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Entry |
Section |
Phoneme Illustrated |
Orthography |
English Gloss |
Notes |
1 |
1.2.1.2.3.1. |
əĩ |
ǃxʼeĩ |
to gossip |
diacritic below /a̭/ and /o̭/ indicates pharyngeal friction |
2 |
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ǃʼeĩ |
to hit |
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3 |
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ǂxeĩ |
to start |
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4 |
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ǀeĩ |
blue wildebeest |
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5 |
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ǀheĩ |
pocket |
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6 |
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makheĩ |
tobacco |
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7 |
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ǃeĩ |
neck drone (car) |
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8 |
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gǃheĩ |
tree |
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9 |
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gǃeĩ |
to pin down (with a stick) |
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10 |
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əũ |
ǁeũ |
to whistle |
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11 |
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ǂeũ |
to pass |
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12 |
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ǃheũ |
to be drunk |
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13 |
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ǀeũ |
blue |
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14 |
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teũ |
to be angry |
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15 |
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seũ |
maize meal |
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16 |
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eũ |
slow |
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17 |
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ǃeũ |
ill |
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18 |
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ǁeũǁxoro |
brown hyena |
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19 |
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ǁxeũǁxeũ |
to scrape out (a pot) |
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20 |
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a̭ẽ |
za̭ẽ |
gadfly |
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21 |
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na̭ẽ |
to speak a foreign language |
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22 |
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ta̭ẽ |
sweet |
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23 |
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ma̭ẽ |
Dichapetalum species |
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24 |
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a̭õ |
nǁa̭õ |
to sow |
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25 |
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gǀa̭õ |
onion |
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26 |
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za̭õwã |
assegai |
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27 |
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nǀa̭õ |
marsh owl |
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28 |
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ǀa̭õ |
lecherous |
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29 |
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ǁa̭õwã |
bee |
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30 |
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ɔ̭ĩ |
nǃo̭ĩ |
cripple |
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31 |
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zo̭ĩ |
to be satisfied |
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32 |
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nǀo̭ĩ |
to blow nose |
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33 |
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ǀʼho-ǂo̭ĩǂo̭ĩ |
blue duiker |
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34 |
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oĩ |
ǃʼoĩ |
herd, look after |
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35 |
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xoĩ |
grind |
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36 |
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xoĩ |
liquor |
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37 |
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ǁʼoĩǁʼoĩ |
belittle |
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38 |
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oã̭ |
kwã̭ |
grey loerie |
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39 |
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oã / uã |
ǀxʼwã |
cold (n.) |
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40 |
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ǃʼwã |
to uncover |
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41 |
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swã |
easy |
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42 |
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swãna |
overripe |
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43 |
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ǃʼwã |
poison |
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44 |
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ǃwãǃwã |
arrow shaft |
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45 |
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ǃʼhwã |
man |
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46 |
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nǃwã |
bamboo |
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47 |
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tswã |
spotted genet |
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48 |
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ǀʼhwã |
pig |
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49 |
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uĩ |
nǀʼhwĩ |
to breathe |
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50 |
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nǂwĩ |
to deny |
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51 |
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gǂʼhwĩ |
dog |
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52 |
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khwĩyakhwe |
equal |
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53 |
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nǀwĩnǀwĩ |
mopani bee |
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54 |
1.2.1.2.3.2. |
ãʔã |
gǃaʼã |
bitter |
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55 |
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ə̃ʔĩ |
gǁeʼĩ |
to stretch the eyes |
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56 |
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keʼĩ |
to melt |
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57 |
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gǃeʼĩ |
full |
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58 |
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gǀeʼĩ |
to carry over one shoulder |
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59 |
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gǂeʼĩ |
deep, tall |
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60 |
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ə̃ʔũ |
gǁeʼũ |
to stretch (eyes) |
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61 |
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õʔã |
koʼã |
knife |
