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ajola

That person is cool.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

akotʃi

pen

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alabela

product from boiling pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alafu

then

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

alála

cassava leaves

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aswakaˈ

kind of cake made from cassava root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi.tambáːla

scarves

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bibele

two

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikjanga

hours

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikolo

evenings

bile:bwa

Meals

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

binaʧi

four

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bu’su:kṳ

Night

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bɛngéːle

beans and maize

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ebala

Season 2 (May-September)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekja:nga

Time

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekolo

evening

ekoloʔju

good-evening

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekoma

mortar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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

eʔúːmbu

hat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hēːpú

skins

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

i’ka:na

100

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

ikatakata

to keep cutting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ikjabeʔa

to soak

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

isóːka

wet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itulula

to remove from heat/fire

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itɛnda

to say

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃitʃi

small

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃuta

pound

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iunda

to love

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iʃima

to love II

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

jakubaʔwa

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

kjeŋge

cassava (dry after soaking)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

laːŋgaláːŋga

bright

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

leíʃa

sweet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lusuku

day

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

lūːhú

skin

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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

miaʔa

years

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

miʔembe

product from soaking boiled pieces of manioc root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mmima

fufu

mpela

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

msóːʃi

adult

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwaʔa

year

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mwe:ndʒi

7

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwetʃi

month

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwinginabu’su:kṳ

Midnight

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáûnge

night greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwáːna

child

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwɛ́ːnda

cloth

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

máːki

water

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mʷenʤi

seven

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩bali

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩toba

six

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

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

papaìju

papaya

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

toɲoni

birds

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

toːkwa

drink made from corn (sweet or fermented)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

twakotʃa

we thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

tʃuŋgwa

orange

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

éle na mnju

salty

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

êki

Lake2

Speaker: Asukulu Etoka

ŋgjoku

elephant

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃimíːʃi

shirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃíːpo

skirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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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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