Chizigula - English


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dhadho (dhadhodhadho)< ItNG51nut(s), for screws or boltsDhadho ino sikazisa.This nut, I tightened it too much.Dhadho ino yalemera kukazika.This nut resists tightening.Dhadho ino yahalala kwa msomari wa dhadho uno.This nut is loose on this screw.Kweise ko u mnango kumema dhadhodhadho.Outside at the doorway there are nuts all over.See: msomari wa dhadho.2lugnut(s)Dhadho ze di gari dyangu zikazwa.The lugnuts on my car have been tightened.Dhadho ino ivunika.This lugnut has broken.See: msomari wa dhodho.
dhafarau< SomNG51crash(es)Dhafarau yatowana. / Yatowana dhafarau.They (cars) crashed into each other.See: kutowa dhafarau.2bumper(s)Mphula ya gari dyako idyamanyizwa dhafarau.The front of your car has been made with a bumper.
dhafu< ArbNG5singing done with tamborinesChiro chino kuna dhafu.Tonight there is singing done with tamborines.See: ngoma ya dhafu.
dhaha (madhaha)< SomNG31curtainDhaha dimwenga nataga kwa mbokolo dala.One curtain I'm selling for a hundred dollars.2drapeDhaha dyangu ditatuliswa.My drape has been torn a lot.3tapestry4wall cloth
dhaimond (madhaimond)< Eng1NG3diamondDhaimondh haikubalangika.A diamond is not destructible.Faranti yangu ni dhaimond.My ring is diamond.This is one of the very few words that do not end in a vowel.2NPropDiamondAli Kiba, Dhaimond, Lulu na Wema Sepeto ni wasanii.Ali Kiba, Diamond, Lulu and Wema Sepeto are celebrities.This is the stage name of a musician.
dhalali (madhalali, wadhalali)< SomNG31brokerYudya ni dhalali.That one is a broker.The singular of this noun is NG1, but the plural may be NG1 or NG3. See: mdhalali.2auctioneerDhalali wa ho mlada alonga cha halakahalaka.The auctioneer at the auction talks really rapidly.
dhalali ywa kutaga nyumba (madhalali ya kutaga nyumba)NG1real estate agentKumanya dhalali ywa kutaga nyumba? -- Simanya mengi?Do you know a real estate agent? -- I know lots.Ni dhalali wa kutaga nyumba.I'm a real estate agent.In this phrase kutaga can be left out.
dhale< ??AdjgreedyNi dhale.I'm greedy.Wi dhale.You're greedy.Mbwa idya ndhale. / Ni dhale.That dog's greedy. / It's greedy.Ni mba wi dhale vino kama bau?Why is it you're greedy like this just like a hyena?
dhandharosi (madhandharosi)< SomNG3honeymoon helperKila mara dhandharowi agaluka ni mtru ndyima.Most of the time the honeymoon helper is an older woman.Wali walotekwa ni dhandharosi nti hawanati kubwirana chi mapenzi.The bride and groom are bathed ritually by the honeymoon helper before they meet in lovemaking.Dhandharosi kagamba kawaloteka kale a wali.The honeymoon helper said she has already bathed the bride and groom ritually.Miye kama dhandharosi nna haki ya kuloteka a wali.I as a honeymoon helper have the right to bathe the bride and groom ritually.
-dhara< Som1N > NG5sfxlack ofilimudharalack of educationadabudharalack of disciplinehakiridharalack of intelligenceamanidharalack of freedomhakidharainjusticenathamudharalace of organizationThis is a very productive suffix borrowed from Somali; it can be placed on virtually any noun where it makes sense in context, creating a new noun.2N > Adjsfx-lesshakiridharaintelligenceless
dharabhu< SomNG51poopSikupata dharabhu.I don't get poop. (= I'm constipated.)Hukupata dharabhu?You don't get poop? (= You're constipated?)Hakupata dharabhu.She's not getting poop. (= She's constipated.)See: kukosha dharabhu, kurebeka dharabhu.2stoolDharabhu yake piya naina wasango.His stool also had little stomach worms.3fourth of an acre (roughly)Azenda yetu ni dharabhu mbokolo shano.Our banana plantation is five hundred "darabu".Dharabhu imwenga yadyamanya bhosta nne.One "darabu" makes four "bhosta".Bhosta nne zadyamanya dharabhu imwenga.Four "bosta" make one "darabu".Eka imwenga ni dharabhu ntratu ama nne.One acre is three or four "darabu".This is a traditional measure of fields or land.
