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The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary

Dictionary Variants: Sheng
Location of Greatest Variability: Tanzania
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kilabu

Example: alikuwa akipita katika mabaa kutafuta wanaume [Mt]

See also	Synonyms
English	bar¹, foodshop³, restaurant⁴, cafÃ©⁶, hub¹¹, howl¹³, howl, bark¹⁵, hmm¹⁶, grunt²⁰, bray²⁶, bemoaning²⁹, explode³³, befit⁴⁰, ejaculate⁴⁹, bellow⁵³, iron rod⁵⁷, metal post⁵⁸, front desk⁶¹
Ewegbe	hahonuɖuƒe², ahanoƒe⁵, dzudzɔƒe, ahanoƒe, nuɖuƒe⁷, dzudzɔƒe⁸, nuɖuƒe⁹, gakpo¹⁰, tometi, gakpo¹², gbetete¹⁴, gbetete,¹⁷, te gbe, wÃ³¹⁸, te gbe¹⁹, te gbe, xle abe ha ene²¹, xle abe ha ene²², te gbe, xle²⁷, xle³¹, wÃ³³², wÃ³, dze, gba³⁸, dze³⁹, sɔ na, dze⁴², wÃ³, do sesoe enumake⁵⁰, do sesoe enumake⁵¹, tometi⁵⁵, mɔxeti⁵⁹, xe mɔ na⁶⁰
Swahili	-guna²³, guno²⁴, -koroma²⁵, -buyuka³⁴, -buguika³⁵, -bubujika³⁶, -alika³⁷, -agia⁴¹, -husu⁴³, -lipuka⁴⁴, -pasua⁴⁵, -pasuka⁴⁶, -ripuka⁴⁷, -lipuka⁴⁸, -shusha⁵², -vuma⁵⁴, kitovu⁵⁶, kantini⁶², kilabu⁶³, kipingo⁶⁴, kizingiti⁶⁵, komeo⁶⁶, ufito⁶⁷, mti⁶⁸
Hausa	kuka²⁸, kuka³⁰

See also	Synonyms
English	calamity¹, calculate⁴, calf⁶, calico⁸
Yoruba	ofo², siro³, malu⁵, keleku⁷
Swahili	balia⁹, balaa¹⁰, afa¹¹, mdhana¹⁶, janga¹⁷, msiba¹⁸
Akan	amande¹²
Hausa	masifa¹³, masifa¹⁴, zauwati¹⁵

Example: mvua hii imetuletea baa na balaa

See also	Synonyms
English	catastrophe¹
Swahili	shani², afa³, balaa⁴, balia⁵, king'irimoto⁶

See also	Synonyms
English	person who does damage¹
Swahili	balaa², balia³

See also	Synonyms
English	disaster¹, to go through a disaster¹⁰, work (typically used only in speech)¹²
Ewegbe	nudzɔdzɔ (abe aʋa) si me ame geɖewo tsrɔna le², nudzɔdzɔ (abe aʋa) si me ame geɖewo tsrɔna le⁶, dzɔgbevee, xaxa⁷
Swahili	balia³, balaa⁴, afa⁵, king'irimoto¹³, shari¹⁴, msiba¹⁵
汉语词典	獲取获取 ⁸, 譏笑讥笑 ⁹, 活兒活儿 ¹¹