Chizigula - English


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sanamu (masanamu)NG31dollSipata sanamu dimwenga.I got one doll.2figurineNadyamanya sanamu dya ngamira dya tope.I'm making a camel figurine from clay.3mannequinSono mkadihambulisa sanamu diya! Wantru waungigwa waone nguwo izo.Don't keep disrobing that mannequin so much! People need to see those clothes.Sitogola blauzi ya sanamu diya.I like the blouse of that mannequin.4statueNaunga nisongole sanamu dya mawe.I want to sculpt a statue out of stone.5sculptureDino ni sanamu; si mbwa ya chindedi.This is a stulpture; it's not a real dog.6idolSono mudiabudu sanamu dino!Don't worship this idol!7toyMwinke sanamu dyake mwana uyo!Give that child its toy!Ninkha tope niundire mwana sanamu!Give me a clay clod so I can put together a toy baby!
sanasanaAdvmostlySanasana wachunguzwa ni wakulu.Mostly the ones spied on are leaders.
sandaNG51shroud(s)A maiti chiyavala sanda.The body, we dressed it in a shroud.Nachunge sanda nyingi za kugubikira maiti yano.We'll need many shrouds to clothe these bodies.Wakristo waduga maiti yao ma masanduku; Waislamu wadugira mwe sanda.Christians bury their dead in coffins; Muslims bury in shrouds.2burial cloth(s)
sanduku (masanduku)NG51box(es), of wood or metalSidyamanya sanduku ya masahara.I've made a wooden box out of boards.2chest(s)Sifumpha nguwo zangu mwe sanduku.I stuffed my clothes in the chest.Nguwo zangu sizifuntra mwe sanduku.My clothes I stuffed them in the chest.Kagula sanduku ya kudyera nguwo.She bought a chest to put clothes in.Nguwo zetu zose nachidyere sanduku imwenga.All of our clothes we will put in one chest.This noun is NG5 singular and plural, but it also has NG3 plural. See: mdyamanya sanduku.3cupboard(s)Sanduku yangu yafumphika.My cupboard is stuffable.4cabinet(s)Sifula sanduku mbiri, imwenga ya kwikiya mabuku na imwenga ya viya.I bought two cabinets, one for keeping books and one for utensils.5coffin(s)Kadugirwa sanduku.He was buried in a coffin.Muslums do not use coffins.
SangaliNPropSangaliSangali ni namba ya kwanza kohiza magholi mo mpira wa viga.Sangali is number one in scoring goals in soccer.man's name
sangawiziNG5gingerSangawizi ni yedi kwa nda ya kuluma na msaka piya.Ginger is good for stomach pain and also for a runny nose.Ni muhimu kugaluka na sangawizi mwe nyumba.It's necessary to have ginger in the house.
sangazi ~ mame sangazi (wamame sangazi)NG1aunt (paternal)Wamame zangu sangazi wose wafa; kusigala yumwenga tú.All my paternal aunts have died; only one remaining.This noun is virtually always used with mame preceding it.
sangiro (masangiro)NG3loop trapSigwiza ninga kumi mwe di sangiro dino.I caught ten sandgrouse in this loop trap.This is a trap with several loops tied in slipknots so that when a prey steps in a loop, it tightens around the leg.
sango (masango)NG3tapewormNanikalumwa ni sango zuzi.I was sickened by a tapeworm a while ago.See: msango, kasango.
sangotiNG5earthworm(s)Kuna wantru wahaka wazana sangoti mwa mabhufo.There are people who apply earthworm [juice] in the navels of [their] kids. Sangoti zaponkhola maponkho mo msanga ili wingire mazi na vintru vituhu va hafiya yo msanga.Earthworms bore holes in the soil so water and other nutritious things in the soil get in.
sani (ni, nani, si)VEquat1was not, wasn'tKwenye ba sani kwedi male.That place itself wasn't good at all.Miye sani mtru mdyima male.I wasn't an adult at all.Sani lazima nifungwe.I didn't have to be tied. (lit.: It wasn't necessary that I be tied.)2were not, weren'tWowo sani maaskari male.They were not soldiers at all.This is the negative of nani.3have not beenSani mtumwa male.I haven't been a slave at all.4hasn't beenItopiya ni isi iyo tú sani kolonya mwe Afrika.Ethiopia is the only country that hasn't been a colony in Africa.
sanjaliAdvrapidlyWamkoma kwa kumlekeera risasi sanjali.They killed him by releasing bullets rapidly.Futi nazo zaira sanjali kuno na kuno. ('Arbow)And rifles sound rapidly here and there.
sanutiNG5change(s)Sanuti zino zazika.This change is losable.Sanuti nazi mwe meza zikoshwa.The change that was on the table hasn't been found..Sanuti na sarafu ni chintru chimwenga."Sanuti" and "sarafu" are the same thing.This noun is normally used in the plural sense even though the English translation is singular.
