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NOUN GLOSS CLASS HUMAN ANIMAL PLANT INANIMATE SHAPE SIZE NUMBER AFFECT DERIVED NATUR LOAN SOURCE
kamba honeycomb 5 n made n n 3ds na s s N j
kambi emcampment, camp 5 n n n mm 2d l s x N j
kamio threat 5 n n n nom na na s x kama V N j
kanadili projection from stern of 5 n n n place part 3ds na s x N ? j
vessel,used as choo
kanda broad-bottom bag of plaited 5/9 n n n tool cont 3dh l s x N j
matting for grain
kanda foul, shameless, ribald person 5/9 char n n n na na s n N j
kandiko kneaded earth or clay for 5 n n n nom mass na na s x kanda V N j
plastering
kandili lantern 5 n n n tool 3d na s x N a j
kangaga tall coarse reeds that grow 5 n n grass n long l s x N j
round lakes/marsh
kangaja small mandarin orange, fruit 5 n n fruit n 3ds s s x N j
of mkangaja cf
kangaja fish with disagreeable smell 5 n fish n n long na s n N j
kangaja tussock herb w/stems up to 5 n n grass n long l s x N j
3ft. tall
kanisa church 5 n n n relig 3dh l s x N a j
kanja leaf of coconut palm w/fronds 5 n n part n 2ds na s x N j
plaited tog.
kanju fruit of cashew tree cf mkanju 5 n n fruit n 3ds na s x N h j
kano large sinew or tendon of 5 n part n n long l s x N j
animals
kano denial 5 n n n nom na na s x kana V N j
kanzo a heating or warming up 5 n n n nom na na s x kanza V N j
kapela unmarried man 5 soc org n n n na na s x N j
kapi chaff, husks, e.g. of rice or 10 n n part n na na p x N j
maize
kapi pulley: sheave enclosed in 5/9 n n n tool long l s x N j
block
kara splinter, spark, small piece 5 n n n 3ds s s x N j
kara pause for s.o. else to start 5 n n n relig abs na na s x N j
reading Koran
karanga peanut, usually used of 9 n n nut n 3ds s s x N j
roasted nuts
karani clerk, secretary 5 occup n n n na na s x N P j
kasha box, chest, cupboard 5 n n n arti cont 3dh l s x N p j
kasia oar 5 n n n tool long l s x N j
kasisi priest 5 relig n n n na na s x N a j
katili murderous, bloodthirsty person 5 char n n n na na s n N a j
kawa conical dish cover of plaited 5 n n n arti 3dh xl s x N j
grass (amp.)
kawa mildew, mould 5/9 n n n mass na na s x N j
kaya kind of shell-fish 5 n inv sea n n 3d na s x N j
kazo a pressing tight, holding 5 n n n nom na na s x kaza V N j
hard, grip
kefu a sufficient quantity, 9 n n n nom na na s x kifu V N a j
abundance
kelele shout, uproar, noise 5 n n n abs na na s x N j
kende scrotum, testicle 5 n n n body 3ds s s x N j
kesha night watch, vigil 5 n n n nom na na s x kesha V N j
kiarabu Arabic language 7 n n n abs na na s x N a j
kichelema cooked cassava,potatoes wh/are 7 n n n food mass na na ? n N j
too watery
kichoma mguu Black Jack:herb w/ barbed 7 n n wh n na s s x choma V mguu N N j
seeds
kidachi German language 7 n n n abs na na s x N g j
kidiri squirrel 7 n mam n n na s s x N j