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kaalep— rumination
Kiptoo— name for a boy born when there were visitors
Kipkurkat— name for a boy born at the door
nyi māmining— not little, very big
meesa— table
Kipsaayna— name for a boy whose mother had a lot of miscarriages to scare away evil spirits given during the tēkēriisyō ritual
tōōrēē— place upright against or on top
kimeeng’wa— firefly (Lampyridae)
rir kōōro— shine (of the land only, before dawn)
tēpchii— nag, insist
syech— hiccough / hiccup
Kipēēt— name for a boy born between 10am to 3pm
taal— have a stiff neck
Kiikēn— name for a boy born a long time after he was expected
cheemindyaa— maize that has rotten and dried
Kiptuum— name for a boy born during a celebration
kwoombo aanum— father of someone (aanum can be replaced by the name of the firstborn child), used to call a man
mbaay— spread (of a disease, weed, information)
rwaach— shave
kiimiit— strengthen
ndooy— go ahead, lead
yumiin— collector, gatherer
ng’wēny— ground, world
kēl— come in good time, come at the right time
rooriichii— laugh at
pooyoop yuukooy— father-in-law
lōōtōng'tiin— tonsilitis
pu-oondo— lung
mwook— shoot at something
kul— bend
tāāpirpiirwo— tree species (Vangueria volkensii) (this tree is used to make a tool called pirpō)
tyoony— wild animal, totem, beast
kes— harvest
kalkal— bad-tempered, violent
soom— borrow, beg
tālāā-iin— man from the Talay clan
tāākēyoo— wooden container with lid used for storing harvested honey for long periods
ng'ir— ruin
pōrōōwo— Forest Dombeya
Cheepko-eech— name for a girl born between 7am-9am
mōōsōōng’nyoo— sorghum
chōōruu— prune
kiprāw— container for snuff (tobacco)
kaapkāātuut— worry
ālyō— buying, price
ēē-u, ēēy— hand, palm
lōt— do it completely
sooman— read
kāātuniisyō— marriage
sukunwa— silver
too— guest, visitor
chēēpkērichoo— herbal or modern doctor (from kērich: herbal medicine)
tilisyaa— tick
wākiip lēt— March
yookwo— scraps of leather after preparation
sosom— thirty
koypa pay— stone used for grinding millet (bottom)
purērē— expression of surprise for bad thing
kiptiipirō— grass species, poisonous for animals (unknown)
chāākyin— speed
musjoombu— partially fermented busaa
mnyāātin— danger
kuuyēē— understand
chuuchun— suck
lēēliitiin— person who curses people who have done evil as a punshiment
koondi— horn (instrument made from an animal horn) used for warning
kaap— house of
oowēn— cattle-raid
ruuny— blow one's nose
Kiprōōtich— name for a boy born between 3pm and 6pm (while the cows are coming home)
sikitē— colostrum (first milk, yellowish)
ponoch— bend over
Kipchookē— name for a child whose mother was in labour around the granary
sōngōōkyoo— ant (brown, big, short)
tiin'goot— compact
rōōtwo— knife
ter— crack
nyēng’uung— yours (sg.)
lyoop— singe
ipuu— bring
kipruutooyoo— visitor
sēmēēw— plague
pusa— ladder in the traditional house used to go in the attic to sleep
ndā— or
koraat— blind
olmōrōōndō— spear (small with removable head)
pāypāāyō— happiness
nōkōpcho— climbing plant species (unknown)
iilat— thunder, thunder spirit or being
chuch— very red
nyikiis— heavy, (idiom.) pregnant
suuyto— water falling from a high place
churuktee— rinse, rinse off
uuytē— stretch skin or leather
kipte— heap of plant waste
mesto— trap
kurērē— area under a bed or other furniture
nyaraanga— popcorn
teepee— ask, consult
ngaap— although, despite
chēēlēēlmoo— European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Tingo— a Sengwer clan (totem: kimakeet: hyena)
kipōkōrō— giant african rat (Cricetomys gambianus)
koong— eye (also window)
kōōriis— wind
walaat— changed, turned
tayaat— refused
key— milk
kōrōs— burnt offering
tōōm— bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus)
luy— to be in intense pain
sirimpo pēy— river bank
moo— belly, stomach
muyut— nape of the neck
tiskēn— cushion the body
ng’ututee— spit
such— to jolt up so that one can tighten a bag or a child that is on one's back
kipoloonge— space next to the collarbone
mbaayta— spread (a sickness, a weed, information)
arariit— to smell like blood
ākōr— an interjection to express politeness when replying to a question
kipchiilya— small bat
tāālēēl— cream, beige (often of cattle coats)
ng’us— pull out, uproot (something small)
keel— fry
siilaangwa— calabash plant
siis— something else
yeet— 1. defend, intervene to help someone 2. deny something to someone
kētēr— area behind the house
yāātēywoo— key, opener
sirōkōōk— expression of surprise for a bad thing (used by women only)
loong'no— small arrow used to draw blood from animals without killing them
ngoomining— afterwards, later on
alake— some
tiliil— clean
rut— pierce
lāpātiin— runner
mootuuy— virgin land
toomo— not yet
wiir— throw at (to hit)
wuuy— migrate, move house
tyaar— step on, walk on foot
ma— fire
kataap suwaanga— gonorrhea
piindōōrēn— become ungrateful (after eating)
chēēmng'ōōrsiin— small cracks in the heel of the foot
kaapkiiyay— secret and sacred place in the forest for circumcision ceremonies
tukurkurwo— tree species (unknown)
ra— today
kereer— rip, crack
nuukto— nape of the neck (usually for animals)
ng'eng— absent-minded
ā-iin— the day before yesterday
tārik— date
nganasa— town
naanyooto— just as __
Tēkērōōy— name for a boy whose mother had a lot of miscarriages to scare away evil spirits given during the tēkēriisyō ritual.
tuum— celebration, cerimony, party
chaasaat— tired
tāmāānwookik lo— sixty
rēwon— dew
chēy— make a sound (of an object)
toomirmiir— spirit
tes— expression used when something fits or is even or is flush
cheeringis— lizard
chunda— fall down, drop
kaalaplap— double chin (for animals) when it's swollen
ngolēēn— belongings
chololoyaa— nasal cavities or canals or pipes
sas— despise, hate, dislike
tēkēryoo— child born after a tēkēriisyō
kwaay— stride
kisiryaa— louse
chupoot— cursed
chuuyna— Umbrella thorn
chaas— be tired
jee— make burst
kōō-uu— peep towards
kesen— carry on the back
kēēngē— end of an object or a space
karna— iron tool, iron
seember— weed
kaandooynat— leadership
laach— get dressed, wear
maaraaryaa— torn clothes, rags
pāy— be in control
arta— subside (only for rain)
keraat— closed, shut
Kimeli— name for a boy born when the traditional brew (mayo) spoilt
lepeses— unclear or confusing tasting
chāāw keey— praise oneself, brag
ng’ey— uproot
kāākoochinoy— money offering (to church)
ketuu— to drive towards (of animals only)
lēēchii— tell, say
kirokte— Malabar spianch
miinuut— plants, crops
kiploonguut— typhoid fever
pukaa— foam
sayit— plant species

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