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Each noun class has both a singular and a plural form, to make 18 total. |\n\n\n| M-WAKI-VIM-MI JI-MAN-NU-UU-U\u003Cbr>[A-WA][KI-VI][U-I][LI-YA][I-ZI]\u003Cbr>[U-ZI]\u003Cbr>[U-U] |\n| --- |\n| KU-KU [KU-KU] PA-PA [PA-PA] MU-MU [MU-MU] |\n\nLesson 9a: Noun Classes  \nM-WA  \n\n| M-WA\u003Cbr>KI-VIM-MI JI-MAN-NU-UU-U | [A-WA]\u003Cbr>[KI-VI][U- I][LI-YA][I-ZI]\u003Cbr>[U-ZI]\u003Cbr>[U-U] |\n| --- | --- |\n| KU-KU PA-PA MU-MU | [KU-KU][PA-PA][MU-MU] |\n\nM-WA [A-WA]  \nThis noun class has the following nouns:  \nA). nouns of people that start with M- in singular and WA- in plural  \nB). other nouns of people  \nC). wanyama [animals]  \nD). ndege [birds]  \nE). wadudu [insects]  \nF). samaki [fish]  \n\n| A) . Nouns of people that start with M-in singular and WA-in plural |\n| --- |\n| mtoto/watoto [child/children] |\n| mgeni/wageni [visitor/visitors] |\n| mfaransa/wafaransa [French person/French people] |\n| mjomba/wajomba [uncle/uncle] |\n| mke/wake [wife/wives] |\n| mkulima/wakulima [farmer/farmers] |\n| mpishi/wapishi [cook/cooks] |\n| msichana/wasichana [girl/girls] |\n| mtu/watu [person/people] |\n| mume/waume [husband/husbands] |\n| mvulana/wavulana [boy/boys] |\n| mzee/wazee [elder/elders] |\n| mzungu/wazungu [white man/white men] |\n| mjerumani/wajerumani [German person/German people] |\n| mwanamume/wanaume [man/men] |\n| mwanamke/wanawake [woman/women] |\n| mwalimu/walimu [teacher/teachers] |\n| mwanafunzi/wanafunzi [student/students] |\n| mwafrika/waafrika [African person/African people] |\n\n\n| B) . Other nouns of people |\n| --- |\n| baba/baba [father/fathers] |\n| babu/babu [grandfather/grandfathers] |\n| dada/dada [sister/sisters] |\n| kaka/kaka [brother/brothers] |\n| mama/mama [mother/mothers] |\n| nyanya/nyanya [grandmother/grandmothers] |\n| rafiki/rafiki [friend/friends] |\n| shangazi/shangazi [aunt/aunts] |\n| kipofu/vipofu [blind person/blind people] |\n| kiziwi/viziwi [deaf person/deaf people] |\n\n\n| C) . Wanyama [animals] |\n| --- |\n| mbwa/mbwa [dog/dogs] |\n| paka/paka [cat/cats] |\n| ng’ombe/ng’ombe [cow/cows] |\n| simba/simba [lion/lions] |\n| ndovu/ndovu [elephant/elephants] |\n\n\n| D) . Ndege [birds] |\n| --- |\n| kuku/kuku [hen/hens] |\n| kasuku/kasuku [parrot/parrots] |\n| tai/tai [eagle/eagles] |\n| bata mzinga/bata mzinga turkey/turkeys] |\n\n\n| E) . Wadudu [insects] |\n| --- |\n| nyuki/nyuki [bee/bees] |\n| mbu/mbu [mosquito/mosquitoes] |\n| nzi/nzi [fly/flies] |\n\n\n| F) . Samaki [fish] |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| ngege/ngege | [tilapia/tilapia] |\n| papa/papa | [shark/sharks] |\n\n\n| Zingatia [Note] |\n| --- |\n| When using a verb, this noun class uses A-in singular and WA-in plural for sentence formation. |\n\n\n| Sentence Formation |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mifano: |  |\n| 1. Mwanafunzi anasoma. Wanafunzi wanasoma. | [The student is reading.]\u003Cbr>[The students are reading.] |\n| 2. Mwalimu anaimba. Walimu wanaimba. | [The teacher is singing.]\u003Cbr>[The teachers are singing.] |\n| 3. Rafiki alikuja nyumbani. Rafiki walikuja nyumbani. | [The friend came home.]\u003Cbr>[The friends came home.] |\n| 4. Mama anapika kuku. | [The mother is cooking chicken.] |\n\nMama wanapika kuku. [The mothers are cooking chicken.]   \nLesson 9b: Noun Classes  \nKI-VI  \n\n| M-WA\u003Cbr>KI-VI\u003Cbr>M-MI JI-MAN-NU-UU-U | [A-WA]\u003Cbr>[KI-VI]\u003Cbr>[U-I][LI-YA][I-ZI]\u003Cbr>[U-ZI]\u003Cbr>[U-U] |\n| --- | --- |\n| KU-KU PA-PA MU-MU | [KU-KU][PA-PA][MU-MU] |\n\nKI-VI [KI-VI]  \nThis noun class has the following nouns:  \nA). nouns that take KI- in singular and VI- in plural  \nB). nouns that take CH- in singular and VY- in plural  \nC). body parts [sehemu za mwili]  \nD). names of languages [majina ya lugha]  \n\n| A) . Nouns that take KI- in singular and VI- in plural |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| kiti/viti | [chair/chairs] |\n| kitabu/vitabu | [book/books] |\n\n\n| kiatu/viatu | [shoe/shoes] |\n| --- | --- |\n| kisu/visu | [knife/knive","cbCaihCYy1LBGBQ7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihCYy1LBGBQ7","pdf",1387900,23,"English","# Lesson 9: Swahili Noun Classes\n## Lesson 9a: Noun Classes (M-WA)\n## Lesson 9b: Noun Classes (KI-VI)\n## Lesson 9c: Noun Classes (M-MI)","[{\"question\":\"Why are Kiswahili nouns grouped into noun classes?\",\"answer\":\"Kiswahili nouns are grouped because of their noun characteristics and because of Kiswahili vowel harmony.\"},{\"question\":\"How many noun classes does Kiswahili have, and how many forms result?\",\"answer\":\"Kiswahili has 9 noun classes. Each class has a singular and a plural form, making 18 total forms.\"},{\"question\":\"What singular and plural patterns are used in the M-WA noun class?\",\"answer\":\"The M-WA class uses M- in singular and WA- in plural for the noun class prefixes. The lesson also uses WA- and A-WA patterns in its examples and notes.\"}]","Lesson 9: Swahili Noun Classes - Noun Class Guide - Singular and Plural Patterns | PDF",1790824138,35]