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English Mandinka Dictionary
DICTIONARY
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-andon, v. fili, tu, bula
v-le crew abandoned the Kulung keno dokulalu
burning ship. kulungo tilt jand la
a-- meluadi
ashless, adj. malubaliya
-icats, v. fonyo hula, daha
lhe king abdicat Mansa ye daha.
'ihdomen n. keno; ,
atdominbus, adj. keno fUto-
shduct, v. borindi, simya
He abducted a woman. A ye muse borindi.
sbduction, n. sunyaro, borindiro
a 'ctor, n7- sungo, borindila
abeyance, n. tenkun!diro
V. kong
abhorred fighting. A ye kale kong.
zility none
ject, adj. nafantango
aizure, V. tubi
laze, wj. malata
able, adj. nela
is old but still an
a'-o.
A keteta le ban nele-ba
able man. le mw.
re you able to ride m I ye fele sue no le b
bicydle?
you able to de it? s'a no le bang?
is able to Pass his A yoala exsamo taie no
examination now. le saing.
atlutien4 n. salt Po
a---,ormal, adj. ku mane
ahnor=zaity, n. ku mane°
aboard, adv. kono
stode, a. tara dula, ya
atolish, v. ho
Zhey abolished taxes. I ye name be
I re tong° bo le.
stort keno tinya, keno bo
atortion, n. keno tinyare, kono bo
e had an abortion. A konotinyata.
A keno beta.
kono tinyala
Prep., adv. nyong, jang
ve me about five pounds. Dalasi moang ning lulu
nyong di nna.
:ell =e all about it. A bee kenya fe n ye.
:That about you? Ite dun
The people are about. Molu be jan'ne.
-e prep. wo kola
above all don't tell We kola kan'a fo me -Frio
dy. ye.
adv. sante, kun'to
=oon was ig above. Karo be malamala
-board, adj . tilin'ta, koyita
a_road, adv. mane, bantala
He went abroad to sees his 'A tata mane sante
fortune. hain' baingo la.
abrogate,v. be
aiscess, n. yito
abscond, v. bori
The prisoner absconded Bung-jaw-tol_o borita
a darkness. dibo keno.
e, n. koma
ate it all in yo absenc e. Ngla bee demo i kana.
nt, adj. ti, man' na, mang mabe
is absent. A ti jang.
.o.a =any Students are Karan'ding jelu le man' na
absent t.-,oblay? bi ?
How =any people were bsent Mo jelu mang mabe benge
from the meeting? to ?
absolve, v
absorb., v. amfa
(in. 0110
absurd, ad Nakilo Waladeku
abundance, furing, kun'taya
abuse, v. jama, siya
Don't abuse people-. neng
abuse, n. Kana molu
Acacia capylacanths
accept, v. barsnqan
He accepted an imitatiofl .
ta, muta, song,
to a meetIng.-. .
A sen'ta ta la bongo to.
She acceptea his present.-
acdeptable, adj. A-y'ala bunya muta le.
- muta
His offer was not accePtabl
to me. e -A ye
g din to wo muta
accident, n. no la,
He met with a bad accident. layino, terento ,
I met him by accident. Layini-ba le lat'a kang.
accommodate, V. N a'a terento
jiya benqa le.
accompany, v.
He accompanied his friend dandang
to the river. .
A y'a terina dandang ba
Shall I accompany you to.
acoomplice,,n.,, Ng'e dandang bang ?
acaord, V. tinyaringe'
accordingly,, adv song
He would pay him- accordinglynya ma
accordion, n. A s'a, joro ke a nya ma .
account, m kordiyongo
He opened an account '81 konto
U.A.C. Afrikan kon
account, n.
He gave an interesting sata
account of his journey. A y'ala o sata nyima
ke .
account of,
Cri accmuat of his illness. kama
he could not come to the Ala same. Ic ' na
meeting., no bengo to.
accountant, n.
An,accountant came t check ntila, kontibeDa.
his accounts. Kontibola nata ala konto
accumulate, v. bo.
accursed, adj. kafung ka±ung, bajo
accuse, v. dankato
accusation', rr. .
tumi
accustom, v. tumo
He called him as he dali
aa,
dalit'a
I km_not,aceuatomed nyameng.
that. M mang dali
wo la.
diming
acknowledge, jabi
n He Abkowle, -ged,her lett A y'ala letere jabi le.
,
jabire
dali
acqua,_ Ln-ance, a.
-eknowleage=ent,
acquire, V. tanyo, long-mo, deli-nyo
He acquired great wea h. sato
acre, 11. A ye nafulu-ba le sato.
aker
acrobat, n.
across, prep. VanYarila
This bridge run across kunta
t he stream. Nying silo be bolong
act,v. kaitu.
He'acted as a carirol batu, aanya, ka
in his absence. Ate be kumandang ba
palase to a koma
r.ana ma ko tolewa.
he acted Ln this matter. A manya man' diya n }ft
Time has c)me to act and nying kuo
Ker.° wato sita mire wato
a:ver. tembita.
H Lt jo. A y'a ke teu'ne.
kariful-ingo
actor, n. marlyardia---Ao
actross: muiyarila-muso
a:be ke, kar7
Hc atua'dy Jought =hat I A y'a mira sobe ke ko nte mu
was a sung, le
I am m,' ,az.tually reading N t. karang- Rang Gaino.
Nadaa
Adam's apple, n. kuma_kunprigo, kang choko
add, v. lafa, kafU, ke
kdd two and Paia ning fula kafu.
AdC.. saltc meat. o kc aubo to.
Adder, n. dan!.;aro
addict: v. dali
He is aCddetne. to P:ambitug A dalita kartewala.
n
a dd reza, 1-- dirRira
aeultere n. jarela
adultLy, L. jeac
Dan' ---%dt. adultery. 7-era Jaa
n ke.
PAVS=.: agey) diramnto, donotoro
4-- 2sop1e advance. II bua, mo dawansi.
Go% , gave Aim adanee 71:anso ,:unda yla donto fca ni
to r 'cnme. 'rang° lo.
advmr nf-:dra: ru-fa,
Den--; , -. 1.-. 'antago of hia 'Lf;nnidiya samb'a kang
il:meLa. ala kurango kama.
TheLa as -,d':antaFe in ::afa te'ela ta la je.
--o.
advine, yamaro
2o11-.7 yanaro noma.
yamard
I w 1 advise me. F lafita i ye n yamari.
:atillr people and A ka oiu ben'cli, a
s'i yamari.
yamnria
adze, n.
aorati, A, f-nyo la =rung mrango
(fo:' radio) ayaaln
ayraCrcnn 7
1. kulun'tila-boyi-dula
n.
afar, nA-. jams. 4'1,1a jango
oome fr f:.r .iu oe bola dula jnngo to.
I -fron ?tar. 1;g'a jamfa j.-m-ago, to.
affai-, n. kuc
Tnat it A affair. s rdo. ku-ba le ti.
airec k7-no
affor'.,
f to Cur-a cr. t _t-.oto sangno la.
o:fend A la ald keba
k;amfml.i.
aforeeal, rk:4. tan,z fota komante
afovnfm-
mancr hunyi, bukc. hanyi
Kora
wan of the dark. A mang hanyi dibc la.
He fs me: --ta f =he buka rila colo la.
lesa_rC
sihe A Lilata.
ngo fingo
nona
A buln-ta n noma"
kola, nyato
hoase after Simango kola i ± na nna
tungo to.
:am do tnet L si woke nyato
t C5 af- "June be na la wo kola
afterbirlh, nanyo
afternoon, n. tilibulo, tilikuntewo
aft. mira kola
wo kola
adv. koten'te
4o it again. Kam'a ke koten'ke.
A fo tukung.
m. sanjo
Mat is your ye oariji jelu le soto
Aze set, n. kafo
f a firm) firila
messenger)
orona._- mesian%
suku sUku
47a÷-sta
.1, people to A ye molu suku suku fo
balan'ta dokuo la.
suku sukurla
song, bang
to my suggestion. A son'to na kumo la le.
to Nkam' ben'ta Lamin bengo
le la.
v-12 ae -r mooe. Kor'i son'ta.
H e did A mang song.
:hey 07-1 bee kam'ben'ta.
--eament, kam'bengo, kang kilingo
Tmere =3 agreement 7;.ang kiling te nying sate
amcmget of this rolu to.
:here was no mzreement on _a _ra'bengo mangmoto wo
kuo to.
ainingo
sena kunya, krika1chor
kirikiro
-se) eh, jeh
terj. -1-
adv. nyato
ahead. A ye v. nya
aiment, kurPngo
aim, v. chodi tiling
Es c&t alra straigh A hLlo man'diya.
a-'-ed a gt.tn at A ye kido tiling n na.
hamo
A hano ning sefuya le mu.
hyo
=1Arm, -.Taro
fahewo
al:mamen, m. 7- egg), sise kilo koyio
dolo
ji, jindi
malun'ta
He ara alike. A n'a fa mulun'ta bake.
--
. ey a-e - at - -amg muliya mumeke.
ma urinz, kendo
alive. I y'a kendo muta.
was nearer to lung sutayata saya le la
2:ng alive. dma taluo
bee
terolu bee be
We doron'ne mu.
all alon,
.
wato bee
mil along. rig'a lon'ne wato bee.
_
amen, n. amin
-amemal.'.1e, - soneyaringo, bulukonomo
amend, v. dada
amenorrhoea; fl . kara sm.-Tango, jokeng
landi stwungo
ament, kl.n&ani.ehamo
am4_cable, adj. moyaringo, soneyaringo
amid, tema
amidst, adv. kono
n. kidi-keso
, amnesia, n. kum'bito, hakilichar
among, mren. tema
Divide .this between the Nying tala ali fulo te
two of. you,
amongst, prep.' a kono
amount, v.
It won't 3Uflt to that. A wo oi.
amount, n. nan;cam hapo
ample, ad: kanyan' miyata
amulet, n.
amuse, v. jelendi
amusement, n. lelendiro
Anacardium occidentale i. :risuo
anaemic, adj. ;relentango
ancestors, n. wululalu, bons ,u u,
alfakotolu
anchor, v. samba.
The sbdp anchored. Kulungo sembeta.
anchor, iankaro
ancient, adj. nun'to
It was not practiced ,Nun'to molu buka ny-ing Ire.
ancient times.
It is a very sac eat town. Sate koto-b le mu.
and, con
He and hin wife et off. muno tsta
;Come and sit down.
and so, we kola
a. malaiko
anger, n jusubo, Xamfa
in anger he said be would Zemfa kono a Ico a b'a fa la.
kill him,
angler, n. doling fails_
angry, adj. leamfDta, lusubota
Heiis angry. A kamffl.ta, A jusubota.
anguish, n. dimingo, dimimlba
animal, n (gener=11) nilamafengo
(domestic beyango
(in the j ngie)
ankle, n. sing choko, talikulo
My ankle is sprained. N sing choko kubita.
anniversary, n. sang k?alo
announce,. V. sata, kangkula
They announced his vis I y'ala na kannila ia.
announcement, n. kangS:ularo, sataro
announcer, n. kankuicrila
annoy, V. jusu bon!i, kamfaadi
Don't annoy me. Kann n Kamfandi.
Kana n juso bondi.
annoyance, n. jusn bondiro, kamf:ndiro
annual, adj. sango-o-sang
anoint, v. mosi
Anona Senegalensis, sunkungo
anonymous, adj. tintango
another, adj. pron. do, koteng
. Give me another. do di nna.
answer, v.. danku
Answer me. N danku.
Answer, n. dankundiro, jabiro
ant, n. manyo.dungo
black ant duntunalango
red ant kale
small and black menemenengo
white ant baba
an -hill, n. tungo
antelope, a. minango
white bellied manko
anteroom, n. salo
anticipate, v. Yila nya si :
1 did not anticibate this. .-
nang yla nyin'ns.
Are you :ulticioating any I ye yill luntango la le
visitor to-d,-y
antidote, n. oson-boro
antler, n. binn,
anus, n. buds, juda
anvil, n. kuda
n. hatajo
tamxiaun. F.1j. hamering, hatajiring
He was anxious. A be hamerin'ne.
A be hatajirin'ne.
e=y, fens
nya-o-nya
env mmre do koteng
hny do
n. pron.
e7 =!;;ya
-e, mo-o-mo
ning, fang, fengo-o-feng
me me anything. A mans n_so fen'na.
tell you , you Nga fenzo-o-fengo fo i ye
s'a ke.
nythins else. koteng. Fens ketens.
eanyw're-e, adv. da-o-da
Ion't go 'anywhere until I I kana ta da-o-da fo nva na.
jamia nyola
m. ademo
n. fimfo
7-Lent, a. nandalo, knzzo-bayi-boro
n. huwo, so
atex, n. turo
wan-Yo
amilagmse, v. bolosai
me amolf47,1set for his A ye bolosairo ke ala ku
kurungo Ia.
n. bolosairo
aosmlexy, a. wayo
aamstle, nahibo, nabio
dani, nya bo-
aml .o
. a ye daniro ke.
=AT" t- an a Ala famma jio ye n nya
stneal, h. daniro
17Jeal court, n. kitiba
amtear, v. u1ung, funti
It anpearm that it nil rain'. A mulun'ta .5%-4njo be-na
He ammeared-at the v,ate. A funtita da to.
mulungo, nyada
She ha-1-_ am attract4ve A mulungo nyinyata bake.
ammearance.
amnellaht, a. donna, danirla
r.-1, v. noto, naki
sometita, n. konko
bulo kosi
nyining, ke
amliat for a job. A ye dokuo nyinIngo
.e.dtoine repacLe.rly. I si ka bora ke je wati
ning wati.
7-7. to lo
n.ve they aptated I ye juma lo to lo KtIntaur
chief ih Xuntaur sefoya la ?
,ion, V. tala
ce-,t,e, v. diya n ye
- to thi0 for me, I U'i ye nying ke n ye, a si
will ammreciate it. diya n ye.
". karndingo, aparentewo
amrmach, v. kata, na
he ammraaohed me for a A nata n kang dontoro la.
He 'rill never dare to A te haayila nte la.
ammrmsmh me.
first peolle did not Folo mo nxig kat'ala.
apmroseh him.
si10
-urinz- the rains there is Sama kono silo buka so o
.ho annroach to that villa-n. wo satewo la.
ammrove, v. song
9
e la le
Arabo
art,trate, tema fe
arbitrator. tema fola
archery.n. kala faiyo
archer, n. kala faila
are, v. he; mu
Are t'qare I be je le bang
You are a thie Ite mu sung° la
area, n. dinkira
area council, n. iya konsulo
a n. muruo. luo
argue v.. soso
.
:on argue wtth Kana n son°.
-44th when nre you arguing Ite aing juma TLe be nye soso la,
argument, n. sonoro
_le_ likes an mr.zument. Sesore diyat'a ye.
-arise, v; wuli-
He arose. A wulita. A n,7.ta
'stocracv Me-balu
,ametic konto
arm, n. balo
armoari - ne dendike, ke e 'fengo
armnit, n. dabokoto.
arms, n. 1rition kele cirangolu
armspan, n. n.pingo
la kelelalu
arfWor, n. tumbe
aroma, n. sera
v. so, la, dada tobato
the bookn carerully Sukolu le kung almoro keno.
in the bookcase.
qe must arrange about that. N si we topato-
They -rranzed to start e=ly.I ya d_da ko i si !olo juna
arrears, n. jobalo, men'tuta koma
?ay un your arrears. ila jobale Jo.
arrest, V. muta
They arrest A him. I y'a muta.
arrest, n. mutaro
arriw1-1, futo, naringo
Let me kmow ime of I futa vnto fe n ye.
your arrival.
deparre
MT ?"7"iT71 '17" _is futo niala ta le veta
coinoided. kiling ti.
On hie arrival she went out. Ala naringo la a funtita.
arrivei v. futa, na
May you arrive safely. Al me'e nyima rata la je.
She arrived safely. A futa kuta.
4t till the Aoctor arri.Tes.Batu,fe nipg dokitaro nata.
arrogant, fang waranclirla
arrow, n. kala benyo
arse, n. judembelengo
arsenac, n. pos=o
artery, n. faso
tnratis, n. choki diminge
n. fengo
as, F-dV. conj. nren: ko,nya eng, biring, bawo
As you ara tired you 3aw t hatata, i fonyo.
better rest.
a was com-ing here I ,-=et Biring m be na jang n'a.
brother. dome ben'ta.
it
as I do it.
me does not zneak as
A ke ko n ka ke nyamang.
A buka diyamu ko mo
others do. hkotengolu.
As they started walking, the I.ye tame dati ny:_a g
rain came, anio n,ta.
far as, fo
YDU went as Ps where I tata fe ming?
2-e soon as, 5
dorong
ascend. sele
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ash, n. sebuto, newo
ashamed, adj. maluta
aside, adv. karala, kara
.ask,vn nyininka, nininkaro he
I did not ask the m'a da nyininka.
If you don't know ask.
,
N'i m'a long nyininkaro ke.
I want to ask you one thing. N lafite'e nyininka ku
kilin'ne la.
ask about v. nyininka
ask after, v. nyininka
ask for, v. dani
5he aSked for money. A ye kodo dani.
aso, -h. laic)
assassinate, v, fa
assassination,.n. faro
assault, v. boinkang
He assaulted her. A-y'a boinkang.
asemble, v. beng, ben'di
He would assemble the people. A:si molu ben'di.
assembly, a. bengo
assist, V. makoyi
Please assist me. Dukare m makoyi.
assistance, n. makoyiro_
assistant, U. makoyiriAa
associate, n. kafu nyo
assurance, n, kango, lahido
He gave me his ass uranc. P. y'a hang° di nna
assure, V. kango di, 'lahid
He assured her. A y'a kango di.
A y'a Iahidi.
adhme, n. toto jar°
astonish, v.
am astonished. Nte kawandita le.
astray, adv. filo
astronomer, n. lo felerla
at, prep. be, ya
At the'station Garaso to
At mr. Brown's Llista Brown ya
He is at Lamin A be Lamin
At any rate, nya-o-nya
at first, foloto
at last, labangcto
At-last they caug Labangola i yla muta.
t least, damma
At leaSt you should bave I nyant'a fo la n ye le
told me. damma.
at loss, jakali, boyi
He was at a loss to know A :jakalita le a be meng
what to do. ke la.
He sold it at a loss. A-boyit'a da to.
at once' katabake, kataba kiling.,
at a time, kiling hiling
at will, sowo
He is at yeur a be's saw() le to.
atheism, n. kafiriya
atheist, n. kafiro
atraosnhere, n. fonyo koto
attach, V. noto, naki, dali
Attach the letter the Later° noto kayito bala.
paners.
He was attached to his dog. _alit'ala wulo la bake.
attack, V. nyapiakang, boinkang, dati
kelendi
hey attacked the enemy. I yo'e jawolu dati.
I ye's jawolu Soaki.
They dare not attack US. I man'hanyi nyapi,la n kang.
I man' hanyi n kelandi
attacker, n. sonkirla,-datirla
attend, v. mabe, jara, topato
11
l am goinq to attend a neeting.!,1 bita mabe'la ben,o to.
What doctor atterded him ? na le y'a jara ?
i have my business to go urado sot° le m be
attend to. meng topato la .
attend.;'nt, n. bazula
attention, n. hakilitu0, lamoyiro
12'y attention here. I hakilitu jang .
attract, V. nya bo
She attracted him greatly. A y'a nya bo bake.
auction, n. wantero
auctioneer, n. wanterila
audience, n. lamoyiraalu
aunt. n. (fraternal) binki
(maternal) nanding
author, n. oaferila
authority, n. kango, sembo
qho gave him the authority? Juma le y'a kango di ala?
autumn, n. 'kunchamaro
* avenue, v. silandingo, sirinko
aversion, i. tano, kaso
Avicennia, n. mangrove) Jubukun7o
avoid, v tan:ka
You should avoid dangpr. Lsi tank-a -Psibo
await, V.
awaken, v. kuning
Awaken her. a iv_tninf-,.
The footsteps awakened 1,_er. Sing .ngo le y'a
award, n. niro, kontongo
aware, adj. ka1uta, long
away, adv. 7i jang, jaans,, mane
He is away on a jouiey. ) A tm,f-Ita le.
How lorw will he be away ? A be tili jelu le
awl, n. sorango, loyio
awn, n. tiys
axe, n. terango, terala be-
axe blade, N. terang :CUS3
axe handle, 7er=ag falo
avenge, v.
Will avenge. 7-.0neo e, jo
!-T he .io la le.
t'aboon, n. ktingo
a. denano
_ kambani-Xensengo
a. ko
on your back. 1 la i kolcang. I jang.
back aains me. N ko le-ka h diming.
saT y:u on a don:.:e s back. Ng's 'je falb ko to.
turnona's back.. Ko di
adv. kOM4.
nd nna's back koma
out da bo je
bacc . A muruta nang.
cone, n.
.ards, adv. nmiect)11°
-an= n. sewu-subo
jawo, kurungo f/
A 'pa.. an r tains hiS Mo kurungo jiko ka/saba
:aarac _
a bala.
boy,_ kambanding kurung0
urm toli
Dr&ages e all e0 bad. Larincho bee tolita.
bad thing, ku jawo
bad tem7er, sangara
badly, adv. jaWke
tadly off, adj. fuwaro
ess, n. jawuya
n. bajo,,midayo
ze messe-, Xond5.mbalo, esenjo
n. boto
ge, n. bagaso
intRrj. (dtsgi ah
n (bucket) boketo, ne o, kungo
:ail, h. (security) ankaya
(nrisoner) lo a ye .
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bang (loud noises pi=
bamg1 n. bulutota, bdlukan tojeodo
bani-n, v. tong
He Ras banished I y'a tong ala banka
co, kan'ne.
baak, n. of river tinto, ba jenjango
bank, n: banki 0.
baakruot, n. boyi
He has gone banki- A. boyita.
banner, n. bendero '
baobab, n. sato
fruit sita dingo
-rope /sita julo
tree, ,sita juwo
bapt
bar, n. ne baro
barbed barb wayo, ne sansaago
barber, n. kung machula, kung.meaola
lirla
J. kénsengo
She came bare footed. A sing kensengo la
bargain, n. bakin, feng kenda
ae got a good A ye fang kenda-ba 1
bgain, v. nvola
Try to bargain.' Ali kuma.
barge, n. agago
bark, v. wongwpng, howri, hawo
The dog barked ulo ye wongwong.
oark, n. hat4ro, wulu kango
He heard a dog/ s ba_ A ye vulu wongwon
bark, n. (of a ee) fato
barn', a. huntung0
larrack, n. Lariko
barrel, n. ( f doro
arren. adj. -ale senewo .
(fe7P1 borewa
-
barrier
-5-he
barter, n.
(wonP-1)
sd sugar fo-
jidibalo
ansango,, kuntungte
faling, wafi
e. A ye sukuro faling mano la.
falin'diro
barterer , n. in'dila, ielaman'dirila
bashful, 7alula
basin, 0.. bolo
tasket, h. (for catclli _)Wusungo
(round one) sinsinga
small one) kakuto
far $1!innorr" tentengp
bastard 0 jankadingo, bataradingo
bat, n. nocturnal quadru. )tonso
bath, n. fenkengo
aathe, V. balo ku
3o-end bathe go Te'e balo ku.
bathroom, n. .fatkongo, ku dula
bathtub,..,n. fenkengp
Bath-_;.rst; n banj*.;1 , Banjunu
battery, n. (for a torch), lampu bero, tatriyo
battle, V. %ale
The s3d1ers battled. So-dasolu kelet,:
battle, n.
sat:lash:1T), n. =na-uwaro, kela kulungo
a:Let of horto
oa7_ne-: n. ineto
beach, aa dala
beds,n. -4 in nrayer: _
beads, n. j ono
the nee:e.)_ ..:onongo, y2ro.,
teak, n da :calo
bean, i. _
bapt,is 7.
bear, v. munya, ding, no, wulu
She bore the pain bravely. A ye diming() munya fa
This tree bears no fruit. nying yire buka ding.
She bore a child. I. ye dindingo xulu.
The branch will not bear Yiri bulo te'e no la.
your weight.
beard, n. bora
beast, n. defengo
beat, V. bute, busa, no, ma
.I will beat you with a stick.L: be'e busa la buso la.
You can't beat me at cards. I te n no la kartewala.
His heart was still beating. k kijo be ma kang.
beat, v. (a drum ) kosi, ma
The griot was beating a drum.Jalo be tantango kosils.
beating, n. butero, busero
beautiful, adj. nyima
-Ohe is as beautiful as a A be nyinyaring ko jino.
snirit.
She became a beautiful woman.k keta musu nyimP le ti
beautify, V. nyinyandi
beauty, n. nyinya
because, donj.'adv. halce, katu, kar.uko, kntu n
a tinna .
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This is the best. Nyin'ne beteyate i bee ti.
HO tried his best. A y'ala kato thuigo le ke.
bet, v. la
I bet you a chilling on this. Nga taransu le'e ye.
betray, V. jpmfa
She betrayed tin. A y'a jamfa.
betroth, v. nonkonla
better, adj. fisiya, beteyata, kendeyata,
nyanta
atter ncw. A fi-siyeta saing.
A kendeyete saing.
This is better than that. Nyin'ne beteyata wo ti.
Haven't you any better ones? I mang do kote sato
memlbeteyat: nyin'nu ti?
He had better go. A nyanta ta la le.
better off, fanka
Ho is bettor aff than 1 am. Ate le fankate nte ti.
te7aeen, adv. tema
e
neseya
bid, v. aa, sere
He bid ten shillings A ye fula fling tale le.
He bid farewell. A sarata.
Hier, n. sambarengo
big, adj. warama, ware, ba
How big is it A waro be nyadi le ?
'It looks big. A warata m fe le.
a ware mulun'ta le.
big neonle, kandalu .
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tlya t iringo, tiya tolingo
no ring°, fata fingo
n. kososano
firdi
b7-aeken shirt. ana sf_miso
taoalewo
lackish, _ =ulun
n. nimyE.1 ,
v.
Ste bllish A
rewu-keo
n. (woode_ 1-=_baro
?loor is e of den _g-tero dada a ning
boP-ds. aro le la.
dung
'ta kulungo kono
wati jdma le ?
sapu, wasu
_ _ ke to boast. Kibi. o dlyata dolu ye.
ts 2Lr.g to boast a' Nyin: mang kibiri-
kibira
o. turkan'na
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boaster, n. kibirla
boat, n. hul,.Ingb
,with oars) juwee.'
wtth rudder) 'oara
bodic, n. rodyiso
body, u. balc
,I-Ue. tpdy is covered with hair. A.- 71alo bee ningtiyo.
'Thev'moved forward in a body. I yama tata nyola nyato.
Body parts. joa.igolu
bog, V. duta
A motor togged down. dutu
bogus, adj. tututa.
.artng
boil, V. faji
Roil some water .
jto faji.
boil, ylto
u4der tha arm) banga yito, kanano
1 -dabokoto yito
boiled riee, mani-ba nyingo
boiling, n. fajindiro
bold, adj. juu bea'dingo, fatingo
bolster, n. !r.u2larang-ba
bolt, 7. sorong
Bolt tho door D. sorong.
bolt,'n. (rolled cloth) dam-pp
bomb, n. peso bomo
bond, n. (security) ladi kayito
to ftraw up abond kayiti dada
bons, n. kulo
bonftrn, n.
n. i'mbic book)
bobk
boots, n. ,
bootv,n. suluye, chUrungo
zbooza, :f. '
nio salendi.
He took a breath. A iota a ye fouyo.
breathe, V. ji
He wea breathing hard. Ala nijio, be kuliyar g.
He could hardly breath . A me niji
A man'lafi\i niji no la.
breed, v. wulu
breeze, n. fonyo
bribe, V. ,duku
He tried the voli ce-, A y'a keta ka poliso
Bribe, n. dUko
He gate him a one pound br ibe. A ye dalasi lulu duke
di ale,
brick, n. briko
bridal, n. futu siti tulungo
bride, n. manyo
He said he had come for is A k'a riata ala manyo le
bride. kama.' 1
There waa_a girl and she Sunkutu kilin ne mu a be
became abrida. Manyoya la.
bridegroom, n. manyo-tiye, manyo-keo
bridge, n. sale, brijo
brigand, n. sungo
bright adj. nalata, fanuta, nyinya,
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-The solo s not very bright.-A nya mang.nyinya bake
A nyaman'diya bake.
