THE KI-SWAHILI LANGUAGE 



ku-taka, zvant, like. wale, those. 



ku-tasama, to see, behold. kazi, zvork, labor. 



ku-fiinga, to tie, bind. choroa, oryx, antelope. 



ku-kimbia, to run, run away. sikitika, sorry, sad. 



Exercises 

 Translate into English: 



G. I. Umetasema simba hapa? 2. Ntlio, nimemtasama karibu 

 ya milima huko. 3. Waliwajibu watu sasa hivi. 4. Tutampiga 

 mtoto mbaya ndani ya hema kesho. 5. Umevvatasama nyama huko? 

 6. Ndio, Bwana, ninawaona sasa kongoni, simba na kifaru. 7. Ni, 

 karibu ? 8. Hapana, si karibu, Bwana. 9. Ungalitaka chakula sasa, 

 ningalikuleta. 10. Kama kifaru angalikwenda, singalimpiga. 11. 

 Njoni hapa, killa watu, nitawakupa posho chini ya mti mkubwa 

 huko. 12. HungaHsafisha bunduki, ningahkupiga. 13. Watu hawa 

 si wazuri. 14. Sikumpiga simba leo karibu ya mHma huko. 15. 

 Ungahmwona tembo karibu, nisema sasa hivi. 16. Nataka kwenda 

 kupiga nyama mingi sasa. 17. Watu wanakula nini, mnyampara? 

 Ah, Bwana, chakula mingi leo, nyama wa kongoni na choroa. 18. 

 Watu wanataka posho sasa? 19. Wangalikuja tungaliwakupa 

 pesa. 20. Unataka nini, boy? 21. Bwana, mimi nataka kazi. 22. 

 Kazi gani unataka? 23. Ah, Bwana, nataka kazi wa gun bearer ao 

 kirongozi. 24. Nimewaandika killa watu wangu, sasa sitaki ingine. 

 25. Mimi sikitika sana, Bwana, mimi najua kazi mingi, niandika! 



Translate into SivaJiili: 



H. I. I shall beat the dog, if it does not come. 2. The hippo 

 has come up above the water. 3. Can you see him, boy? 4. No, 

 Sir, I cannot! 5. Do you want to shoot him right away? 6. Yes, 

 bring me the big gun and the long knife. 7. Yes, Sir, they are here 

 now. 8. Where (are) the porters? Are they near the camp? 9. Go 

 and ask the headman. 10. He says he does not know where (they 

 are) now, Sir. 11. Bind the little rhino with rope, he will run away! 

 12. Come up here, all (you) people, I want to see you, 13. I want 

 to leave camp to-morrow and go to the big river. 14. All right, Sir, 

 we will make all things ready. 15. Is the caravan not here, head- 

 man? I want them to arrive at once! 16. He said he had not shot 

 a lion. 17. I told him to run very fast, but he would not! 18. Is 



