N- class nouns often begin with a strong "n-' nasal sound. Example of N- class nouns include;
nyumba house(s)
njia road(s)
mbwa dog(s)
ng'ombe cow(s)
ndizi banana(s)
There are many others that don't begin with the n sound such as
tembo elephant(s)
simba lion(s)
chupa bottle(s)
In all cases the singular and plural form are the same.
Subject prefixes used for verb agreement
ndizi inatoka Nairobi the banana comes from Nairobi
ndizi zinatoka Nairobi the bananas come from Nairobi
Demonstratives
hii (this)
ile (that)
hivi (these)
zile (those)
For example;
ndizi hii, ndizi ile, ndize hivi, ndizi zile
this banana, that banana, these bananas, those bananas
Possesives
yangu/zangu
yako/zako
yake/zake
yetu/zetu
yenu/zenu
yao/zao
Saturday, August 16, 2008
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