The Swahili noun class system and subject/object verb prefixes, a hallmark of Swahili grammar, with an example phrase per card. Front: the Swahili word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- mtu
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person (class 1, singular noun prefix m-)- watu
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people (class 2, plural noun prefix wa-)- mti
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tree (class 3, singular noun prefix m-)- miti
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trees (class 4, plural noun prefix mi-)- limao
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lemon (class 5, singular noun prefix li-)- mamao
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lemons (class 6, plural noun prefix ma-)- kitabu
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book (class 7, singular noun prefix ki-)- vitabu
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books (class 8, plural noun prefix vi-)- nyumba
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house (class 9, singular noun prefix n-)- ndoto
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dream (class 9, singular noun prefix n-)- Mtu a-na-soma
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He or she is reading (class 1 subject prefix a- with present tense -na-)- Watu wa-na-soma
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They are reading (class 2 subject prefix wa- with present tense -na-)- Limao li-na-bichi
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The lemon is ripe (class 5 subject prefix li- with present tense -na-)- Mamao ya-na-bichi
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The lemons are ripe (class 6 subject prefix ya- with present tense -na-)- Kitabu ki-na-kuwa na mada
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The book has a theme or topic (class 7 subject prefix ki- with present tense -na-)
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