Aina za Mashua (Types of Boats)

Mashua (Boat / Boats)
Mtumbwi / Mitumbwi (Canoe / Canoes)
Jahazi (Sailing ship / ~ ships)
Merikebu (Ship / Ships)
Boti (Electric boat / ~ boats)
Meli (Metal ships)
Merikebu ya mizinga (Warship)
Meli ya mizinga (Ironclad warship)

Aina za Mitumbwi	Types of canoes
Aina za boti	Types of electric boats
Aina za Jahazi	Types of sailing ships
Aina za meli	Types of metal ships
Aina za Merikebu	Types of ships
Dau	Dhow
Feri	Ferry
Kayaki	Kayak
Kihori	Dinghy
Kiperea	Two-man canoe
Manowari	Destroyer / Man-o'-war
Manowari sindikiza	Frigate
Manowari ya kasi	Cruiser
Manowari ya kuchukulia ndege (Manowari chukulia-ndege)	Aircraft carrier
Mashua ya matanga	Sailboat
Mashua ya moshi	Steamboat
Meli ya abiria	Passenger ship
Meli ya mizigo	Cargo ship
Meli ya moshi	Steamship
Meli ya taja	Merchant ship
Merikebu ndefu (ya Kivikingi)	(Viking) longship
Merikebu ya maharamia	Pirate ship
Merikebu ya milingote mitatu	Full-rigged ship
Merikebu za Mizinga	Battleships
Motaboti	Motorboat
Mtepe	Long-prowed sailboat
Mtumbwi wa makasia	Rowboat
Nchoro	Small canoe
Ngalawa (Ngarawa)	Outrigger canoe
Nyambizi / Sabmarini	Submarine
Yoti	Yacht
Zebeki	Xebec

Wadudu na Araknida (Insects and Arachnids)

Mdudu / Wadudu (Insect / Insects)
Dudu / Madudu (Large bug / Large bugs; can be reserved in speech, exclusively to refer to beetles)
Araknida (Arachnid / Arachnids)

Buibui	Spider
Bunzi / Mdudu-kibibi	Ladybug / Ladybird
Buu	Maggot / Larva
Chenene	Mole cricket
Chungu	Carpenter ant
Dondora	Yellow jacket
Dundu	Scavenger beetle
Funutu	Locust nymph
Funza	Chigger
Jongoo	Millipede
Kereng'ende	Dragonfly
Kifukofuko	Cocoon
Kimetameta / Kimulimuli	Firefly / Lightning bug / Glowworm
Kipepeo	Butterfly
Kipukusa	Weevil
Kiroboto	Flea
Kivunjajungu	Praying mantis
Kiwavi	Caterpillar
Kombamwiko / Mende	Cockroach
Kombamwiko-kibyongo / Mende-kibyongo	Beetle
Kunguni	Bedbug
Kupe (Papasi / Utitiri)	Tick (Soft tick / Cattle tick)
Majimoto	Fire ant
Mavu	Hornet
Mbu	Mosquito
Mbung'o / Ndorobo	Tsetse fly
Mchwa	Termite
Mnyoo	Worm
Nge	Scorpion
Nondo	Moth
Nyenje	Cricket
Nyigu	Wasp
Nyuki	Bee
Nyukibambi	Bumblebee
Nzi	Fly
Nzige	Locust
Panzi	Grasshopper
Parare	Bird grasshopper
Siafu	Safari ant
Sisimizi	Black ant
Sururu	Palm weevil
Tandu	Centipede
Tekenya	Sand flea / Jigger
Visubi	Gnat

Spoti (Sports)

Spoti (Sport / Sports)
Mchezo (Game)
Michezo (Games)

