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shenyenjeNG5chainlink fence(s)Mbuzi zangu sizizengera shenyenje.For my goats I built them a chainlink fence.See alternate pronunciation: senyenje.
sheregereNG51shrill trillWavere wadaha kutowa sheregere kuliko wagosi.Women know how to shrill trill better than men.This sound is made exclusively by women or girls indicating joy. It is a highpitched shrill with a simultaneous trilled r. See: ncheregere.2ululation(s)Wavere watowa sheregere.The women are making ululations.Raisi aneza aunga kuhokerwa sheregere nyingi.When the president comes, he needs to be received with many ululations.
sheriya< Arb shariyaNG51law(s)Wananchi wavunisa sheriya ye isi.Citizens break laws of the country a lot.Sheriya ye isi ivuniswa ni wananchi.Laws of the country have been broken a lot by citizens.Sheriya inibana.The law constrains me.Sibanwa ni i sheriya ama egu nikukome.I am constrained by the law, otherwise I would kill you.2rule(s)Ino chose chaungwa chitumikire sheriya imwenga.We all needed to work for one rule.Sheriya zino ni nyingi; nazihunguzwe.These rules are too many; they ought to be reduced.
shetani (mashetani)< ArbNG31evil spiritWeye nakuona kutozwa ni shetani.I see you are possessed by an evil spirit.2demonKatogolesa wavere; labda mwiri wake una shetani.He likes women too much; maybe his body has a demon [in it].Kupatwa ni shetani gani?What demon were you gotten by?3SatanShetani e mndani mwe nari.Satan is there in hell.Shetani aishi mwe nari.Satan dwells in hell.Kutozwa ni Shetani sikwedi male.To be possessed by Satan is not good at all.Shetani nani mlongozi wamalaika wose.Satan was the leader of all the angels.4devilShetani hadidahe kunisumbula male.The devil can't bother me at all.
shidaNG51problem(s)Haina shida male.It's not a problem at all.Hakuna shida male.There is no problem at all.Kuruhusa zaidi kwaleta shida.To permit too much brings problems.Ziko dyangu dina shida ya kupulika.My stove has a problem flashing.Shida yako ni mbwani? -- Shida yangu ni mapesa.What's your problem? -- My problem is money.2trouble(s)Siwazisa nikapatwe ni shida ya wanangu.I pondered it when trouble with my kids happened to me.Sipatwa ni shida.I happened to get in trouble.Wambuya waidi wadhighana wase kuleterana shida.Two friends warn each other not to bring each other trouble.Silonga na akhiyari kuhusu shida zangu za ku nyumba.I talked to a judge about my troubles at home.Wabwanga wadya wakwiza ni dalili ya shida.Those guys coming are a sign of trouble.3hardshipMburundi avumuliya shida.A Burundian endures hardship.4distress5tortureWasolwa wapata shida uko wegalwe.The kidnapped ones are getting torture(d) where they were taken.
shilingi (mashilingi)< Eng1NG5shilling(s)Nazungulusa shilingi.I'm spinning a shilling around.Shilingi kumi dino disarafe mashilingi!This ten shilling [note], change it to shillings!Kapande kamwenga ka mhogo ni shilingi.One little part of cassava is a shilling [in value].See: nusshilingi.2NG3coin
shindano (mashindano)NG31competition"Boise State" washinda kila shindano nawengire.Boise State wins each competition they enter.See: kushindana.2raceDyero kuna shindano dya wanafunzi wa "Borah High School" na "Capital High School".Today there is a race between the students of Borah High and Capital High.3bidHo mlada wa magari chingira shindano miye na mtadyiri yumwenga.At the car auction me and one rich guy are the ones who entered a bid.
shinduNG5baboon(s), oliveShindu anakuona, efisa.When an olive baboon sees you, it hides.
shingiyaNG51belt(s), mechanicalMotore unabanika izi marsha, shíngiya yazimwa kudyenda.When the gears of the engine break, the mechanical belt is unable to work.The stress is on the first syllable in this noun.2conveyor beltKutongerezanya sisini na majirasole mwe shíngiya mo u warsha si kwedi.Sending sesame and sunflower seeds together on the conveyor belt is not good at ataKazi yangu ni kutongereza nyama safi mwe i shíngiya.My job is to send boneless meat on the conveyor belt.
shingoNG51skin(s)"Michael Jackson" kezobola shingo yake.Michael Jackson bleached his own skin.Shingo yangu inyowekanyoweka.My skin is peeling off all over.I ngoma nayo yawambwa na shingo ya mbulu. (Arbow: 9)And then the drumheads were stretched with skins from monitor lizards.Shingo yake izoboka.Its skin has shed.Shingo yangu izoboka.My skin has peeled off.shingo ya nyokasnake skinSee: chingo, nchingo.2hide(s)Shingo ya chibonkho naikuzuhulika.The hide of a hippo isn't scorchable.Wafuka makolongo wdugire izi shingo zose.They've dug holes to bury all the hides.3leatherNna makoti matatu ya shingo.I have three leather coats.China miwarsha ya viratu; chaunga shingo nyingi.We have shoe factories; we need lots of leather.
