KiBembe Talking Dictionary

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ajola

That person is cool.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

akotʃi

pen

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alafu

then

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

basóːʃi

adults

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi’sa:tu

3

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi.tambáːla

scarves

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikja:nga

Time (plural)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikjanga

hours

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikolo

evenings

bikuma

fruit

bile:bwa

Meals

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bisatu

three

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bjende bjende

in many pieces

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

ele:bwa

Meal

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ema

monkey

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

emo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

enteːndu

banana

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eʔúːmbu

hat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hinga

week

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

hēːpú

skins

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibana

to have

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ibetʃa

to boil X

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijola

to be cool

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ijotʃa

to cool X down

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikanje

to thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikata

to cut

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

itɛnda

to say

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃitʃi

small

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iunda

to love

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iʃima

to love II

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jajeŋgwa

to be built

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jamʔolu

big

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

janíːa

small 1

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

je:nda

9

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

KiBembe

[kibembe] noun KiBembe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lake1

Lake1

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

laːŋgaláːŋga

bright

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

leíʃa

sweet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

luéːŋge

light

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mapeːla

guava

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

maumima’be:le

20

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

maʃōkíʃ

socks

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miaʔa

years

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mimu ulja

I am eating

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mini:ti (Swahili)

Minutes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miɛ́ːnda

cloths

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miʔembe

product from soaking boiled pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mmima

fufu

mnjuŋgu

in the pot

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mnuːmba

house

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mpela

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

msóːŋge

circular house

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

msóːʃi

adult

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mto:ba

6

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mtʃo:ba

Noon/Afternoon (18:25)

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwaikeʃe

I am leaving response

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwakolé

thank you

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwaʃikale

I am leaving

Speaker: Demethas Makambo

mwáûnge

night greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáːna

child

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

míeːnda

clothes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩toba

six

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

m̩tʃu

flour

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩ʃi

pestle

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

naloba

cat

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ndeímo

lemon

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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

páːn.talo

pants

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

sawa

It’s right.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

sawa sawa

It’s just right.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

suku

days

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

sukáːli

sugar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

toːkwa

drink made from corn (sweet or fermented)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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

untônde

star

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

wakotʃa

you thank

Speaker: Asimba Kituta

êki

Lake2

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

ŋgjoku

elephant

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃuːba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃíːpo

skirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ

sock

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃōkíʃ (Swahili)

sock

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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