Swahili English Dictionary

Author : Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam. Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili
Publisher : Institute of Kiswahili Research University of Dar Es Salaam
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UVA:X006036363

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Kamusi Ya Kiingereza-Kiswahili by Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam. Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili Pdf

This massive authoritative Swahili dictionary, is the most definitive and comprehensive in existence. It has taken a team of lexicographers and academics fourteen years to prepare, with the support of the Institute of Kiswahili Research in Dar es Salaam. The last comparable edition was in 1939, and was primarily intended to help the user to comprehend English texts. The dictionary records new words and meanings of words which the language has acquired since 1939; and provides lexicographical information needed by current dictionary users.There are more than 50,000 entries, with an attempt to give every English word an equivalent in Swahili, or otherwise a phrase; and the vocabulary covers both general and specialized language. Guidance is provided on use and connotation, word formation and syntax, and derivatives and compounds of a headword are explicitly shown in each entry. The full information and arrangement given for each entry is: headword, homographs, wordclass, alternative spelling of a headword, cross-reference, gloss, definition, subject label, usage label, regional label, senses separated by numbers, illustrative examples, compounds, derivatives, and adjectival complementation.

Author : Arthur Cornwallis Madan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Swahili language
ISBN : UCAL:B4016986

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Swahili-English Dictionary by Arthur Cornwallis Madan Pdf

Author : J. F. Safari,Hamisi Akida
Publisher : Mkuki Na Nyota Publ.
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : IND:30000027604572

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English-Swahili pocket dictionary by J. F. Safari,Hamisi Akida Pdf

A concise and portable dictionary developed by two experienced and well respected teachers of Swahili. In this work they have taken into account not only the difficulties which non-Swahili speakers from many different language backgrounds have in learning the language, but also the importance of making Swahili equivalents of English words, correspond to those of the best speakers of Swahili. The English-Swahili Pocket Dictionary will be of benefit to English speakers who are learning Swahili, while Swahili speakers who are learning English will also find it invaluable.

Author : A. C. Madan
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 1110 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8120615980

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English-Swahili and Swahili-English Dictionary by A. C. Madan Pdf

The First And The Most Comprehensive English-Swahili Dictionary Ever. A Must For The Scholars And The Librarians Alike.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:476593866

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A standard Swahili-English dictionary by Anonim Pdf

Author : John C. Rigdon
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-16
Category : English language
ISBN : 1540432246

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Swahili - English Dictionary (Kamusi Ya Kiswahili - Kiingereza) by John C. Rigdon Pdf

Spoken originally along the eastern coast of Africa(the name kiSwahili means 'coastal language'), and now the official language of Tanzania as well as a major language in Kenya, Uganda and the eastern Congo, Swahili is the lingua franca of Eastern Africa.A significant fraction of Swahili vocabulary is derived from Arabic through contact with Arabic-speaking Muslim inhabitants of the Swahili Coast. It has also incorporated German, Portuguese, English, Hindustani and French words into its vocabulary through contact with empire builders, traders and slavers during the past five centuries.The earliest known documents written in Swahili are letters written in Kilwa in 1711 A.D. in the Arabic script that were sent to the Portuguese of Mozambique and their local allies. Another ancient written document dated to 1728 is an epic poem in the Arabic script titled Utendi wa Tambuka (The History of Tambuka).One key step in spreading Swahili was to create a standard written language. In June 1928, an inter-territorial conference took place at Mombasa, at which the Zanzibar dialect, Kiunguja, was chosen to be the basis for standardising Swahili. Today's standard Swahili, the version taught as a second language, is for practical purposes Zanzibar Swahili.Swahili has become a second language spoken by tens of millions in three African Great Lakes countries (Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)) where it is an official or national language. The neighbouring nation of Uganda made Swahili a required subject in primary schools in 1992.Some 80 percent of approximately 49 million Tanzanians speak Swahili in addition to their first languages. Many of the rising generation of Tanzania, however, speak Swahili as a primary language because of a decrease of the traditional cultures and the rise of a more unified culture in urban areas.Kenya's population is comparable as well, with a greater part of the nation being able to speak Swahili. Most educated Kenyans are able to communicate fluently in Swahili since it is a compulsory subject in school from grade one to high school and a distinct academic discipline in many of the public and private universities.The five eastern provinces of the DRC are Swahili-speaking. Nearly half the 66 million Congolese reportedly speak it, and it is starting to rival Lingala as the most important national language of that country.Swahili speakers may number 120 to 150 million.This English - Swahili and Swahili - English Dictionary (Kamusi ya Kiswahili - Kiingereza), contains 11,000 entries. It is based on our Words R Us - Wordnet implementation (www.wordsrus.info) which enables pairing the Swahili language with hundreds of others. It was created using dozens of sources including academic papers on the language as well as native speakers.

