown chalcedony used in jewelry. | |
| 499 | akili | Noun | /ɑˈki.li/ | Equivalent to 'common sense': Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understan… |
| 500 | akilini | Noun | locative of akili. | |
| 501 | akina | Noun | group of people of similar characteristics. | |
| 502 | akisami | Noun | part, portion, fraction. | |
| 503 | akisema | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular situational. | |
| 504 | akisi | Verb | to signal, indicate. | |
| 505 | akiwa | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular situational. | |
| 506 | akiwemo | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular situational. | |
| 507 | akraba | Noun | Equivalent to 'relative': Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family. | |
| 508 | akrabu | Noun | direction of a compass. | |
| 509 | akrama | Adjective | /ɑkˈɾɑ.mɑ/ | respectable, honorable. |
| 510 | akthari | Noun | plenty (a more-than-adequate amount). | |
| 511 | akunti | Noun | ||
| 512 | alafu | Adverb | (Kielezi). | |
| 513 | alama | Noun | /ɑˈlɑ.mɑ/ | mark, grade (indication for reference or measurement). |
| 514 | alasiri | Noun | late afternoon. | |
| 515 | albamu | Noun | ||
| 516 | albino | Noun | ||
| 517 | alfafa | Noun | dressing put on the wound after circumcision. | |
| 518 | alfeni | Adjective | (Kivumishi). | |
| 519 | alhaji | Noun | hajji (one who has been a pilgrim to Mecca, usually used as a title). | |
| 520 | ali- | Noun | lateral expansion. | |
| 521 | alianza | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular past. | |
| 522 | alifu | Noun, Verb | to write a text. | |
| 523 | alijibu | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular past. | |
| 524 | alika | Verb | to crack (to make a cracking sound). | |
| 525 | alikali | Noun | ||
| 526 | alikuja | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular past. | |
| 527 | alikuwa | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular past affirmative. | |
| 528 | alikwa | Verb | Passive form of -alika: to be invited. | |
| 529 | alimu | Noun | an educated person. | |
| 530 | alisema | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular past. | |
| 531 | alizeti | Noun | Equivalent to 'Sunflower': Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral h… | |
| 532 | aljebra | Noun | Equivalent to 'Algebra': Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) i… | |
| 533 | alkali | Noun | ||
| 534 | alkemi | Noun | ||
| 535 | almari | Noun | /ɑlˈmɑ.ɾi/ | Equivalent to 'chest of drawers': A piece of furniture which has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above… |
| 536 | almaria | Noun | embroidery. | |
| 537 | almasi | Noun | Equivalent to 'diamond': A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded… | |
| 538 | aloi | Noun | ||
| 539 | alpaka | Noun | /ɑlˈpɑ.kɑ/ | alpaca (camelid animal). |
| 540 | altare | Noun | Equivalent to 'altar': A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. | |
| 541 | alumini | Noun | Equivalent to 'aluminium': A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an ato… | |
| 542 | amali | Noun | charm (witchcraft). | |
| 543 | amana | Noun | ||
| 544 | amani | Noun | Equivalent to 'peace': A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. | |
| 545 | amara | Noun | urgent affair. | |
| 546 | amari | Noun | hawser (mooring rope). | |
| 547 | amba | Verb, Pronoun | which; who (relative pronoun). | |
| 548 | ambae | Pronoun | An island of Vanuatu. | |
| 549 | ambao | Pronoun | Class III / M class form of amba-. | |
| 550 | ambari | Noun | Equivalent to 'Ambergris': A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestin… | |
| 551 | ambata | Verb | to adhere; clasp, join, stick, cling; connect. | |
| 552 | ambia | Verb | Applicative form of -amba: to tell. | |
| 553 | ambika | Verb | Stative form of -amba. | |
| 554 | ambisha | Verb | to put a boat alongside another. | |
| 555 | ambiwa | Verb | Passive form of -ambia: to be told. | |
| 556 | ambua | Verb | to loosen, separate. | |
| 557 | ambuka | Verb | Stative form of -ambua. | |
| 558 | ambwa | Verb | Passive form of -amba. | |
| 559 | ame- | Noun | ||
| 560 | amiba | Noun | Equivalent to 'Amoeba': A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projection… | |
| 561 | amikto | Noun | Equivalent to 'amice': A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy. | |
| 562 | amili | Verb | to manage. | |
| 563 | amin | Interjection | An arbitrator who assessed and collected revenue in the pargana. | |
| 564 | amina | Interjection | ||
| 565 | amini | Noun, Verb | fidelity, devotion. | |
| 566 | aminia | Verb | Applicative form of -amini. | |
| 567 | aminifu | Adjective | /ɑ.miˈni.fu/ | honest, trustworthy. |
| 568 | aminika | Verb | Stative form of -amini. | |
| 569 | aminiwa | Verb | Passive form of -amini. | |
| 570 | amiri | Noun, Verb | commander, officer. | |
| 571 | amka | Verb | to wake up, to get up. | |
| 572 | amkia | Verb | Applicative form of -amka: to arrive early; to come before. | |
| 573 | amonia | Noun | ||
| 574 | ampea | Noun | Equivalent to 'Ampere': A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; collo… | |
| 575 | ampia | Noun | ||
| 576 | amri | Noun | authority or rule of law. | |
| 577 | amrisha | Verb | Causative form of amri: to order, to command, to give orders. | |
| 578 | amriwa | Verb | Passive form of amri: to be ordered. | |
| 579 | amsha | Verb | Causative form of -amka: to wake someone up. | |
| 580 | amshana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -amsha. | |
| 581 | amshia | Verb | Applicative form of -amsha. | |
| 582 | amshika | Verb | Stative form of -amsha. | |
| 583 | amshwa | Verb | Passive form of -amsha. | |
| 584 | amua | Verb | to decide, to judge. | |
| 585 | amuria | Verb | Applicative form of -amuru. | |
| 586 | amurika | Verb | Stative form of -amuru. | |
| 587 | amuriwa | Verb | Passive form of -amuru. | |
| 588 | amuru | Verb | to command, to order. | |
| 589 | amwa | Verb | Passive form of -ama. | |
| 590 | amwisha | Verb | Causative form of -amwa. | |
| 591 | anaamka | Verb | ||
| 592 | anaanza | Verb | ||
| 593 | anaenda | Verb | ||
| 594 | anafora | Noun | ||
| 595 | anafuga | Verb | ||
| 596 | anafuta | Verb | ||
| 597 | anainua | Verb | ||
| 598 | anakaa | Verb | ||
| 599 | anakula | Verb | ||
| 600 | analala | Verb | ||
| 601 | analia | Verb | ||
| 602 | ananawa | Verb | ||
| 603 | anaomba | Verb | ||
| 604 | anaosha | Verb | ||
| 605 | anapika | Verb | ||
| 606 | anasa | Noun | Equivalent to 'pleasure': A state of being pleased or contented; gratification. | |
| 607 | anasema | Verb | ||
| 608 | anataka | Verb | ||
| 609 | anatuma | Verb | ||
| 610 | anaweza | Verb | ||
| 611 | anazima | Verb | ||
| 612 | anazoea | Verb | ||
| 613 | andaa | Verb | to prepare (to make ready for a specific future purpose). | |
| 614 | andalia | Verb | Applicative form of -andaa. | |
| 615 | andalio | Noun | preparation. | |
| 616 | andama | Verb | to follow, accompany, succeed. | |
| 617 | andamwa | Verb | Passive form of -andama: to be followed. | |
| 618 | andazi | Noun | /ɑˈⁿdɑ.zi/ | a kind of fried bread, similar to a doughnut. |
| 619 | andika | Verb | ||
| 620 | andikia | Verb | Applicative form of -andika: to write to someone. | |
| 621 | andiko | Noun | script (writing, lettering); manuscript; handwriting. | |
| 622 | andikwa | Verb | Passive form of -andika. | |
| 623 | anemia | Noun | ||
| 624 | anga | Noun, Verb | sky (atmosphere above a point). | |
| 625 | angalao | Adverb | (Kielezi). | |
| 626 | angalau | Adverb | at least, if nothing else. | |
| 627 | angali | Noun, Verb | ||
| 628 | angalia | Verb | to look, observe, watch. | |
| 629 | angamia | Verb | to be destroyed. | |
| 630 | angani | Noun | locative of anga. | |
| 631 | angavu | Adjective | clear, transparent. | |
| 632 | angaza | Verb | ||
| 633 | angazia | Verb | Applicative form of -angaza. | |
| 634 | angika | Verb | to hang up. | |
| 635 | angina | Noun | ||
| 636 | angu | Adjective | my (first-person singular possessive adjective). | |
| 637 | angua | Verb | to throw down. | |
| 638 | anguka | Verb | to crash (of an aeroplane). | |
| 639 | angukia | Verb | Applicative form of -anguka. | |
| 640 | anguko | Noun | Equivalent to 'fall': The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and… | |
| 641 | angusha | Verb | to overthrow (to bring about the downfall, e.g. of a government). | |
| 642 | ania | Verb | to intend, plan. | |
| 643 | anika | Verb | to put out to dry, to spread out to dry. | |
| 644 | anjali | Noun | waist belt. | |
| 645 | ankara | Noun | ||
| 646 | ankra | Noun | ||
| 647 | anodi | Noun | ||
| 648 | antena | Noun | ||
| 649 | anti | Noun | A form of address to a woman. | |
| 650 | anuani | Noun | Equivalent to 'address': Direction. | |
| 651 | anwani | Noun | address (direction for letters). | |
| 652 | anza | Verb | ||
| 653 | anzia | Verb | Applicative form of -anza: to emanate, to start at some place. | |
| 654 | anzisha | Verb | Causative form of -anza: to cause to start, to set in motion, to ignite. | |
| 655 | anzwa | Verb | Passive form of -anza: to be started. | |
| 656 | aondoka | Verb | m-wa class subject inflected singular gnomic. | |
| 657 | aorta | Noun | ||
| 658 | apana | Verb, Adverb | (Kielezi). | |
| 659 | apia | Verb | Applicative form of -apa. | |
| 660 | apika | Verb | Stative form of -apa. | |
| 661 | apisha | Verb | Causative form of -apa. | |
| 662 | apishwa | Verb | Passive form of -apisha. | |
| 663 | apiza | Verb | Causative form of -apia: to swear, curse. | |
| 664 | aproni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Apron': An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; a… | |
| 665 | arabuni | Noun | deposit, guarantee. | |
| 666 | araka | Noun | arrack (alcoholic drink). | |
| 667 | arbuni | Noun | deposit, down payment. | |
| 668 | ardhi | Noun | /ˈɑrði/ | Equivalent to 'land': land, ground (the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water). |
| 669 | ardhini | Noun | locative of ardhi. | |
| 670 | argoni | Noun | ||
| 671 | aridhi | Verb | to annoy, disturb. | |
| 672 | aridhia | Verb | to explain, state, inform. | |
| 673 | arifa | Noun | a notice; a notification. | |
| 674 | arifiwa | Verb | Passive form of -arifu. | |
| 675 | arifu | Verb | to tell, inform, declare, report, state. | |
| 676 | arigoni | Noun | ||
| 677 | arudhi | Noun | ||
| 678 | arufu | Noun | /ɑˈɾu.fu/ | Equivalent to 'Mane': Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion. |
| 679 | arusi | Noun | /ɑˈɾu.si/ | Variante d’arsi (race de bovins). |
| 680 | asali | Noun | honey (sweet substance produced by bees). | |
| 681 | asante | Noun | Equivalent to 'thanks': An expression of appreciation or gratitude. | |
| 682 | asasi | Noun | institution, organization. | |
| 683 | asenia | Noun | Equivalent to 'Arsenic': A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33. | |
| 684 | aseniki | Noun | ||
| 685 | ashara | Adjective | ||
| 686 | ashiki | Noun | strong desire, affection. | |
| 687 | ashiria | Verb | to indicate (to show or point out). | |
| 688 | ashu | Noun | ten shilling. | |
| 689 | asidi | Noun | /ɑˈsi.ɗi/ | |
| 690 | asili | Noun | ||
| 691 | asilia | Adjective | ||
| 692 | asisi | Verb | to found, commence, begin, start. | |
| 693 | asiya | Noun | ||
| 694 | askari | Noun | Equivalent to 'askari': A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial… | |
| 695 | askofu | Noun | ||
| 696 | aslimia | Noun | ||
| 697 | asmini | Noun | ||
| 698 | asprini | Noun | ||
| 699 | aste | Adjective | slow (not quick in motion). | |
| 700 | asubuhi | Noun | /ɑ.suˈɓu.hi/ | |
| 701 | asumini | Noun | Equivalent to 'jasmine': Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or y… | |
| 702 | ataona | Verb | ||
| 703 | ateri | Noun | ||
| 704 | athari | Noun | Equivalent to 'Deficiency': An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health. | |
| 705 | athira | Noun | influence, impact. | |
| 706 | athiri | Verb | to effect a change in something. | |
| 707 | atibia | Verb | Applicative form of -atibu. | |
| 708 | atibika | Verb | Stative form of -atibu. | |
| 709 | atibiwa | Verb | Passive form of -atibu. | |
| 710 | atibu | Verb | to criticize, find fault, condemn, blame. | |
| 711 | atlasi | Noun | atlas (bound collection of maps). | |
| 712 | atomi | Noun | Equivalent to 'atom': The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now… | |
| 713 | atomiki | Adjective | ||
| 714 | atomu | Noun | ||
