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Swahili 16
Chapter 16 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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-ake | his,hers,hers |
-ako | your, yours |
-angu | my, mine |
-ao | their,theirs |
-bovu | rotten, bad |
chama/vy- | society, organization, party |
-enu | your,yours pl. |
-etu | our, ours |
mkono/mi- | arm, han |
mkononi mwangu | on my arm/wrist (class 18) |
-ondoa | clear away |
rangi | color |
umoja | unity |
kiatu/vi- | shoe |
-zuri | good, nice, beautiful |
-a juu | high, upper |
baadaye | afterwards |
chumba/vy- | room |
damu | blood |
embe/ma- | mango |
haragwe/ma- | bean |
kahawa | coffe |
-kamuliwa | to be squeezed (cf. -kamua'squeeze' as in milking) |
kiazi/vi- | potato |
kinywaji/vi | drink, beverage |
-kuna | scratch (-kuna nazi ' grate coconuts) |
kwa urahisi | easily (cf. uarahisi) |
toke/ma- | type of banana (from Luganda) |
-mea | grow (plants) |
mnanasi/mi- | pineapple plant |
mnazi/mi- | coconut palm |
mpapayu/mi- | papaya tree |
mtama/mi | millet |
muhimu | important(invariable adjective) |
muhogo/mi | cassava |
mwembe/mi | mango tree (cf. embe/ma- 'mango') |
nanasi/ma | pineapple |
nazi | coconut |
ng'ombe | cow, cattle |
mnyama/wa- | animal (cf. nyama 'meat') |
-pika | cook |
safi | clean, pure (invariable adjective) |
tayari | ready (invariable adjective) |
-tia | put in |
-tiwa | be put in |
tofauti | different (invariable adjective) |
tui/ma | coconut juice (liquid squeezed from grated coconut) |
ugali | stiff porridge-like cooked cereal or meal |
upande/pande | side, section, area |
urahisi | ease,easiness,easy (U-) |
wali | cooked rice (U-) |
wali wa nazi | riced cooked with coconut tui |