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-zuri
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good, beautiful, fine quality
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yupi?
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which one? (animate)
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-pi
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which
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mhadhiri
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lecturer
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mkufunzi / mdarisi
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tutor
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mteja
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client
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jirani
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neighbor
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mwanachuo
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scholar (usually religious)
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dirisha
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window
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-vaa
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put on
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-kataa
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refuse
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hodari
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clever, intelligent, smart
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elimu ya uhusiano wa mataifa
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international relations
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njoo
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come (imperative sing.)
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msaada
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help, aid (n.)
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mwoga
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coward, one who is afraid
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woga
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fear (n.)
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kumbe
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so that
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ndege
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bird, airplane
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nchi
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country
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njia
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road, way, street
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-ema
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good
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-baya
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bad, ugly
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-kubwa
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large, big
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-dogo
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small, young
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-refu
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tall, long
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-fupi
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short, low
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-chafu
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dirty
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-vivu
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lazy
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-zito
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heavy, slow
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epesi
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light, quick
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-eupe
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white (one of the colors treated like an adjective, others are not)
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-eusi
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black (one of the colors treated like an adjective, others are not)
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ekundu
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red (one of the colors treated like an adjective, others are not)
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-changamfu
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lively
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-sununu
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sullking
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-nene
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fat, thick, huge (animate, for humans... ie: mtu mnene)
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-nono
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fat, thick, huge (animate, for humans... ie: mtu mnene)
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-embamba
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thin, narrow
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-gumu
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hard
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kaidi
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stuborn
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-dadisi
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curious
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rahisi
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inexpensive, dear
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bashashi
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charming
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kisiwa
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island
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kilemba
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turban, headgear (religious headgear)
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chandarua
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mosquito net
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kanzu
gauni |
dress, robe
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kwamba
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that is to say
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Ni nani msichana yule mzuri?
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Who is that beautiful girl?
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Yupi? Yule amekaa karibu na dirisha?
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Which? That one sitting near the window?
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Amekaa karibu na dirisha na amevaa nguo nyekundu.
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She sits near the window and wears red clothes.
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Si Janet Lee? Humjui? Yeye ni mwanafunzi hodari sana.
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Yes, Janet Lee. You don't know (her?)? She is a very clever student.
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Ala! Simfahamu. Ni mwanafunzi wa hapa?
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Oh! I don't understand (you?). She's a student where?
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Nydiyo, mwanafunzi wa chuo kikuu hiki. Anajifunza elimu ya Uhusiano wa mataifa. Unataka kuzungumza naye? Ni mtoto mwema sana.
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Yes, a student of this college. She is studying International Relations. Do you want to talk (converse) with her? She's a really good kid.
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A-a, a-a. Mimi sina bahanti, bwana. Atakataa kunzungumza nami (na mimi).
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Oh(?). I don't have luck, man. She will refuse to speak with me.
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Nitakujulisha naye. Yeye hupenda sana kuzungumza na wageni.
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I will introduce you. She generally loves to converse with people.
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Asante sana bwana kwa msaada wako, lakini si leo. nitazungumza naye siki nyingine.
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Thanks a lot man for your help, but not today. I will talk to her another day.
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Kumbe wewe mwoga!
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So (that) you coward!
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Mtoto huyu mzuri lakina yule mbaya.
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This child is beautiful but that one is ugly.
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Mtoto huyu mkubwa lakini yule mdogo.
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This child is big (or older) but that one is small (or younger).
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Mtoto huyu mrefu lakini yule mfupi.
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This cild is tall but that one is short.
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Mtoto huyu safi lakini yule mchafu.
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This child is clean but that one is dirty.
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Mtoto huyu hodari lakini yule mvivu.
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This child is bright (smart) but that one is lazy.
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Mtoto huyu mzito lakini yule mwepesi.
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This child is slow (heavy) but that one is quick (light).
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Mtoto huyu mweusi lakini yule mweupe.
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This child is black but that one is white.
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Mtoto huyu mwema lakini yule mbaya.
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This child is good but that one is bad.
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Kitabu hiki kizuri lakini kile kibaya.
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This book is good but that one is bad.
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Kitabu hiki kikubwa lakini kile kidogo.