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62 |
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keitoʼã |
Coccinia sesilifolia |
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63 |
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nǃoʼã |
to hurl, throw |
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64 |
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nǃoʼã |
duiker lamb |
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65 |
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õʔõ |
zoʼõ |
hartebeest |
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66 |
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doʼõ |
to bleed |
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67 |
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nǀoʼõ |
swallow with difficulty |
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68 |
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nǂoʼõ-kxʼao |
medicine man |
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69 |
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gǃoʼõ |
to look at |
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70 |
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zoʼõ |
wart |
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71 |
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ǀoʼõ |
to tighten a knot |
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72 |
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ɔ̭̃ʔɔ̭̃ |
ǃo̭ʼõ |
artery |
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73 |
1.2.2.1.1. |
p |
peri |
goat |
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74 |
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pabu |
pumpkin |
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75 |
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petro |
petrol |
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76 |
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patoni |
cartridge (rifle) |
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77 |
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spera |
safety pin |
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78 |
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sipa |
sieve |
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79 |
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pa |
maize meal |
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80 |
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pa̭ʼu |
to fold |
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81 |
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b / β |
Goba |
Ovambo |
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82 |
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nǁo̭ʼobe |
bottle |
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83 |
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nǀebu |
to sweep |
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84 |
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ǃebi |
to roll |
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85 |
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nǁobesa |
chameleon |
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86 |
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ǁabe |
to be hungry |
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87 |
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ǃobe |
to betray |
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88 |
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khaba |
to descend |
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89 |
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beberi |
to jump up |
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90 |
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nabo |
to gather |
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91 |
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ph / pɦ |
phu |
to burn away all vegetation |
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92 |
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phemburu |
Cucumis humufractus (aardvark cucumber) |
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93 |
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phemm-phemm |
fish eagle |
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94 |
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¿p̌ʼh / ¿p̌ɦ |
bʼhe |
to spit out something |
An inverted, reversed /ʔ/ is used in text to indicate a voiced, unemitted sound which precedes the ejected [pʼ]; we use ¿ as a substitute for that symbol. Diacritic over /p̌/ indicates larygeal feature. |
95 |
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bʼhebʼhe |
tall grass |
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96 |
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bʼho |
a hole |
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97 |
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bʼhembʼhem |
to flee |
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98 |
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t |
to̭ |
ash |
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99 |
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tem |
not to know |
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100 |
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ta̭m |
to divine |
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101 |
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temtakuri |
tadpole |
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102 |
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teri |
sound made by running feet |
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103 |
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temtaturisa |
black crake |
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104 |
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ta |
apart, aside |
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105 |
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teni |
to bring |
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106 |
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ǀʼata̭ta̭ |
spots on an infant's tongue |
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107 |
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thuuta |
a rise, dune |
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108 |
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d |
du |
to make |
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109 |
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disa |
to practice sorcery |
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110 |
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khwedore |
bad |
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111 |
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di |
mad, insane |
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112 |
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dom-nǀei |
Adam's apple |
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113 |
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daba |
eland calf |
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114 |
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dom-ǃha |
aardvark |
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115 |
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gǃwã-dĩ-nǃeng |
fruit bat |
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116 |
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daʼabaša-nǃeng |
arm pit |
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117 |
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dwa̭ra |
leaf |
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118 |
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ts |
tseri |
chair |
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119 |
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tsitsaʼa |
to ask |
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120 |
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tsu |
to vomit |