Besiboli	Baseball (sport)
Glavu ya mdakaji	Catcher's mitt
Gofu	Golf
Gongo la besiboli	Baseball bat
Hoki ya barafuni	Ice hockey
Kandanda ya Marekani	Football (UK: American football)
Kigoe cha hoki	Hockey stick
Kikapu	Basket
Kitovu	Base
Kiwanja	Court
Klabu ya gofu	Golf club
Mcheza-gofu (Mchezaji wa gofu)	Golfer
Mchezaji wa besiboli	Baseballer
Mchezaji wa hoki (ya barafuni)	(Ice) hockey player
Mchezaji wa kandanda (ya Marekani)	Football player
Mchezaji wa mpira wa kikapu	Basketballer
Mchezaji wa mpira wa wavu	Volleyballer
Mchezaji wa soka/kandanda (Mcheza-soka/-kandanda)	Soccerplayer (UK: Footballer)
Mcheza-tenisi (Mchezaji wa tenisi)	Tennis player
Mchezo wa kuviringisha tufe	Bowling
Mchezo wa mpira wa kikapu	Basketball (sport)
Mchezo wa mpira wa wavu	Volleyball (sport)
Mpira wa besiboli	Baseball
Mpira wa gofu	Golf ball
Mpira wa kandanda ya Marekani (Mchezo wa mpira wa miguu wa Kimarekani)	Football
Mpira wa kikapu	Basketball
Mpira wa miguu (Mpira wa soka/kandanda)	Soccerball (UK:Football)
Mpira wa tenisi	Tennis ball
Mpira wa wavu	Volleyball
Mviringisha-tufe	Bowler
Mwamuzi	Umpire
Neti	Net
nyasi ya sanisia	Artificial turf
Pini / Mapini	Pin / Pins
Raketi ya tenisi	Tennis racquet
Shimo	Hole
Soka (Kandanda)	Soccer (UK: Football)
Tenisi	Tennis
Tufe la hoki	Hockey puck
Tufe la kuviringisha	Bowling ball
Uwanja	Field

Kipupwe (Winter)

Kipupwe (Winter)
Msimu wa kipupwe (Season of winter)
Majira ya baridi (Cold season)
Solistasi ya kipupwe (Winter solstice)

Kipupwe ndiyo majira ya baridi zaidi ya mwaka, kama majira ya baridi katika hali ya hewa ya wastani. Kipupwe hutokea kati ya demani na masika. Wakati wa solistasi ya kipupwe, mchana huwa mfupi zaidi na usiku huwa mrefu zaidi. Kutokana na theluji, barafu na hali ya hewa nyingine ya kipupwe, baadhi ya ndege huhama; dubu hubumbwaa. Wanyama wengine huweka chakula kwa ajili ya kipupwe ili waweze kuishi, kama vile: kindi, biva, vinyegere, melesi na rakuni. Manyoya ya wanyama wengine hata hubadilika, kwa mfano, manyoya ya mbweha-aktiki hubadilika kuwa meupe kupatana na mandhari ya theluji.

 

"Kipupwe" is the coldest season of the year, like the winter of temperate climates. Kipupwe occurs between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and nights are longest. Due to the snow, ice and other wintery weather, some birds migrate; bears hibernate; other animals store food for the winter to live on, such as: squirrels, beavers, skunks, badgers and raccoons; some animals’ fur even changes color, for instance, the arctic fox’s fur changes to white to blend in with the snowy landscape.

Demani (Autumn)

Demani (Autumn)
Msimu wa demani (Season of autumn)
Majira ya mapukutiko (Season of shedding [leaves])
Majira ya kupukutika kwa majani (Season of the falling of leaves)
Majira ya mavuno (Harvest season)
Ikwinoksi ya demani (Autumnal equinox)

Demani ni mojawapo ya majira nne ya wastani. Demani huadimishwa na ikwinoksi ya demani ambayo ni mpito kutoka kiangazi hadi kipupwe, katikati ya Septemba (nusudunia ya kaskazini) au Machi (nusudunia ya kusini) wakati ambapo miti huanza kubadilisha rangi, majani hupukutika na mchana huwa fupi. Kama "autumn" (neno la Kiingereza linalomaanisha "majira ya mapukutiko" au "majira ya mavuno") ya maeneo ya wastani, mazao makuu huvunwa wakati wa demani ambalo ni neno la wakati wa mwaka unaoanza Machi na kuendelea hadi katikati ya Juni. Vuli ni majira ya mvua nyepesi wakati upepo wa kaskazini hupoanza kuvuma na wakati mwingine hulinganishwa na autumn.

