Chizigula - English


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siki (masiki)NG3stumpSikobadika siki.I stumbled on a stump.Dyarifa dino hadikuvulika kwa sababu dihatamira mwe di siki.This net is inspectable because it's stuck on a stump (in the water).
siku (masiku)1NG5day(s)Miye nachenula kila siku.I am smiling every day.Kuna siku mfungate mo u wiki.There are seven days in the week.Siku mbiri we mwo lukanga wadyenda, waga doo. (Arbow: 8)For two days they were going on the sea; then they disappeared completely.This noun is NG5 with both singular and plural forms the same, but it may also be NG3.2NG3timeChingulu sichivire hata siku dimwenga chikulongwa.The Ngulu language, I haven't even heard it spoken one time.Sizire kudya nguluwe hata siku dimwenga.I haven't eaten pork even one time.3NG3dayDhadhiri na Luhizo wategulanya wavere siku dimwenga.Dadiri and Luhizo eloped with women the same day.Siku dya dyero changa chidyamanye mbwani?Today (on this day), what are we going to do?Tarehe kumi na ntratu si siku dyedi kwangu; longa siku tuhu!The thirteenth (date) is not a good day for me; say another day!
siku dya kwerekerwa (masiku ya kwerekerwa)NG3birthdayNouguirwe keki siku dyako dya kwerekerwa.You will be bought cake on your birthday.
siku dya luvi ~ dya luviPPtomorrow
siku dya mshahara (masiku ya mshahara)NG3paydayDyero ni siku dya mshahara wa wahagiradyi.Today is payday for sweepers.
siku zinoNG51nowadaysSiku zino wadya mbweni ulegere(legere)?What are you eating nowadays since you are (so) weak?Siku zino nna presha.Nowadays, I have pressure.2these daysWabharbharo / wandere wa siku zino watogola ngono.Young men / Young women (of) these days like sex.Misi ya siku zino iha.The daytime of these days is bad.Siku zino nna fikira nyingi.These days I have a lot of stress.3modernFarsama ya siku zino yagalusa kazi rahisi.Modern technology makes work easier.
siku zoseNG51alwaysSiku zose tate atogola nigaluke loya.Dad always would like me to become a lawyer.2every daySiku zose nagulaka mtondo.Every day I run in the morning.
sikukuu (masikukuu)NG3holidaySikukuu ya dyero ina koho nyingi zikwingira mwe bara skalaskala.Today's holiday has a lot of bands getting onto the dance floor in a series.Wantru wose wapika magongo dyero kwa sabu kuna sikukuu ikwiza.All the people are cooking hooch today because there's a holiday coming.
sikuriti (masikuriti)1NG5securityMakasi yano yahambuirwa chidanga changu che sikuriti.These scissors have been used to take off my security anklet.Hachina sikuriti yedi male mwe hafa ino.We don't have good security in this neighborhood.2NG1guardChiro chino nanigaluke sikuriti wako.Tonight I'll be your guard.
silahaNG51firearm(s)A madyeshi hayana silaha.The soldiers don't have firearms.2weapon(s)Mbwa zino zidaha kunusanusa silaha zidugigwe hasi.These dogs can really sniff weapons buried under ground.
silikiNG51spoke(s)Moto wangu umaganya siliki mbiri.My motorcycle is missing two spokes.Mikingiro ya moto ina siliki mirongo minne.The wheels of a motorcycle have forty spokes.2chainlink(s)Jon haranti yake ni ya siliki.Jon's yard fence is of chainlinks.
silsila (masilsila)1NG5chain(s)Silsila zino zifungirwa watumwa.These chains have been used to chain slaves.2NG3chain (big)Nanikagule silsila dya kuvutira gari dyangu.I'm going to go buy a big chain to use to pull my car.This noun is both NG3 and NG5, but the preferred one seems to be NG3.3NG5bullet belt(s)Maaskari yano yosa yavala silsila.All these soldiers are wearing bullet belts.4NG5bandolier(s)Shabani ana silsila mwe di yega.Shabani has a bandolier on the shoulder.
sima (masima)NG3wellWasimba sima.They're digging a well.Sifuka sima dya mita shano; bado sikupata simo.I dug a well of five meters [deep]; still I'm not getting water seeping up.Sima dino dyagubikika.This well is coverable.See: simo.
simba1NG5lion(s)Simba yazuka.The lion is leaping.Simba izuka.The lion leaped.Simba yaira.The lion is making noise.Simba yabuma.The lion is roaring.Simba igwizwa.The lion got trapped.Simba idya sihonya.That lion, I missed [shooting at] it.Miye ni moga kwasabu nogoha simba.I'm a coward because I'm afraid of lions.Simba mbiri ya chiche na chirume zinikwaruzanya.Two lions, a female and a male, clawed me together.I simba inikarafula mo mgongo.The lion clawed me in the back.mchira wa simba / michira ya simbatail of a lion / tails of lions2NPropSimbaMze Simba na mkaziwe wahinyana GuraniMr. Simba and his wife teach each other the Quran.man's name
simbi (masimbi)NG3dregNna simbi mwe chikombe chino nikanywera.I have a dreg in this cup I was drinking with.This noun is almost always used in the plural. See: kasimbi.
