uwawi (miwawi)NG2crackChikombe chino china uwawi.This cup has a crack.
uwediNG61goodnessUwedi wako hachikuwunga male.Your goodness, we don't need it at all.See: -edi.2nicenessUwedi wako wakudyamanya wantru wakubere.Your niceness is making people belittle you.3prettinessUwedi haukudaga mgosi male; tabiya niyo ikudaga mgosi.Prettiness doesn't keep a husband at all; conduct is what keeps a husband.4beauty5greatnessHakuna uwedi kwa raisi yuno, hata hadado.There isn't greatness with this president, even a little.6positivenessJon na Mwaliko watangazana uwedi.Jon and Mwaliko proclaimed positively about each other.
uwezoNG61abilityMadefenda yano yana uwezoThese defenders have ability.Maraisi ya Afrika yana uwezo mkulu kwa hamwenga.African presidents have great ability united together.This noun is only singular; there is no plural form.2capabilityNyuwe mna uwezo gani?What kind of capabilities do y'all have?Mteguladyi hana uwezo wa kudyamanya arosi male.An eloper doesn't have the capability of making a wedding celebration at all.3authorityA wazehe wana uwezo to kwivanisha nkhumbizi ino.The elders hve the authority to mediate this dispute.Isi zino izi mbiri zaunga kuhoneysana uwezo.These two countries need to demonstrate authority to each other.
uwingi (hingi, kwingi, mengi, mingi, mwingi, nyingi, vingi, wengi)NG61multitude(s)Binadamu werekana kwa uwingi bada ya Adamu.Humans have reproduced with each other in multitudes after Adam.Uwingi uno ni wa bule.Their multitude is nothing.This noun is singular only, even though the translations in English may need to be plural.2muchnessUwingi wenyu haukutara chintru male kwasabu hamkudyenda vi mwenga.The muchness of you all doesn't help anythng at all because you aren't working together.3abundance A mazi yabwirana hano kwa uwingi.The water has gathered here in abundance.Kompyuta dyadamanizwa ni uwengi wa programu.A computer is made better by the abuandance of [its] programs.4plural(ity)Luteke ni uwingi.[The word] "luteke" is plural.Mabantri ni zina dya uwingi.Doors is a plural noun.Mabantri ni uwingi.Doors is plural.5large amount(s)Siyagula kwa uwingi mamumuso.I bought pacifiers in great amounts.6great numbersMabukuro yahota kwa uwingi mwe honde yetu.Datura grows in great numbers on our farm.Madyeshi yakomana kwa uwingi yakapatane ho u mwalaza.The armies killed each other in great numbers when they got together on the plain.
uwoDemNG2/6that (near you)Ninkha uzi uwo!Give me that string near you!Ali, mhoke Luhizo mkamshi uwo!Ali, take that spoon from Luhizo!Someka ufila uwo we di kompyuta!Plug in that cord from the computer!munyu uwothat salt near you
uwongoziNG61leadershipSee alternate pronunciation: ulongozi.This noun is always singular; there is no plural form. See: longozi.2chieftainship3presidency
uyatimaNG6orphanhoodBinadamu waona kama uyatima ni mbuli ya kufurahikira.Humans feel like orphanhood is a thing to take pride in.See: yatima.
uyoDemNG11that (near you)Mwana uyo mhake mazi ya vuguvugu!That baby, bathe it in lukewarm water!Mwana uyo sono mpirisepirise kwa sababu nomlagaze!That baby, don't keep bouncing it up and down because you'll drop it!Watenda mbwani aho? Kwani uyo ni bwana wako?What are you doing with that one? What is he, your husband? [mother to daughter]Mtowe kontre uyo!Slap that one on the back!2whoever, whomeverUyo umwihirize mapesa kayapagula.Whoever you sent the money with took some of it.Chose chi watowa pasi; nguwo zako inkha uyo unkunga!We are all ironers; your clothes, give them to whomever you want!
uyombo (miyombo)NG2crown of headSilagairwa ni chuma mo uyombo kwe kazi.I got fallen on by metal on the crown of the head at work.
