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On Safari
In Swahili, safari means "journey". In English the word has been narrowed to refer to an expedition in search of wild game.
| We would like very much to see .... | | tunataka sana kuona .... |
| Yesterday we saw .... | | jana tuliona .... |
| Today we saw .... | | leo tuliona .... |
Some Useful Words
| animal | | mnyama |
| antelope | | pofu or kulungu |
| army ants | | siafu |
| baboon | | nyani |
| bird | | ndege |
| bushbaby | | komba |
| camel | | ngamia |
| crocodile | | mamba |
| dik-dik | | dikidiki |
| duiker | | funo or mindi |
| eland | | pofu |
| elephant | | ndovu or tembo |
| flamingo | | heroe |
| fox | | mbweha |
| gazelle | | swala or swara or paa |
| giraffe | | twiga |
| hartebeest | | kongoni |
| hippopotamus | | kiboko |
| hyena | | fisi |
| insect | | mdudu |
| leopard | | chui |
| lion | | simba |
| monkey | | tumbili |
| mosquitoes | | mbu |
| ostrich | | mbuni |
| python | | chatu |
| rhinoceros | | kifaru |
| snake | | nyoka |
| spider | | buibui |
| warthog | | ngiri |
| water buffalo | | nyati |
| wildebeest or gnu | | nyumbu or mbogo |
| zebra | | punda milia |
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| danger | | hatari |
| look there | | tazama pale |
| What is there? | | iko nini pale? |
| What animal is that? | | huyo mnyama gani? |
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