Swahili--Ma class Flashcards
eye
jicho - macho
stone
jiwe - mawe
stove
jiko - majiko
tooth
jino - meno
answer/decision
jibu - majibu
meeting
baraza - mabaraza
corrugated tin
bati - mabati
compound
boma - maboma
valley
bonde - mabonde
parliament
bunge - mabunge
bridge/staircase
daraja - madaraja
window
dirisha - madirisha
shop
duka - maduka
car
gari - magari
newspaper
gazeti - magazeti
leaf/grass
jani - majani
hoe
jembe - majembe
sun
jua
church
kanisa - makanisa
oil drum/container
pipa - mapipa
bush
pori - mapori
suitcase/box/trunk
sanduku - masanduku
land/garden
shamba - mashamba
advice
shauri - mashauri
axe
shoka - mashoka
market
soko - masoko
nation
taifa - mataifa
mud
tope - matope
egg
yai - mayai
carpet
zulia - mazulia
building
jengo - majengo
flower
ua - maua
fruit
tunda - matunda
mango
embe - maembe
this
hili
that
lile
these
haya
those
yale
of (sing/plu)
la - ya
possessive pronouns (sing/plu)
langu - yangu
subject prefixes (sing/plu)
li - ya
subject prefixes, negative (sing/plu)
hali - haya
locative (sing/plu)
liko - yako
negative locative (sing/plu)
haliko - hayako
which/that (sing/plu)
ambalo - ambayo
consonant stem adjective prefix, singular
no prefix, except ‘jipya’ or ‘lipya’
consonant stem adjective prefix, plural
ma-
vowel stem adjective prefix, singular
j- or l- (jeupe)
vowel stem adjective prefix, plural
m- (+ ingi becomes mengi)
to have (sing/plu)
lina - yana
to not have (sing/plu)
halina - hayana
any (sing/plu)
lolote - yoyote
all (sing/plu)
lote - yote
jicho - macho
eye
jiwe - mawe
stone
jiko - majiko
stove
jino - meno
tooth
jibu - majibu
answer/decision
baraza - mabaraza
meeting
bati - mabati
corrugated tin
boma - maboma
compound
bonde - mabonde
valley
bunge - mabunge
parliament
daraja - madaraja
bridge/staircase
dirisha - madirisha
window
duka - maduka
shop
gari - magari
car
gazeti - magazeti
newspaper
jani - majani
leaf/grass
jembe - majembe
hoe
jua
sun
kanisa - makanisa
church
pipa - mapipa
oil drum/container
pori - mapori
bush
sanduku - masanduku
suitcase/box/trunk
shamba - mashamba
land/garden
shauri - mashauri
advice
shoka - mashoka
axe
soko - masoko
market
taifa - mataifa
nation
tope - matope
mud
yai - mayai
egg
zulia - mazulia
carpet
jengo - majengo
building
ua - maua
flower
tunda - matunda
fruit
embe - maembe
mango
hili
this
lile
that
haya
these
yale
those
la - ya
of (sing/plu)
langu - yangu
possessive pronouns (sing/plu)
li - ya
subject prefixes (sing/plu)
hali - haya
subject prefixes, negative (sing/plu)
liko - yako
locative (sing/plu)
haliko - hayako
negative locative (sing/plu)
ambalo - ambayo
which/that (sing/plu)
no prefix, except ‘jipya’ or ‘lipya’
consonant stem adjective prefix, singular
ma-
consonant stem adjective prefix, plural
j- or l- (jeupe)
vowel stem adjective prefix, singular
m- (+ ingi becomes mengi)
vowel stem adjective prefix, plural
lina - yana
to have (sing/plu)
halina - hayana
to not have (sing/plu)
lolote - yoyote
any (sing/plu)
lote - yote
all (sing/plu)