Swahili Vocabulary: The human body, head and face
– Useful words you should know –
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Want to learn the Swahili language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Swahili with their translation in English, on the topic of the human body, head and face. Ideal to help you boost your Swahili vocabulary!
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| ENGLISH | SWAHILI |
| the head | kichwa |
| the face | uso |
| the mouth | mdomo |
| the throat | koo |
| the cheek | shavu |
| the tongue | ulimi |
| the lips | midomo |
| the jaw | taya |
| the neck | shingo |
| the forehead | paji la uso |
| the chin | kidevu |
| the nose | pua |
| the hair | nywele |
| the eyes | macho |
| a tooth | jino |
| the hair | nywele |
| an ear | sikio |
| a mustache | harambee |
| a beard | ndevu |
| the skin | ngozi |
| the shoulder | bega |
| the forearm | tarafa ya forearm |
| the wrist | mkono |
| an arm | mkono |
| the arms | silaha |
| the elbow | kiwiko |
| a hand | mkono |
| a thumb | kidole gumba |
| the fingers | vidole |
| the belly | tumbo |
| the chest | kifua |
| the back | mgongo |
| the breasts | matiti |
| the buttocks | makalio |
| the foot | mguu |
| the heel | kisigino |
| the knee | goti |
| the leg | mguu |
| the thigh | paja |
| a toe | kidole |
| the stomach | tumbo |
| the brain | ubongo |
| the lungs | mapafu |
| the skeleton | mifupa |
| a bone | mfupa |
| the skull | fuvu |
| a muscle | misuli |
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- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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