KAMUSI YA KIKAGULU DICTIONARY - NA CUTHBERT YOHANA MWENDI

A
CHIKAGULU	KISWAHILI	ENGLISH
afula	tambaa	crawl, creep
agana	tafuta	find
agila	pendezeana	be attractive, suit
agilila	potea	be lost
agilisa	poteza	lose
agilisa muda	Poteza muda	spend time
aho	nini/hapo/ndivyo	what
aka	waka	burn
ako	yako	your, yours
akwe	yake	his, her, hers, its
alabasa	papasa	grope about (in blindness)
ambasa	tawanya	spread, make an auction, display
ambika	pika	cook
andamila	fuata	follow
andika/wola	andika	write
anga	ruka/shangwe	fly (for birds), soar, run around making noise at wedding
angu	angu	pro my, mine
anika	anika	set out to dry, spread in the sun
ao pro	yao	their, theirs
asa	washa	set fire to, light
asa moto	washa moto	heat up, make fire
asama	achama	open mouth wide, yawn
asima	kopa	lend, borrow
au	au	or
B
baba/tate	baba	father
baka	paka	smear
bahuka	kiangazi	summer
balalila	kashfa	slander
balua	barua	letter
bamisa	piga	hit
bana	haribu	destroy
banika	haribika	be destroyed, be disturbed
basi	basi	adv well then, enough
bawa	chuma	gather, pick flowers, fruit, vegetables
bebelebebele	mlio wa kengele	clinking sound from animal bell or utensils
bebelesa	tafuta kwa kelele	search for noisily
bena	vunja	break
besa	dharau	scorn, deride, despise
beta	peta	bend, winnow
Biblia	Biblia	Bible
bida	pinda	turn
biduka	geuka	turn around
bidula	geuza	turn upside down, change, answer
bilima	kimbia	run
bisi	bichi	raw, unripe
bomba	bomba	pump
bonhola	Ota mvi	blossom, begin to have grey hair
bosi	kwanza	first
bota	suka, fuma	twist, spin
bwihila	pumzika	rest
bulumula	buluza	drag
bundiki	bunduki	gun
bwaka	Piga yowe	scold
bwana	bwana	mister
C
cha /ucha/ kucha	pambazuka	dawn
chafu	chafu	dirty
chakudia	chakula	ood
chali	mtoto	child
chanyha	juu	top
chaongo	ubongo	brain
chawelu	kweli	in fact,
chela	chelewa	be late
chibamhu	Nyoka kifutu	cobra
chibanda	kibanda	nhut
chibofu	kibofu	bladder
chibubu	bubu	dumb
chibuga	sungura	hare
chidama	ndama	calf
chidangi	Panya mdogo	mouse
chidoga	roho	soul
chidole	kidole	finger
chidufa	kibiyongo	hump
chidula	kipofu	blind
chiduo	kitovu	navel, umbilical cord
chifa	kifua	chest
chifungi	kichaka	hiding-place
chigele	Muda/wakati	time
chigugumisi	kigugumizi	stutter
chihanga	Paji la uso	face
chihombela	Baiskeli	bicycle
chihulo	kichaka	thicket, small forest
chijiji	kijiji	village
chikala	Mnyama mkali	Fierce animal
chikalo	Kikao	meeting
chike	kike	feminine
chikundi	kikundi	group
chila	kila	every
chilefula	kidevu	chin
chilema	kilema	crippled person
chililo	kilio	mourning, cry
chilimo	kilimo	agriculture
chilimu	mnyama	animal
chilo	usiku	night
chilonda	kidonda	wound
chilwanda	kijito	stream
chimilila	Simamia/nyooka	straight away, non-stop
chimuli	Taa ya jadi	traditional lamp
chimwande	haraka	quick, quickly
chinhu	kitu	thing
chinja	chinja	slaughter
chinyala	aibu	shame
chinyang’hanya	ghafla	abruptly
chinyemi	furaha	celebration, happiness
chinyuli	kipupwe	cold season/ winter
ching’ho	kiwiko	elbow
ching’weng’we	zeze	banjo
chisa	giza	darkness
chisege	kikapu	basket
chisima	kisima	well
chisindo	keshokutwa	day after tomorrow
chisinyagilo	kisigino	heel
chisungu	kijipu	pimple
chisungula	sungura	rabbit, hare
chisuswe	nge	scorpion
chitabu	kitabu	book
chitambala	kitambaa	cloth
chitunda	kilima	hill
chitunhumu	mwavuli	umbrella
chiwanja	kiwanja	plot of ground
chiwembe	wembe	razor
chiya	chombo	vessel
chiyeti	waziwazi	publicly
chokaa	chokaa	whitewash
chonhyogela	chechemea	limp
chonyhoma	sitasita	hesitate
chuja	chuja	filter
chuma	chuma	iron
chupa	chupa	bottle
chiyeti	a wazi	publicly
D
daha	weza	be able
danha	danganya	tell lies
datu	tatu	num three
dedede	samahani	please, sorry