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This bood is large but that one is small.
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Kitabu hiki kigumu lakini kile rahisi.
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This book is difficult (hard) but that one is easy.
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Kitabu hiki kichafu lakini kile safi.
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This book is dirty but that one is clean.
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Kitabu hiki kizito lakini kile chepesi.
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This book is heavy bu that one is light.
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Kitabu hiki chembamba lakini kile kinene.
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This book is slim but that one is thick.
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Kitabu hiki kirefu lakini kile kifupi.
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This book is long but that one is short.
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Nguo hii nzuri lakini ile mbaya.
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This garment is beautiful but that one is ugly.
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Nguo hii kubwa lakini ile ndogo.
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This garment is large but that one is small.
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Nguo hii ngumu lakini ile laini.
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This garment is hard but that one is soft.
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Nguo hii ghali lakini ile rahisi.
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This garment is expensive but that one is cheap.
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Nguo hii chafu lakini ile safi.
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This garment is dirty but that one is clean.
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Nguo hii nzito lakini ile nyepesi.
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This garment is heavy but that one is light.
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Nguo hii nyeupe lakini ile nyeusi.
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This garment is white but that one is black.
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Nguo hii ndefu lakini ile fupi.
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This garment is long but that one is short.
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Nguo hii nyembamba lakini ile pana.
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This garment is narrow but that one is wide.
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mtoto mzuri
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a good child
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kitabu kizuri
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a good book
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nyumba nzuri
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a good house
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koti la mvua
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a raincoat (lit. a coat of rain)
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koti za mvua
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raincoats (pl)
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maji ya baridi
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cold water
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maji ya moto
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hot water
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chakula cha Kiswahili
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Swahili food
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chakula cha kienyeji
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local food
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mwanamume wa Kiafrika
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an African man
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Mtoto huyu mzuri.
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The child is beautiful.
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Kitabu hiki kizuri.
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This book is beautiful.
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Nguo hii nzuri.
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This item of clothing is beautiful.
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Mtoto huyu mzuri.
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This child is good.
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Rafiki huyu mzuri.
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This friend is good.
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Ndugu huyu mzuri.
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This sibling is good.
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Kijana huyu mzuri.
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This young person is good.
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Kisiwa hiki (ni) kidogo.
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This island is small.
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Nyumba hii (ni) ndogo.
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This house is small.
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With eh n- + n- class the n- prefix, when occuring with an adjective stem, appears only before d, j, g, z (voiced consonants): ndogo, njema, ngumu, nzuri.
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n- before r becomes nd-: nrefu > ndefu.
n- before p or b in a monosyllabic word becomes mp- and mb-: npya > mpya. n- is dropped before p, k, t. f (voiceless consonants): npana > pana, nkubwa > kubwa |
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mtu safi
nymba safi kikombe safi hewa safi |
clean man
clean house clean cup clean air Qualifiers such as hodari (intelligent) and safi (clean) do not take class prefix) |
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Ali yu safi.
(yu > yuko: is, at, on, by) |
Ali is clean.
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Watoto wa safi.
(wa >wako: is, at, on, by) |
The children are clean.
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Mgonjwa yu hai.
(yu > yuko: is, at, on, by) |
The sick person is alive.
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Kitabu ki rahisi.
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The book is not expensive. (lit. easy)
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Nymba i tayari.
(i > iko: is, at, on, by) |
The house is ready.
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Nyumba zi tayari.
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The houses are ready.
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Mlango u wazi.
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The door is open.
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Milango i wazi.
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The doors are open.
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Maonyesho ya tayari.
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The display/show is ready.
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Nyumba hii i kubwa. (n + kubwa)
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This house is big.
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Nyama hii i tamu. (n+tamu)
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This meat is delicious.
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Nyumba yake i chafu. (n+chafu)
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His house is dirty.
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Nyumba ile i kubwa.
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That house is big.
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Nyumba ile ni kubwa.
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That house is big.
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Sisi tu wazima.
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We are well.
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Sisi ni wazima.
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We are well.
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Maji ya moto.
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Hot water.
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Maji ni moto.
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The water is hot.
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Chai i baridi.
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Cold tea.
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Chai ni baridi.
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The tea is cold.
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