Kiswahili Adjectives Swahili words

-baya

bad

-bovu

rotten

-chache

few

-chafu

dirty

-dogo

little, small

-fupi

short, low

-geni

strange, foreign, new (of people)

-gumu

difficult, hard,

-kali

strong, fierce, sharp, steep, strict

-kavu

dry

-kubwa

big, large

-kuu

great, main, important

-kuukui

old (of things)

-zuri

good, nice, pleasant, beautiful, lovely

-zee

old (of people)

-nene

fat, thick

Ngapi, though not a true adjective, may be regarded as one.

-ngapi

how many

-pana

wide, broad, flat

-pya

new

-refu

long, deep

-tamu

sweet (sugary)

-tupu

empty, bare, pure (nothing but)

-vivu

lazy, idle

-zima

whole

-zito

-heavy