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Entry |
Dahalo | English | Swahili |
1 |
ʔaokowe |
egg, eggs |
yai, mayai |
2 |
boŋko |
brain |
bongo |
3 |
miccʎ̥ʼo |
bone |
mfupa |
4 |
ɲóːro |
intestinal worm |
mamba |
5 |
nǀɛːno |
kind of snake |
mamba, aina ya nyoka |
6 |
gwena |
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7 |
walla |
rhino |
kifaru |
8 |
fileme |
comb |
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9 |
kʼoɓɛ |
tortoise |
kobe |
10 |
ɦaβa, ɦaba |
cut |
kukata |
11 |
kʼera |
chop |
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12 |
ɗaɬeni |
split |
kupasua |
13 |
ʃirikano |
to share |
kushirikiana |
14 |
kamɛ |
to grab, hold, grasp |
kushika |
15 |
hakwa |
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kuata |
16 |
ata ɓaʔama |
greeting |
Hujamboǃ |
17 |
ani baʔama |
response to 14 |
Hamujamboǃ |
18 |
baʔameːmo |
|
kwa wengi... |
19 |
aɲi |
I, me |
mimi |
20 |
aɲi |
you (sg.) |
wewe |
21 |
ɲaɲi (akale) |
we, us |
sisi |
22 |
watukwe |
one, me, myself |
yeye |
23 |
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she |
mke |
24 |
|
you (pl.) |
ninyi |
25 |
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wa |
26 |
bosoʔatsa |
my friend female |
rafiki ... |
27 |
lʊttʊkʊna (desired) |
to fall |
kuanguka |
28 |
luttukumina |
he fell |
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29 |
luttukuntina |
she fell |
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30 |
dʒaribʊ |
fish (general) |
samaki kwa jumla |
31 |
ŋǀadʒu |
lungfish |
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32 |
luŋgere |
like a snake, in the mud |
|
33 |
toːi |
canoe, fishing boat |
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34 |
ʃiːnɛtɛ |
roots |
mizizi |
35 |
ɗaβi |
meat |
nyama |
36 |
ɓaɓaʔane |
sp. of antelope |
kungu |
37 |
ŋkuko, ŋkukwo |
chicken |
kuku |
38 |
faːli, faʔali |
chicken |
kuku |
39 |
m̩so |
chicken that hasn't laid eggs yet |
kuko bado kuzaa |
40 |
puːnda |
donkey |
punda |
41 |
faːrasi |
horse |
farasi |
42 |
hɛrɛliβɛnɛ, hereliβen |
sheep (lit. big butt) |
kondoo |
43 |
dʒaɡo |
cow |
ng'ombe |
44 |
hɛri, heri |
goat |
mbuzi |
45 |
ziːwa |
milk |
maji ya ng'ombe, maziwa |
46 |
ɓoːmina |
aged milk |
maziwa kulala |
47 |
sɛllɛkʷa |
now |
sasa |
48 |
tʼokome |
fever |
homa |
49 |
kamaʔina |
malaria |
|
50 |
ruko |
sickness |
ugonjwa |
51 |
kitio |
sickness where you get spots, leprosy (?) |
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52 |
njaro |
spots |
madoadoa |
53 |
ʔutʊnu |
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kidonda |
54 |
tumpi |
horn |
pembe |
55 |
kallate |
elephant tusk |
pembe ya ndovu, meno ya ndovu |
56 |
hadʒona |
to yawn |
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57 |
kwadʒeakuna |
to stretch body |
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58 |
paʕɛna |
to fight |
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59 |
paħina |
to hit |
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60 |
warai |
spear, strike |
mfumo |
61 |
ili:ma |
tears |
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62 |
ʕaʔɛnɛ |
to cry |
kulia |
63 |
kʼekʼena |
to laugh |
kucheka |
64 |
sʊtsɪna |
to stand |
kusimama |
65 |
ɡwɛʔɪna |
to sit down |
kuketi |
66 |
ɡomemina |
to stoop, bend down |
kuinama |
67 |
tuta amadina |
to crouch |
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68 |
ʕantʼinimani(na) |
to scratch |
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69 |
nɡure |
|
pele |
70 |
koːrani(na) |
to scrape |
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71 |
soːʕe(na) |
to sing |
kuimba |
72 |
ħɛːme(ni) |
to dance, play |
kucheza |
73 |
koːle(na) |
to jump |
kuruka |
74 |
kapo ɗakwe |
to fly fast |
kuruka mbio |
75 |
koaditsɪ (maʔada) |
to swim (in the water) |
kuogelea |
76 |
ɡapʊʔi |
to float |
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77 |
damaːdina |
to drown |
kuzama |
