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Art in Swahili
Architecture
| English | Swahili |
|---|---|
| architecture | usanifu majengo |
| architect | msanifu ujenzi |
| building | jengo |
| brick | tofali |
| house | nyumba |
Sculpture
| English | Swahili |
|---|---|
| statue | sanamu |
| rock | jiwe |
| clay | udongo kinamo |
| to carve | chonga |
Painting and Photography
| English | Swahili |
|---|---|
| drawing, illustration | mchoro |
| photography | upigaji picha |
| painter | mchoraji |
| photo | picha |
| colour | rangi |
| to draw | chora |
Music
| English | Swahili |
|---|---|
| music | muziki |
| singer | mwimbaji |
| song | wimbo |
| drum | ngoma |
| guitar | gitaa |
| to sing | imba |
| to dance, to play | cheza |
Literature
| English | Swahili |
|---|---|
| literature | fasihi |
| writing | uandishi |
| poetry | ushairi |
| writer, author | mwandishi |
| book | kitabu |
| poem | shairi |
| letter | barua |
| newspaper | gazeti |
| page | ukurasa |
| paper | karatasi |
| chapter | sura |
| verse, line | mshororo |
| to write | andika |
| to read | soma |
Cinematography
| English | Swahili |
|---|---|
| actor | mwigizaji |
| film | filamu |
| camera | kamera |
| dialogue | mazungumzo |
| cinema | sinema |
| theatre | tamthilia |
| television | runinga, televisheni |
| to watch | tazama |