Swahili words beginning with P

This page lists the 19 words beginning with P in the Swahili community dictionary. Each word has its own page with its full meaning and example sentence. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.

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19 entries in total.

Words (19)

P (19)

Paji (Swahili) Noun Verified

Forehead

Pale (Swahili) adverb Verified

There (farther)

Pasi (Swahili) Noun Verified

Iron

Pasipoti (Swahili) Noun Verified

Passport

Paulo (Swahili) name Pending verification

Paul

Penda (Swahili) Verb Verified

Like/Love

peni (Swahili) noun Pending verification

penny

Penseli (Swahili) noun Verified

Pencil

Pesa (Swahili) noun Verified

Money

pika (Swahili) verb Pending verification

to cook

Pilipili (Swahili) noun Verified

Pepper

pisi (Swahili) noun Pending verification

woman

Pole (Swahili) interjection Verified

Sorry

Polepole (Swahili) adverb Verified

Slowly

pombe (Swahili) Verified

alcohol/drinks

Pona (Swahili) verb Verified

To get well

posta (Swahili) noun Pending verification

post office

povu (Swahili) noun Verified

foam

Punguzo (Swahili) noun Verified

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