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Entry |
Orthography | Sotho, Southern | English |
1 |
bela |
bɪːla |
boil |
2 |
pelˈa |
pʼɪːla |
before |
3 |
phela |
pʰɪːla |
live(verb) |
4 |
taba |
tʼaːba |
matter, affair |
5 |
thaba |
tʰaːba |
rejoice |
6 |
kata |
kʼaːtʼa |
fill a hole |
7 |
sekˈhona |
sɪkʰɔːna |
small clay pot for drinking beer |
8 |
fepa |
fɛːpʼa |
feed (v.) |
9 |
sesa |
sɛːsa |
swim (v.) |
10 |
sala |
saːla |
stay, remain |
11 |
jala |
ʒaːla |
sow (v.) |
12 |
shapa |
ʃaːpʼa |
beat (v.) |
13 |
khama |
xaːma |
hartebeest |
14 |
hama |
haːma |
milk (v.) |
15 |
chaba |
tʃʰaːba |
rise (v.), of the sun |
16 |
tjale |
tʒaːlɪ |
shawl |
17 |
tje |
tʒe |
sow (v.) |
18 |
che |
tʃʰɛ |
no |
19 |
sefate |
sɪfaːtɛ |
tree, pole, plank |
20 |
sefatjana |
sɪfatʒaːna |
a little tree |
21 |
ntja |
ntʒa |
dog |
22 |
tšoha |
tsʰoˆːha |
be frightened |
23 |
tsoha |
tsoˆːha |
rise |
24 |
mamela |
mamɛːla |
listen to |
25 |
mona |
moˇna |
here |
26 |
ˈmona |
m̩mɔːna |
I see him |
27 |
hammoho |
ham̩mɔːhɔ |
together |
28 |
mpa |
m̩pʼa |
belly |
29 |
mpha |
m̩pʰa |
give me |
30 |
mpshe |
m̩pʃe |
ostrich |
31 |
mpjatlanya |
m̩pʒaɬʼaːɲa |
throw me down (not imperative) |
32 |
nea |
nɛːa |
give |
33 |
ˈnea |
n̩nɛːa |
(you) give me |
34 |
mona |
moˇna |
here |
35 |
monna |
moˆn̩na |
man |
36 |
ntate |
n̩tʼatʼe |
my father |
37 |
ntoa |
n̩tʼwa |
war |
38 |
ntse |
n̩tse |
(aux. verb; = 'continuation') |
39 |
ntša |
n̩tsʰa |
take out |
40 |
ntle |
n̩ːɬʼɛ |
outside |
41 |
ntlo |
n̩ːɬʼoˆ |
hut |
42 |
ntja |
n̩ːtʒa |
dog |
43 |
nolo |
nɔːla |
soft, tame |
44 |
ngola |
ŋɔːla |
write |
45 |
ˈngola |
ŋ̩ŋɔːla |
write my name |
46 |
nka |
ŋ̩ːkʼa |
take |
47 |
nko |
ŋ̩ːkʼɔ |
nose |
48 |
rata |
raːta |
love, like |
49 |
ratang |
rataːŋ |
let you love |
50 |
ngala |
ŋaːla |
sulk, go away |
51 |
nyala |
ɲaːla |
marry |
52 |
ˈnyala |
ɲɲaːla |
(you) marry me |
53 |
lata |
laːtʼa |
fetch, go for |
54 |
rata |
raːtʼa |
love, like |
55 |
loma |
loˆːma |
bite |
56 |
roma |
roˆːma |
send |
57 |
lema |
lɛːma |
spoil a child |
58 |
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59 |
rema |
rɛːma |
cut with an ax |
60 |
leleme |
lɪlɪːmɪ |
tongue |
61 |
lula |
duːla |
sit down |
62 |
rutla |
ruːɬʼa |
pull (v.) |
63 |
lila |
diːla |
plaster (v.) |
64 |
ritsa |
riːtsa |
slide, as a cripple |
65 |
lla |
l̩la |
cry |
66 |
llisa |
l̩lisa |
make someone cry |
67 |
molopolli |
moˆloˇpoˆl̩ːli |
Redeemer |
68 |
ˈmuelli |
m̩muel̩li |
advocate |
69 |
lalla |
laːl̩la |
eat supper; lie in ambush |
70 |
lala |
laːla |
lie on the ground |
71 |
hlala |
ɬaːla |
divorce (v.) |
72 |
bohale |
boˆhaːlɪ |
anger; bravery |
73 |
bohlale |
boˆɬaːlɪ |
wisdom; cunning |
74 |
tlala |
ɬʼaːla |
jump; famine |
75 |
tlisa |
ɬʼiːsa |
come; bring |
76 |
tlung |
ɬʼuːŋ |
in or at the house |
77 |
hlaba |
ɬaːba |
stab |
78 |
itlhaba |
ɪɬʰaːba |
stab oneself |
79 |
qala |
ʗaːla |
begin |
80 |
qhala |
ʗʰaːla |
throw away |
81 |
ngosa, nqosa |
nʗoˆːsa |
accuse, beg me |
82 |
leqala |
lɪʗaːla |
reed |
83 |
leqhoko |
lɪʗʰoˆːkˈo^ |
trouble-making |
84 |
senqaloka |
sɪnʗalo^ːkʼa |
bridle made of grass rope |
85 |
bjabjaretsa |
bʒabʒareːtsa |
break completely |
86 |
pjempjete |
pʒem̩pʒeːtʼe |
a kind of bird |
87 |
pshatla |
pʃaːɬʼa |
to break to pieces |
88 |
bofshoa |
bɔːfʃwa |
to be inspanned |
89 |
pshesa |
