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Swahili
Chapter 11
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Undergraduate 1
11/14/2010
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Term
ada
 Definition
fee (sg. pl.)
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dakika
 Definition
minute (sg. pl.)
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kasa
 Definition
less
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kasarobo
 Definition
less a quarter, quarter past
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kasoro
 Definition
less (in telling time)
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kesho asubuhi
 Definition
tomorrow morning
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-lipa
 Definition
pay
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-lipia
 Definition
pay for/pay to
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mzazi
 Definition
parent
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wazazi
 Definition
parents
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nusu
 Definition
half
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robo
 Definition
quarter
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sivyo?
 Definition
isn't it so? isn't that right? is that not so? (expects a yes answer)
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bure
 Definition
for free, for nothing (also useless)
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-enda
 Definition
go
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-endea
 Definition
go to/for/toward
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-fanya
 Definition
do, make
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-fanyia
 Definition
do to/for, make for
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kadhalika
 Definition
and so on, etc., likewise
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-kimbia
 Definition
run, run away
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-kimbilia
 Definition
run to/toward
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kusini
 Definition
south
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kwa bahati nzuri
 Definition
fortunately, by good luck
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-lima
 Definition
cultivate, farm
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maskini
 Definition
poor, poor person/s
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msaada
 Definition
help, aid, assistance
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misaada
 Definition
helps, aids, assistance (pl.)
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nguo
 Definition
clothing (sg. and pl.)
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-nunua
 Definition
buy
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nunulia
 Definition
buy for/on behalf of
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-ondoa
 Definition
clear off/away
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-ondolea
 Definition
clear off for (someone)
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pesa
 Definition
money (usually pl.)
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pika
 Definition
cook
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pikia
 Definition
cook for
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-rudi
 Definition
return
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rudia
 Definition
return to/for
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-saidia
 Definition
help (verb, prepositional in form)
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samaki
 Definition
fish (sg. and pl.)
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serikali
 Definition
government (sg. and pl.)
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-soma
 Definition
study, read
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-somea
 Definition
study for, read for/to
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zote
 Definition
all (only use with nouns such as ada, nguo, ect.)
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