Lexicon and word definitions
| Lemma | Gloss |
|---|---|
| 'a | dry, evaporate (intransitive) |
| 'a-• | collective |
| 'ada | ten |
| 'agi | hover (intransitive) |
| 'agomalo | last week |
| 'agwebi• | village, family |
| 'aja | ant colony |
| 'akamsa | cave system |
| 'alasa• | herd of animals |
| 'amalo• | week |
| 'amgwena | guild |
| 'amu | two |
| 'ana | hard, stiff |
| 'anamra | fleet |
| 'apine | forest, woodland |
| 'ar'rana | priesthood |
| 'ara | hoard, swarm |
| 'arawa• | chorus |
| 'arendi | constellation |
| 'aseduna | government, parliament |
| 'asi | burn, sizzle (intransitive) |
| 'atana | quarry |
| 'atseswu | announce (transitive) |
| 'atwo | flock of birds |
| 'avenki | herd of cattle |
| 'avigi | bunch of grapes |
| 'awa | mountain range |
| 'awina | society (countable), community |
| 'awodo | pantheon |
| 'esu | near, close |
| -mayi• | -years-old |
| -na• | -er, -man, -woman |
| -po• | grandpa |
| -ra• | -like |
| -ruva• | each other |
| -sa• | -place |
| -sabu• | slave |
| -tara• | your highness |
| -to• | -thing |
| -twe• | gogo, tannie |
| -wodo• | Lord, Lady, Your Holiness |
| -ya• | mr |
| a• | I |
| ake• | my |
| ava• | I, me |
| ba• | bug |
| ba• | he, she, it, they |
| ba'emodama | silverfish |
| ba'oka | grasshopper |
| ba'oratsa | assassinbug |
| baa | seven |
| baaji | early |
| babagi | isopod |
| babava• | wasp |
| babele | bubble crab |
| bada• | they |
| bada | loud |
| badake• | their |
| badamawuka• | fly (euphemistic) |
| badarayebu | praying mantis |
| badawamsi | milipede |
| badi | want (transitive) |
| badira | louse, tick |
| baera• | thank (transitive) |
| bafutwadyo | weevil |
| bagana | insect |
| bagi | roll, trundle (intransitive) |
| bagu | fleshy, physical, mortal |
| bagudawi | braai, party (intransitive) |
| bagura | shieldbug |
| baguraja | soldier ant |
| baja | ant |
| bake• | his, her, its, their |
| bakeri• | crab |
| baki• | ant |
| bakilepsa• | wasp |
| bakumipsa | bee drone |
| balepsa | honeybee |
| bamana• | earwig |
| bamgopawa | hawkmoth |
| bamolobomo | stick insect |
| banamdocega | silverfish |
| banu | giant |
| banyu | some |
| baora | exile (transitive) |
| baoso | rough, coarse |
| bapa | fawn [over] (intransitive) |
| bapawa | moth |
| bapawinja | ant drone |
| bapi | weave, connect (transitive) |
| bar'ra | chaotic, disorganised |
| baraya | termite |
| bari | salty |
| barula | earwig |
| barulaja | queen ant |
| barulapsa | queen bee |
| bas'sa | work (intransitive) |
| basasiwibo | ladybug |
| basewaagesa | earth worm |
| basinu• | wasp |
| basolozi | horsefly |
| basolozili | mosquito |
| basuru | locust |
| batagi | dragonfly |
| batandira | rockflea |
| batsa• | they |
| batutu | cockroach |
| batwopsa | worker bee |
| bava• | he, she, it, they |
| bavagaja | worker ant |
| bawelofo | spider |
| baweriwelofo | tarantula |
| bawibo• | beetle |
| bawoni | bumblebee |
| bawukawelofo | jumping spider |
| bayaga | scorpion |
| bayegeo | cicada |
| bayo'eswevagana | daddy longlegs, harvestman |
| bayogesa | hawkmoth catepillar |
| bazi | fly |
| bazili | butterfly |
| bazilisoro | catepillar |
| be | three |
| be• | soft |
| be'ane | straight hair |
| be'as'sa• | hassa |
| be'emo | paper |
| be'eswe | eye |
| bebace | brain |
| bebagu | meat |
| bebi | finger |
| bebika | uterus, womb |
| beboza | dust |
| bedale | face |
| bedasa | bag, sack |
| bedusu | pubic hair |
| befo | porridge |
| befuswi | ear |
| begasa | intimidate (transitive) |
| begawi | towel |
| bekaavese | cartilage |
| bele | swell, foam (intransitive) |
| belepsa | pollen |
| bemano | robe |
| bemare | sand |
| beme | rest, relax (intransitive) |
| bemru• | pigeon harness |
| bemuso | article of clothing |
| benale | skin, outer layer |
| benalerendi | freckle |
| benemaa | hair braid |
| benisa | nipple |
| bepaga | liver |
| bepasa | lips |
| bepausi | sock |
| bepawini | wing |
| bepemsa | breast |
| bepemsamuso | shirt, blouse (formal) |
| berabe | toe |
| beramo | fine sand |
| berana | belly, stomach |
| berawa | tongue |
| bereke | fight (transitive) |
| beremani | clay, mud |
| berotsu | curtain |
| berovi | hat |
| berozu | carpet |
| beruzu | soil |
| besamki• | samigh |
| besasama• | sasam |
| besendi• | sugar |
| beshana• | tent |
| besiwi | snow |
| bet'te | prepare (transitive) |
| betasi | ash |
| beto | close (transitive) |
| betsarana | cloak, disguise |
| betsiki | cheese |
| betwo | feather |
| bevapa | nose |
| bevisu• | brain, mind |
| bewamsi | tentacle |
| bewamsimuso | pants (formal) |
| bewena | sole (foot) |
| bewente | wax |
| beweri | hair, fur |
| bewiswi | flag, banner |
| bewopa• | flat bread, bread |
| bewuna | vagina |
| beye | heart |
| beyipu | hip |
| beyo | dominate (transitive) |
| bezasi | rubbish, trash |
| bezilibika | chrysalis, cacoon |
