Word List for Ganda

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Entry	Sound Illustrated	Orthography	IPA Transcription	English Gloss
1	i	kulima	kùˈlímá	to cultivate
2	i	kuliima	kùˈli̋ːmá	to spy
3	e	kuwera	kùˈwérá	to pledge
4	e	kuweera	kùˈwe̋ːrá	to rest
5	a	kuwaba	kùˈwáβá	to go astray
6	a	kuwaaba	kùˈwa̋ːβá	to complain
7	o	kuwola	kùˈwólá	to lend money
8	o	kuwoola	kuˈwőːlá	to scoop out
9	u	kutula	kùˈtúlá	to become sharp
10	u	kutuula	kùˈtûːlá	to sit down
11	p	kupipira	kùˈpípírà	jerking movement
12	β	kubibira	kùˈβíβírà	to head off something
13	β	kuba	kùˈβâ	to be
14	bb	kubba	kûˈbbà	to steal
15	p	kkapa	ˈkkâpà	cat
16	pp	ppata	ˈppátà	hinge
17	tt	kutta	kûˈttá	to kill
18	dd	kudda	kûˈddà	to return
19	t	kuta	kùˈtâ	to let go
20	tt	kutta	kûˈttá	to kill
21	d	obude	òˈβúdè	small bells
22	dd	obudde	òˈβûddè	time
23	k	mukazi	mùˈkázì	woman
24	g	mugazi	mùgàˈzí	that which is wide
25	k	myaka	ˈmjâká	years
26	kk	kkazi	ˈkkázì	fat woman
27	g	kugula	kùˈgúlá	to buy
28	gg	kuggula	kȕˈggúɾá	to open
29	β	bonna	βòˈnná	all
30	b	boggo	bóˈggò	a rudeness
31	f	kufa	kùˈfâ	to die
32	v	kuva	ˈkùvá	to come from
33	f	kifumu	kìˈfúmù	a gardening spear
34	ff	ffumu	ˈffúmù	spear
35	v	kivu	kìˈvú	(no gloss)
36	vv	vvu	ˈvvû	ash
37	s	kusaaza	kùˈsâːzà	to sizzle
38	z	kuzaaza	kúˈzâːzà	to help deliver a baby
39	s	kusa	kùˈsá	to grind
40	ss	kussa	kȕˈssá	to breathe
41	z	mazike	màˈzíkè	chimpanzees
42	zz	zzike	ˈzzíkè	chimpanzee
43	tʃ	mucungwa	mùˈtʃûŋgwá	an orange
44	dʒ	mujunga	mùˈdʒûŋgà	a tassle
45	l	mmula	ˈmmúlà	pepper
46	ʎ	mulya	ˈmúʎà	you are eating
47	m	mala	ˈmàlá	finish!
48	mm	mmala	ˈmmâɾà	I finish
49	nn-n	nnaanansi	nnâːˈnánsì	pineapple
50	ññ-ñ	nnyaanya	ññâːˈñá	tomato
51	ŋŋ-ŋ	nnaana	ˈŋŋa̋ːŋâ	type of bird
52	r	kuliira	kùˈlí̂ːɾá	to eat well
53	j	muyaayu	mùjâːjú	wild cat
54	w	muwi	mùˈwí	the giver
55	mp	mpaka	mpàˈkâ	a dispute
56	mb	mbala	mbáɾá	I count
57	nf	nfumba	ˈnfűmbá	I cook
58	nv	nvuba	ˈnvúβá	I fish
59	nd	ndegeya	ˈndèˈgéjà	species of bird
60	ñdʒ	njegele	ˈñdʒègéré	chains
61	ŋg	ngege	ŋgèˈgê	bream
62	mbw	mbwa	̈ˈmbâ	dog
63	ndw	ndwadde	ˈndwâddé	disease
64	nkw	nkwa	ˈŋkwâ	cattle tick
65	nsw	nswa	ˈnswâ	termite
66	ngw	ekyangwe	ȅtʃa̋ŋgwe	a loofah
67	(tone contrast)	muzigo	mùˈzígò	butter
68		muzigo	mùzíˈgô	door; gap