deka	tapika	vomit
deki	deki	mop
deseka	kasirika	be angry
dibahila	unyoya	feathers fur
dibakwa	mlango	door
Dibalabala/ilila	barabara	highway
dibanhi	mlango	door
dibata	bata	duck
dibeja	kidevu	jaw
dibiki	mti	tree
dibugo	Mbung’o	tsetse fly
dibuibui	buibui	spider
dibula	chura	frog
dibululu	zizi	cowshed, cattle corale
dibuyu	kibuyu	calabash, gourd
dibwa	mbwa	dog
dibwasiko	mbweha	fox
dibwihilo	pumziko	break, pause
dichese	cheche	spark
didako	tako	buttock
didalaja	daraja	bridge
didalu	Shina la ndizi	banana plant
didege	ndege anayeruka	bird
didete	tete	reed
didogowe	punda	donkey
diduwilu	Kondoo dume	ram
diembe	embe	mango
difa	kifo	misfortune, death
difahata	pafu	lung
difiga	figa	hearthstone
difindi	goti	knee
difisi	fisi	hyena
difu	majivu	ashes
difufu	nundu la ng’ombe	hump (of cattle)
difuke	jasho	sweat
difulagobe	kobe	tortoise
difulata	Mbuzi dume	male goat
difulo	povu	foam
difulu	Kiota cha ndege	bird’s nest
difunde	wingu	cloud
digadu	kaa	crab
digana	Mia moja	hundred
diganja	kiganja	palm (of hand)
digego, magego au meno	jino/meno	tooth
digembe	jembe	hoe
digendegende	Endelea	all the time
digiso, pl. meso	jicho/macho	eye
digoda	kiti	chair
digolo	tumbili	monkey
digome	gome	bark
digongolo	jongoo	millipede
digoya	salama	well, good
digoyagoya	taratibu	carefully, slowly
diguha	mfupa	bone
digule	panya	rat
digulo	jana	yesterday
digunda	tarumbeta	trumpet
digunda	Pembe la mnyama	animal’s horn blown during circumcision
digwalangwa	Nyoka mwenye pande mbili zinazofanana	two-faced snake
dihaja	paja	thigh
dihembe	dihembe	horn
dihengele	Tobo kwenye ukuta	hole (in the wall)
dihowe	kungulu	crow
Dihungwa	Mtoto aliyezaliwa kwa dawa za mganga wa kienyeji	female child born as a result of the mother being treated by a traditional healer
dichatu	chatu	python
dijiko	jiko	kitchen
dijogolo	jogoo	rooster
dijoka	nyoka	snake
dijua	siku	day
dijuma	wiki	week
dijwi, maji	sauti	voice
dikala	mkaa	charcoal
dikambaku	ng’ombe dume	bull
dikanda	mzigo	burden, luggage
dikanga	Kanga (ndege)	guinea-fowl
dikanisa	kanisa	church
dikenje	kigelegele	cheer
dikofe	konokono	snail
dikolo	mjomba	uncle
dikololo	kikohozi	cough
dikolongo	shimo	hole, pit
dikombe	ganda	fruit skin
dikombe jala	kucha	fingernail
dikonde	tumbaku	tobacco
dikonje	Gamba la konokono	cowrie-shell
dikopo	kopo	tin can
dikumi	kumi	ten
dikungugo	ukoo	clan
dikusisi	jaa/shimo la taka	rubbish heap
dilamba	kisima	well
dilefu	ndevu	beard
dilefula	Ndevu za mhindi	maize stubble
dilimba	malimba	type of xylophone
dilimi	ulimi	tongue
dilolo	shamba	farm, valley
diua	ua	flower
diluli	vumbi	dust
dilumbu	Dada/kaka	opposite sex sibling
dilundo	lundo	heap
dima	chunga	care, look after
dimamba	mamba	crocodile
dimoma	Nyoka kifutu	puff-adder
dimudyo	tunda	fruit
dimwemwe	radi	thunder, lightening
dimwewe	mwewe	kite, hawk
dindolo	kiazi	sweet potato
dinungu	nungunungu	porcupine
dinyagala	jani	leaf
dinyani	nyani	baboon
dinyanya	nyanya	tomato
dinyau	paka	cat
ding’hokwa	majini aina ya mbudu	type of grass
ding’hundi	vumbi	dust
dipalilo	Njia ya ng’ombe	wide cattle path
dipanga	panga	machete
dipela	ubuyu	baobab fruit
dipilopilo/igondo	Baiskeli ya miti	wooden bike
diponge	kipande cha nyama	piece of meat
dipuli	tobo	type of hole
dipulo	rungu	big club
dipunda	punda	donkey
dipwipwi	homa	general disease
disanga	mchanga	sand
disasi	kitanda	bed
diselo	ungo	traditional pot
dishagililo	ufagio	broom
disimbo	Shimo dogo	small pond
disina	jina	name
disomo/difuso	somo	lesson
disosi	machozi	tears
disungu	jipu	abscess
diswali	swali	question
ditagi	yai	egg
ditego	tego	charm used in traditional medicine
ditewa	kundi la wanyama	flock, crowd
ditoga	ini	liver
ditombo	ziwa/titi	breast