| bi | one |
| binti | attractive, sexy |
| biri | yellow |
| bo• | long |
| bo'aru• | spear, arrow |
| bobapi | string, thread |
| bobetwa | paint brush |
| bobi | branch |
| bocumu | claw |
| bodena | neck, nape |
| bodenawevi | necklace |
| bodupe | intestine |
| bodyura | horn |
| bofogo | neck |
| bofoki• | fang |
| bofutsa | canal, valley, ditch |
| bofutwa | stem (plant) |
| bogawe | hole, mine shaft, burrow |
| bogayo | well |
| bogegwe | circle, ring |
| bogibu | canyon, rift valley |
| bogiwe | arm |
| bokaavese | femur, humerus |
| bokawe | wadi, dry river bed |
| bokedumu• | ridge |
| bokiru | pickaxe |
| bokus'sina• | pen, pencil, stylus |
| bokwew | shovel |
| bolesu | torso |
| bolose | pyramid |
| bolwapausi• | impossible thing |
| bom'mu | maybe |
| boma | colourful, saturated |
| bomamba | tail |
| bomamwa | thigh |
| bomawi | sailboat |
| bomgo | hair clip |
| bomo | stick, handle |
| bomolu | back (anatomy) |
| bonamra | boat, canoe |
| bonwa | beak, snout |
| bopaba | time |
| bopausi | foot |
| bopeepo• | gun, rifle |
| bopeki | barrel |
| bopemsa | chest (anatomy) |
| bopena• | noodle, pasta |
| bopsayu | penis |
| borabo | upper arm |
| boregibu | plateau |
| borendiyemloe | galaxy |
| boruzu• | long-root plant |
| borweya | noodles |
| bosapu | footprint, trace |
| bosegi | long grass |
| boshuuwodo | defensive wall |
| botana | stone pillar |
| botsentu | brush |
| botwazi | spoon, ladel |
| botwomamba | tail feather |
| bova | lower leg, crus |
| bovae | torch |
| bowame | canyon |
| bowamsi | leg |
| bowana | forearm |
| bowente | candle |
| bowevi | rope, vine |
| bowiswi | flute, pipe, wind instrument |
| boyemloe | path, way |
| bozasa• | sword, knife, blade |
| bufu | submurge, bathe (intransitive) |
| buli• | take (transitive) |
| bwame | become aware, meditate (intransitive) |
| bwara | bow, be humble (intrasitive) |
| bwi | squeak, chirp (intransitive) |
| bwiwo | pop, burst (intransitive) |
| ca | cook, boil (transitive) |
| caape | elbow |
| cadapa | male enemy |
| camgo• | suggestion, offer |
| canya | female vulture |
| casagana• | mount |
| cebu• | tool, hand |
| cega | conceal, hide (transitive) |
| cegeo | music, dance, song |
| cegeotwo | male lyrebird |
| ci | peaceful, calm |
| co | contribute (transitive) |
| co'eswe | blind man |
| cogosa | old-age home, retirement home |
| coji | lie |
| cojina | male liar |
| comana | male doctor |
| coswaa | drought |
| coswigona | male savage, barbarian |
| covi | finger-, toenail |
| cuca | already |
| da | sure |
| daagi | hit, strike (transitive) |
| dade | when |
| daga | carry, support (transitive) |
| dage | ask (transitive) |
| dama | chaotic, disogranised |
| damu | hammer, slam (transitive) |
| dana• | who |
| dapi | tell a story, narrate (transitive) |
| dapo | stop, end (transitive) |
| dare | how |
| dawa | speak (transitive) |
| daye• | who, what |
| de• | you (formal) |
| dege | count, calculate (transitive) |
| degera | mathematical |
| deke• | your (formal) |
| delepe | narrow |
| demo• | rain, drizzle (intransitive) |
| deva• | you (formal) |
| dimora | green |
| dipa | protect, conserve (transitive) |
| dira | tiny, parasitic |
| diti | thin, skinny |
| dive | kill (transitive) |
| dola | marry (transitive) |
| dolala | other, separate |
| dori• | need, require (transitive) |
| dwiso | curse (transitive) |
| dyaka | cherish, worship (transitive) |
| dyo | drink (transitive) |
| fosi | wet |
| fosi | ice |
| furi | mask |
| fus'sa | punishment |
| fwalwa | female lemonfish |
| fya | five |
| gabi | lead, guide (transitive) |
| gade | lost, forgotten |
| gaka• | break (transitive) |
| gamyu | next, following |
| gana | dead |
| gana | die (intransitive) |
| gari | full |
| garo | interrupt (transitive) |
| gasa | instead, despite of (subordinating) |
| gata | as well as, also (co-ordinating) |
| gawi | dry (transitive) |
| gegwe• | round |
| geki• | cute |
| geme | real, worldly |
| ges'si | acknowledge (transitive) |
| gese | cold |
| gibu | split, break (transitive) |
| gibure | open (slightly) |
| gimi | cut, make an incision (transitive) |
| gimwi | chew (transitive) |
| giwa | dumb, ignorant |
| go | previous, most recent |
| gozi | completely, totally |
| gura | protect, guard (transitive) |
| gwako | suffer (intransitive) |
| gwe | and (co-ordinating) |
| gwebi | reside (intransitive) |
| gwi | learn (transitive) |
| gwu | have, hold, possess (transitive) |
| hada• | you (very formal) |
| hadake• | your (very formal) |
| hamo | love (transitive) |
| hane | straight |
| harai | north |
| hari | try, attempt (transitive) |
| haru• | throw (transitive) |
| hatsa• | you (very formal) |
| hatwe | see, watch (transitive) |
| hayo• | approach (transitive) |
| hebe | regular, cyclical |
| heni | blue |