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121 |
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tsaʼa |
to comprehend |
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122 |
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tsã |
two |
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123 |
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tsoma |
nephew |
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124 |
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tsu |
uncle |
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125 |
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tsa̭ni |
parrot |
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126 |
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tso |
bow-string |
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127 |
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tseu |
to rise |
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128 |
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tsʼ |
tsʼ |
to milk |
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129 |
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tsʼaã |
to abscond |
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130 |
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tsʼaã |
assegai |
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131 |
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tsʼi |
lid |
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132 |
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tsʼana |
unripe |
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133 |
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gwetsʼa |
skin bag |
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134 |
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tsʼema |
small |
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135 |
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tsʼoma |
centipede |
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136 |
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nǁʼhonikutsʼatsʼa |
rock lizard species |
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137 |
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tsʼwatsʼwa |
to turn up nose |
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138 |
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¿t̬zʼ |
dzʼo |
hartebeest |
Diacritic under /t̬/ indicates laryngeal feature. |
139 |
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dzʼuu |
ostrich |
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140 |
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dzʼuusi |
ostrich eggs |
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141 |
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tx |
txa |
to hit |
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142 |
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txõ |
grandmother |
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143 |
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txoro |
re-crested korhaan |
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144 |
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txõ-ma |
sister-in-law |
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145 |
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txõ-gǃa |
brother-in-law |
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146 |
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txʼ |
txʼeri |
to feel weak |
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147 |
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txʼuri |
to peep |
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148 |
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txʼare |
to eat |
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149 |
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txʼore |
elastic |
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150 |
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txʼwana |
to insert (under belt) |
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151 |
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dɣ |
dxu |
vulture |
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152 |
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dxo |
to make a sosatie |
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153 |
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dxubu |
to be without feathers after hatching |
|
154 |
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dxei |
bullfrog |
|
155 |
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dxoro |
to shell |
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156 |
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tsx |
tsxana |
diarrhoea |
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157 |
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tsxeĩ |
leguan |
|
158 |
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tsxeitsxeibi |
to grab quickly |
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159 |
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tsxwatsxwa |
to vomit |
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160 |
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tsxeri |
to bask |
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161 |
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tsxom |
to milk into the mouth |
|
162 |
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dzɣ |
dzxae |
to run |
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163 |
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th / tɦ |
thwi |
boil (n.) |
|
164 |
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tha |
sting (n.) |
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165 |
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theu |
tobacco ash |
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166 |
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thuu |
termite species |
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167 |
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theu |
lack (bow-string) |
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168 |
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thara |
to tremble during a hypnotic trance |
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169 |
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there |
spoon |
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170 |
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thuu |
Grewia species |
|
171 |
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thoo |
tin |
|
172 |
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thoo |
motor car |
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173 |
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¿t̬ʼɦ |
dʼheu-gǃuʼiya |
mushroom |
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174 |
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dʼhadʼhama |
moth |
|
175 |
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dʼhana |
calf |
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176 |
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dʼheri |
tongue |
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177 |
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dʼhwi |
creeper species |
|
178 |
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tsh / tsɦ |
tshi |
to laugh |
|
179 |
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tshũ |
to fart |
|
180 |
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tshama |
accident |
|
181 |
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tshe |
week |
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182 |
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tshũ-gǃheĩya |
chair |
|
183 |
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tshii |
turtle |
|
184 |
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tshi |
to abstain from liquor |
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185 |
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tshaã |
to taste |
|
186 |
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¿t̬zʼɦ |
