Swahili--M/Wa class Flashcards

1
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person

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mtu / watu

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2
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teacher

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mwalimu / walimu

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3
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student

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mwanafunzi / wanafunzi

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4
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guest

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mgeni / wageni

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5
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patient

A

mgonjwa / wagonjwa

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6
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cook

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mpishi / wapishi

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7
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child

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mtoto / watoto

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8
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helper

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msaidizi / wasaidizi

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9
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old person

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mzee / wazee

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10
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bug

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mdudu / wadudu

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11
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animal

A

mnyama / wanyama

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12
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citizen/native

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mwenyeji / wenyeji

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13
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woman

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mwanamke / wanawake

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14
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man

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mwanamume / wanaume

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15
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farmer

A

mkulima / wakulima

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16
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wife

A

mke / wake

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17
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husband

A

mume / waume

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18
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this (m/wa class)

A

huyu

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19
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that (m/wa class)

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yule

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20
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these (m/wa class)

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hawa

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21
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those (m/wa class)

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wale

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22
Q

of (m/wa class linking article)

A

wa

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23
Q

my (m/wa class)

A

wangu

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24
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your (m/wa class)

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wako

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25
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his/her (m/wa class)

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wake

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26
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our (m/wa class)

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wetu

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27
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all of your (m/wa class)

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wenu

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28
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their (m/wa class)

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wao

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29
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to be (referring to location, full conjugation)

A

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

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30
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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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31
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which/that/whom (m/wa class) (singular)

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ambaye

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32
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which/that/whom (m/wa class) (plural)

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ambao

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33
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consonant stem adjective – singular – with m/wa class noun

A

m-

34
Q

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

A

wa-

35
Q

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

A

mw-

36
Q

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

A

w- if a/e/o/u following, we- if i following

37
Q

bad student

A

mwanafunzi mbaya

38
Q

rotten man

A

mwanamume mbovu

39
Q

few people

A

watu wachache

40
Q

dirty bugs

A

wadudu wachafu

41
Q

small child

A

mtoto mdogo

42
Q

short old person

A

mzee mfupi

43
Q

foreign/strange people

A

watu wageni

44
Q

difficult teacher

A

mwalimu mgumu

45
Q

smart student

A

mwanafunzi mkali

46
Q

big woman

A

mwanamke mkubwa

47
Q

fat man

A

mwanamume mnene

48
Q

fat animal

A

mnyama mnono

49
Q

how many guests

A

wageni wangapi

50
Q

wide/broad woman

A

mwanamke mpana

51
Q

new patient

A

mgonjwa mpya

52
Q

tall men

A

mwanamume mrefu

53
Q

lazy students

A

wanafunzi wavivu

54
Q

whole patient

A

mgonjwa mzima

55
Q

heavy patient

A

mgonjwa mzito

56
Q

important man

A

mwanamume mkuu

57
Q

nice woman

A

mwanamke mzuri

58
Q

pretty animals

A

mwanyama wazuri

59
Q

pleasant children

A

watoto wazuri

60
Q

honest/trustworthy person

A

mtu mwaminifu

61
Q

honest/trustworthy helpers

A

wasaidizi waminifu

62
Q

thin/slender man

A

mwanamume mwembamba

63
Q

thin/slender children

A

watoto wembamba

64
Q

red bug

A

mdudu mwekundu

65
Q

red animals

A

wanyama wekundu

66
Q

light (in weight) child

A

mtoto mwepesi

67
Q

light (in weight) women

A

wanawake wepesi

68
Q

cunning/crafty student

A

mwanafunzi mwerevu

69
Q

cunning/crafty children

A

watoto werevu

70
Q

black man

A

mwanamume mweusi

71
Q

black women

A

wanawake weusi

72
Q

many patients

A

wagonjwa wengi

73
Q

many people

A

watu wengi

74
Q

another teacher

A

mwalimu mwingine

75
Q

other farmers

A

wakulima wengine

76
Q

some children

A

watoto wengine

77
Q

white bug

A

mdudu mweupe

78
Q

white animals

A

wanyama weupe

79
Q

translator

A

mtafusiri

80
Q

friend / friends

A

rafiki / marafiki

81
Q

doctor / doctors

A

daktari / madaktari

82
Q

driver / drivers

A

dereva / madereva