APPENDIX II. 
ENGLISH-SWAHELI VOCABULARY OF USEFUL 
WORDS AND PHRASES. 
Pronunciation as in Italian. 
ABBREVIATIONS. 
v. = verb, infinitive or imperative. 
s. = substantive. 
a. = adjective. 
pron. = pronoun. 
prep. — preposition. 
conj. = conjunction. 
interj. = interjection. 
ret. — relative pronoun. 
inter. = interrogative. 
sing. — singular. 
plur. = plural. 
c. — sh, as in moei, caga, pronounced 
moshi, shaga. 
m, before a consonant = um, as in mtu, 
pronounced umtu. 
n, before a consonant=en, as in ngema, 
pronounced engema. 
A. 
Above, adv. and prep., juu. 
About, adv. and prep., karlbu; (all 
round) pande zote. What are you 
about ? wafanyajd ? 
Absent, v. He is absent, hayuko. 
Action, s., ten do, plur. matendo. 
Afraid, v., ogopa. 
After, afterwards, adv. (of time), 
baadaye. 
Ago, adv., zamani (i.e., long ago). 
How long ago ? tangu lini ? 
Aim, to shoot, v., kulekeza bunduki. 
Alike, a., sawasawa, mamoja. 
Air, s., hewa. 
Alive, a., zima. 
All, a., ot 6. 
Allotment, s. (cultivation plot), shamba. 
Alligator, s., maamba. 
Along, adv., kando ya. Go along! 
ondoka ! 
Already, adv. (before), mbele. He has 
gone already, amekuisha kwenda. 
Always, adv., siku zot<5. 
American cloth, s., amerilcano. 
Among, prep., katikati ya. 
And, conjc., na; and not, wala; and 
you, nawe ; and he, naye; and it, 
nao. He got up and went, aliondoka 
akaenda. 
Anklet, s., mtali. 
Animal, s., nyama ; (small), mdudu ; 
(wild), nyama ya mvitu. 
Ants, s., chungu ; (red, biting), siafu ; 
(white), mchwa. 
Any, a., yo yote. I do not see any¬ 
thing, sioni kitu. 
Apart, far off, adv., mbali. 
Apartment, s. (house), chumba. 
Ape, s., nyani. 
Arab, s., Mwarabu. 
j Arm, s. (two-feet measure), mkono 
1 Arms, s. (weapons), selaha. 