pʃɪːsa |
cause to dry up |
90 |
psha |
pʃaːɬʼa |
dry up |
91 |
shapa |
ʃapʼa |
beat (v.) |
92 |
ina |
iːna |
soak |
93 |
ena |
ɛːna |
get rich |
94 |
mosi |
mo^ːsi |
smoke (noun) |
95 |
mose |
mo^ːsɪ |
dress |
96 |
mose |
mo^ːsɛ |
across the river |
97 |
pitsana |
pitsaːna |
a small pot |
98 |
petsana |
petsaːna |
foal |
99 |
boima |
bo^iːma |
heaviness |
100 |
lieha |
diʔɛːha |
delay (v.) |
101 |
eena |
jɛːna |
he, him; she, her |
102 |
liako |
diʔaːkʼɔ |
kisses |
103 |
ea |
ja |
go |
104 |
lipio |
dipʼiːʔɔ |
sticks floated on top of drinking water or beer to prevent spilling |
105 |
eo |
joˇ |
(aux. verb; = to go to do something) |
106 |
lesela |
lɪsɪla |
sloth |
107 |
lesela |
lɪsɛːla |
don't bother |
108 |
leseli |
leseːdi |
light |
109 |
seno |
sɪːnɔ |
beverage, drink |
110 |
seno |
seːno^ |
that |
111 |
sekola |
sɪko^ːla |
head ornament |
112 |
sekola |
seko^ːla |
shave |
113 |
tsela |
tsʰɪːla |
cross (v.) |
114 |
tsela |
tsʰɛːla |
pour |
115 |
ˈmē |
m̩mɪ |
but; and |
116 |
ˈmè |
m̩mɛ |
mother |
117 |
tee |
tʼɪe |
tea |
118 |
seila |
sɪʔiːla |
a day of no work because of death |
119 |
seipone |
sɪʔipʼoˇːnɪ |
looking glass |
120 |
eo |
jeːo^ |
that one |
121 |
teu |
tʼeːu |
yoke chain |
122 |
tea |
tʼɛːa |
mend, fix |
123 |
ala |
aːla |
spread a mat or dry clothes on the ground |
124 |
baba |
baːba |
bitter; sick |
125 |
khaitseli |
xaitseːdi |
brother |
126 |
nthau |
n̩tʰaːu |
carry something which hangs down or lead an animal on a rope |
127 |
ola |
o^ːla |
winnow |
128 |
ola |
oˇla |
that |
129 |
ola |
ɔːla |
gather |
130 |
mohloli |
mo^ɬo^di |
conquerer |
131 |
mohloli |
mo^ɬoˇdi |
source of a river, well, spring |
132 |
pholo |
pʰo^lo^ |
ox, bull |
133 |
pholo |
pʰɔlɔ |
recovery |
134 |
peo |
pʼeːo^ |
seed |
135 |
peo |
pʼɛːɔ |
ordination, coronation |
136 |
moaho |
moˇʔahɔ |
building |
137 |
moeti |
moˇetʼi |
traveler |
138 |
mookho |
mo^ʔɔxɔ |
tear |
139 |
mouoane |
moˆuwanɪ |
something ephemeral or short-lived |
140 |
uta |
uːtʼa |
plant seeds one by one |
141 |
fula |
fuːla |
graze |
142 |
kuta |
kʼutʼu |
stump of a tree |
143 |
iuǃ |
iu |
let's goǃ |
144 |
ŏa |
wa |
fall (v.) |
145 |
nŏa |
nwa |
drink (v.) |
146 |
shŏa |
ʃwa |
die |
147 |
moŏa |
mo^ːwa |
soot |
148 |
Moshŏeshŏe |
mo^ʃwɛːʃwɛ |
a man's name |
149 |
ntŏeng |
n̩tweːŋ |
at, in, during the war |
150 |
hlŏibila |
ɬwibiːla |
seize |
151 |
sejoale-joale |
sɪʒwaleʒwaːle |
modernism |
152 |
ho lala ntho ka ˈmele |
ho^lalan̥tʰɔkʼam̩mɪːlɪ |
to overlook |
153 |
Taba ena ha ena nko. |
tʼabaenahaɪnan̩ːkʼɔ |
̈This affair is pointless. |
154 |
U sua lerapo la puleng. |
uswalerapʼɔlapʼuleːŋ |
You're sweeping water uphill. |
155 |
ho ja |
ho^ʒa |
to eat |
156 |
E-jaǃ |
ɪːʒa |
Eatǃ |
157 |
Ja. |
ʒaː |
Eatǃ |
158 |
ho bona |
ho^bɔːna |
to see |
159 |
mpona |
m̩pʼɔːna |
you see me |
160 |
mobona |
mo^bɔːna |
you see him, her |
161 |
motheo |
mo^tʰeʔɔ̀ |
foundation |
162 |
motheo |
mo^tʰeó^ |
slope |
163 |
mona |
mò^ːna |
jealousy |
164 |
mona |
mó^ːna |
to taste with a finger |
165 |
mosili |
mò^sìːdì |
miller, grinder |
166 |
mosili |
mò^síːdí |
gun powder; soot around a pot |
167 |
moiteli |
mò^ìtʼéːdi |
a self-renouncer |
168 |
moiteli |
mò^ítʼéːdi |
manure |
169 |
hlaba |
ɬáːba |
a heap |
170 |
hlaba |
ɬàːbá |
stab |
171 |
pela |
pʼɪ̀ːlá |
near |
172 |
pela |
pʼɪ́ːlà |
rock rabbit |