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ana-ha
verb know (facts)
bookmarkbhani-kwinkee
maternal aunt
bookmarkbhara
father
bookmarkbushanu
five
bookmarkcam cware
twin
bookmarkcau
buffalo
bookmarkchuii
guinea fowl
bookmarkcii
song
bookmarkcun
name
bookmarkDa-o
verb intr. path (road, trail; not street)
bookmarkdao-hho
bulls
bookmarkdebee
salt
bookmarkdhumba
hut
bookmarkdoxo
stick
bookmarkdumba xani
roof
bookmarkdzaa
friend
bookmarkdzira xao-a
wing
bookmarke-o-wa
in
bookmarkGain
noun mountain (not hill)
bookmarkgcubaa
spider
bookmarkgoe
frog
bookmarkgudo
baboon
bookmarkgunta
hawk
bookmarkgwi
rope
bookmarkgxam
thorn
bookmarkgxe-tsho
wife
bookmarkgxobo
mud
bookmarkhabhe
adverb not
bookmarkhae
at night
bookmarkhiba
with
bookmarkhinuka
at
bookmarkhitshe
day
bookmarkhitshe dzini
verb today
bookmarkhumu
noun sand (opposite to following)
bookmarkjibe
axe
bookmarkjumba/dumba
house
bookmarkkae-tsha-tsho
hunter
bookmarkkau huku
cock
bookmarkkau tsho
noun man (adult male human)
bookmarkkoroo
cave
bookmarkkui
verb say
bookmarkkum-kau
ghost
bookmarkkwee
river
bookmarkmara
mother
bookmarknamanuka
where
bookmarknamatsho
when
bookmarknarewo
question who?
bookmarknawoka
because
bookmarkncaa
adjective new
bookmarkncuun
noun hair (on head of humans)
bookmarknkabe
giraffe
bookmarkpimboro
mosquito
bookmarkshoko
monkey
bookmarkthama
grass
bookmarktikwa boka
Thank You
bookmarktiKwinkee
elder sister
bookmarktsaha
noun hot (of weather)
bookmarkTsha
men
bookmarktshatsho
elder brother
bookmarktshwa
noun person (individual human)
bookmarktshwan ira
all
bookmarktshwan-ira
you (pl)
bookmarktswaa
elephant
bookmarktunye
adjective round
bookmarktwinye
adjective good
bookmarkuwa
verb tomorrow
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