Swahili Dictionary
#dateconst# 9/21/19
ID
|
Swahili
|
English
|
WordType
|
See Also EN
|
See Also SW
|
Description
|
Example
|
Comment
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0
|
kuja
|
come
|
verb
|
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1
|
kula
|
eat
|
verb
|
duplicate
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2
|
kulala
|
sleep
|
verb
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3
|
kunywa
|
drink
|
verb
|
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4
|
kuli
|
eat
|
verb
|
kuja
|
duplicate
|
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5
|
kwenda
|
go
|
verb
|
to like / to
love
|
kupenda
|
transitive ?
|
sub-texts of
to like, to love, confusing
|
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6
|
kucheza
|
play
|
verb
|
to dance
|
mchezo
|
- also to
dance
|
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7
|
kusoma
|
read, study
|
verb
|
to learn
|
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8
|
kupiku
|
cook
|
verb
|
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9
|
kutembea
|
walk
|
verb
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10
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kupenda
|
like, love
|
verb
|
to go
|
kwenda
|
- also to go
|
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11
|
kukimbia
|
run
|
verb
|
to walk
|
kutembea
|
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12
|
kufika
|
arrive
|
verb
|
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13
|
kuandiki
|
write
|
verb
|
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14
|
kuaji
|
come back
|
verb
|
to return
|
kurudi
|
- also to
return
|
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15
|
kurudi
|
return
|
verb
|
to come back
|
kuaji
|
not clear on
distinction with "kuaji"
|
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16
|
kufikiri
|
think
|
verb
|
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17
|
kuwamka
|
wake up
|
verb
|
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18
|
kufanya
|
do
|
verb
|
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19
|
kuhitaji
|
need
(something)
|
verb
|
to ask for,
to beg
|
ninahitaji -
I need
|
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20
|
kujaribu
|
try
|
verb
|
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21
|
kujibu
|
answer, reply
|
verb
|
to reply
|
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22
|
kufua
|
wash
|
verb
|
kuosha
|
clothes (soft
things in general?)
|
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23
|
kusafishi
|
clean
|
verb
|
home
|
- clean
buildings
|
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24
|
kufagia
|
sweep
|
verb
|
home
|
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25
|
kuwasha
|
light
|
verb
|
to ignite -
fires, stoves
|
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26
|
kuosha
|
wash
|
verb
|
kufua
|
bottles,
plates, buckets, pots - hard things in general
|
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27
|
kufuta
|
wipe, to dust
|
verb
|
home
|
also to erase
(computer files)
|
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28
|
kutanoni
|
have a
meeting
|
verb
|
to
participate, or to attend
|
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29
|
kuomba
|
ask (for)
|
verb
|
to beg
|
ninaomba
nyama na nguruwe - I would like some pork ("meat of pig")
|
to beg for
something, being a begger.
to ask for food (at table, at a restaurant) |
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30
|
nguo
|
clothes
|
noun
|
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31
|
daktiri
|
doctor
(medical)
|
noun
|
job
|
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32
|
ufagio
|
broom
|
noun
|
kufagia
|
home
|
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33
|
bafu
|
bathroom
|
noun
|
home
|
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34
|
moto
|
fire
|
noun
|
home
|
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35
|
mhudumu
|
waiter,
waitress
|
noun
|
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36
|
jiko
|
kitchen or
stove
|
noun
|
home
|
both the room
and the implement
|
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37
|
chumba
|
room
|
noun
|
home
|
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38
|
sufuria
|
pot (metal)
|
noun
|
bucket
|
ndoo
|
home
|
implication
is it is metal, and there is by implication a word for a
non-metal pot
|
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39
|
sabuni
|
soap
|
noun
|
- detergents
in general, may be others
|
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40
|
ndoo
|
bucket
|
noun
|
sufuria
|
home
|
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41
|
meza
|
table
|
noun
|
home
|
sounds like
it has ome in from a Romance language
|
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42
|
kikombe
|
cup
|
noun
|
home
|
This is a
city name, isn't it? Kikombo (district near Dodoma) or Kikomba
(a cryptozoological myth).
|
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43
|
sahani
|
dishes
|
noun
|
crockery
|
vyombo
|
home
|
or is it a
place setting, crockery and cutlery
|
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44
|
dirisha
|
window
|
noun
|
home
|
where did
that come from
|
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45
|
vyombo
|
dishes
|
noun
|
plates
|
sahani
|
home
|
- what is the
difference vyombo vs sahani ?
