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Entry |
Dahalo | English | Swahili |
1 |
nǀoʔo |
young sp. palm |
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2 |
ʕaːwakʼe |
adult sp. palm |
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3 |
tamate (desired), samettsa |
sp. palm |
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4 |
sitɪŋke |
sp. palm |
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5 |
taʔali |
fruit of sitinke plant |
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6 |
mkunadite |
small bush with thorns |
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7 |
mitimbi |
sp. small plant |
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8 |
nɗaɡʊ |
grass |
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9 |
fiʕeʔ |
to pull back husk of |
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10 |
ɓuiʔɛtɛ (desired) |
part of maize |
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11 |
mβɛrɛwɛre |
maize tassel |
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12 |
ɡakʼane |
maize tassel |
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13 |
ɓwɛtɛ. ɓuɛtɛ |
maize stalk |
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14 |
ɡoloβa |
sp. white bird |
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15 |
fuŋǀɛ(dina) |
to root up |
kusumua |
16 |
méŋɟe(te) |
carefully |
taratibu |
17 |
ɡɪrɪɡɪrɪ |
quickly |
haraka haraka |
18 |
paːkʼe |
to open |
kufunua |
19 |
ŋǀápatssi, ŋǀape |
cover |
kifuniko |
20 |
ŋǀappi |
to cover |
kufunika |
21 |
ŋǀaʔate |
dry thing |
kitu kavu |
22 |
ŋǀaːβaːte |
good-smelling thing |
kitu yenye harufu nzuri |
23 |
ŋǀaʔina |
it dried |
imekauka |
24 |
ǀaːmoːte |
yellow |
rangi ya manjani |
25 |
ǀɪɲi |
darkness |
haina moto |
26 |
ŋǀikʷe |
very tall red grass |
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27 |
ŋǀiːtɪ, ŋǀitɛ |
gums |
ufizi |
28 |
ǀiːme |
to get food out of the bottom of a pot |
kijiko kwa kukora |
29 |
ǀɪmiː |
dew |
umande |
30 |
ŋǀɪpɪrɪkitte |
sp. small lizard |
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31 |
ŋǀɪŋkɪli(a) |
star |
nyota |
32 |
ŋǀoːko |
to fill |
kujaza |
33 |
ɬakane |
sharp, fierce |
kali |
34 |
ʕɛːna |
tongue |
ulimi |
35 |
ŋǀoːkoma, tsʼokoma |
point |
ncha |
36 |
ǀoɦɪ, ǀoɦi |
siafu ant |
siafu |
37 |
ŋǀɔːdɛ |
food remnant thrown away after the good part is eaten |
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38 |
ŋǀôːde |
sp. tree |
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39 |
(ŋ)ǀoːne |
breast |
ziwa |
40 |
ŋǀúpuŋku |
knob-billed duck |
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41 |
ŋǀutu |
waist |
kiuno |
42 |
ŋǀuŋkuma |
lazy |
uvivu |
43 |
mola |
mead |
pombe ya asali |
44 |
ŋǀuʕuna |
I've drunk enough |
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45 |
ʕɪsaːna |
I'm full |
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46 |
ŋǀuʔu |
shit |
mavi |
47 |
ɬeʔa |
to kiss |
kubusu |
48 |
ǀɪɲoʔɛ, ǀuɲoʔɪta |
to make a sucking noise |
kusonya |
49 |
ǀuβuβuʕe |
moth |
nondo, kipopo |
50 |
ŋǀuntaʔa |
sp. grasshopper eaten by cattle egrets |
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51 |
ǀaːɲɪ |
spit |
mate |
52 |
ŋǀɛɬe |
bush-baby |
komba (approx.) |
53 |
ǀiɲi |
there is no light |
hakuna moto |
54 |
ɲǀakwi |
deserted house |
nyumba bila watu |
55 |
poːβo |
farm |
shamba |
56 |
nǀapiːdina |
to smack |
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57 |
ŋǀaɦadʒumɛ |
sp. long black snake |
aina ya nyoka anatufa mate |
58 |
haʃiʕada |
short, very poisonous snake |
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59 |
ŋǀatʊ |
constipation |
shida ya kupita mavi |
60 |
ŋǀaβa |
forest |
mwitu |
61 |
ŋǀaːda |
specific lake (inhabited by hippos) |
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62 |
ŋǀikito |
singing red bird |
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63 |
ŋǀeːno |
python |
chatu |
64 |
ǀikʼɪne, ǀikʼɪna |
beads women wear on their foreheads |
shanga |
65 |
sʊmmaʔ |
forehead |
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66 |
ŋǀuʔite, kʼarare |
bitterness |
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67 |
ɡatʼa |
beard |
ndevu |
68 |
nɔʔe, nɔʔetina |
to suck |
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69 |
ndare |
cattle egret |
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70 |
humuŋkuku |
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ndiwa |
71 |
ndziːki, ntsiːkɪ |
black scissor-tailed bird |
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72 |
tʃoːŋɡo |
small yellow birds |
ndege rangi ya manjani |
73 |
ntsaːɡu |
sp. bird |
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74 |
ɲiβʊ, ndʒiβʊ |
bustards |
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75 |
ŋkwale |
sp. bird |
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76 |
fɛtɛfɛte |
sp. bird |
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77 |
ŋɡara, ŋɡare |
snake-eating bird |
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78 |
ɓiːta |
pelican |
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79 |
tʃʼoare |
small red bird (makes sound like English "yes!") |
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80 |
ndzoːme |
udder |
matiti ya ng'ombe |
81 |
ħiːrɛ, ħiːrina |
to shave |
kunyoa |
82 |
piːfɛ, piːfina |
to spew out water |
kutoa maji |
83 |
fiʔɪtʼɛ |
to whistle |
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84 |
tsaːka, addo |
sun |
jua |
85 |
ŋǀʷaʕe |
to knead |
kukanda mtu |
86 |
dzwaɦɛ, dzwaɦina |
to wash a wound |
kuosha kidonda |
87 |
ɬʷaɦe |
to pinch |
kufinya |
88 |
ɬɛːni |
kind of arrow |
zembe kubwa |
89 |
ɦɛtiβe haɗone |
swifts |
amekonda |
90 |
ɡaːɬone |
sp. bird |
amekonda |
91 |
tʃɪrɪrɪ |
sp. bird (kingfishers?) |
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92 |
tʼoβe (desired), wɪtsɪkɪrɪ |
to wring |
kusokota |
93 |
kwɛmbekwɛmbe |
hornbills? |
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94 |
ʃuːkʼɪna |
to pull |
kuvuta |
95 |
ŋǀákuru |
barbet |
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96 |
tʃikatʃika |
to saw |
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97 |
ɡuːβala |
to hunt |
kuwinda |
98 |
ɓʊrunɛ |
dust |
vumbi |
99 |
ndroʔo |
sand |
mchanga |
100 |
tʼokkwa |
smoke |
moshi |
101 |
ɡipɛ |
sand dune |
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102 |
matʃika |
year |
mwaka |
103 |
mulimɛːte |
mountain |
kilima |
104 |
ɪtta |
louse |
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105 |
aɡɡwɪna |
to steal |
kuiba |
106 |
kʼukʼʊʔɪna |
to swell |
kuvimba |
107 |
roʔonoːte (desired), ɦiːmane |
goodbye |
kwaheri |