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

aoulu

dark

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

basóːʃi

adults

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bibele

two

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikja:nga

Time (plural)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikjanga

hours

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikolo

evenings

bu’su:kṳ

Night

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bíláːto

shoes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bɛngéːle

beans and maize

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

e.támbáːla

scarf

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ebala

Season 2 (May-September)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekjanga

hour

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ekoma

mortar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekombe

Cup 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ema

monkey

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

embe

mango

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

enteːndu

banana

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eúːmba

room

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eʔúːmbu

hat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hēːpú

skins

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

i’ka:na

100

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibana

to have

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibetʃa

to boil X

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibuku

Book

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibwe

rock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijotʃa

to cool X down

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikata

to cut

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikomja

to dry X

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikumuna

peel

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikóːma

dry

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ilálá

to sleep

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

injata

to walk

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

isowakéːlwa

happy 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itɛnda

to say

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃíːtʃi

small 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iʃima

to love II

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iːléːka

spicy

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jajeŋgwa

to be built

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jamʔolu

big

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

KiBembe

[kibembe] noun KiBembe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

kjeŋge

cassava (dry after soaking)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

káːnzu

dress

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

laːŋgaláːŋga

bright

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

leíʃa

sweet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lusuku

day

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

makji

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

matunda

fruit

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

mmima

fufu

mnjuŋgu

in the pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mnuːmba

house

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mpela

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

msóːŋge

circular house

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

msóːʃi

adult

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mtʃo:ba

Noon/Afternoon (18:25)

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwabiuʔe

morning greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwakolé

thank you

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwasébe

good-day

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwaʔa

year

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwe:ndʒi

7

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwele

knife

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwinginabu’su:kṳ

Midnight

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáːna

child

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwɛ́ːnda

cloth

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mʷenʤi

seven

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩bali

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩tʃu

flour

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʃi

pestle

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʔembe

piece of manioc (sg.)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʔmbate

cassava (raw)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nakotʃa

I thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ngjálà

claw/fingernails

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nguku

hippo

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

njáːma

animal(s)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nkóːmba

brew from a banana (sweet or fermented)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

náːndʒi

cold

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

papaìju

papaya

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

sukáːli

sugar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

toɲoni

birds

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

tubwa

dogs

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tukjosoːla

we drink

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

twakotʃa

we thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

tʃoba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

umdʒi

Season 1 (January-April)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

wakotʃa

you thank

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

éle na mnju

salty

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

êki

Lake2

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

ʃimíːʃi

shirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔemo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔenane

eight

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

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