ditongo	pori	forest
ditope	tope	mud
ditunyo	sifu	praise
ditwi	kichwa	head
diusi	Mbwa mwitu	wolf
diwe	jiwe	stone
diwenje	taa ya moto wa mabua	traditional lamp
diya	kula	eat
diyega	bega	shoulder
diyelo	leo	today
diyowe	karanga	peanut
doda	oza	rot, decay
doda	kuoza	rotten
dodogi	kidogo	small
doga	fikiri/waza	think
donha	lowana	get wet
du	tu	only
duga	kosa	fail
dulika	telemka	go down
duma	Duma	cheetah
duma	Kukosa msaada	be without help, be troubled
dumangila	hangaika	suffocate, be tortured
dumisa	jigonga	knock
dumula	kata	cut
dung’hu	wekundu	red
dye	ya	his/her
E
ega	vuta	pull
egamila	jiegemiza	lean
ehe	ndio	yes, okay
ela	Kuwa msafi	thresh, become clean
eleka	Beba mtoto	bear a child
elekigwa	kuzaliwa	be born
elesa	zalisha	deliver a woman (of child)
enda	penda	love
endekana	takiwa	be forced
endesa	pendezewa	please
ene	mwenyewe	him/her/it/they
enela	enea	fit
enu	yenu	your, yours
enyecho	yenyewe	self
etu	yetu	our, ours
F
fala	vaa	wear, put on
familia	familia	family
fasa	valisha	dress someone
fibi	mbaya	badly
fifu	uvivu	spoilt
figo	figo	kidney
fika	fika	find, reach
fala	vaa	wear, put on
filimbi	filimbi	whistle
filinga	finyanga	roll
fimba	vimba	swell
fina	kama, kama vile	like, that, namely
fina	cheza	dance, play, circumcise
finju	Onea wivu	mischief, intrigue
finya	Fumba macho	close eyes
finyilisa	vumilia	suffer, bear patiently
fisa	ficha	hide
fitini	kashfa	slander
fua	fua	wash
fuga	fuga	keep livestock, tame
fugama	chuchumaa	kneel
fuilila	fulia	grope about (in the dark)
fuka	Fuka moshi	remove sand, give smoke
fukisa	fukia	cover a hole, give out smoke
fukula	fukua	dig up
fula	mvua	rain
fula	jamba	fart, break wind
fulafu	siafu	black biting ant
fuluka	iva	be finished, be ready
fulusa	maliza	finish
fumbatila	fumbatia	grasp
fumbula	vumbua	find out, catch, stir up
fume	ugonjwa wa ngiri	disease
funda	shavu	cheek
funda	vunda	decompose
fundo	pingili	knot
funja	funza	jigger
funya	finya	pinch
fusa	jifunza/fundisha	learn
futa	sura	face, shape
G
galamu	pana	wide
galuka	badilika	grow, change
gamba	sema	speak
gati	ndani	inside
gawa	gawa	divide
gelegela	kumbuka	remember
gelegesa	kumbusha	remind
geleka	Weka chungu jikoni	put on fire
gelesa	jazilisia	pour, fill
genda	tembea	go, walk
gendelela	endelea	continue
gendesa	nenda	drive
gesa	jaribu	try, taste
geta	nyoa	shave
gida	mimina	pour
gina	nenepa	become well nourished (of animals)
goja	ngojea	wait
gola	vuna	reap, harvest
goloko, nyoloko	rafiki	friend (vocative)
golola	nyoosha	straighten, stretch
golosa	tengeneza	make, repair, arrange, do
gomba	gombana	quarrel
gona	lala	sleep
gona lungata	Lala chali	lie on one’s back
gona nhogo	Lala usingizi	sleep deeply
goneka	alika	invite
gonela	lalia	sleep on something
gonelela	lala sana	oversleep
gongomana	inama	bow, bend down
gonja	pinda	become bent
gonjesa	pindisha	bend
gong’onda	gonga	knock
gosi	mme	male
gubika	funika	cover
gubula	funua	uncover
guhi	ufupi	short
gula	nunua	buy
guma	weka	pour, put
guta	shiba	be full, have enough to eat or drink
gweye	wewe	you
H
hah	haaa	uh-huh, I see
habali	habari	news
habehi	karibu	adv near
hakili	akili	ability, intelligence
hali	hali	situation
hamba	kuanzia	since, but
hamba	pamba	dress, decorate
hambia	sasahivi	now
hambula	Vua nguo	undress
hamsini	hamsini	fifty
hamwande	mbele	ahead, in front, future
handa	panda	plant
hanga	Fanya pamoja	share, do together
hananga	taka	want
hanganisa	changanya	mix, put together
hangila	changia	share
hanhu	sehemu	place
hasa	changanya	mix
hasi	chini	under, down
hata	hapana	no
hegulo	jioni	evening
hela	maliza	finish
helesa	mpa	pass on, give back
hese	ndio	yes
heshimu	heshimu	honour
heye	ndio	ok
hija	iba	steal
