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piite— germinated sorghum or millet (used as yeast catalyst)
tiilyoo— blue
lep— brood, think hard about something difficult
tuuyoot— meeting
chēēpkiiririi— strong wind which comes during rainy season (can cause damage, waves)
sach— bifurcate, split
chamcham— taste (food or liquor)
moo-ēn— to be dry weather
tookool— crab
rokony— commitment, chore
mātiryoo— teaching, sharpening to initiates
kōōlsō— farming, hoeing, cultivating
kosolēny— twilight, dusk
yesta— burst, break open, disperse
wisyaa— tail of an antelope
tēmēryoo— spots on the legs cause by sitting by the fireplace for too long
sukus— urinate, pee
tap— shine on
twēkuut— sound, vowel
chē— milk
woong— wide-open
tiisēn— be playful (of cows)
koong nyi ya— evil eye
āmu nee— why
āmiisyō— eating
lēkētēnwo— tree species (possible Carissa spinarum)
pokol— hundred
neraat— fat
sil— be scratched
ātiindyoo— folktale
tuuy— periphery
pēēruur— blessing
koy— stone
tyaakaat— untied
mukuul— 1. whole 2. round
riich— be near
ruu-oombo moo— uterus
kootot— arrow, not barbed
naa— particle used as 'please'
keel— leg, foot
kēruungēn— be cloudy
kiimnot— strength
chupiisyō— cursing (act of)
tuy— hit (with something)
yōōk— meat on the back of a person or animal
soongo— quiver for arrows
chēpēchōōmbiir— tree with yellow flowers
prambeeni— frying pan (from English)
paraa— wide
ng'us mwēēngēēt— put a beehive on a branch
sutuut— werstling
yesat— dancing with neck and shoulder movement (yes)
loolyoo— cough
piy— defecate, poo
chēēpsiisēy(-oo)— quiet person (from siis: keep quiet)
iiywēn— become mad
pan— spell
yong’oos— scary
cheepchurkaat— hen without feathers on the neck
twoolyoo— bell
nyōōngyoo— man of the Nyōōngi age-set
chēēpkōykōch— tortoise (Testudinidae)
saakityaa— medicine, drug, herb
ng’ātuut— rule, law
tiriiyaa— glade, clearing
runy— fold up (carelessly)
kipsuundēēp lēt— July
kaapōkōyō— prestigious men’s bangle
Topooyaa— the morning star (Sirius)
Asuungyoo— nickname given to a white child or a child related to a white man
tuula— woman from the Kaaptuul clan
isuu— encouraging to come back, bring close (emotionally, figuratively)
maar— 1. smear with ochre (for initiates), stain 2. exhibit
chuman— core of the thorn acacia
takan— sexually transmitted disease
meey— die
kinkin— squirrel
nyiit— fill to the brim
iyak— happen
mēliil— leopard (Panthera pardus)
chēēmnyōkōōsō— hartebeest
njōt— 1. jump like a frog 2. go from place to place being up to no good.
pōōkyoo— honeycomb without honey
koosyiin— reconcile, agree
lembech— lie
kaataam— left, left hand
laanda— cross
iyan— creation
kipsit— October
konoor— stack
syaar— demolish
kaaptyēēn— place for celebration or ceremony (from tyēēn: song)
piiyōōn— stick to make fire
kimnookyoo— honeycomb with honey that is not ready
nyach— visit unannouced, drop by
soowēyoo— man of the Soowē age-set
syep— 1. lie on something, sleep on, incubate 2. thatch
leplepan— be at the brim
Iyiin— God (lit. creator)
nyenyuu— mine
taay— front
leelee— paperbark acacia (Vachellia sieberiana)
ng’erech moo— generous, kind
keem— 1. oil a new pot 2. feed a baby or sick person
paraa— widen
tēmbēs— camel
yākāāytēē— hand over
lālāāng'nyo— warmth
paartee— show
nyee— just (used to soften a statement)
mis— go out
ngōōkōō— maybe when...
tumunuunēē— flow (from)
tooko— upper part, upper side
tōōmbōlōōl— to sit (of water)
toombolool— puddle, stagnant water
mpondo— even though
ruum— buzz (of bees)
kor— be blind
āng— 1. what about (in questions) 2. There __ is/are (in statements)
saa-it ake— 1. another time 2. after some time

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