| hero | speak, talk (intransitive) |
| hete• | run (intransitive) |
| heyu | preserve (transitive) |
| hida | coveted, desired |
| himi | ugly |
| hipo | healthy |
| hoka | jump (intransitive) |
| hoyu | sit (intransitive) |
| hufo | crush (transitive) |
| humra | shout, cheer (intransitive) |
| iba | down |
| isu | left |
| jabo | help, assist (transitive) |
| joo | foul, impure, toxic |
| juruwa | decide, judge (transitive) |
| k'kewe | male mole |
| k'kiru | axe |
| ka• | -man |
| ka'eni | lapis lazuli |
| ka'eswe | male psychic |
| kaMaru-woto• | Maru |
| kaagro | male vigilante |
| kabaagraaya | male criminal, social outcast |
| kabagi• | cart, wagon |
| kabagu | male butcher |
| kabaora | male exile, Baoran |
| kabapina | male weaver |
| kabari | salt |
| kabaye | pan |
| kabejo | rocky outcrop |
| kabi | nail, fingernail |
| kabinti | attractive man |
| kabulina• | man (derogatory) |
| kabus'sa | male musician |
| kabwame | male monk |
| kacawu | boy child |
| kada | dad (informal) |
| kadape• | knee |
| kadarana | male enslaver |
| kadasa• | clay pot |
| kademaana | male philosopher |
| kadwipa | paternal grandfather |
| kadyagewodo | patron goddess |
| kafoki• | tooth, teeth |
| kafwa• | man, punk |
| kagade | male lost person |
| kagala | hero |
| kagawe | male miner |
| kagece | ex-husband, ex-boyfriend |
| kagegwe• | wheel |
| kagere | ore |
| kagiwa | male idiot |
| kagura | shield, armour, protection (in general) |
| kagurana | male guard, soldier |
| kagwebi | male family member |
| kagwina | male student |
| kagwuna• | male owner |
| kaje | know (transitive) |
| kajipo | road, street |
| kajuruwana | male judge, magistrate |
| kakaavese | bone |
| kakapu | skull |
| kakema | nut |
| kaksa | quartz |
| kakse | knife |
| kakumi | shy man |
| kakupo | maternal grandfather |
| kalaba | husband |
| kalasana• | male herder |
| kalava | hill, boulder |
| kalwasatna | fisherman |
| kamano | egg |
| kamare | sandstone |
| kamarucawu• | male bastard, love child |
| kamawo | ceramics |
| kamayisawa | male childhood friend |
| kamba | bowl |
| kamgona | male rebel, punk |
| kamgwena• | male merchant |
| kamisi• | male toddler, little boy |
| kamkwa | land |
| kamosu | shoulder |
| kampe | pot |
| kamru | male pigeon-keeper |
| kamunwi | granite |
| kanamra | male sailor |
| kando | solid |
| kapawa | shell |
| kapemsa | rib |
| kapira• | male comrade |
| kapowo | beak |
| kapurutna | male hoarder |
| karapi• | male poet, story-teller |
| kararana | male teacher, priest |
| karayena | male builder |
| kareke | coin, money |
| karemgowe | grandson |
| karesi | male companion |
| karibe• | knuckle |
| karifo | rock, stone |
| karuzu | male farmer |
| karweni• | male lover |
| kasaawa | copper |
| kasaawana | transgender man |
| kasabu | male enslaved person |
| kasagi | male acquaintance |
| kasatna | male hunter |
| kasawa | great male friend |
| kasaya | brother |
| kaseduna | male leader, commander |
| kasemina | male farm worker |
| kasera | male orphan |
| kaserana | bad father (colloquial) |
| kasewe | wall containing a door |
| kasharona | male player |
| kasipisa | stairs |
| kasoro | male sprit, soul |
| kasoru | male virgin |
| kaswirene | male foreigner |
| kataka | wood |
| katana | male miner |
| katasi | charcoal |
| katutu• | bitch (masculine) |
| katwegba | armour |
| kavae | obsidian, igneous rock |
| kavagana | male traveller, nomad |
| kavagantaka | exoskeleton |
| kavamo | desk, table |
| kavanana | generous man |
| kavayu | male criminal |
| kavedya | square, block (geometry) |
| kawadi | male cousin |
| kawage | bark |
| kawago | window |
| kawamsa | boyfriend, lover, husband |
| kawape | wall |
| kawapmina• | Mwapmina man |
| kawe | dry |
| kawemena | male oppressor |
| kawesa | male rival |
| kawina• | man |
| kawiru | gold, any shining metal |
| kawisei• | father |
| kawoabe | cliff |
| kawodo | god |
| kawuka | male friend |
| kazasa | male warrior |
| kazega | male drug addict |
| kazojuna | male cook, chef |
| ke'aru• | male falcon |
| ke'oka | male rabbit |
| ke-• | male |
| keba'u• | male bahu |
| kebari | male flamingo |
| kebava | male dog |
| kebesa | male antelope, gazelle |
| kebus'sa | male songbird |
| kedara• | male large eagle |
| keede | male axete |
| kefwalwa | male lemonfish |
| kegesa | male snake |
| kejipo | male duck |
| kejipomau | male otter |
| kekamsamau | male cave cat |
| keleyete | male horse |
| kelwa | male fish |
| kelwatwo | male penguin |
| kemasa | male monkey |
| kemau | male cat |
| kemisesa | male pathetic crocodile |
| kemo'o | male owl |
| kemp'pi | male songbird |
| kemru | male pigeon |
| kemusa | male sheep, ram |
| kepagi | male lizard |
| kepegutwo | male cormorant, booby |
| kepipa | male lark, warbler |
| kera | male mouse, rat |
| keragwi• | male corvid |