- crockery |
|
46
|
takataka
|
trash ,
garbage
|
noun
|
home
|
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47
|
chupa
|
bottle
|
noun
|
flask, water
bottle or the modern poncy form
|
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48
|
mwanamke
|
woman
|
noun
|
man
|
mwanaume
|
family,
people
|
wa- for
plural
|
|
49
|
mwanaume
|
man
|
noun
|
family,
people
|
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50
|
baba
|
father
|
noun
|
family,
people
|
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51
|
dada
|
sister
|
noun
|
family,
people
|
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52
|
kaka
|
brother
|
noun
|
family,
people
|
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53
|
mama
|
mother
|
noun
|
family,
people
|
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54
|
mwana
|
son
|
noun
|
family,
people
|
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55
|
binti
|
daughter
|
noun
|
family,
people
|
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56
|
mti
|
tree
|
noun
|
trees, forest
|
miti, misitu
|
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57
|
mche
|
seedling
|
noun
|
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58
|
mchezo
|
game
|
noun
|
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59
|
mto
|
river
|
noun
|
fire
|
moto
|
places
|
- also given
as "pillow", which is very odd.
- compare with moto "fire" |
|
60
|
muziki
|
music
|
noun
|
obviously
imported from English (German?)
|
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61
|
mfuko
|
bag, sack,
handbag
|
noun
|
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62
|
mwalimu
|
teacher
|
noun
|
student
|
wanafunzi
|
job
|
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63
|
mlango
|
door
|
noun
|
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64
|
mji
|
town
|
noun
|
town
|
mzi
|
places
|
- two
spellings given, "mji" and "mzi"
- "mji mkubwa!, big town == city |
|
65
|
mzigo
|
package,
luggage
|
noun
|
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66
|
mipira
|
ball(s)
|
noun
|
- not clear
if singular, plural, or both
|
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67
|
mkulimu
|
farmer
|
noun
|
job
|
- check
|
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68
|
mizizi
|
root, tuber
|
noun
|
potato,
carrot
|
viazi, karoti
|
food AND part
of plant?
|
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69
|
miavuli
|
umbrella(s)
|
noun
|
- not clear
if singular, plural, or both
|
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70
|
misumari
|
nails, tacks
|
noun
|
fingernails
|
????
|
- warning to
use for construction, so wonfer about fingernails or other
confounder
|
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71
|
mikuki
|
spears
|
noun
|
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72
|
mkutano
|
meeting of
people
|
noun
|
to go to a
meeting, rendezvous
|
kutanoni
|
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73
|
kuongea
|
speak
|
verb
|
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74
|
kujifunza
|
to learn
|
verb
|
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75
|
misikiti
|
mosque
|
noun
|
chair
|
kiti
|
places
|
- is
kiti(chair) <-> misikiti (mosque) coincidence?
|
|
76
|
misitu
|
forest
|
noun
|
tree, trees
|
mti, miti
|
places
|
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77
|
mchuzi
|
sauce (EN_US,
ketchup)
|
noun
|
food
|
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78
|
mpaka
|
boundary,
frontier
|
noun
|
places
|
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79
|
mnyororo
|
chain
|
noun
|
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80
|
mfereji
|
canal
|
noun
|
places
|
- irrigation,
transport, or both?
|
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81
|
mkeka
|
mat
|
noun
|
pillow
|
mto
|
home
|
- is the
connection mto <-> mkeka valid?
|
|
82
|
mkasi
|
scissors
(pair)
|
noun
|
knife
|
kisu
|
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83
|
mradi
|
project, task
|
noun
|
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84
|
mtumbwi
|
canoe
|
noun
|
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85
|
mchoro
|
drawing,
diagram
|
noun
|
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86
|
mtoto
|
child
|
noun
|
family,
people
|
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87
|
mmea
|
plant
|
noun
|
agriculture,
not industrial
|
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88
|
mti
|
tree
|
noun
|
trees
|
miti
|
- using
m-/mi- to form plural
|
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89
|
miti
|
trees
|
noun
|
tree
|
mti
|
places
|
mi-/ m-
plural/ singular
|
|
90
|
maswali
|
question
|
noun
|
answer
|
???
