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choolool— take last sip (of a drink)
yāātiisyō— initiation, circumcision ceremony
ptey— yuck! ew! (expression for bad taste or something disgusting in the mouth)
yēēwo— tree species (unknown)
tāā-uuno— beginning, introduction
loos— praise
rooch asiis— West
kōōkwo— gathering, assembly, courtroom, sitting place for men in the homestead
pēliin— winner
turuus— fat and compact, sturdy
muyat— burial
siipot— new way through the bushes
neet— teach
kiindēēt— day event when people come to the house of the deceased to share the belonging of the deceased and pay off or be payed any outstanding debts. After this, the widow or widower should stop mourning.
ng’elyech— regurgitate
ruu-oompo chē— slumber
kirook— first (before something else)
am ēēmo— 1. to miss someone (lit. longing is eating the person who is affected by the longing) 2. to overcome longing for someone (lit. to eat longing with someone)
taaraar— moo
riirya— cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
woosoot— disturbed, mad
charaw— dry waste (e.g., dry leaves)
pōrōr— clan, tribe, nation
lōō-iit— be far away
liich— add more clothes onto someone
pākāsiin— day servant
pkarmat— molar tooth
kwil— oppose
nditwo— hat (for men)
chataat— chopped
mooryēn— whistle
tuluuch— punch in the back
tyēmuutyoo— attempt, trial, temptation
cheemormoryaa— zebra (Equus quagga)
yooktēē— send
karaas— rib
āchēēryoo— strong young adult
taamna— beard
tel— very green or wet
kwēēt— vagina
ngiyaam— stick with colobus monkey skin
uut— sting
tōōriyoo— dropper (sticks or poles for house or fence)
chiiran— prattle, unimportant chatter
pun— 1. puncture, go through, 2. move out, move away (for good)
kōōr— country, land, region
kitiisyō— investigation
ngētoot— known
ket ket— sound of a hen when almost laying eggs
chwa— very white
kiich— be tight, catch (a thief)
kipchuulyo— forever
muuy— frighten, scare
cheepkilis— zorilla (Ictonyx striatus)
nyenyung’waang— theirs
mokoryoo— rich man
chumbiin— white person
tikin— thick
sayaat— dry, (idiom.) mature
miswo— tree similar to Dombeya
tangwar— 1. mix (of liquids and semi-liquids) 2. being chaotic
kipōngyoo— tree species (unknown)
kāārāākuut— a "container-full" of liquid (unit of measurement for liquid in full container)
tēndwo— Red stinkwood, African cherry (Prunus africana)
siiriirēn— to be disgusted
siit— scrub or brush
lyew— totally, completely
chōōng’chōōng’wo— pot (long, oval, made of clay)
makōy— never do
kutu— until
tim— indigenous forest
ēēm— country
sooyoongēēn— large cracks in the heel of the foot
wiit— twist, wring
iriryoop kuut— lip
lōkōōyoo— news, information
arraa— yes, indeed, of course (emphatic agreement)
muy— bury (a person)
mukuul— swallow whole
tāpēywoo— torch
ng’or— scratch with your fingers
muut— 1. surround, 2. cut completely
kipōōkityoo— drunkard (from pōōkit: to get drunk)
nyōō-ēē— go ahead or before to do something
wēchoot— hated, despised
kwēl— exclude
panan keey— get worried, stress out
kirot— taboo
pir pēy— swim (lit. beat water)
teeny— 1. evaporate, dry up (of water) 2. have stunted growth
paalyaa— iliac region
kwaal— cross legs
pēēmbo kuut— lip
lēēliit— 1. become white 2. renovate 3. cursing of a person who has done evil as a punishment by a special person
kira— interjection to urge someone in commands
nyasaat— weak-bodied
tēētēē— sister, friend (calling between women, loving expression)
yānchiin— agreeement
weeru— baby, infant
man— walk
āywo— axe
aachicha— absolutely not
tilyaandi— friendship
teer— snatch (without someone noticing)
kiina— breast
koonyit— respect
mbōōnnyoo— ground cherry
kimoo-oon— cholera
tapan— edge, side
tuuliin— man from the Kaaptuul clan
pōōnjōr— pinch something like bread or ugali with hand
chaman— lover
pēl— win, defeat
nyi— which
ng’eeta— uncircumcised boy between 9-14
kiptoororwook— wood beetle
mbereru— big arrow with wide head for big game
ng’uruuch— bend over
kōōk— gathering or assembly of men to tell stories or make decisions
sing’aar— coarse, rough
tewerer— weak, see-through, watery
chēēmōōkē— castrated bull, old and useless
patan— wood log (for firewood)
kērichoo— herbal medicine (not boiled, not liquid)
moo-ēnoot— have dry weather
riir— cry (with tears)
mōōryoo— ugali leftovers (flakes left on the pan)
pōrōō— bark of pōrōōwo
ruu— sleep
iywook— middle-aged cow
rapiin— money
kwaan— father
eeyaa— undigested food from the intestines of a slaughtered animal (with ritual function)
taayaap kōōkō— centipede or millipede
ng'eremeen— sore in the mouth of the goats
siimaatya— cow with mixed-coloured coat
mēēywoo— very poor person
murmuriisyō— dicing, mincing
perpeer— fool, deceive
syaati— shirt
tuuy tokoch— a woman who has bad luck and brings bad luck to other
kipiitpiit— drizzle
sisin— start
tiimtee— catapult
lōō— far, far away
pur— wait for delivery
rootyoo— sausage tree
ake tōkōl— any other, all others
tuuru— in black-out
weech keey— return, coming back
kērti— bushland, forest
nyaaluulaat— weak (physical)
topooswo— Broad-leved croton (Croton Macrostachyus)
kaapcheemeeri— secluded shelter for initiated girls
kipchikōn— tree (unknown)
lyōng— completely burnt (of a field)
swar— cutting with a very sharp blade, sound of bushes being hit
chēēptyoony soongoolya— ostrich (Struthio)
chēētēētwo— tree species (syn. chēēpkurēsmēywoo)
ku— that
kuuy— 1. investigate 2. remove something from inside the skin (thorn, sting) 3. force a baby to drink (milk or porridge) by closing the nose
sēngwētyoo— quartz
kipchakay— male antelope
ng’unyng’uuny— grumble, complain unnecessarily, nag
lomool— thick
mur— put across, go across
lit— sharpen (knife, mind)
ayepiisyō— blessing
ānyiinyo— sweetness
tāākiin— host (agentive of the verb taach 'to welcome')
ang'eer— rough (of material or skin)
kwāāng’sō— cooking ugali
tārāākwo— East-African cedar (Juniperus procera)
waar— mix (with hands)
chitchit— cross out
iimēn— become dark (dusk)
muloot— faded, worn-out
yaat— open, circumcise
mwaa— wound
ng’oo— who
kiprong’rong— Adam’s apple
kaapkiimuuny— resting place on the road or the forest (from muuny: to rest or pause)
miiny— be deaf
nee— what
tiikta— vein
yoot— sweat
yēk— become, be
akan— always
sal— 1. smear (for decorating), paint 2. compliment, praise
ōōsōō— expression of motivation, ecouragement
kwiliit— type of small waterpear
taraanya— rafter
siyoon— co-wives
sēēyto— african fork
pa— go
uny— hide
turēēswo— Prickly pear cactus
mukuung— stump
peerta— fly off, (idiom.) run fast
yōōtiin— spy

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