In kiswahili language the adjectives agree with the nouns they quality both in number and in normal prefixes.
The following is a list of Swahili adjectives. It is not exhaustive, it contains, however, most of the commonly used adjectives.
Note that those which are preceded by a dash, take the nominal prefix es, and those which are not preceded by a dash do not take any prefix.
……..dogo, small, little. ……humu, hard, difficult
……..kubwa, big, great. …….Zima, whole, living
……..refu, long, high. …….pya, new
…….fupi, hort, shallow. …….chungu, bitter, sour
……zuri, nice pretty. …….tamu, sweet
…….Naya, bad, ugly. ……chache, few
……..Kali, sharp, fierce. ……Nene, fat
……..pole, mild gentle. ………nono, fat (animal)
…….kavu, dry. ………chafu, dirty
…….bichi, unripe, raw. …….vivu, lazy
…….bovu, rotten broken. ……kuu, great
…….Pana, wide. ……tupu, empty
…….embamba, slender. ……ote, all whole
…….zito, heavy. ……epesi, light,easy
……ema, kind good. …….erevu, cunning
…….ekundu, red. ……ingia, much, many
…….eusi, black. …….ingine, other
We will continue next time
