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eucalyptus baargamoo
evening galgala
every hunda, mara,, cufa
everybody namuu
everyday guyyuu, fardii
everything hundumaa
exam qormaata, mallaggaa
example fakkeenya
except, without malee
excrement udaan, bobbaatii, huusoo
exercise (classroom) gilgaala
exercise book dabtara, dabtarii
exit hulaa bahiisaa
expensive mi'aa, qaalii, wuddii
expert, intellectual haqila, hayyuu
explanation ibsa
eye ija
eyeball boolla ijaa
eyebrow nyaara
eyeglasses kalaa, fulee ijaa, maaxaxarii
face fuula
fact, reality dhugaa, haqa
factory warshaa
faith, religion amantii
fall (season), autumn arfaasaa
family maatii
famine beela
famous, popular beekamaa, beekamtuu
far fagoo
farewell nagaatti
farm bakka qonnaa
farmer qonnann bulaa, qonnann bultuu, qoteebulaa,
qoteebultuu
farmland lafa qonna
fasting soomana, laamii
fat (adj) riidama, furdaa
fate, fortune, luck hiree, carraa
father abbaa
fatigued (adj) bututaa, bututuu
favor (n) galata
fear sodaa
February (8th-Mar. 9) Guraandhala
female dubartii, dhaltuu, naayaa, dhalaa
fence dallaa, kellaa, dhayii
fertilizer xaa'oo
festival jila
fever gubaa, layidaa, qandhoo
few xinnoo, xiqqoo
field dirree
fifty shantama
finally xumuratti, dhumarratti
finger quba
fingernail qeensa
fire ibidda, abidda
fire accident balaa abidda
firm, forceful jabaa, cimaa
first jalqaba
first-born angafa
fish qurxummi
five shan
flag alaabaa
flashlight baatirii harkaa, tirigii
flea tafkii
flee atiiluu, baqachuu
flood galoo, lolaa
floor afaala
floor, story fooqii, darbii
flour, powder daakuu
flower abaaboo, daraaraa
fly tisiisa
fog hurrii, qayyoota
fold (e.g., "3 fold") dachaa
folder ukaankaa
folklore afoola
follow hordofuu, duukaa bu'uu
food nyaata
food poisoning summaa'u nyaata
foolish gowwaa, jiitoo, sephaa, daalee, dedhee, roodaa
foot, leg miilla
football (soccer) kubbaa miillaa
for rent (adj) kireeffamu
forbidden dhorkaa
force humna, anniisaa, giidoo
forehead adda
foreign kan bakkee, alaa
forest bosona, caakkaa, riibaa
fork shukkaa
form (paper) uunkaa
formerly yeroo darbe
forty afurtama
four afur
free bilisa
freedom, liberty bilisummaa, walabummaa
frequent yerroo hedduu
fresh (food) o'aa
Friday jimaata
friend hiriyaa, iriyaa, saahiba, fira, michuu
friends hiriyoota
frog fattee
from irra, biraa
front fuullee, fuldura
fruit fuduraa
frying pan maxabashaa, kalaankaltu
full guutuu, mijuu
fun gammachuu, qoosaa, tapha
funeral sirna awwaalaa
future fuulduratti, durana, yeroo dhufu
game tapha, morkii
garbage, waste balfaa, kosii, hubba
garden manduubee
garlic qullubbii
gas stove butta gaasi
gender kornaayaa, saalaa
generation dhaloota, labata
generator maddisaa
get off bu'i, bu'a
giant (adj) jaafoo
gift, present argaa, kennaa, tarfaasaa, gumaata
ginger jijimbla
girl durba
girlfriend jaalalle durbaa
give me naa keeni
glass (cup) birciqqoo
glass (material) fullee
glove gaantii, shurraaba harkaa
glue haphee
gnat bookee
go deemi
goat reetii
God Waaqayyo, Waaqa
gold warqee