'brima it a bright student. Ebrima mo karanding
ti.
brign, v. diyandi
brillint, adj. .
hakilidima-ba
'7rigen, v. diyandi
nati, samba
3ria7g vater for me. ' clic, do nati a ye.
Srin your friend with you. I n'i terima nati nang.
I teri nati ayola.
-rirg near, v. Icatnndi
it near. -A katandi.
trimal. a. patanso
jenjengo, dakulo
---sh, adj. Angalewo
:r=ttle, te feyata
-7.z-cad, adj. fanuta
broadcast, v. kangkula, sata
:hey brondcat on th e radio. I ye kangkularo ke masingo to.
broadcast, v. seeds) sari
She'broadsast find. A ye findo sari.
brosaley n. basanyo
broDdy hen, kili biti sisewo, kefuringo
,troom, n. fitarango
bro2m, 7. fita
brothal, n. chaga bungo
brother,'-n. (elder) koto ke
(younger); do ke
brother-in-law bitang ke
brown, adj. kuru-jio
brunid beetle, a. Bakari,Bidi Tumbo
bruise, V. buti.
3he bruised her arm. A y'a bUlo busi.
bruzb., v. fita, susa, josi
Ernsh the room. Bungo fita.
Brush your teeth. nyingo sasa.
Inyingo josi.
brItsir, r. susarango, fitarango, boroso
'zubo, n. kering kering°
bubble, n. (of soap) kankango
pocho, polo polo
male deer) minang keo
1-acker.. n. boketo, ne julo, ,anir.dingo,
sic), kungo
n. bokolo
1,5udget, n. kodi-kimo
.7=uffalo, a. dakoyu '
buffoon, n. tolewo
n. (bed) dabo
tuzzer, n. jusamela
'buggery, n. _ jusamero
tuild, 7. dada, lo
I am having a hou5e n be buno le lo kang.
n. bun'lola
budiding bungo
bulb, n torch bons°
n.' tura
bul7e;, n. kidi keso
n. tawntewo
':uirush atllet, n . nyo
judembelengo
-num.", V. taki
bunch, n. sunjaro, sunjuro, sito
bumd, n. balango
adle, .n. bito, bulo,
bunkum, n. furingo
buoy, n. boyo
burden, n. duno
buriql, n. bedew°
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burial ground, badeko, bade dula
burn, v. jani
Dry wood burns easily.. Do jare jam) feyata.
His houpe was burnt. Ala bu4g0 janita.'
to bul'n one's fingers, nimisa
burn, n. jano
burrow, T. dinko sing, dinko wuri
A rat burrowed a hole. Nyino ye dinko sing.
.burst, V. yele, fara, \tei, feteng, so
Mind you don't burst it. I kekung a kana tei.
A boiler burst. Kalero feten'ta.
Thp boil on her hand burs Yito mem'b'a bulo to, a sotb.
He burst into laughter. A kidita a kakata.
Jle burst into the room. A kidita bungo kono.
bury, v. bade
He was buried yesterday. I y'a bade kunung.
He buried his head in shame. A maluta a y'a.kungo
11116, n. boso, moto-ba
bush, n. wulo, sutO,(thicket)
bUsh cat, n. bambango
bush epw, n, daRoyo
bush fire, n.
bush fowl, a.
bush tea, n. sisiling myamo
bushel n., busulo
businc,as, a. (dealings) lajo, murado
Wh4t ic your business with him?,T,a'a 'ye mung haju le
soZo nyola ?
You hn.d no busineas-to apt ila muradi ze je i. mang
like thaZ. nyang mala wo
businessv,, n., (as profession) julaya, firo, makino
Ho is no longer in business. A te julaya_to-saing:
bustard, a. .
kunka-duntungo
buoy, adj. nyamorin7, billu be mntaring
I am L'Isy. M bulo be mutaring.
bh nyamoring,',
but, p..-en, corlj. bari, fo
I thw.ight I could do it Vga mira n s'a ke no bari
,but I could not. ri ;'a no la.
I knew them all but two. Np-'e bee lon'ne fp fula.
but then, .vocloizg
butcher: v. .a
butphor, n. subu-fala
butchered meat, ?udongo
butt, v. junku-
He bu;.tad into him. A y'a unku.
butt, n. (remnant) kuntr.
butt, n. (of a gun) kidi-juwo .
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card, v. comb wool) susa
cardizaa, ':uwete.
cards, n. -mme) -cat-tewo
care, n.
hakiltu, topato,
ki4X0
Plea:,_,e do thj2 with care.
I will leave thie in your c=re. Dukare,nying ke kuke.
M be nying tu le ite le bulu.
Te.Ice care not to break it. 1 keku a kana tei.
There is nobody to take ti je meng si din4ingolu
care of the children. topato.
That bew was made with gre a.
care.
kalo datata hakilitu-ba
ic kono.
I don't care. Naa u ti
career, n .!scha, dolcuo
carefully, adv. 1:u%a
carge, n. taraandis0
car-), V.
carle -
kal?entewo, miniseo,
kapantero
oarpeti:n tifeni baso, karpeto
carriago-,
koroso, wagongo
caer, n.
carry, -1,-.
yoronda
Kuneo samba.
They oarri her to the y'a samba lopit-
hosTi.taV.H
Ee card them.
tO en thl back,
-to hand,-
to ce'vry on the head.
r- )so
cr k ar :usi :tee°
caserm. ect) lrn muru, moro moro'
.
cas%,-n. %)do
cachcv:, n. !neva
cashier,
.cassava, n. ivated)
(wi ) nyambc,(banta ) nyambo
Cassia nya.mbo
n. weed) jeatanduro
cast,
cOst it away. A fai.
caste, n. n/a'-ale
castio, tate
castor, n. suma
cactra:)s, 1T:.ko
They c tad a bull. I ye tura puka.
oastrtod, adj. .
seneo
castrating sticks, n. p7karlago, ukarlang doko
castration, n.- pldtaro
cat, n. (dow.ecti nu'annumo
bamtaago
catapult, n. dem7i-lango katapolo,
laopero
catch muta
a iion ' I ye jato muta,10.
hold of this e julo mute.;
eold. _aye le ye m muta.
mLtaro
terp (insect -tt,eato, tubutila
o labeo
cattle: n. !tcr-o
cattic
cattia
cause, v.
cih,tt snu yOU to do it )c ye bula a keo la ?
'caura', n.
What is the cause of it y'n sabu
causeway, ijo, alango, sappo
caution, v dart
E0 cautiod her. A 'a drAndala.
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cabOage n. , sue, kabajo
cackle, v. kaka
cafe l. n. dcmcri dula, kafewo
cage, n. (for dT) kuno ke dula, kunu bungo
cake; n. panketc
calab00, n. mirango
amity, 11 . masibb, kujawe
ealcOlate, v. konti, dang
calendai, n. alaMnaka
al) ninsirtngo
ealf n.- of leg) diso
nail," V. kili, knmandi, to Ia, fo
Hq calIbd her a _in A y'a kili koteng.
11 her here. A kumand1 nang jang.
ghey called a big meeting. I ye beteba kumandi.
She ealTnd out for help. A wurita Ice molu-ye na
a -.4ak6yi.
They calid. her Mariatu. I:k1a f'a ye Mariatu.
.dhat is this called ? I k'a fo nying ye nyadi le?
I k'a nying kili nyadi le?
Shall we call our dog, Meta? Mga nna wulo to la Meta
le bang ?
I &a ll call en you later. A be ha, 1 kan'ne nyato.
I will i fer it later. M be na a kama le nyato.
'call, -(for nrayer) wadani
call, - (for prayer) wadano
kiliro
caILDur. 4on the hand) daka
calm, sa:barindi
down, A .-7aLarindi.
calm,
Try and keen her calm. A -kata y'a tenkundi.
The =r ia calm to-da 3a t- dfyaring bi,
Oa. bc sonding bi.
camel, a. ny,nkepawo
camera, a. natange, kamara
camp, n.
eaMphore, ka-.ura
eampaiga, a. ktEleno
cait, v. a0
I can ke no lae-
Can jon da it 7
ke no
.
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c7-ution! n. dandalarb
cavalry, n. su kang kelelalu.
cve: n. konko -71r.ko -
csass, te
o7ased, banjo teta.
ca417'_ng: n, btlo. silino
tulixtg
tulungo jongo
. a kaso
:Among(); oimento
-oametrY: n. kabw:n: bade dula
n. oaf°
7. ngorobontong
sanganyinganyingtewo
sangmenyemenyengo
tema
n. nyo
zertacn, adj. dankaneyata
She is cc,rtain to come. A dankaneyata ko a be na la.
:hey 7m.nt to a ce-rt nlace.I tata d,ula le to.
oertainy, adv. tonyala, tonya
Cv7tainly,%.17 will come. Tonya m be na.
Ficate:.n. sertifiketo
o-air, jolc, cheno
r, sirango
izebo
ahance,'
(t7=er) nbiri-ba
-antabengo
Tt, c'.1o.ons for Ila tano mu mantabeng
lo ti.
,
yolo.ndi
chlnii a aall. yelemata mo ti.
,ze
Ca dondiko bo, i ye do dung.
7:he hiry the, Jin0 ye mansading (=so
a ca" oneLL..nyankumo ti.
S'ae o'nes,,1 her tInd. A y-a
v_
yelemandi.
Taling
Can you clIange.a thillin I '71i trans° faling no n
fxr bang ?
falirqo
adi C1.1 afectIon) Fisiriwallowo
Han is.changeabla-'_n Hadamnding mu fisiriwallewo
_rection. le ti.
adj- :i^%1'21 ji ka fulo, bimo, lundo-mo
n. lero
onaraoter, jiRo
A 1-2ad =a= retaLt3 his no kUrungo ji ka sabati
_a bala.
c'=ari77, n, -Raning
jalantiyo, sabutiyo
cnarity, n. fada
enth of ones jako
anulet) onfO
1.-;Ye ani evil mankanc
knife and TrIn balandango
74c4 on njako, tuso.
71:1 w-ter taken nano
wo--n lsather belt nombo
bayi. cayimdi
,not.
Zha v, (a gir) noma
s ,-,hasing girls. A ka sunkuto lu noma
wat!;.-o-wati.
caution, n. dandalaro
cavalry, n. su kang
cave, n. konko Jinko
"Else., V. te
Rain has ceased. Sanjo teta,
ceilings n. bilo, silino
celebrate, 1,r tulumg
celebration, n, tulungo; jongo
cells n (in a prigon se)o, kaso
cement', 'mongo, eimento
cemetry, n. 1=1, bade dula
n.,
Centipede, n. ngorob'onteng
sanganyinganyingte
,mgmenyemenyengo
centre, n.
cereal, n. J.yo
rtain,- adj. dankaneyata
She is c:rtain to come. A dankaneyata ko a be na la.
They went to a certain nlace.I tata dula le to.
certainly, adv. tonyala, tonya
Certainly,'I will come. Tonya m be ha.
-certificate- n. sertifiketo
n. jolc, cheno
chair; r. sirango
-chalk, u. kebo
challenge, v. dati
He challenged hii to a A :Fla dati kelo la.
j'a oonki kelo la.
c o la bungo
chamoleGn, \,J. aynn!conkongo
champion, n. mbiri-ba
chance, n- -antubengo
It J,E, a Loe.;1 or Tla tamo mu m abeng-ba
ti.
changr,' v.
The jin changed into a r_ yelemata mo ti.
Change your cic-:.h9s. ia dondiko bo, i ye do dung.
The fairy =ch.,1,,-;d the Jino ye mansading muse
princ,Iss .lat. nyankumo ti.
She chaned her mind. A j'a hsilo yelemandi.
Changr., v. jmcli,v naling
Can you change a shilli ng I qi transo faling no n
_for mr.? ye bang ?
charge, n. (money) lingo
changeable, _adj. afec tion Fioiriwallewo
Man is changeable la Hadsmnding mu fisiriwanswo-
affection. le ti.
changeable, adj. (fickle) 5i ka fulo, bimo, lundo-mo
chaTter, n. iero
character, a. jiko
A bad man .r*etai.ls his Mo kurungo jikokfl. sabat
character., a bala.
.chargo, n, (price) kaning-
charlatan, n. jalantiyo sabutiyo
charity, n.
(one-tenth of on s jako
l'roperty)
charm., n. (ge.-Aral amulet safo
against L-t?ife aria evil mankanc
against knife and gun balandango
tied on the head. joko, tuso
washod and water taken naso
worn witr, la'ather belt ncmbo
chase, V. bayi. cayindi
He chased a6pat ye '3a bAyi.
chase, girl now:.
He is always chasing girl s. A.ka sunkuto lu noma
vat
2 ki
sitma
ciacul a, (fr=4-..a marabu) atayo
cireumo?. V. (boy
)
cuyang, kuya di
aralcx
wo*: cuscised kuyan
ciraa .;dj.
kuyandiri_
iro, kasairo
bLuao, barungo,
--;Pr
sibilseo
culo
nyola
r-c7lasingo
aoto 4
-,aneyandi,
-ago- fita..
jikdi
.
samato seneyandi.
--yeyandiro
clrE.a.oa, v. seneyendi
a71_1' Dots.. Belolu bee seneyandi.
:cora
cvnu
ko.
oTa-,.. ad un. fanuta
me. le.
._ng i clear to koyita mma le.
cloaq seneyata mma le.
, a. ( ale)
af.v.
eEtE clew-
n.
adj
nyamentungo
==.-nlever aa nakilama le ti.
hakilidima le ti.
hakilim-ya
ba to
clamate, fOnyo
clizb, V. seir
:Llmo tne tree. Kana sale viro sant°
P aro ree. soleta duta sungo nto.
nyafu
ba nyafti.
taw
,oroas.
'dala
Ctrs.
data nna. dal
close by4,
, betake
. .
1:uo korosi kan'ne
closet,: mabori-dula
clbtA, - a-0
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(spotted) kasi kongo, kasi konyongo
for carrying a child -on bambiwango.
the back
clothea, n., dendiyo, dondiko
cloud, n. kabo, tawalo
cloves, n. sun-area
club, n. (stick)
castr- in =071ago
coa atefof; . dutu, simbi
Milk coagulated. Keke0 dututa, Ke simbi a.
coal, n. kembo
coarse, adj. sapaneo, namayabC.0
coast, n. ba da
:coat, n. koto
coax, v.. manene
cob, xi. (of maize tubanyi falanko
cobbl=lr, n. ifmbo, karenkeo
cobra, n.
cobweb, n. taling jalo
cock, a. duntungo
cockroach, n. f=eto
cocoa-, n.
coconut, n. kokonato
coffee, n.
cofiee pot, je kaadi kerang0
coffin, n. fure ke diaal
coin, n. kodi mesengo
coins, a. (ornamental)
cola tree (wild)
=d
cold, adj. noncta, sumayata
rt is cold to-daY. sumayata. Bi. ne a.
Bring cold,water. suma natl.
cold, n. n6no, sumaya, sasa
He is suffering from a cold. A sasatale.
Mind you don't catch a cold. I 1-.W.clung I kan sasa.
'I:feol cold. N'-ao le be-nna.
colic, n. kono aimingo
collar, n. (of a s'nirt kolo
collect, v. kafil nya, kesung
Collect yourb come. Ila Wkolu dafu nYoma,
i ye 'xi.
collect, v. (debt Icaning
He went to co) ct a debt. A tata julu kaningo-
collection, n. kanialdiro, kaningo
colledtor, n.
collide, V.
tf,na
cln
2 3
bo
and tne sun Kabolu tambi a, tilo bota.
ji, bovi
Labangio a
bo
I bota minto ?
kata nna.
Polo mo mang kat'ala.
diya, diMa
dimH e.
y=2.maro
dati, folo
=once ? Tulungo be folo la wati
kumaadango
kufoma,-siya.
Wo sio siyata bake.
komuniti sonter
kafunyo
o;n_ doltu nola
101n, 7. ka1f=4.me, wasi
is al,Tays-comlainin g. h ka tu kalame ln .
ri . scao
cultivator, n. senela
culvnrt, n. salandingo
curtiin, adj. njamen'ta-
She is as cunning as a be nyamending ko wolo.
bush fv71.
cunningness, n.
cup, a. so"7o, mindango, jitarango
cupboard, n. alimoro
cur, n. nyambuntew
curd, n. nono .
cure, v. jara, ada, kf, _eya
Cure mo jora.-
He tre:tod her eyes till A y'a nya dada f'a
they waro cured. Icendayata.
curl, v.
curious, adj. kmmpabalo
Amongst all animals no -one dafengolu bee kono kilin'ne me's'
is more curious than you are.to-di kumpabaleya y'ala.
eurr, v. .kuna
currency, n. kodo
current, n. ji bore
curse, V.. neng
Don't curse people Kana molu nenq.
to pray for God'.s curse danka
curse, n. nen'diro
curtain, n. rido
cuShion, n. kUlarLago, kusino
custom, a. (duty) duwanyo
(manner ) lando, ado
That was the custom there. No le mu je laMe U.
oustom-hGu6e, n. duwanyi-tunda
customer, n. san'dirla
cut,v. !Tama, kati, sei, kuntu,
tei, sepu
He 'cut his hand. 1 y'a bulo naMa.
qho ClAt yOur hair ? Juma le I ye'e kungo mechu?
CU.t down this tree. Nying yiro kuntu.
Out your rice. Ila mano
Ne has zone to cut bamboo. - A tato bongo tel.
cut off, kuntu
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Dabble, V.
dacoit, n.
sarang earamg
sungo
dad, n. fa, wulu a, lama
,daddle, v.
-daft, adj. taling taling
tolewo
daggsr, n. tambo, muro
daily; adv.
lungo-o-lung
dainty, adj. (ta te ul) timiyata
damage, V. kasara, tinya
Mind you don't damage it I kekung i. kan'a tinya
damage, n. tinyaro, kasaro
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r3eF-fem, 7.
7. tulo sukindi
Deal ::he cards.
di, ku kafu
T 1-.0t)e I won't'have to Kartewo di.
deal with him. M man'lafi n'a y Icu kefu.
-dealer, n.
n. firia0 dilo
beloved) Rano
p e
da koleya, da man'diya,
da kuyata
dear.
n.
A da koleyata.
v daso
' base, v. nyato kuntu
-"el-ate, V. tinya, doyandi
nyo soso
.7hey debated the point.
deba7er, n. ye Imo sac°.
- sosorla
baucm, V.
marsa
debaucher, n.
marsala
debauchery, n.
debenture, n. marsaro
debilitate, v, dontori kayito
n.
lamfundi
debt, n. ountukungo
Jule'
You '.7.710w it is a 'three
year old debt. y'a Long sanji saba julo
=ebt collection, n. le mu.
debtee, n. julu }caning°
iebtor, n. dontorla
iscamt, V. julutala, Jul nding tiyo
decay, v. serente
toll
After sometime it decayed. Wati kola a tolita,
deceased, adj. ta la
deceit, n. jamfo
deceive, v. jamfa
Don't try to deceive me
deceiver, n, Kana kata ye n jamfa.
!scent,- adj. jamfala, jamfa-mo
beto
decemtion, n. jamfo
deciae, v.
Nothing has been- decided yet. muta, long, kumo kuntu
Mang Ru muta folo.
camot,decicle what to do ?.7 M m'a long m be meng ke la
-decision, n.
Jcuno %unto, lc-ono fo
n. 'nano
declaration, n.
zAcip."; angkularc, bstayo
kangkula
declits, v, (ta ref balang, man'song
neamrate, V.
nyarandi
fecoratiant n. nyaro
(on the heaO jimbo, debero
decrease, v.. tala, doyandi
decree, n. yamaro
tdj.
n.
dinon'ta
defmluats, V.
konkotongo
sunya
sungo
f_.7.famation, n. to tinyaro
!efama, v.
defa.11t, n,
ta)tinyaro
dsZeat, 7. filindiro, filo
no
defecate, 7.
defect, n. seneyandi, jankundi
defence,- n,
lanjuro, cotaro
fam'makoyo
dsfemceless, adj.
fend, v. fam'makoyi-balo
fangdema, makoyi
He A.efended himself bravely. A y'a fangdema fa
His lemyer defended him. yake.
defer, v. Loya y'a makoyi.
--.
deng, sawundi
The =atter vas deferred, '1 ye kuo deri'ne fa nyato.
till Later.
deflate, v. firing
defflation, n. firingo, firin'diro
deflower, v. dUndinkang
:He deflowered her. A y'a dundinkang.
deflowerer, n. dundinkanina
deforest, v. selite
deforestation, selitewo
deformed, adj. bakito, muruntewo
defraud, v. tapale
degrade, V. doya
delay, v. nafandi, dukundi, mendi
was delayed on the way. ye n nafandi silo kan'ne.
1 ye n dukundi silo kan'ne.
delay, n. taride
come without delay. Na kana taride,
deliberate, v. seta, diyamu
delicate, adj. tinya femme
delirious, adj. chawta
deliver, v. (a child) jidi, wulu
deliver, V. samba
deliverance, n. jido
deliVerer, n. natila
delivery, n. ,jido
demand, v. kaning, demande
SHe demanded money. A ye kodo_kaning.
demandant, n. kanin'dirila
dement, V. chafarindi
demolic-2b, v. tei, tinya
He demolished his old house. A y'ala bung koto tei.
demon, n. jino
demonstrate, V. yitandi
demonstrator, n. yitandirla
demoralise, V. marsa, tinya
den, n. daka, huwo
denial, n. balango
dentist, n. nyihg wUtula, nying dokitaro
deny, V. soso, balang
He denied that he had A:ye sosoro ke k'a m'a
stolen it. sunya.
depart, v. ta, bo,fata
He finally departed. Labangola a tata.
.We meet to depart. M ben'ta ka fate.
departure, n. wulo, ta la
His arriVal and my Ala futo ning nna wulo
departure coincided. ben'ta.
depend, v.. jiki
She can never be depended Mo.-te jika Vale.
upon.
You can never be depended Mo te jiki le'la.
upon.
dependents, n. diMbayalu
have dependents Nte mu dtmbaya.ttyo le
deplete, v. bang
depletion, n. bango
deplore, v, kong
deportvv. bayi
depose,_v. bondl
.They depbsed the k: g. ye manse, bondi.
deposit, ,v. landi_kodo la
deprave, v. marsa
deprecate, v. dani, tanka dani
depth, n. dinongo
depute,v. le, londi
He deputed his elder brother A y'a koto lendi
to settle the matter. ta kuo bang.
&orange, v. janiOng
,descend, v. ii
He descended _ horse. A .jita sUd kang.
descendeut, n. bonsungo
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sirifo
V.
fO, tamanser
describe it to I s'a tamansr no n
ye bang ?
tamansero
kenye dula
lafi
A lafi
lafila
jakilate
nafantango
kong
v.
v.
korintungo
tinya
destroyed his
n. Ninsolu ya1a kUnko tinya.
arson) tinyarla
m.
tinyaro
V.
fan'ka
kong
bondi
tei, tinya
ibliso, jino, s t-i-
sabu-tiyo
habu
Ala la mo
kombo
ke santo
wisite
muruvro
luluo
%ono kar kato
1?-1g- from
I kono ke'e bayi
konkoduwo
turulango
konkodula
fa, sa, bang
d4 be die, ? A fata mun'tuma le?
. died.
A ban'ta le.
fa
down. Dimba fata.
mam'beng
re ,oe. differ N'i mamlbe
n. je
kang bem' ballya
iae v. fatandi, farang fansi
tate I si nyin'lu fatandi no
be'n7sen these bang ?
- t, adj.
-10ry
koleya, mam'feya, kolengo
1.1= -c
A koIeyata bake.
n. ianjuro
,Oid you my difficul ty.Nga nna lanjuro le
fo i ye.
sing, so
ent to dig groundnuts I tata tiya so la.
.
Z' m-
Dinko
kumundi
(person) sin'na
- ,(tool) sin'dango
n. findo
darajindii bunya
ding 3.bango, kono fito
mining mining
chunti
man'seneya
doyandi
simang
-14n0,4.
N siman'ta.
simango
bula, su
it water., A bula-jio-kono.
A su jio kon0.
diplo
direst, V. nyamengo
Omn you tamaneer, tiling
me to the I si wafo dula tamanseri
wharf"?
no n ye le bang ?
He directed the gum at A ye kido tiling ala.
direct, adj. tilin'ta
This is the direct roed.
diraction Nying silo le tilin'ta.
dirt, n. tamansero, mafango
dirty, V. kankango
no, nondi
He has dirtied my clothes.
dirty, adj..
A ye nna dondiko nondi le.
nota
Ho is as dirty as a vulture.
disable, adj. A be noring ko duwo.
lanjurto
disacoord, y. balang, man'song
disagree, V.
balang, mam'beng, bem'bal
He clic-agreed.
man'song
A man'song
n.
callow, v. bembaliya, som'baliya, balango
balang
Thu kig disallowed them
to hunt.. Mansa balan'ta ila demo la.
dinwipear, v, yemang
disappored into t bush. A yeman' 'rulo kono.
disappoint, V. bong koto
She disappointed me.
A bota n kota le..
Don't disappoint me. kana be n koto.
Kana bong n koto
tent, a. ong koto
disT.1', a.
aibo, kasaro
v. ..3ang la
disbelieved her. A man'l'ala.
discharge, v. ji
It has discharged.
A jita le.
disciple, n. iayibo, sahib°
.cipline, n. istlure
isclose, V. Jan,-ar
She disclosed the secret, A ye kullo wanyar.
discontent, v. :ladu7as, cuing jusula
Ha was discontent d with
his pa7. Ala je m'l jusula.-
discover, v.
Juntindi, je, langkenema
Colr.mbus discovered Amorica. Kolumbus le Amerika je.
discoVery,, n. jero
discourage, y. ., jikila tel.
disous0,..v. .
,
fo,soso-
CdpA-aiad discuss it:- With me. Na ng'a fo nyo kang .
diseaf;e, n.
jankaro, kurango
(Venereal disease) Musu janjaro, musu kurango
disfivire, v. (a person ) lanjur
(a thing)
_
tinya
The wound disfiguxed hum. Baramo y'a lanjur.,
disguise, V. fam'filindi , fang Ice ko'
He disguised himself as A y'a fans ke ko poliso.
'a policeman.,
disht, ':i.
bolo
disharmony, n. kuya, waliyo
dishorlist, adj .
tilim!balo
disliko, v. kong, mamllafi
He disliked arguing. A ye sosoro kong.
dislocate, V. Sosoro man'diya a ye.
kubi
disloyal, adj. yantango
disloyalty, n. oyantan'ya
dismiss, v.. tondi
He was dismis i.y'a bondi.
dismount, V.
He distounted from a horse. A ita sue kang .
disobedience, n. hala-go, som'beliya
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disobedient, adj.
:Low are disobedient.. tulo jata, juso bam'b-__ta
disobey, V. juso bsm,banta
-His son disobeyed him. balang, man'song
A dingo m'a kuliya.
dispatch, V. A dingo man'song a ma.
They dispatched a mesedi ki
dispensary, n. A yo Xila ki.
disperse, v. lopitano, bori di dula
dispersion, r. janjang
displease, v. janjandir
dispute, V. kamfandi, j subondi
dispute, n. soso): sonka
diSsident, adj. sesoro, sonic()
distance, n. som'balo, balan' a
distinguish, V. jam2o
distress, n. fata, tala
distrillute, v. ni kuya, fitiyo
distribution, . n. tala
district, n. talaro
distrust, v. banker
distrust, n. man'la
disturbo.v. la baliya, lanna baiya
Don't disturb me. batandi
n.
Kana m batandi.
disturber, n. batandiro
ditch, U4 batandirila
diver.v. dinka-ba
lie dived into the river. tuneng
divide:, v. A tunen't'ba keno.