| 715 | auladi | Noun | synonym of waladi (“son”). | |
| 716 | auliwa | Verb | Passive form of -aua. | |
| 717 | aunsi | Noun | ||
| 718 | ausha | Verb | Causative form of -aua. | |
| 719 | aushi | Noun, Adjective | lasting, durable, permanent. | |
| 720 | auza | Verb | Causative form of -aua. | |
| 721 | avata | Noun | ||
| 722 | avya | Verb | to abort (stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages). | |
| 723 | awali | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | Equivalent to 'before': Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference before a specified treatment. | |
| 724 | awamu | Noun | phase, part. | |
| 725 | awasili | Verb | ||
| 726 | ayali | Noun | ||
| 727 | ayami | Noun | many days. | |
| 728 | ayari | Noun | Equivalent to 'Rogue': A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person. | |
| 729 | azali | Adjective | ||
| 730 | azima | Noun, Verb | to lend or borrow. | |
| 731 | azimia | Verb | Applicative form of -azima. | |
| 732 | azimio | Noun | aim, purpose, intention. | |
| 733 | azimo | Noun | ||
| 734 | azimu | Verb | to decide, resolve. | |
| 735 | azimwa | Verb | Passive form of -azima. | |
| 736 | azizi | Noun | rarity, treasure, something valuable. | |
| 737 | azma | Noun | intention (the goal or purpose behind a specific action). | |
| 738 | baada | Preposition | /ˈɓɑː.ɗɑ/ | Equivalent to 'after': Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference after a specified treatment. |
| 739 | baadae | Adverb | (Kielezi). | |
| 740 | baadaye | Noun, Adverb | Equivalent to 'goodbye': An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone. | |
| 741 | baadhi | Noun | /ˈɓɑː.ði/ | Equivalent to 'some': an adjective-forming suffix, now unproductive, with the meanings “like,” “tendin… |
| 742 | baathi | Verb | to resurrect, raise up. | |
| 743 | baba | Noun | father (male parent). | |
| 744 | babaenu | Noun | contraction of baba + yenu: your father. | |
| 745 | babaetu | Noun | contraction of baba + yetu: our father. | |
| 746 | babake | Noun | contraction of baba + yake: his/her father. | |
| 747 | babako | Noun | contraction of baba + yako: your father. | |
| 748 | babangu | Noun | contraction of baba + yangu: my father. | |
| 749 | babara | Noun | /ˈɓɑ.ɓɑ.ɾɑ/ | |
| 750 | babaye | Noun | contraction of baba + yake: his/her father. | |
| 751 | babu | Noun | grandfather (from either side). | |
| 752 | badala | Noun, Adjective | alternative. | |
| 753 | badhiri | Verb | to squander. | |
| 754 | badili | Noun, Verb | alteration, modification. | |
| 755 | badilia | Verb | Applicative form of -badili: to change (something) for, to exchange something for something else. | |
| 756 | badiri | Noun | a word for various celestial phenomena, wonders and omens. | |
| 757 | bado | Noun, Adverb | Autre nom de l’abachi. | |
| 758 | bafa | Noun | ||
| 759 | bafe | Noun | puff adder. | |
| 760 | bafu | Noun | Equivalent to 'bath': A city in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England, famous for its baths fed by a… | |
| 761 | baghala | Noun, Adverb | Equivalent to 'Mule': Any shoe with an upper covering the front of the foot but without a back flap or strap, leaving th… | |
| 762 | bagua | Verb | to discriminate, to segregate. | |
| 763 | bahari | Noun | Equivalent to 'ocean': One of the large bodies of water separating the continents. | |
| 764 | baharia | Noun | ||
| 765 | bahasha | Noun | envelope (wrapper for mailing). | |
| 766 | bahati | Noun | fortune, luck (something that happens to someone by chance, good or bad). | |
| 767 | bahili | Adjective | stingy, miserly. | |
| 768 | baidi | Adverb | far, distant. | |
| 769 | baidika | Verb | Stative form of baidi: to be isolated; to be separated. | |
| 770 | baina | Adverb | ||
| 771 | baini | Verb | to understand. | |
| 772 | bainia | Verb | Applicative form of -baini. | |
| 773 | bainika | Verb | Stative form of -baini. | |
| 774 | bainiwa | Verb | Passive form of -baini. | |
| 775 | baiti | Noun | ||
| 776 | bajaji | Noun | tuk-tuk, autorickshaw (motorised rickshaw). | |
| 777 | bajeti | Noun | Equivalent to 'budget': The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe. | |
| 778 | bajia | Noun | ||
| 779 | baka | Noun, Verb | to molest, to rape. | |
| 780 | bakari | Noun | ||
| 781 | baki | Noun, Verb, Adjective | remainder, balance, residue. | |
| 782 | bakia | Verb | Applicative form of -baki: to continue to be somewhere. | |
| 783 | bakisha | Verb | Causative form of -baki. | |
| 784 | BAKIZA | Noun, Verb | acronym of Baraza la Kiswahili la Zanzibar. | |
| 785 | bakoli | Noun | buckle (of belt, shoe, etc.). | |
| 786 | bakora | Noun | Equivalent to 'walking stick': A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when wal… | |
| 787 | bakuli | Noun | Equivalent to 'bowl cut': A haircut featuring a straight fringe across the front and the hair of even length around the… | |
| 788 | bakwa | Verb | Passive form of -baka. | |
| 789 | balaa | Noun | catastrophe, calamity, misfortune. | |
| 790 | balagha | Noun | rhetoric (art of using language for persuasion). | |
| 791 | balasi | Noun | wide-bellied earthenware jar or vessel with a relatively narrow mouth. | |
| 792 | balbu | Noun | Equivalent to 'light bulb': An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance… | |
| 793 | balehe | Verb | to reach puberty. | |
| 794 | bali | Noun, Adverb, Conjunction | however, on the contrary. | |
| 795 | balia | Noun | calamity, misfortune. | |
| 796 | balozi | Noun | Equivalent to 'ambassador': A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or… | |
| 797 | balungi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Grapefruit': The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange. | |
| 798 | baluni | Noun | ||
| 799 | bamba | Verb | to capture (take control of). | |
| 800 | bambika | Verb | to be fascinated (confounded with surprise or wonder). | |
| 801 | bamia | Noun | okra, Abelmoschus esculentus. | |
| 802 | bamiza | Verb | to slam, smash. | |
| 803 | bamvua | Noun | spring (season). | |
| 804 | bana | Verb | to squeeze, to press, to squash. | |
| 805 | banati | Noun | ||
| 806 | banda | Noun | shed (stable in a barn). | |
| 807 | bandari | Noun | Equivalent to 'port city': A city built around a port, for its defence, to provide infrastructural support, or as parasi… | |
| 808 | bandia | Noun, Adjective | counterfeit (intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine). | |
| 809 | bandika | Verb | to join, to connect. | |
| 810 | bandiko | Noun | ||
| 811 | bandu | Noun | splinter of wood. | |
| 812 | bandua | Verb | to detach, strip off. | |
| 813 | bangi | Noun | cannabis, marijuana or hemp. | |
| 814 | bangili | Noun | Equivalent to 'Bangle': The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs. | |
| 815 | bangiri | Noun | ||
| 816 | bango | Noun | ||
| 817 | baniani | Noun | banyan (Indian merchant). | |
| 818 | banika | Verb | to roast, broil. | |
| 819 | banisha | Verb | Causative form of -bana. | |
| 820 | banjo | Noun | ||
| 821 | bano | Noun | clamp, cramp (woodworking tool). | |
| 822 | banwa | Verb | Passive form of -bana. | |
| 823 | banyani | Noun | ||
| 824 | bara | Noun | Equivalent to 'continent': One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surf… | |
| 825 | barafu | Noun | Equivalent to 'ice': Acronym of internal combustion engine. | |
| 826 | barakoa | Noun | Equivalent to 'burqa': An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to… | |
| 827 | barani | Noun | locative of bara. | |
| 828 | barasi | Noun | /ɓɑˈɾɑ.si/ | vitiligo (skin disease). |
| 829 | baraza | Noun | council, assembly. | |
| 830 | baridi | Noun, Adjective | Equivalent to 'cold': Acronym of computer output to laser disc. | |
| 831 | bariki | Verb | to bless, to thrive, to prosper, to bloom. | |
| 832 | barua | Noun | letter (written message). | |
| 833 | baruti | Noun | Equivalent to 'Gunpowder': An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in… | |
| 834 | basha | Noun | A homosexual man, especially a top. | |
| 835 | bashiri | Verb | to predict, to foretell (to state, or make something known in advance). | |
| 836 | basi | Noun, Conjunction, Interjection | Equivalent to 'bus': A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. | |
| 837 | baskeli | Noun | ||
| 838 | bastola | Noun | Equivalent to 'Pistol': The type of handgun with the chamber integral with the barrel. | |
| 839 | basua | Noun | confusion of mind, weakness of intellect, foolishness?. | |
| 840 | bata | Noun | duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae). | |
| 841 | batela | Noun | small boat. | |
| 842 | bati | Noun | metal sheet, often corrugated iron. | |
| 843 | batiki | Noun | ||
| 844 | batili | Verb | to annul, cancel. | |
| 845 | batini | Noun | innermost thought. | |
| 846 | batiza | Verb | to baptize. | |
| 847 | batizwa | Verb | Passive form of -batiza: to be baptized. | |
| 848 | batuli | Noun | virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse). | |
| 849 | baunsa | Noun | Equivalent to 'Bouncer': A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. | |
| 850 | bawa | Noun | ||
| 851 | bawaba | Noun | Equivalent to 'Hinge': A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc. | |
| 852 | bawabu | Noun | doorman, doorkeeper, gatekeeper. | |
| 853 | baya | Noun, Adjective | Ploceus philippinus, a weaverbird of southern Asia. | |
| 854 | bayana | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | evidence, proof, exhibit. | |
| 855 | bayani | Noun | eloquence, rhetoric. | |
| 856 | bazazi | Noun | /ɓɑˈzɑ.zi/ | conman, dishonest person. |
| 857 | beba | Verb | to transport, carry. | |
| 858 | bebana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -beba: to carry for each other. | |
| 859 | beberu | Noun | Equivalent to 'Colonialism': The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or terr… | |
| 860 | bebwa | Verb | Passive form of -beba: to be transported, to be carried. | |
| 861 | bechi | Noun | ||
| 862 | bedeni | Noun | The beden, a type of dhow in which the prow and stern are identical. | |
| 863 | bedui | Noun | ||
| 864 | bega | Noun | Equivalent to 'shoulder': The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck… | |
| 865 | begani | Noun | locative of bega. | |
| 866 | begi | Noun | ||
| 867 | behewa | Noun | train carriage; railroad car. | |
| 868 | beji | Noun | Equivalent to 'Badge': A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of… | |
| 869 | beki | Noun | defender (football). | |
| 870 | beleko | Noun | cloth used for carrying children. | |
| 871 | belenga | Verb | ||
| 872 | beleshi | Noun | spade, shovel. | |
| 873 | bemba | Verb | /ˈɓɛ.ᵐbɑ/ | to coax, seduce. |
| 874 | bembea | Verb | to rock, to swing. | |
| 875 | benchi | Noun | bench (long seat). | |
| 876 | bendeji | Noun | bandage (medical binding). | |
| 877 | bendera | Noun | /ɓɛˈⁿdɛ.ɾɑ/ | flag (fabric with distinctive design used as a signal). |
| 878 | bendi | Noun | Equivalent to 'band': A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. | |
| 879 | beneti | Noun | ||
| 880 | benki | Noun | Equivalent to 'bank': An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. | |
| 881 | benzini | Noun | Equivalent to 'Benzene': An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C₆H₆ whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single… | |
| 882 | bepari | Noun | capitalist (supporter of capitalism). | |
| 883 | beramu | Noun | flag, banner. | |
| 884 | bereti | Noun | Equivalent to 'Beret': A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually cu… | |
| 885 | bereu | Noun | oil to caulk vessels. | |
| 886 | beri | Noun | ||
| 887 | berili | Noun | Equivalent to 'Beryllium': The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density… | |
| 888 | beseni | Noun | basin (bowl for washing). | |
| 889 | besheni | Noun | ||
| 890 | besi | Noun | ||
| 891 | beteri | Noun | ||
| 892 | beti | Noun, Verb | a kind of pouch used by soldiers. | |
| 893 | betri | Noun | battery (device storing electricity). | |
| 894 | bhajia | Noun | ||
| 895 | biarusi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Bride': A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. | |
| 896 | bibi | Noun | lady; mistress (female master or the female equivalent of a gentleman). | |
| 897 | bibo | Noun | cashew apple. | |
| 898 | bichi | Adjective | ||
| 899 | bidhaa | Noun | commodity, goods, merchandise, services. | |
