Wordlist Swahili-English (Modern)
Character set: WinLatin1 (CP 1252)
Agosti = August
Alhamisi = Thursday
Allah = God
Aprili = April
Bahari ya Sham = Red Sea
Bara Hindi = India
Biblia = Bible
Desemba = December
Februari = February
Habeshi = Abyssinia
Ibilisi = Lucifer, Satan
Ijumaa = Friday
Januari = January
Julai = July
Jumanne = Tuesday
Jumapili = Sunday
Jumatano = Wednesday
Jumatatu = Monday
Juni = June
Kenya = Kenya
Machi = March
Mei = May
Mfaransa = Frenchman
Mhindi = Indian
Misko = Moscow
Misri = Egypt
Mkristo = Christian
Mreno = Portuguese
Mrumi = Roman
Msahafu = Koran
Mungu = God
Mwarabu = Arab
Mwingereza = Englishman, Sassenach
Mwislamu = Mohammedan, Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman, Mohammedan, Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman
Myahudi = Hebrew, Jew, Jew
Myunani = Greek
Mzungu = European
Novemba = November
Oktoba = October
Pasaka = Easter
Rajabu = Rajab
Ramadhani = Ramadan
Septemba = September
Sham = Syria
Tanzania = Tanzania
-a = by, from, of, on, since
-ake = their, his, her, his, its, their, its, her
-ako = your, your
-angu = my
-ao = their, her, his, its, their
-a huzuni = dismal, gaunt, miserable, sad
-a kenda = ninth
-a kigeni = alien, foreign, strange
-a kumi = tenth
-a kutosha = enough, sufficient
-a kuume = right, righthand
-a kwanza = first
-a moto = hot
-a mwisho = last
-a nane = eighth
-a nne = fourth
-a pili = second
-a saba = seventh
-a sita = sixth
-a tano = fifth
-a tatu = third
-a tisa = ninth
-baya = bad, miserable, nasty, poor
-bichi = unripe
-bivu = mature, ripe
-bovu = addled, bad, rotten
-chungu = acerbic, bitter, acerbic, bitter
-dogo = diminutive, little, small
-ekundu = red
-ema = good, nice, okay
-embamba = narrow, slender, slim
-enu = your, your
-enyewe = self, herself, himself, itself
-enye akili = able, capable
-enye giza = dark, dim
-enye nguvu = strong
-epesi = light, fast, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
-erevu = clever, cunning, sly, smart
-etu = our
-eupe = blank, white
-eusi = black
-fupi = brief, short
-gonjwa = ill, sick
-gumu = hard, hard
-ingi = a lot of, much
-ingine = other, another, else
-kali = abrasive, acerbic, acid, acrid, acrimonious, acute, lurid, sharp, hot
-kavu = dry
-kubwa = big, great, large, important, serious
-kuu = chief, main, major, principal
-moja = one
-na = have, have got
-nane = eight
-nene = bold, corpulent, fat, thick
-nne = four
-nono = bold, corpulent, fat, thick
-ote = all the, each, every, everybody, every one
-o -ote = at all, -ever
-pana = broad
-pya = new, novel
-refu = long, deep, profound
-sahaulifu = forgetful
-tamu = gentle, soft, sweet, tender
-tano = five
-tatu = three
-tupu = empty, void
-vivu = lazy, lazy
-wili = two
-zima = entire, overall, whole
-zito = burdensome, heavy, onerous
-zuri = beautiful, fine, handsome, lovely, good, nice, okay
Uajemi = Persia, Persia
Uarabu = Arabia, Arabia
Udachi = Germany
Ufaransa = France
Uganda = Uganda
Uhindi = India
Uingereza = England
Ujeremani = Germany
Ulaya = Europa, Europe
Ulaya Faransa = France
Ulaya wa Waamerikani = United States of America, USA
Ulaya wa Waarabu = Arabia, Arabia
Ulaya wa Waingereza = England
Unguja = Zanzibar
Ureno = Portugal
Yahudi = Hebrew, Jew, Jew
adhuhuri = midday, noon
adui = adversary, enemy
afisi = bureau, office
afya = health
alasiri = afternoon
anwani = address
arobaini = forty
asali = honey
asante = thank you, thanks
askari = pawn, soldier
au = or
baada ya = after, behind
baba = father
baba mdogo = uncle
badala ya = instead of
bahari = sea
baisikeli = bike, cycle, bicycle
bali = but, however, nevertheless, yet
banda la motokaa = garage
barbara = road, route, way
baridi = cold
barua = letter
benki = bank
bibi = lady, madam, Mrs.
