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nyongolo no mtiNG5disappearedZidi kagaluka nyongolo no mti.Zidi disappeared. (lit.: Zidi became a millipede with a stick.)Kugaluka nyongolo no mti.You disappeared. (lit.: You became a millipede with a stick.)The examples above relate to a proverb that refers to the fact that you can't separate the millipede from a stick it's wrapped around, so you have to throw them both away together. This proverb is often said when someone disappears or doesn't do what they said they would.
nyonje (manyonje)NG31plagueUkimwi ni nyonje dikomire wantru wengi mwe duniya.AIDS is a plague that has killed lots of people in the world.Ibhola ni nyonje dikomire wantru wengi mwe mangaribi ya Afrika.Ebola is a plague that has killed many people in west Africa.See: unyonje.2deadly diseaseIbhola ni nyonje.Ebola is a deadly disease.Ukimwi ni nyonje dihiye.AIDS is a bad deadly disease.Nyonje dya ngono disumbula mgosi yuno.A deadly sexual disease has affected this guy.3sick (one)Mbuzi ino ni nyonje.This goat is sick.Mbuzi zino ni nyonje.These goats are sick.Polisi dino ni nyonje.This damned cop is sick.This form is also used with NG5.
nyonje dya moyo (manyonje ya moyo)NG3major heart attackNyonje dya moyo ni hutari dyadaha dikakukoma.A major heart attack is so dangerous that it can kill you.Mze Shongolo kapirikirwa ni nyonje dya moyo; kafa.Mr. Shongolo got hit by a major heart attack, and he died.
nyonje dya ngono (manyonje ya ngono)NG3sexually transmitted disease (deadly)Nyonje dya ngono dyapatikana kwa ngono mara nyingi.A deadly sexually transmitted disease is obtained from sex usually.
nyonyoNG5castor leaf (leaves)Sola nyonyo, mavuta na mazi mavuguvugu mbuluge mwe di vindi!Take a castor leaf, oil and warm water and rub them on her knee!
nyosePrn1you allNyose namnamdye a matunda.You all might eat the fruits.2all of youKawatogola nyose.She likes all of you.Nyose mwinkhigwa msamaha.All of you have been given forgiveness.
nyowenyePrnNG1yourselvesKwehinyeni nyowenye kusoma Charabu!Teach yourselves how to read Arabic!Kwetoweni nyowenye mwe mitwi!Hit yourselves in the head(s)!Mwehinya nyowenye adabu mbaya.You taught yourselves bad manners.
nyoyo (moyo)NG6heartsWantru wano nyoyo zawe ni safi.These people's hearts are pure.Noyo zetu hazitogire kama i zenyu male.Our hearts are not hard like yours are.Wazamanadyi ni wantru wana nyoyo zedi.Guarantors are people who have good hearts.See: mimoyo.
nyuchiNG51bee(s)Nyuchi iniluma.A bee stung me.Nyuchi inilumiza.A bee hurt me.Silumwa ni nyuchi.I was stung by a bee.Nyuchi zino zivamanya mwe nyumba yangu.These bees have swarmed on my house.Nyuchi zino zaveveresa nyumba yangu.These bees have swarmed too much all over my house.2honey bee(s)Nyuchi zadyamanya uchi.Honey bees make honey.Nyuchi zedyamanyiza uchi.Honey bees make honey for themselves.
nyudye (ludye)NG61vesselsNyudye zangu zaluma.My vessels hurt.Nyudye zangu zihinda.My vessels stiffened up.Nyudye zegala sakame ko u moyo na kuivuza mo u mwiri.Vessels carry blood to the heart and return it to the body.2arteriesMoyo watufa sakame kwe zi nyudye zikasafirisha kila mahali mo u mwiri.The heart pumps blood to the arteries which transfer it everywhere in the body.3veinsNyudye ziya zikwigala sakame ko moyo ni muhimu kwa mwanadamu.The veins that take blood to the heart are essential to a human being.
nyumbaNG51house(s)Chiona izi nyumba ze famli.We saw the houses of the family.Nyumba yangu i kuhi?Where is my house?Nyumba ino izengerwa ni wowo.This house was built by them.Kuna nyumba ningahi kudya? -- Kiashi. / Nyingi. / Sinyingi. / Zose.How many houses are there in that place? -- A few. / Lots. / Not many. / All of them.Nyumba nehagirwa.The house was swept.Nyumba ino ni nkulu.This house is big.Nyumba zino ni nkulu.These houses are big.Mndani mwe nyumba yetu siona nyumba ya bamba.Inside our house I saw a mud dauber's nest.banti dye nyumba / mabanti ye nyumbadoor of the house / doors of the house(s)Nyumba yangu ni nyumba yako, leka kufanyanyisa!My house is your house, [so] stop being inhibited!See: zumba, mzenga(dyi) nyumba, mta nyumba, mtaga(dyi) nyumba.2home(s)Miye naita ku nyumba.I'm going home.Ni kunyumba.I'm at home.Ajusa yuno kanikomera nyumba yangu.This crone killed my home for me. (= She destroyed my marriage.)3dwelling(s)Wabuga wakahata kuchopoloswa mwe zi nyumba zawo.Rabbits hate to be flushed out of their dwellings.4householdMvere na mgosi mwe nyumba si vedi wadanganyane.For a woman and a man in the household, it's not good for them to lie to each other.5building(s)Nyumba ino ina maponko.This building has holes in it.6room(s)Nyumba ino ina mikuta minne.This room has four walls.Nyumba ino ina mikwikwi minne.This room has four corners.Hita kwe nyumba yako!Go to your room!Hitani kwe zi nyumba zenyu!Go to your rooms!7nest(s)Nyumba yangu imema nyumba za mabamba.My house is full of mud dauber nests.
