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Somo la Kumi na Saba
Swahili vocab Ch 17
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Undergraduate 3
01/22/2009
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Term
ala!
 Definition
oh! (expression of suprise; stress is on the last syllable)
Term
-andika
 Definition
write
Term
bado
 Definition
yet, still; not yet
Term
-leta
 Definition
bring
Term
lini?
 Definition
when?
Term
mbona?
 Definition
why? (in a reproachful sense)
Term
nafasi
 Definition
chance, opportunity, time (sg and pl)
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-pa
 Definition
give (always used with an object prefix, usually indicating a human being)
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-taka
 Definition
want
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yote
 Definition
all
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-a kienyeji
 Definition
traditional, local, native
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-a mwisho
 Definition
last
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-a zamani
 Definition
old, former, ancient
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-cheza
 Definition
play, dance, etc.
Term
-cheza ngoma
 Definition
dance and sing
Term
-chukua
 Definition
take, carry, etc.
Term
haijawa
 Definition
it was not yet
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halafu
 Definition
later, and then, afterwards
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hapo
 Definition
then, there, then at that time
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hapo mwanzoni
 Definition
there in the beginning
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hivi karibuni
 Definition
recently
Term
hotuba
 Definition
speech (n class)
Term
jamhuri
 Definition
republic (n class)
Term
koloni
 Definition
colonies (n class)
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korongo
 Definition
crane, stork (ma class)
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-kuta
 Definition
find
Term
madaraka
 Definition
responsibilities, duties, obligations (usually -ma)
Term
Mjerumani/wajerumani
 Definition
German person
Term
mnamo
 Definition
by (time reference only), in, on (usually with a date or the name of the month)
Term
Mreno/wareno
 Definition
Protuguese person
Term
muungano/miuungano
 Definition
unity, alliance
Term
Mwarabu/warabu
 Definition
Arab person
Term
mwanasiasa/wanasiasa
 Definition
politician
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mwezi/miezi
 Definition
month (also moon)
Term
Mwingereza/waingereza
 Definition
English person
Term
ndefu
 Definition
long (n adjective)
Term
ngoma
 Definition
dance, drum, also often dancing, and singing (n class)
Term
-pata
 Definition
get, obtain
Term
-sherehekea
 Definition
celebrate
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siasa
 Definition
politics
Term
sikukuu
 Definition
holiday (n class)
Term
taifa/mataifa
 Definition
nation
Term
Tanganyika
 Definition
the former name for Tanzania
Term
tarehe
 Definition
date (n class)
Term
-tawala
 Definition
rule (verb)
Term
-toa hotuba
 Definition
give a speech
Term
ukoloni
 Definition
colonialism (u class, n class)
Term
-ungana
 Definition
join together, unite
Term
Unguja
 Definition
the traditional name of the island of Zanzibar
Term
vita
 Definition
war (vi class only; no sg)
Term
Vita vya Kwanza vya Dunia
 Definition
WW1
Term
zamani
 Definition
long ago, the past
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