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

akotʃa

s-he thanks you

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

akotʃi

pen

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alabela

product from boiling pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alafu

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aɲoni

bird

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bi’sa:tu

3

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi.tambáːla

scarves

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bibele

two

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikja:nga

Time (plural)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikjanga

hours

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikolo

evenings

bile:bwa

Meals

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bitano

five

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bjende bjende

in many pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bɛngéːle

beans and maize

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ebúku

drink made from sorghum or millet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekja:nga

Time

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekolo

evening

ekoma

mortar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eláːto

shoe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ema

monkey

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

embe

mango

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

emo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

enteːndu

banana

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eúːmba

room

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hinga

week

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ibana

to have

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibuku

Book

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

injata

to walk

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iso néːnwa

sad

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

isowakéːlwa

happy 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

isóːka

wet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itulula

to remove from heat/fire

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃíːtʃi

small 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iunda

to love

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iʃima

to love II

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iːléːka

spicy

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jajeŋgwa

to be built

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jakubaʔwa

to be built

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jamʔolu

big

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

júːkja

heat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

KiBembe

[kibembe] noun KiBembe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

kjeŋge

cassava (dry after soaking)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

koppo

Cup 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lake1

Lake1

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

leíʃa

sweet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

luéːŋge

light

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lūːhú

skin

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mapeːla

guava

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

miɛ́ːnda

cloths

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miʔembe

product from soaking boiled pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mjuetʃe

moon

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

msóːʃi

adult

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mto:ba

6

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwabiuʔe

morning greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwaikeʃe

I am leaving response

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwakotʃa

y’all thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwaʃikale

I am leaving

Speaker: Demethas Makambo

mwe:ndʒi

7

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwele

knife

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwinginabu’su:kṳ

Midnight

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáûnge

night greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

máːki

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mʷenʤi

seven

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩bali

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩toba

six

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

m̩ʃi

pestle

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nakotʃa

I thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

naloba

cat

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

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

papaìju

papaya

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

páːn.talo

pants

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

tʃoba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tʃuŋgwa

orange

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

umdʒi

Season 1 (January-April)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

êki

Lake2

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

ŋgjoku

elephant

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃimíːʃi

shirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃuːba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃíːpo

skirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ (Swahili)

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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