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ana-ha
verb know (facts)
bookmarkayera
village
bookmarkbhabhara
maternal grandfather
bookmarkcao-ha
fly
bookmarkcau
buffalo
bookmarkchuii
guinea fowl
bookmarkcii
song
bookmarkcun
name
bookmarkcwa
child
bookmarkcwe-ha
adjective full
bookmarkcwi
alone
bookmarkdamu
tortoise
bookmarkdao-hho
bulls
bookmarkdhumba
hut
bookmarkdoxo
stick
bookmarkdzaa
friend
bookmarkdzin-ra
days
bookmarkdzini kwa tswa
east
bookmarkdzira xao-a
wing
bookmarkebe
he
bookmarkGain
noun mountain (not hill)
bookmarkgoe
frog
bookmarkgudo
baboon
bookmarkgunta
hawk
bookmarkgwi
rope
bookmarkgxe cwa
daughter
bookmarkgxobo
mud
bookmarkhae
at night
bookmarkham
lion
bookmarkhiba
with
bookmarkhiba-imjwe
and
bookmarkjinaa
well
bookmarkjubao
garden
bookmarkka-u
noun bull
bookmarkkaro
noun boy
bookmarkkaro cwa
son
bookmarkkau
bag
bookmarkkau huku
cock
bookmarkkhuri
pig
bookmarkkohora
animal
bookmarkkoroo
cave
bookmarkkwe-e
lake
bookmarkkwee
river
bookmarknamanuka
where
bookmarknamatsho
when
bookmarknarewo
question who?
bookmarknawoka
because
bookmarkncuun
noun hair (on head of humans)
bookmarkndayi
how
bookmarktaka
noun blood
bookmarktebee
lightning
bookmarkthama
grass
bookmarktibhabha
brother
bookmarktikwa boka
Thank You
bookmarktiKwinkee
elder sister
bookmarkTsha
men
bookmarktshoo
noun skin (person’s)
bookmarktshu-cwan
baby
bookmarktshwa
noun person (individual human)
bookmarktwinye
adjective good
bookmarkuwa
verb tomorrow
bookmarkuwika
yesterday
bookmarkxhanara
valleys
bookmarkxharare
adjective many
bookmarkxhoha
adjective dry (substance)
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