Chizigula - English


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hande ya mwalagulo (hande za mwalagulo)NG5dinnerSitiyarisha hande yangu ya mwalagulo.I prepared my dinner.Hande ya mwalagulo nanywa chikombe cha usafu.For dinner I drink a cup of porridge.Hande za mwalagulo zihuhizeni!Dinners, make them light!
handeni1NG3plant with edible grainsSee: mhandeni.2NG9Handeni (district in Tanzania)Mkowa wa Handeni una mabwawo mengi.The district of Handeni has lots of lakes.Wekazwa Mkuyu wilaya wa Handenikwa kwa Wazigula wandugu zawo.They were settled in Mkuyu refugee camp in the district of Handeni with their kin.Chashukuru vidala kwa wandugu zetu wakwikala mwe wilaya ya Handeni.We appreciate so much our relatives who live in the district of Handeni.This is a district in the Tanga region of Tanzania, where Kiziguans are native and where many Kiziguans from Somalia were resettled.
hangale (mahangale)NG3sesame meal (chunk)Hangale dino didyereswa sukariThis sesame meal has a lot of sugar put in it.Arbow uses for this word an older form: nkhangale.This is the meal leftover from grinding sesame seeds for oil.
hangiPrtdon't knowE kuhi mkaziwo? -- Hangi.Where's your wife? -- Don't know.This particle is used in the first person singular only in response to questions in conversation; see: moshi.
hangu (-angu)PossPrnNG91mySimsogeza mwanangu haguhi hangu mwe ndege.I scooted my child close to me in the plane.2my place or people, of my placeUneze hangu nikwinkhe mapesa yako.Come to my place so I can give you your money.Mwi hangu.You are my peopleWe hangu.They are my people.3mineHano ni hako? -- Ni hangu.Is this your place? -- It's mine.Hangu ni hadyihi.Mine is short.
hani (ani)IntrrgNG9whose?Hano ni hani?Whose is this area?Hadya ni hani?Whose is that area?
hanisi (mahanisi, wahanisi)< Som1NG1homosexualHanisi yudya eza.That homosexual is coming.See alternate pronunciation: xanisi.See: uhanisi.2NG1lesbianSafiya ni mvere hanisi; kerekwa nawo uhanisi.Sofia is a lesbian woman; she was born with lesbianism.3NG1gayMgosi yudya ni hanisi.That guy is gay.4NG3queerHanisi diya dyeza.That queer is coming.This noun may be either NG1 or NG3. Most typically it is NG3 and therefore disparaging. When used as NG1, it is more or less neutral.5NG3faggot
hanjoNG5gum (for chewing)Situfa hanjo yangu.I spit my gum out.Hanjo itufwa.The gum was spit out.Natafuna hanjo. = Nadya hanjo.I'm eating gum (i.e., chewing it).Hanjo ino yalabunyika.This gum is chewable.In Kizigua one "eats" gum, rather than chew it.
hano (-no)DemNG91here, right hereNi hano.I am right here.(Weye) wi hano.You are right here.Ni hasi hano.I am down here.Nyose mwi hano.You all are right here.Sinya hano.I shit right here.Sinya hano!Look here!Sihatogola. -- Hahi? -- Hano.I like it (place). -- Where? -- Right here.So hano!Come right here!Msango wi hano. NG2The worm is here.Misango i hano.The worms are hereZogolo di hano. NG3The rooster is here.Mazogolo ye hano.The roosters are here.Chiti chi kuhi? -- Chi hano. NG4Where is the chair? -- It's here.Viti vi kuhi? -- Vi hano. Where are the chairs? -- They're here.Farasi i hano. NG5The horse is here.Farasi zi hano.The horses are here.Uzi wi kuhi? -- Wi hano. NG6Where is the string? -- It's here.Nyuzi zi kuhi? -- Zi hano.Where are the strings? -- They're here.Kabuga ke hano. NG7The rabbit is here.Wabuga we hano.The rabbits are here.Kusoma kwi hano. NG8The reading is here.Kutanga kwi hano. NG9The farm is here.Somaliya hano haiha.Somalia right here is bad.2this (place right here)Hantru hano haiha.This place is bad.Sihatogola hano.I like this place.Sihakahata hano.I hate this place.Mahali hano hanisumbula.This place bothers me.Hasi hano hatera.This floor is slippery.Hano ni honde.This (place right here) is a farm.3whereHano nidumuirwe i njemo ni hadyihi.Where the parcel of land was cut for me is short.4these (places)
hanohanoDemNG9this same placeNachibwirane hanohano.We'll meet at this same place.
hanoseAdvhere and thereKakwera hanose, kasera hanose.He climbed up here and there, and he climbed down here and there.
hanshiNG51paper(s)Sitatula i hanshi.I tore the paper.Hanshi ino yangala mbe.This paper is very white.Hanshi zangu zidyerekwa tímbiro.My papers have had stamps put in them.Naunga nikapirinti hanshi zangu.I want to go print my papers.Sichumiza hanshi kumi za wanafunzi.I corrected ten student papers2sheet(s) of paperNna hanshi mbiri za kuwandikira baruwa.I have two sheets of paper for writing letters.Hanshi hadifundika, lakini dalanga dyafundika.A sheet of paper isn't knottable, but a rag is knottable.3sheet(s) of sandpaperHanshi zino ni za kuhatira masahara.These sheets of sandpaper are for sanding boards smooth.4document(s)Askari kanidyerekera tímbiro mwe zi hanshi zangu.The official stamped my documents for me.5deed(s)I kuhi hanshi ye di gari dino?Where is the deed for this car?6form(s)Situmirwa hanshi ni wolfeya.I was sent forms by welfare.7letter(s)Kawandika hanshi.She has written a letter.Kaniwandikira (miye) hanshi.She has written me a letter.Hanshi ino uniwandikire yamaanisha mbwani? -- Hanshi yamaanisha nakunga unibase.What does this letter that you wrote to me mean? -- The letter means I want you to come to me.8prescriptionSiwandikirwa hanshi ni dektari nikasole dawa kwe farmachiya.I've been written a prescription by a doctor to get medicine from the pharmacy.
