KiBembe Talking Dictionary

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abwa

dog

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ajola

That person is cool.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

akotʃa

s-he thanks you

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

akotʃi

pen

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alafu

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aoulu

dark

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aɲoni

bird

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

basóːʃi

adults

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi’sa:tu

3

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bibele

two

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bile:bwa

Meals

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

binaʧi

four

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bitano

five

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bjende bjende

in many pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bu’su:kṳ

Night

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bíláːto

shoes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ebala

Season 2 (May-September)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekja:nga

Time

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekjanga

hour

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ekolo

evening

ekombe

Cup 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ele:bwa

Meal

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ema

monkey

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

embe

mango

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

ibetʃa

to boil X

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibwe

rock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikatakata

to keep cutting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikjabeʔa

to soak

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ilálá

to sleep

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

iʃima

to love II

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iːléːka

spicy

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

je:nda

9

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

júːkja

heat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

KiBembe

[kibembe] noun KiBembe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

koppo

Cup 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

káːnzu

dress

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lake1

Lake1

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

laːŋgaláːŋga

bright

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

leíʃa

sweet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lusuku

day

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

makji

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mapeːla

guava

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

matunda

fruit

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

maumima’be:le

20

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

maʃōkíʃ

socks

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mmima

fufu

mnjuŋgu

in the pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mnuːmba

house

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mtʃo:ba

Noon/Afternoon (18:25)

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwaikeʃe

I am leaving response

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwakolé

thank you

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwakotʃa

y’all thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwele

knife

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwetʃi

month

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwinginabu’su:kṳ

Midnight

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáːna

child

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwɛ́ːnda

cloth

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

máːki

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mʷenʤi

seven

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩toba

six

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

m̩tʃu

flour

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʃi

pestle

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʔembe

piece of manioc (sg.)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nakotʃa

I thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

naloba

cat

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ngjálà

claw/fingernails

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nguku

hippo

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

njuŋgu

pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nkóːmba

brew from a banana (sweet or fermented)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

papaìju

papaya

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

toɲoni

birds

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

toːkwa

drink made from corn (sweet or fermented)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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

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

ʃuːba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃíːpo

skirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ (Swahili)

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔemo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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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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