KiBembe Talking Dictionary

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abwa

dog

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alafu

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aswakaˈ

kind of cake made from cassava root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bakotʃa

they thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

basóːʃi

adults

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi.tambáːla

scarves

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikja:nga

Time (plural)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikjanga

hours

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikuma

fruit

binaʧi

four

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bisatu

three

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bitano

five

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bjende bjende

in many pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bwáːna

children

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bíláːto

shoes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bɛngéːle

beans and maize

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

e.támbáːla

scarf

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ebúku

drink made from sorghum or millet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekolo

evening

ele:bwa

Meal

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

eláːto

shoe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ema

monkey

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

embe

mango

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eúːmba

room

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hēːpú

skins

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

i’ka:na

100

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibana

to have

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibwe

rock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijola

to be cool

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikanje

to thank

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

injata

to walk

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iso néːnwa

sad

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

isowakéːlwa

happy 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itulula

to remove from heat/fire

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃuta

pound

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃíːtʃi

small 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iunda

to love

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iːléːka

spicy

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jamʔolu

big

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

janíːa

small 1

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

luéːŋge

light

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lūːhú

skin

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

makji

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mapeːla

guava

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

maʃōkíʃ

socks

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miaʔa

years

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mietʃi

months

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mjuetʃe

moon

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mmima

fufu

mpela

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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

mwasébe

good-day

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwe:ndʒi

7

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwetʃi

month

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwinginabu’su:kṳ

Midnight

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

máːki

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

míeːnda

clothes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mʷenʤi

seven

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩toba

six

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

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

naloba

cat

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

nguku

hippo

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ni:ti (Swahili)

Minute

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

njuŋgu

pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nusu (nusu)

small pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

náːndʒi

cold

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

sukáːli

sugar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

toɲoni

birds

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

toːkwa

drink made from corn (sweet or fermented)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tukjosoːla

we drink

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

untônde

star

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

wakotʃa

you thank

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

éle na mnju

salty

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ŋgjoku

elephant

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃiʔeta

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔemo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔenane

eight

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

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