Chapter 5 - Nouns Flashcards
in Swahili nouns change at the beginning to denote singular or plural M- singular (if in front of a vowel mw-) Wa- plural (if 2 vowels together a+a=a; a+e=e; a+i=e) **exceptions are to nationalities
1
Q
mganga
A
a doctor, a witchdoctor
2
Q
waganga
A
doctors; witchdoctors
3
Q
mgeni
A
a visitor, guest, stranger, newcomer
4
Q
wageni
A
visitors, guests, strangers, newcomers
5
Q
mgonjwa
A
a sick person, patient
6
Q
wagonjwa
A
sick people, patients
7
Q
mpishi
A
a cook
8
Q
wapishi
A
cooks
9
Q
mtoto
A
a child
10
Q
watoto
A
children
11
Q
mtumishi
A
a servant
12
Q
watumishi
A
servants
13
Q
mzee
A
an old person, an elder
14
Q
wazee
A
old people, elders
15
Q
Mzungu
A
a European/white person
16
Q
Wazungu
A
Europeans/white people
17
Q
mdudu
A
an insect
18
Q
wadudu
A
insects
19
Q
mnyama
A
an animal
20
Q
wanyama
A
animals
21
Q
mtu
A
a person
22
Q
watu
A
people
23
Q
mwana
A
a son/daughter
24
Q
wana
A
sons/daughters
25
mwanafunzi
a student
26
wanafunzi
students
27
mwalium
a teacher
28
walimu
teachers
29
mwenyeji
an inhabitant, householder
30
wenyeji
inhabitants, householders
31
mwizi
a thief
32
wezi
thieves
33
mwanamke
a woman (really two words together hence m- twice)
34
wanawake
women (really two words together hence wa twice)
35
mwanamume
a man
36
wanaume
men
37
mwindaji
a hunter
38
wawindaji
hunters
39
mwislamu
a muslim
40
waislamu
muslims
41
mwafrika
an afrikan
42
waafrika
africans
43
mwamerika
an american
44
waamerika
americans
45
mwarabu
an arab
46
waarabu
arabs
47
mwingereza
a british person
48
waingereza
british people
49
mwitalia
an italian
50
waitalia
italians
51
mfaransa
a frenchman
52
wafaransa
frenchmen
53
mdachi
a german
54
wadachi
germans
55
mholanzi
a dutchman
56
waholanzi
dutchmen
57
mgiriki
a greek
58
wagiriki
greeks
