Swahili--M/Wa class Flashcards

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person

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mtu / watu

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teacher

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mwalimu / walimu

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student

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mwanafunzi / wanafunzi

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guest

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mgeni / wageni

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patient

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mgonjwa / wagonjwa

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cook

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mpishi / wapishi

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child

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mtoto / watoto

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helper

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msaidizi / wasaidizi

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old person

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mzee / wazee

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bug

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mdudu / wadudu

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animal

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mnyama / wanyama

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citizen/native

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mwenyeji / wenyeji

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woman

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mwanamke / wanawake

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man

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mwanamume / wanaume

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farmer

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mkulima / wakulima

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wife

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mke / wake

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husband

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mume / waume

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18
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this (m/wa class)

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huyu

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that (m/wa class)

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yule

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these (m/wa class)

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hawa

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those (m/wa class)

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wale

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22
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of (m/wa class linking article)

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wa

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my (m/wa class)

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wangu

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your (m/wa class)

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wako

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his/her (m/wa class)

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wake

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our (m/wa class)

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wetu

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their (m/wa class)

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wao

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to be (referring to location, full conjugation)

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niko, uko, yako/ako, tuko, mko, wako

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to not be (referring to location, full conjugation)

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siko, huko, hayuko, hatuko, hamko, hawako

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30
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which/that/whom (m/wa class) (singular)

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ambaye

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31
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which/that/whom (m/wa class) (plural)

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ambao

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32
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bad student

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mwanafunzi mbaya

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33
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rotten man

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mwanamume mbovu

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34
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few people

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watu wachache

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dirty bugs

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wadudu wachafu

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36
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small child

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mtoto mdogo

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short old person

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mzee mfupi

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foreign/strange people

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watu wageni

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difficult teacher

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mwalimu mgumu

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smart student

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mwanafunzi mkali

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big woman

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mwanamke mkubwa

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fat man

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mwanamume mnene

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how many guests

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wageni wangapi

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wide/broad woman

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mwanamke mpana

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45
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new patient

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mgonjwa mpya

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lazy students

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wanafunzi wavivu

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47
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whole patient

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mgonjwa mzima

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heavy patient

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mgonjwa mzito

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49
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important man

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mwanamume mkuu

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50
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nice woman

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mwanamke mzuri

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51
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pretty animals

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mwanyama wazuri

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52
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pleasant children

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watoto wazuri

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53
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honest/trustworthy person

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mtu mwaminifu

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54
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honest/trustworthy helpers

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wasaidizi waminifu

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55
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thin/slender man

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mwanamume mwembamba

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thin/slender children

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watoto wembamba

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57
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red bug

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mdudu mwekundu

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red animals

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wanyama wekundu

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light (in weight) child

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mtoto mwepesi

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light (in weight) women

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wanawake wepesi

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cunning/crafty student

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mwanafunzi mwerevu

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cunning/crafty children

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watoto werevu

63
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black man

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mwanamume mweusi

64
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black women

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wanawake weusi

65
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many patients

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wagonjwa wengi

66
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many people

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watu wengi

67
Q

another teacher

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mwalimu mwingine

68
Q

other farmers

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wakulima wengine

69
Q

white bug

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mdudu mweupe

70
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white animals

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wanyama weupe

71
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translator

A

mtafusiri

72
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friend / friends

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rafiki / marafiki

73
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doctor / doctors

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daktari / madaktari

74
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driver / drivers

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dereva / madereva

75
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mtu / watu

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person

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mwalimu / walimu

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teacher

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mwanafunzi / wanafunzi

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student

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mgeni / wageni

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guest

79
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mgonjwa / wagonjwa

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patient

80
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mpishi / wapishi

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cook

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mtoto / watoto

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child

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msaidizi / wasaidizi

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helper

83
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mzee / wazee

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old person

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mdudu / wadudu

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bug

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mnyama / wanyama

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animal

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mwenyeji / wenyeji

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citizen/native

87
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mwanamke / wanawake

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woman

88
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mwanamume / wanaume

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man

89
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mkulima / wakulima

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farmer

90
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mke / wake

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wife

91
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mume / waume

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husband

92
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huyu

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this (m/wa class)

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yule

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that (m/wa class)

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hawa

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these (m/wa class)

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wale

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those (m/wa class)

96
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wa

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of (m/wa class linking article)

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wangu

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my (m/wa class)

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wako

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your (m/wa class)

99
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wake

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his/her (m/wa class)

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wetu

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our (m/wa class)

101
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wenu

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all of your (m/wa class)

102
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wao

A

their (m/wa class)

103
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niko, uko, yako/ako, tuko, mko, wako

A

to be (referring to location, full conjugation)

104
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siko, huko, hayuko, hatuko, hamko, hawako

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to not be (referring to location, full conjugation)

105
Q

ambaye

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which/that/whom (m/wa class) (singular)

106
Q

ambao

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which/that/whom (m/wa class) (plural)

107
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m-

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consonant stem adjective – singular – with m/wa class noun

108
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wa-

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consonant stem adjective – plural – with m/wa class noun

109
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mw-

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vowel stem adjective – singular – with m/wa class noun

110
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mwanafunzi mbaya

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bad student

111
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mwanamume mbovu

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rotten man

112
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watu wachache

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few people

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wadudu wachafu

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dirty bugs

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mtoto mdogo

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small child

115
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mzee mfupi

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short old person

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watu wageni

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foreign/strange people

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mwalimu mgumu

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difficult teacher

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mwanafunzi mkali

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smart student

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mwanamke mkubwa

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big woman

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mwanamume mnene

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fat man

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wageni wangapi

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how many guests

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mwanamke mpana

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wide/broad woman

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mgonjwa mpya

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new patient

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mwanamume mrefu

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tall men

125
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wanafunzi wavivu

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lazy students

126
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mgonjwa mzima

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whole patient

127
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mgonjwa mzito

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heavy patient

128
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mwanamume mkuu

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important man

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mwanamke mzuri

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nice woman

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wanyama wazuri

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pretty animals

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watoto wazuri

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pleasant children

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mtu mwaminifu

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honest/trustworthy person

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wasaidizi waminifu

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honest/trustworthy helpers

134
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mwanamume mwembamba

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thin/slender man

135
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watoto wembamba

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thin/slender children

136
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mdudu mwekundu

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red bug

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wanyama wekundu

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red animals

138
Q

mtoto mwepesi

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light (in weight) child

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wanawake wepesi

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light (in weight) women

140
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mwanafunzi mwerevu

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cunning/crafty student

141
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watoto werevu

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cunning/crafty children

142
Q

mwanamume mweusi

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black man

143
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wanawake weusi

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black women

144
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wagonjwa wengi

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many patients

145
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watu wengi

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many people

146
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mwalimu mwingine

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another teacher

147
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wakulima wengine

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other farmers

148
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watoto wengine

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some children

149
Q

mdudu mweupe

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white bug

150
Q

wanyama weupe

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white animals

151
Q

mtafusiri

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translator

152
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rafiki / marafiki

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friend / friends

153
Q

daktari / madaktari

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doctor / doctors

154
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dereva / madereva

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driver / drivers