P - p
| pacify | -tuliza |
| pack | -pakia |
| paddle | kasia |
| padlock | kufuli |
| page | ukurasa |
| pain | teso |
| · | maumivu |
| painful hurt | uchungu |
| paint | -paka |
| palace | jumba |
| pall | ndoo |
| palm | kuti |
| palm of the hand | kiganja |
| palm-frond used for making baskets | ukindu |
| palm-nut | chikichi |
| palms | makuti |
| palm-tree | mchikichi |
| · | mkindu |
| panties | chupi |
| papaya | papai |
| paper | karatasi |
| parade | gwaride |
| paraffin | mafuta |
| paragraph | aya |
| paramilitary training | mchaka-mchaka |
| parcel | mtumba |
| · | kifurushi |
| pardon | radhi |
| pare down | -menya |
| parent | mzazi |
| parentheses | kifungu |
| parliament | bunge |
| parrot | kasuku |
| part | kipande |
| · | fungu |
| · | sehemu |
| part of a town | mtaa |
| partisan | mwanachama |
| partridge | kwale |
| party | karamu |
| · | chama |
| pass | -pita |
| pass (exam) | -faulu |
| pass through | -pitia |
| passenger | abiria |
| patch | kiraka |
| path | njia |
| patience | subira |
| patient | mgonjwa |
| paw | mguu |
| pawpaw | papai |
| pay | -lipa |
| pay tribute | -toa hongo |
| payment | malipo |
| pays Sukuma | Usukuma |
| peace | usalama |
| · | amani |
| peak of a mountain | kilele |
| peanut | karanga |
| pearl | lulu |
| peas | mbaazi |
| pebble | kijiwe |
| peck at something | -donoa |
| peel | ganda |
| · | -ambua |
| peg | mambo |
| peg out | -wamba |
| pen | zizi |
| · | kalamu |
| penalty | adhabu |
| pencil | kalamu |
| penis | mboo |
| people | watu |
| · | mtu |
| people of a certain sort | akina |
| pepper | pilipili |
| per | katika |
| perhaps | labda |
| · | huenda |
| · | pengine |
| peril | hatari |
| period | kipindi |
| periodical | gazeti |
| permission | ruhusa |
| Persia | Uajemi |
| person | mtu |
| perspiration | jasho |
| perspire | -toka jasho |
| pestle | mpini |
| · | mchi |
| petrol | petroli |
| phlegm | kohozi |
| photo | picha |
| physician | mganga |
| · | daktari |
| piano | kinanda |
| pick out | -chambua |
| pick up | -chota |
| · | -okota |
| picture | picha |
| piece | kipande |
| · | sehemu |
| · | fungu |
| piece of cloth | kitambaa |
| piece of cloth (for women) | kanga |
| piece of cloth for carrying a baby | mbeleko |
| · | mbeko |
| piece of ground | kiwanja |
| pierce | -toboa |
| pig | nguruwe |
| pigeon | njiwa |
| pill | kidonge |
| pillage | teka |
| pillar | nguzo |
| pillow | mto |
| pineapple | nanasi |
| pipe | kiko |
| pistol | bastola |
| pit | shimo |
| pity | rehema |
| · | huruma |
| place | mahali |
| · | pahali |
| · | mahala |
| · | kituo |
| plain | dhahiri |
| plait | -fuma |
| plait (hair, mat) | -suka |
| plaited mat | mkeka |
| plan | mpango |
| · | ramani |
| · | azimio |
| · | -panga |
| · | shauri |
| plane | ndege |
| planet | sayari |
| plank | ubao |
| · | bao |
| plant | -panda |
| · | mmea |
| plant or shrub with rough leaves | msasa |
| plaster | -kandika |
| · | lipu |
| plate | sahani |
| platform | utaa |
| platter | sahani |
| play | -cheza |
| · | mchezo |
| player | mchezaji |
| playing card | karata |
| pleasant | -a kupendeza |
| please | tafadhali |
| · | -pendeza |
| plenty | wingi |
| plier | koleo |
| plot of land | kiwanja |
| pluck | -chuma |
| mfuko | |
| poetry | shairi |
| point | ncha |
| point to | -elekea |
| poison | sumu |
| poke in | -choma |
| pole | mti |
| police | polisi |
| policeman | polisi |
| polygamy | uke wenza |
| pool | bwawa |
| poor | maskini |
| poor person | maskini |
| porcupine | nungunungu |
| porridge | uji |
| port | bandari |
| portal | mlango |
| portion | posho |
| portion of time | kipindi |
| Portugal | Ureno |
| Portuguese (language) | kireno |
| Portuguese (person) | mreno |
| possibly | labda |
| post | nguzo |
| · | mti |
| post office | posta |
| pot (for water) | mtungi |
| potato | kiazi |
| potatoes | viazi ulaya |
| pound | -twanga |
| pound (measure) | ratili |
| pour | -mwaga |
| · | -mimina |
| poverty | umaskini |
| praise | -sifu |
| praises | sifa |
| pray | -sali |
| prayer | sala |
| prayers | maombi |
| precede | -tangulia |
| pregnancy | mimba |
| prepare | -tayarisha |
| president | rais |
| press | -kandamiza |
| press together | -songa |
| pressure lamp | karabai |
| pretend | -jifanya |
| pretty | -zuri |
| pretty girl | mrembo |
| prevent | -zuia |
| previously | mbele |
| price | bei |
| pricey | ghali |
| prick | -choma |
| pride | fahari |
| principal | -kuu |
| principle | kanuni |
| chapa | |
| prison | jela |
| · | gereza |
| prisoner | mfungwa |
| problems | matata |
| · | matatizo |
| procession | maandamano |
| proclaim | -tangaza |
| proclaim oneself | -jidai |
| prod | -chochea |
| · | -chokonoa |
| professor | mtaalamu |
| profit | faida |
| profit to | -faidia |
| profound | -refu |
| progress | maendeleo |
| project | mpango |
| promise | ahadi |
| · | agano |
| · | -agana |
| pronounce | -tamka |
| propose | -azimu |
| prosper | -sitawi |
| · | -fanyikiwa |
| protect | -linda |
| · | -hifadhi |
| protect oneself | -jikinga |
| protector | mlinzi |
| provided that | ikiwa |
| · | kama |
| provisions | riziki |
| · | masurufu |
| pry into | -ingilia |
| puff-adder | piri |
| · | pili |
| pull | -vuta |
| pull out | -chomoa |
| pull up | -nyanyua |
| · | -inua |
| pumpkin | boga |
| puncture | pancha |
| punish | -adhibu |
| punishment | adhabu |
| pupil | mwanafunzi |
| pupil of eye | mboni |
| pure | safi |
| · | halali |
| pus | usaha |
| push | -sukuma |
| push each other | -sukumana |
| put | -tia |
| put across | -kinga |
| put away | -weka |
| put down | -tua |
| put in order | -sawazisha |
| put on clothes | -vaa |
| put out a fire | -zima |
| put side by side | -weka sambamba |
| put smth in | -tilia |
| put smth to dry in the sun | -anika |
| put up (a load on s.o.) | -twika |
| pygmy | mbilikimo |
| python | chatu |