Divide this between you. tala
dividing, n. Nying tala ali tema.
division) n. talare
divoroe,v. talaro
musu bula, futuo yanfa,
_They have divorced. tams%
talata le.
divorce, n. _711sdfutue_ban'ta.
divulge, v. musu bulo, futu bango
dizziness, n. wealyar
dizzy, adj. tiro
nya miningo
..64-cdid that yesterday.
ke
There ia nothing to be d ne Nga we ke le kunun,
I am also doing it. Ku ti je mung si ke.
If you vereds king what M fanang ke kan'ne
would you do ? Ning ite le mu mansa titde.
i
do .det, be mune ke,la ?
(habitual) Kana, mank
rft touch it. buka
did not go. Ken'a ma.
don't chew kola nut. A man'ta
n buka nyimi.
adj. kerla
do zonentung
doctor, n, wafo
local) dekitaro
d n. jarala
vitae
Oeing, n.
domestic, _kern, baro
-
animal) beyango
ddmestidate, v.
He would domesticate Wild male.yandi
animals. A si dafengolu ma
donkey, n.
doom, n.- falo
door, n. alkiyamo, ldkira
doorway, n. da
double, adj. bun'da
double faced, ads. fula fula, dubaleso
nafiko
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doubt_v. dewuag, jakali
Don't let this doubt you. Nying kana ke _
ku ti.
That doub'ted her very much. Wo y'a jakali bake .
dovlitc, n. sikala, sikantungo
dountless, adj. sikato
doughty, adj. fatingo
-dove, n. pura
down, adv. duma
Get down. Ji duma.
dowry, n. futu nafule
doze, v. jinko
He was dozing. A be jinko kang.
dozen, n doson, duson
drab, a. chago
drag, V. kuruntu
Don't drag it. Kana kuruntu.
drel:e, n buru-lre.
draughts, n. dammo
draughts-man, pawn damme-dingo
.
draw, V. sata
draw a line nunu, marke
dra-i Water jiobi
She has gone to draw water. A tata ji bio la.
draw noar, V. sutuya
Whoa his naming ceremony Kabiring ala kullio sutUyata
dre.w near, he bought a goat, a ye ba sang.
dread, v. cila
dream. v. sibo
dreom-:r, a. sibola
drench, sinang
:dress, v. ,ka fonge dung, pare,
dondiko dung
Then ste dressed. % Silana a ye dordiko dung.
Silang a ye pare le.
dress, A. doadiko
Dress dyed in blue dadungo
for bovs unsown on the bulankango
dress 'for work baralaago, dekurango
dressed up, (nicely) sanse, pare
She drossed herself nicely. A y'a fang parendi nyima ka.
YoU are all dressed up today. 1 ye'e sanse bi.
drib, v. todi
drill, a. white cloth) dirio
drin2,77i. ming
I der0.t=dtink be _ M bUka dole ming..
drink', n.- mingo
driakable,.adj. min'ta
drive, v. (meter) borindi
(cattle) bayi,
He can dr:',ve a car. A ye motto borinde no
They drove him away. 1 y'a bayi .
driver, n. '
note borindila, sofero, driVo
driver auq. ,
.
__ , n-
drizzle 'nnise
drop, ,r. z'olong
dropsy, kono ,a jankaro
drought ja
drown, tu ba }collo
He w drowned in a river. A tuta ba korio .
drum, n. (general term) tantango
,
long pne sabaro, Xeleago
round and large kutiro
shortnne bsrementeago
beaten for emergenoy. tabulo
a.:Id 9rayer
drum, v. tantango kosi, tantango ma
The griote# druMMing. Jalo be tantango kosi a.
drum-major, n, tantang jalo
- dmp, n. tondo
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-drum-stick, U.
irum stick, n. kosirlango, forango, koei
nebedayo
ir.4maer,, n.
tantang kosila, jalo
tantang,koso
sirata
sirato, chakito
ja
drier% A jata le.
outside. A ja banta. A ja banto
jata
n, tilikando
huru-muso
sun'ta
nafantango
sunju-boto
hakil-kuyaringo
mumunisvo
cc, a.
n.
jahilo
buo
bsetle n. funeyo
'ility, n. labango
_le, aaj. feng'kUlima, ai ma
g, prep. kono
i-Jsken, v. dibindi
U.
Rankango
U. dokuo
am doing my duty. M be nna dokuo le la.
-J-7 ,7
A-en
kara bula
Dye.it blue. A bula karo tn.
t7e, U. karo .
'2'senter7, n.
kono bayo, kono kari kato
'each adj, pron.
kilingo-o-kiling, nyo
[He gave tWo to each one. Kiliago-ktling a ye fula
di ala.
They saw each other. I nyo'je.
They Coat one shilling ch. Kilingo7o-killng,a
transu le la.
Penny each. _ Kiling burs.
each other, nyo
eager, adj.
-eagle, n.
korontota, hatajita
bibot Watta-
ea_r, n. tulo
ear-lobe, n. tulu-fito
ear piercing, tulu so
earache, n. tulu dime
earring,. n. tulutota
(large golden) forayc
(small golden) mihkalewo
earwax, n. tulu-buo
,early. adv. June, sari
Don't go too early. Kona ta junta.
Kana sari juna.
rly, Ali. juna, mang si folio
It, is better to be-early Ka na juna wale feseyata
than late. tarideq ti.
It to too early to go Th wato mantsi folo.
2a-rly crone,
Ta wato jamfata le folo.
siMang fololu
v%ths, eanji folo
.1. doku, soto
Ho earns a lot of morley. A Wa kodi jama le soto.
doj csh does he earn ? A ka jelu le soto ?
earth, n. banko
earthe72., alj.
oarthenwsl-e, bp:2110171a'
earthquake, n; banku mam _
east, r. tiltbo
easteMer, adj. tilihohko
eas-, adj. feyata, man'koleya
-That is easy. We fey_
Is it easy or di_ficult to keo feyata f'a koleyata
do
If will be verY easy for you. A be feya le i fe bake.-
oat,' v. demo
Ho ate a big dinner. A ye simangba le ke.
Don't oat so quickly. Kana tariya domorola tong.
Hw eats like a donkey . A ka domoto ke ko falo;
eatable, adj. domota
n. domorc
eccentric, adj, chawo
echo, n. hawro, jinkango
eclipse, n. (of the sun) tilt muto
(of the moon) kari'muto
edgeo n. jenjengo, dakulo
:dible, adj. domota
educal.;e, t. karang
Hp was educated in England. A karan'ta Angleter le.
educatadv adj. lon'na, karan'na
educated person, londt tiyo, londi mo
educc:tion, n. londe
He has a good education. A !rc londo sato bake.
A ye londi-beto le soto.
eel; n. suyewo
efficiont, adj nol
effigy, n. agugu
effor-p, U. kato
offoiritlees, katabalo
effertleosness, n. katabktliya
effrontery, n. malibnitya, hormont_ 'ya
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egg 611011, n, hombo
eh, interj. -aan
eight, n. sei
eighteen, n.
eighth, tanm ning sei.
eiYaty, fl .
Seinjango
tang set_
either, pron. kilingp
Either one will do. -o-kiling, warang
Kilingo-o-kiling beteyata
I don nte fa,
Naht either.
.
Li man'lafi kilingo-o-kilin' a.
Either come in or go out. Na v:arang ye ta.
=et, v
elbos, n. ji, ooloch
eidor, adj. nonkonkung0
koto
My elder brother came N koto keo
yesterday. ta k-
elders, n. alfalu
eldest, adj. .
koto keba
elect, v.
tombong
They alected h I y'a tombong.
election, n,
electric eel, n. karta faiyo
tingo
d ectricity, a.
lektrio
elephant, a. samo
elephant grass, n. waa
ele1han4dasis, n. kitingbango
elephant's tusk, n. sama numango
n.
tang ning kiling
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elope, v. jangyandi
musu borindi, musu yolendi
witha A n'ala kambano borita.
har bbyfriend.
elopement, n. orindiro
eloper, -a.
elst, aav., adj. onrindirla
fo, wamng, fanang, fang,
Who else is coming ? Juma le famit.ng be na ?
Where else did you go ? I tata minto le k ten'ke ?
Do that else I won't pay. ke n'i wo te n te'e jo la,
elsehers, adv. dula do, dula koteng
eluciaate, V. koyindi
Elucidate the point. Xuo koyindi.
emaciated, adj. jata, Inbar°
emancipate, V. forsya
e as'wlate, V. sene, plika
embaakmont, n. lmlango
embarrass, v. 'malundi,
She was very embarrassed. A maluta bake.
eaber, a. kenyaabo
embezzle, v. sunya, tapale
Es embezzled money. A ye koko sunya.
emblaze, v.- taka bo
embolden, v, fatiyandi
eoorasa, V.
ben'tundi
embrace, a,
ben'tundiro
ombroidnry, n. saro
emefge V. funti
F1nn:1.1_7 he e_
hi Labangala a funtit a
hiding place. mabo dula o.
e .vrate, V.
Ho hr,,s emigrated. bajonki, sawnni7:, wake,
emperor, A bajankita
7.ansa
empira, n. manat.7. banko, papiyo
emlo:!, v.
Re crania doNuadi, muta, ta -IJkuo la
enpla -
A ye musu nani lo ta dkuo la,
a. )kuo
ompt-,
_nzango, kolongo
T:'i jx io.J empty. Kuneo bo kelong- _rtmtlI ne n
Tound them empty% I ye'e konsengo
yelema
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I emptied it out in .Ng'a,yelilima kune do keno.,
another box.
empty handed, bulu kolongo
He would reach me empty A bulu kolongo si futa
-handed. m ma.;
enclose, v. fudi, mura: ke.
Enclose it in enve e. A ke embaoko kono.
ancIosurepin. sameangovsorongo
encourage, v. none, fatiyandi, juso ben'di
.
A dango mn wo le ti bang ?
Phe holidays came to anend. Lifo ban'ta le.
Place the box on end. 'Kuneo londi a kara la.
We must put an end to all this .Nga. nying kuo bee bang.
Hd tied-the other end of A ye julo kung do siti.
fitting,
endeavour, v, &
kata
endeaveurment, n. kato
endurance, n. munyo, wakiliya, wakilo
endure, v. munya, wakili
enemy, n. jawo
Tortoise and crab are Kuto ning nyandaro mu
enemies. jawolu le ti.
energetic, adj. sembema, savararingo
energy, n. sembo
enfeeble; y, lamfundi
enforce, v. forse
engagement, a. (b othel) nonkongla
engine, n. masing0
engIne driver, ru masing sofero
engineer, n. masing dekula
Englieh, adj. Angalewo
(language) Angelo kango
engorge, v. habu
engrave, v. ngenjc
engraver, n. ngenjendirla
enjoy, v. nidiya
Did you enjoy yourself
enjoyment, n. I ye fang nidiyandi le bang ?
nidiya
enlarge, V. ,
warandi
It is too small, enlarge it A meseyaren'tar a warandi.
enlighten, v. kunin'di,Acoyindi'
Enlighten me on this. Nyirig ku0 koyindi n ye.
enough, adj.
kanyan'ta, kanyang, si
This is enough food for Nying kino kenyan'te mo
ten people, tang ma le.
I had enough, thank'you. N kanyan'ta le, a baraka.
That is enough. Wo kanyan'ta le.
It is not enough. A man'si
enquire, v. .
nyininka
Did You enquire about m4? ,
1 ye n nyininka lo ban
'1 ye nna kuo nyininka
enquiry, n. nyininkaro, anketiro
enrage. V. Xamfandi
ensure, Y kekung
enter, v. dung
Enter the- room. Dung bungo la.
He entered the room A dun'ta bungo la.
Ne need not enter in o N Xana lung kumo musu-ba
details. keno. i
entertain, v, bunya
antertainment, n. .
bunya
entice, v. marsa
entire, adj. bee
-entourage, n.
entrance, n. batulalU, nomankau
entreat, V. -dunedula
tiara
entrust, N.
karafa, don
_a entrusted her with cash.. A y'a don o,kodo la.
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da
envelope,
env:y, n. embuloko
kila
adj. alibala
eesy, n. waiyo, waYo-
V.
kanyong
and r:To ec L what ? fula ning fula kanyan'ta
:o whe.tlis jelu le fe
ual ? .
A kanyan'ta jelu le fe
al, adj.'
kanyan'ta
is your equal in strength. A n'i
is eeusl to that. kanyan'ta sembo la le.
V. Nying ning wo kanyan'ta le.
V.
wutu, bo
a lo, dada
adj.
tilin'ta
C-1,-, v. loro dadaro, balanta,
fili
Ya is to ei .nd God to
forgive. Mo kafili le bari Alla ka
error, n. yamfa le.
filo
eruct, V.
erudite, kirindi
escame, V. kondi-tiye, lon'na
kana, bori
he escaped from the enemy. A kanat'a jawolu ma.
The rabbit escaped.
ape, n, Sango kanata.
kana
-There was. no escape
escamee, n. Kana nya ti
kana-mo
estrange, V. nyutu
They are.es
estuary, n. I nyututa nyo kama.
fatakungo
eternal, adj. abada, alabada
aumUch, n.
3urone, no senewo, keYantango
Baba, Tubabdu
Suromean,7Ad 112:Tbo
Tye; pron.
even, V. ,
,
korosi
Exazine it carefully, A korosi kunke.
example, n mi alo,
exasparate, v. .isero
pasi
People were exasparated. Kolu pas
exceed, v. t an_ bd.
excel, v., bayi
She excelled them in beauty. A ye bee bay.
except, prep. Ayinya
fo, kela
All were present except him, I bee ben'ta
exchange, v. f'a te.
yelemandi4 faling
He-would go to'Bathurst to A si ta nafulo. faling Banjul.,
exchange.goods
'mite' v.: -
kontani
TheyneWdexcit d everybody. Kibaro
ekclakation, n. ye molu bee kont
excre'-
onishment) La ila ha, salamita
ent, n. bue
excreta, n., buo
excUse', V:
yamfa; haketu
Excuse me.
Haketu n ye. Yamfa M MR.
will excuse you- this time. M be yamfa le'e
execrate, v, ye ning silo.
danka
exhale, v ni ji
exhaust; V. bats, bang
am exhausted. M batata le.
exile, V.
13ayi
He.was exiled. y'a bayi.
exit, n da
.
expect., V.
Yila, nyasi
am expecting a str __ger
yilaring luntango la.
was expecting you . Nga yile'e ma.
experience, n. longo
expert,, adj.
lonona-ba, wanewo
explain, v.
fareng fansi4 kenya, dente,
kumo koyindi
Go and expla n yourse 'Tele kenya f'a
to him., ye.
explode, v, reteng
A balloon exploded.
Bsluno-feten'ta.
expenses, n. _ bonolu, dapasolu
express, v oneself) kumo fl, jayi
external, adj. sante, banta
extinguish, v. Fa
Extinguish the Dimba fa.
. extra, adj-.
to
eye, n. nye'
ClOse your eyes. Inya ta ung I nya biti
n. nYa kulo, ny.a keso
.
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fOole, n. F
fabric, n. talingo
face, v. -bayo-
Face me. tiling _
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fast, v, (abstain from food) sung
-Did you fast tp-day : I sun'ta bi bang?
fast, adj. tariyata
My watch is fast. .Nna montero_tariya a.
Don't talk fast. Kama diyamt tatiya ke.
.
fasten,- v.
Fasten it properly.' A siti-kendeke.
fasting, n._ sun'ding
fasting month, -nn'karo
fat,'adj. wara, nunlru,.balaba
.fat,-n. kengo
fate, n. fate) lanjuro
father, n. fa, baba, fama
-(fraternal, uncle usually landing
called small father
father-in-law, n. bitang-ke
fatherless, adj, fantango
fatidical, adj. ferela
fatigue', n. bata, koro
fatuous, ad.j. knatango
fault,. n. .
filo
It i3 your fault. WO mu,ila :ilo le
fault,findar, peserla
faultiness, n. sommaya.
faultless, adj. sommbalo, sontOngo
favour, v. faso, kanu, lankang
He favoured h A y'ala musu-folo fasa.
favour,n. faoaro, kane
favourite, adj. dima, beto
favouritism, n. faearo
fawn, :v. yoti, sobu
fawner, n. yotirila, soburla
fear, v. sila,-man'hanyi
I fear him. M mang hanyi'a nya.
fear, n. silango
There is no reason for Dalila te'la silango la.
your fear.
fearfulness, n. silamoya
fearless, adj, silantango
fearleasness, n. silabaliya
feasible, adj. sibeng
feasibility, n. sibengo
tulungo
feather, n. tiyo
feature, n. mulungo
fecund, adj. jidila-ba
fecundate, v. kOnomandi
fed"up, Y. ' pasi
am fed up with you. M pasite'ela.
He whsifed IAD with her. A nata riasi ala.
feed-, V. cia nyining
I Will feed your people. M Wela molu da nyinin'na.
feel, v. momo, ma
Can you feel it I s'a ma no ?
feet, n. singolu
fell, '1v. boyindi
HA is felling the t A be yirolu boyindi la.
fel;ow, U. .
tanyo
felt hat, n. toriso, nnfo, fitaro
female, n. muso
female genitals n. butukungo
fence, n. sansango, sotewo
,fence, v. sansang, kadu
fencing, n. kaduro, sunsandiro
ferment, v. kumundi, kumU
Ihe beans have ferrsontcd 5oso Wmuta.
Ferment game beans. 5osocb itumundi,
fermented beans, tulengo, nota-tuwo
forocioue, adj. snn:A.araringo
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n. sangaro
n
farewo, pasasi
ti1e,adj.4(land kending
(person) jidila
tility, n. jidio
festival, n.
v jongo, tulungo
kamma
7i.c and fetch me some wa er.
Ta jio do karma n ye.
ave come to f tch my
things.H nata_nna fengolu le ta.
unkanding, kasaring
jalantiyolu
fev jalango
tala kando
e to col kirikiro
sasa
dantang
tambuso
(femc sunkuto
male kambano,
ficle ad
r.
sabatibalo
sical instruzen susa
marti marto
n. kunko, keno ba ingo
teen, n. kuruntewo
-11, adj. tang ning lulu
n. lulunjancto
fight, V. tang lulu
kale
Dttot fight with him.
1- n'a kana kele.
fou,T4it
n. I:keleta.
kelp
das it a big fight Kelo warr,
ghter, n. bang ?
'ile, v. (to smoothen) Xelela
fle, n. (instrument) kaa
'411, V. karango, kaa
Fillit to the ton.
fa, fandi-
A fandi tep.
"illy, n. (animal)
su-musundingo
n. filmoe senema
jaiyo
labango
finally, labangola
ance, n. kodi kuo
d, v.
can't iine
have found
it. jet jube, nyining
M m'a je no.
Ng'a je.
Have you found,i I y'a je le b--
find, n. findo
f4ne, n. (for an offence) alamano
nyima, nyinya
small finger bulukonondingo
V. bulukononding 1Lbango
memo, mosi
..inger nail, n ngoringo
fLnish, v.
They finished bang, lakura,ban'di
He dif. not finish them.
y'a ban'ne.
A me'e bang.
,hs,n ne had finished, he
eY h=e. Biring a lakurata, a tate
au.
your talkina. Ila diyamo bang.
dimba, kima
he fire, Dimba mutandi.
fir e, v. (shoot)
kido fai
firefly, n.
tumbukima
firenlace, n. sinkiro
fire,:ood, n. lo
firm, n.
makino, famo
_Iy, adv. ku, bam'bang, io
kuko, bangke
rst, adj. folo
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first born child, saro, din olo
firot-class, adj. betemai-ba
firSt cousin, n, sanawo
first thing, folo folavfenirfaln
fish, 11. nyewo-, yewci:
fish, v. doling fai, kotho,jalalat
fiebAdried) mafo, nye jaro.-
fish eagle, n. kulanjengo
fish.half cooked, ketund0- : =4
fistOrbot, n. doling°,
ffshSpear, n. karamo, soro
fish trap, n. nyankango
fisherman, n. _th line) doling faila
ith net) jala faila
_with spear) komola
fict, n. kurufengo
fit, V. kunna
It will not fit here. A te kunna jang.
fit, adj. (person) mo kamalingo,_ me mendingo
fitter, n. fita
fivo, n. lulu
ke
it on the wall. A ke bungo bala.
fixed price, da loringo
flag, tr.- bandero, balero
,flamboyante tubab note
flame, n. malo
flank, n. kara
flarmel, n. fineto
fla7, n. wing) kampango dampakango
flach, n
(of lightning) T-113=a
flask, n. flaso,
flat, adj. lampatang
flattar, v. 'Yoti, sobu
flattarer, n. soburla, yoti
flattery, n. soburo
flatus,.n. fuso, tono
flatulence, n., fim'fo
flavour, n. timiya
-flea, n. jatakolo
fleo, v. bori
She fled. A bori a.
fling, v. fai
Don't fling it away. Kan'a fai,
flint, n. sambero
v, (courtship) tulung
flirt n, - tulun'na
flirtation, n. tulungo,
float; v. yunka
Wood is floating. Lo ka yanks le.
Itmade the calabash float. -A ya 4rango-yankan
flog, v. (beat) buts
flood, n. wamo
floor, n. bung-tero
flour, n. farinyo
flow,:v. ji bori ji woyo
Let water 11 Jio billa a ye bort.
flow, n. ji born
flower,v.
It has.flowered. fTfirita.
flower, n. firo
n. ngalito, nalito
fly, v. ti
It flew away. A tita.
flew from London to A tita ka bo London ka
Bathurst . na Banjunu.
fly about slowly, yara, fayo
fly, n. sio
foal, sundingo '
-pooh()
jawo
kayiro, tatao
dampi, lampi
A dampa kunke.
kopo
A y'a k'ala faai
kopo,to.
bala noma
BalEi n toma.
A y'a noma.
Abulata minango noma.
batalelu
amo
kun'tan'ya
kanu
his wt _.A yi-la rauco kanu bake.
domori-fengó
(cooked food) kino
fo idue, kini-to
tolewo
v. fundi
- Hr. A Vet fandi.
fooltsb,_adj. faring*.
He in foolish. A kango mam'fa.
foolie'r tarc, kuma furingo
'Poo74-6,--ess, _
kan'tan'ya
foot, -n. singe .
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form,411. (shape) mulungo
former, adj. foie
formerly, adv.' foloto, nung
fornicate, v. jano ke
Don't fornicate. Kana jenoke.
fornication, n.- jeno
fornicater, n. jenela
forsake, V. tu, bon'to
tatO.
fortnightp_ri. lokung fulo .
fortnightlY adv. lokung fula-o-lokung.fula.
fortunate, adj. mantabengo, harije
fortune teller, n. juberla,'Ielerla
forty, n. ; tang nani
forward, adv. nyeto
foster-child, Ii _ tulg-dingo
foiter-parents kulurlalu
foul, V. nondi
foul, adj. (dir noringo
four', n. nani
fourteen, n tang ning nani
fourth, adj. naninjango
fowl, n. sisewo, pusewo
with black and white sise-kaneo, kurung sisewo
feathers
With few feathers sisi chaparo
with feathers sticking Up sisi firio
fowl,pest,n. sisi kurango
fox, n. kunku wulo
fragile, adj. te feMa-
fragrance, n. sero
fragrant, adj. :sera fengo, nora fengo
fratid, n. tapaleya, kalabanteya
free, v. firing, bula
They freed him. y'a firing,
free, adj.-(not a slave) foro
free, adj. bulo te mutaring
kre you free to-day ? Kor'i bulo te mutaring bi
free-bernt forondingo
freight, n. sambari jo, natiri jo
French,°adj. Far2,nsi, Faransinko
French letter, n._ folewo, Lnjeroba
frequent, adj. wati-o-wati
fresh, adj. kuto, kutama
friday, n. Arajumo, JUmo
friend, n. taro, terima
boy) kambano
girl sunkuto, chaso,
friendship, n. teriya
fright, n. silo
frighten, V. silandi, barandi
Don't frighten her. Kan'a silandi.
frocXr n. dondiko, dondikandingo
frog, n. toto
frog fish, n ba toto
from, prep. since) kabiring, biring'
from) ka bo, nang
He flew from London to A tita ka be London ka na
Banjul. Banjunu.
front, adj. nyato, nya
He opened i rent of A yva firing wolu bee
them all. nya la.
Frontier, n. nanewo °
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S3
ofZ, v, bo,
get outt v. bo, funti
you ,_'t out of be b la nyi-v: ho1_on ':ono
thin well? nyaf,i lo?
rf.'t un V. tulj
ghont, n. m.nya-feago
r-C, n;
gid5.nenn, 1.
.dninzo
adj. nya nyn
T Zee/ .
nyo ha
1. (fru. h'nt bunya
(fro-, gueorc) silfando
(encral term) air°
,dgantic, adj.
gile, v.
n. jelo
n. jolela
gilet, tulun'nn
(of-Einh) nyanya
-,,inrfer, rt.
nyavayo, nyntalco, jinjoro
oirwer beer, jinjirl,bero
']iroZfo, n. jiaki janko
zird up, v. tewo niti
n. ounkuto, nunhutundingo
friend, n. ehano, aunkuto, jfakomo
Hove you a :irl friend? I ya ounkuto noto le baa:?
Sunkuto ba i Lulu le anj,?
qilhor/d, n. sunkutuya
drens, kad. kuler.,bengo
LYirl,r; initiation eeruony, borandongo
n. kungo
J.
du, oo, ni
1 will ::ivo it co you. L b'a iieala.
Give it to me. A di naa.
Give 7-le rloncy. C no kodo.
give a chance, cilo h12, jaaha a ye
z way, v. ni
iva birth, wulu
:,iven birth. tr_Wita le.
ive in, v. conc',
L-nt nhe ffave In. Lobany1a a oon'to.
=ive np, v. bo
70-n are not vIrt up your bo iin jr-'fa
trickn.
n. coro
Z,izzar-., a. %ono
,N1j. junula, maaiya
27_1:L :r,lod to hear it. A r;oiyo yc a jusula.
r=oiyo ye a L-cuo.
1olden., J.
glade, a. Monaba
mnjiyato
-,leners a juallla
'a.
(t1,1;.,uler) goOlato
nlocaon, n. knroccooLani I uneto, nya -!:11r-on
gler.n,,v karang
(coal) fefe
(gToun_nutn) hubu, pipi
_ .
n. ,
krr7a'.., 2314=-1:2
n. iriro, bn-uro,.
fefaro
Menbu-knndo
dorjo, bunya
b.J.nbu-hima, bo tumbo
daMondeuo
foto
habu
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glutton, n. habuta, nuna
You are a glutton. Ite nu kini-1 andewo le ti.
Ila nue warata le.
luttony, n. habo
go, V. ta
Go to lakau. Ta 3akau
It is time to Ta wato a le.
She hats gone. A tata le,
aside, V.
go awa7, V. ta, ta jana
go back, nei, nurid
an going back. be noi la.
go by, V. tambi
T he weeks went by. lokungolu-tsmbita.
go in..t v. dung, bula
Go in the houae. Dung bungo keno.
Ian it gone in? A dun'ta le bang?
go on, v. awa, ta,
go out, v finti
she has gone out. A funtita 10.
goat, n. ba
billy goat ba kotong
nanny goat ba muso
goat-herd, n. ba korewo
goat manure, n. ba buo
gobble, v. habu
goblet, n iwibleto
God, n. Alla
Gad forbid, Alla tankala
God knows, Alla y'a long
goggle, v. (roll the ayes) nya muru muru.
n. tala
going to he:-ven, kino
.goitre, n. ka Ipuko , fuko
n. cello
gold duntc n sani-Munko
gold earring, n. (a all) minkalewo
goldnnitti, n. sani-tunkan'na
gonorroaa, n. sopino, musu kurango, canto
good, ,njj.
7e ic a _ d nerson.
ben, beteyatn,
Ate mi
di,
--tu3;1 jankaro, Senegal di-dngo
nyima
mo nyina le ti.
-ilk in -od for the iekeo betayata fe.
