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Tip 4: The Ki- Vi Group or Ngeli ya Ki- Vi

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Ki- Vi group comprises of nouns and adjectives which take on the suffix "ki" in their singular forms and "vi" in the plural. For instance (kwa mfano),

Kiti- viti, that is chair- chairs

Kiti kizuri- viti vizuri, that is a nice chair- nice chairs.

Nouns in this category include, among others,

Kiatu- shoe

Kitanda- bed

Kijiti- stick

Kiazi- potato

Try writing the plural of each? Thank you! 

Dec 30, 2013 4:37 PM
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Hujambo!

Viatu - shoes

Vitanda - beds

Vijiti - sticks

Viazi - potatoes

Vijiji - villages? (Kijiji = village!)

 

December 31, 2013