Week 9 Flashcards by Noelia Gravotta | Brainscape

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kikundi (vikundi)

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group

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-sherekea

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to celebrate

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maanguko

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waterfall

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-beba

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carry, transport

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chumba

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room

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mvua

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rain

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mmea (mimea)

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plant, vegetation

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-uza

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to sell

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kanga

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wraparound skirt

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-lea

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to raise, bring up (ex. a child)

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-tangaza

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to publish (abroad); announce, communicate; advertise

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haraka haraka haina baraka

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hurry hurry has no blessings

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nina wamnunia nani, nunu nae keshanuna

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?

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nimenufaika kutunukiwa tunu na Nunu

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?

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Kikujiacho kitakachokuondoka

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?

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kidadisi (vidadisi)

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survey

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-chelewa

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to be late

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mwuguzi

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nurse

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-tupa

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to throw

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uwoga

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fear

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-tawala

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to conquer

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sungura

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rabbit

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-tusi

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to insult

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kwekwekwe

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laughing sound

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kwikwikwi

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sleeping sound

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mkulima (wakulima)

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farmer

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nafasi (+ya)

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space, place; time; opportunity, chance

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kutwa

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whole/all day (adj and adv)

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tele

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plenty, full (adj)

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usingizi

-na usingizi

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sleep (noun)

to be sleepy

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-tupa

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to throw, abandon
(sheng: to smell)

????? doesn’t make sense in context (atatupa zawadi)

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zawadi

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present, gift

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pole pole ndiyo mwendo!

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Swahili proverb, meaning something like “slow and steady wins the race”

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vivu

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idle, lazy (adj)

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-wapa

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to give

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viazi

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potato

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mchele (michele)

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rice

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maziwa

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milk

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-walea

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to raise, bring up

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-taja

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to announce; to name, to list

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afya

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health, well-being, vigor

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baiskeli

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bicycle

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-ondoka

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leave, go away, depart, set out, set forth

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kitanda (vitanda)

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bed

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-ingi

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a lot, many, much (adj)

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-ambia

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to tell, inform

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pengo (mapengo0

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gap, notch

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mnyama (wanyama)

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animal

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-fukuza

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to chase away, expel

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mwindaji (wawindaji)

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hunter

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-winda

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to hunt

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-wasili

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to arrive, reach, appear

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-tayarisha

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to prepare

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-funga

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to win (a game), score a goal

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kila wakati

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always

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mvuvi (wavuvi)

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fisherman

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(+ya) kusini

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South(ern)

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-vua

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to fish

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(+ya) magharibi

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West(ern)

also, sunset prayer

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mashindano

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competition

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kitaifa

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national, state (adj)

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inauma

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pain

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sauti

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voice

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-ngoja

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to wait

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-lalamika

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to complain, protest, grumble