simeNG5knife (knives), large, shaped like a spear pointFungu dya kwe migunda kadinkha wasongole ngoma, sime na mbudyi. (Arbow: 8)To the group from in the fields he gave [the chores of] fashioning drums, large knives and rattles.Na wamizi wao wegala viziha vao: mapanga, sime, machokola na ngawo. (Arbow: 9)And their security guards carried their weapons: machetes, large knives, spears and shields.
simo1NG51water seeping up (from under the surface)Sifuka sima dya mita shano, bado sikupata simo.I dug a well of five meters [deep], still I'm not getting water seeping up.See: sima, msimo.2spring (of water)Ko mnima kuna simo.On the mountain there's a spring.3oasis
simo2VNegdon'tSimo mvine ngoma!Don't dance to drums!Akudyamanye vedi, simo umbalange!He who does you well, don't wrong him!See alternate pronunciations: sono, sumo.Simo is a negative command form, not liked by some.
simoleNG5damp(ness)Msanga wangu una simole.My soil has dampness (= is damp).Hasi hano hana simole.This ground has dampness (= is damp).
simuNG51phone(s)Sizimiza simu yangu. I forgot my phone.Simu yangu kwisola weye?Did you take my phone?Simu yangu i mnanga mwe meza.My phone is on top of the table.Sidondola simu.I found a phone.Sikumbuka simu yangu.I remembered my phone.Nna mwitango mwe simu.I have a call on the phone.2telephone(s)Dyamanya simu yako!Fix your telephone!See: mta simu.3phone callDyero saa mtandatu sipata simu kwa raisi.Today at twelve o'clock I got a call from the president.
Simwira!GreetHi!Simwira! -- Ni zedi. / -- Ni sawa.Hi! -- It's good. / I'm OK.See: kusimwira.This is an informal greeting.
simwiriziNG51conversation(s)Simwirizi ino sikuyunga male.This conversation, I don't like it at all.Unafosa kazi, naunga simwirizi na weye.When you get off work, I need a conversation with you.See: kusimwira, kusimwirizizaa.2communicationSimwirizi ni yedi.Communication is good.3small talk(s)Sikunga simwirizi ya mtru yoyose.I don't want small talk from anybody at all.4chat(s)Gulo nanna simwirizi na mbuyangu.Yesterday I had a chat with my friend.Gulo sigaluka na simwirizi na mbuyangu.Yesterday I had a chat with my friend.5storySimwirizi za kale ni zedi.Old stories are good.Chitogola kusimwirizizwa simwirizi za kale ni baba.We like being told old stories by grandpa.Naunga kusimwirizizwa stori za Wazigula.I want to be told Kiziguan stories.
sina (hana, na)VNegnot haveMiye sina makumbusho yedi male.I don't have good memory at all.Sina wambuya wengi.I don't have many friends.Sina woga na mbuli iyo.I don't have fear of that.Bado una bigra? -- Sina bigra male.Do you still have a hymen? -- No, I don't have a hymen at all.This is the 1st person singular negative form, from si + si > si; see hana.
sina (masina)NG31trunkNiyo alemerwa hadi u mwana akafungwa he di sina dyo mnere. (Arbow: 8)And then she was denied till the child was tied to the trunk of a bushy tree.Sina dino ni dya mnazi.This trunk is that of a coconut palm.See: msina.2stumpHonde yangu ina sina dimwenga dya mdugali na masina maidi ya mkongowe.My farm has one stump of umbrella thorn acacia and two stumps of acacia nilotica.3baseKila mbuli ikongere kwe di sina!Each matter, start with it at the base! -- SayingRamazani na Luhizo wangolanya sina dya mhogo.Ramazani and Luhizo pulled up the base of a cassava plant together.4originWazigula wengi wasumka kwawo kwe di sina,Tanzaniya.Many Kiziguans fled to their home, to their origin, Tanzania.5plantSihanda sina dimwenga dya mteza.I planted one plant of peanuts.Sakungola sina dimwenga dya maphemba.I went and pulled up one corn plant.6stemSina dya mnazi ni boye.A coconut stem is spongy.
SindalaNPropSindalaSindala kawabwirizanya wantru wose wa mwe kaya.Sindala gathered together all the people in the town.Mzee Chitipwi na Mzee Mwempanga Sindala wauya hakaya Ha Mwigwa. (Arbow)Elder Chitipwi and Elder Mwempanga Sindala came back to town Kwa Mwigwa.man's name