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Compound Adjectives
From Steere's book
| Swahili | English |
|---|---|
| -a kale | ancient |
| -a kiungwana | civilized |
| -a baridi | cold |
| -a hila | crafty |
| -a giza | dark (not light) |
| -a milele | eternal |
| -a kizungu | European |
| -a kwanza | first, former |
| --a bahati, -a heri | fortunate |
| -a moto | hot |
| -a kibinadamu | human |
| -a haki | just |
| -a kushoto | left hand |
| -a pili | the other |
| -a watu | other people's |
| -a kawaida | regular |
| -a kulia | right hand |
| -a mviringo | round |
| -a siri | secret |
| -a mwenyewe | someone elses' |
| -a kweli | true |
| -a kishenzi | uncivilized |
| -a thamani | valuable |
| -a mwituni | wild |
| -a kwanza | first |
| -a pili | second |
| -a tatu | third |
| -a nne | fourth |
| -a tano | fifth |
| -a sita | sixth |
| -a saba | seventh |
| -a nane | eighth |
| -a tenda | ninth |
| -a kumi | tenth |
| -a edashara | eleventh |
| -a thenashara | twelfth |
| -a ishirini | twentieth |
| -a mia | hundredth |
| -a mwisho | last |
| -angu | my |
| -ako | your |
| -ake | his/her |
| -etu | our |
| -enu | your |
| -ao | their |