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ajambala

Season 3 (October-December)

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

aswakaˈ

kind of cake made from cassava root

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

aɲoni

bird

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bakotʃa

they thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

basóːʃi

adults

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi’sa:tu

3

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bi.tambáːla

scarves

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bibele

two

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikja:nga

Time (plural)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bikjanga

hours

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bikolo

evenings

bikuma

fruit

bitano

five

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bjende bjende

in many pieces

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bu’su:kṳ

Night

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

bíláːto

shoes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

bɛngéːle

beans and maize

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ebúku

drink made from sorghum or millet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekja:nga

Time

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ekolo

evening

eláːto

shoe

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ema

monkey

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

emo

one

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

eúːmba

room

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

hinga

week

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

hēːpú

skins

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

i’ka:na

100

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

ilálá

to sleep

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ilja

to eat

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

injata

to walk

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iso néːnwa

sad

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

isowakéːlwa

happy 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itɛnda

to say

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

itʃíːtʃi

small 2

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iunda

to love

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

iʃima

to love II

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

kjeŋge

cassava (dry after soaking)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

káːnzu

dress

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

laːŋgaláːŋga

bright

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

leíʃa

sweet

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

lusuku

day

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

luéːŋge

light

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

makji

water

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

mietʃi

months

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mini:ti (Swahili)

Minutes

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

miɛ́ːnda

cloths

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mjuetʃe

moon

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

mpela

ball

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

mwakotʃa

y’all thank

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

mwele

knife

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

mʷenʤi

seven

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩bali

ball

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

m̩toba

six

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

m̩ʃi

pestle

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nakotʃa

I thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

naloba

cat

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

ndeímo

lemon

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

nguku

hippo

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

njáːma

animal(s)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

náːndʒi

cold

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

papaìju

papaya

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

páːn.talo

pants

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

sawa

It’s right.

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

sukáːli

sugar

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

toɲoni

birds

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

tubwa

dogs

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

twakotʃa

we thank you

Speaker: Demathas Makambo

tʃoba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tʃubaiju

afternoon greeting

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

tʃuŋgwa

orange

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

umdʒi

Season 1 (January-April)

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ŋgjoku

elephant

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃuːba

sun

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

ʃíːpo

skirt

Speaker: Alex Muzaliwa

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