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

aoulu

dark

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aswakaˈ

kind of cake made from cassava root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bakotʃa

they thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi’sa:tu

3

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikolo

evenings

bisatu

three

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bitano

five

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bu’su:kṳ

Night

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bíláːto

shoes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

e.támbáːla

scarf

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ebala

Season 2 (May-September)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekjanga

hour

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ekolo

evening

ekoloʔju

good-evening

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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

hinga

week

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

hēːpú

skins

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

i’ka:na

100

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibetʃa

to boil X

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibuku

Book

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijola

to be cool

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikata

to cut

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikjabeʔa

to soak

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

iso néːnwa

sad

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

isóːka

wet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃitʃi

small

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃuta

pound

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iunda

to love

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

janíːa

small 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

je:nda

9

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

kjeŋge

cassava (dry after soaking)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

koppo

Cup 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

káːnzu

dress

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lake1

Lake1

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

luéːŋge

light

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mapeːla

guava

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

matunda

fruit

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

maʃōkíʃ

socks

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miaʔa

years

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mietʃi

months

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miɛ́ːnda

cloths

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mjuetʃe

moon

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mnuːmba

house

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

msóːŋge

circular house

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mto:ba

6

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

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

mwele

knife

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwɛ́ːnda

cloth

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

máːki

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

míeːnda

clothes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩bali

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩tʃu

flour

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʔembe

piece of manioc (sg.)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʔmbate

cassava (raw)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nakotʃa

I thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

naloba

cat

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ndeímo

lemon

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ngjálà

claw/fingernails

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ni:ti (Swahili)

Minute

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

njuŋgu

pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

njáːma

animal(s)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nkóːmba

brew from a banana (sweet or fermented)

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

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

tʃubaiju

afternoon greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

wakotʃa

you thank

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

éle na mnju

salty

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ŋgjoku

elephant

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃimíːʃi

shirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃuːba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ (Swahili)

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔemo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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