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Ji/Ma Nouns
Singular only, from Steere's book
| Swahili | English |
|---|---|
| shauri | advice |
| tendo | action |
| jambo | affair, thing, circumstance |
| mapatano | agreement |
| obzi | almond |
| jibu | answer |
| tao | arch |
| kwapa | armpit |
| jivu | ashes |
| makusanyiko | assembly |
| shoka | axe |
| ganda | gark |
| pipa | barrel |
| bakula | basin |
| tua | raided garden bed |
| tumbo | belly |
| lengelenge | blister |
| jipu | boil |
| chupa | bottle |
| sanduku | box |
| kasha | large box |
| tawi | branch |
| gari | car |
| zizi | cattle pen |
| kapi | chaff |
| kanisa | church |
| kuti | leaf of the coconut tree |
| dafu | coconut |
| makumbi | coconut fiber |
| mazungumzo | conversation |
| agizo | commission |
| matumaini | confidence |
| agano | covenant |
| tango | cucumber |
| giza | darkness |
| matata | difficulties |
| usia | direction |
| shaka | doubt |
| tone | drop |
| vumbi | dust |
| sikio | ear |
| yai | egg |
| jiko | eye |
| maelezo | explnation |
| kosa | fault |
| konde | filed |
| ua | flower |
| inzi | fly |
| tunda | fruit |
| vazi | garment |
| kaburi | grave, tomb |
| jembe | hoe |
| tundu | hole |
| goti | knee |
| fundo | knot |
| jani | leaf |
| embe | mango |
| soko | market |
| jamvi | coarse matting |
| maziwa | milk |
| jina | name |
| kasia | oar |
| mafuta | oil |
| chungwa | orange |
| kafi | paddle |
| papai | papaw |
| kokoto | pebble |
| nanazi | pineapple |
| shimo | pit |
| shamba | plantation |
| sufuria | large metal pot |
| fungu | portion, heap |
| boga | pumpkin |
| swali | question |
| majuto | regret |
| toba | repentance |
| tanga | sail |
| duka | store |
| jiwa | stone |
| jua | sun |
| wazo | thought |
| jino | tooth |
| mashairi | verses |
| maji | water |
| neno | wor |
| juma | week |
| mapenzi | wishes |