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Swahili Ch. 16 Vocab
Elementary Swahili I- Mshomba, Penn, Tuseme Kiswahili
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04/03/2011
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Term
Afrika ya Mashariki
 Definition
East Africa
Term
-andaa
 Definition
to prepare
Term
bara
 Definition
continent
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hata hivyo
 Definition
nevertheless
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jiji
 Definition
big city (5/6)
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kama
 Definition
like, similar to
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kandokando ya
 Definition
by the side of
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karibu
 Definition
near, almost
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kaskazini
 Definition
north
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kaskazini-mashariki
 Definition
northeast
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kikuu
 Definition
big, main, major
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kisiwa
 Definition
island (7/8)
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kuliko
 Definition
more than
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kupita
 Definition
more than
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kushinda
 Definition
more than
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kusini
 Definition
south
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kwa hiyo
 Definition
therefore/thus
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kwa jumla
 Definition
generally
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lugha ya taifa
 Definition
national language
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maelezo
 Definition
explanation, presentation
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magharibi
 Definition
west
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mahindi
 Definition
corn, maize
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kabila
 Definition
ethnic group (5/6)
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maofisini
 Definition
in the offices
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mashariki
 Definition
east
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masikini
 Definition
poor (adj, never changes form)
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ziwa
 Definition
lake (5/6)
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mbuga za wanyama
 Definition
game parks/reserves
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milima
 Definition
mountains
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mito
 Definition
rivers
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mji mkuu
 Definition
capital city
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mlima
 Definition
mountain
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mto
 Definition
river
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Mungu
 Definition
God
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nchi
 Definition
country
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rais
 Definition
president (5/6)
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ramani
 Definition
map
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taifa
 Definition
nation/state (5/6)
Term
tajiri
 Definition
rich
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kiwanda
 Definition
industry (7/8)
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mfugaji
 Definition
herder (1/2)
Term
mvuvi
 Definition
fisherman (1/2)
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mwindaji
 Definition
hunter (1/2)
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waziri
 Definition
government minister (5/6 for pluralization, but uses 1/2 agreements)
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zaidi ya
 Definition
more than
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ziwa
 Definition
lake
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