KAYAKO NA KAH

Kah Di c t i onar y
Kah denu I ngi l k a
I ngi l k a denu Kah
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Kah t o Engl i sh
Engl i sh t o Kah
Cont ent s
Contents.. 3
Introduction. 4
Short sketch of the language. 5
Abbreviations. 15
Kah to English.16
English section135
English to Kah.136
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I nt r oduc t i on
Kah is an artificial language contructed with the main intent of being easy to master and
pronounce. The basic vocabulary was realized with a keen eye on forming a powerful core
lexicon with much room for derivation and compounding to increase logic. It is designed to
express reoccurring daily events such as greetings and chit-chat as well as complicated
industrial and digital issues.
In order to boost the ease to pick up this language, an important factor was to increase the
pluriformity of the phonology in terms of phonotactics and syllabic structures without
overstretching too many limits for people used to an open syllable structure. Also, Kah
offers a broad variety of allophones for unfamiliar sounds in order to allow people with as
many different linguistic backgrounds as possible to recognize and realize the sounds.
Of course, there is no such thing as the perfect language, let alone the perfect auxiliary
language. However, I think there is a whole bunch of qualities -which are more or less
negotiable- that can increase the chances of success on producing and promoting one.
Among the non-negotiable qualities are the need for a consistent orthography and
grammar, an alphabetic approach to the script and an accessible phonology. Other factors
that represent lesser values in this draft of an universal auxlang include aesthetics,
personal likes and dislikes and (predicate) logic.
The most important aim of all when designing this language is that it was to have a
culturally neutral character. Therefore Kah turned out as a so-called a priori language. This
means its lexicon is not based on existing natural languages but instead was made up from
scratch.
Finally, I'd like to admit there is no current need for such a language. After all, there is a
reason why I am typing this in English. However, the world's major linguae francae of this
moment, mostly excel in incredibly inconsistent grammar (English, French, but also
Spanish and Russian), orthography (French, English, Russian) or have a phonology that
drives non-speakers mad (English, Chinese, Arabic). Also, and not in the least, they tend to
be associated with a certain culture and/or ideology.
It might be better to get ahead of things and have something handy in case the latter issue
in particular proves to be too critical to ignore any longer. Kah is my personal opinion about
and realization of what this something could look like.
This document is intended to be the ultimate source of Kah vocabulary although an
ultrashort sketch of Kah grammar and some related issues are discussed as well.
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Shor t sket c h of t he l anguage
Only some main aspects of Kah are highlighted in this section. For a more extensive
description of Kah grammar, please check:
www.kwesho.com/grammar.html
Or t hogr aphy
Kah is written in the Roman script. The following letters are used in the official spelling:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u v w y z
A pronunciation guide to each of the phonemes of Kah is:
a Spanish "mal" n Spanish "no"
b French "beau" ny Spanish "seor"
ch Spanish "churro" o Spanish "no"
d Spanish "dar" p Spanish "por"
e Spanish "el" py Korean Pyongyang
f French "faire" r Spanish "rey"
g English "good" s French "sel"
h English "high" sh English "she"
i Spanish "si" t French "tu
j English "joke" u Spanish "su"
k Spanish "como" v English "veil"
kw English "quarter" w English "we"
l French "lire" y Spanish "yo"
m Spanish "mal" z French "zero"
mw Swahili "mwalimu"
An n before a k of g (producing the consonant clusters nk and ng) is pronounced as ng as
in the English word bang.
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Nouns
Nouns in Kah do not inflect for number, case or number. Definite of indefinite aspect is
rarely marked:
kaiko - book, a book, the book, books, the books
kaiko wi - many books
kaiko yem - three books
kaiko wau this book
kaiko ye that book
Pr onouns
Basic personal pronouns:
Singul ar Plural

wa - I
li - you
yu he, she it (animate)
ya it (inanimate)

wanyo - we
linyo - you
yunyo they (animate)
yanyo they (inanimate)
Impersonal pronoun:
al one, they, you

Reflexive pronouns:

Singul ar Plural

walo - myself
lilo - yourself
yulo he, she it (animate)
yalo it (inanimate)

walonyo - ourselves
lilonyo yourselves
yulonyo themselves (animate)
yalonyo themselves (inanimate)
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Deictic pronouns: Example sentence
wau this, these kaiko wau this book
ye that, those wana ye that woman

Reciprocal pronoun: Example sentence:
noyom each other maika noyom to greet one another
Interrogative pronouns:
haya - what?
hayu - who?
hala - where?
hana - which?
hashi - how?
hasa - what kind of?
hata - when?
hamun - why?
hano - where to?
hachu - where from?
hawi - how much/many?
Ver bs
Verbs in Kah do not inflect for tense, gender, number. This means they have one basic form
that is modified by both the context and individual constituents surrounding it. Important
words modifying verbs are:
kwi - already, indicates the action has already taken place
la - to be at, indicates the action is still taking place
denu - to go, indicates an action will take place in the future
kwiku - before, ever, indicates an action has ever taken place
lum - about to, on the brink of, indicates an action is about to take place
janja - usually, have the habit of, indicates an action usually takes place
ke - intend, indicates the action could take place, "would", "how I wish"
om - "let's!" "may you" indicates the wish that the action takes place
tinti - should, ought to, indicates the action should be taking place, "should"
And examples of their use are:
gevu run, to run
wa kwi gevu I ran
wa la gevu I am running,
wa denu gevu I will run
wa ke gevu I would run
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Adj ec t i ves
Kah has no true adjectives like English. Instead, it has stative verbs which are placed after
the noun they modify:
nia wi - many cars
nia gele - fast car
nia yam red car
nia ominza stolen car
When placed in front of the verb, the verbal character of these stative verbs shows:
nen nia the car is good
gele nia the car is fast
yam nia the car is red
ominza nia the car is stolen
Adjectives can function as adverbs as well and modify verbs:
nia nen good car
jam nen do well
Numer al s
Numerals are placed behind the noun they modify like adjectives:
nia vai - six cars
bukim yem three kings
The basic numerals are:
0 meng
1 kwa 10 nini 100 mel
2 sun 20 suni ni 1,000 pol
3 yem 30 yeni ni 10,000 dua
4 pan 40 pani ni 100,000 wisti
5 jom 50 joni ni 1,000,000 bena
6 vai 60 vaini ni 10,000,000 nungu
7 teo 70 teonini
8 dia 80 diani ni
9 sasta 90 sastanini
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Wor d r oot s
Kah is a oligosynthetic language, meaning that the bulk of Kah lexicon consists of
compound words and is constructed from two or more roots. All words in Kah but
loanwords are built from the following set of roots:
a er, ehh, indecision
aha - A
an - country, land
ba - father
bai - (to be) broken
bal - nonsense
ban - center, core
bas - stop, end
bau - dog
be - topic marker
bea - room
beli - fennel
ben - child
bena - million
beo - box, container
bes - gray
bi - organ
bia - to beep
bin - grain, cereal
bo - in, inside
boi - dirt
bol - apple
bon - fall
bos - bag
bu - man, male
bua - brother
bul - B
bum - explode
buna - maize
bus - mash, squash
cha - hole
chai - tea
chal - scoop
cham - carbon
chau - exact, precise
che - hit, touch
chen - shoot
chi - out, outside
chi l - thin, chip
chi n - chirp
chis - C
cho - broadcast, let out
choi - sour
chom - tomato
chos - brassica, sinapis, mustard
chu - leave, from
chul - mite
chum - suck
da - wheel, turn
dai - rhythm, thump
dal - computer, digital device
dan -program, application
dau - number, count
de - come
den - quake, shake, rock
deo - pot, crock
di - insect
dia - eight
dil - jingle
din - light
do - house, build
doa - D
doi - problem, issue
don - force, power, strong
du - stone
dua - 10,000
dun - tooth
ea - interest
ebe - E
en - that, whether
fa - parent
fai - ghost, spirit
fan - iron
fau - short
fe opposite
fen - pepper
feo - F
fi - play
fim - salty
fo - flower
foi - pejorative, no good
fon - punish
fu - smell
fua - garlic
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fum - blow
ga - G
gai - thick
gan - fish
gau - donkey, ass
ge - fast, quick
gem - chickpea
gin - mountain
goi - frog
gon - wave
gos - hundred million
gua - gulp
gun - fruit
ha - question
hai - live
ham - rough, coarse
hana - which, which one
hau - laugh
hawa - yawn
he - disgust
hea - hey
hen - new
hi - tense, tight
him - hear, ear
ho - true
hoi - surprise
hos - H
hu - low, flat
hua - cough
hum - breath, air
ia - element
ini I, i
io - unit, measurement
ja - do, make
jai - sex
jam - do, make
jau - carry, load
je - think, mind, brain
jem - smoke
ji - music
jin - yellow
jo - know
joi - cool, great
jom - five
ju - feel
jum - heavy
jus - J
ka - speak, say
kai - close, shut
kal - crow
kan - work
kas - billion
kau - coffee
ke - intend, would, want
ken - neck
kes - X
ki food, mouth
kil - gnaw
ki m - royal
ko - write
koi - control, power
kom - fake, false
kona - K
kos - lump, knot
ku - front, before
kum - pull
kus - citrus
kwa - one
kwai - click
kwan - study, learn
kwau - duck
kwe - net, web
kwen - Q
kwi - already
kwil - thistle
kwin - crunch
kwis - twitter, tweet
kwo - chicken
kwoi - juniper
la - at
lai - there
lal - L
lam - white
lau - here
le - have
leng - without
leo - help
li - you
lia - worm
lim - light, not heavy
lio - liter
lo - focus
loi - taste, tongue
lon - dense, rich, intense
l u - with, at
l ua - tail
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lum - edge, tip, verge
ma - mother
mai - hi, greet
mam - moon
mas - balance
mau - add, also
mbe - part
me - sheep
mea - sister
mel - hundred
mem - M
meng - nothing
meo - cat
mi - ill, sick
mia - dead
mil - open
mi ng - bad
mo - undo, reverse
moa - bear
moi - tilted
mong - undo, reverse
mos - secretion
mu - cause
mul - cow
mun - cause
mus - gas
mwa - rot
mwe - soft, gentle
mweng - mean, cruel
mwi - squeak
na - of
nai - long
nai n - N
nam - god
nana - line, stripe
nas - cosmetic product
nau - this way, direction
ne - bird, fly
nen - good
ni - vehicle
nia - car
nin - sun
nini - ten
nis - fortune, chance
no - direction
noi - that way
nong - not, no
nos - pipe, duct
nu - go
num - wall, board, screen
nungu - 10 million
nga - animal
ngi - level
ngo - cloth
ngu - precious, gem, glitter
nya - exponent
nyai - monkey
nyam - act, pretend
nyau - blocked, stuck
nye - happy
nyem - silver
nyo - collective, group
nyom - rub
nyu - orange
nyum - flop, floppy
oho - O
pa - money, worth
pai - grateful, thank
pan - four
pas - magic
pau - give
pe - stick, tree
pea - plant
pel - oak
pem - potato
pena - chestnut
peo - nut
pi - fire, electricity
pil - angle
pili - banana
pim - hang
pina - P
pis - alcohol
po - trade, sell
poi - grass
pol - thousand
pon - push
pos - cucurbita
pu - moral
pun - govern
pya - jump, hop
pyai - deer
pye - shiver
pyen - honk
pyo - dot
pyoi - stain
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pyu - needle
ra - sit
rai - brown
ram - pinch, clip
ras - R, rho
rau - scratch, nail
re - solid
ren - order, system
reo - egg
ri - on, active
ria - switch
ri m - ripe, fullgrown
rio - hour
ris - rattle
ro - circle
roa - growl
roi - weasle
ron - combine
ru - conflict
rum - boil
sa - shape
sai - cultivate, grow
san - color
sana - paste
sau - fat, grease
se - meat
sen - limb
seo - cup
ses - S
si - few. little
sin - little, small
sina - light, subtle
sis - hide, secret
so - water, fluid
soi - please, request
sol - black
su - grape
sun - two
sus - quiet
sha - card
shai - like that
sham - warm
shau - like this
she - glass
shem - fold
shi - like, as
shi m clean
shi na - cloud
shis - hiss
sho - sheet, paper
shoi - slide, slip
shon - shower
shu - sweet
shum - sand
ska - blue
ski - frame
sko - mix
sku - knot
sta - nine
sto - but, however
stu - friend
swi - shrill
ta - time
tai - then
tais - T
tal - machine, device
tan - picture
tau - now
te - able, can
ten - able, can
teo - seven
ti - above, up
tia - cap, lid
til - small portable device
tim - must
tio - best, worst, most
to - happen, time
toi - stick, sticky
tol - swathe
tom - to become
tos - about
tu - cut
tua - crackle
tum - through, beyond
tus - permit
usu - U
va - link, related
vai - six
van - shield, protect
vau - elastic
ve - peace, calm
ven - cold
vi - too
vo- substance
voi - V
von - bitter
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vos - legume
vu - down, under
vun - gold
wa - I, me
wai - again
wal - synthetic material
wali - camelid
wan - big
wana - woman
was - pear
wau - this
we - state
wen - high, tall
wi - much, many
wil - pig
win - horse
wisti - 100,000
wiwa - W
woi - mistake
wong - anger
wu - how very
wua - howl
ya - it, thing
yai - pain
yam - red
yau - excuse
ye - that
yem - three
yi - fear
yil- Y
yin - other
yo - all, every
yoi woe
yol - finger
yom - swap, exchange
yu - he, she, it, person
yun - see, eye
yus - art
za - take, use
zai - dear
zam - magnet
zau - itch, irritate
zawa - Z
ze - back
zen- danger
zeo - hump, swelling
zi - hair
zia - care
zi m - buzz
zo - fly, bug
zoi - grain
zon - sleep
zu - cook
zua - serve
zun - honey
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Et hnonyms and c ount r y names
Please note Kah has different words for words designating ethnicity and nationality, even
when those words are cognate. An example of such a case is the translation of the English
word Hungarian which can be translated as either having to do with the Hungarian culture
citizen of Hungary, person having the Hungarian ethnicity, having to do with the state of
Hungary or the Hungarian language. The Kah translation for each of these possibilities
is:
majara - having to do with the Hungarian culture
Umajara - person of the Hungarian ethnicity
Umajaran - citizen of Hungary
na Majaran - having to do with the Hungarian state, of Hungary
Majaraka - Hungarian language
The use of this latter phrase is demonstrated in the following examples:
punyo na Majaran the Hungarian government
tidola na Majaran Budapest the Hungarian capital is Budapest
Parado na Punan na Majaran National Bank of Hungary
As opposed to:
aji Majara Hungarian music
janjanyo Majara the Hungarian culture
aki Majara Hungarian food
Or:
amembe na Majaranyo the Hungarian diaspora
Compare:
punanyo na Majaran the Hungarian citizens (i.e. all citizens of Hungary,
regardless of ethnic background)
punanyo Majara na Romanan the Hungarian citizens of Romania (i.e. all
citizens of Romania of Hungarian descent)
In the Kah to English section, such ambiguities are placed under different lemmas in the
following manner:
Majara s. (to be) Hungarian; ~ka n. Hungarian language; ~nyo n. Hungarian people
(collectively)
Majaran n. Hungary; na ~ n. (to be) Hungarian, having to do with Hungary
Umajara n. Hungarian; ~n n. citizen of Hungary
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Abbr evi at i ons
All lemmas in this dictionary in the Kah section have been labeled according to their part of
speech in Kah. The following abbreviations are in use:
a. active verb
c . conjunctor
i . interjection
n. noun
s. stative verb
These abbreviations are noted directly after the lemma:
tontinzon a. to get tired
tonto c . if
tontoye i . in that case
tonuko n. script, playbook, scenario
Some lemmas involve a rather lengthy description or a number of options for translation
since the precise translation depends on the context of the word in question:
aubus n. fufu, ugali, mashed staple food,
consisting of starchy root vegetables as eaten
in large parts of Africa and parts of the world
influenced by African cuisine such as the
Caribbean
tiku s. (to be) of the utmost importance, principal,
chief, main
pu n. moral, high standard, proper manner
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A
a i . er, ehhh, indecision
abai n. breach, fracture, crack, burst
abairu n. violation
abal n. nonsense
abanju n. date, social engagement
abanso n. haemorrhage, bleeding
abanung n. shock, medical condition
abanzau n. interference, meddling
abas n. end, stop, finish, cessation,
termination; la ~ n. in the end,
eventually
abaska n. decision
abayo n. destruction
abenjau n. fertilization, impregnation,
conception
abeno n. breeding
abenyau n. contraception
abenyo n. (sexual) reproduction
abenza n. adoption
abi n. organ, intestine
abo n. inside, interior
aboche n. thrust, act of thrusting
abojo n. insight
aboka n. introduction (into a subject)
aboko n. account, subscription
abon n. fall, act of falling
abopa n. fee, contribution
aboru n. invasion
aboshi n. integration
aboto n. initiation, initiation rite
aboyun n. observation, act of observing
abombai n. collapse
abum n. explosion
abumbai n. eruption
abunju n. scene, embarrassing display
acha n. hole
achasentu n. female genital mutilation
achauka n. definition, specification
ache n. hit, blow, strike, collision; ~ na
tipi n. electric shock;
acheche n. beating, battery, beatup
achecheka n. knocking
achechese n. applause, ovation; ~
omora n. standing ovation
acheka n. knock, thud
acheten n. aim, ability to hit a target
achembo n. load, charge (weapon)
achemil n. exposure
achen n. shot, gunshot
achene n. volley
acheru n. clash, conflict
acheti n. kick, rush, jazz
acheva n. mention, reference,
relationship, concern
achevu n. kick
achi n. outside, the outside
achijai n. adultery, cheating
achikai n. isolation
achikoza n. outsourcing
achiku n. protrusion, bulge
achil n. flake, chip
achirau n. erosion, fading
achito n. exception
achitu n. circumcision
achiza n. going out
acho n. broadcasting, transmission,
signal, message, intentionally and
directed
achoko n. record, recording, something
preserved to be perceived again,
footage
achopau n. output, rendering
achore n. promotion, adverstising
achoza n. reception, manner of receiving
a signal: achoza ming lau the
reception is bad over here
achu n. source, origin, background
achucho n. discharge, emission,
shedding (involuntary or not
intentionally directed)
achuka n. expression, utterance
achuke n. abortion (of a mission, task)
achukum n. deportation
achula n. rest, remains
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achum n. suction
achunchu n. parasitism
achuranu n. emigration
achuru n. escape
achutu n. ectomy, removal of an organ; ~
na bembi n. hysterectomy; ~ na
bisobos n. cystectomy, removal of
the urinary bladder; ~ na jukos n.
clitorectomy; ~ na kwachabino n.
appendectomy; ~ na kenchobi n.
adenectomy, tonsilectomy; ~ na
vonchobi n. cholecystectomy; ~ na
biki n. gastrectomy; ~ na kenki n.
laryngectomy; ~ na mose n.
mastectomy; ~ na chase n.
vulvectomy; ~ na chuchobi n.
nephrectomy; ~ na babi n.
penectomy; ~ na humbi n.
pneumonectomy;
achuza n. derivation
ada n. wheel
adadai n. pulse, rhythmic thumping
adaika n. rap, rapsong
adaivu n. march
adambai n. pc crash
adau n. tally, total number
adeka n. invitation
adembe n. participation
adende n. vibration, tremor, quake
adenju n. shock, shocker, act of shocking
someone heavily: adenju eo! quite
a shocker!
adepo n. delivery
aderanu n. immigration
aderu n. attack
adeze n. lag, a falling behind
adin n. light
adindi n. shine, shining
adinkiron n. photosynthesis
adino n. radiation
adobo n. lodging
adon n. strengthening
adonu n. propulsion
adonza n. effort, hard try, endeavor
adosese n. bodybuilding
adu n. stone, rock
adunyoren n. orthodontics
afaichu n. exorcism
afauka n. summary
afauza n. hug, caress, embracement
afe n. opposition, act of opposing
afecho n. protest, objection
afeka n. contradiction
afeleo n. collaboration
afeno n. setback
afi n. game; ~ Naradih n. backgammon;
~ Shah n. chess; ~ na fisha n.
card game;
afio n. score, total of points scored
afiru n. competition, act of competing
afiti n. victory
afo n. flower
afoika n. abusive language, term
afoiko n. to flame, abuse in writing
afon n. punishment, penalty; ~ na mia
n. death penalty; ~ na senyo n.
corporeal punishment
afonka n. sentence
afono n. accusation, charge
afontus n. amnesty, pardon
afonzalo n. confession
afu n. smell, scent, odour, aroma
afuhua n. sneeze
aganu n. swimming
agejo n. simplification
ageju n. temper
agenu n. rush, act of rushing
agetum n. acceleration
ageyun n. glance, peek
agongo n. oscillation
Aha n. A, alpha, first letter
ahaira n. survival
ahaka n. question
ahakum n. interrogation
ahana n. which one? which thing?
ahau n. joke
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ahayun n. request for help, a revision
ahaza n. order, request for supplying
aheka n. repulsion, resentment
ahende n. first encounter, first experience
ahendo n. renovation
ahenen n. upgrade
ahenje n. idea
ahenjo n. invention
ahenu n. exploration, scouting mission
ahenyun n. discovery
ahepu n. act of showing contempt
ahile n. grasp, grip
ahim n. ear
ahinju n. hearing (sense)
ahinko n. transcription, note, notes
ahoi n. surprise
ahoka n. confirmation, validation,
authentication; verification, checking
for correctness
ahovanka n. annulment
ahoyol n. plea
ahua n. cough, coughing sound: wehim
ahua I heard a cough
ahuhua n. cough, condition: aye hinka
ahuhua ming that sounds like a
bad cough
ahuhum n. respiration, breathing
ahum n. breath, one act of respiration
ahumia n. suffocation. smotherin
ahumwa n. rust, oxydation
ahuvi n. humiliation
ai c . and; ~ ha? i. so what? And?; ~ kura
shai i. etcetera, and so on; ~ nong
c . nor, and not, or not
Airan n. Ireland (from: Eire)
Airi s. (to be) Irish; ~ka n. Irish
language
Aisilam n. islamization, islamification
Aitian n. Haiti; na ~ n. (to be) Haitian
ajai n. sex, intercourse
ajaiju n. arousal, turnon
ajaipo n. prostitution
ajam n. deed, act, action
ajamang n. inacticity
ajamban n. centralization
ajambe n. fraction, quotient, division
ajambenyo n. procreation
ajambo n. insertion
ajamoyo n. conclusion, completion
ajamwan n. enlargement, magnification
ajando n. building, construction, process
of constructing
ajanen n. enhancement
ajanja n. custom, habit
ajanjake n. tendency
ajanko n. writing
ajanza n. practice, observation
(profession, religion)
ajanku n. priority
ajanti n. promotion
ajantonsa n. improvisation
ajantos n. topicalization
ajanya n. exponentiation
ajanyotos n. privatization
ajapau n. designation, appointment
ajaru n. fight
aje n. thought
ajebas n. conclusion, last step in a
reasoning process
ajebo n. understanding; ~za n.
interpretation
ajehea n. regard, consideration: le
ajehea wi tos toshi with much
regard for his situation
ajeho n. belief, faith
ajeju n. common sense
ajeka n. suggestion, proposition
ajekeho n. imagination, fantasy, ability to
fantasize
ajeku n. expectation; ~je n. anticipation
ajelano n. hypnosis, hypnotizing (act)
ajepau n. proposal
ajetan n. representation, depiction,
compare: alaka
ajevi n. pondering
ajewai n. memory, thing to remember,
reminiscence; ~vi n. reflection,
recollection, comtemplation
ajewe n. meditation
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ajewi n. estimate, rough calculation
ajewoi n. mistunderstanding
ajeza n. choice, act of selecting
aji n. music
ajika n. song
ajo n. knowledge, acquaintance
ajoha n. investigation
ajoka n. communication
ajokom n. phishing
ajoron n. intelligence, gathered
information
ajoza n. acknowledgment, recognition,
admission, credit
aj uleng n. anaesthesia
aj upau n. inspiration
aj uti n. orgasm
aka n. speech
akahau n. mockery
akaipu n. chastity
akaira n. preservation
akairu n. siege
akaju n. (grammatical) mood
akake n. query, web search
akale n. noise
akamai n. greetings, brought by another
person from another person (compare:
amaika)
akamil n. spoiler, storyline revealer
akamun n. order, command(ment)
akan n. job, work (single event)
akancho n. labour, process of giving
birth
akanka n. job, employment; ~za n.
recruitment
akapau n. adress, act of adressing
someone
akara n. conference, meeting
akare n. claim, statement
akaron n. compounding, act of forming
compounds
akaru n. discussion
akatu n. abbreviation
akava n. (telephone) call
akayoza n. arrest
akayun n. wink, blink
akebo n. installation in a position, office
or function
akeho n. hope
akeja n. intention
akejo n. research
akeju n. will, volition
akele n. search; ~ka n. (web search)
query; ~nu n. quest
akeleo n. auxiliary (item)
akemong n. disappointment
akemun n. attempt, try
aketi n. ambition, aspiration
akeze n. pursuit
aki n. food
akikiza n. diet, sum of nutrition, usual
intake of foods; compare: akikoi
akikoi n. diet, controlled intake of food,
usually of a temporary nature,
compare: akikiza
akilensi n. atrophy
akimai n. kiss (greeting)
akivo n. nutrition
akizang n. fasting (going without food)
akodan n. word processing
akoivu n. oppression
akombon n. schwalbe (soccer)
akompo n. scam, swindle,
embezzlement, fraud
akonche n. feint
akonja n. forgery, act of falsifying
akonka n. lie
akonyam n. trick
akopon n. print, printed picture or text:
akopon ti taisa the print on a t-
shirt
akova n. email message
akubas n. prevention
akuchu n. premature birth, preterm birth
akuje n. presumption
akuka n. prediction, forecast
akum n. tug, pull: akum la lelengo a
tug at ones sleeve
akumpompo n. wrestling
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akunchu n. draft, act of selecting or
demanding for a purpose
akunje n. distraction
akunjo n. download
akunju n. attraction
akunka n. courtship
akunke n. charm
akunku n. tugging, yanking
akunti n. leverage
akupa n. advance, advanced money,
down payment
akupau n. loan
akupyu n. vaccination
akuren n. planning, act of making plans
akutoje n. hypothesis
akuvichu n. miscarriage
akuyun n. preview
akwa n. something
akwache n. collision, clash
akwaju n. unity, togetherness
akwambe n. integer, whole number
akwampuno n. catechism
akwanku n. practice, training, act of
engaging in practice: akwanku mun
iyonen practice makes perfect
akwansa n. training session, exercise
akwanza n. homework
akwe n. network, web
akwejai n. cybersex
akweko n. post, message (on a forum)
al n. they, it, impersonal pronoun
ala n. place, location; na ~ n. locative
alapa n. rent, payment
alaimpo n. transfer , conveyance of
property
alain n. shift, process of moving, transfer
alaka n. representation, act of
representing, compare: ajetan
alayom n. substitution, replacement
alaza n. annexation
aleche n. touch, act of touching
alechi n. exclusion, omission, ellipsis
aleke n. role, part, function
aleleka n. sign language
alemai n. salute
alengoleng n. sleeveless, sleeveless
shirtl;waistcoat
alenza n. waste, wastage, squandering
alenzacho n. secretion (process)
aleo n. help, aid, assistance
aloi n. taste, flavor
aloika n. pronounciation
aloiza n. lick
alojai n. masturbation
aloka n. emphasis, (grammatical) focus
aloloiza n. licking
alonsi n. compression
alonu n. contraction
alori n. automation
al u n. side, camp
al uju n. harmonization
al ukan n. cooperation
al ulka n. glossolalia
al um n. edge, brink
al utum n. passing, passage
amaika n. greeting, said when interacting
with someone directly (compare:
akamai)
amanje n. dream
Amaraka n. Amharic language
Amastadam n. Amsterdam
amau n. addition, supplement, some
more, another one
Amazigi s. (to be) Berber, Moorish,
having to do with the Berber culture
Amazon n. Amazon river
Amazonan n. the Amazone, Amazonia;
na ~ n. Amazonian, having to do with
Amazonia
ambe n. part, share, section
ambeko n. article, section, paragraph
ambelan n. peninsula
ambengu n. semiprecious stone
amashun n. comparison
amembe n. diaspora
amelembe n. percentage
ameng n. elimination
amia n. death, act of dying
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amiachu n. stillbirth
amimbai n. hooliganism, vandalism
amimpa n. bribery
amimpas n. black magic, witchcraft
amimun n. force, pressure
amimunza n. sanction
amimwai n. revenge, retaliation
aminda n. act of spraining, compare
iminda
aminenka n. criticism, critique
aminja n. crime (single), criminal act
aminju n. dislike
aminsapu n. misconduct
amintenza n. exploitation, unethical use
of : amintenza na ben the
exploitation of children
aminyi n. intimidation
aminzia n. abuse, act of abusing
amitu n. wound, injury
amiva n. affliction, act of afflicting
amofim n. desalination
amohai n. eradication
amohum n. suffocation, asphyxiation
amole n. loss
amomas n. destabilization
amombembi n. abortion, abortus
provocatus
amomi n. cure; ~tu n. surgery,
operation; ~tuya n. scalpel
amompa n. refund, reimbursement
amondova n. divorce
amonenu n. landing
amonge n. retardation, decrease in
velocity
amongola n. annihilation
amonjaiju n. turnoff
amonjau n. relief
amonjaumia n. euthanasia
amonkenza n. regurgitation
amonkoi n. escalation
amonsimi n. desinfection
amonteri n. sabotage
amonzanu n. resignation
amonto n. cancellation
ampuno n. nationalism; na ~ n. (to be)
nationalist
amuhau n. entertainment
amukwa n. union, act of uniting
amukwan n. education; ~ na sun n.
secondary education
amule n. provisioning; ~ ng n.
withdrawal, denial, refusal
amumbera n. segregration
amumia n. execution
amumong n. remedy
amumpo n. sale, act of selling
amumule n. provision, maintenance,
sustenance: akanka pau fawang
amumule my job barely provides
maintenance
amumwe n. sustenance, maintenance,
act of maintaining: amumwe na
audo wau ming wi the
maintenance of this building is very
bad
amun n. reason, cause
amunda n. twist, turn, twirl, torsion
amundau n. sum, total count of, figure
amune n. throw
amuni n. shipment
amunje n. reminder
amunjebo n. explanation
amunjo n. act of informing
amunku n. establishment, foundation,
initiative, compare dovu
amunsis n. censorship
amunso n. irrigation
amunshi n. assimilation
amunta n. multiplication (computation)
amunto n. execution, putting into effect,
validation, exercise
amunyai n. torture
amunye n. amusement, entertainment
amunyun n. demonstration, show,
manifestation; ~gi n. audition
amuru n. provocation
amus n. evaporation
amuvi n. exaggeration
amwa n. decay
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amwechu n. mercy, grace: amia
amwechu his death was a mercy
amweki n. kiss
amweloi n. french kiss
amwevu n. to stroll, wander
an n. country, land
anaituru n. fencing (sport)
anaiza n. colonization
anamaru n. blasphemy
anampu n. consecration
anampau n. blessing
ananchu n. apostasy
ananka n. prayer; ~ kadish n. Kaddish
prayer (judaism); ~ salah n. salah
prayer (islam)
ananso n. baptism
ananza n. conversion
ananyun n. vision, revelation: Ananyun
Revelations
Andoran n. Andorra; na ~ n. (to be)
Andorran
anempa n. contribution, donation
anenempa n. charity, zakaat
anengo n. adaptation
anenka n. compliment
aneno n. adjustment, tweak
anenshi n. correction
anenu n. flight
aneti n. take-off (plane)
angado n. stable
angajono n. zoology
angala n. zoo, zoopark
angaro n. zodiac
angi n. level; ~do n. apartment building;
~la n. apartment; ~vu n. substrate
angika n. title, formal adress
ango n. cloth, piece of clothing; ~bea n.
wardrobe
Angolan n. Angola
angolempuno n. nudism, naturism
angolum n. hem, fringe, border
angonyo n. clothing
angoshi n. dress, style of dressing
angu n. precious material, ornament,
piece of jewelry, shiny object; ~nyo
n. jewelry
ani n. vehicle (motorized); ~nyo n. fleet
anin n. day; ~ na janai n. leap day
anisku n. gambling, betting, bet
Anishi nabeka n. Ojibway language
anjono n. geography
Ankarah n. Ankara
anku n. cape: Anku Kenevaral
Cape Canaveral
ano n. direction, road, way, strip
anochu n. deviation
anoju n. orientation
anoka n. advice
anoke n. reference, consultation
anomun n. motivation, incitement
anonka n. denial, negation
anonja n. omission, failure to accomplish
anonke n. refusal
anoyun n. navigation
ansa n. geology, structure of the
landscape; ~jono n. geology,
science
anubo n. entrance, act of coming in
anuchi n. exodus
anuchu n. departure, leaving
anuda n. turn, act of turning
anujau n. transport, act of transporting
anuka n. message
anumia n. hunt
anunai n. trip, travel, voyage, journey
anunayun n. tourism
anunu n. movement
anunuda n. rotation
anupon n. push, shove
anurang n. nomadism
anuro n. orbit
anuvu n. walk, act of walking: anuvu
nainu a long walk; ~vu n. hike,
act of hiking
anuwi n. metastasis
anuwi n n. horseback riding
anzai s. (to be) patriotic; ~puno n.
patriotism
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anya n. exponent, power, multiplication by
itself
anyam n. show, false pretense
anyampas n. magic trick
anyansa n. simulation
anyau n. blockade, obstruction
anyauza n. tackle
anyocho n. publication, act of publishing
anyochu n. excommunication
anyo n. continent
anyom n. friction
anyomia n. genocide; ~ na Hainyo n.
