Thanks to everyone who participated in the Blog Reader Challenge and a special thanks to those who dared share their answers. Congratulations to thduggie for getting all the answers right on level 1 and to Janet for getting full score for level 2! Special mention for creativity goes to mimilibrarian.
Here are the answers:
Level 1
Disemba - December
sukari - sugar
kompyuta - computer
milionea - millionaire
oksijeni - oxygen
operesheni - operation
stempu - stamp (also stampu)
shule - school (also skuli from English)
plasta - plaster/band-aid
buluu - blue
gazeti - newspaper
Level 2 – public transport and vehicles
baiskeli - bicycle
stesheni - station
gari - car
motokaa - car (again)
boti - boat
dereva - driver
gereji - garage
mota - motor
petroli - petrol or gas (also gesi)
teksi - taxi
tiketi - ticket
Okay, here's the next challenge, level 3 and 4. I am having a hard time deciding which ones to give you - I have found so many more! So here goes level 5 as well - be creative!
Level 3 – countries
Marekani
Ufaransa
Uingereza
Uswisi
Ubelgiji
Ugiriki
Ujerumani
Urusi
Misri (for those who know Hebrew)
Level 4 – Sports
feni
timu
soka
ripota
kemra
picha
mechi
Level 5 – getting harder and more random
bia
gilasi (you can put your bia in there)
kahawa
chai (that's too easy for level 5)
stoo
swichi
sweta
shati or tishati
daktari
musuli (hint: men have more of it/them)
slaisi
gesti (meaning the place where they stay)
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Okay, I'll take the first stab at it again. I love puzzles!
Level 3 – countries. For some reason these words “feel” more like people names than country names to me, so that’s the way I’ve written them.
Marekani - American
Ufaransa - French
Uingereza - English
Uswisi - Swiss
Ubelgiji - Belgian
Ugiriki - Greek
Ujerumani - German
Urusi - Russian
Misri (for those who know Hebrew) – I suppose given the hint it might be Israeli, though it looks more as if it refers to those who live in the State of Misery, so perhaps it’s the Israelites in Egypt before the Exodus?
Level 4 – Sports
feni - fencing
timu - timer
soka - soccer
ripota - reporter
kemra - camera
picha – picture (photo)
mechi – hmmm, well, when I was in school a “Mech E” was a Mechanical Engineering major….
Level 5 – getting harder and more random
bia – beer
gilasi (you can put your bia in there) – refrigerator (“chiller”)
kahawa – sounds like “cow,” but I’m sure Swahili had a word for such an animal before any foreigners arrived
chai (that's too easy for level 5) – I suppose “tea” is too obvious?
stoo – I’m going with “stool” because I’m sure Swahili has its own word for “stew.”
swichi - switch
sweta – sweater; possibly just “sweat” but I suspect the pre-English Swahili speakers knew more about the latter than the former.
shati or tishati – what you get when the daktari wants to immunize you?
daktari – doctor – years ago there was an American TV show by that name, about a doctor in Africa
musuli (hint: men have more of it/them) – well, I was going to say a Swiss breakfast cereal, but I doubt there’s a gender difference there, so it must be “muscle.” And is that true? Do men have more, or are they just bigger?
slaisi – slice, as in the slice of pizza you serve those who stay in the gesti....
gesti (meaning the place where they stay) – guest house
Just a reminder for those participating in the swahinglish challenge that the vowels are as follows (for English speakers):
a = ah, as in car
e = eh (?) as in pen
i = ee, as in meet
o = oh, as more
u = ooh, as in boot
double vowels just doubles or lengthens the sound of the single vowel:
aa = ah-ah
ee = eh-eh
ii = ee-ee
oo = oh-oh
uu = ooh-ooh
Hmmmm, Janet and Stephan appear to have other things to do besides indulge in puzzles....
My guesses:
Level 3 – countries (are these also adjectives for these countrymen or things from these countries?)
Marekani - America
Ufaransa - France
Uingereza - England
Uswisi - Switzerland
Ubelgiji - Belgium
Ugiriki - Greece
Ujerumani - Germany
Urusi - Russia
Misri (for those who know Hebrew) - Israel
Level 4 – Sports
feni - fan
timu - team
soka - soccer (football)
ripota - reporter
kemra - camera
picha - picture
mechi - match
Level 5 – getting harder and more random
bia - beer
gilasi (you can put your bia in there) - glass
kahawa - coffee
chai (that's too easy for level 5) - tea
stoo - if "oo" is pronounced as in English, it's probably stew, otherwise store
swichi - switch
sweta - sweater (jumper)
shati or tishati - shirt, T-shirt
daktari - doctor
musuli (hint: men have more of it/them) - muscle
slaisi - slice
gesti (meaning the place where they stay) - guest house
Countries:
America
France
England
Switzerland
Belgium
Afghanistan
Russia
Israel
Sports:
Feni - Swimming with fins
Tennis
Soka - Soccer
Ripota - Ancient Kenyan game where you race to rip out a "ripota" the gullet of wildebeast.
Kemra - camera used to take photos of sporting events
Picha - Baseball, which employs a picha to throw the ball
Mechi - Basketball (which has a mesh net)
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