;pay 4aft, n.
Trey rifi1, n. kilaho
=ray ''j,er cat, taijo
rji n.
41rieve, v.
n. dev.arlan-T-unlo
balafa, auno
bolnfendi
irn. n
a.
civ.
niro
jnlo,
groan, v. aguatznL;
"ihe who Dmin g with path. ". ni4,nnt at
'Tean, n. noantano
grocer, n. hu:zfa, tiyo
fen::: mooing nan'na
zrcom, , (Z horcen aufa
=roove, n.
7rnne, v. m:)no
=roITC, n. banko
T4-aound manna iho 0
dnut . tiyo
beatinc: tii' Juco
bunch tiyn aito
tiya.huda
21;ivPted Zorm
tiya ao
,64canze
farr
tiya jankaro, tiya kur,Q
awro
tiya feo
fertilizer tiyn jalbando
71e4aning tiya karan'jo, tiya: intro
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grinding tiya sio
hay tiya kale
hoeing tiya.L'inewo
1.ernel tiya keso
leaven tiya jambd
oil tiya tulo
pante tiya tiya dew°,
pichinL tiyn tombong
plantine:: tiya fio
price tiya da
ood tiya bumburungo
rotten tiya tolingo
screen tiya panuwaro
need tiya turo
shell tiya fato, fufulewo
-oreading type tiya walla
ntack tiya tungo
volunteer tiya bane
winnowing tiya feo
group, n. kafo
grow, v. (plant) fi, nene
*e han grown lots of nweet A ye rtati jeu le sane.
otatoes.
old, v, kebaya
, ha :Jew old, he died. Sirin _beyata, n fat
grow up, v. meng, ka keba
She han .',rown up. men'ta Le.
kallalita le.
7rowl, v. watwzng
-,--:,rown up, adj. (person) kanslirirwo, men'dingo
gruel, n. churls
gr-mble, v. weal
:rumbler, n. wanirla
7uarantee, n. anti
aard, V. kanta
Tha old wonsn tried to iuou ebaringo le a
guard her ph ep. nalu hanta,
Tuard, n. kantala, kantariln, juberila
guardian, n. kantala, kantirla
guava, n. 2-.Alycbo
kunna mire
fluean whet in in my hand? !zunna nira ne m bulo
keno?
gu:nt, n. luntango
guect chamber, n. luntang bang°
silo yita, tamanser
GUj'ie to his house. 0 taaanner ala bungo la.
Silo yitandi nna ala bun_o
guide, n. cilr yitala
g il t, n. nongo
Teeitlenn, non'tan-:o
.,Aty, adj.
inea corn, nyo
ninea :owl, n. kamo
n. jitaro, gitetoz
local type kora
n. wulumbongo, ji ban n lo
V.
-,u lp- r habu
n (fflue) dakandewo
_gun, n. (general) kido
(low3-barrel1ed) lonko
(short-'oarrelled) berenteng'o
(Eltro,,ean nede)- kartuno, rifulo
harne.r, n. baCabo
gun powder, kidi-munico
Tanfire, n. kidi faiyo
gust, n. (whirl ind tonkolongo
zut, n. nuo
gynaeocum, n. muau kunda
n. wudaila
*gum, n. tino
tr-1
00
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\h, v, (clothes) danL, yonding
_g up your skirt. Ila fans e
v. (put to death) fa
hief was caught and t ye sunga mu
\hanged.
hrnz\over the shoulcler, lankema
hc.117-, One's heed in shame, jirang
haprenn, v. -
ke
What happened? And keta?
Things\nre hannening which Ka le be kering menn slang
should not happen. nyan,)
hnppinea:.\n_ madiya, 3usuls
happy, a0j.' madiyato, jusula
harnsn, V. batandi
hrrasament, n. batandiro-
harbour, n. wafo
hard, adj. bar.banz,
di.f7icult koleyata
1. bone in Kulo bemban'ta.
_ That is no can'koleya.
harden, V. banban'di
herdinesn,. n. baubnn'diro
hardness, n. bambrngo
harly, bamban'dinrlo, jaringo
hrre, n. sango .
haram, n. nusu kunda
hark, V. Ismoyi
harlot, n. chai;o, ehaga. e alingo
harlotry, n. chan'aya
hann,In. mantora
00 haru come to me. Tn n sot°.
Tans maa'na n
He did me no harm. :tnng ,Jana ke nna.
harmattan, n. hamatayo, matayo
harmlesa, adj. tanantaw;o
harmony, n. k-mE kilingo
haro, n. kontengo
harpoon, n. WLMO
harrier, n. teirla
harry, V. tei
harsb, adj. sancAirto
harvest, v. (rice, corn) katl
(3roundauts) so
lhe is harventin-: her rice. b'ala uano kati a.
e is harvncting his b'ale tiyo co la,
groundnuta. _
harvest, n., katiro s oro
harvest timi, s -njano
harvester, n, ktiria
haa, V. soto, ta lu
le hrs a lot of money. ye 1,.di jama le sobs,
e has.two A ye an1zer!_n!,1. fula le coto.
hash, y. kuntu kun'tu
ha;te, V. hauji, tariya, barbrn7;,
koronto
Wn't make haste. Xna hauji. :Canc. koronto.
ako hal7te. I tariya. -I banbang.
hr-ty, a6' nya-kanding
hat, n. nafo
hatc1-1, V. (e: kilo tei
It hatched th& ye'e tei.
hatchet, n. taraningo
hateV. kong
I Late you. 'e-kong.
hatred, n. konantaya
au:Iht1nea;7, n. f.iflS vwrando
hauThty, fang wnranila
haulm, n. juwo
h-nnet, ju!bCLano
hnve, u. soto, ta,
H.,vo -;ne oZ theo-. nga
17zve you ,.nv nney? ZiLinc ta nyinlau %ono.
7.erey on a.
oda be'e bulu l- bang?
Yan.fa n ye.
T have beon lt. E b'a !te hanIna.
I havo writter it. Ng'a mafe.
mavco, n. tinyora
n. (1nrT,e) r:ontingo,
(ansll) selingo,\selun:p
V-,to olenr throa;- der.a,knri fel
hav%er, n.
hn-A, V. firlantingo,'.ja.%urla
sari
of n wulu wont,ong
hay, n. nyana jam
haze, n. (in thi chy) nin;-iyo
he, 7ron. a, ate
he-knanc, 70..-senbene
n. hunco
l!e hit her on tha hand. yra junhu a kungo to.
To 1:eep one's henZ Hnkilo or.batindi
To lose one'c hamd chowtn le
3h--71-te one's boad
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hell, n. johanama, jahanaba
holm, n. lemo
helmet, n. aketo
helmetted ch la'ngansingn
makoyi, dema
Please help re. Duksre n melte
God helps those who helP ala kn n-l le maknyi, ma n'a
themselves. ke fang makoyi.
I Can't he'_p N t'a makoyi no Ia.
help, n. makcyiro, demaro
7our advice was a zreat Ila yamoro %eta m fe
help. makoyiri-ba le ti .
helper, n. makoyirla
helpful, makoyirlo
help{lulness, n. maknyiro
helplesr makoyirntaivp, combentaaro
hen, n. sise muse
hanca, wo kola
hence, inte'rj. bawo
henna, n. fudano
her, pron. a, ate
herb, n. jumbo
hard, a. korgaa
hardiest', 146 kantarta
here, adv. Jang, jan'ne, fele
live here. M be siring jan'ne.
Here is the book you want. Buko fele i be anloring men'na.
Here nhe cores. fal'a ka na.
herenbout, adv . ang menngola
here-ftor, jang kola
heriter, ketaro, tara-kun
hernia, kaiyo
hero, n. jarentcwo, ke-toboringo
heroine, n. musu-toboringo
heron, 11. sakula
herself, pron. ate fang°
hesit,-te, v. hakili fular"fulang
ahe hesitated to enter the hahili fulam'f-ilang to le
roou. :ung buno hone,
hesitation, n. hakili filcm'fulango
hesitator, n. fulNmiful._Into
hey, interi. he
:!ihiscuc cannabinus, yakongo
Hibiscus sibdiriffa, kucha
hiccup, n. sikoji
hidden, clj. nun'ding-po
hide, v. nabo, uura, nung, nukung,
biti, dibi
She went to hide herself. tat'a no.kung.
Where did you hide it? I y'a f.!abo -Lnto le?
ie sun was hiel!en by the Tawalo Lc tilo murn.
clouds.
The 7-'.4ture io hidden from Myato kuo be dibirin
118.
He reached W4are nhe wns futata 7 be bitirin-, dr-ong.
hide:Ttkins)
l kuLo
hideous, adj. jnw)
hideousnesc, n. kuoya
hiding ,)-1z,oe, 71-abori-dula
canto, jonrr,o, jangayata
The bird flrlw Kuno titr. Canto.
T hat is a ve7y hizh tree. Wo mu yiri-jmr'ba le ti.
I. have a high opinion of it jikita'ela bake,
you .
c avr wan :oing at n hig,h :etc) nin:; -ha le ka ta
speed. nung.
nflid a high price for his
_ ci
ye '-codi-br. le jo ala
house.
high tide, ba fbeLln:7;°
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highly, a,v. bake
hilarious, jelendirla, jelendi-no
hill, n konkondingo
hilt, n. kungo
hir, pron. a, ate
hinnelf, o a fanr_;o
hind, n koma
hinder, V. bali
hip, n. jutelengo, kobo,
judenbelengo
hiop000tarus, n. nalo
hire, v. luosi, fu
She hired a taxi. ye roto lue i*
his, pron.
hiss, V. wise
history, n, nun'tokunyalu
hit, V. (with a ntick) lepi, ma
:le hit her with a stick. y'a /cpi doko la.
A stone hit the window. 3ero ye palantero na.
hit, n. laniro, bon'diro
hitter, a. lapirla
hitherto, aAv. hani bi, fo naing
hiva, n. kambo, kabango
hoard, v, kafung hainng, hensuns hcr.sl2ng
honrde- kefunq kafun'na
hoes, jiyatiyo, jatiyo
hoar,V. tapale
hoaxer, n. tapalewo, tapale-no
hae, v. bcr-", kobi
He is hoeins his groundnut bfala tiyo bare
She is hoeing her rice b'ala faro kobi la.
field.
ho n. (for hoeing) dabo
(for rchinz ridtles) dr.:rbo, fefeo
(for lifting nuts) dibongo
(for dig:ing rice field boro
hoeing, n. kobo
hoer, a. barala
hog, a. sewo
hold, v. 71.tta, ta
N.old it ti= t. -.uta bbang.
hold on, v. batu dor:landing
holder, n. nutarla
hole, n. dinko, huwo
Dig a hole. Dinko sing.
holiday, n. feto
hollow, adj. _ fengkolongo
holy, alj. (norson)
hone, n. su, ya
There is nothins lihe Ou nyon'te no be 7:olc i ye.
ry hore in in Tngland. ya be ,r4g eter le.
hone, adv. au
jas she ha ne ori a 51A juna.
honesiel:, neya
ar Ycya 1- be nna.
homicide, n. Llo faro
honosernsiist, n. jusa::ela
horone:alfaity, n. juncnero
honest, raj. tilin'dingo
He is ;11 honest ran. tilin'din'ne ruc
honestly, ndv. iiLoha, WaLl.ahe
Honestly that is nll ave. '..Tellohe ron'ne be r bul.
honey, n. lio
honcycorb, n. li-kanyo
honour, n. darije, bunyo
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hood, n. air1t rain) 31-nc:zo
hoof, n. worso
hook, n. huko-
hooligan, n. waiyo
hoop, n. kari karo
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hop, v. podi
hope, V. jiki, kori
hope to see you noon. Nga jiki m be'e jela, a te
mela.
L. hope you agree. Xor'i son'ta.
hope, n. To, kikio
Che gave up hope. jikila teita.
His hopes ware dashed. Ala jiko tinyata.
horizon, n. nya dnngo
horn, n. bins
hornbill, n. kalonkongi
hornblowert n. bina fele
hornet, n. duntu kararango
hornless, , njuko, binantango
horsey n. suo
horse dung, n. su buo, canyo
horseman, n. su selela, nu bayila
horne'n bit, n. bombonna
hOsci'n. hoss
hos-pitalt n. lopitno
honnitality, n. bunyaro
host, r. jatiyo, jiyatiyo
hostile, rdj. konantewo
hostility, n. konantcya
hot, od.i. kandita
It is hot. kandita le.
A be knhdirin'ne.
hot peacon, tili-kando
hotel, n. hotel°
hound, n. wulo
hour, n, t:lango, wato
house, n. bungo
house buiVer, rt. bun'dadnla,
house owner, n. bun'tiyo
house ple tering bung muo, bung rnko
house ta2, n. bunvjo
household, nd sumolu yaMolu
hover, v. ynra
how, ndv., nyndi, ny7=T7.en:g, jelu
7:70w did ne kill her? y'n La n;adi le?
7iow is ha.:-rettinr on be nyar:=1. le?
= ow in it Aine? ke Tvadi le?
T -mov'now OD 00 it. long n k Ice nyaei le.
:-OVJ are you? I be nyacli? I bc di?
old'in she? A ye sanji jelu soto7
how many, jelu, jolu
howmuch, join, jclu-
however, 5i., conj. nya-o-nya'
howl, V. wuri
hur, v. bent:mg, ben'tundi
Cho hugg.d her child. y's dingo ben'tung.
huge, ;:lj. warma
hull, n. (of rice) f;nto
human being, n. hadnm- dingo
hyrtbIe, adj. fang jindiln, fnng kenyang-mo
humbleness, n. fanr jivtdlro, fcm'ma jio
humbug, V. batcndi
Don't humbug r.e. bntandi.
humour, v. jclendi kumo
hmnp, n. julco
hunc', n. junks
hunchbacked srnyakonkotondingo
hundred, a. keme
hunger, n. konko
hungry, :,dj. konkoringo, konoto
, I rm hungry. ==1:onko le be nna.
i be koncrinne.
--71e-TInc-hungry konhat.: laikung.
hungry rice, n. findo
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hunt, v. clanl
Ye to tho river to tato On to bEvElba ,:_cno la.
hunt a cr7.co,Lile.
hnntar, n. dmno, demala
huntin-, n. det1.3
7107, wulu junito
wurundn
urrY, v. koronto, hnuji, 'oanbng,
tnrija
Don't hur-_-y. keroato.
*2,,rry np. I toriya. I bbang.
hin hurz-y horon'zondl.
h1:7ry, 1. koronto
in hu ba !orontorinr!,.
'07=unt, n. dannYra
organ. nte, M ft ,
am here. M be jang.
I am not ong. M mtm ta.
I nay. N ko.
ice, n. glaso
idea, p. hakilo
That is a good idea. Wo mu hakili-nyima le ti.
-17ron where did you 7,et tha I ye wo'hokilo sato minto le?
idea?
I have no idea what you M rang hakil soto ila niraro
to.
identify, v.
Can yo u identify the thirl I si sting_ aute no la?
idiom, n. maaalo
idiot, -j. furingo
idle, kensenso, yafal yafalo
idler, n. muradintancro, yafal yaf:71to
idol, n. jalango
if, conj. ainz, ko
If yOu wish I shall come. Nii lafita n si na.
If I were you I should go. -ding nte le cTu i ti, n si ta.
tang mu i ti nuns n si ta.
If she cones I will tell N'a nata n b'a fo l'a ye.
her.
He walks if he we e A ka tana ko nem'be hataring.
tired.
rinite, V. main
ignoble, adj. din'kurungo
ignorance, n, lon'Oaliya
igtorant, 'adj. lon'bolo
ignore* v. sojat da kuntu
I will izmore you. be n da kuntu le'els.
Ignore da kuntu ala.
I noj'ala.
knna
ill, adj. kuranto, jankarto
He is ill. A kuran'ts le.
She hon been r,cta kuran'din'ne.
long rine.
He was sUddenly toRan ill. Sana y'a knng n ta
ill-bred, adj. kulabalo
konoto kuiya, jiwoya
illegal, adj. (from rcli.iou s harm° ,
of view)
illegitimacy, n. jankaslin'ya, jenedin'ya
illegitimate, adj. (child) jankadingo, jenedingo
illiterne, rdj. karan'bolo
illness, jankaro, kl,rango
illuminate, v. mala
iragc, n. fang jewo
il'a;ine, J. c,ira, long
I can't inc7,ne 'Yho that a loci: wo nu jun: lc ti.
ntLn cm be.
imam, n. almano, aLneni
init-te, V. niking
Don't initat-= neople, Ka
nobalo
r.olu
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innocenc, dj. lom"oclo
Ilot-c..:1ttion, R. berv-uro
171.7:airC, V.
inzPno, Ej chia2c=.'to
charc:o
,c;=-..ato
insenity, n.
wnc6Jalo
inLcat, n. mnbo
lasaLticido, n. tur,',1-Ju-boro
-
in5er,t var. t-t . fcrnt.c:co
2, n., .nrcp. kono to
cee inci-da of it. Zbn na kono jube.
Sn:uld we go ban!.c?
V.
borot-i.
-e inzbeetol it.
-te-. fa, nc
. no no to la 7.1:72au,
I 7:il1 74o to l27in in:=tcad
I Ti
of -7,akau.
m be tn Ladnnc-
in- I nycnta %a la lc i
olnyln7;. na mr_ nt Volung.
will he_ eat inctcal of ci nunc c:_b:no a no to?
man'l:anyang
nenz,
n. nciaT6iro
haiAl-dima
in=211_1gant,
v. hnt-e, lifi
that whzet you intend to ba wo le ko la
bong?
intanfl to lv tte coan- 0 hallo taoo lc mu.
C bula lc la#
trY. u-nli
affenet.
intention, a. hnio
inte'ccourba, n. sacerb, cr.lcro
V. nya bo
intarabt, 1) ya n nyn brke.
intetestc ,rery :,uch.
inte#-act, (7r-al_a) jelu le
he ci ergo? yc
1:nuin?
A -in to
R--
n-
tira- ti2T-V2
7.17.t,a-nro,-,,Flta, v.
2Oic ri1 J im. y'p n
Intnrocat.lon, n.
intc:tine, n. nuo
n.
tnteloct..
It irt.cnticnt.', .
.tr it nt-1P.
bnn:, lt
.
-c
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bunyc
m- nnr bonLen U.
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iron. . patei
Shc.in ironirv her
iron-bar, n. titala fano le peoi kang.
ne-baro
n. kalero
irtnin7, n. paziro
irriate, V. -, bong
:rrite the 7ez-det. 1.flaLinc
irritate) J.
Drit irritate Kane n
7L.7, be
lr coma:. na.
t.
n.
ba
joyeo
'
joyetonko
V. (ith) di
:70 as dr,-t'ad vith I y';:aniforno
form.
it, :Iron. a, ate
Tt 4o' {n. the x. be kuna:, kano.
it=7t, V. asanya
Tt itches. ka aj4anya.
itinern7, t Marty a
itsa12, nron. a- f an,lo
i76r7 rus!-, n. seraa nyi
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jaD, v. so *
He jabbed it. A y'a so.
jackass, n, fali-keo
jacket, n. jaketo
jade, r.dj. , musu-kUn'tang
jail, n. bun'jawo
jam, n. (sweet) tobab-lio
jar, n. (glass) kabo
(for wat jibida
jaw, 4n, bombongo
jealous, adj. kilo
He is a jealous husband. Ke kilo le mu.
Montt be'so jealous. Kane kiliya teng.
He was jealous. A '41.1iyata.
alousy, n., kiliya
-p, n. jipso
jerk, n. wafu
jeat, v. sarani, feya
I ma jesting. M be saran° la.
IL be feya la.
Jeausi' Anabio Is&
jew's harp n. kalito
jewel, n. nyaro
I have lost my jewels. Pna nyarolu le filita .
jeweller, n. sani oan'nn
jinn, n. jino
:WI), Ki. dokuo
jockey, n. su-borila
join, v. kafu, ber, eng, choki, so
Join. the two ends together. ::.ung f,Ilolu choki nyola.
Will you join ne in a soft Nga deng mineral mingo la?
drink?.
Where doc s. th itrc ar.: join Bolongo note ba krng minto
the river? lc? .
joint, n. ehoko
'joke, v. carini, sannri
1 m.-. only joking. :: be saruno le la dorong.
joke, n. s.-ranewo
He nce_c a joke at her. 'A y'a can-inc4
joker, n. s7.rtne1a
joking relationship, s.=.nawoya
jcurnal, n.
.
surnero
journey; n. time'
The journeydwas lung enTd Tma iul a beta
tiresome. warata.
I wish you 3 safe journey. Alla mete futa kunna.
journey, n: (for bUsiness) safer°
jovial, -4j nidiyato, jusullto'
joy, n. nidiya, rAndiya
v. kiti
Who is g. inc to judf-e he Juna le be ki io 141.
Case?
judge, n. jojo, kitila
j&gment, fl . kitiyo
jud-ment-day, n. .?lkiyama-lun o, bcn-.luno
judicious, kitila
jug, n. dumbo
juggler, n. batuta- tiyD
Juice, a. Jio
ju-ju, n. snfo
jujube,'n. tonborong
junp, podi, srwmg, bula
umper oVer the fence.
jv. A sawun't4I s!msango kunne.
Jump in the cr.r. aula moto kono.
junped in the-well. y'o fong bula kolongo kono.
junction, n. (Ala flto, siln kun'bengo
jungle, n. :ulo, outo
junior, .7dj. dingo
junk, n. fai-fengo
jurit n. kitidingo
just, a0v. derong
I saw him just
just shut the &)ar..,
je_sain gain
Da Gni doron5.
I met her just about here.
just, adj. hen'ta jang mafan,na.
Fe in a very just man. tilinfeo
jurtiee, n. nu,
tiling° ,
U. Alkaba
alkadi
n. kafiro, soninke
kapok, n. bunkung buns.
keel; n. kulungo koto
keen, adj. sai
keeu, v. mabo, 5lndj, tu
He kept her in his house. A y'a sindi ala ano kono.
- Keep it safe. A mabo.
They kept on following them. I tute'e noma la.
He always keatio his wnrd. A'ke kango bambang bake.
He haa a wife and family .o ye muno ning mbaiya aoto
to keep. a nyantn men'nu topato'la.
keep off, v. bo
Keen off the grass. )o nycL.o hang.
kennel, U. vulu-bungo
kernel, n 4eso
kerosine, n. keresino
kettle, n. tasalo
kune.dingo, _ _ bo
_aki, n. kakewo
ick, V. danfu, dmTu
Thr donkey kicke him. Falo y'a damfu,
]1 kick you. bc'e damfu la lc.
danfuro
kicker, n. dnnfurla
n. (of a 'ont) brringo
'i.dnep, v. sunya, borindi
lo;Inerr) n- mango, borindiLa
kidney, n. ko kilo, ewndungo
ki,11, v. = fa
T hey killed hin. I y'a fa.
will kill it. b'e fa la.
killer, n. Carlin
killing n, faro
kiln, n
kin, n. Tleiya
kind, n. ( sifa kote, nyongo, _
Have yoU any other kind I'ye nimiai fanong do soto
shirt? / lc bang?
Tbis kind/of finh is good. Nying 'nyong yew(' beteyata.
kind. m1j. / beta
gis Lather is a very kind A fa mu mo bate b la.ti.
men.
kindla.. mala
kindness,o nyinya, beteya
king, mama
king fiaher, rt. jalilengo
kingohip, n. mensaro
4te! sumbu, musa
,-
kinsinqt n*
kitchen, n.
su=,5=0
tabiri-bungo, kobet '-ungo
kite, n. (r bir(1) nelUngo
1.trten, n. nyankumendingo
knee, n. kumbalingo
'niend, v. noni, nyami
Knead some flour. 'Ainko do noni.
kneel, vo nyoyi, nujudi
She knelt before ale nyoyita manna nyato.
n. kurtu-sutungo
n. nuro
_ .
(for shaving her namaJo'-,
(with smnar-lilx b de) tambo''h'
''.t0b, R. mutarango
knock, v. konkong, koni, nki, neng,
boyindi
1-fe knocked hin bead on the A y'a kungn nen la.
donr.
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hour.
-t night,
year,
lmstty, adv.,
catUng
la.
hunung nuto
labnngota
bun karon,o
latch, n.
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leave, n. life
He had gone leave. A tate nung life la.
Lebanese, cAj. Nero
leech, n. our°
left hand,. mars.
left handed, _ mram
left-over, Adj. to, tu
leg, H. singo, a- -kalo
leg calf, n. deso
legend, tL talingo, ku koto
legitimate, odj. hilalo, halalo
lemon, n. nenuno, lemuno
lend, v. fu, dont°
Pleene lend me A shilling. Dukare m fu ta ens° la
1 am not going to lend you N te'e donto la fen'ne.
anything.
lender, n. fula
length, n. jamfo, jangnya
lengthen, v. jangyandi
leopard, n. solo
lcoer,,n. bala-jawoto bala7fulo
leproay, n. 'bala-jewo
less, adj. doya
Six in leas than neven. Woro le doyata worowula
I can't accent anything U te feng mute la meng
lets ttthn ten shillinga.
lessen, V.
doyatafula ning talc ti.
la, jindi
Lessen the nrice. A da tale.
de jindi.
lesson, n. lesino, darano, lero, waln
let go, v. ban
They don't let him go. bukta hula.
1 let go the fish from my Ngn m bulo to yewo bula.
hand.
let_ in, v. durOdi
She let the goat in. A ye bn du 'di.
let un, nga
T,et us Ngn ta.
letter, n. letaro
' letter, n. CaLphabticL) harafo
n. aalato
leucoderma, n. Icabo
leucorrhoea, n. muau-'airango
level v tembe
lewd, , nai naiyo
liar, ed_ faniya fola, iya ols
You are a hi liar. ite nu faniya fol jna le ti.
libel, n. komn kund, to.tinyare
firing, foroya
They liberated their co ye'ela bonko firing.
try.
librarY, n. huku-bungo
licence, n. lansino
lie, v, neung
lic it. Nana (Leung.
ticker, n. neun'dirla
lid, n. bitirango
lie, v. fnniya fo, juLiya fo
Don't lie to me, :(Ann enniyn fo n ye,
'ann faniya lo. nna.
lie, V. In
Care ond 1.Le down. Ne'e ln.
tic cn the bed. Inrano hang.
Don't lie on the ground. :4:1na )rnNo to.
1.41e, n. bnluo
lift, v. niko, chikn, ,rd.in(1.1
'le lifted it 4 Y'n oika.
Lift up your o ILo oimino
Lift up your Leg.
lifter, n. shiksrla
rjj
1=7:
7=7 man
They Lit ire.
Dib C'Utflcij.
LilLht t -p ye,kinc-bo Maio.
lEht, .rdj. Lenpo main.
This bom j feln, feynta, man'kuliya
ver7 light. nylng kuneo feyata bake.
7ht, n.
dimba
71ot: out the light.
Dimba fa. C.ubeng.
maa
Vs ngalacto
you 1±c lafi, nyn bo, diyo
ice? I lrfita mnno 127
like to cee you.
lafita I je
your kind of people. Ite nyont! mo 1:o:fa la kea
diyata n ye.
:=a- r.- the tree like a
boko, uLrt, teng
oct. =Leto yiro la ko n 0.
-Rinrt cry a baby.
it LL -ana 'MMOO Ito clarion°.
this.
1"tn't do 4t like that. ke teng.
ke wo nyama.
c-en tre like
'Pumando'keolu ning'jato
adv.
le mulun'ta.
Lill, n. fanang teng
kobaiyo
n. (frnit
n. (whitewash). lenuno, nemun°
Ian°
limit, n. dango
jur?u,.
line, n.
ma tlq, V.
nunuo, borntJo, lino
tem,be
lirter, V. tu lionn
1!&erie, n. dunc fcno
lint, n.
n.
Jnto
n.
da turo
litL,
lip tat0oinZ,
licuor, n.
rAj.
da core
Jima
olo
list: n. tolu
linten, 7.
tmlo La, moi
Linten to ne.
I tulo lo.
