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shirika
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large organization
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uzamivu
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PhD
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kama kawaida
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as usual
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siasa
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politics
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msomgamano
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traffic
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wanama wa porini
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animals of the wild
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mkurugenzi
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director
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ufisadi
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fraud
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rushwa
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corruption
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benafsi
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personal affairs
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hisia
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feelings/emotions
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kuwasilisha
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presentation
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kwamba
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that
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marejesho
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feedback
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kesho kutchwa
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the day after tomorrow
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mtondogoo
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in 3 days
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mlo (milo)
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dish/plate
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njegere
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pea
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shimo
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hole (example hole for a button)
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tundu
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hole (as in the ground)
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nyati au mbogo
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buffalo
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isipokuwa
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except
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-ua
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to kill/murder
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ua (n)
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flower/fence
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mapokezi
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reception
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utawala
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administration
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kufua nguo
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laundry
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viungo
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spices
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-amsha
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to wake up someone
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--andaa
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to prepare
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-kasirika
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to become angry
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-sahihisha
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to make corrections
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-salimiana
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to greet one another
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-elekeza
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to direct
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daftari
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exercise book, ledger
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ajili
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cause or reason
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ambao
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which
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uninga
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television
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chombo/viombo
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utensils/dishes
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jimbo
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state
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vipi, unajisikiaje?
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How do you feel?
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unapikaje chapati?
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how do you cook chapati
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mbona?
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why? or how come?
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-lia
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to cry
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lale unozo
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sweet dreams
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huenda
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probably or maybe
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tambi
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spegetti (can also be a branch of a tree)
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-kanusha
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retract, disprove
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tumia
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use, apply, utilize
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bidii
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effort, struggle, work hard
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kunguru (n)
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crow, or a checkered cloth
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kaa (n)
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a crab
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shimo (mashimo)
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hole or tunnel
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kwenye
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at, to, towards, on
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kwenyewe
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that place itself
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mchanga
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very young, a baby, prime, undeveloped
(mtoto mchanga=newborn baby) michanga = sand |
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kando
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edge, riverbank, adv is beside
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-kuta
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to meet, to find
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daima
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always, continually, forever
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-chomoza
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to come out, to appear, to rise
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-shiriki
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to share, to participate in
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-amua
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to decide
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-chanua
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bloom
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-genza
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to transform
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uchesi
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charming
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-staajabia
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to admire
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uwezo
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ability, possibility, authority
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-kamata
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to take, to catch, to arrest
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minyoo
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worms
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kiumbe (viumbe)
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creature, organism
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basi (mabasi)
basi! |
bus (buses)
enough! stop! welll....okay! |
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vuguvugu (n)
vuguvugu (adv) |
1. excitement, 2. stimulation, 3. interest
-lukewarm |
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raha
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1. comfort, 2. happiness, 3. peace, 4. rest, 5. luxury
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maisha
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life
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kwenye
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at, to, towards, on
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unyevu
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humidity
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usingizi
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sleep
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-kamata
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to catch
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-liwa
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to be eaten, to be worn out, to be eroded
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chemka
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to boil, to be furious
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ajili
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cause, sake
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kwa ajili ya
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for the sake of, because of
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kwa ajili yangu
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for my sake/on my account
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baada ya + noun
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after
baada ya kazi |
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badaLa ya
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instead of, in place of
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badaLa yangu
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instead of me
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bila
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without
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chini
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down, downstairs, on the floor, on the ground
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chini ya
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under + an object
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chini yangu
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under me
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dhidi ya
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against
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dhidi ya adui
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against the enemy
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juu
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up, above
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juu ya
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above, on top of, concerning, about
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juu ya hayo
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moreover, furthermore
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juu yake/uetu/yako, etc.
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up to him/us/you, etc.
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kabla
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before, previously
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kabla + ja tense
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before
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kabla ya + noun (saa sita)
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before + an object (noon)
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kadiri ya
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according to, approximately
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kadiri + -VYO- + in verb
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as much as
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kadiri unavyotaka
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as much as you want
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kando
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beside, aside, next to
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kando ya
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according to, approximately
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kando yangu
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beside/next to me
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karibu
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near, nearly, almost, about, around, welcome
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karibu na/ya
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near + an object
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kati
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in the centre/middle
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kati ya
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between (comparing two things); among
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katika
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in, at, into, among
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katikati
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in the centre/middle
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katikati ya
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in the centre/middle OF
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kiasi cha + a noun
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about, approximately
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kiasi cha + an infinitive
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enough to/sufficient to
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kiasi cha kufurahisha
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enough to gladden/make one happy
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kiasi unachotaka
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as much as you want
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kijuujuu
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superficially
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kimsingi
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basically
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-toa
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to take away
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-kasirika
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to be angry
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hodari (adj)
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clever, prudent, serious, brave
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sahihisha makosa yangu
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correct my mistakes!
