The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary

Dictionary Variants: Sheng
Location of Greatest Variability: Tanzania
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-o
Kan dea ɛfa o ho nyina
verb relative
ambao
general
who
the people who left
who

watu walioondoka


-o
Kan dea ɛfa o ho nyina
verb relative
ambao
general
which
the border which was crossed
which

mpaka uliovukwa


-o
Kan dea ɛfa o ho nyina
verb relative
ambao
general
that
the tree that bore fruit
that

mti uliozaa matunda


-oa
Kan dea ɛfa oa ho nyina
verb
general
wife
He has married off his daughter to an old man.
take a wife

amemwoza mtoto wake kwa mtu mzee

verb   

-oa
Kan dea ɛfa oa ho nyina
verb
general
marry
Permit me to marry your daughter.
1
marry (of a man)

nioze mtoto wako

verb   

-oana
Kan dea ɛfa oana ho nyina
verb
general
intermarry
intermarry
verb   

-oana
Kan dea ɛfa oana ho nyina
reciprocal
oa V
verb
general
marry
They intend to marry in the future
1
marry each other

wanataraji kuoana siku za mbele [Ya]

verb   

-oanisha
Kan dea ɛfa oanisha ho nyina
oa V
verb
general
align
align
verb   

-oanisha
Kan dea ɛfa oanisha ho nyina
oa V
verb
general
harmony
cause to be in harmony
verb   

-oanisha
Kan dea ɛfa oanisha ho nyina
oa V
verb
general
marry
1
marry (perform a marriage ceremony)
verb   

cha
Kan dea ɛfa of ho nyina
preposition
general
of
the pupil's book
1
of (class 7)

kitabu cha mwanafunzi

preposition   

ofisa
Kan dea ɛfa ofisa ho nyina
5/6an
Eng.
noun
general
officers
officer
officer
maofisa
din   

ofisa
Kan dea ɛfa ofisa ho nyina
5/6an
Eng.
noun
general
officials
official
official
maofisa
din   

ofisa
Kan dea ɛfa ofisa ho nyina
5/6an
Eng.
noun
military
military officers
officer
military officer
maofisa
din   

ofisi
Kan dea ɛfa ofisi ho nyina
9/10
Eng.
noun
general
bureaux
bureaus
bureau
bureau
ofisi
din   

ofisi
Kan dea ɛfa ofisi ho nyina
5/6
Eng.
noun
general
(government) institutions
institution
(government) institution
ofisi
din   

ofisi
Kan dea ɛfa ofisi ho nyina
5/6
Eng.
noun
general
departments
department
department
ofisi
din   

ofisi
Kan dea ɛfa ofisi ho nyina
9/10
office
5
noun
general
afisi,hafisi
afisi,hafisi
offices
office
1
office
ofisi
din   

ofisiboi
Kan dea ɛfa ofisiboi ho nyina
5/6an
office boy
5
noun
general
office boys
office
office boy
maofisiboi
din   

ofisiboi
Kan dea ɛfa ofisiboi ho nyina
5/6an
office boy
5
noun
general
errand boys
errand
errand boy
maofisiboi
din   

ofisiboi
Kan dea ɛfa ofisiboi ho nyina
5/6an
office boy
5
noun
general
messengers
messenger
messenger
maofisiboi
din   

ofusaidi
Kan dea ɛfa ofusaidi ho nyina
9/10
offside
5
noun
sport
offsides
offside
in an illegal position ahead of the ball or frisbee
offside
ofusaidi
din   

-oga
Kan dea ɛfa oga ho nyina
adjective
ogofyo, -ogopa, mwoga, mwogofyo, woga, mogofya
general
cowardly
cowardly
adjective   

-oga
Kan dea ɛfa oga ho nyina
adjective
ogofyo, -ogopa, mwoga, mwogofyo, woga, mogofya
general
timorous
timorous
adjective   

-oga
Kan dea ɛfa oga ho nyina
adjective
ogofyo, -ogopa, mwoga, mwogofyo, woga, mogofya
general
fainthearted
fainthearted
adjective   

-oga
Kan dea ɛfa oga ho nyina
adjective
ogofyo, -ogopa, mwoga, mwogofyo, woga, mogofya
general
pusillanimous
pusillanimous
adjective   

