CHAPTER 8
MANIPULATIONS BASED ON NEWS ITEMS (SWAHILI)
5. Numerals (cf. Learner's Synopsis, par. 20)
| CUES | RESPONSES |
| KEY EXAMPLE: | |
| kitu kimoja, vitu viwili [one thing, two things) | |
| kitu kimoja, vitu viwili | |
| INVENTORY: | |
| safari | safari moja, safari mbili |
| rais | rais mmoja, marais wawili |
| ziara | ziara moja, ziara mbili |
| mji | mji mmoja, miji miwili |
Other numbers may of course be substituted for 'one' and 'two'.
6. Subject prefixes (cf. Learner's Synopsis, par. 23, 28)
| CUES | RESPONSES |
| KEY EXAMPLE: | |
| Kitu kilikuwa kizuri. [The thing was good. ] |
Kitu kilikuwa kizuri. |
| vitu vilikuwa vizuri. [(The) things were good.] |
vitu vilikuwa vizuri. |
| INVENTORY: | |
| safari | Safari i1ikuwa nzuri. Safari zilikuwa nzuri. |
| rais | Rais alikuwa mzuri. Marais walikuwa wazuri. |
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