DharodhiNG5Darod (tribe)Dharodhi ni kabila ya chi Somali.Darod is a Somali tribe.See: Mdharodhi.
Dhaudhi< ArbNProp1DaudZina dyangu ni Dhaudhi.My name is Daud.2DavidDhaudhi kakoma idi zintru na warafu.David killed the giant with a slingshot.
dhawa< SomNG5report(s), of a crime or misbehaviorSileterwa dhawa yako.I've been brought a report about you.See: kudaota.
dhawalap< SomNG5rifle(s) with pistol handleMadyeshi yano yose yegala dhawalap.All these soldiers are carrying rifles with pistol grips.This rifle has no long shoulder butt.
dhebhitato (madhebitato)< It deputatoNG1deputyMze Dyuma Mganga Mwesuwa nani dhibhitato kukaya Somaliya.Mr. Dyuma Mganga Mwesuwa was a deputy at home in Somalia.
dhembi< ArbNG5sin(s)Ni dhembi kwa kukoma binadamu.It's a sin to kill human beings.Ni dhembi kwa kudyenda bule mwa wantru.It's a sin to walk naked among people.Ivo nerekwe singire dhembi.Since I was born I haven't committed any sins.
DheqahaleNG9Degahaleye
dherbhi< SomNG51wall(s)Ngombe yahamira i dherbhi.The cow is butting the wall.Mwana yuno kila siku apogosa dherbhi yangu.Every day this kid is drilling into my wall.Nakwangula i rangi ya mwe dherbhi.I'm scraping the paint off of the wall.Dherbhi idya i manjano.That wall is yellow.I dherbhi ibwandwa (na) matope.The wall has been daubed with mud.2bank(s)Dherbhi zo u mto zibomoka.The banks of the river collapsed.Namkurhebe vihi kutontromoka kwe dherbhi ya mto.How are you going to preven the breaking down of the river bank.
dherejaNG51valueWano ni walongozi wana dhereja zawo.These are leaders who have their value.2notchKwesereza dhereja ukadyamanye viya.You lowered yourself a notch when you did that.
dhereva (madhereva)< EngNG1driverMame ni dhereva ywedi.Mom is a good driver.Namshukuru dhereva kanigalusiza safari yangu rahisi.I thank the driver; he made my journey easier for meThe singular of this noun is NG1; the plural is NG3.
dheyuz (madheyuz)< EngNG3dozerChaunga dheyuz chigwisize mkwazu uno.We need a dozer with which to take down this tamarind tree.Dheyuz dimwenga dyadaha kutimula nyumba zino zose.One dozer can destroy all these houses.
dhihiri< ArbNG5Sufi ritual (singing and dancing)"Ahmadhiya" watogola dhihiri."Ahmadia" like Sufi rituals.For Sufis dhihiri are prayers or supplications; they don't see them as singing and dancing, although others do.
dhika< EngNG51deck(s)Madyeshi yano yose yegala dhawalap.Every afternoon me and my neighbor meet on the deck.2dock(s)Ngalawa za Warabu zichimala he dhika ya Marko.Arab ships stopped at the dock in Marko.3pier(s)Kuchimala markebu mbiri kwe dhika.There are two ships stopped at the pier.
dhiksheneri (madhiksheneri)< EngNG3dictionarySura ye di dhiksheneri ni Chizikula.The subject of the dictionary is Kizigua.Katika kutunga idi dhiksheneri dye i Chizikula, Jan karahisisha i kazi.As for composing the dictionary of Kizigua, Jon makes the work easy.Mwaliko, kaula idi dhiksheneri!Mwaliko, check the dictionary carefully!Dhiksheneri dye Chizigula ni karibu nakusira.The Kizigua dictionary is close to finishing.Kubinda kuwandika dhiksheneri kutoga.To finish writing a dictionary is hard.See alternative pronunciation: diksheneri.