Silent Violence: Global Health, Malaria, and Child Survival in Tanzania

Glossary of Kiswahili Terms

227 Glossary of Kiswahili Terms aibu shame akili intelligence arusi weddings baba wa taifa father of the nation bado not yet/also too young bahati luck/fortune bahati mbaya misfortune bamia okra baraza hang out baridi cold barua letter bazi legumes biashara ndogo small business binadamu human being bomba pipe/syringe/also a bore well bondeni valley chakula food chango cramps choo latrine chui leopard or cheetah chunguzi curious dagaa dried/fried sardines daladala mini buses damu blood 228 · Glossary dawa medicine degedege cerebral malaria (biomedical equivalent) deni debt dhambi sin duka la dawa pharmacy fundi (pl. mafundi) mason; also traditional teacher/mentor gani kind, type halali approved haramu forbidden, prohibited hatari dangerous hawara lover, mistress, concubine hela money hitima burial ceremony homa kali high fever homa ya kawaida ordinary fever homa ya kifua chest congestion jando circumcision ceremony jembe hoe jumla wholesale kabila tribe/ethnic group karibu “welcome” kazi work kanga colorful two-piece piece of cloth kibarua/kipande wage labor kidogo little kilinge place for divination kisamvu cassava leaves kitabu book korosho cashew kuchangia contribute kuharisha diarrhea kuhudumia to provide for kunde beans kupata to get kupunguza to reduce kushtukashtuka to wake up startled/convulsions labda perhaps maabara pathology laboratory maandazi buns mabati corrugated iron sheets Glossary · 229 machimbo sand mines madafu tender coconut madhara side effects maembe mango maendeleo development mafiga cooking stones (hearth) mafundo lesson magenge kiosks in the markeplace mageuzi complete turnaround mahali place maharagwe red kidney beans mahari bride price maisha magumu life is hard maisha ya kawaida ordinary life maji water makabila ethnic groups makuti thatched roof malaya prostitutes, promiscuous mambo ya akili mental health problem mapacha twins mapenzi love, sex msaada support mashaitani evil spirits mashughuli ceremonies maskini poor matatizo problem/predicament matofali cement bricks/blocks matumizi expenses maulidi Islamic festival mayayi eggs mazingira environment, surroundings mbaazi long beans mbao board game mbaya bad mchele rice mchumba fiancé, lover mchuzi gravy with vegetables mdomo mouth mdudu bug, living being meno teeth 230 · Glossary mfuko bag mgahawa small tea shops mganga traditional healer mimba pregnancy misingi foundation, starting capital mitumba secondhand clothing mkanda ya maji tepid sponging mkeka/jamvi mats mkoa region, province mnyonge lethargic moto hot mpunga rice mtama millet mtendaji village or ward executive officer mtoto child mtu person muhindi corn muhimu important muhogo cassava mwali a female initiate mwalim (pl. walimu) teacher mwanangu my child mwenyekiti chairman mwenyezi ya mungu God’s wish mwili body nafuu cheap nazi coconut ndoa marriage ngiri hernia, intestines ngoma dance nguzo pillar nguvu strength nimechoka tired nisamehe excuse oneself njaa hungry njia way nyama beef nyumba ndogo small house, mistress nzuri good ongopea bluff Glossary · 231 pole sana very sorry (apology) pombe/gonga beer porini in the jungle povu froth raha ease, relaxation ramli divination reja reja retail riziki livelihood roho soul ruksa “do your own thing” or carte blanche rungu divination sabuni soap safura worms sana a lot sawa okay sehemu ya the area of shamba farm/field shehe qur’anic teacher shingo neck soko market starehe relaxation sugu resistant tabia character tajiri owner, rich person tamaa greed/lust taratibu gradually tofouti different tonge za wali rice dumplings tui coconut milk tundu la choo toilet, latrine ubinafsishaji privatization uchawi sorcery/witchcraft udongo mud-sticks-fronds with a thatched roof ugali thick porridge made from maize flour ugonjwa illness uhuni wayward, vagabond uhuru freedom ujamaa socialism uji porridge ukumbi hearth 232 · Glossary umoja united upele (pl. vipele) boils on skin upesi soon utamaduni culture utani joke utapiamlo malnutrition uvimbe swelling viazi potatoes vidonda ulcer vipodozi cosmetics waganga traditional healers (pl.) wanyama wild life wanyonge marginalized people watani joking partners watumwa wa shamba agricultural slaves watu wa porini jungle people wengi many wenyeji wa hapa long-term local residents wilaya district yangu mine yetu ours zahanati dispensary zawadi gift ...