Word List for Yeyi

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Entry	Yeyi	English	Tswana
1		shelters (roof, wall)	dikago
2	kù.rá.ǃáwà	to taste	go utlwa ka leleme
3	mà.ǃáwà	shoulders	mageta
4	mà.gǁárá-kàu	shields (of warriors)	dithebe
5	wà.nǁárá	barkless thin trees	meswaéemi
6	kà.gǃáwà	calabash	segwana
7	kà.ǃ'ámì	wrist, ankle	mosiga
8	kù.ǀárà	cut open (animal)	go phunya, go rala phologolo
9	kù.gǀáwà	to cut grass (in order to make snakes visible)	go beola thaga / go thagola
10	kù.nǀàm.ìsá	to suckle	go amusa
11	kù.ǀx'ákásà	to drizzle	go na ka mosarasarane
12	βùǃá	correct	bontle / gosiame
13		poor, lonely	bonosi / bobotana
14	kù.ǃápá	to be beautiful	go ntegala
15		desire, complaint	keletso / ngolmaelo ngongorego
16	kù.nǃ'át.árà	to chop, smash, crack	go rêma, go phanyêg, go phatsa
17	ù.ǂámú.ǂàmù	weak, smooth	bonolo
18	rù.ǂx'ábì	newborn baby	nnana
19	kù.ǂ'ápárà	to smash up	go phatalatsa / duba duba / go thuba
20	mù.gǁáwà	bow and arrow	motsu le khamphani
21		hunting spider	seládile
22	mù.nǀú	leg	leotó
23	ù.nǀú-nǀù	puppy	ntsányana
24	shì.kúnǀ'úmù	sunset, evening	phirimô ya letsatsi
25	(β)ù.ǃú	owl spec.	mankgoto, morubisi (spec.)
26		pity	boutlwelo botlhoko bopelótlhomógi
27	ù.ǃúrì	whirlwind, wind-devil	sefefô
28	ù.ǃútàmà	rainbow, mushroom sp.	motshewagodimo
29	(β)ù.gǃúrì	big, thick	botona, bokima
30	kù.gǃútùrà	to flourish / to sprout	go gola sentle / go thoga
31	tù.nǃ'úmà	cooking utensils, three legged pots	dipitsa
32	mù.nǃ'únì	fruit of the Tsaro tree	mokolwane
33	kù.nǃ'únǃ'ùnà	to knock	go kôkôta
34	kù.ǃhú	nothing, there isn't	ga gona
35	βù.ǃhúrù	dumb (blunt)	boi jwa thipa / selepe / semumu
36	mbà.nǀú-ǀnù	puppies	dintsányana
37	mà.nǀú-ǃúrù	black hyenas	diphiritshwana
38	kà.nǀ'úrí	hiccough	kgodisá
39	m(b)à.ǃú	owl spec. (pl.)	merubisi / bomankgoto
40	mbà.ǃútàmà	rainbow, mushroom sp. (pl.)	metsheyagodimo
41	hàgǃúrù	cricket, small lizard spec.	senyêtsê
42	kù.rá.nǃù	to be about becoming angry	go galeta
43	kà.nǃ'úmà	cooking utensil, three legged pot	pitsá
44	mà.nǂú-khòa	millet spec.	mabelebele