The document provides a table comparing common English verbs to their Swahili translations. Some examples include: "blaze, shine, burn well" translates to "waka", "do, work, make" translates to "kufanya", and "be" translates to "akawa". The document then states that Swahili is widely spoken in East Africa, mainly as a lingua franca, with an estimated 50-100 million speakers.
The document provides a table comparing common English verbs to their Swahili translations. Some examples include: "blaze, shine, burn well" translates to "waka", "do, work, make" translates to "kufanya", and "be" translates to "akawa". The document then states that Swahili is widely spoken in East Africa, mainly as a lingua franca, with an estimated 50-100 million speakers.
The document provides a table comparing common English verbs to their Swahili translations. Some examples include: "blaze, shine, burn well" translates to "waka", "do, work, make" translates to "kufanya", and "be" translates to "akawa". The document then states that Swahili is widely spoken in East Africa, mainly as a lingua franca, with an estimated 50-100 million speakers.
The document provides a table comparing common English verbs to their Swahili translations. Some examples include: "blaze, shine, burn well" translates to "waka", "do, work, make" translates to "kufanya", and "be" translates to "akawa". The document then states that Swahili is widely spoken in East Africa, mainly as a lingua franca, with an estimated 50-100 million speakers.
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SWAHILI VERBS
ENGLISH SWAHILI ENGLISH SWAHILI
blaze, shine, burn well waka do, work, make kufanya be akawa have Kuwa na go, move kwenda Walk, got to the feet enda kwa miguu run enda mbio to go aut, to a party enda mpangoni eat kula drink kunywa sleep kulala learn, study, educate oneself kujifunza teach, educate, instruct, kufundisha demonstrate laugh cheka cry, scream kilio Read, learn, study soma write andika to write to each other andikiana Write to them kwaandika Come, arrive (Come here!) Kuja (Najoo hapa!) Love, like penda Swahili is a major language spoken in large parts of mainly East Africa, primarily as a lingua franca. The number of speakers is estimated to be between 50 million and 100 million.