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281 Cards in this Set
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Swahili
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English
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acha
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let/leave
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aga
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bid farewell
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aga
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bid farewell
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alika
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call
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almasi
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diamonds
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ambia
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tell
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amka
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wake up
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amkia
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greet
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andika
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write to/for
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angalia
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look/watch
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anguka
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fall
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anmkia
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greet
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anza
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begin
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anzisha
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cause to begin, initiate
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ata
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stop
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baadhi
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some
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baki
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be left over, remain
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binadamu(-)
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man/citizen
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busu
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kiss
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cha
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(to) fear
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cha
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(to) dawn
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chaganya
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mix
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chagua
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choose
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Chakula(vy)
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food
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Chakula(vy)
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fear
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Chakula(vy)
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dawn
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chana
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comb
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cheka
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laugh
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chekelea/tabasamu
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smile
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cheza
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play
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chiririka
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lick
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choka
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tired of, fed up (with)
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chokoza
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cheat/deceive
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chukia
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hate
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chuma
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pick
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Chumba(vy)
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room
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chuo (vy)
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college
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chwa
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dusk
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dahabu
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gold
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Dakikia(-)
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minute
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duka(ma)
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shop
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elekea
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go toward (a place)
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enda
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go
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endelea
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continue, go on
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endesha
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drive/have a running stomach
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fa
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die
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fahamu
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understand
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fanya
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do
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ficha
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hide
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fika
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arrive
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fikia
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reach
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fikiri
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think
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fuata
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follow
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fuata
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smelt
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fuga
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raise animals
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fundisha
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teach
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fundisha
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learn
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funga
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close
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fungua
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open
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furahi
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be happy
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gadi
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watch
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gaia
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give
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Gari(ma)
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car
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geuka
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turn around
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geuka
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depart
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gonjwa (ma)
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disease
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hali ya hewa
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weather
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hesabu(-)
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mathematics
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hima
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know
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hubiri
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preach
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imba
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sing
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isha
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get finished/end
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ishi
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live, exist
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ita
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call
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itika
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respond
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itwa
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be called
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ja
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come
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jamaa(-)
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family
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jenga
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build/construct
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jibu
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answer
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jicho (macho)
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eye
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jicho(ma)
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eye
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jifunza
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learn
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jua
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know
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kaa
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stay/reside
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kaa
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reside/live/stay
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karibisha
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welcome
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kasirika
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be annoyed
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kaza
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tighten
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kazi(-)
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work
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kiatu(vi)
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shoe
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kichawa (vi)
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head
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kidole (vi)
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finger
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kifua
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chest
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kimbia
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run
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kiongozi(vi)
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leader
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kipepeo(vi)
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butterfly
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Kitu(vi)
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thing
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kiumbe(vi)
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human being
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kohoa
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cough
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kosa
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miss/fail/make mistake
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ku oa kuoana to marry (guy)
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kua
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grow up
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kuend
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to go
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kuhitaji
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to need
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kuimba
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to sing
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kula
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eat
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kumbuka
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remember
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kununua
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to buy
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kunywa
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drink
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kuolewa
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to marry (lady)
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kuseme
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to say
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kutaka
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to want
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kutana
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meet
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kuuza
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to sell
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kuwa
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be
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la
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eat
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lala
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sleep
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lalamika
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complain
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lampa
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lick
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lazimisha
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compel, force
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lea
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raise (children)
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lia
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cry
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lima
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cultivate, farm
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lipa
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compensate, pay
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Lugha(-)
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language
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maliza
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consume, finish off
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mashariki
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east
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Mchi(-)
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country
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meza
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swallow
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Mgeni(wa)
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visitor
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mji mkuu
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capital city
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Mji(mi)
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city
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mjuu(mi)
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leg
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mkate(mi)
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cake/bread
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Mke(wa)
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wife
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mkono (mi)
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hand
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mkono(mi)
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heart
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mkulima(wa)
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farmer
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mnyama(wa)
