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SomoLaIshiriniLaMoja
Chapter 21 Swahili
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -enye | having, possessing, with, etc. |
| sifa | (good) reputation (i.e. praise, commendation) (N-) |
| mnanasi/mi | pineapple plant |
| ujuzi | knowledge, experience (U-;cf. -jua 'know') |
| utaratibu | care, order, orderliness, carefulness, etc. |
| afadhali | better, preferable (cf. (ni) afadhali 'it would be better') |
| -CHUKUA | take, carry |
| damu | blood |
| -enda zake | go one's way |
| hai | alive (cf. uhai) |
| hekima | common sense (N-) |
| hodari | brave, clever, skillful, etc. (cf. uhodari 'bravery, skill') |
| -kali | sharp, bitter, fierce, pungent |
| -kataa | refuse, say no |
| kwao | their home, their place |
| maarifa | information, knowledge, facts (MA- only) |
| mara moja | at once |
| mfu/wa | dead person (here used as an adjective modifying simba) |
| mfupa/mi | bone |
| miongoni mwa | among |
| mwenzi/w- | companion |
| mwenzao | their companion (mwenzi + wao) |
| wenzake | his companions (mwenzi + wake) |
| ngozi | skin (N-) |
| pori/ma- | wilderness, bush, uninhabited place |
| rafiki/ma | friend |
| -rudi | return |
| -rudisha | return (cause to return; transitive) |
| -rudishia | return to/for (e.g. return something to someone) |
| -ruka | fly, jump |
| -rukia | fly at, jump at |
| -shuka | come down, climb down, get down |
| simba | lion (N-) |
| -tia | put,place, set into |
| -tunza | care for |
| -ua | kill |
| uhai | principle of life, state of being alive |
| uhdari | courage, skill |
| uzima | wholeness |
| wale | those |
| -weka | put down |
| yule | that |