APPENDIX 



Translate into Szvahili: 



J. I. How many animals have you shot? 2. I have killed six 

 lions, seven elephants, four hippos, two leopards, three giraffes, 

 twenty-five hartebeests, and twelve rhinos. 3. All the people are 

 coming back to camp. 4. Tell them to rest to-morrow. 5. I will 

 eat my food now, boy. bring (it) at once. 6. Go quickly and shoot 

 that animal. 7. What animal, Sir, I do not see anything? 8. A 

 big river is near our camp, bring water at once. 9. Headman, tell 

 twelve men to help carry the heavy skin to camp. 10. Very well, 

 Sir, they are coming at eight o'clock (2 p.m.). 11. H your load is 

 very heavy, ask two men to help you. 12. I do not know where the 

 porters are now. 13. Are they down by the river? 14. We do not 

 see them. 15. H you do not run. I shall beat you ! 16. I am not able 

 to run, Sir, I am not well. 17. This porter has beaten two Masai 

 warriors. 18. Now they will perhaps kill him. 19. Where is my 

 guide? 20. I wish to know how many loads of food are in camp. 

 21. What kind of a headman are you? 22. You do not know any- 

 thing. 23. What do you want? 24. I w^ant my food. Sir, the head- 

 man did not give me. 25. Tell the gun bearer to give me my big 

 gun right away. 



Lesson VI 



1. The comparative of the adjectives is generally formed by 

 adding zayidi ya, more than, to the adjective; for instance, 

 Temho nyama mkuhwa zayidi ya simba, The elephant is an ani- 

 mal larger than the lion. Mpagazi huyn mbaya zayidi ya yule, 

 This porter is worse (more bad) than that. 



2. The superlative is mostly expressed by putting the words 

 Sana, very much, or kahisa, exceedingly, after the adjective. For 

 instance, Temho mkuhiva kahisa katika killa nyama, The ele- 

 phant is the largest of all animals. Mpishi huyu nzuri sana. This 

 cook is the very best. 



3. The ordinal numbers are expressed by putting wa in front 

 of the number. For instance, Mtu wa tatu, the third man, 

 Nilimpiga leo simha wa saha, I shot to-day the seventh lion. 



4. The verb ku-wa, to be, is in many respects irregular ; it is 



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