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The Kamusi Project Swahili-English Dictionary
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Entry below is baa - this headword has not been grouped
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baa , pl baa (or mabaa)
{ English: bar
, pl bars
} [derived: English bar]
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Definition: kilabu
English Definition: drinking establishment
Swahili Example: alikuwa akipita katika mabaa kutafuta wanaume [Mt]
English Example: she was passing among numerous bars to find men
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baa , pl baa
{ English: catastrophe
, pl catastrophes
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: mvua hii imetuletea baa na balaa
English Example: this rain has led to a great catastrophe
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baa , pl baa
{ English: evil
, pl evils
}
noun 9/10,
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[note: also: balaa, balia.]
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baa , pl mabaa
{ English: pub
, pl pubs
} [derived: Eng.]
noun 5/6,
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baa , pl baa
{ English: plague
, pl plague
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: baa la njaa
English Example: plagued by hunger
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Entry below is baada - this headword has not been grouped
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baada { English: after
}
preposition ,
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Swahili Example: ~ ya miaka mingi, ~ ya kazi
English Example: after many years, after work
[note: Cf. '-baidi.]
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Entry below is baada ya
Entry below is baadae
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baadae { English: afterwards
} [derived: baada]
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: Wareno walifika Mombasa, baadae walielekea Malindi [Masomo 143]
English Example: The Portuguese arrived in Mombasa and afterwards proceeded to Malindi.
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Entry below is baadaye - this headword has not been grouped
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baadaye { English: afterwards
} [derived: baada]
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: Tutakula sasa, baadaye tutamzuru rafiki yetu.
English Example: We will eat now, afterwards we will visit our friend.
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baadaye { English: later
} [derived: baada]
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: tutaonana baadaye
English Example: we'll see each other later
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Entry below is baadhi - this headword has not been grouped
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baadhi , pl baadhi
{ English: section (of a larger whole)
}
noun ,
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Swahili Example: Wanafunzi wamegawanyika baadhi mbili
English Example: The students are divided into two sections
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baadhi ya { English: some
}
adjective ,
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Swahili Definition: sehemu au wakati fulani [Masomo 345]
Swahili Example: baadhi ya watu; baadhi ya siku
English Example: some of the people; some days
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Entry below is baadhi ya
Entry below is baathi - this headword has not been grouped
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-baathi { English: set up
} [derived: (rare)]
verb ,
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[note: also: buathi.]
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Entry below is baba - this headword has not been grouped
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baba , pl baba
{ English: father
, pl fathers
}
noun 9/10ca,
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Swahili Example: ~ Mtakatifu
English Example: Holy Father, Pope
[note: Cf. ubaba / also: babu, abu.]
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baba , pl baba
{ English: uncle (paternal)
, pl paternal uncles
}
noun 9/10ca,
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Swahili Example: ~ mkubwa, ~ mdogo
English Example: uncle (older/younger brother of one's father)
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Entry below is baba mdogo
Entry below is baba mkubwa
Entry below is baba mkwe
Entry below is baba wa kambo
Entry below is baba watoto
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baba watoto , pl baba watoto
{ English: husband
, pl husbands
}
noun 9/10an,
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Swahili Definition: mume
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Entry below is babadosi
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Babadosi (or Babado) { English: Barbados
} [Terminology: geography]
noun 9,
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[note: Babadosi is recommended standardization by BAKITA and TUKI; Babado is recommended standardization by Radio Tanzania.]
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Entry below is babaika - this headword has not been grouped
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-babaika { English: be embarrassed
}
verb ,
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Swahili Example: aligeuka kukimbilia kiooni huku katahayari, huku kababaika, na huku kapendezewa [Sul]
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-babaika { English: stutter
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verb ,
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[note: Cf. babaiko, ubabaiko / also: '-babayika.]
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Entry below is babaiko
Entry below is babaisha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is babaje - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is babaka - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is babakabwela
Entry below is babale - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is babata - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is babatika - this headword has not been grouped
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-babatika { English: beat
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: ~ mbawa
English Example: beat with the wings
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Entry below is babayika - this headword has not been grouped
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-babayika { English: stutter
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verb ,
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[note: Cf. babaiko, ubabaiko / also: '-babaika.]
