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mwili - body - corps
| swahili | English |
| jasho | sweat, perspiration |
| ngozi | skin |
| laika / malaika | hair |
| unywele / nywele | hair |
| kichwa (/ vichwa) | head |
| kisogo (/ visogo) | back of the head |
| paji la uso (/ mapaji) | forehead |
| kunjo / makunjo | wrinkle(s) |
| (u)bongo | brain |
| akili | intelligence |
| roho, nafsi | soul |
| ndoto, njozi | dream |
| uso (/ nyuso), sura | face |
| sikio / masikio | ear(s) |
| usi wa jicho
/ nyusi za macho |
eyebrow(s) |
| kigubiko cha jicho
/ vigubiko vya macho |
eyelid(s) |
| jicho / macho | eye(s) |
| mboni ya jicho
/ mboni za macho |
eyeball(s) |
| chozi / machozi | tear(s) |
| pua (/ mapua) | nose |
| tundu la pua
/ matundu ya mapua |
nostril(s) |
| sharubu / masharubu | mustache(s) |
| udevu / ndevu | hair / beard |
| shavu / mashavu | cheek(s) |
| mdomo / midomo | lip(s) |
| mdomo, kinywa
(/ midomo, vinywa) |
mouth |
| ulimi (/ ndimi) | tongue |
| jino / meno | tooth / teeth |
| ufizi / fizi | gingiva, gum(s) |
| taya | jaw, jawbone |
| kidevu (/ videvu) | chin |
| shingo (/ mashingo) | neck |
| koo | throat |
| kidakatonge (/ vidakatonge) | Adam's apple |
| kifua (/ vifua) | chest |
| titi / matiti,
ziwa / maziwa |
breast(s) |
| (u)tumbo | belly, stomach |
| kitovu (/ vitovu) | navel |
| ini (/ maini) | liver |
| nyongo | bile, gall |
| kongosho | |
| wengu (/ mawengu) | spleen |
| figo / mafigo | kidney(s) |
| kibofu (/ vibofu) | bladder |
| mkojo (/ mikojo) | urine |
| pafu / mapafu | lung(s) |
| moyo (/ mioyo) | heart |
| damu | blood |
| mshipa / mishipa | vein(s) |
| mshipa wa fahamu | nerve |
| msuli / misuli | muscle(s) |
| mfupa / mifupa | bone(s) |
| ubavu / mbavu | rib(s) |
| kiunzi (/ viunzi),
gongono |
skeleton |
| mgongo (/ migongo) | back, backbone |
| bega / mabega | shoulder(s) |
| mkono / mikono | arm(s)
hand(s) |
| kwapa / makwapa | armpit(s) |
| kiko / viko | elbow(s) |
| kifundo cha mkono | wrist |
| ngumi | fist |
| kidole / vidole vya mkono | finger(s) |
| kidole gumba | thumb |
| ukucha / kucha | fingernail(s) |
| kiuno (/ viuno) | waist |
| tako / matako | buttock(s) |
| mguu / miguu | leg(s)
foot / feet |
| paja / mapaja | thigh(s) |
| goti / magoti | knee(s) |
| fundo la mguu
/ mafundo ya miguu |
ankle(s) |
| kisigino / visigino | heel(s) |
| unyayo (/ nyayo) | sole of the foot |
| kidole cha mguu
/ vidole vya mguu |
toe(s) |
afya - health - santé
| swahili | English |
| gari la wagonjwa | ambulance |
| hospitali | hospital |
| kliniki | clinic |
| zahanati
mwuguzi / wauguzi |
infirmary, dispensary
nurse(s) |
| mganga / waganga | traditional healer(s) |
| daktari / madaktari | medical doctor(s) |
| daktari wa meno | dentist |
| daktari wa upasuaji | surgeon |
| duka la madawa | drugstore, pharmacy |
| dawa / madawa | medication |
| mpira | condom |
| UKIMWI | AIDS |
| ugonjwa wa kisukari | diabetic |
| ugonjwa / magonjwa,
maradhi |
disease(s) |