KiBembe Talking Dictionary

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abwa

dog

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ajambala

Season 3 (October-December)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ajola

That person is cool.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alabela

product from boiling pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aoulu

dark

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aɲoni

bird

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bakotʃa

they thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi’sa:tu

3

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi.tambáːla

scarves

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikolo

evenings

bile:bwa

Meals

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

binaʧi

four

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bisatu

three

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bjende bjende

in many pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bwáːna

children

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bɛngéːle

beans and maize

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ebala

Season 2 (May-September)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ebúku

drink made from sorghum or millet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekjanga

hour

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ekoloʔju

good-evening

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekoma

mortar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eláːto

shoe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

embe

mango

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

enteːndu

banana

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eúːmba

room

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hinga

week

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

i’ka:na

100

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijola

to be cool

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikanje

to thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikata

to cut

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikjabeʔa

to soak

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikumuna

peel

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

isóːka

wet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itulula

to remove from heat/fire

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itɛnda

to say

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iunda

to love

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iʃima

to love II

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jajeŋgwa

to be built

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jakubaʔwa

to be built

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jamʔolu

big

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

janíːa

small 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

je:nda

9

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

kjeŋge

cassava (dry after soaking)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

káːnzu

dress

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lake1

Lake1

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

laːŋgaláːŋga

bright

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lusuku

day

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

luéːŋge

light

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lūːhú

skin

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

matunda

fruit

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

maumima’be:le

20

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

maʃōkíʃ

socks

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mietʃi

months

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mimu ulja

I am eating

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mini:ti (Swahili)

Minutes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miʔembe

product from soaking boiled pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mjuetʃe

moon

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mmima

fufu

mnjuŋgu

in the pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mnuːmba

house

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mtʃo:ba

Noon/Afternoon (18:25)

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwabiuʔe

morning greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwaikeʃe

I am leaving response

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwaʃikale

I am leaving

Speaker: Demethas Makambo

mwe:ndʒi

7

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwele

knife

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwetʃi

month

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáːna

child

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwɛ́ːnda

cloth

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mʷenʤi

seven

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩bali

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩toba

six

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

m̩ʃi

pestle

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʔembe

piece of manioc (sg.)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nakotʃa

I thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

naloba

cat

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ngjálà

claw/fingernails

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nguku

hippo

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ni:ti (Swahili)

Minute

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

njuŋgu

pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

njáːma

animal(s)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nkóːmba

brew from a banana (sweet or fermented)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nusu (nusu)

small pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

náːndʒi

cold

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

páːn.talo

pants

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

sawa sawa

It’s just right.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

suku

days

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

sukáːli

sugar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

toɲoni

birds

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

toːkwa

drink made from corn (sweet or fermented)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tubwa

dogs

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

twakotʃa

we thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

tʃoba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tʃubaiju

afternoon greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tʃuŋgwa

orange

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

wakotʃa

you thank

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

éle na mnju

salty

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ŋgjoku

elephant

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃíːpo

skirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ (Swahili)

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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