| keri• | pinch (transitive) |
| kesatgana | male predator |
| kesatwo | male raptor |
| kesegitwo | male warbler |
| kesele | male turtle |
| kesesa | male crocodile |
| kesoromgwe• | male death vulture |
| ketiki | male dragon |
| ketsaneyomana | male dentist |
| ketwo | male bird |
| kevapara | male long-nosed mouse |
| keve | injure, scar (transitive) |
| kevenki | bull |
| kewe | dig, excavate (transitive) |
| kewedu | male buffalo |
| kewibo | male tortoise |
| kewiswi | male swallow |
| kewono | male hippo |
| kewubu | male bat, nocturnal animal |
| kewuja | male goose |
| kewuka | male pet |
| ki | ant-like |
| kili | cause (transitive) |
| kine | few |
| kiri | creak (intransitive) |
| kita | nine |
| kive | touch (transitive) |
| kiwi | difficult |
| koru | pray (intransitive) |
| kse | cut (transitive) |
| kseapse | flying animal |
| ksegitwo | female warbler |
| ksesa | female crocodile |
| ksetse | bismuth |
| kshana• | roof, shelter |
| kshoteka• | complete (redundant) (transitive) |
| ksu- | last |
| ksupava | ankle |
| ksuru | last, final |
| kumbadi | yearn (transitive) |
| kumi | shy |
| kumkaje | intelligent, smart |
| kumu• | very |
| kumvana | sacrifice (transitive) |
| kus'si | write (transitive) |
| kwedu | female buffalo |
| kwi• | female |
| kwi'aru• | female falcon |
| kwi'ede | female axete |
| kwi'oka | female rabbit |
| kwiba'u• | female bahu |
| kwibari | female flamingo |
| kwibava | female dog |
| kwibesa | female antelope, gazelle |
| kwibo | female tortoise |
| kwibus'sa | female songbird |
| kwidara• | female large eagle |
| kwigana | animal, beast |
| kwigesa | female snake |
| kwijipo | female duck |
| kwijipomau | female otter |
| kwikamsamau | female cave cat |
| kwikewe | female mole |
| kwileyete | female horse, mare |
| kwilwa | female fish |
| kwilwatwo | female penguin |
| kwimasa | female monkey |
| kwimau | female cat |
| kwimisesa | female pathetic crocodile |
| kwimkwa | livestock |
| kwimo'o | female owl |
| kwimp'pi• | female songbird |
| kwimru | female pigeon |
| kwimusa | female sheep, ewe |
| kwipagi | female lizard |
| kwipegutwo | female cormorant, booby |
| kwipipa | female lark, warbler |
| kwira | female mouse, rat |
| kwiragwi• | female corvid |
| kwisatgana | female predator |
| kwisatwo | female raptor |
| kwisele | female turtle |
| kwisoromgwe• | female death vulture |
| kwiswi | female swallow |
| kwitiki | female dragon |
| kwitwo• | bird |
| kwiyegeotwo | female lyrebird |
| kwono | female hippo |
| kwubu | female bat, nocturnal animal |
| kwuja | female goose |
| kwuka | female pet |
| la | sleep with, have sex with (transitive) |
| labene | buy (transitive) |
| lacu | pierce, stab (transitive) |
| laiba• | bleed (intransitive) |
| lalora | dream (intransitive) |
| lama• | before (sub-ordinating) |
| lapobu | however (subordinating) |
| lasa• | herd (transitive) |
| ledi• | live (intransitive) |
| ledu | surviving, remaining |
| leme | smooth |
| lese | or (co-ordinating) |
| leyete | run, sprint (intransitive) |
| li• | plant |
| li'anpo• | ant fungus |
| li'ava• | grain, wheat |
| li'eki | mushroom, fungus |
| licopo• | pineapple |
| lidoona• | cabbage, lettuce |
| lijipo | reed, papyrus |
| lilora• | psychedelic drug, mushroom |
| limani | medicine, medicinal plant |
| limasisi• | cave bush |
| limimu | flower |
| limru• | pigeon feed |
| linemaamimu• | rose |
| linengi• | custard apple |
| lipine | tree |
| lipulumu | fruit (botany) |
| lipuri• | rice |
| lirimo | leaf |
| liruzu | root vegetable, root |
| lirweya• | wheat |
| lisari | seed, nut |
| lisasi• | flower |
| lisegi | grass |
| litaege• | dried seaweed |
| litana | moss |
| livigi | grape |
| liwa | good, true, correct |
| liwabi | bush, shrub |
| liwere | cactus |
| liwesa | succulent |
| lizega• | marijuana, cannabis, narcotic plant |
| lo'a | eventhough, although (subordinating) |
| lode | then, that time |
| loma | for that, that reason |
| lona• | that person |
| lora | think, imagine (transitive) |
| lore | like that, that manner |
| losa | there |
| lote | that (much) |
| loye• | that object, person |
| lwa | fish-like, aquatic |
| lwasa | fish (transitive) |
| lweli | beautiful |
| lyebwa | palm leaf, frond |
| m• | -woman |
| ma'o | attack (transitive) |
| malaba | wife |
| mana | mom (informal) |
| mani | eternal, ancient |
| map'pa | dawn |
| mara | common, abundant |
| maru• | euphoric, happy |
| marucawu• | female bastard, love child |
| masa | laugh (intransitive) |
| mauda | powerful, strong |
| maya• | repeat (transitive) |
| mayi | old, young |
| mayisawa | female childhood friend |
| mayu• | beautiful, pretty |
| maze | evil |
| mbaagraaya | female criminal, social outcast |
| mbagu | female butcher |
| mbaora• | female exile, Baoran |
| mbapa• | pet |
