Chizigula - English


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dege (madege)NG3birdDege diya dikungala dyachema vedi.The bird that is white sings well.Dege diya dichima mo u mti.That bird landed in the tree.mchira wa degetail of a bird = bird tailSee: kadege, ndege.
deikeyaNG5daycare (center)He deikeya ino hana walezi mnane.At this daycare there are eight caretakers.Mkazangu kanisigira nigale a wana kwe deikeya.My wife designated me to take the kids to daycare.
deki (madeki)NG3mopNaunga deki nitowere deki nyumba yangu.I need a mop to mop my house.
deki (madeki)NG3cassette playerNna deki dikwingira "DVD" na kaseti.I have a cassette player that takes DVDs and cassettes
dektari (madektari, wadektari)NG11doctor (modern)Dektari kanisaidiya.The doctor cured me.Ni dektari gani akutibiye?It's which doctor that is treating you?Dektari kanipanga uzazi.The doctor prevented me from pregnancy.Sikaulwa ni dektari mara mbiri.I've been checked carefully by a doctor two times.Dektari kaninkha dawa yakunidyamanya nikoze.The doctor gave me medicine that's making me pee.The singular of this noun is NG1, but the normal plural is NG3, although an NG1 plural may be used.2nurseDektari wangu kanisoera sakame wakomba waidi.My nurse drew two little bottles of blood out of me.Dektari kakosha mshipa wa kunitungira singano.The nurse can't find a vessel to inject me with an IV needle.3health practioner (modern)
dektari wa kansa (madektari ya kansa)NG11oncologistDekatari wa kansa ana kazi izamine.An oncologist has a hard job.2cancer doctor
dektari wa magutwi, mphula na kongomero (madektari ya magutwi, mphula na kongomero)NG1ear, nose and throat doctorKuna dektari wa magutwi, mphula na kongomero.There is an ear, nose and throat doctor.
dektari wa mavuha (madektari ya mavuha)NG11orthopedistNanimmone luvi dektari wa mavuha.I'll see an orthopedist tomorrow.2bone doctor
dektari wa meno (madektari ya meno)NG1dentistLuvi nna bhalani ya dektari wa meno.Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment.Mwanangu Nemganga ni dektari mkulu wa meno.My daughter Nemganga is a great dentist.Dektari aunga kugombola zino dyangu.The dentist needs to pull out my teeth.The singular of this noun is NG1 but the plural is NG3.
dektari wa meso (madektari ya meso)NG11ophthalmologistMwanangu aunga akamone dektari wa meso.My child needs to see an ophthalmologist.2eye doctor
dektari wa moyo (madektari ya moyo)NG1cardiologistBada ya koleji nanigaluke dektari wa moyo.After college I'll be a cardiologist.The singular of this noun is NG1, but the plural is NG3.
dektari wa shingo (madektari ya shingo)NG11dermatologistDektari wa shingo atibiya shingo tú.A dermatologist treats skin only.2skin doctor
dektari wa wana (madektari ya wana)NG11pediatricianDektari wa wana apatikana kwe spitali ya wavere.A pediatrician is found at the women's [ward of the] hospital.2children's doctor
dektari wa wavere (madektari ya wavere)NG11gynecologistDektari wa wavere apatikana kwe spitali ya wavere.A gynecologist is found in the women's [ward of the] hospital.2women's doctor
demu (mademu)NG31girlfriendDemu dyangu kanotera.My girlfriend warmed me.Mwaliko demu dyake ni Fatuma.Mwaliko's girlfriend is Fatuma.2boyfriendFatuma demu dyake ni Mwaliko.Fatima's boyfriend is Mwaliko.Una demu? -- Ha, nna demu.Do you have a boyfriend? -- Yes, I have a boyfriend.3loverMiye na demu dyangu chikuntrana siku dya kwanza.Me and my lover bumped into each other that first day [we met].Demu dyangu nadiletera maua kila siku.My lover, I bring her roses every day.Miye na demu dyangu chiminyana.Me and my lover massaged each other.
denge (madenge)NG31buzzcutSisenywa denge.I got a buzzcut.Neva ni mwana chirume amogwa denge.If it's a boy, it's shaved in a buzzcut.2crewcut3mohawkKasenya denge kama upanga wa zogolo.He has cut his hair in a mohawk like a rooster crest.
DengerekoNG3Dengereko clan or tribeDengereko ni kabila ya chi Bantu.Dengereko is a Bantu tribe.See: Mdengereko, Wadengereko. There is no plural form to this noun.
dengu (madengu)NG3lentilNaunga dengu nihande.I need a lentil to plant.
deni (madeni)NG31loanNankwinkhe deni dya dala kumi.I'll give you a loan of $10.Simsowera deni dya dala shano Mwaliko.I took out a loan of $5 from Mwaliko.Deni dya mapesa dyavuzika.The loan money is returnable.Dawa ya deni ni kudivuza kwa mdai.The medicine for a loan is returning to the creditor.See: kusola deni, kusowera deni, kwinkha deni, msola(dyi) deni, mwinkha deni, mwungwa deni.2debtSiliha deni dyangu.I paid off my debt.Simliha Mwalika deni.I paid a debt back to Mwaliko.Naungwa deni.I owe a debt.Deni dya chifo hadikuvuzika.The debt of death is not restorable.
deqole (madeqole)< SomNG3deaf (one)Mgosi yuno ni deqole.This man is deaf.Q here is a gamma [ɤ], a voiced velar fricative.
deqyare< SomNG5clove(s)Dyera deqyare kama zino dyako dikaluma!Put a clove in your tooth if it hurts!Shai yangu idyerigwa deqyare.My tea has had cloves put in it.Q here is a gamma [ɣ], a voiced velar fricative.
desturiNG51custom(s)Desturi ya Mzigula ni yedi.The custom of a Kiziguan is good.Desturi za Wazigula ni zedi.The customs of the Kiziguans are good.Wazigula wana desturi zedi.Kiziguans have good customs.2behavior(s)Weye una desturi yedi.You have good behavior.Weye huna desturi yedi male.You don't have good behavior at all.Mwana yuno ana desturi ihiye.This child has bad behavior.3disciplineMwaliko ana desturi yedi.Mwaliko has good discipline.Wana wano wana desturi yedi.These kids have good discipline.
dewa (madewa)NG3stallWamgamba,"Chinja i ngombe una nayo mwe di dewa."They tell her, "Butcher the cow then that you have in the stall."
Dhadhabhu1NG9Dadab (refugee camp)Mwe sira ya Dhadhabhu wantru wagwirwa kila siku.In the streets of Dadab people are seized every day.Wasamiza kambe ya Dhadhabhu.They evacuated Dadab refugee camp.Dhadhabhu kutimkanwa.Dadab has been abandoned.2NG5DadabDhadhabhu itamphirwa ni Wachizigula.Dadab has been gone to by Kiziguas.
DhadhiriNPropDadiriDhadhiri ni mkulu.Dadiri is headman.Dhadhiri ni mletadyi kila hakiri.Dadiri is the bringer of every thoughtful idea.Wetangwa ani? -- Netangwa Dhadhiri.What are you called? -- I'm called Dadiri.E kuhi Dhadhiri? -- Dhadhiri kafungwa.Where is Dadiri? -- Dadiri is in jail.man's name