Chizigula - English


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chi umanyiPPlogicallyKubisha chi umanyi ni kwedi.To argue logically is good.
chi unduguPP1nepotisticallyMkulu yuno adyamanya chi undugu.This president acts nepotistically2in the way of kinship
chi wambaPPtight
Chi ZumoPPChi ZumoChi Zumo ni kakaya ke mndani mwe di Gosha.Chi Zumo is a village that is in Goshaland.This is a town in the lower Jubba valley in Somalia.
chiba (viba)NG41rash (dry, white, often from allergy)Ninga zanilava chiba nnazidya.Green pigeons produce a rash in me when I eat them.Sidya nyama ya chibonkho; inilava chiba.I ate hippo meat; it produced a rash in me.2ringwormSilava chiba mwe chiga.I got ringworm on the leg.
chibaba (vibaba)NG41kilogram (slightly less than)Naunga chibaba chimwenga cha moroti.I need one kilo of sorghum.Naunga chibaba cha mtama.I need a kilo of corn.Chibaba is a traditional measurement of weight, slightly less than a kilogram.2measuring cup (of slightly less than a kilo)Sipimira chibaba u mtama uno.She used a measuring cup to measure this corn.
ChibadyuniNG4Bajuni (language)Nahinya Chibajuni siku zino.I'm learning Bajuni these days.Chibadyuni ni luga ilawire kwe Chiswahili.Bajuni is a language that comes from Swahili.Mgosi wangu ni Mbadyuni; kadaha chibadyuni.My husband is Bajuni; he knows Bajuni.This is a dialect of Swahili.
chibalanga (vibalanga)NG4bush (type of)Kaya yetu haikuhota chibalanga chino.Our town doesn't grow this bush. (= This bush doesn't grow in our town.)
ChibanguNPropChibanguChuma chino chihogotolwa ni Chibangu.This metal was bent by Chibangu.Nemhina na Chibangu wagaluka wegaladyi ndege.Nemhina and Chibangu became airplane pilots.man's name
chibatabata1AdjsquarishGari dyangu di chibatabata.My car is squarish.Zahabu zino zi chibatabata.These gold pieces are squarish.See: batabata.2AdjrectangularBasi dino di chibatabata.This bus is rectangular.3Advsquarewise
chibatulo (vibatulo)NG41bang(ed up)Siva chibatulo nechiro.I heard a bang last night.Lugundi kapatwa ni chibatulo akbwirwe ni a mashufta.Lugundi got banged up when he was captured by the armed bandits.2loud noiseSiva chibatulo cha warafu.I heard a loud noise from a slingshot.3report (of a gun)Siva chibatulo cha bundiki.I heard the report of a gun.
chibavubavuAdvsideways (= on one's side)Sigona chibavubavu.I slept sideways (= on my side).See: ubavu.
chiboko (viboko)NG4whipKamzangaziza chiboko.He whipped him with a whip.
ChibondeiNG4Bondei (language)Chibondei chifa mwe Somaliya; chiche kulongwa mwe Tanzaniya.Bondei has died out in Somalia; it's still spoken in Tanzania.Luga nidahire kulonga zaidi ni Chibondei.The language that I can speak well is Bondei.Nigamira kama wi Mbondei nikulongere ChibondeiTell me if you're Bondei so I can speak Bondei with you.Wabondei wa Somaliya hawakulonga Chibondei; wose walonga Chizigula tú.The Bondeis in Somalia don't speak Bondei; they only speak Kizigua.Chibondei chalongwa mwe Tanzaniya tú.Bondei is only spoken in Tanzania.See: Bondei.The Bondei language is spoken in northeastern Tanzania.
ChiboniNG4Chiboni languageSidaha Chiboni.I know Chiboni.These are hunters and gatherers in Somalia and Kenya, also known as Wasi. They are neither Muslim nor Christian. Racially, they are African but their language, Chiboni, is Cushitic.See: Mboni, Waboni. This noun is only used in the singular.
chibonkho (vibonkho)NG4hippo(potamus)Chibonkho chingo dyake ditoga kama pira.A hippo's skin is hard as rubber.Sishisha chibonkho.I aimed at the hippo.Natowa chitalo chibonkho chiya.I'm aiming at that hippo.Siza kudya chibonkho.I have eaten hippo.
chiburaNG4north (in the)Chibura ni mkono wa mphwani ya Adan. (Arbow: 6)In the north is the arm of the gulf of Aden.This noun is always singular; there is no plural form.
ChiburundiNG4Kirundi languageSidaha kulonga Chiburundi.I know how to speak Kirundi.Chiburundi ni lugu ikulongwa mwe isi ya Burundi.Kirundi is a language spoken in the country of Burundi.See alternative pronunciation: Chirundi.This noun is always singular; there is no plural form.
*chich (chichako, chichake, chichetu, chichenyu, chichao/chichawo/chichawe)NG1dadKila mwana mlozi wake ni chichake.Every child's wedding helper is his/her dad.Wi chichake?You're her dad?Dyamanya mtindo wa chichako!Do it your dad's way!Mwi chichao?You're their dads'?Dhadhiri na Luhizo wamyaganya chichawe.Dadiri and Luhizo scratched their dad together.Chichawo kaita safari. / Chichawe kaita safari.Their dad went on a trip.Ramazani na Kasimu wahosana kwa chichao.Ramazani and Khasim gave each other away to their dads.See alternate pronunciation: chech-.This noun must have an enclitic possessive pronoun contracted to it (or mntru), but it is not used in the first person singular; see: tate.
Chichaina (Vichaina)< EngNG4Chinese (language)Sidahire Chichaina.I don't know (how to speak) Chinese.See alternative pronunciation: Chichina.The form Chichayna is typically used in the US; whereas Chichina is typically used in Africa.
chichamntru ~ chechamntru (a watate za mntru)NG1the dadChichamntu neva aneza mwe nyumba amwuza mkaziwe,"Mwana yuno e kuhi?"When the dad comes into the house, he asks his wife, "Where is this child?"Chichamntru angodyigwa masarufu ni mamnyamntru.The dad's child support is being waited for by the mom.A watate za mntru nawo weza luvi.The dads are also coming tomorrow.
chichamntru mdodo (tate mdodo)NG1uncle (father's younger brother)Chichamntru mdodo kamsumula u mwana.Younger uncle held the baby.See: tate mdodo.
chichamntru mkulu (tate mkulu)NG1uncle (father's older brother)Chichamntru mkulu kagamba naalete yeye i mbereko yo u mwana.Older uncle said he would bring the baby's sling.See: tate mkulu.
chiche (wachiche)AdjfemaleMwanawe wa kanne nani wa chiche.Her fourth child was female (i.e., a girl).Wazana wa chiche na wa chirume wose wadulanya mawe.All the kids, female and male, threw rocks together.Simba mbiri ya chiche na chirume zinikwaruzanya.Two lions, a female and a male, clawed me together.Kwetu china boi wa chiche.At our place we have a female servant.Kwetu china maboi ya chiche.At our place we have female servants.Wazana mbwa wano ni wachiche.These pupies are females.mbuzi ya chicheshe-goatngoto ya chicheewembwa ya chichebitch dogSee: mwana chiche, wana chiche, wazana chiche.
Chichina (Vichina)< ItNG4Chinese (language)Sidahire Chichina.I don't know (how to speak) Chinese.Chichina chasomeka mwe zi koleji.Chinese is studyable in colleges.See alternative pronunciation: Chichayna.The form Chichayna is typically used in the US; whereas Chichina is typically used in Africa.