Armenian genocide
anyoru n. war; ~ na Yula n. World
War: Anyoru na Yula na Sun
World War II; ~ka n. declaration of
war
apa n. money; na ~ n. pecuniary
apabo n. investment
apaka n. bid
apanoti n. crucifixion
apapau n. payment
apas n. magic, sorcery
apaska n. spell, enchantment
apaucho n. distribution
apauka n. demand
apauva n. arranged marriage
apaza n. purchase, thing purchased
ape n. tree
apecho n. gush, jet(stream)
api n. fire
apil n. hook ( sharp curved piece of metal,
for catching fish etc.)
apobo n. import
apochu n. export
apoka n. haggling, bargaining
apomia n. strangulation
apomoi n. call, call up, urge: apomoi
na jaru call to arms
apomonke n. discouragement
apompau n. robbery
apomwi n. boost
apomun n. compulsion
apon n. pressure
aponchi n. banishment, exile
apondova n. forced marriage
aponjo n. upload
aponku n. incitement, instigation
aponsa n. depression, imprint,
impression
apopa n. cost, price
apopo n. trade, business, commerce,
market
apubai n. faux pas
apun n. regime, administration, reign
apungo n. toilet, process of dressing and
grooming
apunkika n. diplomacy
apunung n. anarchy, lawlessness
apunyinke n. revolutionism
apunza n. vote, act of voting
apupon n. indoctrination
apuyun n. justification, excuse
apya n. leap
apyu n. sting, puncture
apyubo n. penetration
apyuso n. injection
Araba s. (to be) Arabic
Arabaka n. Arabic language
arabo n. deposit
arandun n. bite, act of biting
aranu n. migration
arau n. scratch, undeep cut
arava n. dependance
arayun n. stare, gaze
araza n. withdrawal
areja n. assurance
areje n. conviction, act of being convinced
areka n. promise, pledge, oath
areko n. insurance
arelenka n. speculation
aren n. system, order
arendan n. configuration
arenja n. jurisdiction
arenka n. verdict
arenke n. lawsuit
Arentinan n. Argentina; na ~ n. (to be)
Argentinian
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arento n. realization, attainment,
achievement, organization
arensa n. legalization
arepuza n. mortgage
arevu n. support, sustenance
areyun n. evidence
arim n. development, ripening
aro n. circle, cycle
arombe n. composition, art or manner of
composing
aron n. combination
aronshi n. chemistry, chemical
composition and its reactions
aronto n. (chemical) reaction
arora n. surroundings, environment
aru n. conflict
aruka n. quarrel, argument
arul n. roar, roaring sound
asa n. shape, feature, form
asai n. agriculture, cultivation
asain n. distinction
asaitu n. harvest
asaje n. design
asajo n. craft
asaka n. description
asako n. sketch
asami n. deformation, malformation
asanyam n. mimicry
asapu n. behavior, conduct
asara n. setting, way something is set up
(also computer)
asasen n. plastic surgery
asatu n. statue, sculpture, carving;
asavan n. camouflage
asayom n. transformation
asayun n. inspection, examination
asebo n. implantation
aseche n. smack, slap, sharp blow
asekan n. labour, hard work; ~to n.
achievement
asencho n. birth
asenji n. dance
asenj u n. sense, ability to feel
asenkoka n. identification
asentan n. autograph
asentu n. mutilation
asenyi n n. mutation
asenyom n. massage
asenza n. digestion
aseseche n. spanking
asewai n. reincarnation
asi n. bit, a little bit
asifo n. stage of blooming
asike n. request
asimonso n. drainage
asinchum n. sip
asinje n. assumption
asinyi n. worry, concern
asiska n. secret
asiske n. implication, insinuation
asisko n. cribbing, copying
asiskoi n. manipulation
asiskuren n. conspiracy
asispo n. smuggling; ~ na juvo n. drug
traffic; ~ na uyu n. smuggling of
people; ~yun n. visitation, checking
for contraband
asivu n. minimum
aski n. frame, still; ~ na shenum n.
window frame
asku n. knot
askuash n. squash (sport)
aso n. water
asobo n. infusion
asoi n. request, polite question
asonu n. flow
asopombo n. transfusion
asopos n. watermelon
asoza n. drink, serving
aspagetih n. spaghetti
asunu n. split, process of splitting, fission
(of a cell)
asu n. grape
asundova n. bigamy
asunshi n. cloning
aswika n. shriek, scream, shrill sound
asha n. card, coupon
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ashi n. manner, way
ashibo n. categorization
ashicho n. quote
ashika n. instruction(s)
ashiko n. copy, duplicate
ashim n. bath, act of bathing
ashinyam n. imitation
ashiwai n. reproduction, act of
reproducing: ashiwai na aupo wau
tusung kwambe reproduction of
these goods is strictly prohibited
asho n. paper (generic), compare
shonum
ashon n. shower, brief abundant fall
ashuka n. flattery
ata n. time
atalanu n. industrialization
atara n. wait
atas n. liberation
atatas n. recreation
atato n. multiplication (computation)
ataushi n. modernization
atauto n. update
atemwengi n. equivalent, equivalent
item
atenza n. utilization
atenyin n. variable
ati n. top, highest point
atiju n. adoration
atila n. topping
atimpau n. debt
Atinah n. Athens
atinki n. starvation
atinu n. ascent, rise
atinti n. obligation, compellation
atipinu n. conductor
atipiza n. electrocution
atitu n. decapitation, beheading
atizia n. upbringing
ato n. event, , occurrence, happening,
occasion, holiday; ~si n. sometimes
atoje n. theory
atoju n. experience, thing lived through
atoka n. report, story
atol n. bandage
atomanta n. nightfall
atomas n. stabilization
atomwan n. growth, rise
atomwi n. multiplication, increase
atondu n. fossilization
atono n. evolution; na ~ s. (to be)
evolutionary
atonsi n. decrease, fall, reduction
atonto n. case, condition, provision, term
atonu n. process
atonyin n. change
atonyun n. appearance, act of showing
up or becoming visible
atopau n. favor, generous act
atopon n. stimulation
atoska n. remark, comment, observation
atore n. coagulation
atova n. deduction
atoyauka n. repentance
atoyunka n. witness account
atu n. cut
atuka n. offense, abuse
atuko n. inscription
atum n. pass, play in sports
atumwi n. surplus, extra
atunjoza n. specialization
atunka n. encouragementn
atunke n. preference
atusi n. subtraction
atuska n. consent
atutuka n. stutter
aubus n. fufu, ugali, mashed staple food,
consisting of starchy root vergetables
as eaten in large parts of Africa and
parts of the world influenced by African
cuisine such as the Caribbean
auchikai n. isolate, thing or group set
apart
audo n. building, structure, construction
Auganan n. Afghanistan
auhi m n. sound
aujam n. object
aujanza s. (to be) transitive; ~ng s. (to
be) intransitive
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aujekeho n. dream, ideal, fantasy, hope
aujo n. information
auka n. saying, proverb
aukaron n. compound word
auko n. text
aukwara n. assembly, collection
aulayom n. subsitute, replacement
(inanimate), compare: wolayom; reo
aulayom na seki eggs are a
subsitute for meat
aule n. possession(s), possessed item(s)
aulembe n. plasma
aulon n. concentration, concentrated
substance
aumula n. creation, thing(s) created
Aumunan n. Macau; na ~ n. having to
do with Macau
auno n. goal, object, objective
aungo n. textile
aunyocho n. publication, thing published
aupaiza n. earnings
aupau n. gift, present
aupaza n. groceries
aupizu n. roast, something roasted
aupo n. product, good, article, goods
aurombe n. composition, thing
composed: aurombe na Mozart a
composition of Mozart
auronza n. compilation
Aurora n. Saturn
asendomomi n. orthopaedics
ausispo n. contraband
autan n. drawing
Autearoan n. New Zealand; na ~ n.
having to do with New Zealand
autol n. scroll, roll
autunza n. inheritance, heritage
auval u n. attachment
ava n. connection, relation, link (internet)
avaluka n. conjunction
avan n. protection, security
avasa n. inflection
avasko n. fusion, merger
avaza n. commitment, dedication
avika n. bragging
aviki n. gluttony
avivi n. excess
avo n. substance, chemical
avoyom n. metabolism
avu n. base, root, principle element; ~ na
jebeo n. base of the skull
avuka n. insult
avunu n. descent
avuru n. struggle, fight
avuvuju n. depression
awai n. repetition
awaicho n. rerun
awaija n. reaction
awaika n. answer, reply, respond
awain n. revision
awaino n. reflection
awainu n. return
awaipa n. remuneration, recompensation
awairen n. reform
awairu n. defense
awaisita n. rejuvenation
awaisun n. reproduction, duplication: tim
en bas awaisun na misu we
must stop the reproduction of the
bacteriae
awamwoi n. blunder, screwup
awamwuka n. glorification
awanabimomi n. gynaecology
awanka n. boasting
awau n. this thing, unbound, compare:
wau
awawai n. iteration
awayom n. interaction
aweku n. progress, advance,
awemwi n. accumulation
awen n. pile, heap
awenka n. praise, laudatory speech
awenke n. emulation
awensa n. relief, sculptured artwork
awenshun n. evaluate
awento n. raise (salary, bet)
aweron n. constitution, way something is
set up
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awepopa n. expense, a constant drain
on finances: nia awepopa wan a
car is a big expense
awimun n. gain
awiti n. limitation, maximum
awiza n. expenditure
awoi n. mistake, error
awoika n. complaint
awoyun n. refutal
aya n. thing, things, stuff, unspecified
object
ayai n. pain
ayaka n. nominalization
ayankuku n. blush, act of blushing
ayau n. apology
ayauka n. forgiveness, pardon
aye n. that thing, compare: ye
ayin n. alteration
ayinka n. translation
ayinsa n. metamorphosis
ayintus n. tolerance; ~ung n.
intolerance
ayinyun n. discrimination
ayinza n. alternative
ayiru n. terrorism
ayoika n. lamentation, jeremiad
ayoilo n. self-pity
ayoisa n. comfort, consolation
ayoiza n. sympathy, compassion
ayolanu n. globalization
ayom n. exchange, trade, swap
ayomia n. extinction
ayonka n. conversation
ayoka n. declaration, announcement
ayuki za n. cannibalism
ayun n. eye
ayuncho n. television, television
broadcasting
ayunde n. visitation
ayunju n. sight (sense)
ayunsi n. negligence
ayunza n. reception, manner in which is
received
ayus n. piece or work of art
ayuska n. recitation, oration,
declamation, delivery
ayuza n. abduction
azabas n. consumption
azachau n. analysis
azachu n. removal
azahea n. caution, care
azaja n. demonstration (of how to use)
azaka n. application, appeal
azakai n. copyright
azamai n. handshake
azami nza n. misappropriation
azamun n. prescription: ; ~ko n.
prescription: azamun na miki a
prescription for medication
azang n. abstention, refraining
azaru n. conquest
azauka n. specification
azauru n. persecution, harassment
azawu n. marvel, wonder, awe
azenke n. threat
azenu n. sequence
azeo n. swelling
Azeri s. Azeri, having to do with the Azeri
culture
Azerian n. Azerbaijan
Azerika n. Azeri/Azerbaijani language
azeyun n. assessment, evaluation
azevi n. delay, retardation
azi n. hair (one); compare: zizi
azia n. care, treatment, handling
aziko n. stroke (of a brush)
azua n. service
azun n. honey
B
ba n. mister, mr., formal title
baba n. daddy
babai s. (to be) brittle; ~vo n.
manganese
babai ng s. (to be) unbroken
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babal a. to babble, speak nonsense
babanju s. to date, have frequent dates
with
babi n. penis; na ~ n. penile;
babisa n. phallus; na ~ n. phallic
bachu s. (to be) paternal
bachuno s. (to be) patrilineal
Badawi s. (to be) Bedouin
Bahadad n. Baghdad
bai s. (to be) broken, corrupted, ruined;
~mbe n. rubble
baichu a. to abandon, desert
baika s. to crack, creak
baingo n. rag; ~nga n. rag doll
bairu a. to violate, break (a law), assault
baisa n. damage
baishi a. to harm
baito n. breakdown (vehicle)
Balkanan n. Balkans
bamanta n. midnight
bamba n. heart; ~jono n. cardiology;
~nyau n. heart attack
bambe n. nucleus (of an atom); na ~ n.
nuclear: abum na bambe nuclear
explosion
bambea n. ventricle (heart)
bambi n. chest
bambo s. (to be located) in between,
between; ~ka n. interjection; ~sko
s. (to be) among, amid; ~ta n.
Middle Ages
bambongi n. business class
bambos n. pericardium
bambosa s. (to be) androgynous
Bamboso n. Atlantic Ocean; na ~ n.
Atlantic, having to do with the Atlantic
banzau a. to interfere, meddle with:
nong banzau! dont meddle with
me, mind your own business!
bampe n. crossbar (also in sports)
ban n. center, the middle, central point,
core, centre, heart-, blood-; na ~ n.
(to be) in the middle, center, central
banakwe n. server based network
banaleng n. prokaryotic: ~a organism;
~anyo n. class of prokaryotes
Bananso n. Mediterranean Sea; ~la n.
the Mediterranean (region); na ~la
n. Mediterranean
banaro n. equator, waist
banava s. (to be) server-based
banaya n. thong, strap, g-string
banchum n. vampire
banchuro n. spiral, shape circling
around from a central point:
manguda na banchuro a spiral
galaxy
bandal n. server, host computer
bandanyo n. operating system
bandaya n. pacemaker
bandi n. louse; ~ na pesho n. plant
louse; ~ na senyo n. body louse;
~ na zizi n. head louse
bando n. base, center of operations,
place where activities are
concentrated
bandola n. town, city center
Bangal s. (to be) Bengali
Bangalan n. Bangladesh; na ~ n.
having to do with Bangladesh
Bangalka n. Bengali language
bangi s. (to be) moderate, average
bango n. vest
bani n n. noon; ~ta n. afternoon
banj u a. to have a date with
banki n. pass, narrow opening between
mountains
bankos n. knot, node, small cluster,
center
bano n. alley
banos n. artery, vein, blood vessel; ~kwe
n. arterial system
banso n. blood; ~hua n. tubercolosis;
~le s. (to be) bloody; ~lia n.
leech; ~nu n. blood circulation,
bloodstream, bloodflow; ~shi n.
bloodtype; ~to n. bloodbath,
massacre
banshi s. (to be) medium(-sized),
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banta n. interval
bantimpuno n. fascism; na ~ n.
fascist; ~shi s. fascistoid
banung s. (to be) in shock (medically)
banzaku a. to buffer; ~la n. buffer;
~ro n. circular buffer, ring buffer
banya n. mainframe
banyau n. trombosis
banyol n. middle finger
banzo n. mosquito; ~mi n. malaria
Barainan n. Bahrain; na ~ n. having to
do with Bahrain, Bahraini
Barasilan n. Brazil
Barasil s. (to be) Brazilian
Barata s. (to be) Indian
Baratan n. India
bas a. to stop, end, put an end to, cease,
finish, terminate
basa s. (to be) perfect, perfective: tosa
basa perfective aspect
basala n. stop, bus stop; ~ na naini n.
bus stop
basale s. (to be) finite, limited
basaleng s. (to be) infinite, endless
basano n. border
basanung s. (to be) continuous,
continuously
basi a. to pause, make a brief stop
baska a. to decide, decide what to do;
~za a. to resolve to
baski n. end, endzone: baski na kosho
the end of the page
baskoi a. to check, keep in check
baspe n. barrier
basta n. pause, break
bastan n. comma
basto n. final, finale, final game, scene
basu n. spermatozoid; ~so n. sperm
(mass noun)
baswi n. parameter
basha n. brake
bashi s. (to be) fatherly, paternal
basho s. (to be) done with, over, finished,
in the past: afi basho game over
bashuno n. horizon
bati n. grandfather (informal)
bau n. dog
bauben n. puppy
bauda n. dog cart
bauka a. to bark
bauki a. to gulp, wolf down
bausa s. (to be) canine, dog-like
bauyu n. pain
bayo n. wreck
be i . topic marker
bea n. room, chamber
Bealin n. Berlin; ~ na Tinuno n. East-
Berlin; ~ na Vununo n. West-Berlin
Belau s. (to be) Palauan; ~ka n.
Palauan language
Belawan n. Palau
Belegan n. Belgium; na ~ n. (to be)
Belgian
beli n. fennel
Belizi s. to be Belizian
Belizan n. Belize
bembau n. puppy
bembe n. dear, child, honey, baby (said
to children)
bembembu n. grandson
bembemwana n. granddaughter
bemben n. grandchild
bembeo n. crib
bembi n. womb; ~ki n. cervix; ~so n.
amniotic fluid
bembos n. babybag
bembu n. son
beme n. lamb; ~sho n. thyme
bempe n. sapling, seedling
bemomi n. pediatrist
bemul n. calf
bemwana n. daughter
bemwi n n. foal, filly
ben n. child, offspring; ~yun n. babysitter
bena n. million
benchichi n. scallion
bendun n. milk tooth; ~yo n. milk teeth
bene n. chick
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Beneswelan n. Venezuela; na ~ n. (to
be) Venezuelan
Bengal uruh n. Bangalore
bengi n. generation
Beninan n. Benin; s. na ~ n. (to be)
Beninese
benjau s. (to be) pregnant; ~ta n.
pregnancy
beno a. to breed; ~nyo n breed:
benonyo chusi a rare breed
bensembos n. amniotic sack
benshi s. to be childish, infantile
benta n. childhood
benyau s. to use birth control; ~ki n.
contraceptive
benyo n. children, offspring (mass noun)
benza a. to adopt
benzoi n. seed (embryonic plant), seed,
pit, stone: benzoi na sunsu
cherry pit
beo n. box, booth
beongu n. tin (Sn), metal; chu ~ n.
tin, made out of tin
bes s. (to be) gray
beski n. rook
besho n. sage
bia a. to beep
bibi n. abdomen
bibia n. beeper
bibo n. abdominal cavity; ~nyo n.
intestines
biboi n. excrements, shit, dung (mass
noun)
bibos n. pouch, skinflap covering the
nipples common in marsupial animals;
~onga n. marsupial animal; ~onyo
n. infraclass of marsupial animals;
na ~ n. marsupial, having a pouch
biki n. stomach
bikiso n. gastric fluid
bimbis n. quinoa
bimosa n. tofu
bimus n. methane
Bimwana n. Virgo
bimwendo n. silo
bin n. grain, corn, cereal
binchil n. pancake
binki n. bread
binkos n. roll, small bread, bun
bino n. bowel; ~nyo n. bowels
binonyo n. bowels
binsa n. cake
binso n. beer; ~fo n. hop
binshum n. meal, flour
binshundi n. mealworm beetle; ~lia n.
mealworm
binzu n. baker; ~do n. bakery
bio n. gram, basic measurement of mass
Birisel n. Brussels
Biritan n. Britain; ~ Wan n. Great
Britain
bis n. goosefoot
bisimben n. foetus
biso n. urine; ~bos n. bladder; ~no n.
urethra; ~pi n. gonorrhea
biyun n. navel, belly button; ~aya n.
umbilical chord
bo s. (to be) inside, in
bobea n. basin, cavity or hollow inside
the earth holding a fluid
boben n. inbreeding
bobeo n. container for holding fluids or
gas, tank, vessel
boboi s. (to be) dirty, nasty, soiled
bobon a. to pour, cause to flow or emit
steadily; ~u a. to pour, flow steadily;
~ya n. carafe, decanter, pitcher
bobos n. pocket
boche a. to thrust, drive
bochu a. to hatch, come out of an egg
bodova n. endogamy
boi n. soil, dirt
boicha n. anus
boicho a. to defecate
boikos n. stool, turd
boingo n. diaper
boipu s. (to be) obscene
boishina n. smog
bojo s. to have insight in, be insightful
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boka a. to introduce someone into a
subject
boko n. to subscribe to, sign up for,
create an account, register, become a
member; ~va n. personal message
bol n. apple; ~obus n. applesauce
~oso n. cider
bola s. to be internal
bolan n. interior, interior country: aya na
bolan internal affairs
bole s. to hold, contain
Boliban n. Bolivia; na ~ n. (to be)
Bolivian
bombai a. to collapse, cave in
bombe n. pack, bundle, parcel, quantity:
bombe na jempe a pack of
cigarettes
bombino n. bombino
bombo a. to bounce up and down, bob,
nod: titi na varu yu zon la bombo
the head of the sleeping soldier was
bobbing up and down; ~ne a. to
richochet
bon a. to fall; ~ovan n. parachute
bondu n. meteorite
bone a. to plunge
bongi n. class, travel class; vu~ n.
coach, economy class; ti~ n. first
class; bam~ n. business class
bongo n. underwear
bonso n. waterfall
bonta n. fall, autumn; ~ngu n.
chrysanthemum
bora s. to occupy, fill the space
boro n. circulation
boru a. to invade
bos n. bag, sack; ~onyo n. luggage
bosa n. pad, cushion
bosika n. jargon, lingo
boskiki n. pelican
boso n. lake
bosha n. hood; ~le n. hooded; ~ngo
n. anorak
boshi a. to integrate, fit in
botanyun n. radiology
boto n. to initiate, perform a ritual
welcoming someone to an exclusive
group
botol n. tampon
botos a. to admit, permit to enter
botusung s. (to be) restricted
bova a. to log in, log in on
bovi s. to satiate
bovu s. (to be) inherent, intrinsic
boyol a. to flip someone off, give
someone the finger
boyo n. content, contents; ~ko n.
contents, content list
boyuka n. slang
boyun a. to observe, notice, note
bua n. brother (formal)
bubua n. brother (informal)
bubus a. to mash, mash up
buchobi n. prostate
Budah n. Buddha
Budapest n. Budapest
Buenos-Ai res n. Buenos Aires
bujono n. andrology
bukim n. king
bukwo n. rooster, cock
Bul n. B, bravo, second letter
Bulkara s. (to be) Bulgarian
Bulkaran n. Bulgaria; na ~ n. having to
do with Bulgaria
bum a. to explode
bumbai a. to burst, breach
bumbu s. to beat heavily, pound, throb
bumbuna n. popcorn
bume n. ram, Aries
bumia n. nova; wam~ n. supernova
bumpe n. rocket, grenade, missile; ~cha
n. silo
bumul n. bull, Taurus
bumwe n. thud, thump
buna n. maize, corn; ~pe n. corncob
buncha n. crater
bunche a. to slam
Bunchala n. Mercury
bunju a. to make a scene, a display: soi
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nong bunj u ku fanyo please
dont make a scene in front of my
parents
bunka n. crash(ing) sound
bunu a. to crash into, crashland, collapse,
fail
bunya n. bomb, explosive; ~vo n.
explosive substance
bus a. to crush, squash
busa s. (to be) male
buski n. oatmeal
bustu a. to mince; ~da n. mincer; ~ki
n. mincemeat, mince
busha n. pestle, instrument for pounding
bushi s. (to be) masculine, man-like
buwin n. stallion
Ch
chabo s. (to be) hollow
chachal a. to scoop, scoop up
chachatu a. to perforate with holes
chache a. to pick, make holes, dig or
break, using a pointed object; ~pe n.
pick, heavy tool used for breaking rock
chafi n. golf (game, sport)
chai n. tea; ~chal n. teaspoon; ~deo
n. teapot; ~do n. teahouse; ~fo
n. chamomile; ~pea n. tea plant;
~seo n. teacup, bowl; ~sho n.
tealeaf
chaku n. goalkeeper, goalie
chal n. shovel, scoop, spade
chale s. (to be) leaking; ~cha n. leak
cham n. carbon
chamale n. (in)organic compound,
compound containing carbon
champe n. pencil; ~tu n. pencil
sharpener
chandu n. diamond
Chang-Chiang n. Yangtze river
changu n. body piercing
chanso n. soda, pop
chanum n. hatch
chanyau n. diaphragm (contraceptive)
chapyu a. to pierce
charoi n. badger
chase n. vulva
chasentu a. to perform a female genital
mutilation
chatil n. perforator
chatu a. to perforate, make a hole in
chau s. (to be) precise, exact, exactly
chaubas s. (to be) stringent, strict
chaubo a. to fit, insert, place inside as
much as there is room for: chaubo
bosonyo jaura to fit the luggage
into the trunk
chauchang s. (to be) roughly
chauka a. to specify, designate, define,
determine;
chauku s. (to be) just, just a moment
before: chauku jamoyo I just
finished it
chauren s. (to be) accurate, precise
chausa s. (to be) delicate, subtle:
kweskusa chausa a delicate
weave
chauyun s. (to be) subtle, capable of
making fine disctinctions: uje
chauyun a subtle thinker
chavu n. ginger; ~ki n. gingerbread
chawa n. ammonium
chea n. projectile
chebas a. to graduate
chebeo n. goal, basket
checha n. dent, nick, indentation
cheche n. to beat, beat up
checheka a. to knock, tap, pat
checheki a. to pick, peck: kokwo la
checheki la yol the birds were
pecking at his fingers
chechekwa a. to clap one's hands,
applaud
chechempe n. machine gun
chechepe a. to bludgeon
chechese n. to applaud
chechetu a. to chop, cut by blows
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chedai n. percussion
chede a. to encounter, run into
chefi n. boxing (martial art)
chege s. (to be) prompt, promptly
chehum n. gust of wind, gale
cheke a. to aim for
checheki a. to peck
chechepi a. to spark, sparkle
chegon n. shockwave
chekwa a. to clap one's hands (once)
chekwai n. to click, snap into position
chekwe n. tennis; ~a n. racket,
tennisracket
chela n. base, place in a game, target
chele a. to find, locate
chembo a. to load, place a charge in
chemi n. breakdown, sudden collapse in
phsycial or mental health: chemi na
juno nervous breakdown
chemil a. to expose to
chemoi s. to lean against, on, be in a
leaning position
chemong a. to parry
chempe n. rifle
chempil n. bow (for shooting arrows)
chemos n. whipcream
chen a. to shoot, hit
chenaya n. whip; ache na ~ n.
whiplash
chenchi n. armour
chencho n. round (of shots): chencho
sun chula bo chempe Ive got
two rounds left in my rifle; ~nyo n.
munition
chenda n. revolver
chendu n. bullet
chene n. to volley
cheni n. tank
cheno n. strategy
chentil n. pistol
chento n. gunfight, shootout
chentujono n. ballistics; na ~ n.
ballistic
chenya n. gun, firearm
chepe n. bat, cudgel, baton, bludgeon
chepero n. baseball
chepi n. spark
chepil n. field hockey
cherau a. to graze, brush
chere a. to ram; ~pe n. (to be) ballistic
chero n. bullseye, center of target
cheru a. to clash, come in conflict with
cheshu s. (to be) tender, softly
cheta a. (to be) sudden, suddenly; ~vi
s. (to be) abrupt, brusque
cheten n. to have good aim, be a
marksman
cheti s. to experience a rush, have a kick,
get a kick out of
chetu n. axe
chetum a. to glance, strike and bounce
off at an angle
cheva n. to bring up, refer to, mention:
daiko wau cheva benta this
poem is referring to his childhood
chevau n. icehockey
chevu n. to kick
chewe a. to catch doing something: uma
chewe yu hum jempe his mother
caught him smoking
cheza n. to absorb, blunt, take in; ~ku
n. bumper; ~ya n. shock absorber
cheze n. right away, directly, directly after
chezon n. to knock out, punch out,
unconscious
chi s. (to be located) outside of, outside
chian n. countryside, rural area
chiben a. exogamy, outbreeding
chibos n. purse, handbag
chicha n. pore
chiche a. to miss, fail to hit
chichi n. onion
chichikos s. (to be) warty
chichil a. to flake, chip, become flaked,
peel off
chichipyo s. (to be) freckled
chichiren a. to freewheel, freestyle
chichu s. (to be) foreign
chichul n. itch mite
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chidi n. beetle
chidova n. (cultural) exogamy
chijai a. to cheat, commit adultery,
fornication
chika n. loanword
chikai a. to isolate, separate from
chiki a. to picknick; ~to n. picknick
chikos n. wart
chikoza a. to outsource
chiku s. to stick out, protrude, bulge
chil s. thin, not thick: tumbe chil a thin
slice
chilaka n. consul; ~do n. consulate
chilan n. abroad; ~zia n. au pair
Chilean n. Chile; na ~ s. (to be)
Chilean
chilu s. outer, relatively far away from the
center: sinan chilu the outer
regions
chimbe n. spare part; ~shi s. spare,
extra
chinana n. wrinkle; ~le s. (to be)
wrinkled; ~sesa n. cerebrum
chinchi a. to chirp
chindi n. cricket; ~ne n. tit, titmouse
chingi n. coat, natural covering of animal
or plant, layer, outside layer: chingi
chu nezi a coat of feathers; ~ na
mwebos n. pillow case
chingo n. leather; na ~ n. leather, made
out of leather
chini n. armored vehicle
chinoto n. cult, sect
chinzo n. cicada
chipi a. to scorch, singe, sear
chipo n. stand, place where something is
sold: ; ~la n. market place
chipu s. (to be) superficial, vain
chipunku n. ambassador; ~do n.
embassy
chipyo n. freckle
chira s. (to be) exterior
chirau a. to erode, corrode, wear away
chire n. crust, scab: chire na banso
bloodcrust; ~ na Yula n. the
Earth's crust
chiren s. (to be) freestyle
chirengo n. patio
Chis n. C, charlie, third letter
chisau n. sebum, skin fat
chiso n. sweat; ~le s. to sweat, perspire
chisunda n. mountain bike
chisuni n. dirtbike
chitan n. tattoo; ~do n. tattoo parlor;
~ko a. to tattoo
chiti n. membrane, film; ~sau n.
cholesterol
chito s. except; ~shi s. (to be)
exceptional
chitu a. to circumcise
chivan n. jacket
chivu n. shoe; ~nyo n. shoes, pair of
shoes
chiza a. to go out, engage in social life
chizi n. fur; ~le s. (to be) furry
cho a. to broadcast, transmit
chobi n. gland; na ~ n. glandular
chodo n. radio station, broadcasting
station
chogon n. radio signal, wave
choi s. (to be) sour, acidy; ~chos n.
mustard; ~fo n. caper; ~mos n.
yoghurt; ~su n. vinegar; ~sho n.
dock, sorrel; ~vo n. acid; ~vova n.
acidic; ~chawachu n. amino acid
choka a. to demonstrate, protest
chokato n. demonstration, protest
(event), compare: chokanyo
chokanyo n. demonstration, protesting
crowd, compare: chokato
chokotil n. recorder; ~ na jitol n. tape
recorder; ~ na jida n. cd recorder,
burner; ~ na sinchoko n. mp3
recorder
choko a. to record
chokwe n. channel, broadcasting
network
chom n. tomato
chombe n. sample, snippet of music,
film; ~ron a. to sample,
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reassemble samples
chombus n. ketchup
chomos n. excretion
Chongan n. China; na ~ s. (to be)
Chinese
chongola a. to idle, be present or work
without output
chono n. channel, band of frequencies
chonu n. feed, transmission of a signal
chonsu n. eggplant
chonum n. satellite disk
chopau a. to generate output, produce,
render
chope n. antenna (for broadcasting),
compare: jujupe
chopi n. static, electrical discharges
interfering with a signal
chora a. to relieve oneself; ~la n.
latrine; ~ya n. toilet bowl
chore a. to promote, advertise
chori s. to be performed or broadcasted:
tanu chori the movie is playing
chos n. mustard seed; ~poi n. mustard
plant
choski n. window (computer)
Chosonan n. North Korea; na ~ n.
North Korean
choto n. program, show (tv, radio); ~ku
n. host, presenter; ~nyo n.
schedule, programming
chotu a. to sign off (a transmission)
chova n. medium (means of
broadcasting); ~nyo n. the media
choyun n. radar
choza a. to receive (a signal,
broadcasting)
chu a. (to go) away from, from
Chuana s. (to be) Tswana
Chuanaka n. Setswana language
Chuanan n. Botswana
chubai a. to pick, break off, pluck, take
out, rip off
chuben n. fellow countryman
chubo s. (to be) indigenous, aboriginal ;
~nyo n. indigenous people,
aboriginals
chubua n. fellow countryman (male)
chucha n. exit
chuchil a. to flake, cause to become
spotted with flakes
chucho a. to emit, discharge involuntary
or not intentionally directed, shed:
chucho soso to discharge fluids
chufa n. forefather, ancestor, not explicitly
male; ~nyo n. forefathers
chuj u s. to miss someone
chuka a. to express, utter, set forth
chuke a. to abort, abandon (a mission)
chuko a. to sign out
chukum a. to deport
chul n. mite; ~umi n. mange; ~umile
n. mangy
chula s. (to be) left, remaining; ~ki n.
leftovers; ~ngu n. poinsetta; ~vo
n. residue
chuleng s. (to be) a priori
chul u s. (to be) native
chum a. to suck
chumai a. to say goodbye to
chuman n. swamp
chumbos n. udder
chumea n. fellow countryman (female)
chumpe n. straw (for drinking fluids),
compare: sombin
chumun c . because, because of, since;
~ye i . thats why, because of that
chumwiro n. vortex
chunchu a. to parasite on; ~di n.
parasite
chunchul n. tick, bloodsucking mite
chunka a. to smack, make suckling
sounds
chunkos n. nipple
chuno s. (to be) divergent
chunonoi n. to wriggle, wrestle ones
way out, with the intention of breaking
free
chuntal n. vacuum cleaner, hoover; za ~
n. to hoover, vacuum
chuntil n. dustbuster
chunu a. to avoid
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chunyo n. (genetic) stock, progenitors,
group of related beings, race; na ~
n. racial
chunyom a. to wipe
chura a. to park; ~do n. garage; ~la
n. parking spot, lot
churanu n. to emigrate
churau a. to scrape, scrape off
churu a. to escape
chusi s. (to be) rare, isolated, separate,
separately
chuta n. spring
chuten n. merit
chutu n. to perform an ectonomy
chutus a. to spare, save from, refrain
from
chuva n. to log off, out
chuvimbe n. W&Z boson
chuza a. to derive
D
daban n. pole; na ~ n. polar: sinan na
daban polar region
dabano n. axe, axis
dadabon a. to tumble
dadai s. to pulsate, thump
dadaika v. to rap, perform a rap song
dadaj u s. (to be) dizzy
dadapyu a. to screw
dadara a. to wallow, toss and turn
dadau a. to count, sum up, name
numbers in their order
dadin n. flashing light
dadun n. rotor
dai n. rhythm, frequent pulse
daika n. rap, rap music
daiko n. poem
daile s. (to be) rhythmic
daileng s. (to be) arrhythmic
dairen n. meter, rhythmic pattern
dairon n. verse
daitil n. metronome
daito s. (to be) regular; ~ko n. column,
regular article; ~ng s. (to be) irregular
daivu a. to march
dakos n. bolt
dal n. computer, digital device; ~ajono
n. computer science; ~til n. PDA
Dalas n. Dallas
dalea n. cd-rom
dambai a. to crash (software)
damwoi n. bug, (software) error; ~le s.
