Chizigula - English


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ukahatadyiNG6hatredZuwa hana ukahatadyi.Zuwa doesn't have hatred.This noun is only in the singular; there is no plural form.
ukalaNG6sitting ritualChivika ukala gulo.We did the sitting ritual yesterday.Ukala uvikwa gulo.The sitting ritual was done yesterday.Kitambo mviko wa ukala nani mikutano ya wababa zetu na wawau zetu.Long ago the ritual of "ukala" was a meeting of our grandfathers and our grandmothers.This is a ritual where people come together and sit and sing and dance and play music, and communicate about what they need to do to better their predicament. It started in the Wazigula's time of slavery in Somalia when they were forbidden to assemble and talk to each other.
ukaliNG61courageKahonyesa ukali wa kulonga i chindedi.She showed courage for speaking the truth.This noun is only in the singular; there is no plural form. See: mkali.2braveryMbuli zake azidymanya chi ukali.His things, he does them with bravery.3toughnessBaba ana ukali.Grandpa has toughness.4fiercenessNi wadyibu ugaluke na ukali mwe di dyeshi.It's necessary that you have fierceness in the army.5sharpness, sharp edgeukali we ngolasharp edge of the knife
ukangaNG21sea(s)Ukanga wa Somaliya ni Bahari ya Hindiya.The sea by Somalia is the Indian Ocean.Markebu zikwita ngambu zadyinkha ho ukanga wa Somaliya.Ships going abroad pass through the Somali seas.2oceanSee alternate pronunciation: lukanga.
ukata (mikata)NG2aluminum cupKaniletere mazi mo ukata!Go bring me water in the aluminum cup!
ukazi (makazi)NG61place, dwelling placeMbalazi akaula ukazi wa kwikala mwe shanema.Mbalazi is looking for a place to sit in the theater.ukazi wangumy placeSee alternative pronunciation: wikazi.The plural of this noun is in NG3.2seatInuka aho, ni ukazi wa baba yako!Get out of there, it's your grandpa's seat!3gatheringUkazi wa dyero nachilongere mbuli fulani na fulani.At today's gathering we'll talk about such and such matters.4spotUkazi wangu ni hano.My spot is here.
ukenyaNG61KenyannessUkenya kupata vihi? -- Ukenya, siupata kwa mame.Kenyanness, how did you get it? -- The Kenyanness, I got it from mom.Mwanangu ana tabiya za ukenyaMy child has Kenyan(ness) behavior.See: Kenya.2Kenyan citizenshipUkenya kupata vihi? -- Siupata kwa kwerekerwa.Kenyan ciitizenship, how did you get it? -- I got it by birth.
ukepteniNG6captainshipKabula chikawo cha ukepteni mwe polisi.He reached the rank of captain(ship) in the police.
ukimbiziNG61refugeMwe Kenya mna ukimbizi mahali hatatu.In Kenya there are three refuge places.This noun is only singular; there is no plural form, even though the translation may be plural.2refugeesWalíbiya wengira ukimbizi mwe Marikani kwa uwingi.Libyans entered as refugees in America in great numbers.3refugee campWakimbizi wose wahudumyanywa vimwenga mo ukimbizi.All of the refugees were served the same together in the refugee camp.Maalfu ya wantru yengira ukimbizi bada ye hondo.Thousands of people entered the refugee camp after the war.
ukimwiNG61AIDSAna ukimwi.He/she has AIDS.Wana ukimwi.They have AIDS.Kaniambukiza ukimwi.He/she has infected me with AIDS.Siambukizwa ukimwi ni mwana chiche.I was infected with AIDS by a girl.Ukimwi ni unyonje wihiye.AIDS is a bad disease.Nna wadudu wa ukimwi.I have the AIDS virus.2HIVWantru wano wambukizana ukimwi.These people have infected each other with HIV.Sinkhirizwa ukimwi ni mbuyangu.I've been infected with HIV by my friend.
ukoDemNG81there (near you)Nyose mwi kulanga uko.You all are up there.Nyose mwi hasi uko.You all are down there.(Weye) wi uko.You are right there.Mifufuko iyuko.Resurrections are there. = Resurrections are real.Si uko.It's there (pointing).Si uko. / Suko male.It's not there. / It's not there at all.Suko uko noukaita.There (pointing) is where you were going.i + uko > iyuko2that (area) near youUko mwiri si kwedi male.That area near you is not good at all.3that (place)Uko kwenye ba si kwedi.That place itself also is not good.Ni kuhi kuna makasino? -- Si uko male. -- Ni Vegas.Where are there casinos? -- It's not that place at all. -- It's Vegas.4where"Uswero" mana yake ni zuwa uko dikulagala.The meaning of uswero is "where the sun goes down".Nakogohera miye kwasabu uko ukwita ni hatori.I'm afraid for you because where you're going is dangerous.5that (near you)
uko ukoDemNG8over thereUko uko abwirana na wantru Over there he meets with people.
