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Swahili I
Chs 10-12
96
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Undergraduate 1
01/24/2010
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Term
alasiri
 Definition
afternoon 3-4 pm
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alfajiri
 Definition
very early morning/dawn
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-amka
 Definition
get up, wake up
Term
kesho
 Definition
tomorrow
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leo
 Definition
today
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-ngapi
 Definition
how many, how much
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saa ngapi?
 Definition
What time is it?
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saa, masaa
 Definition
hour(s)
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bahati
 Definition
luck
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chai
 Definition
tea
Term
chakula, vyakula
 Definition
food(s)
Term
chamshakinywa
 Definition
breakfast
Term
-chelewa
 Definition
be late
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dereva, madereva
 Definition
driver(s)
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-fika
 Definition
arrive
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kabla ya + infinitive
 Definition
before (followed by infinitive)
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kijiji,vijiji
 Definition
village(s)
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kila
 Definition
each, every
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kituo, vituo
 Definition
station, stopping place (S)
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kwenye
 Definition
at, to
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mapema
 Definition
early
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mara
 Definition
a time/occurrence, and occasion (n.)
at once, immediately (adv.)
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mara kwa mara
 Definition
often
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mosi
 Definition
one, first
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muda
 Definition
period, interval of time
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muda wa
 Definition
during
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mvuvi, wavuvi
 Definition
fisherman/fishermen
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mwezi, miezi
 Definition
month(s)
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njiani
 Definition
along the way
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safari
 Definition
trip, journey
Term
siku
 Definition
day
Term
-simama
 Definition
stop, stand
Term
tarehe
 Definition
date
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tena
 Definition
again, moreover
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-vua
 Definition
fish (v.)
Term
-badilisha
 Definition
change (v.)
Term
ada
 Definition
fee/s
Term
dakika
 Definition
minute(s)
Term
kasa
 Definition
less
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kasarobo
 Definition
quarter of
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kasoro
 Definition
less (in telling time)
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-lipa
 Definition
pay
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-lipia
 Definition
pay for
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mzazi, wazazi
 Definition
parent(s)
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nusu
 Definition
half
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robo
 Definition
quarter
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bure
 Definition
for free
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-enda, endea
 Definition
go, go to
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kadhalika
 Definition
etc.
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-kimbia
 Definition
run, run away
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-kimbilia
 Definition
run to
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kusini
 Definition
south
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kwa bahati nzuri
 Definition
fortunately, by good luck
Term
-lima
 Definition
cultivate, farm
Term
maskini
 Definition
poor person(s)
Term
msaada, misaada
 Definition
help, aid, assistance(s)
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nguo
 Definition
clothing
Term
-ondoa
 Definition
clear off
Term
-pika
 Definition
cook
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-saidia
 Definition
help
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samaki
 Definition
fish (n.) sing and pl.
Term
serikali
 Definition
government(s)
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dola
 Definition
dollar
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elfu, maelfu
 Definition
thousand(s)
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hivi
 Definition
about, approximately
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kujitegemea
 Definition
self-reliance
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mia, mamia
 Definition
hundred(s)
Term
mwaka, miaka
 Definition
year(s)
Term
-tegemea
 Definition
rely on, depend on
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bustani
 Definition
garden
Term
-chuma
 Definition
harvest, pick
Term
chungwa, machungwa
 Definition
orange(s)
Term
ijapokuwa
 Definition
even though
Term
jani, majani
 Definition
leaf, leaves
Term
kawaida
 Definition
usual thing, custom
Term
kitunguu, vitunguu
 Definition
onion(s)
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kwa kawaida
 Definition
usually, customarily
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kwa mfano
 Definition
for example
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maziwa
 Definition
milk
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mboga
 Definition
vegetable(s)
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mchungwa/michungwa
 Definition
orange tree(s)
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mfano, mifano
 Definition
example(s)
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mgomba/migomba
 Definition
banana plant(s)
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mkate, mikate
 Definition
bread(s)
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mmea, mimea
 Definition
plant(s)
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mti, miti
 Definition
tree(s)
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ndizi
 Definition
banana(s)
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nyanya
 Definition
tomato(S)
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-(ku)nywa
 Definition
to drink
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-panda
 Definition
plant (v.)
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-penda
 Definition
like, love
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-safisha
 Definition
clean (v.)
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sukari
 Definition
sugar
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tunda, matunda
 Definition
fruit(s)
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-uza
 Definition
sell
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zao, mazao
 Definition
produce(s)
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