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Swahili I
Chs 7-9
80
Language - Other
Undergraduate 1
01/23/2010
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Term
jamaa
 Definition
family
Term
-jua
 Definition
know
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Marekani
 Definition
America
Term
mzaliwa/wazaliwa
 Definition
native(s)
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nyote
 Definition
all of you
Term
rais
 Definition
president
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sote
 Definition
all of us
Term
Baba Taifa
 Definition
father of a nation
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darasa/madarasa
 Definition
class room, class
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-eleza
 Definition
explain
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hizi
 Definition
these
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kiongozi/viongozi
 Definition
leader(s)
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kwamba
 Definition
that (conj.)
Term
mashariki
 Definition
east
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mheshimiwa/waheshimiwa
 Definition
respected, honored, person
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mtukufu, watukufu
 Definition
exalted person
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nchi
 Definition
country, land
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taifa/mataifa
 Definition
nation(s)
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siku
 Definition
day(s)
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siku za leo
 Definition
these days
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yaani
 Definition
that is, i.e.
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zamani
 Definition
old, long ago, past
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-fahamu
 Definition
understand, know
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kama
 Definition
if, as, like
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kwa kweli
 Definition
truly, in truth
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kweli
 Definition
true
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labeka, naam
 Definition
yes (from arabic) -two words
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bara
 Definition
mainland
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hasa
 Definition
especially
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-jifunza
 Definition
learn
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kabila/makabila
 Definition
tribe, ethnic group
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kisiwa/visiwa
 Definition
island (s)
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kule
 Definition
there (at a distance)
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kwa hivyo
 Definition
therefore
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kwa sababu
 Definition
because
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mashambani
 Definition
in the rural areas
Term
mbalimbali
 Definition
various
Term
mfanyakazi, wafanyakazi
 Definition
worker(s)
Term
mwananchi, wananchi
 Definition
citizen (s)
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pwani
 Definition
coast
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sehemu
 Definition
section, part
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sema na
 Definition
speak with
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shamba, mashamba
 Definition
farm, field(s)
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-tumia
 Definition
use
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Unguja
 Definition
traditional name for Zanzibar
Term
upesi
 Definition
quick, quickly
Term
wakati
 Definition
time
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wakati wa
 Definition
when (used with an infinitive)
Term
kuja
 Definition
to come
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lori, malori
 Definition
truck(s)
Term
meli
 Definition
boat
Term
mguu, miguu
 Definition
foot, feet
Term
motokaa
 Definition
car
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njia
 Definition
road, path
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ndege
 Definition
bird, airplane
Term
pikipiki
 Definition
motorcycle
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teksi
 Definition
taxi
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-a kutosha
 Definition
enough
Term
-a lami
 Definition
paved
Term
barabara
 Definition
highway, main road
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-chache
 Definition
few
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wachache
 Definition
few people
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gari/magari
 Definition
vehicle(s)
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gari la moshi
 Definition
train
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ghali
 Definition
expensive
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ingawa
 Definition
although
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karibu na
 Definition
close to
Term
kwa sababu gani?
 Definition
why, for what reason?
Term
lami
 Definition
tar, asphalt
Term
mahitaji
 Definition
needs, requirements
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mbali na
 Definition
far from
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mkulima/wakulima
 Definition
farmer(s)
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-nunua
 Definition
buy
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pesa
 Definition
money
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soko/masoko
 Definition
market
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sivyo?
 Definition
is that no so?
Term
taabu
 Definition
trouble, difficulty
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udongo
 Definition
dirt, soil
Term
-kataa
 Definition
say no, deny, negate
Term
jibu kwa kukataa
 Definition
answer in the negative
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