Word List for Yeyi

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Entry	Yeyi	English	Tswana
1	kù.rá.ǃáwà	to taste	go utlwa ka leleme
2	mà.ǃáwà	shoulders	ma.bôgô
3	kànáǃ'à	well (good)	sentle
4	wà.nǁárá	barkless thin trees	meswaéemi
5	kà.gǃáwà	calabash	segwana
6	kà.ǃ'ámì	wrist, ankle	mosiga
7	kù.ǀárà	cut open (animal)	go phunya, go rala phologolo
8	kù.nǀàm.ìsá	to suckle	go amusa
9	kù.ǀx'ákásà	to drizzle	go na ka mosarasarane
10	βùǃá	correct	bontle / gosiame
11	βùǃánì	poor, lonely	bonosi / bobotana
12	kù.ǃápá	to be beautiful	go ntegala
13	kù.nǃ'át.árà	to chop, smash, crack	go rêma, go phanyêg, go phatsa
14	ù.ǂámú.ǂàmù	weak, smooth	bonolo
15	kù.ǂ'ápárà	to smash up	go phatalatsa / duba duba / go thuba
16	mù.gǁáwà	bow and arrow	motsu le khamphani
17	mù.nǀú	leg	leotó
18	ù.nǀú-nǀù	puppy	ntsányana
19	shì.kúnǀ'úmù	sunset, evening	phirimô ya letsatsi
20	(β)ù.ǃú	owl spec.	mankgoto, morubisi (spec.)
21	(β)ù.gǃúrì	big, thick	botona, bokima
22	tù.nǃ'úmà	cooking utensils, three legged pots	dipitsa
23	mù.nǃ'únì	fruit of the Tsaro tree	mokolwane
24	kù.nǃ'únǃ'ùnà	to knock	go kôkôta
25	kù.ǃhú	nothing, there isn't	ga gona
26	mbà.nǀú-ǀnù	puppies	dintsányana
27	kà.nǀ'úrí	hiccough	kgodisá
28	m(b)à.ǃú	owl spec. (pl.)	merubisi / bomankgoto
29	hàgǃúrù	cricket; small lizard spec.	senyêtsê
30	kù.rá.nǃù	to be about becoming angry	go galeta
31	kà.nǃ'úmà	cooking utensil, three legged pot	pitsá
32	mà.nǂú-khòa	millet spec	mabelebele