Swahili Nouns
Terms
undefined, object
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- abiria
- passenger
- ada
- fee, duty, tradition
- adabu
- good manners
- adha
- worry, nagging
- adhama
- glory
- adhuhuri
- noon
- adui
- an enemy
- afa
- calamity, bad-sign
- afisa
- officer
- afisi
- office
- afua
- deliverance
- afya
- health
- afyuni
- opium
- agano
- agreement, covenant
- agizo
- directions, orders
- ahadi
- promise
- ahera
- afterlife
- aibu
- disgrace
- aila
- family
- aili
- a blame, fault
- aina
- kind, type, classification
- ajabu
- a wonder
- ajali
- fate
- ajili
- sake
- akiba
- reserve, savings
- akili
- intelligence
- ala
- tool, weapon, instrument
- alama
- mark, sign, symbol
- alasiri
- afternoon
- alfajiri
- just before dawn
- Alhamisi
- Thursday
- almasi
- diamond
- amali
- occupation, habit
- amana
- pledge, deposit
- amani
- peace
- ambukizo
- infection
- ami
- paternal uncle
- amri
- orders, commands
- anasa
- worldly pleasures
- maandamano
- a procession/parade
- maandisha
- writings
- anga
- sky, heavens
- ankra
- bill, invoice
- apizo
- curse
- arbuni
- deposit
- ardhi
- land, ground
- ari
- self-respect
- arusi
- wedding
- asali
- honey
- asherati
- fornicator
- maasi
- sinners
- maasia
- sins
- asili
- origin
- askari
- guard, policeman
- askofu
- bishop
- asubuhi
- morning
- athari
- effect, mark
- auni
- help, aid, assistance
- awali
- the beginning
- aya
- verse, paragraph
- ayari
- cheat, swindler
- azali
- eternity
- azima
- a fetish from a witchdoctor
- azimio
- intention, plan
- azizi
- a precious, loveable, esteemed person
- baa
- disaster, plague
- baba
- father
- baba mkubwa
- paternal uncle
- babu
- grandfather
- badala
- a substitute
- badiliko
- change
- bahari
- sea
- baharia
- sailor
- bahasha
- envelope, bag
- bahati
- luck, chance
- bahili
- a miser
- baiskeli
- bicycle
- baki
- remainder
- bakora
- walking stick
- bakshishi
- tip or small bribe
- bakuli
- basin
- balozi
- consul; ambassador
- banda
- barn, shed, hut
- bandari
- harbor
- bandia
- home-made doll
- banghi
- marijuana
- banzi
- a spit for roasting
- bao
- board for a game or divination
- bapa
- a broad flat surface
- bara
- a continent; mainland
- barabara
- road, highway
- baradhuli
- simpleton
- barafu
- ice
- baragumu
- horn
- baraka
- blessing, prosperity
- baraza
- verandah, public meeting
- baridi
- cold, coolness
- barua
- letter
- baruti
- gunpowder
- kubashiri
- to predict, to bring news
- bastola
- pistol
- bata
- duck
- bata la bukini
- goose
- bata mzinga
- turkey
- mabati
- iron roofing sheets
- bawa
- wing
- bawaba
- a hinge
- bawabu
- doorman
- berebu
- billy goat, bad colonist
- bega
- a shoulder
- behewa
- an inner courtyard, train compartment
- bei
- price
- bendera
- flag, banner
- beti
- small leather pouch, verse or stanza
- bia
- a cooperation, beer
- biashara
- commerce
- bibi
- grandmother, lady, wife, woman
- Biblia
- Bible
- bidhaa
- merchandise
- bidii
- energy, effort
- bikari
- drawing compass
- bikira
- virgin
- bilauri
- a glass, a tumbler
- bilingani
- an aubergine
- bima
- insurance
- binadamu
- "son-of-Adam", human being
- bindo
- fold of a loincloth used as a pocket
- bingwa
- expert, specialist
- bintia
- daughter
- birika
- kettle, cistern
- bisi
- popcorn
- bisibisi
- screwdriver
- biwi
- rubbish heap
- bizari
- curry powder
- blanketi
- blanket
- boga
- pumpkin
- bohari
- a warehouse
- boma
- a fort, government office
- bomba
- pump, pipe, chimney
- bonde
- valley
- bonge
- a lump, ball of string
- boriti
- a thick pole, beam
- borongo
- spoiled work
- bua
- stem of maize, millet, etc.
- buba
- yaws
- bubu
- dummy
- budi
- a way out
- buibui
- spider, woman's covering cloak
- bumba
- a lump, cluster, swarm of bees
- bumbuazi
- perplexity, helpless confusion
- bunda
- a parcel, a bale
- bundi
- an owl
- bunduki
- a gun, rifle
- Bunge
- parliament
- buni
- coffee berries
- burashi
- a brush
- busara
- prudence, wisdom
- bustani
- garden
- buu
- maggot, grub
- buyu
- a calabash
- bwana
- sir, Lord, mister
- bwawa
- a swamp or bog
- bweni
- dormitory
- bweta
- smal box
- chafuko
- chaos, disorder
- chafya
- a sneeze
- chai
- tea
- chaki
- chalk
- chakula
- food
- chale
- incision or tribal marking
- chama
- club or society
- chambo
- bait
- chamchela
- whirlwind
- chamshakinywa
- breakfast
- chandalua
- mosquito net
- changarawe
- gravel, pebbles
- chango
- peg, hook
- chano
- a wooden tray
- chanuo
- a big comb
- chanzo
- a beginning, an initial payment
- chapa
- a brand or mark
- chatu
- python
- chawa
- louse
- chaza
- an oyster
- cheche
- a spark
- chelezo
- a raft or buoy
- chembe
- a grain
- chemchemi
- a spring of water
- chengachenga
- bits of grain
- chenza
- tangerine
- cheo
- size, rank
- chepe
- a coarse, ill-bred person (redneck)
- cherehani
- sewing machine
- chetezo
- a censer
- cheti
- a pass, a certificate
- chicha
- grated coconut
- chokaa
- lime, whitewash
- choko choko
- discord, mischief
- chombo
- instrument or utensil
- chongo
- one-eyed person
- choo
- outhouse, loo, toilet
- choroke
- small peas
- choyo
- greed
- chozi
- a tear drop
- chuchu
- a teat, nipple
- chunguu
- an ant hill
- chui
- leopard, tiger
- chujio
- a strainer
- chuki
- hatred, resentment
- chuma
- iron, steel
- chumba
- room
- chumo
- earnings
- chumvi
- salt
- chungu
- an ant, a heap, a throng
- chungu ya watu
- a crowd, a throng
- chungwa
- orange (fruit)
- chuo
- a book, a school
- chuo kikuu
- college or university
- chupa
- bottle or flask
- chura
- a frog
- daawa
- lawsuit
- dada
- sister
- dafina
- treasure
- daftari
- an account book or ledger
- dafu
- unripe coconut
- dai
- a claim
- dakika
- minute
- daktari
- doctor
- dalali
- auctioneer or broker
- dalili
- a sign
- damu
- blood
- damu ya mwezi
- menstrual period
- danganyo
- a deception
- danguro
- brothel
- daraja
- a bridge, steps, rank
- madaraka
- responsibilities
- darasa
- class, classroom
- dari
- ceiling or flat roof
- darubini
- telescope
- dau
- dhow
- dawa
- medicine
- dawa ya mapenzi
- love potion
- dawa ya viatu
- shoe-polish
- debe
- four gallon oil tin
- dema
- fish trap
- dengu
- lentils
- deni
- a debt
- ndereva
- driver