|
- sure that
"answer" has come by, as a verb or a noun
|
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91
|
matunda
|
fruit
|
noun
|
food
|
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92
|
matibabu
|
treatment
|
noun
|
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93
|
viazi
|
potato
|
noun
|
food
|
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94
|
wali
|
rice (cooked)
|
noun
|
rice grains ?
|
mchele
|
food
|
- not sure
the distinction between "wali" and "mchele"
? q.v. "mche"
|
|
95
|
mchele
|
rice
(uncooked?, growing?)
|
noun
|
rice (cooked)
|
wali
|
food
|
- not sure of
distinction between "mchele" and "wali"
|
|
96
|
yai
|
egg
|
noun
|
eggs
|
mayai
|
food
|
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97
|
mayai
|
eggs
|
noun
|
egg
|
yai
|
food
|
- prefix of
"ma-" to make a plural
|
|
98
|
ndizi
|
banana
|
noun
|
food
|
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99
|
mkate
|
bread
|
noun
|
food
|
- different
grains?
|
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100
|
samake
|
fish
|
noun
|
food
|
- many
sub-types?
|
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101
|
ugali
|
stiff
porridge
|
noun
|
food
|
- it's a
quite traditional Tanzanian food, but id basically a starch
paste. Bland on blandness.
|
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102
|
chipsi
|
chips (EN_US
"french" fries)
|
noun
|
food
|
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103
|
karoti
|
carrot,
carrots
|
noun
|
food
|
- singular or
plural, or both ?
|
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104
|
bibi
|
grandmother
|
noun
|
grandfather
|
babu
|
family,
people
|
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105
|
babu
|
grandfather
|
noun
|
grandmother
|
bibi
|
family,
people
|
||
106
|
vitunguu
|
onions
|
noun
|
garlic
|
saumlu
|
food
|
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107
|
vitunguu
saumu
|
garlic
|
noun
|
onions
|
vitunguu
|
food
|
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108
|
machungwa
|
oranges
|
noun
|
food
|
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109
|
nyanya
|
tomato
|
noun
|
food
|
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110
|
maembe
|
mangoes
|
noun
|
food
|
- non-native
|
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111
|
maparachichi
|
avocados
|
noun
|
food
|
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112
|
pilipili
|
peppers
|
noun
|
food
|
Piipili hoho
- "bell pepper" or green pepper"
Pilipili tamu - something else |
- several
types "hoho", "tamu", so be careful
|
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113
|
chakula
|
food
|
noun
|
to eat
|
kula
|
food
|
- "cha"
and "kula",
|
|
114
|
matunda
|
fruit
|
noun
|
food
|
-
uncountable?
|
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115
|
jani
|
????
|
noun
|
food????
|
- no
translation, came up in the listings, possibly a fake
|
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116
|
nguruwe
|
pig
|
noun
|
food, animal
|
- meats are
named as "nyama wa ____", "meat of _animal_"
; nyama wa nguruwe = pig meat, pork
|
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117
|
mboga
|
vegetables
|
noun
|
food
|
- meat nyama
; vegetables mboga ; fruits matunda
|
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118
|
nyama
|
meat
|
noun
|
food
|
- see note
under "nguruwe", pig
|
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119
|
ng'ombe
|
cow
|
noun
|
food, animal
|
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120
|
kuku
|
chicken
|
noun
|
food, animal
|
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121
|
mbuzi
|
goat
|
noun
|
food, animal
|
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122
|
bia
|
beer
|
noun
|
food
|
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123
|
kahawa
|
coffee
|
noun
|
tea
|
chai
|
food
|
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124
|
maziwa
|
milk
|
noun
|
food
|
which milk
animals?