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animal
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moyo(mi)
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heart
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Msichana(wa)
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girl
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Mti(mi)
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tree
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Mtoto(wa)
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child
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Mume(wa)
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lover
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mungu (mi)
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god
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Mvulana(wa)
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boy
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Mwaka(mi)
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year
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mwambao
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coast
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Mwezi(mi)
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month
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Mzazi(wa)
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parent
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Mzee(wa)
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elder
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nawa uso
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wash face
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nchi
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country
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ndege(-)
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bird
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Ndugu(-)
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relative
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Nguo(-)
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clothing
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nunua
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buy
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nya
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drop
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nya
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to rain/defecate
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nyoka(-)
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snake
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nyuki(-)
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bee
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Nyumba(-)
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house
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nywa
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drink
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nywele
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hair
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nywele(-)
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hair
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oa
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marry
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oga
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bathe
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ogelea
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swim
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ogopa
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fear
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ona
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see
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ona aibu
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be ashamed
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ona haya
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feel embarassment
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ona kiu
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feel thirsty
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ona njaa
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feel hungry
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ona uchungu
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feel anguish
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onana
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seeing each other
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onana
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feel
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ondoka
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depart
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ongea
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talk
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onkoka
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leave
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onyesha
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show
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osha
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wash face
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paka (ma)
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give
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panga
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plan, arrange
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pasa nguo
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iron clothes
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pata
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get/find
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pelekea
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take to/for
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penda
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like/love
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piga pasi
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iron clothes
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pigana
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fight
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pigania bei
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(to) bargain
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pika
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cook
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pika chakula
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cook food
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pikwa
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be cooked
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pinda
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bend
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pinga
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block, oppose, thwart
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pokea
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accept, receive, obtain
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ponya
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heal
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poteza
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lose (something), ruin
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pua (ma)
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nose
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pumzika
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rest
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Rafiki(ma)
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friend
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Rais(ma)
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president
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rasmi
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official
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ripoti
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report
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rudi
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return
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ruka
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fly
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Saa(ma)
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hour
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saemhe
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forgive
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safiri
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travel
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safisha
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clean
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saidia
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help
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samehe
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forgive
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Sehemu(-)
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section/part
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sema
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say/speak
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semeshe
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talk to
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seremala (ma)
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carpenter
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shamba
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farm
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shangaa
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(be) astonished
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shinda
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endure, pass, win
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shona
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sew
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shtuka
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(be) startled
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sikia
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hear
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sikia harafu
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smell
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sikia hofu
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be afraid
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sikia joto
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feel hot
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sikia nja
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be hungry
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sikia uchungu
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feel pain
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sikia wivu
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be jealous
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sikiliza
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listen
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sikio (ma)
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ear
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sikitika
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regret
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siku(-)
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day
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simama
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stand up/stop
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singo (-)
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neck
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Somo(ma)
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study
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subiri
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wait
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tafsiri
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translate
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tafuta
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search/seek
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taka
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want
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tambua
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recognize
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tangaza
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stare
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tapika
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(to) vomit
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Tarehe(-)
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date
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tazama
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look
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tegemea
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depend
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tembea
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walk
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tembelea
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visitor
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tenda
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do an act
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tengeneza
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make/fix
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tibu
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treat
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toa
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bring forth
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toka
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to be from
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toka
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come from
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tumia
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use
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Tunda(ma)
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fruit
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tupa
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throw
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ua
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kill, destroy
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ua(ma)
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flower
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ugua
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(be) ailing
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ukuta(-)
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wall
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uliza
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ask
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uma
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sting
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umwa
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be sick
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uza
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sell
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uzi(ny)
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thread
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vaa
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wear
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vua
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(to) fish
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vuma
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blow
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vutia
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attract
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wa
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bee
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waza
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think, ponder, consider
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weka
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put, set
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weza
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be able
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zaliwa
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be born
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zidi
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continue
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zima
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repress, turn off
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zoezi(ma)
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exercise
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zungumza
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converse
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