KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS: SWAHILI -ENGLISH VOCABULARY

SWAHILI -ENGLISH VOCABULARY

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-a                                                    of (takes class prefixes)

a-,                                                    he, she (used with verbs)

abiria,                                              passenger

acha, ku-, kuachana,.                       to stop doing something

adhuhuri,                                         midday

adui,                                                 enemy

afisa,.                                               Officer

afisa tawala.                                  administrator

Afrika.                                             Africa

Afrika mashariki.                           East Africa

Afrika magharibi,.                         West Africa

aga,ku-,                                         to take leave of

agana,ku-,                                     to agree upon something

ahadi,.                                            Promise

aina,                                              kind,sort

aina gani?                                     what kind,what sort….?

ajabu,ma-,.                                  wonder(s)

ajali,.                                             accident,fate

Akiba,                                          savings

-ako,.                                           Your(sing.)

akili,.                                           intelligence

alama,.                                       sign,mark

alfu,.                                           thousand(see elfu)

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