| 900 | bidi | Verb | to be obliged (under an obligation to do something). | |
| 901 | bidii | Noun | effort, diligence, hard work. | |
| 902 | bigijii | Noun | Equivalent to 'chewing gum': A flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing. | |
| 903 | bikari | Noun | Equivalent to 'pair of compasses': A technical drawing instrument consisting of two hinged legs, one typically equipped… | |
| 904 | bikini | Noun | ||
| 905 | bikira | Noun | virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse). | |
| 906 | bila | Preposition | Equivalent to 'without': An outer position, place, or area: a threat to security that came from without. | |
| 907 | biladi | Noun | ||
| 908 | bilauri | Noun | drinking glass, tumbler. | |
| 909 | bilauzi | Noun | ||
| 910 | bili | Noun | Equivalent to 'bill': Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and la… | |
| 911 | biliadi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Billiards': A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table. | |
| 912 | bilioni | Noun, Adjective | Equivalent to 'Billion': Un million de millions, ou mille milliards, selon l’échelle longue. | |
| 913 | bilula | Noun | tap, faucet (device used to dispense liquids). | |
| 914 | bima | Noun | insurance (business). | |
| 915 | binafsi | Adjective, Adverb | personally. | |
| 916 | binamu | Noun | cousin (any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant, and more distantly related than an aunt, uncle, niece… | |
| 917 | binda | Noun | okra, Abelmoschus esculentus. | |
| 918 | bingwa | Noun | expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability). | |
| 919 | binti | Noun | Equivalent to 'daughter': daughter; female equivalent of hijo. | |
| 920 | binya | Verb | to pinch, squeeze hard. | |
| 921 | binzari | Noun | ||
| 922 | biogesi | Noun | Equivalent to 'biogas': A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste matter… | |
| 923 | biotini | Noun | Equivalent to 'biotin': A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3… | |
| 924 | birika | Noun | Equivalent to 'Kettle': A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. | |
| 925 | bisbisi | Noun | ||
| 926 | bisha | Verb | to knock (on a door). | |
| 927 | bishana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -bisha: to argue. | |
| 928 | bishara | Noun | good news. | |
| 929 | bisi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Popcorn': A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating. | |
| 930 | biskuti | Noun | Equivalent to 'biscuit': A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie. | |
| 931 | bivu | Adjective | ||
| 932 | bizari | Noun | curry powder, spice seeds. | |
| 933 | bizimu | Noun | brooch, buckle, clasp. | |
| 934 | blausi | Noun | ||
| 935 | blauzi | Noun | ||
| 936 | blogi | Noun | ||
| 937 | blogu | Noun | Equivalent to 'blog': A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of… | |
| 938 | bluu | Adjective | Equivalent to 'blue': The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea; the colour midway between green and violet in the vis… | |
| 939 | bobari | Noun | Equivalent to 'Chisel': A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when… | |
| 940 | bobea | Verb | to be immersed, absorbed. | |
| 941 | bodi | Noun | board (managing committee). | |
| 942 | bofya | Verb | ||
| 943 | boga | Noun | Equivalent to 'pumpkin': A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, an… | |
| 944 | bohari | Noun | Equivalent to 'warehouse': A place for storing large amounts of products. | |
| 945 | boksi | Noun | ||
| 946 | bolti | Noun | Equivalent to 'bolt': A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head o… | |
| 947 | boma | Noun | fortified military or police outpost, fort or fortress. | |
| 948 | bomba | Noun | pipe, pipeline. | |
| 949 | bombomu | Noun | Equivalent to 'machine gun': A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action… | |
| 950 | bombwe | Noun | ||
| 951 | bomoa | Verb | to demolish, destroy, ruin, wreck. | |
| 952 | bomu | Noun | bomb (a device filled with explosives). | |
| 953 | bonasi | Noun | ||
| 954 | bonde | Noun | valley (elongated depression between hills or mountains). | |
| 955 | bondia | Noun | boxer (participant in boxing). | |
| 956 | boneti | Noun | bonnet (Commonwealth), hood (US) (cover over the engine of a motor car). | |
| 957 | bonge | Noun | round lump, ball. | |
| 958 | bongo | Noun | nickname for Dar es Salaam: the largest city in Tanzania. | |
| 959 | bonyeza | Verb | to press or click (press and release a button). | |
| 960 | bopa | Verb | /ˈɓɔ.pɑ/ | to press softly. |
| 961 | bora | Adjective | fine, excellent, splendid. | |
| 962 | boresha | Verb | to improve (to make better). | |
| 963 | boresho | Noun | improvement. | |
| 964 | boriti | Noun | beam (transverse member of a ship's frame). | |
| 965 | boroni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Boron': The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pur… | |
| 966 | bosi | Noun | ||
| 967 | botania | Noun | Equivalent to 'Botany': A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia. | |
| 968 | boti | Noun | ||
| 969 | bovu | Adjective | rotten; overripe. | |
| 970 | boya | Noun | float used to hold up a fishing net. | |
| 971 | bradha | Noun | brother (male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc). | |
| 972 | braketi | Noun | bracket (typographic symbol). | |
| 973 | brandi | Noun | ||
| 974 | brashi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Brush': An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to… | |
| 975 | breki | Noun | ||
| 976 | breli | Noun | ||
| 977 | brigedi | Noun | Equivalent to 'brigade': A group of people organized for a common purpose. | |
| 978 | brokoli | Noun | ||
| 979 | bromi | Noun | ||
| 980 | bromini | Noun | bromine (chemical element). | |
| 981 | brosha | Noun | ||
| 982 | bruda | Noun | brother (male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc). | |
| 983 | buba | Noun | Equivalent to 'Yaws': A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yello… | |
| 984 | bubu | Noun | dumb person. | |
| 985 | bucha | Noun | Equivalent to 'Butcher': A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). | |
| 986 | budhara | Noun | extravagance. | |
| 987 | budi | Noun | way out, means of avoiding something. | |
| 988 | buibui | Noun | chador (garment for Muslim women). | |
| 989 | buku | Noun | /ˈɓu.ku/ | one thousand shilling. |
| 990 | bukua | Verb | to reveal. | |
| 991 | buldani | Noun | ||
| 992 | buldoza | Noun | Equivalent to 'Bulldozer': A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris… | |
| 993 | buli | Noun | teapot, kettle. | |
| 994 | buluu | Adjective | (Kivumishi). | |
| 995 | bundi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Owl': Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are… | |
| 996 | bunduki | Noun | /ɓuˈⁿdu.ki/ | gun (a handheld firearm). |
| 997 | bunge | Noun | parliament (elected political institution). | |
| 998 | bungeni | Noun | locative of bunge. | |
| 999 | buni | Noun, Verb | coffee berry. | |
| 1000 | bunia | Verb | Applicative form of -buni. | |
| 1001 | buniana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -buni. | |
| 1002 | bunifu | Noun, Adjective | creative, imaginative. | |
| 1003 | bunika | Verb | Stative form of -buni. | |
| 1004 | bunisha | Verb | Causative form of -buni. | |
| 1005 | buniwa | Verb | Passive form of -buni. | |
| 1006 | bunju | Noun | pufferfish (usually Arothron stellatus). | |
| 1007 | bunzi | Noun | ear of corn / maize, corncob, maize cob. | |
| 1008 | buraa | Noun | forgiveness of debt, obligation or dowry. | |
| 1009 | buraha | Noun | rest, break, ease, comfort. | |
| 1010 | burashi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Brush': An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to… | |
| 1011 | bure | Adjective, Adverb | free (obtainable without payment). | |
| 1012 | buriani | Noun | ||
| 1013 | burudi | Verb | to refresh. | |
| 1014 | buruji | Noun | Equivalent to 'Bugle': A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover Ajuga reptans, and other plants in the ge… | |
| 1015 | burura | Verb | to drag, haul, lug. | |
| 1016 | buruta | Verb | (Kitenzi). | |
| 1017 | buruza | Verb | Causative form of -burura: to drag, haul, pull something along (usually on the ground). | |
| 1018 | busara | Noun | prudence, foresight, tact. | |
| 1019 | bushti | Noun | ||
| 1020 | bushuti | Noun | bisht (traditional men's cloak). | |
| 1021 | busiana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -busu: to kiss each other. | |
| 1022 | bustani | Noun | ||
| 1023 | busu | Noun, Verb | Equivalent to 'kiss': A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. | |
| 1024 | busuri | Verb | to be careful, to take care. | |
| 1025 | butani | Noun | Equivalent to 'Butane': A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C₄H₁₀, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseou… | |
| 1026 | buti | Noun | a traditional dance in which the dancers are in a circle with one in the middle. | |
| 1027 | butwaa | Noun | astonishment, perplexity. | |
| 1028 | buyu | Noun | Equivalent to 'Calabash': A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, th… | |
| 1029 | buzi | Noun | /ˈɓu.zi/ | augmentative of mbuzi: big goat. |
| 1030 | bwaga | Verb | to throw down, dump, jettison. | |
| 1031 | bwagana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -bwaga. | |
| 1032 | bwagia | Verb | Applicative form of -bwaga. | |
| 1033 | bwagika | Verb | Stative form of -bwaga. | |
| 1034 | bwagwa | Verb | Passive form of -bwaga. | |
| 1035 | bwalo | Noun | Equivalent to 'Auditorium': A large room for public meetings or performances. | |
| 1036 | bwana | Noun | Equivalent to 'Lord': A formal title of the lesser British nobility, used for a lord of the manor or Lord Proprietor. | |
| 1037 | bwata | Verb | to babble, blather. | |
| 1038 | bwawa | Noun | reservoir, dam. | |
| 1039 | bwege | Noun | idiot, fool. | |
| 1040 | bweha | Noun | ||
| 1041 | bweka | Verb | ||
| 1042 | bweni | Noun | Equivalent to 'dormitory': A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for slee… | |
| 1043 | bweta | Noun | small box. | |
| 1044 | cha- | Phrase | contraction of ki- + -a-, literally “ki class_((VII)) gnomic”. | |
| 1045 | chaa | Noun | mojarra (fish in the genus Gerres). | |
| 1046 | chacha | Verb | to ferment, turn sour. | |
| 1047 | chache | Noun, Adjective | /ˈtʃɑ.tʃɛ/ | |
| 1048 | chachu | Noun | a fermentation agent, like yeast, or something similarly sour. | |
| 1049 | chafi | Noun | rabbitfish (fish in the genus Siganus). | |
| 1050 | chafu | Adjective | dirty, filthy. | |
| 1051 | chafua | Verb | to soil, to make dirty. | |
| 1052 | chafuka | Verb | to be stormy, rough (of the sea). | |
| 1053 | chafuo | Noun | Equivalent to 'Tsetse': Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known pri… | |
| 1054 | chafya | Noun, Verb | to sneeze. | |
| 1055 | chagua | Verb | to deform, distort. | |
| 1056 | chaguo | Noun | Equivalent to 'choice': An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something. | |
| 1057 | chaguza | Verb | Causative form of -chagua. | |
| 1058 | chaguzi | Noun | ||
| 1059 | chai | Noun | tea money, small bribe, petty bribe (likened to the cost, and function, of a cup of tea). | |
| 1060 | chaja | Noun | charger (device that charges or recharges). | |
| 1061 | chaji | Verb | to charge (to add energy to). | |
| 1062 | chajio | Noun | ||
| 1063 | chaka | Noun | shrubland (land that is covered mostly with shrubs). | |
| 1064 | chakaa | Verb | to lose strength. | |
| 1065 | chakata | Verb | to process. | |
| 1066 | chakavu | Adjective | worn out, shabby, old. | |
| 1067 | chake | Adjective | ki class_((VII)) inflected form of -ake. | |
| 1068 | chaki | Noun | chalk (a soft, white, powdery limestone). | |
| 1069 | chako | Verb, Adjective | /ˈtʃɑ.kɔ/ | ki class_((VII)) inflected form of -ako. |
| 1070 | chakula | Noun | Equivalent to 'food': Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to su… | |
| 1071 | chakura | Verb | to scratch the earth. | |
| 1072 | chama | Noun | party (a political party). | |
| 1073 | chamani | Noun | locative of chama. | |
| 1074 | chambo | Noun | bait (item to lure fish, etc.). | |
| 1075 | chambua | Verb | to sort out. | |
| 1076 | chana | Verb | to tear, to separate. | |
| 1077 | chanda | Noun | frond of the coconut palm, used for thatch. | |
| 1078 | chaneli | Noun | broadcast channel (such as a TV or radio channel). | |