Autumn is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn is marked by the autumnal equinox which is the transition from summer to winter, in mid-September (in the northern hemisphere) or March (in the southern hemisphere) when trees begin to change color, their leaves fall off and the days get shorter. Like autumn (a word meaning "the season of shedding [leaves]" or "harvest season") of the temperate zones, major crops are harvested in "demani", which is the Swahili word for the time of year that begins in March and lasts until mid-June. "Vuli" is the season of light rain when the north wind blows and is sometimes equated to autumn.

Kiangazi (Summer)

Kiangazi (Summer)
Msimu wa kiangazi (Season of summer)
Majira ya joto (Hot season)
Msimu wa ukavu (Dry season)
Solistasi ya kiangazi (Summer solstice)
Katikati ya kiangazi (Midsummer)
Mkesha wa Mtakatifu Yohana (St. John's Eve)

Kiangazi ni msimu wa ukavu, sawa na majira ya joto katika sehemu za wastani. Kiangazi ni ya fufutende zaidi ya misimu yote. Mchana huwa ndefu zaidi wakati wa solistasi ya kiangazi wakati katikati ya kiangazi (au miongoni mwa Wakristo kama Mkesha wa Mtakatifu Yohana) husherehekewa kwa heshima ya kuzaliwa kwa Yohana Mbatizaji.

 

"Kiangazi" is the dry season, exactly like summer in the temperates regions. Summer is warmest of the all the seasons. Days get longer on the summer solstice when midsummer (or among Christians as St. John's Eve) is celebrated in honor of John the Baptist's birth.

Masika (Spring)

Masika (Spring)
Msimu wa masika (Season of spring)
Majira ya machipuko (Season of sprouting)
Majira ya kuchipua (Season of budding)
Ikwinoksi ya masika (Vernal equinox)

Masika ni neno linalotumiwa kueleza majira ya mvua nyingi, mara nyingi hulinganishwa na “spring” (neno la Kiingereza linalomaanisha "majira ya machipuko"). Ikwinoksi ya masika huadimisha mpito kati ya kipupwe na kiangazi wakati mimea hupoanza kukua tena na maua hunawiri na mchana hukaribia masaa 12 kwa urefu.

"Masika" is the Swahili word used to describe the season of lots of rain, sometimes many times equated to spring (a word meaning "the season of sprouting"). The vernal equinox marks the transition between winter and summer when plants start to grow again and flowers bloom and the day are close to 12 hours long.

Misimu Minne (The Four Seasons)

Msimu (Season)
Misimu (Seasons)
Majira (Season)
Kipindi (Period)
Wakati wa mwaka (Time of the year)
Nyakati za mwaka (Times of the year)

Masika (Majira ya machipuko)	Spring (Season of sprouting)
Kiangazi (Majira ya joto)	Summer (Season of heat)
Demani (Majira ya mapukutiko)	Autumn (Season of the shedding [leaves])
Kipupwe (Majira ya baridi)	Winter (Season of cold)

Binamu (Cousins)

