KiBembe Talking Dictionary

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abwa

dog

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ajola

That person is cool.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alafu

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aɲoni

bird

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikuma

fruit

bitano

five

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bɛngéːle

beans and maize

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

e.támbáːla

scarf

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekoma

mortar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

emo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

enteːndu

banana

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eʔúːmbu

hat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hēːpú

skins

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibana

to have

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibwe

rock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijola

to be cool

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijotʃa

to cool X down

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

jamʔolu

big

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

je:nda

9

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

júːkja

heat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

KiBembe

[kibembe] noun KiBembe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

leíʃa

sweet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lusuku

day

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

luéːŋge

light

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mapeːla

guava

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miaʔa

years

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mimu ulja

I am eating

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miʔembe

product from soaking boiled pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mjuetʃe

moon

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mmima

fufu

mpela

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwabiuʔe

morning greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwakotʃa

y’all thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwasébe

good-day

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwinginabu’su:kṳ

Midnight

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwɛ́ːnda

cloth

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mʷenʤi

seven

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩bali

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʔembe

piece of manioc (sg.)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ngjálà

claw/fingernails

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

papaìju

papaya

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

sawa sawa

It’s just right.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ŋgjoku

elephant

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃiʔeta

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃuːba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ (Swahili)

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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Dictionary produced by Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2013).
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: 2012. Anderson, Gregory D.S. and K. David Harrison. KiBembe Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/kibembe

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