goo tidings, good news aaga
good gaarii, bayyeessa, misha, dansaa
Good Friday Ayyaana fanno
government mootummaa
grade (on a test) maarkii, qabxii
grade, level sadarkaa
grain midhaan
grammar caasluga, seerluga
grandfather akaakayyuu, akaakaa
grandmother akkoo, akkawoo
grapes wayinii
grass marga, buuyoo, gaalala
grassland lafa margaa
grave awwaala
gravel korata, cirracha
green magariisa
green pepper qaaraa
grey, gray daalacha, daara'aa, daaroftuu
ground lafa
group gartuu, garee, tuuta
guard waardiyyaa, eegduu
guest keessummaa
gum (chewing) maastiikaa
gun qawwee
habit bartee, barmaata
habitat bidoollee
hair rifeensa
half walakkaa, tokko lamaffaa
hall galma
hand harkka, gana
handsome shaggaa, bareedaa, miidhagaa
happy gammadaa
harassment cinqursaa, roorroo
harvest makara
hat, cap kooffiyyaa, qoobii
hay hookaa
he inni
head (body part) mataa
headache mataa boo
health fayyaa
health center bufata fayya
healthy fayyaaleessa, fayyaaleettii
heap (n) tuullaa
heart onnee
heartbeat rukuttaa onnee
heartburn singiggoo
heavy ulfaataa
height hojjaa, dheerina
help (n) gargaarsa, deggersa, hirpha
helpful gargaaraa
hen lukku, handaaqqoo
henceforth amma irraa qabee, gara fulduraatti
her (obj.) ishee, isee, ishii, isii
her, hers (possesive) ishee, isee, ishii, isii
here addana, asi
hero goota
high ol'aanaa
highland baddaa
hill tulluu, gaara, daabbaa
hilly gaareen baayyee qaba
him isa
hip tafa, luqqeettuu
his saa, isaa
history, story seenaa
hive gaagura
hoe doomaa
hole uraa, qaawwaa
holiday ayyaana
homework hojii mana
honest amanamaa, kan dhugaa dubbatu
honey damma
honor, respect kabajaa, ulfina, tabaroo
hope abdii
horn gaafa, gaanfa
horrible qaxaxii, rifachiisaa, balaa'amaa
horse farda
horse cart gaarii
hospital hospitaala
hot o'aa, bulluqaa
hotel hoteela
hour sa'aatii
hourly sa'atii sa'atiidhaan
house mana, waxee
housewife haadha manaa
how akkam
how (rel. pron.) akkamitti
humid, moist, wet jiidhaa
humor qoosaa, baacoo
hundred dhibba
hungry beela'aa
husband abbaa manaa, dhirsa, jaarsa
hut godoo, hoxxee
hyaena warab-esa
hyena waraabessa
hypocrite farangagaa, oftuulaa, oftuultuu, boogganaa,
booggantuu, ofjajaa, ofjajjuu
I ani, an
ice, snow cabbii
ID, ID card eenyummeessaa
idea, thought yaada
idiom jechama, ciigoo
idiot nama jufunfula, gowwaa, raatuu, gadareessa
if yoo, osoo, otuu
illegal seeraala, seera maleessa
image fakkii
imagination nuura
immediately daddafiidhaan, battaluma, ariitiidhaan
immigrant godaanaa, godaantuu
immunity eegumsa, nageenya
impact, collision tima, giphee
impediment, obstacle gufuu
important baay'ee barbaachisaa
impoverished deegaa, deegduu
impression yaada, hubannaa, ilaalcha
impressive dinqisiisaa, maalalchiissa, maalalchiiftuu, hawwataa
Miss durbee
mistake dogoggora, balleessaa, badii
mixed, mixture makaa
modern ammayyaa
moment yeroo gabaabduu
Monday wiixata, aagoo
money qarshii, horii, maallaqa
monk moloksee
monkey qalamee
monster bulguu
month ji'a
monument, statue siidaa
moon addeessa, ji'a, baatii
moral, morals safuu