| mbapina | female weaver |
| mbinti | attractive woman |
| mbus'sa | female musician |
| mbwame | female monk |
| mbwi | soft |
| mcawu | girl child |
| mda | weak |
| mdaka• | interlock (transitive) |
| mdapi• | female poet, story-teller |
| mdo | grow (intransitive) |
| mdyagewodo | patron god |
| mee | this (much) |
| memi• | love (transitive) |
| mena• | this person |
| mera | alone, singular, lonely |
| mesa | here |
| mesu | let go, release (transitive) |
| meyeme | share (transitive) |
| mga | hang, suspend (transitive) |
| mgade | female lost person |
| mgama | emerge, hatch (intransitive) |
| mgaro | unsolicited helper |
| mgere• | available |
| mgesa• | snake hatchling |
| mgo | defy, objet, rebel (intransitive) |
| mgona | female rebel, punk |
| mgwe | daughter |
| mgwe• | trade, transport (transitive) |
| mgwena• | female merchant |
| mgwuna• | female owner |
| mheswe | female psychic |
| mi• | -ie |
| mi'eki | spore (fungus) |
| mi'ogo• | marble (colloquial) |
| miito | cold, frigid |
| mija | ant larva |
| mim'ma | small |
| minara | desert oasis |
| mirifo | coarse sand |
| misanti | lantern, artificial light |
| misemi | seed |
| misi | female toddler, little girl |
| misomena | misbehaving child |
| misoro | fetus |
| miswiza | peck, brief kiss |
| mivae | ember |
| mivenki | calf (cow) |
| miwawa | whisper, quiet sound |
| miwedu• | tug (transitive) |
| miwibo | snail |
| miwina | baby, child |
| miwuja | gosling |
| miwuka• | jumping spider |
| miyamu• | minute |
| mkaa | ferment, pickle (transitive) |
| mkaavese | metacarpal, metatarsal |
| mkwa | female citizen |
| mlasana• | female herder |
| mlwasatna | fisherwoman |
| mnamdo | night |
| mnamra | female sailor |
| mnwuvena | parent |
| mo'o | moon |
| mobni | waxing moon |
| molo• | go, walk (intransitive) |
| mongu | all, every |
| mongumalo | daily |
| mosi | new moon |
| moye• | this thing, person |
| mp'pu | chase, pursue (transitive) |
| mpapa• | beyblade, spinning top |
| mpapte | great aunt |
| mpine | sapling |
| mpira• | female comrade |
| mpo | but (co-ordinating) |
| mpurutna | female hoarder |
| mpusi | pore |
| mrarana | female teacher, priest |
| mrayena | female builder |
| mrendi | star |
| mru | female pigeon-keeper |
| mrula• | mother |
| mruzu | female farmer |
| mrweni• | female lover |
| msaawana | transgender woman |
| msabu | female enslaved person |
| msagi | female acquaintance |
| msanti | sun |
| msatna | female hunter |
| msawa | great female friend |
| mseduna | female leader, commander |
| msedwa | niece |
| msekwae• | star, planet, moon |
| msemina | female farm worker |
| msera | female orphan |
| mserana | bad mother (colloquial) |
| msetse | rainbow |
| msharona | female player |
| msimi | wear (transitive) |
| mso'o | wish for, hope for (transitive) |
| msoro | female sprit, soul |
| msoru | female virgin |
| msuyu | pregnant woman |
| mswirene | female foreigner |
| mt'ta | quiet |
| mtana | pebble |
| mtwo | chick |
| mu | start (transitive) |
| mumbo | full moon |
| mura | mix (transitive) |
| musa | waning moon |
| musi | thick |
| muso | dress, clothe (intransitive) |
| mvagana | female traveller, nomad |
| mvanana | generous woman |
| mvayu | female criminal |
| mwadi | female cousin |
| mwaju | aunt |
| mwama• | mask |
| mwamsa | girlfriend, lover, wife |
| mwapmina• | Mwapmina woman |
| mwasa• | hidden, obscured |
| mwasu• | obscure (transitive) |
| mwasura• | unsure, uncertain |
| mwatwa• | seduce (transitive) |
| mwemena• | female oppressor |
| mwesa | female rival |
| mwewe• | baby |
| mwina• | woman, person |
| mwodo | goddess |
| mwuka | female friend |
| myadapa | female enemy |
| myana | female miner |
| myo`eswe | blind woman |
| myojina | female liar |
| myomana | female doctor |
| myosa | report (transitive) |
| myoswa | sister |
| myoswigona | female savage, barbarian |
| myusu | living thing, creature |
| mzasa | female warrior |
| mzega | female drug addict |
| mzojuna | female cook, chef |
| n'nodo | liquid |
| na• | we |
| na'e | six |
| nava• | we, us |
| naya | meet (transitive) |
| nbese• | green tea |
| nbetwa | pigment, ink, paint |
| nde• | care, nurse (transitive) |
| ndemgowe | granddaughter |
| ndesi | female companion |
| nema | twist, knot (transitive) |
| nembada• | rain (heavily) (intransitive) |
| ngala | heroine |
| ngaro | female vigilante |
| ngawe | female miner |
| ngece | ex-wife, ex-girlfriend |
| ngiwa | female idiot |
| ngo | decay, rust (intransitive) |
| ngurana | female guard, soldier |
| ngwa• | pretty, beautiful |
| ngwebi | female family member |
| ngwina | female student |
| nja• | ant queen |
| njuwuwana | female judge, magistrate |
| nke• | our |
| nkumi | shy woman |
| no• | liquid |
| nofosi• | water |
| nofumu | grease, animal fat |
| nojava | poison |
