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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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
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| 154 |
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dxei |
bullfrog |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 162 |
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dzɣ |
dzxae |
to run |
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| 163 |
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th / tɦ |
thwi |
boil (n.) |
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| 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 |
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| 171 |
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thoo |
tin |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 178 |
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tsh / tsɦ |
tshi |
to laugh |
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| 179 |
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tshũ |
to fart |
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| 180 |
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tshama |
accident |
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| 181 |
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tshe |
week |
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| 182 |
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tshũ-gǃheĩya |
chair |
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| 183 |
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tshii |
turtle |
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| 184 |
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tshi |
to abstain from liquor |
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| 185 |
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tshaã |
to taste |
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| 186 |
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¿t̬zʼɦ |
dzʼheu |
woman |
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| 187 |
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dzʼhii |
to put a peg into a stitched skin |
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| 188 |
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|
|
to pull (not on wordlist) |
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| 189 |
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dzʼhiĩ |
Tylosema esculenta |
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| 190 |
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ǀʼudzʼhuu |
mother-in-law |
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| 191 |
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tʃ |
tšo |
to sweat |
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| 192 |
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tšoʼa |
blunt |
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| 193 |
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tši-ǃʼa |
blanket |
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| 194 |
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tšu |
hornbill |
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| 195 |
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tšwa̭ |
hail stone |
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| 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 |
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| 199 |
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tša̭otša̭o |
grass species |
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| 200 |
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ǃoǃotšinǂha̭ba |
millipede |
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| 201 |
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tʃʼ |
tšʼu-ǀʼo |
cover |
|
| 202 |
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tšʼi-ǀʼhwã |
really |
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| 203 |
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tšʼu |
house |
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| 204 |
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tšʼu-nǃeng |
spouse |
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| 205 |
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tšʼem |
lilac breasted roller |
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| 206 |
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tšʼĩ |
to cry |
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| 207 |
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¿t̬ʒʼ |
džʼaa |
to steal |
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| 208 |
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džʼi |
green |
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| 209 |
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džʼodžʼo |
Terfezia species |
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| 210 |
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džʼa |
Acanthosicyos species |
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| 211 |
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džʼi |
wet |
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| 212 |
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džʼoro |
blunt |
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| 213 |
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džʼo |
blunt |
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| 214 |
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džʼoro |
tasteless |
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| 215 |
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tʃx |
tšxo |
to skin |
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| 216 |
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tšxo |
to swell |
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| 217 |
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tšxei |
to play ( a stringed instrument) |
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| 218 |
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tšxwatšxwa |
to begin |
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| 219 |
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tšxaã |
to be lonely |
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| 220 |
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tšxei |
kambro |
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| 221 |
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dʒɣ |
džxara |
urine |
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| 222 |
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džxaa |
to swim |
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| 223 |
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džxeni |
to dance |
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| 224 |
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džxoma |
to conceal |
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| 225 |
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džxeni |
eland |
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| 226 |
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džxodžxo |
noise made by an insect in one's ear |
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| 227 |
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tʃɦ |
tšhuũgunu |
hoof |
|
| 228 |
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tšhuũ |
to be angry |
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| 229 |
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¿t̬ʼʒɦ |
dšʼhuũkuǀxanaǀxana |
Acrotome species |
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| 230 |
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dšʼhuũ |
to bump |
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| 231 |
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dšʼhii |
to carry |
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| 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 |
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| 235 |
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k |
kokʼxoi |
to speak |
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| 236 |
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kwara |
to lack |
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| 237 |
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kore |
to melt |
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| 238 |
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kuru |
to make |
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| 239 |
|
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kara |
to complain |
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| 240 |
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ka |
now |
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| 241 |
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kebukebu |
plastic bottle |
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| 242 |
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kukuri |
tadpole |
|
| 243 |
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kem |
windmill |
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| 244 |
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kwe |
thus |
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| 245 |
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g |
gu |
to marry |
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| 246 |
|
|
gem |
to dent |
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| 247 |
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go̭ru |
lizard |
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| 248 |
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gubu |
omasum |
|
| 249 |
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gwa̭ |
long ago |
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| 250 |
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gwa̭ǂʼa |
yesterday |
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| 251 |
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ǂoma-goba |
pumpkin |
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| 252 |
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gumi |
beast |
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| 253 |
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gumi |
rubber |
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| 254 |
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gogoro |
heel |
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| 255 |
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kxʼ |
kxʼeru |
poison |
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| 256 |
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kxʼwa |
to search |
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| 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 |
|
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 |
|
|
ghuũ |
to jerk |
|
| 280 |
|
¿k̬ʼɦ |
gʼhero |
bed |
|