shirani (mashirani)NG3gorillaShirani dyazi'ira watumbiri.The gorilla is bullying tiny vervet monkeys.Shirani dyagulusa watumbiri.The gorilla is chasing vervet monkeys.
shiriNG5smellNgonda hazikwinkhirizika; shiri yake ni nyingi.Fish jerkey isn't sendable; its smell is too much.Shiri ya dawa ino yanisumbula.The smell of this chemical bothers me.
shirika (mashirika)NG31coownersKompyuta dino chi shirika miye na Jan.Jon and I are coowners of this computer.Gari dino chi shirika miye na mkazangu.My wife and I are coowners of this car.Miye, Luhizo na Dhadhiri chi shirika honde ino yo mpunga.Me, Luhizo and Dadiri are coowners of this rice farm. See: kushiriki, mshirika, ushirikisho, kushirikisha, kushirikiyana.2partnership3companyChi shirika.We're a company.Sifungula shirika dya madeni.I opened a loan company (lit: company of loans).Sidirifishiswa ni walongozi we di shirika dino.I was pissed off a lot by the managers of this company.This is a company with more than one owner.4corporationMakartasi yano yana vyapa va shirika dyetu.These forms have stamps from our corporation.China shirika dya kugambirizaza.We have a translating corporation.5cooperativeNna upande mwe di shirika dino.I have a share in this cooperative.Wantru wengi washiriki mwe di shirika dino.Many people share with this cooperative.6companionship
shirika dya ndege (mashirika ya ndege)NG3airlineShirika dya ndege ino ditogola kudyimbuziza safari za wantu.This airline likes to cancel trips on people.
shirki< ArbNG5sin(s)Wagosi kwa wavere wadyamanya shirki mwe kaya ino.Men and women do sins in this town.Wadyamanya shirki.You're doing a sin.
shishiNG51target(s)Sikunga kulasizwa shishi yangu.I don't want my targets ht for me.2aimHamadi ana shishi yedi.Hamadi has good aim.3sight(s) of gun(s)Bundiki ino ina shishi yedi.This gun has a good sight.See: kushisha.
Shiya (Mashiya, Washiya)1NG5ShiaShiya na Suni wose ni Waislamu.Shia and Sunni both are Muslims.Shiya yapanuka mwe Iraki.Shia is expanding in Iraq.See: Mshiya.2NG1ShiiteMiye ni Shiya.I am a ShiiteMbwanga yudya ni Shiya.That guy is a Shiite.
shomaNG5conspiracy (-ies)See: kwikiya shoma.
ShongoloNPropShongoloMze Shongolo nani Mwalimu wa dhuksi ino.Mr. Shongolo was a teacher in this madrasa.Hande yenye isira; kakanguirwa magoko Shongolo.The food itself was all gone, so the food stuck on the pan was scraped off for Shongolo.man's name
shoropo<It sciroppoNG5syrup medicineMkomba uwo unuswa kale; nauna shoropo.That bottle has already been smelled; it had syrup medicine (in it).Shoropo ino yaturuishizwa a wanyonje.This syrup is used to purge patients.
shufta (mashufta)NG11armed banditShufta yudya kadidirwa mavuta ulaya; anga asomwe.That armed bandit was poured with kerosene oil; he's going to be burned up.The singular of this noun is NG1, while the plural is NG32burglar (armed)Shufta yudya kegala bundiki na ngola.That burglar is carrying a gun and a knife.
shugamanaNG5towel(s)Senyaza na shugamana.I dried myself with a towel.Sikukuirwa shugamana zangu ni mkazangu.My towels were scrubbed for me by my wife.
shuguliNG51social event(s)Shuguli yangu imatizwa ni wana chiche watana.My social event was intensified by pretty girls.These social events include parties, weddings and funerals.2things to doSanidahe kwiza mwe Talatha kwasabu shuguli zangu ni nyingi.I can't come on Tuesday because the things [I have] to do are many.
shukaniNG51steering wheel(s)Sidyata bereki na nguvu niyo natowa nchumi yangu mwe shukani.I stepped on the brakes hard and then hit my forehead on the steering wheel.Gari dya kuhinyiza wanafunzi dina shukani mbiri.A car for teaching students has two steering wheels.Sukani za magari ya Marikani zi kaira u kumoso.The steering wheels of American cars are on the left.2handle bar(s)Shukani ye baskili ihogotoka.The handlebars of the bike are bent.3rudder(s)Shukani ye ndoni ivunika.The rudder of the boat is broken.
shukuraniNG51thanksSimwinkha shukurani zangu mwalimu wangu.I gave my thanks to my teacher.Kila muokowwa kalava shukurani zake.Every saved one has given his or her thanks.See: kushukuru.2appreciationNna shukurani nyingi kwenyu kwa kunikorisha miye.I have a lot of appreciation for you for having raised me.