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In Swahili the possessive pronouns are treated like adjectives, They take nominal prefixes,as shown below: -angu,my,mine                                  -etu, our,ours -ako, your,…

Below is a list of Swahili demonstratives for different noun classes:                                         NOUN CLASS                  Singular.         …

This, that and plurals these and those are called DEMONSTRATIVES, from the latin demonstrate, to show,in Swahili, demonstrative are of…

We proceed with our topic  Orders and wishes The negative subjunctive is used to express orders or commands in the…

We proceed with our topic Orders and wishes Monosyllabic verbs from no exception here, so we have: Nije, let me…

In Swahili orders are given by using the verb stem or in the case of monosyllabic verbs, the whole verb,…

We proceed with our topic THE SWAHILI NEGATIVE FORMS The present Tense Sisomi, I do not read.                                 Ninasoma, I read…

Swahili uses a different set of subject prefixes to express negations.The idea of negation is contained in these subject prefixes.…

Juzi,day before yesterday.                                   …

This verb is also irregular in the present tense. In other tenses it is regular and identical with the verb…