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Entry below is i - this headword has been grouped

i { English: they (class 4) }
verb subject
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i { English: it (class 9) }
verb subject
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i { English: them (class 4) }
verb object
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i { English: it (class 9) }
verb object
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Entry below is iba - this headword has been grouped

-iba { English: steal }
verb
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Swahili Example: maskini haokoti, akiokota, huambiwa kaiba (methali)
English Example: a poor man does not pick up things, if he does, they say he stole them (proverb)

-iba { English: rob }
verb
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-iba { English: purloin }
verb
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-iba { English: embezzle }
verb
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-iba { English: misappropriate }
verb
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Entry below is ibada - this headword has not been grouped

ibada , pl ibada { English: characteristics } [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10
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ibada { English: cult } [derived: adubu]
noun
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Swahili Example: ibada ya ubinafsi

ibada { English: divine service } [derived: adubu]
noun
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ibada , pl ibada { English: habit } [derived: Arabic]
noun 9/10
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ibada { English: liturgy , pl liturgies } [derived: adubu]
noun
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ibada , pl ibada { English: service } [derived: -abudu V]
noun 9/10
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ibada , pl ibada { English: worship } [derived: -abudu V]
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: [kazi] hiyo ndiyo ibada yetu binadamu [Abd]

ibada { English: reverence } [derived: adubu]  [Terminology: religious]
noun
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Entry below is Ibadhi

Ibadhi { English: Ibadites (sect of) } [derived: (Islamic)]
noun
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Entry below is ibara - this headword has not been grouped

ibara { English: clause , pl clauses }
noun
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ibara { English: paragraph }
noun
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Entry below is ibia - this headword has been grouped

-ibia { English: steal from someone } [derived: Swahili -iba]
verb applicative
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-ibia { English: rob someone } [derived: Swahili -iba]
verb applicative
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Entry below is Ibilisi - this headword has not been grouped

Ibilisi { English: The Devil }  [Terminology: names]
noun 9/10an
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Swahili Example: Kisha Ibilisi akamwacha, na tazama, wakaja malaika wakamtumikia (Mathayo Mtakatifu 4:11)
English Example: Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and waited on him (Matthew 4:11)

Ibilisi { English: Satan }  [Terminology: names]
noun 9/10an
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Swahili Example: akalikamata lile joka—nyoka wa kale, yaani Ibilisi au Shetani—akalifunga kwa muda wa miaka elfu moja [Ufunua Aliopewa 20:2]
English Example: he seized the dragon—that serpent of old, the Devil or Satan—and chained him up for a thousand years [Revelation 20:2]


Entry below is ibisha

-ibisha (or -ibiza) { English: have stolen } [derived: Swahili -iba]
verb causative
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Entry below is ibiwa

-ibiwa { English: be robbed } [derived: Swahili -iba]
verb appl-pass
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Swahili Example: tumeibiwa
English Example: we have been robbed


Entry below is ibua

-ibua { English: bring to light }
verb transitive
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Swahili Definition: -chomoa, -zua
Swahili Example: "Madhumuni hasa ya warsha … ni kubadilishana mawazo na uzoefu kuhusu tatizo hili la kijamii ili hatimaye waandishi wa habari, kwa kupitia maandishi yao, waweze kuibua upya mjadala juu ya suala hili …" http://www.mwanzacommunity.org/mpc%20


Entry below is ibuka - this headword has not been grouped

-ibuka { English: emerge }
verb intransitive
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-ibuka { English: resurface }
verb intransitive
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Entry below is ibura - this headword has not been grouped

ibura { English: blot , pl blots }
noun
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ibura { English: characteristic , pl characteristics }
noun
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ibura { English: mark , pl marks }
noun
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ibura { English: marvel , pl marvels }
noun
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ibura { English: miracle , pl miracles }
noun
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ibura { English: remarkable occurrence }
noun
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ibura { English: sign , pl signs }
noun
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ibura { English: speck , pl specks }
noun
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ibura , pl ibura { English: spot , pl spots }
noun 9/10
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ibura , pl ibura { English: wonderful thing }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is idadi - this headword has not been grouped

idadi , pl idadi { English: amount , pl amounts }
noun 9/10
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idadi { English: computing }
noun
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idadi , pl idadi { English: measure of countable items , pl measures of countable items }
noun 9/10
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idadi { English: counting }
noun
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idadi , pl idadi { English: large number , pl large numbers }
noun 9/10
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idadi , pl idadi { English: number }
noun 9/10
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idadi { English: quantity }
noun
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Swahili Example: bila idadi

idadi , pl idadi { English: reckoning }
noun 9/10
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idadi , pl idadi { English: total }
noun 9/10
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idadi , pl idadi { English: rate , pl rates }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: idadi kubwa ya vifo vya kina mama inayokadiriwa kufikia 506/100,000 [Benki ya Dunia]
English Example: a high maternal mortality rate estimated at 506/100,000


