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This is a listing of audio files recorded at Penn State organized by vocabulary type. You can either link to this page to use files or download and use them in other Penn State teaching materials.
Alphabet | Parts of the Body | Colors | Days of the Week | Numbers | Drinks
Alphabet |
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|---|---|---|
| Description | File Name | Voice Gender |
| a | a.kaa.wav | male voice |
| a | a.pata.wav | male voice |
| a - short a | a.short.wav | male voice |
| a - ae | ae.mkatae.wav | male voice |
| a - ai | ai.yai.wav | male voice |
| a - ao | ao.wao.wav | male voice |
| a - au | au.au.wav | male voice |
| b | b.baba.wav | male voice |
| bw | bw.bwana.wav | male voice |
| ch | ch.cheka.wav | male voice |
| d | d.dada.wav | male voice |
| dh | dh.dhahabu.wav | male voice |
| e | e.pembe.wav | male voice |
| e - short | e.short.wav | male voice |
| e | e.zee.wav | male voice |
| ea | ea.somea.wav | male voice |
| f | f.fanya.wav | male voice |
| g | g.gamba.wav | male voice |
| gh | gh.ghadhabu.wav | male voice |
| h | h.hapa.wav | male voice |
| i - short | i.short.wav | male voice |
| i | i.sisi.wav | male voice |
| i | i.tii.wav | male voice |
| ia | ia.lia.wav | female voice |
| iu | iu.kiu.wav | male voice |
| j | j.jambo.wav | male voice |
| k | k.kitabu.wav | male voice |
| l | l.lala.wav | male voice |
| m | m.mama.wav | male voice |
| mb | mb.mbaya.wav | male voice |
| mch | mch.mchana.wav | male voice |
| mk | mk.mkoa.wav | male voice |
| mw | mw.mwamba.wav | male voice |
| n | n.nani.wav | male voice |
| nd | nd.ndoo.wav | male voice |
| ng | ng.ngombe.wav | female voice |
| ny | ny.nyanya.wav | female voice |
| nyw | nyw.nywele.wav | female voice |
| o | o.choo.wav | female voice |
| o - short | o.short.wav | female voice |
| o | o.soko.wav | female voice |
| oa | oa.mkoa.wav | female voice |
| p | p.pata.wav | female voice |
| r | r.baraka.wav | female voice |
| s | s.somo.wav | female voice |
| t | t.toa.wav | female voice |
| th | th.thamani.wav | female voice |
| u | u.kuu.wav | female voice |
| u | u.ruka.wav | female voice |
| u - short | u.short.wav | female voice |
| ua | ua.nunua.wav | female voice |
| ui | ui.tui.wav | female voice |
| uo | uo.nguo.wav | female voice |
| v | v.vazi.wav | female voice |
| vy | vy.vyakula.wav | female voice |
| w | w.watoto.wav | female voice |
| y | y.yai.wav | female voice |
| z | z.zawadi.wav | female voice |
Parts of the Body |
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|---|---|---|
| Description | File Name | Voice Gender |
| head | head--kichwa.wav | female voice |
| teeth | teeth--meno.wav | female voice |
| ear | ear--sikio.wav | female voice |
| nose | nose--pua.wav | female voice |
| tongue | tongue--ulimi.wav | female voice |
| arm | arm--mkono.wav | female voice |
| thigh | thigh--paja.wav | female voice |
| waist | waist--kiuno.wav | female voice |
| navel | navel--kitovu.wav | female voice |
| shoulders | shoulders--mabega.wav | female voice |
| chest | chest--kifua.wav | female voice |
| stomach | stomach--tumbo.wav | female voice |
| hair | hair--nywele.wav | female voice |
| palm | palm--kiganja.wav | female voice |
| feet | feet--nyayo.wav | female voice |
| mouth | mouth--mdomo.wav | female voice |
| leg | leg--mguu.wav | female voice |
| eyes | eyes--macho.wav | female voice |
| nail | nail--ukucha.wav | female voice |
| neck | neck--shingo.wav | female voice |
| knee | knee--goti.wav | female voice |
Colors |
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| Description | File Name | Voice Gender |
|---|---|---|
| red | ekundu--red.wav | female voice |
| white | eupe--white.wav | female voice |
| black | eusi--black.wav | female voice |
| brown | hudhurungi--brown.wav | female voice |
| light green | kijani_kibichi--light_green.wav | female voice |
| dark green | kijani--dark_green.wav | female voice |
| grey | kijivu--grey.wav | female voice |
| yellow | manjano--yellow.wav | female voice |
| blue | samawati--blue.wav |
female voice |
| purple | zambarau--purple.wav | female voice |
Days of the Week |
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| Description | File Name | Voice Gender |
|---|---|---|
| See File Name | alhamisi.wav | female voice |
| day_after.wav | female voice | |
| day_before_yesterday--juzi.wav | female voice | |
| ijumaa.wav | female voice | |
| jumamosi.wav | female voice | |
| jumanne.wav | female voice | |
| jumapili.wav | female voice | |
| jumatano.wav | female voice | |
| jumatatu.wav | female voice | |
| today--leo.wav | female voice | |
| tomorrow--kesho.wav | female voice | |
| yesterday--jana.wav | female voice | |
Numbers |
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| Description | File Name | Voice Gender |
|---|---|---|
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0
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0--sifuri.wav | female voice |
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1
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1-moja.wav | female voice |
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2
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2-mbili.wav | female voice |
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3
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3-tatu.wav | female voice |
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4
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4-nne.wav | female voice |
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5
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5-tano.wav | female voice |
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6
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6-sita.wav | female voice |
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7
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7-saba.wav | female voice |
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8
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8-nane.wav | female voice |
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9
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9-tisa.wav | female voice |
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10
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10--kumi.wav | female voice |
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20
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20--ishirini.wav | female voice |
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30
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30--thelathini.wav | female voice |
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40
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40--arobaini.wav | female voice |
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50
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50--hamsini.wav | female voice |
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60
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60--sitini.wav | female voice |
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70
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70--sabini.wav | female voice |
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80
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80--themanini.wav | female voice |
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90
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90--tisini.wav | female voice |
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100
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100--mia-moja.wav | female voice |
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1,000
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1000--elfu-moja.wav | female voice |
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1,000,000
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1000000--laki-moja.wav | female voice |
Drinks |
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| Description | File Name | Voice Gender |
|---|---|---|
| coffee | kahawa.wav | female voice |
| carrot juice | kinywaji_cha_karoti.wav | female voice |
| tomato juice | kinywaji_cha_nyanya.wav | female voice |
| banana juice | kinywaji_chenye_ndizi.wav | female voice |
| orange juice | maji_ya_machungwa.wav | female voice |
| fruit juice | maji_ya_matunda.wav | female voice |
| pineapple juice | maji_ya_nanasi.wav | female voice |
| pear juice | maji_ya_pea.wav | female voice |
| fruit punch | maji_ya_sharbeti.wav | female voice |
| apple juice | maji_ya_tofaa.wav | female voice |
| grape juice | maji_ya_zabibu.wav | female voice |
| milk | maziwa.wav | female voice |
| strong wine | mvinyo_kali.wav | female voice |
| sweet wine | mvinyo_tamu.wav | female voice |
| alcohol / beer | pombe.wav | female voice |
Copyright 2001-2003. The
Pennsylvania State University
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Program or the Department of Comparative
Literature
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