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kaa Pl: makaa. n. ember; charcoal.
kaa n. crab.
-kaa v. dwell; remain; sit.
-kaanga v. fry.
-kaba v. choke; squeeze.
kabati n. cupboard.
kabila Pl: makabila. n. tribe.
kabisa adv. quiet; altogether; completely; at all.
kabla prep. before.
kaburi Pl: makaburi. n. grave.
kadhalika n. and so on; in the same way.
kadha wa kadha adv. a few; some.
kadiri adv. how much of smth; how many of smth; about.
-kagua v. inspect; examine; look at carefully.
kahawa n. coffee.
kaka n. brother.
kaki n. khaki; kind of cloth.
kalamu n. pen; pencil.
kale adv. a long time ago.
kalenda n. calendar.
-kali adj. fierce; cruel; sharp; hot.
kama conj. like; if; as; how; like; such as; provided that.
kama kawaida adv. as usual.
-kamata v. catch; seize; catch hold of; grasp.
-kamatwa v. be caught.
kamba n. cord; rope; string.
kambi n. camp.
kamili adv. complete; exact.
-kamilika v. be completed; achieved.
-kamilisha v. finish.
kampuni n. company.
-kamua v. milk; squeeze; wring.
kamusi n. dictionary.
kamwe adv. not at all; not once; never.
-kana v. deny.
-kanda v. knead.
-kandamiza v. press.
-kandika v. daub; plaster.
kando n. edge; side.
kando ya prep. along.
kanga n. piece of cloth (for women).
kanga n. fowl; guinea fowl.
kaniki n. dark blue cloth.
kanisa n. church.
kanuni n. rule; principle.
-kanyaga v. tread; step on smth.
kanzu n. dress (for men).
kaptula n. shorts.
kapu Pl: makapu. n. large basket.
karabai n. pressure lamp.
karakana n. factory.
karamu n. party; feast.
karanga n. groundnut,; peanut.
karani Pl: makarani. clerk; employee.
karata n. playing card.
karatasi n. paper.
-karibia v. be near; come near to.
karibu prep. almost; nearby.
karibu na prep. next; near; close to.
karibuni ! int. welcome all !
karibu ! int. welcome !
karne n. century.
kasia n. paddle.
-kasirika v. become angry.
-kasirisha v. make someone angry.
kaskazi n. small rain season.
kaskazini n. north.
kasoro n. less; take away.
kasuku n. parrot.
kata n. ladle; slice.
-kata v. break; cut.
-kataa v. refuse; say no.
-katakata v. cut smth in little pieces.
-kataliwa v. be refused.
katani n. sisal.
-kataza v. refuse; forbid.
katika prep. in; inside; on; within; per.
-katika v. snap; be cut.
kati kati prep. in the middle.
katikati ya prep. among.
kati ya prep. among; between; in the middle of.
-kauka v. dry up.
kauri n. cowry.
-kavu adj. dry.
kawa Pl: makawa. n. dish cover.
-kawia v. take a long time; be late.
kazi n. work; job.
-ke adj. female.
keki n. cake.
kelele n. noise; din.
-kemea v. scold.
kenda num. nine.
kenge n. monitor lizard.
kengele n. bell.
-kenua v. show the teeth.
Kenya n. Kenya.
kesho n. tomorrow.
kesho kutwa n. day after tomorrow.
kete n. cowry.
-keti v. be sitting.
ki- pron. it is (class 7).
kiangazi n. hot dry season.
kiapo n. oath.
kiarabu n. arabic.
kiaskari adv. soldier like.
kiatu Pl: viatu. n. shoe.
kiazi Pl: viazi. n. potato; sweet potato.
kiazi kikuu n. yam.
kibaba Pl: vibaba. n. measure.
kibanda Pl: vibanda. n. cabin; hut; shack.
kibao Pl: vibao. n. board.
kibarua Pl: vibarua. n. day laborer.
kiberiti Pl: viberiti. n. match; matchbox.
kiboko Pl: viboko. n. hippo; hippopotamus.
kibuyu Pl: vibuyu. n. calebash; gourd.
kichaka Pl: vichaka. n. bush country; thicket.
kicheko Pl: vicheko. n. laughter.
kichuguu n. antheap.
kichwa Pl: vichwa. n. head.
kidari Pl: vidari. n. breastbone.
kidevu Pl: videvu. n. chin.
kidiri n. squirrel.
kidogo adv. little; a little.
kidokezi Pl: vidokezi. n. secret words; secret sign.
kidole Pl: vidole. n. finger; toe.
kidonda Pl: vidonda. n. sore; wound; ulcer.
kidonge Pl: vidonge. n. pill.
kienyeji adj. local.
kifaa Pl: vifaa. n. useful thing.
kifagio Pl: vifagio. n. broom; brush.