hila	mpango	plan
himba	chimba	dig
hindila	fungia	lock
hita	nenda	go
hoka	pokonya	take off (by force)
hokela	pokea	welcome, receive
hasi	chini	under, down
hata	hapana	no
hegulo	jioni	evening
hela	maliza	finish
hoki	wapi	where, what, who
hola	poa	cool down
homa	homa	fever
hona	pona	recover
honda	twanga	pulverise, pound
honi	wapi	where
hosa	poza	cure, cool down, make trouble
huduma	huduma	service
hugusa	pukuchua	strip off (grain of corn)
huila	tegemea	rely on
hulika	sikia	feel, hear
humuluka	telemka	come down
hungikila	pungukiwa	fall short
hunguka	pungua	diminish, reduce
husunika	huzunika	become sad
I
ibada	ibada	service
ichaka	haina	be without, lack
idika	itika	answer a call
iega	bega	scratch
ifa	iva	ripen, be well cooked
ifa	msiba	death
igala	peleka	bring, escort, carry, send
igilisa	igizia	imitate
igolola	jinyoosha	stretch oneself
iha	mbaya	be bad
ija	imekuja	come
ika	weka	put
ikala	kaa	stay, sit
ila	rudia	redo
ilaga	aga	say goodbye, take leave of
ilaha	apa	make a vow, swear
ili	mbili	two
ilila	barabara	barabara
ima	simama	stand
imba	imba	sing
imila	simamia	guard, supervise
imilisa	linda	watch
ina	ina	be, exist, have
inamila	inamia	kneel down, bend forward to look for
inanga	ita	call
inda	mimba	pregnancy, uterus
inga	fukuza	chase
ingahi	ngapi	how much, how many
Ingelesa	kiingeleza	English
ingi	nyingi	many
ingila	ingia	arrive, enter
inhamu ing’hulu	Ukimwi	AIDS
inuka	inuka	wake up
inula	beba	pick up, lift
inusa	amsha	wake up
inya	ya	having
ing’ha	toa/mpa	give
isha	mpya	new
ishilini	ishirini	twenty
isi	nchi	country, land
itila	mwaga	pour away
itumba	imevimba	Become big
J
jelu	weupe	white
jenga	jenga	build
jibila	Kwepa Kwenda chini	sink, submerge
joja	Piga kelele	shout, make noise
jumamosi	Jumamosi	Saturday
jumapili	Jumapili	Sunday
jumha	ruka	jump
junjuka	kasirika	get very angry
jung’unja	tingisha/tikisa	shake someone, push someone around
K
kaba	kaba	throttle, strangle
kabati	kabati	rattle used in a dance
Kagulu	kikagulu	Kagulu
kahe	tena	again, also
kalamu	kalamu	pen
kali	kali	strict
kama	Kamua maziwa	squeeze, wring, milk
kamei	halafu	then
kanda	kandika	knead, plaster
kangala	kukua	be fully grown, mature
kano	ghara	storage
kasi	kazi	work
kasinga	kaanga	fry
kata	chimba	dig
katali	zamani	long time ago
kaya	nyumba	house, village
keha	pumua	breathe
keli	tena	second
kenda	tisa	nine
kifana	kufanana	resemble
kifuna	kujivuna	boast
kigolodyola	kuvunjika	sprain the ankle
kihakana	kupakana	be adjacent
kinda	kuwanga	cast a spell
kinga	kinga maji	gather dripping water
kingika	Pakata miguuni	put on lap
kingilila	ingilia	interfere
kiwa	umaskini	poor
kiyoga	kuoga	take a bath
kobadika	jikwaa	stumble
kola	kamata	catch, hold
kologa	kologa	stir
kolola	kohoa	cough
koloma	koloma	snore
koma	ua	kill
kombelesa	kombeleza	scrape out, clean out (e.g. bowl)
kompyuta	komputa	computer
konda	kukunda	be thin
konga	anza	start
kongola	winda	hunting
kongosa	kusanya pesa	collect money
kong’ha	tafuta	look for, suck
kong’hola	Kusanya pamoja	collect together
kosi	kozi	course
kosoko	Kwa sababu	because
kugutu	ngumu	difficult
kuku	babu	grandfather
kula	kukua	grow up
kulu	kubwa	big
kulume	kuume/upande wa kulia	right hand side
kumba	kona	corner
kumba	kufinyanga	mould
kumbatila	kumbatia	embrace, nurse
kumbe	kumbe	but
kumbila	Vizia chakula	eat without working for it
kumoso	kushito	left hand side
kumula	fungua	open
kundugisa	sukumia	push
kunje	nje	outside
kunyatila	kumbatia	embrace
kuta	kutana	meet
kwacha	Parua	scratch
kwamba	kwamba	though
kwangula	kwangua	scrape
kwani	kijani	green
kwansa	kwanza	first
kwasa	washa	heat up
kwawilila	kushikilia	grab, try to get hold of
kwega	vuta	pull, drag