(to be) buggy
dan n. program, application; ~gi n. shell;
~yo n. software; ~vu n. computing
platform
Dan s. (to be) Danish; ~an n. Danmark
danka n. to program, furnish with an
application, predispose to behave in a
certain way: danka dal to program
a computer
danko a. to program, write a computer
program; ~ka n. programming
language
dantan n. icon (pc), picture initiating a
command of a program when clicked;
~ku n. desktop (environment)
danu a. to ride, ride to, roll, roll towards
danum n. skateboard
dape n. propellor, screw (boat)
dapyu n. screw; ~tu n. screwdriver
daramul n. bison
daraya n. wheelchair
daro n. wheel
daroya n. ball bearing
dasku a. to spin, form thread
datini n. chopper, helicopter
dau n. number; na ~ n. numeric(al)
daubasajono n. analysis (field of
mathematics)
daudu n. dice
daujanjono n. calculus (filed of
mathematics)
daujono n. arithmetics
dauka n. numeral
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daunuva n. function (mathematics)
daupau a. to number, give a number
daupenyo n. abacus
dauti n. record, high score
dauva a. to calculate, compute; ~jono
n. algebra; ~le n. computational;
~sho n. spreadsheet; ~til n.
calculator
dauvu n. digit, basic numeral from 0 to 9
dawijono n. maths
daya n. drum; ~nyo n. drumkit
dayun a. to scroll to, display: soi dayun
baski na kwesho please scroll to
the end of the page; ~o n. scrollbar
dayus n. poetry
dayushi n. poetic
de a. to come, arrive at
deche s. to reach, until
dedenu a. to attend, go on a regular
basis: dedenu kwando to attend
school
dejo a. to get to know, find out
deka n. to invite
deko a. to sign in, check in
deku s. (to be) progressive, ahead of its
time, compare: weku
dele a. to contract, acquire, incur
delu a. to overtake, catch up with
dembe a. to participate, take part in,
engage in: dembe janyo to
engage in activities
den n. shock, sudden blow
dende a. to shake, tremble, vibrate,
quake; ~le s. (to be) shaky,
tremulous; ~mos n. milkshake; ~to
n. earthquake
dengi a. to even, equalize
denisto a. to have an accident
denje s. to experience a seizure, fit; ~to
n. seizure, fit
denjemi n. epilepsy; na ~ n. epileptic
denj u a. to shock, upset heavily; ~le s.
(to be) shocking
denka a. to rumble
densi a. to disturb, agitate, unsettle; ~le
s. (to be) unsettling, disturbing; ~to
n. disturbance, unsettling event,
incident
denti a. to shrug
dento n. adventure; ~ke s. (to be)
adventurous
denu a. to go, go to, toward, also: will,
future marker: denu paza Ill buy it
deo n. pot
depa n. income, revenue
depo a. to deliver
deranu a. to immigrate
deru a. to attack
desha n. ticket, voucher
deshi n. access, right or means of
entering; ~ka s. to grant access to;
~le s. to have access to
desho n. passport; ~ka n. password
deta n. future
deto n. arival
deva a. to follow, happen as a result:
ivemi janja deva inensa mwese
a cold usually follows low health
dewan a. to sprout, come out of the
ground, come up
deza a. to bring, fetch; ~ne n. stork
dezano a. to adopt, take and follow
deze n. to lag, stay behind. linger
dezeo n. platform (railroad etc.)
dia s. eight; na ~ s. eighth; ~mbe n.
one eighth; ~maro n. August;
~nini n. eighty; ~pil n. octagon;
na ~pil n. octagonal; ~vu n.
octopus
diben n. larva
dibos n. cocoon
didil n. to jingle, tinkle, ring
Dijilah n. Tigris
dijono n. entomology
dikwe n. web, spiders web, cobweb
dilia n. maggot
dimbe n. photon
dimia n. insecticide
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dimus n. neon
dimwendo n. lighthouse
din a. to light, light up
dinaya n. fiber optic
dinayo n. lightyear
dinche n. flash; ~vo n. xenon
dindi s. to shine (on), be shining,
illuminate
dinding s. to blink, flash on and off
dindiska n. Radium
dingon n. lightwave
dingu s. to shine, be brilliant, beam, glitter,
sparkle; ~ke n. magpie
dinia n. phosphorus
dinio n. lumen
dinjono n. photology
dinkai n. shutter
dinkiron a. to photosynthesize
dino n. ray, beam; ~ya n. spotlight,
searchlight
dinya n. lamp, light
dinshero n. light bulb
dinshi s. (to be) bright, very light, pale
dintil n. lantern
dinzo n. firefly
dio n. byte
dishu n. honeydew; ~sho n. coriander
Divehi s. (to be) Maledivian; ~ka n.
Maledivian language (Dhivehi)
Divehian n. Maldives; na ~ n. (to be)
Maldivian, having to do with the
Maledives
Doa n. D, delta, fourth letter of the
alphabet
doana n. waitress
dobeo n. closet
dobo s. to stay at, have lodging in
dobu n. waiter; ~ne n. penguin
dochivu n. slipper, houseshoe
dochu s. to belong (to)
dodal n. pc, personal computer
dodoi n. trouble
dodonka s. (to be) loud, strongly audible:
akale dodonka a loud noise
dodopa a. to rent
doduzu n. bricklayer
doi n. problem, complication, issue; ~le
s. (to be) complicated, problematic,
troublesome, cumbersome
Doichan n. Germany; na ~ n. German,
having to do with Germany
Doichi s. (to be) German
Doichika n. German language
doju s. (to be) cosy, cosily, home-like
doka n. doorbell
doke s. (to be) homesick
doki n. door; ~cha n. doorway
doko n. adress
dola n. city, town; ~do n. city hall; ~la
n. township, administrative region
dolambe n. quarter, neighbourhood
dolanum n. city wall
dolan n. city-state
dolanai n. tram
dolanyo n. citizens, inhabitants of a city,
compare: punanyo
dolati n. mayor
dolele n. wing, side section of a building:
Dolele na Vununo the West
Wing
dolendi n. slug
doleng s. (to be) homeless
dombe n. section, part of a building; ~ na
jenza n. smokers area;
don s. (to be) strong, forceful, hard, with
force: ache don a hard blow
Donah n. Danube
dondo s. (to be) strong, powerfully
constructed, able to withstand much
force: pokwe dondo a strong
economy; ~mbe n. hadron
done n. domestic bird, fowl; ~nyo n.
poultry
donga n. pet, domestic animal; ~ki n.
fodder, food for livestock; ~nyo n.
livestock, farm animals collectively
dongi n. floor, level
dongo n. tent
doni n. trailer, caravan, camper; ~la n.
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trailer park
donio n. joule
donju s. (to be) passionate about,
fervid(ly)
donkatan n. exclamation mark
donke a. to yearn for
dono n. force, craft, energy; ~jono n.
mechanics (field of physics); ~leo na
noda n. power steering; ~mbe n.
quark; ~va n. gluon
donu s. to propel, power, supply with
power; ~vo n. propellant
donum n. wall
donungo n. wallpaper
donyajono n. physics
donyi a. to yelp
donyo n. compound, complex
donyoi a. to wail
donza a. to make efforts, endeavor
dopa n. rent
dora s. to live at, reside; na ~ s.
residential; ~la n. domicile; ~nyo
n. population, inhabitants
doroi n. ferret
dosen n. prosthesis; ~ na avu n.
prosthetic leg; ~ na lele n. prosthetic
arm, hand
dosese n. bodybuilder
doshi n. construction, structure, building
method, way of building, makeup,
constitution
doshum n. cement
dotazia n. caretaker
doti n. roof
dova a. to marry; ~bu n. groom; ~to
n. wedding; ~wana n. bride
dovan n. shed, barn
dovang s. (to be) unmarried
dovu n. foundation (of a house), compare
amunku
doya n. piece of furniture; ~nyo n.
furniture (mass noun)
doza s. (to be) hospitable; ~la n.
reception, place to check in; ~to n.
reception, formal social event
dozia n. janitor
dozua n. servant
dua s. ten thousand
dule s. rocky, full of or containing rocks
dumpe n. jawbone, jaw
dumpenyo n. jaws
dumomi n. dentist
dun n. tooth; ~okwe n. braces (for
straightening teeth); ~tan n.
bitemark; ~yo n. teeth; ~yoren n.
orthodontist; na ~ n. (to be) dental,
having to do with teeth
dunda n. gear, toothed wheel
dundu a. to chew, chew on; ~ki n.
chewing gum; ~sho n. qat
dungan n. piranha
dunkai n. filling
dunkau n. kolanut
dunsana n. tooth paste
duntu a. to saw; ~sa n. serrated,
toothed; ~ya n. saw
dunya n. comb
dunzi n. to brush ones teeth; ~pe n.
toothbrush
Durukan n. Bhutan; na ~ n. (to be)
Bhutanese
dusana n. mortar
duso n. lava, magma
dusola n. volcano; na ~ n. (to be)
volcanic
dusu n. marble (small stone)
dusho n. tile, tablet
duzun n. asphalt
E
ea i . hey! let me... expresses interest
Ebe n. E, echo, fifth letter
eche c . as far as
echu c . so, thus, therefore
ege c . as soon as
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eke c . or, otherwise: bas eke chen!
stop or Ill shoot!
Ekwadoran n. Ecuador; na ~ n.
Ecuadorian, having to do with Ecuador
El s. (to be) Greek; ~ka n. Greek
language
Elan n. Greece; na ~ n. Greek, having to
do with Greece
en c . that, if, whether, basic conjunctor
eno c . in order to, to, purpose conjunctor
eo i . yes, indeed, so
eom c . or, either, either or
Eoskara s. (to be) Basque; ~ka n.
Basque language
Ereteran n. Eritrea; na ~ n. Eritrean,
having to do with Eritrea
Espanyan n. Spain; na ~ n. Spanish,
havin to do with Spain; ~ka n.
Spanish language
espem n. spam, luncheon meat
Esperantoka n. Esperanto language
Esteran n. Austria; na ~ n. Austrian,
having to do with Austria
Esti n. Estonian, having to do with the
Estonian ethnicity; ~an n. Estonia;
~ka n. Estonian language
esto c . but, however, on the other hand:
uyu wi soza binso, esto Maik
soza suso many people drank
beer; Mike on the other hand drank
wine
eta c . when temporal conjunctor
etabo c . as long as
evi c . not to mention, let alone, much less
ewe c . nevertheless
ewu c . the, by how much: ewu wi ewu
nyele the more the merrier
eye c . even if, although, albeit, yet,
though, anyway, however; ~ lo n.
even more so
F
faben n. sibling; ~yo n. siblings
fabi n. sex organ; ~nyo n. genitals,
reproductive organs
fachu s. to descend from: Uronan wi
fachu Airinyo many Americans
descend from the Irish
fafau s. (to be) close to, almost, nearly,
nearby
fai n. ghost; ~chu a. to exorcize, drive
out demons; ~le s. (to be) haunted;
~zau a. to haunt
fala n. homeland, fatherland
Falam s. (to be) Flemish
Falaman n. Flanders
falendo n. orphanage
faleng n. orphan
fambeo n. tin, can
fan n. iron, iron object, specific amount
fanchi n. harness, body armour
fanai n. train; ~la n. train station; ~ku
n. locomotive
fangan n. sardine
fangu n. iron (mass noun), compare fan;
chu ~ n. iron, (to be) made of iron;
~le s. (to be) errous; ~leng s. (to
be) nonferrous
fanka n. bell
fansajono n. metallurgy
fansa n. metal
fansanyo n. metals (category in the
periodic table)
fanshi n. metalloid; ~nyo n. metalloids,
category in the periodic table)
fansho n. spinach
fantu n. nail
fanuno n. rail, railroad
fanyo n. parents
Faransa s. (to be) French
Faransaka n. French language
Faransan n. France
faransaya n. francium
Farat n. Euphrates
fati n. grandparent; ~nyo n.
grandparents
fau s. (to be) short
faubo s. (to be) intimate, intimately
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faucha n. cavity, hollow, depression, pit:
faucha vu lele armpit
fauka a. to summarize
fauku s. (to be) past, immediately before:
ninyo fauku the past week
faula n. vicinity
faul u s. (to be) adjacent, neighbouring
faungo n. skirt; ~ Sokoto n. kilt
fauno n. shortcut
faunu a. to approach, near
faura n. to stick with, stick around
faushi s. (to be) approximately, about,
circa, around: uyu faushi mel haira
approximately one hundred people
survived
fauta n. a while, for a while
fauvu n. shorts, bermuda, trunks, briefs,
boxers
fauyun s. (to be) short-sighted
fauza a. to draw close, to fold, hug,
embrace, hold, take in ones arms:
fauza lele to fold ones arms
fawang s. barely
fawendino n. gamma-radiation
fayu n. soul
fe s. (to be) opposed to, anti-, against;
~nyo n. the opposition, opposing
group, the competition; ~minki n.
antidote
fecho a. to protest, object to; ~to n.
demonstration
fechoi s. (to be) alkaline, having a pH of
more than 7
fedonombe n. antiquark
fefe s. (to be) stubborn
feja n. foul (sports), against the rules; na
~ n. foul: ache na feja a foul
punch
feju s. (to be) heterosexual
feka a. to contradict; ~ n. paradox;
~loshi s. paradoxally
fela s. (to be) on the opposite, other side:
nia fela nuno the car was on the
opposite side of the road
fele s. to mind, object to, have a problem
with: fele ha? do you mind?
feleo s. to collaborate
feluru s. (to be) controversial; ~to n.
controversy
fembus n. sambal, chili sauce
fempe n. member of the Piper genus,
pepper plant, vine
fen n. pepper, pungent spice; ~ sol n.
black pepper; ~ lam n. white pepper;
~ pesan n. green pepper; ~ai n.
chili pepper; ~elua n. cubeb; ~gun
n. paprika, bell pepper; ~ju s. (to
be) spicy, hot, sharp
feno s. (to be) contrary to, adversary:
feno lo quite the contrary
fenoto n. crusade
fenya n. squareroot
Feo n. F, f
fera a. to contrast, form a contrast with
feren n. chaos; ~chu s. (to be)
random, randomly, at random; ~o s.
(to be) bizarre; ~shi s. (to be)
chaotic
feru s. (to be) enemy, belonging to the
other side, opponents; ~nyo n. the
enemy, collective opposing group
fesevo n. antibody
fetatalano s. (to be) counter-clockwise
fetosa n. irony; na ~ n. ironic
fevo n. antidote
feyasa n. antimatter
fikwando n. nursery school
fia n. toy
fidada n. top, spinning top
fidan n. computer game, video game
fifi s. (to be) playful, playfully
fifisha a. to play cards
fifiti n. winner, person habitually on top of
the world
fihaka n. riddle
fila n. field for games en sports, court
Filastan n. Palestine; na ~ n.
Palestinian, having to do with
Palestine
file n. hand, cards one is holding
fim n. salt; ~ile s. saline; ~ing s. fresh,
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not salt: aso fiming fresh water
fimas n. acrobat
fimbe n. period, round (of a game)
fimpenyo n. mangrove
findun n. walrus
finga n. stuffed animal, doll
fingan n. anchovy
fingu n. alkali metal; ~nyo n. alkali
metals, entire group; ~sa s. alkaline,
having the properties of an alkali
finj u s. (to be) salty
fino n. tactics; ~mbe n. tactic, detail of
tactics; na ~ n. tactical
finso n. sea; na ~ n. marine, having to
do with the sea; ~la s. maritime,
living on or near the sea; ~ngu n.
sodium; ~ Balti n. Baltic Sea; ~ Sol
n. Black Sea
finshingu n. alkali earth metal; ~nyo n.
alkali earth metals, entire group
finunai n. circus
finzi n. seaweed
finyo n. club (sports)
fio n. point, goal
fipi n. firework, piece/type of firework;
~nyo n. fireworks, collective
Firis s. (to be) Frisian
Firisan n. Frysia
Firiska n. Frisian language
firoya n. ballgame
firu a. to compete with, against, take on,
against, versus: Gojirah firu Halak
Godzilla vs. the Hulk ~ngi n.
division, league, level in a competition;
fiseo n. stadium
fisha n. card, playing card; ~nyo n. deck
of cards
fiti a. to win, beat, defeat; ~le n. (to be)
victorious
fito n. match, game, play; ~ro n.
competition, round
fi vu a. to lose (a game), compare mole
fiza s. to run for, take part in (a
competition): fiza tom punyoti to
run for president; ~to n. contest
fochos n. cauliflower
fofo s. to bloom, be in bloom;
foi s. (to be) darned, bloody, pejorative
marker: doki foi nong tomil the
bloody door wont open; ~bau n.
mutt; ~da n. wreck, no good vehicle;
~do n. dump, no good house;
~dola n. slum, favela; ~ka a. to
scold, abuse, swear, curse; ~ko a.
to flame, abuse in writing
foki n. fig
fokos n. flower bud
folua n. catkin
fomos n. nectar
fon a. to punish; na ~ n. penal, punitive,
punitory, concerned with punishment:
aren na fon the penal system
fonche n. penalty kick
fondo n. jail, prison, penitentiary
fonka a. to sentence to
fonko n. fine, penalty, ticket, monetary
penalty
fono a. to accuse (of), charge (with):
fono uyu aminja to charge
someone with an offense
fonong s. (to be) innocent
fononka n. lawyer, attorney
fontus a. to pardon, amnesty
fonyo n. bouquet, flowers
fonza s. (to be) guilty; ~ka a. to blame;
~lo a. to confess
fopoi n. clover
Foroi s. (to be) Faroese; ~ka n.
Faroese language
fosa s. (to be) prosperous, wealthy, to
prosper; ~ke n. humanitarian
fosompe n. clove tree
fosong n. clove
fosu n. drupe
foshi s. (to be) floral
fosho n. petal
foshum n. pollen (mass noun); ~i n.
hayfever, pollinosis
foyam s. (to be) pink
foyane n. flamingo
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foyangu n. Rhodium
foyo a. to fuck up, ruin completely:
cheche uyu foyo to beat the shit
out of someone
fozi n. vanilla
fozoi n. pollen (single one, kind of)
fu a. to smell something
fua n. garlic; ambe na ~ n. clove of
garlic
fuangu n. arsenic
fucha n. nostril; ~zi n. nosehair (one);
~zizi n. nosehair (mass noun)
fufu a. to sniff
fufunso a. to spray, spray on
fugan n. cholera
fuhua a. to sneeze
fuju n. smell, sense of smell
fuku n. nose; na ~ n. nasal
fulele n. trunk (of an) elephant
fum a. to blow, puff; ~ule s. windy: dola
fumule the windy city
fumeo n. civet
fumos n. snot
fumpe n. pole (of a ship);
fumwa n. gangrene; na ~ n.
gangrenous
funas n. perfume
funasaleng s. free of perfume
funda n. tornado
fungo n. handkerchief, hanky
funji a. to whistle
funso n. spray; ~beo n. spraycan
funsong a. to blow dry
funsonya n. hairdryer
funtan n. trumpet; ~ka a. to trumpet,
make a trumpeting sound
funto n. storm
funzi n. dandelion
funya n. fan (blowing air)
funyi a. to wheeze
funyum a. to blow, move in the wind
funyuno n. weathervane
fupenga n. rhinoceros
furoi n. polecat, fitch
fusau n. musk
futan n. pheromone
fuzi n. moustache
G
Ga n. G, the letter g
Gaboan n. Gabon; na ~ n. (to be)
Gabonese, having to do with Gabon
gai s. (to be) thick, chunky; ~sho n.
tulip ~vu n. parsnip; ~zongo n.
quilt
Gambian n. Gambia; na ~ n. (to be)
Gambian
gampe n. fishing rod, fish-angle
gan n. fish; ~tupe a. harpoon; ~za a.
to fish
Ganan n. Ghana; na ~ n. (to be)
Ghanaian, having to do with Ghana
Gandaka n. Luganda, Oluganda, Ganda
language
Gandan n. Uganda; na ~ n. (to be)
Ugandan, having to do with Uganda
Gangah n. Ganges
ganu s. to swim; ~do n. swimming pool
(building); ~la n. swimming pool
(bassin)
gau n. donkey, ass; ~ka a. to bray; ~ne
n. goose
gawin n. mule
ge s. (to be) fast, quick, showing
considerable speed; jam ge! do it
quick!; compare gele
geche a. to smash
gechos n. radish
gechu a. to take off, bound off, pull out
quickly
geda n. gear, system of wheels meshed
together controlling speed: geda na
sun second gear; ~pe n. gear
stickl; ~pele n. manual; ~peleng
n. automatic; ~va n. clutch
gede s. (to be) instant, able to prepare
quickly: kau gede instant coffee
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gefi a. to race, compete in a race
gege s. (to be) swift, rapid, speedy
gegeke s. (to be) hasty, reckless, rash
gegeze n. to chase around
gegon s. (to be) of high frequency
Gehezeka n. Geez language, Ethiopic
gehi m n. hare
gejesa s. (to be) judgmental
gejo s. (to be) easy, easy to understand,
simple; ~le s. easily: tengi koyun
awau gejole I can read this easily
geki n. fast-food
gekido n. fast-food restaurant
gekoko a. to draw or write hurriedly
geku s. to hurry, be in a hurry
gela s. soon; ~mwela s. sooner or later
gele s. (to be) fast, capable of producing
considerable speed: nia gele a fast
car
gelua n. spoiler
geluvan n. frigate
gem n. chickpea; ~bus n. hummus;
~peo n. hazelnut
gemeo n. cheetah
gemwangu n. Rubidium
genana a. to scribble, scrabble
genu a. to rush, dash
genuno n. highway, freeway
genuka n. courier
gepi a. to stirfry (chao technique)
gepyai n. antelope
Geraman s. (to be) germanic
gerusa s. (to be) violent
geta s. (to be) imminent, immediate,
instant
geto n. race (game), compare: chuva
getum a. to accelerate
getunya n. accelerator
gevu a. to run, run to
gevune n. ostrich
geyun a. to glance, peek
geza a. to snatch, grab
geze a. to chase, be out for
gezeto s. (to be) efficient
gezu a. to saut, stirfry (bao technique)
Gianan n. Guyana; na ~ n. (to be)
Guyanan
gin n. mountain; (~) Chomolungah n.
Mount Everest; (~) Elberus n.
Elbrus; (~) Kilimanjaroh n.
Kilimanjaro; (~) Mombalankah n.
Mont Blanc; (~) Olimpos n.
Mount Olympus; (~) Vesuvioh n.
Vesuvius
Gi nean n. Guinea; na ~ n. (to be)
Guinean
ginyo n. range of mountains; (~) Alpah
n. the Alps; (~) Altaih n. Altay
mountains; (~) Andes n. the
Andes; (~) Apalash n. Appalachia;
(~) Apenin n. Appennines; (~)
Atalas n. the Atlas; (~) Himaliah
n. Himalaya; (~) Kaukas n.
Caucasus; (~) Pirines n. Pyrenees;
(~) Rakih n. Rocky mountains; (~)
Tibestih n. Tibesti mountains; (~)
Ural n. the Urals
ginti n. summit, top
Gitaran n. Qatar; na ~ n. (to be) Qatari,
having to do with Qatar
goi n. frog; ~ka a. to croak; ~lia n.
tadpole, polliwog; ~nai n.
salamander
gombeo n. microwave oven
gon n. wave; ~ na nairo n. sine wave;
~go s. (to be) wavy, oscillate, go up
and down in contour, fluctuate; ~gonu
a. to billow, surge; ~um n. mole,
breakwater
gonzu a. to microwave, prepare in a
microwave oven; na ~ a. designed
to be prepared in a microwave oven:
bumbuna na gonzu microwave
popcorn
Gorean n. Korea, the Korean peninsula
as a whole
Goreo s. (to be) Korean; ~ka n.
Korean language, compare
Chosonan and Hangukan
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gos s. hundred million
gua a. to gulp, chug, chug-a-lug
Guahan n. Guam; na ~ n. (to be)
Guamanian
Guatemalan n. Guatemala; na ~ n.
Guatemalan
gumbus n. jelly, jam
gumpe n. fruit-bearing tree
gumpenyo n. orchard
gun n. fruit; ~zo n. fruitfly
H
ha i . question particle, huh ?
Habanah n. Havana
hachu i . where from?
hahau n. hyena
hai s. to live, be alive
haijono n. biology; na ~ s. (to be)
biological, pertaining to biology
(science)
haileng s. (to be) lifeless
haimunyo n. the environment, total of
conditions and circumstances
influencing life on earth
hailon s. (to be) lively, vigorous, vivid;
~ong s. (to be) listless, dull, insipid
haira a. to survive
haita n. lifespan, lifetime
haito s. (to be) biological, related to or
caused by biological organisms
haiva n. ecology; ~jono n. science
studying ecology, ecology
haka a. to ask
hakum a. to interrogate, question
hala n. where?
ham s. (to be) rough, irregular, not
smooth, unraffined
hamun n. why?
hana s. which?
Hangukan n. South Korea; na ~ n.
South Korean
hanj u s. (to be) rough, not subtle, coarse
Hanka n. Mandarin Chinese Language
hano n. what direction, where to?
hara s. (to be) in suspense, anxious
uncertainty
Haravata s. (to be) Croatian
Haravataka n. Croatian language
Haravatan n. Croatia
hashi n. how? In what way?
hata n. when?
hatan n. question mark
hato n. interview; ~ka a. to interview
hauj u n. sense of humor; ~le s. to have
a sense of humor; ~leng s. to have
no sense of humor, be humorless
hauka a. to laugh
hauko n. comedy, comedic narrative
Hausa s. (to be) Hausa
Hausaka n. Hausa language
haushi s. (to be) funny, humorous
hautan n. cartoon
hauvu a. to laugh at
hauyus n. comedy; na ~ n. comedic
haya n. what?; Haya la? a. how are
you?
Hayan n. Armenia
hayu n. who?
hayun a. to request for help, a revision
hawa a. to yawn
hawi n. how many? how much?
haza a. to order, request to supply; ~nyo
n. order, ordered goods: hazanyo
tau la de your order is coming right
up
hazau a. to whine
he i . yikes! ugh!
hea a. hey! attention! watch it!: hea ba!
oh sir!
hefu s. to stink, (to be) smelly; ~cho n.
skunk
hehea s. (to be) demanding, requiring
much attention
heka s. (to be) disgusted by, resent, hate
hele s. (to be) foul, offensive to the s
enses
hen s. (to be) new
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Henan n. the New World, the Americas
henchu s. (to be) fresh, new, newborn
hendo a. to renovate
henen a. to upgrade
henje a. to conceive, have an idea, put
into words
henjo a. to invent; ~le s. inventive,
resourceful
henka a. to introduce (to): henka uyu
vanyo to introduce someone to
your family
henkaya n. neologism
henku s. (to be) original, new, novel
heno a. to usher in, show the way; ~ko
n. guide, manual; ~vu n. precept
Henta n. New Years Day
hento n. news, a news, news item; ~cho
n. the news (program); ~kwe n.
newsgroup;
henu a. to explore, scout
henza n. recruit, new member
henya n. novelty, something new
henyun a. to find, discover
hepu s. to feel contempt for, scorn,
despise
hi s. (to be) tense, under stress
hiche a. to lash out
hichu a. to spring, be pulled, move
suddenly and rapidly from a tense
position: sese hichu I pulled a
mustle
hihi a. to flex: hihi sese to flex ones
mustles
hihum v. to pant; ~i n. asthma
hiju s. (to be) stressed, feel stressed; ~bi
n. adrenal gland
hikum a. to stretch, pull out
hile s. to have hold of, grasp on, grip on,
clench; ~a n. handlebar
him a. to listen
hinj ung s. (to be) deaf
hinchi n. auricle
hincho a. to broadcast by radio; ~to n.
radio broadcast
hinda a. to tune: hinda ponai to tune
a guitar
Hindika n. Hindi language
hingu n. earring
hinj u s. (to be) hearing, having the sense
of hearing; na ~ n. auditory
hinka a. to sound, make a sound, sound
like; ~sha n. sound card (pc)
hinke s. obedient; ~ng s. disobedient;
~za a. to obey
hinko a. to note down, make notes,
transcribe
hinsau n. ear wax
hintal n. radio
hintan n. ultrasound
hinto n. hearing (in court)
hinum n. eardrum
hinyo n. audience, listeners; ~bea n.
auditorium
hintil n. hearing aid
hira a. to brace oneself, prepare for
impact
hisku n. noose, slipknot
hitol a. to wind up, make tense by
winding: hitol fia to wind up a toy
hiva a. to plant, put into or onto the
ground firmly
hivu n. tights, pantyhose
hiza a. to catch, seize, get hold of: hiza
roya to catch a ball
ho s. to be real, really, true, truly, just, also
used as an exclamation: hear hear!
indeed!; ~ lo! i . you betcha!
hoha s. to doubt
hoi i . huh? expresses surprise
hoika s. (to be) surprised
hoile s. (to be) amazing(ly), stunning(ly)
hoiza s. (to be) stunned, astonished
hohom s. to bubble; ~beo n. bubble
bath
hohong s. to be false, untrue, unreal
hohonka a. to gurgle
hoka a. to validate, confirm, authenticate,
to verify, check for correctness,
authenticity; ~ya n. sniffer, packet
analyzer
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hokwano n. disjunction
hole s. (to be) actual, actually, in fact
hom n. bubble
Honolul uh n. Honolulu
hopu s. (to be) honest, sincere, solemn
hopung s. (to be) dishonest
Hos n. H, h
hoshi s. (to be) genuine
hoto s. (to be) true, actually happened:
atoka hoto a true story
hova s. (to be) valid
hovang s. (to be) invalid
hovanka a. to annul, declare invalid
hoyol a. to plead
hoyunku n. verisimilitude
hu s. (to be) flat, plain, low; ~mbe n.
tablet; ~ju s. (to be) bored, dull; ~la
n. plain, plain stretch of land; ~ta n.
low tide; ~zon s. to doze
hua a. to cough (once)
huan n. plain, flatland
hubin n. flatbread
huchi n. mocassin, low shoe
huda n. cart, low wagon
huhua s. to cough, have a cough
huhum a. to breathe
huhunu s. (to be) drafty, badly isolated
from wind
huhunyo n. lungs, pair of lungs
huhupe a. to paddle, row
huki n. pizza; ~do n. pizzeria,
hula n. plaza, square, circus
hum n. air
humbi n. lung; na ~ n. (to be)
pulmonary, pulmonic; ~mito n.
pneumonia
humbos n. airbag, swim bladder
humia a. to suffocate, smother
humpesan n. chlorine
humpil n. horn, wind instrument
humponya n. barometer
humunga n. anaerobe
humuro n. balloon
humus n. oxygen; ~ia n. hydroxyl
humwa s. to rust, oxydate; ~ngu n.
rust, coat of oxydated metal
hunchi n. gill
huncho a. to exhale, sigh; ~mus n.
carbondioxide
hunda n. tyre, tire
hundon s. (to be) pneumatic
hundonjono n. pneumatics
hungu n. barium
huno n. bronchia; ~kwe n. bronchial
system
hunos n. windpipe, trachea
hunsa n. air conditioning
hunso a. to drown (intransitive),
compare: somia
hunti n. ozone; ~ngi n. ozone layer
hunu n. draft, airstream
hunujono n. aerodynamics
hunza a. to inhale
hunzu n. to bake (in an oven)
hupe n. paddle, oar
hupea n. bush, shrub
hupil n. lozenge, diamonds
huponda n. lorry, low vehicle fitted to run
on rails
hupu s. (to be) humble, humbly
hura s. to lie down, be in a lying position
huro n. disk
hurul a. to groan
huvi a. to humiliate
huvos n. lentil
huya n. shelf
huzim a. to hum
huzu n. pan, frying pan, saucepan
I
ia n. element (chemical), substance
iba n. fatherhood, paternity
Ibahai n. Bahai faith; na ~ n. to be
Bahai
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ibambosa n. androgynism
ibasaleng n. infinity, infiniteness
ibenshi n. infantility, childishness
Ibudah n. Buddhism; na ~ n. (to be)
Buddhist
ichau n. precision
ichipu n. vanity
ichoi n. sourness, acidity
Ichopan n. Ethiopia; na ~ n. (to be)
Ethiopian
ichufa n. ancestry
idaitong n. irregularity
Idaramah n. Hinduism; na ~ n. (to be)
Hindu
idenju n. shock, state of being upset
idensi n. agitation, disturbance (state)
identoke n. adventurousness
idingu n. radiance, brilliance
idoke n. homesickness
idon n. strength, force
idonju n. passion, fervor
idova n. marriage, matrimony, wedlock
idoza n. hospitality
ifa n. parenthood
ifachu n. descent, ancestry
ifafau n. proximity, closeness
ifau n. shortness
ifaubo n. intimacy
ife n. rivalry
ifechoi n. alkalinity
ifefe n. stubborness
ifeju n. heterosexuality
ifera n. contrast
ifonza n. guilt, fault
ifosa n. prosperity, wealth, welfare
igai n. thickness
ige n. speed, rate, velocity
igegeke n. recklessness
igejo n. ease, easiness, simplicity
igerusa n. violentness
igezeto n. efficiency
ihai n. life
ihailon n. liveliness, vigor
ihanj u n. roughness, coarseness
ihara n. suspense, anxious uncertainty
ihea n. attention
ihefu n. stench
iheka n. disgust, hatred
ihenjole n. resourcefulness, inventivity
ihepu n. contempt, feeling or attitude
ihi n. stress (force), tension
ihiju n. stress (emotional)
Ihi ristos n. christianity; na ~ n. (to be)
christian
iho n. truth, reality
ihoha n. doubt
ihoika n. surprise (state of mind)
ihova n. validity
ihuj u n. boredom, bore
ihupu n. humility, modesty
ihuvi n. humiliation, mortification
ijaiju n. arousal, state of being aroused
ijaileng n. impotence, inability to perform
sexually
ijaizang n. celibacy
Ijanah Zen, Zen-Buddhism; na ~ n. (to
be) Zen, Zen-Buddhist, having to do
with Zen-Buddhism: tifa na Ijanah
Zen-master
ijanjang n. twist, peculiarity, quirk
ijehong n. disbelief
ijejeng n. stupidity, dumbness
ijela n. concentration, focus, attention;
~no n. hypnosis (state)
ijele n. consciousness
ijelo n. egoism
ijelu n. agreement
ijelung n. disagreement
ijemi n. mental disorder, psychiatric
disorder; ~ na mul n. mad cow
disease
ijemwa n. dementia
ijeno n. logic, sense
ijenu n. optimism
ijenung n. pessimism
ijepu n. reason, ratio
ijere n. mentality, mental attitude
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ijesa n. opinion, judgement, idea, point of
view
ijetum n. brilliance
ijewaileng n. amnesia
ijeze n. (mental) retardation
ijoke n. interest
ijoleng n. ignorance
ij u n. emotion, sense, feeling, sensation
ij ubo n. introversion
ij uchi n. extraversion
ij ukoi n. collectedness, controlledness
ij uleng n. numbness
ij ulu n. empathy, consideration
ij um n. weight
ij unung n. frigidity
ij uring n. apathy, lethargy
ij utum n. transcendence
ij uva n. romance, affair
ij uvi n. nervosity
ikabo n. semantics, notational meaning
ikankaleng n. unemployment
ikangi n. competence; ~ng n.
incompetence, incapability
ikapu n. politeness
ikava n. state of being in contact
ikayole n. detention
ikeholeng n. desperation
ikemi n. addiction
ikemong n. disappointment
ikeno n. purpose
ikeru n. aggression
iketi n. ambition
ikeyun n. curiosity
ikike n. appetite
ikim n. royalty
ikoi n. control, power, authority; ~le n.
power, powerfulness
ikoileng n. powerlessness, impotence
ikoitio n. sovereignty, supreme power
ikompu n. irreliability
ikoten n. literacy
ikoteneng n. illiteracy
ikoyunzang n. dyslexia
Ikufuchi h n. Confucianism; na ~ n. (to
be) Confucianist
ikuju n. hunch, feeling, premonition,
suspicion
ikungi n. importance, meaning
ikunj u n. charm, attractive feature
ikwaje n. unanimity
ikwaji n. monotony
ikwambe n. wholeness, totality
ikwasa n. agreement, correspondence
ikwasi n. solitude
ikwato n. singularity
ikwavo n. purity
ikwayuka n. monolingualism
ikwijo n. experience, skill, dexterity
ilaila n. existence
ilaleng n. abstraction
ilaula n. presence; ~ng n. absence
ilayola n. omnipresence
ilenke n. asceticism
ilepuno n. capitalism
ileju n. greed
ilobo n. privacy
ilon n. concentration, density
ilopu n. self esteem, self respect, self
confidence
ilopun n. sovereignty
il uju n. harmony
il ura n. loyalty
il uzang n. neutrality
ima n. motherhood
imas n. balance
imembo n. emptiness
imenshi n. uniqueness
imia n. death, state of being dead
imimiza n. feebleness, sickliness, frailty
iminda n. sprain, condition: hashi en
zazia iminda how to treat a
sprain; compare aminda
iming n. evil
iminke n. malevolence
iminkoi n. craze
imino n. morbidness, morbidity
iminyun n. ugliness
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imisham n. temperature, fever
imishim n. hygiene
imiva n. affliction, state of being afflicted
imokwa n. independence
imongo n. nudity
imonso n. dehydration
imunju n. excitement
imwechule n. mercy, mercifulness,
grace
imweke n. humanity
imwele n. looseness, laxness
imwempu n. atrocity, extremely cruelty
imweng n. cruelty
imweno n. subtlety, discretion
imwera n. relaxation
inai n. length
inaibo n. depth
inainu n. distance
inaita n. old age
inamavang n. secularity
inamil n. freedom, liberty
inanju n. trance
inano n. spirituality
Indonesan n. Indonesia; na ~ n.