| 1079 | changa | Verb, Adjective | young (in the early part of life or growth). | |
| 1080 | changia | Verb | Applicative form of -changa: to contribute, to collect for. | |
| 1081 | chango | Noun | /ˈtʃɑ.ᵑɡɔ/ | |
| 1082 | changu | Noun, Adjective | ki class_((VII)) inflected form of -angu. | |
| 1083 | changua | Verb | Conversive form of -changa:. | |
| 1084 | changwa | Verb | Passive form of -changa. | |
| 1085 | chanika | Verb | Stative form of -chana: to be torn. | |
| 1086 | chanja | Verb | to make a cut or incision; chop (e.g. firewood). | |
| 1087 | chanjo | Noun | /ˈtʃɑ.ⁿdʒɔ/ | vaccine (substance meant to stimulate production of antibodies). |
| 1088 | chanjwa | Verb | Passive form of -chanja. | |
| 1089 | chanua | Verb | to blossom, to bud. | |
| 1090 | chanuo | Noun | ||
| 1091 | chanwa | Verb | Passive form of -chana: to be combed. | |
| 1092 | chanzo | Noun | source, origin, start, foundation; basis, reason. | |
| 1093 | chao | Adjective | ki class_((VII)) inflected form of -ao. | |
| 1094 | chapa | Noun, Verb | to beat, hit. | |
| 1095 | chapati | Noun | chapati (flat unleavened bread). | |
| 1096 | chapeo | Noun | hat (of European kind). | |
| 1097 | chapua | Verb | to accelerate. | |
| 1098 | chapuka | Verb | Stative form of -chapua. | |
| 1099 | charaza | Verb | Equivalent to 'bit': A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal. | |
| 1100 | chati | Noun | ||
| 1101 | chatu | Noun | python (constricting snake). | |
| 1102 | chavua | Noun | pollen (powder on flowers used by bees). | |
| 1103 | chawa | Noun | Equivalent to 'Louse': A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea. | |
| 1104 | chaza | Noun | ||
| 1105 | chazo | Noun | remora, suckerfish (a fish of the family Echeneidae). | |
| 1106 | chea | Verb | Applicative form of -cha. | |
| 1107 | checha | Verb | to contradict, criticise, object. | |
| 1108 | cheche | Noun | various kinds of fish, including wrasse and tarpon. | |
| 1109 | cheka | Verb | ||
| 1110 | chekana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -cheka: to laugh with each other; to ridicule each other. | |
| 1111 | chekea | Verb | Applicative form of -cheka: to laugh at. | |
| 1112 | chekeka | Verb | Stative form of -cheka. | |
| 1113 | cheki | Noun, Verb | cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity). | |
| 1114 | chekwa | Verb | Passive form of -cheka: to be laughed at. | |
| 1115 | chelewa | Noun, Verb | to be late. | |
| 1116 | chema | Adjective | ki class_((VII)) inflected form of -ema. | |
| 1117 | chembe | Noun | grain, tiny particle. | |
| 1118 | chemka | Verb | to be furious. | |
| 1119 | chemsha | Verb | Causative form of -chemka: to boil a liquid. | |
| 1120 | chenga | Noun, Verb | evasion, the act of dodging. | |
| 1121 | chenji | Noun, Verb | change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination). | |
| 1122 | chenjua | Verb | to refine, process. | |
| 1123 | chenu | Adjective | ki class_((VII)) inflected form of -enu. | |
| 1124 | chenza | Noun | tangerine. | |
| 1125 | cheo | Noun | Equivalent to 'rank': A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers. | |
| 1126 | chepeo | Noun | hat, helmet. | |
| 1127 | cherehe | Noun | grindstone. | |
| 1128 | cheri | Noun | Equivalent to 'Cherry': A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. | |
| 1129 | chesha | Verb | Causative form of -cheka: to make someone laugh. | |
| 1130 | chesi | Noun | Equivalent to 'chess': A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed… | |
| 1131 | chetezo | Noun | ||
| 1132 | cheti | Noun | certificate. | |
| 1133 | chetu | Adjective | ki class_((VII)) inflected form of -etu. | |
| 1134 | cheupe | Adjective | ki class_((VII)) inflected form of -eupe. | |
| 1135 | cheusi | Adjective | ki class_((VII)) inflected form of -eusi. | |
| 1136 | chewa | Verb | Passive form of -cha: to be feared, be revered. | |
| 1137 | cheza | Verb | to be loose, to shake about. | |
| 1138 | chezea | Verb | Applicative form of -cheza: to play with. | |
| 1139 | chezeka | Verb | Stative form of -cheza: to be playable. | |
| 1140 | chezewa | Verb | Passive form of -chezea: to be played with, to used for playing. | |
| 1141 | chezwa | Verb | Passive form of -cheza: to be played. | |
| 1142 | chifu | Noun | chief, head (of an organisation). | |
| 1143 | chimba | Verb | to spy on someone, to cause trouble. | |
| 1144 | chimbo | Noun | mine (place from which ore is extracted). | |
| 1145 | chimbua | Verb | to dig, to excavate. | |
| 1146 | chimbwa | Verb | Passive form of -chimba. | |
| 1147 | chini | Adverb | down (from a high to a low position, downwards). | |
| 1148 | chinja | Verb | to slaughter. | |
| 1149 | chips | Noun | clipping of chipsi (“chips”). | |
| 1150 | chipsi | Noun | chips, french fries. | |
| 1151 | chipu | Noun | Equivalent to 'chip': A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles. | |
| 1152 | chipua | Verb | to sprout. | |
| 1153 | chipuka | Verb | Stative form of -chipua. | |
| 1154 | chipuza | Verb | Causative form of -chipua. | |
| 1155 | chiriku | Noun | finch, canary (small to medium-sized passerine bird in the family Fringillidae). | |
| 1156 | chirwa | Noun | Equivalent to 'marasmus': A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient in… | |
| 1157 | chizi | Noun | madman (an insane man). | |
| 1158 | chocha | Verb | to poke, stir, prod. | |
| 1159 | chochea | Verb | Applicative form of -chocha: to inflame, excite, stir up. | |
| 1160 | choka | Verb | to be tired, to be weary. | |
| 1161 | chokaa | Noun | Equivalent to 'lime': Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide… | |
| 1162 | chokoa | Verb | to poke, to pick. | |
| 1163 | chokoza | Verb | Causative form of -chokoa:. | |
| 1164 | choma | Verb | Equivalent to 'Burn': A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5928). | |
| 1165 | chombo | Noun | a dish more generally (like plates or pots). | |
| 1166 | chomea | Verb | /tʃɔˈmɛ.ɑ/ | Applicative form of -choma. |
| 1167 | chomeka | Verb | Stative form of -choma: to be burnt. | |
| 1168 | chomeo | Noun | ||
| 1169 | chomoa | Verb | Conversive form of -choma: to pull out. | |
| 1170 | chomwa | Verb | Passive form of -choma: to be burned, to be stabbed, to be injected. | |
| 1171 | chonga | Verb | /ˈtʃɔ.ᵑɡɑ/ | to sharpen. |
| 1172 | chongea | Verb | Applicative form of -chonga. | |
| 1173 | chongoa | Verb | ||
| 1174 | chongwa | Verb | Passive form of -chonga. | |
| 1175 | chonjo | Noun, Adjective | Equivalent to 'alert': A community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada; the northernmost permanently inhabited pl… | |
| 1176 | choo | Noun | /ˈtʃɔː/ | toilet, water closet, latrine. |
| 1177 | chooni | Noun | locative of choo. | |
| 1178 | chopi | Adverb | limply (done in a limp manner, flaccid, flabby, or weak). | |
| 1179 | chopoa | Verb | to snatch, to grab. | |
| 1180 | chora | Verb | to make plans. | |
| 1181 | choroa | Noun | Equivalent to 'oryx': Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns. | |
| 1182 | choroko | Noun | green gram. | |
| 1183 | chorwa | Verb | Passive form of -chora: to be drawn. | |
| 1184 | chota | Verb | to scoop, to ladle. | |
| 1185 | chotara | Noun | person of mixed race; half-caste, mulatto. | |
| 1186 | chote | Adjective | ki class_((VII)) inflected form of -ote. | |
| 1187 | choyo | Noun | miserliness. | |
| 1188 | chozi | Noun | tear (drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation). | |
| 1189 | chromi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Chromium': A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and… | |
| 1190 | chua | Verb | to masturbate. | |
| 1191 | chuana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -chua: to compete, to conflict. | |
| 1192 | chubua | Verb | to bruise. | |
| 1193 | chubuko | Noun | Equivalent to 'Bruise': A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have… | |
| 1194 | chubwi | Noun | sinker (attachment to fishing line). | |
| 1195 | chuchu | Noun | /ˈtʃu.tʃu/ | Equivalent to 'Nipple': The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. |
| 1196 | chudere | Noun | Equivalent to 'firstborn': The first child to be born to a parent or family. | |
| 1197 | chui | Noun | leopard, Panthera pardus. | |
| 1198 | chuja | Verb | to separate, isolate. | |
| 1199 | chujia | Verb | Applicative form of -chuja. | |
| 1200 | chujio | Noun | filter, sieve. | |
| 1201 | chujwa | Verb | Passive form of -chuja. | |
| 1202 | chuki | Noun | Equivalent to 'hatred': A strong aversion; an intense dislike. | |
| 1203 | chukia | Noun, Verb | ||
| 1204 | chukiza | Verb | Causative form of -chukia: to be disgusting, to be repulsive. | |
| 1205 | chuku | Noun | exaggeration, overstatement. | |
| 1206 | chukua | Verb | to carry, bring, take along. | |
| 1207 | chukuza | Verb | Causative form of -chukua. | |
| 1208 | chuma | Noun, Verb | ironware (something made of iron). | |
| 1209 | chumba | Noun | room (division in a building). | |
| 1210 | chumbia | Verb | to court, to date. | |
| 1211 | chumia | Verb | Applicative form of -chuma. | |
| 1212 | chumvi | Noun | salt (sodium chloride). | |
| 1213 | chuna | Verb | to skin, flay; scrape off. | |
| 1214 | chunga | Verb | to protect, guard, herd animals. | |
| 1215 | chungu | Noun, Adjective | /ˈtʃu.ᵑɡu/ | earthenware pot, used for cooking rice. |
| 1216 | chungua | Verb | to investigate, inquire. | |
| 1217 | chungwa | Noun | /ˈtʃu.ᵑɡʷɑ/ | augmentative of chungwa (n class_((IX/X))): big orange. |
| 1218 | chunusi | Noun | pimple, acne. | |
| 1219 | chuo | Noun | /ˈtʃu.ɔ/ | school (especially a Quranic school). |
| 1220 | chuoni | Noun | locative of chuo. | |
| 1221 | chupa | Noun | /ˈtʃu.pɑ/ | augmentative of chupa (n class_((IX/X))): big bottle, demijohn. |
| 1222 | chupi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Underwear': Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing. | |
| 1223 | chupio | Noun | hair clip. | |
| 1224 | chura | Noun | Equivalent to 'Toad': An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many i… | |
| 1225 | churura | Verb | to trickle, flow. | |
| 1226 | chururu | Noun | ||
| 1227 | churuza | Verb | to drool, slaver, dribble. | |
| 1228 | chuuza | Verb | to hawk, to peddle. | |
| 1229 | chwa | Noun, Verb | to set, to go down. | |
| 1230 | chwea | Verb | Applicative form of -chwa. | |
| 1231 | daawa | Noun | lawsuit, litigation. | |
| 1232 | dabali | Adverb | double, twice. | |
| 1233 | dabiana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -dabu. | |
| 1234 | dabika | Verb | Stative form of -dabu. | |
| 1235 | dabisha | Verb | Causative form of -dabu. | |
| 1236 | dabiwa | Verb | Passive form of -dabu. | |
| 1237 | dabu | Verb | to frighten. | |
| 1238 | dada | Noun | ||
| 1239 | dadangu | Noun | contraction of dada + yangu: my sister. | |
| 1240 | dadisi | Verb | to inquire, query. | |
| 1241 | dadu | Noun | die (polyhedron with symbols on each side). | |
| 1242 | dafina | Noun | hidden treasure. | |
| 1243 | dafrau | Noun | collision. | |
| 1244 | daftari | Noun | notebook, journal, ledger. | |
| 1245 | dafu | Noun | young coconut, a coconut with water in it. | |
| 1246 | dagaa | Noun | anchovy, sardine (any clupeoid forage fish). | |
| 1247 | dagla | Noun | a long coat adorned with golden embroidery; an overcoat. | |
| 1248 | dahalia | Noun | dormitory. | |
| 1249 | dahari | Noun | ||
| 1250 | dahili | Noun, Verb | inquiry, investigation. | |
| 1251 | daima | Noun, Adverb | always, permanently, continually. | |
| 1252 | daiwa | Verb | Passive form of -dai: to be claimed or demanded of. | |
| 1253 | daka | Noun, Verb | an alcove (hole in a wall). | |
| 1254 | dakika | Noun | minute (unit of time). | |
| 1255 | dakiza | Verb | to interrupt. | |
| 1256 | daktari | Noun | Equivalent to 'doctor': A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sic… | |
| 1257 | dakua | Verb | to gossip. | |
| 1258 | dala | Noun | five shilling. | |
| 1259 | dalali | Noun | broker (a mediator between a buyer and seller). | |
| 1260 | dali | Noun | the end (the final result or limit). | |
| 1261 | dalia | Noun | yellow powder (used as makeup and for burials). | |
| 1262 | dalili | Noun | sign, symptom, indication, omen. | |
| 1263 | dama | Noun | Equivalent to 'Draughts': A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically… | |
| 1264 | damisi | Noun | a jolly or cheerful person; a clown. | |
| 1265 | damka | Verb | to get up early. | |
| 1266 | dampo | Noun | ||
