zungumza
verb
to talk; to converse.
It is used for conversation.
Origins
The word’s earlier history is still under review.
A. C. Madan, Swahili-English Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1903), PDF page 467.
Lists conversation among the meanings of zungumza. Historical evidence; not a survey of current Kenyan speech.
University of Kansas Open Language Resource Center, University of Kansas Kiswahili Glossary (University of Kansas Open Language Resource Center), zungumza glossary rows.
Gives -zungumza as “to talk” or “to speak”.
Examples
Tunapenda kuzungumza na marafiki zetu.
We like to talk with our friends.
Alizungumza na mwalimu wake kuhusu kazi ya nyumbani.
She spoke with her teacher about the homework.
Unazungumza Kiswahili vizuri sana.
You speak Swahili very well.
Tafadhali zungumza polepole.
Please speak slowly.
Watoto wanazungumza na kucheza bustanini.
The children are conversing and playing in the garden.
Je, unaweza kuzungumza na mimi kesho?
Can you talk with me tomorrow?
Walizungumza kwa muda mrefu kuhusu safari yao.
They talked for a long time about their trip.
Tutazungumza kuhusu safari kesho.
We’ll talk about the trip tomorrow.
Ninataka kuzungumza na mwalimu.
I want to talk to the teacher.