| nojipo | river, stream |
| nojoo | undrinkable water, sewage |
| nolaiba• | period blood |
| nomkaa | vinegar |
| nomru• | feather dye |
| nonara• | ocean, lake, sea |
| norelepe | stream, creek |
| noremai | paint, dye |
| norwa | growl (intransitive) |
| nosero | dam |
| nosewaa | rain |
| nosewaafosi | rain water |
| nosezusudyo | hot beverage |
| nosolo | blood |
| nosulama | medicinal soup |
| nosumva | cooking oil |
| nosuwi• | curry |
| novae | lava |
| novenki | cow's milk |
| novibu• | tea |
| novigi | wine |
| nowina | blood (human) |
| noyoma | medicine |
| noyosige | vomit |
| npeki | alcohol, wine |
| npimi | pee, urine |
| npine | sap |
| npulumu | juice |
| nseze• | thank (transitive) |
| ntadwa | day |
| ntana | mercury (metal) |
| ntara• | queen, monarch |
| ntarana | female enslaver |
| ntmaana | female philosopher |
| ntoratsa | poison |
| ntsaba | dusk |
| ntsaneyomana | female dentist |
| ntsiki | alcohol |
| ntwe | grandmother |
| ntwegba | female soldier, knight |
| nume | slow |
| nwa | oral |
| nwabo | big |
| nwajo | request, ask for (transitive) |
| nwekwe | walk, move (intransitive) |
| nwimo | bless, elevate (transitive) |
| nwuve | raise, nurture (transitive) |
| o | that |
| o'o | promise (transitive) |
| ogo | round, spherical |
| ogopa | play with marbles (intransitive) |
| oratsa• | poison (transitive) |
| oreme | dark, black |
| oya• | I |
| oyake• | my |
| oyava• | I, me |
| p'pada | ability |
| p'pede | removal |
| pa• | -ing |
| pa'amo | affection, love |
| pa'atseswu | announcement |
| pa'ero | language, speech |
| pa'oyu | seat |
| pa'u• | fall (intransitive) |
| pa'yaro | written text |
| pabas'sa | job, employment, work |
| pabereke | fight, battle |
| pada• | can (transitive) |
| padama | food, meal |
| pademaana | idea, thought |
| padura | meaning |
| padwo | collection |
| padyo | drink, beverage |
| paga | travel, migrate (intransitive) |
| pagibu | split, crack |
| pagwu | possession, property |
| pakeve | ritual scarification |
| pakili | cause |
| pakive | sensation |
| pakoru | prayer |
| pakseyovi• | toenail cutting |
| pakus'si | writing, text |
| palabene | purchase |
| palaiba• | period, mensturation |
| palalora | vision, dream, prophecy |
| paledi | survival |
| pama'o | assault |
| pamga | word |
| pamgabereke | negotiation, argument |
| pamgwe• | trade |
| pamsimi | clothing |
| pamso'o | wish |
| pamu | beginning |
| pamura | mix, blend |
| pana | measure (transitive) |
| panwekwe | movement |
| papeku | exchange, trade |
| parage | curiosity |
| parawa• | voice |
| parege | mathematics |
| paridapnaigele | experiment |
| paripi | arrival |
| parive | murder |
| parufuswi | echo |
| parupa• | habit, ritual |
| pasharo | game |
| pato'o | promise |
| patsentu | grooming, hygiene |
| pavaga• | voyage, trip, journey |
| pavana | provision, gift |
| pawawa• | homesickness, grief |
| pawodolalora• | vision, dream |
| pe | right |
| pebni• | urinate (intransitive) |
| pedae | after, following (sub-ordinating) |
| pede | remove (transitive) |
| peepo | burst, explode (intransitive) |
| pege | sell (transitive) |
| pegu | dive (intransitive) |
| peku | exchange (transitive) |
| pepti | push, move (transitive) |
| peru | lie down, recline (intransitive) |
| pigo• | stop, halt (intransitive) |
| pimi• | pee (intransitive) |
| pimsi | knock over, spill (transitive) |
| pira | equal, same |
| pirapira | in exchange |
| piri | quick, fast |
| pomi | south |
| popa | deceive, mislead (transitive) |
| psa | hard, tough |
| psanti'oka | sunrise |
| psasingo• | cycle of life and death |
| psicu | carriage, vehicle, mount |
| pu | rough |
| puru | store, save (transitive) |
| pus'sa | punish (transitive) |
| puswi | hear, listen to (transitive) |
| pwa | angry |
| pwepai | drop, lay down (transitive) |
| rabo | upper, above |
| radapa | swear (transitive) |
| ragwi• | greedy |
| rama | vibrate, shake (intransitive) |
| ranri | pure, clean |
| rara | teach, explain (transitive) |
| raya | build, construct (transitive) |
| raye | fear, be scared (transitive) |
| reke | wealthy, rich |
| remai | stain, dye (transitive) |
| rendi | glow, shine |
| rere | free, liberate (transitive) |
| ridapnaigele | experiment (intransitive) |
| ripi | arrive, come (intransitive) |
| ro | organise (transitive) |
| roro | greet (transitive) |
| rovi | cover, provide shade (transitive) |
| ru• | iterative, re- |
| rudage | answer (transitive) |
| rudau | bold, noble |
| ruhatwe• | resemble, seem as, imitate (transitive) |
| rulora | remember (transitive) |
| ruma | repeat (transitive) |
| rumga• | repeat (transitive) |
| runwajo | insist (transitive) |
| rupa | repeat (transitive) |
| rurive | avenge, retaliate (transitive) |
| ruufo• | grind (transitive) |
| ruumee | turn, spin (intransitive) |
