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m'kombi— drummer
hama cane— my hammers
m'me'i— carrier
etci motole yabwinya bwikulo— sky blue circle
ibisa— hide
bakotʃa— they thank
ileca— to make cry
ekyoko— bed-wetter
macwe— knees
ekombe yabele'a— the glass broke
tabelaka— to never crush
tasolaka— to never drink
iciba— lake
eʔúːmbu— hat
máːki— water
lobelo— speeding up
ikakya— to devalue
ibela— to crush
m'mini— dancer
micwe— heads
mamina— a dance (n.); dancing
lombaka loa'e oshile omboka— Why were you outside? (far)
m'lamba— smoker
hama— hammer
misai— fingers
bi'alangelo— frying pans
ikata— to cut
mapeːla— guava
bibele— two
ase'ile hobe— she laughed at you
matunda— fruit (2.swa)
atumina ine m'manda— she sent the letter to me
bitolo— mountains (2)
inena— to shit
bilebwa bya lo'ielo— breakfast
misabe— sauces
abwa aboba bo'olo— the dog barked lloudly
baulo hama lombaka loa'e— Why did they move here?
nkolobelo— dessert
wa m'bola— of the rain
bici motole binaci byato'ola— four red circles
nyongo— pan / poy
ecumbe— chair (2)
abwa esoshi— big dog
makulo— feet
nimukutula ate— I cut the tree
bíláːto— shoes
yo'a m'milo— black snake
m'tangi— reader' or 'person who makes sacrifice'
sani iyabele'a bile— How did the plate get broken?
hali— weather (2)
bilebwa— food
wanyata na mbembi wamonena— When you walk with a blind person, its better to help them see the dangers
yohana aikyosoma gazeti kila lo'ielo— John reads the newspaper every morning
asoka— goodness
akolo abwi dyudya— orange ring
bici motole byamanga byabwinya byakyukya nabwa'a— many brown and white circles
abwa asena— The dog runs
sawa— It's right.
ʃiʔeta— then
sawa sawa— It's just right.
nabela ekombe— i break the glass
u'iswe— rural
iyema— to defeat, be ahead of
e'alangelo— frying pan
bwina bwa m'maha— "color is white"
menyo— teeth
ici motole yabwinya bwesashi— green circle
longgi— fighting ring
i'toma— to cause
ikyeka— to grind
yane buci— my child
henda— stomachs / outside the stomach OR pregnant
mbula— rain
ma'elo— toilets
lusuku— day
bana bale momina— the children play
mi'ela— tails
hēːpú— skins
m'mebe— hunter
m'soci— drinker
bose— all
abwa alya— The dog ate
iboba— to bark
bokyoko— winter
mahumbu— wolves
m'nyaci— walker
i'incwa— to take down
nishile mosoma byanya byalebwa byane bilebwa na abwa— I was reading while the dog ate my food
wa'unda heswe— do you like fish?
ale'a— NC.belongs to
obe ushile ule— Where were you? 1
m'mucumino— thunderclap (PL)
hengwei— leopard
numba tca m'maha— white houses
etanga yamakye— ocean (deep water / lake)
bici motole bisatu bijabwinya bwatulo— three grey circles
toɲoni— birds
beni iwabela sani— Who broke the plate?
wasena— You run
namona abwa— I see the dog
jajeŋgwa— to be built
etolo— mountain (2)
bwinya bwanolo— "color is gold"
to'u'ola— elbows
ilema— to be stupid
yo'a yalea— long snake
abwa a m'maha— white dog
tamukyucwa— nothing good comes...
i'unda— to like; to love
siso— eye
i'toma— to send
bikuma— fruit
nyongu— pot(s)
cinyo— tooth
moana abeke— the baby slept
bibwatelo— baths
coba lyatala— the sun shines
onase'ya hewei— you made her laugh
o ushile ule— Where were you? 2
m'kya'anyi— reciever
iya— to go
a'ú'ola— elbow
lombaka lwa'e wapika'i— Why did you hit / slap me?
bwinya banolo— "color is yellow"
i'anda— to knead
ema— monkey
lokje— river
ibetʃa— to boil X
apawa— spoon
m'mini— dancer
ikanona— to joke
abwa a'owa m'pela— The dog gave you a ball
m'kalo'i— person who changes (their mind)
mdonde— star
bahikyo oba ba'onda e'e— What do they like (to do / to eat)?
iyunda— to farm
nasoma lusuku luose— I read all day
m'mibi— thief
ewawa— wing
esoshi— big (quantity)
eci motole bibele ja'ike— orange circle
m'lemi— farmer (2)
iseca— to lead (people) 2
ipika— to hit / to drum
itɛnda— to say
bisatu— three
iyikeca— to teach
ebole— plain
ite'a— to cook
maɳyoɳya— fur
ini'a— to be deep
ule mobemba— you are cutting
katerina a'onda shokola— Catherine likes chocolate
iyamba— one place you left
m'cwe— head
msoshi— old man
i'unda— to love
epawa— shovel
yohana a'onda katerina— John likes Catherine
numba ya m'maha— white house
ndalo— field
mishitali yamaha naikyokya— white and brown lines
mˌ'mucumino wa m'bula watumine kyemba 'aya lubelo— the thunder made the chameleon run
ebwatelo— bath
itʃitʃi— small
siso lya ukulu— ankle
bahebe— hunters
batu ibilema— nothing can change (idiom--people will always be stupid.)
pusu— axe(s)
isala— making the cut / tattoo
matundu— chests
ibela— to break (with force, s.t. rigid)
coba likjoco'a kilalo'iyelo naihingela kila ekolo— the sun rises every morning and sets every night
ilya— to eat
elema— to be vulnerable
ilombola— to lead (people)
nu'ulya e'yo— I will eat it
iyona— to heal
na heleca abwa m'pela— I give the dog a ball
na'unda heswe— I like fish
lyake— NC.its
babele mo'etae'e— What do they do?
mato— ears
miyele— knives
mwáːna— child
ashile mobucibwa beni— What are they called?
tunyonyi— birds
isena— To run
mweko— skin; body
icika— to be burnt
ule mo'eta aci beni— What do they do for work?
ikona— to destroy
ilya— that
mule mobemba— y'all are cutting
bingo— beds (1)
iunda— to love
basóːʃi— adults
msale— one who cuts / tattoos (2)
ngyala— hungry

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