Binamu (Cousin / Cousins)
For clarification, the German translation is used for the more distant cousinly terminologies since the official Swahili forms follow the German pattern of consanguinity. The English terms are abbreviated with a code. For example: 1Cousin-1 = First cousin once removed, 2Cousin-3 = Second cousin thrice removed, 3Cousin-4 = Third cousin four times removed, and so on and so forth. When translating from English and the exact relation is not known, one can use a more-direct form of translation (e.g.: First cousin twice removed > binamu wa kwanza wa kuondolewa mara mbili) Otherwise, it could turn out as either mjomba-mkubwa wa mbili or mpwa-mjukuu wa mbili. However, since in Swahili, familial terms usually extends across one single generation, it is best to use the chart above. The terms are in their most abbreviated forms, and for full clarification can be lengthened with hatua level/degree, such as: mpwa-kitukuu wa tano could also be written as mpwa-kitukuu wa hatua wa tano or mpwa-kitukuu wa hatua tano, and by the English system as binamu wa tano wa kuondolewa mara mbili fifth cousin twice removed. Also note that this chart features only the mother's side of the family, which is why mjomba uncle and mbiomba aunt are the terms used.)

Baba	Father
Babu	Grandfather
Babu-mkuu	Great-grandfather
Babu-mkuu-mkuu	Great-great-grandfather
Binamu wa kwanza	First cousin
Binamu wa mbili	Second cousin
Binamu wa nne	Third cousin
Binti	Daughter
Dada	Sister
Kaka	Brother
Kilembwe	Great-great-great-grandchild
Kilembwekeza	Great-great-great-great-grandchild
Kinying'inya	Great-great-grandchild
Kitojo	Great-great-great-great-great-grandchild
Kitukuu	Great-grandchild
Mama	Mother
Mbiomba	Aunt (maternal)
Mjomba	Uncle (generic & maternal)
Mjomba wa mbili	Onkel 2. Grades (1Cousin-1)
Mjomba wa nne	Onkel 4. Grades (3Cousin-1)
Mjomba wa tatu	Onkel 3. Grades (2Cousin-1)
Mjomba-mkubwa	Granduncle
Mjomba-mkubwa wa mbili	Großonkel 2. Grades (1Cousin-2)
Mjomba-mkubwa wa tatu	Großonkel 3. Grades (2Cousin-2)
Mjomba-mkubwa-mkuu	Great-granduncle
Mjomba-mkubwa-mkuu wa mbili	Urgroßonkel 2. Grades (1Cousin-3)
Mjomba-mkubwa-mkuu-mkuu	Great-great-granduncle
Mjomba-mkubwa-mkuu-mkuu-mkuu	Great-great-great-granduncle
Mjukuu	Grandchild
Mpwa	Nephew / Niece
Mpwa wa mbili	Neffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-1)
Mpwa wa nne	Neffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-1)
Mpwa wa tatu	Neffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-1)
Mpwa-kilembwe	Great-great-great-grandnephew
Mpwa-kilembwe wa mbili	Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-5)
Mpwa-kilembwe wa nne	Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-5)
Mpwa-kilembwe wa tatu	Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-5)
Mpwa-kilembwekeza	Great-great-great-great-grandnephew
Mpwa-kilembwekeza wa mbili	Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-6)
Mpwa-kilembwekeza wa nne	Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-6)
Mpwa-kilembwekeza wa tatu	Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-6)
Mpwa-kinying'inya	Great-great-grandnephew
Mpwa-kinying'inya wa mbili	Ur-Urgroßneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-4)
Mpwa-kinying'inya wa nne	Ur-Urgroßneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-4)
Mpwa-kinying'inya wa tatu	Ur-Urgroßneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-4)
Mpwa-kitojo	Great-great-great-great-great-grandnephew
Mpwa-kitojo wa mbili	Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-7)
Mpwa-kitojo wa nne	Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-7)
Mpwa-kitojo wa tatu	Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-Urgroßneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-7)
Mpwa-kitukuu	Great-grandnephew
Mpwa-kitukuu wa mbili	Urgroßneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-3)
Mpwa-kitukuu wa nne	Urgroßneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-3)
Mpwa-kitukuu wa tatu	Urgroßneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-3)
Mpwa-mjukuu	Grandnephew
Mpwa-mjukuu wa mbili	Großneffe 2. Grades (1Cousin-2)
Mpwa-mjukuu wa nne	Großneffe 4. Grades (3Cousin-2)
Mpwa-mjukuu wa tatu	Großneffe 3. Grades (2Cousin-2)
Mwana	Son
Nafsi	Self
Nyanya / Bibi	Grandmother
Nyanya-mkuu	Great-grandmother
Nyanya-mkuu-mkuu	Great-great-grandmother