| 1267 | damshi | Verb | (Kitenzi). | |
| 1268 | damu | Noun | Equivalent to 'blood': A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and… | |
| 1269 | danguro | Noun | Equivalent to 'Brothel': A wretch; a depraved or lewd person. | |
| 1270 | dania | Noun | The former name and present-day synonym of Dania Beach, Florida, renamed in 1998. | |
| 1271 | dansi | Noun | Equivalent to 'dance': A normally horizontal stripe called a fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of… | |
| 1272 | dara | Verb | ||
| 1273 | daraba | Noun | marine toilet (toilet located on a ship). | |
| 1274 | darabi | Noun | rose apple (Syzygium). | |
| 1275 | daraja | Noun | bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide). | |
| 1276 | daraka | Noun | responsibility, an appointment. | |
| 1277 | darana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -dara: to touch each other. | |
| 1278 | darasa | Noun | classroom (room in a school). | |
| 1279 | dari | Noun | Equivalent to 'ceiling': The overhead closure of a room. | |
| 1280 | darini | Noun | locative of dari. | |
| 1281 | darzeni | Noun | ||
| 1282 | daso | Noun | soda (sweet carbonated drink). | |
| 1283 | dasta | Noun | duster (object used for dusting). | |
| 1284 | dasturi | Noun | Equivalent to 'bowsprit': A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surfac… | |
| 1285 | data | Noun, Verb | data (information, especially in a scientific or computational context). | |
| 1286 | dawa | Noun | medicine, medication, medicament. | |
| 1287 | dawamu | Adverb | eternally, perpetually. | |
| 1288 | dawati | Noun | desk (table for writing and reading). | |
| 1289 | dazani | Noun | ||
| 1290 | dazeni | Noun | a dozen (twelve of something). | |
| 1291 | debe | Noun | tin container holding about four gallons (usually oil). | |
| 1292 | debi | Noun | ||
| 1293 | defenda | Noun | ||
| 1294 | dege | Noun | augmentative of ndege: big bird. | |
| 1295 | deheni | Noun, Verb | anti-rust grease made from lime and fat (for boats). | |
| 1296 | dekani | Noun | ||
| 1297 | dekeza | Verb | to spoil (a child). | |
| 1298 | deki | Verb | to mop (to rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop). | |
| 1299 | dele | Noun | a type of coffee pot (pot for coffee). | |
| 1300 | delta | Noun | delta (landform at the mouth of a river). | |
| 1301 | dema | Noun, Verb | to stagger, walk with a limp. | |
| 1302 | demani | Noun | wind blowing from the sea. | |
| 1303 | demu | Noun | ||
| 1304 | dengu | Noun | Equivalent to 'Pea': Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others. | |
| 1305 | deni | Noun | Equivalent to 'debt': An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward ano… | |
| 1306 | densi | Noun | Equivalent to 'dance': A normally horizontal stripe called a fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of… | |
| 1307 | depo | Noun | ||
| 1308 | dera | Noun | /ˈɗɛ.ɾɑ/ | light cotton dress. |
| 1309 | deraya | Noun | ||
| 1310 | dereva | Noun | driver (one who drives something). | |
| 1311 | deski | Noun | ||
| 1312 | desturi | Noun | custom (longstanding tradition). | |
| 1313 | devai | Noun | ||
| 1314 | dhabihu | Noun, Verb | Equivalent to 'sacrifice': Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a… | |
| 1315 | dhahabu | Noun, Adjective | gold (element, mineral). | |
| 1316 | dhahiri | Adjective, Adverb | clear, evident, plain. | |
| 1317 | dhaifu | Adjective | deficient, junky, shabby. | |
| 1318 | dhakari | Noun | /ðɑˈkɑ.ri/ | |
| 1319 | dhalili | Adjective | wretched, contemptible. | |
| 1320 | dhalimu | Noun, Adjective | unjust person, tyrant. | |
| 1321 | dhamana | Noun | a bail or pledge, a collateral (security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan). | |
| 1322 | dhambi | Noun | /ˈðɑᵐbi/ | Equivalent to 'sin': Initialism of social insurance number, an identification number issued by the government of Canada. |
| 1323 | dhamini | Verb | to guarantee. | |
| 1324 | dhamira | Noun | purpose, intent. | |
| 1325 | dhamiri | Noun | ||
| 1326 | dhana | Noun | a concept, belief, or thought. | |
| 1327 | dhani | Noun, Verb | to think, surmise, guess. | |
| 1328 | dhania | Noun, Verb | Causative form of -dhani:. | |
| 1329 | dhanika | Verb | Stative form of -dhani. | |
| 1330 | dhara | Noun | harm, damage, loss, injury, detriment. | |
| 1331 | dharau | Noun, Verb | scorn, contempt. | |
| 1332 | dharuba | Noun | stroke, blow, jab. | |
| 1333 | dharula | Noun | ||
| 1334 | dharura | Noun | Equivalent to 'emergency': A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention. | |
| 1335 | dhati | Noun | being, essence. | |
| 1336 | dhau | Noun | Equivalent to 'Sailboat': A playing card with the rank of four. | |
| 1337 | dhehebu | Noun | Equivalent to 'denomination': The act of naming or designating. | |
| 1338 | dhibiti | Verb | to control, manage, bridle, subdue, coerce, curb. | |
| 1339 | dhidi | Adverb | against, in opposition to. | |
| 1340 | dhifa | Noun | ||
| 1341 | dhihaka | Noun | mockery, ridicule. | |
| 1342 | dhihaki | Verb | to ridicule, to make fun of, to mock, to scoff. | |
| 1343 | dhihiri | Verb | to make clear. | |
| 1344 | dhii | Noun, Verb | weakness (state of being weak). | |
| 1345 | dhiki | Noun, Verb | Equivalent to 'Distress': Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. | |
| 1346 | dhikiri | Noun, Verb | Equivalent to 'dhikr': A Sufi Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually. | |
| 1347 | dhila | Noun | sadness, wretchedness, misery. | |
| 1348 | dhili | Noun, Verb | to degrade, humiliate. | |
| 1349 | dhilia | Verb | Applicative form of -dhili. | |
| 1350 | dhilika | Verb | Stative form of -dhili. | |
| 1351 | dhiliwa | Verb | Passive form of -dhili. | |
| 1352 | dhima | Noun | duty, responsibility, role. | |
| 1353 | dhiraa | Noun | cubit, ell (a traditional unit of measurement, approximately 50 cm). | |
| 1354 | dhoofu | Verb | to become feeble, weak. | |
| 1355 | dhoruba | Noun | Equivalent to 'tempest': A storm, especially one with severe winds. | |
| 1356 | dhuha | Noun | period between sunrise and noon. | |
| 1357 | dhuku | Verb | ||
| 1358 | dhukuru | Verb | to praise God; to recite a dhikr. | |
| 1359 | dhuli | Noun | disappointment. | |
| 1360 | dhulma | Noun | ||
| 1361 | dhuluma | Noun | injustice, mistreatment, oppression. | |
| 1362 | dhulumu | Verb | to treat unjustly. | |
| 1363 | dhuria | Noun, Verb | offspring, descendant(s). | |
| 1364 | dhurika | Verb | Stative form of -dhuru. | |
| 1365 | dhuriwa | Verb | Passive form of -dhuru. | |
| 1366 | dhuru | Verb | to hurt, to injure, to damage, to harm. | |
| 1367 | dibaji | Noun | Equivalent to 'introduction': The act or process of introducing. | |
| 1368 | didimia | Verb | ||
| 1369 | difenda | Noun | Equivalent to 'Defender': Someone who defends people or property. | |
| 1370 | difensi | Noun | ||
| 1371 | difu | Noun | differential, differential gear (differential gear in an automobile). | |
| 1372 | digadi | Noun | singular of madigadi: mudguard, fender. | |
| 1373 | digali | Noun | the stem of a tobacco pipe. | |
| 1374 | digrii | Noun | degree (unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference). | |
| 1375 | dikoni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Deacon': A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6). | |
| 1376 | dikrii | Noun | Equivalent to 'decree': The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. | |
| 1377 | dikteta | Noun | dictator (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship). | |
| 1378 | dila | Noun | a dipper for pumping water into a boat. | |
| 1379 | dili | Noun | ||
| 1380 | dimbwi | Noun | a pool or puddle of liquid. | |
| 1381 | dimu | Noun | Equivalent to 'lime': Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide… | |
| 1382 | dinari | Noun | Equivalent to 'Archaic': The prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-America… | |
| 1383 | dinda | Verb | to stand firm, be tough or strong. | |
| 1384 | dini | Noun | Equivalent to 'religion': Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanie… | |
| 1385 | dinosau | Noun | ||
| 1386 | diploma | Noun | ||
| 1387 | dipu | Noun | dip (tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites). | |
| 1388 | dira | Noun | compass (instrument to determine cardinal directions). | |
| 1389 | dirhamu | Noun | Equivalent to 'dirham': A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the… | |
| 1390 | diriki | Verb | to venture. | |
| 1391 | dirisha | Noun | window (opening for light and air). | |
| 1392 | diseli | Noun | ||
| 1393 | dishi | Noun | ||
| 1394 | diski | Noun | ||
| 1395 | disko | Noun | Equivalent to 'Discotheque': A nightclub where dancing takes place. | |
| 1396 | divai | Noun | wine (alcoholic beverage made from grapes). | |
| 1397 | diwani | Noun | anthology (collection of literary works). | |
| 1398 | dizeli | Noun | Equivalent to 'Diesel': A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. | |
| 1399 | dobi | Noun | laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman. | |
| 1400 | dodo | Noun | breast (organ). | |
| 1401 | dodosa | Verb | to cross-examine, interview. | |
| 1402 | dodoso | Noun | Equivalent to 'Questionnaire': A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey. | |
| 1403 | doea | Verb | to interfere, meddle, spy. | |
| 1404 | dogo | Adjective | Equivalent to 'young': A British distinguishing surname transferred from the nickname for the younger of two people havi… | |
| 1405 | dohani | Noun | a narrow basket for fruit. | |
| 1406 | dokeza | Verb | to suggest, allude, imply, give a hint. | |
| 1407 | dokezo | Noun | hint, suggestion. | |
| 1408 | dokoa | Verb | to break off. | |
| 1409 | dokoza | Verb | Causative form of -dokoa. | |
| 1410 | dokta | Noun | Equivalent to 'doctor': A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sic… | |
| 1411 | dola | Noun | state (sovereign polity). | |
| 1412 | doli | Noun | ||
| 1413 | domo | Noun | augmentative of mdomo: large lip, large protuberance. | |
| 1414 | donda | Noun | sore, ulcer. | |
| 1415 | dondoa | Verb | ||
| 1416 | dondoo | Noun | quotation, excerpt (fragment of a human expression). | |
| 1417 | donge | Noun | ||
| 1418 | donoa | Verb | to peck, to take little bites. | |
| 1419 | doria | Noun | ||
| 1420 | dosari | Noun | flaw, blemish, defect, shortcoming. | |
| 1421 | doti | Noun | a measure of cloth, about four yards in length. | |
| 1422 | dozi | Noun | ||
| 1423 | drafti | Noun | Equivalent to 'Draughts': A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically… | |
| 1424 | dragoni | Noun | dragon (Western mythical creature). | |
| 1425 | drama | Noun | ||
| 1426 | dreva | Noun | alternative spelling of dereva. | |
| 1427 | dripu | Noun | ||
| 1428 | droni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Drone': A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen. | |
| 1429 | droo | Noun | draw (procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined). | |
| 1430 | duara | Noun | Equivalent to 'circle': A census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. | |
| 1431 | dubu | Noun | ||
| 1432 | dudu | Noun | augmentative of mdudu: large insect. | |
| 1433 | duka | Noun | shop (establishment that sells goods). | |
| 1434 | dukani | Noun | locative of duka. | |
| 1435 | dukua | Verb | to crack (to gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account; to gain illegal access to a computer network). | |
| 1436 | dulabu | Noun | ||
| 1437 | duma | Noun | Equivalent to 'Cheetah': A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, b… | |
| 1438 | dume | Noun, Adjective | male (typically of animals). | |
| 1439 | dumisha | Verb | Causative form of -dumu: to maintain. | |
| 1440 | dumu | Noun, Verb | to last, to continue. | |
| 1441 | dunda | Verb | to hit hard, to bounce. | |
| 1442 | dunga | Verb | to pierce, to bore. | |
| 1443 | dungu | Noun | raised platform, pulpit. | |
| 1444 | duni | Adjective | inferior, mediocre, worthless. | |
| 1445 | dunia | Noun | Equivalent to 'earth': land, ground (the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water). | |
| 1446 | duniani | Noun | locative of dunia. | |
| 1447 | dunisha | Verb | Causative form of duni: to belittle, put down, debase, degrade, humiliate. | |
| 1448 | dura | Noun | Equivalent to 'Parrot': A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order… | |
| 1449 | duriani | Noun | Equivalent to 'durian': Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia. | |