7iaten before ou ancwerw Ila janing,
n.
gee lnmoi jnn'i
-:1.0ng0
literate, inrantna
tigate, V-.
dti
Lttle, a_
ommding
b7 little, orarin domang
live,
ycto domonding
daka
fl
be cirin7 7undun.
l
daharin Yundur .
.
lu, balundi
7.1 lived to be ye annji trng tier°
:47er, n. not()
uno
ivnctock, beymgolu-
1v4nz, adj. inya
ilr4mafengol daf.Ingolu
nc0
uni, donindi
lo me to the 7 z' r2caafi ngn ilono la fnlo
kant;.
V. (r. gun)
Fa Loed hin y'eln kido 7030.
n. duno
lot:, n. ru loi go
loan, V. dont°
Lita me ,Touncl. :1 +Uinta drlaci lulu.
loan, n. dontoro
loath, v. kong
I loath you.
Nge'e kong.
lobster, n. nyamkaro
lock, V. sorong
LOck the door. Da sorong'..
lock, n. kadiano
locust, n. kuntinge
1.0sust bean, neto
lodge, v. jiya
:4here is the ueat lodging ?
lodger, U. Luntango be jiyaring minto le?
luntango
lodging, n. (place)
log, U.
yiri-kunto
loin cloth, 'kuln fato
loins n. tewo
Girl up yo. ur loins. I tpwo
loiter, v.
Yei, tafal tafa
Don't loiter about. Kane tafal tafal.
lone, rij. derma
loneliness, U. kidewo
lonely, adj. kido
I nq lonely. :c be kidi-
long, 1-11j.
jangaya.
long, adv. me
Don't be long. Kano me.
Yon -yere long. I meta,
long arw, koto ke, s meta
long haired, nyandingo, niango
long life, simaya
look, v.
Look et it.
jube, jibe, hyinin ,boko
A jute bang.
I stl looking for you. N ke ite le nyining
Look out of the windbw.
She looks ill. alantero ?sante jute.
A Isdko mem'be kurandin
look here. Jang jube.
look after, v. topato
They don't 1.ok after her I m'a topsto.
lie asked her to look after A k'a s'a jute.
it.
look down on, jutu
look in, v. loto kontong
look into, v. korosi
look out, v. hakiltm, n7,2t0 fele
l00%ing glass, n. famffelendango, dungarewo
loop, n. werengo
loose, adj. (not tififht) yomfa
loosen, v. firing, yomfandi
Loosen it. A firing.
ne loosened it. A y'a firing.
Lord, U. Vanner Alla
lorry, n.
kamiango, moto-ba
lorry frre, n mot() jo- peso
lose, V. bLno, fa
I have loot a shilling on Taransu le filita ma silo
the road. kang. =
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jama, siya
!'ar, v. tinya
marabout, a. moro
ara7.0ct ntork, n. jimo
1-aroh, J. Mai
-mare, n. GU MUSO
kulato, dtzin'no, talikulo
show ma your wound mark Ila kalato yitandi nna bang7
nark, a. mark°, tamansero
n. marsero
'
futcwo
to bre. marriage fr.tubango, tala
to tie marriage futuwo Siti
narriase money, n. tutu nafulo, futu hodo
aarrhaleablc, adj. kamaliringo
marriet: wonan, n. futu muso
narrow, n. (in the bone) yuwo
yarrow, n. (vegetable) 1
saro
futu
'They Married theM. I ye futuvo siti i tema.
I will marry you. N bc'e futu.la.
He m=riad two wiveo. A ye musu-fula tutu.
marsh, n. faro
narm, a. sahido .
m-rval, v. kawa
naccera, n. tusunhalo, kallo'
Mazher, n. parole, snserila
rash,-n. mo silandilango
masked dancer, kankurango -
maron, n. masongo
nanon wano, n. duntu-karsrango
maz-uerader, n. kankuraaso
nassage, V. susang susang, mori mori
3he mass ed his leF7 A y'a aingo sunang susang.
masneur; n. nyabula
rant, n. (of a zaip) kulung doho jango
raanter, n. kartmOaran cirila
na7i7kr,,n. mari
n_antieata, V. nyimi
n. baso
x4Ptc.'l
-.1r.
n . (football) kata fayio, kata damfo
bo:4, n. nach kuneo
(for 1iqhtin7:.) almetc, almacho, macho
n. fulango,-kafunyo
naterial,'n. jorango
natter, n. kuo
-J. have an import7- matter Vga ku hum'ma le cot°.
to attend to.
:Ala': is the matter with- ::une be'ela? :Una kete'ela?
you? uno re'enuta?
The mf,:C:er went on thus i,:.tao 1-4 he ten'ne f'a meta.
for a long tbne.
-atter of orrow, n. kuo
mattranz, R. pLjaso, Lust-do
:ratztre, J. si, kamali, koko
Tt iva not Matured . A-Man' oi. alz, mo
haz matured now. hvialita'saing.
A men'ta scin7.
1-.okota acing.
,a7tre, v. (fruit) uo, ni, koko
-e, nte
It i5 7.1e. . Nte Le mu.
Tt iz me. vte n te.
domoro, kino
1rvin7T. a meal. A be domoro le La.
mean, V. hot°.
'Jht 6oes thin word mean? Vying kuno koto dung?
mann, adj. bul'jaro
in 7can: A bulo jata lc.
rcon777 C:of obtainin) sot° nya
S
measles, n. fusi-ba
measure, v. sumam_
,reasute the cloth. only° sumang.'
meat, n. subo
'meat, (half cooked) ketundo
meat heap', kudewo
mechanic, n. hekeniko
medal, n. medalyo
mediate, v. tena fo
mediator, n. tema foie
medleine, n. (liquid) boro
(pills) bori-keso
meet, V. .beng, 'tare, ben'di
met him on the road. Ugtet tare silo keng.
N n'a ben'ta silo kang.
He would make people meet. A ka molu ben'di.
would like you to meet N lafita I ning n koto
my elder brother. si nyo je.
lafita ye n koto tara.
meeting, n. bengo
He has.gone to acmgetin:7,. A tate bengo-.,:tew
,meeting place, n.-j- barit'optibew-bendnle;, ube-
meliorata, -v. fisiyandl
melioration, h. fisiya
melon, n.
melt, v. yoi, yeldng, yelun'di
The butter has melted. Tuio yelun'ta le.
7dlo yoita le .
member, n kafu=dingo
member; n. (of House of dil)itewo, ditindingo
Parliament)
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(Zrecti)
(cour) nono
V. biti
-Jant to milk 77 :fact. A tata ba biti.
n. bitiro
v. si
mani-keso
nyo
n. nr,orcbon.:on:7,0
V. hnkilt-u, topnto
cilickeaJ .:or me topatn
n ye.
ind you don't fall. T kana boyi.
on't for,rdt. I ic'iiLt- I kana nyina.
to mcite UD one's mind. unkili
0=aIlI
7 ha7e r_nde up my'mind. kd a .
7 hoe
m you don't mind. %clo fe krsi ti.
n.
It in your 1 n to.
rZuna, mron nta
It ia mine. ilte lc ta mu. :!ta la nu.
n. (mumbur of denti, diniceuo, :7inistn
cabinet)
hinute, cdj. ehoti
n. minito
-irccle, n, knuakuo
clirror, n. dungaro, filvfelundrngo
mischieF, n. nnfikcy,
-ischicZ mrker, n.
r dj. bul'jhro,
m isfotune,
r a. lanjuno, nnrjekuyn
*/, fo
-2er :cot missed and she sing° fotn, a boyitn.
fall.
missed th e bot.
a l,"17-11170 WO.tut7. koma.
Thou your chance. I :nnta harjeuo
nunk
32 n. fado dula, labauo
tutuo, kniro, kulumbite
-intnkc, v. fili
-42t2k2, n, filo
non't na_ka cha onne uo kJ-Aino Ice
ngnin. Lotanke.
nistrea-, n, of house) na ri nuso
(woman courted) sunkuto
mistmlst, V. man'la
misundarstanding, n. nyo kLlanut e baliya
mite, n. (on fowls) menaso
V. Nyhmi, noni
Don't 7.L:: f'our in Onsin. Kans ruinko noni bolo k ono.
ix it tth ning jio
=nb, n_ net°
ock, Y. fundi, nynunli, tonyi
D:n rt m ock him. Cundi.
moderate, adj. kr_nynndingo
7odificht4on, n ycleuandiro
modify, n. yelemhndi
-onamnadan, ZAsilimo
-oist, y oita
7.oictan, v. yoindi
-ole, n. (hairy c,pot on the Alla 12
akin)
rht, n. -.1rumo
rolcot, v. tonyi
"otc,ent, n, tom°
7.onc2ca, n. manna
-ondny, n. Tenengo
70,
n2Y 71.
-oner,lender, n.
korlo
dontorla
I
moneylesc, kodcntango
nOal.:. ri t R. kanaolo
monitor ljrf1, n. kana
monkey, n. nulo
black sula- Etnro
black and small lenaengo
blac%-faced and nmall koyo
ginger colourad patampare
red sula-wulango
ar)ot noseC. konyeo
month, n. karo
.monthly, adv. kari-o-kari
monthly course, (menses) kari jaro
'aoon, n.- karo
The new moon has come out. Xaro Iota.
The moon han come out. Kam bota.
:roorl adj. Sula, Narniir
more, ndj. do
Give-me no Do di, nna.
morning, n. aomanda, sailo
morninj; after,, wo a arao
morning star, suba lolo
mortar, n. kulungo
1-oaes, Vusa
-oslim,
mosque, r large one) jalango
a small one) misiro, soli-buroD
mosouito, n. susula, aisilingo
mosnuito boots, ehurungo, ehunung namato
mos-uito nett n. nankewo
moss, n ba nano, ninkinaro
roth, n. firifirindingo
mother, n. bama, na
qow is your mother? ba lo? na le?
riothar,_(step-nother) ba sino, nand ng
rother-in-law, bitanz muso
mother's brother, baring
motor, U. moto
motor-boat, n. ji-kono-moto
rotor-cycle, n. -folesu
ouldp n. (fungus on bread) fina
moult, v. (to coat frtathers) furumbo
mount, V. sele
:le mounted a horse. A seleta suo
mountain, n. konko-bo
mourn, V. wani
3he mourned her dead y'a ke faringo la kuo
husband, wasi.
mourner, U. wanila
rOnae, n. nyino
moustache, n. da tiyo
n. la
Cpqn ?our mouth. da yele-
mouth organin. kalito
monthe;j1, n. dafa
move, V. nalanj; maaan'di
to i7.ova awoy nyori, nyorindi
to move near katana
Don't move. Kam n..araang.
Tve a Little. .1yorindingke
'Don't move the thinga from 'aria fa.ngolu bo
the table. ang.
T''ove a bit neare katana domand
mow', v. (grass). farafarlo,'yarlo
much, adj. jama, bake, jelu, jolu
Don't Cat much. ann :omoro ba!ze.
'flow much is it? JelU le mu?
lie saved much money. A ye %odi jnna le mabo.
mucs, n. (from the none) nung Ouo
nud, n. poto pOto
clud fish, n. furo
mUg:, n. (for water) dumbo
13
Fi
nag, V.
The wit'
11%.1.1, n. -1; ptruvo,
nall, V. per.Jrcag
it on tr.,- wall, o
nail, n. (fift4,7er nail) L2,oringo
(toe nail)
nakod, adj.
naked
n,usingo
bala
A b-le
uro :;e147:0 le acta bn_co --o.
ank,driLes, n. yu
iumo, a. to
dast I to
I to (.1-
harne, V. t) 1
They ,lamed her Saliratu. y'a -cc la
L. cell names tomtcng
namesake, n. toma
naming oeramony knlli-
nanny goat, n. ba =leo
napt v. jinko
Are you napping? I be jinko la 7
nape, n. tong°
naphthalene 1:L,11s kafn.ra bero
napkin, n. serwetc,
narrow, adj. aam'fwin
nanty, adj. nyambata
nation, n. tanku-molu
native dingo
He is a nativo h'alteliodlngo o tt.
native doctor jarala
nature, n. Alan,lArn
navel, 11. bata4ungo
navy, n. navee
near, adj.,- prep. dela, nuttyata,,a '
4beae, fltJnW
.t.nel .t. N ta nyina 10 ala abraln.
Kelm wo fo.
N none man' te.je,
aa4a, tht. n e_ae 1138 wO fO.
kuS7, kutnya
lla a,miao kuto dung.
cantkuto
ar_at la. the ? ttuag ninr lu be kertag ?
1 .71,ave naa an rewz alr. kobori ato.
L.vapa,ter, a4
,bar kayato
kaSa, ka.eko, do, wo kola
--1 ...7.70 it ts yn. t A tie olle,ela le dila koteag.
_.Xt to dala.
lakina
:ace, adj. ny..pya
n. taeu
0. ts fulann_j_7na, t0r_ng ny-la_nea
n. bm.-1 dant- mono
n.
lsang dondaka
n. ciao kono iang, jixtd fla_ringo
ton, hama, jeig
nar_a'a,le fanted nia'aima
:flIw n. ).44/44i,c1 konoatc
m2na7aea, n. tf_a_aaj, aing koncato
tang kononto
=an j
koa- 0 Loujan,go
arany±nungo
!7e, I .'n't cane. Hani, n te
man,:
Ee ata-d 7,7 r4rey. od sato
.-aa7a azonv. F g .ado soto
n. no sze
C-'227: de .asg tn te ku k- no le maa.
ad.e, tuakaro
wise, 0.
nti_sy, adj. kab- 7n
n.
E.:a1,7.a0, v. lo, te -bong
=a,ataaa---70, n. to 1..70, ts-abon'aro
na-72re--7, n. to larla
ta.-laynd
a:n.e pr:0_ Laria fty?
tang
kaaate
n. werongu
n.andh a. 1-D0rn710, seule
tank0
n. nuvtiluo
pazaer 1 gap, 'aa4ha
a.at. i7. r L. te, buk
I. rte to.
-fdd aes thefe." ..001 tz.
az nut A je.
kaja bt_ke aft.d
e,
not -It all Lo,
notable, adj. to-boringo
nota-book, n. karmwo
notes, n. (monk:6 !7yato
notice, n. nutise
nothing, adj. ciaJl forg, tuo, tafan, kc.nsengo
no V. fo
notion, n.
notorious, adj. 4111-;4a
nourish, v. da
now, adv. saang
OD it now. A Ito zning.
nudo, adj. bala-kcn:15,11zo
nudeness, n. bad konnen,ya, Jv kenccn'yn
number, n. yetews
nurse, n. 11Ctj0
nursery, n. (of rice)
nuts, n. '(grctuidnuts) bumbuxnmco
nuzzle, v.
nylon, n.
oar. n.
jibo
e..rewn. n.
oath, n. jrriln
sartc .
oath breaking
kali tinyn
obed.v..nce, a.
obedient, adj. YoLlari auto
sun'd_ing
in a very cub...iint t,3y.
obey, v. Xandinp non'dim -ba lo
You ryst obey your 4.1ders. soug, yamari riuta
object, v
Ya halu la yacaro
..on't always object,
po, Peso, oko
oa sosoro
o'%)Ect, n. ,Knna pervq-o
foaco
"at is thin objost oullcd ?
object, n. ftngo to dunz ?
hamo
objection, n.
oblige, v. sutam
makoyi
obnrvation, n.
&Low-ye, .nurosino
korosi
Observe it carefully.
observer, n. A toms&
korusirla
obatinscy, n.
bolanpo
obstinate, adj.
o'ustruct, V.
kun'ro
ja
babel
Donot obstruct him.
,
bali, oyato amtu
obstruction, n.
Kt.: bali.
nyato kuato
obstructor, a.
obtaln, v. nyatC-kuntUln.
rota
How can I obtain it
occasion, n. *r! n's aoti- la nyadi ?
sew°
It was a very hapr.y occasion.
;73c, Inra'ta 1 nu.
occasionally, adv.
wati wat±
occupation, n.
_occupy , v.
necoc
I ,- occupied now. bnlu =to, nynmoring
occupy. V. nolo be autarg
Who has ocou,)ieci t h:uso ?
J-,za
occur, v. wo ol.0A0 T-7.4
ocean, n.
oobs
eduur, n.
of, sru=11.
nuro. 3onyo
He is a aan of 'wealt,
A ma n.Nfulu ..iyo le ti.
is in the,c,intre of tho tpwn.
of:, adv. A be oatovo lc toca.
bo, ta
7aka off your
Thv are iff. Ila f3:,!111,3 b..
tr.e.
of"' and un
off spring natl.
offend, v.
tonyi
Don't offend your l'ou.S.
offer, v. ilana ila kba ka=fandi.
I offered 4m ten -,.:,4nda.
I offcred to help ho. :;g'a tang lulu di ala.
n kc n a 'a makoy1.
rOf.,7or your prayers t=
off4r, n.
Sho boo received an 7ffer of
Ciro. ftyloirn
marri .
I r'a nyon futuu la.
office, L.
o fiso
officer, n.
oaosa
official, adj.
asnsa kunds r3o
official,bunineso
Oanta kunda dokuo
often, adj.
hake
Ht off.en visits se.,
:oil, n. A kn na n jube bake.
tulo
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oil palm, n. 7,ongo
oil palm it tengknio
ointment, tulo
okra, n. kanjo
old, adj. eoto, k
ti_is tree is very old . Hying kebayata hake.
he is an old. Man. Kobe le mv.
= iiow old are you ? ye sanji joie le soto ?
Che is sixteen years old= A ye sanji tang, ning woro le soto.
You have grown old, 1 kotota le
oid ago kebaya
old men ba
old woman mietu
on, prep.
13 tho book on the table ? bang ?
Put it C. A itsg=
I am ot b'a k,
On account of ;-'3Z111 la
on foot singo la
once, adv. einya kiling
one, n. kiling
Ofle
mu
do is the 3 Ate l=
one another eycla
me hy one kalang
me eyed-. uya teringo,
one fourth tala naniejango
onion, n. jabo
only, adj. dorong
onward, adj. nyato
4,in, v.
-Cpen the doer. yel.
Cpen your mouth. I do y b.
0,en your hand= I tido yole.
Ue ogened the bag. A p-; hr4to
*heti do thu shops open '117--t-F11, be yole la weti
open sTace
opener, fl= yelorango
opinion, a=
cpposso V. balang, man, oQog
He opposod the scheme,. A rerOsone ferc to.
de opposech A halan'ta
opposite, actj. mafango
s0 in Ade opposite direction. raw marmigo la.
a. maralankolu
oppress, V. :)atiaji
lunger opprc o KoNto betandi.
or, conj. mrang
At least ono or ewe eOpo -iigole no kliing fo Cic la
went to tate a karg.
orange, n. larincho, lemuloc
orange (co -ur) 310
orcaitle, 0. tibabc, be
order, v. yamari
I order you to yoAri i ye ta=
order, n. ymero
order, n. ku
Arrange are. hoees n order. Bukclu
orio.on fob
rnaneut, n. nyaro
orphan, n bayo, kilondingo, alyatimo
rich, n. suruntu Xuno
=, adj. do, koteng
Ave me the other Do di nna.
Have you any other Co I ye tuku koteng
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tn:n.
y ri:
%yr, IflJ
4.2t*r
'1,72n-t-7-,,,.
beata banta
n- -tAnta
furo
",...D.ritt-
a-_-3r-n,7:.,
7:r ng3, ft
j.
ad7. tint. '.a
rj-TEr3
ta,
t a pindi
ttn.,
la to LTA nyirat bua,tti ti
nntr-15- t.ty-o
'1..2 a
quality,. r" itio foroya
quantity, a.
Lsrgv jama. htya
man', aiya
quarrel, V. sonka. AY0 nabs, wad, dung nyo la
Dne't Illarrel with your nei b--e riliz i sinyolu kaaa aonka.
TheY quarrelled with each othr. I ye,e nye Woe.
quarrel, n. sonke
Quarrels are often followed Kelo le ka Danko eats.
by a right.
quarreldeme, adj. sonkamc
quarry1 n. beresin,dula
quarter, U. (one ,urt.11)
,--1 ta_la nafiinjango
gaaaa, 24 (.111 bar aup riot ) 7ARU MMus
tine 0 wife asa MUM
queer, adj. msalowo
question, V. nyininlm
He waa.questioned. I Va nytninka .
queetion, n. kumo, nyLninkaro
This is a dirficul t qunntiofl !lying mu izthka: le t1 meng
to answer. jabiro man, diTa.
questioning, n. nytainksro
quiMW, ad,). banbang, kidi, tax-Lys
Be quiek. I tariya. I bambang.
I bulo kandi.
He is a quick workr. f.,13kula tarin'ne mu .
enlickan, v. tariyandi4 tan.pi ke
quickly, adj. bake
Iuiet, adj. deta, tenkung
Be quiet.
The child in quiet now. Ith e tenkundinine.
quieten, 7. tenkun'di
luieten th child. Diading
quietness, n.
nrc yen'yLng
deo
quill, n. poi ui,ine) bads tiyo
quit, V. bula
quito, adv. fim'fang
quiver, jorjAr
fa, pa
pac-e, n.
eic,fa
pac14 v.
fudi, pakl, lanal ayo nyzpica
Have you packsd your thingo 7
I ye'cla fengolu paki le hp-r=4 ?
Pack then together.
I knfU nyo kang.
package, a.
yobantewo, canbalaro
packet, n.
pakc.to
pact, n.
knn'bengo
n. u )
tataporlango
pp.d. n. (f.-
pad load) fi nyinko
pni :a, Y. (a canoe) ja
paddle, n.
jibo
paddling, n.
paddy, n.
oami-kaca
padlock, n.
:Kuala-dingo, karaato
fig
itiko, kafiro
paze, u.
laro
pague cloth
fano
pnal, n.
boketo
pain; v.
ni rig
Coes it pain
A ka diaing
pain, n.
lino, dioingo, kuya
you feel anY pain ?
I ye diaingo kcilanuta bang ?
painful, adj.
diain'ta
batmt, n.
penthro
n.
fulo
n.
c,anna la buo, canna bungo
palatable, adj.
tyata
palate, n.
rolipso
Palaver, n..
sonleo
paio, adj.
labarn
a. (of )'and)
te tewo
pcla kernel, n.
ten'kuplo, tcn'kulu keso
pain oil, n.
tenstulo, te'a wu.lehgo
paLc tree, a.
ten' juuo
paln wine, n.
ten'dale
palh tapper, n.
pan, n. scrla
pane
1.47,n_a-paa, n.
ku-be-jaro
paalc. V.
kiriba, bhra
panic.
Kana barn.
panlcle, n. (of rice and coos) tins°
pent, v.
ae panted for breath.
a. h,,ndo
A 1-..ndata ke ni ji.
pazo, long pOnan, kurti jaago,
panther, n. sole
pap, n. (of rice and coos) chro, wuro
(granalar rice and 0000) 0000
(of rice lik porridge) fasa
pa?, n. (nipple)
sunju nungp
pap'r, n. .kayto
paper ocney, n.
kodi kayito, blyeo
n.
nansalo
paxadc, n. clajo
par%dine, n.
&r,Jri.rt
paxakoet, n.
kel_koln
tilango
paralysis, a. jaro
paxcel, n.
sa-balarn, pasulc
parch, v. yiba
Parch ao._ce grounthr to. Tiyo do yila.
parched rice, n;
dEnpstenAo
pardon, V.
yeafa
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me. amfa n ye. Hakotu n ye. Ft
pax,lan you. yamfate'b ye.
-adon, n. yamfo
as%ed for a r
A ye yamfo dani.
par.ant.-2, n. wululalu
park, n. fonyo dula
parlour, a. sidula bungo, aahade
razody, n. tolin'diro
parrot, n. jobo
v. feta, tala
They Parted. I fatata. I talata.
tala
partlality, n. fasare
pa:ticie, n. choti
p.,t-Lar, a. tanyo
in bv=lineso &taw, deng ayo
pardzo, n. wolo
PPY. a. patiyo
tambi
M batu Aga tambi.
pass this Ng'a Jo a be tambi la Ian
pa-, away, V. fa, sa
wind,V. runi
-'141d passed wind. Donana Ye fuel.
paso
wax-rant, n. pas waranto, ) kayito
n. paraso
n. tambila
by, n. tambila
n. kano, lafo
a, paaaporta
af!). tambita
pn-1,w2 un doko
dnuts wit kanya
konkcng, PE.kti paku, Yong yew.
W,ted the child. A ye dingdingo peku poku,
=. paji, batani
pat'
salandLngo,
n. sabaro
pati-nt. adj. munya, sabari
P ;d'icat. Munya. Sabare.
..1, be patient. M be mamya la.
Tcu munt be pationt. I se,0 jun° nyabl.
kuranto, Jankmxto
How the patient? Kuran'to be di lc.?
patli.71:i, adv. munyala
p711_177, n, kodentango, fuwaro, doba
7,
fonYo, lo
0 reet. A Iota a ye fonyo.
sin, no
pawn, V. toloml
pawn, n,(a piece in dra (dammo) dingo
papiya, papakaiyo
Jo
:In.,paid me. A ye
La-:e not paid me. nan n Jo.
Pay your. debt. Ila Juio jo.
Faw mun do you pay your servant? I ka ila rapaso Jo Jelu le 187
i,aY, 7--
auruodInge
;annostt.m, nYe, :aalc, sumo, =ye.
nyo falanko
;erallless, adj. kodenta.ngc.
koparo, buroyo
;ensi=, ponsono
;sm-fmou_se,it. saino
molu
frzm -.torl7er7
boloneoncnkolu.
petper, n. kano
u, pepritiermo, zentikoyo, tankalo
n.(for sting) kobuutung
marfecm', ad.j. foro fengo, kendeke. ke-kunta
He iE a perfect gentleman. A mu ke foro le ti.
az nbt peTfect in Ergliaa M man, Aagale kango mori kendekc.
7.r.:71.rate, v.
so, funtang, tupuntUpus, ka foroforo.
prfol-m, v. ke
perfornsd his duty. A y'ala dolma ke-
7.erfcr7Arce, a. kero, baro
n. lanikolcayo
perhz::s, adv. tumande
sle won't coma. Tumande a te aa.
period, n. wato
perjure, V. fanya kalio
perjurer, n. fahya kalila
permiseioa, n. yantro
perait, V. yameri
He did not permit his son to go. A m'a direo y a.
persecute, v. batandi, tomndi
perseverance, n. ahaya, wahdlo
persevere, V. . munya, wakili
perseveratcr, a. munyala, wakilila
persist,
perDon, n. no
of the same age,
perspiration, n. tars
perspire, V. taxa
Ynu are perspirtg. I be tararin'ne.
persuade, v. nolo, son,d1
Hepersuaded hex to go. A y'a son'di ala tt la.
persuader, n. nenerla
persuation, n. nenero, _
pigeOnt
(long tailed) konkoto pure
pile, Ili; JUXMO
pilfer. v. sunya
pligri6, n. hijn
pilgrimage, n. hijo
n. bori-keso
o illar, n. samasinP)o
pillow, . kun'larango
Aillow-cse, n. boto
pilot, n. niloto
limp, n. musu-kila, musuba-kila
n. cuputo, chuputewo,
,anuoutendin:zo, furwito
pin, nino
lincer, n. bayano
pinch, v. nyapoti, n;utinja
He pinched hor arm. A y'a bulo nyaoot
pink, adj.
Pint, n. ,:elondingo
o ious, adj. dina-mo
n. fur:4.
pine, n.. (for smokin)tabanda
n. jaialingo
nirate, n. ba lono boinkan'na
piss, V. ke, jalamuta
n. (la woro, pistalo, wolworo
n. dj,nkandino
pitch, n. tar nano
'itch dArk, _dibi-ba
pitcher, n. (3arthenware)jtbid, dumbo
litiless, adj. balafDbalo, hinantor.o
)ity, V. hina, balafa
Cod niod her. Alla tidunta a ye.
