III. SWAHILI-ENGLISH VOCABULARY^ 



Abadan, always, constantly. 

 Acha, ku-, to leave, let go, allozv. 

 Adabu, good manners, politeness. 

 Adui, enemy. 



Afu, ku-, to save, to deliver. 

 Aga, ku-, to take leave of, to agree 



with. 

 Ahsanti, thanks, thank you. 

 Aina, kind. 



Akali, some few, some. 

 Akili, intelligence, wits. 

 Alama, mark. 

 Allah, God. 

 Amani, peace, safety. 

 Ambia, ku-, to tell, to say to. 

 Amerikano, American sheeting. 

 Amini, or Aminifu, trustworthy, 



faithful. 

 Amka, ku-, to awake. 

 Amsha, ku-, to waken, cause to 



awake. 

 Andika, ku-, to describe, write, 



employ. 

 Angalia, ku-, to look attentively, 



observe, beware of. 

 Angika, ku-, to hang up, hang 



against a wall. 

 Anguka, ku-, to fall down. 

 Anika, ku-, to spread out to dry. 

 Anza, ku-, to begin. 



Ao, or. 



Ao — ao, either — or. 



Apisha, ku-, to make to swear, to 



adjure. 

 Ariaa, lower! let out the rope! 

 Asali, sirup, honey. 

 Askari, soldier. 

 Assubui, in the morning. 

 Aza, ku-, to ponder, think. 

 Azizi, rarity, curiosity. 



B 



Baa, mabaa, worthless person, rep- 

 robate, disaster. 



Baado, afterwards. 



Baba, father. 



Badili, ku-, to change, exchange, 

 alter. 



Bado, not yet, afterwards. 



Bado kidogo, soon. 



Bahari, sea. 



Bakuli, mabakuli, basin. 



Balaa, sorrow. 



Bamba, mabamba, plate. 



Bandera, Hag. 



Banzi, mabanzi, splint, a small thin 

 piece of wood. 



Bara, or barra, wild country, in- 

 land. 



Barafu, ice, snow. 



Baraka, blessing, progress. 



'See Lesson II, paragraph i, and its vocabulary. 



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