78 |
kʼaʕina |
to bite (of insects) |
kuuma |
79 |
ɡʊatitsɪ |
to chew |
kutafuna |
80 |
ʕɯnene |
to swallow |
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81 |
kʼere kamaina |
to be hungry |
umeshikana njaa |
82 |
ɬimpidina |
to blow nose |
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83 |
maʔakʼobo |
to be thirsty |
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84 |
maʔunini |
there is no water |
maji hakuna |
85 |
oŋkʼo |
palate (?) |
|
86 |
oŋkoma |
jaw |
taya |
87 |
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uvula |
kilimi |
88 |
hɛrɪfa |
eyelash |
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89 |
hiːmani |
tomorrow |
kesho |
90 |
ʔatokkwa |
today |
leo |
91 |
hiːmane(so) |
yesterday |
jana |
92 |
tʼotantone |
the day after tomorrow |
kesho kutwa |
93 |
kondaːtina |
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94 |
ʕaːɬi |
fat |
mafuta |
95 |
ʔaminina |
little |
kidogo |
96 |
ɡwɪtsa |
child |
mtoto |
97 |
ɡuo ɡaːno |
old person |
mtu mzee |
98 |
panani |
wide |
pana |
99 |
ruʔumate |
long, tall |
ndefu |
100 |
ʕɯmate |
short |
fupi |
101 |
roɪja |
to come |
kuja |
102 |
roɪna |
to go |
kuenda |
103 |
roɪdʒi |
goǃ |
nenda zako |
104 |
hɛʕɪja |
to give |
kupa |
105 |
ʔataʔeledʒo |
to know |
kujua |
106 |
saɪtona |
to forget |
kusahau |
107 |
kʊkoːna |
to remember |
kukumbuka |
108 |
mʊmʊkʊ(ti)na |
to smile |
kutabasamu |
109 |
lasa |
to pull |
kuvuta |
110 |
hɛʕɪja |
to push |
kusukuma |
111 |
okʕɛntɪ |
to lift |
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112 |
lutɪ(tɪna) |
to drop |
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113 |
faʕɛ |
to break |
kubanja |
114 |
bakafaʕɛta |
don't break it |
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115 |
drɪkani |
to bury |
kuzika |
116 |
draɡama |
hole |
shimo |
117 |
ɬawona |
to love |
kupenda |
118 |
teɬawona |
I love you (man to woman) |
nakupenda |
119 |
ɬɛkuwina |
I love you (woman to man) |
nakupenda |
120 |
ɡɪːnina, ladaɡaːno, bakakaro, sitaki |
to sleep with |
kulala |
121 |
rɪkʼina |
to fear |
kuogopa |
122 |
laːfana |
to be tired |
kuchoka |
123 |
kʼakʼo |
hatred |
chuki |
124 |
t̪ukia |
to hate |
kuchukia |
125 |
ɗaːke |
to cook |
kupika |
126 |
ɦaːwɪna |
to boil |
kuchemka |
127 |
ɬono |
stew |
mchuzi |
128 |
ʕaːme |
to eat |
kula |
129 |
sʊɓɪne |
to prepare vegetables |
kutengeneza mboga |
130 |
tajara ɛkina |
to make ready |
kutayarisha |
131 |
kʼoːβo(na) |
to want |
kutaka |
132 |
ɬajɛ |
roast, burn |
kuchoma |
133 |
ɓakemina |
to light |
kuwaka |
134 |
sʊsʊʕɯ |
to stoke a fire (?) |
kuchochea |
135 |
dʒoʔɛni |
quell |
kuzima |
136 |
meːko |
stoves |
meko |
137 |
ɡuʔi |
thirst |
kiu |
138 |
poʔʔɛni |
to uproot |
kung'oa |
139 |
pakʼɛni |
to lay open |
kufunua |
140 |
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to escape (?) |
kutoroka |
141 |
puːnd̪e |
long calabash |
kibuyu |
142 |
ɓatalɪ |
little calabash |
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143 |
amamoda |
little |
kidogo |
144 |
kʼaβaʔe |
baobab tree |
mbuyu |
145 |
pʼara |
termite |
mchwa |
146 |
tsʼuŋkɪ |
black termite/ant (?) |
weusi |
147 |
ŋǀoɪyi |
siafu ant |
siafu |
148 |
pʼoːtuɪno |
to be rotten |
kuoza |
149 |
nǀabate |
good-smelling thing |
kitu yenye harufu nzuri |
150 |
ɓuru |
corn |
mahindi |
151 |
pʼopʼorotsa |
a kind of bird (makes purring sound) |
|
152 |
pʼuʕɛni |
to make a hole |
kutoboa |
153 |
fuːsia |
to fill a hole |
kujaza shimo |
154 |
puːduna |
to fart |
|
155 |
ɓaːðu, ɓaɡaɡwe |
there is none |
hakuna |
156 |
ɡwahɛ |
be, there is |
iko |
157 |
buru |
putting seeds in hole |
|
158 |
hɪʔɛna |
to scatter |
kutawanya |
159 |
βilaβila |
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160 |
βuːda(na) |
to ask |
kuuliza |
161 |
dʒiːɓu(na) |
to answer |
kujibu |
162 |
naʔana |
to disagree |
kukataa |
163 |
kuːɓaliːna |
to agree |
kukubali |
164 |
m̩pini |
handle |
mpini |
165 |
mbanya |
rat |
panya |