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People and Animals P
Plurals only, from Steere's bok
| Swahili | English |
|---|---|
| mawakili | agents |
| siafu | biting ants |
| chungu | black ants |
| nyani | apes |
| mashangazi | aunts |
| vinyozi | barbers |
| nyuki | bees |
| ndege | birds |
| maaskofu | bishops |
| vipofu | blind people |
| wavulana | boys |
| ndugu | brothers or sisters |
| nyati | bison |
| mafahali | bulls |
| kulungu | bushbucks |
| ngamia | camels |
| maseremala | carpenters |
| paka | cats |
| ng'ombe | cows |
| tandu | centipedes |
| madreva | chauffeurs |
| majumbe | chiefs |
| makarani | clerks |
| majogoo | cocks |
| mende | cockroaches |
| mbega | colobusses |
| majemadari | commanders |
| mamba | crocodiles |
| kunguru | crows |
| mashemasi | deacons |
| viziwi | deaf people |
| majine | spirits |
| mbwa | dogs |
| punda | donkeyes |
| hua | doves |
| mabata | ducks |
| vibeti | dwarfes |
| pofu | elands |
| tembo | elephants |
| maadui, adui | enemies |
| baba | fathers |
| samaki | fish |
| viroboto | fleas |
| inzi, mainzi | flies |
| kuku | fowl, hen, chicken |
| marafiki, rafiki | friends |
| vyura | frogs |
| paa | gazelles |
| twiga | giraffes |
| mbuzi | goats |
| maliwali | governors |
| mabibi | grandmothers |
| wasichana | girls |
| kongoni | wildebeasts |
| fisi | hyenas |
| mwewe | hawks |
| viboko | hippopotamusses |
| farasi | horses |
| mabanyani | Hindoos |
| makadhi | judges |
| mabibi | ladies |
| viwete | lamepeople |
| chui | leopards |
| simba | lions |
| mabwana, bwana | masters |
| kima | monkeys |
| tumbili | monkeys |
| mbu | mosquitos |
| mama | mothers |
| mbuni | ostriches |
| nguruwe | pigs |
| njiwa | pigeons |
| makasisi | priests |
| sungura | rabbits |
| panya | rats |
| vifaru | rhinoceroses |
| mabaharia | sailors |
| nge | scorpions |
| maboi | servant |
| papa | sharks |
| kondoo | sheep |
| maumbu | sisters |
| nyoka | snakes |
| askari | soldiers |
| masuitani | Sultans |
| mchwa | termites |
| kobe | tortoises |
| kasa | turtles |
| mawaziri | viziers |
| tai | vultures |
| madobi | washermen |
| vijana | youth |
| punda milia | zebras |