ukoko (mikoko)NG2squash plantUkoko uno naudyera mazi miye.This squash plant, I'm the one putting water on it.See alternative pronunciation: mkoko.See: koko, nkhoko.
ukokose (kokose)NG91anywhere Sono wite ukokose (hale)!Don't go anywhere (far off)!2whereverUkokose nakugaluke, suwe chasambaza habari zetu.Wherever it'll be, we propogate our news.
ukolo (mikolo)1NG2family (extended)Ukolo wangu ni mkulu.My extended family is big.Chose chi ukolo kwasabu baba ywetu ni yumwenga.We are all in the same extended family because our grandfather is the same.See alternate pronunciation: lukolo.2NG2clanBaba wanawe we mdani mo ukolo wa Bamira.Grandfather's descendants are in the clan of Bamira.Miye na ukolo wangu nachizenge mabengi isi ntratu.Me and my clan will build big banks in three countries.Ukolo wa Bamira wivana.The clan of Bamira gets along with each other.3NG6clanship
ukolonyaNG6colonizationWata kuzangaza wa zama za ukolonya nani wahasidi.The floggers from the era of colonization were mean.Chihobwa ko ukolonya.We've been freed from colonization.See: kolonya.
ukomboziNG61redemptionDuka kama ukaunga ukombozi kwa Mwenyezimungu!Pray if you want redemption from God!Sipata ukombozi kwa Mnungu.I got redemtion from God.See: mkombozi.2salvation
ukome ~ lukome (nkhome)NG61stickUkome uno ni wangu.This stick is mine.Mgosi yudya katowigwa ukome mwe chigosi.This guy was beaten with a stick on the nape of the neck.Ukome uno na(u)chokoera matuwa.This stick I used (it) to poke around in the bushes.2caneWau adyenda na ukome.Grandma walks with a cane.Dektari kamgamba adyende na ukome.The doctor told him to walk with a cane.3staffKatoza ukome kama Mmasai; kachimala tú; hakudagaga.He held a staff like a Masai; he's just standing; he doesn't move.
ukomo (mikomo)NG21strokeNna ukomo.I had a stroke.Ukomo unihololesa.The stroke paralyzed me.Sihololeswa ni ukomo.I've been paralyzed by a stroke.See alternate pronunciation: mkomo.See: unyonje wa upande.2cerebral aneurysm or embolism
ukorneliNG6coronel(ness)Kabula cheo cha ukorneli.He reached the rank of coronel(ness).There is no plural form to this abstract noun. See: korneli.
ukorofiNG61mischieviousnessMwano yuno una ukorofi.This kid has mischieviousness.2naughtinessThis noun is always singular; there is no plural form. See: mkorofi, kukorofisha.3stubbornnessShabani ana ukorofi.Shabani has stubbornness.4disrespect(fulness)5disturbanceMwana yuno adyamanya ukorofi mwe kalasi ino.This kid is making a disturbance in this class.6crueltyLekani ukorofi wenye!Stop your cruelty!
UkristoNG6ChristiantyUkristo ni wingi mwe zi isi za waafrika.There is a lot of Christianity in the countries of Africans.Ukristo ni mdodo mdani mwe Somaliya.Christianity is insignificant in Somalia.Wambedelisha Shamshi ko Ukristo.They converted Shamshi to Christianity.Shamshi kengira Ukristo.Shamshi coverted to Christianty.
ukuluNG61sizeChiratu chino ukulu wake ni vihi?What is the size of this shoe?Bengi ino ukulu wake ni adyabu.This bank's size is a miracle.Ntrembo ukulu wake ushinda mbogo.An elephant's size is more than that of a buffalo.Ukulu wa mbwa ushinda mnyau.The size of a dog is more than that of a cat.Ukulu wa chibonkho ushinda ukulu wa ngwena.The size of a hippo beats the size of a crocodile.2greatnessUkulu ni wa Mnungu tú; binadamu suwe chi wamaskini.Greatness is from God only; we human beings are poor.3largenessMarkebu yadaha kusanwa ukulu kiyasi guni?How large can ships be fabricated?4leadershipKuna wantru wamwenga wadantra kwa sababu waunga ukulu.There are some people who lie because they want leadership.Silazimika nileka kugulusa ukulu.I've been made to quit being in the leadership.See: kudyera ukulu.5chieftainship6presidencyLugazo adyenda akadantririza mwe kaya kwa sabu aunga ukulu.Lugazo goes around town deceiving because he wants the presidency.A wasagulwa nawo nawagombere u ukulu.The chosen ones are those who will run for the presidency.
ukumbitu (nkhumbitu)NG6eyebrow hair (single one)Nna ukumbitu umwenga mtali.I have one long eyebrow hair.
ukunde ~ uhunde (mikunde)NG21bean plantSihanda ukunde mwe nyumba yangu.I planted a bean plant in my house.Ukunde gani, wa mphozo?What kind of bean, a lentil?Ukunde wangu wawalika.My bean plant has bloomed.2bean podSidya ukunde umwenga haluse vino.I just ate one bean pod.