morning ganama
morning (early) barraaqa, obboroo
mosque masgiida
mosquito bookee, biimmee
mosquito net matayoo bookee busaa
mostly caalaatti
moth fuutuu
mother haadha, harmee, ayyoo, da'ee, coree
motion sochii
motivation kaka'umsa
motorcycle dokdoqqee, bududdee
mountain tulluu, gaara, tabba
mouse, rat hantuuta
mouth, language afaan
Mr obbo
Mrs adde
mud dhoqqee, laaqii, orofa, dhoobboo
muddy bootoo, booruu, dhoqqaa'aa
mugger saamtuu, hattuu
mule gaangee
muscle maashaalee
mushroom shashara, uukkoo, waakkoo, horroqoo, amboshilla
music muuziiqaa
mustard shunfaa, sanaabii, sanaafica
mute (adj) duudaa
my, mine koo, kiyya
myth himtee
nail, screw mismaara
naïve gowwaa, jufunfula, sephaa
naked qullaa
name maqaa, cibra
narrow, tight dhipoo
national biyyaaleessa
nationality lammummaa
nature uumamaa
nausea locaa, lollojjii
near bira, cinaa, dhihoo, kaloo
necessarily dirqamaan
necessary barbaachisaa
neck morma, moqoo, lukuma, lumma
necklace amartii, dubul
need (n) fedhii
needle limmoo
neighbor ollaa
nephew durbii
nervous qaanjibbaa'aa, sodaataa
nest mandhee, man'ee, godoo
net marayoo, dabboo, saaphana
network mantagoo
neutral imbaabsa
never abadan, tasa, gonkumaa, qarayyuu, abilla
new haaraa
New Year Wagga haaraa
news oduu
newspaper gaazexaa
next itti aanee, ergasii, itti fufee
next week torban dhufu
next year bara dhufu
night halkan
nine sagal
ninety sagaltama
no lakki, miti, hi'iyoo
nobody, no one homtuu, eenyullee
none tokkollee
nonsense shokorkota, hanshaafa, qaayyaatuu
noon saafaa
north kaaba
nose funyaan
not miti
not far away dhiyoo
not know wal'aala
note yaadachiisa
notebook yaadanno
nothing homaa, homtuu
noun maqaa
novel (book), fiction asoosama
November (10th-Dec. 9) Sadaasa
now amma
nowadays yeroo ammaatti
nowhere eessayyuu
numb adoodaa
number lakkoobsa
nun gaaltama
nurse narsii
nut boloonii
oats omborii, ayisaa, matajaboo
obedient abboomamaa, abboomamtuu
observation qalbifannaa, hubannaa
October (11th-Nov. 9) Onkololeessa
of kan
off irraa, gara alaatti
office biiroo, waajjira
often yeroo baayee, irra deddeebiyee
oil zayitii, quyyisa
oily zayitaawaa
okay tolee
old (object) moofaa
old (person) dulloomaa
on irra, gubbaa
one after another wal faana
one, a tokko
one-eyed ballaa
oneself ofi
only, alone qofa, kophaa, duwwaa
onto gara
operation (medical) baqaqsanii hodhuu
opinion yaada, amantii, ilaalcha
opportunity hayya, carraa
opposite faallaa
or (in a question) moo
or (in a sentence) yookiin
orange birtukaanii
orchard oyiruu fuduraa
ordinal number suffix (e.g., -th) -affaa
ordinary dasiiba
orphan gasharee, yatima
oryx saalaa
otherwise silaa
our, ours keenya
out, outside ala
outside the house diida
oven furnoo
over gubbaa, irra
ownership abbummaa
package awwagii
pact, promise waadaa, ahadii, waliigaltee
page fuula
Pagume (Sept. 6-10) Qaammee
paid kaffalame
pain dhibee, dhukkuba
paint barashaa, halluu
pair mirree
pajamas biijaamaa
palm (of hand) harruu, ganaa
palm tree meexxii
pancake maxinoo
panic baaraga, shororkaa, sodaa
