Chizigula - English


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AfghanistaniNG9AfganistanWavere wa Afghanistani wavala majalabibu yakuwadyera u moto.Women in Afghanistan wear burqas that make them warm.
afisiNG5forgivenessMnalagairwa ni humbizi mgati mwenyu, kaulani afisi!When you're befallen with a fight among yourselves, find forgiveness!See: ku'afiya.
afiyaNG51healthNna afiya (yangu).I have (my) health. = I'm healthy.China afiya (yetu/zetu).We have (our) health. = We're healthy.Wana afiya (yao/zao).They have (their) health. = They're healthyKila siku nadya hande u afiya.Every day I eat food that is health[y].Chamnombeza Muumba wetu achisaidiye afiya.We are supplicating our Creator to help us in health.See alternate pronunciation: hafiya.Some people use the singular forms in these examples, yetu and yao, but this is viewed less grammatically correct.2medicine (discipline of)Nasomera afiya.I'm studying medicine.3nutrition, nutritiousVinini va sisini vina afiya yedi unadya.The germs of sesame have good nutrition when you eat them.Madengu yana afiya.Lentils have nutrition.Nkhunde ni hande yedi ya afiya.Beans are good nutritious food.
afkadheble (maafkadheble)< SomNG3firemouth spiritAfkadheble ni dyini digale moto mo mnomo."Afkadheble" is a spirit that has fire in the mouth.
afkado (maafkado)< EngNG3avocadoKila siku nadya afkado dimwenga nikasola mazowezi.Every day I eat one avocado when I'm exercising.
Afmithou1NG9AfmidowMzee Mkomwa Maligo afosa aita Afmithou kwa Ogadeni akunya mere. (Arbow)Elder Mkomwa Maligo goes out to Afmidow to the Ogadens and drinks milk.Afmithou kuna wantru wadyeche. (only said away from Afmidow)Afmidow has few people. Afmithou hana wantru wadyeche. (only said inside or close to Afmidow)Afmidow has few people.This is a village in south western Somalia.2NG5Afmithou ina wantru wadyeche.Afmidow has few people.
Afrika1NG5AfricaMna Wabantu wengi mwe Afrika.There are lots of Bantus in Africa.Misimo ya kale yahonyesa kwamba Tanzaniya ni mame ywa Afrika na ywa ulimwengu, na msimo wa binadamu. (Arbow: 5)Data from the past show that Tanzania is the mother of Africa and of the world, and the origin of human beings.Somaliya ni isi ya Afrika, ikala mwe luhembe wa Afrika. (Arbow: 6)Somalia is a country in Africa; it sits in the horn of Africa.Afrika itamphirwa ni wantru wengi.Africa has been gone to by many people.See: M'afrika, Wafrika.2NG9Mwe Afrika mwepatikana migole mingi.In Africa there are found many tusks.Wanetu waita ke Afrika.[My] younger cousins are going to Africa.
Afrika Kusini ~ Afrika ya Kusini1NG5South AfricaSomaliya ni isi ina mphwani ntrali mwe Afrika, bada ya Afrika ya Kusini. (Arbow: 6)Somalia is a country that has the longest coast in Africa, after South Africa.Afrika ya Kusini ina pwani ntrali katika isi za Afrika.South Africa has the longest coast with respect to countries of Africa.Wasimba zahabu mwe Afrika Kusini.They mine gold in South Africa.2NG9
afuri< Arb elif, iftarNG5meal(s) after fasting during RamadanAfuri yetu dyero ni mapapayu, mayembe, mazeituni na ntrende.Our meal after Ramadan today is papayas, mangos, pears and dates.See alternate pronunciation: futuri.This is the meal at the end of each day of fasting during Ramadan, and the feast after the end of Ramadan.
-agV > ???sfxhad beforeBabake akomeragwa nyumba. (Arbow)His grandpa had been killed before at the house.Silogagwa.I had been hexed before.Nasipikaga.I had cooked before.
agha (ma'agha)NG31plasticMkomba uno ni agha.This bottle is plastic.Madira yangu ni agha; si mkomba male.My glasses are plastic; they are not glass at all.Dirisha diyo ni mkomba; si agha male.That window is glass; it's not plastic at allHere gh represents a voiced velar fricative [ɣ]. It is not a normal Kizigua sound, but found only in a few borrowings from Somali or Arabic.2jug (of clear plastic)Agha ditumbuka.The plastic jug's got holes in it.Naunga agha dya lita imwenga nididire mavuta mwe di shaba dino.I need a one liter plastic jug to pour oil in this big pot.
agharoNG5yellow feverHamadi meso yake yafentrulwa ni agharo.Hamadi's eyes were opened wide by yellow fever.Mwanangu atahika nyongo kwa sababu ana agharo.My child is vomiting bile because she has yellow fever.Here gh represents a voiced velar fricative [ɣ].
ahExpltah!Wetuka, wagamba, "Ah!"They were surprised; they said, "Ah!"Ah! sizimiza kwita kwe di duka.Ah! I forgot to go to the store.
aha!Interjaha!This is an interjection of surprixe, just like in English.
