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Entry |
Dahalo | English | Swahili | Semantic Category |
1 |
watúkwe |
l |
|
numeral |
2 |
lííma |
2 |
|
numeral |
3 |
kʼaβâ |
3 |
|
numeral |
4 |
saʕaːla |
4 |
|
numeral |
5 |
tàwàttè |
5 |
|
numeral |
6 |
ʔáɡaddzo |
ear |
sikio |
body |
7 |
ŋɡíkine |
eyebrow |
|
body |
8 |
tsoːlo |
fingernail |
ukucha |
body |
9 |
ŋǀíːt̪ʼi |
gums |
ufizi |
body |
10 |
t̪ʼat̪t̪a |
hair |
nywele |
body |
11 |
ʡani |
head |
kuchwa |
body |
12 |
muna |
heart |
moyo |
body |
13 |
t̪umpi |
horn |
pembe |
body |
14 |
numme |
lips |
midomo (point) |
body |
15 |
d̪akáʡa |
foot |
mguu |
body |
16 |
nd̠waːla |
mucous |
(ma)kamasi |
body |
17 |
dʒúkku |
navel |
kitovu |
body |
18 |
sína |
nose |
pua |
body |
19 |
ŋ̥ǀuʔu |
shit |
mavi |
body |
20 |
ɡoːrʃi |
shoulder |
mbega |
body |
21 |
ɡino |
skin |
ngozi |
body |
22 |
ŋ̥ǀwaɲi |
spit |
mate |
body |
23 |
fúnt̠oːno |
sweat |
jasho |
body |
24 |
rikʼa |
tail |
mkia |
body |
25 |
kálat̪i |
teeth |
meno |
body |
26 |
ɓoːt̪e |
thigh |
|
body |
27 |
ndzóːme |
udder |
matiti ya ng'ombe |
body |
28 |
ŋ̥ǀút̪u |
waist |
kiuno |
body |
29 |
kíwiːko |
wrist |
|
body |
30 |
ɗíme |
bee |
nyuki |
creature |
31 |
ɲóːro |
intestinal worm |
mamba |
creature |
32 |
húmuːme |
frog |
chura |
creature |
33 |
ŋ̥ǀáːdʒume |
creature that lives in and out of water (sg.) |
mamba |
creature |
34 |
ŋ̥ǀububuʡe |
moth |
nondo |
creature |
35 |
ŋǀéːno |
python |
chatu |
creature |
36 |
ŋ̥ǀúʜi |
siafu ant |
siafu |
creature |
37 |
ŋ̥ǀunt̪áːʡa |
small grasshopper |
|
creature |
38 |
ŋ̥ǀámpirikit̪t̪e, ŋ̥ǀímpirikit̪t̪e |
sp. small lizard |
aina ya mjusi |
creature |
39 |
t̠ʼírimalle |
spider |
kiamanda |
creature |
40 |
pʼáːra |
termites |
mchwa |
creature |
41 |
kʼúbe |
tortoise |
kobe |
creature |
42 |
ŋ̥ǀáːdʒu |
creature that lives in and out of water (plu.) |
kamongo |
|
43 |
ŋɡéːre |
sp. lungfish |
aina ya kamongo |
fish |
44 |
ʡáɬi |
fat, oil |
mafuta |
food |
45 |
ŋǀɔːdɛ |
part of food thrown away after rest is eaten |
|
food |
46 |
ɬunno |
stew |
mchuzi |
food |
47 |
ʔíːbu |
ashes |
majivu |
house |
48 |
nd̪upa |
bottle |
chupa |
house |
49 |
peːo |
broom, brush |
ufagio |
house |
50 |
kíːbu |
calabash |
kibuyu |
house |
51 |
fílime |
comb |
|
house |
52 |
ŋ̥ǀápat̪i, ŋ̥ǀápila |
cover |
kifuniko |
house |
53 |
ŋǀákwi |
deserted home |
nyumba bila watu |
house |
54 |
poːbu |
deserted farm |
shamba |
house |
55 |
ʔeːɡa |
fire |
moto |
house |
56 |
ŋǀikína |
forehead bead decoration worn by women |
ushanga ambao wanawake huvaa hapa (point across forehead) |
house |
57 |
mpiːni |
handle |
mpini |
house |
58 |
ŋɡúːd̠o |
house post |
nguzo |
house |
59 |
ʜálit̪e |
knife |
kisu |
house |
60 |
ŋ̥ǀíme, ŋ̥ǀíma |
pot scraper |
kijiko kwa kukora |
house |
61 |
ŋ̥ǀábat̪e |
good smelling thing |
kitu yenye harufu nzuri |
house |
62 |
ʜaso |
bowstring |
kigwe |
house2 |
63 |
ʡáːla |
bow |
uta |
house2 |
64 |
ruːŋku, ruːŋɡu |
club |
rungu |
house2 |
65 |
ʔút̪oːma, t̪ómá |
fish spear |
mkuki |
house2 |
66 |
t̠ʼóːkʼoma |
point |
ncha |
house2 |