| ruvana | give back, reciprocate (transitive) |
| ruwasa | reincarnate (intransitive) |
| s'setse• | afterlife |
| sa | hunt (transitive) |
| saawa | change, transform (intransitive) |
| saja | worship (transitive) |
| sansi | agree, swear an oath (intransitive) |
| sao | four |
| sara | past, earlier |
| sari• | pass (intransitive) |
| saro | read (transitive) |
| sase | sink (intransitive) |
| sasi | bloom (intransitive) |
| sasu | AKA, in other words, as in (co-ordinating) |
| sat'ta• | what? |
| sata | familiar, known |
| se• | you (formal) |
| seapse | universal, all-encompassing |
| seapsepra | light blue |
| sebu | shelter (transitive) |
| sede | now, this time |
| sedu | lead, order, command (transitive) |
| segi | short |
| sema | for this, this reason |
| semi | sow (transitive) |
| sendi• | sweet |
| sepe | fly (intransitive) |
| sera | leave behind, abandon, forget (transitive) |
| sere | like this, this manner |
| sero | block, obstruct (transitive) |
| sesi | bad, wrong, incorrect |
| setke• | your (formal) |
| setsa• | you (formal) |
| setse | colourful |
| sewaa• | rain, precipitate (intransitive) |
| sezusu | warm, hot |
| sezususolo• | angry (colloquial) |
| shakwa | forgiveness |
| shamu | hour |
| shani | new |
| shapta | often |
| sharo | play (transitive) |
| she | ignite (transitive) |
| shere | drag (transitive) |
| sho'eswe | blindness |
| shosa | anxious, nervous |
| shoyabe | neglect, deterioration |
| shuku• | balance, order |
| shuuwo | keep out, exclude (transitive) |
| si• | abstract |
| si'amo | love |
| si'ebe | phase, cycle, calendar |
| si'eni | blue |
| si'eswe | sight |
| si'ipo | health, well-being |
| sibagraaya | flaw, fault |
| sibetwa | visual art |
| sibiri | yellow |
| siboma• | colour |
| sicawu | wisdom |
| sicu• | ride (transitive) |
| sida | large amount, a lot |
| sidayo | contradiction, opposition |
| sidembe | hope |
| sidyaka | sancitity |
| sifuweme | problem |
| sigala | honour |
| sigana | death |
| sigaro | vigilante justice |
| sigasese | humanity |
| sige | swallow (transitive) |
| sigeme | reality, the world |
| siges'si | credit, acknowledgement |
| sigomalo | yesterday |
| sigwebizi | surname, last name |
| sijipo | course, path |
| sikaje | knowledge, intelligence (rare) |
| sikoru | religion |
| siksuru | end, conclusion |
| silaba | marriage |
| siliwa | truth, fact |
| siluga | year |
| simalo | calendar day |
| simaru | ecstasy, euphoria, happiness |
| simauda | power, strength |
| simaya | habit, tradition |
| simayi• | age |
| simoh'hebe• | moon phase |
| simt'ta• | silence |
| sinu | sting (transitive) |
| sinwekwe | destiny |
| sipa | verb |
| sipa'u• | gravity |
| sipe• | drain, flow (intransitive) |
| sipi | climb, ascend (transitive) |
| sipu | flowing |
| sipwa• | anger |
| sipwepai | peace, surrender |
| siradapa | law, oath |
| sirama | chaos |
| sirapi | story |
| sirawa | dialect (linguistics) |
| siraye• | fear |
| sirege | number |
| sireke | wealth |
| sirulora• | memory |
| sisabu | slavery |
| sisara | past |
| sisese | personality, nature, quality |
| sisewe | opportunity |
| sisuyu | pregnancy |
| siswiza | romance |
| sitamasa | month |
| sitoke | unity |
| sitoreme | darkness |
| sivayu | crime |
| sivisu | intelligence |
| siwaga | shape, form |
| siwamsa | romantic relationship |
| siwane• | sadness |
| siwesa | rivarly, competition |
| siweva | smell, scent |
| siwina | humanity, community |
| siwiru | light |
| siwiru'oreme | gradient |
| siwiswi• | breath, life |
| siwome | virtue |
| siwuka | friendship |
| siyadapa | animosity |
| siye | middle, centre |
| sizi | name, title |
| solo | red |
| soma• | we |
| somava• | we, us |
| some | misbehave, rebel (intransitive) |
| somke• | our |
| somo | mourn, miss (transitive) |
| sose | be proven, be vindicated (intranstive) |
| sowa | ever |
| sumva• | fry, cook (transitive) |
| sumwe | taste (transitive) |
| suru | hunger (intransitive) |
| surura | hungry |
| swami | unless (subordinating) |
| swigo | clean, wash (transitive) |
| swile | respect (transitive) |
| swirene | unfamiliar, unknown |
| swiza | kiss (transitive) |
| swuso | only, exclusively, alone |
| ta | many |
| taafu | march (intransitive) |
| take• | your |
| tala | heat, bake (transitive) |
| tale | recognise (transitive) |
| tama | eat (transitive) |
| tamyago | enjoy (transitive) |
| tara• | observe, steward (transitive) |
| tara• | catch, trap (transitive) |
| tasa | contain (transitive) |
| tawe | decorate (transitive) |
| tawi | celebrate, enjoy (transitive) |
| te'arai | north |
| te'avasa | grainery |
| te'enda | thunder storm |
| te-• | thing, place |
| teba | head, top, peak |
| tebaaji | morning |
| tebarisa | salt flat |
| tebika | portal, door |
| teboza• | strong wind, gust |
| tebus'sa | musical instrument |