saqiri (wasaqiri)< SomNG11newbornSaqiri yuno atinika.This newborn is circumcisable.The q here indicates a gamma [ɤ], a voiced velar fricative.2infantDektari kanitunga singano saqiri yuno.The nurse has given a shot to this infant.
sarafu< SomNG5changeNinkha sarafu ya mbokolo!Give me change for a hundred!Sono usarafise mapesa kwa sabu sarafu yetu ni dodo mwe di duka!Don't change money a lot because our change is short in the shop!Sanuti na sarafu ni chintru chimwenga."Sanuti" and "sarafu"are the same thing.See: kusarafa.
sarsari< SomNG5stripped meat (for making jerky)Sarsari ino kaidyerekeni kwe di kambala mwe di zuwa!This stripped meat, go put it on the rope in the sun!Sarsari itundikwa kale mo u kambala.The stripped meat has already been hung on the rope.See: kusarsara.
sartiAdvno matter what (...have to)Icho nawangire, sarti achipate.What he just wants, no matter what he has to get it, and nothing else.Sarti nikavine mpira dyero; sanikanye.No matter what, I go play ball today; I'm not coming back.Nikalawa kwe kazi, sarti ninde kwita kwa mame; sikwita kwangu.When I come back from work, no matter what, I first have to go to mom's; I don't go to my place [directly].
sasariNG5fringeWaitopiya watogola nguwo zina sasari.Ethiopians like clothes that have fringe.
sasu (masasu)NG31branch (with lots of little branches)Sisazula idi sasu.I stripped off little branches from the branch.Dumula sasu mo mdamajo uno!Cut a branch from this (kind of) tree!See: kusazula.This is a branch before other little branches have been stripped off.2bough (with lots of little branches on it)3limb (with lots of little branches on it)
satu (masatu)NG3pythonSatu ni zoka kulu dikumera hata mbuzi.The python is a huge snake that swallows even goats.Satu diya dimzingiriza mgosi yudya.That python wrapped around that guy.Satu diya dyamvunyata.That python is constricting him.
Saudhi ArabiyaNG9Saudi ArabiaHiji i mndani mwe Saudhi Arabiya.The Hajj pilgrimage is in Saudi Arabia.
Sauthafrika< Eng1NG5South AfricaNani mdani mwe Sauthafrika miezi mtandatu.I was in South Africa six months.Miye ni Msauthafrika; serekerwa Sauthafrika.I am South African; I was born in South Africa.Here th represents an eth [ð], a voiced interdental fricative.See: Msauthafrika, Afrika ya Kusini.2NG9
sautiNG51sound(s)Mbudyi zangu zina sauti yedi.My rattles have a nice sound.Neva sauti ya uzi.I'm hearing the sound of an echo.Sauti ya kanundu yevika.The sound of a bat is hearable.2voice(s)Sauti yangu ni yedi.My voice is good.Kunizingira sauti zawe?Have you recorded their voices for me?
sawa (sawasawa)1AdjsameGalamu zino ni sawa.These pens are the same (in length).Chi sawasawa.We are the same (in age, height or weight).Chilonge ni sawa nei chetu kuno Somaliya. (Arbow: 5)[Their] speech is the same as ours in Somalia.Milima idya imidi si sawa.Those two mountains are not the same.Mkomwa nyumba zino kazizenga sawasawa.Mkomwa has built these houses the same.See: kusawazisha, usawa, kugalusa sawa. Sawasawa is the plural distributive form.Sameness here is in whatever measurement, e.g., length, width, heighth, weight.2AdjequalMwaliko na miye uzito wetu ni sawa.Mwaliko's and my weights are equal.3AdjlevelIke sawa mizani ino!Set this scale level!See: kudyamanya sawa.4AdjO.K.Nanikwone akhera. -- Ni sawa, nachionane akhera.I'll see you in the hereafter. -- It's OK, we'll see each other in the hereafter.Chi sawa.We're O.K..Simwira! -- Ni sawa.Chat! (= Hi!) -- I'm OK.5AdjcorrectDyibu dyangu ni sawa? -- Ni sawa.Is my answer correct? -- It's correct.6AdjrightSidyamanya sawa.I did it right.7NG5sizeShati ino inibana kwasabu si sawa yangu.This shirt binds me because it's not my size.Suruwale iyo si sawa yako male.These pants are not your size at all.This noun is only used with singular NG5 demonstratives, possessives, etc., not their plural forms.8NG5age, same ageMvere yuno ni sawa yangu.This woman is my age.Lekani kuposa wavere si sawa zenyu!Stop screwing women who are not your ages!
sawasawa1AdjOKNi sawasawa kwa kudyamanya gari dyangu.It's OK to fix my car.2AdvevenlyMshahara nousangwe sawasawa.The salary should be distributed evenly.3AdvsquarelyBila misimeno hamudahe kudumula masahara sawasawa male.Without saws you can't cut boards squarely at all.Wabula hadya sawasawa na i chikoni.They arrived there squarely at the dock.