The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary

Dictionary Variants: Sheng
Location of Greatest Variability: Tanzania
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sala ya adhuhuri
Kan dea ɛfa adhuhuri ho nyina
9/10
noun
Islamic
prayer
time of second prayers
adhuhuri
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safiri baharini
Kan dea ɛfa baharini ho nyina
9
bahari
19
noun
safari, -safiri
general
safari baharini
navigation
navigation
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sea-cucumber
Kan dea ɛfa cucumber ho nyina
5/6an
noun
Holothuroidea
marine
beches-de-mer
beche-de-mer
beche-de-mer
sea-cucumbers
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siasa ya fungamana
Kan dea ɛfa fungamana ho nyina
9
-funga
19
noun
political
alignment
policy of alignment
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sayansi ya jamii
Kan dea ɛfa jamii ho nyina
9
sayansi, jamii
19
noun
general
sociology
sociology
din—   

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sayansi ya jamii
Kan dea ɛfa jamii ho nyina
9
sayansi, sociology
19
noun
general
anthropology
anthropology
din—   

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sehemu inayojitawala wenyewe
Kan dea ɛfa jitawala ho nyina
9/10
-tawala
19
noun
sehemu, wenyewe
general
autonomous regions
autonomous
autonomous region
sehemu zinazojitawala wenyewe
din—   

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sahani ya kaule
Kan dea ɛfa kaule ho nyina
9/10
noun
general
china
piece of china
sahani za kaule
din—   

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sahani ya kaule
Kan dea ɛfa kaule ho nyina
9/10
noun
general
earthenware
earthenware
sahani za kaule
din—   

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si kiasi chake
Kan dea ɛfa kiasi ho nyina
adverb
general
si kiasi yake
about
imprecise quantity or time that is fairly close to a stated number
about
adverb—   

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sehemu ya kinanda
Kan dea ɛfa kinanda ho nyina
9/10
noun
general
keyboards
keyboard
keyboard
sehemu za kinanda
din—   

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shamba la kitani
Kan dea ɛfa kitani ho nyina
5/6
noun
shamba
general
sisal plantations
sisal
sisal plantation
mashamba ya kitani
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sharti la kudumu
Kan dea ɛfa kudumu ho nyina
5/6
noun
general
permanent terms
permanent
her/his permanent term is to destroy his/her house
permanent term
masharti ya kudumu

Sharti la kudumu ni kuivunja nyumba yake

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sehemu ya kumi
Kan dea ɛfa kumi ho nyina
9/10
noun
general
tenths
tenth
tenth
sehemu za kumi
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shada la maua
Kan dea ɛfa maua ho nyina
5/6
noun
shada
general
bouquets
bouquet
President Mkapa and his wife put bouquets of flowers on the grave of Chief Edward Nyerere
bouquet
mashada ya maua

Rais Mkapa na mke wake pia waliweka mashada ya maua kwenye kaburi la Chifu Edward
Nyerere (Nipashe 14.10.2005)

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seng'enge yenye miiba
Kan dea ɛfa miiba ho nyina
9
noun
general
barbed
barbed wire
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shirika la misaada
Kan dea ɛfa misaada ho nyina
5/6
noun
general
aid agencies
aid
a UK-based aid agency, Oxfam, has warned that the humanitarian crisis for the people of Darfur will continue for at least another 18 months
aid agency
mashirika ya misaada

shirika la misaada lenye makao yake makuu nchini Uingereza, Oxfam, limeonya kwamba matatizo ya huduma muhimu kwa wananchi wa Darfur yatazidi kuendelea kwa kipindi kingine cha walau miezi 18 [BBC 2 Mei 2005]

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