kweja	kojoa	urinate
kwila	panda juu	climb, come up
kwimage	asante	thanks
L
lafa	toa	take away, produce, give out
lagala	dondoka	fall down
lagisa	agiza	order
lakala	ungu	become burnt
lakasa	unguza	burn, scorch
lala	zeeka	grow old
lamula	amulia/hukumu	decide, judge
lamusa	salimia	greet
langa	angalia	look, see
langi	rangi	colour
langisa	tafuta	search, look for
langisisa	Kuwa makini	be careful
lapa	Piga kelele	cry
lasima	lazima	must
lawa	Toka nje	leave, bring forward, come from
lawanisa	tokelezea	be prominent, appear
legela	legea	be faint
legusa	ondoa	send away, remove
leka	acha	leave, go away, refrain, allow
lela	lea	bring up, nurse, produce offspring
lema	kataa	refuse, disagree
lemesa	kataza	disallow, withhold from
leuka	ondoka	leave (off), go away
leusa	ondoa	take out from
liga	tukana	abuse, insult
liganisa	linganisha	compare
liha	lipa	pay
lila	lia	cry
lima	lima	cultivate
loga	loga	bewitch
loka	pita	pass, cross, penetrate
londa	chukua	take, carry
longa	sema	say, pronounce
longola	tangulia	go in front, go ahead
longosa	tanguliza	lead the way, guide
opola	vua	fish up, pull out
losa	pitisha	make someone cross something
lota	Ota ndoto	dream
lowa	vua	fish
lowo	lakini	but
lubafu, mbafu	mbavu	rib
lubeso	dharau	contempt
luboga	majani	a few vegetables
ludole	nguvu	strength
luga	uwanja	courtyard, ground
lugaluga	taratibu	carefully
lugano	sana	much
lugendo	mwendo	movement
luholwe	kamba ya kuanikia nguo	rope for hanging clothes on
luhoma	shetani	counter-blessing, evil
lujwili, njwili	nywele	a strand of hair
luka	suka	weave
lukasi	ukuta	wall
lukolo	ukoo	clan
luma	uma/ng’ata	bite
lumba	shukuru	thank
lumboya	upweke	lonely, loneliness, sad, sadness
lumbulula	fungua	undo (e.g. weaving)
lumuka	chelewesha	delay, linger
lumwelumwe	nafuu	better, improved situation
lumwewe	radi	thunder, lightening
lunda (ilundo)	lundika	pile up
lundila	lundikia	pile
luneka	nafasi	time, chance
lupasi	Harufu nzuri	good smell
lupeho	kivuli	shade
lusigi	kamba	string
lusimo, simo	hadithi	story, story
lusito	fito	thin supporting pole
lusona, misona	mahari/posa	dowry ceremony, engagement
luta	nenda	go
lwanda	Mto wa maji	river
lwandi	upande	side
lwimbi	mpaka wa shamba	rim, edge of field
lwimbo, nyimbo	wimbo, nyimbo	song
lwinango	wito	call (ing)
M
mafuta	mafuta	oil
mafuta ga uto	Mafuta ya mgando	oil from animal fat
magenda	matembezi	walk
Mahungo	Jina la mtoto wa kiume aliyezaliwa baada ya mama kutibiwa na mganga wa kienjeji	mother being treated by a traditional healer
mai	mama	my mother
maisha	maisha	life
makwejo	mkojo	urine
mala	mara	time
mala	maliza	finish
malagisa	malizia	complete
malelia	malaria	malaria
mama	bibi	grandmother
mangala	kengele za kuvaa miguuni za kuchezea ngoma	bells worn around the leg
manya	jua, fahamu	know
mapasa	mapacha	twins
mapuni	mapuuza	slowness
mashine	mashine	machine
masika	masika	rainy season
masisi	masizi	soot
mate	mate	saliva
matolelo	mahari	relationship between clans through marriage
mawese	mafuta ya mawese	palm oil
mbago	poli, majani	wilderness
mbaso	patasi	adze, chisel
mbewa	panya wa porini	wild rat
mbeyu	mbegu	seed
mbogo	nyati	buffalo
mbona	kwanini	why
mbuguma	ng’ombe au mbuzi jike	female goat or cow
mbuguni	mbelewele	maize flower
mbuguni	mbuni	ostrich
mbuli	neno	Word, affair
mbuya, wambuya	rafiki	friend
mbwegele	Kifundo cha mguu	ankle
meji	maji	water
mele	maziwa	milk
mema	jaa	overflow, fill
memesa	Jaa hadi juu	fill up
mesa	meza	swallow
meso	macho	eyes
mhaka	mpaka	boarder
mhalahala	swala	gazelle
mpanda	maharage	bean
mhando	fimbo	stick
mhani	chawa	louse
mheho	baridi	cold, wind
mhela	Faru	rhinoceros
mhene	mbuzi	goat
mhola	utulivu	calmly, peacefully
