| English | Swahili | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| he/she should be beaten | apigwe | |
| he/she should be named | atajwe | |
| jackal | bweha | |
| sinker | chubwi | |
| you won’t be freed | huachwi | |
| it has to be passed | ipitishwe | |
| It should not be tasted | isionjwe | |
| very old | kongwe | |
| to pulsate | kupwita | |
| TRUE | kweli | |
| hiccup | kwikwi | |
| month/moon | mwezi | |
| body | mwili | |
| big shot/big boss | ng’weng’we | |
| I should be given more | niongezwe | |
| so that I get loved | nipendwe | |
| hair | nywele | |
| octopus | pweza | |
| I don’t drink | sinywi | |
| sweater | sweta | |
| switch | swichi | |
| set sail | tweka | |
| giraffe | twiga | |
| you should be freed | uachwe | |
| Mister | Bwana | |
| head | kichwa | |
| he/she has been beaten | amepigwa | |
| it won’t be built | haijengwi | |
| it will not be passed | haipitishwi | |
| he/she won’t be beaten | hapigwi | |
| he/she won’t be named | hatajwi | |
| he/she has been named | ametajwa | |
| armpit | kwapa | |
| Kilwa – name of a town in Tanzania | Kilwa | |
| burp | mbweu | |
| year | mwaka | |
| I’m loved | ninapendwa | |
| bite forcefully | ng’wafua | |
| It’s been authored | Imetungwa | |
| disease | ugonjwa | |
| a drink | kinywaji | |
| by the ocean/coastal | pwani | |
| it has been passed | imepitishwa | |
| I won’t be given more | siongezwi | |
| I’m not loved | sipendwi | |
| impala | sw swala | |
| all day | kutwa | |
| to be led | kuongozwa |