Alla hinata a ye.
oity, n. aino
olace, n. dula, dinkira, oalaso
place, v. landi
They place,.1 it in front I y'a landi ila kobalu
of their elders. nyato.
n. alb,Ja, lino
-11alt, v.
plan, v. n:lra, faro ada
e is olanninz how to A be kodo sotonya li
1-.1ke money. rliro la.
olan, n. fero
Their olan failed. U. fero tinyata.
I will try Ny )lan, N si na fero kata.
llane, n. tool) rabo
plant, V. fi
His father has --)late0 A fa ye_tiyo fi.
groundnuts.
nlant, v. (on the flat) konkoduwo, 1).unso
plant, n. firi-fen70
,)lanter, n. (imolemcnt) mar,ingo
plantain, n. banana-ba
n.
!last:)c sasu samato
plate, n. 7,,Lrato, leto
platform, n. ben'tengo
V. (musical instrument)kosi
1110 is playing the kora? Juma le be kora kosola.
play, V. tulung, feya
She started to llay. A ye feva dati.
You should work- rather Lpix,N:_lt%dAk),12 ke la
th.:=)n nlay.
I did not mean to hurt m'a wuli i baramo kame
you, I was only,playing. m be tulunsto le _la nuni2;.
Everybody _wanted to play Iafita a tulUn'na.
with her. o-o-mo lafita ± i
tulung ala.
player, n. tulun'na
playfellow, n. tulunyo
playground, n. tulung-dula, bantaba
oixting cards, n. ;:artewo
playmate, n. tulun
playtime, n.
plea. n. daniro
-;:lead, v. dani
He oleaded for mercy. daniro ke.
please. dukare, diya, ma".iya, jusula
Do as you please. Men' diyata i ye wo ke.
Fass me that book, please. Dukere wo buko di nna nang
Please yourself. sawo.
pleasant, adj. diyata
The weather is oleasant now. 7;angonya be diyaririg saing.
She has a pleasant face. A nyato diyata.
pleased, adj. juSulata, kontanita
-You look pleased. I rlulun'te'e be
madiyarin'ne.
I am pleased, that you came. Ila na ye n jusula le.
pleasure, n. nidiya
pledge, v. tolomi,
Pleades, n. lolo woro
plentiful, adj. siyat, jama
plenty, adj. siya, jama
n. palt1
plot, n. fero
plot, V. fero-da-- fero siti
He plotted against him. A yc fero dada kama.
A ye fern siti a kama.
plotter, n. fer-
7)1Jugh, V.
Plough your 7roundnut field 11:1. ene beteke.
Nell.
plough, n. sener.xg masingo,
sener_:1-: dabo
ploughing, n. s
pluck, v.
Pluck all the feathers. Ti bee w-utu.
plug, v.
Plug it.
plug, n,
plume, n.
plum'.), adj. 'ngo, ankuriciga
plunder, V. tei
He plundered Kombos.
plunge, V. E30r14:. luna
He olunged nta the water jio kono.
ockot,,n. bo, poso
pod, n. wol,onjo
poet, n. donkililala
point, v. yia, chod yi_
Point it out to me. ' oLodi n ye..
:ita n ye.
He pointed a lun at him. yr !Ado tiling a ma.
P. y'a suman- kido la.
, n. tembp
At that point he got up tembo la a wulita a
and went away. tate.
Do you see this ooin 7, t mbo je nape to
the map? le
point of view hakilo
pointed, adj. melundin
Take the Pointed end of Doko g dula mute,
the 4tick.
p-ison, n.
11-e- v-
pole, .
police, n.
Police station,
v.
Polish my shoes.
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-:)=1te ,d3. moyarimw
7ery aJ11e leroDn. A mu moyarim'ha lo ti.
an, n. politikilo
dalo
v. mira, tu mira k%nr
t:ol,n. dalo
or, adj. 6oba, fLmaro, miskino'
He is a 7,or =an= Doba le mu.
He iT,E: a wor-.,!Av. A manG ke dokula7ba ti.
He csoa=e =nor. A keta fuwavo -ti.
7 1ar, zdj. to boringo, darijata
-tine, n. balo
n. sewu-subo
:orridEe,n. yuro cnuro, sato (Kombosl
n. (wharf) wafo
=ter, n. dunila, baranyinin'na
n. kunto
t or:=E-r,teau, n. woliso
n. tcmbo, lo dula, makamo,
cosisono
He has a good ooition A ye makama bete le soto
mansakunda.
was in a difficult A be tembe kolem'ba le to.
ition.
,inat a strange mosition :he A 3i nya be manerim1,bake.
in tT,.ng in.
2,ositive, adj. dankanyata
7.1ssess, v. soto
H :77 :loch money do you os.eL:s F.odo jelu le be'e bulu?
n. bulu
It is in my .00ssezsion. A be m bulu le.
tossible, adj. a si beng
C:Iale as early as ooaible. I si mr. 'atabake
Tat won't be nossible. Wo te ben'na.
7ost, v. (a letter) pose
i.11 you oost this letter isi lotero nose
f:- nA? n ye bang?
nosta&-a stamp,-n. tamlo, otampo
-,oaterior, adj. kolanto, komanto
7ot, n. -)oto
7ot-bellied, adj. kono futo,
n, furufurulano
otato, n. nonoitoro
n. bambano, sembemaya
7otanadj. bamban7, sembema
totter, n._ da dadala
touch, n. (for toba-Co ) pawjo
t oultry, -no sise-bulo
o o.inc-e, v. boinkan
tu, nunku
the coos. Nyo tu.
dalas lulu
;5=0_, n. measure) libaro
your.iea neto seed note tuwo
mani-koso
TJ
7oundal rice, n,
P. turila
n. turo
n. of coos(general )turn
first tounding sura
'se,ond ogunning kochiro
th rd boundLng jururo
f rice, first susaro, chontiro
se !ond boundin7 bubaro
third noundin-.4 seneyandiro
bong, ke, yelema
Your water into the jar. Jio ke jibida kono.
='our out some tea. Ti do yelema.
=ears noured fran her eyes. Nya jio jolon'ta a nya to.
=he rain Poured dcwn. Sanjio keta bake.
Ji-ba le keta.
(drop by drop) tondi
povr. n. dobaya, sekewo
pawdo
of r..ce and coos munko
sembo, fanko
He haa no power. Samba t'ala.
will do everything in Mbe n:=1 sembo dango ke la.
7.1y pcwer. M be n sembo dango le ke la.
powerful, adj. sembema
:.ey would know w o is 1 b'a lon'na le mem' mu
pow-rful amongst sembema ti i. kono.
pcwss, adj. sembentango
TrL1:2tice, n. niking
-1 more practice. nyanta a nin'na le hani bi.
nyanta nikin'na le.hami bi.
=no
sali lungo
Alla la suo
ali dula
n=lla
fan'kanta, hakalituo
adj. jareta
n. 'un'tomniu, folotomolu
folo fo
Kana folc fo.
Kana fo mem be ke la nyato.
lafi, diya
ohio pne. N lafita nyin'ne'la.
'-;o go now th_ wait. N lafita ta la -ain'ne
dina baturo
konomaya
konoma, konomato
A ye kono le soto.
Kono le b'ala. A konomata le.
iv 'Aot yet pregnant. A man5 kono soto fol,
A man'g konoma fob°.
sdj. man' si, mam' ma
dadaro, oarewo
dada, parendi
r- some food for me. Kino do dada n ye.
Kino do parendi n ye.
nyala, taro
folp, saing
_e at present. A te jang folo.
jang
A to jang.
bunya, so-rengo, silafando
a presen' A y'a so f'en'na la.
sent bunya
esent silafando
so di, mabe
rated him with- a so montoro Ia.
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V. mabe
, V. si '
He ,fould preside over
the meet.n.7
ores& V. Hlte, , diki
(iron) Si
aak her to r'?su tly fia ye noa
clothes.
Don't press her hand bulo diki
bulo nyaji
He-pressed me for an A. ye n noma ko ng'a jabi
ores.7]ingyeadj. hoajiring
It is a pressing matter Ku hatajirin'ne mu
nrotend, v. ng ke
She uretended not to A y'a ,f;rng ke ko a mar,g n is
see m-e
prestige, n. to_beto, harjovo
pretty, adj. nyina, nyinya
She is very pretty. A nyinyta bake
urevent, v. ball,
Prevnt the aoat frm Kar.a be. ye Jun buno la.
enterin7 the house
The rain prevented her Saic le y'abali na la.
from coming
,,revantion, n. tan'e:o
lreviously, adv. falto
price, n. da sOngo
Jhat is its price?. A da dung? A songo dun?
will give you it N 0'71 s)ago dila.
price
Lowp-r its price A da tala.
Prink, N. so
A thorn pricked her ri,aan_igo y'a bulo so.
hand
L'rickly heat, taradiwro, tarakulo
pride, n. fang warando
lriest, n. (Moolim) Al.-tamo
(Christian fath)., labec, salindirla
-,-a-ima:y school, . karani"oun'dina
lrimipaTa, n. kzrioya folo
)rince, n. manzaring Iseo
orincess, n. mans-?ring muso
principal, (of a col:I.ea) karan'bung kun'tiy,
print, v. (a book) , safe
(a;dress) hula
The book is well Buko safe duta le
-orinted
'dho :printed y)ur juma le'ela donkilo bula
print, n. (for`-oloth) kandiyaloronzo
crinted cloth, kafewo, fantingo
nricr, adj. folo
"risco, n. bun'jawo
orivately, adv. suturo %ono
probable, adj. tumando
-oroblem, n. kuo
'proclaim, v. kangkula
nroclanation, -1c7InglcuLaro
?_rodigaa, adj. nirla, tinyarila
produce, v. jidi, ding
-o yield)
''rofession,. n. mecho
What is your nrofesior 7:=0 mu ila necho ti?
V. nafa, tine
I will profit from it. A be n nafa la le.'
orofit, n. tinec, ginyewo,- nafa
There .is no Ilrofit Nafa t'ala.
in it.- J;an:,,wo t'ala.
.-IrofiterJr, a; tine nyinin'na
.orohibit, v. bald, loFtlang.
prohibition, n. ..balando
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orolific, adj. jidila
promise, v. lanidi, moindi
You promised me to come I ye n lahidi ko i be .
;,rostitute, V. caagaya ke
prostituti:;n, n. chagaya
prostrate, v. (in orayer pujudi
prostrate, r.dj. 'baring
nrotect, V. kanta, tanka
Protoct 'Ile child from DindinLro tanka dimba ma.
fire.
orotest, V.
She Protested. A b..lriinIta
proud, ..1dj. fang selendila, fang-warandila
proudness, n6 f.Ang selendo, fang wdrando
proverbs, n. mansalolu, kumo koto1u
provide, V. di
He provided oho stranger A ye..d=oro di luntango la.
with food.
orovisions, n. (f0od) eimangolu
Provoke', v. tonYi
Don't provoke hi tonyi.
n sukuwo
-Albite hliday, foto
Publicioe,'v. kangkula
puddle,'n. uoto soto
puff adder, n. dan,t,.ro
pull, V. s%ba
He nulled his e-'-re. A y'a tuiolu saba
'Ask him to lull it. A f'a y'a saba.
Pull the door ooer. Da saba a ye Fele.
pull cl:wmi, r.
Pull down your snirt Ila simiso jindio
7wil off, v. be
Pull off your clothes. Ila dondik-)lu bo.
pull pn, V. dung
Pull an your clothes Ila dondikolu dung.
pull ut, v. bo, wutu, funtindi
Pull out your hand from I bule bo ilo jifo kono.
your nocket.
Ha has nulled it out. A y' a -wutu le.
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punnlement, n. jakaho
PYgmY, a- tunkumeo
python, n. miniyano
nuantity, n. nnngamo
large jama, siya
small man' siya
quarrel, v. nonko, flys saba, wall,
dung nyo la
Don't quarrel with your I ning i sinyolu kana sonka
aelo:hhours.
They cuarrelled with each I ye'e nyo saba.
euarrtlyru. sonko
Quarrels '.re often Kelo le ka sonko sata
followed. by a fight-
q-arfelsome, odi. 3onka-ma
quarry, n. bere-sin'dula
trAarter, n. one forth) talo maminjango /
n. (in her qin right ) musu mansa
king's wife mansa :rills°
queer, adj. manewo
e.;tarn, 7. nyininka'
Tie as quo,otilned. I y'a nyininka.
:---, on, a. nyininlmro
)dj bambang, kanki, tariya
Do quick. I tariya. I bambang.
I bubo kandi.
H,o in a ouick aorker. Dokula tarin'ne mu.
quicken, v. tariyandi, taraya Re
Yaickly, adj, katabake
Tliet, n.di. del, deta, tenkung
Be quiet I dei.
The child is quiet now. Dandingo be tenkundin'ne.
-Iuietcn, v. eindi, nene, tenRun'ei
Quieten the child. Dindingo dendi
Dindingo yen'yeng.
,Loletness, o. deo
3-,111, n. (of norcupino) Cala tiyo
quit, 7. bula
quite, adv. fam'fang
quiver, V. jarjar
I01
r_bbit, n. sango
raee, V. nyo Clang
Two boys are racin7 each Kan,bar.C.in' fulo be nyo
other. 4.1. n7o la.
races, n, tribe.:.; laoi101u, siyolu
raeS.:, n. fer. ke dul, clen'den
radio, n. radivo
raft, n. kolo
rag, n. funtunlo
ra- ball, ..
fix-au L-ato
rage, v. kamfa
rain, V. smjio %.e,
Is rained yet'.,raay. Sanjio keta 1,:-..inuhz,
-It :lid not rain yesterday. 'Ianji Livz:Ig ke kunur.
rain, n. sanjio
rinbow, n. 'kulimarc
raincoat, n. ji mutarnn7 doniko
r-dn.C.rop, n. ji tondo
rains, n. (-1-iny se:-..son)
'lains starte 1..st ni,,,Tht. 7:ma 13J:flt !:.:,;:o:1,; ui,
raiee, V. lo, malirei
Raise your right hand. I bulu-ba Yulindi.
Raise your leg. I singo vatl,Wi.
raise, v. .
lafa, kafu
His salary was raised. I y'ala jo kafu.
I y'ala jo lafa.
l'he arice v:as raizee. by a I ye tar.--nsu lafa a da
sillin7.
rake, V. ngara ,
tariya
rare, adj. man' siya
This is a rare 'Ord. Nying kuno nyon7=o mns,' Elty'7.
,
r. rely-, a.:,..v. =an' siva
lie rarely cones here. Ala aa la.n' siva
rascal, n. sai sc-iyo, kalabantewo
You are a. bir_:: raaoal. ISe nu kalabante-ba le ti.
rash, n. (bruise ) cSunuteiao, furunto
rat, n. nyino
rte, n.i nya
r.,,,.,
o. fengo
n.
- necits, V.
-.
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recc.ver, v. (i !...e7=1-7,n) hendiTu, fisiya
reotum, n. buda, juds
adA. wulengo
cried 1..er oyeu A :.umbota f'a nya wuleta.
relieve, V. ,nota
religion, n. sila, dino
jhat is your religt_ I'be sila juma le to ?.
remain', v. Mu, me
e remained a '301- man. A tuta dobaya hono.
remainder, adj. to
remedy, n. - jaro -
remember, v. hakilo bula, hakiltU, mira'
7iemember to tell it to your I hakiltu i s'a fo i fa ye.
father.
I can't remember your name, N hahilo bota i to la.
ou should remember-my ward I si nna huma muta ila
hakilo to.
He remembered that he did A hahilo bulata kb a mang
not do it. 'he.
renind, V. hakilo bulandi
Remind me to-morrow.. N hakilo bulandi soma..
That reminds mel io ye a hahili.bulandi.
remove, V. ho
Remo'f-e your shirt. Ila simiso bo.
rendezvous, n. ben'dula
rene, v., kuthjandi
,rent, n. (of a house. bun'jo
resoir, V. dada
Reuair my shoes. Una samato dada.
He was repairing his houSe. A b'ala bungo dada kang.
repay, v julo
-You should retay your I si'la julo jo nyinya la.
debt with kindness.
repeat, v. sainkang
Repeat what you-have caid. 'la kumo sata.
I ye mune fo a sainkang.
Ila kuma kango sainkang,
resent, v. tubi '
letter.
He replied to her. A y'a jabi.
reply,- n. jabiro
,
report, n. reloto
report, v. kalame
They resorted him to the I y'a kalame nefp a.
chief.
--resent, v sunkaya
tive, n. Iola, s,unka-a
republic, n. republiko
resulse, V. bayi
They repulsed ,Jie attace_s, I ye boinkan nalu bayi.
request, V. dani
I request you fo help. N be' e idni la makoyiro
kama.
request, n. daniro
require, V. lafi
I requlre this. N lafita nyi. 'ne la.
rescue, v. kisa
They rescued the child from I ye dindinao kisa dimha
the fire. keno.
research, n. nyinin'diro, jubero,
kisi kisiro
resemble, vi mulung'
It v:ould resemble a rainbow. A si mulung ko kulimaro.
The son resembled his Kambandingo n'a fi le
father. . muluyata.
Her child resembled its A dingo bot le la.
father.
The child resembled ifs Dingo bot'a fa le ,la.-
father.
resemblalice, n. mulungo
reserve, v. mabe
reserve, adj. mo derinrw, ng-muto
reservoi n. je-mabo-aula
reside, v. si
residue', n. to 'N.
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c2,t, Y. daha, funyo, sabaue, tenJcung
Lie dowsi -and rest. I la ye fonyo.
ested from his work. A ye fonyo ala dokuo la.
(r,st, n. fonyo
Rest is-necesary afte- Dokuo kola mo nyanta
work. fonyo la.
,-,unCy- is a day of re ,Dimaso -liu;fonyo lurwo le
rent, n. dolu
Aiere are the ret f the Karanding dolu le
stuEents
n. nviro
r estore, V.
He was restored to A fisiyata.
cd restored Alla ye nyankumo sayi
,her original I o- nyankumaya/to.
resume, kumasecilioteng,
folo koteng
He resumed his work. y'ala kuo d.,
retail, a. dasa
re-L:ract, v sayindi
It v:ould retract head A.S'a kungo syindi a fato
intb its shell. kono.
). turn, v. . muru, murundi, sayi
I will return shortly. be mUru la saing.
I am returning home. be,sayila su.
e returned home. A sayita sue %ono.
You did not return my knife. I man' n_na muro murundi
revaal, V. wanyar
Sha revealed her secret. A y'ala kullo wanyar.
-c;-_-.,ehge, V. Mono be, jo,
Ho said he would revenge A k'a si nying monao bo.
for this. A k'a si nying none bayi.
I will revenge. be'e n jo la le.
reverse, v. muru koma
l'avolt, V. balang
revolver, n. daworo
reward, n. barajp, sara, jo songo
He-received no revia_ _or a mang jo soto ala dbkuo la,
his work.
rew-rdiess, adj. barajintango, kenseake
rheumatism, n. ehoki diming°, sangaiyo,
chan-7,aiyo
.,noceros, n. sive ,
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you are right. Its le be tionya kang.
Ite lo tilin'ta.
right hand, bulu ba
Turn to your right hand. Yeleme'e buiti-ba la.
righteous, adj. gtoiltdingo
=rind, n.'
rinderpest, n. charo
ring, n. (for the finge konna, kolina
rings, n.(decorative)
,ringwonm, n.
_ p open, v.
He ripped it open. a fara.
ripe,adj. moL5°
It is ripe. A mota le.
It is not ripe. A mam' me.
ripple, n. ji boro
rise, V. wuli
Everybody rise, Mo bee ye wuli.
He rises early. A '2:a wuli juna le.
Prices are rising. Fengolu da be kafu kang.
rival, n. jawo, nyo sabala
rivalry, n. jawoya
river, n. ba
riverlet, n. bolon'dingo
road, n. silo
.TaXe the other road. Sola do ta.
road junction, gila fato, sila kum'bengo
roam, v. yai
He roams about like a dog. A be yai la ko wulo.
roamer, n. yaila
roam antelope, da koya
roar, n. makango
roast, v4, jani,
She roasted some groundnuts. A ye tiyo do j
roasted meat janindo, subu ]oniringo
7rob, v. sunya
robber, a. sungo, sunyarla
robbery, n.- sunyaro
robe, n. haftano, kaftano
rock, n. bero
rod, n. buso
rogue, n. kalatontewo, tapalew
bulumakantala
ou are a rogue Ite mu tapalewo le ti.
roll, v. bidi bidi, biriminting, dam i
A ball rolled under the Kato birimintin'ta tabulo
table., koto.
Roll up that cloth. ao bayo
roll, n. (of a cloth) dampo
romance, n. kano'
roof, n. - kankaranmo
room, n- bung kono
root, _ ri. sulo
judo, julu keso
rope,maker, n. julu fuala
rosary, n. -tasabayo
rosette, n. g-roundnu disease)Tiya jankaro, tiya k
rosewood, n. keno
rot, v. toll
It has rot ed. A tolita.
rotten, adj. til tolo
rough, adj. sakareringo
round, adj. murungo, molomolo
round hut, muru bungo
row, n. sonico
row, n. (o borindo
royal, adj. mansaringo
rub, v. josi, =sit susa, mala, makang
Jhe wau rubbing oil on his A be tulo mak%tig a dabo-
shoulder. kunkungo la.
7 it on the wall. Kan'a susa bungo bala.
alean. A susta yeseneya.
n. (mate-ial folewo
heat, suntukungo
n, koma lemo
sfj. kuriya, kulubalo
tinya, boyindi
if mined Alamuso y'a boyindi.
n. (of a buildin tumbungo
V. (govern mars
r%Ller, n. (person) mansa, maralla
bori, berindi
He.ran fast. A ye bori taring ke.
He rr away with My money. A ning nna kodo borita.
out-, v. bang
;e have run-out of money. Nna kodo bee bantta.
ut short stens, bori ehofi chofi
rnnr, n. barna-
nzingj n. bore
He came running. A ning boro nata.
dala satewo, santa satewo
rAsh,- h. komongo
rmst7. komong
Iron has rusted, Neo kornon'ta
V.
ruad rei.f ter,: kidi
A y ,a fang kidindi wo iifngo la.
sack, n. sankilo, boto, ambalaso
sack, v. bondi
I will sack you. M be'e bondi la.
oad, adj. uno, balafa, jusu kuya,
She was sad, A be sunurin ne.
sadden, v. JusU kuyandi
saddle, n. kirikewo
saddled billed stork, hello
saddle cloth, ko larango
safe, ri; arankeso, mabo dula
Put them in a safe. A ke arankeso kono-.
safe, adj. koyi
It is not safe to travel Suto tamo Mang kOyi.
at night.
sage, n. moro, marabu
sail, V. kulungo ta
sail, n, kulungloasoi basa fano
sailor, n. kulung kono Aokula, metloto
saint, n. moro
saket-n. kama
Do it for my sake. A ke nna kuo kama.
I will write it down M b'a safe la fak'kan a
precaution sake. kama.
salary, n.
sale, n. iro
saleable,a1). ,san'ta, wafiri-fengo
saline, adj. komma-
saliva, n. da jio yolo
salt, n. ko
salutation, n. konton'diro
salute, v. kontong
same, adj. kilingo
They are all the same. I bee kiling
I bee mu kilingo le ti.
same day, wo lung klingo
sample, n. pampulo taman soro
sand, n. kenya
Jand bank, kenye tinto
sand fly, muto muto, mukaro
sand grouse, n. pilinilicho, pitinito
sanitary inspector wisiterila, bcdofello
sap, n. (- tree yiri-nya, jio
sardine, n. sardinyo, nye-poto
Satan, n. setano, ibliso
satisfaction, n. waso
satisfy, V. wasa, fa
Nothing satisfies _ Ku buk'a wasa.
am not satisfied wi Ila dokun m mang wadr.
your work.
Are you satisfied? I wasata le bang ?
turday, a. Sibito
sauce, n. soso
saucecan, n. kasiloro, $05
saunter, v. yai
savage, adj. jarantewo
save, v. .(money) mabo
Save money. Kodo mabo.
save, V. kanandi, kana
-He saved my life. Ate le ye n nio kanandi.
That alone will save us now. doron'ne si n kanandi
saing.
saw, n. sero
sawdust, babara munk-
say, v. fo, ko
I said not to say thing. M mam'feng fo.
-ihat did you say I ye mune fo? I ko
i ko mu ?
.)ay it again. A fo koteng.
They say he is very I Ica a be kuranding bake.
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I said to you. N ko i ye ko.
You said to me. I ko n ye ko.
You saidto him. I k'a Ye ko.
He said to me. A ko n ye ko
-6aying, n. mansaIo
5cabies, kato
scale., v. L buruburu, palipolo
n. (of fi.h fato
scales, n. (for we ghihg sumandirlango, balaso
(of head kun'kulo
ccane.al, n. to tinyaro
n. dimdno, kulato, baramano
-Lcare, v. (birds) bara, barandi,-juburu
(a person) silandi, tara, barandi
He was scared. A barata.
He soared me. A ye n kijo farandi.
A ye n silandi.
She was,soaring birds. A be.kunolu juburundi la.-
carecrow, n. juburulango
scarlet, adj. = wuleringo-
:.catter, V.
Paople scattered.
jan'jang, sari
Nolu jan an'ta.
n. .karabanjio
scheme, n. faro
scheme, v. fero dada, fero siti
oholar, n. talibo, karamdingo, karamo
n. karambungo
n. siso
:.7.c==.d, v. jalai
She scolded him for his A y'A jalai. ala hasibiya la.
p7reed.
scolding. n. jalairo
scoop, n. kaurlango
scoop, V. kau, koje
He acooped water from the A ye jio kau juwano kono..
canoe. A ye jio bondi juwano kono.
Scooping, n. kauro, kojero
ecour, V. sendyandi
scorch, V. buruburu
scorn, v. jutu, nyutu
He scorned his A jutut'ala muso la le.
scorpion, n. .ankalingo, buntalu
ocoundrel, n. alewo
scram, V. (be off) ta jane wai
n. kuntuma, kunto
.crape, V. wasawasav
scrape the paint. Penturo wasawasa.
Scrape the fish scale's., Nyewo fato wasawasa.
scratch, V. gently) nganya
badly) worsi
Don't sera ch yourself. Kane'e fang nganya.
scrawl, n. ngusi ngasot wisi waso
screen, n. kuntung,..tewo
screw, V. wise
screw it in. A wis kono
wiso
script, n. safero
1...rub, v. josi
The scrubbed the calabash. A ye miran o josi.
ssrubber, n. josirango
ecum, n.. ninki naro
-the, n. worto
n. ba, fankaso
.9-a sickness ba kono sasa
ala shell, bosohombo, nganya
,scal, V. noto, suki
Seal the,envatape. Embuloko noto.
aoam, ft. karali-kulo, karari-ku.
scarch, v. nyining, wisite
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For what are you searching? I ka mune nyining ?
He searched the house. A ye bungo bee wisite
search, n. nyiningo .
Jeason, n. wato
seat, n. sirango
eat, n. rousers) kurtirbuiyo
3ecco, n. aagaro
second, adj. fulanjango
second weeding, kumalo, Bain kang baro
second world, lakira
secondly, fulanjangola
secret, n. kullo, luko_
secret society, kullo kafo
sects, n. (tribes siolu
secure, v. (to obtain) sote
He secured a good job. A ye doku bete le scto.
security, n4 sankaya
n. chongo
oediment, n. duro
'seduce, V. marsa
He seduced her. a y'a marsa.
seducer, n. marseria
seduction; n. marsaro
seductor, n. marsarla
see, V. je, jube, jibe
Can't you see it ? I buk'e je ?
They all came to see her. I bee nat'a jube.
I saw, him on the road. Ng'a je silo kang.
I am very pleased to see yeu.I jeo'ye n jusula bake.
.He fell in Love with her Eiring a nya bOyit'a kang
when he saw her. a yla kanu.
seed', n. turo, fi-fongo
(of,a tree) yiri-keso
seed store, (local) buntungo
(government) mangkasino
seedlings, n. jambo
.sek, V. nyining.
He went to seekeredit. A tata dontori nyino la.
seem, v. mulung
You seem happy. , I ka mulung be jusu larin'ne.