mholamhola	taratibu	slowly
mhuku	panyabuku	field rat
mhula	pua	nose
mhule	punje	grain
mhumbu	pumbu	testicle
mhungile	Harufu nzuri	good flavour/smell
milaki	lini	when
misi	mchana	afternoon
misungu	ujuzi, akili nyingi	intelligence, skill
miti	dawa	medicine
Miyangu, wayangu	mwenzangu,wenzangu	my fellow, colleague, neighbor
mjuho	mchuzi	broth
mndugu	ndugu	relative
moki	Kwenye nini	inside where
monga	Sehemu fulani	some, any
Mologolo	Morogoro	Morogoro
mosi	moshi	one
moto	moto	fire
moyo	moyo	heart
mpaka	hadi	until, to
mpanda	maharage	beans
msikiti	msikiti	mosque
mubala	mwerevu	clever person
mudala	bibi	old woman, “missus”
mudimi	Mchunga mifugo	shepherd
mudoba	mvivu	lazy
mudula	kipofu	blind
mufele	mwanake	woman
mufimba	maiti	corpse, carcass
mufuko	mfuko	pocket, bag
mufumbulaji	mkunga	traditional midwife
mufunangu	Mdogo wangu	younger sibling
mufundo	hasara	cause of regret or sorrow, secret
mufusa	mwalimu	teacher
muganga	Mganga wa kienyeji	medicine man
mugeni	mgeni	guest
mugoha	mkuki	spear
mugoli	tajiri	rich
mugolosaji	mtengenezaji	worker
mugongo	mgongo	(human) back
mugosi	mwanaume	husband, man
mugulu	mguu	leg
mugunda	shamba	farm
mugwa	muwa	sugarcane
muhai	mchawi	sorcerer, witch
muhiji	mwizi	thief
muhogo	mhogo	cassava
muhufu	mwepesi	light (in weight)
muhulo	msitu, kichaka	bush, small forest
mujelelo	kijana	young man
mukate	mkate	bread
muke	mke	wife
mukeka	mkeka	mat
mukila	mkia	tail, penis (colloquial)
mukonga	mkonga wa tembo	trunk (of elephant)
mukono	mkono	hand
mukulu	mkubwa, Bosi	head person
mukumbisi	mgomvi	sponger (parasite), quarrel some person
mukwe	mkwe	in-law
mula	fungua	open
mulamu	shemeji	brother/sister-in-law
mulango	mlango	door
mulenge	mbalamwezi	moonlight
mulika	mulika	shine, give light to
mulile	utamu	sweetness
mulimo	kazi	work
mulomo	mdomo	mouth, lip
mulongo	Majina ya jadi	taboo name
mululi	filimbi	flute
mulume	mumewe	husband
mulundo	mkutano	meeting
Mulungu	Mungu	God
munana	nane	eight
mundele	msichana	girl
mundewa	mfalume	king, chief
munhu	mtu	person
munjolinjoli	polisi	police
munyasi	Majani ya kuezekea	grass for thatching
munyu	chumvi	salt
mupango	mpango	plan
mupela	mbuyu	baobab tree
musale	mshale	arrow
muse	Manyoya ya mkia	tail hair
musehe	mzee	old person
musigo	mzigo	luggage
musimu	mzimu	spirit (of dead person)
musindamafu	mtulivu	orderly person, mild person
musipi	mshipi	string made of cloth
musisi	mzizi	root
musitali	mstari	row
musiwanda	mtoto wa mwisho	lastborn
musua	mchwa	termite
musungu	mzungu	European
Mutagwa	mtoto njiti	premature baby
mutala	mavi	excrement
mutama	mahindi	maize
mutapita	mtafsiri lugha	interpreter
mutego	mtego	trap
mutela	mwiko wa kupikia	wooden ladle
mutogomaji	mfanyakazi	worker
mutufi	mwili	body
mutuka	gari	car
mutumba	mjomba	uncle
mutwango	mchi	pestle
muwa	mwiba	thorn
muwese	mti wa mawese, mtende	oil palm
mwaka	mwaka	year
mwali	mwali	maiden, virgin
mwifusi	mwalimu	teacher
mwana	mtoto	child
mwanike	kijana	youth
mwe	hakika	certain
mwe(du)	moja	one
mwemwetela	tabasamu	smile
mwesi	mwezi	month
mwifusa	mwanafunzi	student
mwihwa	mpwa	niece, nephew
mwimilisi, wemilisi	mlinzi	guard
mwongolaji	muwindaji	hunter
N
na	na	and, with
namha	lamba	lick, taste with the tongue
nane	nane	eight
nani	nani	who
nawa	nawa	wash
ndesi	ndezi	kind of rat
Ndianao	Jina la kike (maana yake nimekula nao)	Ndianao – kagulu female name (meaning I had a meal with them)
ndulele	tulatula	a type of flute
nduwano	ndoano	fish hook
ne	nne	four
nega	chota maji	fetch water
nene	nene	fat
ng’angila	dumaa	be undeveloped, be stunted
ng’halika	kama	if
ng’hande	kande	food from polished maize mixed
ng’hata	katua	uncultivated farm