dzʼheu |
woman |
|
187 |
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dzʼhii |
to put a peg into a stitched skin |
|
188 |
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|
to pull (not on wordlist) |
|
189 |
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dzʼhiĩ |
Tylosema esculenta |
|
190 |
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ǀʼudzʼhuu |
mother-in-law |
|
191 |
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tʃ |
tšo |
to sweat |
|
192 |
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tšoʼa |
blunt |
|
193 |
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tši-ǃʼa |
blanket |
|
194 |
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tšu |
hornbill |
|
195 |
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tšwa̭ |
hail stone |
|
196 |
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tšo |
medicine |
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197 |
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tšwã |
deceive |
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198 |
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tša̭bu |
bag made from duiker skin |
|
199 |
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tša̭otša̭o |
grass species |
|
200 |
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ǃoǃotšinǂha̭ba |
millipede |
|
201 |
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tʃʼ |
tšʼu-ǀʼo |
cover |
|
202 |
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tšʼi-ǀʼhwã |
really |
|
203 |
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tšʼu |
house |
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204 |
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tšʼu-nǃeng |
spouse |
|
205 |
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tšʼem |
lilac breasted roller |
|
206 |
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tšʼĩ |
to cry |
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207 |
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¿t̬ʒʼ |
džʼaa |
to steal |
|
208 |
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džʼi |
green |
|
209 |
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džʼodžʼo |
Terfezia species |
|
210 |
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džʼa |
Acanthosicyos species |
|
211 |
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džʼi |
wet |
|
212 |
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džʼoro |
blunt |
|
213 |
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džʼo |
blunt |
|
214 |
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džʼoro |
tasteless |
|
215 |
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tʃx |
tšxo |
to skin |
|
216 |
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tšxo |
to swell |
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217 |
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tšxei |
to play ( a stringed instrument) |
|
218 |
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tšxwatšxwa |
to begin |
|
219 |
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tšxaã |
to be lonely |
|
220 |
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tšxei |
kambro |
|
221 |
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dʒɣ |
džxara |
urine |
|
222 |
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džxaa |
to swim |
|
223 |
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džxeni |
to dance |
|
224 |
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džxoma |
to conceal |
|
225 |
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džxeni |
eland |
|
226 |
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džxodžxo |
noise made by an insect in one's ear |
|
227 |
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tʃɦ |
tšhuũgunu |
hoof |
|
228 |
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tšhuũ |
to be angry |
|
229 |
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¿t̬ʼʒɦ |
dšʼhuũkuǀxanaǀxana |
Acrotome species |
|
230 |
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dšʼhuũ |
to bump |
|
231 |
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dšʼhii |
to carry |
|
232 |
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dšʼhiĩ |
semen |
|
233 |
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dšʼhuũ |
to blow a fire |
|
234 |
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dšʼhuũ |
Walleria species |
|
235 |
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k |
kokʼxoi |
to speak |
|
236 |
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kwara |
to lack |
|
237 |
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kore |
to melt |
|
238 |
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kuru |
to make |
|
239 |
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kara |
to complain |
|
240 |
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ka |
now |
|
241 |
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kebukebu |
plastic bottle |
|
242 |
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kukuri |
tadpole |
|
243 |
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kem |
windmill |
|
244 |
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kwe |
thus |
|
245 |
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g |
gu |
to marry |
|
246 |
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gem |
to dent |
|
247 |
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go̭ru |
lizard |
|
248 |
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gubu |
omasum |
|
249 |
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gwa̭ |
long ago |
|
250 |
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gwa̭ǂʼa |
yesterday |
|
251 |
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ǂoma-goba |
pumpkin |
|
252 |
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gumi |
beast |
|
253 |
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gumi |
rubber |
|
254 |
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gogoro |
heel |
|
255 |
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kxʼ |
kxʼeru |
poison |
|
256 |
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kxʼwa |
to search |
|
257 |
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kxʼoni |
to repair |
|
258 |
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kxʼoi |
to play |
|
259 |
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kxʼeni |
to be lucky |
|
260 |
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kxʼuri |
louse |
|
261 |
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kxʼem |
mouth |
|
262 |
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nǁa-kxʼei |
buffalo |
|
263 |
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kxʼwasi |
eyes |
|
264 |
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kxʼoma |
to break |
|
265 |
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kh / kɦ |
khwara |
to redeem |
|
266 |
|
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khwe |
to resemble |
|
267 |
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kheu |
to pick fruit |
|
268 |
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khu-kheru |
to jump down |
|
269 |
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khuũše |
porcupine burrow |
|
270 |
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kheuwa |
to descend |
|
271 |
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khwi |
hot |
|
272 |
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gǁaakhwe |
poor person |
|
273 |
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khero |
bed |
|
274 |
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khaã |
to hide something |
|
275 |
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gɦ |
ghoo |
grass species |
|
276 |
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ghuu |
sheep |
|
277 |
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gheri |
pig |
|
278 |
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ghaã |
wild goose |
|
279 |
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ghuũ |
to jerk |
|
280 |
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¿k̬ʼɦ |
gʼhero |
bed |
|