| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| under | chini ya |
| under the sea | chini ya bahari |
| animal | mnyama M/Wa noun class |
| animals | wanyama M/Wa noun class - pl |
| a sea animal | mnyama wa bahari |
| sea animals | wanyama wa bahari |
| above / on top of | juu ya |
| above the sea | juu ya bahari |
| sand | mchanga M/Mi class noun
(We will discuss this later but let me give one secret away... in sg it uses 'wa' for of - mchanga wa bahari = sea sand) |
| sea sand | mchanga wa bahari |
| over the sea sand | juu ya mchanga wa bahari |
| to walk | kutembea |
| to walk over the sea sand | kutembea juu ya mchanga wa bahari |
| I walk over the sea sand. | Ninatembea juu ya mchanga wa bahari. |
| seagull | shakwe N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| A seagull is a bird. | Shakwe ni ndege. |
| to fly / to jump | kuruka |
| The seagull flies over the sea. | Shakwe anaruka juu ya bahari. |
| The seagull walks over the sand. | Shakwe anatembea juu ya mchanga. |
| octopus | pweza N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| The octopus lives in the sea. | Pweza anaishi baharini. |
| The octopus is a big animal. | Pweza ni mnyama mkubwa. |
| The octopus is very big. | Pweza ni mkubwa sana. |
| to swim | kuogelea |
| The octopus is swimming under the water. | Pweza anaogelea chini ya maji. Maji is from the Ji/Ma noun class.
Nothing to worry about for now |
| pufferfish | bunju N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| The pufferfish is a fish. | Bunju ni samaki. |
| he is afraid | anaogopa |
| (verb infix for when/if clause) | ki |
| if he is afraid / when he is afraid | akiogopa |
| When I am afraid | nikiogopa |
| if you are afraid | ukiogopa |
| when we are afraid | tukiogopa |
| when the pufferfish is afraid | bunju akiogopa |
| he drinks | anakunywa |
| (verb infix for future tense) | ta |
| he will drink | atakunywa |
| I will swim | nitaogelea |
| they will walk | watatembea |
| a lot of water | maji mengi |
| When the pufferfish is afraid, he drinks (future) a lot of water and becomes bigger. | Bunju akiogopa, atakunywa maji mengi na kuwa mkubwa zaidi. |
| whale | nyangumi N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| The whale is not a fish. | Nyangumi si samaki. |
| Whales are sea animals. | Nyangumi ni wanyama wa bahari. |
| Whales are very big. | Nyangumi ni wakubwa sana. |
| to hunt | kuwinda |
| People hunt whales. | Watu wanawinda nyangumi. |
| snail | konokono N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| sea snail | konokono wa baharini N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| to live | kuishi |
| which / who (M/Wa- sg) | ambaye |
| which / who (M/Wa- pl) | ambao |
| Sea snails are snails which live in the sea. | Konokono wa baharini ni konokono ambao wanaishi baharini. |
| The sea snail has a house. | Konokono wa baharini ana nyumba. |
| The sea snail walks on the the sand at the bottom of the sea. | Konokono wa baharini anatembea juu ya mchanga chini ya bahari. |
| lobster | kambakoche N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| The lobster lives under the sea. | Kambakoche anaishi chini ya bahari. |
| The lobster walks on the sand. | Kambakoche anatembea juu ya mchanga. |
| The lobster is fierce. | Kambakoche ni mkali. |
| People like to eat lobsters. | Watu wanapenda kula kambakoche. |
| dolphin | pomboo |
| Dolphins live in the sea. | Pomboo wanaishi baharini. |
| Dolphins are not fish. | Pomboo si samaki. |
| Dolphins swim in the sea and jump. | Pomboo wanaogelea baharini na wanaruka. |
| Dolphins are very gentle. | Pomboo ni mpole sana. |
| seahorse | mbuzi wa bahari N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns = farasi wa bahari N/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| The seahorse is a small animal. | Mbuzi wa bahari ni mnyama mdogo. |
| The seahorse is very beautiful. | Mbuzi wa bahari ni mzuri sana. |
| squid | ngisi N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| near / in / at / on | kwenye |
| coral reef | miamba ya matumbawe M/Mi class noun -pl
We will treat that later |
| The squid is swimming near the coral reef. | Ngisi anaogelea kwenye miamba ya matumbawe. |
| crab | kaa N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns = kururuN/N class noun - Animal no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| The crab walks in the sea sand. | Kaa anatembea kwenye mchanga wa bahari. |
| rock | mwamba M/Mi class
its plural is 'miamba' = rocks as we have seen in 'miamba ya matumbawe' = rocks of corals = coral reef |
| The crab is walking on the rock. | Kaa anatembea kwenye mwamba. |
| oyster | chaza N/N class noun - Animal
no plural / behaves like M/Wa nouns |
| People like to eat oysters. | Watu wanapenda kula chaza. |