SWAHILI-ENGLISH VOCABULARY 



Ugali, porridge. 



Uguza, ku-, to take care of a sick 



person. 

 Uhuru, freedom. 

 Ukucha, kucha, nail, claw, hoof. 

 Ule, that, yonder. 

 Ulimi, ndimi, tongue, heel of a 



mast. 

 Uliza, ku-, to ask, inquire of a 



person. 

 Uma, nyuma, a spit, fork, azul. 

 Uma, ku-, to bite, sting, hurt, 



ache. 

 -ume, male, strong. 

 Umeme, lightning. 

 Una, you have, thou hast. 

 Una nini? What is the matter 



with you? 

 Unene, stoutness, thickness. 

 Unga, Hour, powder. 

 Unguja, Zanzibar. 

 Upana, width, breadth. 

 Upande, pande, a side, part. 

 Upanga, panga, sword. 

 Upele, pele, large pimple. 

 Upepo, pepo, wind, cold. 

 Upesi, quickly, lightly, fast. 

 Upindi, pindi, bow. 

 Usiku, night. 

 Uvuli, shade, shadow. 

 Uwingu, mbingu, heaven, sky. 

 Uza, ku-, to sell. 

 Uzuri, beauty, fineness, ornament. 



V 

 Vema or ema (pron. yema), well, 



very well. 

 Viberiti (plur. of kiberiti), 



matches. 

 Vilevile, just those things, in like 



manner. 

 -vivu, idle, dull, slow. 



Vua, ku-, to undress, to take 



across a river, to fish. 

 Vuke, steam, vapor, sweat. 

 -vungu, hollow. 

 Vunja, ku-, to break, ruin, spoil, 



change a piece of money. 

 Vuta, ku-, to draw, pull. 



W 



Waka, ku-, to blaze, burn up, burn. 



Wake, or wakwe, his, hers, its. 



Wako, thy, your. 



Wala — wala, neither — nor. 



Wale, those yonder. 



Wall, cooked grain, especially 

 rice. 



Wali, governor. 



Wana, they have. 



Wanda, ku-, to have, hold. 



Wanda, nyanda, finger, a finger's 

 breadth. 



WangM, my. 



Wao, they. 



Wapi? Where f Which people f 



Waraka, nyaraka, letter. 



Washenzi, wild people, uncivilised 

 people. 



Wasi, rebellion. 



Watu (plur. of mtu), people. 



Wawili, two, two persons. 



Weka, ku-, to place, lay, keep, de- 

 lay. 



Weye ! you ! it is you ! 



Weza, ku-, to be able. 

 siwezi, / a sick, I cannot. 



-wili, or bili, two. 



Winda, ku-, or winga, ku-, to hunt. 



Wino, ink. 



-wivu, jealous, ripe. 



Wongo, falsehood, lie. 



Wote, all, both. 



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