Books in KiSwahili

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Comic Books

The books in this list are all in KiSwahili only, except for the language learning booksand a few multilingual books at the end of the list. They are all published inpaperback only.

Abunuwasiby GadoThree of the great Abunuwasi stories, aboutthe famoustrickster characterfrom the EastAfrican coast, incartoon format byGodfreyMwampembwa(Gado), one ofEast Africa’s best known cartoonists.

Price: $11.95Publisher: Sasa SemaISBN: 9966-9609-0-2Year of Publication: 1996Place of Publication: Nairobi, KenyaLength/Size: 32 pages, 10.5 x 8.25 inches, landscapePeppercorn Title #: 640-1205

Gitongaby Stano”A humorous adventure story about a miraa(khat) dealer from the northeastern slopes ofMount Kenya.” When Gitonga’s wife iskidnapped, he and Junior rush to Ethiopia torescue her. She aids in her escape, provingherself to be a woman of brains andcourage. A full-color comic book full ofSwahili slang.

Price: $11.95Publisher: Sasa SemaISBN: 9966-9609-1-0Year of Publication: 1996Place of Publication: Nairobi, KenyaLength/Size: 32 pages, 10.5 x 8.25 inches, landscapePeppercorn Title #: 640-1203

Macho Ya MjiCity Eyesby Ruth Wairimu KaraniCity Eyes is a comic cartoonbook, in full color, aboutbeggars and thieves inNairobi. “In the mean streetsof contemporary Nairobi ablind beggar and two streetchildren help the police solvecrimes. The dialogue is rich with Swahiliproverbs applied to the events andmessages in the story.”

The story and script, written in standardSwahili enriched by traditional proverbs, areby Ruth Wairimu Karani, a prize-winningKenyan playwright; the illustrations are byKenyan cartoonist James Kamawira.

Price: $11.95Publisher: Sasa SemaISBN: 9966-9609-3-7Year of Publication: 1998Place of Publication: Nairobi, KenyaLength/Size: 36 pages, A4, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 640-1202

ManyweleHairby Tuf MulokwaThis comic book by Tuf Mulokwa, presents astory about the evils of tribalism andreligious hypocrisy in a rural Kenyan village.


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Books in KiSwahiliSafari ya Anga za JuuDeep Space Safariby Anthony Mwangi”A Kenyan astrophysicist travels to a newplanet in the solar system. Scientific themesinclude chemical weight, conditions in zerogravity and planetary motion.”

Serious academic study mixes with fictionalspace exploration in this science-fictioncomic book. In full color.


Beginner ReadersMbegu Ya AjabuThe Magic Seedby Deus M. Richard”Hadithi ya kusisimua kuhusu sayansi kwawatoto wadogo.”

“This sweet tale introduces science to youngchildren.”

Price: $7.00Publisher: Sasa SemaISBN: 9966-951-11-3Year of Publication: 1997Place of Publication: Nairobi, KenyaLength/Size: 18 pages, A5, landscapePeppercorn Title #: 640-1211

Kibofu Cha AjabuThe Magic Balloonby Ruth Wairimu Karani A full color beginner level reader.Beautifully produced.

”Nina anapotambua kuwa kibofu chakekinauwezo wa kuelea angani, anapaakujionea nchi.”

Hadithi Za EsopoAesop’s Fablesby B.S. Mang’anda, ed.”Hadithi za Esopo ningano za kale zenyehekima nyingi. Vitabuhivi vinasisitizadhamira kwambamajuto ni mjukuu.”

Africans claim thatAesop was originallyan African, namedEsopo. These are thetales that have been handed down in Africafrom Esopo.

Both VolumesPrice: $7.00 eachPublisher: Sasa SemaYear of Publication: 2000Place of Publication: Nairobi, KenyaLength/Size: 38 pages, A5, portrait

Volume 1ISBN: 9966-9609-6-1Peppercorn Title #: 640-1208

Volume 2ISBN: 9966-9609-7-XPeppercorn Title #: 640-1209

A delightful story in which a young girl travelsup the slopes of Mount Kenya holding on toa magic balloon. A mischievous monkeysteals her balloon and she is left in a treetopuntil she is rescued by friendly elephants.The story ends with the girl and theelephants soaring up in to the sky with theballoon.




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Books in KiSwahiliHaiba na Mbilikimo Sababy Phil Dumea”Haiba ni mrembo kuliko wasichana wote.Malkia anamwonea wivu na kuamuruauawe.”

