Modern Gikuyu Dictionary: Gikuyu-English, English-Gikuyu

92 Pages·2014·2.172 MB·English, Gikuyu

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Modern Gikuyu Dictionary
Gikuyu-English
English-Gikuyu
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Contents
How to use this dictionary v
Modern Gikuyu vii
Some explanations ... 6.6... 0 eee ee eee viii
Reading Gikuyu ix
Recognising letters... 0... ee ee eee ix
Recognising words. .....06 6.86 Rem TERETREEG S ix
NOUNS 2 cc tee ds she SESH Bw TO ew Ems x
Describe Nouns - Adjectives ....... gare noe a xiii
Determiners 2 a. ei ce ae E ED XV
PEONOUNS: oi a aes ROS weE S ee ms xvi
VES 6.5 23 Blo ew eM wa Dw Hue Ow EME 6 se xviii
Describe Verbs -Adverbs..........22+45- Xxi
Recognising sentences .. 1... seen erence eee xxi
Forming complex sentences .........-+455 xxiii
Howtouseadictionary .......02.s .e.ee XXV
GIKUYU-ENGLISH 1
ENGLISH-GIKUYU Index 40
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How to use this
dictionary
Hello! This dictionary is created to help you learn better! Keep it by
your side when reading English and Gikuyu books.
If you are reading and you never have to use a dictionary, then
it means you are ready to read more advanced texts! Well done!
Entries in this dictionary are arranged alphabetically in both
the GIKUYU-ENGLISH section and the ENGLISH-GIKUYU section.
Here is the Gikuyu alphabet to jog your memory:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Gg
Hh li ff jj Kk Mm
Nn Oo Rr Tt Uu va
Ww Yy
Here are some abbreviations used in this dictionary to show you the
function of the word in a sentence:
Abbreviation Meaning
A noun is a name
An adjective shows the quality of a noun
A pronoun points to a noun
A verb is an action
An adverb shows the intensity of a verb
We wish you many happy reading adventures in English and
Gikuyu!
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