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mukwata nsahu
2 • pocket; part of a piece of clothing in
which s.b. puts things such as money.
mukwata nsahu Var: wa nsahu.
Pl: bakwata nsahu. n. treasurer;
s.b. responsible for the items that
belong to a club or organisation,
e.g., the books of account.
Syn: mu̱bi̱iḵi̱, mukeeto, mukwata
nsimbi.
nsama Pl: nsama. n. Kobus
ellipppsiprymnus. waterbuck; wild
animal with black legs, large white ears
and the male one has twisted horns
curved upwards.
nsambu Pl: nsambu. n. idiom; words
tied together meaning s.t. different from
each of them when said individually.
nsande Pl: nsande. n. banana juice;
drink that is made from the juice of ripe
bananas.
nsangu Pl: nsangu. n. legal case.
Syn: musangu.
nsanju num. seventy.
nsansa Pl: nsansa. n. thread-like palm
plant used for weaving mats, bags, hats,
etc.
nsanyanya Pl: nsanyanya. n. natural
gap between the upper jaw teeth.
nsanyu̱se Pl: nsanyu̱se. n. groundnut
sauce made from raw pounded
groundnuts.
nsaagi ̱ Pl: nsaagi ̱. n. remainder; parts of
s.t. that are left after the other parts have
been used, eaten, removed, etc.
Syn: nsigalira.
nsehera Var: nsohera. Pl: nsehera. n.
housefly; black flying insect with two
wings, does not bite except on wounds,
mostly stays in houses and is attracted
to smelly foodstuffs.
nsinsi
nseku Pl: nseku. n. laughter; sound that
is heard when s.b. is laughing.
kukuuta nseku v. laugh; make a
sound that comes from the mouth
showing that s.b. is amused or
happy.
nseeri ̱1 Pl: nseeri. ̱ n. epidemic; disease
that just breaks out in a particular area
and rapidly spreads to many people.
nseeri ̱2 adv. across; from one side to the
other side of s.t. Syn: taadiiko.
nsi Pl: nsi. n. 1 • earth, world, globe,
universe.
2 • land, soil; top layer of the earth.
kya nsi gyensei ̱ adj. international.
nsigalira Pl: nsigalira. n. remainder;
part of s.t. that is left after the other
parts have been used, eaten, removed,
etc. Syn: nsaagi̱.
nsigizi n. See main entry: bisigizi.
nsimbi Pl: nsimbi. n. money, finance.
Syn: sente.
nsimbi zikusasulwa Pl: nsimbi
zikusasulwa. n. bill; financial
account.
nsimbi gya b̯u̱su̱u̱b̯u̱zi̱
Pl: nsimbi za b̯u̱su̱u̱b̯u̱zi. ̱ n.
financial capital.
nsimbi ziḇaku̱keeheeryaho
Var: nsimbi zibakusaaraho.
Pl: nsimbi ziḇaku̱keeheeryaho.
n. discount.
mukwata nsimbi Pl: bakwata
nsimbi. n. treasurer; s.b.
responsible for the items that belong
to a club or organisation, e.g., the
books of account. Syn: mu̱bi̱iḵi̱,
mukeeto, mukwata nsahu.
kudya nsimbi Var: kwiḇa nsimbi.
v. Idiom. embezzle money.
kutamwo nsimbi hab̯wa
magoba v. invest finance.
kutunga nsimbi v. earn.
mbeera gya bya nsimbi
Pl: mbeera gya bya nsimbi. n.
economy.
nsinsi Pl: nsinsi. n. small thorny sticks
that grow together forming a bush sp.
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