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punge— opening through a barrier (in a forest, wall, fence, etc.)
cheepiiniin— small and tall tree with big green thorns and fruits (unknown)
sir— write
lēt— behind, last
kirkiir— 1. hurry 2. be blown around (by the wind)
suurkwēēn— wilderness
siip— pierce (of a small thing), pass through the bushes
ruroot— ripe
rusta— give birth (domestic animal)
puung’uung’wo— mole
parak— 1. (the) above, top, 2. sky
nyay— chew
Kaapcheepar— Sengwer dialect of the Tenden area
soomsoomnyo— fern
laany— climb, get onto
rapaach ēēwuunēk— clap (hands)
cheepkiraakyaa— crow (Corvus)
kupaatee— except
kaambuuso— breathing
kuuk kuuk— sound of the owl
cheeplaanga— leopard, panther (from laany 'to climb')
tuuy mooyoo— jealous person
manaatee— walk around
tōlōō— first milk (within one month)
el— excellent! (expression of satisfaction of excellency)
chureer— clever, sharp
nyitaat— bored
kaapsokon— space between fingers
mērēēng— metal ring fo women (jewellery)
soomsō— begging, borrowing
tyaar keel— trek, walk by foot (lit. step with leg)
chil— totally, completely
oor— 1. clan 2. path
kaapkoyma— traditional kitchen shelf
teeng’an— toddler
chēēlēēlmoo— kind person
ndundany— plant species (unknown)
lāmāywo— waterpear tree (Syzygium cordatum or guineense)
lēt— behind, rear
kuuchoo— ewe, lamb
mukuungēn— amputate
kaapoor— gate for animals (from oor: path)
kimng’uung— heavy rains (every seven years)
maama— uncle (also child of a sister-in-law)
chik— jumping straight
kiiraan— dance by jumping up (from ran: dance by jumping up)
suwe— lower back
kesenda— (loved) relative
suul— uncover
kooymētyoo— man from Kipkooymēt age-set
liilaat— shining, glaring
saang— outside
ānōnōō— which one
ititaat— qualify, complete
sālwo— fool, stupid person
soorna— placenta (used only for animals in some dialects)
pēk— be finished
kāānēētuut— teachings
chaw— very white
kōōm— mahogany, cedar(?)
lēwēn— choose
mii tuuru araawa— new moon
uurwo— shade
tērikyoo— man from the Terik clan
oriiswo— big tree with white flower
kwērii— drive
kāāloosuuno— praising (with pride)
cheesambu— vulture (from Swahili)
raan— run
sukulum— tail bone
ng’waal— 1. limp, hobble, 2. twist together two things, weave
takur— scrunch up
tekeresyaa— hailstone
sopsop— 1. pick-pocket 2. fumble for something
kendeel— tiptoe fast
ruur— ripen
pka— swell
kotkot— implore spirits of the ancestors to spare a child
yeeny— slaughter
kwech— pick a person from a group
swit— whistle, wheeze
waatan— grill
lyung— completely swept
lop— misbehave
tany— cow
kulē nee— how (lit. like what)
ng’oroor— goat (Capra hircus)
chum— very sweet
kwil— silent
yānchii— accept, agree
pa-uuryan— testify
tiswoo— sacrifice
rotok— pile of dirt in the farm
me mukuulēy— discourage (lit. die heart)
tiingāāswo— buffalo thorn (Ziziphus mucronata)
sooyo— container made of bamboo
chapaay— slippery
suundo— belly fat, animal fat
kipēēk— yoke
kariipkuut— sores in the mouth
aasa— hug
istēē— 1. remove 2. throw liquid (mostly water)
yan— 1. believe, trust 2. respond
rur— be ripe, well-cooked
pērē— think (not be sure of something)
ōōt— worship, serve
nyōōru siitēt— to be caned
nyi— this (p. these)
leekwaandi— childishness
ripis— hide behind something
ng'erech— be happy
aldee— sell
kēruu keey— defend yourself
rumiin— murderer
ng’ar— partition
leeltuuy— tradition fork
senge— aunt
perper— foolish
kaawatyaa— poisonous plant (unknown)
kwēēn— middle
tēēpuut— question
iisoot— satisfied
pēēlsō— burning
ryeldee— nap, have a nap
kuykuy— crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
ndāmā— if not, or not
uruur— make dogs fight each other
tiitir— be squeezed or pressed hard together
ros— break fully (e.g. a branch or a stick)
nyāmtuut— smell of burning plants or incense
yaytaat— kept, preserved
kuurēywoo— telephone, traditional instrument for calling out
toomo— have not yet done
kaapsingil— gap between the upper front teeth (from singilda: to spit between the teeth)
anyuun— therefore, then
kuruurcho— knot
keleng’aat— supported, propped up
tēpēn— press
kimaama— attachment of the tendons of the neck
kamnyan— skintag, mole
kēēstoon— homesteads (plural suppletive of kaa: home)
tuukē— voice
ng’uu— smell
keeny— peel by removing a shell or paper (egg, maize)
chwich— very white
yep— cut, chop (with axe, machete)
kipanannyaa— poor person, orphan
mbartany— horse (Equus ferus caballus)
say— be dry or mature (of people)
ngēēlēlyoo— hard-headed, disagreeable person
makata— animal hide
wērē— expression of excitement for a story
siirwo— traditional umbrella made from leaves
riirimnyoo— very small brown ant
tēēng'uut— escarpments
ng’oomon— cleverness, intelligence
chikinin— fine (of flour, soil, sand)
kiimoot— strong
āmsō— feast
punootyoo— exile (person)
yoosiit— to make old
ng’wekta— betray
nyelnyel— flexible, floppy
kisaangwa— plant species (unknown)
koop leekwa— uterus (lit. house of a child)
kāānēētiin— teacher
lumaat— firm, stuck in the ground
lesyaa— bunch of firewood used for smoking bees
yem— be enough, fit
masat— tree species
sakwan— dangle, catch on something and hang
muyta— persevere, be patient
kaaliikō— women’s wrapper (upper body), lesso
kiptilng’al— judge
mukaang— cooking stick for ugali
siriny— cholics
rāākōōnnyoo— Dracaena
sataat— organized
tōkōl— all
pōōrōkōōk— expression of surprise (used only by men)
artam— forty
lumee— first cousin, brother, brother-in-law (for men married into the same family)
kisiirēy— ladder for fences
tyaangōōyoo— riddle
kii-eele tany koong— mislead with someone else's best interest, with good intention (lit. block off the cow's eye) (idiom.)
sapta— half a beehive
āā-ōōtyoo— Parasol tree
murēnoondi— manhood
mōōkēn— castrate
orong’e— honey badger
kāārwootito— dream
sēngwēriin— Sengwer man
ng'oomot— 1. intelligence 2. discussion about a person of interest
twaal— bob
chāmu— be tasty
kaapombēērēēn— chickenpox
iin— flower
sār— rescue, save
teekeskees— very heated (of a situation), furious (of a person)
siimbiryoo— scabies

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