The Swahili term "tu" matches the English term "only"
| other swahili words that include "tu" : | english : |
|---|---|
| Jumatatu | Monday |
| tukio baya | accident |
| tumbili | ape |
| tunda la kizungu | apple |
| kitu | article |
| mtumishi | boy |
| desturi | custom |
| tupu | empty |
| tu | exclusively |
| watu | folk |
| msitu | forest |
| desturi | habit |
| tundu | hole |
| tu, sasa hivi | just |
| tumbili | monkey |
| watu | nation |
| kitu | object |
| kitunguu | onion |
| etu | our |
| watu | people |
| mtu | person |
| mtumishi | servant |
| kiatu | shoe |
| mtumwa | slave |
| tumbo | stomach |
| kitu | thing |
| a tatu | third |
| kumi na tatu, kumi na tatu | thirteen |
| tatu, tatu | three |
| tumbako | tobacco |
| tupu | void |
| desturi, barbara, njia | way |
| msitu | woods |