Familia (Family)

Familia (Family)
(Notes: In this family tree, Daudi's relations are written in black, whereas the words for Imani's relation's are written in red. You can find others' relations written in various other colors which relate back to the family member with a circle of the same color situated to the right of their picture.)
Shangazi is a generic term one can use for aunt, when the exact relation is not known. Similarly, mjomba is used for uncle, while shemeji can be used to refer to basically any sibling-in-law, if the exact relation is not known. Shemeji is most approriately used when referring to a relation of the opposite sex through marriage, for example: Imani's husband's brother is her shemeji, because she is a woman, and the sibling-in-law relation is of the opposite sex. Likewise, Daudi's wife's sister is his shemeji, because he is a man and his wife's sister is of the opposite sex. Similarly, mlamu is used when referring to a relation of the same sex. Wifi is a specifically feminine word used for the husband's sister and brother's wife.)

Ami	Uncle (paternal)
Ami-mkubwa	Granduncle (paternal)
Baba	Father
Baba mkwe	Father-in-law
Baba wa kambo	Stepfather
Babu	Grandfather
Babu mkuu	Great-grandfather
Babu na bibi	Grandparents
Bibi / Nyanya	Grandmother
Binamu	Cousin (male)
Binti	Daughter
Binti mkwe	Daughter-in-law
Binti wa kambo	Stepdaughter
Bintiamu	Cousin (female)
Dada	Sister
Dada wa kambo	Stepsister
Halati	Aunt-in-law (mother's brother's wife)
Halati-mkubwa	Grandaunt-in-law (mother's uncle's wife)
Kaka	Brother
Kaka wa kambo	Stepbrother
Kinying'inya	Great-great-grandchild
Kitukuu	Great-grandchild
Kivyere wa kike	Child's mother-in-law
Kivyere wa kiume	Child's father-in-law
Mama	Mother
Mama mkwe	Mother-in-law
Mama wa kambo	Stepmother
Mbiomba	Aunt (maternal)
Mbiomba-mkubwa	Grandaunt (maternal)
Mhavile	Uncle-in-law (Father's sister's husband)
Mhavile-mkubwa	Granduncle-in-law (father's aunt's husband)
Mjomba	Uncle (maternal & generic term)
Mjomba-mkubwa	Granduncle (maternal)
Mjukuu wa kike	Granddaughter
Mjukuu wa kiume	Grandson
Mke	Wife
Mke wa zamani	Ex-wife
Mkwe	Son-in-law
Mlamu	Brother-in-law (sister's husband)
Mlamu	Brother-in-law (wife's brother)
Mlamu	Sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)
Mpwa wa kike	Niece
Mpwa wa kiume	Nephew
Mpwa wa mbili	First cousin once removed
Mpwa-mjukuu wa mbili	First cousin twice removed
Mume	Husband
Mume wa zamani	Ex-husband
Mwana	Son
Mwana wa kambo	Stepson
Mwanyumba	Brother-in-law (wife's sister's husband)
Nusu-dada	Half-sister
Nusu-kaka	Half-brother
Nyanya mkuu	Great-grandmother
Shangazi	Aunt (paternal)
Shangazi-mkubwa	Grandaunt (paternal)
Shemeji	Brother-in-law (husband's brother)
Shemeji	Brother-in-law (husband's sister's husband)
Shemeji	Sister-in-law (wife's brother's wife)
Shemeji	Sister-in-law (wife's sister)
Wacheja	In-laws
Wajukuu	Grandchildren
Watoto	Children
Wifi	Sister-in-law (brother's wife)
Wifi	Sister-in-law (husband's sister)