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M/Wa M/Mi Ki/Vi Noun
Singular only, from Steere's book
| Swahili | English |
|---|---|
| Mnyama | animal |
| mkono | arm |
| mshale | arrow |
| mbuyu | boabab tree |
| kikapu | basket |
| kitanda | bed |
| mzinga | beehive |
| kipofu | blind person |
| mfupa | bone |
| kitabu | book |
| mpaka | boundary |
| mvulana | boy |
| kifua | breast, chest |
| kifungo | button |
| mzinga | cannon |
| mumbwi | canoe |
| msafara | carvan |
| mkufu | chain |
| kiti | chair |
| mtoto | child |
| kidevu | chin |
| mnazi | coconut tree |
| mbuni | coffee plant |
| kitana | comb |
| mpishi | cook |
| kizibo | cork |
| kikombe | cup |
| mtende | date tree |
| kiziwi | deaf person |
| mlango | door |
| mlevi | drunkard |
| kitambaa | duster |
| mzungu | European |
| kidole | finger, toe |
| mvuvi | fisherman |
| kiroboto | flea |
| mjinga | fool |
| mguu | foot, leg |
| kivuko | ford |
| mgeni | foreigner |
| mchezo | game |
| msichana | girl |
| mlinzi | guard |
| mkono | hand, arm |
| kipini | handle |
| kichwa | head |
| mchunga | herdsman |
| kilima | hill |
| kiboko | hippopotamus |
| mume | husbnd |
| mkalimani | interpreter |
| kisiwa | island |
| mfalme | king |
| kisu | knife |
| kibarua | workman |
| mguu | leg |
| mwongo | liar |
| kifuniko | lid |
| mstari | line |
| mdomo | lip |
| mjusi | lizard |
| mzigo | load |
| mkate | loaf |
| kioo | looking-glass |
| kitanzi | loop |
| mlingoti | mast |
| kiberiti | match |
| kipimo | measure |
| mganga | medicine man |
| mjumbe | mesenger |
| msiba | misfortune |
| kinu | wooden mortar for pounding grain |
| mlima | mountain |
| kinywa | mouth |
| kiapo | oath |
| mzee | elder |
| kitunguu | onion |
| msimamizi | overseer |
| mchikichi | palm oil tree |
| mchi | pestle |
| kipande | piee |
| mto | pillow |
| mti | pole, tree |
| mpagazi | caravan porter |
| kiazi | sweet potato |
| kigae | potsherd |
| mfuko | purse, bag |
| kidaka | recess |
| kifaru | rhinoceros |
| mto | river |
| mtoro | runaway |
| mtai | scratch |
| mtumishi | servant |
| kivuli | shadow |
| kibanda | shed |
| miatu | shoe |
| mgonjwa | sick person |
| mjinga | simpleton |
| mtumbwa | slave |
| mjakazi | slave woman |
| mkeka | sleeping mat |
| kdonda | sore, ulcer |
| mkuki | spear |
| mtambo | metal spring |
| kijiko | sppon |
| kiti | stool |
| mgeni | stranger |
| mkia | tail |
| kiko | tobacco pipe |
| kidole | toe |
| kitambaa | towel |
| mji | town |
| mtego | trap |
| kilemba | turban |
| mzabibu | vine |
| kishibau | waistcoat |
| mtungi | water jar |
| kisima | well |
| mjeledi | whip |
| mjane | widow |
| mke | wife |
| mchawi | witch, wizard |
| kibarua | workman |
| kijana | youth |
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