pants, trousers surree, fiddoo, kofoo
papaya paappaayee
paper waraqaa, waraqata
paragraph keeyyata
parasite akankarreettii
park paarkii, caayaa
party, invitation afeerraa
password barreertuu
pasta paasta
pastoralist horsiisee bulaa
pasture dheedichaa
path daandii, mocii, karaa
patience, tolerance obsa
patient (adj) obsaa, obsituu
patient (n) dhukkubsataa, dhukkubsattuu
pattern akkina
payment kaffaltii
pea atara, daangulee, haatoo
peace nagaa, dada
peach, apricot kookii
peanut ocholooni
peel (n) qola
pen biirii, qalama
penalty, punishment adaba, adabbii
pencil irsaasii
people uummata, saba, jamaa, liiban
percent dhibbeentaa
perfectly sirritti
permanent dhaabbataa, siranaa
permission, license hayyama, eeyyama
personal dhuunfaa
pesticide, insecticide farra ilbiisootaa
pests, insects ilbiisootaa
pharmacy faarmaasii, mana dawaa, mana qorichaa
philosophy falaasama
phone bilbila
phone card kaardii moobayilii
photo, photograph suuraa
phrase gaalee, anqoo
physician hogeessafayya, haakimii
picture fakkeettii, fakkii, suuraa
pig, hog booyyee
pile tuullaa, kaabii
pillow boraatii
pineapple anaanaasii
pink diiminee
pit, well boolla
place bakka, iddoo
plan karoora, akeeka
plantation danfisuu, biqilchuu
plastic laastikii
plate shaani
pleasant gammachiisaa
please maaloo
pliers ciniintuu
plough maarashaa, sibattii
pocket kiisii
poem, poetry walaloo
point, sharp qara
poison summii, hadhaa, suunkii
police poolisii
policy imaammata
politics siyaasa
pollution faalama, waarrii
pond, pool eela, haroo
poor hiyyeessa, hiyyeettii
population uummata
post office mana poosta
postbox saanduqa poostaa
pot biir disti, okkotee, giicuu, washoo
potato dinnichaa, mosee,sayee, ifaatee, shonee, jurgufee
smile seeqa
smoke aara
snack ciree, sharfaa, qacanii, oolchaa
snake shaawwisa, bofa
sneezing haththissoo
so eega, kanaaf, akkas
soap saamunaa, andarqii
soccer kuphaa miillaa
society waldaa, hawaasa
socks kaalsii
sofa soofaa
soft laafaa
soil biyyoo, kooticha
solution furmaata, fala
some, a few muraasa
sometimes yeroo tokko tokko
son ilmo, ilma
song absaala, faarsaa, faarfannaa, faaruu, sirba
sorrow addeenya, gadda
soul, spirit lubbuu, afuura
sound, voice sagalee
soup shorbaa, hurgufoo
sour dhangaggaa'aa, kiikkoo
south kibba
spacious arawaca, bakka ballaa
spark qaanqee, qaanteetii
special, unique adda
species sanyii
specifically addatti, keessattiyuu
speech, talk haasaa, dubbii
speed tafii, sardamsuu, ariitii
spelling qubeessa
spice quyyifa, kuyyisa, mi'eessituu
spider sariitii, cincoo, daarabaaftuu, orbobiisa
spine miqiqqirii
sponge liifaa, sarphaphuu
spoon fallaana
sport ispoortii
spouse dhiirsa, niitii
spring (season) birraa
spy basaasaa, basaastuu
square addababa'ii
squirrel osolee
stainer calaltuu, miirtuu
stamp sumuda, chaappaa
stapler qonyeessituu
star urjii
start jalqaba, eegala
starvation beela, xannee
station buufata
steam hurka
stepfather abbaa buddeenaa, abbaaddaa
stepmother haadha buddeenaa, gayyaa, ayyaaddaa, haadhaddaa