kifaranga Pl: vifaranga. n. chick; baby bird.
kifaransa n. French.
kifaru Pl: vifaru. n. rhino; rhinoceros.
kifo Pl: vifo. n. death.
kifua Pl: vifua. n. chest; bossom; breast.
kifudifudi n. the way someone is lying face down.
kifungu Pl: vifungu. n. little pile of smth; parentheses.
kifuniko Pl: vifuniko. n. cover; hood; lid; stopper.
kifurushi Pl: vifurushi. n. little bag; little bundle; parcel.
kiganja Pl: viganja. n. palm of the hand.
kigoda Pl: vigoda. n. stool.
kihindi n. Indian (language).
kiingereza n. English (language).
kijana Pl: vijana. n. young boy or girl; youth; youngster.
kijani n. green.
kijiji Pl: vijiji. n. village.
kijiko Pl: vijiko. n. spoon.
kijiti Pl: vijiti. n. stick.
kijito Pl: vijito. n. stream.
kijitu Pl: vijitu. n. dwarf.
kijiwe Pl: vijiwe. n. pebble.
kikapu Pl: vikapu. n. basket.
kiko Pl: viko. n. pipe.
kikohozi Pl: vikohozi. n. cough.
kikoi Pl: vikoi. n. loin cloth.
kikombe Pl: vikombe. n. cup.
kikongo Pl: vikongo. n. tendril.
kikosi Pl: vikosi. n. group of soldiers.
kikundi Pl: vikundi. n. group of people; group of animals.
kikwazo Pl: vikwazo. n. stumbling block.
kila pron. all; each; every; everyone.
kilabu Pl: vilabu. n. club.
kila siku adv. every day.
kile dem. that; that one.
kilele Pl: vilele. n. peak of a mountain.
kilemba Pl: vilemba. n. turban.
kilima Pl: vilima. n. hill.
kilindi n. deep water.
kilo n. kilo; kilogram.
kilometa n. kilometer.
kima n. monkey.
-kimbia v. run; run away.
-kimbilia v. run towards; run after.
-kimbiza v. make someone run away.
kimbunga n. cyclone; hurricane.
kimetameta Pl: vimetameta. n. sparkle; glow worm.
kimya n. quietness; silence.
kina n. kind of people.
kinanda Pl: vinanda. n. piano.
kindi n. squirrel.
-kinga v. put across.
-kingama v. lie across.
kinu Pl: vinu. n. mortar (for pounding).
kinyama adv. animal like.
kinyonga Pl: vinyonga. n. chameleon.
kinyozi Pl: vinyozi. n. barber.
kinyume prep. opposite.
kinywa Pl: vinywa. n. mouth.
kiongozi Pl: viongozi. n. leader.
kioo Pl: vioo. n. mirror; looking glass.
kiota n. nest.
kipande Pl: vipande. n. piece; fragment; lump; splinter; share; part; spare part.
kipendo Pl: vipendo. n. mark of affection.
kipepeo Pl: vipepeo. n. butterfly.
kipimo Pl: vipimo. n. measure.
kipindi Pl: vipindi. n. portion of time; period.
kipini Pl: vipini. n. handle.
kipofu Pl: vipofu. n. blind person; sightless person.
kipumbavu adv. like an idiot.
kipupue n. cold season.
kiraka Pl: viraka. n. patch.
kireno n. Portuguese (language).
-kiri v. admit; confess.
kiroboto Pl: viroboto. n. flea.
kisa Pl: visa. n. story.
kisahani Pl: visahani. n. saucer.
kisanduku Pl: visanduku. n. little box.
kisasi Pl: visasi. n. revenge.
kisha conj. and then.
kishamba adv. like a peasant.
kishenzi adv. like a sauvage.
kisiki Pl: visiki. n. stump of tree.
kisima Pl: visima. n. well; waterhole.
kisingino Pl: visingino. n. heel.
kisiwa Pl: visiwa. n. island; isle.
kisogo Pl: visogo. n. nape of neck; occiput.
kisu Pl: visu. n. knife (knives).
kiswahili n. Swahili (language).
kitabu Pl: vitabu. n. book.
kitako n. on your bottom.
kitambaa Pl: vitambaa. n. piece of cloth.
kitambo kidogo adv. in a little while.
kitana Pl: vitana. n. comb.
kitanda Pl: vitanda. n. bed.
kitanzi Pl: vitanzi. n. loop.
kitawi n. frond.
kitendawili Pl: vitendawili. n. riddle.
kiti Pl: viti. n. chair.
kitoto Pl: vitoto. n. little child.
kitoto adv. like a child.
kitovu n. navel; umbilical cord.
kitu Pl: vitu. n. thing; article; object.
kitumbua Pl: vitumbua. n. fritter (food cooked in a frying pan).
kitunguu Pl: vitunguu. n. onion.