| 1450 | durisha | Verb | Causative form of -duru. | |
| 1451 | duru | Noun, Verb | /ˈɗu.ɾu/ | round, turn. |
| 1452 | dutu | Noun | substance. | |
| 1453 | egama | Verb | to lean on, be supported by. | |
| 1454 | egemea | Verb | to lean on, to rest on. | |
| 1455 | egemeo | Noun | support (to keep from falling), fulcrum. | |
| 1456 | egemeza | Verb | Causative form of -egemea: to support, to hold up, to prop up. | |
| 1457 | egesha | Verb | to park (a vehicle like a car or bike), to land (a boat). | |
| 1458 | ekari | Noun | ||
| 1459 | ekseli | Noun | Equivalent to 'Axle': The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. | |
| 1460 | eksirei | Noun | Equivalent to 'X-ray': Short wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vac… | |
| 1461 | ekumeni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Ecumenism': Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement. | |
| 1462 | ekundu | Adjective | ||
| 1463 | elea | Verb | to be clear, to be comprehensible. | |
| 1464 | eleka | Verb | Stative form of -elea: to place on top, carry (a child) on one's back. | |
| 1465 | elekea | Verb | to head (to move to a certain direction). | |
| 1466 | elekeza | Verb | to direct, to show the way. | |
| 1467 | eleveta | Noun | Equivalent to 'lift': The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip. | |
| 1468 | elewa | Verb | Passive form of -elea: to understand, comprehend (to be aware of the meaning of). | |
| 1469 | elewana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -elewa: to understand each other. | |
| 1470 | eleweka | Verb | Stative form of -elewa: to be well known, to be understood (to make sense suddenly). | |
| 1471 | eleza | Verb | Causative form of -elea: to explain, clarify. | |
| 1472 | elezea | Verb | Applicative form of -eleza: to explain for, to narrate. | |
| 1473 | elezeka | Verb | Stative form of -eleza: to be explainable. | |
| 1474 | elezo | Noun | a description or explanation. | |
| 1475 | elezwa | Verb | Passive form of -eleza. | |
| 1476 | elfeni | Adjective | two thousand. | |
| 1477 | elfu | Noun, Adjective | Equivalent to 'thousand': NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for thousand. | |
| 1478 | elimika | Verb | Stative form of elimu: to be educated. | |
| 1479 | elimu | Noun | education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment). | |
| 1480 | embamba | Adjective | thin, slim. | |
| 1481 | embe | Noun | mango (tropical fruit). | |
| 1482 | emoji | Noun | emoji (“digital graphic icon used to represent a concept or object”). | |
| 1483 | enda | Verb | to go ahead, move ahead, proceed, progress. | |
| 1484 | endapo | Conjunction | /ɛˈⁿdɑ.pɔ/ | if it should happen, supposing it happens. |
| 1485 | endea | Verb | Applicative form of -enda. | |
| 1486 | endelea | Verb | to continue, proceed, progress, develop. | |
| 1487 | endesha | Verb | Causative form of -enda: to drive (operate a motor vehicle), to ride (to ride a horse). | |
| 1488 | enea | Verb | to spread out or extend over. | |
| 1489 | eneo | Noun | Equivalent to 'territory': A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district. | |
| 1490 | eneza | Verb | Causative form of -enea: to spread something, diffuse, disseminate, propagate. | |
| 1491 | enga | Verb | to slice up. | |
| 1492 | engua | Verb | to skim off, scum (of a liquid like water or milk). | |
| 1493 | enye | Adverb | The ornative particle: having, possessing, with. | |
| 1494 | enyewe | Adjective | -self (forms intensive forms of pronouns when following a noun). | |
| 1495 | enzi | Noun, Verb | power, might, dominion, rule. | |
| 1496 | enzika | Verb | Stative form of -enzi. | |
| 1497 | epesi | Adjective | light (not heavy). | |
| 1498 | epua | Verb | to take off, to remove (from cooking stove or fire). | |
| 1499 | epuka | Verb | to escape, to distance oneself from. | |
| 1500 | erevu | Adjective | Equivalent to 'clever': knap, oulik, slim بِذَكاء، بِمَهارَه، بِبَراعَه изкусно com esperteza chytře gescheit klogt; dyg… | |
| 1501 | erosoli | Noun | ||
| 1502 | eupe | Adjective | light, bright. | |
| 1503 | eusi | Adjective | Equivalent to 'black': The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rath… | |
| 1504 | ewaa | Interjection | (Kiingizi). | |
| 1505 | ezeka | Verb | to thatch, to roof (of a house). | |
| 1506 | fadhaa | Noun | confusion, dismay, perplexity, neurosis, disquiet, trouble. | |
| 1507 | fadhila | Noun | kindness, generosity. | |
| 1508 | fadhili | Verb, Adjective | benignant. | |
| 1509 | fafanua | Verb | to define or explain. | |
| 1510 | fagia | Verb | to remove. | |
| 1511 | fagio | Noun | ||
| 1512 | fagiwa | Verb | Passive form of -fagia. | |
| 1513 | fahali | Noun | bull (uncastrated adult male bovine). | |
| 1514 | fahamu | Noun, Verb | knowledge, understanding, comprehension. | |
| 1515 | fahari | Noun, Adjective | something of high renown. | |
| 1516 | faida | Noun | Equivalent to 'profit': Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. | |
| 1517 | faidi | Verb | to profit or benefit. | |
| 1518 | faidia | Verb | Applicative form of -faidi. | |
| 1519 | faidika | Verb | Stative form of -faidi: to benefit from. | |
| 1520 | faidiwa | Verb | Passive form of -faidi. | |
| 1521 | faila | Noun | ||
| 1522 | faili | Noun, Verb | file (collection of papers). | |
| 1523 | fainali | Noun | Equivalent to 'final': A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that con… | |
| 1524 | faini | Noun, Verb | a fine (a payment for breaking the law). | |
| 1525 | fajaa | Noun, Adverb | a sudden death (an instantaneous, unexpected death). | |
| 1526 | fakhari | Noun, Adjective | (Kivumishi). | |
| 1527 | fakiri | Noun | poor person, pauper. | |
| 1528 | faksi | Noun | any text sent electronically or a device used to send such text. | |
| 1529 | fala | Noun | a fool, an imbecile (person with poor judgement or little intelligence). | |
| 1530 | falahi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Peasant': A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and ten… | |
| 1531 | falaki | Noun | Equivalent to 'Astronomy': The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of ma… | |
| 1532 | falaula | Adverb | if only, if it were not for. | |
| 1533 | fali | Noun | luck, chance, fate. | |
| 1534 | falisi | Verb | (Kitenzi). | |
| 1535 | falka | Noun | Equivalent to 'hold': The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold). | |
| 1536 | falme | Noun | ||
| 1537 | falsafa | Noun | Equivalent to 'philosophy': An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often atte… | |
| 1538 | faluda | Noun | falooda (cold dessert). | |
| 1539 | famasi | Noun | ||
| 1540 | famasia | Noun | pharmacy (place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed). | |
| 1541 | familia | Noun | Equivalent to 'family': A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin… | |
| 1542 | fana | Verb | to be enjoyable, be successful. | |
| 1543 | fanaka | Noun | prosperity, success. | |
| 1544 | fanana | Verb | to resemble, to look like. | |
| 1545 | fanani | Noun | actor, narrator. | |
| 1546 | fanania | Verb | Applicative form of -fanana. | |
| 1547 | fangasi | Noun | ||
| 1548 | fani | Noun, Adjective | a field or discipline (course of study or domain of knowledge or practice). | |
| 1549 | fanicha | Noun | furniture (an item, or items, (usually) in a room). | |
| 1550 | fanikia | Verb | to succeed (in). | |
| 1551 | fanikio | Noun | singular of mafanikio (“success, accomplishment, success”). | |
| 1552 | fanusi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Lantern': A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illumi… | |
| 1553 | fanya | Noun, Verb | Equivalent to 'do': A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale. | |
| 1554 | fanyia | Verb | Applicative form of -fanya. | |
| 1555 | fanyika | Verb | Stative form of -fanya: to be done, take place; be feasible, be doable. | |
| 1556 | fanyiza | Verb | Causative form of -fanya: to make, fix. | |
| 1557 | fanywa | Verb | Passive form of -fanya. | |
| 1558 | fara | Noun | A female given name. | |
| 1559 | faradhi | Noun | obligation, duty. | |
| 1560 | faragha | Noun, Adverb | private chamber, retreat. | |
| 1561 | faraja | Noun | relief or comfort (removal of stress or discomfort). | |
| 1562 | faraka | Verb | to separate. | |
| 1563 | faranga | Noun | chick (young fowl). | |
| 1564 | farangi | Noun | ||
| 1565 | farao | Noun | ||
| 1566 | farasi | Noun | /fɑˈɾɑ.si/ | Equivalent to 'horse': A poker variant consisting of five different poker variants, with the rules changing from one var… |
| 1567 | faridhi | Verb | to be obliged. | |
| 1568 | fariji | Verb | to console, to comfort someone. | |
| 1569 | fariki | Noun, Verb | to divorce. | |
| 1570 | farisi | Noun, Adjective | /fɑˈɾi.si/ | expert, skillful, proficient. |
| 1571 | faru | Noun | rhinoceros. | |
| 1572 | fasaha | Adjective | correct, standard, pure. | |
| 1573 | fasheni | Noun | ||
| 1574 | fasihi | Noun, Adjective | pure; elegant. | |
| 1575 | fasiki | Noun | sinner, immoral person. | |
| 1576 | fasili | Verb | to explain the meaning of something, to define. | |
| 1577 | fasiri | Noun, Verb | interpretation, explanation. | |
| 1578 | fataki | Noun | a man who has a sexual relationship with a much younger woman. | |
| 1579 | fatiha | Noun | prelude (to the Qur'an or as an opening prayer). | |
| 1580 | fauli | Noun | Equivalent to 'Foul': A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing p… | |
| 1581 | faulu | Noun, Verb | to be successful. | |
| 1582 | fedha | Noun | /ˈfɛ.ðɑ/ | silver (chemical element). |
| 1583 | fedheha | Noun | Equivalent to 'shame': An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety… | |
| 1584 | fedhehi | Verb | to disgrace, to dishonour, to shame someone. | |
| 1585 | feki | Noun | Equivalent to 'Fake': One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil. | |
| 1586 | feleji | Noun | Equivalent to 'steel': An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figurat… | |
| 1587 | feleti | Noun, Verb | to release, discharge, let go. | |
| 1588 | feli | Verb | to fail (not succeed). | |
| 1589 | fenesi | Noun | /fɛˈnɛ.si/ | Equivalent to 'jackfruit': A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit. |
| 1590 | feni | Noun | fan (device to cool). | |
| 1591 | feri | Noun | Equivalent to 'Ferry': A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usu… | |
| 1592 | feruzi | Noun, Adjective | turquoise. | |
| 1593 | ficha | Verb | to hide, conceal. | |
| 1594 | fichama | Verb | to be hidden. | |
| 1595 | fichika | Verb | Stative form of -ficha. | |
| 1596 | ficho | Noun | ||
| 1597 | fichua | Verb | Conversive form of -ficha: to expose, disclose, uncover, unveil, reveal. | |
| 1598 | fichuka | Verb | Stative form of -fichua: to be uncovered, to be exposed. | |
| 1599 | fichwa | Verb | Passive form of -ficha. | |
| 1600 | fidhuli | Noun, Adjective | arrogant, rude, insolent. | |
| 1601 | fidi | Verb | to compensate. | |
| 1602 | fidia | Noun | ransom (money paid for the freeing of a hostage). | |
| 1603 | fidla | Noun | Equivalent to 'Violin': A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usual… | |
| 1604 | fifi | Adjective | cheap, valueless. | |
| 1605 | fifia | Verb | to dwindle, fade, disappear. | |
| 1606 | fifika | Verb | Stative form of -fifia. | |
| 1607 | fifisha | Verb | Causative form of -fifia. | |
| 1608 | figa | Noun | cooking stone. | |
| 1609 | figau | Noun | kitchen (in dhows). | |
| 1610 | figili | Noun | ||
| 1611 | figo | Noun | Equivalent to 'Kidney': An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. | |
| 1612 | fika | Verb | to arrive. | |
| 1613 | fikia | Verb | Applicative form of -fika: to lodge at, to overcome, to arrive at. | |
| 1614 | fikira | Noun, Verb | thought (the state or condition of thinking). | |
| 1615 | fikiri | Verb | to think, ponder. | |
| 1616 | fikiria | Verb | Applicative form of -fikiri: to think about, to consider. | |
| 1617 | fikisha | Verb | Causative form of -fika: to deliver or bring something. | |
| 1618 | fikra | Noun | /ˈfik.ɾɑ/ | |
| 1619 | fila | Noun | evil, vice. | |
| 1620 | filamu | Noun | film or video (television show, movie). | |
| 1621 | file | Verb | to file (to make a formal request). | |
| 1622 | filimbi | Noun | flute, fife (wind instrument). | |
| 1623 | filisi | Verb | to liquidate. | |
| 1624 | fimbo | Noun | cane (slender flexible stem of plants such as bamboo). | |
| 1625 | finali | Noun | ||
