S2 KISWAHILI

NGELI YA JI-MA- (MA-)

Ngeli hii husimamia nomino zenye miundo mbalimbali. Majina mengi huanza kwa ji- au j kwa umoja na
hubadilishwa kuanza na MA- au ME- kwa wingi. Ni muhimu kujua kwamba kuna majina mengine yanayo
anza na sauti mbalimbali kwa umoja na yakibadilishwa yanaanza na MA- kwa wingi. (Nouns in this class
begin with different sounds when they are in singular form but when they are changed to plural form
they begin with sound MA-)

MIFANO YA NOMINO (EXAMPLES OF NOUNS)

UMOJA (SINGULAR) WINGI (PLURAL)

KISWAHILI ENGLISH

Somo lesson Masomo

Jina A name Majina

Kosa A fault Makosa

Ua A flower Maua

Wazo Thought Mawazo

Jani A leaf Majani

Zoezi An exercise Mazoezi

Tofali A brick Matofali

Badiliko A change Mabadiliko

Bati An ion sheet Mabati

Bega A shoulder Mabega

Titi A breast Matiti

Bonde A valley Mabonde

Suali A question Masuali

Tendo An act Matendo

Yai An egg Mayai

Goti A knee Magoti

Taifa A nation Mataifa

ZOEZI (EXERCISE)

1. Badilisha majina yafuatayo kutoka kwa umoja na uyaweke katika wingi.(change the names
bellow from singular form to plural form).
a. Kabila (a tribe)
b. Deni (a debt)
c. Neno (a word)
d. Tatizo (a challenge)
e. Gazeti (a newspaper)
f. Gari (a car)
g. Kanisa (a church)
h. Tunda (a fruit)
i. Skio (an ear)
j. Tokeo (a result)
k. Vazi (a garment)
l. Tusi (an abuse)
m. Ini (a liver)

MWISHO