KiBembe Talking Dictionary

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abwa

dog

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

akotʃa

s-he thanks you

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

akotʃi

pen

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alafu

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alála

cassava leaves

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

basóːʃi

adults

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi’sa:tu

3

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bibele

two

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikja:nga

Time (plural)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikolo

evenings

bile:bwa

Meals

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bjende bjende

in many pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bu’su:kṳ

Night

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bwáːna

children

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bíláːto

shoes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bɛngéːle

beans and maize

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

e.támbáːla

scarf

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekolo

evening

ekoma

mortar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ele:bwa

Meal

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

embe

mango

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

emo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

enteːndu

banana

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hinga

week

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

i’ka:na

100

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikatakata

to keep cutting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikjabeʔa

to soak

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikomja

to dry X

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikóːma

dry

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ilálá

to sleep

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iso néːnwa

sad

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

isóːka

wet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itulula

to remove from heat/fire

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itɛnda

to say

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃuta

pound

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃíːtʃi

small 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iunda

to love

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iʃima

to love II

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jakubaʔwa

to be built

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

lake1

Lake1

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

laːŋgaláːŋga

bright

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lūːhú

skin

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

makji

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mapeːla

guava

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

matunda

fruit

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

maʃōkíʃ

socks

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mietʃi

months

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miʔembe

product from soaking boiled pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mjuetʃe

moon

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mmima

fufu

mnjuŋgu

in the pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mnuːmba

house

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

msóːŋge

circular house

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwabiuʔe

morning greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwaikeʃe

I am leaving response

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwakolé

thank you

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwakotʃa

y’all thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwasébe

good-day

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwaʃikale

I am leaving

Speaker: Demethas Makambo

mwaʔa

year

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwe:ndʒi

7

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwele

knife

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

máːki

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mʷenʤi

seven

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nakotʃa

I thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

naloba

cat

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ngjálà

claw/fingernails

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ni:ti (Swahili)

Minute

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

njuŋgu

pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nusu (nusu)

small pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

náːndʒi

cold

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

suku

days

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

tukjosoːla

we drink

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

twakotʃa

we thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

tônde

stars

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tʃoba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tʃuŋgwa

orange

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

umdʒi

Season 1 (January-April)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

éle na mnju

salty

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃimíːʃi

shirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃiʔeta

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃíːpo

skirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔemo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔenane

eight

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

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Dictionary produced by Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2013).
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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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