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Ch 4 Flashcards

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Early

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Mapema

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Time, watch/es, hour/s

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Saa

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Mama ntilie

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Street food vendor/kiosk

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I go to the cinema every Sunday night

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Huenda sinema kila Jumapili usiku

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I usually get up much earlier in the dormitory

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Kawaida huamka mapema zaidi bwenini

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Gym (Treningsstudio)

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Sehemu ya mazoezi

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To wake up, to get up

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Kuamka

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Before

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Kabla ya

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First, at first

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Kwanza

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Day/s

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Siku

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Cinema/s, movies

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Sinema

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Do you go out with your friends?

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Wewe huenda kutembea na rafiki zako?

Kutembea: To walk, to travel around

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Boarding school

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Shule ya bweni

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School cafeteria

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Mkahawa wa shule

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It depends

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Inategemea

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Monday

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Jumatatu (Third day)

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Biashara ndogo / Juakali

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Small street business

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I have a lot of work

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Nina kazi nyingi

-ingi: lots, a lot, much

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Mitumba

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Second hand clothing

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Thursday

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Alhamisi / Alkhamisi

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Friday

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Ijumaa (Congregation day)

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To cook

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Kupika

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I work during the week

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Ninafanya kazi siku za wiki

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Do you play any sports?

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Unacheza mchezo wowote?

