Nouns Flashcards
1
Q
grandfather
A
babu
2
Q
grandmother
A
bibi
3
Q
mother
A
mama
4
Q
father
A
baba
5
Q
sister
A
dada
6
Q
brother
A
kaka
7
Q
child
A
mtoto
8
Q
Sir/Mr
A
Bwana
9
Q
Madam/Miss/Mrs
A
Bibi
10
Q
teacher
A
mwalimu
11
Q
student
A
mwanafunzi
12
Q
friend
A
rafiki
13
Q
home
A
nyumbani
14
Q
exercise (noun)
A
zoezi
15
Q
water
A
maji
16
Q
pen
A
kalamu
17
Q
language
A
lugha
18
Q
man
A
mwanaume
19
Q
woman
A
mwanamke
20
Q
women
A
wanawake
21
Q
men
A
wanaume
22
Q
cook/chef
A
mpishi (sing.) / wapishi (pl)
23
Q
baby / child
A
mtoto (sing.) / watoto (pl.)
24
Q
people / person
A
watu / mtu
25
home
nyumbani
26
farmer
mkulima
27
traveler
msafiri
28
visitor/guest/foreigner
mgeni
29
lesson
somo
30
journey
safari
31
work
kazi
32
a patient/sick person
mgonjwa
33
an European/white person
mzungu
34
insect
mdudu
35
animal
mnyama
36
inhabitant/householder
mwenyeji / wenyeji
37
thief
mwizi / wezi
38
heart
roho (also means soul) OR moyo
39
joy
raha
40
money
pesa
41
room
chumba
42
KI/VI class
All verbs beginning with KI (singular) = VI (plural.
Also verbs beginning with CHA (singular) = (VYA) plural.
They are all in the same class, meaning that adjectives /descriptors and possessives are changed uniformly for all:
Adjectives:
Kitabu / Vitabu: "nzuri" becomes "kizuri" / "vizuri"
Chakula/ Vyakula: "nzuri" becomes "kizuri" / "vizuri"
Possessives:
Kitabu / Vitabu: CHANGU / VYANGU
Chakula / Vyakula: CHANGU / VYANGU
Heddwen's book (kitabu OF Heddwen) = Kitabu CHA Heddwen
The school's food: "chakula CHA shuleni"
**Only exception is any noun that refers to person/people, e.g. KIONGOZI. This takes on the M/WA noun class rules. E.g. two leaders = viongozi wapili.
43
receipt
cheti
44
dish
chombo
45
shoe
kiatu
46
head
kichwa
47
spoon
kijiko
48
basket
kikapu
49
cup
kikombe
50
knife
kisu
51
stop (station/bus stop)
kituo
52
leader
kiongozi
53
airport
uwanja wa ndege
54
bed
kitanda
55
blind (noun)
kipofu
56
deaf (noun)
kiziwi
57
chair
kiti
58
tongue
ulimi
59
plans
mipango
60
cake
keki
61
chocolate
chokolate
62
Education
elimu
63
church
kanisa
64
body
mwili [m/mi class]
65
parts
sehemu
66
body parts
sehemu za mwili
67
noun class
nahau
68
face
usoni
69
thing / matter
jambo [ma class]
70
window
dirisha [ma class]
71
case
sanduku [ma class]
72
t-shirt
shati [ma class]
73
lemon
lima [ma class]
74
mango
embe [ ma class]
75
heart
moyo [m/mi]
76
bag
mfuko [m/mi]
77
necklace
mkufu [m/mi]
78
fire
moto [m/mi]
79
bread
mkate [m/mi]
80
tree
mti [m/mi]
81
glasses [eyes]
mawani [m/mi]
82
foot / leg
mguu [m/mi]
83
mango tree
mwembe [m/mi]
84
luggage
mzigo [m/mi]
85
town / city
mji [m/mi]
86
orange tree
mchungwa [m/mi]
87
ball
mpira [m/mi]
88
hair
nywele
89
head
kichwa [ki/vi]
90
ear
sikio [ma class]
91
eye
jicho [ma class]
92
cheek
shavu [ma class]
93
nose
pua
94
mouth
mdomo [m/mi]
95
tooth
jino / meno [ma class]
96
neck
shingo
97
shoulder
bega [ma class]
98
chest
kifua [ki/vi]
99
arm/hand
mkono [ m/mi]
100
belly
tumbo
101
knee
goti [ma class]
102
letter
barua
103
email
barua pepe
104
elephant
tembo
105
airport
uwanja wa ndege
106
tourist
mtalii
107
tourism
utalii
108
animal park
mbuga za wanyama
109
lion
simba
110
elephant
tembo
111
leopard
chui
112
cheetah
duma
113
hyena
fisi
114
buffalo
nyati
115
zebra
pundamilia
116
deer
kudu
117
crocodile
mamba
118
hippo
kiboko /viboko
119
giraffe
twiga
120
clothes
ngua
121
pool
bwawa
122
piano
kinanda
123
sea
bahari
124
river
mto [m/mi]
125
salt
chumbi
126
muscle
msuli [m/mi]
127
dog
mbwa
128
cat
paka
129
gift
zawadi
130
guest / visitor
mgeni
131
tourist
mtalii
132
channel / section
idha
133
national parliament
bunge la taifa
134
information / statement
taarifa
135
immigration office
ofisi za Uhamiaji
136
test
mtihani
137
list / register
orodha
138
category
kikundi
139
chapter
sura
140
cloth
kitambaa
141
piece
kipande
142
labourer
kibarua
143
topic
mada
144
summary
muhtasari
