Hamjambo!
Anybody have suggestions for a solid english-swahili dictionary?
I use https://glosbe.com quite a bit, especially for the translation examples.
I'm looking for a resource that shows example usage/phrasing and word origin. Know of anything?
Asante Sana!
-April
Asante Eduardo!
Nililipia Kamusi Kiswahili kwa wanafunzi wa shule ya sekondari.
Kina asili ya neno na ngeli.
Kwa mfano:
Chai mn [i-/zi] 1. namna ya kinywaji kitengenezwacho kwa kutia majani ya mchai katika maji moto: Ana kwa kweli chai ya mkandaa ni dalili ya uchochole. 2. kadhongo; hongo; chauchau; rushwa; mlungura: Mwenye kuzoea chai hatendi lolote kwa haki. 3. majani ya mti wa mchai: Kericho ndiko kuvunwako chai kwa wingi. (Khi).
http://www.africanbookscollective.com/books/kamusi-teule-ya-kiswahili
Ndicho kigumu sana!
Mambo vipi, April?
I don't really know any other dictionary that comes with translations as the one you mentioned. Glosbe is very useful. Maybe you wanna take a look at this link: https://www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/what_do_you_recommend%3F
It has phrases of diverse topics in Swahili and other languages. It may have some mistakes but it's good anyway.
Kwa heri dada!!
April, is that little (Khi) at the end of that except referring to the language the word was borrowed from? I've come across some etymology lists that use abbreviations like that but I don't actually know what languages they represent. Does the book include a key or something like that?
I don't have a monolingual dictionary but I should probably get one.
These are a couple that I use frequently when I come across unfamiliar words. There aren't a ton of example sentences, however.
<a href="https://africanlanguages.com/swahili/">https://africanlanguages.com/swahili/</a>
<a href="http://www.swahili.it/glossword/index.php?q=&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=Search&strict=1&srch%5Badv%5D=all&srch%5Bby%5D=d&srch%5Bin%5D=1&a=srch&d=8">http://www.swahili.it/glossword/index.php?q=&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=Search&strict=1&srch%5Badv%5D=all&srch%5Bby%5D=d&srch%5Bin%5D=1&a=srch&d=8</a>
Hujambo April
I know the book it's good for swahili words and phrases.
I recommend it. Am also a swahili tutor I can help.
Asante.