to invite affeeruu
to joke qoosuu, baacuu
to jump xarrisuu, utaaluu
to kick dhiituu, qeera'uu
to kill ajjeesuu
to kiss dhungachuu
to knock (on a door) balbala rukutuu
to know beekuu, baruu, amanfachuu
to laugh kolfuu
to launder, wash clothes miiccuu
to lay (something down) ciibsuu
to lead geggeessuu, hoogganuu
to leak dhimmisuu
to learn barachuu, baruu
to leave baatuu, gadhiisuu
to leave, quit dhiisuu
to lessen xinneessuu, xinnaachuu
to lick arraabuu
to lie, fib kijibuu, sobuu
to like, love jaalachuu
to limp okkoluu
to listen dhaggeeffachuu, caqasuu
to live jiraachuu
to loan, lend liqeessuu, ergisuu
to lock qollofuu
to look ilaaluu, arguu
to lower, bring down buusuu
to make gochuu, tolchuu
to manufactor, produce oomishuu
to marry fuudhuu, heerumuu
to measure, weigh madaaluu, safaruu, lakkaa'uu
to meet, encounter quunamuu
to memorize yaadachuu
to milk elmuu
to mimic akkeessuu
to mix waliin makuu, walitti dabaluu
to moan aaduu, gadooduu
to mourn gufufuu
to move wawarraaquu, socho'uu
to multiply baay'isuu
to need barbaaduu, badaduu
to nominate eeruu
to notice, notify beeksisuu
to obey abboomamuu
to offend mufachiisuu, aarsuu, dallansiisuu
to open banuu, saaquu
to oppress cinqursuu, gad-qabuu
to optimize fooyyessu
to organize gurmeessuu, qixeessuu, gamteessuu
to paint dibuu
to pass darbuu, taruu
to pay kaffaluu
to peel quncisuu
to pierce waraanuu, uruu
to pile tuuluu
to plan karoorsuu, karoorfachuu
to plant, erect, establish dhaabuu
to play taphachuu, xabachuu
to pollute faaluu, areeruu
to pour dhangala'uu, dhangalaasuu
to practice shaakaluu
to preach lallabuu
to predict raajuu, raaguu
to prepare qopheessuu
to pretend fakkeessuu
to print maxxansuu
to pull harkisuu
to punish adabuu
to push dhiibuu
to put, place, store kaa'uu
to rain roobuu
to read dubbisuu
to reduce xiqqeessuu, hir'isuu
to regret gaabbuu, sheena'uu
to remain hafuu
to remember yaadachuu, qaabachuu
to remind yaadachiisuu
to rent kireessuu
to ride gulufsiisuu
to roast waaduu, affeeluu, kalaankaluu
to rob saamuu
to rot raamma'uu, tortoruu
to run fiiguu, arreeduu, kaachuu
to satisfy booharsuu, quubsuu
to saw seeruu
to say jedhuu
to scream iyyuu, wacuu
to see ilaaluu, arginuu
to seem fakkaachuu
to sell gurguruu
to send erguu
to serve tajaajiluu
to sew hodhuu, xibiiruu
to sharpen qaruu
to shave haaduu, aaduu, aaddachuu
to show, indicate agarsiisuu
to sift gingilchuu, soruu
to signify, mean agarsiisuu, mul'isuu
to sing weeddisuu, weellisuu, alalaasuu
to sit taa'uu
to slaughter gorra'uu, qaluu
to sleep rafuu, ciisuu
to slip mucucaachuu
to smash hurreessuu, unkuteessuu
to smell suufuu, fuunfachuu, urgeeffachuu, suurachuu
to soak dhuubuu, laaffisuu
to sow seed, scatter facaasuu
to spend the day ooluu
to spend the night buluu
to spit tufuu
to sqeeze cimmiiguu, cuunfuu
to start jalqabuu, eegaluu
to startle birrachuu, wareeruu, dammaqsuu
to stay turuu
to steal hatuu
to sting hidduu
to stir bulbuluu, irbuu, mooquu, sochoosu
to study qu'achuu
to succeed milkaa'uu
