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Entry Orthography  Transcription English Notes 
1  kasi kɑ́.si  very  in the manuscript, syllables are marked simply with spaces 
2  kesi kɛ́.si  lawsuit   
3  kisi kí.si  guess   
4  kosi kó.si  back of the neck   
5  kusi kú.si  southerly wind   
6  cha tʃɑ  dawn   
7  chaa tʃɑː  fish   
8  wasa βɑ́.sɑ  drizzle   
9  wasaa βɑ.sɑ́ː  room   
10  juzu ɟú.zu  to be allowable   
11  juzuu ɟu.zúː  chapter of the Koran   
12  nema nɛ́.mɑ  bend, yield   
13  neema nɛ.ʔɛ́.mɑ  ease, affluence   
14  kini kí.ni  to be sure   
15  kiini ki.ʔí.ni  kernel   
16  mpenzi mpɛ̃́n.zi  sweetheart   
17  sapa sɑ́.pɑ  make a clean sweep   
18  saba sɑ́.bɑ  seven   
19  taka tʰɑ́.kɑ  dirt, garbage   
20  daka dɑ́.kɑ  catch, snatch   
21  saka sɑ́.kɑ  catch   
22  saga sɑ́.ɡɑ  grind   
23  fua fú.ɑ  hammer, beat   
24  vua vú.ɑ  to fish   
25  waya βɑ́.jɑ  earthen dish   
26  yaya jɑ́.jɑ  child's nurse   
27  sama sɑ́.mɑ  choke   
28  sana sɑ́.nɑ  very much   
29  shira ʃí.rɑ  sail of a vessel   
30  chira tʃí.rɑ  harm   
31  jira ɟí.rɑ  cumin seed   
32  ghamu ɣɑ́.mu  grief   
33  hamu hɑ́.mu  desire, longing   
34  thibiti θi.bí.ti  firm, constant, strong   
35  dhibiti ði.bí.ti  guard, protect against   
36  hali hɑ́.li  condition   
37  hari hɑ́.ri  sweat   
38  ng'amba ŋɡɑ́m.bɑ  turtle   
39  namba nɑ́m.bɑ  number   
40  mamba mɑ́m.bɑ  crocodile   
41  nyama ɲɑ́m.ɑ  meat, flesh   
42  nama nɑ́m.ɑ  to be flexible   
43  mama mɑ́m.ɑ  mama   
44  sasa sɑ́.sɑ  now   
45  saza sɑ.zɑ̃  to be left over   
46  paa pɑː  roof   
47  paa pʰɑː  gazelle   
48  kaa kʰɑː  land crab   
49  kaa kɑː  charcoal   
50  tembo tɛ́m.bo  alcohol   
51  tembo tʰɛ́m.bo  elephant   
52  chungu tʃú.ŋɡu  pot   
53  chungu tʃʰú.ŋɡu  ant   
54  chungu t̪ʰú.ŋɡu  ant (Kenya)  numbers 54-59 illustrate dialectical differences between Kenyan pronounctiation and Zanzibari pronounciation 
55  chungu tʃʰú.ŋɡu  ant (Zanzibar)   
56  macho mɑ́.t̪o  eyes (Kenya)   
57  macho mɑ́.tʃo  eyes (Zanzibar)   
58  jicho ɟí.t̪o  eye (Kenya)̠   
59  jicho ɟí.tʃo  eye (Zanzibar)   
60  mvi ḿ.vi  gray hair   
61  vi vi  they are   
62  nzi ń.zi  fly   
63  nyenga ɲɛ́ŋ.ɡɑ  to pump with questions   
64  nganda ŋɡɑ́n.dɑ  a handful   
65  mbuzi mbú.zi  goat   
66  buzi bú.zi  big goat   
67  ndege ndɛ́.gɛ  bird   
68  dege dɛ́.gɛ  big bird   
69  ngawa ŋɡɑ́.wɑ  civet cat   
70  gawa ɡɑ́.βɑ  divide up   
71  subalkheri su.bal.χɛ́.ri  good morning   
72  filimbi fi.rím.bi  whistle   
73  filimbi fi.lím.bi  whistle   
74  haraka haina baraka hɑ.rɑ́.kɑ hɑ.í.nɑ bɑ.ɾɑ́.kɑ  haste makes waste   
75  changu ni changu, chako tu gawanye t͡ʃɑ́ŋɡu ni t͡ʃɑ́ŋɡu t͡ʃɑ́.ko tu ɡɑ.βɑ́.ɲɛ  mine is mine, yours is ours  syllabification in "changu" not marked because the [ŋ] seems to be part of both syllables 
76  papa akangwa na mafuta yake pɑ́.pɑ ɑ.kɑ́ŋ͡ɡβɑ nɑ mɑ.fú.tɑ jɑ́kɛ  a fish is fried in its own oil  syllabification in "akangwa" is also not marked because the [ŋ] seems to be part of both syllables 
77  akili ni mali ɑ.kí.li ni mɑ́.li  knowledge is power