AhadhiNG5Sunday(s)Kila mtondo wa Ahadhi kuna bhathri akunibasa.Every morning on Sunday there's a priest that comes to [see] me.Ahadhi nashegya lakini sikwita i skulu.Sundays I work but I don't go to school.Siku dya Septi na Ahadhi mapesa hayakusarafiswa male mwe di duka.On Saturday and Sunday, money is not changed a lot in the shop.
ahadiNG51promise(s)Timiza ahadi yako!Keep your promise!Nna ahadi na mwanangu nimguire gari anabinda i skulu.I made a promise to my child to buy her a car when she finishes school.Bahati kenkhigwa ahadi nyingi za kugaluka mnongozi wa kundi dino.Bahati was given a lot of promises to become chief of this group.See alternate pronunciation: wahadi.See: uahadi, kusowera ahadi.2appointment(s)Nna ahadi ya kummona dektari.I have an appointment to see a doctor.Luvi nna ahadi mbiri za kummona dektari.Tomorrow I have two appointments to see a doctor.
ahadya(hadya)Demsame placeAita kwe ngoma akuchimala ahadya.She goes to the dance music and stands in the same place.
ahera< ArbNG5hereafterKutogola ihi: raha ya duniya au raha ya ahera?Which do you like: comfort in the world or comfort in the hereafter?Raha ya duniya ni ariri ya ahera.Comfort in the world is discomfort in the hereafter. (saying)See alternate pronunciation: akhera.
ahoDemNG91there (near you)Aho uchimale si hedi male.There where you stand is not good at all.Sono upirike aho, nouvunike!Don't go and jump there (near you), you will break (something)!Aho hatera!There, it's slippery!Si aho.It's not there.2that (one near you or in mind)Watenda mbwani aho? Kwani uyo ni bwana wako?What are you doing with that one? What is he, your husband?Kuna makolo matuhu walawanye hamwenga aho kale. (Arbow: 6)There are other clans that came from that same place before.3hereNiyaho.I'm here.Siyaho.I'm not here.Eyaho.He's here.Heyaho.He's not here.Aho makes an enclitic -yaho with preceding locative stative verbs.4whereverAho nanione mnemavu namsaidiya.Wherever I see a handicapped person I help them.
aho guloAdv1beforeAho gulo nani cherenge cha kutagala. (Arbow: 9)Before, it was a canal for jumping over.2long agoAho gulo wantru usafiri wao nani farasi, mphunda na haiwani nduhu.Long ago people's transportation were horses, donkeys and other animals.
aho kaleAdv1beforeAfrika aho kale nahaina mihaka, kwa ivo wantru nawakadyenderana. (Arbow: 5)Before in Africa there weren't any borders, so people would go visit each other.2formerlyAho kale wazazi wetu nawakavina miviko.Formerly our ancestors were dancing rituals.
ahohoseNG91anywhere (near)Ahohose hana umaskini ni wadyibu haitigwe.Anywhere there is poverty it is necessary that the place be visited.Sono wite ahohose!Don't go anywhere!See alternate pronunciation: hohose.2whereverAhohose nanite, napata kazi.Wherever I will go, I'll get work.
ahsaniNG5favor(s)Namfaliya mlongozi wetu kwa sabu kachidyamanyiza ahsani nkhulu.I'm praising our leader because he has done us a great favor.Nidyamanyiza ahsani ya kwispeliya mbuli ino!Do me the favor of spelling this word!
AidhahoNG5IdahoKuputa bangi ni haramu mwe steti ya Aidhaho.Smoking pot is illegal in the state of Idaho.Kuputa bangi si halali mwe steti ya Aidhaho.Smoking pot is not legal in the state of Idaho.Miboko haikuhota male mwe Aidhaho.Banana plants don't grow at all in Idaho.Mwaliko adyendera Aidhaho.Mwaliko represents Idaho.
aidiNG5IDSaza bhorsa dyangu dina aidi na "social security" yangu.I lost my wallet; it had my ID and social security [card].