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Kiswahili Vocabulary

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-kukutika -nyauka
-kukutua twist
-kukutua (shingo) twist
kukuu
old
  1. useless
  2. worn-out
kuku wa kidimu
kuku wa kutamia
kuku wa mayai
kukuza
grow
  1. originate
kuku ziwa
kukuziwa common moorhen
kukuziwa mdogo lesser moorhen
kukuziwa pembe-nyekundu red-knobbed coot
kukwaa stumble
kukwala
stumble
  1. trip up
kukwama
get stuck
  1. become jammed
kukwana katika kiunzi stumble on a hurdle
kukwangura scour
kukwaruza
scratch
  1. grate
kukwaruzana
kukwea
climb
  1. ascend
  2. go up
kukwepa
dodge
  1. avoid
kula
eat
  1. overfatigue
  2. ingest
  3. guzzle
  4. gluttonize
  5. use up
  6. frazzle
  7. expend
  8. exhaust
  9. fress
  10. deplete
  11. consume
  12. eat up
  13. drink
  14. waste
  15. spend
  16. dine
  17. swallow
kula ama kutumia sehemu ya kwanza k.m. ya mavuno ama aina fulani ya chakula baada ya kufunga
kulaana curse
kulaani curse
kulabu
hook
  1. clamp
  2. grapnel
kulabu kwa kulia right hook
kulabu ngumi hook
kulabu ya kushoto left hook
kula chakula bila ya kugawanya na jamii
kulainisha
kulaki
kula kiapo take an oath
kula kutumia mikono hasa uji mzito
kulala
sleep
  1. lie down
  2. copulate
  3. have sexual intercourse
  4. drowse
  5. catnap
  6. slumber
  7. roost
kulala chali lie on one’s back
kulala kwa sababu ya ugonjwa
kulalamika
beg for mercy
  1. complain
  2. plead
kulalana
kulala upande mmoja
tip over
  1. tilt
kulala usingizi sleep
kulamba lick
kula mboga
kulanda resemble
kula njama
kulasitara
black heron
  1. heron
kulastara heron
kulaumu
accuse
  1. blame
  2. condemn
  3. criticise
kulaza
kulaza upande
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