| 1626 | findo | Noun | ||
| 1627 | finje | Noun | fifty shilling. | |
| 1628 | finya | Verb | ||
| 1629 | finyo | Noun | ||
| 1630 | finyu | Adjective | ||
| 1631 | fira | Noun, Verb | to sodomize, to have anal sex with. | |
| 1632 | firana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -fira. | |
| 1633 | firasha | Noun | ||
| 1634 | firauni | Noun | pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt). | |
| 1635 | firia | Verb | Applicative form of -fira. | |
| 1636 | firika | Verb | Stative form of -fira. | |
| 1637 | firimbi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Whistle': A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechani… | |
| 1638 | firisha | Verb | Causative form of -fira. | |
| 1639 | firwa | Verb | Passive form of -fira. | |
| 1640 | fisadi | Noun, Adjective | seducer, corrupt person. | |
| 1641 | fisha | Noun, Verb | Causative form of -fa: to murder, kill. | |
| 1642 | fisi | Noun | greedy person. | |
| 1643 | fisidi | Verb | to seduce, corrupt. | |
| 1644 | fistula | Noun | ||
| 1645 | fiti | Interjection | I'm fine (response to "how are you?"). | |
| 1646 | fitina | Noun | antagonism, quarrelling. | |
| 1647 | fiwa | Verb | Passive form of -fa: to mourn, be bereaved. | |
| 1648 | fiwi | Noun | lima bean. | |
| 1649 | fizi | Noun | ||
| 1650 | fizikia | Noun | physics (branch of science). | |
| 1651 | fleti | Noun | Equivalent to 'apartment': A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat. | |
| 1652 | floridi | Noun | ||
| 1653 | florini | Noun | fluorine (chemical element). | |
| 1654 | fofofo | Adverb | completely, absolutely. | |
| 1655 | foka | Verb | to erupt, overflow, gush. | |
| 1656 | folda | Noun | Equivalent to 'folder': An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit i… | |
| 1657 | foleni | Noun | queue, line. | |
| 1658 | fomu | Noun | form (a blank document or template to be filled in by the user). | |
| 1659 | fomula | Noun | ||
| 1660 | fomyula | Noun | ||
| 1661 | fonimu | Noun | Equivalent to 'phoneme': An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. | |
| 1662 | fora | Noun | Equivalent to 'fame': Something said or reported; gossip, rumour. | |
| 1663 | forodha | Noun | customs (department or agency that collects taxes on items entering or leaving a country). | |
| 1664 | foronya | Noun | /fɔˈɾɔ.ɲɑ/ | Equivalent to 'Pillowcase': A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows. |
| 1665 | forsadi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Mulberry': Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits. | |
| 1666 | fosferi | Noun | ||
| 1667 | fotoni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Photon': The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having ze… | |
| 1668 | fowadi | Noun | forward (a player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore princ… | |
| 1669 | frasila | Noun | A unit of weight, about 35 pounds. | |
| 1670 | fremu | Noun | frame (structural elements of a building or other constructed object; rigid, generally rectangular mounting). | |
| 1671 | freshi | Noun | Equivalent to 'I'm fine': Conventional response to "how are you?", indicating that one is well. | |
| 1672 | friji | Noun | Equivalent to 'refrigerator': A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short fo… | |
| 1673 | fuadi | Noun | ||
| 1674 | fuasa | Verb | to mimic, imitate. | |
| 1675 | fuata | Verb | to abide by (to comply with). | |
| 1676 | fuatana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -fuata. | |
| 1677 | fuatia | Verb | Applicative form of -fuata: to follow up, to pursue. | |
| 1678 | fuatwa | Verb | Passive form of -fuata: to be followed. | |
| 1679 | fuawe | Noun | Equivalent to 'Anvil': A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck an… | |
| 1680 | fueli | Noun | ||
| 1681 | fufua | Verb | to resurrect, to revive, to bring back to life. | |
| 1682 | fufuka | Verb | Stative form of -fufua: be to resurrected, to come back to life, rise from the dead, regenerate. | |
| 1683 | fuga | Verb | to keep (livestock). | |
| 1684 | fuja | Verb | to squander, waste. | |
| 1685 | fujo | Noun | disturbance, riot, disorder, chaos. | |
| 1686 | fukara | Noun, Adjective | Equivalent to 'Pauper': One living on or eligible for public charity. | |
| 1687 | fuko | Noun | augmentative of mfuko: big bag; saddlebag. | |
| 1688 | fukua | Verb | to dig up, to exhume. | |
| 1689 | fukuo | Noun | ||
| 1690 | fukuza | Verb | to expel, to chase away, to drive out. | |
| 1691 | fukuzia | Verb | Applicative form of -fukuza. | |
| 1692 | fukuzwa | Verb | Passive form of -fukuza: to be expelled. | |
| 1693 | fukwe | Noun | ||
| 1694 | fulana | Noun | undershirt. | |
| 1695 | fulani | Noun, Adjective | a certain thing, esp. a person; somebody. | |
| 1696 | fulia | Verb | Applicative form of -fua: to wash for someone. | |
| 1697 | fuliana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -fulia: to wash for each other. | |
| 1698 | fulika | Verb | Stative form of -fulia: to be washable. | |
| 1699 | fuliwa | Verb | Passive form of -fua: to be forged; to be laundered, to be washed. | |
| 1700 | fulusi | Noun | currency (money or other item used to facilitate transactions). | |
| 1701 | fuma | Verb | to knit, to weave. | |
| 1702 | fumba | Verb | to mystify or elude. | |
| 1703 | fumbana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -fumba. | |
| 1704 | fumbata | Verb | to grasp, grip. | |
| 1705 | fumbia | Verb | Applicative form of -fumba. | |
| 1706 | fumbika | Verb | Stative form of -fumba. | |
| 1707 | fumbo | Noun | a parable, a metaphor. | |
| 1708 | fumbua | Verb | Conversive form of -fumba: to open, reveal, decipher. | |
| 1709 | fumbwa | Verb | Passive form of -fumba. | |
| 1710 | fumua | Verb | Conversive form of -fuma: to unstitch, disentangle. | |
| 1711 | funda | Verb | Equivalent to 'Knot': A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled wi… | |
| 1712 | fundi | Noun | craftsman; artisan. | |
| 1713 | fundo | Noun | /ˈfuⁿ.dɔ/ | a cluster (group or bunch of things). |
| 1714 | funga | Verb | to fast (to abstain from food). | |
| 1715 | fungama | Verb | to be bound, to be tied. | |
| 1716 | fungana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -funga. | |
| 1717 | fungate | Noun, Adjective | honeymoon. | |
| 1718 | fungia | Verb | Applicative form of -funga. | |
| 1719 | fungika | Verb | Stative form of -funga: to be confined. | |
| 1720 | fungo | Noun | Equivalent to 'bond': A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is o… | |
| 1721 | fungu | Noun | a collection of writing: a sentence, paragraph, or article. | |
| 1722 | fungua | Verb | Conversive form of -funga: to open, to unfasten. | |
| 1723 | funguka | Verb | Stative form of -fungua: to be opened. | |
| 1724 | funguo | Noun | ||
| 1725 | fungwa | Verb | Passive form of -funga: to be closed, to be imprisoned. | |
| 1726 | funika | Verb | to encompass, to overwhelm. | |
| 1727 | funua | Verb | to discover, uncover. | |
| 1728 | funza | Noun, Verb | to educate, teach. | |
| 1729 | funzo | Noun | a lesson, a teaching (a section of learning or teaching). | |
| 1730 | funzwa | Verb | Passive form of -funza. | |
| 1731 | fupi | Adjective | short (having a small distance between ends or edges). | |
| 1732 | fupisha | Verb | Causative form of -fupi: to shorten, summarize, abbreviate. | |
| 1733 | fura | Verb | Equivalent to 'Swell': The act of swelling; increase in size. | |
| 1734 | furaha | Noun | joy (feeling of happiness). | |
| 1735 | furahi | Verb | to be happy. | |
| 1736 | furahia | Verb | Applicative form of -furahi: to enjoy. | |
| 1737 | furika | Verb | ||
| 1738 | furiko | Noun | ||
| 1739 | fursa | Noun | an opportunity (chance for advancement, progress or profit). | |
| 1740 | furufu | Noun, Adjective | happy, joyful, cheerful. | |
| 1741 | furungu | Noun | shaddock, pomelo (Citrus maxima fruit). | |
| 1742 | furusha | Verb | to drive away, chase away, rout, expel. | |
| 1743 | furushi | Noun | a bundle or pack (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying). | |
| 1744 | fusa | Verb | to soften by beating. | |
| 1745 | fusahi | Verb | to annul, cancel, dissolve, revoke. | |
| 1746 | fusi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Rubble': The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry. | |
| 1747 | fuska | Noun | TUKI says: adulterer; fornicator bab.la suggests unmoral behaviour. | |
| 1748 | fususi | Noun | gem, precious stone. | |
| 1749 | futa | Verb | to abolish, delete, remove, obliterate. | |
| 1750 | futahi | Noun, Verb | good luck. | |
| 1751 | futana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -futa. | |
| 1752 | futari | Noun | iftar (evening meal that marks the end of the daily fast during Ramadan). | |
| 1753 | futi | Noun | foot (unit of length). | |
| 1754 | futia | Verb | Applicative form of -futa. | |
| 1755 | futiana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -futia. | |
| 1756 | futika | Verb | Stative form of -futa. | |
| 1757 | futilia | Verb | Applicative form of -futia: to wipe, to remove. | |
| 1758 | futisha | Verb | Causative form of -futa. | |
| 1759 | futiwa | Verb | Passive form of -futia. | |
| 1760 | futuhi | Noun | ||
| 1761 | futuri | Noun | ||
| 1762 | futuria | Verb | Applicative form of -futuru. | |
| 1763 | futuru | Verb | to break one's fast. | |
| 1764 | futwa | Verb | Passive form of -futa. | |
| 1765 | fuvu | Noun | a skull (bone of human head). | |
| 1766 | fuwele | Noun | Equivalent to 'crystal': A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in… | |
| 1767 | fuzu | Verb | to qualify, succeed, pass. | |
| 1768 | fyata | Verb | to shut up, to make quiet. | |
| 1769 | fyatua | Verb | to discharge, fire, shoot (of weapons). | |
| 1770 | fyeka | Verb | to clear land. | |
| 1771 | fyonza | Verb | to suck (instance of drawing something into one's mouth by inhaling). | |
| 1772 | fyulisi | Noun | ||
| 1773 | gadi | Noun | ||
| 1774 | gaia | Verb | to present, give. | |
| 1775 | gaidi | Noun | terrorist, criminal, bandit, robber. | |
| 1776 | gairi | Verb | alternative spelling of -ghairi. | |
| 1777 | gaiwa | Verb | Passive form of -gaia. | |
| 1778 | galaksi | Noun | Equivalent to 'galaxy': The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth… | |
| 1779 | galawa | Noun | a type of wooden boat with outriggers. | |
| 1780 | gali | Noun, Adjective | Equivalent to 'Gallium': A chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal. | |
| 1781 | galoni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Gallon': A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints. | |
| 1782 | gamba | Noun | skin (of a scaly animal). | |
| 1783 | gameti | Noun | Equivalent to 'Gamete': A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of c… | |
| 1784 | gamu | Noun | gum (sticky substance). | |
| 1785 | ganda | Noun, Verb | Equivalent to 'Peel': A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removin… | |
| 1786 | gandama | Verb | ||
| 1787 | gandia | Verb | Applicative form of -ganda. | |
| 1788 | gandika | Verb | Stative form of -ganda. | |
| 1789 | ganeti | Noun, Adjective | garnet (color/colour). | |
| 1790 | ganga | Verb | to heal, to cure. | |
| 1791 | gani | Adjective | what, (of) which. | |
| 1792 | ganja | Noun | marijuana. | |
| 1793 | ganuni | Noun | qanun, kanoon, or ganoun (a musical instrument similar to a zither). | |
| 1794 | ganzi | Noun | ||
| 1795 | gari | Noun | /ˈɡa.ri/ | vehicle (any vehicle, including wagons and trains). |
| 1796 | gasketi | Noun | ||
| 1797 | gati | Noun | dock, pier, wharf, jetty. | |
| 1798 | gatini | Noun | ||
| 1799 | gatuzi | Noun | ||
| 1800 | gauni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Gown': A loose, flowing upper garment. | |
| 1801 | gavana | Noun | ||
| 1802 | gawa | Verb | to divide (split or separate into two or more parts). | |
| 1803 | gawadi | Noun | procurer, pimp. | |
| 1804 | gawadia | Verb | to procure, to pimp. | |
| 1805 | gawana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -gawa. | |
| 1806 | gawanya | Verb | to divide up, share. | |
| 1807 | gawia | Verb | Applicative form of -gawa: to give to someone a part of something. | |
| 1808 | gawika | Verb | Stative form of -gawa: to be divided. | |
| 1809 | gawio | Noun | Equivalent to 'Dividend': A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., qua… | |
| 1810 | gawisha | Verb | Causative form of -gawa. | |
| 1811 | gawiwa | Verb | Passive form of -gawa. | |