It seems to me that she won t A mulunta a e nala.
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segment,n. kunto, kuntuma
seize, V. oust
select, v tombong
select the ripe nes. Mpringolu,nyala tombong
ielection, n tambon'diroiThyala tombon dir
Jelf, pron. fang fanang
oglf protection, fangicanta
,ell,,v. waft, san.r;
Sell it to me. A sam'ma.
qhat do you sell ?, I ka mune wafi ?
He buys. and .sells. A ka wafiro.ning san'diro
le ke,
3emen, n. maniyo
send,v. ki
Send her to me. A ki n,ye nang.
He sent me a present. A ye sambalaro ki n Ye nan _e.
I will sond you a letter. M be letere ki 1013 3143 le.
Send for a doctor. Kila ki dokitdro
Jenegal Cocal, jambaduduwo
senior commissioner, kumandarg keba
oenset n. hakilo
You.have no sense. Ite man' kungo oto.
senseless, adj hakilintango
jenselessness, n. hakilintan'ya
sensible, adj. hakilima
oentiment., n. ngunio
sentry, n sordaso, kantarila
eparate, v. fate, fatandi, tala, bo kochi
p"
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4mey sevarated, talatar. I fatata.
set-arated fron her A W.a ke talata le.
sband.
sebarated the child I ye dindingo n'a ba
nother. fatandi.
7Lte rice from husk. Mano ning 'tato bo nyo to.
n. fataro, talaro
kururudimingo
Serebule
Kasinko, Serer°
, Sarjino
sert:-.us sobema, kolemq,p
7ou 7.to sario, I nya be kuyaring.
It is a very serious matter. Ku kolem'ba le mu.
Ku sobe ba le mu.
earmon, kawando
eerpent, n. sa
servant, n. rapaso, dindingo, saferdingo
serve, V. batu, bo
Serve God. Alla batu.
L'nner is served. Simango bota le.
service, a. sarawiso
sesame,- n. beno
: v. boyi
7'he sun sets in the webt. Tilo ka boyt tiliji-la le.
' down, V. landi, sindi
-et it down o. th e raad. A y'a landt silo kang.
v. dimba mutandi
set o v. wuli, ta, silo muta
He net off, .
.A tata.
set in order, lo kU,
set a trap, V. kutinding- is.
EST. 1.M1 V. londi
settee, n. am'ba
7ettle, V. _ 'place) sabati,
settled in a forei- A'sita Manz.
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adj. hidinko, fe-'
shallow, adj. ,(persen) da sibalo :
shame, n. malo
no shame. A buka malu.
She hid her face in shame. A maluta a y'a nya biti.
shameless, adj.. malibalo-
He je a shamoese boy'. KaMbani malibalo lo mu.
thamelessness, n. malibaaiya
shank, n. singkalo
shan't, hong
zhape, n. da nya, mulungo
.share, V. tala
Ne will share It M b'a tala-la le.
Share it'amongst them. A tale'e tema.
7hare, n. ta
This is my stare. Nying mu n nio le ti.
Nying mu n ta le ti.
:hark, n. patamo
e7a,rp, ad ,diyata, dima
Hy knife is not sharp. Nte la muro man' diya.
Give me a sharp knife'. Muru dima di nna.
_tarp, adj. keku
look sharp. I keku.
:harpen, V. diyandi
Sharpen my kni e. Nnn muro diyeridi.
atter, V. tinya
His hopes were shattered. Ala jiko tinyata.
=aver, V. ii
shaved his beard. -A y'a bo a
zavod head, kung nunku
. n. lirila
n. lire
n. solo, diso
-u, pron. a, ate
cil, bamba tulo, se tuba
shoar, v. sheep) ti kuntu
zhoath, n. f maize etc.) fato
,,Nooth, of a sword) la
n. (far circumcision) jujuo, jibiro, mbaro
s n. sa-Muso
adj. dorong
a. (for bed) larang kang fano, darabo
seku
n.- arizc
11. v. (groundnuts) (tiya
is. zhallin7 Iroundnuts . A a tiya tei.
Shell same corn. Tubanyo dO woto.
:hall, n. (of an animna). fato
(of an egg) hombo
11 fish, boso
eater, n. for,yo duXa
pherd, n. kantarila
ield, n. tankarulgo, kotoro
t, V. nyori, nyorindi, bondi-
2hift it from there. A bondi je.
n, tarenso
me a shilling. Tar,mso di nna.
qhin bone, fl keleng kulo
V. malamala
The moon is shining. Karo be mala la.
:no sun is shining. Tilo,be boring.
v. light) bita
.p, n. kulungo
.;'nivic, v. kata koleya
TL shirk work not good. Kata koleya beteya.
'
'=t, n. simiso
V. bu ke, so
W al.var, V. jarjar,
'She was shivering wi h A'be jar arala nem bulu.
old.
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shock, v. kijo fara
I am shocked.' N kijo ye n fara.
shock, n. kij faro
Shoe, n. fate
shoe maker, abo, sama a dada a,
ankewo
shoot, V. fayi
Theydhot him. y'a bung,
I will shoot an arrow. M be kalo fayi la.
shop; n, kumfa, bitiko
shore, n. ba tinto
sharte. adj. sutungo, sutuma sutiya
shortage, n. daso
shorten; v. sutuyandi
Shorten my trous s. Nna kurto sutuyandi.,
shortish, adj_ sutnma
should, v. , nyang
You should go. nyan'ta a la le.
shoulder, n. dabakunkungo
shoulder blade,- daba fefewo
shoUlder high, dabakunkung tembo
shoulder joint, dabakunkung,choko
shout, v. ' lenka, sari, pisali
Don't shout. Kana wuri. Kana lenka.
The girl shouted. Sunkuto wurita.
She shouted for heln. A wurita ka nolu kill.
A pisalita.
sliout news,. kibar kaw-kUla
shove; v.' nyori
shovel, n. pelo
show, v. yita
S'll.ow it to me. A yita, n a.
He wanted to show her his A lafit'a sembo yita l'ala-
strength.
show in, v. futandi
Show him in. A futandi nang..
show favour, v. fasa
show off, v. kibiri
show out, v. bondi
Show her out. A bondi.
shower, n. ji-keso
shred, n. funtungo
Shriek, v. wisa, kari
,shrimp, n. njito
shrink, v. sale
My shirt has shMialk. Nnna siniso se
shrub, n. fito
shuffle, v. : nyaming, nyami
(cards) batri
Shuffle the cards. Kartowo batri.
shut, V. wung, sarong, biti
Shut the door. Da sarong.
Shut your eyes. I nya biti
15hut your mouth. I da biti.
:Mut your books. Ila bukolu tawung.
The shop was shut. Kumfa be sorondin'ne.
Shut up. I biti. I sarong.
shuttle, n. walado
shy, adj. maIula
she is shy. .A maluta is.
Siamese twins, fulandingolu merinu riatta nyo
bala
sick, adj. kurang
The smell makes me sick. Sunkango le ye n kunmig
I feel sick. M be kurandin'ne.
She is sack,. A be kurandin'ne.
sick of, pasi
I am sick of lis M pasitelela lanjurolu
yOur trouble moyio la le.
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sick )erson, hur2nto, jankarto
sicken, v. -pasi
sickle, m. woroto
sickness, n. kurango
side, n. kara, dala
I have oain ih my sid N karo le !to, n diming.
,rite on one side of Kayi'zo kara dorong
oacer 3nly. safe.
On which side are you? Ite be kr juma le la'?
AM not on either side. Nte mang hara ta.
Study the oroblen from both Diyamu kara fulo be korosi.
sides.
Go to the other side of the T silo kara dm la.
road.
Come and sit by my side. Na si a dala.
stave, v. tame
Sieve the flour. Munko tame.
sieve, n. tamewo
s.ift, v. sonsong
sigh, n. ni ji jango
sight, n: jero, nya
His sight is not very good. A nya man' diya bake.
He fel/ in love with her at P. y'a jo dorong,a y'a kanu.
first sight.
Sight, v. hayina
They sighted land at -last. Labangola le i ye tintm hayina.
sign, v. safe, sinye, ta
You have forgotten to sisn I nyinate'e to sinye la.
your name. .
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Slip your clothes on. Ila dondikadung.
They slipped it into the bag. I y'a bula boto kono.
n. filo
It was a slip of-the tongue. N da le fil_ta.
s,ippers, n. (local) .
muke
slippery, adj. namayaring
He is as slippery AS a snake. A be aamgya
a.ope, n. hidinko
cw, adj. nafa
He is d slow workr. A nafata dokuo to.
Why are yeu so slow? Mune'e y'e nafandi.
The clock is slow. Montoro nafata
He is very slow in learning Ala Arabu karango sumayata bake.
Arabic. Ala Arabu karango nafata bake.
sl,owly, adv. nafaringela
He walked slowly. AlaAamo be nafaring.
slumber, V. jinko
He is saumbering. A be jinko la.
n. 'lot° poto
s4, adj. nyamengo
alack, v. tap!,, busa
She smacked her chi d. A y'a dingo busa.
small, adj. in size mesema, mesengo, ndingo
(in quad ity) demanding, doya, ading
Tt is a small hoUse. Bun'ding le mu.
Ne me a small sum of money. Kodinding di nna.-
This, shoe is too small for me. Nying samato doyata n ye
bake.
It is small. A doyata le. A maul' wara.
It is very small. A doyata le jawoke.
boy dinkeringo, kambanindingo
n.- jambalo
smart, adj. (person) taringo
,saash, V. tei
Se careful and don't smash it. I kekung i kan'a tei.
'ell, v. (bad) suakang, kasa
(good) .scro,nore
. =ell something burning. ang janila le ka sunkang
The meat began to smell. Sub° boyita sunkan'aa.
It smells nide. A sero diyata.
n. sunkango, sere, noro
hat caused the bad smell? Mune kaamtkango sgbu?
This flower hasn't much smell. Nying fire noro mam' wa-a.
E ic, V. Mui, muindi
Ste was smiling. A be mui kan'ne nurig.
4hat made you smile? Mune ye'e muindi?
smile, n. muio
smite, v. - bUntang
smith's hammer marto
smoke. n. sisio
oorm I filled with Bungo fatasi
smoke.
No amoke without fire. Sisio buka bo kima koma.
cmooth, adj, tembe, tenkung, deba
Are the walls smooth? Bum'balo Aembeta le bang?
Velvet is very smooth. ;Wham) debata bake.
rmut, n. fufulewo
ck, n. domori-mesengo
E lail, n. misalingo, Wolonkofe da
anake, n. gener I term) sa, duma julo'
tylss of snakes) miniyango, dangaro,
jamba kere sat jamba kat
snare, n. kutiadingo
to set a snare kutindingo la
lri, V. ngura
A lion snarled. alto ngurata.
cnatchtv. busit chanau
He snatched a boy's stick. A ye kambano la padonge chan u.
sneak, v. yoli
s'.:eor, V. nyawali
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sneeze., v. tins
He sneezed. A tinsota.
sniff, v. sera; nung surtoa
The dog sniffed VG meat. Wulo' ye subo sera.
snivel, n. nung-jio,gnnun'jio
snob, adj. mo-faringo, nyalcaso,
fang warandila
snore, v. koronda
You snore in yout sleep. ka korbnda n'i sino la.
snoring, n. korond
snot, n. nun .jio
snout, n. da kalo
snow, n. sam'fura
snuff, n. airo,, taba munko
snuff 'box fulao,
sc, adv. silang, tvng
soak,v. nyiking, sinang
, He got soaked in the rain 3anjio j'a atnang.
Soak some rice in,water. 4.ado do nyiking ,jio kono.
soap, n. safuno
soap dish saj'una-Mil4ango
soar, v. (to rise high), sawung sante
Tho.prices have soared.' Fengolu da sawun'ta santo.
sob, Vt siki sikt
She sObbeL siki sikita.
adj. moya, h: aMaya
scc!cs, n. kawaso
coComtte, n. jusamela
,todcmyttn. jusamero --
.
sofa, n; sirang-kara-jango
soft, adj. .; foq
She has soft skin. A balo be foyarin'ne.
t is as soft:as silk. A be foyaring ko soiyo
c:cound was soft after ain. banko foyata sanjio kola.
v. foyandi
,often it. A foyandi.
.bofoyata, pot° pot
soil, n; banko
soil scienti banku dokitaro
n. soridaso,
sola, n. (of a foot). sing-tetewo
zole, adj. kiling
solicit, V. dani, ma
solid, adj. ja, jaro, bam'bing
A sWaMp goes solid in dry Tilikando kono-Yaro ka
season.
olomon Suleman
soluble, adj. yoyi fengo
solve, v. firing
He could not solve a Fiddle. A mang.talingo koto firt_g no.
some, pron., adj., adv. do
have taken some. Uga do ta le.
They.carried some to their I ye dolu samba -a bung°
houses. kono.
Give me some more. Do di nna=koteng.
Some people are never satisfied. Ho dolu buka wasa.
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comebody mo do
Somehow, adv. nya do
somotime,, adv.. tumando, dombi
scmewhere, adv. dula do
von, n. ding-keo
ton-dn-law bitang kep
FC n. donkilo
soon, adv. saing
.She will be back soon. A be na
n. fintongo, kankarang sisto
soothe, v.- jamung
rcrcerer, n. lolo felerla
sore, n. dimingo,
no,:o, v 1 :2;1. diming, dimindi
sore, a,j. diming
Is it sore? A ka diming?
sorghum, n. nyo
sorrel, n, kucha
sorroW,' n: balafa
aorry, adj. haketu,.balafa
I am sorry. M balo fata.
I dm sorry to hear Ila k-4'ango moiyo Ye
you are ill. .m bala fa.
Re waa not sorry for his iend A mam' balafa a teri ye.
sort of fadong, nyongo
sort out, V. bo
Sort them out, I bo nyo kono.
soul, n. 1)
nio
-sound, n. kuma,. kango
soup, n. durango
spur, adj. kumuring
sour milk nono
sour-sop tubab-aunkungo
source, n. folo'dula, sungo
South,.adv. bulu-ba, kalou
sovereign, n. mansa
sow, n. (pig) sewu-muso
sow, V. fi
Have you sown ypur groundnuts? 1 ye'ela tiyo fi bang?
sowing, n. ,firo
soyabean, n. soso
space, n. (between the bed rid kufamfo
the wall)
\spade, n. sin'dango
'span,,n. (of arms) sisi-pampingo
spank, v. lipa, fanta:ng
She -1-.1-Iced her child. A y'a dingo lipa.
spare, adj. .to
spark, n. ngalaso
sparrow, n. kacho
spawn, n. nye kilo, kili-boto
speak, v. fo, diyamu, kuma
Speak to me. Diyamu.n ye.
Spehk slowly. Diyamu ku.
Speak the truth. Tonya fo.
She spoke. Alcumata. A diyamuta.
speaker, 12. diyamula
spear, n. soro, tambd
spear, v. so, chupa
speckled pigeon sibi to pure., bit rigo
spectacles, n. nya kilaso, luneto
Speech, n. diyamo, kumo
speed, n. tariya nya
spellings, n spelingo
spend, V. dome, bo
She spent all his money. A y'ala kodo bee demo.
How much money have you spent? I ye kodi jelule bp?
How do you spend your time? N'i te dokuo la, i ka mune ke?'
I ke'ela wato ke nyhdi.le?
He spent the rains at Bansang. A sanata Banean'ne.
He spent eight years as prime .. Yo uji aoi lc domo
minister. :prime ministaya kono.
_sue: , v. for.o
spider, n. talingo
spider's web taling julo
spill, v. kupi, bong
Don't seili it. Kan'a kupi.
spin, v. murumurundi
spindle, n. kerenda
spindle shaft = kenda falo
apindle whorl kenda kuto
opine, u. ko kulo
spirit, a. (the soul) nio
1 2
da jio
bida
ji saro
dale
fara
a rhun palm. Sibo fara
tinya, kasara
s7oi1 my boo'x. Kana ana buko tiaya.
seoil your clothes I kane'ela dondiko tinya .
the rod -7._nd stoil the Buse) landi ye'e dingo tinya.
stag, n. konkotong-keo
stagger, v. siti siri, ta _gtaling,
chaki
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stain, n. no, morko
stair, n. seleselendango
stale, adj. kumo
stalk, n. kalo
stallion, n. su-keo
stammer, V. bibi
He stammered. A bibi a.
stamp, n. tamp°
stand, V. lo, londi
Stand still and don t move. Lo i ye tenkung,i kana m
Stand up. Wuli.
She is too weak to stand. Samba t'al n'a et lo.
I can't get it to stand. Nt'a londi no la.
I con't stand that man. keo la kuo kuyata n ye.
keo la kuo sofuta
I can't stand the pain. te i ingo munya no la.
Stand firm. Lo ku.
It will stand. A be lo la le.
It won't stand. A.te lo la.
A te lo no la.
standard, n. mbo, standard
star, n. lo
starch, n. w yo
stare, V. nya,i,
Why are you staring at I be 4;,1, nya fete la n kang?
fete n kang mune la7
starling, n. (a bird) waI Zie "'
start, v. dati, boyi, kumase
je,must start early. N s'a folo juna.
I:can't make it start. M m'a wutundi no.
He started to speak. A boyita diyamu Ia.
dhen lid you start work? I ye dokuo folo wati
She startod te cry. A boyita kurabo la.
I could not start my car. M m'a nna moto.mala _o.
She started to olay. A ye feya dati.
startle, v, barandi
starve, v. konkondi
He was starved death. Konko y'a fa.
stay, v. deka, si, tu
Yion't you stay? I te si la bang?
Ite tu la jam'bang.
Stay where you ar Tu i be daraeng.
dhere do you stay I be minto le?
I be siring mint() le?
-,he stays at Lamin. A be siring Lomin.
:eal, v. _unya
He stole-my money. A ye ana kedo surlya.
You stole it. I y'a suriya.
It is wrong'to steal. Sunyaro mam' bete.
steam, v. simbi, sale
Steam some rice. Mello do sole.
-am, n. finjalo
earaed-millet flour futo
amed rice bar baro
eaming pot Nyintingo
earner, n. sisi-kulungo
steel, n neo
steep, dinongo
steep, karo bula
Steep in indigo. bula karo kono.
steer, V. samba, borindi.
The caitain steered a snip. Kapteno ye kulungo samba.
e_rman, n. lema-tonko
st__ juwo
step, n. wad()
step-bro h (on fathar's side) faring koto, do)
step-child tururabarang dingo
step-father fanding
step-mother ba eina, nanding
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st.r.ster fa .ing baring- m SO
stens, a seleselendango
sterile, 7.dj. jidibalo
sterility, n. jidibaliya
stern, n. (of a shiP) fenyo
stevedore, n, dokaso
sta-c, n. claw)
st(ward, n. rapaso dindirigo
stick, a. doko, falo _
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_ 1 L '? I te tiling no la brulg n'i
He can shoot _ aight. ':?ebdt.waA,t, le.
Put the Tlicture strairnt. Natalo tilin'di.
He came s'raight home b00. karam'bungo to doror
from school. a tiling tilin'ta nang su.
strai:01-ten, v. tilin'di.
:,-traighten your hand. I bulo tilin'di.
strange farmer, sama manela
stranger, n. luntango
-angle, V. ke,-'dete
strangled his wife to ft y'ala muse k-_go dote
death. a fata. .
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stuff, n. (material) fengo
stu==-Lle, v. taki
e stumbled on a st]no, A takita bero la.
stump, n. yiri-ju-kunto
stun, v. tajindi, ketundi
:he tlow s:unr_e:, him. Junkuro y'a tajindi
:7..-iL, adj. furingo
atuzld ass, fali furingo
st---;itity, n. fuo
v. bibi
sty n.(infl,..mEtion of the keba jubevo, 1:eba ju jube,Po
eye;
mahya
suSaect, n. (topic) kumo
sutmerge, V. tuneng
sutmit, V. (to yield) song
succeed, V. no, sot°
If you try hard, you Till N'i y'a kata bake i b'a
succeed. soto 1 la.
o will succeed the king. Juma le be saila mansa noto.
succulent, adj. kuluntango, banyama
such, adj. nyong
Xnever said such a thing. N none mang vo fo.
1 have neven seen such a N nene mang nying nyongo
thing. Je.
such and such, kaari
suck, V. susu, suoundi
The Child was sue-zing. Denario,be susula.
Suck it. A susu.
sue-sling mother, dim'ba
sudanese, adj. tklibonko
sudden, adj. kataba, barambaranto
aue, v. samani
suffer, v. yankankati, batandi,
They will not suffer. te yankankati la.
She suffered pain. Diming° y'a batandi.
From what are you Mune be'ela?
suffering?
She haa learnt to suifer A dalita munya la le.
.iithout complaining.
s'farance, n. yankankato
v. kanyang
That Will suffice. Wo kanyanIta le.
sufficienee, n. kanyango
sufficienf, adj. kanyan'ta
suiiocate, ni suki
sugar, n. sukuro
sugarcane, n. sukuru-kalo
suggest, v. ,fd, ko
suigest that we go now. Ntako fo n sita saing.
suicide, n. fam'fa
aUE:, V. jusubo
DOn't sulk. Kana jusubo.
sum, n. yatewo, nangamo
n. (dry s.lason) tilikando
e7uivalent to Snglish sama
summer
'uramit, n. turo
summon, v4 samani
She vxm mod ht-..10 A y'a samano.
,
summon, n. samano
sun, n. tilo
sun rise tilibo
sun set tiliji
Sunday Dimas°, Alahado
sunhelmet, n. ka.:iketo
sunshine, n. tili malo
sun, V. simang
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superfluous, adj. to, tambi Ingo
superstition, n. sob°
supper, n, stmango
supply, V. di
He supplied her with A ye dondiolu di ala.
clothes.
She was well supplied Kodi jama le b'a bulu.
with money.
support, V. makoyi
Let me support you, hold Batu ng'e makeyi m bul
my arm. -
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n. chuputewo, yito, funo
swift, adj. tariya
swift, n. a lArd) nana
swim, v. newung, ji no
Can Tpu ye nevningo no le bang?
I ye jio no ie bang?
swinf.le, V. domo, tapale
swine, n. sew°
&wins, n. faindango
sworft, n. fango
7- athise, v. sanga kontong
He symnathised with her. A y'a sanga kontong.
symnath-iser, n. anga kontpn'na, nyingo
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table, n. tabula
tablecloth n. tabulu fano
taciturn, j. fong sa,,cto, jzObtlrO, derin,7o
tadpole, n. tetodingo
tail, n. facyo
tailor, a. korona
take, V. ta, muta
Take thin b ok snd hold it yirI 'Guko to, y'a muta.
Tnke my hen bclo Mita.
'To t-)ok thcm all himself.
It.fLluico le y'a bee
You take thit. ye wo to.
This work will take three 1TJ111r dokue be Trnti naha le
hours. to Ic .
vou will havo to take a I he bula In kulunr,o la ka
boat to Sapu. ta 3anu.
take :way, V. samba
T akc it away. A nambs.
take care, v. kekunz, hrld
take leave, v. nars
cake off, v. bo, wuramr
T ke off yo-,r clothes. ho Cendiko bo.
take out, v. bo, bondi
Tske it cut of the box. 'ao kunco keno.
t&o oicleae faoa
tale, n.
talP., v.
tiino
diyamu, iiyamundi
7.tor trlkin:. Diyomo bula.
3he talko a lot. " Ca siyata lc.
Don't talk noncen e. :Curio furin:o bull.
The child is learninr ,to Dindino be diyamc nin&kang.
talk.
talk, n. diyano, kumo
tall,:ntive, adj. diyamule-ba
she in n very tnlkative aiyni,ula-ba lc mu.
woman.
c- n. diyezula
jan-iyata
:!ow :a-e you? !le jamfo mu t'une ti?
tallow, n. kengo
tally, v, ben:, cerbe
tame, adj. mai°, dalo
tame, V. ioloyrn1., d7.1indi
temel a leoord ye nolo maloyandi.
tnmelen, adj. kulublo
tmler, 11 dolindila, kulur1a, mnlayanarilo
tank, n.
tap, v. (a tree) 30
T hey tncel 7)alm trees. I ye tenz.o op.
tac V 10fl1(oflg
tapioca nycmbo
tapcer, ru. sorLa
tar, n. oflo
tarret, n.
tart, n. (intiorn1 woman) chago
tassel, n. (of raaize) fire
tsote, v. nene
Tasteit if it in oweet? " nene f'a diyata?
Does it taste sweet? timiyata lc bong?
taoteful, aaj. diyoto, timiyata
tasteless, ndj. seyata
tasty, adj. timiyata
tattoo, V. oo
They tottuod her lips I y'a da turo no.
taunt, v. snrani
tax, n. namo
(hcune tax) bun'jo
tax-collector, n. jutikaninfna
tari, n. taxi, pacao moto
*ea, n. ti
ter.-pot, n. ti-taoilo
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taa-anaon, fl . ti-hojaro
teach, v. knran'di, nin'di
T each ma ro N niu'di l'andinRD __aruTo 1
te Aler, n. karnmo, karan'airla, todawo
arafan
teachin, karan'dimn
tanr, u. !tato, timo
tear, V. fara, no
I have torn rj unirt. nna nimioo f
-7:7 pocket hao torn. floe jifo notm
''a tore it up nrIrily. kartato y'a
tore down the road.. ye boro fate ft
tc.r, a. nya jio
7er eyes ware ill nye. Eat:- jio la.
_teara. nva halan' kalan'ta.
Wipa your taarn. I nya ito fita.
Ihe burst into teara. y'a Cunz. kurbota.
teace, V. sarani, b.etcni, canari
I only tea ba carano la cloron,7.
teaser, n. aanarin
too.t, a. nunji-nungo
teddy boy, bandivo
taath, nyitv,olu
telei7ymn, n. waya
telephone, n. telifuno
tall, V. o, la
_ell to n ye.
Tell ma your name. to ro n ya. I to n di.
Tell me uhat you want. to n ye i latit7 an'na?
T ell mo tha nacret. Nulio fa n ye.
Tall me a ntory. .Talinffp lo n YU.
Who tol' yow? Jwma la y'a to i ye?
did not tall theta m'a fo i ye.
7 tal, you. Na-- fo ye. rt ko i ya
I told him. Na-- f'a ya. ii k'a ya.ko.
told you. (plural) a t'al ya. N h'el 72 Ho.
I told tha-. fo i 7a. N Ha i 72 l(o.
You told mz. I y'a 20 n ye. I ko n ya ho.
You told her. I y'a t'a ya. I k'a ye ko.
72 to). me. y'a to n 7a. ,-. ho n ye ko.
7a tolr,! you. - y'a.to i ya. kc i. ye ko.
Tall him lor ma. _ to n ye ye !to
I will t 11 von. b'a to lc'e ya.
7 will tell hir. b'a to l'a ye.
t211 lian, V. taniya to
Don't tall liao. 'Nana L-niya fo.
tell a tale, talirt7c la
tall the truth, ton7a Ea
tamper, n. sanL'ara
tarple, 0. (-olaaa yet-) lxin-7
n. nganga
-art, v.' mar:a
tm7'tec_1 har to '11, 'arca ko-1
thingn.
tonptPzion, u. antmni-laaroaro
n. tang
n ohjllirio tula fnla n
tor%a .
toyarino
'connin, n. taniso
tent, n. tiriliso
tenth, a,:j. tanjawfo*
1::.natc, v. ban7, ban'd
They ten' rioted tin ,sa- I y'ala 0 han'
rec.
termite, n. baba
tarrible, jaw ko
tarriEy, V. a:landi
:le terrified her. y'a oila
territory, n. barao
tent, kbtobo
testa, n. fur
tasten, n. bere kilo
testieler:, n. bort kilo-
tentify, v L;cdaye
testimony, n. sedendiro
tether, v. yori
th.Yn, conj. fo
thank, v. numbern, nimbarn, tenth
Thank you. I nimbnra. .. bar
Ilo thank you. Koni.
that, prnn., adj. wo
I want thnt. V iafi
that ic why, wole y'a tinno
that time, wo Mama
thatch, v., tiba
Thatch the house. 3ungo tiba.
thatchin, n tibo, tibaro
theft, n. sunynro
their, Ilron. ila
th:sn, ,:xlv. bitun, ttllotng'
thero, arlv. ic, jnna
thereabout, - iv. je.afan, wole to
thereafter, aav. -ocs kola
therefore, wo 'coma
1-harewion, wole to, wc nye
Thereurcn he to,-;k. hin -cneY. Wo nyn 1c n y's1a lwdo to .
these, pron, .1, J. nyin'lu
theY, pron. i, itolu
thick, c Iluturin-T, bartiban, liyata
thicken, v. dutundi
thicket, n mato
thicknenn, n. kuliya
of 11.1.1id fluto, atinto , -
thief, n. sunos
thieve, v. sunya
thievery, n. ounyaro
thili, n. wuto
thimble, n. buluto tamo-
thin, os1 neseyarin, 1:born
!3he in .thin. 1-berata.
