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Swahili 16
Chapter 16 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ake | his,hers,hers |
| -ako | your, yours |
| -angu | my, mine |
| -ao | their,theirs |
| -bovu | rotten, bad |
| chama/vy- | society, organization, party |
| -enu | your,yours pl. |
| -etu | our, ours |
| mkono/mi- | arm, han |
| mkononi mwangu | on my arm/wrist (class 18) |
| -ondoa | clear away |
| rangi | color |
| umoja | unity |
| kiatu/vi- | shoe |
| -zuri | good, nice, beautiful |
| -a juu | high, upper |
| baadaye | afterwards |
| chumba/vy- | room |
| damu | blood |
| embe/ma- | mango |
| haragwe/ma- | bean |
| kahawa | coffe |
| -kamuliwa | to be squeezed (cf. -kamua'squeeze' as in milking) |
| kiazi/vi- | potato |
| kinywaji/vi | drink, beverage |
| -kuna | scratch (-kuna nazi ' grate coconuts) |
| kwa urahisi | easily (cf. uarahisi) |
| toke/ma- | type of banana (from Luganda) |
| -mea | grow (plants) |
| mnanasi/mi- | pineapple plant |
| mnazi/mi- | coconut palm |
| mpapayu/mi- | papaya tree |
| mtama/mi | millet |
| muhimu | important(invariable adjective) |
| muhogo/mi | cassava |
| mwembe/mi | mango tree (cf. embe/ma- 'mango') |
| nanasi/ma | pineapple |
| nazi | coconut |
| ng'ombe | cow, cattle |
| mnyama/wa- | animal (cf. nyama 'meat') |
| -pika | cook |
| safi | clean, pure (invariable adjective) |
| tayari | ready (invariable adjective) |
| -tia | put in |
| -tiwa | be put in |
| tofauti | different (invariable adjective) |
| tui/ma | coconut juice (liquid squeezed from grated coconut) |
| ugali | stiff porridge-like cooked cereal or meal |
| upande/pande | side, section, area |
| urahisi | ease,easiness,easy (U-) |
| wali | cooked rice (U-) |
| wali wa nazi | riced cooked with coconut tui |