Chizigula - English


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wachemerwa (mchemerwa)NG1ones sung toWachemerwa wose nawekale longozi.All the ones being sung to should sit in front.
wachentra (kachentra)NG71turds (tiny)Sikosha dharabhu; sinya wachentra waidi kwa siku shano.I'm constipated; I've pooped [only] two tiny turds in five days.2stools (tiny)Mwana yuno kabalanga u mcheka na wachentra.This child has dirtied the mat with tiny stools.
wachenuladyi (mchenuladyi)NG1smilersWanangu wose ni wachenuladyi.All my kids are smilers.
wacheuya (mcheuya)NG11wives (of the same husband)Wacheuya ni wacheuya hata yumwenga anafa.Sister wives are [just] sister wives even when one dies.Wacheuya wadirana wivu.Sister wives are jealous of each other.Wives of the same husband address each other with the term ifi.2sister wivesWacheuya wadirana wivu.Sister wives are jeolous of each other.Zuwa na Zawadi ni wacheuya.Zuwa and Zawadi are sister wives.Ni wacheuya wetu.They're our sister wives.
wachevu (mchevu)NG11lazy (ones)Sono chigaluke wachevu; nachidyamanye kazi kwa bidiya.Let's not be lazy; let's do work with effort.Suwe chi wachevu.We are lazy.2idle (ones)
wachezadyi (mchezadyi)NG1playersWachezadyi wa timu ya simba wapata ushindi mara kumi kwa mwaka umwenga.The players of the Lion team got a win ten times in one year.Wachezadyi waidi wa mpira wavunika viga kwa ivo wafungwa visaga.Two soccer players broke [their] legs so they had splints fastened to them.Kiasi ya wachezadyi we timu ino wahunguzwa.A few of the players of this team were eliminated.
wachiko (kachiko)NG7squirrelsWachiko hawakudigwa mwe Somaliya.Squirrels are not eaten in Somalia.Silongozeza wachiko u fiyondo uno.I've shooed away squirrels with this slingshot.
wachina (mchina)NG1clansmenWowo ni wachina Bondei.They are Bondei clansmen.
Wachina (Mchina)NG1Chinese (people)Wachina ni wengi mwe duniya.There are a lot of Chinese in the world.See alternate pronunciation: WachainaThe form Wachaina is typically used in the US; whereas Wachina is typically used in Africa.
wachinjadyi (mchinjadyi)NG1butchersKawani ino ina wachinjadyi mbokolo na mirongo mishano.This slaughterhouse has a hundred and fifty butchers.See: kuchinja.
wachira (kachira)NG7little tailsWachira wa wabuga ni watana.The little tails of the rabbits are cute.
wachiwa (mchiwa)NG11bereaved onesMapesa yano ni ya kwambiza wachiwa we fire ino.This money is for helping bereaved ones in this funeral.2mourners
wachiwa mbode (mchiwa mbode)NG1birds (kind of)Nawakatega suwa, wachiwa mbode, wahudyi, wamulu, wagoma msindo, makwerekweche, mabuwe, nkhanga na matuhu yake. (Arbow: 11)They were trapping doves, various other birds, sparrows, quails, guineafowl and others.Sometimes mbode is used alone without wachiwa.
wachokozadyi (mchokozadyi)NG11provacateursSono ugaluke wambuya na wachokozadyi!Don't be friends with provacateurs!2provokers
wachokozi (mchokozi)NG11belligerant (people)Lekani kugaluka wachokozi!Stop being belligerant!2aggressors
wachongadyi (mchongadyi)NG11wanderersMiye na mvere wangu chi wachongadyi.Me and my wife are wanderers.2ramblersWanawo ni wachongadyi.Your kids are ramblers.3roamers
wachoradyi (mchoradyi)NG11paintersKalasi ino ni ya wachoradyi.This class is for painters.2artistsWau na baba ni wachoradyi.Grandmother and grandfather are artists.3sketchersWana chiche wano ni wachoradyi wedi.These girls are great sketchers.
wachoyo (mchoyo)NG11stingyWambuya zangu si wachoyo male.My friends are not stingy at all.2misers
wachumba (mchumba)NG11girlfriendsWachumba wetu nachite nawo ko u mogero.Our girlfriends, we'll go swimming with them.2boyfriendsWano ni wachumba wa wavere wadya.These are boyfriends of those women.3cohabitantsSafiya na Salimu ni wachumba.Sofia and Salimu are cohabitants.Lugazo na Isnina waishi hamwenga lakini ni wachumba tú.Lugazo and Isnina live together but they're just cohabitants.
wachume (mchume)NG1prophetsWachume wano ni wakulu.These prophets are great.Wachume wose ni waokowadyi.All the prophets are saviors.
wachunguzadyi (mchunguzadyi)NG1investigatorsWachunguzadyi wadyamanya mapesa mengi.Investigators make a lot of money.
wachunguzwa (mchunguzwa)NG1spied on onesSanasana wachunguzwa ni wakulu.Mostly the ones spied on are leaders.
wadabuladyi (mdabuladyi)NG1tastersSikuwaunga wadabuladyi.I don't want the tasters.
wadagaa ~ wadagala (kadagaa ~ kadagala)NG7sardinesKila chiro napika wadagaa nusu kilo.Every night I cook a half kilo of sardines.Kila chiro napika wadagala robo kilo.Every night I cook a fourth of a kilo of sardines.Wadagaa hawakusigitika kama midhou.Sardines are not cuttable in strips like catfish.
wadai (mdai)NG11creditorsWadai wangu wose siwalipa kale.All of my creditors, I've paid them back already.2claimantsWadai we kesi wakawa kwita kwa mahakama.The claimants of the case were late going to the court.Wadai wose nawanibase kwe hafisi luve.All of the claimants should come to my office tomorrow.