J - j

-ja   v. come.

-jaa   v. fill up; be full.

jahazi   Pl: majahazi. n. ship; dhow.

jalala   n. rubbish heap.

jamaa   n. relatives; members of family.

jamani   int. form of address to a group of people.

-jamba   v. break wind with noise.

jambo   Pl: mambo. n. affair; matter; business.

jambo !   int. hello !

jamhuri   n. republic.

jamii   n. group of people or things.

jana   n. yesterday.

jani   Pl: majani. n. leaf; leaves.

-janja   adj. sly; deceitful; cunning.

Januari   n. January.

jaribio   Pl: majaribio. n. trial.

-jaribisha   v. try.

-jaribu   v. try.

jasho   n. perspiration; sweat.

-jaza   v. fill.

je   int. hey; say; now; well; well then.

jela   n. prison.

jembe   Pl: ma. hoe.

jeneza   n. bedstead for carrying a corpse burial.

-jenga   v. build.

-jengea ua   v. fence in.

jengo   Pl: majengo. n. building.

jeraha   Pl: majeraha. n. wound.

jeshi   Pl: majeshi. n. army.

-je ?   interro. how ?; well ?

-jibia   v. answer to.

-jibiana   v. answer each other.

-jibika   v. be answered.

jibini   n. cheese.

-jibiwa   v. be answered.

jibu   Pl: majibu. n. answer; reply.

-jibu   n. answer.

-jiburudisha   v. refresh oneself.

jicho   Pl: macho. n. eye.

-jidai   v. proclaim oneself.

-jifanya   v. pretend.

-jificha   v. hide oneself.

-jifunza   v. learn.

-jigonga   v. knock oneself.

-jikinga   v. protect oneself.

jiko   Pl: meko. n. kitchen; stove.

jina   Pl: majina. n. name.

jini   n. spirit; genie; fairy.

jino   Pl: meno. n. tooth; teeth.

jinsi   n. sort; kind; method.

-jinyoosha   v. straighten oneself.

jiografia   n. geography.

-jiona   v. be proud of oneself; be conceited.

jioni   n. evening,; in the evening.

-jipamba   v. adorn oneself.

jipu   Pl: majipu. n. boil.

jirani   Pl: majirani. n. neighbour; neighbor.

-jisifu   v. brag; boast.

-jitahidi   v. try hard.

-jitazama   v. look at oneself.

-jitegemea   v. rely on oneself; be autonomous.

-jitenga   v. withdraw oneself; move out of the way.

-jitengenezea   v. repair smth by yourself.

jiti   Pl: majiti. n. big tree.

-jitolea   v. volonteer.

jitu   Pl: majitu. n. giant.

-jiua   v. commit suicide.

-jiuliza   v. ask oneself.

-jiuzulu   v. abdicate; resign from office.

jiwe   Pl: mawe. n. stone.

jogoo   Pl: majogoo. n. cock; rooster.

joka   Pl: majoka. n. big snake.

jongoo   Pl: majongoo. n. millipede.

joto   Pl: majoto. n. heat.

jua   Pl: majua. n. sun.

-jua   v. know.

jua kali   n. sunshine.

-juana   v. know each other.

jukwa   Pl: majukwa. n. raised platform.

Julai   n. July.

-julikana   v. be known.

-julisha   v. inform.

-juliwa   v. be known.

juma   Pl: majuma. n. week.

Jumamosi   n. Saturday.

Jumanne   n. Tuesday.

Jumapili   n. Sunday.

Jumatano   n. Wednesday.

Jumatatu   n. Monday.

jumba   Pl: majumba. n. large house or building; palace.

jumbe   Pl: majumbe. n. headman; boss; chief; leader.

juni   Pl: majuni. n. big bird.

Juni   n. June.

-juta   v. be sorry; regret.

juu   adv. on top; above.

juu ya   adv. on; above.

juu ya   conj. across from; against; in exchange for; opposed to.

juzi   n. day before yesterday.

juzi juzi   adv. a few days ago; formerly.