Her finpero are thin. J. tr-11ukonondin2,'s maccyata.
Thin cloth in too thin. ',lying br_yo fey.!.ta bake.
it is Chin af7 n-li,ler's
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... :.lescyat,1 k% tn1n jute.
web.
thing, n. fengo
:,Thit do, y u c-11 thiz thin2,1 -dying fen_o to dung?
th*ng'amy, fen'ke
think, v. mirm
Think cnrefully. 1 :.lir:=1 ku.
lc think. 7, ctu nga -Lira bang.
Thih.:3of what I h:tve naid. 1 m:ir.r.. nna kurio 1a.
70 thoW-ht shc, wan lookin: : y'n uira a k'ate la nyining.
for him.
What Ao You think? I ye nuna mira? ,
thinker, n. :_!irala
thinkin, n taro
'third, adj . sabanjango
thirdly, ,,,:v. b'njancLa
thirst, n. mindo
thirsty, J. mindoringo
I aM thirsty. :Indo'le be nna,
11.nd,1 i m mita.
thirteen, n. tan'T nine saba
thirty, n. tani7, sbe
this, pron., nying
this nyinnng
thistln, n. nyakanyako
thorn, n. nganingo, tupo
thorough, a(.j. kukc, k..mdeke
-hpne, pron., wolu
thrlts,Ind, n. wuli
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t, n. rIro
l':11,-ccia;n, ciLi. uirabclo, hakilintarvo
tatlannnesn, n.' nirnbn_Liy:., niratan'ya,
hakilitan'ya,.
7. busa
n, julu bora
,r.
211f1
V. sitcndi
_- ,:nc'l hr. :. y'- nilanei.-
ctnzr, n. silandiic
nobo
77-), kunuw:!*.obs
q
koba, nl-nji saba konn
ncrunLf,::
lc-a, v.. bunc
zhrice, n':,71. ninyn onbn
snt, n. Iciri!= kut-Jndo
podi
;hr- ne , rt. mann:. ih sirano
th r? dr.y, tilc bac, tinyanb,luilxi
throw, v. Eayi
Don't throw ntsnan. X;=.na baro fayi.
e. threw 7wcy the brunh .',. yc fitarcn-:o ayi, a herita.
:
.
n. bulc hulTaba
7
(hi-fh rie) ba En
(low tie) bc in
CI. tl
nene
eroil:. ItIni,co 5.an2 . ,
--7_1T -,7s7.'r 1nnd.
=ill, n. (,2r2a., Icr money)
(ncini) 140:xp anco
:il*ar, n. (cf rio2) Jaz-Adm.-U.
Iclia,
"...zun janlIcandi.
isn't tilt 41'.
n. babaro .
tura°, wnto
.ce, n.'
it i tiTZ,
It i: nfl z:71.-z.
W atO Cite le.
wato :A nn, Ci..
,
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Time is money. Wato mu :todo Le ti.
Old timeo. Foloto. Jamani-folo.
times, (so many nya
timid, adJ. jotentunzo
tin basin, n. pane
n. (er:trum kungo
tip, V. so
T have tipped h Ng'r so.
tip, kuoindi
Don't ip it ov Ican'a kupindi.
tipsy, chakito, cirota
tiptoe, nyente, yera
She ti d into the room. nyenteta bung° kono.
verato:auno kono,
tire, V. bate, batandi
WaUdnr: tirea me. T ano k. m batandi le.
You nevor tire. I buka bota.
I tired. batata.
tired, ,C1j. botato-
She looks tire,'. . boko mem' be be aring.
I an tired out. I batato fa.'fang.
tiredness, n. bata
tirclean, adj. betabalo
title, n. palaso
tO, preo. to, ye, kok]
send it to you. b'a ki le'e ye.
This rod oco ta Lorain. Nying silo ka ta Lanin
ive it to me. . di nna.
Do that to pleaoe me UO ke n jusu Lando 'coma.
Two men c.741e tn Z'o 511a nata a kang,
toad, rt. oto
tobacco, n. taba, niro
tobacco plant, tobo juvo
to-day,
n. (child) taLlorWingc, tatandingo
aingkcnondinz'o
toe, n.
big toe. sinEkumba
togother, adv. nyola
toll, v. doku
toilet, n. kamo
tolerate, V. -unya
N rouny li,
T won't tolerate it.
tomato, n. montan-ro
n. kaburo
-;cma
tomorrow, soma silo
tomorrow morn1n,
tbn, n. tone
(in the mouth) nenffo
ton,Lue,
bi sutc
toni-_;ht,
fanang, jawokc, bake
Take thia boc. Oyin2; tananz
That ia too melt. 7o siyota
Won't yon e=:..me too? I f:Inan,-, te na bang?
It is toc hot, kandita bake.
kandita jawcko.
tOo
doyata.javoke
tool, n. jorango
tocl bar, joronL; 'eama
tooth, n. nyinzo
tsoth brn3h, n. nyinz
nyin;7, josirango
toothache, n. nyiarz-dimo
toothlesC, adj. dawuma
toothnicle:, n.
sckotirtmp, ookoco!:orlane
top, n. sonto
torch, n. lampo
torch :mlb, boliso
torment, v tcrandi, batandi
tornado, a. turube0o, fonyoftba
tortoise, n. kuto
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tortura, v. dioin,di, torertdi, atandi
torter d his wife. ytala orandi.
tow_ch, ndj. jaringo
tour, V. tama
e toured his ditrict . y'ala
tour, n. two;
tournament, fl . olnkiro
taw, v. saba
towartls, adv. nyato, miAfeng
towel, n. tawelo, jerbeto
tocm, n. sote-ba
tounv)eoplc, sate7molu
toy, . dinding tul(ind
trace, n. no
trachoma, n. nya fa1int3o
track, n. (morks) no.
(of land) icunitu-bulv
trade, v. julaya
He trades in cows. ac flLfl3j jal-
trade, n. tereto
trader, n. firila, j /o
tradilx7,, n. firo
tradinL,' eNpedi ion, safaro
tralacrt,rlz, n. tamanse
traffic, n. trafiko
train, V. kulu
You.choule train her. I s'o. kulu.
n. santo sisi kuln113'o,
kuluro
trovaple, v. - nyoi
on it. Kanta nyoi.
transfer, v. savun'di
was transferred. I y.a sawun,di le.
trannorm v, yelanandi, yelema
tran:lletc, v. famari, yelenandi
Tratslatc this into Nan- Mying yelemmdi Eian
dinIta;' kengo to
t r:alsplant, v. tutu, tuturo ke
have transplanted the Oga riutarii tuturo ke le.
garden eLn-fs.
transolentin, n. tuturo
nsport, v. yoronda
n. k'atIndinzp, kr.lins:e (for o
p kurlingo ln, kflino la.
They tl-apped o lion. :i.utuni:_ino ye jato mute.
travel, V. tana
She is trevel11n7 o be tamaln ka ta Dolor.
4'
inl-.3s)
v. ele
Ma-tricked re. .171 fern le.
4; ye n ta:%cle la.
n j3m2c. le.
trich, n. janla, fero-
trick y, joafa
1,3 5
trickle, tokli tad i
trigger, n. (o f a gun lebo le
trigger :7uarl, le kankandango
tripe,,n. (rt of stomach) kono_fura, nya furs, nyango,
lunkunmewo
triple, a ,.. 5inya-saba
,.:ripod, R. siniciro
trivial, o!'j. ku femna
trot, V. chof chof
trouble, v. batandi
Don't trouble me. Karla m batandi.
trouble, no tano, tora, bata
ic in trouble. .'.. be trobulo le kono.
crouble maker,
You are a trouble maker. Ite mu nafiku lo ti
Ito mu setani-mo le ti.
trubleoono, adj. sonkanturo,, scrika-mo,
n otani-mo, l'Atato
trou-.T4, n, bom'bolo, waruo
trouszr cord, kurti-julo
trousers, n. kutto
trowel, n, banku-murango, turelo
truce, n. sonka bango
true!, n. noto-ba, kuriye
tonya
true, Kibaro nu tonya ic ti bang?
ks the news true?
It is not erne. Tbnya te.
tonya tonya, f niya to neng to
truly, adv.
trumpat, tubab-fetango
trunchecn, n. polls doko
ttunk; n. (body) nuntungo
(of a tree) juwo, sungo
(of rIn elephant) numango
(steel container)
n ne kuneo
la
trus- La Alla la.
Trust in God.'
: trust you. ii late'eln le.
I don't trust you. 3' man' le'ela.
man, lo nna.
Yon don't trust me.
v. (with money) dont°
.tful, a0.j.
jikimo
trustfulness, n. jikimoya
jikintongo o
tructleso,
tru n.
tonya
truthfulness, n. tonyamoya
try, V. kata, jube
y'a kata bake.
He triad hrrd. Ila kato-danffo ke.
T ry your best. - knta ye.ma ku.
Try and behrwe well. Nna peno jube.
&N.7 my nen,
Mna peno kata.
k'a fanang lafita a-fang
li71 said he wanted to
kata la.
himself.
taetse, n. jolo
kunango
jab, n.-
tuber, n. sulo
toto jawo
tubarculosis Talato
Tuesdny, n.
tumble, -. boyi
julo
tune, n. banku koto silo
tunnel, n.
yelema
turn, v. Yelema bulu-ba la.
Turn to the right.
turn away, V. jenkendi
balang, man' song
turn down, V. balan'ta.
:.-1e turned it down.
turn doyn, V. (lamp)
Turn down the lamp jinpo TIQCO
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turn
Turn
turn the 7.
T rov.n4,
urn pasec
TArn it 7. OVer.
round.
arount.
n.
tuoh,
n. n.
tutor, tiurun
n. an
tveaZL.rs,
rw,Ava, n.
tvanr?, elenhcnt) nuruna.
di
n.. pura %uto nnn.
n. (Dana)
n. rlinzo
boyan:o
karan'dirila
tang
r!Pin
(et'enirrs) noang nin::;
tvina, cinyP
r;:irl, n. (nornin )
t-ict, 7.
fuln
7. fitirin;
(to y.i,-Ibu.nndiruo
Don't
rt
ttri.at
tilo
fajiro ftiri
vA-.4rvz
kunt,;1u,
julo-
tvo, 7:1s _po)
rao n. firin:
-tie:, ingar.
n.
rjpaa,
n. toronondi, fulaneling'cAu
julo
fun
:f.ant
mining
fulc toronondi..
oifufurucino
tala bul.konondin,o
3.1..fa
udd2r, n. sunju bato
tu71iness, n. kejnwuya, mulun'jawuyn
u:ly, adj. Tuluntjawo, kejawo
A be riulun'j oiyrin ico
_ wo.
ulcem, n. talc), madimo, madirco, madiminzo
ultimate, "1 bann
e_ batakuu,L julo
umbrella, n. pniancoro
-nnire, n_ kunton;ke, koro3ir1 a
unable, adj. manj, no
7a waa unable 'r1C) nan' ta no.
unnecentable, a_ lafintan,go
.;maccustoned, dalibalo
unafraid, adj.
unagreeble, ndj. snm'balo
-unanimous, kap, kilin-To
uner.ed, adj. joramtan.Lo
unnttractiye, ady.. mznr
unbelieE, 1. labaliyn
unbeLiever, 1Thlo
unchangeable, idj. yelemabalo
unchaste, adj. (hoy) kl-libani 'car°
sunkutu kero-
uncircucised, ad-j. =lima
n. (fraternal) fandin_L
(naternal) brina
uncleanLiner-., -cencyabaliya
unaom.fc-,at:ble, ma kuya
unconk2-', j. kere.::ta, kero
uncover, V. wurcin, Zirin:
Uncover TsDInd. rino firip:.
Ticovere', a11j.
under, r.ren. ksto, Alma
Lank under the table. -bicl :oto jube.
7a 'iorka under him. b. bc -okuo IT. ate la koto.
underline, v. nunuo 1.ca
uldernnt:1, adv.
underski-t, n. jarala, k-msaboringc,
duma fano, bele4-.-tbo
t.ndersta.nc., v. lon
Do you unders_tand 7':
y'n utn la
Do you undaYst-nd 77;n:Lish? I ye An,:alc kan_c le an-,'.7
unders'znn7.1 you t,c'e krlammta.
buke'ela kuo knIcanuCa.
'7.1ve T made-myself under- n U fon: 1Co7e'e nn kencleke
stood elerrly? o falarr;P
-:_iven to mnel-stand fo n ye k' 1=nr-10 mang
not true. kc tonya Li.
' it d'L-ffiult to make . k.oleyatn n fe kumo fa
:3:11:: understood in karmw to.
=dint:a.
uwiç, V. wuran ..ondiks be
ndrean ycurnelf. Iladoniko bo.
,lected, baranto, terema
5nrc-::bnran'tola
unifor7, n. (ress) unifonno
unique, adj. kiling
unit?, L. kan':.Jengo
duniya
unjust, aj.. tilim'balo
uni:nown, lom'bnlo
conj. fo ning
'I -.1hall ro be ta la Le fo
it rains. sanji:) nata de.
futubalo
unprid, jobalo
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unpleasant, adj.
unprofitable, c'.,1j.(person)
unsam, adj. cdj. kurunhur.ntato
nnoynp:thetio,
untaned, sikantunjo entan::o
vu.tia, V. adj. karabalo
Untie it. bola fa balo
until, dalibalo,
Goo pre., firin hulubclo
l!c niht conj.
ate it until fo, firinz.
ished. until ittonorrow. hani fo
waa fin- Jauta diya
unwillim;,
un, adj. A y'a fo
adv. demo hail
Cli,mb up the
T balan'na ban
c'told it up aanto
any lon- Dale yiro
un and 0,t'a -luta oOflto
vac u2 Q.
The ia at six flr1 La
kotcnikc.
Ia te nat yet U.o'clock.
flo 117,? i
ye ta.
a:nto
:lita trl-
:tpright, taan;.;
adj. w-li woro le.
(juat) cn,!_arc olo.
aulu-tuo be'scnto la
riverpeople,(erect)
root, tilinG bcnz?
V. lo la
Uproot it.
urethra, n. wu:u
urinate, V. bolon8-1=o-nholu
Dontt wutu,
urine, n,urinate on the suc.una
ailo
road. comma,
urtic,arr, jalcmuta
nron. aucunt
113.1, V. ununa
Don't jio
ntclu
usa, n. do;:to
food)
vt has se crnz.!1,o) ':anc!
bec,
Zan,:
'Jhat
io ito nala bee
uaa? praa
11=0, ye nnIa
an uocd -o nc.fa jOn La
dunz
unad ';:o be nafa nunz
1 clu dali nuna ti?
tha:-.2,.
- to it. dalit'a he la
3,x1c
tia tarta nun L.
to you. je
n-f dalit'a la Ie. lc.
noalacs, usaful
v-ourp, v. Tumando a ci
utencils, n. nffa.
n.
utc:-ina rv,rf:JVcnnr,b
ut.ost, brathe7: or tclAri-jor
lu,m!ta, n wul!:rentso
badin'ne
hato
danzo
nan'din,,;o
vacancy, fl . %clongo
vacont, adj.. kolonot kensengo
vaccinate, -! norku, sepu
The ehti was vaccina tea. 1 ye dindin2:o marku.
vaccination, n.
va-abond-,
n....,-
tZi
markuro, sepuro
tafala
buto, beo, butultungo
va-grant, Adj. tafal tafalz, kalabantewo
vaT2c, adj. koyibalo
vain, adj. kori
The devil it in vain. 7etano y a kcit, r korita.
vain, adj. son) warandila
valley, n. ulixborio
value, n. sonr,ro, da? nafa
It haa no value n favala,
nun' nafa sato nt,..
:Mot ia ita value?. " aok:o r1unL'? nafa dung7
That day I realized Jo lun'ne ng'a nafa Je.
valuc .
value, V. da fo, da yinka
valueleca nafantango
van, n. motoba
vapoura, n. pechi finjala
varioble, oifa nifa
variance, n. wali
variety, n. aifa a
variouc, aifalu
vary, V.
-:our price varies every any. Ila firs a wall lnly,o-o-lanz.
vraa, n. c_Aanbo
v1:7-21ine, n.
warn-ka
vastnesa, n. waro
flit.noLu
yell, n. jUandinj,co
vain, n. eso
-;alvat, n.
ue:
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n. natewo F
'Alla::: head, olkalo, aat- -tiyo
kabilo
7i11:7c fJozd Head, habila Leba
vilLin, n. halabantewo
vine, n. (cl-cerscro)., salanombo
n. winiarro
e.71-, n. (=n7,h4) tuto, konoc=12
n. ounkuto
YiLl kno77 whether you A d'a 1.)nc; fo ite mu aunkuto
virzin or not. Le ti fo nunEutc tn.
.
va-!Inal turaba
vir-inity, n. ounhi;tuye
b=l'han'ta
n.
ioion, n. jero
visit, v. kum7nbo, jube,
r oin to- visit my Ii bc ta n koto lc kumpabo
brother. la.
He 77ent to vinit hic mo- tat'a ba jubc lopitano to.
ther in the hoopital.
7 vicited London %Jaen I tatn Zondon nnn lifo kono.
on leave.
n. jubero, kumpaboro
visitor, n. luntanzlo
vsice, ft. kon3o
A vsice c7ok frou the ngc humata arijano
hermano.
volunteer, n. fangdi
volunteer -:roundnuts, tiya hallo
vs71t, v. fono
,.3he vomitec'.. -A fonota.
vote, V. karte fayi
T hey voted for the area I ye area koncil karte
council. fay° le ke.
voty, V. kali
Ha vo-ed to i1L him. yn kali k'a b'a fa la lu.
n. sir°
caTe, n. taao
, vulern n. nuCto
villEar, adj. da-AnYarino
%nature, n. dtnio
:vulturine oca e,77,1e, dulra-foro
vblvT, n. bac,-
vulvitic, n. kayo
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wade,'v. (jio) fara
:le waded through A.ye jio fara.
wag, v. finiang fipjang
The dog wagged its tail. wula y'a fenyo fina.
wage, n. jo
wagon, n wagono
wtail, (African) morikunindingo
(yellow). nyalandingo
waist, n. tewo
waist beads, jono
wait, v. batu, runya
Please wait for m Dukare 17. batu.
Have you been waiti nr I meta bat..tro la le bawl?
She waited. batuto.,
wait, n. baturo,
Ne wan lying in wait for A bjtjt.. a _atu la.
hin.
waiter, n. batula
n. baturo
Don't keep ma waitinr. Karla, n sinA jang
batungo la de.
V. kuning,'wuli
usually wake up early. N ka wuli Juno le.
Wake up. Uuning.
T he noise woke ma up. (11:ango la ye n kuning.
Please wake me up at seven. Dukare n h,ning talang
worowala wato.
wek,ln, v. kunin'di'
walk, V. tana
.0he walkr;d away fron hin. bet'a koto a tata.
Walk carefully. Tama kunheo
T-Te wen walkiry: fast. be tana hang tariya C.
is walking like a arab. i= be tarta, la ko njoso.
wan, n. tamo
Let us "o =or Oga ta tamang tamano
Walker, n. tanela
wall, n. bolo, bulungo
of a house burl'balo, bun'hulungo
van, n. lefo lefo
wander, yni, kafc.I halal, tafal taf
yaral yafal
7.! is wan'ering ciDeut like be yaila ho trula.
dog.
He is wanering about. be kvfal'hafal la.
wanderer, n. yailn, tafal tafala wuesir a
wanderin;7, n. yaing yairv
want, J. lari, -nala
I want sone money. lafita !:od--, do la.
You are wanted in the nous,I. oula teL bun:',a la.
Tell her that I T4ant her. f'a ya n wan tiala Le.
f'a ye n lafit'71a.
wont you. lafita ite In.
u sala tc'ela.
What do you want? T lafita 'tune la?
sulata mune la?
Want, n. , 0, hsmo
wanton, towttatewo, balr...fabalo
war,- n. kelo
warl, v. kanta
warden, n. hantirils,
warr;ro'oe, h. aLiroro
warn, n. (dr_iolea) fengo
warn, a6.J. kando
Get me aome warn wr,ter. Ji kando do di nna.
Do you fell warn? kandita le bang?
!keep it warn. mt ':andering.
v. kandindi
arm it on the ir handindi dimba to.
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warn, v. dandala, diy.und
7ou have been waritad . ye'e dandnla le.
arn you. Og,e dandela.
warnin, n. dandalaro
warrant, n. waranto
warrior, n. kelela
wart, n. no
warthog, n. wulo keno sewo
vanh, v. ku
--130/1 your handn. T xto ku.
ve you washed them? I ye:e ku le ban3.
%Jack, n. ku
I cm goinc for a wash. be ta n ku la.
Give ny oar Ont. 1_,oto lai.n ye kendeke.
w-Isherwoman, n. kurila, !mria, kurla-muso
washing blue, blue
wanhinz day, kuri-liino
washinL; place, ku-dula, kuj_.1u1 a
wasp, n. (mason rasp) dunt-m3 karalango
(yellow uasp tiondole
war.te, J. tinys, bone
Dcn't wante food. kino tinya.
You-are foolich to waste Ila kodi tinya mu furingya
your money. le ti.
wate, n. no
Unct a waste. 10 mu bono-ba le ti.
ted, adj. balo tata
She has become wasted. ,-. bolo bea trta.
watch, v. jube, koroni
He net there wntohin3 the nita a be tulun3o jube le.
match.
There is nobody watehin. :O te korosiro Ia.
te jubero la.
:latch ne crrefully. jube ku. n koro
w-tch, n. ontoro
(wrict watch) buluto nontero
watchna'-:er, n. nontori-dadala
wotehnan, n. w chmano
water, n. (fresh) jio, ji see
(brackish) ko jio
Give ne some w7_ter. J io do di nna.
Pnter, V. ji bo, ji bo,.ji jan'
F.e was wateria, be naIzo ji be kan3.
It mnde my mouth ye n lo.le.
-Y eye: were waterin:. :I nye Pe jio bo la.
to nal-a water sumuna
water buck, sinaieze
water drawer, jibila
water c_l_rawi -
ji bio
water-fall, way°
pater' jar, jibida
water lily,
water -elon, !=iy°
wrter tank, ji tank
watery, adj. jina
wave, . ma
to wave p hpnd bulu wulindi
waved to her. yla bulo m'a ye.
wrve, n: be ji balin:o
n. !wanyo
n. (for cc, in3) illtorlange
n. maEan6o, kara, nya
-ihich way -11..1 she tatc ninte n2111'ne?
Loh both ways. fulo bac jube.
There are nany wys of ke nya ziyata le.
dnin3 it.
water-clonet, n. keno
we, pron, ntolu
weak, r,Ij au,balo
weaken, V. (physically) iabrrandi
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weakness n. (Physical) sembentan'ya
(moral) lanjuro
wealth, n. fanko
wealthy, adj. fankana
wenrIon, n. fangkanto,
wear, v. dung
wao wearing a new dress . A ye dendiko kuto
dung.
5he was wearing a goldenri_rig. it ye aani-konna Le dung.
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whnt, 7ren. mune, munz, nu
What is that? nu we ti?
That shsll I do? 4e mune ke la?
7!hrt-i tt 1ventn.7:a? Wo nafe.mu mime ti?
7or what in that? Wo nu pur mine ti?
01,,-7t are you Ioiaz here? I be mune la jang?
abs ut yourself? ite dung?:
717 h,,7nen? Pune hate?
_t :aeut it? le dung? We duni:: Nu nurv g tip
hst e larga_heuse. nyeng bun'be.
'jhat tine will yell corla7 I pc ne wati ju,.?. le?
what way, nyndi
'whatew.r, pron. _ ri
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whoever, pron. mengq-a-meng no-o-mo
whole, ndj. mumewo'
wholesrle, n. -rnmacewo
whoa, -ron. rzeng, mung
whooping cou kadi kedo
whore, n, chego, chako
whorl, n. kerenda kuto
why; adv, tinna, mong:
,nut ;liana? keme?
-Why did you mot come? afund y'a tinna I manTna?
--./hy did you not tell ne lurtu y'd tinna I 170a-fo n ye
before? nungT.
wick, no lzmpi-sarabo
wiced, _ jawc, jusu_fingo,
%onoto
wide, fonuta
widow, rc.; furoja muso
oidower, muountango
wife, n. ruso, muuuna
-Ahere.is youX Ila muso le?
wig, n. taheou kuntinyo
wiggle. v. finjang finjang
wil d, crninal) dafewlo, wulu kono
wild.cassawn, kono nyambo
crt benbango
chasa fele bayo
n. soto
iid r.ion,
tsVaU°
You will 'In it. T b'a ha le.
It will Se reaey tomorrow. .-.. be pare la le soma.
Aill you come in? 7.1te nang?
She won't liateh. te lamoi la.
will, n, juso
2e hes a s':ronL: 11. o LtIe jata le.
willina, cdj.
fyl'atLya
nill, the kin= 'Diyo kuiya n_non y'a
his T.:auAter ta him. -Cinz-nuso di =la.
nilty she xo-reed. 7,iya ko.iya a son'ta.
v. noro ke
have won the rnce. dan'ne.
hove -mn a wras'cl :Jg'e no lc.
'1uniya
-!oam, n. Oambo
(intestinal) haliya
worries, n. hatalu, tovclu
Lille is Zull of oorrion.
worry, v
Duniyn nu bata ,'-oron'ne ti
batandi, torandi
Don't worry :1,2. Uana m hataned.
.raPt worryin,:; you? :Una be i torn hrng?
worry yourself. Kone'e fan'tora.
ganc'e fanz bateadi.
worrin1 y'a torn-,
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.jawytte
worse, _
beta_
wershio, v. (GAnd) da, songo
worth? n. nongo mu nQ rin lulu
It I.- worth five n.,unds. Le ti.
reta mocr la le.
It worth tour oeunda. jrit jeIu le la?
' io it worth? bara=o, timingo
wound, U. berana-
wouni, v . I'y'a barama.
You have woun beracate'
woUnded, adj. noro
wrno, v. gloro moro ka _ _kUnto
Wrap it up in pi kono.
pnoer. .
tinya
wreck, v. tinynr7?
wreckm5o, n. nycbcrlm], ny_z; ro ke
wrestle, V. fula la ye nyoboro kc.
'No =en Wre nyoborinine
stler, n. nyoborinc;o
wrestling, n. dnla
wroorlinZ tr0 (nya) ea;.:ate
(nye) ;veto nyoto
wrinLled, adj. _ac
turnon:2enz
wrinz, v. Jio bee turmondc a bala.
Wring, out al 1 the water
from it. kango
buluto montoro
Wr1.5t cafe
_ V. I to anfe:
'Alrita your noi=e. n'a kunun7:.
I wrote it yest Fsaferla
wtiter, n. safero
teb7qo
ritLti nan'5art; Zilitc
til n:"
wron, ILa inbiro
'o.m. answer in wronz. eilita be.
-nn o nre 3unynre nna.;.he ku til ding
It ls ur,:11:: to ntenl. ti.
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xylophone, n. halo
X-ray, kulu juberang nasin:-
masing juberilango
baholo
fen'te, tu-:
jenhenjenkanc
jawclo
zip
dulliya kaca do I
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