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ayera
village
bookmarkbhabhara
maternal grandfather
bookmarkbhani-kwinkee
maternal aunt
bookmarkbhara
father
bookmarkbuna
four
bookmarkcam cware-ra
twins
bookmarkcau
buffalo
bookmarkcun
name
bookmarkcwe-ha
adjective full
bookmarkcwi
alone
bookmarkdamu
tortoise
bookmarkdanatsho
girl
bookmarkdhumba
hut
bookmarkdzin-ra
days
bookmarkdzini kwa tswa
east
bookmarke-o-wa
in
bookmarkebe
he
bookmarkgcau
hyena
bookmarkgcubaa
spider
bookmarkgee
cow
bookmarkgudora
baboons
bookmarkhae
at night
bookmarkham
lion
bookmarkhamu
dust
bookmarkhinuka
at
bookmarkhitshe
day
bookmarkhuku
chicken
bookmarkhumu
noun sand (opposite to following)
bookmarkjii-du
forest
bookmarkjubao
garden
bookmarkjumba/dumba
house
bookmarkka-u
noun bull
bookmarkkaro
noun boy
bookmarkkau tsho
noun man (adult male human)
bookmarkkhuri
pig
bookmarkkohora
animal
bookmarkkue
leopard
bookmarkkum-kau
ghost
bookmarkkumbu
grave
bookmarkmalempe
bat
bookmarkmamara
maternal grandmother
bookmarknamanuka
where
bookmarknamatsho
when
bookmarknarewo
question who?
bookmarknawoka
because
bookmarkncuun
noun hair (on head of humans)
bookmarkngwanaye
three
bookmarknkabe
giraffe
bookmarkpanana
banana
bookmarktebee
lightning
bookmarkthama
grass
bookmarktikwa boka
Thank You
bookmarktiKwinkee
elder sister
bookmarktsawaha
fat
bookmarkTsha
men
bookmarktshatsho
elder brother
bookmarktshoo
noun skin (person’s)
bookmarktshu-cwan
baby
bookmarktshwa
noun person (individual human)
bookmarktshwan ira
all
bookmarktswaa
elephant
bookmarktwinye
adjective good
bookmarkxhana
valley
bookmarkxhanara
valleys
bookmarkxhao
spear
bookmarkxharare
adjective many
bookmarkxhoha
adjective dry (substance)
bookmarkxwee
verb lie (on side, recline)
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