This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...sawn wood. Mbavuni, adv. by the side (of), alongside, on the sides (skirts, Banks). Mbavuni mwa mlima, on the flanks of the mountains. Alimganda mbavuni, he stuck to his side, --kept close to him. (Plur. of ubavu, with locative suffix-. Cf. kando, upande.) Mbawa, n. plur. of ubawa (which see). Mbayani, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...sawn wood. Mbavuni, adv. by the side (of), alongside, on the sides (skirts, Banks). Mbavuni mwa mlima, on the flanks of the mountains. Alimganda mbavuni, he stuck to his side, --kept close to him. (Plur. of ubavu, with locative suffix-. Cf. kando, upande.) Mbawa, n. plur. of ubawa (which see). Mbayani, n. (wa-), a well-known, notorious person. (Ar. Also baiui, which see.) Mbazazi, n. (wa-), trader, dealer, pedlar. (Ar. trader in calico, draper. Cf. ubazazi, and syn. tajiri, mchuruzi.) Mbega, n. a monkey with long black silky hair, white on the shoulders. (Cf. kima.) Mbegu, n. (1) seed, germ, that from which a plant grows; (2) breed, race, stock. A wider term than chembe, punje (a single grain, a separate small thing), and including what is planted and set to grow, i. e. bulbs, roots, seedlings, cuttings, &c. Fig. of the germ of a disease. Mbeja, n. (wa-), a person who is neat, smart, well dressed, careful of personal appearance. Mbeja wa kano, a fine muscular man, athlete. (? At.'bahaj. Cf. umbuji.) Mbeko, n. perh. the same as mbeleko (which see). Mbele, adv. and n. (1) of place, --before, in front, on the near side, on the far side, forward, beyond; (2) of time, --long ago, previously, in the past, in the future, hereafter; (3) fig. in the front, in a prominent place (as-to rank, quality, value, &c.). Mbele is often used with ya or za (never na) in the above senses, and also (4) in the presence (of), in view of, and so, as compared with. E. g. as a noun, ' something before, ' huna mbele buna nyuma, you have nothing before or behind you, no prospects or resources, you are utterly destitute. Arena hili ntakuelezea mbele, I will explain this matter to you presently. Tuendelee mbele, let us go forward. Alikuja mbele, he...
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