-oga
Kan dea ɛfa oga ho nyina
adjective
ogofyo, -ogopa, mwoga, mwogofyo, woga, mogofya
general
timid
timid
adjective   

-oga
Kan dea ɛfa oga ho nyina
adjective
ogofyo, -ogopa, mwoga, mwogofyo, woga, mogofya
general
shy
shy
adjective   

-oga
Kan dea ɛfa oga ho nyina
adjective
ogofyo, -ogopa, mwoga, mwogofyo, woga, mogofya
general
nervous
nervous
adjective   

-oga
Kan dea ɛfa oga ho nyina
verb
kiogeo, mwogaji, mwogo
general
-koga
wash
wash (the body)
verb   

-oga
Kan dea ɛfa oga ho nyina
verb
kiogeo, mwogaji, mwogo
general
-koga
bathe
if you take off your clothes for water you must bathe (proverb)
bathe

maji ukiyavuliya nguo huna budi kuyaogelea (methali)

verb   

-oga
Kan dea ɛfa oga ho nyina
verb
kiogeo, mwogaji, mwogo
general
-koga
bath
take a bath or shower
verb   

-ogea
Kan dea ɛfa ogea ho nyina
applicative
-oga
19
verb
general
bathe
he has gone to bathe at the river
bathe at

ameenda kuogea mtoni

verb   

mahali pa kuogea
Kan dea ɛfa ogea ho nyina
16/17/18
noun
general
swimming pools
pool
swimming pool
mahali pa kuogea
din   

-ogelea
Kan dea ɛfa ogelea ho nyina
applicative
-oga
19
verb
mwogeleaji
general
swim
(ki-Asumini) swam in waste water.
1
swim

[ki-Asumini] kiliogelea maji kame [Moh]

verb   

-ogelea
Kan dea ɛfa ogelea ho nyina
applicative
-oga
19
verb
general
turn
turn up
verb   

-ogelea
Kan dea ɛfa ogelea ho nyina
applicative
-oga
19
verb
general
appear
appear
verb   

-ogelea
Kan dea ɛfa ogelea ho nyina
applicative
-oga
19
verb
general
arise
arise (a question)
verb   

-ogelea
Kan dea ɛfa ogelea ho nyina
applicative
-oga
19
verb
general
occur
occur
verb   

-ogeleka
Kan dea ɛfa ogeleka ho nyina
stative
-ogelea
19
verb
general
swimmable
the sea is not swimmable here
1
be swimmable

baharini hapa hapaogeleki

verb   

-ogelesha
Kan dea ɛfa ogelesha ho nyina
appl-caus
-ogelea
19
verb
general
-ogeleza
swim
teach to swim
verb   

-ogesha
Kan dea ɛfa ogesha ho nyina
causative
-oga
19
verb
general
wash
after washing her daughter
wash someone

baada ya kumwogesha binti yake [Muk]

verb   

-ogesha
Kan dea ɛfa ogesha ho nyina
causative
-oga
19
verb
general
bathe
bathe someone
verb   

-ogeshwa
Kan dea ɛfa ogeshwa ho nyina
caus-pass
oga V
verb
general
bathe
A child washes and is bathed
be bathed

mtoto anavua na kuogeshwa [Muk]

verb   

-ogofya
Kan dea ɛfa ogofya ho nyina
causative
-ogopa
19
verb
-oga
general
-ogofisha,-ogopesha
frighten
frighten
verb   

-ogofya
Kan dea ɛfa ogofya ho nyina
causative
-ogopa
19
verb
-oga
general
-ogofisha,-ogopesha
scare
scare
verb   

-ogofya
Kan dea ɛfa ogofya ho nyina
causative
-ogopa
19
verb
-oga
general
-ogofisha,-ogopesha
terrify
terrify
verb   

-ogofya
Kan dea ɛfa ogofya ho nyina
causative
-ogopa
19
verb
-oga
general
-ogofisha,-ogopesha
startle
startle
verb   

-ogofya
Kan dea ɛfa ogofya ho nyina
causative
-ogopa
19
verb
-oga
general
-ogofisha,-ogopesha
endanger
endanger
verb   

-ogofya
Kan dea ɛfa ogofya ho nyina
causative
-ogopa
19
verb
-oga
general
-ogofisha,-ogopesha
jeopardize
jeopardize
verb