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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

akotʃa

s-he thanks you

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

akotʃi

pen

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alabela

product from boiling pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alafu

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aoulu

dark

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aɲoni

bird

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

basóːʃi

adults

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikjanga

hours

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikolo

evenings

bjende bjende

in many pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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

ebúku

drink made from sorghum or millet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekja:nga

Time

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekolo

evening

ekoloʔju

good-evening

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekoma

mortar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekombe

Cup 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

embe

mango

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eúːmba

room

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hēːpú

skins

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibuku

Book

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijotʃa

to cool X down

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikanje

to thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikata

to cut

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

itɛnda

to say

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃitʃi

small

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

janíːa

small 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

júːkja

heat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

kjeŋge

cassava (dry after soaking)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

koppo

Cup 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lake1

Lake1

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

leíʃa

sweet

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

miaʔa

years

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mietʃi

months

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mimu ulja

I am eating

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mini:ti (Swahili)

Minutes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miɛ́ːnda

cloths

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mjuetʃe

moon

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mmima

fufu

mnjuŋgu

in the pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mpela

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

msóːŋge

circular house

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

mwaʔa

year

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwele

knife

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwinginabu’su:kṳ

Midnight

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwɛ́ːnda

cloth

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

míeːnda

clothes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mʷenʤi

seven

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

naloba

cat

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ndeímo

lemon

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

sawa

It’s right.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

suku

days

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

tʃuŋgwa

orange

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

umdʒi

Season 1 (January-April)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

untônde

star

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

wakotʃa

you thank

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

éle na mnju

salty

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

êki

Lake2

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

ʃimíːʃi

shirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃiʔeta

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃíːpo

skirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ (Swahili)

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔemo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʔenane

eight

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

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