67 |
t̪ʼaʡa |
poison for arrow |
sumu |
house2 |
68 |
kwʼai |
shaft of arrow |
|
house2 |
69 |
t̠óːi |
canoe, fishing boat |
mashua dogo dau ya samaki |
house3 |
70 |
dʒémpe |
hoe |
jembe |
house3 |
71 |
siːmbo |
kind of stick |
siːmbo |
house3 |
72 |
ɓaːɓa |
father |
baba |
kin |
73 |
d̪éːla |
girl |
msichana |
kin |
74 |
ʜáːdʒo |
man |
mwanamume |
kin |
75 |
jáːjo |
mother |
mama |
kin |
76 |
paːt̪a |
twins |
pacha |
kin |
77 |
nát̪ʼa |
woman |
mwanamke |
kin |
78 |
híbe |
baboon |
yonda |
mammal |
79 |
ɓeːʡʡa |
buffalo |
nyata |
mammal |
80 |
dʒáːɡo |
cow |
ng'ombe |
mammal |
81 |
náʡʡeːt̪e |
wild dog |
mbwa |
mammal |
82 |
d̪okóːmi |
elephant |
ndovu |
mammal |
83 |
kiri |
giraffe |
twiga |
mammal |
84 |
ɲáʜe |
hippo |
kiboko |
mammal |
85 |
wáraːba |
hyena, cheetah |
fisi |
mammal |
86 |
ɲímaŋkálo |
leopard |
chui |
mammal |
87 |
ŋ̥ǀeːɬe |
lesser galago |
mdogo kuliko komba |
mammal |
88 |
ɓáʔi |
lion |
simba |
mammal |
89 |
waːla |
rhino |
kifaru |
mammal |
90 |
ŋ̥ǀimi |
dew |
umande |
nature |
91 |
ɓóːku |
hole |
shimo, matanga |
nature |
92 |
tɬʼaːʡa |
lakes |
ziwa |
nature |
93 |
háɡe |
moon |
mwezi |
nature |
94 |
ɓurra |
morning |
asubuhi |
nature |
95 |
ɗokkʼe, ndoddo |
mud |
mtango, tototo, matope |
nature |
96 |
hima |
night |
usiku |
nature |
97 |
soːno |
river |
mto |
nature |
98 |
t̪ʼuɡɡwa |
smoke |
moshi |
nature |
99 |
ŋ̥ǀiŋkilíʡa, ŋ̩́ɡilíʡa |
star |
nyota |
nature |
100 |
tsaːka |
noon |
jua |
nature |
101 |
ʔad̪d̪o |
day, sun |
jua |
nature |
102 |
ŋɡóba |
thunder |
piga kelele |
nature |
103 |
ŋǀaba |
forest |
mwitu |
nature |
104 |
maʔa |
water |
maji |
nature |
105 |
saʡála |
four |
nne |
number |
106 |
wat̪t̪úkwe |
one |
moja |
number |
107 |
kʼaba |
three |
tatu |
number |
108 |
líːma |
two |
mbili |
number |
109 |
mberewere |
flower of maize |
sehemu ya mahindi |
plant |
110 |
nt̠aɡo |
grass |
manyasi |
plant |
111 |
ʎ̥aːbu |
leaf |
majani |
plant |
112 |
nt̠ét̠e |
maize, not dry |
tete |
plant |
113 |
ʃít̠iŋke |
sp. palm (fully grown) |
aina ya mmea |
plant |
114 |
ŋ̥ǀoːd̪e |
sp. tree with fruit, or its wood |
aina yamti yenye |
plant |
115 |
ŋ̥ǀíkwe, ŋ̥ǀikwa |
sp. reddish grass (sg.), sp. reddish grass (pl.) |
aina ya manyasi |
plant |
116 |
ŋǀóʔo |
sp. palm (young) |
miya, mkoma |
plant |
117 |
mbóːri |
war |
vita |
social |
118 |
ndzáːʔina, dzáːʔina |
to die |
kufa |
verb |
119 |
ŋ̥ǀúʡuna |
I'm quenched |
Nimekuisha kunywa |
verb |
120 |
pakʼenna |
lay open |
kufunua |
verb |
121 |
ŋ̥ǀwáːʡana |
massage, knead |
kukanda mtu |
verb |
122 |
ɬímpínna nd̠waːla |
to blow nose |
|
verb |
123 |
faːʡona |
to break |
kuvunja |
verb |
124 |
nt̠ikanna |
to bury |
kuzika |
verb |
125 |
ŋ̥ǀapinna |
to really cover well |
kufunika |
verb |
126 |
lʊtitina |
to drop |
kumazi |
verb |
127 |
ŋ̥ǀóːkona |
to fill |
kujaza |
verb |
128 |
róʔina |
to go |
kuenda |
verb |
129 |
ʔet̪inna |
to hear |
kusikia |
verb |
130 |
kʼiːkʼona |
to laugh |
kucheka |
verb |
131 |
ŋ̥ǀíɲuʔikina, ŋ̥ǀuɲuʔit̪ina, ǀuɲoʔita |
to make sucking noise |
kusonya |
verb |
132 |
pʼúʡʡu |
to pierce |
