Tjwao Talking Dictionary

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bhabhara

maternal grandfather

bhani-kwinkee

maternal aunt

buna

four

cam cware

twin

cane-ha

noun star

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cee

noun fire

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cham curi

noun seed

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

chuii

guinea fowl

churu

adjective cold (of weather)

cii

song

cwa

child

cwi-e

numeral one

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cwiye

numeral one

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

Da-o

verb intr. path (road, trail; not street)

dam

noun tongue (anatomical)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dhao-ho

noun burn

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dhumba

hut

dumba xani

roof

dzin-ra

days

dzini kwa tswa

east

dzwaa

noun ash(es)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ebe

he

Gain

noun mountain (not hill)

gcaa

noun belly (lower part of body, abdomen)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

gcau

hyena

gee

cow

gudo

baboon

gwi

rope

gxam

thorn

gxe-tsho

wife

gxobo

mud

habhe

adverb not

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

hae

at night

hhoni iye

pronoun all (of a number)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

hiba

with

hiba-imjwe

and

hinuka

at

ibi

noun egg

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

iyee

hole

jibe

axe

jii-du

forest

jinaa

well

joree

noun bark (of tree)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

K-a-u

husband

karo cwa

son

karoo

verb stone

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kau tsho

noun man (adult male human)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

koroo

cave

kui

verb say

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kumbu

grave

kuu

verb walk

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kwe-e

lake

maa

verb give

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

malempe

bat

mhaa

noun head (anatomic)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

namanuka

where

namatsho

when

narewo

question who?

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nawoo

question what?

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ndayi

how

nkabe

giraffe

nuu

verb sit

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nxaa

noun horn (of bull etc.)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nxwee

noun moon

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

paa

verb bite

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

panana

banana

pimboro

mosquito

shoko

monkey

taka

noun blood

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tan

verb fly

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tani

verb stand

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tebee

lightning

tiKwinkee

elder sister

tiya

pronoun 1.sg I

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tsaa

noun water

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tsaha

noun hot (of weather)

tsao

noun tail

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tsawaha

fat

tshatsho

elder brother

tshee

noun ear

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tshoo

noun skin (person’s)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tshwan ira

all

tshwan-ira

you (pl)

tsiku

if

tsini

noun smoke (of fire)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tswaa

elephant

tswii

noun nose

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tunye

adjective round

twinye

adjective good

uwa

verb tomorrow

uwe uwaha

dawn

uwika

yesterday

wuho

pronoun that

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xai-hi

verb swim

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xam

verb hear

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xhanara

valleys

xhao

spear

xum

noun cloud (not fog)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xuu

noun tooth (front, rather than molar)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xwee

verb lie (on side, recline)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

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Dictionary produced by Davy Ndlovu, Admire Phiri, Ngcoli Sibanda, Dr. Jeffrey Wills, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2014).
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how to cite: Anderson, Gregory D.S., Davy Ndlovu, Admire Phiri, Ngcoli Sibanda, Jeffrey Wills and K. David Harrison. 2014. Tjwao Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/tjwao

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