Tjwao Talking Dictionary

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aha

verb know (facts)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

bhabhara

maternal grandfather

bhani-kwinkee

maternal aunt

bushanu

five

cam cware

twin

cam cware-ra

twins

came

numeral two

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cao-ha

fly

cee

noun fire

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cwan

noun bone

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cwarera

children

cwe-ha

adjective full

cwi-e

numeral one

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cwiye

numeral one

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

damu

tortoise

danatsho

girl

dhao-ho

noun burn

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dhumba

hut

doxo

stick

dumba

drum

dzini

noun sun

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dzira xao-a

wing

dziraa

noun bird

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dzwaa

noun ash(es)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

Gain

noun mountain (not hill)

gcaa

noun belly (lower part of body, abdomen)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

gcau

hyena

gee

cow

gloe

adjective big

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

goe

frog

gudo

baboon

gudora

baboons

gxam

thorn

gxe cwa

daughter

gxe-tsho

wife

habhe

adverb not

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

hae

at night

ham

lion

hiho

pronoun this

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

hinuka

at

hitshe dzini

verb today

humu

noun sand (opposite to following)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ibi

noun egg

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

jira

noun tree (not log)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kaa

pronoun inclusive we

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

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

kari

noun root (botanics)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kau

bag

khuri

pig

klii

noun liver

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

koho

noun flesh (meat)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kue

leopard

kui

verb say

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kumbu

grave

kuni

noun louse

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kwe-e

lake

kwee

river

maa

verb give

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

malempe

bat

mamara

maternal grandmother

mhaa

noun head (anatomic)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

namanuka

where

namatsho

when

nawoo

question what?

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ncaa

adjective new

ncuun

noun hair (on head of humans)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ndayi

how

nenare

question who?

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nguu

noun earth (soil)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ngwanaye

three

nxoo

verb die

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nxwee

noun moon

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nyu

verb eat

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

pimboro

mosquito

sam

noun breasts (female)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

sha

pronoun 2.sg You

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

shoko

monkey

tan

verb fly

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tani

verb stand

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tebee

lightning

thama

grass

tikwa boka

Thank You

tiKwinkee

elder sister

tiya

pronoun 1.sg I

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tsao

noun tail

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tshatsho

elder brother

tshu-cwan

baby

tshwa

noun person (individual human)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tshwan ira

all

tsiku

if

turuu

rat

uwa

verb tomorrow

uwika

yesterday

xam

verb hear

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xhana

valley

xhoree

noun claw

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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