SWAHILI-ENGLISH VOCABULARY 



Saa, hour, clock, watch. 



Saa ngapi ? What o'clock is it? 



Sala, masala, question, prayer. 



Saba, seven. 



Sababu, cause, reason. 



kwa sababu, because of, because. 

 Sabuni, soap. 

 Sadaka, offering, alms. 

 Sadiki, ku-, to believe. 

 Safari, journey, voyage, caravan. 

 Safi, pure, clean, neat. 

 Safiri, ku-, to travel, set out, sail. 

 Safisha, ku-, to make pure or 



clean. 

 Saga, ku-, to grind. 

 Sagai, spear. 

 Sahani, plate, dish. 

 Sahihi, correct, right. 

 Salaam, compliments, safety, peace, 



greeting. 

 Salama, safe, safety. 

 Samaki, fish. 



Samli, ghee, clarified butter. 

 Sana, very, m,uch. 

 Sasa, now. 



Sasa hivi, directly, at once. 

 Sauti, voice, sound, noise. 

 Sawasawa, like, alike, even, all the 



same, level. 

 Sayidia, ku-, to help. 

 Sema, ku-, to say, talk, speak. 

 Serkali, court, government. 



mtu wa serkali, a man in the 

 government employ. 

 Seta, ku-, to crush. 

 Shaba, copper, brass. 

 Shamba, mashamba, plantation, 

 Shauri, mashauri, advice, counsel, 



plan. 

 Sheria, law. 

 Shidda, difficulty, distress. 



Shimo, mashimo, pit, excavation, 

 large hole. 



Shinda, ku-, to overcome, conquer, 

 beat, stay. 



Shindilia, ku-, to load a gun. 



Shingo, mashingo, neck. 



Shirti, shirt. 



Shoka, mashoka, ax. 



Shona, ku-, to sew. 



Shtaki, ku-, to charge, accuse. 



Shughuli, ku-, business, affairs, 

 engagement. 



Shusha, ku-, to let down, land 

 goods from a ship. 



Si, is not, or are not. 



Siafu, reddish ant, that bites 

 fiercely. 



Siagi, cream, butter. 



Si fa, praise, character, character- 

 istic. 



Si fa, ku-, to praise. 



Sijambo, / am well. 



Sikia, ku-, to hear, listen to, obey, 

 understand. 



Sikitika, sorry, sad. 



Sikitikia, ku-, to be sorry for, pity. 



Siku, day, days. 



Simama, ku-, to stand up, stop, be 

 erect, cost. 



Simba, lion, lions. 



Similla ! simille ! similleni ! make 

 way! get out of the way! 



Sindano, or shindano, needle. 



Sisi, we, us. 



Sisi sote, all of us. 



Sita, six. 



Sittini, sixty. 



Siwezi, / am not well. 



Socks, socks. 



Soko, masoko, market, bazaar. 



Soma, ku-, to read, perform devo- 

 tions. 



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