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Entry Orthography Transcription English 
1  kata kata  cut 
2  bata ɓata  waddle 
3  kiti kiti  chair 
4  pili pili  adder 
5  embe em͡be  mango 
6  kemba kem͡ba  peel 
7  moto moto  fire 
8  bivu ɓivu  rotten 
9  lulu lulu  pearl 
10  bubu ɓuɓu  dumb person 
11  tai tai  eagle, vulture 
12  bei ɓei  price, cost 
13  aua aua  survey 
14  auka auka  develop 
15  goigoi ɡɔiɡɔi  lazy, weak person 
16  koikoi kɔikɔi  evil spirit 
17  au aʊ  or 
18  paa paː  roof 
19  paa pʰaː  gazelle 
20  tembo tembo  palm wine 
21  tembo tʰembo  elephant 
22  uchafu učafo  dirt 
23  chachu čʰačʰu  yeast 
24  kaa kaː  charcoal 
25  kaa kʰaː  landcrab 
26  dada ɗaɗa  sister 
27  baba ɓaɓa  father 
28  gaga ɠaɠa  scab, scurf 
29  dagaa ɗaɠaː  small fish 
30  jaja ǰʲaǰʲa  perennial herb 
31  gogo ɠoɠo  log, tree trunk 
32  jamba ǰʲam͡ba  break wind with loud noise 
33  bakua ɓakua  which see 
34  pika pika  cook 
35  piga piɠa  beat 
36  taka taka  want 
37  taba taɓa  piece torn off 
38  chua čua  apply friction 
39  kua kua  grow, grow up 
40  faa faː  be of use 
41  vaa vaː  put on, dress 
42  saa saː  an hour 
43  zaa zaː  denotes vital reproduction in male or female 
44  shikama šikáma  be in a state of holding 
45  fichama fičama  be in a state of being hidden 
46  fuma fuma  weave, knit, crochet 
47  vuma vuma  roar 
48  dhamini ðamini  surety, trustee 
49  thamini θamini  value, appraise 
50  kadhi kaði  judge 
51  subalkheri suɓalk͡ɦeri  good morning 
52  heri heri  happiness 
53  ghera ɡ͡ɦera  jealousy, zeal 
54  sabahi sabaɦi  make a morning call on somebody 
55  safini safini  abuse 
56  buzi ɓuzi  large goat 
57  mbuzi m͡buzi  goat 
58  dege ɗeɠe  large bird 
59  ndege n͡deɠe  birg 
60  kijia kiǰia  small plant 
61  njia n͡ǰia  path 
62  kigoma kiɠoma  small drum 
63  ngoma n͡ɡoma  drum 
64  siri siri  a secret 
65  sira siɾa  dregs, lees 
66  sila sila  pail, bucket 
67  hali ɦali  condition 
68  hari ɦaɾi  sweat 
69  landa lanɗa  resemble very closely 
70  randa ranɗa  dance, symbolizes courage 
71  waka waka  smart, burn 
72  wawa wawa  itch 
73  yeyuka jejuka  melt, become fluid 
74  yeye jeje  3rd person sing. 
75  mtu m̩tu  person 
76  nti n̩ti  ear ornament 
77  nta n̩ta  wax, beeswax 
78  munda mun͡da  harpoon 
79  nunda nun͡da  beast of prey 
80  nya ɲa  discharge, emit 
81  kinyo kiɲo  the anus 
82  kinyevu kiɲevu  dampness 
83  ng'anda ŋanda  a handful 
84  ng'ang'ama ŋaŋama  clutch hold of 
85  ng'oa ŋoa  root up, dig out 
86  mbura m͡bura  tree with small flowers 
87  mbuya m͡buja  prostitute 
88  balungi ɓaluɡi  fruit 
89  mvua m͡vua  rain 
90  nzige n͡ziɠe  locust 
91  nziguzigu   butterfly 
92  ndege n͡deɠeɠe  bird 
93  njia n͡ǰia  path 
94  Nini maana yake ya kuumbwa sisi wanadamu? nini maːna jake kuːm̩ɓwa sisi wanaɗamu  For what reason have we been created? 
95  Swali hili hunijia sana, ninapokuwa nimetulia baada ya kughasika kwa jambo ambalo halipo katika nguvu zangu kulizuia au kulibadilisha. Swali hili hunijia sana ninapokuwa nime tolia ɓaːɗa ja kuɦasika kwa ǰʲamɓo ambalo halipo katika n͡ɡuvu zan͡ɡu kulizuia aʊ kuliɓaɗiliša  This question constantly occurs to me, when I have calmed down after worrying about a matter which it is not in my power to prevent or alter.