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Kuchure— Fill up
Isanga jazama— The country is messed up
Wandu wazoghua— People are growing older
Matuku ghaja gha imbiri gheva wana ikumi ghaidie— Days of having ten children are gone
Kwabonya kii?— What do you do?
Ndewikundagha wizero wibonye ilagho wiseghorelo angu kwaki— Tey don't like to to told to do something without an explanation why
Viria na mawanu— Metals and arrows
Wasi ghwa isangenyi— Country problems
Ngera kokunda kuende andu ukokose kwadima kuenda na Matatu— If you want to go anywhere you can use public transportation
Awo ni wandu werekoghe wikiboisa magome ghaenga kama ghadi ya chufu mirongo iwi na mirongo inya— Those are people who used to many a lot of money like twenty to forty thousand shillings
Diseoghoshere vala— Before washing hands
Wadawana na Wai wanonwa ni kumbaku na bangi— The youth (young men and young ladies) are being destroyed by cigarettes and marijuana
Ara tindima, neko na ilagho nikunde nikukotie.— Please wait, I have something I want to ask you.
Uhu ndedimkunde— We don't want this one
Chonyi aha dije malagho.— Come here so that we can talk.
Otumia wongo— He was clever
Magome gheko ela gheka na wandu waro— The money is there but owned by specific people
Idadu— Three
Dawida eka seji koni erekoghe kala nikizoghua— Taita is exactly the way it was when I was growing up
Kwasinda kazinyi dii— You spend the whole day at work
Ihi kazi ndokudimagha kujisha wana— This work cannot feed your children
Ibemba— Maize cob
Ijo ni ilagho jebwagha ngolo putu— That can discourage you completely
Ela kuchumba magome kuka matini, ni wandu kufwa ngolo— But more than not having enough money is the sense of despair
Eko shida mbaa— There is a big problem
Namanya ni bagha ra wawa Maghuwa— I think it is my grandmother Maghuwa's blood
Wandu wa chashighadi wawona iji isanga jeka na wasi— Foreigners see that the country has problems
Werekoghe wandu wechana maghembe— There were craftsmen who made hoes
Ughu wukongo ghwa Korona— This disease called Corona
Nikizoya malagho gherekoghe ghiboie nicha putu— When I started things were quite good
Ya imbiri na ya kawi— The first and the second
Magome ghaja kugala nagho ngera ni elfu imweri maghana masanu kufuma kwa elfu isanu— The money you take home after a work day is one thousand five hundred from five thousand earnings
Shekeria ni kii? Kwaki nighoragha huwo?— What is the cause? Why am I saying this?
Loli— Truth
Wakunde wifume aho shwashwa sana— They want to leave very quickly
Nevalwa mori ghwa imbiri— I was born the first month, January
Nisededanye na mndu mbaa angu mwana mtini— Before speaking to an older person or a young person
Kubonya nicha— To do well
Ai Simanyire— I don't know
Kumkunda Mlungu ni kusigha maza rose— Loving God is leaving everything
Sidimagha nighore angu kwaki— I cannot tell/say why
Efwana isi wose dikumbiane ngolo eri iji ilagho jibonyeke— It will be good for all of us to encourage each other for this thing to be done
Ugho wujuzi gholaghaya— Those skills are lost
Wandu wazima— Other people
Wadawana wikavika miaka Ikumi na wunyanya watalwa sa wandu wabaa— Eight
Nibonyagha wada?— What will I do?
Ni wandu wisawiawona imbiri angu kukaia na suku— People lack of foresight and wisdom
Gheko malagho ghamu gha dini ghiboie— There are good things in religion
Ndoe iseelie— Before day break
Kilambo chawiawineka ndighi— What gives them boldness/strength
Agho ni malagho ghizoye kufuma kuruwuka mwaka— These are things that started after crossing of the new year
Inya— Four
Pikipiki yawunjwa kwa mndu waro— The motor bike has been returned to the owner
Kukazerwa wasi m'baa ni ughu angu ghuja, kudikie— If you are told that the biggest problem is this or that you should accept it
Sikunde kufugha nguku ringi.— I don't want to keep any chickens.
