Week 7 Flashcards

1
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suruali

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pants

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nguo

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cloth, clothing

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-ka-

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a tense marker which is used in story-telling, It is also used to mean “and then” when a series of actions follow one another closely

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4
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nilikuwa

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i was (can also say “i was” as in i was Drake for halloween)

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5
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-chora

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to draw

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6
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kila

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every

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7
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-choka

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to be tired

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8
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sarakasi

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skits

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9
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-vaa

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to wear

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10
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fupi

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shorts

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11
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huzuni

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sadness

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12
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ndefu

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long

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13
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kama

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like

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14
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kila saa

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every hour

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15
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idhaa

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?

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16
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-hudhuria

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?

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17
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gauni

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?

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18
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-chungua

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?

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19
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-chambua

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?

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20
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pekee

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?

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21
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ndoo

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?

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22
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mchawi /wachawi

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witch doctor (with negative connotations of cursing people)

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23
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mganga / waganga

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witch doctor (not as negative)

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24
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mgeni / wageni

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visitor

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25
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mgonjwa / wagonjwa

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a sick person

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26
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mke / wake

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wife

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27
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mpishi / wapishi

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cook (person) from -pika

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28
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mtumwa / watumwa

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slave

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29
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mzungu / wazungu

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white person (not necessarily derogatory)

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30
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mlinzi / walinzi

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security guard

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31
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msafiri / wasafiri

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traveller

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32
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mlimaji / walimaji

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farmer

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33
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mjinga / wajinga

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stupid (noun or adjective)

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34
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mkristo / wakristo

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Christian

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35
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mzazi / wazazi

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parent

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36
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babu

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grandfather

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37
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kiziwi

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a deaf person (in m/wa noun class)

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38
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kibarua

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errand boy/girl, casual laborer (in m/wa noun class)

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39
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kijana

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young person (in m/wa noun class)

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40
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kipofu

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blind person (in m/wa noun class)

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41
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shangazi

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auntie

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42
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mjomba / wajomba

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uncle

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43
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binamu / binamu

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cousin

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44
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mume

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husband

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45
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shemeji

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in-law

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46
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nono

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fat

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47
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tiifu

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hardworking

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48
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mchokozi / wachokozi

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someone who makes fun of people, but not negative

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49
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-hisi

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to beg

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50
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tukutu

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naughty, mischievous, disobedient (adj.)

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51
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-potea

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to get lost, be lost, disappear

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52
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-angalia

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to look, watch, check, inspect, observe

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53
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kifaru / vifaru

A

rhinoceros

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54
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kitoto / vitoto

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small baby (noun) childishly (adverb)

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55
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shemeji

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in-law

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56
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mchumba

A

fiancé(e)

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57
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baba wa kambo

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stepfather

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58
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mama wa kambo

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stepmother

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59
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mpwa

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niece/nephew

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60
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-zoea

A

to get used to

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61
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chuo kikuu

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university

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62
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-jali

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to care

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63
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-fikiri

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to think

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64
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-sahau

A

to forget

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65
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sukuma wiki

A

a green sort of like kale lit. “to push the week”, an affordable vegetable

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66
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wakili

A

lawyer

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67
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kulewa chakari

A

to get stupid drunk

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68
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mlevi

A

drunkard

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69
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bahari

A

luck

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70
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-ua

A

to kill

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71
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ua / maua

A

a flower

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72
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-piga hodi

A

call ‘hodi’ outside someone’s door

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73
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elimu

A

knowledge, science, education

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74
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gereza

A

prison

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75
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-ingia

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to enter, go in; to join, take part in

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76
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ndani

A

inside, within

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77
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jiko

A

kitchen

78
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-pata

A

get, find, obtain

79
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mshtakiwa (washtakiwa)

A

accused, defendant

80
Q

ukweli

A

truth

81
Q

kaarafu

A

cloves

82
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uwanja wa ndege

A

airport

83
Q

uwanja

A

field, area

84
Q

uwanja wa michezo

A

playing field

85
Q

-panda

A

to get onto, mount; to grow

86
Q

-pona

A

to heal, recover, get well

87
Q

nyoka

A

snake

88
Q

leseni

A

license

89
Q

bila

A

without

90
Q

-pania

A

to crash, collide, bump

91
Q

nje

A

outside, out (preposition) + ya (outside of) external, foreign (adjective)

92
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maelekezo

A

directions, instructions

93
Q

ofisi ya watalii

A

tourist office

94
Q

-elekeza

A

to direct, show the way

95
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toka, kutoka

A

from (preposition)

96
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-pinda

A

to bend, curve, turn

97
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pants

A

suruali

98
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cloth, clothing

A

nguo

99
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a tense marker which is used in story-telling, It is also used to mean “and then” when a series of actions follow one another closely

A

-ka-

100
Q

i was (can also say “i was” as in i was Drake for halloween)

A

nilikuwa

101
Q

to draw

A

-chora

102
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every

A

kila

103
Q

to be tired

A

-choka

104
Q

skits

A

sarakasi

105
Q

to wear

A

-vaa

106
Q

shorts

A

fupi

107
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sadness

A

huzuni

108
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long

A

ndefu

109
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like

A

kama

110
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every hour

A

kila saa

111
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?

