The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary

Dictionary Variants: Sheng
Location of Greatest Variability: Tanzania
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baba
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10ca
noun
general
ancestors
ancestor
ancestor
baba
din—   

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baba
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10ca
noun
general
dads
dad
dad
baba
din—   

.
baba
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10ca
noun
general
fathers
father
Holy Father, Pope
father
baba

baba Mtakatifu

din—   

.
baba
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10ca
noun
general
forebears
forebear
forebear
baba
din—   

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baba
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10an
noun
general
guards
guard
guard
baba
din—   

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baba
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10ca
noun
general
patrons
patron
patron
baba
din—   

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baba
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10ca
noun
general
protectors
protector
protector
baba
din—   

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baba
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10ca
noun
general
paternal uncles
uncle
uncle (older/younger brother of one's father)
uncle (paternal)
baba

baba mkubwa, baba mdogo

din—   

.
baba
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10an
noun
general
watchmen
watchman
watchman
baba
din—   

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-baba
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
(rare)
verb
general
fasten
fasten tightly
verb—   

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baba wa kambo
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10an
noun
general
stepfathers
stepfather
stepfather
baba wa kambo
din—   

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baba mzazi
Kan dea ɛfa baba ho nyina
9/10an
noun
general
birth fathers
father
birth father
baba wazazi
din—   

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baba mdogo
Kan dea ɛfa baba mdogo ho nyina
1/2
noun
general
uncle
uncle (father's younger brother)
baba wadogo

mdogo wa baba

din—   

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baba mkubwa
Kan dea ɛfa baba mkubwa ho nyina
1/2
noun
general
uncle
uncle (father's older brother)
baba wakubwa

mkubwa wa baba

din—   

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baba mkwe
Kan dea ɛfa baba mkwe ho nyina
noun
general
father in law
father in law
baba mkwe
din—   

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baba wa kambo
Kan dea ɛfa baba wa kambo ho nyina
noun
general
stepfather
stepfather
baba wa kambo
din—   

.
baba watoto
Kan dea ɛfa baba watoto ho nyina
9/10an
noun
general
husbands
husband
1
husband
baba watoto

mume

din—   

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Babadosi
Kan dea ɛfa babadosi ho nyina
9
noun
geography
Babado
Barbados
Barbados
din—   

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-babaika
Kan dea ɛfa babaika ho nyina
verb
general
babble
babble
verb—   

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-babaika
Kan dea ɛfa babaika ho nyina
verb
general
confuse
be confused
verb—   

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-babaika
Kan dea ɛfa babaika ho nyina
verb
general
embarrass
be embarrassed

aligeuka kukimbilia kiooni huku katahayari, huku kababaika, na huku kapendezewa [Sul]

verb—   

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-babaika
Kan dea ɛfa babaika ho nyina
verb
general
rave
rave (in a fever etc.)
verb—   

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-babaika
Kan dea ɛfa babaika ho nyina
verb
general
stammer
stammer (from fear)
verb—   

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-babaika
Kan dea ɛfa babaika ho nyina
verb
general
stutter
stutter
verb—   

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