Chizigula - English


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wiwi (mawiwi)NG31pileWiwi diya didyerigwa moto.That pile has been set on fire.2heapKunyumba kwangu kuna wiwi dya machafu.At my house there is a heap of trash.
wiwiyo (mawiwiyo)NG3gooseNechiro chidya wiwiyo dikodigwe.Last night we ate roasted goose.
wizaraNG51ministryNi mlongozi mndoni mwe Wizara ya Ilimu.I'm a manager in the Ministry of Education.Kadyamanya kazi mwe Wizara wa Utalii.He did work in the Ministry of Tourism.2ministriesIsi nyingi za Afrika zina wizara za utalii.Many countries in Africa have ministries of tourism.
wo (wa + u)PrepNG1/2/6/7of thewana wo mkuluchildren of the headmanwa + u > wo
=wo (wako, ywako)PossPrnNG1your (sg)E kuhi mkaziwo? -- Moshi.Where's your wife? -- Don't know.Mwanawo kawandikwa kwe skulu?Is your child registered for school?mgosiwoyour husbandMwanawo nanimsinye miye.I'll be the one looking after your child.This enclitic goes at the end of a few relative terms and nouns denoting close intimates; it is a short form for ywako and wako. See p. 872 of fieldnotes.
woga (moga)1NG1cowardsWazana wadya ni woga kwa sababu wanogaha.Those kids are cowards because they're afraid of me.2NG1fearful onesSee: kudyera woga3NG6fearWoga uno unisumbala.This fear bothers me.Nazingiza woga.I'm shivering from fear.Sina woga na mbuli iyo.I don't have fear of that.Naona woga kogera mwe bahari.I feel fear of swimming in the ocean.See: kudyera woga.4NG6cowardice
wogeradyi (mogera(dyi))NG1swimmersWogeradyi waokowesa wantru wapatigwe ni adyali ya ndoni.Swimmers saved a lot of people who got in a boat accident.Wogeradyi wa mo mto wana tatika zaidi kuliko wogeradyi wa mwe bahari.Swimmers in the river have more methods than swimmers in the ocean.See: wamizi wogeradyi.
wogohezwa (mogohezwa)NG1frightened onesChose chigaluka wogohezwa.We have all been frightened ones.
wohizadyi (mohizadyi)NG1scorersWohizadyi wetu wana tátika yedi.Our scorers have great tactics.
wokadyi (mokadyi)NG11bakersAwa wokadyi, maroti wayoka kwa moto mkali.The bakers baked the bread with high heat.Wokadyi wazidisha hisabu ya maroti ayo yakungwa.The bakers exceeded the amount of bread that was needed.2barbecuersWaidi wenyu mu wokadyi?Are you two the barbecuers?
wolfeya< EngNG5welfareWolfeya wanitumira makaratasi ya kumemeza fudistampu.Welfare sent me papers to fill out for food stamps.Situmirwa hanshi ni wolfeya.I was sent forms by welfare.
wonkhezadyi (monkhezadyi)NG1breastfeedersWonkhezadyi nawadye nkhande nyingi.Breastfeeders should eat lots of food.
wonkhwa (monkhwa)NG1suckled on (ones)Wakinamama wano wose ni wonkhwa; waungwa wadye hande za vitamina.All these respected ladies are suckled on; they are supposed to eat food with vitamins.Wonkhwa wose hawakudaha kushageya nachiro male.All suckled ones can't work at night at all.
wose (-ose)QuantNG1/71all (of it/them)Wano wose wekale hano ni waandikadyi.All of these [people] who are sitting here are writers.Wazana chiche wano wose wana viranga.All of these girls are seductive.Kuna wabuga wengahi? -- Wose.How many rabbits are there? -- All of them.Wose ni watenda kazi.All of them are good workers.Sereka wana washano, wose wana watege.I have given birth to five kids; all have pigeon-toed feet.Umati wose ufa.All the people died.mti woseall of a treeuzi woseall of a string2bothBaba na wau wose wadaha kufunda weikuluze.Grandpa and grandma can both advise their grandchildren.Siwatogola wowo wose.I like both of them.Tate na tate mdodo wose wafofanya nyama.Dad and his younger brother both constructed images together.Walongi wose waidi wazingatiyana.Both of the two speakers paid close attention to each other.
wotiNG2nettle fenceMiye na mbyangu chichokolanya manyau nayefisze mo u woti.Me and my friend poked around together for big ugly cats hiding in the nettle fence.This noun only occurs in the singular; there is no plural form. See: kuwotera.These fences are made by planting stinging nettle trees very close to each other, so the stinging nettle leaves cover all over and protect from intruders.
wowenye (wenye)PrnNG1/71themselvesWowenye waunga kwita isi nduhu.They themselves want to go to another country.Wehinya wowenye kusoma Chingereza.They taught themselves how to read English.Wabuga wano weluma wowenye.These rabbits hurt themselves.Wowenye is a longer form of wenye. It is plural for NG1 and NG7 but is singular for NG2 and NG6.2their own3itselfMkono wangu uholola wowenye.My arm got paralized by itself.Uzi uno ukonyeka wowenye.This thread curled up by itself.
wowo1PrnNG1/7theyWowo wadya a matunda.They are eating the fruits.Wowo ni mabhosi.They are cripples.Wowo ni wadedekeza.They are independent.wowo na weyawethey and their associates2PrnNG1/7themKawatogola wowo.She likes them.Nyumba ino isafishwa ni wowo.This house was cleaned by them.I nyumba nawazengerwa wowo ni suwe.The house was built for them by us.Wenye shati zino ni wowo.The owners of these shirts are them.3PrnNG2/6itMti walemwa wowo u mazi.A stick is straightened when it is wet. (= proverb)Wowo nani wangu.It (i.e., thread) was mine.
wowoseQuantNG1/7anyWantru wowose wakunya kwita, nawaite.Any people who want to go, will go.Mti wowose una mbeho nanihande mwe hanati yangu.Any [kind of] tree that has shade I'll plant in my yard.wadudu wowoseany bugsuzi wowoseany string