Entry below is idara - this headword has not been grouped

idara , pl idara { English: department , pl departments }
noun 9/10
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idara , pl idara { English: ministry , pl ministries }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: Idara ya Elimu (Ukulima)
English Example: Ministry of Education

idara , pl idara { English: office (government) , pl government offices }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: idara ya posta; idara ya utibabu wa wanyama


Entry below is idhaa - this headword has not been grouped

idhaa , pl idhaa { English: radio broadcast }
noun 9/10
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idhaa { English: program }
noun
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Swahili Example: idhaa ya redio

idhaa , pl idhaa { English: broadcast service }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is idhara - this headword has not been grouped

-idhara { English: cause disgrace }
verb
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-idhara { English: slander }
verb
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idhara { English: calumny }
noun
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idhara { English: discredit }
noun
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idhara { English: disgrace }
noun
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idhara { English: shame }
noun
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idhara { English: slander }
noun
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Entry below is idhini - this headword has not been grouped

-idhini { English: allow }
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-idhini { English: approve }
verb
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-idhini { English: assent }
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-idhini { English: authorize }
verb
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-idhini { English: concur }
verb
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-idhini { English: confirm }
verb
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-idhini { English: empower }
verb
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-idhini { English: permit }
verb
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-idhini { English: sanction }
verb
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idhini { English: approval }
noun
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Swahili Example: taka idhini; toa idhini

idhini , pl idhini { English: authorization }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: tutangojea idhini ya mtu asiyekuwepo [Moh]

idhini { English: concurrence }
noun
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Swahili Example: taka idhini; toa idhini

idhini { English: confirmation }
noun
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Swahili Example: taka idhini; toa idhini

idhini , pl idhini { English: permission }
noun 9/10
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idhini , pl idhini { English: permit }
noun 9/10
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idhini , pl idhini { English: sanction , pl sanctions } [derived: idhini v]
noun 9/10
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Entry below is idhinia

-idhinia { English: appl. }
verb
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Entry below is idhinika

-idhinika { English: intr. }
verb
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Entry below is idhinisha - this headword has not been grouped

-idhinisha { English: authorize } [derived: -idhini V]
verb causative
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-idhinisha { English: approve }
verb causative
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Swahili Example: bunge Iraq laidhinisha serikali mpya [BBC 28 Aprili 2005]
English Example: Iraqi parliament approves new government

-idhinisha { English: sanction } [derived: -idhini V]
verb causative
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Entry below is idhiniwa

-idhiniwa { English: pass. }
verb
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Entry below is idi

idi { English: festival } [derived: (Islamic)]
noun
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Swahili Example: siku kuu ya idi; idi ndogo; pa mkono wa idi


Entry below is idili - this headword has not been grouped

-idili { English: learn good conduct }
verb
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-idili { English: teach someone good manners }
verb
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idili , pl idili { English: effort , pl efforts }
noun 9/10
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idili { English: effort }
noun
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idili { English: enthusiasm }
noun
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idili { English: exertion }
noun
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idili { English: perseverence }
noun
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Entry below is iftari

iftari { English: iftari (a talisman) }
noun
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Entry below is ifu - this headword has not been grouped

ifu , pl (--, maifu) { English: ashes } [derived: jivu]
noun
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[note: rare, dial.]

ifu , pl (--, maifu) { English: remainder } [derived: jivu]
noun
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ifu , pl ifu { English: residue , pl residues } [derived: jivu]
noun 9/10
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ifu , pl maifu { English: residue , pl residues } [derived: jivu]
noun 5/6
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Entry below is ifuifu - this headword has not been grouped

ifuifu { English: ash-colored } [derived: ifu]
adjective
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ifuifu { English: gray } [derived: ifu]
adjective
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[note: rare.]


Entry below is ifya - this headword has not been grouped

-ifya { English: be angry (at someone) }
verb
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-ifya { English: be vexed }
verb
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Entry below is iga - this headword has not been grouped

-iga { English: ape }
verb
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-iga { English: caricature }
verb
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-iga { English: copy }
verb
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-iga { English: imitate } [derived: igizo; mwigaji; mwigo; uigaji]
verb
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Swahili Example: iga maneno ya kigeni; hodari wa kuiga
[note: imitate a foreign language; imitator..]

