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kitakunanukirwa
kitakunanukirwa adv. uncertain.
kitakwesigwa adv. unsure.
kitalimu Pl: bitalimu. n. s.t. not
useful; that does not help s.b. achieve
what they want or need.
kitalimu magezi ̱ Pl: bitalimu
magezi. ̱ n. nonsense.
kitama Pl: bitama. n. plectrum; part on
the body of a fish that covers the gills.
kitambaara Pl: bitambaara. n.
tablecloth; piece of material or
crocheted cloth for covering a table,
chairs, house utensils, etc.
katambaara ka mu ngalu
Pl: b̯utambaara b̯wa mu ngalu.
n. handkerchief.
mubboha bitambaara
Pl: babboha bitambaara̱. n.
Idiom. divorcee; divorced woman or
a woman who is separated from her
husband. Syn: mwiṯi̱ wa maka,
mwangani̱, mwiṯa nyu̱mba.
kubboha bitambaara v. Idiom.
get divorced, separate; end a
marriage relationship.
kitantagala adj. flat.
kitatiro adj. 1 • hard, brittle, being solid,
firm or stiff and difficult to bend or
break. Syn: kinyamaani, kiḵangabalu̱,
kyomeresenu̱.
2 • difficult; s.t. that is not easy to do.
Syn: kyozo, kinyamaani.
3 • complex, complicated.
4 • tight.
kitatiro n. concrete.
kitaab̯u Pl: bitaab̯u. n. neighbourhood;
area surrounded by neighbours.
kitaatu Pl: bitaatu. n. drying rack;
structure on which things are spread out
for drying.
kitebe Pl: bitebe. n. 1 • class; group of
students or pupils in a school or college
who are taught together.
2 • social group; people who are
together in one place and have a
connection in some way, e.g., a group
of farmers, a music club etc.
kiteera
3 • political party; political organization
having its aims in which s.b. casts his
vote.
kitebe kya bakori ̱ Pl: bitebe
bya bakori ̱. n. workers’ union.
kitebe kya baraamu̱ri̱ ba
misangu Pl: bitebe bya
baraamu̱ri ̱ ba misangu. n. jury.
kitebe kya b̯u̱su̱u̱b̯u̱zi̱
Pl: bitebe bya b̯u̱su̱u̱b̯u̱zi. ̱ n.
business organisation.
kitebe kya bbootya Pl: bitebe
bya bbootya. n. unedible
mushroom sp.
mu kitebe adv. together, unitedly, in
unison; in a group.
kitebe kya mugwete n. See main
entry: ntebe.
kitenge Pl: bitenge. n. sugarcane; plant
with a jointed stem that is chewed and
from which sugar is made. Syn: kiḵei̱jo.
kitereke Pl: bitereke. n. rent; payment
made by a tenant to their landlord or
landlady.
kiteega Pl: biteega. n. muscle; that
lower part of the thigh of a four legged
animal, above the knee, with a
protruding tendon.
kiteekerezo Var: kiteekerezu.
Pl: biteekerezo. n. 1 • idea, thought,
theory, attitude, opinion; s.t. that you
think.
2 • facial expression.
3 • suggestion.
kiteekerezo kikusembayo
Pl: biteekerezo bikusembayo. n.
afterthought, second thought.
kiteekwa adv. definitely; in a way that
is certain, emphasizing that there is no
doubt, that s.t. must be done or must
happen. Syn: b̯woza-b̯woza.
kuteekwa v. must; used to say that
s.t. is necessary or very important.
kikuteekwa adj. must do.
kiteera Pl: biteera. n. Pan troglodytes.
chimpanzee; wild animal that very
much resembles a human being.
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