Tjwao Talking Dictionary

An example search has returned 100 entries

aba

noun dog

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

aha

verb know (facts)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ana-ha

verb know (facts)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

au

noun fish

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ayera

village

bhabhara

maternal grandfather

bhani-kwinkee

maternal aunt

bhara

father

buna

four

came

numeral two

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cane-ha

noun star

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cau

buffalo

cham curi

noun seed

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

churu

adjective cold (of weather)

cii

song

cu-u

verb kill

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cwa

child

cwe-ha

adjective full

cwi

alone

dao-hho

bulls

debee

salt

dhao-ho

noun burn

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dumba

drum

dumba xani

roof

dzaa

friend

dzin-ra

days

dzini

noun sun

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dziraa

noun bird

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

e-o-wa

in

gcau

hyena

gee

cow

gloe

adjective big

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

goe

frog

gudo

baboon

gunta

hawk

gxe cwa

daughter

gxe-tsho

wife

gxobo

mud

habhe

adverb not

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

hae

at night

ham

lion

hhoni iye

pronoun all (of a number)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

hiba

with

hitshe

day

humu

noun sand (opposite to following)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

iyee

hole

jibe

axe

joree

noun bark (of tree)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

jubao

garden

K-a-u

husband

ka

verb drink

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ka-u

noun bull

kae-tsha-tsho

hunter

kam

noun mouth

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kao

noun neck (not nape)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

karee

noun foot (not leg)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

karo

noun boy

karo cwa

son

kau

bag

klii

noun liver

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

koroo

cave

kue

leopard

kuni

noun louse

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kuu

verb walk

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kwe-e

lake

mhaa

noun head (anatomic)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

namatsho

when

nawoka

because

nawoo

question what?

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ncuun

noun hair (on head of humans)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nxoo

verb die

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nyu

verb eat

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

panana

banana

sam

noun breasts (female)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

shoko

monkey

taka

noun blood

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tan

verb fly

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tibhabha

brother

tiKwinkee

elder sister

tsaa

noun water

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tsao

noun tail

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tsau

noun hand

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tsawaha

fat

tshai

noun eye

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tshoo

noun skin (person’s)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tshu-cwan

baby

tshwan ira

all

tshwan-ira

you (pl)

tsiku

if

tswaa

elephant

tswii

noun nose

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tswinye

adjective small

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

turuu

rat

twinye

adjective good

uwa

verb tomorrow

uwe uwaha

dawn

xhanara

valleys

xharare

adjective many

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xum

noun cloud (not fog)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xuu

noun tooth (front, rather than molar)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

There are currently 195 entries, 67 audio files, and 0 images.

All content copyright © Tjwao community. (2014)
Dictionary produced by Davy Ndlovu, Admire Phiri, Ngcoli Sibanda, Dr. Jeffrey Wills, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2014).
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
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

Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.

Supported by