Isanga ja wandu wimuobua Mlungu— A country of a people that fear God
Ituku jiende nicha angu maisha ghakuwa kwa wandu wose— The day goes well because life is hard for everyone
Kufuma luma lwa kesho mpaka dii— From morning till all day
Iri ranifwania ni rija riboiswa raenga— These I suspect are mass production
Danu kwawona seji Mbaa wa isanga oreghorieghe wai na wadawana wikaiaa na kazi cha mzinyi— You see the President had promised the youth jobs in the rural areas
Dii chee— All day all night
Wulongozi ghwa isanga— The leadership of the country
Kokunda kugale shwawori— You want to go home quickly
Wandu wengi wanizerie neko na bagha ya kiSomali— Many people have told me that I have Somali blood
Navae weke mao wose wawi— She is named after both our mothers (Literally - We gave birth to both our mothers)
Ela rakaiaa righokie— But they can be beautiful
Kucha cha nalughu— Ukija upande wa juu
Nawuka mana
Manu— Toes
Danu isi datambwa— We are confused
Waja wandu werekoghe madereva na makondakta wejoka cheo ela waja werekoghe na kazi ra ofisinyi niwo wawiapata wasi— The people who were Matatu conductors or touts and motorcycle couriers have been upgraded by the taxi Apps while those who left office jobs are struggling because of lesser pay
Reko ndazi/raenga— They are many
Ni loli— It is true
Ngacha wikotia ni kii— I asked them what is it?
Magu— Feet
Weke Wawa— Our ancestors
Sigha nitime huwu— Let me try this
Danu ditesiana wa kiwada— Now, how do we help each other
Muwi— Body
Vala— Fingers
Wandu werekabieghe kura wereko wamanya— People who voted knew
Danu angu weke dereva waka waenga, ihi kazi yaka na mrudano— So because of many drivers, there is a lot of competition
Machumbano— Disagreements
Wulaya agho mafungu ghaenda na vichuku— Abroad these gifts run in families
Dime msea kidombo na wambenyu mkumbiane ngolo le— When you sit with others and encourage each other
Wandu waweseria malagho ghiboo— People are waiting for things to get better
Wandu dizoghuanye nawo— People we grew up with
Danu kudilonguye iyo ngasu ni kii— You have to reveal what the secret is
Rafuma noko kimonu— They are imports
Ndoukunde kutumia magome— He/She doesn't want to spend money
Kulela— To raise
Miaka mrongo msanu na isirie— Fifity years plus gone by
Disekefwa ngolo— Let us not be discouraged
Kutini/kutineri/Kitini— Small
kwasinda mana?— Good afternoon
Ihi ndeikurie— This is not hard
Ngera ngera— May be, may be
Ndewiwadie mpango ghungi— They don't have any plan
Danu nakunde nikukotie isanga kwawiajiwona wada?— I would like to ask you, how do you see the state of our country?
Zoghori ra mburi na ng'ombe— Business
Ikumi— Ten
Seji koni kusindeghora— Like what you said
Neva mao— I named her after my mother (Literally - I gave birth to my mother)
Kuguwa— To look
Nasinda mana
Wikacha aha waendelia na ugho wuya ghwa aja wifumie— When they come here they continue with skills they brought from where they come from
Ughu mwaka ghusirie— This past year
Vua— Rain
Andu kuko na machi machi— A place that is a wetland
Meso— Eyes
Kukira lugha na mizango ya kidawida— To salvage language and culture of the Dawida/Taita
Danu uo bwana oka wakopa magome ukagua pikipiki— So that guy got a loan and bought a motor bike
Dikapwana na wambenyu ni kuja malagho ghe bwagha ngolo— In our meetings the discussions are very depressing
Ngera koka na mwandu cha ija chia— May be you have a meeting on the other side
Nalombie mpaka ngolo renyu rikanyafua— I prayed until your hearts softened
Nerembonie kafwani hata ndokughesha wavikie miaka mrongo wunyanya na isanu!— I saw her recently and you wouldn't know she has reached 85 years old!
Kumangu/Ngera— May be
Wawusa ikumi na iwi kwa ighana— They take twelve percent
Neka naro rose— I have them all
Nariranganya rose— I mix them all
Kwawuka mana?
Maza rededanya na milungu— Issues of speaking with gods
Magome— Money
Ihi ni ya mavuda— This is oil based
Shekeria ya magome kusoweka— The reason for lack of money
Mndu upate wuya gobonya ilagho— A person gains the skill to do something
Wasaghulo ni ani?— Who chose them?
Ela nimoni nawona magome gheko aeni— But in my opinion there is money
Wusawi— Witchcraft
Mlungu orasimia kila mndu na mafungu ghape— God has blessed everyone with gifts
Wadawida wa kala werekoghe na ndighi sana— Taitas of old were a very strong people
Ghaja magome ghibakia mndu ukalipa maza rose nigho ghiseko— There is no disposable income
Malagho mengi hata kwa mbari zima ghafwanane— Many words from different people groups are similar
Dadima kughora wandu awa wilongoza kumtasa Mlungu wasowa lwaka— We can say the religious leaders have lost their voice
Kuwonelwa iriso— Jealousy
Kukazighana kwawona magome mengi ni gha wandu wa shighadi— When you observe you find that a lot of money belongs to foreigners
Wandu wengi— Many people
Wesaghulwa ni Mlungu— They were chosen by God
Dipwanye maghesho eri disekebonya kazi iwi iwi— We should join our thoughts so we do not duplicate efforts
Ilagho ibaa ni haswa angu mpango ndoghuko— The big problem is that there is no plan
Ngelo nyingi deka nanyuma— Most times we lag behind
Wuja daghosia— This means we're getting old
Tindima— Wait
Ngelo etimatima ndeiko— Time to try is gone
Iyo niyo chia— That is the way
Namanya— I know
Weko wandu wengi wikuteserie— There are many people who have helped you
Wesera— Wait
Isanu— Five
Ikanisa jakuteserie wada na ni isi dikufunyire magome dikalipa sile?— How did the church help you when we are the ones who paid the debt for you?
