Word List for Tsonga

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Entry	Transcription	English	Notes
1	mhàká	matter/affair	mh = m̤
2	tìmhàká	matters/affairs
3	mhàlá	Impala antelope
4	tìmhàlá	Impala antelopes
5	mhàlàmhàlà	Sable antelope
6	tìmhàlàmhàlà	Sable antelopes
7	mhàngélà	guinea fowl
8	tìmhàngélà	guinea fowl
9	mhéhó	wind
10	mhémbá	white soil
11	mhìkà	barren woman
12	mhímbì	night ape
13	tìmhímbì	night apes
14	mhírí	puff adder
15	tìmhírí	puff adders
16	mhísí	hyena
17	tìmhísí	hyenas
18	mhòfù	Cape eland
19	tìmhòfù	Cape elands
20	mhólóvò	dispute
21	tìmhólóvò	disputes
22	mhòndzò	horn
23	tìmhòndzò	horns
24	mhúlá	bees wax
25	mhúngúbyé	jackal
26	tìmhúngúbyé	jackals
27	nhàlàlà	water spider	nh = n̤
28	tìnhàlàlà	water spiders
29	nhàmù	neck
30	tìnhàmù	necks
31	-nhárhù	three
32	nhèngèlè	knee cap
33	tìnhèngèlè	knee caps
34	nhènhà	brave warrior
35	tinhènhà	brave warriors
36	nhòmbè	young girl
37	tìnhòmbè	young girl
38	nhómpfú	nose
39	tìnhómpfú	noses
40	nhòngó	kudu antelope
41	tìnhòngó	kudu antelopes
42	nhùlù	heap
43	tìnhùlù	heaps
44	nhúndzú	belonging
45	tìnhúndzú	belongings
46	nhwànà	girl
47	vànhwànà	girls
48	nhwátí	fish eagle
49	tìnhwátí	fish eagles
50	nhwálá	louse
51	tìnhwálá	lice
52	nghàlà	lion	gh = g̤ ; it only occurs in combination with a nasalː ngh
53	tìnghàlà	lions
54	nghámbá	water tortoise
55	tìnghámbá	water tortoises
56	nghámú	spouse
57	vànghámú	spouses
58	kù nghéná	to enter
59	nghélékélé	plover
60	tìnghélékélé	plovers
61	nghìnghìrìkò	activity
62	mìnghìnghìrìkò	activities
63	nghìnghíyà	gizzard
64	tìnghìnghíyà	gizzards
65	nghóhé	face
66	tínghóhé	faces
67	nghòmà	song
68	tìnghòmà	songs
69	nghòtsá	calabash
70	tìnghótsá	calabashes
71	nghùbò	draw-gouge
72	tìnghùbò	draw-gouges
73	nghùmbè	corner
74	ku nghwálá	be cunning
75	nghwàvávà	prostitute
76	tìnghwàvávà	prostitutes
77	nghwèndzá	bachelor
78	tìnghwèndzá	bachelors
79	rhámá	cheek	rh = r̤
80	màrhámá	cheeks
81	rhámbú	bone
82	màrhámbú	bones
83	rhángó	hill
84	màrhángó	hills
85	rhéfù	landslide
86	màrhéfù	landslides
87	rhéngwé	circle
88	màrhéngwé	circles
89	kù rhérhá	to speak
90	kù rhérhémélà	to tremble
91	kù rhètèmùkà	to slip
92	kù rhíyâ	to set a trap
93	rhìmìlà	nasal mucus
94	màrhìmìlà	nasal mucuses
95	rhódà	louse
96	màrhódà	lice
97	rhòlè	calf
98	màrhòlè	calves
99	rhòngè	rattle
100	màrhòngè	rattles
101	rhùkà	antheap
102	màrhùkà	antheaps
103	kù rhúmá	to send
104	kù rhúká	to abuse
105	kù rhwálá	to carry
106	mvhàngàzì	species of tree
107	mìmvhàngàzì	pl. of mvhàngàzì	vh = v̤
108	mhàká	matter
109	màkálá	embers
110	mhéhó	wind
111	ménó	teeth
112	mhírí	puff adder
113	mìrì	bodies
114	mhòfù	Cape eland
115	mòwú	Baobab tree
116	mhúlá	bees wax
117	mùládà	species of creeper
118	nhàmù	neck
119	námú	brother-in-law
120	nhèngèlè	knee cap
121	néngélè	species of bird
122	nhòmbè	girl
123	nòmbélà	species of tree
124	nhòngó	kudu antelope
125	nòngá	tributary of river
126	nhùlù	heap
127	núlú	species of tree
128	nghámbá	water tortoise	ngh = ŋg̤
129	gámbá	species of water tortoise
130	nghùbò	draw-gouge
131	ngùlùvè	pig
132	nghùmbè	corner
133	gúmbègúmbè	old nanny goat
134	rhíyàní	species of bird
135	rìwá	precipice
136	í mhàká	it is an affair
137	ì mákálá	it is embers
138	í mhéhó	it is a wind
139	í ménó	it is teeth
140	í mhírí	it is a puff adder
141	í mírí	it is bodies
142	í mhófù	it is Cape eland
143	í môwú	it is a Baobab tree
144	í mhúlá	it is bees wax
145	ì múládà	it is a creeper
146	ì nhámù	it is a neck
147	í námú	it is a brother-in-law
148	ì nhéngélè	it is a knee cap
149	í néngélè	it is a certain bird
150	í nhómbè	it is a girl
151	í nómbèlá	it is a certain tree
152	í nhòngó	it is a koodoo
153	í nôngá	it is a tributary
154	í nhúlù	it is a heap
155	í núlú	it is a species of tree
156	í nghámbá	it is a water tortoise
157	í gámbá	it is a water tortoise
158	ì nghúbò	it is a song
159	ì ngúlúvè	?
160	ì nghúmbè	it is a corner
161	í gúmbègúmbè	it is a species of bird
162	í rhíyàní	it is a species of bird
163	ì rîwá	it is a precipice