Tjwao Talking Dictionary

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aba

noun dog

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ana-ha

verb know (facts)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

au

noun fish

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ayera

village

bhabhara

maternal grandfather

bhani-kwinkee

maternal aunt

bhara

father

buna

four

bushanu

five

cam cware

twin

cam cware-ra

twins

cane-ha

noun star

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cao-ha

fly

cee

noun fire

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cu-u

verb kill

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

cun

name

cwa

child

cwiye

numeral one

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dam

noun tongue (anatomical)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dao-hho

bulls

debee

salt

dhao-ho

noun burn

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dhumba

hut

dumba xani

roof

dzin-ra

days

dziraa

noun bird

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

dzwaa

noun ash(es)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

e-o-wa

in

gee

cow

gudo

baboon

gunta

hawk

gxam

thorn

gxe cwa

daughter

gxe-tsho

wife

hhoni iye

pronoun all (of a number)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

hiba

with

hiho

pronoun this

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

hihwa-ha

verb come

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

huku

chicken

jinaa

well

jira

noun tree (not log)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

jubao

garden

jumba/dumba

house

ka

verb drink

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kaa

pronoun inclusive we

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kao

noun neck (not nape)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kari

noun root (botanics)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

karo

noun boy

kau tsho

noun man (adult male human)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kohora

animal

koroo

cave

kue

leopard

kui

verb say

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kuu

verb walk

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

kwee

river

maa

verb give

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

mamara

maternal grandmother

mara

mother

muu

verb see

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

narewo

question who?

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nawoka

because

nawoo

question what?

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ncaa

adjective new

ncuun

noun hair (on head of humans)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

ndayi

how

nenare

question who?

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nxaa

noun horn (of bull etc.)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

nxoo

verb die

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

panana

banana

pimboro

mosquito

shoko

monkey

taka

noun blood

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tan

verb fly

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tani

verb stand

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tebee

lightning

thama

grass

tikwa boka

Thank You

tiKwinkee

elder sister

tiya

pronoun 1.sg I

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tsaha

noun hot (of weather)

tsao

noun tail

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tsawaha

fat

tshai

noun eye

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tshee

noun ear

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tshoo

noun skin (person’s)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tshu-cwan

baby

tshwan-ira

you (pl)

tsiku

if

tsini

noun smoke (of fire)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tsoo

noun heart

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tswii

noun nose

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

tunye

adjective round

twinye

adjective good

uwika

yesterday

xai-hi

verb swim

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xhana

valley

xhoree

noun claw

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xum

noun cloud (not fog)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xuu

noun tooth (front, rather than molar)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

xwee

verb lie (on side, recline)

Speaker: Ngcoli Sibanda

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Dictionary produced by Davy Ndlovu, Admire Phiri, Ngcoli Sibanda, Dr. Jeffrey Wills, Gregory D. S. Anderson and K. David Harrison. (2014).
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how to cite: Anderson, Gregory D.S., Davy Ndlovu, Admire Phiri, Ngcoli Sibanda, Jeffrey Wills and K. David Harrison. 2014. Tjwao Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/tjwao

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