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

akotʃi

pen

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alabela

product from boiling pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alafu

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aswakaˈ

kind of cake made from cassava root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aɲoni

bird

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bakotʃa

they thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikolo

evenings

bikuma

fruit

bisatu

three

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bwáːna

children

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ebala

Season 2 (May-September)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekjanga

hour

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ekolo

evening

ekoloʔju

good-evening

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekombe

Cup 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eláːto

shoe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ema

monkey

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

emo

one

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

ibetʃa

to boil X

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibwe

rock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijotʃa

to cool X down

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikanje

to thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikomja

to dry X

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikumuna

peel

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ilálá

to sleep

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

injata

to walk

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itulula

to remove from heat/fire

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itɛnda

to say

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃitʃi

small

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃíːtʃi

small 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iʃima

to love II

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

júːkja

heat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

KiBembe

[kibembe] noun KiBembe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

kjeŋge

cassava (dry after soaking)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

káːnzu

dress

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

leíʃa

sweet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lūːhú

skin

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

matunda

fruit

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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

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

mpela

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

msóːʃi

adult

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mto:ba

6

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mtʃo:ba

Noon/Afternoon (18:25)

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwakolé

thank you

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwaʃikale

I am leaving

Speaker: Demethas Makambo

mwaʔa

year

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwe:ndʒi

7

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwinginabu’su:kṳ

Midnight

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáûnge

night greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáːna

child

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

máːki

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

míeːnda

clothes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mʷenʤi

seven

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʃi

pestle

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʔmbate

cassava (raw)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nakotʃa

I thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ndeímo

lemon

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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

náːndʒi

cold

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

páːn.talo

pants

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

sowakéːlwa

happy 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

suku

days

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

sukáːli

sugar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

toɲoni

birds

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

tubwa

dogs

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tônde

stars

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tʃoba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tʃubaiju

afternoon greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

umdʒi

Season 1 (January-April)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

untônde

star

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

éle na mnju

salty

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

êki

Lake2

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

ŋgjoku

elephant

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃimíːʃi

shirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃiʔeta

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃíːpo

skirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔenane

eight

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

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