Chapter 17 Swahili Vocab
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| -andika | write
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| bado | yet,still; not yet
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| -leta | bring
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| lini? | when?
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| mbona? | why? (in a reproachful sense, whereas kwa nini is neutral in mean)
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| nafasi | chance, opportunity, time (sg. and pl.)
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| -pa | give (always used with an object prefix, usually indicating a human being)
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| -taka | want
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| yote | all (classes 4,6, and 9)
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| -a kienyeji | traditional, local, native (cf. mwenyeji "native born")
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| -a mwisho | last (see mwicho 'end')
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| -a zamani | old, former, ancient
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| -cheza | play, dance, etc.
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| -cheza ngoma | dance and sing (see ngoma below)
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| -chukua | take, carry, etc.
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| haijawa | it was not yet
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| halafu | later, and then, afterwards
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| hapo | then, there, then at that time
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| hapo mwanazoni | there in the beginning, in the context 'there above'
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| hivi karibuni | recently
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| hotuba | speech (N-)
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| jamhuri | republic (N-)
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| koloni | colonies (N-: see ukoloni below)
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| korongo | crane, stork (MA-)
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| -kuta | find
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| madaraka | responsibilities, duties, obligations (usually MA-)
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| Mjerumani/wa- | German person
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| mnamo | by (time reference only), in, on (usually with a date or the name of a month)
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| Mreno/wa- | Portuguese person
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| muungano/mi- | unity, alliance (jamhuri ya muungano 'united republic)
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| Mwarabu/wa- | Arab person
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| mwanasiasa/wa- | politician
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| mwezi/mi | month (also moon)
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| Mwingereza/wa- | English person
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| ndefu | long (N- adjective; stem is -refu)
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| ngoma | dance, drum, also often dancing, and singing (N-)
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| -pata | get, obtain
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| -sherehekea | celebrate
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| siasa | politics
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| sikukuu | holiday (N-; siku'day' + -kuu 'major, chief, imporant)
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| taifa/ma | nation
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| tarehe | date (N-)
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| -tawala | rule (verb), see utawala
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| -toa hotuba | give speech
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| ukoloni | colonialism
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| -ungana | join together, unite
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| Unguja | the traditional name of Zanzibar
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| utawala | rule(U-Class noun, cf. tawala)
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| vita | war (VI-class only, no singular)
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| zamanzi | long ago, the past
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| Vita vya Kwana/vya Dunia | First World War, WWI
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