Nouns (n/n class)

Swahili:English

nyumba:house

afisi:office

akiba:reserve/store

akili:common sense/intelligence

alama:mark/stain/sign

asubuhi:morning

baba:father

bahari:sea

bahasha:envelope/bundle

bahati:luck/fortune

barabara:road/main road

barafu:refrigerator/ice

baridi:cold/coolness

barua:letter/mail

bei:price

bendera:flag

bia:bottled beer

bidii:effort/energy

bilauri:glass

bunduki:rifle/gun

chai:tea

chapa:brand/trademark

chumvi:salt

chupa:bottle

dakika:minute

damu:blood

dawa:medicine/polish/chemical

faida:profit

fedha:silver/money

fulani:someone or other/something or other

furaha:joy/happiness

ghafula:suddenness

habari:news

haraka:haste

hasara:loss

hatari:danger

hema:tent

heri:fortune/luck/blessing

homa:fever

inzi:fly

jasho:sweat

jioni:evening

kahawa:coffee

kalamu:pencil/pen

kamba:string/rope/cord

kaptula:shorts

karabai:pressure lamp

karatasi:sheet of paper

kawaida:normal/custom

kazi:work

kodi:tax/rent

kofia:hat/cap/headwear

koti:coat

kuku:hen/chicken

kusudi:purpose/intention

kutwa:daytime

kweli:truth

lugha:language

mali:possession/property/wealth

mama:mother

mara:time

mbegu:seed/planting material

mboga:vegetable/relish

mbu:mosquito

mbuzi:goat

mbwa:dog

mchwa:termite

meza:table

motokaa:car

mvua:rain

nafasi:opportunity/spare time/space

namna:like/sort/kind

nchi:country

ndege:bird/airplane

ndizi:banana

ndoo:bucket

ng'ombe:cow/ox/cattle

ngua:clothes/garment

nguvu:strength/power

njia:way/path/road

nyama:meat

nyanya:tomato/grandmother

nyoka:snake

orodha:list

paka:cat

panga:machete

pasi:flat-iron

pesa:money/coin

pilipili:pepper/chili

pombe:local beer

rafiki:friend

rangi:colour/paint

ratili:pound (weight)

ruhusa:permission

ruksa:permission

saa:clock/watch/hour

sababu:reason/cause

sabuni:soap

safari:journey

sahani:plate/dish

salamu:greeting

samaki:fish

sauti:voice/sound

sehemu:part/portion/fraction

serikali:government

shida:difficulty/trouble

siagi:butter

sigara:cigarette

siku:dat

simu:telephone/telegram

suruali:trousers

suti:suit

taa:lamp

takataka:rubbish

tarehe:date (of calendar)

wiki:week

zawadi:present/gift