kutoboa |
verb |
133 |
ɬwaːʜe |
to pinch |
kufinya |
verb |
134 |
ʜeːwona |
to play, dance |
kucheza |
verb |
135 |
ʃoːkʼɪna |
to pull |
kuvuta |
verb |
136 |
kwáʡana |
to run |
kukimbia |
verb |
137 |
ʜiːre |
to shave |
kunyoa |
verb |
138 |
ŋ̥ǀapʼinna |
to smack |
|
verb |
139 |
but̠úʡuna |
to spit |
kutema mate |
verb |
140 |
kwʼaːdʒáʔana |
to stretch body |
|
verb |
141 |
ʡunnenna |
to swallow |
|
verb |
142 |
t̪enna |
to taste, try |
kuonja, kujaribu |
verb |
143 |
ʔút̪unu dzwaːʜana |
to wash wound |
kuosha kidonda |
verb |
144 |
nóʔona |
to suck |
kunyonya |
verb |
145 |
peːlanna |
to sweep |
kufagia |
verb |
146 |
kʼukʼuʔúna |
to swell |
kuvimba |
verb |
147 |
d̪áːkana, koaditsi |
to swim |
kuogelea |
verb |
148 |
poʔɛni |
to uproot |
kung'oa |
verb |
149 |
ratana |
to walk |
|
verb |
150 |
koːβo |
to want |
kutaka |
verb |
151 |
fíːt̪ʼina |
to whistle |
|
verb |
152 |
kád̠i falona |
to work |
kufanya kazi |
verb |
153 |
t̪ʼúːbuna |
to wring |
kusokota |
verb |
154 |
haːdʒunna |
to yawn |
kupiga mayowe |
verb |
155 |
mpíːt̪e |
bad |
mbaya |
adjective |
156 |
kʼárare, ŋǀuʔite |
bitter, fierce |
uchungu, kali |
adjective |
157 |
himmat̪t̪e |
black |
weusi |
adjective |
158 |
ŋ̥ǀíɲit̪t̪u, ǀɪɲi |
darkness |
(haina moto) |
adjective |
159 |
ŋ̥ǀáʔe |
dry |
akauke |
adjective |
160 |
ŋ̥ǀáʔat̪e |
dry (thing) |
(kitu) kavu |
adjective |
161 |
wíne |
good |
nzuri |
adjective |
162 |
ŋ̥ǀábat̪e |
good-smelling |
kitu yenye harufu nzuri |
adjective |
163 |
ŋ̥ǀúŋkuma |
laziness, lazy |
uvivu |
adjective |
164 |
t̠ʼiraraʔe |
red |
nyekundu |
adjective |
165 |
ʡumat̪ʼe |
short |
fupi |
adjective |
166 |
ɬáʜame |
sweet, tasty |
tamu |
adjective |
167 |
ŋ̥ǀámut̪t̪e |
yellow |
rangi ya manjani |
adjective |
168 |
nt̠oke, t̠oke |
sp. black bird (that eats fish) |
ndege weusi anakula chura |
bird |
169 |
|
bustards |
kama korongo |
bird |
170 |
nd̪aːre, ndzaːre |
cattle egret |
anafuata ng'ombe |
bird |
171 |
ḿ̩so |
chick |
kuku bado kuzaa |
bird |
172 |
ŋkuko, ŋɡuko |
chicken |
kuku |
bird |
173 |
fáʔali |
chicken (cock) |
kuku |
bird |
174 |
ŋ̥ǀaŋkúru |
sp. red-faced barbet |
ndege, ana uso nyekundu |
bird |
175 |
ŋ̥ǀúpuku |
knob-billed duck |
midomo yenye nundu |
bird |
176 |
ɗoːri |
ostrich |
mbuni |
bird |
177 |
ɓíːt̪a |
duck |
ndege, anakula samaki |
bird |
178 |
ŋ̥ǀikʼit̪o |
ruddy weaver bird |
|
bird |
179 |
ndziɡi |
scissor-tailed bird |
yenye matako refu |
bird |
180 |
tʃoŋɡo |
small yellow bird |
ndege, nirangi ya manjani, mdogo |
bird |
181 |
ŋɡwale |
sp. bird w/ red legs |
ndege, uso nyekunda |
bird |
182 |
ɡoŋɡótɬʼome |
ankle |
|
body |
183 |
ɡát̪ʼa |
beard |
ndevu |
body |
184 |
miɬo |
body |
mwili |
body |
185 |
miccʎ̥ʼo |
bone |
mfupa |
body |
186 |
ɓóŋko |
brain |
ubongo |
body |
187 |
|
breast milk |
maziwa, maji kutoka maziwa |
body |
188 |
ŋ̥ǀóːne |
breasts |
maziwa |
body |
189 |
liːbe |
buttocks |
matako |
body |
190 |
kʼúba |
cheek |
shavu la uso |
body |
191 |
laːbe |
coagulated blood |
damu mzito |
body |
192 |
ŋ̥ǀát̪ʼu |
constipation |
shida ya kupita mavi |
body |