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Swahili Words and Phrases Used in the Story
WORD
PRONUNCIATION

DEFINITION

JAMBO

accent on the first syllable "Jam"

jahm- bow

rhymes with I'm + bow

Hello

JAMBO HABARI

accent for Habari, on the second syhllable,"bar)

jahm-bow ..hah-bah-rie

 
Hello, how are you

MAZURI

usually written

MZURI

accent on the second syllable "zur"

 
mah-zoor-ie
Fine, I am fine

asante sana

a-san-te- accent on second syllable san

sa-na-accent on first syllable- "san"

 

a-sahn-tie

sahn-ah
Thank you very much

Buana

accent on first syllable--"Bua"

bwahn-a
Mr. or Sir

Bibi

accent on the first syllable, "Bi"

bee-bee
Mrs. or Madam

Kifaru

accent on the second syllable "far"

Kee-far- oo

or

Ki-far-oo
Rhinoceros

Tembo

accent on the first syllable "tem"

 
Tem-bow
Elephant

Kima

accent on the first
syllable "Ki"

Kee-mah
Monkey

 

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