Swahili--M/Wa class Flashcards
(82 cards)
1
Q
person
A
mtu / watu
2
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teacher
A
mwalimu / walimu
3
Q
student
A
mwanafunzi / wanafunzi
4
Q
guest
A
mgeni / wageni
5
Q
patient
A
mgonjwa / wagonjwa
6
Q
cook
A
mpishi / wapishi
7
Q
child
A
mtoto / watoto
8
Q
helper
A
msaidizi / wasaidizi
9
Q
old person
A
mzee / wazee
10
Q
bug
A
mdudu / wadudu
11
Q
animal
A
mnyama / wanyama
12
Q
citizen/native
A
mwenyeji / wenyeji
13
Q
woman
A
mwanamke / wanawake
14
Q
man
A
mwanamume / wanaume
15
Q
farmer
A
mkulima / wakulima
16
Q
wife
A
mke / wake
17
Q
husband
A
mume / waume
18
Q
this (m/wa class)
A
huyu
19
Q
that (m/wa class)
A
yule
20
Q
these (m/wa class)
A
hawa
21
Q
those (m/wa class)
A
wale
22
Q
of (m/wa class linking article)
A
wa
23
Q
my (m/wa class)
A
wangu
24
Q
your (m/wa class)
A
wako
25
his/her (m/wa class)
wake
26
our (m/wa class)
wetu
27
all of your (m/wa class)
wenu
28
their (m/wa class)
wao
29
to be (referring to location, full conjugation)
niko, uko, yako/ako, tuko, mko, wako
30
to not be (referring to location, full conjugation)
siko, huko, hayuko, hatuko, hamko, hawako
31
which/that/whom (m/wa class) (singular)
ambaye
32
which/that/whom (m/wa class) (plural)
ambao
33
consonant stem adjective -- singular -- with m/wa class noun
m-
34
consonant stem adjective -- plural -- with m/wa class noun
wa-
35
vowel stem adjective -- singular -- with m/wa class noun
mw-
36
vowel stem adjective -- plural -- with m/wa class noun
w- if a/e/o/u following, we- if i following
37
bad student
mwanafunzi mbaya
38
rotten man
mwanamume mbovu
39
few people
watu wachache
40
dirty bugs
wadudu wachafu
41
small child
mtoto mdogo
42
short old person
mzee mfupi
43
foreign/strange people
watu wageni
44
difficult teacher
mwalimu mgumu
45
smart student
mwanafunzi mkali
46
big woman
mwanamke mkubwa
47
fat man
mwanamume mnene
48
fat animal
mnyama mnono
49
how many guests
wageni wangapi
50
wide/broad woman
mwanamke mpana
51
new patient
mgonjwa mpya
52
tall men
mwanamume mrefu
53
lazy students
wanafunzi wavivu
54
whole patient
mgonjwa mzima
55
heavy patient
mgonjwa mzito
56
important man
mwanamume mkuu
57
nice woman
mwanamke mzuri
58
pretty animals
mwanyama wazuri
59
pleasant children
watoto wazuri
60
honest/trustworthy person
mtu mwaminifu
61
honest/trustworthy helpers
wasaidizi waminifu
62
thin/slender man
mwanamume mwembamba
63
thin/slender children
watoto wembamba
64
red bug
mdudu mwekundu
65
red animals
wanyama wekundu
66
light (in weight) child
mtoto mwepesi
67
light (in weight) women
wanawake wepesi
68
cunning/crafty student
mwanafunzi mwerevu
69
cunning/crafty children
watoto werevu
70
black man
mwanamume mweusi
71
black women
wanawake weusi
72
many patients
wagonjwa wengi
73
many people
watu wengi
74
another teacher
mwalimu mwingine
75
other farmers
wakulima wengine
76
some children
watoto wengine
77
white bug
mdudu mweupe
78
white animals
wanyama weupe
79
translator
mtafusiri
80
friend / friends
rafiki / marafiki
81
doctor / doctors
daktari / madaktari
82
driver / drivers
dereva / madereva
