-a kienyeji indigenous, local, traditional -a mbeleni future (adj.) acha leave, leave behind achana leave each other, separate achia leave off ada 9/10 fee adesi 9/10 lentils adhabu 9/10 punishment adhuhuri 9/10 noontime, 12-2 pm adimika be rare, scarce adui 9/10 & 1/2 enemy aendapo where s/he is going afadhali it is better afisa 5/6 & 1/2 officer afya 9/10 health aga take leave, say goodbye agana take leave of one another agiza direct, order, give instructions ahadi 9/10 promise, agreement Ahadi ni deni. A promise is a debt. (Proverb) ahidiana promise to each other aibu 9/10 shame aina ya pekee special, peculiar Asifuye mvua imemnyea. S/he who praises rain had rain
fall on her/him. (Proverb) ajabu 9/10 amazement ajali 9/10 accident akili zilimzidi kichwani she was thinking too much; she
was too smart/brainy akina Zakaria Zakaria's family, Zakaria and his
family akisafili = akisafiri (when) traveling (Kikerewe
Kiswahili) alama 9/10 sign; academic
grade alasiri 9/10 late afternoon alhamdu (Ar.) praise; first chapter of the Koran, also known as Al-Fatiha. Al hamdu lil’lahi (Ar.). Praise be to God. Aligeuka kuelekea ukutani he turned towards the wall aligeuka kupindukia she made a U-turn alijama = alizama s/he drowned (Kikerewe Kiswahili) alijifungia humo humo she locked herself right
in there alika invite alikwa be invited aliloambiwa which she was told alimokuwa akifanya kazi N. in which N. worked alimtoa mke wake juu ya Rosa he removed his wife from Rosa
aliokutwa na Padri akisoma which she was found
by the priest to be reading (alisoma ukurasa = she was
reading
a page) aliokuwa nao whom she had aliona muda bado she felt it wasn't time yet alipokelewa mikono miwili s/he was welcomed
with open arms alitutandika viboko he whipped/trashed
us alivyotegemea as she expected almasi 9/10 diamond ambamo in which ambao angewataja whom she would name Ambiye yeye iko tembea duka yotee iko rudi. Tell them
to go around to all the shops and then come back.(Indian Kiswahili) ambukiza infect amechutama pembeni squatted in a corner/to the
side Amekwisha kazi! She is finished! amembeba ubavuni she carried her on her hip ametia fora she's way ahead amewazidi wengine she was better than some amini believe, trust amka get up, wake up amri 9/10 order, the imperative amrisha give orders amsha wake someone up amua decide ana makengeza s/he has a squint anasa 9/10 luxury, pleasure andaa prepare andama follow, be next andama na go around with andamana na follow around, go with anga 9/10 air, sky angali s/he is still angalia look at anguka fall angukia fall on something/someone angusha make someone/something fall down, pull down, push
down, make fall angushana fall on each other anwani 9/10 address apa swear apa yamini solemnly swear arudishavyo mtoto how/the way she sends her
child back ashama open one's mouth asilimia 9/10 percent (%) asije akatambua
so she would not recognize askari 9/10 & 1/2 policeman, soldier atanguliaye who takes the lead awali beginning aya 9/10 beginning azimu decide on, resolveB • index