bila = without
binti = daughter
bora = fine, great, eminent
buibui = spider
bustani = garden
bwana = boss, master, gentleman, lord, Mr.
chai = tea
chakula = food
cheo = measure, measurement, grade, rank, rate
cheti = certificate, testimony
chini = below, downstairs, underneath, below, underneath
chini ya = below, beneath, under, underneath
chombo = jug, box, container, vessel, vase, vessel
choo = dung, excrement, latrine
chui = leopard
chuma = iron
chumba = chamber, room
chumvi = salt
chungu = cooking pot, jug, pot
chungwa = orange
chuo = school
chuo kikuu = university
chupa = bottle
chura = frog
dada = sister
dafu = coconut
dakika = minute
daktari = doctor, physician
damu = blood
dawa = drug, medicine, pharmaceutical
desturi = custom, habit, way
dubu = bear
duka = boutique, shop, store
edashara = eleven
elfu = thousand, one thousand
embe = mango
faida = gain, profit
farasi = horse
fedha = silver, money
fisi = hyaena
furaha = gladness, joy
ganda = bark, husk, peel, shell
gani = what a, what kind of, what sort of
gani? = what kind of?
gazeti = gazette, magazine, newspaper, periodical, daily paper, journal, newspaper
ghafula = all of a sudden, suddenly
ghali = costly, dear, expensive, pricey
giza = darkness, murk
goti = knee
gunia = bag, sack
habari = news, novelty, something new
hafifu = faint, light, weak, miserable, poor, poor
haja = need, want
hako = absent
hamsini = fifty
hapa = here
hasara = loss
hata = until, till
hatari = danger, peril
hata kidogo = not at all
hesabu = account, number, numeral
heshima = respect
hewa = air
hodari = brave, courageous, valiant
hofu = fear
homa = ague, fever
hoteli = hotel
huku = here
humu = here
huzuni = sadness, sorrow
ikiwa = if, provided that
imara = strong
ingawa = though, although
inzi = fly, housefly
ishirini = twenty
jambo = affair, business, business deal, case, matter
jana = yesterday
jani = leaf, sheet
je = hey, say, now, well, well then
jembe = hoe
jibini = cheese
jibu = answer, reply
jicho = eye
jina = appellation, name
jino = tooth
jioni = evening
jiwe = stone
jogoo = cock, rooster
jua = sun
juma = week
jumba = palace
jumbe = boss, chief, leader
juu = above, on top, overhead, upstairs
juu ya = across from, against, in exchange for, opposed to, opposite, upon, above, over, on, upon
juzi = the day before yesterday
kaa ya pwani = crab
kabila = tribe
kabisa = at all, entirely, quite, wholly
kabla ya = before, in front of
kahawa = coffee
kaka = brother
kalamu = pencil, feather, pen, plume
kama = that, as, how, like, such as, if, provided that
kamili = absolute, complete
kanisa = church, church-building, house of worship, place of worship
karakana = factory, factory
karani = clerk
karatasi = paper
karibu = nearby
kaskazini = north, North
katika = a, in, inside, into, on, per, within
katikati = rather, across, beyond, on the other side of
kati ya = among, between
kazi = job, work
kelele = ado, din, noise
kenda = nine
kesho = tomorrow
kesho kutwa = the day after tomorrow
kiatu = shoe
kiazi = potato
kibanda = cabin, hut, shack
kiboko = hippo, hippopotamus
kichwa = head, pate
kidole = finger, toe
kidonda = ulcer, sore
kifaru = rhino, rhinoceros
kifua = bosom, breast, chest
kifungua kopo = can opener, tin-opener
kifuniko = cover, hood, lid
kijana = youngster, youth
kijiji = village
kijiko = spoon
kijito = stream
kikapu = basket
kiko = pipe
kikombe = cup
kila = all the, each, every, everybody, every one
kilima = hill
kilo = kilo
kilometa = kilometre
kioo = looking-glass, mirror, glass
kipande = fragment, lump, piece, bit, lump, piece
kipofu = blind, sightless person
kisima = well
kisiwa = island
kisu = knife
kisungura = rabbit
kitabu = book
kitambaa = cloth
kitanda = bed
kiti = chair