|
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125
|
chai
|
tea
|
noun
|
coffee
|
kahawa
|
food
|
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126
|
maji
|
water
|
noun
|
food
|
||||
127
|
jusi
|
juice
|
noun
|
food
|
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128
|
vinywaji
|
drinks,
beverages
|
noun
|
food
|
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129
|
kiti
|
chair
|
noun
|
home
|
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130
|
kisu
|
knife
|
noun
|
home
|
||||
131
|
kitabi
|
book
|
noun
|
home
|
||||
132
|
maharage
|
beans
|
noun
|
food
|
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133
|
mkubwa
|
large, big,
huge
|
adjective
|
small
|
mdogo
|
adverb
|
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134
|
safi
|
clean
|
adjective
|
adverb
|
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135
|
langu
|
my
|
adjective
|
possessive
|
the prefixes
include l-, m-, w-, y- under rules TBA
|
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136
|
yako
|
your
|
adjective
|
yenu
|
possessive
|
singular or
plural "you"? Prefixes and suffixes,
|
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137
|
wake
|
her/ his /
its
|
adjective
|
possessive
|
Prefixes and
suffixes. w-, y- ...
|
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138
|
yao
|
their
|
adjective
|
our
|
wetu
|
possessive
|
Prefixes and
suffixes
|
|
139
|
wetu
|
our
|
adjective
|
their
|
yao
|
possessive
|
Prefixes and
suffixes, w-, y- etu
|
|
140
|
mbaya
|
bad
|
adjective
|
good
|
mzuri
|
adverb
|
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141
|
mrefu
|
tall, long
|
adjective
|
short
|
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142
|
wa
|
of (the)
|
adjective
|
possessive
|
Range of
prefixes and suffixes
|
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143
|
wachache
|
few
|
adjective
|
many
|
adverb
|
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144
|
mdogo
|
small
|
adjective
|
big
|
mkubwa
|
adverb
|
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145
|
mzuri
|
good
|
adjective
|
bad
|
mbaya
|
adverb
|
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146
|
kila
|
each, every
|
adjective
|
adverb
|
||||
147
|
tafadhali
|
please
|
adverb
|
other
|
||||
148
|
wewe
|
you
|
noun
|
pronoun
|
||||
149
|
sisi
|
we
|
noun
|
pronoun
|
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150
|
asubuhi
|
morning
|
noun
|
day, evening
|
siku, usiku
|
time
|
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151
|
jioni
|
evening
|
noun
|
morning,
afternoon
|
asubuhi,
alasiri
|
time
|
||
152
|
siku
|
day
|
noun
|
night,
morning
|
usiku,
asubuhi
|
time
|
||
153
|
usiku
|
night
|
noun
|
morning,
evening
|
asubuhi,
jioni
|
time
|
||
154
|
leo
|
today
|
noun
|
tomorrow,
yesterday
|
kesho, jana
|
time
|
||
155
|
mchana
|
afternoon
|
noun
|
afternoon,
morning
|
alasiri,
asubuhi
|
time
|
||
156
|
kesho
|
tomorrow
|
noun
|
today,
yesterday
|
leo, jana
|
time
|
||
157
|
alasiri
|
afternoon
|
noun
|
morning,
evening
|
asubuhi,
jioni
|
time
|
||
158
|
jana
|
yesterday
|
noun
|
today,
tomorrow
|
leo, kesho
|
time
|
need to draw
a time-line
|
|
159
|
ninyi
|
you (plural)
|
noun
|
you
(singular)
|
wewe
|
pronoun
|
are (wewe/
ninyi) really (plural/ singular)?
|
|
160
|
mgeni
|
guest
|
noun
|
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161
|
kwa
|
for
|
preposition
|
|||||
162
|
na
|
and
|
conjunction
|
|||||
163
|
je
|
will
|
unsure
|
isthis a
noun, or a verb, or a tense-indicator
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164
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au
|
or
|
conjunction
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165
|
tena
|
again
|
adverb
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166
|
vyakula
|
food
|
noun
|
food
|
chakula
|
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167
|
mzazi
|
parent
|
noun
|
parents
|
wazazi
|
relationships
|
typical
"M/Wa" singuar/plural construction.
|
|
168
|
wao
|
they
|
noun
|
pronoun
|
often seems
to be superfluous - but why?
|
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169
|
kushauri
|
counselling,
advising
|
verb
|
transitive
|
came from
reading, no worked context
|
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170
|
matanguzo
|
spots
|
adjective
|
stripes
|
kupigwa
|
adjective
|
Gets cnfused
with spotting and reporting an advert.
|
in reference
to spotty zebra
|
171
|
punda
|
zebra
|
noun
|
zebra
|
mbwa
|
als0 gets
confused.
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