Swahili Plural
This page provides information about the plural in Swahili. Below is a list of singular (one) and plural (many) words, listed side by side.
Woman: Mwanamke
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Women: Wanawake
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Language: Lugha
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Languages: Lugha
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Man: Mwanaume
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Men: Wanaume
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Country: nchi
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Countries: nchi
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Boy: Mvulana
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Boys: Wavulana
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Lake: ziwa
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Lakes: maziwa
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Girl: Msichana |
Girls: Wasichana |
Pen: kalamu |
Pens: kalamu |
These examples show a sentence with both singular and plural forms. The list includes the use of nouns, numbers and pronouns.
I visited one country: nilitembelea nchi moja
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She visited three countries: alitembelea nchi tatu
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She has one sister: Ana dada mmoja
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He has two sisters: Ana dada wawili
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We speak two languages: tunaongea lugha mbili |
They speak four languages: wanaongea lugha nne |
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