talk

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[English Word] a serious talk

[Swahili Word] lumba

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] (= simulia, hadithia, hoji)

[Note] rare

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[English Word] be much talked about

[Swahili Word] -vumika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] intransitive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -vuma

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[English Word] be talked into something

[Swahili Word] -nyenyeka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] be the talk of the town

[Swahili Word] -vuma

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] vumi, vumilivu, kivumi, mvumi, mvumo, uvumi, uvumilivu

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[English Word] cause to be talked about

[Swahili Word] -vumisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -vuma

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[English Word] foolish talk

[Swahili Word] payo

[Swahili Plural] mapayo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] paya V

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[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)

[Swahili Word] majinuni

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)

[Swahili Word] majununi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] force someone to talk

[Swahili Word] -nyenga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] get someone to talk

[Swahili Word] -payusha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] idle talk

[Swahili Word] mnong'ono

[Swahili Plural] minong'ono

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] nong'ona

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[English Word] make one talk in one's sleep

[Swahili Word] -wewesesha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] silly talk (causing amusement)

[Swahili Word] majununi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] talk

[Swahili Word] -nena

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] talk clearly, don't talk through your nose

[Swahili Example] nena vizuri, usiseme puani

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[English Word] talk

[Swahili Word] -ongea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] transitive

[English Example] Yohana and Mwai were speaking together

[Swahili Example] Yohana na Mwai walipokuwa wakiongea pamoja [Ng]

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[English Word] talk

[Swahili Word] -sema

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] talk with mother

[Swahili Example] sema na mama

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[English Word] talk

[Swahili Word] -amba

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] intransitive

[Related Words] jigamba, mgambo

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[English Word] talk (about something)

[Swahili Word] -ongelea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] ongea V

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[English Word] talk behind someone's back

[Swahili Word] -teta

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk behind someone's back

[Swahili Word] -amba mtu

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] transitive

[Related Words] kigambo, mtu, mwambaji

[English Example] they talked about their comrade behind her back when she left with her mother

[Swahili Example] walimwamba ndugu yao wakati aliondoka na mamake

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[English Word] talk big

[Swahili Word] -fedhulika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk big

[Swahili Word] -fezulika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk confusedly

[Swahili Word] -bwabwaja

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] intransitive

[Note] id.

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[English Word] talk confusedly

[Swahili Word] -bwata

[Part of Speech] verb

[Note] id.

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[English Word] talk confusedly

[Swahili Word] -dapa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk deliriously

[Swahili Word] -babaika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk deliriously

[Swahili Word] -babayika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk deliriously

[Swahili Word] -ewedeka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk evasively

[Swahili Word] -dapa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk evasively

[Swahili Word] -diradira

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk foolishly

[Swahili Word] -ota

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk foolishly

[Swahili Word] -paya

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk foolishly

[Swahili Word] -payuka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk idly

[Swahili Word] -piga domo

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] waliendelea kupiga domo kwa muda mrefu [Ya]

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[English Word] talk in one's sleep

[Swahili Word] -wewedeka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk in one's sleep

[Swahili Word] -weweseka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk indiscreetly

[Swahili Word] -boboka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk nonsense

[Swahili Word] lopoka

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] talk nonsense

[Swahili Word] -ropoka

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] stop talking nonsense

[Swahili Example] Waacha kuropoka

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[English Word] talk oneself out of something

[Swahili Word] -shariti

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk over

[Swahili Word] -kubalisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kubali

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[English Word] talk someone into something

[Swahili Word] -nyenya

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk someone into something

[Swahili Word] -pembeja

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk someone into something

[Swahili Word] -shawishi

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] Ali talked his/her friend into buying a car

[Swahili Example] Ali alimshawishi rafiki yake kununua motokaa

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[English Word] talk someone into something.

[Swahili Word] -shaushi

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] Elizabeth talked the woman into not wearing those shoes

[Swahili Example] Elizabeth alimshaushi mama asivae viatu vile

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[English Word] talk to each other

[Swahili Word] -ambizana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] ambia V

[Swahili Example] kina bibi wakainamiana na kuambizana [Sul]

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[English Word] talk to each other

[Swahili Word] -ongeana

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk to each other

[Swahili Word] -semezana

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk uselessly

[Swahili Word] -piga mdomo

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] talk very fast (and unintelligibly)

[Swahili Word] -kimbiliza maneno

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] appl-caus

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kimbia

[Related Words] maneno

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