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is ncHv much water and grass, although it is on top of the hill. 

 19. Will they arrive soon from the river? 20. We do not know, 

 but think they will come to-morrow. 21. Where is the Masai 

 guide? I have not seen him to-day. 22. Here he is, Sir, he has eaten 

 his food in the big tent. 23. Tell the truth (truthfully), do you 

 know the path to the nearest water? 24. Yes, I am guide, I know 

 all the paths here. 25. We will reach the water to-morrow, but 

 it is quite far from here. 



Lesson VIII 



1. By prefixing m-, pa-, and ku- for the syllable -na (with), 

 the following much used words are formed: Miia, here is (or, 

 is there here?) ; pana and kuna, there is (or, is there there?) ; 

 their negative form is, Hamna, here is not, or are not; hapana 

 and liakuna, there is not, or are not. These words are also used 

 in the form of a question, Mna nyama, are here wild animals? 

 The answer Mna means there are ! Hamna, there are none ! 

 Hapana matunda, there is no fruit there. Hapana also stands 

 for no and not. 



2. The usual Swahili greeting is a combination of the per- 

 sonal verb prefixes and the word jamho, circumstance, matter. 

 So, for instance, si jamho, I am well (literally I have nothing the 

 matter with me) ; Jiujambo, you are well, or are you well? etc.; 

 hatujamho, we are well, or are we well; hawajamhof are they 

 well, all according to the tone of voice, 



3. When Swahili people meet, they generally greet each 

 other in the following way: Hiijambo? How do you do? Si- 

 jamho! I am well! or Siwcsi! I am ill! Then they say HalU 

 ganif How are you? to which they answer either Ema sana, 

 very well, or Siwezi, I am not well. 



Among interjections and other useful words are : 



4. Baado, afterwards, which is used for all sorts of expres- 

 sions. For instance, if you ask : Is the food ready now ? if it is 

 not, the man will probably say Baado, Bwana! meaning Not yet, 



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