Author : Nicholas Awde
Publisher : Hippocrene Books
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0781809053

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Swahili-English/English-Swahili Dictionary and Phrasebook by Nicholas Awde Pdf

The Swahili-speaking coast of Africa has many attractions: its beaches, safaris, and great cultural diversity. This dictionary and phrasebook contains all of the vocabulary and phrases necessary to communicate in Swahili, the most widely spoken African language. Designed for the visitor, the phrasebook offers terms and phrases for travel and daily life situations; a two-way dictionary contains over 2500 essential Swahili words. A basic Swahili grammar and cultural information arc also included. Spoken originally along the eastern coast (the name kiSwahili means 'coastal language'), and now the official language of Tanzania as well as a major language in Kenya, Uganda and the eastern Congo, Swahili is the lingua franca of Eastern Africa, with over 40 million speakers.

Author : Nicholas Awde
Publisher : Hippocrene Practical Dictionar
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UCSC:32106011356919

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Swahili-English, English-Swahili Dictionary by Nicholas Awde Pdf

Contains the English and Swahili translations of more than 35,000 common words and phrases.

Author : Zahir Dhalla
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548004669

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Learn Good Swahili by Zahir Dhalla Pdf

Learn Good Swahili is presented in 3 volumes: Volume 1: A Complete Grammar. 349 pages. Volume 2: 5,000+ words Swahili-English Dictionary. 370 pages. Includes a built-in mini-thesaurus. *,**see examples below. Volume 3: 5,000+ words English-Swahili Dictionary. 427 pages. Includes a built-in mini-thesaurus. *,**see examples below. Volume 1 contains step-by-step explanations of all features of Swahili grammar, with lots of examples and exercises, plus indexes. For anyone new to Swahili or wants to improve or brush up - whether you are a tourist, an expatriate, a volunteer, etc in East Africa - these are the books you need to enhance your experience there, for being able to communicate with locals in their language is always most satisfying. All proceeds of this book will go to needy school children in Tanga, Tanzania where the author was born, grew up and finished high school. *An example of a dictionary entry: lingana nbsp;v nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;match e.g. kusoma kwa mtoto kunalingana umri wake, the child's reading matches her age where "v" indicates verb. Note: All Swahili text in all volumes is italicized as seen above, to visually distinguish it from all the other English text. **The built-in mini-thesaurus takes two forms: (1) Related Words e.g. the entry for "abadan" has Related Words, as follows: ["F" = foreign-origin; "adv" = adverb] abadan nbsp;F nbsp;adv nbsp;nbsp;always e.g. yeye abadan haridhi, he is never contented Related Words: baadaye, later/then daima, always halafu, then huenda, sometimes kabla ya, before kamwe, never kila mara, every time, always kisha, afterwards milele, forever punde, shortly sasa, now zamani, earlier (2) Words grouped under the following categories: body, building structure, fauna, food, person, produce, terrain, tool, utensil, vegetation (including flora) and for adjectives, colours e.g. some of the entries under body are, in alphabetical order in English: [entries in brackets such as "(m,mi)" = (singular, plural prefixes); "n" = noun; "V", "xFF", "xFV", "U", "T" are noun groups as explained in Volume 1, Chapter 3: Nouns] mkono(m,mi) n body: arm V kwapa(-,ma) n body: armpit xFF mgongo(m,mi) n body: back V ndevu(-) n body: beard xFV mshipa(m,mi) n body: blood vessel V ... mkia(m,mi) n body: tail V paja(-,ma) n body: thigh xFF koo(-,ma) n body: throat xFF ulimi(ul,nd) n body: tongue U mkonga(m,mi) n body: trunk (elephant) V kiuno(ki,vi) n body: waist T (A total of over 70 entries under body)

