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The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary

Dictionary Variants: Sheng
Location of Greatest Variability: Tanzania
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Example: alikuwa hajali nguo gani alivaa [Kez]

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English	dress¹, frock³, cloak⁵, attire⁷, humidity level¹⁰, attire¹², garment¹⁴, to grab¹⁷, to treat a sickness²¹, cloth²², unidentified flying object (UFO)²⁴, costume³⁴
Ewegbe	awu², nudodo⁴, awu, nudodo⁶, nudodo, nutata, awu⁸, awu , avɔ¹⁵, nudodowo, awu³⁵, nudodowo³⁶, awu, nudodo³⁸, do awu, ta avɔ, ɔo... nyuie³⁹
汉语词典	濕度湿度 ⁹, 醫治医治 ²⁰
Swahili	vazi¹¹, kitambaa²⁵, mfumo²⁶, nguo²⁷, utambaa²⁸, kisua²⁹, mavazi³⁰, nguo³¹, vazi³², mviko³³, vazi³⁷, gauni⁴⁰, kivazi⁴¹, mashono⁴², nguo⁴³, vazi⁴⁴, rinda⁴⁵, mviko⁴⁶
Akan	edurade¹³, tam¹⁶, tam¹⁸
Hausa	kama¹⁹
Yoruba	aso²³

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English	get dressed¹

Example: kwa nini huvai viatu wewe [Abd]

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English	wear¹

Example: akajaribu kuvaa kanzu yake mpya [Sul]

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English	put on (clothes)¹

Example: baridi nyembamba ilimvaa [Moh]

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English	cover¹, the heir apparent⁴, clothe⁵, lid¹³, an equine ailment¹⁵, a staple¹⁷, become convalescent, to recover from illness¹⁹, a cover, lid²⁰, a cover²¹, a place of concealment, cover²⁷, a place of concealment²⁸
Yoruba	da-so-bo², dau-du³, dasobo⁶, wo...loso⁷, se...loso⁸
Swahili	-valisha⁹, kia²², kifuniko²³, mfuniko²⁴, tabaka²⁵, -ezeka²⁹, -finika³⁰, -funika³¹, gamba³², jalada³³, jalada³⁴, -kafini³⁵, kifuniko³⁶, -kinga³⁷, kingio³⁸, kisetiri³⁹, kitandiko⁴⁰, -kwea⁴¹, mfuniko⁴², stara⁴³, tabaka⁴⁴, -tabiki⁴⁵, -tabikisha⁴⁶, -tanda⁴⁷, tumba⁴⁸, -valisha⁴⁹, -wamba⁵⁰, -pamba⁵¹
Ewegbe	tsyɔ nu nane dzi¹⁰, nutuvi, nutsyɔnu, nudzibunu¹¹
Akan	mbutuso¹²
Hausa	murfi¹⁴, murgwi¹⁶, muri¹⁸, murufa²⁶