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kiibhuranmmzaa, mzaziparent, progenitor
-kiikatnz-laza (kitu)lay down (something)
kiimeraeledaimaalways
Kiimwamunmmwezi wa nne (Aprili)April
-kiinatnz-kuagrow, grow up, get biggerOmwana unu arakiina bhwangubhwangu.Mtoto huyu anakua haraka haraka.This child is growing quickly.
-kiinʼyatnz1-kuza (kitu)enlarge (something)2-lea, -kuza (mtoto)rear, raise (a child)
-kiinʼya engʼanatnz-sambaza neno (sis., -kuza neno)spread the word (lit., grow the word)
kikeelekidogo (kwa kiasi)little (in amount)
kikurungeelekiutu uzimamaturely (e.g., like an adult)
kimwiele1mara mojaright away, immediately2kabisacompletelyokumuhaana kimwi;kumpa kabisa;to give him completely-mwi
kimwikimwielemoja kwa mojastraight (direction)
kinaabhieleuchi (njia ya kufanya jambo)naked (manner), in the nudeYeekeeri kinaabhi.Amekaa uchi.He sat down naked.ekinaabhi
-kingatnz1-kingaprotect2-zuia kwa uchawiprevent (through witchcraft)
kinuonyhikithis-nu
kinyankorovumkihasiraangryAkoreri omurimu gwa kinyankoro.Amefanya kazi ya kihasira.He did angry work.
kinyumenyumeelekinyume, kinyumenyumebackwards
kiravumkilaeach, every
-kira1tnz1-nyamazabe quiet, be silent2-tuliabe calm
-kira2tnz-zidi, -shindabe better than, be more than, surpass, exceedkikiriri ebhindi;kimezidi vingine;it has surpassed the othersokukira
kira ekintunmkila kitueverything
kira omuntunmkila mtueverybody
kirabhunmcheupewhite thing
Kirabhunmmwezi wa tano (Mei)May
kirebherebhenmnjewe (yaani, sehemu ya chini ya sikio)earlobe
kirielekimyasilently


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