Indonesian, having to do with
Indonesia
inempu n. justice, rightfulness
inenje n. intelligence
inenju n. love
inenke n. benevolence
inensa n. health, well-being
inenshi n. correctness
inenyun n. beauty
Ini n. I,i
Ingilan n. England
Ingil s. (to be ) English
Ingilka n. English language
inistoshi n. coincidence
inore n. determination, resolution
inoti n. leadership
inoyonsa n. reciprocity
inushu n. grace, elegance
inunung n. standstill
inyanti n. flatulence, pretense
inye n. joy, happiness, amusement, fun
inyeza n. enjoyment
inyol u n. convention, general agreement
inyopu n. courtesy
inyova n. relativity
io n. measurement
ipai n. gratitude
ipateneng n. bankruptcy, state of being
bankrupt
ipawi n. generosity
ipige n. temper, temperament
ipu n. moral, high standard, proper
manner
ipuchu n. shame
ipujo n. diplomacy, tact
ipuj ule n. conscientiousness; ~ng n.
consciencelessness
ipukom n. hypocrisy
ipupung n. immorality
ipusa n. formality
ipusang n. informality
ipushim n. innocence
ipuza n. responsibility, accountability
ipyusa n. sharpness
iraju n. patience
Iran n. Iran
Irastafarih n. Rastafarianism
ire n. solidity
ireju n. faith, trust
ireke n. seriousness
iremil n. immunity, exemption from legal
action
iren n. order, state of orderliness, peace
and quiet
ireneng n. state of disorder
irenu n. rigidity, stiffness
ireshi n. certainty
ireza n. difficulty, level of difficulty
irim n. maturity, ripeness
irinku n. precocity, precociousness
iriring n. inactivity
iropil n. curvature
iruj u n. conflict, discord, upset
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Is s. (to be) Icelandic; ~ka n. Icelandic
language
isa n. shape, condition, manner of being
Isan n. Iceland
isansa n. colourfulness
isapu n. quality
isembai n. disability, handicap
isemi n. illness, disease
isenj ung n. state of analgesia,
insensivity
isensaju n. sexual orientation
isenung n. paralysis
isile n. poverty
isikivo n. malnutrition
isi vi n. lack, shortage
isole n. humitidy
isham n. warmth, temperature
ishiju n. homosexuality
Ishi ntoh n. Shintoism; na ~ n. (to be)
Shintoist
ishisa n. homogeny
ishiva n. ethnicity
isibo n. scarcity, tightness, shortage
isiju n. loneliness
Isik n. Sikhism; na ~ n. (to be) Sikh,
having to do with Sikhism
Isilam n. Islam; na ~ n. (to be) islamic
Isirailan n. Israel
isisira n. seclusion, isolation
isko n. confusion (mentally)
isoke n. thirst
isol n. darkness
isong n. dryness, desiccation
isosa n. liquidity
Istambul n. lstanbul
istu n. friendship; na ~ n. (to be)
friendly; fito na istu friendly game
isunju n. bisexuality
isunulu n. bilaterality
isunyin n. duality
isunyuka n. bilingualism
isus n. silence, quiet
ishilu n. symmetry
ishushi n. pleasure
itachi n. suspension
Ital s. (to be) Italian; ~an n. Italy; ~ka
n. Italian language
Itauh n. taoism; na ~ s. (to be) Taoist
itauto n. actuality
itauva n. relevance
itayora n. eternity
itehai ra n. viability
itehoha n. doubtfulness
itemben n. fertility
itembeneng n. infertility
itembo n. capacity, ability to receive, hold
or handle
itemi mpa n. corruption
itemi ru n. immunity: itemiru na wonyo
herd immunity
itempang n. worth
itemwaijo n. recognizability
itemwanyunung n. immeasurability,
immensity
itemwengi n. equivalence
itemwenj u n. respectability
itemwera n. comfort, ease; ~ng n.
discomfort
itenai n. span, range, radius
itencheta n. urgency
itenchu n. capacity, ability to produce in
output
itendoi n. liability
itenemwong n. frustration
iteneng n. failure: iteneng na shimbi
kidney failure
itenenza n. profitability
itengi n. ability, capability, skill; ~ng n.
inability
itenjai n. promiscuity
itenjo n. fame
itenke n. temptation, desirability
itenkuka n. predictability
itentim n. pred
itentom n. probability, good chance
itenza n. usefulness
itenye n. joyfulness
iterang n. instability
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itereju n. reliability
itereke n. seriousness, cause for concern
iterim n. potential
itevato n. susceptibility
itinj u n. lust, sexual desire, eros; ~le n.
fetish
itinza n. need, must, necessity,
requirement
itinzon n. weariness, fatigue
itipon n. hypertony
ititen n. talent
itiva n. dominance
itiwi n. abundance
itopu n. prudence
itos n. topic, theme, subject
itoti n. heroism
itoyau n. regret
itunjo n. expertise
itunyi n. courage
itunyun n. transparency, clarity
itus n. room, opportunity: itus na
popoka room to negotiate
ituska n. permission
itusung n. prohibition
itushun n. approval
itushunung n. disapproval
iva n. relation, family tie, kinship
ivan n. safety, security
ivashi n. brotherhood, familiarity,
amicability
ivatum n. widowhood
ivavang n. independence,
unconnectedness
ivavaza n. zeal
ive n. peace, absence of conflicts
iveke n. peacelovingness
ivemi n. cold, common cold (disease)
iven n. cold
ivera n. peacefulness, calmness,
tranquility
ivevenju n. chilliness
iviju n. sensitivity, tenderness
ivile n. luxury; ~ng n. austerity
ivingi n. arrogance
Iviritika n. Hebrew: Iviritika Taushi
Modern Hebrew
ivisi n. scarcity
iviso n. intoxication
ivitinza n. redundancy
ivi yi n. panic, state of panic
ivi yun n. obsession
Ivodun n. Vodun religion; na ~ s. (to be)
of the Vodun religion
Ivuduh n. Caribbean Vudu religion; na ~
n. (to be) of the Vudu religion; ; ~ na
Loisan n. Lousiana voodoo
ivuju n. melancholy, sadness
ivupon n. hypotony
ivuven n. hypothermia
ivuzua n. subservience,
submissiveness
iwaimi n. allergy
iwamwa n. greatness, grandeur
iwan n. size
iwanjo n. wisdom
iwanju n. passion
iwanke n. enthusiasm
iwanta n. adulthood
iwanyai n. agony, anguish
iwanyi n. terror, intense fear
iwe n. state, situation
iwejo n. familiarity
iweke n. willingness, free will
iwele n. ownership, possession: iwele na
juvo tefon possession of drugs is
punishable
iwembe n. membership
iwempu n. dignity
iwengi n. equality
iwenje n. value, high esteem
iwenju n. respect
iwenjung n. disrespect
iwenyun n. pride, feeling of pride about
iweshi n. similarity
iwetengi n. capability, state of being
capable
iwezai n. affection
iwi n. quantity, multitude
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iwidova n. polygamy
iwiju n. sensitivity
Iwika n. Wicca-religion; na ~ n. having
to do with the Wicca religion
iwike n. popularity
iwilu n. breadth, width
iwimi n. frailness, sickliness
iwisa n. plurality
iwito n. frequency, number of times
iwi yuka n. multilingualism
iwomwo n. fury
iwong n. anger
iyaiza n. suffering
iyansuleng n. anemia
Iyehudi n. judaism; na ~ n. having to do
with the jewish religion
iyeke n. jealousy
iyika n. fear
iyinshi n. difference
iyipu n. cowardice
Iyogah n. Yoga; na ~ n. having to do
with yoga: rashi na Iyoga yoga
position
iyoino n. negativity, bad disposition
iyonen n. perfection, flawlessness
iyosaka n. satisfaction
iyosale n. adequacy
iyosang n. insufficiency
iyupu n. humanity
izage n. bandwidth
izana n. slavery
Izaratustarah n. zoroastrianism; na ~
n. (to be) Zoroastrian
izen n. danger
izeke n. nostalgia
izenunuyi n. paranoia
izevan n. reserve, tendency to keep
ones feelings to oneself
izevi n. tardiness
izon n. sleep; ~ju n. sleepiness,
drowsiness
J
jafaleng a. to orphan
jafau a. to make short: za kaya sumel
jafau auko to shorten a text with
200 words; compare tofau
jafen a. to pepper, flavor with pepper
jafeno a. to set back, put back to an
earlier time or stage
jafi a. to play, play with (a game),
compare: muhim
jafidan a. to play computer games
jafim a. to salt, make salt
jafio a. to hit, score, make a point
jafon a. to penalize, set a penalty for
jafu a. to smell, smell of something
jahau a. to kid, play jokes with
jahefu a. to stink up, cause to smell:
mosa jahefu vembeo the cheese
is stinking up the fridge
jahepu a. to show contempt towards
jahinj ung a. to deafen, make deaf; ya ~
a. deafening (literally: that deafens
or which deafens): akale ya
jahinjung a deafening noise
jahoi a. to surprise
jahu a. to flatten, make flat, level
jai a. to have intercourse with; ~leng s.
(to be) impotent, unable to perform
sexually; ~mi n. sexually
transmitted disease; ~to n. coitus;
~zang s. (to be) in a state of
celibacy
jaiju s. (to be) aroused, horny
jaipo a. to prostitute oneself; ~do n.
brothel, whorehouse; ~po n. pimp,
pander, hustler
jaitan n. porn(ography), na ~ s. to be
pornographic
jajahau a. to joke about, fool around
jajai s. to have a sexual relationship with
jajamun s. (to be) impulsive
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jajanumbe s. step by step: yu
jajanumbe faunu win he
approached the horse step by step
Jakaratah n. Jakarta
jalain a. to transfer, give another position
jalam a. to make white, whiten
jalasho a. to map, make a map of
jale a. to obtain, get, to get hold of, get a
grip on, master, acquire
jalechi a. to exclude, place outside
of,refuse to admit
jalon a. to intensify, make dense, enrich
jalonsi a. to compress (data), to zip
jalonya a. to square, multiply by itself
jaluj u a. to harmonize
jam a. to do, make
jaman n. field, practice ground; la jaman
in practice
jamau a. to add
jamawen a. to pile up, make a pile
jambai a. to break, cause to break, spoil
jambaisa a. to damage
jamban a. to centralize
jambanso s. to bleed
jambayo a. to destroy, destruct, wreck
jambe a. to divide: pan jambe sun
tongi sun 4 : 2 = 2; ~dau n.
fraction, quotient
jambenjau a. to impregnate, make
pregnant, fertilize
jambenyo a. to create offspring,
reproduce oneself
jambiso a. to urinate
jambo a. to put inside, bring in, insert
jamboi a. to soil make dirty
jambombe a. to pack, pack up, make a
bundle, put together compactly in
order to store or take along
jambotusung a. to restrict
Jamekan n. Jamaica; na ~ n. Jamaican
jamembo a. to empty
jameng a. to eliminate
jamia a. to kill
jamil a. to open, unclose, cause to open
jaminki a. to poison
jamisilam a. to convert to islam
jamito a. to infect, make sick
jamonu a. to reverse, put in reverse
jamori a. to switch off
jamoyo a. to complete, fulfill, finish
jampanu a. to finance
jampateneng a. to bankrupt, cause to
go bankrupt
jampauto a. to sacrifice, offer
jampi a. to burn, set fire to
jampil a. to bend, make a bend in
jampo a. to produce; ~nyo n. industry
jampuchu a. to put to shame,
embarrass
jamun n. impulse
jamunya a. to have an effect, impact,
influence on, influence
jamus a. to evaporate, cause to
evaporate
jamwan a. to enlarge, magnify
jamwele a. to loosen
jamwesa a. to smoothen, make smooth
jamwoi n. to make a mistake; ~ ava a.
to dial the wrong number, be wrongly
connected
janai a. to elongate, make long
janaibo a. to deepen (a hole)
janam a. to deify
janamil a. to liberate
janampu a. to sanctify, consecrate
janana a. to arrange in a line, form a
queue
jananso a. to baptize
jananyau a. to sin
janaya a. to produce thread (spider)
jancha a. to perforate, make a hole in
janchi a. to coat, provide with a layer
janchomos a. to evacuate, excrete,
discharge waste matter
janchu a. to keep from acting, doing,
restrain, refrain: janchu win hold
your horses
jandi n a. to light up, illuminate
jando a. to build, construct
jandoi a. to make trouble
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jandon a. to enforce, strengthen
jandono a. to energize, give energy
jandu a. to petrify, cause to turn to stone:
iyika jandu yu fear petrified him
janempung a. to wrong, treat unjustly
janen a. to improve, make better,
enhance
janengo a. to fit, make fit, adapt, make
fitting to the situation
janenku s. (to be) for the benefit of, to
the advantage of, for the good of
janenshi a. to correct, right
jangejo a. to simplify
jangi a. to even, make flat, level: jangi
nuno to even a path
jango a. to get dressed, put on
jangu a. to decorate, ornament; ~ya n.
ornament
janja a. to do customarily, usually,
habitually, regularly
janjake a. to tend to, have the tendency
janjale s. (to be) civilized, according to
standards; ~ng s. (to be)
uncivilized, barbarous
janjang s. (to be) unusual, odd, strange
janjanyo a. culture
janjanto n. incident, irregularity
janjashi s. (to be) customarily, habitual
janjasa s. (to be) ordinary, common,
normal, plain
janjato n. culture, civilization
janjebo a. to figure out
janjem a. to smoke (fish, meat), compare
wejem, jenza, jejenza
janjemi a. to drive crazy
janjesko a. to confuse, mix up mentally
janji a. to make music
janjoko a. to document, cover, chronicle
janjono n. technology, science of applied
science
janju a. to feel, give the sensation of: aso
janju ven the water feels cold
janjukoi a. to compose oneself, repose
janjuleng a. to numb, make numb,
anaesthetize
janka n. verb; ~mbe n. phrase
jankambo a. to occupy, keep busy
jankika a. to voice, give voice to
janko a. to write; ~ko n. notebook
jankom a. to stiff, cheat, con someone
jankoro a. to loop
janku n. to put in front of, put first,
prioritize, make a priority
jankuren a. to plan, plot
jankuri a. to prepare, make ready for
jankuzako a. to patent, obtain a patent
jakwe a. to organize, associate, start an
association, organization
jano a. to set, set course to
janoban a. to focus, adjust a lens, beam
janopa a. to put money in a fund
janosa a. to straighten, make straight
janoza a. to abide by, conform to
jansa a. to shape, form, mold, figure
jansashi a. to style
jansenung a. to paralyze
jansere a. to make strong (physically)
janseska a. to bruise, cause bruises
jansham a. to warm, make warm
janshinu a. to evolve into
janshu a. to sweeten, make sweet
jansi n. to lower, make less, decrease,
lessen, turn down
jansilu a. to narrow, make narrow:
jansilu ayun to narrow ones eyes
jansin a. to make small, shrink, decrease
(size)
jansisi ra a. to seclude oneself, isolate
from
jansisol a. to make dim, dim: jansisol
dinya dim the lights!
janso a. to water, produce water: kiki la
janso his mouth was watering
jansole a. to moisten
jansomus a. to steam, cook using
steam
jansong a. to dry, make dry
jansora a. to stew
jansumbe a. to divide in half, even parts
jansus a. to silence, hush
janshibo a. to categorize
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jantan a. to draw (a picture)
jantaushi a. to modernize
jantauto a. to update, actualize
jantehau a. to ridicule
janten a. to be able to cope with, handle,
succeed in, accomplish, pass
jantenjai a. to put out, behave
promiscuously
jantenza a. to utilize, put to use
janti a. to promote, give a higher rank,
exalt
jantikuko a. to outline
jantiwen a. to exalt, glorify, make lofty
jantinzon a. to wear out, fatigue, tire out
jantongono a. to take measures
jantonsa a. to improvise
jantos a. to topicalize
janyaka a. to nominalize
janyeka a. to gladden, make happy
janyi n a. to alter, change something
janyo n. activity, activities, actions: :
janyo na yiru terrorist activities
janyobo a. to fill
janyoko a. to list, make a list of
janyosa a. to satisfy, quench
janyotos a. to privatize
janyoyun a. to sadden
janyuva a. to tame, domesticate
janyunj ung a. to blind
janyus a. to perform, enact
janza a. to practise (a profession),
exercise, put into use, adhere to
(religion)
janzana a. to enslave
janzau a. to irritate, aggravate, bug
janzeo a. to inflate
janzi a. to sweep, brush
janzipe a. to brush hair
janzon a. to lull; ~ju a. to tire, wear
out; ~ka n. lullaby
janzu a. to cook, prepare food
japau a. to appoint as, designate
japo a. to produce, manufacture
japontan a. to stamp, put a stamp on,
compare: pontan, pontanya
japunung a. to anarchize, put into
anarchy
japusa a. to formalize
japyu a. to sting, prick, puncture, cause a
small hole
japyusa a. to sharpen
jara a. to put, place. situate
jaram a. to clip, pinch, put a clip on,
staple in
jarau a. to scratch
jare a. to make solid, concrete, solidify
jarekai a. to seal, secure with a seal
jaren n. to put things in order, organize,
create an orderly system, tidy up
jarensa n. to legalize
jareshi n. to ensure, make certain
jareven a. to freeze something, make
something freeze
jari a. to switch on, turn on, start
jarila a. to post, assign to a post
jarim a. to develop, make ripe, grow
jaru a. to fight, fight with
jasku a. to tie, knot, bind together
jastu a. to befriend, become friends with
jau n. load; ~bo a. to load in, up; ~ra
n. trunk, boot; ~nana n. caravan;
~ni n. truck, lorry; ~za a. to carry
java a. to connect to, establish a link, go
online, make a connection
javamban a. to buffer, create a buffer
javan n. to secure, protect, guard; ~yo
n. security, the security
javatum a. to widow
jave a. to pacify, secure peace
javen a. to chill, cause to cool down, be
cold
javera a. to calm, calm down, soothe
javun a. to gilt
javuza a. to base upon: yu javuza tanu
kaiko he based the movie on
the book
javuzua a. to make subservient,
subjugate, subdue
jawali n. llama
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jawanyi a. to terrify, frighten greatly
jawi a. to multiply, make more; ~ sun a.
to double, make double; ~ yem a.
to triple
jawilu a. to widen, make wide, broaden
jawiti a. to limit, set a maximum to
jawong a. to anger, upset
jawu a. to star, deliver an excellent
performance
Jazairan n. Algeria; na ~ n. (to be)
Algerian, having to do with Algeria
je a. to think, think about
jea n. mind, psyche
jebas a. to conclude, decide by
reasoning; ~hi s. (to be) conclusive,
final, decisive, definitive; ~hing s. (to
be) inconclusive
jebea n. ventricle (brain); na ~ n. (to be)
ventricular
jebeo n. skull
jebo s. to understand; ~nu a. to
realize, come to understand, learn;
~za a. to interpret
jefe s. (to be) opposed to, anti-
jeha a. to wonder
jehea s. to regard, consider, mind, take
into account, mind, with much
attention for: jehea lata to consider
someones age
jeho s. to follow, believe, be a believer of;
~ka a. to testify, declare one's faith
jehong s. to disbelieve
jehu a. to underestimate
jeje n. brain (s); ~chi n. cortex
jejebo s. (to be) understanding
jejembe n. brain lobe; ~ na kuku n.
frontal lobe; ~ na ati n. parietal lobe ;
~ na zeze n. occipital lobe; ~ na
lulu n. temporal lobe; ~ na avu n.
cerebellum; ~ na bola n. limbic
region, lobe
jejeng s. (to be) dumb, stupid
jejenza a. to smoke, be a smoker, have
the habit of smoking: nong jejenza
I dont smoke; compare: wejem,
janjem, jenza
jejenyau n. stroke, sudden
cerebrovascular failure
jejepeo n. walnut
jejeva n. brain stem
jej u s. (to be) pensive, consumed by
thoughts
jeka a. to suggest,offer
jeke s. to suspect
jekeho a. to fantasize, imagine
jekil n. rat
jeku a. to expect; ~je a. to anticipate
jela s. (to be) concentrated, focused on;
~no a. to hypnotize
jele s. (to be) conscious, consciously;
~ng s. (to be) unconscious,
unaware
jelo s. (to be) egoistic, selfish, selfishly
jelon a. reflect on, recollect, contemplate,
meditate upon
jel u s. to agree, (be) in agreement with;
~ko n. agreement, contract; ~ri s.
(to be) compatible with
jel ung s. to disagree with
jel unko n. discourse
jem n. smoke
jemi s. to suffer from a mental disorder,
psychiatric disorder, (be) insane, crazy
jemil s. (to be) open-minded
jemijono n. psychiatry
jempe n. cigarette
jempea n. tobacco plant
jempesho n. cigar
jemwa s. (to be) demented
jeno s. (to be) logical, to make sense,
making sense; ~ka n. logical
language, loglang; ~le s. (to be)
sensible; ~za a. to reason
jenojono n. philosophy, analysis of
thought
jenong s. (to be) unlogical, not making
sense
jenos n. chimney
jenshum n. tobacco (shredded product
of the tobacco plant prepared for
smoking), compare jempea
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jenu s. (to be) optimistic; ~ng s. (to be)
pessimistic
jenza a. to smoke (a cigarette, cigar),
compare: wejem, janjem, jejenza
jenze n. ham
jepau a. to propose; ~vu n. premise,
premiss
jepu s. (to be) reasonable; ~le s. (to be)
rational; ~leng s. (to be) irrational
jere s. to have a strong mentality, be
tough
jesa s. (to be) of the opinion, have the idea
of, judge, feel that
jesko s. (to be) confused, perplexed
jeshi s. (to be) mental, mentally
jetan s. to represent, depict
jetil n. palmtop
jeto a. to consider, think about the option
of: wa la jeto dova Im thinking
about getting married
jetum s. (to be) brilliant, highly gifted
jevang s. (to be) absurd
jevayajono n. metaphysics; na ~ n. (to
be) metaphysical
jevi s. to ponder ones mind about
jevu n. basic principle, idea; na ~ n. (to
be) basic, principle, fundamental; ~ko
n. fundamental declaration, manifest
of a principle; ~no n. in principle; ~su
n. stem cell
jewai a. to remember, recall; ~do n.
monument; ~leng adj . amnesic
jewayun a. to commemorate
jewe a. to meditate
jewen a. to overestimate
jewi s. to estimate, assess, calculate
jewoi a. to misunderstand
jeyun a. to visualize, imagine
jeza a. to choose, select; ~re s. (to be)
picky
jezako n. menu
jezanyo n. selection
jezatumpuno n. computationalism
jeze s. (to be) retarded
jibeo n. jukebox
jida n. cd
Jidah n. Jeddah
jidun n. piano; ~num n. keyboard
(musical instrument), compare:
ponum
jiji n. musical instrument
jiji nyo n. orchestra
jika a. to sing; ~nu n. musical; ~yus n.
opera; ~vu n. chorus; ~ya n.
lyric, lyrics
jiko n. record, album
ji mus n. fluorine
ji n s. (to be) yellow
ji naya n. string (of a musical instrument)
ji nkus n. lemon
ji nu n. melody
ji nule s. (to be) melodic
ji nya n. octave
ji nyo n. band, music group
jipe n. flute
jisa n. tone
jisanu n. arpeggio
jisanyo n. chord
jiski n. harp
jitan n. note (musical)
jitil n. walkman, ipod, small device storing
and playing music, usually referring to
an mp3-player; ~ na j itol n.
walkman; ~ na jida n. diskman; ~
na sinchoko n. mp3-player
jito n. concert
jitol n. tape, audio cassette, small
cassette containing magnetic tape
capable of storing sound
jiwen n. key, pitch, tone of voice
jo s. to know, knowing
jobeo n. database, databank
jobo a. to meet, encounter someone
jodo a. to engineer; ~jono n.
engineering
joha a. to inform, ask for information
joi s. (to be) cool, awesome, dope
joha a. to investigate
jojau n. data carrier
jojoi s. (to be) extremely cool, badass
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joju n. intuition; ~shi s. intuitive
joka a. to communicate with; ~naya n.
communication line,
telegraphic/phonic wire; ~va n.
telecommunication
joke s. (to be) interested
joko n. document, file
jokom a. to phish
jolea n. disk, medium for storing data
joleng s. (to be) ignorant
Joman n. North-America; na ~ s. (to be)
North-American
jom s. five; ~aro n. May; ~benyo n.
quintuplet; ~ola n. intersection,
crossing of five roads; ~onyo n.
quintet; ~pil n. pentagon (shape);
~pilido n. pentagon (building)
jomura n. memory, ability to remember
jongi n. (college, university) degree
jonki n. okra
jono n. science; ~keho n. scifi
Jonta n. thursday
jorea n. harddisk
joren a. to file, organize information; ~ko
n. file, report on a subject; ~yo n.
archive
joron n. to gather intelligence; ~nyo n.
intelligence department
josa n. data structure; ~le s. (to be)
object-oriented
josis n. tip, piece of information; ~ka a.
tip, tip off
joshi n. technique, way of making; na ~
n. (to be) technological; ~kan n.
technician; ~le adj . (to be)
technical, having considerable
technique: Zidan ufi joshile wi
Zidane was a very technical player
josho n. form, paper with blank spaces to
fill in, compare: asa
joyoko n. colophon
joza a. to acknowledge, accept, face,
admit as true, grant: joza en wengi
to accept as his equal
jozau n. know-it-all
ju a. to feel (emotionally)
jubo s. (to be) introvert
juchi s. (to be) extravert
juchovo n. neurotransmitter
jufo n. rose
jugongomi n. manic depression
jujari s. (to be) erotic
jujem n. marijuana, cannabis, ganja
jujono n. psychology
jujupe n. antenna (sensing organ of
insects)
juke s. to feel like, (be) enthusiastic about
something
jukoi s. (to be) collected, controlled
jukos n. clitoris
juleng s. (to be) numb
julenki n. anaesthetic substance
juloi s. to taste, test the taste
julu s. (to be) empathetic, considerate;
~ng n. (to be) indifferent,
inconsiderate
jum s. (to be) heavy
jumasala n. barycenter
jumasha n. scale, weighing scale(s)
jumizia n. psychotherapy
jumus n. radon
junaya n. spinal cord; ~ mil n. spina
bifida
jundon n. gravity; na ~ n. gravitational
jundombe n. graviton
jundu n. tungsten
jungo a. to fit, try on
jungu n. lead
juno n. nerve, sinew; ~nai n. spinal
chord; ~va s. (to be) tactile
junoi n. mood swing
junokwe n. nervous system; ~ ban n.
central nervous system; ~ na chi n.
peripheral nervous system;
junonoi s. (to be) capricious,
experiencing moodswings,
unpredictable
junsa s. (to be) plump
junung s. (to be) frigid
junya n. weight, artefact used for weight
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jupau a. to inspire
jupu n. common sense
juri ng s. (to be) lethargic, apathic
juro n. atmosphere, mood
juroa s. (to be) grumpy
Jus n. J, j
jusa n. character, personality
juti a. to have an orgasm
juto n. mood
jutum s. (to be) transcendent
jutunu a. to transcend
juva s. to have a (romantic) affair with
juvi s. (to be) nervous
juvo n. drug(s), stimulant(s)
juvu n. roots, emotional tie with
juyus n. erotica
juza s. (to be) sexy
juzai s. (to be) love, care for
juzi n. whisker, hair for tactile purposes;
~zi n. whiskers
juzun n. hashish
K
ka a. to say, say to, tell, speak to; ~ en a.
to say that is, to call; na ~ a. oral:
wengiko na ka an oral exam
kabea n. parlor, parlour
kabeo n. speaker, sound device
kabo n. message, underlying content of
something said; na ~ s.
semantic(ally); ~jono n. semantics;
~shi s. synonymous; ~shika n.
synonym
kaboi n. bullshit, nonsense
kachu a. to chase out, expel
kadai n. meter, syllabic rhythm
kadombe n. morpheme; na ~ n.
morphological(ly); ~jono n.
morphology
Kah n. Kah language
kahaka a. to guess: kahaka hayu?
guess who?
kahau a. to mock, jest
kahinya n. microphone
Kahirah n. Cairo
kaho a. to admit, confirm
kai a. to close
kaibea n. cell (in prison), compare: sesu
kaibo a. to incarcerate, lock up, shut in
kaicha n. pitfall, trap
kaida n. lock
kaika a. to blink, close and open
kaiko n. book; ~ Akadas n. Kitab-i-
Aqdas; ~ Avestah n. Avesta; ~
Bibilia n. Bible; ~ Kuran n. Koran;
~ Talumud n. Talmud; ~ Tanak n.
Tanakh; ~mbe; ~do n. bookshop
kaikwai a. to clapper, clack
kaikwe n. net, fishing net, trapping net
kaila n. court, short dead end street,
place surrounded by buildings or walls
kain n. zone
kaipe n. key
kaipu s. (to be) chaste, pristine
kaira a. to preserve, can, put up
kairo a. to enclose
kairon n. zipper, fly
kairu a. to besiege, close in
kaishi n. analogy; na ~ n. analogous
kaitan n. bracket; ~za a. to enclose in
brackets
kaiva a. to shut by connecting, fasten,
buckle up, fasten ones safety belt,
secure, brace; ~ko a. to tag
kaivu a. to hold, to support, keep
restrained: sonum nong denu
kaivu the dike wont hold
kaiza a. to trap; ~to n. trap, plan to
entrap someone ~ya n. trap
kaka a. to call: ai al kaka awau azua
and they call this service
kakai a. to make soundproof, isolate
against noise
kakang s. (to be) mute, voiceless
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kakashi s. so-called
kakaya s. (to be) verbose
kake a. to query, perform a web search, ,
ask for information retrieval
kakeho a. to wish, express a wish to
someone: kakeho li nenis I wish
you good luck
kakwa s. (to be) any, any at all, one, of
whatever kind, whatever which, no
matter what
kakwara s. to collect, be a collector of
kakwasi n. loner
kal n. crow, carrion crow; ~ka n. to
crow
Kalalitan n. Greenland; na ~ s. to be
Greenlandian
kale s. (to be) noisy, loud: ubu kale a
loud man; ~che n. peal, burst of
noise
kaleng s. (to be) noiseless
kamai a. to greet someone through
someone, extend greetings
Kamai s. (to be) Khmer
Kamara s. (to be) Welsh; ~ka n.
