In this class we find names of trees,members of the human body,household articles,and some physical phenomena .Examples;
Singular. Plural
Mti,tree. Miti,trees
Mkono,hand,arm. Mikono,hands,arms
Mguu,leg,foot. Miguu,legs,feet
Mgongo, back. Migongo, backs
Mdomo,mouth,lip. Midomo,mouths,lips
Mwili,body. Miili,bodies
Moyo,heart. Mioyo,hearts
Moto,fire. Mioto,fires
Moshi,smoke. Mioshi,smokes
Mto,river,pillow. Mito,rivers,pillows
Mji,town, city. Miji,towns, cities
Mkate,bread. Mikate,bread (loaves of)
Mstari,line. Mistari,lines
Mtende,palm tree. Mitende,palm trees
Mwaka,year Miaka ,years
Mwezi,moon,month. Miezi ,months
Mwanzo beginning. Mwanzo,beginnings
Mwisho,end. Mwisho,ends
The adjectives which qualify these nouns take m and mi,thus;mti;mrefu “a tall tree”;mti mrefu;”tall tree”;mwanzo Mzuri, a good beginning “,mwanzo mzuri”,good beginning ”
Using ni for is and are,we have;mtende ni mti mrefu”A palm tree is a tall tree Nairobi ni mji mkubwa”Nairobi is a big city”mwanzo Mzuri na mwisho mbaya”a good beginning and a bad end”
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