nyumba ya bwiribwiri (nyumba za mabwiribwiri)NG5spider web(s)He di vungu dyo usazi wangu siona nyumba ya bwiribwiri.In the space under my bed I saw a spider web.Gari dino sidigale kwa mezi minne; haluse dimeme nyumba za mabwiribwiri.This car I haven't driven it for four months; now it's full of spider webs.
nyumba ya dege (nyumba za madege)NG51bird nest(s)Matagi ye mdani mwe nyumba ya dege.The eggs are in the bird nest.Bago dino dimema nyumba za madege.This forest is full of bird nests.Mti uno una nyumba ya dege.That tree has a bird nest [in it].2birdhouseSidaha kudyamanya numba ya dege.I know how to make a birdhouse.
nyumba ya masharamuta (nyumba za masharamuta)NG5whorehouseAho sono wingire; ni nyumba ya masharamuta.Don't go in there; it's a whorehouse.
nyumba ya mwana (nyumba za wana)NG51uterusNanikalave i nyumba ya mwana kwa sabu sikunga kwereka male.I'll go take out the (= my) uterus because I don't want to give birth at all.nyumba yo u mwanathe uterus2wombWavere wose wana nyumba za wana.All women have wombs.
nyumba ya wamalaya (nyumba za wamalaya)NG5whorehouseNyumba ya wamalaya yamaanyikan.A whorehouse is recognizable.
nyumbanyumbaNG5houses scattered aroundMdani mwe honde mna nyumbanyumba.There on the farm there are houses scattered around.Kutanga wetu kuna nyumbanyumba nyingi.On our farm there are a lot of houses scattered around.
nyumbuSwNG5mule(s)Wapata nyumbu mbiri bada ya kutanganya farasi na mphunda.They got two mules after breeding a horse and donkey.Watanganya mphunda na farasi kwa kupata nyumbu.They bred donkeys and horses to get mules.
nyundoNG5hammer(s)Nyundo ino sivunira mawe.This hammer, I used it to break rocks.Mawe idya sivunira nyundo.That rock I used to break a hammer.Akáh! Setowa (na) nyundo mwe di dole.Ouch! I hit myself with a hammer on the finger.See: mawata nyundo.
nyungo (lungo)NG6winnowing trays or basketsIno ni nyungo.These are winnowing trays.Wasawi wapulaka na nyungo.Magicians fly with winnowing trays.
nyunguNG5pot(s)Sigubika i nyungu.I put a lid on the pot.Sihula nyungu.I took a pot off the stove.Nakoka nyungu.I'm baking pots.Nyungu ya makoko inagubuliswa, yaiva ntreka.When the pot with squash was uncovered too much, it cooked watery.See: kazungu, mdyamanya(dyi) nyungu, fuko, shaba.
nyuso (uso)NG6facesNyuso zetu zaluma.Our faces hurt.Wagosi wadya wavala suksi mwe zi nyuso.Those guys are wearing socks on [their] faces
nyuta (uta)NG6bows and arrowsFungu dya wadimi kadinkha wasongole nyuta na mifulo. (Arbow: 9)To the group of herders he gave [the chore of] fashioning bows and arrows and arrowheads.Maadui yadya yalasanywa na nyuta mara umwenga.Those enemies were hit together with bows and arrows one time.Chimlasanya na nyuta Semambulo.We hit Shemambulo together with bows and arrows.Wana Gosha nawakazidyamanya kwa uwingi nyuta.People of Gosha were making bows and arrows in great numbers.
nyuwePrnyou (pl)Nyuwe mwadya a matunda.You are eating the fruits.Nyuwe hamkulawira male.You didn't go out at all.Wenye shati zino ni nyuwe.The owners of these shirts are you.Wana nyuwe mwi stubit!You kids are stupid!Nyuwe mu walimu.You are teachers.
nyuzi (uzi)NG61stringsNyuzi zino ni ntrali.These strings are long.Nyuzi zino ni nkhulu.These strings are big.Nyuzi zi kuhi? -- Zi hano. / Si zino.Where are the strings? -- They're here. / They're right here (pointing).Nyuzi zino ni zani?Whose are these strings?Ni nyuzi zihi?Which strings are they?nyuzi mpyanew strings2cordsMabumba ya nyuzi zenyu yafunguleni!Your rolls of cord, unwind them!3threadsNkhazu yangu isumwa na nyuzi.My t-shirt is sewn with threads.4floss, dental flossNasokoera nyuzi.I'm using floss to floss my teeth.Nyuzi zino zasokoerwa.These flosses are being used to floss teeth.