The following Swahili terms were compiled by David Westley as a quick list to assist library catalogers working with Swahili books.

 

Note: Different verbal concords may be used depending on what noun class the author implies. Ki is most frequent referring to kitabu but u, i and other verbal prefixes may also be used. The perfect tense me- is found most frequently, but the past tense –li– may also occur.

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