Welsh language; ~n n. Wales
kambas a. to strike, go on strike; ~to n.
strike (event)
kambea n. office, room
kambe n. part of speech; ~va s. (to be)
synthetic (linguistics)
kambo s. (to be) busy, occupied
kamil s. (to be) blab, squeal, reveal
kampa n. salary
kampau a. to employ
kamul n. ox
kamun a. to order, tell to do
kan a. to work, perform work
kanchi n. overalls
kancho s. to be in labour
kando n. office building
kangi s. (to be) competent; ~ng s. to
be incompetent, incapable
kangonyo n. working clothes, uniform
kanju s. (to be) diligent
kanka a. to work, have a job; ~la n.
workplace; ~le s. employed; ~lu n.
colleague, coworker; ~nyo n. crew;
~za a. to recruit
kankaleng s. (to be) unemployed
kanko n. contract
kano a. to mean, intend to say, translate
as; ~le s. (to be) meaningful, make
sense: nong kanole that doesnt
make sense; ~sa s. (to be) in the
sense that
kansa n. profession; ~nu n. career;
~shi s. (to be) professional
kanshi n. mode
kanto n. operation, enterprise
kanum n. gong
kanyo n. sentence; ~mbe n. phrase
kapau a. to adress, speak directly to
kapu s. (to be) polite; ~ng s. (to be)
impolite, rude
kara a. to meet, confer, have a meeting,
conference; ~bea n. meeting room
Karatevel s. (to be) Georgian
Karatevelan n. Georgia
Karatevelka n. Gerogian language
kare a. to claim, state as a fact
karen n. grammar
Karibi s. (to be) Caribbean; ~anyo n.
Caribbean (region); Finso ~ n.
Caribbean Sea
karon a. to compound
karu a. to debate, discuss; ~nyo n.
panel, debate team
kas n. billion; ~ambe n. one billionth
kasa s. phone, speech sound; na ~ n.
phonetic; ~jono n. phonetics
kasako n. phonology, description of
sounds in a language; na ~ n.
phonological; ~jono n. phonology,
study of sounds of human language
kasaron n. phonotactics; na ~ n.
phonotactic
kati n. emphasis, stress, accent; ~ka a.
to emphazise, put the stress on
katil n. pager; ~ka a. to page
katu a. to abbreviate
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kau n. coffee (liquid)
kaudo n. caf, coffee house
kauleng s. (to be) decaf
kaupea n. coffee plant
kaushum n. coffee (powder)
kautal n. coffee machine
kauvo n. caffeine
kava s. to call, get in touch with, contact
kavu n. root (linguistics), compare: pevu
kaya n. word; ~jono n. lexicology
kayako n. dictionary; ~jono n.
lexicography, art of compiling
dictionaries
kayambe n. syllable; na ~ s. (to be)
syllabic
kayang s. (to be) free range: reo
kayang free range eggs
kayanyo n. vocabulary, lexicon; ~jono
n. lexicography, discipline of studying
lexicon
kayatan n. character, logogram, picture
depicting a word
kayavu n. stem, linguistic term
kayo a. to lock, seal; ~to n. lockdown,
locking; ~za a. to arrest
kayol n. fist
kayole a. to detain, keep in custody
kayun a. to wink, blink ones eye (once)
kaza a. to speak, use a language: nong
tengi wehim yuka hana yu kaza
I couldn't hear which language he was
speaking
Kazaka s. (to be) Kazakh; ~ka n.
Kazakh language; ~n n.
Kazakhstan
kazua n. page, young servant running
errands
ke a. would, would like to, expressing
irrealis, how I would
kebo a. to install, to settle in a position,
office or place in order to perform a
certain function; ~dan n. setup,
installer (program)
kedan n. instinct; na ~ n. instinctive
kechu a. to give up, stop trying
keha a. to poll; ~to n. poll, referendum
keho s. (to be) hopeful, hope; ~leng s.
(to be) desperate
keja a. to intend
kejo a. to research, do research; ~ko n.
dissertation, thesis
keju a. to want
kejunjeng n. automatism
kekeho a. to wish, desire something
unrealized: kekeho wa pale I
wish I were rich
kekemi n. junkie
kekoi n. discipline; ~le s. (to be)
disciplined; ~leng s. (to be)
undisciplined
kekwe n. organization, institution,
association
kele n. to search, seek, look for; ~nu a.
to quest
keleo s. auxiliary; ~ka n. auxiliary
language
kelesia n. church
kelu s. to support, supporting, be a
supporter of, pro-
kembenu n. procedure
kembino n. esophagus, gullet
kembo n. throat
kemi s. (to be) addicted to
kemong a. to disappoint, be disappointing
kemonki n. bulimia
kemun a. to try
ken n. neck; ~aya n. necklace ; ~den
n. whiplash, sudden impact on the
neck and injusries resulting from this;
~go n. tie, necktie; ~tol n.
shawl, scarf
kenchobi n. tonsil
kenesedo n. synagogue
kengejeng s. (to be) automatically,
without thinking or volition
kenki n. larynx
keno s. (to be) intentional, intentionally,
on purpose; ~ko n. campaign,
program; ~le s. (to be) useful,
fruitful, having a purpose; ~leng s.
(to be) useless, fruitless, invain, idle;
~nyo n. order, group of people with
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a common purpose
kenong s. (to be) unintentional,
unintentionally, accidently
kenos n. collar
kenunai a. to go on an expedition; ~to
n. expedition
Kenyah n. Mount Kenya
Kenyan n. Kenya; na ~ n. Kenyan
kenyo n. team; ~lu n. team mate; ~kan
n. teamwork
kenza a. to swallow
kenze n. pharynx
kenzi n. mane, manes
kepau a. to volunteer
kera s. (to be) lazy
keru s. (to be) aggressive
kes n. X, x, X-ray
ketan n. gesture
keti s. (to be) ambitious, aspire
ketim n. duty
kevu n. spirit, intention: kevu na renya
the spirit of the law
kewengi n. emancipation; ~puno n.
egalitarianism
keyun s. (to be) curious, curiously
keza a. to accept, take
keze a. to pursue, strive to gain
kia n. eating utensil; ~nyo n. cutlery
kiban n. vampire
kibea n. dining room
kibeo n. crib, trough, rack for feeding
kibo n. ingredient; ~nyo n. ingredients;
~ren n. formula
kibos n. crop, sack for storing food
kichal n. spoon
kichi n. pie, pastry, baked good with
stuffing; ~ na gumbus n. tart
kichil n. chip, crisp
kicho a. to spit
ki hu n. plate; ~ngo n. placemat
kika n. voice; na ~ s. (to be) vocal;
~naya n. vocal chords
kike s. to be hungry, have an appetite
kiki n. mouth; na ~ s. (to be) oral: ajai
na kiki oral sex
kikil a. to gnaw on, wear away with teeth;
~inyo n. order of rodents
kikinu n. scavenger
kikishum n. measles
kikiza a. to usually eat, live on a diet of, to
be on (medication): kimeo kikiza
seki lions eat meat,tend to eat
meat, kikiza vujumiki to take
antidepressants
kikoi a. to keep a diet, be on a diet: wa
kikoi leng shushum, le sau si
Im on a diet without sugar, containing
little fat
kikos n. pill
kikwil n. artichoke
kikwin s. (to be) crunchy, crispy
kil n. mouse
kilensi a. to atrophy
Kili manjaroh n. Mount Kilimanjaro
ki m s. to be royal, regal
ki mai a. to kiss (as a greeting)
ki man n. kingdom, monarchy; ~ Okwa
n. United Kingdom
ki mben n. prince, princess
ki mbu n. prince
ki mira n. throne
ki mos n. saliva
ki mpopyo n. strawberry
ki mwana n. princess
ki meo n. lion, Leo; unganyo chu ~ n.
lion pride
ki mpengu n. scepter
ki ndo n. palace; ~nyo n. court, people
surrounding a sovereign, monarch
ki nento n. feast, banquet
ki ngozo n. moth
Kinshasah n. Kinshasa
ki nshi s. to be majestic
ki nsho n. basil
ki nti n. crown; ~ki n. pineapple; ~ne n.
hoopoe; ~ngo n. baldachin, canopy;
~pe n. palmtree
ki nu a. to scavenge for food
ki nyi n. dragon
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ki nyota n. dynasty
kipe n. chopstick
Kipirosan n. Cyprus
kipodo n. grocery store
kipyu n. fork
Kiribasan n. Kiribati; ~na n. Gilbertese
Kirigizan n. Kyrgyzstan; ~na n. having
to do with Kyrgyzstan
Kirigizi s. (to be) Kyrgyz; ~ka n. Kyrgyz
language
kisa n. dish
kisan n. lipstick
kiseki n. placenta
kiseo n. bowl, food bowl
kiski n. lips; ~ na ati n. upper lip; ~ na
avu n. lower lip
kiso n. sauce
kisu n. capsule, small gelatine container
with medicine
kisha n. food stamp
kita n. meal time
kital n. console
kito n. meal, serving of food
Kitoh n. Quito
ki van n. coot
ki vo n. nutrient; ~le s. nutricious
ki vusosu n. foot-and-mouth disease
kiza a. to eat: kimeo kiza seki yo
the lion ate all the meat; ~ wanki a.
to dine; ~do n. restaurant
kizambas n. Easter
kizang s. to fast, go without food, abstain
from
kizanta n. Lent
kizashi s. (to be) oral, taken through the
mouth: miki kizashi oral
medication
kizuzu n. cook
Kobahaun n. Copenhagen
kobea n. library, study (room), compare:
kodo, konyo
kobo a. to enlist, enroll, join service:
kobo varunyo to join the army
kochi n. cover, bookcover
kodan n. word processor
kodo n. library, building, compare:
kobea, konyo
koi s. to control, have under control, be in
control, have the power; ~kwe n.
the ones in power, charge, the
Establishment, the Man, the Power
koika n. right, legal option, entitlement; ~le
s. (to be) entitled to, have the right
to; ~shi s. (to be) rightful: ule
koikashi the rightful owner
koiku n. interface
koikwasi n. monopoly
koile s. (to be) powerful, mighty; ~ tio s.
(to be) almighty; ~ng s. (to be)
powerless, impotent
koiru a. to rebel, stand up against, start a
mutiny, revolt; ~nyo n. the rebels,
rebel army; ~to n. rebellion, revolt,
mutiny
koiti n. dignitary
koitio s. (to be) sovereign, having
supreme power
koivu a. to oppress
koiza a. to control, to control oneself, get
under control, get hold of: koiza roya
to control a ball
kojo a. to fill in
kojono n. literature (science), compare :
koyus
koka a. to read up, read to, read aloud
kokan n. administration; na ~ n. (to be)
administrative
koko n. writer, author
kokoi ru s. (to be) rebellious, rogue,
unruly, not belonging to a state
kokonyam n. trickster
kokos s. (to be) lumpy; ~u n.
blackberry
kokwe n. plot (of a story)
Kolkatah n. Calcutta
Kolomban n. Colombia; na ~ n. (to be)
Colombian
kom s. (to be) fake, false
kombe n. chapter
kombon a. to pretend to fall, make a
schwalbe
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Komoran n. Comoros
kompo a. to scam, swindle, deceive
kompu s. (to be) irreliable, deceptive,
deceitful
Kona n. K, k
konai a. to fax
konaya n. fax (machine)
konche a. to feint, make a false
manoeuvre
konche a. to feint, pretend to hit
kondun n. false tooth, implant
kondunyo n. dentures
konja a. to forge, fake, commit fraud,
manipulate
konje n. delusion; ~le s. (to be)
delusional
konj umi n. schizophrenia; na ~ s. (to
be) schizophrenic
konka a. to lie, tell a lie
konko n. conman, fraud
kono n. field, place or line where to write
konsenka n. pseudonym, anonym, nom
de guerre
konti n. idol, false god
kontoka n. tall tale
konum n. writing board
konunya n. desk
konya n. forgery, fake exemplar
konyam a. to trick, fool
konyo n. library, collection of books,
compare: kobea, kodo
konza a. to con someone, obtain by
fraud, con someone out of somthing
kope n. pen
kopon a. to print; ~dal n. printer; ~do
n. print shop; ~gu n. palladium;
~tal n. printing press; ~yo n.
print, mass of things having the same
print: koponyo na kwa na kaiko
the first print of a book
koren a. to spell, arrange letters; ~yo n.
spelling, orthography
koro n. loop, programming loop
korokeh n. croquet (sport)
kos n. lump, node, hard lump,
Kosovan n. Kosovo; na ~ n. Kosovar,
having to do with Kosovo
kosusan n. dewberry
kosusu n. raspberry
kosha n. button (for fastening ones
clothes); ~ngo n. shirt, garment with
buttons on the front, blouse
kosho n. page, bookpage
koshum n. couscous
kotambe n. grapheme
kotan n. letter, symbol; ~ko n. notation;
~u n. string, sequence of symbols; ~
wan n. capital letter
kotanyo n. script, alphabet; ~ na pengo
n. flag semaphore signal system; ~
na dal n. ASCII
koten s. literate; ~eng s. illiterate
koti n. title, name of a text
kotu n. clip, small sequence of film, radio,
passage, short segment of text
kova a. to email; ~ka n. email
address; ~lea n. inbox, mailbox
kovoi a. to check, mark with a check;
~la n. checkbox
kovu n. footer
kowoi n. typo, spelling error
koyol n. cursor
koyom a. to sign over, sign away
koyun a. to read; ~ko n. reader,
schoolbook; ~zang s. dyslectic
koyus n. literature; na ~ n. literary
koza a. to contract, hire, book
ku s. (to be) in front of, before (temporal);
na ~ n. primary, elementary:
kwando na ku elementary school
kuban n. root, root directory
Kuban n. Cuba; na ~ n. Cuban, having
to do with Cuba
kubas a. to prevent
kuben n. embryo
kubiki n. paunch
kubora a. to reserve: kubora nunya
to reserve a table
kuche n. forward (soccer)
kucheva s. (to be) aforementioned
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kuchi n. face, , outside, surface, surface
layer: kuchi na aso surface of the
water
kudo a. to found, start
kudun n. front tooth; ~yo n. front teeth
Kudushalem n. Jerusalem
Kufuchih n. Confucius
kugongo n. the breakers (sea)
kuje a. to presume
kujeng s. (to be) casual, unplanned
kujesa a. to preconceive
kujo n. header
kuju s. to have a hunch, premonition,
suspicion
kuka a. to predict, forecast; ~ku a. to
cock-a-doodle-doo
kuki n. breakfast; ~za a. to have
breakfast
kuko n. prologue
kuku n. face, front side; ~ti n. forehead
kukujeng n. chaotic, careless, casual
person, someone that always end up
in situations,
kukumbai a. to tear up rip up, shred;
~tal n. shredder
kukungo n. niqaab, veil
kukunju s. to be (usually) attracred to,
have a preference for: kukunju
wana I'm attracted to women
kukuren a. to premeditate
kukusa n. facial expression
kukuvan n. muzzle, mask, face shield
kukwesho n. homepage, frontpage
kula s. to precede, be preceding, come
before, lead
kulele n. forearm
kulento n. phenomenon
kulu n. front, frontside
kum a. to pull
kumbai a. to tear, rip; ku~ a. to tear op,
rip up, shred
kumbeo n. drawer
kumpe n. handle
kumpo a. to advertise, recommend, sell;
~tan n. advertisement, ad (involving
text and/or pictures)
kumpompo a. to wrestle, to struggle or
fight without using blows but rather by
pushing and pulling, to compete in
wrestling (sport)
kunchi a. to extract
kunchu a. to draft, require for a purpose
kunda n. rickshaw
kunde a. to attract, draw close
kundo n. caravan, travel trailer
kungi s. (to be) important; ~bo n.
essence; ~le s. (to be) significant,
considerable, substantial; ~leng s.
(to be) insignificant
kuni nye n. day before yesterday
kunje a. to distract
kunjo a. to download
kunj u s. (to be) attracted to, fall for
kunka a. to woo, court, make passes at
kunkairon a. to zip, zip up, close by
means of a zipper
kunke a. to lobby; ~nyo n. lobby, group
of lobbyists
kunku a. to yank, pull repeatedly
kuno s. (to be) straight ahead, ahead of
kunsi a. to flirt; ~shi s. (to be)
coquettish, a tease
kunshum n. quicksand
kunti a. to lever; ~pe n. lever
kuntu a. to plow; ~ya n. plow
kunu s. forward
kunyun s. (to be) outstanding, noteable
kunza a. to haul, drag, tug to
kupa a. to advance, give money up front
kupau s. to loan; ~sha n. credit card;
~ko n. I.O.U.
kupyu a. to vaccinate
kura a. to proceed, go on, continue
kuren n. plan; ~o n. planning
kuri s. (to be) ready
Kuria n. Curium (element)
kuri nta s. (to be) primitive
Kurudu s. (to be) Kurdish; ~ka n.
Kurdish language
Kurung-Tep n. Bangkok
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kus n. citrus fruit
kusinki n. entre, hors d'oeuvre, starter,
appetizer
kushe n. windshield, windscreen
kushiko n. cache
kusho n. frontpage, title page
kuta n. beginning
kutan n. omen
kutento s. (to be) predestined
kuto s. (to be) previous, earlier
kutoje a. to hypothesize
kutoren n. protocol
kutum a. to achieve a breakthrough
kutunto n. breakthrough
kuva a. to engage, get engaged; ~bu n.
fianc; ~wana n. fiance
kuvasi n. prefix
kuvenga n. dinosaur
kuvi s. (to be) early; ~chu a. to have
a miscarriage; ~nu a. to get ahead
of things, be too early; ~janja a. (to
be) orthodox
kuvu n. chin, jaw
Kuwaitan n. Kuwait; na ~ n. Kuwaiti,
having to do with Kuwait
kuya n. proto(type); ~shi s. (to be)
prototypical
kuye s. beforehand
kuyo s. (to be) original, preceding all
others, the archetype; ~ko n. scoop,
exclusive news story; ~ya n. original,
archetype
kuyumpa n. budget
kuyun a. to preview
kuzako n. patent
kuzi n. beard
Kw
kwa s. one; na ~ s. (to be) first; ~ ze ~
i . one by one, one after another
kwabeale s. (to be) unicameral
kwacha n. cul-de-sac; ~bino n.
vermiform appendix; ~la n. cecum;
~le s. (to be) dead end, blind:
nuno kwachale dead end street
kwache a. to collide, clash with
kwado a. to cohabit
kwai a. to click, make a clicking sound
kwaibo n. to click (mouse) on, select an
icon/link
kwaika n. click, clicking sound
kwaje s. (to be) unanimous, unanimously
kwaji s. (to be) monotone, monotonous
kwaju s. (to be) united, feel connected
kwakasa n. phoneme; na ~ n.
phonemic; ~jono n. phonemics;
~nyo n. phonemic inventory
kwakwe n. syndicate
kwala s. (to be) together; ~nyo n.
community
Kwala-Lumpuh n. Kuala-Lumpur
Kwalan n. Afrika; na ~ n. (to be)
African, of African origin; ~ na Nino
n. South Africa
kwalavo n. isotope
kwaleke n. task force
kwalo n. individual (person); ~puno n.
individualism; na ~ n. (to be)
individual
kwalu s. (to be) one-sided
Kwamaro n. January
kwambe s. (to be) whole, complete,
wholly, completely
kwambea n. classroom
kwan a. to learn
kwanampuno n. monotheism; na ~ n.
monotheist
kwando n. school; ~ni n. school bus;
~ti n. principal
kwangi n. year, level, grade
kwango n. suit, set of clothes
kwani nzu n. mackerel
kwankanto n. workshop, training
kwanko n. diploma
kwanku a. to practice (in order to learn),
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train; ~to n. training
kwano s. (to be) parallel
kwansa a. to train, exercise
kwanto n. lesson, class; ~no n.
course, series of studies
kwanu n. to meet, converge, come
together, assemble, flock together
kwanza a. to do ones homework
kwanya n. lesson
kwanyo n. class, group of students
kwanyosesu n. gamete
kwapunan n. territory
kwara a. to gather, collect, concentrate;
~nu a. to assemble, concentrate,
gather, come together; ~ti n.
chairman
kwaron n. to piece together, assemble,
puzzle; ~ya n. puzzle, jigsaw puzzle
kwasa s. to agree, correspond
kwasan s. (to be) monochrome
kwashi s. (to be) the same as, the same
way; ~ta s. (to be)
simultaneous(ly) ~to s. (to be)
synchronous
kwasi s. to be alone; ~kato n.
monologue
Kwata n. Sunday
kwato s. (to be) singular, occurring once
kwau n. duck; ~ka a. to quack
kwavabo s. (to be) haploid
kwavo s. (to be) pure, made of one
substance only, only made of
kwaya n. mouse (pc)
kwayuka s. (to be) monolingual
kwayun n. cyclops
kwaza s. to share: kwaza binki mea
he shared the bread with his sister;
~le s. to have in common: yu ai
uba kwazale wi he has a lot in
common with his father
kwazashi s. (to be) examplary
kwazeo n. dromedary
kwe n. net-, e-, system of often
intertwining connections
kwebanu n. worm, computer worm
kwebeo n. basket
kwecha n. basketball hoop; ~ro n.
basketball
kwejai a. to have cybersex
kweka a. to chat with, exchange typed
messages; ~bea n. chatroom; ~dan
n. chat program, application
kweko a. to post (a message on a forum);
~la n. message board; ~nu n.
thread or topic on a message board:
kwekonu wau tempang leleng
tan this thread is wirthless without
pics
kwelaka n. domain, domain name
kwelan n. cyberspace
kwembekwe n. peer-to-peer system
kwembeva s. (to be) peer-to-peer based
kwen n. Q, Quebec
kwenaya n. net, knotted rope in an
openwork pattern
kwenga n. spider; ~nyo n. class of
arachnidae; ~shi s. (to be)
arachnid; ~yimi n. arachnophobia
kwengo n. fabric
kwengu n. silk; ~lia s. silkworm; ~su
s. mulberry; ~shi s. silky; chu ~ s.
made of silk
kweno n. labyrinth
kwenu a. to browse, surf the internet;
~dan n. browser
kwenyo n. union, trade union, labour
union
kwepo n. e-trade, e-commerce, e-
business
kweren n. mechanism
kwereno n. system administrator,
admin, sysadmin
kwesku a. to weave; ~sa n. weave,
weaving pattern
kwesho n. webpage, website
kwetan n. logo
kweti n. director, head of an institution,
ceo
kweva n. internet
kwevu n. infrastructure
kweza n. user; ~ka n. user name;
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~tan n. avatar
kwezu a. to grill; ~ki n. grill, grilled
food; ~ya n. grill
kwi i . already
kwijo s. (to be) experienced, skilled,
skillfully
kwiku i . once, ever, before, already:
kwiku kiza aki na Chongan ha?
have you ever had Chinese food?;
~ta n. once, once upon a time:
tauku kwikuta wi once upon a
long ago
kwikwis a. to twitter
kwil n. thistle
kwinka a. to crunch, crisp
kwinki n. cookie, biscuit
kwiru n. veteran
kwishu n. dolphin
kwita n. past, the past, history, compare:
kwitaj ono
kwitajono n. history (science), compare:
kwita
kwitakajono n. philology
kwitayajono n. archeology; na ~ n.
archeological
kwi va s. (to be) definite, defined; ~ng s.
(to be) indefinite, undefined
kwi yoko n. curriculum vitae, CV
kwo n. chicken; ~ka a. to cluck (like a
chicken)
kwoi n. juniper; ~su n. juniper berry
kwoiso n. gin; ~ Nedara n. Holland gin
L
la s. to be located at, be at, at
laban n. midfield
labo n. space, threedimensional concept;
na ~ n. spatial
lai n. there; ~-lau n. here and there,
about
laila s. to exist
Laibiran n. Liberia; na ~ n. Liberian
lai mpo a. to transfer, make over
possession or legal title of
lai n a. to shift, move or transfer to another
location; ~ko a. to paste; ~tu a.
to transplant
laitan n. trace
lai vu n. living, livelihood
lajong s. (to be) missing
laj u a. to detect
laka a. to represent, speak for; ~nyo n.
delegation (of representatives)
Lal n. L, l
lalang n. nowhere
lalara a. to persevere, hang on, hold on,
persist
laleng s. (to be) abstract
lal u s. to keep company, be in the
presence of; ~nyo n. company,
people in presence
lam s. (to be) white; rai ~ s. beige
lamavun n. platinum; chu ~ n. made
of platinum
lamembe n. neutron
lanchi n. birch
Landan n. London
landu n. limestone; ~pe n. chalk, piece
of chalk for writing; ~ra n. plaster
lanki n. rice; ~la n. ricefield
lansau n. myeline; ~re n. Multiple
Sclerosis
lansu n. white blood cell
lanu a. to move, cause to move, put
somewhere else
lanyo n. area
lapa a. to let
lapau a. to rent, hire
lapya a. to tab, use the tab key; ponkos
na ~ n. tab key
lara s. to stay somewhere, remain the
same, keep, retain; ~za s. (to be)
permanent, permanently
lasa n. terrain, ground with certain
features
lasanyeh n. lasagna
lashi s. (to be) local, locally; ~ru n.
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derby
lasho n. map, chart; ~ko n. atlas
lashojono n. cartography
lata n. age, time lived
latan n. @, at sign
latano n. dimension
Latavi s. (to be) Latvian; ~an n. Latvia;
~ka n. Latvian language
Latinka n. Latin language
lau n. here
Lau s. (to be) Laotian, having to do with
the Lao culture; ~ka n. Lao language
laula s. (to be) present, on the location;
~ng s. (to be) absent; ~ntus n.
leave: laulantus na ima maternity
leave
lawanjono n. geometry
layo n. everywhere
layola s. (to be) omnipresent
layom a. to replace with, substitute for; na
~ v. substitute: umukwan na
layom a substitute teacher
layongi n. lieutenant
laza a. to annex
le s. to have, hold
lea n. place containing a bulk amount
Lebenan n. Lebanon; na ~ n.
Lebanese, having to do with Lebanon
lebo s. to include, be including; ~za a.
to include, place inside, admit
lebunya n. handgrenade
leche a. to touch; ~num n. touch
screen
Lechebigan n. Luxembourg; na ~ n.
Luxembourgish, having to do with
Luxembourg
Lechebigi s. (to be) Luxembourgish;
~ka n. Luxembourgish language
lechero n. volleyball
lechi s. to exclude, be excluding; ~ka a.
to rule out
lede a. to grope, reach for
ledeo n. mug
leha a. to ask for
leju s. (to be) greedy
lekambea n. workshop
lekan n. blue-collar worker; ~yo n.
working class
leke s. to function as, perform the role of;
~nu n. mission; ~nyo n.
commission; ~sapuno n.
functionalism; ~shi n. working
lekoipuno n. socialism; na ~ n. (to be)
socialist
lela n. grip, place on an artefact where to
place ones hands
lele n. hand; ~za s. (to be) manual(ly)
lelebo n. handpalm
leleka a. to use sign language,
gesticulate
lel ua n. tentacle
leleche a. to grope about, feel one's
way, feel blindly for
leleng s. (to be) without
lelento c . unless
lelenyom n. hawala
leleo s. (to be) helpful, known to help
leleski s. (to be) set with: kinti leleski
chandu a crown set with
diamonds
lemai a. to salute
lembe n. ion
lemengo n. glove, mitten
lempa s. (to be) free, free of charge
lencho a. to dump, get rid of, do away
with, dispense with, dispose of
-leng sx . - free: sauleng fat free
lengo n. sleeve; ~leng s. (to be)
sleeveless
lengu n. bracelet
lenjumi n. psychopathy, sociopathy; na ~
n. (to be) psychopathic, sociopathic
lenke n. monk; ~ngo n. habit
lenkiman n. republic
lenza a. to waste, squander, use without
result; ~beo n. dustbin, garbage
can; ~kwe n. sewer system;
~mos n. secretion (matter); ~n n.
wasteland, uncultivated land; ~no n.
sewer pipe; ~vo n. waste, waste
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product; ~voni n. garbage truck, bin
lorry
lenyo n. capital, capital goods
leo a. to help, aid, assist
leopa n. (financial) aid; ~pau a. to
subsidize
lepil n. elbow
lera a. to keep, have and hold, retain,
keep in a place or position
leron n. wrist
lesis n. carrier
leski n. setting, thing in which something
is set: leski na chandu the
setting of a diamond; ~bo a. to set,
place in a setting
levati n. cephalopod
levi s. (to be) too full, overloaded
leza s. to hold, keep in ones hands, arms
li n. you (singular); ~nyo n. you (plural)
lia n. worm
Liban n. Libya; na ~ n. Libyan
lilia s. to squirm, writhe
lilo n. yourself; ~nyo n. yourselves
li m s. (to be) light, not heavy
Limah n. Lima
li mwani n. SUV, light truck
li ngu n. aluminum
lio n. liter, measurement of volume
Litastainan n. Liechtenstein; na ~ n.
having to do with Liechtenstein
Lituan n. Lithuania; na ~ n. having to
do with Lithuania
Litu s. (to be) Lithuanian; ~ka n.
Lithuanian language
Liziboah n. Lisbon
lo i . focus marker
lobo s. (to be) private, personal
loi a. to taste like, have the flavor, taste,
compare: juloi
loiju n. taste (sense)
loika a. to pronounce
loiki n. spice
loilo n. tongue; na ~ s. (to be) lingual
lojai a. to masturbate
loiza a. to lick (once), compare: loloiza
lojumi n. narcism; na lojumi n. (to be)
narcist
loka a. to put the focus, emphasis on
loloiza a. to lick (repeatedly), compare:
loiza
lompon a. to compress, press together
lon s. (to be) dense, rich in, intense,
heavy, heavily, thick; ~sa n.
intensive form
longo n. canvas; chu ~ n. made of
canvas
lonj u s. (to be) manic; ~to n. mania
lonsi s. (to be) compressed (data)
lonso n. hard liquor, spirits
lonu a. to contract, shrink; ~cha n. black
hole; pyo~ n. singularity, theoretic
region inside a black hole
lonya n. square, multiplication by itself,
compare: sapil
lonyo n. crowd; ~le s. crowded, busy;
~ta n. rush hour
lopu s. (to be) self-confident
lopun s. (to be) self-governing, sovereign
lori s. (to be) automatic, automatically
Los-Angeles n. Los Angeles
loshi s. to be arbitrary
lotal n. robot, automatic device
performing in a human way (not
looking like a human)
lotenenka n. oxymoron
lu s. (to be) next to, with
lua n. tail
luana n. niece
luanga n. lemur
luba n. uncle
lubai a. to betray
lubas a. to pull over
lubu n. nephew
lubua n. cousin (male), compare: lumea
lucho a. to discard, put aside
ludo n. wing, side part of a building
ludola n. suburb, suburbs
luhu n. temple
lukan s. (to be) collaborate, work
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together; ~ke s. (to be) cooperative,
cooperate
lukaya n. adverb; na ~ n. adverbial
luko n. treaty
lukono n. sidebar
luku n. cheek; ~nyo n. cheeks; ~zeo
n. mumps
lukuche n. winger (sports)
lula n. garden
lule s. (to be) partial, subjective; ~ng s.
(to be) impartial, objective
lulka a. to speak in tongues
lulu n. side, flank
lulua n. wagtail; ~ jim n. yellow
wagtail
lulul a. to ululate, gobble
lulune n. turkey
lum s. (to be) on the verge of, about to,
on the edge
luma n. aunt
lumau s. but, other than: yuyung
lumau li noone but you
lumbe n. aspect, element, way of seeing
lumea n. cousin (female), compare: lubua
lunayaro n. cosine
lundun n. carnation
luni nyo n. planetary system, solar system
lunta n. the near future
luntia n. aglet
luntu a. to trim, crop, clip off the edges,
shear; ~ya n. clipper
lununya n. nightstand, bedside table
lupe n. rib; ~nyo n. ribcage; ~tu n.
chop, meat chop: lupetu chu beme
lamb chop
lura s. (to be) loyal to
luron s. to match, be a good combination
with yam ai pesan nong luron
red and green dont match
lushea n. environment
lusa s. (to be) positive, showing resolution
or agreement: abaska lusa a
positive decision
lusaka n. caption
luski n. margin
lutum a. to pass by, pass by the side of,
move past
luva a. to dock, moor; ~la n. dock
luvan n. banisters, guard-rail
luvanyo n. extended family
luvuan n. satellite state
luyol n. thumb
luyu n. bonobo
luyun a. to miss, fail to see, understand
luza a. to range with, run with; ~ng s.
(to be) neutral
luze n. loin, loins; ~ngu n. jade
luzino n. sideburns, whiskers
M
ma n. miss, mrs. formal title
mabi n. ovary; ~nyo n. ovaries
macha n. vagina; na ~ n. (to be) vaginal
machu s. (to be) maternal
machuno s. (to be) matrilineal
Madinah n. Medina
Mahareban n. Morocco; na ~ n. having
to do with the Moroccan state,
Moroccan
mai i . hello, standard neutral greeting of
formal codeword; ~ wai i. hello back,
proper response to mai, alltough just
mai is just as acceptable; ~ baninta
i. good afternoon; ~ kiza i. bon
appetit; ~ la i. take care, hang on in
there, stay well; ~ mai i. hello, hi-hi,
heya; ~ nende i. welcome; ~ ninku
i. good morning; ~ denu i. happy
trails, travel safe; ~ pau i. youre
welcome; ~ senchoto i. happy
birthday; ~ tiro hen i. happy new
year; ~ za i. here you are, prego; ~
zekita i. good evening; ~ zon i.
sleep well
maika a. to greet
Mail n. mile
Mainilah n. Manila
Majara s. (to be) Hungarian; ~ka n.
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Hungarian language
Majaran n. Hungary; na ~ n. (to be)
Hungarian, having to do with Hungary
Makah n. Mecca
Makaspuno n. Marxism; na ~ n. (to be)
Marxist
Makedon s. (to be) Macedonian; ~ka n.
Macedonian language
Makedonan n. Macedonia; na ~ n.
Macedonian, having to do with
Macedonia
Malagasha s. (to be) Malagasy; ~ka n.
Malagasy language
Malagashan n. Madagascar; na ~ n.