-iga { English: mimic }
verb
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Entry below is igia

-igia { English: imitate someone } [derived: igizo; mwigaji; mwigo; uigaji]
verb
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Entry below is igiza - this headword has not been grouped

-igiza { English: caus. } [derived: igizo; mwigaji; mwigo; uigaji]
verb
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Swahili Example: jina la kuigiza

-igiza { English: copy } [derived: -iga V]
verb
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-igiza { English: imitate } [derived: -iga V]
verb
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Entry below is igizo - this headword has not been grouped

igizo , pl maigizo { English: dramatization } [derived: iga V]
noun 5/6
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igizo , pl maigizo { English: imitation , pl imitations } [derived: iga]
noun 5/6
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Swahili Example: matendo ya maigizo


Entry below is ihramu - this headword has not been grouped

ihramu , pl ihramu { English: clothes worn by Muslims during pilgrimage }
noun 9/10
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ihramu { English: clothing worn on the pilgrimage to Mecca } [derived: (Islamic) haramu; harimu]
noun
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ihramu { English: the Pyramids } [derived: haramu; harimu]
noun
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Entry below is ihtinsa - this headword has not been grouped

-ihtinsa { English: conclude (apprenticeship or education) }
verb
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-ihtinsa { English: end (apprenticeship or education) }
verb
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Entry below is ijapo - this headword has not been grouped

ijapo { English: although }
conjunction
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ijapo { English: in case }
conjunction
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ijapo { English: even if }
conjunction
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ijapo { English: if }
conjunction
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ijapo { English: supposing that }
conjunction
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ijapo { English: although }
conjunction
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ijapo { English: even if }
conjunction
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Entry below is ijapokuwa - this headword has not been grouped

ijapokuwa { English: although } [derived: ijapo Conj; kuwa V]
conjunction
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Swahili Example: aliwahi kumpenda mtu ijapokuwa siku moja katika miaka tisini aliyoishi? [Sul]

ijapokuwa { English: even though }
conjunction
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Swahili Example: Bahati hakujali, ijapokuwa akitazama mbele kuyaepa macho yake [Sul]


Entry below is ijara - this headword has not been grouped

ijara { English: pay } [derived: ajiri]
noun
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ijara { English: payment } [derived: ajiri]
noun
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ijara { English: rent } [derived: ajiri]
noun
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ijara { English: wages } [derived: ajiri]
noun
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ijara , pl ijara { English: earning , pl earnings } [derived: -ajiri V]
noun 9/10
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ijara , pl ijara { English: salary } [derived: -ajiri V]
noun 9/10
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ijara , pl ijara { English: wages } [derived: -ajiri V]
noun 9/10
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Entry below is ijayo

ijayo { English: next }
adjective
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Entry below is ijaza - this headword has not been grouped

ijaza { English: punishment } [derived: jaza]
noun
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ijaza { English: requital } [derived: jaza]
noun
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ijaza { English: retribution } [derived: jaza]
noun
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ijaza { English: reward } [derived: jaza]
noun
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Entry below is Ijumaa

Ijumaa { English: Friday }
noun
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Swahili Example: Ijumaa kuu


Entry below is ijumaa

ijumaa , pl ijumaa { English: Friday }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is ika - this headword has not been grouped

-ika { English: place }
verb
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Swahili Example: (=weka, ikiza)
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-ika { English: put }
verb
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Swahili Example: (=weka, ikiza)
[note: rare.]


Entry below is ikhiari

ikhiari { English: better }
adverb
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Entry below is ikirari

ikirari { English: plea } [derived: kiri]  [Terminology: legal]
noun
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Entry below is ikiwa

ikiwa { English: if } [derived: i- + -ki- + -wa]
conjunction
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Swahili Example: ikiwa una mmoja ambaye mnapendana naye usimsumbue rohoni [Nyota 1968]
English Example: if there is someone you are in love with, don't give her cause for unease


Entry below is ikiza - this headword has not been grouped

-ikiza { English: place crossways }
verb
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Swahili Example: ikiza nyumba boriti

-ikiza { English: lay across }
verb
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Swahili Example: ikiza nyumba boriti

-ikiza { English: lay across }
verb
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-ikiza { English: spread it over }
verb
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Swahili Example: ikiza nyumba boriti


Entry below is iko

iko { English: be }
verb conjugated
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Swahili Example: minazi iko shambani; nyumba yake iko wapi?; sukari iko


Entry below is ikoni

ikoni , pl ikoni { English: icon , pl icons }  [Dialect: recent]  [Terminology: IT-klnX]
noun 9/10
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Entry below is iktikazi

iktikazi { English: increase , pl increases }
noun
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Entry below is iktisadi - this headword has not been grouped

iktisadi , pl iktisadi { English: economy }
noun 9/10
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iktisadi { English: economy }
noun
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Swahili Example: a iktisadi

iktisadi { English: thrift }
noun
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Swahili Example: a iktisadi


Entry below is Ikulu

Ikulu { English: Ikulu (the State House in Dar es Salaam) }
noun
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Entry below is ikweta

ikweta , pl ikweta { English: equator , pl equators } [derived: English equator]
noun 9/10
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