THE KI-SWAHILI LANGUAGE 



13, kumi na tatu, etc. 70, sabaini. 



20, ashcrini. 80, themanini. 



21, asherini na moja. 90, tissini. 



22, ashcrini na bili, etc. 100, niia, niia moja. 



30, thalathini. ' 200, wn'a infei/f. 



31, thalathini na moja, etc. 300, mia tatu, etc. 

 40, arbaini. 1,000, elfu. 



50, khamsini. 2,000, <?//?« m6i/t. 



60, sittini. 10,000, lakhi. 



6. The time is expressed by ^ad, watch ; saa sitta, six o'clock ; 

 saa nane na miss, half past eight, etc. The Swahili time is six 

 hours behind in reckoning; for instance, Saa sitta is 12 o'clock; 

 saa saba, one o'clock ; saa kumi, four o'clock, etc. The question, 

 What time is it, is expressed by Saa ngapi. For instance, Saa 

 ngapi sasaf What time is it now ? Saa tissa! It is nine o'clock, 

 or according to European reckoning, three P. M. 



Exercises 

 Translate into English: 



I. I. Mimi tayari sasa hivi. 2. Ambia mtu huyu nikuleta mi- 

 kate sitta! 3. Wapagazi vvangapi unataka, Bwana? 4. Mimi? 

 Ninataka (nataka) watu kumi na saba. 5. Umekuja lini? 6. 

 Mimi, nilikuja jana, saa tatu na nuss. 7. Bibi huyu nani? Bibi 

 wangu, Bwana. 8. Watu, nyinyi wabaya sana. 9. Sisi? Ah, hap- 

 ana, Bwana! 10. Ulitasama nyama mingi, gun bearer? 11. Ndio, 

 niliwatasama kongoni sitta, vifaru tatu na simba moja. 12. Killa 

 nyama wanasimama karibu ya milima huko. 13. Tutakwenda wa- 

 kupiga, Bwana? 14. Ndio, nitakuja sasa hivi. Leta watu asherini 

 na tano ! 15. Tembo wangu mkubwa sana na ameanguka karibu 

 ya campini. 16. Yeye mbaya sana, anataka mkupiga, Bwana! 17. 

 Mpagazi, umefanya nini sasa? 18. Mimi? Sifanyi kitu (a thing). 



19. Bunduki gani hapa? Bunduki mkubwa wa tembo na 'faru. 



20. Unataka nini, Bwana? Sitaki kitu! 21. Wapagazi kumi na 

 mbili walinisema, hawataka kwenda kesho, Bwana, si wazima. 22. 

 Waambia kwenda sasa hivi ndani ya hema woa na pumzika. 23. 

 Visu ngapi katika campi, Boy. 24. Sijui, Bwana, labda tissa. 25. 

 Leta killa hapa ! 



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