Swahili version of Snow White and theSeven Dwarves.

Price: $7.00Publisher: Sasa SemaISBN: 9966-951-17-2Year of Publication: 1997Place of Publication: Nairobi, KenyaLength/Size: 32 pages, A5, landscapePeppercorn Title #: 640-1212

Wasia wa MaskiniThe Poor Man’s Wisdomby Taimuni Issa Waziri”Hamadi anazitumia pesa zake zotekununua wasia kutoka kwa mzee mmojamaskini. Je, ulikuwa uamuzi ulioletamafanikio.”

“Hamadi spends all of his money to buyadvice from an old man and finds it veryworth it.”

Price: $7.00Publisher: Sasa SemaISBN: 9966-951-12-1Year of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: Nairobi, KenyaLength/Size: 18 pages, A5Peppercorn Title #: 640-1210

Ndoto Ya AmerikaDreaming About Americaby Ken Walibora”Hadithi hii imeandikwa katika nafsi yakwanza, msomaji anaitazama dunia kupitiamachoni mwa kijana huyu. Pia,itawasisimua wasomaji wenye umri mdogona mkubwa kwa jinsi ilivyotungwa kwaustadi.”

Written in the first person, this story allowsthe reader to see the world through the eyesof a young boy in a remote Kenyan village.

For such a boy, it might seem perfectlyreasonable that one could not travel toAmerica before having dreamed about it.Once you start reading Ndoto, the beautifullyfluid Swahili prose will keep you reading asyou get inside the thoughts of thismischievous but lovable boy.

WINNER OF THE 2003 JOMO KENYATTAPRIZE FOR LITERATURE.


Zimwi La Leoby K.W. Wamitila” ‘Mimi sitaki matunda. Ninataka pesa!’ lifokaZimwi.

’Jamani ndio mti gani huo unaozaa pesa?’mzee mmoja alitaka kujua.

’Mpaka na mpesa unaozaa pesa!’ alimakamwingine.”

“K.W.Wamitila ni mwandishi wa riwaya,tamthilia, hadithi fupi, mashairi na vitabu vyautaalamu wa lugha.”

“Zimwi la Leo is a short allegorical storytouching on serious political and socio-economic issues in a seemingly simple andsubtle manner. It is a bitter indictment onthe spectre of capitalism and Westerndomination.” (Ken Walibora, The DailyNation, 2003)

A Swahili reader.



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Safari Ya Mzimuniby Charles Mateso"Safari ya Mzimuni ni hadithi ya kusisimuaya watoto wawili. Sara na Chidi ni watotowanaokwenda kuomba radhi Mzimuni ili nchiyao isiteketezwe. Ili kujua kwa nini nchi yaoinataka kuteketezwa na matatizo na mikasawaliokumbana nayo, soma hadithi hii.”

Only available in KiSwahili.

Price: $7.00Publisher: Readit BooksISBN: 9987-21-019-8Year of Publication: 1998Place of Publication: Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaLength/Size: 30 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 650-1204

Mfalme Ndevu na Maskini MkataKuniby Khalfan Abdallah"Mfalme Ndevu ana tabia ya kutamani kilakitu kizuri. Anachukua hata vitu visivyokuwavyake. Anachukua mali ya Maskini KkataKuni. Je, mwisho wake itakuwaje?”


Price: $7.00Publisher: Readit BooksISBN: 9987-21-004-XYear of Publication: 1995Place of Publication: Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaLength/Size: 26 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 650-1201

Shukrani Za Simbaby Charles Mateso"Simba baada ya kushiba anaamua kwendamtoni kunywa maji. Ghafla jiwe moja kubwalikaanguka kuelekea alipokuwa.Analazimika kulishikilia jiwe lile zito kwakaribu siku nzima mpaka aliposaidiwa naSungura. Lakini shukrani alizotoazinashangaza. Ni shukrani gani hizo?”


Price: $7.00Publisher: Readit BooksISBN: 9987-21-013-9Year of Publication: 2000Place of Publication: Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaSize: 21 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 650-1203

Shungu Mtukutuby Simon Kasubi & B.S. Mang'anda"Kijana mtunduanajipata katika jelamwituni waishipomajini.”

Only available inKiSwahili.

Price: $7.00Publisher: Readit BooksISBN: 9987-21-0341-1Year of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: Dares Salaam, TanzaniaLength/Size: 26 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 650-1202

Visa vya Shilingi na Koboleby Ruth Wairimu Karani"Uvundo nao ulizidi kutanda mle ndani. 'Ah!Humu mnanuka!' alilalamika Kobole. 'Wanadamu vituko. Huficha pese kila pahali!'

