Tujifunze Kiswahili

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umoja

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singular

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wingi

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plural

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pamoja

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together

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tafuta, mtafuti

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to look for, researcher

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chagua

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to choose, elect

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uchaguzi

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election

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kupiga kura

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cast a ballot

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shinda, mshindi

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to win, winner

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matokeo

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results

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chama

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club (party, political)

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mgombea

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candidate

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upinzani, mpinzani

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opposition, opponent

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mbele (ya)

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in front of

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chini

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under, below

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nyuma

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behind

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maendeleo

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developed, development

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endelea

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to proceed, continue on

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asilimia
asilimia ngapi ya?

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percent
what percentage of

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kawaida

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normal

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andikisha

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to register (to vote)

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mfumo/mifumo

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structure (conceptual, not physical)

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mfumo wa serikali (ya Merikani)
mfumo wa serikali wa zamani
mfumo wa serikali ya zamani

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structure of the government of America
the old structure of the government
the old government's structure

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iba / ibwa / ibiwa
pochi yangu imeibwa
mimi nimeibiwa pochi

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to steal / to be stolen
my purse (itself) was stolen
I had my purse stolen (most common) (I was stolen from - and it was my purse)

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kuto -

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negation of infinitive

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iliyopita

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ago

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chuo kikuu hiki kilianzishwa

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the university was founded

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nzima

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whole, entire, flawless

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kumbe

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Ah...I see.

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tangu

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since

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hama
hamisha

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to move
to relocate somebody else (refugees)

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nilihama kwenda / nilihamia

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I moved to

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ninafurahishwa na ....

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I am made happy by.....

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vilevile

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as well

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mwaka ujao / miaka ijayo

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coming year (s)

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umeme

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electricity

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zaa
zaliwa

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to give birth
to be born

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kuzalisha

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to generate, cause to be born

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jua, maji, upepo

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sun, water, wind

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dhani
nadhani nitasoma

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guess or think
I think that I will sleep

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kusema ukweli

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to say the truth, honestly, actually

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hamna tatizo / hamna shila

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no problem

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tayarisha

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make/prepare (food)

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nije? / nipike?

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should I come? should I cook? (subjunctive)

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karibuni

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soon, close

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chochote / vyovote / (muda) wowote

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anything / anyhow, anyway / anytime

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lolote / yoyote / popote

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anything / anyone / anywhere

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ndani

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inside

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ili

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so that, in order to (followed by subjunctive)

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fanikiwa
faulu

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succeed

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Drug that works on Mast cells to reduce release of hisamine and inflammatory mediators

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Epinephrine

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kundi

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group

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nimeshakula

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I have already eaten

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umewahi? Sijawahi

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have you ever? / I never have

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wakati wa mbeleni

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in the future, the future

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wao huwa na furaha

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they are happy (huwa does not conjugate - to be in a state of hu + kuwa)

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andaa

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to prepare (food, an exam)

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kujiandaa

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to prepare themselves

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maalum

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special (people or things)

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kwa kawaida

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normally, usually

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mara chache / mara nyingi

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rarely, few times / often, many times

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wakati mwingine

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sometimes

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japokuwa / ijapokuwa

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although, in spite of, despite

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itakapokuwa

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when it will be

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kwa ajili ya

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for the reason of

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kwani ni

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because it is

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inasemwaje?

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how is it said

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Kaskazini

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north

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kusini

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south

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kati

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central

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unajuaje?

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how do you know?

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baadaye

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afterwards

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kinyume cha

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opposite of

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kwani, ulifanya kitu fulani?

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(question, introduction)
So, did you do something?

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ratiba

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schedule

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simamisha

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stop or pause - to cause to halt

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mbali / mbalimbali

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far / different topics

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nimepata msaada wa gharama za safiri

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i won a travel grant

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uovo

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evil

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mtu hadi mtu

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person to person

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sanaa

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art

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mtazamo

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perspective

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dhumuni

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purpose

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dhamira

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theme (in literature)

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usijali

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don't worry about it

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jali

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to care about something

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ninashughulikia mambo ya

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i am occupied with issues of /

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mada

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topic or subject

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tenda
matendo

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to act, do
actions

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kuteka

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capture

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waliotekwa

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they were captured

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waliachiwa
waliachwa
ndege iliwaacha
waliachwa na ndege

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they were released
they were left
the plane left them
they were left by the plane

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acha / achia / achiwa

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stop / to let go / to be released

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hekima

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wisdom

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hotuba

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speech

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ukoo

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genealogy

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ukurasa

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page

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uso / nyuso

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face / faces

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uwezo

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power / ability

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vita

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war

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aina
Kuna aina ngapi za ......?

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kind/sort/type
How many types of x are there?

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sahihi / sahihisha

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to be correct / to correct s.th, to cause to be correct

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isha

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to terminate, finish, end

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lazimisha / lazimishwa

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to force / to be forced

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-acha
-achia
- achika - ameachika
- achana - wameachana

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- stop doing something
- to let go
- to be left - he was left/divorced
- to separate, leave behind, divorce - they separated

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makazi

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settlement

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uzoefu

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experience

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kura ya maoni ilifanyika

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the referendum took place

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tokea / fanyika

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occur (natural things...)/ happen

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- amua

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decide

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- unga / - ungana
ungano

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to join / to join with
fusion, union (marriage)

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-zuka

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to erupt (violence, bad behavior)

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vita (-)

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war

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pambano (ma)

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challenge, fight, battle

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taifa

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nation

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pungua

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to reduce in number

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mpaka

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until / border

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pakana

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to border

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-kataa

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to refuse

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salimu / salimisha

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to surrender / to cause to surrender, to hand over

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peleka

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to send s.where, to take s.where

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kulingana na

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according to

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lingana

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to match

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mkataba

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agreement, treaty, contract

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shuwari

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peaceful