Swahili Gender
This page discusses the gender in Swahili. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.
Boy: mvulana
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Girl: msichana
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Man: mwanamme
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Woman: mwanamke
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Father: baba
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Mother: mama
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Brother: ndugu
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Sister: dada
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| Actor: mwigizaji (kiume) |
| Actress: mwigizaji (kike) |
| Cat (m): paka (kiume) |
| Cat (f): paka (kike) |
These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.
He is tall: yeye ni mrefu
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She is tall: yeye ni mrefu
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He is a short man: yeye ni mwanaume mfupi
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She is a short woman: yeye ni mwanamke mfupi
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He is German: yeye ni Mjeremani
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She is German: yeye ni Mjeremani
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| Japanese men are friendly: wanawake wa Kijapani ni wakarimu |
| Japanese women are friendly: wamaume wa Kijapani ni wakariumu |
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