Madagascan
Malawian n. Malawi; na ~ n. Malawian
Malayan n. Malaysia; na ~ n. Malaysian
Malayu s. (to be) Malay; ~ka n. Malay
language
Malian n. Mali; na ~ n. Malinese
Malta n. Maltese; ~ka n. Maltese
language
Maltan n. Malta; na ~ n. Maltese
mam n. moon, satellite; na ~ n. lunar
mama n. mommy, mum, informal
mamaro n. menstruation, menstrual
cycle; na ~ n. menstrual, having to
do with menstruation; ~bas n.
menopause; ~ku n. PMS; ~le s. to
menstruate
mamas a. to balance, find ones balance
mambau n. wolf; ~shi s. lupine
mamoa n. polar bear
mamoso n. mothers milk
mamwua n. coyote
mandin n. twilight; ~u s. crepuscular
mangu n. star; ~ka n. astrology; ~ko
n. horoscope; ~nai n. Milky Way;
~nga n. starfish; ~nyo n.
galaxy; ~shina n. nebula; ~tan
n. constellation, star sign; na ~ n.
stellar
manjika n. nightingale
manje s. to dream, dream of
manjono n. selenology
Manj u s. (to be) Manchu; ~ka n. Manchu
language
Manj uan n. Manchuria; na ~ n. (to be)
Manchurian, having to do with
Manchuria
mano n. north, the North; na ~ n. north,
located in the north, northern:
Dakotan na Mano North Dakota;
~yun n. compass
Manola n. Arctic region; na ~ n. Arctic
manopyai n. reindeer
manso n. dew; ~za n. rosemary
manta n. night; ~i n. last night; ~u n.
tonight
mantado n. night club
mantango n. nightgown, pyjamas
mantanu s. (to be) nocturnal
manya n. satellite (artificial), compare:
mam
manyo n. season
manyun n. owl
Marasaih n. Marseille
maro n. month
maroko n. monthly magazine
marosa s. monthly, occurring monthly
mas a. to balance, be in equilibrium
Masaran n. Egypt; ~ na Kwita n.
Ancient Egypt; ~jono n. egyptology
Maskavah n. Moscow
masu n. egg, egg cell, female
reproductive cell, ovum; ~le s. to
ovulate; ~no n. fallopian tube;
~nonyo n. fallopian tubes; ~to n.
ovulation
Mashaga s. (to be) Tuareg, pertaining
to the Tuareg culture; ~ka n.
Tamasheq, Tuareg language; ~nyo
n. Tuareg people
mashi s. (to be) motherly, maternal
mashido n. mosque
mashun a. to compare
mati n. grandmother (informal)
mau i . also, too, in addition, furthermore
mauko n. amendment
maule s. (to be) involving addition, plus:
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Bul maule B+
Maumaro n. november
Mauri s. (to be) Maori; ~ka n. Maori
language
maushi s. (to be) additional, auxiliary
mauva n. appendix (to a book)
mauza a. plus, to get added to: kwa
mauza kwa tongi sun 1+1=2
Mayamih n. Miami
me n. sheep
mea n. sister (formal)
mechi n. flannel; chu ~ n. made of
flnnel
Mehikan n. Mexico; na ~ n. Mexican
meka a. to bleet
mel n. hundred; ~embe n. percent;
~tiro n. century; ~evu n.
centipede
Melban n. Melbourne
Mem n. M, m
membe v. to scatter, strew around, cast
around; ~nu n. epidemic
membo s. (to be) empty, void; ~la n.
void, empty space
memea n. sister, informal
memeng n. nothing at all, zilch
memwe s. (to be) careful, carefully,
gently
memweki n. to kiss (intensively)
memwezu s. to simmer, be simmering
meng s. zero, nill
menga n. goat
mengo n. sweater, jumper, pullover
menka s. (to be) mute, voiceless,
producing no sound
menko n. space, blank area between
words; ponkos na ~ n. spacebar
menshi s. (to be) unique
menti s. (to be) undecided, a tie; ~to n.
tie, undecided game or conflict: fito
mentito the game was a tie
menyo n. flock of sheep
meo n. cat
meoka a. to mew
meosa s. (to be) catlike, feline
mevan n. blanket
mewali n. alpaca
mezi n. wool; na ~ s. woolen, (to be)
made out of wool
mia s. (to be) dead
miabeo n. coffin
miabos n. bodybag
miacha n. grave; ~la n. graveyard
miachu n. stillborn
miaki n. carrion
miako n. necrology
Miamaran n. Myanmar, Burma; na ~ s.
(to be) Burmese
miane n. vulture
miango n. death robe
micha n. ulcer, sore
mifai n. demon
miju s. (to be) feel sick, ill
miki n. medicine, medication; ~do n.
pharmacy, chemist's; ~jono n.
pharmacy
mil s. (to be) open, opened, disclosed,
loose; ~a n. stretch (of land); ~ta n.
stretch (of time); ~to n. vacation,
holiday, day(s) free from work
milka n. vowel
milkos n. doorknob
milku n. tux, tuxedo
miltus a. to excuse, free from an
obligation, release
miltuya n. can opener
milu a. to spread, move apart from one
point; ~a n. peacock, peafowl
mimbe n. virus ; na ~ n. (to be) viral
mimia a. to murder, slay
mimiang n. zombie
mimiza s. (to be) feeble, sickly, frail, faint
mimpa a. to bribe; ~ya n. bribe, money
of goods used to bribe someone
mimpas n. witch, warlock
mimpea n. weed(s)
mimun a. to force, push: mimun doki
jamil to force a door open
mimunza a. to sanction
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mimwai a. to avenge, retaliate; ~ke s.
(to be) vengeful
minchu a. to flee from, fly; la ~ a. on
the run; ~van n. refuge
minda a. to sprain, twist, wrench: minda
vuron to sprain ones ankle
mindanyo n. malware
minenka a. to criticize
ming s. (to be) bad, evil, morally wrong
Mingan n. hell
minis n. misfortune, bad luck
minishi s. (to be) unfortunate,
unfortunately
minja a. to commit a crime; ~jono n.
criminology; ~nyo n. gang, criminal
organization; ~shi s. (to be)
criminal, criminally; ~to n. crime,
phenomenon of crime, occurrence
minj u s. to dislike
minke s. (to be) malevolent
minki n. poison, venom, toxin; ~le s.
(to be) poisonous
minkoi s. (to be) foolish, wild, crazy
mino s. (to be) morbid
minsapu a. to misbehave
mintenza a. to exploit, make unethical
use of
minto n. disaster
mintom a. to go bad, get out of hand
mintos s. (to be) at the expense of: ahau
mintos umomi a joke at the
expense of doctors
mintum a. to violate, break: mintum
renya to break the rules
minyam a. to play, deceive
minyaiza n. misery
minyi a. to intimidate
minyun s. (to be) ugly
minza a. to steal
minzia a. to abuse, misuse, harm
miru n. immune defense system; ~bi n.
spleen; ~bos n. thymus
Mirumi n. HIV/AIDS; ~le s. (to be)
HIV-positive; ~leng s. (to be) HIV-
negative
mirusu n. lymphocyte; ~ na jeza n.
T-cell; ~ na mimia n. NK-cell;
~ na fesevo n. B-cell
Misisipian n. Mississippi (state)
Misisipih n. Mississippi river
miso n. pus
misu n. bacteria; na ~ s. (to be)
bacterial; ~mia n. antibiotic
mishi s. (to be) pathological, sick
mishim s. (to be) hygienic; ~ing s. (to
be) unhygienic
mishi njono n. hygiene (science)
mitan n. symptom; ~yo n. syndrome
mito n. infection (act of getting infected or
infection); ~mi n. -itis: vayamitomi
arthritis
mitu a. to wound, hurt, injure; ~nyo n.
injuries
miva a. to afflict
mivon n. aspirine
mizeo n. inflammation
mizia n. therapy; na ~ s. (to be)
therapeutic
mizon n. coma
moa n. bear
mofi m a. to desalinize
mohai a. to eradicate
moham a. to polish
mohoka a. to repudiate, reject as true
mohokang a. to invalidate
mohum n. to suffocate, asphyxiate
moi s. (to be) tilted, slanting, sloping; ~la
n. slope; ~nana n. slash; ~nana
monu n. back slash
Moira n. Uranus
moiraya n. uranium
moitan n. slash, stroke, dash
(punctuation)
mokwa a. to separate oneself from,
become independent from; ~ru n.
war of independence
mol a. to bury; ~to n. burial, funeral
mola a. to disintegrate, fall apart, fall into
decline
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mole a. to lose (an object), compare: fivu
molenza a. to save, prevent from waste:
molenza wanyo ata si it saved
us some time
Molodovan n. Moldova; na ~ n.
Moldovan, having to do with Moldova
Molodovo s. (to be) Moldovan; ~ka n.
Moldovan language
molonsi a. to unzip, decompress data
momas a. to destabilize
mombenjau a. to abort, induce an
abortion
mombo a. to take out of
momboi a. to cleanse
momboyo a. to sterilize
mombon a. to bounce, bounce on, off
mombu a. to castrate
momi a. to cure; ~tu a. to operate,
perform surgery; ~tubea n.
operating room
momijono n. medicine, medical science
mominaya n. I.V.
momol a. to dig, dig up, dig for, mine
momosau s. (to be) creamy
mompa a. to reimburse, refund
mompe a. to fillet; ~tu n. fillet
mompea a. to weed
mompi a. to extinguish, quench
mompungi a. to degrade, dishonour; na
~ a. degrading
momura a. to run out of
momus a. to fart, pass gas
monampu a. to desecrate
monana a. to iron; ~ya n. steam iron
monaya a. to untie
monchale a. to fix a leak, repair
monche a. to fend, block, thwart
monchi a. to peel, skin, flay
mondoi a. to solve, find the answer
mondova a. to divorce
mondoyo n. solution, answer
monenu a. to land
mong a. to undo, reverse, make undone
mongai a. to taper
mongo a. to undress, take off, strip; ~nu
n. nudism
mongoda n. chopper, stripped and
customized motorcycle
Mongol s. (to be) Mongolian; ~ka n.
Mongolian language
mongola a. to annihilate
Mongolan n. Mongolia; na ~ n.
Mongolian, having to do with Mongolia
mongova a. to dissolve, make dissolve,
disintegrate, disband: mongova
ponyo to dissolve an enterprise
monjaiju a. to cause a turnoff
monjau a. to unload, relieve; ~mia n.
euthanize
monjele a. to lose consciousness
monjo a. to forget
monkairon a. to unzip
monkaya n. key, thing unclosing
something like a region, code,
understanding
monkebo a. to uninstall
monkenza a. to regurgitate
monki a. to vomit; ~ju s. (to be) sick,
feel sick, nauseated; ~so n. vomit
monkoi a. to escalate, get out of control
monkoko a. to scratch out, cancel
monkum a. to retract
monsain a. to fade
monsangi a. to devalue, compromise
monsimi a. to desinfect; ~vo n.
desinfectant
monsistan a. to decode
monso a. to dehydrate
monsongu n. magnesium
monshem a. to unfold
monshum a. to dust, rid of dust
montan a. to erase; ~ya n. eraser
Montereal n. Montreal
monteri a. to sabotage
montinti a. to exempt
monto a. to cancel, annul
monu a. to happen, occur, go in the
opposite order, direction
monyanku a. to expose, unmask
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monye a. to put down, depress
monyo a. to delete
monyun a. to disappear, become
invisible, vanish
monza a. to fire, sack; ~nu a. to quit,
resign
monzawi n. malva
monzon a. to wake up, wake someone;
~ya n. alarm clock
mora a. to stand up, get up
more a. to melt
morekai a. to unseal
moren a. to confuse, disarray, upset
moreo a. to hatch, brood, hatch out
mori s. to be off, switched off
moria n. toggle
Morisan n. Mauritius; na ~ n. Mauritian
moron a. to take apart, disassemble
moru a. to end hostilities, make peace,
conciliate; ~ko n. peace agreement,
peace deal
mos n. juice, secretion; ~ na bol n.
apple juice; ~ na nunyu n. orange
juice; ~ na asu n. grape juice
mosa n. cheese
mosaki n. cumin
Mosambikan n. Mozambique; na ~ n.
Mozambican
mosana n. butter
mosau n. cream; ~ choi n. sour
cream
mose n. breast (female); ~o n. bra;
~nyo n. breasts
moskos n. pimple
moso n. milk; ~ na sebin n. soy milk;
~ na menga n. goat milk; ~ na
mul n. cow milk; ~ na win n.
horse milk; ~ na zewali n. camel
milk; ~jono n. mammology; ~le
s. (to be) lactic; ~ne n. pigeon;
~nga n. mammal; ~nyo n. dairy
Mosheh n. Moses
mova a. to disconnect, hang up, detach;
movi a. to moderate, make less extreme
Muhamad n. Mohammed
muhau a. to make laugh, entertain
muhe a. to put off, distress, disgust
muhim a. to sound, play a song, make
heard
muhoiza a. to amaze, astonish, stun
mukwa a. to bring together, unite
mukwan a. to teach; na ~ n. (to be)
educational; ~jono n. pedagogy;
na ~jono n. pedagogical
mul n. cow; ~ka a. to moo; ~unyo n.
cattle; ~ushi s. bovine
mula a. to create, establish, produce,
generate, cause to have; ~puno n.
creationism; na ~puno n. (to be)
creationist
mulam a. to bleach, blanch
mulanso n. bleach
mulara a. to leave, leave behind
mule a. to provide with, endow with; ~a
n. endowment
muleng a. to refuse, decline to give,
grant access to, dishonor a request;
mitan na ~ n. withdrawal
symptoms
mulori a. to automate
mul u n. argument, point, reason; ~ka a.
to argue, reason; ~za a. to use as an
argument, fence with
Mumbaih n. Bombay
mumbas a. to stop, halt someone,
compare bas
mumbe n. factor, circumstance,
condition; ~nyo n. environment, total
of conditions and circumstances
influencing something
mumbera a. to segregrate
mumbon a. to drop
mumbum a. to detonate, make go off
mumia a. to execute, put to death
mumil a. to release, loose, set loose:
hayu mumil bau? who let the
dogs out?
mumong a. to remedy, set right
mumoso a. to nurse, give milk to
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mumpi a. to set afire, set fire to, ignite
mumpo a. to sell; ~ku n. store clerk;
~nu n. travelling merchant
mumpoiza a. to make feed on: deza
mul lai mumpoiza they took the
cow there to graze her
mumule s. to provide, support, take care
of: uba mumule vanyo kwambe le
akanka kwa my father provided for
the entire family with one job
mumus a. to gas, subject to or supply
with gas
mumwe n. to sustain, make stay,
maintain, keep up: mumwe nutal la
ri keep the engine running
mumweku a. to make advance, to
further
mun a. to cause, make do, force
munaya a. to string, provide with strings:
munaya chempil to string a bow
munchu a. to expel, send off, make
leave; ~fi n. playoff
munda a. to twist, subject to torsion,
wrench, contort, distort, sprain; na ~
a. torsional
mundanu a. to roll, cause to roll:
simbu mundanu roya the boy
rolled the ball
mundau a. to count, tally
munde a. to summon, make come, hail
mundin a. to shine, use a light on
mune a. to throw, pitch, fling; ~ro n.
team handball
Munegan n. Monaco (country); na ~ s.
Monacan
Munegu s. (to be) Monagasque; ~ka n.
Monagasque language
Muneguh n. Monaco (city)
munenj u a. to please
mungenu a. to rush, make hurry, move
swiftly: mungenu yu semido they
rushed him to the hospital
muni a. to ship, send by transport
munja a. to operate, work, manage
(machine), manipulate
munjaiju a. to turn on, arouse
munjara a. to put into position
munje a. to remind someone of
something
munjebo a. to explain, make clear,
understood, put across
munjo a. to inform, let know, impart
munju a. to excite
munke a. to tempt; ~le s. (to be)
tempting, enticing
munki a. to feed
munkilensi a. to atrophy, cause atrophy
munku a. to begin, start, cause to begin,
institute, found, establish; compare
nuku
munkunju a. to attract, appeal to
muno a. to drive, steer
munoko n. drivers license
munsencho a. to deliver, assist in
giving birth
munsis n. to censor
munso n. to irrigate, moisturize, make
wet
munshi a. to assimilate
munshibo a. to classify
munta a. to multiply (compute): yem
munta yem tongi sasta 3 x 3 =9
munten a. to enable, make possible
muntipiza a. to electrocute
munto a. to execute, put into effect,
validate by signing, enable, carry out:
muho akamun to execute an
order
munu a. to send to
munuka a. to send a message(r)
munuko a. to mail, send a message
munula a. to put into position
munya n. effect, influence, impact
munyai a. to forcefully inflict pain, torture
munyau a. to block, form a barricade:
murenyo munyau nuno the
police blocked the road
munye a. to cheer up, amuse
munyi a. to scare, frighten
munyun a. to show, reveal, reflect
munyungi a. to audition for
munyunku a. to make seem, make
something look like: munyunku wa
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jejeng it made me look like an idiot
munyunto n. exposition, presentation,
show
munza a. to subject to, put through,
impose on: munza amunyai to
subject to torture
munzevi a. to slow down, stall, hinder
the progress of, stall, delay, frustrate
mura a. to save (money), stash, put
aside, stock; ~beo n. cabinet; ~do
n. warehouse, storehouse; ~nyo
n. stash, provisions, supplies,
savings; ~so n. reservoir, water
reserve; ~za a. stock, provide with
stock
muren a. to keep order, regulate; ~do
n. police station; ~el n.
policecar; ~yo n. police (mass
noun)
muri a. to make function
Muritan n. Mauritania; na ~ n.
Mauritanian
muru a. to provoke
murum a. to boil something
mus n. gas; ~ka n. fart, passing of gas
musko n. athmosphere; na ~ s. (to be)
atmospherical
muva a. to connect, put through
(telephone)
muvan a. to save, rescue
muvera a. to sedate
muvi n. to exaggerate, take things too far
muvu a. to put down, crush, repress:
muvu koiruto to crush a rebellion
muvubon a. to sink, cause to sink:
muvubon soni to sink a ship
muvuki a. fertilize, enrich land
Mw
mwa s. to rot, decay
mwazi s. (to be) moldy, covered with
fungus; ~zi n. fungus
mwe s. (to be) soft, softly
mwebos n. pillow
mweche a. to bump, bump into, collide
mildly with
mwechi n. peach
mwecho n. soap opera, series
mwechu a. to forgive; ~le s. (to be)
forgiving, merciful
mweju s. (to be) mild, gentle, sweet, kind,
gently, kindly
mweka s. (to be) soft sounding, soflty
mweke s. (to be) humane
mweki a. to kiss, give a kiss (singular)
mwela s. in time, in a while, later
mwele s. (to be) loose, not tense or tight:
sungo mwele baggy trousers
mweloi a. to french, give a french kiss
mwempu s. (to be) atrocious; ~to n.
atrocity
mwemun s. (to be) merciful
mweng s. (to be) cruel, hard, mean
mwengi n. mattress
mweno s. (to be) subtle, not grossly
obvious, hard to detect, discrete
mwenu s. (to be) slow, slowly
mwera s. to chill, take it easy, relax
mwere n. snow; ~ngu n. snowflake
mweroa s. to purr
mwesa s. (to be) smooth, smoothly
mwesau n. margarine
mwese s. (to be) weak
mwesela n. flaw, weakness, weak spot,
shortcoming
mwesu n. rowan
mwetera s. (to be) steady, steadily
mweti s. (to be) exquisite, delicate
mweto s. (to be) mild, not very serious
mwetus a. to go easy on, cut someone
some slack
mwevo n. soft, edible part such as meat
or pulp
mwevu a. to stroll, wander
mwezi s. (to be) fluffy
mwezu a. to simmer, cause to boil soflty
in (its own) fluids
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N
na s. possessive marker, (to be) of
nai s. (to be) long
Nai-Dilih n. New Delhi
naibeo n. gallery, corridor, long narrow
room
naibo s. (to be) deep
naibong s. (to be) shallow, not deep
naicha n. trench, ditch
naicho a. to spread, distribute: naicho
hento! spread the news!
naido n. hotel, inn, tavern
naidun n. tusk ; ~ngu n. ivory; chu ~
ngu n. ivory, made out of ivory
naifu n. elephant
naigan n. eel
naika a. to call someone
naike a. to long for
naiken n. giraffe
naikos n. bar, elongated shape: naikos
chu raimos a chocolate bar
naiku n. muzzle, snout
naikunga n. baboon
naim n. rabbit
Nain n. N, n
nainga n. meerkat
naini n. bus; ~la n. bus station
naino a. to control, operate, regulate
(from a distance): naino isham to
regulate the temperature; ~til n.
remote control
nainu s. (to be) far, far off, remote,
distant; ~wanyun n. telemetry
naipos n. zucchini
naira n. couch, sofa, divan
naiseo n. trough
naisku n. acryl; na ~ n. acrylic
naishi n. elongated, lengthy
nairo n. oval, ellipse
naita s. (to be) old; ~do n. old peoples
home; ~momi n. geriatrics; ~shi
n. antique, ancient, very old; ~ya n.
antique, piece of antique
naitu n. sword, blade; ~ru a. to fence,
use a sword
naivos n. green bean, string bean
naivu n. cellar spider; ~di n.
harvestman; ~ne n. crane; ~zo n.
crane fly
naiwi s. (to be) severe
naiza a. to colonize; na ~ n. colonial:
tanyo na naiza the colonial era;
~n n. colony; ~puno n.
colonialism
naizipe n. broom
naizo n. dragonfly
Nam n. God
namakwe n. religious institution,
organization: namakwe munsis
Galileih the church censored
Galilei
namavampuno n. secularism; na ~ n.
secularist
namavang s. (to be) secular
Namiban n. Namibia; na ~ n.
Namibian
namil s. (to be) free, freely
nampau a. to bless
nampu s. (to be) sacred, holy; ~la
n. sanctuary
nampunan n. theocracy
nampuno n. religion
nana n. line, stripe; ~le s. (to be)
striped; ~sa n. linear, made of or
using lines; ~tan n. blueprint; ~ti
n. colonel; ~to n. parade,
procession; ~tum n. zebra
crossing; ~win n. zebra
nanai n. snake
nanako n. schedule, table, scheme,
diagram, orderly arragement of things
involving lines and pictograms; ~sa
n. matrix; ~shi s. (to be)
schematic
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nanchu a. to apostatize
nando n. temple
nanj u s. (to be) in a trance, entranced
nanka n. to pray; ~bea n. chapel; ~di
n. mantis; ~ti n. priest
nankan n. clergy
nanko n. scripture, holy book
nano s. (to be) spiritual, spiritually
nanshi s. (to be) godlike, divine
nansis n. mystery
nansishi s. (to be) mysterious
nanso n. holy water
nanto n. miracle
nantoshi s. (to be) miraculous
nanuka n. angel
nanuto n. pilgrimage
nanza a. to convert to, adapt a religion
nanyau n. sin; ~le s. (to be) sinful
nanyun a. to reveal in a supernatural
way, in a vision; ~shi s. (to be)
prophetic
nas n. cosmetic product; ~nyo n.
cosmetic products (mass noun)
nasa s. (to be) possessive
nasau n. cream, lotion
nau s. (to be) this way, this direction
Naweran n. Nauru; na ~ n. Nauruan
Nawero s. (to be) Nauruan; ~ka n.
Nauruan language
naya n. rope, string; ~mbe n. fiber; ~ni
n. cable car; ~ni na kunku n.
furnicular railway; ~poi n. flax; ~vo
n. yarn
nayaro n. sine; lu~ n. cosine; gon na ~
n. sine wave
nayavu n. sandal
nayo n. meter, basic linear measure
nayom n. ping
nayoncho a. to ping
nayu n. lizard
nayumpe n. binoculars
nayun n. view, scene, range one can see:
nayun chu shenum the view from
the window
nebum n. grenade
nechi n. wing; ~le s. (to be) winged
Nedara s. (to be) Dutch
Nedaran n. the Netherlands
Nedaraka n. Dutch language
nedo n. birdhouse
negan n. flying fish
Nehilaweka n. Cree language
nempa a. to donate, contribute, give to
charity
nempau a. to treat, give something
pleasurable
nempu s. (to be) right, just, morally
acceptable, fair; ~lu n. virtue; na
~lu n. virtuous
nempung s. (to be) wrong, unjust,
morally wrong
nen s. (to be) good, well, fine; ~ lo i .
alright, right
Nenan n. heaven
nende s. (to be) welcome; ~ka a. to
welcome
nenen s. (to be) okay, alright
nenga n. bat, flying mammal
nengi s. to float; ~ra n. raft
nengo s. to fit, have the right size;
neni n. airplane; ~la n. airport
nenis n. fortune, luck, good fortune
nenishi s. (to be) fortunate, fortunately
nenja a. to do a good job: nenja! good
job! well done! good boy!
nenje s. (to be) smart, intelligent
nenjeza s. (to be) ingenious, subtle,
clever(ly crafted): kweren nenjeza
an ingenious mechanism
nenj u s. to love, like
nenj uka n. petname, term of endearment
nenj uti s. (to be) favorite
nenka a. to compliment
nenke s. (to be) benevolent, good-willing
nenku n. advantage; ~le s. (to be)
advantageous, favorable; ~pa n.
trust, trust law
neno a. to adjust, to set, modify,
customize, tweak
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nensa s. (to be) healthy, in good health
nenshi s. (to be) correct, right, lacking
flaws
nenti a. better, had better: nenti sapu
lo! you better behave!
nento n. party, celebration; ~za a. to
celebrate, party
nenu s. to fly
nenza s. to profit from
nenye s. (to be) amiable, good-natured
nenyun a. (to be) beautiful, pretty,
handsome
nenyunko n. calligraphy; na ~ s. (to
be) calligraphic
nero n. ring
neti a. to take off, start flying (airplane);
~ku a. to taxi, move slowly before
takeoff, to prepare or position, brace
oneself or a vehicle to jump or fly:
meo netiku pya kil the cat braced
itself to jump the mouse; ~no n.
airstrip, runway
netu n. arrow
nezi n. feather; ~le s. (to be) feathery,
covered with feathers; ~pe n.
plumeau; ~ro s. badminton; ~shi
snempu. feathery, resembling
feathers; ~zi n. plumage, coat of
feathers
nia n. car, automobile
nibo n. passenger
nidovu n. chassis
Nihon s. (to be) Japanese
Nihonan n. Japan
Nihonka n. Japanese language
Nijar n. Niger River
nijom- s. peta-
nikan n. crewmember; ~yo n. crew, ship
or vehicles crew
Nikaraguan n. Nicaragua; na ~ n.
Nicaraguan
niku n. bow (of a ship)
Nil n. Nile
nimbe n. carriage, part of a train or
vehicle
nini mbe px . deci-
ninki n. lunch
nin n. sun
ninda n. sunflower
nindinza s. (to be) sunlit
nini s. (to be) ten; ~ kwa s. 11; ~ sun s.
12; ~ yem s. 13; ~ pan s. 14; ~
jom s. 15; ~ vai s. 16; ~ teo s. 17;
~ dia s. 18; ~ sasta s. 19
ninia n. helium
Ninikwamaro n. the eleventh month
Ninimaro n. the tenth month
nini ro n. decade
ninis s. (to be) clumsy
Ninisumaro n. the twelfth month
ninjanko n. agenda
ninka n. date
ninko n. daily magazine, newspaper
ninku n. morning; mai ~ n. good
morning
nino s. (to be) south, towards the south
Ninoso n. Indian Ocean
ninsa s. daily, occurring daily
ninsong s. (to be) sundried
ninshenyo n. sunglasses
ninta n. day(time), compare anin
nintau n. today
nintanko n. diary
nintaro n. circadian rhythm
nintas n. weekend
nintatal n. sundial
nintita n. sunrise, dawn
ninto n. holiday, day of celebration
ninye n. yesterday
ninyo n. week; ~ko n. weekly
magazine; ~sa s. weekly, occurring
weekly
ninyun n. daisy
niom a. to change, get into another
vehicle: niom neni to change
planes
nishi s. (to be) pitiful, too bad, a waste:
wu nishi what a pity!
nisku a. to gamble, bet on
nisto n. accident; ~shi s. (to be)
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coincidental, coincidentally
nisumberio n. nanosecond
nisumbio n. megaton
nisun- s. tera-; ~dio n. terabyte
nisunya s. trillion
nishu n. success; ~le s. (to be)
successful
niti n. captain
nivu n. anchor
noban n. point of convergence, focus (of
a beam, lens)
nocha n. exit (road)
nochu a. to deviate, stray
nodinya n. traffic light
Nohochi s. (to be) Chechen; ~an n.
Chechnya; ~ka n. Chechen language
noi s. (to be) that way, that direction
noin n. twist, sudden turn, change of
course: noin na kokwe a plot
twist; noin la nuno a twist in the
road; ~u a. to break, change ones
course suddenly
nojong s. (to be) lost
noju n. to orientate oneself, find ones
position, direction
noka a. to advise, counsel, recommend;
~nyo n. council; ~nyoti n.
chancellor, head of council
noke a. to consult
noko n. table, schedule involving columns
and rows
nokwe n. (political) party
nolanyo n. traffic
nole s. (to be) facing, directed towards,
face: audo ya nole hula the
building facing the square
nombe n. field, area of expertise; ~do
n. institute; ~ko n. encyclopedia;
~no n. faculty
nomun a. to motivate, incite; ~ya n.
motive
noda n. steering wheel
nong i . not, no; ~ amau n. no more,
no longer
nongo n. ribbon
nongola s. (to be) non-existent
nonja a. to fail to do, omit
nonis n. destiny, fate
nonka a. to deny, declare to be untrue,
negate
nonkapuno n. revisionism, denialism;
na ~ s. (to be) revisionist
nonke a. to refuse to do; ~ru a. to
resist; ~runyo n. resistance
nonoi s to follow a zig-zag pattern, move
from one side to the other, zig-zag,
wag, wave, rock: nonoi lele to
wave (ones hand); ~raya n. rocking
chair; ~vu a. to waddle
nonoya n. rocker, rocking cradle
nonsa s. (to be) negative, expressing
denial or refusal
nonto i . no matter if, whether or not,
regardless of, irrespective
nonu n. course, path, direction, progress
nonyau n. roadblock
nonyun s. (to be) unnoticed, unseen
nonza a. to refuse, decline to accept
nopa n. fund, money put aside for a
purpose
nopea n. hedge
nopuno n. activism
Noran n. Norway; na ~ n. (to be)
Norwegian
nore s. (to be) determined, resolute
noren n. policy; ~o n. guideline
noren n. switch, railway switch, electric
device to divert current to one
conductor to another
noria n. switch, railway switch
noro n. loop
Noro s. (to be) Norwegian; ~ka n.
Norwegian language
Noromaun s. (to be) Normandian; ~ka
n. Normandian language
Noromaunan n. Normandy; na ~ n.
