chief

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[English Word] chief

[Swahili Word] -kuu

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] akida

[Swahili Plural] maakida

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] chifu

[Swahili Plural] machifu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] hakimu

[Swahili Plural] mahakimu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[Derived Word] hukumu

[Note] rare

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] jumbe

[Swahili Plural] majumbe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[Derived Word] kijumbe, mjumbe, ujumbe

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] mfalme

[Swahili Plural] wafalme

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] ras

[Swahili Plural] ras

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] rasi

[Swahili Plural] rasi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] shaha

[Swahili Plural] mashaha

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] sheha

[Swahili Plural] masheha

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] shehe

[Swahili Plural] mashehe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[English Example] I saw the chief at the Mosque

[Swahili Example] Nilimwona shehe msikitini

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] sheikh

[Swahili Plural] masheikh

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] shekhe

[Swahili Plural] mashekhe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] chief

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] sheki

[Swahili Plural] masheki

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] chief of the kungwi

[English Plural] chiefs

[Swahili Word] nyakanga

[Swahili Plural] nyakanga

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] office of a chief

[Swahili Word] umwene

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] office of a chief

[Swahili Word] umwinyi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] position of a chief

[Swahili Word] usheha

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] status of a chief

[Swahili Word] umwene

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] status of a chief

[Swahili Word] umwinyi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] title of a chief

[Swahili Word] fumo

[Swahili Plural] mafumo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] title of a chief in colonial Tanganyika

[Swahili Word] mtemi

[Swahili Plural] watemi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Dialect] archaic

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