uyombo wa mwana (miyombo ya wana)NG21soft spot of a babyUyombo wa mwana ulegeresa.The soft spot of a baby is so soft.Uyombo wa mwanangu usitika.The soft spot of my baby has closed up.2crown of a babyUyombo wa mwana ulegera.The crown of a baby is soft.
uzabwati (uzabwatizabwati)NG61kindlingMiye nanitowe u mlindi; nyuwe kadonoleni uzabwati.I'll use the fire drill; you go collect kindling.A wana waleta waziroziro wa uzabwati.The kids brought little bundles of kindling.2twig(s)Huniletere nkhuni male; kuniletera uzabwatiYou didn't bring me firewood at all; you brought me twigs.Hasi ho mti hamema uzabwati.Under the tree it's full of twigs.Wakabula ku mbago wengira kukuba uzabwatizabwati wa nkhuni.When they arrived in the forest, they began scooping up twigs for firewoodUzabwatizabwati is the distributive plural meaning: kindling or twigs all over.
uzamiziNG61heavinessNi uzamizi gani ukudyamanye use kubinda kazi yako?What heaviness made you not finish your work?2lazinessSidyerwa uzamizi wa kudyamanya mbuli zino.I was put into laziness to not do these things.Sidyerwa uzamizi nise kudyamanya mbuli zino.I was put into laziness so I wouldn't do these things.See: kuzama.
uzanaNG6childhoodThis noun is always singular; there is no plural.
uzaziNG61pregnancyDektari kanipanga uzazi.The doctor prevented me from pregnancy.2conceptionNanywa kanina zakupanga uzazi.I'm taking pills to prevent conception.See: kureba uzazi.
uzeheNG61old ageNoupate mapesa ya uzehe unabula miyaka mirongo mtandatu na shano.You get money for old age when you reach sixty-five years old.Hakunga kudonkhomezeswa ni uzehe.He doesn't waant to be made hunched over by aold age.2elderliness
uzembeNG61lazinessMara nyingi uzembe mo u Zigula hamna male.Most of the time among Kiziguans, there is no laziness at all.Mwana mziki wangu kazigwa ni uzembe wake.My musician got lost because of his laziness.This noun is always singular; there is no plural form.2idleness
uzi (mauzi)NG31jackalHasi he di tuwa diya hana uzi.Under that bush there's a jackal.2coyoteUzi dyangu nikukorisha kunyumba dipatwa ni uhere.My coyote that I'm taming at home contracted mange.
uzi (nyuzi)NG61stringNinkha uzi uwo!Give me that string near you!Uzi uno ni mtali.This string is long.Uzi uno ni mkulu.This string is big.Uzi u/wi kuhi? -- Wi hano.Where is the string? -- It's here.Uzi uno ukazika.This string is tight.2cord3threadUzi wangu siuvungavunga mwe fimbo.My thread, I rolled it up on the handle.Nafungula bumba dino dyo uzi.I'm unwinding this roll of the thread.Kafungumula uzi we charahani.She unwound the thread of the sewing machine.4yarnNna mabumba maidi ya uzi nakomerezeza kusuma paziya dino.I have two rolls of yarn that I'm using to finish sewing this drape5tapeSifungumula uzi we ajala..I unwound the tape of the cassette.Ajala yangu ifungumulika u uzi.The tape of my cassette has popped apart.
uzi (uziuzi)NG6echoNeva sauti ya uzi.I'm hearing the sound of an echo.
uzigulaNG6ZigulanessUzigula kupta vihi? -- Uzigula siupata kwa mame.How did you get Zigulaness? -- Zigulaness, I got it from mom.Mara nyingi uzembe mo uzigula hamna male.Most of the time there isn't laziness within Zigulaness at all.See: Zigula.
uziraNG6weird feeling in teethChauna uzira.We feel a weird feeling in the teeth.This feeling is like from eating too much lemon or tamarind, or too many green mangoes, or biting down on a little rock.