(to be) Normandian, having to do with
Normandy
nos n. tunnel, pipe, duct; ~kan n.
plumber; ~ole n. exocrine, duct-:
chobi nosole duct gland; ~oleng
n. endocrine, ductless: chobi
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nosoleng ductless gland; ~onyo
n. plumbing
nosa s. (to be) straight
noska n. blue jeans; ~ngo n. denim
noshi s. (to be) directly, right, straight
notan n. indicator, arrow, sign
noti n. leader, chief; ~le s. to lead, be in
charge
noto n. movement, organized series of
events and actions working towards a
goal: noto na nyonoka a political
movement
notum a. to cross, intersect
nova n. link, hyperlink; ~ko n.
hypertext; ~tan n. image map
novunu n. depression, (worrisome)
decline, decrease; ~ Wan n. the
Great Depression
noya n. rudder
noyol n. index finger
noyom n. each other; ~ova n.
correlation; ~ovale s. to correlate
with
noyonsa s. (to be) reciprocal, mutual
noyun a. to navigate
noza s. (to be) according to, following
nozeno s. (to be) linear, following a line
nubai a. to interrupt
nubas a. to brake
nubo a. to enter; ~cha n. entrance,
point of entering; ~la n. hallway,
lobby, vestibule; ~yun n. customs
nuboro a. to circulate
nuchi a. to go outside, exit, leave
nuchu a. to leave, depart, take off
nudora a. to move to, settle
nugon a. to surf, ride a wave; ~um n.
surf board
nuhura a. to lie down
nujau a. to transport, move a load to
nujono n. kinetics
nuka a. to deliver a message
nukavo n. hormone; na ~ n. hormonal
nukaiza a. to get trapped, walk into a
trap
nuko n. letter; ~beo n. mailbox; ~do n.
post office; ~kwe n. mail, postal
system; ~ngo n. envelope; ~nyo
n. mail
nuku a. to start, begin, compare munku;
na ~ s. initial, introductory, opening:
kato na nuku opening speech
nukum a. to tow, tow away, tug
nukuni n. tow truck
nula a. to get into position, get into place
num n. screen, flat surface, rectangular
shape, wall, board
numan n. patch, small plot of ground
numbeo n. balcony
numembe a. to disperse, hive off, fan
out
numia a. to hunt
numiato n. hunting, hunting party
numpil n. corner
nunai a. to travel; ~j i n. troubadour; ~ko
n. itinerary; ~ro n. tour, round trip
nunayun n. tourist; na ~ n. touristic
nuda a. to turn, turn around
nungi n. degree, stage, step in a process,
rank, phase
nungu s. ten million
nuno n. road, way; ~chi n. road
surface; ~tan n. traffic sign
nunsa n. rectangle
nuntango n. wallpaper, background
picture for a computer screen
nunu s. to move, show movement
nunuda a. to rotate, spin, whirl
nunujai a. to hump
nunuki a. to forage
nunumi n. seasickness, motion sickness
nunung s. (to be) still, motionless, static
nununtan n. still photograph
nunya n. table
nunyau n. traffic jam
nunyo n. route
nunyu n. orange (fruit)
nunyum s. (to be) floppy
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nunyus n. grafitti
nupa n. fare
nupil a. to kneel, get down on one's
knees
nupo a. to vend, peddle
nupon a. to shove, push
nura a. to sit down
nurang s. to move from one place to
another, be nomadic
nurau n. hoof
nuris s. to splash, make ones way by
splashing
nuro s. to circle, orbit
nusa s. (to be) streamlined
nusis a. to sneak, creep, skulk, steal; ~hi
s. sneaky, underhanded
nuso n. gasoline, motor fuel, petrol; ~do
n. gas station; ~za a. to tank, get
a full tank of fuel
nushi n. style
nushoivu v. to skate, glide on skates
nushoya a. to ski
nushu s. (to be) elegant, graceful
nutal n. engine; ~abea n. engine room
nutan n. postcard
nutas a. to stray, roam
nuti a. to mount, get on top of something,
to climb
nuto n. drive, trip: nuto le rio sun its
a two hour drive
nutoka n. apostle
nuvanyo n. convoy
nuvu a. to walk, walk up to; ~mbe n.
step, footstep, such a distance; ~vu
a. to hike
nuvuda v. to skate, skeeler
nuwi a. to metastasize
nuwi n a. to ride a horse
nuwiwiro a. to spiral
nuyi n a. to change course
nuzon a. to go to sleep
Ny
nyai n. monkey
nyam a. to act, pretend to be, act as,
feign
nyambai a. to compromise, make,
unmask
nyambu n. actor (specifically male)
nyampas a. to perform a trick
nyamwana n. actress
nyancha n. pit, arena
nyando n. theatre, place where plays ar
performed
nyango n. costume
nyanka n. nick, online alias
nyanku n. mask
nyansa a. to simulate
nyanti s. (to be) pretentious, pompous
nyanto n. play (acting), show, gig
nyanya n. prop, stage artefact
nyanyo n. cast, collective of actors
nyanyu n. role, part
nyanyus n. drama(tic arts)
nyau s. (to be) stuck, jammed, blocked
nyauka n. stop, plosive sound
nyauku n. senator; ~nyo n. senate,
upper house
nyaula s. (to be) sessile
nyaura a. to set, put in a settled position:
nyaura sempe to set a bone
nyausa n. cork, stopper, plug; ~pe n.
cork oak
nyausi a. to hinder, hamper, impede
nyauto n. stagnation, stance
nyauvo n. cork (material), cork tissue
nyauza n. to tackle
nyayu n. apeman
nye i . yay! oh joy!
nyeka s. (to be) happy, merry, glad, to
rejoice: wu nyele anin! oh happy
day!; ~le s. gladly, with pleasure
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nyeki a. to smile; ~ki n. smile
nyele s. (to be) fun, causing joy, pleasure:
ana senji nyele dancing is fun
nyempe n. poplar
nyengu n. silver; chu ~ n. (to be) silver,
made of silver; ~shi s. silvery
nyenkal n. jackdaw
nyeno s. (to be) positive, confident,
having a positive disposition
nyenze n. gorilla
nyeru n. action, movie genre
nyeza a. to enjoy
nyi n. squeak, squeaking sound
nyika a. to squeak, tweet
nyikil n. guinea pig (rodent)
nyimeo n. mongoose
nyiru a. to bicker
nyocho a. to publish, make public, put
forth; ~kwe n. publishing agency
nyochu a. to excommunicate, dismiss
nyoj u s. (to be) social, sociable
nyoj ung s. (to be) antisocial
nyokapunan n. democracy, democratic
state
nyokapuno n. democracy; na ~ n.
democratic
nyolepuno n. communism; na ~ n. (to
be) communist
nyol u s. (to be) by convention
nyom a. to rub, rub on, in, apply to
nyombe n. tribe, clan; ~puno n.
sectarianism: rusa na
nyombepuno sectarian violence
nyomia a. to commit genocide, eradicate
nyompi n. static electricity; ~le adj .
producing electrical charges: zizi
nyompile my hair is static
nyongai n. callus, callosity
nyongayun n. corn, callus, clavus
nyongi n. social class, level, status
nyongipuno n. populism; na ~ n. (to
be) populist
nyongo n. towel
nyongu a. to shine, polish
nyonka n. fricative
nyonoka n. politics; na ~ n. (to be)
political
nyonsa a. to knead
nyonsho n. toilet paper
nyonto n. friction
nyonujau n. public transport
nyonzenyau n. affricate
nyopopo n. marketing
nyopu s. (to be) courteous
nyoru s. to wage war with, be at war with;
~ti n. warlord
nyoruka a. to declare war on
nyoshi s. (to be) ethnic, having the
ethnical background of; ~jono n.
ethnology
nyoshinyo n. nation: nyoshinyo na
Chalaginyo Cherokee nation;
punan na ~ n. nation state
nyoto n. festival
nyova s. (to be) relative, relatively;
~puno n. relativism
nyoza a. to socialize
nyozua n. community service
nyu s. (to be) orange
nyuas n. papaya
nyungan n. sole
nyunsha n. floppy disk; ~ki n. floppy
drive
nyupos n. pumpkin
nyuvu n. carrot
O
obaichu s. (to be) abandoned, deserted
obaisa s. (to be) damaged
obenjau s. to be conceived
obenza s. (to be) adopted
obobon s. (to be) cast, molded
oboko s. (to be) subscribed
obon s. (to be) fallen
obora s. (to be) occupied (spatial)
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oboshi s. (to be) integrated, fit in
obova s. (to be) logged in, on
obovi s. (to be) satiated
obubus s. (to be) pounded, ground
obustu s. (to be) minced
ochauka s. (to be) specified, specific
ochembo s. (to be) loaded, charged with
ammo: chempe ochembo loaded
weapon
ochenchi s. (to be) armoured
ochezon n. (to be) knocked out,
unconscious
ochi s. (to be) coated, covered with
ochi rau s. (to be) eroded, worn away
ochiso s. (to be) sweaty
ochitan s. (to be) tattooed: ochitan lon
heavily tattooed
ochununu s. (to be) wrestled free
odambai s. (to be) crashed (pc,
software)
odenju s. (to be) upset, shocked
odensi s. (to be) disturbed, agitated
odin s. (to be) lit
odo s. (to be) constructed, built
odosen n. (to be) prosthetic
ofau s. (to be) shortened
ofauka s. (to be) summarized
ofim s. (to be) salted
ofondoza s. (to be) incarcerated
ofonka s. (to be) sentenced to
ofono a. to be accused
ofoyo s. (to be) fucked up, all to hell
ofunas s. (to be) perfumed
ogau s. (to be) bold, printed in boldface
ohenje s. (to be) conceived, put in
words
Oho n. O, o
ohunso n. (to be) drowned, compare
osomia
oi i . adhortative marker, come on!
ojara s. (to be) situated, placed: ojara
atoka la Anyoru na Yula na Sun
the story is situated in the Second
World War
ojau s. (to be) loaded up
ojava s. (to be) online, connected
ojeke s. (to be) suspected of
ojekeho s. (to be) imaginary, fantasy
ojeza s. (to be) chosen, selected
ojo s. (to be) known; ~ng s. (to be)
unknown, strange
ojupau s. (to be) inspired
ojuvo s. (to be) high, drugged, under the
influence of substances
okai s. (to be) closed
okaira s. (to be) preserved
okaitanza s. (to be) enclosed in brackets
okaiza s. (to be) trapped
okakai s. (to be) isolated, soundproof
okayo s. (to be) locked, sealed
okayole s. (to be) detained, in custody
okemong s. (to be) disappointed
okeng s. (to be) unwanted
okika s. (to be) voiced
okilensi s. (to be) atrophied
oko s. (to be) written
Okoland n. Auckland
okonja s. (to be) forged
okupyu s. (to be) vaccinated
okuri s. (to be) prepared
okuva s. (to be) engaged
okuzako s. (to be) patented
okwara s. (to be) gathered, collected,
concentrated in one place
okwe s. (to be) organized, done in
association: aminja okwe
organized crime
okwesku s. (to be) weaved
okwezu s. (to be) grilled
olam s. (to be) pale, gone white
olenza s. (to be) waste, no longer of use
olele s. (to be) handmade
oleski s. (to be) set (in a setting):
chandu oleski a set diamond
olilia s. (to be) infested, squirming with
maggots
olon s. (to be) intensified, concentrated,
enriched
om i . vocative, adhortatieve, exclamation
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marker; ~ keju Nam i . inshaallah,
deo volente, God willing; ~ wayun i .
goodbye, see you
omau s. (to be) supplemented
omeng s. (to be) eliminated
ominda s. (to be) sprained
ominki s. (to be) poisoned
ominza s. (to be) stolen
omito s. (to be) infected
omitu s. (to be) wounded, injured
omizeo s. (to be) inflammated
omohai s. (to be) eradicated
omohum s. (to be) suffocated,
asphyxiated
omomboyo n. sterile, clean
omomi s. (to be) cured, healed,
recovered, better
omonampu s. (to be) desecrated
omongo s. (to be) undressed, naked
omonjau s. (to be) unloaded
omonkoi s. (to be) escalated
omonsain s. (to be) faded
omonso s. (to be) dehydrated
omore s. (to be) melted
omoren s. (to be) upset, mixed up, in
disarray
omova s. (to be) disconnected, offline,
detached
omukwan s. (to be) educated
omumpi s. (to be) set fire to, set afire
omunj u s. (to be) excited
omunso s. (to be) irrigated
omunsun s. (to be) separated from
omunto s. (to be) enabled, executed, put
into effect, active
omuvi s. (to be) exaggerated
omwa s. (to be) rotten, spoiled
onai s. (to be) elongated
onaiza s. (to be) colonized, colonial:
Kwalan onaiza colonial Africa
onamil s. (to be) liberated
onanso s. (to be) baptized
onaya s. (to be) tied up
Ondurasan n. Honduras; na ~ n. (to be)
Honduran
onen s. (to be) improved, enhanced
oneno s. (to be) adjusted, tweaked,
customized, modified
ongi s. (to be) equalized
ongu s. (to be) decorated, having
ornaments
onoka s. on advice of
onubai s. (to be) interrupted
onupil s. (to be) in an kneeling position,
kneel
onyanku s. (to be) masked
onye s. (to be) amused
opabo s. (to be) invested (in)
opano a. to form a cross-shape
opaska s. (to be) enchanted, bewitched
opesku s. (to be) knitted
opi s. (to be) burnt
opil s. (to be) bent
opili ra s. (to be) in a squatting position
opino s. (to be) wired
opizu s. (to be) roasted
opobo s. (to be) imported
opochu s. (to be) exported
opombo s. (to be) stuffed
oponchi s. (to be) banned, banished
opun s. (to be) subject, governed by
opunung s. (to be) anarchised
opupon s. (to be) indoctrinated
opyusa s. (to be) sharpened
orami s. to suffer from a disorder
oren s. (to be) tidy, tidied up, organized
orensa s. (to be) legalized
oron s. (to be) combined
oronda s. (to be) twisted
orora s. (to be) surrounded
orum s. (to be) boiled
osavan s. (to be) camouflaged
osawa s. (to be) fried
osayun s. (to be) monitored
oseno s. (to be) dedicated, addressed,
inscribed to
oseska s. (to be) bruised
osimbe s. (to be) fragmented, scattered
oso s. (to be) wet
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osol s. (to be) darkened, blackened
osomia s. (to be) drowned (killed),
compare: ohunso
osong s. (to be) dried
ososa s. (to be) liquified
ososko s. (to be) confused, mixed up
osunu s. (to be) split, cleft: kiski osunu
a split lip
Ostorelan n. Australia (country); na ~ n.
(to be) Australian, having to do with
the Australian state
oshem s. (to be) folded
oshi m s. (to be) clean, cleaned
oshu s. (to be) sweetened
oshuntu s. (to be) grated
otalanu s. (to be) industrialized
otauto s. (to be) updated, actual
otichi s. (to be) smeared
otinki s. (to be) starved to death
otinti s. (to be) obliged, obligated
otinza s. (to be) required
otipiza s. (to be) electrocuted
ototol s. (to be) enfolded, enclosed
otondu s. (to be) fossilized
otu s. (to be) cut
otuntu s. (to be) well-done
otusho s. (to be) authorized, licensed
ova s. (to be) connected, have a
connection with
ovalu s. (to be) attached to, stick to
ovato s. (to be) affected, tainted
ovaza s. (to be) dedicated to, committed
oveo s. (to be) buried
ovishon s. (to be) spoiled: ben ovishon
a spoiled kid
ovun s. (to be) gilt
owain s. (to be) revised
owainu s. (to be) back, returned
owen s. to pile, be piled, form a pile
owende s. (to be) flooded, drowned
owenju s. (to be) respected, also: dear in
formal letters: Ba owenju Dear Sir
owenka s. (to be) praised
owuza s. (to be) impressed
oyo s. (to be) completed, finished, fulfilled,
ready, done
oyomia s. (to be) extinct
oyong s. (to be) incomplete, unfinished
oyunsi s. (to be) neglected
oyuva s. (to be) tamed, domesticated;
~ng s. (to be) untamed
ozang s. (to be) unused
ozau s. (to be) aggraveted, irritated
ozaumi s. (to be) suffering from a rash
ozawong s. (to be) annoyed, vexed
ozeo s. (to be) swollen
Ozobeke s. (to be) Uzbek
Ozobekan n. Uzbekistan
Ozobekeka n. Uzbek language
ozu s. (to be) cooked
P
pabo a. to invest in
pabos n. wallet
pachi n. cowry
pachum a. to mooch
pai s. (to be) grateful to, appreciate, thank,
thank you; ~ (li) a. thank you,
thanks; ~ Nam i . thank God,
Alhamdulillah
pai (li) i . thank you
paika a. to thank
paipa n. tip, small amount of money; ~u
a. to tip, give a small amount of
money
paiza a. to earn, make, gain: paiza
akampa wan to earn a big salary
paka a. to bid, offer an amount
Pakistan n. Pakistan; na ~ n. Pakistani
pako n. account, bank account
pakos n. coin, coins, smallchange
pale s. (to be) rich; ~nyo n. the rich
Pamaro n. the fourth month
pambe n. quarter
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pambenyo n. quadruplet
pambero n. quarter of a year; ~ko n.
magazine issued every three months;
~la s. occurring four times a year,
quarterly
pamia v. to assassinate, kill for a fee
pampil n. square
pan s. four
panda n. quad(cycle); ~ni n. four wheel
drive
Panaman n. Panama; na ~ n. (to be)
Panamanian
Panan n. Europe; na ~ n. (to be)
European
panavabo s. (to be) tetraploid
pano n. cross, crux, (mark of) two
intersecting lines; ~la n. crossing,
intersection of four roads; ~mbe s.
right, emasuring 90 degrees; ~nu n.
crusade; ~ngo n. twill; ~pe n.
plant, member of the crucifer family;
~sa n. crucifix; ~ti a. to crucify;
pansa n. date (fruit)
Panta n. Wednesday
panu n. finance(s); na ~ n. financial; ~ti
n. producer
panum n. cubicle
panyo n. quartet, group of four
papachum n. mooch
papashun n. magician, illusionist
papaska n. sorcerer, magician
papau a. to pay
Papuan n. Papua New Guinea; na ~ n.
having to do with Papua New Guinea,
Papuan
papya n. to hop up and down, skip;
~naya n. jumprope; ~vau n.
trampoline
para a. to save up (money); ~do n.
bank; ~za a. to economize, use
carefully avoiding waste
Paraguayan n. Paraguay; na ~ n. (to
be) Paraguayan
parenyun n. accountant
Parih n. Paris
pas s. (to be) magic, magical, magically
pasha n. bank pass
pasho n. banknote
pashu n. fairy
pashun n. illusionism
pasi s. (to be) cheap; ~to n. sale
paska a. to enchant, put under a spell,
bewitch
pasto n. fairy tale; ~ka n. lore
Pastu s. (to be) Pashtu
Pastuka n. Pashtu language
patan n. monetary unit, coinage
pateneng s. (to be) bankrupt
patenento n. bankruptcy
pau a. to give, offer, present
paucho n. to deal (cards), hand out,
distribute, dispense
pauchu a. to give up, renounce, forsake
pauka a. to demand, call for
paula a. to facility, offer room to; ~do n.
facility (building); ~kwe n. provider;
~ya n. platform
pauno a. to assign, allot
pauto n. offering, sacrifice
pauva a. to give away in marriage,
arrange a marriage for
pauvu a. to fold, lower, fold, withdraw:
pauvu fisha to fold ones cards
pauza a. to receive
pawi s. (to be) generous
payom n. cashier
paza a. to buy, purchase; ~ko a. to bill,
charge; ~nu a. to shop
pea n. plant
peaki s. (to be) herbivorous
pebeo n. cage; ~ na une n. birdcage
pebinki n. baguette, French stick
pebos n. pod; ~a adj . podlike
pecheche n. woodpecker
pechetu n. machete
pechi n. bark, outside layer of a tree
Peching n. Beijing
pecho a. to spout, gush, jet; ~cha n.
jet, spout for emitting gas or fluids;
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~nga n. whale; ~ngu n.
fountain; ~ni n. jet, airplane; ~pe
n. fountain pen
pechos n. broccoli
Pede s. (to be) Tibetan
Pedan n. Tibet
Pedeka n. Tibetan language
pedin n. street light
pedu n. hammer; pe~ a. to hammer,
nail
pedundu n. beaver
pejono n. botany
peki n. vegetable
pekil n. squirrel
pekus n. lime
pekwe n. lattice
pel n. oak tree; ~esa n. (to be) robust,
sturdy; ~peo n. acorn; pevo chu ~
n. (the wood of an) oak: dobeo chu
pevo chu pel an oak cabinet
pele n. branch; ~su n. dendritic cell
peleng n. mollusk
pem n. potato; ~bus n. mashed
potatoes, mash pot, colcannon; ~pe
n. french fry
pemeo n. leopard
pempevo n. starch; ~le s. (to be)
starchy;
pembe n. log, chunk of a tree; ~ni n.
canoe
pembenga n. crocodile; ~nyo n.
crocodilians
pena n. chestnut; ~pe n. chestnut tree
penaya n. ligament
pengan n. cod
pengo n. flag
peni n. rocket
penso n. rum
penum n. fence
penyo n. forest
peo n. nut, hard woody seed
pepe n. stick; ~sho n. celery; ~shoro
n. celeriac
pepea n. bush-bush
pepeji n. xylophone
pepil n. hockey stick
pepiso n. methanol
pepoi n. bamboo
pepos n. cucumber
pepya n. pole vault
pepye n. tremble, shiver, quiver
pepyu n. thorn
perai n. cinnamon; ~pe n. cinnamon
tree
perau n. small tool, stick for picking: ~ na
dun n. toothpick
pere n. pillar, column; ~no n. gallery,
colonnade
pereo n. calabash
pero n. cylinder; ~sa s. (to be)
cylindrical
peroi n. marten
Peruan n. Peru; na ~ n. Peruvian
pesa s. (to be) thin, skinny
pesajemi n. anorexia
pesan s. (to be) green
pesanan n. nature, natural scenery
pesangu n. emerald
pesanunya n. snooker, billiards
pesape n. cane
pesau n. coconut; ~ki n. coconut
meat; ~mos n. coconut milk; ~so n.
coconut water
pesku a. to knit
peso n. syrup (from a tree)
pesun n. crotch, fork
peshe n. bottle
pesho n. leaf; ~nyo n. foliage, leafage,
greenery, leafs
peshope n. leek
peshu n. sugar cane; ~so n. rum
peshum n. seed (mass noun)
petil n. joystick
petu a. to garden, tend the garden
pevangi n. ladder
pevo n. wood
pevosa n. carpenter
pevu n. root
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pewil n. swine
pezi n. cotton (material); chu ~ n. made
of cotton; ~ngo n. piece of cloth
made out of cotton, sheet
pezun n. resin
picha n. hearth
pidu n. flint; ~ngu n. silicon; ~she n.
topaz
pige s. (to be) temperamental, having a
temper: wu pige! temper temper!
pil n. angle, bend, arch
pila n. fireplace
pile s. (to be) crooked, having one or
more curves or angles
pili n. banana
pilido n. arc, arch, part of a circle
pilio n. degree, unit for measuring angles:
Pilipan n. the Philippines; na ~ n.
Filipino, having to do with the
Philippines; ~ka n. Filipino
language; compare Tagalogoka
pilira a. to squat down
pilki n. buckwheat
piloi s. (to be) hot, spicy
pilpano n. swastika
piltia n. kneecap, patella
pim s. to hang from, be in a hanging
position
pimpe n. gallow
pimpele n. willow; ~ yoyoi n.
weeping willow
pimpi s. to dangle, swing back and forth;
~a n. mobile; ~ngo n.
hammock; ~ra n. swing, suspended
seat ; ~van n. drape
pimpile n. gibbon; ~shinyo n.
hylobatidae
Pina n. P, p
pinchai n. teabag
pingoya n. coatrack
pingu n. copper; chu ~ n. made out of
copper; ~pil n. saxophone; ~sko
n. bronze
pino n. (electric) wire, cable, line; ~leng
n. wireless; ~nyo n. wiring
pinseo n. bucket
pinya n. hanger, ornament hanging form
a lecklace
pinzoi n. alder
pinzon n. sloth
pio n. monetary unit
pipe n. torch
pipevo n. firewood
pipil s. (to be) bendy, meandering
piria n. transistor
pis n. alhohol, organic compound with a
functioning hydroxyl group
pisau n. candle
piseo n. wok
piska n. sulfur
piskemi n. alcoholism
piso n. alcohol (ethanol); ~le s. (to be)
alcoholic, containing alcohol; ~leng
s. (to be) non-alcoholic; ~sko n.
cocktail, mixdrink; ~huntil n.
breathalyzer
pisol n. coal, charcoal
pisha n. card, expansion card
pishum n. ashes
piwen n. pyre
pizu a. to roast over a fire
pizun n. treacle
pobeo n. vending machine
pobo a. to import
pocho n. commercial (radio or tv)
pochu a. to export
podo n. store, shop; ~la n. mall; ~zua
n. shop assistant
pohu n. counter, bar
pohum n. passat, trade wind
poi n. grass; ~la n. meadow; ~lu n.
lawn; ~le s. grassy; ~za a. to
graze, feed on grass
poizi n. dill
pokai n. embargo, boycott
pokaika a. to boycott, impose an
embargo
pokar n. poker
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poko n. bill, cheque, facture
pokwe n. economy (system): Nihonan
le pokwe dondo Japan has a
strong economy; na ~ n. economic;
~jono n. economics: Fatihah le
jongi na pokwejono Fatiha has a
degree in economics
pol n. thousand; ~oro n. millenium;
~osho n. yallow; ~vu n. millipede
Pol s. (to be) Polish; ~ka n. Polish
language
polado n. supermarket
Polan n. Poland; na ~ n. Polish, having
to do with Poland
Polonia n. Polonium
polu n. companion, commercial associate
pombe n. share, interest; ~le n.
shareholder
pombo a. to squeeze in, stuff; ~nga n.
hamster
pombos n. hernia, herniation; ~ na
biyun n. umbilical hernia; ~ na
zepe n. spinal disc herniation
pomia a. to strangle
pomoi a. to urge, press, call up
pomonke a. to discourage
pomos a. to express, squeeze juice from,
milk; ~ha n. juicer
pompau a. to rob
pompe a. to poke (once)
pompi a. to charge, load, supply with
electricity: pompi tipisu to charge
a battery; ~a n. battery charger
pompil a. to corner, drive in a corner
pomporo a. to stir
pompun a. to rule by force, be the tyrant
of:~shi s. (to be) tirannical
pomun a. to urge, force, compel:
mumbe pomun yu bas the
circumstances compelled him to stop
pomwi a. to boost; ~to n. outbreak,
burst
pon a. to push, press
ponai n. guitar, lute, stringed instrument
with frets ; ~ Espanya n. Spanish
guitar; ~ Hawai n. ukelele; ~ na tipi
n. electric guitar; ~ na vuj i n. bass
guitar
ponchi a. to banish, exile
ponchu a. to repel; ~vo n. repellent
ponda n. cart, trolley, shopping trolley
pondora a. to relocate, force to go live
pondova a. to force into marriage
pongon a. to wave, cause to wave,
ripple: adu che aso pongon kuchi
the stone hit the water rippling the
surface
poni n. shovel, bulldozer
ponjai a. to rape, force into sex
ponjo a. to upload
ponju a. to move, stir the emotions,
overcome, affect deeply
ponka a. to persuade, convince
ponkai a. to button, fasten (clothing)
ponkan n. forced labour; ~ala n.
labour camp
ponko a. to type; ~ya n. type writer
ponkos n. button, key; ~ha n. keyboard
ponku a. to instigate, incite
ponkumpi n. trombone
ponos n. organ, instrument
ponsa a. to make an imprint, dent
pontan n. stamp (picture), compare:
pontanya, jampontan
pontanya n. stamp (artefact), compare:
pontan, jampontan
ponti a. to lift, lift up; ~wen n. crane
pontum a. to wade through
ponu a. to pump, move fluids/gas; ~ya
n. pump, waterpump
ponum n. keyboard
ponyo n. company, enterprise, concern;
~ku n. entrepreneur
ponyom a. to grind
ponza a. to embrace, squeeze
ponze a. to put off, postpone
popa s. to cost; ~ra n. overheads
popo a. to trade, do business in
popoka a. to haggle, negotiate
popomia n. boidae; ~ wan n. boa
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constrictor
popompe a. to poke (repeatedly)
popyo s. (to be) spotted, covered in spots
popyodi n. ladybug
popyoi s. (to be) stained, grubby, dainty
poshi s. (to be) commercial
posho n. check, order to bank to pay
money specified
poti n. hit, bestseller
poto n. deal, business transaction
poyan n. savannah
poyoko n. invoice
poyondo n. stock exchange
poza n. customer
puana n. lady
pubai a. to commit or make a faux pas
pubu n. gentleman
puchu s. (to be) ashamed of
pufo n. lotus
puhim n. member of the jury
puhinyo n. jury (court)
pujo s. (to be) tactful, diplomatic
pujono n. ethics
puju n. conscience; ~le s.
conscientious; ~leng s.
conscienceless
pukom s. (to be) hypocrite
puku n. reputation; ~le s. to have a
reputation
pule s. (to be) ethical
puleng s. (to be) unethical
pumbe n. tax; ~za a. to impose taxes
on
pumpa n. treasury, funds of a state;
~nyo n. treasury, department of
government in charge of the treasury;
~va s. (to be) fiscal
pumpau a. to pay taxes
pun a. to govern
punan n. state, country; ~do n. state
house
punanyo n. citizens of a state; na ~ n.
civil
puncho n. government official, agent;
~mbe n. government agency
punchu s. official, officially
pundolan n. municipality
pungi n. honour; ~le s. (to be)
honorable; ~leng s. (to be)
dishonorable, without honour; ~ng n.
dishonour
pungo a. to groom, make ones toilet
punju s. (to be) possessive, overbearing,
controlling
punka n. parliament; na ~ n. (to be)
parliamentary; ~bea n.
parliamentary chamber; ~do n.
parliament (building)
punko n. nationality; le ~ na s. having
the nationality of, of the nationality:
wana le punko na Pakistan a
woman having the Pakistani
nationality
puno n. ideology, doctrine, philosophy of
life; ~za n. missionary
puntan n. coat of arms
punti n. minister; ~mbe n. council
ministry; ~nyo n. council of
ministers, cabinet; vu~ n. Secretary
of State
puntusko n. puntusko
punumpuno n. anarchism
punyinke s. (to be) revolutionary
punyinto n. revolution
punyo n. government
punyoti n. president
punyova n. diplomat; na ~ n. diplomatic
punza a. to vote, elect; ~ko n. ballot,
vote: punzako nini tos Helil ten
votes are for Halil; ~ku n. lower
house, House of Commons; ~nyo n.
electorate; ~to n. election; ~zua n.
civil servant
pupon a. to indoctrinate
pupung s. (to be) immoral
pupyungo n. tailor
pupyus s. to foam
puren n. formal code, protocol; ~ na
jango n. dress code; ~ na kiza n.
table manners;
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pusa s. (to be) formal, formally
pusang s. (to be) informal, formally
pushi s. (to be) fair, just
pushim s. (to be) innocent, free from sin
putan n. image, reputation
puto n. ceremony, ritual, rite; na ~ n.
ceremonial, ritual
puya n. principle, part of a code of
conduct, line of thinking
puyun a. to justify, excuse
puza s. (to be) responsible for,
accountable
Py
pya a. to jump, leap; ~num n. hurdle; ~vu
n. to dive, duck, go under in
pyadi n. flea
pyai n. deer
pyakos n. checkers
pyavu n. kangaroo
pyempe n. horn, wind instrument
pyen a. to honk; ~ya n. car horn
pyo n. point, dot; pyo~ n. semicolon
pyoi n. stain, spot; ~leng s. (to be)
spotless
pyol n. Py, py
pyolonu n. singularity, theoretic region
inside a black hole
pyononza n. astigmatism
pyopyai n. fawn
pyoreo n. thrush
pyoro n. jaguar
pyu n. needle, pin
pyuas n. prickly pear
pyubo a. to penetrate
pyuda n. to drill, bore; ~ya n. drill
pyukil n. porcupine
pyukom n. deadnettle
pyukos n. sting, bite
pyul ua n. scorpion, Scorpio
pyunayu n. iguana,
pyunga n. hedgehog
pyungo s. to sew; ~tal n. sewing
machine
pyunojono n. acupuncture
pyupe n. fir
pyupea n. cactus
pyuro n. cone; ~pe n. conifer; ~sa
adj . conical
pyus n. foam
pyusa s. (to be) sharp, pointed
pyusang s. (to be) dull, blunt, unsharp
pyuso a. to inject push fluids in, through
pyusho n. nettle
pyutil n. perforator
pyutu a. to stab
pyuva a. to plug in
pyuvu n. peg, pin, tent pin
pyuya n. point, sharp end
pyuzi n. stinging hair
pyuzo n. horse-fly
R
rabea n. living, living room
rabeo n. cabin, cockpit
rabo a. to deposit, make a deposit
rachi n. saddle
Radafodia n. Rutherfordium
Ragabih n. rugby, rugby football
rahunjono n. aerostatics
rai s. (to be) brown; ~ lam s. beige
raimos n. chocolate; ~o n. chocolate
milk
Rain n. Rhine
raiskangu n. Tantalum
raishum n. cocoa (powder, mass noun);
compare: moso na raiki
raizu a. to toast; ~ki n. toast, bread
heated and browned; ~ya n.
toaster, toaster oven
raja a. to set, place in a certain position
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raju s. (to be) patient, able to wait
raka a. to insist
rala n. seating, seat
ram s. to pinch, clip, keep together from
two sides, squeeze between the
thumb and index finger
rami n. disorder, illness
rampeo n. pistachio
ranchi n. artefact for holding multiple
loose papers or documents: ranchi
na joko my documents folder
randi n. crab, Cancer
randumi n. rabies
randun a. to bite
rangi n. sediment, layer of sediments; ~ra
a. to form a sediment, layer
ranki n. beak; ~nai n. geranium; ~nga
n. platypus
rankum n. suspenders
ranu a. to migrate, migrate to
ranum n. clipboard
rantu a. to cut with scissors, clip; ~ya n.
pair of scissors
ranya n. clip, clamp
ranyam n. lobster
rapa n. warranty, bail
raponkos n. lock (key on keyboard):
raponkos na wan caps lock
rara a. to hover, waver, hang around
rarau a. to scratch, scrape or rub mildly to
relieve an itch
Ras n. R, r
rashi n. position (of the body)
rata i . still
rato s. (to be) consistent; ~ng s. (to
be) inconsistent
ratunda n. scooter
rau n. nail, fingernail; ~ na vuyol n.
toenail
rautu a. to shave; ~ya n. razor
rava s. to depend on, be dependent, rely
on
ravangi n. stands
ravu n. stool (for sitting)
rawen a. to put up (hair), arrange: rawen
zizi to put up ones hair
raya n. chair; ~do n. cathedral
rayam n. iodine
rayun s. to stare at
raza a. to withdraw, make a withdrawal
re n. (to be) solid; ~a n. hardware
rechi n. layer, hull, coat, covering, shell,
outside layer of crabs, lobsters etc.
redon s. (to be) sound, strong and
secure; ~ong s. (to be) unsound,
shaky: awairu redonong a shaky
defense
refan n. steel
rehom n. sponge (tool, cleaning aid
rehonga n. sponge (animal)
reje a. (to be) convinced, sure
rejo n. fact; na ~ n. factual
reju s. to trust, have faith in; ~ka a. to
confide in; ~ra s. (to be) faithful
reka a. to promise, swear; ~va s. sworn
rekai n. seal, wafer of a material that
must be broken in order to open
something;
reke s. (to be) serious, seriously, really
rekenja a. to toss off, finish effortlessly
reko a. to insure
rele s. (to be) harsh, severe, rigorous
relenka a. to speculate
rembe n. department, division
remil s. (to be) immune, exempt from
legal action
remos n. icecream
ren a. to rule, apply the law, create order
rendan a. to configure
reneng s. (to be) disorderly, untidy,
disorganized
renenju s. (to be) pedantic
rengo n. cover, pavement, thick outside
layer
renja s. (to be) in control of administering
justice; ~to n. tribunal
renjoko n. chronicle
renjong s. (to be) naive
renjono n. jurisprudence
renka a. to rule, announce a verdict; ~do
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n. court house, tribunal; ~nyo n.
court, tribunal; ~nyo na varu n.
court-martial; ~to n. trial, tribunal;
~yun n. magistrate
renkan n. secretary
renke a. to sue
renko n. act, public instrument
renku a. to prosecute, institute legal
proceedings against
reno a. to manage, run: reno ponyo
to run an enterprise; ~nyo n.
management, management team
rensa s. (to be) legal; ~ng s. (to be)
illegal
renshi s. (to be) tidy, orderly
rentan n. figure, picture, diagram
rento a. to hold, carry on, have, realize,
achieve, attain, bring into being: rento
nento to have a party
renu s. (to be) stiff, rigid
renuvo n. carbohydrate
renya n. rule, the law, set of laws; ~ na
aminja n. criminal law; ~ na
punanyo n. civil law
renza a. to adjudicate, pursue
renze s. (to be) systematic, systematically
reo n. egg; ~lea n. egg cup
reozo n. botfly
repa n. cash, cash money; ~le s. in
cash: papau repale to pay in cash;
~tal n. ATM-machine
repuza a. to mortgage
rera a. to set, fix, settle, cause to be set:
rera yunta to set a date
resau n. wax
reshi s. of course, sure, certain, certainly;
~ka a. to assure, guarantee; ~ko
n. guarantee certificate
reshinj u s. (to be) uncertain, not
confident
resho n. cardboard; chu ~ n. (to be)
made out of cardboard
reteneng n. haemophilia
reva a. to hold someone to it; ~ko n.
covenant
revembeo n. freezer
reven s. (to be) frozen; ~to n. frost, a
freeze
revo n. ice; ~le s. (to be) icy, covered
with ice; ~nai n. glacier
revu n. prop, support; ~za a. to lean
on, find support in or on, rest on
rewendo n. castle
reyun a. to prove
rezia a. to entrust to
reza s. (to be) hard, difficult
ri s. (to be) on, switched on, active
ria n. switch, button
Riad n. Riyadh
ribo s. (to be) effective, active, in effect
rila n. position, station, proper place
rim s. (to be) ripe, developed, mature
rinku s. (to be) premature, precocious
rinto n. development: rinto hen a new
development
rio n. hour
riom a. to switch to: riom kanshi na
jaru switch to battle mode
Rio-Garandeh n. Rio Grande
riri ng s. (to be) inactive
riris n. to rattle
risinai n. rattlesnake
rishum n. sesame (seeds); ~pea n.
sesame (plant); zoi na ~ n. sesame
seed (singular)
robin n. doughnut
robinki n. bagel
rogoi n. toad
rohum n. monsoon
roi n. weasel
roko n. context; ~ka n. term; ~kanyo
n. terminology
rom n. rum
Romachu s. (to be) romance: yuka
Romanchu Romance language
Romah n. Rome; na ~ n. Roman
Roman s. (to be) Romanian; ~an n.