ng’hatu	bado	still, not yet
ng’hefu	chache	inside of cheek
ng’hilu	kiu	thirst
ng’hinda	toto	kid
ng’hingo	ngozi	skin
ng’holo	kondoo	sheep
ng’honde	bangi	marijuana
ng’hondo	vita	war
ng’hosi	nzi	fly
ng’howo	ndizi	banana
ng’huhe	aina ya panyabuku	type of porcupine
ng’huku	kuku	hen
ng’huli	ngozi	skin
ng’hulumbisa	ndege kurumbizi	nightingale
ng’hulu	kubwa	big
ng’humbisi	ugomvi	quarrel
ng’hunde	kunde	bean, cowpea
ng’hutwi	sikio	ear
ng’hwaha	kwapa	armpit
ng’hwasule	kakakuona	pangolin
ng’hwikwi	kwikwi	hiccup
ngili	Nguruwe poli	warthog
ng’ina	mamaake	someone else’s mother
ngodi	kuni	bundle of firewood
ng’ola	Ng’oa	uproot, harvest
ng’oma	ngoma	dance, drum
ng’ombe	Ng’ombe	cow
ng’onyo	mdudu	ant
nguha	kupe	tick
ngula	ngao	shield
ng’ula	guna	grunt
nguluwe	nguluwe	pig
ngwa	ya mtu	someone’s
nhambo	safari	journey
nhamu	ugonjwa	Sickness, disease
nhanga	kama	if
nhani	kwanini	how, why
nhasa	maombi	prayer
nhechilo	usiku	at night
nhegela	labda	maybe
nhegulo	jioni	in the evening
nheifo	hivyo	like that, the same
nhembo	tembo	elephant
nhemo	shoka	axe
nhogota	Mbuzi jike ambae hajazaa	female goat not yet bearing kids
nhole	ndoa	marriage
nhomondo	kiboko	hippopotamus
nhondoiya	keshokutwa	the day after tomorrow’s morrow
nhongo	usingizi	sleep
nhosiku	kesho	tomorrow
nhosikusiku	asubuhi	morning
nhulahanju	mtoto wa kwanza	first born
nhungwe	umande	dew
nhunyi	ngoma	drum
nhwiga	twiga	giraffe
ni	ni	is
ni	nini	what
niye	mimi	I
njala	njaa	hunger
njama	Kikao maalum	special meeting
njifi	mvi	grey hair
njila	njia	path
njila mhanda	njia panda	crossroad
njosi	ndoto, maono	dream, vision
njuki	nyuki	bee
njwili	nywele	hair
no	ni	is
no	hii	this
noga	pendeza	be good
nola	noa	sharpen
nonela	busu	kiss
nonga	lugha	language, topic
nugula	fumbua macho	open eyes, stare
nung’ha	nuka	smell
nusa	nusa	smell, sniff
nyala	kauka	dry, be barren
nyama	nyama	meat
nyamala	nyamaza	be quiet
nyela	kunya	defecate
nyelesi	armpit	star
nyeye	ninyi	you
nyika	poli	bush
nyuma	nyuma	behind
nyundo	nyundo	hammer
nyungu	chungu	pot
nyuwa	menya	peel
nywa	kunywa	drink
O
odoka	umwa	Be sick
ogoha	ogopa	fear, be afraid
oha	funga	tie, fasten, pack
ona	ona	see
oneka	onekana	be found
onela	furahia	rejoice, be happy
onesa	onyesha	show
ongesa	ongeza	increase, add up
ongeseka	ongezeka	be increased
ongola	winda	hunt
onjola	nasua mnyama aliyenasa mtegoni	empty a trap
ose	wote	all, whole, any
otela	Ota jua	bask (in the sun)
P
papa	Beba mtoto mgongoni	carry a baby on one’s back
pata	pata	get
picha	picha	picture
pikipiki	pikipiki	motorbike
pima	pima	measure
posi	kimya	quiet, stillness
pululuka	ruka	Fly
pululusa	Fanya ndege kuruka	blow away, make something fly
puta	puliza	blow
putilisa	Puliza kuwasha moto	blow on (fire)
S
saa	saa	hour
saba	saba	seven
safili	safiri	travel
saga	saga	grind
sagula	chagua	choose
sakame	damu	blood
sama	hama	move away, migrate
samisaa	hamisha	remove
sambasa	haribu	engage in trade, misuse, devalue
sangalala	changamka	become cheerful
shangasi	shangazi	aunt
sang’hanya	Jianda kwa safari	prepare for a journey
sao	ao	theirs
sasa	chacha	turn sour, ferment
seheka	zeeka	become old
sehe	uzee	old
seiga	cheza	play
seka	cheka	laugh
selekali	serikali	government
sendi	pesa	money
senga	kata	cut
sengo	aina ya panga lililojikunja kidogo	scythe, machete
seye	sisi	we
shagila	fagia	sweep
shano	tano	five
shida	shida	problem
shukulu	shukuru	thank
shule	shule	school
sigala	bakia	remain, stay behind
sigasa	bakisha	cause to remain
sige	nzige	locust
sigi	kamba	rope
sigilila	agizia	instruct, direct
sika	zika	bury
sikilo	swala	antelope
sikisa	ziba	block the way
siku	asubuhi	morning
sima	zima	extinguish
simba	simba	lion
simia	zimia	faint
