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124 Cards in this Set
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umoja
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singular
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wingi
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plural
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pamoja
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together
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tafuta, mtafuti
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to look for, researcher
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chagua
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to choose, elect
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uchaguzi
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election
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kupiga kura
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cast a ballot
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shinda, mshindi
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to win, winner
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matokeo
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results
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chama
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club (party, political)
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mgombea
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candidate
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upinzani, mpinzani
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opposition, opponent
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mbele (ya)
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in front of
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chini
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under, below
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nyuma
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behind
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maendeleo
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developed, development
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endelea
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to proceed, continue on
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asilimia
asilimia ngapi ya? |
percent
what percentage of |
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kawaida
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normal
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andikisha
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to register (to vote)
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mfumo/mifumo
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structure (conceptual, not physical)
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mfumo wa serikali (ya Merikani)
mfumo wa serikali wa zamani mfumo wa serikali ya zamani |
structure of the government of America
the old structure of the government the old government's structure |
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iba / ibwa / ibiwa
pochi yangu imeibwa mimi nimeibiwa pochi |
to steal / to be stolen
my purse (itself) was stolen I had my purse stolen (most common) (I was stolen from - and it was my purse) |
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kuto -
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negation of infinitive
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iliyopita
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ago
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chuo kikuu hiki kilianzishwa
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the university was founded
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nzima
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whole, entire, flawless
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kumbe
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Ah...I see.
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tangu
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since
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hama
hamisha |
to move
to relocate somebody else (refugees) |
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nilihama kwenda / nilihamia
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I moved to
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ninafurahishwa na ....
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I am made happy by.....
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vilevile
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as well
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mwaka ujao / miaka ijayo
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coming year (s)
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umeme
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electricity
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zaa
zaliwa |
to give birth
to be born |
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kuzalisha
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to generate, cause to be born
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jua, maji, upepo
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sun, water, wind
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dhani
nadhani nitasoma |
guess or think
I think that I will sleep |
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kusema ukweli
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to say the truth, honestly, actually
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hamna tatizo / hamna shila
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no problem
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tayarisha
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make/prepare (food)
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nije? / nipike?
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should I come? should I cook? (subjunctive)
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karibuni
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soon, close
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chochote / vyovote / (muda) wowote
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anything / anyhow, anyway / anytime
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lolote / yoyote / popote
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anything / anyone / anywhere
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ndani
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inside
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ili
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so that, in order to (followed by subjunctive)
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fanikiwa
faulu |
succeed
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Drug that works on Mast cells to reduce release of hisamine and inflammatory mediators
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Epinephrine
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kundi
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group
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nimeshakula
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I have already eaten
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umewahi? Sijawahi
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have you ever? / I never have
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wakati wa mbeleni
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in the future, the future
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wao huwa na furaha
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they are happy (huwa does not conjugate - to be in a state of hu + kuwa)
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andaa
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to prepare (food, an exam)
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kujiandaa
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to prepare themselves
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maalum
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special (people or things)
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kwa kawaida
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normally, usually
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mara chache / mara nyingi
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rarely, few times / often, many times
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wakati mwingine
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sometimes
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japokuwa / ijapokuwa
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although, in spite of, despite
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itakapokuwa
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when it will be
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kwa ajili ya
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for the reason of
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kwani ni
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because it is
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inasemwaje?
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how is it said
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Kaskazini
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north
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kusini
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south
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kati
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central
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unajuaje?
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how do you know?
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baadaye
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afterwards
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kinyume cha
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opposite of
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kwani, ulifanya kitu fulani?
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(question, introduction)
So, did you do something? |
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ratiba
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schedule
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simamisha
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stop or pause - to cause to halt
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mbali / mbalimbali
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far / different topics
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nimepata msaada wa gharama za safiri
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i won a travel grant
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uovo
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evil
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mtu hadi mtu
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person to person
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sanaa
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art
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mtazamo
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perspective
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dhumuni
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purpose
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dhamira
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theme (in literature)
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usijali
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don't worry about it
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jali
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to care about something
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ninashughulikia mambo ya
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i am occupied with issues of /
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mada
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topic or subject
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tenda
matendo |
to act, do
actions |
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kuteka
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capture
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waliotekwa
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they were captured
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waliachiwa
waliachwa ndege iliwaacha waliachwa na ndege |
they were released
they were left the plane left them they were left by the plane |
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acha / achia / achiwa
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stop / to let go / to be released
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hekima
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wisdom
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hotuba
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speech
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ukoo
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genealogy
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ukurasa
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page
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uso / nyuso
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face / faces
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uwezo
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power / ability
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vita
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war
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aina
Kuna aina ngapi za ......? |
kind/sort/type
How many types of x are there? |
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sahihi / sahihisha
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to be correct / to correct s.th, to cause to be correct
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isha
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to terminate, finish, end
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lazimisha / lazimishwa
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to force / to be forced
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-acha
-achia - achika - ameachika - achana - wameachana |
- stop doing something
- to let go - to be left - he was left/divorced - to separate, leave behind, divorce - they separated |
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makazi
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settlement
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uzoefu
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experience
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kura ya maoni ilifanyika
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the referendum took place
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tokea / fanyika
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occur (natural things...)/ happen
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- amua
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decide
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- unga / - ungana
ungano |
to join / to join with
fusion, union (marriage) |
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-zuka
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to erupt (violence, bad behavior)
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vita (-)
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war
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pambano (ma)
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challenge, fight, battle
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taifa
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nation
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pungua
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to reduce in number
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mpaka
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until / border
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pakana
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to border
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-kataa
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to refuse
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salimu / salimisha
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to surrender / to cause to surrender, to hand over
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peleka
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to send s.where, to take s.where
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kulingana na
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according to
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lingana
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to match
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mkataba
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agreement, treaty, contract
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shuwari
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peaceful
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