SWAHILI-ENGLISH VOCABULARY 



Juma tatu, Monday. 



Juma 'nne, Tuesday. 



Juma tano, Wednesday. 



Jumla, sum, total, addition (arith- 

 metic). 



Juu, up, the top, on the top. 



Juu ya, upon, above over, on the 

 top of, against. 



Juzi, the day before yesterday. 



K 

 Kaa, ku-, to sit, dwell, stay. 

 Kaanga, ku-, to fry, cook with fat. 

 Kabla, before. 

 Kahawa, coffee. 

 -kali, cruel, dangerous, sour, sharp, 



severe. 

 Kama, as, as if, like, if, supposing. 

 Kamata, ku-, lay hold of, seize, 



grasp. 

 Kamba, rope. 

 Kamili, perfect, complete. 

 Kana, ku-, to deny. 

 Kanga, guinea fowl. 

 Kaniki, dark blue calico. 

 Kanisa, plur. makanisa, church. 

 Kanzu, long, shirtlike garment. 

 Kapu, plur. makapu, large basket. 

 Karatasi, paper. 



Karibu, near, come near, come in. 

 Karibu ya, near by. 

 Kasha, makasha, chest, large box. 

 Kata, ku-, cut, clip, divide. 

 Katika, on, by, at, among, from, 



in, about. 

 Kauka, ku-, to get dry, dry. 

 Kazi, work, labor, employment. 

 Kelele, makelele, noise, uproar, 



shouting. 

 Kem? How much? How many? 

 Kengele, bell. 

 Kero, trouble, disturbance, uproar. 



Kesho, to-morrow. 

 Kesho kutwa, the day after to- 

 morrow. 

 Khabari, news, information. 

 Khalas ! the end, finish ! there is no 



more. 

 Khamse, five. 



el Khamse, Thursday. 

 Khamsini, fifty. 

 Kiapo, viapo, ordeal, oath. 

 Kiatu, shoe, boot, sandal. 

 Kiazi, viazi, sweet potato. 

 Kibaba, measure for porters' po- 



sho. 

 Kibanda, vibanda, hut, hovel, shed. 

 Kibanzi, vibanzi, splinter, small 



piece of wood. 

 Kibao, vibao, shelf, small plank. 

 Kiberiti, viberiti, matches. 

 Kiboko, hippopotamus. 

 Kifaru, vifaru, rhinoceros. 

 Kifungo, vifungo, button. 

 Kijana, vijana, youth, boy or girl, 



son or daughter. 

 Kijiko, vijiko, spoon. 

 Kijito, vijito, small stream, brook, 

 Kikapu, vikapu, basket. 

 Kikombe, vikombe, cup. 

 Kile, that, yonder. 

 Kilemba, vilemba, turban. 

 Kilima, vilima, hill. 

 Killa, all, every. 

 Kima, monkey. 

 Kimaji, damp. 

 Kimanda, omelette. 

 Kimbia, ku-, run away, flee. 

 Kimbiza, ku-, to make to run away, 



to put to Hight. 

 Kingalingali, on the back. 

 Kinge, too little. 

 Kinoo, vinoo, whetstone. 

 Kinu, vinu, wooden mortar, mill. 



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