'Wacheni kelele!' sarafu wale wenginewalianza kasheshe. 'Sisi twataka kulalausingizi!'"

"Kobole anaeleza matukio yake, nayeShilingi anajibu akimhadithia visa vyakevinavyochangamsha. Wanachekawanadamu jinsi wanavyowapenda."

Two coins tell each other their rib-ticklingadventures with human beings who chasethem to the ends of the earth. Kobole wantsto talk about his adventures, and Shilingianswers back with his exciting escapades.

Price: $7.50Publisher: Sasa SemaISBN: 9966-951-23-7Year of Publication: 2005Place of Publication: Nairobi, KenyaLength/size: pages tba; A5 landscapePeppercorn Title #: 640-1218



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Multilingual ReadersMwana Kupona (English &KiSwahili)Poetess from Lamuby Kitula King’eiA biography in English of the nineteenthcentury Swahili poetess. Includes completetext of her poem “Conquer the World” inKiSwahili.

Part of the Lion Books: Junior Biographiesfor East Africa series. Designed for youngadult readers, these are also suitable fornew adult readers at an advanced level.Teachers’ Guide also available (640-0017).

Price: $10.00Publisher: Sasa SemaSeries: Lion BooksISBN: 9966-951-05-9Year of Publication: 2000Place of Publication: Nairobi, KenyaLength/Size: 105 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 640-0002

Our Experience (English, Bengali,Somali, KiSwahili & Urdu)Women from Somalia, Tanzania,Bangladesh and Pakistan write abouttheir livesby Stella Fitzpatrick & Fatima Mumin,eds.Women from Somalia, Tanzania,Bangladesh and Pakistan write about theirlives and experiences in their homecountries, and in Britain. We gain an insightinto their home cultures through lullabies,children’s games, recipes andreminiscences. Some sections of the bookare translated into Somali, KiSwahili, Bengaliand Urdu.

Price: $11.50Publisher: GatehouseSeries: Gatehouse Collected WritingsISBN: 0-906253-53-5Year of Publication: 1996Place of Publication: Manchester, UKLength/Size: 92 pages, A5, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 940-0028

Masomo ya KisasaContemporary Readings in Swahiliby Ann Biersteker & others"Masomo ya Kisasa is designed to enablestudents at the intermediate and advancedlevels to read and understand authentic textsin Swahili. It isappropriate forindependent orclass use andprovides atransition tounassisted readingof journalistic,scholarly andliterary works inSwahili.

The 27 lessons inthe book include contemporary texts on awide range of topics from cooking andcourtship manuals to politics and poetry.Each lesson includes glosses in Swahili thatdefine vocabulary introduced in the lesson.Grammatical and cultural notes as well ascomprehension questions supplement eachtext.

The final section of each lesson is a list ofsuggested class activities. These areintended to facilitate conversationalinteraction and foster the development ofpragmatic and cultural skills."

The texts are in KiSwahili. The notes andactivities are in English.

Price: $29.95Publisher: Africa World PressISBN: 1-59221-139-9Year of Publication: 2005Place of Publication: Trenton, NJLength/Size: 362 pages, 5.8 x 8.8 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 411-1204

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Books in KiSwahili

Literature Guides

Mwongozo Wa KitumbuaKimeingia Mchangaby Kitula King’ei“Mwongozo huu umechambua mada zotekatika tamthilia ya Kitumbua KimeingiaMchanga. Maelezo yaliyomo yanamulikakwa undani na udhahiri masuala yotemuhimu. Kuna muhtasari wa kila sura,maudhui, hulka za wahusika, mbinu zausanifu pamoja na maswali ya mazoezi namarudio. Vipengele vilivyojadiliwavinaambatana na mifano maridhawa.Hapana shaka kwamba mwongozo huuutawafaa wanafunzi wote wa fasihi.”


Mwongozo Wa Walenisiby K.M.Wamitila“Mwongozo wa Walenisi umechambua madazote katika riwaya ya Walenisi. Maelezoyaliyomo yanamulika kwa undani udhahirimasuala yote muhimu. Kuna muhtasari wakila sura, maudhui, hulka na umuhimu wawahusika, fani nyingi za lugha pamoja namaswali ya mazoezi na marudio. Vipengelevyote vilivyojadiliwa vinaambatana na mifanomaridhawa. Hapana shaka kwambamwongozo huu utawafaa wanafunzi wote wafasihi.”


