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Simplified Swahili
Vocabulary from Chapters 8 to 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mti | tree, post, tree trunk |
| mbuyu | Baobab tree |
| mchezo | game, toy |
| mfereji | ditch, furrow, channel |
| mfuko | bag, pocket |
| mguu | leg, foot |
| mji | town, city |
| mkate | loaf of bread |
| mkono | arm, hand |
| mlango | door, opening, gate |
| mlima | mountain |
| mmea | plant, crop |
| mshahara | salary, wages (rarely plural) |
| msumari | (construction) nail |
| mtihani | exam, test |
| mzigo | load, luggage, (plural) burden |
| moshi | smoke |
| moto | fire |
| moyo | heart |
| mwaka | year |
| mwembe | mango tree |
| mwendo | speed, journey |
| mwezi | month, moon |
| mwiba | thorn tree, thorn, prickle |
| mwili | (living) body |
| mwisho | end, conclusion |
| kufaa | to be suitable (of quality) |
| kuficha | to hide (something) |
| kuiva | to be ripe, cooked, ready for eaten |
| kulegea | to be loose, slack |
| kunuka | to stink, smell bad |
| kunukia | to smell sweet |
| kuota | to grow, bask, dream |
| kupoa | to get cool |
| kusaidia | to help, assist |
| kusitawi | to flourish, prosper |
| kutoa | to give/put out |
| kutosha | to be sufficient (of quantity) |
| -baya | bad |
| -bovu | rotten |
| -chache | few (takes plural only) |
| -chafu | dirty |
| -dogo | small, little |
| -fupi | short, low |
| -geni | (of people) strange, foreign, new |
| -gumu | hard, difficult |
| -kali | fierce, sharp, steep, strict |
| -kavu | dry |
| -kubwa | big, large |
| -nene | fat, thick |
| -ngapi? | how many? |
| -pana | wide, broad, flat |
| -pya | new |
| -refu | long, deep, high, tall |
| -tamu | sweet (sugary) |
| -tupu | empty, bare, pure ('nothing but') |
| -vivu | lazy, idle |
| -zima | whole |
| -zito | heavy |
| -kuu | great, main, important |
| -zuri | good, nice, pleasant, beautiful, lovely |
| -kuukuu | old (of things) |
| -zee | old (of people) |
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