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SomoLaIshiriniLaMoja
Chapter 21 Swahili
Question | Answer |
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-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 |