| tedameu | hoe |
| tedyagedo | sacred object, idol |
| tedyosa | bar, pub |
| tefoki• | jaw |
| tegetu | sand dune |
| tegokifu | sand storm |
| tegurasa | fort, castle |
| tegwebi | house |
| tegwisa | school, academy |
| tejiposa | river valley, floodplain |
| teka | complete (transitive) |
| tekamsa | cave, tunnel |
| tekorusa | temple |
| teksurendi | sunset |
| tekumwono | space, universe |
| tema• | yawn (intransitive) |
| temaana | think (transitive) |
| tembe | hope (transitive) |
| temdosa | earth, soil |
| temene | human body |
| temisisa | kindergarten, preschool |
| temo'esa | night-sky |
| temo'ewiru | moonlight |
| temuse | village, town |
| temwasu• | fog, mist |
| tenamrasa | port |
| tendo | object |
| tenembada• | nimbus cloud |
| tenwa | mouth |
| tenwakwa• | Nwakwa |
| tepekusa• | market |
| teperu | bed |
| tepomi | south |
| teradaza | court, tribunal |
| teremo | cloud |
| terepa | wound |
| terewa | light breeze |
| teruufosa• | mill |
| tesa | place, space |
| tesasisa• | garden |
| tesatsa | hunting territory, area |
| teseapse | sky |
| tesebu | building, structure |
| tesewekamsa | corridor |
| tesiwama | cirrus cloud |
| tesorosa | spirit realm |
| teta | desert |
| tetasi | smoke |
| teteudasa• | strong wind |
| tetsanesa | bite mark |
| tetsapu | shade, shadow |
| tetuluduga | century |
| tetwosa | bird's nest |
| teudasa | blow (transitive) |
| tevae | fire |
| tewa | mountain |
| tewawa | sound |
| tewiswi | wind |
| tewono | plains |
| tewopa | floor, ground, level |
| tewubusa | residence, house |
| teyusva | level, standard |
| tezaento | door, entrance |
| tezas'sa | battlefield |
| tibi | eight |
| titu• | fine |
| tojo | use (transitive) |
| toke | together |
| tono | fade, dull (intransitive) |
| tsa | assist, help (transitive) |
| tsana | bite (transitive) |
| tsane | deep |
| tsapu | dark |
| tsentu | brush (transitive) |
| tsiki | ferment (transitive) |
| tsikidyoka | drunk |
| tsise | smile (intransitive) |
| tsoma | wait (intransitive) |
| tura | understand (transitive) |
| turemi• | maintain (transitive) |
| two | avian, bird-like |
| udu | hundred |
| umsi• | accidentally |
| vae | burn (transitive) |
| vaga | journey, migration |
| vana | give, provide (transitive) |
| vapara | female long-nosed mouse |
| venki | cow |
| wa | mountainous, hilly |
| wa'i | warm |
| wada | then (subordinating) |
| wade | dull |
| waga | carve, shape (transitive) |
| wagera | brown |
| wampa | wave, paddle (intransitive) |
| wamya | far, distant |
| wana | lower, below |
| wane | sad |
| wapmi | flee, escape (intransitive) |
| wasa | be born (intransitive) |
| wawa | cry (intransitive) |
| waye• | or (co-ordinating) |
| we• | what?! |
| we-• | at/in/to/by/on/under/with |
| wedu | pull (transitive) |
| weme | stand on, oppress (transitive) |
| wepi | cry, mourn, weep (intransitive) |
| weri | hairy, furry |
| wesa | compete, rival (transitive) |
| weswa | shallow |
| weva | smell (transitive) |
| wina | wise, intelligent |
| wiru | light, luminescent, white |
| wirunale | albino |
| wo• | that |
| woabe | steep |
| wome | virtuous, good |
| woni• | cute, adorable (stative) |
| wono | wide, vast |
| wubu• | sleep, reside (intransitive) |
| y'ya• | hell yeah |
| yabe | clean, groom (transitive) |
| yada | steal (transitive) |
| yakwa | forgive (transitive) |
| yamgo | suggest, convince (transitive) |
| yap'pa | converse (intransitive) |
| yapi | cut, chop (transitive) |
| yara | empty |
| yasa | ride (transitive) |
| yatu• | come here! |
| yausa• | hi, hey |
| ye• | you |
| ye | middle, central |
| yebwa• | fan (transitive) |
| yeeli | all, every |
| yeelipaba | eternal |
| yegeo• | make music, sing, dance, play a musical instrument (ambitransitive) |
| yeke• | your |
| yela• | you |
| yelake• | your |
| yelava• | you |
| yemloe | follow (a path) (intransitive) |
| yeva• | you |
| yo | no |
| yo'ipo | sick, ill |
| yodura | misunderstand (transitive) |
| yogeme | imaginary |
| yogo | grow old (intransitive) |
| yojabo | abandon (transitive) |
| yoji | lie (intransitive) |
| yoma | heal (transitive) |
| yome | false, incorrect |
| yondo | nothing |
| yoro | ruin, disorganise (transitive) |
| yorudau | weak, timid |
| yosige | regurgitate, vomit (transitive) |
| yosowa | never |
| yotawi | miserable, despondant (stative) |
| yoteka | resume a "complete task" (transitive) |
| yowapmi | remain trapped (stative) |
| yoyabe | allow to deteriorate, neglect (transitive) |
| yuku | still, balanced |
| yukupa | make balanced, resolve |
| yusu | alive, live |
| yusva• | be, stand (intransitive) |
| za• | where |
| za | these |
| zaento | enter (intransitive) |
| zagbi | sin, do harm (intransitive) |
| zi• | identify (reflexive) |
| zili | delicate |
| zoju• | cook, bake (transitive) |