kitu = thing, article, object, thing
kitunguu = onion
kiwanda = factory, factory
kiwanja = earth, land, soil
kizibo = cork
kobe = tortoise
kondoo = sheep
kongoni = gnu, wildebeest
kosa = aberration, error, mistake
kubali = accede, agree, consent
kuku = chicken, fowl, fowl
kumi = ten
kumi na -moja = eleven
kumi na -nane = eighteen
kumi na -nne = fourteen
kumi na -tano = fifteen
kumi na -tatu = thirteen
kumi na -wili = twelve
kumi na kenda = nineteen
kumi na mbili = twelve
kumi na moja = eleven
kumi na nane = eighteen
kumi na nne = fourteen
kumi na saba = seventeen
kumi na sita = sixteen
kumi na tano = fifteen
kumi na tatu = thirteen
kumi na tisa = nineteen
kusini = south
kuvua = fish
kwa = from, out of
kwa heri = adieu, farewell, bye, goodbye
kwa herini = adieu, farewell, bye, goodbye
kwa hiyo = on that account, therefore
kwa sababu = because, for the reason that, because, for the reason that, as, because, for, since
kwenda na = accompany
labda = maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly
laini = smooth, soft
lakini = but, but, however, nevertheless, yet
lazima = necessary
leo = today
lini = as, when
lugha = language, tongue
maana = meaning
maendeleo = advance, advancement, progress
mafuta = oil
magharibi = west, West
mahali = place, plaza, square, public square
mahali po pote = wherever
maisha = life
majani = grass, grass, herb
maji = water
malaika = angel
mama = mother
mamba = crocodile
mapema = early
mara = occasion, time
mara kwa mara = now and then
mara moja = once, one time
mara nyingi = frequently, often, regularly
mashariki = east, East
mashine = engine, machine
maskini = miserable, poor
mavuno = harvest
maziwa = milk
mbegu = seed
mbele = ahead, formerly, previously, ahead, foreward, on
mbele ya = before, in front of
mbili = two
mboga = vegetable
mbu = mosquito
mbuzi = goat
mbwa = dog
mbweha = jackal
mchawi = enchanter, magician, sorcerer, warlock, wizard
mchele = rice, husked rice
mcheza = actor
mchezo = game
mchungaji = shepherd, shepherd
mchungwa = orange-tree
mdachi = German
mdudu = bug, insect
meza = table
mfalme = king
mfuko = bag, sack
mfupa = bone
mganga = doctor, physician
mgeni = foreigner, stranger, guest
mgomba = banana plant, banana-plant
mgonjwa = patient, patient
mguu = leg, leg, paw, foot, paw
mia = hundred, one hundred
mia -wili = two hundred
mia mbili = two hundred
mjane = widow
mjeremani = German
mji = city, town, village
mjinga = fool
mjomba = uncle
mkahawa = restaurant
mkate = bread, loaf
mke = wife
mkeka = mat, plaited mat
mkia = tail
mkono = arm, hand
mlango = gate, gateway, portal, door
mlezi = nurse
mlima = hill, mountain
mlinzi = guard
mnazi = coconut palm
mno = quite, very, very much, too, too much
mnyama = animal, animal, beast
moja = one
moshi = smoke
mosi = one
moto = fire
moyo = heart
mpishi = cook, male cook
mpunga = rice
msaada = aid, help, aid, help
msafiri = traveller
msalaba = cross
mshahara = salary, wage, wages
msitu = forest, woods
mstari = line
mswaki = tooth-brush
mtambo = engine, machine
mtende = date palm, date-palm
mti = tree, pole, post, stanchion, stake, timber, wood
mto = river
mtoto = child, bairn, infant
mtu = person
mtumishi = boy, servant
mtumwa = slave
muhindi = corn, Indian corn, maize, mealies
muhogo = cassava, cassava
mume = husband
muwa = sugar-cane
mvua = rain
mwaka = year
mwalimu = instructor, teacher
mwamerikani = American, US citizen
mwana = son
mwanamke = woman
mwanamume = fellow, man
mwavuli = umbrella
mwembe = mango-tree
mwendo = distance, offset, journey, trip, voyage
mwenyeji = inhabitant
mwenyewe = owner, owner
mwezi = moon, month
mwiba = thorn
mwiko = spoon, large spoon
mwili = body
mwisho = end, ending
mwivi = thief
mwizi = thief
mwuza duka = shopkeeper
