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m/wa Swahili nouns
people/animals (animate beings)
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Undergraduate 3
09/19/2008
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Term
mwalimu (walimu)
 Definition
teacher
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mwanafunzi (wanafunzi)
 Definition
student
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mgonjwa (wagonjwa)
 Definition
sick person
Term
mtoto (watoto)
 Definition
child
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mzee (wazee)
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old person
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mimi, wewe, yeye, sisi, nyinyi, wao
 Definition
pronouns
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mzuri (wazuri)
 Definition
good person
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mkali (wakali)
 Definition
strict, hard person
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mdudu (wadudu)
 Definition
insect
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mtu (watu)
 Definition
man
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wa
 Definition
singular and plural "of" for m/wa class
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mfalme (wafalme)
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king
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mwingine (wengine)
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other person
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mzima (wazima)
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healthy, good condition, fine; adult, full grown
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mgeni (wageni)
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guest, stranger
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mtu mzima (watu wazima)
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adult
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msichana (wasichana)
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girl
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mvulana (wavulana)
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boy
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mwanamke (wanawake)
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woman
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mwanamume (wanaume)
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man
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mzazi (wazazi)
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parent
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mzalendo (wazalendo)
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patriot
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mtafiti (watafiti)
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researcher
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Mmarekani (Wamarekani)
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American person (said in Tanzani)
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Myahudi (Wayahudi)
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Jew
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Mfaransa (Wafaransa)
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French person
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mume (waume)
 Definition
husband
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mke (wake)
 Definition
wife
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Mkenya (Wakenya)
 Definition
Kenyan
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Mtanzania (Watanzania)
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Tanzanian
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Mwamerika (Wamerika)
 Definition
American
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mzaliwa (wazaliwa)
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native
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Baba Taifa
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Father of the Nation
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mheshimiwa (waheshimiwa)
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respected person, honored person
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mtukufu (watukufu)
 Definition
exalted person
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