THE KI-SWAIIILI LANGUAGE 



the first class; for instance, The European's wife, Bibi wa Mziin- 

 gu. The master's knife, Kisu wa Bwana. 



Vocabulary 



kisu, visu, knife. 



nitu, watu, man. 



nitoto, watoto, child. 



kitendo, vitendo, action. 



mshale, mi shale, arrow. 



kitanda, vitanda, bedstead. 



kitabu, vitabu, book. 



mzigo, mizigo, burden. 



kiti, viti, chair. 



kitana, vitana, comb. 



mpishi, wajMshi, cook. 



-gumu, hard. 



-zito, heavy. 



-dogo, little. 



-refu, long. 



-pya, new. 



-zima, sound, zvell. 



-tamu, stvcet. 



-nene, thick. 



sema, say, speak. 



safisha, clean. 



kamata, take hold of. 



kikombe, vikonibe, cup. 



mlango, niilango, door. 



mzungo, wasungo, zvhite man. 



mkono, mikono, hand. 



kipini, vipini, handle. 



kilima, vilima, hill. 



kiboko, viboko, hippopotamus. 



kioo, vioo, mirror. 



-kubwa, large, great. 



-zuri, good, beautifid. 



-pana, broad. 



-kavu, dry. 



-tupu, empty. 



-baya, bad. 



ku-ogopa, to fear. 



ku-fanya, to do. 



ku-la, to eat. 



ngapi, how many? 



-moja, one. 



-bili, or will, two. 



-tatu, three. 



-nne, four. 



-tano, five. 



-sitta, six. 



nini, zvhat? 



wangu, my, mine. 



wako, your, yours. 



wake, his, hers, its. 



nina, / have. 



una, you {thou) have. 



ana, he has. 



tuna, we have. 



mna, you have. 



wana, they have. 



Exercises 

 Translate into English: 



C. I. Watu warefu wa-me-leta visu hapa. 2. Mtoto a-na vitanda 

 tatu katika nyumba. 3. Leta sasa hivi mishale tano ! 4. U-na-sema 

 nini? 5. Ni-na-sema, ni-na-taka chakula wangu katika hema wangu 



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