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Entry below is babayiko - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is babe - this headword has not been grouped
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babe , pl mababe
{ English: big healthy man
, pl big healthy men
}
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Definition: pandikizi la mtu; pande la mwana
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Entry below is babewana
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babewana , pl babewana
{ English: owl (species of)
, pl owl
} [Terminology: ornithology]
noun 9/10an,
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[note: Owl species traditionally believed to cause convulsions in a child when settling on the roof (most likely the African barn owl, Tyto alba affinis).]
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Entry below is babewatoto
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babewatoto , pl babewatoto
{ English: owl (species of)
, pl owls
} [Terminology: ornithology]
noun 9/10an,
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[note: Owl species traditionally believed to cause convulsions in a child when settling on the roof (most likely the African barn owl, Tyto alba affinis).]
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Entry below is babia
Entry below is babu - this headword has not been grouped
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babu , pl mababu
{ English: patriarch
, pl patriarchs
}
noun 5/6an,
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Swahili Example: Mababu wa Kanisa
English Example: the Fathers of the Church
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babu , pl babu
{ English: quality
, pl qualities
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: ~ kubwa, ~ ndogo
English Example: of superior quality (character), of inferior quality (character)
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Entry below is babua - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is babuka - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is badala - this headword has been grouped
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badala , pl badala
{ English: replacement
, pl replacements
}
noun 9/10,
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Swahili Example: ~ ya
English Example: instead of
[note: Cf. '-badili.]
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-badala { English: alternative
} [derived: badala n.]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: "wataweza ... kutafutiwa ajira mbadala" [Nipashe 2004-07-09, “Watoto 30,000 kupatiwa elimu chini ya MEMKWA” na Joseph Mwendapole]
English Example: they can be helped to find alternative employment
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Entry below is Badala - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is badala - this headword has been grouped
Entry below is badala ya
Entry below is badani
Entry below is badhiri - this headword has not been grouped
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-badhiri { English: embezzle
}
verb ,
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[note: Cf. '-badhirifu, budhara, mbadhiri, ubadhirifu / also: badiri.]
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Entry below is badhirifu - this headword has not been grouped
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-badhirifu { English: wasteful
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adjective ,
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[note: Cf. '-badhiri, ubadhirifu / also: '-badhiri, '-badiri.]
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Entry below is badili - this headword has not been grouped
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-badili { English: change
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: ~ shauri; ~ hewa; ~ fedha; ~nguo
English Example: change one's mind; have a change of air (rest, recuperation); change money; change clothes
[note: Cf. badala, badilifu, badiliko, mbadilishaji, ubadilifu, ubadilishaji.]
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-badili (kwa) { English: exchange (for)
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verb ,
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Swahili Example: hawakupendelea kubadili mila zetu kwa utamaduni [Abd]
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Entry below is badili ya
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badili ya { English: instead of
} [derived: badala ya]
adverb ,
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Swahili Example: Jumanne, badili ya kukiona kitoto alichokitaraji [Ya]
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Entry below is badilia - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is badilibadili
Entry below is badilifu - this headword has not been grouped
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-badilifu { English: changeable
} [derived: badili]
adjective ,
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Swahili Example: Twajua Mwenyezi Mungu, kwa mambo mabadilifu [Shaaban Robert, "Rangi Zetu" 4 I]
English Example: We know God Alimighty, through what is changeable
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Entry below is badilika
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-badilika { English: be changed
} [derived: badili]
verb ,
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Swahili Definition: kuwa tofauti
Swahili Example: Matika aliporudi hakuwa yule yule wa zamani. Alikuwa amebadilika vikubwa [Balisidya, Masomo 353]; na sasa kabadilika kabisa [Muk]
English Example: When she returned Matika was not like before. She had changed greatly.
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Entry below is badiliko - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is badilisha - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is badilisho - this headword has not been grouped
Entry below is badilishwa
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-badilishwa { English: be changed
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verb passive,
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Swahili Example: [nyumba ya Bahati] haikupata kubadilishwa kitu tangu ilipojengwa na marehemu baba yake [Sul]
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Entry below is badiliwa
Entry below is badiri - this headword has not been grouped
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-badiri { English: embezzle
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verb ,
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[note: Cf. '-badhirifu, budhara, mbadhiri, ubadhirifu / also: badhiri.]
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