| -enye urafiki / isiyo yenye urafiki | • | friendly / unfriendly |
| -enye kupenda / isiyo kupenda | • | loving / unloving |
| -enye huruma / isiyo enye huruma | • | kind / unkind |
| -enye upole / isiyo pole | • | gentle / course |
| -enye upole / isiyo pole | • | sympathetic / unsympathetic |
| -epesi kuhisi / isiyo epesi kuhisi | • | sensitive / insensitive |
| jasiri / enye woga | • | courageous, brave / cowardly |
| -enye makini / isiyo makini | • | serious / frivolous |
| nzuri / ovu | • | good / evil |
| -aminifu / isiyo aminifu | • | honest / dishonest |
| -nyenyekevu / enye kiburi | • | humble / proud |
| -erevu / jinga | • | smart, intelligent, brilliant / dumb, stupid |
| msondani / mndani | • | extrovert / introvert |
| -enye wivu / karimu | • | jealous / sharing/giving |
| -angalifu / siojali | • | diligent / apathetic |
| kaidi | • | stubborn |
| -a heshima | • | honorable |
| -enye haya | • | shy |
| -enye shauku | • | enthusiastic |