Author : Candido Sesma,A. Christin
Publisher : Word to Word
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-09
Category : English language
ISBN : 0933146558

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English-Swahili & Swahili-English Word-to-Word Dictionary by Candido Sesma,A. Christin Pdf

Bilingual Dictionaries, Inc. is the publisher of the Word to Word® bilingual dictionaries series with over 30 languages that are 100% Word to Word®. The Word to Word® series provides ELL students with standardized bilingual dictionaries approved for state testing. Students with different backgrounds can now use dictionaries from the same series that are specifically designed to create an equal resource that strictly adheres to the guidelines set by districts and states.

Author : Willy Kirkeby
Publisher : Global Academic Publishing
Page : 1088 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015060042978

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English Swahili Dictionary by Willy Kirkeby Pdf

Not only is this the most comprehensive English-Swahili dictionary to date (about 60,000 entries) - it is also the first one to include phonetic transcription. It covers all major fields of interest. American pronunciation is shown in cases differing from standard British pronunciation. In addition the dictionary abounds in synonyms and suggested alternative translations. In other words, this is a book not only for looking up in, but also for learning from. Willy Kirkeby has taught at secondary schools in Norway, Germany and Tanzania, and has been compiling a comprehensive selection of dictionaries. These include English-Norewegian and Norwegian-English dictionaries in both comprehensive and smaller editions.

Author : R. A. Snoxall,H. B. Mshindo
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : English language
ISBN : 9976400160

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A Concise English-Swahili Dictionary by R. A. Snoxall,H. B. Mshindo Pdf

The revised English - Swahili Dictionary is a contemporary and easy - to - use reference book for all users whose mother tongue is Swahili. It not only gives detailed help with new scientific terms but also deals with difficult words in a simple way.This unique dictionary contains:Words* More than 10,000 headword entries, including new scientific vocabularyMeanings* 30,000 definitionsExamples of use* Hundreds of phrases and sentences to show how words are used in their perspectiveUsage* Correct grammatical structures and usageIllustrations* More than 300 illustrations including a map of East AfricaIT terminology* Many computer terms have been translated into Kiswahili for the first timeStudy pages* Short history of Swahili, proverbs, shapes and sizes,

Author : Kasahorow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1707825971

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Swahili Learner's Dictionary by Kasahorow Pdf

Learn to read Swahili! The Swahili Learner's Dictionary is a beginner's dictionary for your multilingual child to develop their Swahili and English reading skills.Contains over 200 nouns, verbs and adjectives to aid fast comprehension of any of the readers in the ""I Can Read"" series by kasahorow.Discover the joy of reading in Swahili and English together with your multilingual child.Suitable for children 8 to 12 years old.

Author : Arielle Phoenix
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1695396073

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English to Swahili Picture Dictionary by Arielle Phoenix Pdf

The English to Swahili Picture Dictionary is a great resource whether you are teaching a child Swahili or learning it yourself.It is a good starting point as it allows you to learn new words for everyday items and common animals.This book features bold and striking images as well as example sentences in both English and Swahili to help you learn and remember the words as well as highlighted keywords.

Author : Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam. Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili
Publisher : Taasisi YA Uchunguzi Wa Kiswahili Chuo Kikuu
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : IND:30000077031486

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Swahili-English Dictionary by Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam. Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili Pdf