similwa	sahau	forget
sinda	tumbo	stomach
sindamala	kujituliza	be in order
sindamasa	tuliza	put in order
singisa	tingisha	shake
singo	shingo	neck
sisila	sinzia	doze
sisili	nyembamba	slim
sita	sita	six
sito	nzito	heavy
soka	choka	be tired
soma	soma	study, read
somba	samaki	fish
somela	choma	roast
somola	chomoa	take out, draw out (from pile)
sona	shona	sew
songola	chonga	carve, cut to shape
sonona	Kuwa baridi	be cold
sowela	zoea	be familiar with, be used to
subula	piga	(colloquial) beat
sugusa	sukutua	gargle
suha	kasirika	be upset, sulk
sui	chui	leopard
suka	suka	plait
suke	nguo	clothes
sulula	chuluzika	trickle away, leak
suma	shinda	conquer, win
sumigwa	shindwa	be defeated
sumika	kushindwa	fail
sumwa	shindwa	fail, be unable
sungu	uchungu	European
sungula	sungura	hare, rabbit
sungula mboga	Tafuta mboga	look for vegetables
sunguluta	zunguuka	turn around, surround
sungwi	nyongo	bile
sunha	osha	wash
sunyala	chuchumaa	squat
supa	chupa	bottle
susubula	chubua	slough
swa	Jua kutua	sunset set
swanu, swamu		beautiful, good
T
taa	taa	lamp
tafusili	tafsiri	translate
tajika	kufa	die
tala	hesabu	count
talehe	tarehe	date
tali	refu	tall
tama	uma	hurt
tamba	safiri	travel
tambala	tambaa	crawl
tambula	tambua, fahamu	discover, realize, recognize, reveal
tambusa	salimia	greet at length, make small talk
tamigwa	umwa	feel sick
tamila	elezea	tell, explain
tamu	umwa	sick
tandika	tandika	spread, make a bed
tanga	tambua	recognize, realize, find
tangasa	tangaza	announce
tang’anyila	kutana	meet
tasa	omba	pray, help, ask for
tayali	tayari	ready
tega	tega	set a trap
tegelesa	sikiliza	listen
telela	teleza	slip
televisheni	television	television
tema	kata	cut, slash
tenda	fanya	make
tetema	tetemeka	shiver, tremble
tija	kimbia	escape
tinhusa	shtua	startle
titu	nyeusi	black
toboka	toboka	become a hole
tobola	toboa	make a hole, pierce
togola	sifia	pray, praise
togoma	fanya	make, do
togota	tokota	boil (up)
tola	oa	marry
tonya	nyesha	rain
towa	piga	beat
towa nyasa	Piga chafya	sneeze
tubugila	tumbukia	be drowned, sink
tula	bomoa	break, split, spoil
tula njila	Tengeneza njia	begin
tuma	tuma	send
tubugila	tumbukia	reach inside, fall into
tumia	tumia	use
tumisa	Peleka posa	court, woo
tumula	Mpa mimba	impregnate
tunga	tunga	put beads on a string, compose music
tunya	sifia	praise
tuta	piga sana	beat hard
tutika	beba	carry
twa	tema	spit
twanga	twanga	pound
tyamula	Piga chafya	sneeze
U
ubaga	Uji wa mtama	Guruel from millet
udoba	uvivu	laziness
ufa	kufa	die
ugali	ugali	maize porridge
uganga	uganga	art of medicine man, witchcraft
ugimbi	pombe	beer
ugoko	ukoko	crust
ugono	Sehemu ya kulala	sleeping place
ugwa	kuanguka	fall
uhai	uchawi	witchcraft, magic
uhele, hele	upele	skin disease
uji	uji	gruel
ujuguni	mbu	mosquito
ukaya	nyumbani	home
uki	asali	honey
uko	huko	there
ulanga	mbingu	heaven
ulili	kitanda cha miti cha kienyeji	traditional bed
ulongo	udongo	soil, mud
umage, mimage	kisu	knife
umba	umba	moulid
umi	Uzima	health, life
umwambu	ng'ambo	riverside
upande	upande	side
upung’huka	kucha	dawn
usa	uza	sell
usa	uliza	ask
usaga	Kitanda cha miti	wooden bed
usage	unga	flour
usalu, salu	shanga	bead
usi	uzi	thread
usito	uzito	weight
usungu	uchungu	grief, bitterness, poison
uta	upinde	bow
utole	ndoa	marriage
utowi	ugomvi	conflict, quarrel
utumbu, mitumbu	utumbo	intestines
utyolo	hofu	fear
uwa	kuwa	be
uwifu	wivu	jealousy
uya	kurudi	return
uyoga	uyoga	mushroom
W
wahi	wahi	reach (in time)
wamba	kuweka Ngozi kwenye ngoma	stretch over, tighten skin
wambikaji	upikaji	cooking
wele	mtama	pearl millet
wiki	wiki	week
winga	fukuza	chase
woga	woga	fear
Y
ya	ya	that
yaani	yaani	so that
yega	kuna	scratch, grate