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ana-ha
verb know (facts)
bookmarkayera
village
bookmarkbhara
father
bookmarkcam cware
twin
bookmarkcam cware-ra
twins
bookmarkchuii
guinea fowl
bookmarkchuru
adjective cold (of weather)
bookmarkcwarera
children
bookmarkcwi
alone
bookmarkDa-o
verb intr. path (road, trail; not street)
bookmarkdamu
tortoise
bookmarkdao-hho
bulls
bookmarkdebee
salt
bookmarkdhumba
hut
bookmarkdoxo
stick
bookmarkdumba xani
roof
bookmarkdzaa
friend
bookmarkdzini kwa tswa
east
bookmarkdzira xao-a
wing
bookmarkebe
he
bookmarkgcaa
noun belly (lower part of body, abdomen)
bookmarkgee
cow
bookmarkgoe
frog
bookmarkgudora
baboons
bookmarkgunta
hawk
bookmarkgwi
rope
bookmarkgxobo
mud
bookmarkhabhe
adverb not
bookmarkhiba
with
bookmarkhiba-imjwe
and
bookmarkhitshe
day
bookmarkhumu
noun sand (opposite to following)
bookmarkiyee
hole
bookmarkjumba/dumba
house
bookmarkkae-tsha-tsho
hunter
bookmarkkaro cwa
son
bookmarkkau
bag
bookmarkkau huku
cock
bookmarkkau tsho
noun man (adult male human)
bookmarkkhuri
pig
bookmarkkoroo
cave
bookmarkkum-kau
ghost
bookmarkkumbu
grave
bookmarkkwe-e
lake
bookmarkmara
mother
bookmarknamanuka
where
bookmarkncaa
adjective new
bookmarkne gxe tshwa
noun woman
bookmarkngwanaye
three
bookmarkpanana
banana
bookmarktebee
lightning
bookmarktsaha
noun hot (of weather)
bookmarkTsha
men
bookmarktshoo
noun skin (person’s)
bookmarktshwan ira
all
bookmarktshwan-ira
you (pl)
bookmarktsiku
if
bookmarktswaa
elephant
bookmarktunye
adjective round
bookmarktwinye
adjective good
bookmarkuwe uwaha
dawn
bookmarkuwika
yesterday
bookmarkxhana
valley
bookmarkxhao
spear
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