| 1812 | gawo | Noun | piece, part, portion. | |
| 1813 | gazeti | Noun | newspaper (publication). | |
| 1814 | gegedu | Noun | Equivalent to 'Cartilage': A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in var… | |
| 1815 | gego | Noun | ||
| 1816 | geisha | Noun | ||
| 1817 | geji | Noun | gauge (a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard). | |
| 1818 | genge | Noun | cliff, chasm. | |
| 1819 | geni | Adjective | Equivalent to 'strange': strange, unusual, odd, weird, bizarre, uncanny, rare, peculiar, freaky, freakish, freak, curiou… | |
| 1820 | gereji | Noun | repair shop. | |
| 1821 | gereza | Noun | Equivalent to 'prison': A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-t… | |
| 1822 | gesi | Noun | /ˈɠɛ.si/ | |
| 1823 | gesti | Noun | guesthouse. | |
| 1824 | geti | Noun | ||
| 1825 | getini | Noun | locative of geti. | |
| 1826 | geua | Verb | to change, to switch. | |
| 1827 | geuka | Verb | Stative form of -geua: to turn, be changed. | |
| 1828 | geukia | Verb | Applicative form of -geuka. | |
| 1829 | geuko | Noun | transformation, change. | |
| 1830 | geuza | Verb | Causative form of -geua: to turn around. | |
| 1831 | geuzi | Adjective | transforming, changing, fickle. | |
| 1832 | geza | Verb | to try, attempt. | |
| 1833 | gezo | Noun | Equivalent to 'thought': A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell… | |
| 1834 | ghafi | Adjective | /ˈɣɑ.fi/ | valueless, inferior. |
| 1835 | ghafla | Adjective, Adverb | Equivalent to 'sudden': An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. | |
| 1836 | ghafula | Adverb | (Kielezi). | |
| 1837 | ghaibu | Adjective | out of sight. | |
| 1838 | ghaidhi | Noun | wrath, anger. | |
| 1839 | ghairi | Verb | to back down or change one's position. | |
| 1840 | ghala | Noun | pantry, granary, storeroom. | |
| 1841 | ghalati | Noun | error, fault, mistake, blunder. | |
| 1842 | ghali | Noun, Adjective | expensive. | |
| 1843 | ghalibu | Noun, Adverb | usually, mainly, mostly, chiefly. | |
| 1844 | ghamu | Noun | grief, sorrow, sadness. | |
| 1845 | ghani | Noun, Verb | to recite. | |
| 1846 | ghanima | Noun | windfall, prosperity. | |
| 1847 | gharama | Noun | cost, expense, charge. | |
| 1848 | gharika | Noun | a flood or downpour (overflow of water). | |
| 1849 | gharimu | Verb | to cost (to incur a charge, a price). | |
| 1850 | ghashi | Noun, Adjective | pus (discharge from a wound). | |
| 1851 | ghasia | Noun | disorder, confusion, bustle. | |
| 1852 | ghaya | Noun | apex, limit. | |
| 1853 | ghazi | Noun | air stream. | |
| 1854 | ghera | Noun | ||
| 1855 | ghiliba | Noun | deception. | |
| 1856 | ghilibu | Verb | to deceive, swindle, betray. | |
| 1857 | ghofira | Noun | forgiveness, absolution. | |
| 1858 | ghofiri | Verb | to forgive, to pardon. | |
| 1859 | ghorofa | Noun | storey, floor (level of a building). | |
| 1860 | ghuba | Noun | Equivalent to 'bay': Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay Area (metropolitan area in California): a geographic region of Califo… | |
| 1861 | ghubari | Noun | cloud (mass of dust, steam or smoke). | |
| 1862 | ghulamu | Noun | /ɣu.la.mu/ | Equivalent to 'Knave': A boy; especially, a boy servant. |
| 1863 | ghuma | Noun | ||
| 1864 | ghuna | Noun | The Arabic word means nasalization but I think the Swahili means voiced sound but not sure?. | |
| 1865 | ghuri | Verb | to cheat, to deceive. | |
| 1866 | ghururi | Noun | conceit, pride. | |
| 1867 | ghushi | Noun, Verb, Adjective | to falsify, forge. | |
| 1868 | ghusubu | Verb | to snatch, to take by force. | |
| 1869 | gilasi | Noun | ||
| 1870 | gimba | Noun | body, mass. | |
| 1871 | girisi | Noun | ||
| 1872 | gitaa | Noun | Equivalent to 'guitar': A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six st… | |
| 1873 | giza | Noun | obscurity. | |
| 1874 | gizani | Noun | locative of giza. | |
| 1875 | glakoma | Noun | Equivalent to 'Glaucoma': An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of… | |
| 1876 | glasi | Noun | glass (drinking vessel). | |
| 1877 | glavu | Noun | Equivalent to 'Glove': An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independe… | |
| 1878 | globu | Noun | Equivalent to 'globe': Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object. | |
| 1879 | glopu | Noun | a globe (spherical object depicting Earth). | |
| 1880 | glovu | Noun | ||
| 1881 | glukosi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Glucose': A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆; a principle source of ener… | |
| 1882 | gluteni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Gluten': Fibrin (formerly considered as one of the "animal humours"). | |
| 1883 | gluu | Noun | Equivalent to 'glue': A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adh… | |
| 1884 | gobori | Noun | Equivalent to 'muzzleloader': A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projec… | |
| 1885 | godoro | Noun | mattress (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep). | |
| 1886 | gofu | Noun, Adjective | destroyed, broken down, ruined. | |
| 1887 | gogo | Noun | Equivalent to 'Log': A logbook, or journal of a vessel's (or aircraft's) progress. | |
| 1888 | goigoi | Adjective | ||
| 1889 | goli | Noun | Equivalent to 'goal': A result that one is attempting to achieve. | |
| 1890 | goma | Verb | to boycott, strike. | |
| 1891 | gomba | Verb | to argue with. | |
| 1892 | gombana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -gomba. | |
| 1893 | gombea | Verb | Applicative form of -gomba: to compete, to contest. | |
| 1894 | gome | Noun | bark (of a tree). | |
| 1895 | gonga | Verb | to hit, beat, strike, knock; tap. | |
| 1896 | gongana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -gonga. | |
| 1897 | gongo | Noun | top or highest part. | |
| 1898 | gongwa | Verb | Passive form of -gonga. | |
| 1899 | gonjwa | Adjective | sick; ill. | |
| 1900 | gori | Noun | Equivalent to 'rugby': A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. | |
| 1901 | goti | Noun | knee (joint in the middle of the leg and area around it). | |
| 1902 | govi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Foreskin': The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in… | |
| 1903 | grafiti | Noun | Equivalent to 'Graffiti': Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization. | |
| 1904 | gramu | Noun | gram / gramme (unit of mass). | |
| 1905 | graviti | Noun | Equivalent to 'weightfulness': The quality or state of being weightful; heaviness; gravity. | |
| 1906 | greda | Noun | grader (machine used in road maintenance, construction and mining for leveling large surfaces). | |
| 1907 | gredi | Noun | form, grade (level of precollegiate education). | |
| 1908 | gridi | Noun | ||
| 1909 | grifoni | Noun | Equivalent to 'Griffin': A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. | |
| 1910 | grisi | Noun | grease (oily or fatty matter). | |
| 1911 | gruneti | Noun | ||
| 1912 | gubeti | Noun | prow (front part of a vessel). | |
| 1913 | gubika | Verb | to cover completely. | |
| 1914 | gubiko | Noun | ||
| 1915 | gubikwa | Verb | Passive form of -gubika. | |
| 1916 | gudulia | Noun | pitcher, jar, jug. | |
| 1917 | gugu | Noun | weed (unwanted plant). | |
| 1918 | gulabi | Noun | rose apple. | |
| 1919 | gulamu | Noun | ||
| 1920 | gulio | Noun | market (small market that's often open air). | |
| 1921 | gumba | Noun, Adjective | sterile, infertile, barren. | |
| 1922 | gumu | Noun, Adjective | hard, tough. | |
| 1923 | gumzo | Noun | a conversation. | |
| 1924 | guna | Verb | to moan, grunt. | |
| 1925 | gundi | Noun | any sticky gum or paste. | |
| 1926 | gundua | Verb | to catch, discover, expose, startle. | |
| 1927 | gunia | Noun | sack (bag for commodities or items). | |
| 1928 | gunzi | Noun | ear of corn / maize, corncob, maize cob. | |
| 1929 | gura | Verb | Equivalent to 'go': A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which tw… | |
| 1930 | guru | Noun | only used in sukari guru (“jaggery”). | |
| 1931 | gusa | Verb | to touch (feel with the body). | |
| 1932 | gusana | Verb | Reciprocal form of -gusa. | |
| 1933 | gusia | Verb | Applicative form of -gusa. | |
| 1934 | guswa | Verb | Passive form of -gusa. | |
| 1935 | gutua | Verb | to scare, frighten, startle. | |
| 1936 | gwanda | Noun | men's garment (knee-length). | |
| 1937 | gwaride | Noun | drill, parade. | |
| 1938 | gwiji | Noun | ||
| 1939 | haba | Adjective | few, scarce, rare, little. | |
| 1940 | hababi | Noun | ||
| 1941 | habari | Noun | /hɑˈɓɑ.ɾi/ | Equivalent to 'information': Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attr… |
| 1942 | habibu | Noun | beloved, darling. | |
| 1943 | habusu | Noun | singular of mahabusu (“prisoner”). | |
| 1944 | hadaa | Verb | to deceive, cheat. | |
| 1945 | hadhara | Noun, Adverb | openly, publicly. | |
| 1946 | hadhari | Noun | ||
| 1947 | hadhi | Noun | prestige, honour. | |
| 1948 | hadhira | Noun | ||
| 1949 | hadhiri | Verb | to give a lecture to. | |
| 1950 | hadi | Preposition | until, up to, till (both space and time). | |
| 1951 | hadidi | Noun, Adjective | strong, sturdy, robust. | |
| 1952 | hadidu | Noun | rule, condition, limit, restriction (of a task). | |
| 1953 | hadithi | Noun, Verb | story (account of events). | |
| 1954 | hafidhi | Noun | diary, notebook. | |
| 1955 | hafifu | Noun, Adjective | inferior, mediocre, poor. | |
| 1956 | hafla | Noun | banquet, feast, celebratory party, reception. | |
| 1957 | hafula | Noun | ||
| 1958 | hai- | Phrase | it does not, they do not; mi class_((IV))/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N… | |
| 1959 | haiba | Noun | charm, charisma, attraction, allure. | |
| 1960 | haina | Verb | ||
| 1961 | haini | Noun, Verb | traitor, betrayer, conspirator. | |
| 1962 | haja | Noun | Equivalent to 'need': A requirement for something; something needed. | |
| 1963 | haji | Noun | hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). | |
| 1964 | hajibu | Verb | ||
| 1965 | hajiri | Verb | to emigrate. | |
| 1966 | haki | Noun | right (something one is legally entitled to). | |
| 1967 | haki- | Phrase | it does not, ki class_((VII)) negative subject concord. | |
| 1968 | hakika | Noun | fact, certainty. | |
| 1969 | hakiki | Verb | to find something out definitively. | |
| 1970 | hakimu | Noun | Equivalent to 'Magistrate': A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. | |
| 1971 | hakiri | Verb, Adjective | to despise, abase, treat with contempt. | |
| 1972 | haku- | Noun, Phrase | there is no, ku class_((XVII)) negative subject concord. | |
| 1973 | hakuna | Verb | ku locative class subject inflected present negative. | |
| 1974 | hakuzaa | Verb | ||
| 1975 | halafu | Adverb | later; afterwards; then. | |
| 1976 | halaiki | Noun | abundance. | |
| 1977 | halali | Verb, Adjective | permissible, acceptable. | |
| 1978 | halasa | Noun | Baldi: profit in trade; TUKI: net salary, payment for ship crew/sailor. | |
| 1979 | hali | Noun | situation, state, condition. | |
| 1980 | hali- | Phrase | it does not, ji class_((V)) negative subject concord. | |
| 1981 | halifu | Verb | to disobey or rebel. | |
| 1982 | halisi | Verb, Adjective | genuine, true, authentic, real. | |
| 1983 | halisia | Verb | Applicative form of -halisi. | |
| 1984 | halkumu | Noun | Equivalent to 'jugular vein': Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deo… | |
| 1985 | halua | Noun | Equivalent to 'Sweetmeat': A sweet delicacy; a confection. | |
| 1986 | ham- | Noun, Phrase | therein is no, mu class_((XVIII)) negative subject concord. | |
| 1987 | hama | Verb | to move, to emigrate, to evacuate. | |
| 1988 | hamaki | Noun, Verb | Equivalent to 'Rage': An exciting and boisterous party. | |
| 1989 | hamali | Noun | Equivalent to 'Aries': A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a ram. | |
| 1990 | hamamu | Noun | bathhouse, Turkish bath. | |
| 1991 | hamasa | Noun | motivation, determination. | |
| 1992 | hambaga | Noun | hamburger. | |
| 1993 | hamdia | Noun | formal attire. | |
| 1994 | hami | Verb | to protect. | |
| 1995 | hamia | Verb | Conversive form of -hama: to move to, to immigrate. | |
| 1996 | hamira | Noun | Equivalent to 'Leaven': Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods. | |
| 1997 | hamisha | Verb | Causative form of -hama: to deport, to evacuate, be removed/moved from a place. | |
| 1998 | hamlali | Verb | ||
| 1999 | hamli | Verb | ||
| 2000 | hamna | Verb |