Chizigula - English


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dyodoseDemNG3anyGari dyodyose nanigule dyabanika.Any car that I buy breaks down.This is a short form of idyo dyose.
dyodyenye (dyenye)PrnNG3itselfKompyuta dino dadyenda dyodyenye.This computer is working by itself.Dyodyenye is a longer form of dyenye.
dyodyoPrnNG3itSiditogola dyodyo.I like it (e.g., squash)
dyodyoseDemNG4anyGari dyodyose dina mikingiro minne dyadaha kwingira safari ya hale.Any vehicle that has four wheels can go on a long journey.Uwana wangu sipatire ligito dyodyose kwa wazazi wangu.In my childhood I never got any curse from my parents.Sikunga kompyuta dyodyose.I don't need any computer.This is a short form of idyo dose.
dyohodyoho (madyohodyoho)NG31pouch (of stork)Bhambho ana dyohodyoho kulu dya kwikiya hande.A marabou stork has a big pouch for storing food.2dewlapNgombe ino ina dyohodyoho.This cow has a dewlap.
dyose (-ose)QuantNG3all (of it)Kadidumula dyose.He cut all of it (i.e., finger).dyoseall of itdole dyoseall of a finger
dyoumoto (youmoto)NG3heaterKaniwashiza dyoumoto.She turned on the heater for me.Mda wa mbeho nawashisa dyoumoto.In the winter I turn on the heater a lot.Dyoumoto dino dibanika.This heater has broken.Dyoumoto diwashiswa mwe nyumba.The heater has been turned on a lot in the house.This is very rare compound noun made from a prepositional phrase: dyo u moto 'in the heat'
dyovu (madyovu)NG3storkDyovu dina viga vitali na mnomo mtali.A stork has long legs and a long beak.
dyuhudiNG5effort(s)Bila dyuhudi haudahe kubinda masomo yako.Without effort you can't finish your studies.Mwana yuno ana dyuhudi.This kid has effort.Kasambazwa ni dyuhudi zake.She got promoted because of her efforts.
dyukumu (madyukumu) ~ dyikumuNG31obligationKila mwaka nenkhigwa miye dyukumu dya kuhambika wantru zawadi zawo.Every year I'm given the obligation to give people their prizes.2priority
dyula (madyula)NG31frogDyula ni sumo.A frog is poison(ous).Dyula dyaira.A frog is croakingSee: kadyula.2toad
Dyuma1NG5Friday(s)Naita ko u kuduka Dyuma.I'm going to Friday prayers.wenkha ndaga zuwa dya kwinukira ni Dyuma. (Arbow: 9)He gave them notice that the day of departure would be Friday.Kila mwezi siku dya Dyuma kwatinwa wana chirume mirongo mishano, wakugonezwa magosha.Each month on Fridays there are circumcised fifty boys, who are made to lie in circumcision huts.2NPropJumaMze Mnondwa na Mze Dyuma walowanya mallahi kila siku.Mr. Mnondwa and Mr. Juma fish for fish together every day.Dyuma na makaziwe wose ni washaramuta.Juma and his wife are both adulterers.man's name
dyuniya (madyuniya)NG3gunny sackSipima dyuniya dimwenga dya nkhunde na mizani.I weighed one gunny sack of beans with scales.Peto ni dyuniya isumigwe na makumbi.."Peto" is a (gunny) sack made of reeds.See alternate pronunciation: guniya.