to supply dhiheessuu
to support deggeruu, utubuu, kibuu, gargaaruu
to surprise dinqisiisuu
to surround marsuu
to suspect shakkuu
to swallow liqimsu
to sweat dafquu
to sweep haxaa'uu, haruu
to sweeten mi'eessuu
to swim daakuu
to take (someone somewhere) geessuu
to take care eeggachuu
to talk, speak dubbachuu, haasa'uu, baanuu, qaaquu
to teach barsiisuu, leenjisuu
to tear tarsaasuu, baqasuu
to tell himuu
to think yaaduu, abbaaluu
to threaten doorsisuu, sodaachisuu, quuxessuu
to throw darbachuu, ha'uu
to till shukunuu, jaala soquu
to trade daldaluu
to translate hiikuu
to try yaaluu, badaduu
to turn (in direction) goruu
to turn (something) garagaluu
to turn over, peddle garagalchuu
to understand hubachuu
to untie hiikuu
to update ammayyoomsuu
to use fayyadamuu
to visit daaw'achuu
to vomit hooqqisiisuu, balaqqamsiisuu, balaqqamuu
to wait afachuu, eeguu, turuu
to wake (someone) up dammaqsuu
to wake up, be startled dammaquu
to wake up, get up ka'uu
to walk adeemuu, tarkaanfachuu
to want barbaaduu, fedhuu, badaduu
to warn akeekkachiisuu, beekkachiisuu, seerachiisuu,
weellefachuu
to wash dhiqqachuu, miiccuu, sharaquu
to waste baraaxuu, afoollessuu
to water (plants) bishaan obaasuu
to wear uffachuu, keewwachuu
to weed aramuu
to wet jiisuu
to whistle fooricuu, siissuu, fooqqisuu, shawwisuu
to win injifachuu, mo'uu
to winnow calleessuu
to wip dhaanuu
to work hojjechuu
to worry dhiphachuu, yaadda'uu
to write barreessuu, katabuu
to yawm hamuummachuu
today har'a
toe quba miillaa
together walitti, wajjin, walii-wajjin
toilet boolii, golbobbaa
toilet room manni fincaani
tomato timaatimii, ajaagaarii
tomorrow boru, bor
tongue arraba
tonight edana, har'a galgala
tooth ilka, ilkaan
toothpaste saamunaa ilkaanii
toothpick rigaa
total dimshaasha, waliigala
tourist daaw'ataa, daaw'attuu, imalaa, imaltuu
toward gara, kallattii
towel fooxaa, waccuu
toxic summaa'aa
train baabura geejjibaa
traitor gantuu, haalaa, haaltuu
translation hiikkaa
transportation geejjiba
treatment wal'aansa
tree, wood muka
trial, try out yaalii
triangle rogsadee, sadakkuu
tribe gosa
truck makiina fe'issa
true, real dhugaa
trust amaanaa
Tuesday kibxata, facaasaa, balloo
turn, order dabaree
twenty digdama
twin lakkuu
two lama
type, kind gosa, akaakuu, sanyii
ugly, untidy fokkisaa, fokkistuu
umbrella dibaaba, daatuu, gaaddisee
uncle (maternal) eessuma, hubuyu, abbo guddoo
uncle (paternal)) wasiila, abuyyaa
under jala
underpants pantii, butaantii
underskirt, slip minxii liibsii
underwear jalaanii
uniform (clothes) fooyituu, walagoo
university yunivarsiitii
unless… yoo…malee
unripe xobbee
untidy boosacha, booseettii, samaa, samtuu
until hamma, hanga
until the end hamma dhuma
up irra, gara olii, hanga, gararraa
upwards ol
urine fincaan
us nu
use (n) faayidaa, dantaa, bu'aa
useful faayidaa qabeessa
useless badduu, goofoo, faayidaa-maleessa
usually, frequently, often yerroo baa'ee
vaccination talaallii
value sona, safuu, gatii
valueless, vain bilaasha
vegetables kuduraa