mzazi = parent
mzigo = burden, charge, load
mzizi = root
na = and
naam = yes
nafasi = time, while
nane = eight
nazi = coconut
nchi = country, land
ndani = inside
ndani ya = a, in, inside, into, on, per, within
ndege = bird
ndevu = beard
ndiyo = yes
ndizi = banana
ndoto = dream
ndovu = elephant
ndugu = brother, relative
ndui = smallpox
neno = word
ngamia = camel
ngano = wheat
nge = scorpion
nguo = article of clothing, garment, clothes, clothing
nguruwe = hog, pig, swine
ng'ombe = bovine, bovine animal
ng'ombe dume = bull, bull
njaa = hunger
nje = abroad, out, outside
njia = path, road, route, way
nne = four
nta = wax
nuru = light
nyama = meat
nyani = baboon
nyanya = tomato
nyati = buffalo
nyoka = serpent, snake
nyuki = bee
nyuma = behind
nyuma ya = behind, after
nyumba = house
nyumbu = gnu, wildebeest
nyuni = bird
nywele = hair
paa = antelope
paka = cat
pamoja = together
panya = rat
panya mdogo = mouse
pasipo = without
pengine = several times, sometimes
pia = also, likewise, too, equally, likewise
pili = two
pokea = accept, receive, take, take in
pombe = ale, beer
punda = ass, donkey
punda milia = zebra
pwani = coast, seaside, shore
rafiki = friend
rahisi = easy, facile, cheap, inexpensive, cheap, inexpensive
rangi = colour, dye
ruhusa = permission
saa = clock, watch, hour, o'clock, time
saba = seven
sababu = account, reason
sabini = seventy
sabuni = soap
safari = journey, trip, voyage
safi = clean, pure
sahani = course, dish, plate, platter
sahihi = correct, right
salamu = greeting
samaki = fish
sana = quite, very, very much
sanduku = box
sasa = at present, now
sasa hivi = at once, immediately, just, right away, right now
sauti = voice, vote
seremala = carpenter
shamba = field
shauri = advice, counsel, design, diagram, plan, plane, plan, project, scheme
shimo = well
shoka = axe
shule = school
siagi = butter
sikio = ear
siku = day
sikuzote = always, ever
siku hizi = currently, nowadays, these days
simba = lion
sindano = needle
sita = six
sitini = sixty
soko = bazaar, fair, market, market, marketplace
sukari = sugar
sungura = hare
swali = question
taa = lamp
tafadhali = please
tajiri = affluent, rich, wealthy, well-off
tandu = centipede
tangazo = ad, advertisement
tano = five
tarehe = date
tatu = three
tayari = finished, ready, through
tembo = elephant
tena = afresh, again, all over again, anew, afresh, again, once more
tendo = accomplishment, achievement, act, action
thelathini = thirty
themanini = eighty
thenashara = twelve
tisa = nine
tisini = ninety
tosha = suffice
tu = exclusively, just, only, alone, just, only, solely
tukio baya = accident
tumbako = tobacco
tumbili = ape, monkey
tumbo = stomach
tunda la kizungu = apple
tundu = hole
twiga = giraffe
ua = bloom, flower, court, yard, courtyard
ubao = board, plank
ubavu = rib
ubawa = wing
uchawi = enchantment, magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry
udongo = ground, soil
ufagio = broom
ufalme = kingdom
ufunguo = key, wrench
ugenini = abroad
ugonjwa = ailment, disease, illness
ujinga = wisdom
ukali = acerbity, acrimony, acuity, sharpness
ukubwa = size
ukuta = wall
ulaya = country, land
ulimi = tongue
ulimwengu = world
umaskini = poverty
umeme = lightning
umoja = unity
umri = age
unga = flour, meal
uongo = lie
upepo = wind
upya = newness
urefu = length, length
usiku = night
usingizi = sleep
uso = face
utamu = sweetness
uvivu = laziness
uzi = cord, rope, string
vema = okay, well
vibaya = badly
vizuri = okay, well
volkeno = volcano
wakati = time, while
watu = folk, nation, people
wavu = net, network
wazo = thought
wembe = razor
weusi = blackness
wiki = week
wimbo = song
wino = ink
yai = egg
yeye = he, him
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