"ieedore Gikuyu _ Dictionary Gikuyo.E nglish kasahorow Modern Gikuyu Dictionary Gikuyu-English English-Gikuyu kasahorow Library Resource Center Renton Technical College 3000 N.E. qh Street ™ Renton, WA 98056 Read Gikuyu. Every day ©kasahorow.org 1st Printing 496 .3954 MODERN 2014g Modern Gikuyu dictionary www.kasahorow.org Auntie Dorcas 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 iii iv 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! kasahorow vi