vegetation biqiltuulee
vehicle makiinaa, koonkoolata
ventilation qilleensa afarsuu
verb gochima, gocha
very baayee, baay'ee
vest jalaanii, sadarya
victory injifannoo, mo'icha
view, vision mul'ata, daayyaa
village ganda, araddaa, amba
violence jeequmsa, kolboo, goolii
visitor daaw'ataa, daaw'attuu
volume qabiyyee
vomit diddiga, haqqee, bulgaatii, balaqqama
waist mudhii
waiter keessummeessisa, keessummeessitu
wall goorroo, dadaa, gidaaraa
war waraana, lola
wardrobe kabata, wancarii, ansaada
warehouse mankuusa
wasteful afoollessaa, afoollessituu, baraaxxuu, firfirstuu
watch ilaala, fana
watch (wrist) sa'aatii harka
water bishaan
water bottle, canteen koddaa
water pollution faalama bishaanii
waterfall fincaa'aa, gootuu, xinniqee
watermelon luxxee, habaaba
way karaa, daandii
we nuti, nuyi
weak dadhabaa, dadhabduu, kokottaa'aa, kokottooftuu,
muyoo
weather haala qilleensaa
weather condition amaleensa
wedding cidha, aruuza
Wednesday roobi
weed huura, aramaa, buuchaa, dobaa, tusii
week torban
weekend sanbata fi dilbata
weight ulfina
welcome baga nagaa dhuftan
west lixa, dhiha, ilgalchuu
what maal
what (rel. pron.) waan
wheel (of car) masakaa
when yoom
when (rel. pron.) yoommu
whenever… yoommu…kamittiyyu/yeroohundaa
where eessa, garam
where (rel. pron.) bakkii
which kam
white adii, calqii, weeca
white board gabatee aadi
who eenyu
who, which (rel. pron.) kan, tan
whoever eenyuyyuu
whose kan eenyu, kaneenyu
why maaliif
why (rel. pron.) waan <verb>+f
wick (candle or stove) fo'aa
wide bal'aa
width dalgeeta, bal'ina
wife niti, haadha manaa, jaartii
wild animals bineensoota alaa
wildlife bineensa bosonaa
wind (moving air) qilleensa, bubbisa
window foddaa
windy qilleensa'aa
wing baallee, gofla, goblaa, koochoo, kola
winter (season) ganna
wip alangaa
wire shiboo
wisdom ogummaa
wise aaqila, ogeessa, ogeettii, qaroo
wish abbala, fedhii, hawwii
with wajjin, waliin, duukaa
with pleasure gammaccuu wajjin
wolf yeeyyii
woman nitinaayee, dubartii, gennee, nadheen
woman (married) gadarba
woman (old) alkoo
wood beetle qiinqee, qiinqani
word jecha
work hojii
world addunyaa
worm raammoo
worn, worn out bututaa, moofaa
wound (n) madaa
wounded madaa'aa, madooftuu
yam goodarree
year waggaa, bara, ganna
years waggaawwan
yellow booraa, keelloo
yes eeyee, ee
yesterday kaleessa
yet hanga ammaatti, ammallee
yield oomisha, horata, callaa, atootota
yield, product callaa
yogurt itittuu
you (pl., obj.) isini
you (pl., subj.) isin
you (sing., obj.) si, si'i
you (sing., subj.) ati
young laccee
your, yours (pl.) keessan, keessani
your, yours (sing.) kee
zipper shaarneellaa
zone godina, ambaala
"and you?" ati hoo?
"Don't touch me!" nan tuqin!
"for example" fakkeenyaaf
"here you are" (when giving) kunoo
"I don't understand" nan galle, hin hubanne
"I understand" na gale, hubadhee jira
"I want to be alone" qobaa koo ta'uun barbaada
"I'll call back" deebiseen bilbila
"it's possible" danda'ama
"there it is" kuunnoo
"What happened to you/what's maal taate?
wrong?"