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Every
Kila
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To wash clothes
Kufua nguo
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Wednesday
Jumatano (Fifth day)
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To rest/relax, to retire
Kupumzika
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Habitual tense - Def.
Used to talk about events that take place on a regular basis, such as a daily routine
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True, honestly, really (Adv)
Kweli
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Cup/s
Kikombe/vikombe
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I relax on the weekend with my family
Wikiendi hupumzika na familia yangu
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Road/s, path/s, way/s
Njia
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Dormitory
Bweni
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More, too much, extra
Zaidi
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To shave
Kunyoa ndevu | Ndevu: Beard/s
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Clothes, clothing, dress
Nguo
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Night
Usiku
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Tuesday
Jumanne (Fourth day)
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Game/s, match/es, play/s
Mchezo/michezo
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Breakfast (2)
Chakula cha asubuhi | Chai ya asubuhi
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After that
Baada ya hapo
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To get dressed
Kuvaa nguo
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Equal to
ni sawa na | -Equal to/same as life here at home? - .. Ni sawa na maisha ya hapa nyumbani
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Do you sleep after that?
Baada ya hapo unalala?
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To rent
Kukodi
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School/s (2)
Shule, skuli
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To exercise, to work out
Kufanya mazoezi
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Fabric/s, material/s, texture/s
Mfumo
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Homework (2)
1. Kazi ('Job, work, task, employment') za shule | 2. Mazoezi ya nyumbani
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Different
Tofauti
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Every
Kila - huenda sehemu ya kupumzikia kila Jumamosi (We go to the park saturdays/every Saturday) - Husoma Kiswahili kila Jumatatu na Jumatano (They study swahili every Monday and Wednesday)
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How do you get to work?
Unaenda vipi kazini?
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Afterwards, thereafter, then
Kisha
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To understand
Kuelewa
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Habitual tense - How to make
Add the prefix hu- to the verb. The verb don't require any subject prefix, the subject is known only from context, and the tense carries an automatic sense of "usually", "often", "typically" etc. -Kila siku huoga saa kumi na mbili asubuhui (I (you, they etc) take a shower at 6:00 am every day), yeye huenda sinema kila jumapili usiku (He/she goes to the movies every sunday night), wikiendi mimi hufua nguo (I wash my clothes on the weekend)
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Job, work, employment
Kazi | Kazini: At work
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Usually
Kwa kawaida | Kawaida: usual, customary, custom, habit
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Dinner, evening meal
Chakula cha jioni
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That's true Indeed
Ni kweli
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Exercise/s
Zoezi/mazoezi
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Not bad
Sio mbaya
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The habitual tense usually goes along with certain time expressions, name a few
``` Kwa kawaida (usually) Kila siku (every day) Kila wikiendi... ```
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What do you do in the evening?
Unafanya nini jioni?
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Egg/s
Yai/mayai
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Near by, close by
Karibu
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How's life at college?
Vipi maisha ya chuoni?
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What time do you get up?
Unaamka saa ngapi?
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How many?
Ngapi?
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By
Kwa
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To brush your teeth
Kupiga mswaki
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Rationale for naming of the Swahili week days
Named according to the muslim religious week; Friday is the last day, and also the day of prayer.
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Hygiene, sanitation
Usafi
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Then
Kisha
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Bus/ses
Basi/mabasi
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Wamachinga
Street traders
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After
Baada ya
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Street kiosks
Magenge
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To get on, to climb, to get into vehicle
Kupanda
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How
Vipi
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Sunday
Jumapili (Second day)
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That, then, at that time
Hapo
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To buy
Kununua
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To return, to come back
Kurudi
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Life
Maisha
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To take a shower or bath
Kuoga
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Weekend/s
Wikendi
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Do you like your classes and your professors?
Unapenda masomo yako na walimu wako?
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Trade, business, commerce
Biashara
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Sharp (at a specific time), exact
Kamili
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It's not the same
Sio sawa
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What do you usually do on the weekend?
Kwa kawaida unafanya nini wikiendi?
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Not the same, not okay, not right
Sio sawa
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Saturday
Jumamosi (First day)
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Lesson/s, subject/s, study/ies
Somo/masomo
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Living room/s
Ukumbi wa kupumzikia/kumbi za kupumzikia
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Which numbers are invariable
6-10 except 8 -The rest are variable and must agree with the noun (i.e. -moja, -tatu) (Mtoto mnoja - One child. Kiti kimoja - One chair. Mbwa mmoja - One dog. Watu watatu - Three people. Vitabu vitano - Five books)
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How is the day divided in Swahili
12 hours of daylight starting at 6 am and 12 hours of night starting at 6 pm. -> 7 pm = Hour one of the night/saa moja usiku
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Early morning - Time, swahili (2)
5-5.59 am | Alfajiri / Asubuhi mapema sana
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Morning - Time, swahili (2)
6-12 am | Asubuhi
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Noon/afternoon - Time, swahili (2)
12-3 pm | Mchana
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Late afternoon - Time, swahili (2)
3-5 pm | Alasiri
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Evening - Time, swahili (2)
5-7 | Jioni
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Night - Time, swahili (2)
7 pm-5 am | Usiku
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Which Swahili words needs to be used when giving the time
``` Saa (hour) -Saa is an N-class noun, so you always use the same forms of the numbers as you do when counting ```
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Counting - Which noun class does the number used for counting agree with
``` N class (Moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi..) ```