A

idhaa

112
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?

A

-hudhuria

113
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?

A

gauni

114
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?

A

-chungua

115
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?

A

-chambua

116
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?

A

pekee

117
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?

A

ndoo

118
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witch doctor (with negative connotations of cursing people)

A

mchawi /wachawi

119
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witch doctor (not as negative)

A

mganga / waganga

120
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visitor

A

mgeni / wageni

121
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a sick person

A

mgonjwa / wagonjwa

122
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wife

A

mke / wake

123
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cook (person) from -pika

A

mpishi / wapishi

124
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slave

A

mtumwa / watumwa

125
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white person (not necessarily derogatory)

A

mzungu / wazungu

126
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security guard

A

mlinzi / walinzi

127
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traveller

A

msafiri / wasafiri

128
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farmer

A

mlimaji / walimaji

129
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stupid (noun or adjective)

A

mjinga / wajinga

130
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Christian

A

mkristo / wakristo

131
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parent

A

mzazi / wazazi

132
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grandfather

A

babu

133
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a deaf person (in m/wa noun class)

A

kiziwi

134
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errand boy/girl, casual laborer (in m/wa noun class)

A

kibarua

135
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young person (in m/wa noun class)

A

kijana

136
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blind person (in m/wa noun class)

A

kipofu

137
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auntie

A

shangazi

138
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uncle

A

mjomba / wajomba

139
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cousin

A

binamu / binamu

140
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husband

A

mume

141
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in-law

A

shemeji

142
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fat

A

nono

143
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hardworking

A

tiifu

144
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someone who makes fun of people, but not negative

A

mchokozi / wachokozi

145
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to beg

A

-hisi

146
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naughty, mischievous, disobedient (adj.)

A

tukutu

147
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to get lost, be lost, disappear

A

-potea

148
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to look, watch, check, inspect, observe

A

-angalia

149
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rhinoceros

A

kifaru / vifaru

150
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small baby (noun) childishly (adverb)

A

kitoto / vitoto

151
Q

in-law

A

shemeji

152
Q

fiancé(e)

A

mchumba

153
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stepfather

A

baba wa kambo

154
Q

stepmother

A

mama wa kambo

155
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niece/nephew

A

mpwa

156
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to get used to

A

-zoea

157
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university

A

chuo kikuu

158
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to care

A

-jali

159
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to think

A

-fikiri

160
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to forget

A

-sahau

161
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a green sort of like kale lit. “to push the week”, an affordable vegetable

A

sukuma wiki

162
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lawyer

A

wakili

163
Q

to get stupid drunk

A

kulewa chakari

164
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drunkard

A

mlevi

165
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luck

A

bahari

166
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to kill

A

-ua

167
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a flower

A

ua / maua

168
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call ‘hodi’ outside someone’s door

A

-piga hodi

169
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knowledge, science, education

A

elimu

170
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prison

A

gereza

171
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to enter, go in; to join, take part in

A

-ingia

172
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inside, within

A

ndani

173
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kitchen

A

jiko

174
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get, find, obtain

A

-pata

175
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accused, defendant

A

mshtakiwa (washtakiwa)

176
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truth

A

ukweli

177
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cloves

A

kaarafu

178
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airport

A

uwanja wa ndege

179
Q

field, area

A

uwanja

180
Q

playing field

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uwanja wa michezo

181
Q

to get onto, mount; to grow

A

-panda

182
Q

to heal, recover, get well

A

-pona

183
Q

snake

A

nyoka

184
Q

license

A

leseni

185
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without

A

bila

186
Q

to crash, collide, bump

A

-pania

187
Q

outside, out (preposition) + ya (outside of) external, foreign (adjective)

A

nje

188
Q

directions, instructions

A

maelekezo

189
Q

tourist office

A

ofisi ya watalii

190
Q

to direct, show the way

A

-elekeza

191
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from (preposition)

A

toka, kutoka

192
Q

to bend, curve, turn

A

-pinda