KiBembe Talking Dictionary

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ajambala

Season 3 (October-December)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ajola

That person is cool.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

akotʃi

pen

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alafu

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alála

cassava leaves

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aoulu

dark

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aswakaˈ

kind of cake made from cassava root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bakotʃa

they thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

basóːʃi

adults

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi’sa:tu

3

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi.tambáːla

scarves

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikja:nga

Time (plural)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikolo

evenings

bikuma

fruit

bitano

five

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bjende bjende

in many pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bwáːna

children

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

ekombe

Cup 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eláːto

shoe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

emo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eúːmba

room

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eʔúːmbu

hat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hinga

week

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

hēːpú

skins

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

i’ka:na

100

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibetʃa

to boil X

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibuku

Book

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibwe

rock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijola

to be cool

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijotʃa

to cool X down

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikanje

to thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikata

to cut

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikatakata

to keep cutting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikjabeʔa

to soak

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikomja

to dry X

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikumuna

peel

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ilálá

to sleep

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ilja

to eat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

isowakéːlwa

happy 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

isóːka

wet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itɛnda

to say

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃitʃi

small

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃuta

pound

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iunda

to love

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iʃima

to love II

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jajeŋgwa

to be built

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

je:nda

9

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

KiBembe

[kibembe] noun KiBembe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

koppo

Cup 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

káːnzu

dress

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

leíʃa

sweet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

luéːŋge

light

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lūːhú

skin

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

matunda

fruit

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

maumima’be:le

20

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

miaʔa

years

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mietʃi

months

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miɛ́ːnda

cloths

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miʔembe

product from soaking boiled pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mmima

fufu

mnjuŋgu

in the pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mto:ba

6

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwabiuʔe

morning greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwasébe

good-day

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwetʃi

month

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwinginabu’su:kṳ

Midnight

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáûnge

night greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáːna

child

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwɛ́ːnda

cloth

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

míeːnda

clothes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩tʃu

flour

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʃi

pestle

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʔmbate

cassava (raw)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nakotʃa

I thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

naloba

cat

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ngjálà

claw/fingernails

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

njuŋgu

pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

njáːma

animal(s)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

náːndʒi

cold

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

páːn.talo

pants

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

sawa

It’s right.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

sawa sawa

It’s just right.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

sowakéːlwa

happy 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

toːkwa

drink made from corn (sweet or fermented)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tukjosoːla

we drink

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

twakotʃa

we thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

tʃubaiju

afternoon greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tʃuŋgwa

orange

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

untônde

star

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

wakotʃa

you thank

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

éle na mnju

salty

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ŋgjoku

elephant

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃuːba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃíːpo

skirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔenane

eight

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

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