Mwongozo Wa Kilio Cha Hakiby Kitula King’ei“Mwongozo wa Kilio cha Hakiumetayarishwa na Kitula King’ei. Maelezoyaliyomo yanamulika kwa undani na udhahirimaswala tofauti muhimu. Maswalayaliyojadiliwa ni Muhtasari wa kila Sura,Wahusika, Maudhui, Usanifu na Matumizi yaLugha, na Maswali na Majibu kwa mazoezina marudio.”

“Kitula King’ei ni Profesa wa Lugha na Fasihina Mwenyekiti wa Idara ya Kiswahili naLugha Nyinginezo za Kiafrika katika ChuoKikuu cha Kenyatta, Nairobi.”


Mwongozo Wa Kiuby Kitula King’ei“Mwongozo wa Kiu umetayarishwa na KitulaKing’ei. Maelezo yaliyomo yanamlika kwaundani na udhahiri maswala tofauti muhimu.Maswala yaliyojadiliwa ni Muhtasari wa kilaSura, Wahusika, Maudhui, Usanifu naMatumizi ya Lugha, na Maswali na Majibukwa mazoezi na marudio. Hapana shakakwamba mwongozo huu utakuwa namanufaa makubwa kwa wotewanaojitayarishia mitihani ya fasihi.”

Price: $7.00Publisher: Sasa SemaISBN: 9966-951-13-XYear of Publication: 2003Place of Publication: Nairobi, KenyaLength/Size: 72 pages, A6, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 640-1216

The Sasa Sema literature guides are written by experienced Swahili literature lecturers at Kenyan universities. Theyprovide a clear analysis of the literary texts. Themes have been thoroughly delved into with a focus on achievingaccurate interpretation of the main thoughts in the texts. Other areas discussed include plot summary, character andcharacterization, roles of characters, and stylistic features. Revision questions are provided at the end of each book.They are only available in KiSwahili.



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Language BooksConverse KiswahiliA Kiswahili Phrase Bookby Sharifa M. ZowawiA traveler’s guide to handy phrases inKiswahili. English-Kiswahili. Includes auseful index.

Price: $12.95Publisher: Africa World PressISBN: 0-86543-229-5Year of Publication: 1991Place of Publication: USALength/Size: 250 pages, 4.5 x 7.5 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 411-1203

Kiswahili Kwa KitendoSwahili in ActionAn Introductory / Intermediate Courseby Sharifa Zawawi“An intensive course in Kiswahili for first yearstudents in colleges and universities.” Theapproach used involves “learning a languageby doing, that is using the language in itscontext rather than simply learning its rules.The vocabulary, morphology and syntaxintroduced in each lesson are related to thesituation depicted in the dialogue. Itprepares students for communicatingcompetently in the language.”

Includes forty units, followed by 12supplementary readings. A quiz is providedevery few lessons so students can measuretheir progress.

A workbook Jifunze Kiswahili Chetu: LearnOur Kiswahili 2 (411-0002), accompanies thebook.

Price: $29.95Publisher: Africa World PressSeries: Learn Our KiswahiliISBN: 0-86543-936-2Year of Publication: 2001Place of Publication: Trenton, NJ, USALength/Size: 344 pages, 8.5 x 10.75 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 411-1201

Jifunze Kiswahili Chetu:WorkbookLearn Our Kiswahili: Volume 2by Sharifa Zawawi“This workbook provides learners of Swahiliwith more exercises for speaking, readingand writing the language at their own pace.”It provides an extension of the exercises inKiSwahili kwa Kitendo (411-0001) but doesnot repeat them.

Includes English-KiSwahili vocabulary.

Price: $24.95Publisher: Africa World PressSeries: Learn Our KiswahiliISBN: 0-86543-175-2Year of Publication: 1990Place of Publication: Trenton, NJ, USALength/Size: 274 pages, 8.5 x 10.75 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 411-1202

English-Swahili Dictionaryby Willy A. KirkebyA new and comprehensiveEnglish-KiSwahilidictionary. The introductionis both in English andKiSwahili.

Price: $59.95Publisher: Kirkeby ForlagISBN: 82-994573-2-7Year of Publication: 2000Place of Publication: Skedsmokorset, NorwayLength/Size: 1,069 pages, 6.75 x 9.5 inches, portraitPeppercorn Title #: 311-1201

Dictionaries

New books will be added tothis catalog early in 2005.

Documents

Books in KiSwahili