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	mà.gǁánì	dusk (pl.)	matatana
5	mà.gǁárá-kàu	shields (of warriors)	dithebe
6	wà.nǁárá	barkless thin trees	meswaéemi
7	kà.gǃáwà	calabash	segwana
8	kà.ǃ'ámì	wrist, ankle	mosiga
9	kù.gǀáwà	to cut grass (in order to make snakes visible)	go beola thaga / go thagola
10	kù.nǀàm.ìsá	to suckle	go amusa
11	kù.ǀx'ákásà	to drizzle	go na ka mosarasarane
12	βùǃá	correct	bontle / gosiame
13	βùǃánì	poor, lonely	bonosi / bobotana
14	kù.ǃápá	to be beautiful	go ntegala
15	kù.nǃ'át.árà	to chop, smash, crack	go rêma, go phanyêg, go phatsa
16	ù.ǂámú.ǂàmù	weak, smooth	bonolo
17	kù.ǂ'ápárà	to smash up	go phatalatsa / duba duba / go thuba
18	rù.gǁánì	dusk (sg.)	letatana
19	mù.gǁáwà	bow and arrow	motsu le khamphani
20	mù.nǀú	leg	leotó
21	ù.nǀú-nǀù	puppy	ntsányana
22	shì.kúnǀ'úmù	sunset, evening	phirimô ya letsatsi
23	(β)ù.ǃú	owl spec.	mankgoto, morubisi (spec.)
24	ù.ǃútàmà	rainbow, mushroom sp.	motshewagodimo
25	(β)ù.gǃúrì	big, thick	botona, bokima
26	kù.gǃútùrà	to flourish / to sprout	go gola sentle / go thoga
27	tù.nǃ'úmà	cooking utensils, three legged pots	dipitsa
28	mù.nǃ'únì	fruit of the Tsaro tree	mokolwane
29	kù.nǃ'únǃ'ùnà	to knock	go kôkôta
30	kù.ǃhú	nothing, there isn't	ga gona
31	βù.ǃhúrù	dumb (blunt)	boi jwa thipa / selepe / semumu
32	mbà.nǀú-ǀnù	puppies	dintsányana
33	wà. -	puppies
34	kà.nǀ'úrí	hiccough	kgodisá
35	m(b)à.ǃú	owl spec. (pl.)	merubisi / bomankgoto
36	mbà.ǃútàmà	rainbow, mushroom sp. (pl.)	metsheyagodimo
37		to be about becoming angry	go galeta
38	kà.nǃ'úmà	cooking utensil, three legged pot	pitsá
39	mà.nǂú-khòa	millet spec.	mabelebele