kituo Pl: vituo. n. place; stop; station.
kiu n. thirst.
kiumbe Pl: viumbe. n. creature.
kiume adv. like a boy or man.
kiungo Pl: viungo. n. articulation.
kiungulia n. heartburn.
kiuno Pl: viuno. n. buttock; hip; waist.
kivimbe n. bump.
kivuko n. crossing place.
kivuli Pl: vivuli. n. shadow.
kiwanda Pl: viwanda. n. factory.
kiwanja Pl: viwanja. n. plot of land; piece of ground; earth; land; soil.
kiwavi Pl: viwavi. n. caterpillar.
kiwele n. udder.
kiwete Pl: viwete. n. lame person.
kiwiko n. elbow.
kizazi Pl: vizazi. n. birth.
kizibo Pl: vizibo. n. cork.
kiziwi Pl: viziwi. n. deaf person.
kizungu adv. like a white man.
kizunguzungu Pl: vizunguzungu. n. giddiness.
-ko v. is there; are there.
kobe Pl: makobe. n. tortoise.
kodi n. tribute; taxes.
-kodi v. rent.
kofi Pl: makofi. n. flat part of a hand.
kofia n. hat.
kogo n. occiput.
-kohoa v. cough.
kohozi n. phlegm.
-kojoa v. urinate.
kokwa n. nut; nut of oil-palm.
koleo Pl: makoleo. n. plier.
-koma v. stop.
-komba v. lick food with finger.
kombe Pl: makombe. n. large cup; curved dish.
-konda v. get thin; emaciated (become -).
kondoo n. sheep.
kongoni n. gnu; wildebeest.
konokono n. snail.
-konyeza v. wink.
koo n. gullet; throat.
kope n. eyelashes.
-kopesha v. lend.
kopo Pl: makopo. n. loan.
kopo Pl: makopo. n. tin.
koroboi n. small lamp.
-korofi adj. savage; brutal.
-koroga v. stir.
-koroma v. snore; snort.
korongo n. stork.
kosa Pl: makosa. n. error; mistake.
-kosa v. lack; make a mistake.
-kosana v. quarrel.
-kosea v. make a mistake.
-kosekana v. become lacking.
koti Pl: makoti. n. coat.
kovu n. scar.
-kua v. grow; grow up; become aged.
-kubali v. agree; assent; accede; consent.
-kubalika v. be agreed.
-kubaliwa v. be permitted.
-kubwa adj. adult; big; mature.
kufuli n. padlock.
kuku n. chicken; fowl.
kule adv. over there; yonder.
-kulia v. eat.
kulia prep. right (hand).
kuliko conj. than.
kuma n. female genitals.
kumbe ! int. word of surprise.
kumbikumbi n. rain ant.
-kumbuka v. remember.
-kumbusha v. make someone remember.
kumi num. ten.
-kuna v. scratch.
kundi Pl: makundi. n. group.
kunguni n. bug.
kunguru Pl: makunguru. n. crow.
kuni n. firewood.
-kunja v. bend; fold; twist; wind round.
-kunjua v. unfold.
-kunywa v. drink.
kupe n. tick.
kuputu n. sound that a horse's hoofs make.
-kusanya v. assemble; gather up.
kushoto prep. left (hand).
kusi n. dry season.
kusini n. South.
kusudi conj. so that.
kusudi Pl: makusudi. n. aim.
-kuta v. find; meet.
-kutana v. assemble; meet.
kuti Pl: makuti. n. palm.
kutoka adv. from.
kutu n. rust.
-kuu adj. adult; chief; main; major; principal.
-kuukuu v. be used up; be old.
kuwa conj. that (namely).
kuwa v. be.
kuwa na v. have.
-kuza v. grow; make smth grow bigger.
kwa prep. by; for; with; through.
-kwaa v. knock your foot against smth.
kwa bahati adv. luckily.
kwa ghafula adv. suddenly.
kwa haraka adv. quickly.
kwa heri int. adieu; farewell; bye; goodbye.
kwa herini int. good bye (plur).
kwa heri ya kuonana int. see you soon.
kwa hiyo conj. therefore; so.
kwa kawaida adv. usually.
kwa kifupi adv. in brief.
kwa kusudi adv. voluntarily.
kwa kutwa adv. daily.
kwa kweli adv. really.
kwale n. partridge.
-kwama v. be jammed.
kwamba conj. that.
kwanga n. rock-rabbit.
kwa nini ? interro. why ?
kwanza ord num. first; firstly.
kwapa n. armpit.
kwa sababu conj. because; for the reason that; since.
kwa sababu gani ? interro. for what reason ?
kwa sababu hii conj. then.
kwa sauti adv. loudly.
kwa siri adv. secretly.
kweli adj. true.
kwikwi n. hiccup.