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Entry |
Yeyi | English | Tswana |
1 |
zi.nǀhákó |
shelters (roof, wall) |
dikago |
2 |
kù.rá.ǃáwà |
to taste |
go utlwa ka leleme |
3 |
mà.ǃáwà |
shoulders |
ma.bôgô |
4 |
|
well (good) |
sentle |
5 |
mà.gǁánì |
dusk (pl.) |
matatana |
6 |
mà.gǁárá-kàu |
shields (of warriors) |
dithebe |
7 |
wà.nǁárá |
barkless thin trees |
meswaéemi |
8 |
kà.gǃáwà |
calabash |
segwana |
9 |
kà.ǃ'ámì |
wrist, ankle |
mosiga |
10 |
kù.ǀárà |
cut open (animal) |
go phunya, go rala phologolo |
11 |
kù.gǀáwà |
to cut grass (in order to make snakes visible) |
go beola thaga / go thagola |
12 |
kù.nǀàm.ìsá |
to suckle |
go amusa |
13 |
kù.ǀx'ákásà |
to drizzle |
go na ka mosarasarane |
14 |
βùǃá |
correct |
bontle / gosiame |
15 |
kù.ǃápá |
to be beautiful |
go ntegala |
16 |
kù.nǃ'át.árà |
to chop, smash, crack |
go rêma, go phanyêg, go phatsa |
17 |
ù.ǂámú.ǂàmù |
weak, smooth |
bonolo |
18 |
kù.ǂ'ápárà |
to smash up |
go phatalatsa / duba duba / go thuba |
19 |
rù.gǁánì |
dusk (sg.) |
letatana |
20 |
mù.gǁáwà |
bow and arrow |
motsu le khamphani |
21 |
nàmú-gǀúpásì |
hunting spider |
seládile |
22 |
mù.nǀú |
leg |
leotó |
23 |
ù.nǀú-nǀù |
puppy |
ntsányana |
24 |
shì.kúnǀ'úmù |
sunset, evening |
phirimô ya letsatsi |
25 |
(β)ù.ǃú |
owl spec. |
mankgoto, morubisi (spec.) |
26 |
ù.ǃúrì |
whirlwind, wind-devil |
sefefô |
27 |
ù.ǃútàmà |
rainbow, mushroom sp. |
motshewagodimo |
28 |
(β)ù.gǃúrì |
big, thick |
botona, bokima |
29 |
kù.gǃútùrà |
to flourish / to sprout |
go gola sentle / go thoga |
30 |
mù.nǃú |
barren woman |
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31 |
tù.nǃ'úmà |
cooking utensils, three legged pots |
dipitsa |
32 |
mù.nǃ'únì |
fruit of the Tsaro tree |
mokolwane |
33 |
kù.nǃ'únǃ'ùnà |
to knock |
go kôkôta |
34 |
kù.ǃhú |
nothing, there isn't |
ga gona |
35 |
βù.ǃhúrù |
dumb (blunt) |
boi jwa thipa / selepe / semumu |
36 |
mbà.nǀú-ǀnù |
puppies |
dintsányana |
37 |
kà.nǀ'úrí |
hiccough |
kgodisá |
38 |
m(b)à.ǃú |
owl spec. (pl.) |
merubisi / bomankgoto |
39 |
mbà.ǃútàmà |
rainbow, mushroom sp. (pl.) |
metsheyagodimo |
40 |
kà.nǃ'úmà |
cooking utensil, three legged pot |
pitsá |
41 |
mà.nǂú-khòa |
millet spec. |
mabelebele |