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[English Word] of

[Swahili Word] -a

[Part of Speech] preposition

[English Example] a surprising thing

[Swahili Example] jambo la ajabu

[Note] -a + noun is used to form possessives; prefix of -a changes for each noun class. See http://www.yale.edu/swahili/grammar/relationship.htm

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[English Word] of (class 1, 2, 3, 11, 14)

[Swahili Word] wa

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[English Example] people of Nairobi

[Swahili Example] watu wa Nairobi

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[English Word] of (class 4, 6, 9)

[Swahili Word] ya

[Part of Speech] preposition

[English Example] water of the river

[Swahili Example] maji ya mto

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[English Word] of (class 5)

[Swahili Word] la

[Part of Speech] preposition

[English Example] name of the teacher

[Swahili Example] jina la mwalimu

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[English Word] of (class 7)

[Swahili Word] cha

[Part of Speech] preposition

[English Example] the pupil's book

[Swahili Example] kitabu cha mwanafunzi

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[English Word] of (class 8)

[Swahili Word] vya

[Part of Speech] preposition

[English Example] fingers of the hand

[Swahili Example] vidole vya mkono

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[English Word] of (class 10)

[Swahili Word] za

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[English Example] houses of the city

[Swahili Example] nyumba za mji [Rech]

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[English Word] of (class 16)

[Swahili Word] pa

[Part of Speech] preposition

[English Example] place of safety and knowledge

[Swahili Example] mahali pa usalama na ujuzi

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[English Word] of

[Swahili Word] kwa

[Part of Speech] preposition

[English Example] home of the uncle

[Swahili Example] nyumbani kwa mjomba

[Note] class 17

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[English Word] of (class 18)

[Swahili Word] mwa

[Part of Speech] preposition

[English Example] pocket of the pants

[Swahili Example] mfukoni mwa suruali

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[English Word] of various kinds

[Swahili Word] min

[Part of Speech] preposition

[Note] rare

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[English Word] of (class 7)

[Swahili Word] cha

[Part of Speech] conjunction

[English Example] the student's book (the book of the student)

[Swahili Example] kitabu cha mwanafunzi

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