Chizigula - English


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udyinji (midyinji)NG2yolk and eggwhiteSipata gome dya tagi hadina udyinji.I've found an egg shell that doen't have a yolk and eggwhite.Udyinji uwo wose wa matagi upike!Those yolks and eggwhites of the eggs, cook them!This noun is always singular; there is no plural form.This is basically the inside edible part of an egg. There is no distinction between yolk and eggwhite.
udyiradyiraNG61uninhibitedness2unflappableness3fearlessnessMaaskari yano yana udyiradyira.These soldiers have fearlessness.4mercilessnessMachongo wano wana udyiradyira.These one-eyed ones have mercilessness. (=...are merciless)5greedinessYeye ana udyiradyira.He has greediness.6covetousness
udyiraniNG6neighborhood
udyumbeNG6messageRaisi Trump kalekera udyumbe wedi dyero.President Trump released a good message today.
ufadhuliNG6verbal abuseMvamira ana adabu yake; hana ufadhuli male.A Vamira has manners; he (or she) doesn't have verbal abuse at all.Here dh here represents an eth [đ], a voiced interdental fricative.
ufalmeNG61kingdom(s)Kuna ufalme umwenga mwe Afrika.There is one kingdom in Africa.Madyendero aunga kumtowa chiremba Wanankhucha; yeye asera mo ufualme.Madyendero wants to crown Wanankucha; he is resigning from the kingdom.This noun is always singular; there is no plural.2rulershipWavere Wachizigula wenkhigwa ufalme.Kizigua women have been given rulership.3leadership
ufereNG21hull(s) of seedsIzi ngunda zimemeza ufere mwe di tundu dyawo.The pigeons have filled their coop with hulls.This noun is always singular even though the meaning may be plural; there is no plural form. See: fere, kafere.2chaffHaranti yetu imema ufere kwasabu ya ngunda chikukorishaOur yard is full of chaff because of the pigeons we are raising.3branUfere uno ugwaduswa udyamanyizwe gongo.This bran has been fermented to be made into hooch.Mbuzi zangu zitogola ufere wa mtama.My goats love corn bran.
ufifi (mififi)NG2fissureChikome chako china ufifi.Your cup has a fissure.
ufila (mifila)< It filoNG21cordSiukonya ufila.I made the cord crooked.Siukusula ufila.I straightened the cord.Ufila uno wahindika.This cord is tightenable.Ufila wangu we simu ugwazikwa mwe dherbhi.My phone cord is plugged into the wall.See: fila.2wire (insulated)Ufila uno ulegera.This wire is flexible.Ufila uno uta ulunganywa.This wire works by being connected.Sifunganya ufila wa a matala ya kunyuma na longozi.I connected together wires of the lights in back and in front.3cableUfila uno nafunganishiza kompyuta na voche.This cable I'm using to connect a computer to a speaker.4string (of an instrument)Ufila wangu siuhindira ghambusi.My string, I tightened it on the guitar.5rowMakabichi yangu siyahanda mo ufila.My cabbages, I planted them in the row.
ufira (mifira)NG2pusUfira wetika.Pus is dripping out.Khwenje yangu yetika ufira.My wound is supurating pus.
ufiri (firi)NG6hair (a single)Unahaka dawa ino hukunyofuka ufiri hata umwenga.If you apply this product, you won't lose even a single hair.This noun is virtualy always used in the plural.
ufitinaNG61provocation(s)Ufitina siutogole male.Provocations, I don't like them at all.Wantru wana ufitina siwatogole male.People having provocations, I don't like them at all.See: kudyera ufitina.2instigation
ufiyato (mifiyato)NG3loincloth (passing under the crotch secured in front and back)Kurumbao yangu siidyera ufiyato.My kilt, I put it on with a loin cloth (passing under the crotch).Kadyere ufiyato kasodo kako!Put your loincloth on tied under your crotch!See: kudyera ufiyato.
ufiyosa (mifiyosa)NG21bulb syringeUfiyosa ni wa kumiziza mamira.The bulb syringe is for sucking mucus [from the nose].Mwana mdodo hakudaha kumize male atumiya ufiyosa.A little kid who can't blow [the nose] at all can use a bulb syringe.Simfiyosa mwanangu mamira yake na ufiyosa.I sucked snot out of my baby with a bulb syringe.Naunga ufiiyosa nifiyoseze mwana yuno.I need a bulb syringe with which to suck snot out of this child.See: kufiyosa.2sucking deviceSee: kufiyosa.
ufiyufiyu (mifiyufiyu)NG2snareGaluka na tahathari ukatega ufiyufiyu!Be careful when setting a snare!See: mfiyufiyu.
ufizi (mifizi)NG2gum (of mouth)Ufizi wa mwana yano wakwaruza meno.This baby's gum is bumpy with teeth.
ufuko (mifuko)NG21bank of river or lakeNanikateke mazi kwe ufuko.I'll fetch water at the river bank.See alternate pronunciation: lufuko.2seasideSiona wabwanga waidi wakogera ho ufuko.I saw two guys swimming by the seaside.
ufunda (mifunda)NG21cheekUfunda wangu waluma.My cheek hurts.This noun is highly irregular in that it is singular in both NG2 and NG3.2big or swollen cheek
ufundiNG61craftsmanshipUfundi uhinyiswa mwe kaya ya Kwamofi.Craftsmanship has been taught a lot in the town of Kwamofi.This noun is always singular; there is no plural. See: fundi.2expertiseWajermani wana ufundi mkali wa nguwo za militari.Germans have sharp expertise in military uniforms.Wajapani wana ufundi mkali wa magari.Japanese have sharp expertise in cars.3engineeringMwanangu kasomera ufundi, lakini ni mwalimu haluse vino.My son studied engineering, however, he's a teacher now.4technologyMze Chimwaga kanihinyisa ufundi wa rediyo.Mr. Chimwaga trained me a lot in radio technology.Zuwa ni fundi mkulu; kasomera ufundi wa makompyutaZuwa is a great technician; she has studied computer technology.
ufundi wa magariNG6auto mechanicsChihinyiswa ufundi wa magari.We've trained a lot in auto mechanics.
ufundi wa masaharaNG6carpentryMiye ni mhatadyi; sitogola ufundi wa masahara.I am a planer; I like carpentry.
ufungaganyaNG6hypocrisySee: kufungaganya, mfungaganya.
ufununkhulaNG6bloody noseNna ufununkhula.I have a bloody nose.
ufyosiNG61scornLika dya siku zino hadina ufyosi.Youth these days don't have scorn.Ivo nakome idi zina dihiye na ufyosi akufyoswa mwe kaya. (Arbow)That way he'll kill the bad name and scorn he's ridiculed with in the twon.See: kufyosa.2ridicule
ugaidiNG61terrorismNachikaule mbinu ya kukoma ugaidi mwe duniya.Let's find a way to kill terrorism in the world.Sirikali ya Obama ihunguza ugaidi.The government of Obama reduced terrorism.Leka kudyamanya ugaidi kwa weyawo!Stop doing terrorism to others.See: mgaidi.2stubbornessLeka ugaidi; tumika na mnyawo vedi!Stop [your] stubbornness; behave well with your partner!3obstinancy