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-fungUa (vowel)
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Open (vowel)
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-funga
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close
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kwamba
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that
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sifiriki
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I don't think
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hatufurahi
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we are not happy
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hawasamehe
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they don't forgive
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sili
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i don't eat
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huendi
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you don't go
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hatufi
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we don't die
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hanywi
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she doesn't drink
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kwa kawaida
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normally
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ambao
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who; which
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-okoa
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to rescue, to save
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-tema mate
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to spit
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-jeruhi
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to injure, to wound
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-kohoa
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to cough
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-anguka
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to fall down
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-kumbuka
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to remember
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-elewa
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to understand
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-lewa
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to be drunk
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-olewa
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to be married
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-oa
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to marry
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-chanja
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vaccinate
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-pa
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to give
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-pata
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to get/receive
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-leta
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to bring
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-peleka
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to send
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-chukua
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to take
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-ita
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to call
to be called (passive) |
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-ambia
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to tell
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ayaba anajipenda sana
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Ayaba likes herself alot
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mnanipenda
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he likes me
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juan ukowapi
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where is juan?
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Bernardi hayupo shuleni
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bernardi is not in school
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tupotayari
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we are ready
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uko sawa?
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are you ok?
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nilikuwa sawa
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i was ok
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sitakuwapo darasani kesho
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i won't be in class tomorrow
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numa (adj)
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in the back; behind
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nimekaa kuma ya darasa
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i have sat in the back of the class
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-vunja
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to break
to be broken (passive) to be in a broken state |
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-tembelea
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to visit or to walk with
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tangu
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since
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unasumbuliwa na nini?
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you have been disturbed by what?
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sumbua
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to disturb, to annoy
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sumbuliwa
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to be disturbed by, to be annoyed by...
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umeshakynywa chai?
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are you in a state of drinking chai?
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kichefuchefu
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nausea
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-shauri
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to advise, to consult, to decide
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-tetemeka
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tremble, shiver, shake
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-ngoja
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to wait, to let, to allow
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umeanza kuumwa lini?
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you have started to have pain/be sick when?
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maabara (n/n)
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laboratory (es)
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choo (vioo) {ki/vi}
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stool(s)
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mkojo (mikojo) {m/mi}
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urine
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Usiwe na wasiwasi
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Don't be worried....
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sindano
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injections
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kidonge (vidonge) {ki/vi}
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tablets, pills
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bila shaka
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without doubt
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hamu;
hamu ya kula; sinahamu naye |
desire, longing, (appetite); I'm not interested in him
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-hidi
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to convert
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-pita
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to pass, to go through, to turn, to overtake, to pass away, to die
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-kamuliwa
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to be squeezed (to be wrung or to be milked)
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-kuta
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to meet, to find
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-agiza
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to order
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foleni
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queue
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kidonda
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sore/ulcer
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-sindano
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injections
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ponya (n)
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rescue, cure, restore to health
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-pooza
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to be paralyzed
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pungua uzito
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to decrease in weight, lose weight
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sikia maumivu
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to feel pains
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-vimbiwa
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stomach constipation, indigestion
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-zimia
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to pass out, be unconscious or comatose
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-teguka
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dislocation
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tetekuanga
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chicken pox
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vipele
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rash
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-vunja
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to break
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sikitiko (masikito)
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grief/sadness/disappointment/regret
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daraja (madaraja)
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bridges
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taarifa (n/n)
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a report/information
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matengenezo (N/N)
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naintenance/repair
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makumbusho (n/n)
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museum
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hatari (N/N)
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danger
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ilani (N/N)
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warning/caution/notice
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-tabasamu
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to smile
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-engesha
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to park (vehicle)
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-shtuka
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to be shocked/surprised
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-shangaa
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to be amazed/dumbfounded (with wonder or horror)
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-changanyikiwa
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to be confused
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-amini
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to believe
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ota
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to dream/grow
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-fuata
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to follow
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-sononeka
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to be depressed/gloomy/grieve/feel hurt/be very sad
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-nuna
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to be discontented/grumble/sult/be unfriendly
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-kasirika
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to be angry/annoyed/irritated
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mara kwa mara
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from time to time
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mbele kidogo
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a bit further
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kutoa taarifa
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to report
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Simama!
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stop/stand up
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endesha polepole
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drive slowly
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pita kushoto
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keep left
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Usiegeshe gari hapa
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don't park here
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mwendo wa kawaida
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normal speed
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-tumia
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to use, to spend, to exploit
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-piga unyende
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to scream
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kutanafusi (noun)
-tanafusi |
sign
to sign |
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-punguza mwendo
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reduce the speed, distance, journey
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-tazama
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to look at
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-tusi
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to insult
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-jadili
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to discuss
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-peana
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to give one another
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-ambiana
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to tell one another
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-pendana
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to like one another/love one another
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fanana
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resemble one another, be similar
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patana
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get along together, be compatible
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-kosana
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not to be in good terms
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-achana
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leave one another, be separated, be divorced
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