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hapana
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no
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za
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of
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langu/yangu
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my/mine
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ndio
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yes
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pia
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also
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mimi
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I
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wewe
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you
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yeye
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he/she
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sisi
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we
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nyinyi
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you (plural)
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wao
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they
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What is the subject prefix associated with mimi?
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ni-
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What is the subject prefix associated with wewe?
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u-
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What is the subject prefix associated with yeye?
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a-
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What is the subject prefix associated with sisi?
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tu-
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What is the subject prefix associated with nyinyi?
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m-
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What is the subject prefix associated with wao?
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wa-
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baby crying
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What are the steps in Swahili verb conjugation?
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1) drop infinitive
2) add tense infix 3) add subject prefix 4) attach to verb root |
Kutoka to
Mimi ninatika Marekani |
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What is the present tense of "to be"
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ni
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get on your
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How do you negate "to be" in swahilie
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change "ni" to "si"
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to be = ni
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Wao ni Wamarekani?
Hapana, wao si Wamarekani |
Are they Americans?
No, they are not Americans. |
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Je, yeye ni mwanafunizi?
Hapana, yeye si mwanafunzi |
Is he a student?
No, he is not a student |
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Are there articles such as a, an , and the in Swahili
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no
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hapana
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What is a category of nouns that are linked by form and sometimes also by meaning?
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a noun class
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Nouns belonging to the same class function in the same way grammatically?
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true
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huyu
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"this" for M-Wa class
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demonstrative M-Wa class
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hawa
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"these" for M-WA class
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demonstrative M-Wa class
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yule
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"that" for M-WA class
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demonstrative M-WA class
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wale
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those" for M-WA class
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demonstrative M-Wa class
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Huyu ni Rob. Yule ni Jeannie
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This is Rob. That is Jeannie
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Huyu ni mwalimu
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This is a teacher
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Wale no Rob na Jeannie
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That's Rob and Jeannie
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Hawa ni rafiki
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These people are my friends
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Wale ni watoto
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Those are children
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How are possessives formed in Swahili?
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by taking a possessive root and adding a prefix depending on the noun class
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examples for M-WA or wangu/wako
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-angu
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my
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-ako
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your
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-ake
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his/her
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-etu
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our
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-enu
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your (pl)
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-ao
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(their)
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What is the possessive prefix for M-WA nouns, both plural and singular
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w-
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Hawa ni watoto wangu
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These are my children
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Yule ni mwalimu wetu
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That is our teacher
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Where do possessives go in relation to the noun in sentence?
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after the noun
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Hawa ni wazazi wenu?
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Are these your parents?
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Hawa ni wazazi wetu/
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These are our parents
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Wale ni watoto wao
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Those are their children
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Mume wake anasema Kiswahili
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Her husband speaks swahili
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What are the steps to negate a verb in the present tense?
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1) affirmative ending changes from -a to -i
2) the present tense infix -na- is omitted 3) the negative prefix ha- is added |
exceptions
mimi = si wewe/yeye the "a" in ha is absorbed |
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I do not come from
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mimi sitoki
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kutoka
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You don't come from
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mimi hutoki
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He/she doesn't comes from
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mimi hatoki
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We don't come from
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sisi hatutoki
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You (plural) don't come from
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nyinyi hamtoki
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They don't come from
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wao hawatoki
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Define and Negate Mimi ninasoma
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I'm studying/I study
Mimi sisomi |
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Define and Negate Wewe unasoma
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You're studying/You study
Wewe husomi |
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Define and negate Yeye anasoma
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He/she is studying
Yeye hasomi |
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Define and Negate Sisi tunasoma
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We're studying/We study
Sisi hatusomi |
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Define and Negate Nyinyi mnsoma
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You (pl) are studying
Nyinyi hamsomi |
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Define and Negate Wao wanasoma
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They're studying
Wao hawasomi |
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What are the subject prefixes if a M-WA noun is the subject of the sentence?
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a- in the singular
wa- in the plural |
Mtu anatoka Nairobi?
Watu wanatoka Nairobi? Same as that for prefixes used for pronouns in the third person |
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What are the subject prefixes for the Ki-Vi classes?
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ki- for the singular
vi- for the plural |
Kitabu kinatoka Tanzania
Vitabu vinatoka Tanzania |
