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Swahili meeting

30aug2025

TermDefinition
mchanga mfu to be cheerful, to be in good spirits, to look bright and happy
halii he/she doesn't cry
sasa ni wiki moja tangu tumewasiliana kwa simu now it's one week since we have communicated by phone
kuwasiliana to communicate
piga risasi to shoot (a gun)
jengo building
to kill kuua
askari police officer
kusema uwongo to lie
kudanganya to lie
siku mbili zilizopita 2 ays before
siku mbili kabla ya leo 2 days before today
nina i have
kuumia to be in pain
nina maumiva i have pain
rangi ya shaba blonde color
nilikuwa na (past/future/-me- tense) = i had
zamani a long time ago
katika ncha za nywele at the ends of hair
rangi gani ya nywele unapendelea? which color hair do you prefer?
sijawahi i have never
sijawahi kufiriki kuhusu rangi nyingine ya nwele i have never thought about another hair color
mahari bride price/dowery
kuoana to marry each other
kutumia pesa nyingi kwa sherehe to spend money on the ceremony
wakati wa utumwa during the time of slavery
walioana they married each other
wahamiaji immigrants
alikuwa (past tense: to be) he/she was
familia ya family of
sherehe celebration/ceremony
pete ya uchumba engagement ring
msikiti mosque
shehe shiekh/shaykh
alinipa she gave me
ambayo relative pronoun = that/which
kutoa to give (out), to remove, to put out, to report
senegali senegal
myahudi/wayahudi jewish person/people
mkristu/wakristu christian/s
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