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Numbers without prefix 1-10
1. -moja (Mtoto mmoja, kiti kimoja, mbwa mmoja..) 2. -wili 3. -tatu (Watu watatu) 4. -nne 5. -tano 6. Sita 7. Saba 8. -nane 9. Tisa 10. Kumi
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6:00 am/pm
Saa kumi na mbili asubuhi/jioni
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7:00 am/pm sharp
Saa moja kamili asubuhi / jioni or usiku
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8:00 am/pm
Saa mbili asubuhi/usiku
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10:00 am/pm
Saa nne asubuhi/usiku
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12:00 pm (12:00)/am (00:00)
Saa sita mchana / usiku
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3:00 pm / am
Saa tisa alasiri / usiku
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5:00 pm / am
Saa kumi na moja jioni/alfajiri
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Half past (2)
Unusu Na nusu (Nusu: Half, part)
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Quarter past
Na robo | Robo: Quarter
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A quarter before
Kasorobo | Robo: Quarter
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How to say another amount of minutes (Not half or quarter) after the hour
Na dakika + minutes | Dakika: Minute
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Minute/s (Time)
Dakika
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Second/s (Time)
Sekonde
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1:30 am/pm
Saa saba unusu (na nusu) usiku/mchana
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3:15 am/pm
Saa tisa na robo usiku / alasiri
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5:45 am/pm
Saa kumi na mbili kasorobo alfajiri / jioni
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11:10 am/pm
Saa tano na dakika 10 asubuhi / usiku
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10:05 am/pm
Saa nne na dakika tano asubuhi/usiku
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Of: How to form
Basic form is -a, prefix is according to noun class and the same as the one used for posessives - M-Wa -> wa - Ki/Ch-Vi/vy --> cha (sg) / vya (pl) - N -> ya (sg), za (pl)
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M-Wa noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: 2. Plural:
M-Wa noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: w- (wa) (wangu, wako, wake...) 2. Plural: w- (wa) (wangu, wako, wake...)
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M(w)-Mi noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: 2. Plural:
M(w)-Mi noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: w- (wa) (wangu, wako, wake..) 2. Plural: y- (ya) (yangu, yako, yake..) (M(w)-mi --> What You doing? Tenk kul kis med solbriller som henger på en benk)
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(ji) -ma noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: 2. Plural:
(ji) -ma noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: l- (la) (langu, lako, lake ...) 2. Plural: y- (ya) (yangu, yako, yake ...) (Ji-ma -> Love You! Tenk liten asiater som ser opp med store øyne)
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Ki(ch)-Vi(vy) noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: 2. Plural:
Ki(ch)-Vi(vy) noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: ch- (cha) (changu, chako, chake ..) 2. Plural: vy- (vya) (vyangu, vyako, vyake ...)
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N noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: 2. Plural:
N noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: y- (ya) (yangu, yako, yake ...) 2. Plural: z- (za) (zangu, zako, zake ..) (N -> YoungZ. Tenk the New YoungZ)
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U noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: 2. Plural:
U noun class: Prefix for posessives and 'of' 1. Singular: w- (wa) (wangu, wako, wake ..) 2. Plural: z- (za) (zangu, zako, zake ...) (U going to the WZ. Tenk: U doing what?)
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w- sg + w- pl 'of' and posessives -> Noun class
``` M-Wa (M(w)-mi noun class and u noun class also has w- for sg, but different for plural) ```
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w- sg + y- pl 'of' and posessisves --> Noun class
M(w)-mi | M-Wa also has w- for sg and pl. U also has w- for sg.
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L- sg + y- pl 'of' and posessisves --> Noun class
(ji)-ma | M(w)-mi also has y- for pl and N has y- for sg
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ch- sg + vy- pl 'of' and posessisves --> Noun class
Ki(ch)-Vi(vy)
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y- sg + z- pl 'of' and posessisves --> Noun class
N noun class | M(w)-mi also has y- for pl and (ji)-ma has y- for sg
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w- sg + z- pl 'of' and posessisves --> Noun class
U noun class | M-Wa also has w- for sg. and pl.. M(w)-mi also has w- for sg. N also has z- for pl.
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To converse
Kuzungumza
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East Africa
Afrika ya Mashariki
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East
Mashariki
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West
Magharibi
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North
Kaskazini
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South
Kusini | -Afrika ya Kusini - South Africa
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To be taught, To be educated
Kufundishwa
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Body/ies
Mwili/miili
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And so on/etc (4)
Kadhalika Na kadhalika Na mengineyo Na nyenginezo
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From time to time
Mara kwa mara
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Mara moja
At once, Suddenly
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Time, sequence, turn
Mara
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Soap/s
Sabuni
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Kwa (4)
For With By To
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Mvulana/Wavulana (2)
Boy/s | Youth/s
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Haswa
Especially
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To appear, to be seen, To seem
Kuonekana | -Kunaonekana kuwa sio usafi - It is considered/seen as unhygienic
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Some, few (of)
Baadhi (ya)
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Barber(s)
Kinyozi/vinyozi na kukatwa nywele (Nywele - Hair) (Kukatwa - To be cut)
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To cut
Kukata - Kukata nywele - To cut hair - Kukata kucha - To cut nails
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Razor blade/s
Kiwembe/viwembe
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Washing machine
Mashine za kufulia | Kufulia - Laundry
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Woman/women, lady/ladies
Mwanamke/wanamke
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To wash/do the dishes
Kuosha vyombo
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To herd (animals), to look after
Kuchunga
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To rear/herd cattle
Kuchunga mifugo
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To close, to be locked
Kufungwa
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Bao
Board games
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To play poker
Karata
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Football
Mpira wa miguu | 'Ball of foot'
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Playing field, open field, courtyard
Kiwanja/viwanja | -Kiwanja cha mpira - Soccer field
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Samaki wa kukaanga
Fried fish | -Kukaanga - To fry
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Vitumbua
Rice fritters
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Maandazi
Buns
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Friend/s
Rafiki
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Discotheque/s
Ukumbi wa musiki, kumbi za musiki
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To stay (i.e. at home)
Kubai
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To listen
Kusikiliza
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Musque/s
Miskiti
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Church/es
Kanisa/makanisa
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Hotuba
Sermon (religious), speech, lecture

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