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Entry Orthography Transcription English 
1  paka ˈpaka  to smear 
2  paka ˈpʰaka  a cat 
3  bali ˈbali  but 
4  mbali m̩ˈbali  far 
5  mara ˈmara  time 
6  waza ˈwaza  to think 
7  faa ˈfaa  to be useful 
8  vaa ˈvaa  to wear 
9  thamini θaˈmini  value 
10  dhamini ðaˈmini  to guarantee 
11  taa ˈtaa  lamp 
12  taa ˈtaa  skate-fish 
13  dara ˈdara  to seize 
14  ndara ˈndara  sandal 
15  njaa n̩ˈdʒaa  hunger 
16  saa ˈsaa  hour 
17  zaa ˈzaa  to bear 
18  rasi ˈrasi  cape 
19  la ˈla  no 
20  changu ˈtʃaŋgu  my 
21  changu ˈtʃaŋgu  a fish 
22  shaba ˈʃaba  copper 
23  nama ˈnama  to be flexible 
24  nyama ˈɲama  meat 
25  jumba ˈɟumba  hall 
26  yumba ˈjumba  to stagger 
27  kombe ˈkombe  bowl 
28  kombe ˈkombe  oyster shell 
29  ng'oa ŋ̩ˈõa  uproot 
30  ngoa ŋ̩ˈgoa  desire 
31  gaidi gaˈidi  bandit 
32  ghairi gaˈiri  to change one's mind 
33  wakati ule waˈkati ˈule  at that time 
34  haba ˈhaba  few 
35  pata ˈpata  hinge 
36  peta ˈpeta  to bend around 
37  pita ˈpita  to pass 
38  pota ˈpota  to twist 
39  puta ˈputa  to thrash 
40  mtu mrefu ˈm̩tu mrefu  a tall person 
41  mtu mweusi ˈm̩tu mweusi  a black person 
42  miti mirefu ˈmiti miˈrefu  tall trees 
43  miti myekundu ˈmiti mjeˈkundu  red trees 
44  kitu kizuri ˈkitu kiˈzuri  a beautiful thing 
45  kitu chema ˈkitu ˈtʃema  a good thing 
46  vitu vizuri ˈvitu viˈzuri  beautiful things 
47  vitu vyema ˈvitu ˈvjema  good things 
48  uso wangu ˈuso ˈwangu  my face 
49  meza yetu ˈmeza ˈjetu  our table 
50  nyumbani kwangu njumˈbani ˈkwaŋgu  my home 
51  nguo nyeupe ŋ̩ˈguo njˈeupe  a red dress 
52  msitu m̩ˈsiːtu  forest 
53  msituni m̩siˈtuːni  in the forest 
54  linda ˈliːnda  guard 
55  tumbo ˈtuːmbo  belly 
56  chamua tʃaˈmũːa  yawn 
57  kimo ˈkiːmõ  height 
58  pata ˈpaːta  get 
59  mbwa ˈm̩ːbwa  dog 
60  rafiki raˈfiːki  friend 
61  nimevileta nimeviˈleːta  I have brought them. 
62  Mbwa na nge ni rafiki zangu. ˈm̩bwa na ˈŋge ni rafiki ˈzaŋgu  The dog and scorpion are my pets. 
63  Nitakaa huko siku themanini. ˈnitaka ˈhuko ˈsiku θemaˈnini  I will stay there eighty days. 
64  Nitakwenda Nairobi kuatembelea jamaa. nitakwenda nairobi kuatembelea ɟamaa  I am going to Nairobi to visit relatives.