hanshi (mahanshi)NG3bag (paper or plastic)Nna hanshi dya kudyera mboga yangu yose.I have a paper bag to put all my vegetables in.Hanshi dino ditatuka zaidi.This bag is torn a lot.
hanshi chisangaNG5sandpaper, sheets of sandpaperHanshi chisanga nahatira. masahara.Sandpaper, I'm using to sand boards smooth.Hanshi chisanga zino nazihatira masahara.These sheets of sandpaper I'm using to sand boards smooth.
hantruNG91place (near, in mind)Hantru hano ni hedi.This place is nice.Hantru hano haiha.This place is bad.Hantru hano hanisumbula.This place annoys me.Naita hantru hingi.I'm going to a lot of places (nearby).Hantru hano ni hakulu.This place is big.Sihatogola hantru hano hose.I like it, all this place.hantru hanyamaleplace that's quiet2area (near, in mind)Hantru aho nanigule, nafuka sima.Whatever area I buy, I dig a well.3somewhere (near)Dole dya chiga dyaluma dinakuntra hantru.A toe hurts when it's bumped somewhere.
hao (-ao)PossPrnNG91themSigaluka mfitina hagati hao.I became a trouble maker between them.See alternative pronunciations: hawo, hawe.2their (place or people), of their placemahali hao / hawetheir place3theirs (place or people)
haraNG5compound(s), fenced inHara zino zamamuirwa wakimbizi wakwita isi za kweise.These fenced in compounds are being used to organize refugees who are going abroad.Hara ino ina mibantri mingi.This compound has a lot of big gates.
haragwe (maharagwe)NG3pinto beanHaragwe dimwenga unadihanda nadilawe maharagwe mengi.One pinto bean, if you plant it, will produce lots of pinto beans.
haramuNG51prohibited (religiously), prohibitionKudya nguluwe ni haramu.To eat pork is prohibited.Ni haramu kudya nyama ya ngaluwe.It's prohibited to eat pork.Nyama ino ni haramu.This meat is prohibited.Sikudya nyama (ya) haramu.I don't eat prohibited meat.See: kuharamisha, marufuku.2sin(s)Ni haramu kugona na mvere wa mwenye.It's a sin to sleep with someone else's wife.See: mharamu.3illegalKuputa bangi ni haramu mwe steti ya Aidhaho.To smoke pot is illegal in the state of Idaho.See: chi haramu.
harantiNG51yard(s)Mwaliko kaniwotera haranti yangu.Mwaliko fenced in my yard for me.Baba na wau nawana magosha matatu mwe haranti yao.Grandpa and grandma had three stick huts in their yard.2compound(s)Baba katabana haranti yetu.Grandfather did protective magic for our compound.Nyerere kachorwa mo ukuta we haranti yake.Nyerere has been painted on the wall of his compound,3homeMwana wa he haranti akutumiswa ni miye.The kid at home who is bossed too much is me.4householdMwana chirume anakula afosa mwe haranti agaluka mgane.A boy when he gets passed puberty leaves the household and becomes a bachelor pad resident.5familySeguzo kanichumira mwe haranti.Seguzo is the only one good to me in the family.6yard fence(s)Shabani kanihasikira ngomore mwe haranti yangu.Shabani hung the framework of my yard fence for me.Jon haranti yake ni ya siliki.Jon's yard fence is chain link.7courtyard(s)Haranti yangu yose newaka.All my courtyard, I'm troweling it.Wano wakwiza hano he haranti kila siku, ni wabwana wako?These [guys] coming here to the courtyard every day, are they your men? [mother to daughter]8plot(s) of landBaba kafunika haranti yetu.Grandpa counteracted our plot (from witchcraft).9kick(s)Simtowa haranti.I gave him a kick.
Harara1NPropAraraHarara Muya Ngoto kasa wezikulu wengi.Arara Muya Ngoto left a lot of grandkids.Harara ana chilonge chedi kwa wantru.Arara has sweet talk for everybody.Harara kamsola MsentrwaArara married Msentrwa.man's name2NG9Harara hetangwa AraraHarara is called Arara.
Harara Muya Ngoto1NG9Arara Muya NgotoMame mkulu nakaishi Harara Muya Ngoto.Great grandma was living in Arara Muya Ngoto.This town is named after the man Harara Muya Ngoto.2NG5
haririNG5silk(s)Ndanga ya hariri siitogola.An inner headscarf of silk, I like it.
HartiNG5Harti (Somali tribe)Harti ni kabila imwenga ya chi SomaliHarti is one Somali tribe.Harti ni kabila imanyikane mwe Somaliya.Harti is a tribe that is known in Somalia.See: Mharti.
harufu1NG5smell(s)Una harufu yedi.You have a good smell. (= You smell good.)Sidyimba miti mitatu ya udi; bado harufu ya mwe nyumba iha.I lit three sticks of incense; still the smell in the house is bad.