Oreka na muwi mtini kabisa— She had a very small body frame
Desinda ghora seji wandunwawiatumia dini kisaya— We were talking about how people misuse religion
Kazi ralala— The work is undone
Nawona ni isanga janoneka— I feel that it is the country that's gone bad
Wadam watumia dini kisaya— Human beings misuse religion
Kokunda kulipe kila mndu ukuteserie— You want to return favours to everyone who helped you
Eri hata wandu wifumagha cha noko wiwone ai Kenya ni andu kuboie kozoghora— So that foreigners see Oh Kenya is a place to invest in business
Angu ihi kazi ezoya miaka kama inya risirie mndu wadima kuchuria kibarua kizima, sa nimoni nerechoragha— Because this work only started four years ago, one can add another job, like I used to draw
Hata Mlungu waghorie wandu wibonye kazi— Even God has said people must work
Mwazerana wada? Mgale mwende lima?— What do you tell each other? Go home and till the land?
Mruna ndeyo nio uwusire muwi ghwa mae— Your aunt took after her
Kuboisa isanga jikaie jiboie kwa kila mndu— To fix the country so that everyone can benefit
Wafwa ngolo— They are discouraged
Dizero wele, ola Kenya ni kifumbu cha zoghori— So that it can be said you know Kenya is a business hub or destination
Dikusighaa— We will leave you
Mndu uowose ukapwana na maza rikurie wafunguka wongo/akili— Anyone who encounters hardships opens up their brain
Maghesho— Thoughts
Mfungade— Seven
Ivikia ngelo mndu udime kubonya shwawori— It will reach a time where one can do it quickly
Angu shekeria ni— Because of
Wengilwa ni kiture— They have become fearful
Neko na wuloli— I am sure
Wandu wa imbiri ni waja werekoghe kazinyi— The first group of people are those who were previously employed
Iji ni indo ja mwisho— This is the last time
Ichi kibunda wereboisagha kazinyi sichecheni chingi— The huge amounts they used to make at their jobs is not the same
Kwaghora wada?— What did you say?
Abo, bonya huw'u— Son, do this
Ndokudimaa kumanya maghesho gha mundu— You cannot know what a person is thinking
Dachashinika angu mdamu ofuma andu kumweri— We will be surprised that the origin of mankind/human being is one/same
Wana wako ni walinga?— How many children do you have?
Nawona iji ni ilagho jiboie— I see this as a good thing
Wadawida wikameria kuja vindo va nakio waaria— When the Taitas finish the evening meal they relax/lounge/coverse/tell stories
Derekuzerieghe wada?— What did we tell you?
Derekoghe wandu wiko na wuya kwa maza raenga— We were craftsmen with different skills
Wasi mbaa Afrika ni wandu kusowa suku angu kutumia wongo— The biggest problem in Afrika is not using wisdom or intellect
Danu wandu wa kawi ni waja werebonyagha kazi reendesha pikipiki angu bodaboda na matatu— The second group of App Taxi drivers are those who used to be motorcycle drivers
Mwindi— Leg
Wandu wengi weko na wasi ghwa mapato— Many people have financial problems
Obonyera wambao wulalo— He made room for others
Ai! Miaka yaida— Oh my! Years have passed
Ai hee ni woruwo— Oh yes it is like that
Mlungu wanekie wandu wose wuya ghwawo ela zoghori na Wachina ebonya wuya ghulaghaye— God gives every people group their own skill but buying from the Chinese has killed our local craft
Wa kawi oka na miaka irandadu— The second one is six years old
Korekoghe na wachi kufuma cha Somalia— There was a migration from Somalia
Mboa mboa— Slowly or bit by bit
Wuja kila ituku agha matuku nakotia huwu wandu wikavika ihi miaka wabonyagha wada?— So every day these days I ask myself what do people my age do?
Wandu wasinda ikanisenyi— People spend the day in church
Agha matuku vilambo vajoka kuchumba— These days things are very expensive
Chawucha nandighi— Thank you very much(with strength!)
Msidunyi— Forest

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