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SS Chapter 14-17,21
Simplified Swahili Chapters 14-17 and 21 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -aminifu | honest, trustworthy, faithful |
| -ema | good (character, of people) |
| -embamba | thin, narrow, slender |
| -ekundu | red |
| -epesi | light, easy |
| -erevu | cunning, crafty |
| -eupe | white, light colored |
| -eusi | black, dark colored |
| -ingi | many, much |
| -ingine | some (when referring to part of a whole), another, other(s) |
| bora | best, better, excellent |
| bure | useless |
| ghali | expensive |
| hodari | efficient, able, energetic, strong, clever |
| kamili | complete, exact |
| kila | every, each |
| laini | soft, smooth |
| maridadi / malidadi | fancy, adorned fancifully |
| maskini | poor (financially), miserable |
| rahisi | easy, cheap |
| safi | clean, pure |
| sawa | alike, equal |
| tayari | ready |
| tele | plenty of, many, much |
| wazi | open, plain (clear) |
| kuandikwa | to be written |
| kuanzwa | to be begun, started |
| kuchezwa | to be played |
| kuendelewa | to be continued |
| kufanywa | to be done, made |
| kufichwa | to be hidden |
| kufuatwa | to be followed |
| kufungwa | to be closed / to be shut up, imprisoned |
| kufunkiwa | to be covered |
| kufutwa | to be wiped |
| kufyekwa | to be slashed |
| kukamatwa | to be seized |
| kukatwa | to be cut |
| kukumbukwa | to be remembered |
| kuletwa | to be brought |
| kulimwa | to be cultivated |
| kulipwa | to be paid |
| kuombwa | to be asked, begged |
| kuonwa | to be seen |
| kuongezwa | to be increased |
| kupandwa | to be climbed/planted |
| kupangwa | to be arranged/hired |
| kupatwa | to be gotten/obtained |
| kupendwa | to be liked/loved |
| kupigwa | to be hit/struck |
| kupikwa | to be cooked (though not necessarily ready for eating) |
| kusafishwa | to be cleaned |
| kusemwa | to be spoken, to be said |
| kusomwa | to be read |
| kutafutwa | to be looked for |
| kutakiwa | to be wanted |
| kutumiwa | to be used |
| kutunzwa | to be cared for |
| kuulizwa | to be asked |
| kuwekwa | to be put/placed |
| kuwindwa | to be hunted |
| kuchaguliwa | to be chosen |
| kuchukuliwa | to be carried |
| kufunguliwa | to be opened |
| kujuliwa | to be known |
| kununuliwa | to be bought |
| kutolewa | to be put out |
| kuolewa | to be married (women only) |
| kuzaa | to bear, give birth, beget |
| kuzaliwa | to be born |
| kukataa | to refuse |
| kukataliwa | to be refused |
| kufikiriwa | to be considered |
| kuhitajiwa | to be needed |
| kujaribiwa | to be tried |
| kujibiwa | to be answered |
| kukubaliwa | to be agreed |
| -moja | one (1) |
| -wili | two (2) |
| -tatu | three (3) |
| -nne | four (4) |
| -tano | five (5) |
| sita | six (6) |
| saba | seven (7) |
| -nane | eight (8) |
| tisa | nine (9) |
| kumi | ten (10) |
| kumi na -moja | eleven (11) |
| kumi na -wili | twelve (12) |
| kumi na -tatu | thirteen (13) |
| kumi na -nne | fourteen (14) |
| kumi na -tano | fifteen (15) |
| kumi na sita | sixteen (16) |
| kumi na saba | seventeen (17) |
| kumi na -nane | eighteen (18) |
| kumi na tisa | nineteen (19) |
| ishirini | twenty (20) |
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