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Chapter 17 Swahili
Chapter 17 Swahili Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -andika | write |
| bado | yet,still; not yet |
| -leta | bring |
| lini? | when? |
| mbona? | why? (in a reproachful sense, whereas kwa nini is neutral in mean) |
| nafasi | chance, opportunity, time (sg. and pl.) |
| -pa | give (always used with an object prefix, usually indicating a human being) |
| -taka | want |
| yote | all (classes 4,6, and 9) |
| -a kienyeji | traditional, local, native (cf. mwenyeji "native born") |
| -a mwisho | last (see mwicho 'end') |
| -a zamani | old, former, ancient |
| -cheza | play, dance, etc. |
| -cheza ngoma | dance and sing (see ngoma below) |
| -chukua | take, carry, etc. |
| haijawa | it was not yet |
| halafu | later, and then, afterwards |
| hapo | then, there, then at that time |
| hapo mwanazoni | there in the beginning, in the context 'there above' |
| hivi karibuni | recently |
| hotuba | speech (N-) |
| jamhuri | republic (N-) |
| koloni | colonies (N-: see ukoloni below) |
| korongo | crane, stork (MA-) |
| -kuta | find |
| madaraka | responsibilities, duties, obligations (usually MA-) |
| Mjerumani/wa- | German person |
| mnamo | by (time reference only), in, on (usually with a date or the name of a month) |
| Mreno/wa- | Portuguese person |
| muungano/mi- | unity, alliance (jamhuri ya muungano 'united republic) |
| Mwarabu/wa- | Arab person |
| mwanasiasa/wa- | politician |
| mwezi/mi | month (also moon) |
| Mwingereza/wa- | English person |
| ndefu | long (N- adjective; stem is -refu) |
| ngoma | dance, drum, also often dancing, and singing (N-) |
| -pata | get, obtain |
| -sherehekea | celebrate |
| siasa | politics |
| sikukuu | holiday (N-; siku'day' + -kuu 'major, chief, imporant) |
| taifa/ma | nation |
| tarehe | date (N-) |
| -tawala | rule (verb), see utawala |
| -toa hotuba | give speech |
| ukoloni | colonialism |
| -ungana | join together, unite |
| Unguja | the traditional name of Zanzibar |
| utawala | rule(U-Class noun, cf. tawala) |
| vita | war (VI-class only, no singular) |
| zamanzi | long ago, the past |
| Vita vya Kwana/vya Dunia | First World War, WWI |
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