Swahili--Ma class Flashcards by Lindsay Boole

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eye

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jicho - macho

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stone

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jiwe - mawe

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stove

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jiko - majiko

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tooth

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jino - meno

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answer/decision

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jibu - majibu

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meeting

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baraza - mabaraza

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corrugated tin

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bati - mabati

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compound

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boma - maboma

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valley

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bonde - mabonde

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parliament

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bunge - mabunge

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bridge/staircase

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daraja - madaraja

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window

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dirisha - madirisha

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shop

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duka - maduka

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car

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gari - magari

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newspaper

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gazeti - magazeti

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leaf/grass

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jani - majani

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hoe

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jembe - majembe

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sun

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jua

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church

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kanisa - makanisa

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oil drum/container

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pipa - mapipa

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bush

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pori - mapori

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suitcase/box/trunk

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sanduku - masanduku

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land/garden

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shamba - mashamba

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advice

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shauri - mashauri

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axe

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shoka - mashoka

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market

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soko - masoko

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nation

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taifa - mataifa

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mud

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tope - matope

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egg

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yai - mayai

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carpet

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zulia - mazulia

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building

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jengo - majengo

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flower

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ua - maua

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fruit

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tunda - matunda

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mango

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embe - maembe

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this

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hili

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that

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lile

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these

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haya

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those

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yale

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of (sing/plu)

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la - ya

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possessive pronouns (sing/plu)

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langu - yangu

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subject prefixes (sing/plu)

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li - ya

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subject prefixes, negative (sing/plu)

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hali - haya

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locative (sing/plu)

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liko - yako

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negative locative (sing/plu)

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haliko - hayako

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which/that (sing/plu)

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ambalo - ambayo

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consonant stem adjective prefix, singular

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no prefix, except ‘jipya’ or ‘lipya’

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consonant stem adjective prefix, plural

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ma-

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vowel stem adjective prefix, singular

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j- or l- (jeupe)

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vowel stem adjective prefix, plural

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m- (+ ingi becomes mengi)

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to have (sing/plu)

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lina - yana

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to not have (sing/plu)

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halina - hayana

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any (sing/plu)

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lolote - yoyote

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all (sing/plu)

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lote - yote