Unit 11: Glossary
Kiswahili English aina kind, type ajiriwa be employed bakia remain banda barn bati tin biashara business bora better chagua choose chuma iron dume male eneo area fanicha furniture futi feet gawana divide with each other ghorofa storey husu related to iliki cardamom jenga build jike female julisha inform kamba rope kampuni companies kamua squeeze kilimo farming kipaji talent kisasa modern kungu manga nutmeg kusanya collect kuza make grow lisha feed maagizo errands mabohari ware houses mabwana shamba agricultural officers madirisha windows maelezo explanation maembe mangoes magonjwa diseases magugu weeds maharagwe kidney beans makiza complete mapema early mawese unknown maziwa milk mbolea manu re mbuzi goat(s) mchicha spinach mdalasini cinnamon meza table(s) michungwa orange trees migomba banana trees mihindi corn plants mihogo cassava plants mikarafuu clove trees mikorosho cashew nut trees milango doors mimea plants minanasi pineapple plants minazi coconut trees mitaa neighborhoods mitumbwi dug out canoe mpunga rice in the field mradi project msasa sandpaper mtaji capital (money) mtama millet mwagilia maji put water on nakshi designs ndani inside ndimu lime ndoo pail, bucket ngombe cow(s) nguruwe pig(s) nyasi weed ongozana accompany each other otesha plant panda plant patasi chisel reja reja retail ruzuku subsidy, earning sanaa art shida problem shughuli activities shukuru be grateful sumbua bother, disturb taa lamps tafuta look for tatizo problem tegemeana depend on each other toa give out tosha enough totoa vifaranga hatch out chicks uchumi economics ufundi craftsmanship uhandisi chuma ujamaa togetherness ujumla totality ukubwa size (big) upaliliaji removal of weed useremala carpentry ushauri advice ushirika cooperative utamaduni culture utunzaji caring uwa kill vibanda huts vibatari type of lamps vifaa supplies vijana young people, youths vinyago carving vipimo measurements visu knives vitanda beds viti chairs vuna harvest wafanya kazi workers wasanii artists watalii tourists wenzao their counterparts zaa give birth zuwia prevent
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