Swahili Vocab
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| moja | one
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| mbili | two
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| tatu | three
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| nne | four
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| tano | five
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| sita | six
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| saba | seven
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| nane | eight
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| tisa | nine
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| kumi | ten
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| ishirini | twenty
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| thelathini | thirty
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| arobaini | forty
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| hamsini | fifty
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| sitini | sixty
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| sabini | seventy
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| themanini | eighty
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| tisaini | ninety
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| mia | hundred
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| elfu | thousand
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| nyanya | tomato
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| mboga | green vegetables
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| viasi | potatoes
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| ndizi | banana
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| mcheli | rice
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| maharagwe | beans
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| ugali | thick cornmeal porridge
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| uji | millet porridge
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| chapatti | wheat flour flatbread
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| chai | tea
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| mayai | eggs
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| nyama | meat
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| machugwa | orange (fruit)
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| ndogo | small
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| kubwa | large
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| -refu | tall
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| -fupi | short
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| baridi | cold
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| choto | hot
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| moto | fire
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| moshi | smoke
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| mbwa | dog
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| kuku | chicken
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| bata | duck
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| bata mzinga | turkey
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| nguruwe | pig
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| ngombe | cow
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| kondoo | sheep
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| mbuzi | goat
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| nyoka | snake
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| ndege | bird, airplane
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| kinyonga | chameleon
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| farasi | horse
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| paka | cat
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| punda | donkey
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| punda milia | zebra
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| chui | leopard
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| duma | cheeta
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| tembo | elephant
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| popo | bat
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| kuenda | to go
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| kulala | to sleep
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| kununua | to buy
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| kula | to eat
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| kufa | to die
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| kuongea | to talk
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| kusema | to speak
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| kutupa | to throw
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| kuona | to see
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| kusoma | to read
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| kukimbia | to run
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| kucheza | to play
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| kupiga | to hit
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| kujua | to know
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| kusikia | to comprehend
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| kunywa | to drink
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| kuandika | to write
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| kulete | to bring
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| kubisha | to cry out
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| kuimba | to sing
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| kuomba | to pray
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| kuvua samaki | to fish
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| kuvaa | to put on
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| kuruka | to jump
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| kutengeneza | to fix
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| kukazi | to work
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| kupenda | to like
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| kutembea | to walk
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| kuona | to see
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| kucheza ngoma | to dance
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| Mungu | God
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| viasi | potato
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| mbwa | dog
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| paka | cat
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| maji | water
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| moto | fire
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| choto | hot
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| baridi | cold
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| barafu | ice
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| mcheli | rice
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| maziwa | milk
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| nywele | hair
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| vidole | fingers
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| miguu | feet
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| macho | eyes
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| mahindi | maize
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| ngano | wheat
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| gari | car
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| kuenda | to go
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| kusoma | to read
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| kuongea | to speak
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| kusema | to say
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| kufanya | to do
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| kutengeneza | to fix
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| kujua | to know
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| kusikia | to understand
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| kuona | to see
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| kuna | to be
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| kuweza | to be able
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| kucheza | to dance
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| ngoma | dance
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| mpira | ball
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| mzee | old man
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| bibi | lady
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| ndugu | brother
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| bwana | sir
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| maharagwe | beans
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| nyama | meat
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| ngombe | cow
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| kondoo | sheep
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| mbuzi | goat
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| ndege | bird
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| miti | tree
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| shamba | farm
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| njia | street
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| barabara | street
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| nyumba | house
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| chumba | room
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| kikombe | cup
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| simu | telephone
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| mesa | table
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| juu | up
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| katika | in
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| katikati | within
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| kusishi | to live
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| kukaa | to stay
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| kutoka | to come from
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| kuja | to come to
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| baada ya | after
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| baina ya | between
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| kabla | before
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| kitabu | book
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| mzuri | good
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| chache | few
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| mingi | many
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| wengine | others
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| sana | very
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| zaidi | more
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| mbaya | bad
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| salama | fine
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| sawa | OK
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| kubwa | big
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| kidogo | small
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| kuvuta | to smoke
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| cigara | cigarettes
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| bhangi | marijuana
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| ukimwi | AIDS
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| mgonjwa | sick
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| matumbo | stomach
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| mataco | buttocks
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| mafuta | oil
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| mafuta ya taa | kerosene
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| kusukuma | to strech
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| kusonga | to scoot
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| pesa | money
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| samaki | fish
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| kinyonga | chameleon
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| jiko | grill
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| kazi | work
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| kukimbia | to run
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| kutembea | to walk
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| kuogelea | to swim
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| kuandika | to write
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| kutafsiri | to translate
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| kulala | to sleep
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| kunywa | to drink
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| kula | to eat
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| kununua | to buy
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| kuruka | to jump
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| kufunga | to close
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| kufungua | to open
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| kupiga | to hit
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| viatu | shoes
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| jamia | family
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| nchi | country
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| wakati | time
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| saa | hour
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| kitu | thing
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| yote | all
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| hodi | hello
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| habari | what's up
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| jambo | hello
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| mbinguni | heaven
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| roho | soul
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| damu | blood
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| kunyamba | to fart
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| kujisaidia | to go #2
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| kujoa | to go #1
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| kuni | firewood
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| kuvua | to fish
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| kufua nguo | to wash clothes
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| kubisha | to cry out
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| mjinga | stupid
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| mnoki | idiot
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| punda | donkey
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| nyoka | snake
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| nyani | money
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| mrefu | tall
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| mfupi | short
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| kilugha | language
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| ndizi | banana
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| taifa | nation
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| matatu | taxi
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| kartasi | paper
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| choo | outhouse
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| kalamu | pen
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| kushida | to win
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| mbio | race
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| watu | people
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| mbu | mosquito
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| mkate | bread
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| mayai | eggs
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| mandazi | donut
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| chai | tea
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| sukari | sugar
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| unga | flour
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| mavi | feces
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| kijana | boy
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| msichana | girl
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| mtoto | kid
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| mama | mom
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| baba | dad
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| mwanfunzi | student
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| mwalimu | teacher
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| daktari | doctor
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| pikipiki | motorcycle
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| kuku | chicken
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| bata | duck
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| bata mzinga | turkey
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| matunda | fruit
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| mboga | cabbage
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| nyanya | tomato
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| pilipili | pepper
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| pilipili hoho | bell pepper
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| gari | car
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| shule | school
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| chuo kikuu | university
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| rais | president
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| ziwa | lake
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| mlima | hill
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| kahawa | coffee
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| machungwa | orange
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| kanisa | church
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| mbale | far
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| karibu | welcome
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| mabati | tin sheet
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| chumvi | salt
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| sabuni | soap
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| mwanume | man
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| mwanamke | woman
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| viyoo | glass
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| kiyoo | mirror
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| maneno | words
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| sasa | now
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| badaye | later
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| jogoo | rooster
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| takataka | trash
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| kutupa | to throw
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| farasi | horse
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| kupenda | to like
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| pombe | homebrew
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| kujaribu | to answer
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| taa | lamp
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| matope | mud
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| mpiya | new
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| fundi | carpenter
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| kuomba | to pray
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| askari | guard
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| mpishi | domestic worker
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| baraka | blessing
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