Romania; ~ka n. Romanian
language
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Romani s. having to do with the Romani
culture, ethnicity; ~ka n. Romani
language; ~nyo n. Romani people
rombe a. to compose, put together,
compile
rombea n. congress
romi n. flu, influenza; yaiza ~ s. to have
the flu; ~ na une n. bird flu; ~ na wil
n. Mexican flu
ron a. to combine, unite
ronan n. union (of states); ~ na Panan
n. European Union; ~ na Joman n.
U.S.A.; ~ na Kimbuan Araba n.
United Arab Emirates
ronda a. to twist, twine, wreathe, make
coil; ~no s. to twist and turn,
entwine, encircle in shape
rondan n. system, set of applications
rono n. margin, perimeter
ronto a. to react with (chemically)
ronu s. (to be) round, involving a circular
motion: nuto ronu a round trip
ronyo n. society; ~jono n. sociology
~kan n. social work
ronyuka n. pidgin
ronza a. to compile
rope n. key, tool for bolting etc.
ropil n. curve
ropile s. (to be) soft-curved, round-angled
rora s. (to be) around, surround,
surrounding
roroa s. to growl, growl at
rosa s. (to be) round
rosis n. herpes
roti n. pole (of the earth), compare: vupe;
~ na Mano n. North Pole; ~ na
Nino n. South Pole; ~no n.
meridian
rowen n. latitude; ~no n. circle of
latitude
roya n. ball, sphere; ~ na tipi n.
thunderbolt lighting; ~sa n. spherical
royo n. Hertz
Ruandaka n. Kinyarwanda language
Ruandan n. Rwanda
rubas a. to cease fire; ~ta n.
ceasefire
rufi n. martial art; ~nyo n. martial arts
ruhum a. to snort
ruj u s. (to be) conflicted, discorded, also :
software
ruka a. to quarrel, argue with
rul a. to roar; ~ka a. to grumble
rum s. to boil; ~bin n. porridge
runana n. front, line of conflict: ayo sus
la runana na vununo all quiet on
the Western Front
Rundian n. Burundi
Rundika n. Kirundi language
runso n. soup; ~so n. stock; ~sho n.
bay leaf
runza a. to brew; ~do n. brewery
runya n. brew
runyo n. militia
rupun a. to riot, run amok; ~to n. riot
rupyu n. stinger
rurusa s. (to be) vicious
Rus s. (to be) Russian
rusa n. violence
Rusan n. Russia
Ruska n. Russian language
rustu n. allie; ~nyo n. alliance
ruti n. officer, person of rank in the army
ruto n. battle
rutum a. to overcome
ruvang n. civilian; na ~ n. civilian, of/for
civilians
ruya n. weapon; ~do n. armory,
arsenal; ~le s. armed; ~leng s.
unarmed
ruyom a. to commit a coup dtat
ruyonto n. coup dtat
S
s i . psst! use to attract attention in
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crowded places
sabeo n. mould, mold, template
sabon a. to mold, cast, form into a shape
or mold, mold by pouring; fangu na ~
n. cast iron
sado s. (to be) constructed, artificial,
man-made, synthetic
sadu n. concrete
safan a. to forge metal; ~che n.
blacksmith
Saharan n. Sahara; ~ na Vununo n.
Western Sahara
sai a. to cultivate, grow; ~ni n. tractor
saido n. farm
Saigon n. Ho Chi Minh City
saiki n. crop
sain a. to make a distinction between:
renya nong sain ubu ai wana
the law makes no distinction between
men or women; ~sa s. distinctive,
characteristic
saino n. furrow
saipa n. interest, rent
saisu n. culture, growth of cells
saitu a. harvest
saje n. design
sajo a. to craft
saka a. to describe
sakalu n. adjective; na ~ s. (to be)
adjectival
sako a. to sketch
sakwe n. pattern
Salava s. (to be) Slavic
Salbadoran n. El Salvador; na ~ n. (to
be) Salvadorean, having to do with El
Salvador
saleng s. (to be) shapeless, amorphic
Samarinoan n. San Marino; na ~ n.
having to do with San Marino
sambau n. side-striped or black-backed
jackal
sami s. (to be) deformed, disfigured
sampau a. to paint, dye, color
san n. color
San-Faransiskoh n. San Francisco
San-Hoseh n. San Jose
San- Huan n. San Juan
San-Petereburuk n. Saint Petersburg
sana n. paste
sanang s. (to be) colorless
sanavo n. pigment; ~leng n. albino
sandi n. butterfly; ~lia n. caterpillar;
~ngu n. bowtie, bow knot, bow
sandi ra n. pelvis; na ~ s. (to be) pelvic
sangi n. quality; ~le s. (to be) of good
quality; ~leng s. (to be) awful,
worthless, lacking in quality
sanjavo n. colorant
sanjono n. chromatology
sanjung s. (to be) colorblind
sankal n. jay, Eurasian jay
sankane n. parrot
sankos n. mole, birthmark, nevus
sansa s. (to be) colourful, abundant in
colour; ~ngu n. chromium; ~pil
n. rainbow
Sansakataka n. Sanskrit language
sansanyam n. chameleon
sanso n. paint
sansope n. paintbrush, pencil
sanyam n. mimic
sapil s. (to be) square, with right angles
sapu s. to behave
sara a. to set up, modify for use
Saraba s. (to be) Serbian
Sarabaka n. Serbian language
Saraban n. Serbia
saren a. to formulate
sasa s. (to be) shaped like
sasai n. farmer
sasanso n. painter (of houses)
sasanyumpe n. caleidoscope
saseo n. pan, shallow depression
sasen a. to perform plastic surgery on
sasham s. (to be) hot
sashe n. lens
sashi n. style
saska s. (to be) blue; ~ lam s. (to be)
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cyan, sky blue; ~bes n. caesium
Saskaro n. Neptune
sasta n. nine
Sastamaro n. the ninth month
sashum n. clay
satu a. to cut out, carve out, sculpt
sau n. grease, oil, gel, jelly; ~le s. (to be)
oily, greasy ~leng s. (to be) fat-free
Saudan n. Saudi-Arabia
sauki n. oil (vegetable)
sauleng s. (to be) fat free
saunyum n. trout
saupis n. glycerine, glycerol
sauso n. oil, fat, usually referring to
mineral oil
sausu n. olive
sauvo n. lipid
Savaichan n. Switzerland ; na ~ s. (to
be) Swiss
sava n. feature, attribute, characteristic,
property; ~sa s. (to be) attributive
savan a. to camouflage
savu n. theme; na ~ n. thematic; ~ka
n. lemma
sawa a. to fry
sawal n. plastic; chu ~ n. made of
plastic: bos chu sawal plastic bag
sawas n. avocado
sawil n. bacon
saya n. hoe
sayan n. field (for growing crops or
herding animals; ~yo n.
countryside, the country, rural areas;
na ~yo s. (to be) rural
sayom a. to transform, morph, turn into:
sayom adu to turn to stone
sayonto n. makeover
sayun a. to inspect, check, examine
Sebiah n. Sevilla
sebin n. soy, soya, soybean
sebo a. to implant; ~ya n. implant
seche a. to slap, smack, hit on the fleshy
parts
sefi n. sport
sefido n. gym
sefiru n. athletics
sefo n. mushroom
sehum n. air, breath
sejin n. jaundice
sekan a. to labour, work hard, strive,
slave; ~to a. to achieve, attain with
hard work of despite difficulty
seki n. meat; ~ro n. meatball
sekileng s. (to be) vegetarian, not
containing meat
sekitu a. to butcher
sekiza s. (to be) carnivorous
sekizampuno n. vegetarianism
sekizang s. (to be) vegetarian, not eating
meat
sekum n. spasm, convulsion
sekunku s. to have spasms, convulse
sekwansa n. gymnastics
sembai s. (to be) disabled, suffer from an
handicap
semban n. thorax, trunk, main stem; na
~ n. thoracic
sembeo n. sinus, body cavity; ~ na fuku
n. sinus, nasal cavity; ~ na bambi
n. chest cavity
sembon a. to get down, drop oneself
sembos n. sack made of bodily tissue
semi s. (to be) ill, sick; ~do n.
hospital; ~la n. clinic; ~nia n.
ambulance
sempe n. bone; ~nyo n. marrow; ~nyo
n. skeleton; ~ na luku n.
cheekbone; ~jono n. osteology;
~lomi n. osteoporosis; ~sham
adj . to suffer from dengue fever;
i~sham n. dengue fever
sempenga n. member of the vertebrae;
~nyo n. vertebrae
sempevo n. calcium; ~ngibi n.
parathyroid gland; ~ngivo n.
parathyroid hormone
sempil a. to bow, bow to, for
semwa n. leprosy
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sen n. limb, bodypart
senaya n. tendon
senchi n. skin
senchijono n. dermatology
sencho a. to bear, give birth to, lay (an
egg); ~ko n. birth certificate; ~nos
n. ovipositor; ~leo n. midwife
senchoto n. birthday, celebration of
birth; ~ (na Yeshuah) n. Christmas;
~ (na Muhamad) n. Milad an-Nabi
sendau a. to name, sum up
sendo n. locomotor system,
musculoskeletal system; ~mizia n.
physiotherapy; ~momi n.
orthopaedics
senen s. (to be) good for your health,
healthy
seneng s. (to be) spiritual, not corporeal
sengo n. dress, robe
senji a. to dance (to); ~ lu a. to dance
with; ~to n. dance (event)
senjo n. gene; na ~ n. genetic; ~jono
n. genetics; ~pono n. eugenics;
~tu n. mitosis; ~va n.
chromosome; ~vo n. DNA
senjono n. anatomy
senju a. to feel, perceive (physically); na
~ n. sensory
senjung s. (to be) insensitive, not
perceiving any pain
senjunki n. analgesic, drug causing
analgesia
senjus n. ballet
senka n. name; ~leng s. (to be)
anonymous, anonymously, nameless;
~ren n. nomenclature; pau ~ a.
to call, give the name of
senko n. identity; ~ka a. to identify,
reveal one's identity; ~za a. to
identify, find out someone's identity;
senkoko n. identification (papers)
seno a. to dedicate, address or inscribe to
sensa n. sex, gender
senshi n. organic
senso n. lymph; ~kos n. lymph node;
~kwe n. lymphatic system
sentan a. to sign for something
sento n. turn: ya sento na li its your
turn
sentong s. (to be) out of turn
sentu a. to mutilate, maim
senung s. (to be) paralyzed
senyi n a. to mutate
senyo n. body; na ~ n. physical(ly)
senyolo n. physical integrity
senyom a. to massage
senyum n. fin
senza a. to digest
sepe n. sausage
sepem n. yam
seo n. cup; ~lea n. cup holder
Seol n. Seoul
seram n. mussel
sere s. (to be) strong (physically)
Ses n. S, s
sesa n. tissue, substance of an organic
body
sesau s. (to be) fat, obese
sesaumi n. obesitas
sese n. mustle; ~nyo n. musculature
seseche a. to spank
Seselan n. Seychelles
sesele s. (to be) muscular
sesengi n. diaphragm
sesento a. to take turns
seseska s. (to be) black and blue, all
bruised
seska n. bruise
seski n. labia; ~ wan n. major labia; ~
sin n. minor labia
seso n. (meat) juice
sesu n. cell (body), compare kaibea
sesubanga n. eukaryote, eukaryotic
organism; ~nyo n. class of
eukaryotes
seshi s. (to be) bodily, corporeal
setu n. steak
setum n. piercing, body piercing
Severan n. Sweden
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Severe s. (to be) Swedish
Severeka n. Swedish language
sevo n. protein
sevos n. lupin bean; ~ho n. lupin
sewai a. to reincarnate
si s. (to be) few, little, only, just; ~ tunti
s. (to be) less than; ~ tonsi s. (to
be) less and less;
sia n. hydrogen; ~cham n.
hydrocarbon; ~chamus n. butane
Siatal n. Seattle
Sibiran n. siberia; na ~ n. Siberian
sibo n. to be sparse, low in density, light
sidin s. (to be) dull, mat, misty; ~gu n.
nickel
sidindi s. to shimmer, flicker
Sidini h n. Sidney
sido n. hut, improvised building
sife s. (to be) naughty
sifo n. blossom, young flower
si hau s. (to be) silly
si ho n. myth; na ~ n. mythological; ~nyo
n. mythology
si hoi s. (to be) dull, boring
si hum n. breeze
siju s. (to be) lonely, feel lonely
sika a. to chitchat, smalltalk
sikambeva s. (to be) oligosynthetic
sikivo s. (to be) undernourished,
suffering from malnutrition
sile s. (to be) poor; ~nyo n. the poor
Silikan-Velih n. Silicon Valley
siloi n. papille
silu s. (to be) narrow, tight; ~cha n.
funnel; ~je s. (to be) narrow-minded
si ma n. young lady
si mas a. to compensate (for)
si mau n. some more, a little more
si mangu n. asterisk
si mba n. young man
si mbe n. fragment, small fraction
si mbea n. closet, pantry, small room
si mben n. infant, baby; ~da n. baby
carriage
si mbeshi s. (to be) fragmented, patchy
si mbi n n. millet, guinea corn
si mbos n. purse,
si mboso n. pond
si mbu n. boy
si mi n. germ
si monso a. (to be) drain, gradually draw
of liquid; ~ya n. drain, device for
draining
si mpe n. twig, small stick
si mpi n. flame
si mpio n. cent
si mpipe n. match
si mpoko n. receipt
si mwana n. girl
si mwechi n. nectarine
si n s. (to be) small, little
si na s. (to be) subtle, light
si nan n. region, province, substate; ~ti n.
governor
si naya n. string, thread
si ncha n. small hole, cavity, puncture
si nchau n. detail
si nchoko n. mp3-recording
si nchum a. to take a sip; si~ a. to sip
on
si ndanko n. script, simple program in a
language controlling an application
si ndi n. ant; ~nyo n. ant colony
si ndo n. bungalow, cabin, cottage, small
building
si ndola n. village
Sinduh n. Indus river
Singapuran n. Singapore; na ~ s. (to
be) Singaporean
si ngiko n. exercise, test
si ngi n n. hill
si ngo n. smallcloth, undergarment,
knickers, panties
si ngon n. microwave, type of
electromagnetic radiation
si nje a. to suppose, guess something is
true with some reservation, assume,
figure
si njida n. minidisc
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si nka n. article, particle; ~ kwiva n.
definite article; ~ kwivang n.
indefinite article; ~ nasa n.
possessive particle, marker
si nkan n. chore
si nki n. snack; ~za a. to snack
si nkihu n. saucer
si nko n. note, short letter; ~va a. to
text, send a text message; ~vako n.
text message
si nkus n. tangerine, mandarin
si nsatu n. statuette, small sculpture
si nsekum s. to fibrillate
si nsi a. (to be) tiny
si nsilio n. milliliter
si nsidu n. pebble
si nsilu n. facet
si nsimbe s. (to be) gradual, little by little
si nsinayo n. millimeter
si nsinu s. (to be) gradual, slowly, little by
little
si nsipyu n. splinter
si nsirio n. second, time unit
si nsiram n. shrimp
si nsiranya n. tweezer
si nsita n. instant, short moment in time
si nsivu n. swift
si nsiwi n. trace, whiff, hint, extremely
small amount
si nsiyunya n. microscope
si nso n. drop; ~ka s. to trickle, leak
producing a sound; ~le s. juicy,
dripping with
si nsonai n. creek, brook
si nsu n. berry
si nsham n. tepid, lukewarm
si nshoro n. Brussels sprout
si nshum n. dust, powder
si nta n. moment, short period of time,
point in time
si ntal n. apparatus, small device not
intended for portable use
si ntanu n. video, short piece of footage
si ntenyun s. (to be) microscopic
si ntia n. skull cap, kippah, yarmulke
si ntidu n. meteoroid
si ntira n. dwarf planet; ~nyo na Kaupar
n. Kuiper belt; ~nyo na Kaupar n.
Kuiper belt; ~nyo na Orot n. Oort
Cloud; ~nyo Sibo n. Scattered
Disc
si ntipi n. spark
si ntoka n. anecdote
si ntu a. to prune
si nunu s. (to be) slack, barely active or
moving
si nya n. miniature
si nyam n. redcurrant
si nyi s. to worry about
si nyol n. pinky finger
si nyombe n. minority
si nyu n. dwarf; ~nga n. pygmy
si nzon s. to snooze, be snoozing
si ram n. staple
si rantil n. stapler
si re s. (to be) shaky, sound
si rim s. (to be) unripe, underdeveloped,
immature
si rio n. minute
si ruto n. clash, skirmish
sis s. (to be) secret, in secret; ~engo n.
burqa
sisa s. (to be) special, specific,
characteristic; ~no n. niche,
specialized role; ~ng n. general,
non-specific
sisanto s. (to be) in general, generally
speaking,
sisi s. (to be) just, only, solely, sole,
exclusive(ly)
sisimbai s. (to be) burst, cracked
sisimbe a. to fragmentize, break up in
fragments, shatter, splinter, cause to
shatter
sisinchau s. (to be) detailed
sisinchum a. to sip on
sisindun a. to nibble
sisinengo a. to tweak
sisingin s. (to be) hilly
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sisinso a. to trickle, drop, leak
sisinshum s. (to be) powdery
sisira s. (to be) secluded, isolated
sisisku a. to stitch
siske a. to imply, insinuate
sisko a. to peek, crib, copy
siskoi a. to manipulate
sisku n. stitch; ~no n. stitches, row of
stitches. seam
siskuren a. to plot, conspire; ~yo n.
conspiracy, group of conspirators
sisobum n. seamine
sisol s. (o be) dim
sispira s. to smolder, be smoldering
sispo a. to smuggle; ~yun a. to perform
a visitation on, check for contraband
sispu a. to be secretive, uncandid
sistan n. code; ~ko a. to encode,
encrypt
sishi na n. blur, haze; ~le s. (to be)
hazy, blurry
sishiko n. computer virus
sishun a. to peek, secretly look at, to spy,
spy on; ~dan n. spyware (specific
type); ~danyo n. spyware
(collective)
sita s. (to be) young; ~le s. juvenile
sito s. (to be) rare, rarely
si ven s. (to be) cool, somewhat cold
si vi s. to lack, have shortage of
si vo n. vitamin; ~ choi n. vitamin C
si vu s. (to be) minimal, minimum
siwi s. (to be) several, more than two, few
siza a. to pick someones pocket
sizon s. (to take) a nap; ~to n. nap,
short period of sleep
sobau n. seal, sea mammal
sobea n. restroom, toilet, bathroom
sobeo n. swimming pool, basin
sobin n. pasta, noodles
sobo a. to infuse (a fluid); ~s n. infusion
bag, drip; ~ya n. infusion pump
soboi n. diarrhea
sobumpe n. torpedo
socha n. sinkhole
sochi n. swimsuit
socho a. to squirt, splash
sochu n. well, source, spring origin of a
water: sochu na Nil the origin of
the Nile
sodada n. whirlpool
sodeo n. jug
sodo n. bar
sodun n. shark
sofan n. water tap
sofau n. swimming shorts, trunks
sofim n. potash, potassium carbonate
sofingu n. potassium
sofo n. water lily
sogon n. wave
sohi m n. sonar
soi a. to politely request, please; ~ wai
a. sorry, excuse me, mild incentive to
repeat what was said
soika a. to beg
sojono n. hydrology
soka n. trickling sound
soke a. (to be) thirsty
soki n. port, harbor
sokal n. (sea)gull
sokos n. barley
Sokotan n. Scotland; na ~ n. Scottish,
having to do with Scotland
Sokoto s. (to be) Scottish; ~ka n. Gaelic
soku n. waterfront, shore
sol s. (to be) black, dark; ~am s. black
and white
solan n. island; ~yo n. archipelago
sole s. (to be) moist, damp
solele n. fin
solki n. rye
solonga n. gorilla
solongu n. boron
solonum n. blackboard
Solovaka s. (to be) Slovakian; ~ka n.
Slovakian language; ~n n.
Slovakia
Soloven s. (to be) Slovenian; ~an n.
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Slovenia; ~ka n. Slovenian
language
soloyun n. panda
solu n. coast
solua n. squid
Somal s. (to be) Somali
Somalan n. Somalia
sombin n. straw (dried stalks of cereal
plants), compare : chumpe
Somenga n. Capricorn
somia a. to drown, kill by drowning,
compare hunso
sompoi n. hay
sompoyan n. steppe, prairie
somul n. hippo(potamus)
somus n. steam, vapor (water)
somwansu n. prune, dried plum
sonai n. river
song a. (to be) dry
songan n. desert
songepyai n. gazelle
songotal n. dryer (machine)
songu n. pearl; ~chi n. nacre, mother-
of -pearl
soni n. boat; ~ na kunku n. tugboat
sonki n. sorgum
sono n. channel, waterway
sonsu n. raisin, sultana, dried grape
sonta n. dry season
sontal n. tumble dryer
sonti n. waterfowl
sonto n. drought
sonu s. to flow, tear, run
sonum n. dam, dike
sonumia n. orca, killer whale
sonyo n. water, body of water, waters:
sonyo wivan international waters
sope n. cane (waterplant)
sopea n. algae
sopil n. bay
sopombo a. to transfuse
sopos n. melon
sopyu n. syringe
sora n. stew, curry
soram n. oyster
soroi n. otter
soronia n. Strontium
sorunyo n. navy
sosa s. (to be) liquid
sosempe n. coral; ~nyo n. coral reef
soshe n. drinking glass
sosho a. to leaf through
sosko a. to mix
soskongu n. alloy
soso n. fluid, liquid, moisture
sosomus s. (to be) steaming, to steam
sosong s. (to be) desiccated, dried up,
out
sosu n. blister
soshum n. mud
sotan n. buoy
soti a. to sail, move across the water
sotim s. (to be) dried out, desiccated to
the point of starvation
soto n. drink, beverage, serving of fluids,
shot, nut
Sotokolom n. Stockholm
sotu n. canyon
sovan n. raincoat
sovititi n. hydrocephalus
soya n. tap, watertap
soyunka s. to sob, say while crying
soza a. to drink
sozeo n. oedema
suban n. nucleus (of a cell)
subeo n. capsule, small case or pod
intended to contain something: subeo
na tilan a space capsule
subul n. champagne (drink), also: subul
na Shampanyan
Sudan n. Sudan; na ~ s. (to be)
Sudanese
sufingu n. lithium
sukoi mi n. cancer; umomi na ~ n.
oncologist; na ~ n. cancerous
sukos n. tumor; na ~ n. tumorous
sukwe n. raceme
Sumaro n. February
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sumbau n. (golden) jackal, canis aureus
sumbe n. half; ~sumbe s. fifty-fifty;
~sa n. dome
sumbeale s. (to be) bicameral
sumbebua n. halfbrother
sumbela s. (to be) halfway
sumbemea n. halfsister
sumben n. twin, one child of a pair; ~yo
n. twins, pair of babys, Gemini
sumbengu n. semi-precious stone
sumbeno n. half-way line
sumbero n. hemisphere; ~ na Mano
n. Northern Hemisphere; ~ na Nino
n. Southern Hemisphere; ~ na
Tinuno n. Eastern Hemisphere; ~
na Vununo n. Western Hemisphere
sumberombe n. lepton
sumbesa n. dome, half a sphere
sumbeti ro n. half a year; na ~ n.
semiannual
sumia n. necrosis; na ~ n. necrotic
sun s. two; na ~ s. (to be) second
Sunan n. Asia; na ~ s. (to be) Asian; ~
na Vununo n. the Middle-East
sunchusko s. (to be) biracial
sunda n. bicycle; ~ni n. moped
sundau s. digital, designating, having,
using or having to do with data using
groups of electronic bits represented
by 1 or 0
sundombe n. meson
Sungan n. Pisces
sungi s. (to be) secondary, of the second
level, of secondary importance
sungo n. pants, pair of trousers
suni n. motorcycle
suni ni s. twenty
sunji n. duet
sunsaju s. (to be) bisexual
sunsefito n. biathlon
Sunsonayan n. Mesopotamia
sunsu n. cherry
sunshi a. to clone
Sunta n. Monday
suntirosa s. (to be) biennial
suntu a. to cleave, divide by a blow
sunu a. to cause to separate from,
severe, split, cause to split: wonyo
sunu yeme the group split into
three; ~ta n. half life
sunulu s. (to be) bilateral
sunulua n. bird of the family Hurindinidae
sunupuno n. separatism; na ~ s. (to
be) separatist
sunuvabo s. (to be) diploid
sunyin s. (to be) dual
sunyo n. pair, couple; ~lu n. partner (of
a pair): sunyolu na senji dance
partner
sunyoka n. dualis
sunyosesu n. zygote
sunyuka s. (to be) bilingual
Suran n. Syria; na ~ s. (to be) Syrian
suro n. testicle, testis; na ~ n. testicular;
~nyo n. testes, testicles; ~bos n.
scrotum
sus s. (to be) quiet, silent
susan s. (to be) purple; ~ saska s. (to
be) violet; ~sho n. violet, pansy
susayan n. vineyard; ~do n. winery
suso n. wine; ~jono n. enology
sushu s. (to be) delicious
susku s. to be entangled
suvos n. pea
suya n. bead, pellet, globule; ~vo n.
selenium
Swahilika n. Swahili language
Swati s. (to be) Swazi; ~an n.
Swaziland; ~ka n. Seswati
language
swi s. (to be) shrill, high pitched and
piercing; ~ka a. to shriek, cry,
scream
Swom s. (to be) Finnish; ~an n.
Finland
Swonka n. Finnish language
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Sh
shai n. like that; ~-shau s. (to be) so-so
sham s. (to be) warm; na ~ n. thermic,
thermal
shamanyo n. the tropics; na ~ n. (to
be) tropical
shamaro n. Tropic, circle of latitude: ~
na Mano n. Tropic of Cancer; ~ na
Nino n. Tropic of Capricorn
shambea n. sauna
shambeo n. stove, heater
shamio n. degree (heat)
Shampanyan n. Champagne (region)
shampenyo n. rainforest, jungle
shamwia n. thermometer
shandon n. thermodynamic; ~jono n.
thermodynamics
shandu n. ceramics ; na ~ n. (to be)
ceramic
shangan n. tuna
shango n. coat, overcoat
shanju s. to feel warm, hot
Shankangan n. Hong-Kong; na ~ n.
having to do with Hong-Kong
shansha s. (to be) hot, very warm; ~mi
n. heatstroke; ~to n. heatwave
shanta n. summer
shanukwe n. heating system
shanum n. radiator
shatan n. photograph
shau n. like this
she n. glass (material)
shebo n. jar
shebeo n. fishtank, aquarium
shedu n. porcelain, china
shefan n. mirror; ~ na bo n. rear-view
mirror; ~ na lu n. wing mirror
shelam n. marble
shem a. to fold
shempon a. to crumple, press into
wrinkles
shengo n. curtain
sheno n. fold, line
shentol a. to fold up
shenum n. window
shenyo n. spectacles, glasses
shesa n. crystal (generic); ~ngu n.
crystal (stone)
shesadu n. mineral
sheseo n. jar
sheski n. spectacle frame
shesu n. marble (glass toy)
sheshando n. greenhouse; mus na ~
n. greenhouse gas; zeto na ~ n.
greenhouse effect
sheshempon s. (to be) crumpled
sheshimpe n. windscreen wiper,
windshield wiper
shevau n. jellyfish
shi s. (to be) like; ~le s. in a way, in
some way, in some manner,
somehowe; ~shing s. unlike
shibo n. class, category
Shichipan n. Albania
Shichipi s. (to be) Albanian
Shichipika n. Albanian language
shicho a. to quote; ~tan n. quotation
mark
shihi m n. rhyme, correspondence in
sound
shihi nka a. to rhyme
shihi nkaya n. homonym; na ~ n.
homonymous
shiju s. (to be) homosexual
shika a. to instruct
shikatan n. diacritic symbol
Shikagoh n. Chicago
shiko a. to duplicate, copy, burn; ~ra n.
clipboard (software); ~sa s. (to be)
identical, similar; ~tal n.
photocopier; ~tan n. photocopy,
copy
shiku n. chimpanzee
shilu s. (to be) symmetrical; ~ng s. (to
be) asymmetric
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shim a. to wash, clean, bathe
shimbe n. sort, kind; ~shi n. typical,
examplary
shimbea n. bathroom, washroom
shimbeo n. bathtub
shimbi n. kidney; ~nos n. ureter;
~nyo n. kidneys
shimpu s. (to be) kosher, halal
shimpung s. (to be) haram, treif
shina n. cloud (of gas, also regular in
sky); ~da n. cyclone, typhoon,
hurricane; ~ku n. Venus (planet);
~le s. (to be) cloudy; ~leng s.
(to be) cloudless; ~ne n. starling
shinas n. soap; ~o n. liquid soap,
shower gel
shinga n. species, kind; ~mbe n.
subspecies
shingo n. washcloth
shingu s. (to be) precious, valuable
shinseo n. sink, washbasin
shinsho n. small paper cloth
shintal n. washing machine
shinum n. wash board
shinyam a. to imitate
shinyo n. nature, character
shiren n. method; ~shi s. (to be)
methodical
shirenyo n. methodology; na ~ s. (to
be) methodological(ly)
shiron a. to sort
shis a. to hiss, make a hissing sound
shisa s. (to be) homogeneous, shaped
like, shaped alike
shisham a. to sizzle, sputter
shiska a. to whisper
shishis n. cockroach
shitan n. exemplar; na ~ s. (to be)
examplary
shito n. version, reading, interpretation
shiwai a. to reproduce, re-create,
facsimile
shiwaya n. reproduction, facsimile
shiwengi n. order (biology): shiwengi
na mosonga the order of
mammals
shobeo n. parcel, box, carton
shodi n. yellow jacket, wasp
shoi a. to glide, slide, slip
shoibon n. avalanche
shoinum n. board, snowboard
shoira n. sled
shoitu n. skate
shombea n. shower cell
shombeo n. sprinkling can
shombon n. downpour
shompe n. shower
shon a. to shower; ~sho a. to shower,
scatter with
shonko n. spam(mail), junkmail
shonum n. sheet of paper, compare
asho
shope n. papyrus plant; ~sho n.
papyrus
shoram n. paperclip
shoro n. cabbage
shosho n. lettuce
shotan n. watermark
shotol n. kitchen roll, towel
shotu n. page break
shoya n. ski
shu s. (to be) sweet, to taste good
shua n. coca; ~du n. crack cocaine;
~shum n. cocaine
shuchovo n. glucagon
shufingu n. beryllium
shuka a. to flatter, sweet-talk
shuki n. candy
shum n. sand, large amount of grains
shumbus a. to pulverize, powder, grind
to dust
shuna n. nutmeg tree; ~chi n.
mace; ~shum n. nutmeg
shungibi n. pancreas
shungin n. dune
shungu n. zinc
shunku n. beach
shunseo n. ashtray
shunshi m n. chinchilla
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shunshu a. to dust, sprinkle
shuntu a. to grate
shunya n. mill, grinding device; ~da n.
mill, building equipped with
machinery for grinding flour
shupe n. sugar cane
shupingu n. brass
shuso n. lemonade
shushu n. desirable person, fox, hottie
shushi s. (to be) pleasant, nice to the
senses; ~ng s. (to be) unpleasant
shushoi a. to pet, stroke, caress
shushum n. sugar; ~uleng s. (to be)
sugarfree; ~uvo n. sucrose
shuvo n. sweetener
shuvu n. sweet potato
shuzavo n. insuline
T
tabas n. break, pause
tabo s. (to be) while, during, for: tabo
tiro nini for ten years; ~la n.
meanwhile, in the meanwhile
tabum n. timebomb
tachi a. to suspend, block or exclude
temporarily
tachu s. to date from: awau tachu
Kinyota na Ming this dates from
the Ming-dynasty
tado n. camp
Tagalogo s. (to be) Tagalog, having to do
with the Tagalog culture; ~ka n.
Tagalog language
tageto n. time trial
tagon n. tide
tai n. then, at that time, right at that
moment
Tai s. (to be) Thai
Taika n. Thai language
Tais n. T, t; ~a n. T-shirt
taishi s. (to be) old-fashioned, also:
classical
taita n. then, in thos times
Taiwan n. Taiwan; na ~ n. Taiwanese,
having to do with Taiwan
tako n. magazine
taku s. (to be) on time
tal n. machine, mechanical device, non-
specific; ~anyo n. equipment, tools,
technology, machinery, plant; na ~ n.
mechanical: doi na tal a
mechanical problem
talado n. factory; ~ na tipi n. power
plant
talajono n. mechanics
talambe n. (machine) part
talanu a. to industrialize
talesi n. so far, for the time being
tambe n. time stretch, shift
tampe n. pencil, small brush
tan n. picture, symbol, sign, unit; ~ale s.
(to be) graphic, pictorial, vivid,
described vividly; ~yom s. (to be)
symbolic
tancho n. signal, sign
tandal n. scanner
tandanyo n. graphics
tangu n. badge
tanko n. comic
tanoko n. calendar
tansa n. font
tansau n. crayon
tanso n. ink
tanshi n. format (in which a file is
encoded); ~za a. to format
tansho n. certificate
tanta n. amination movie, cartoon
tantil n. camera
tanto n. example; ~ lo n. for example
tanu n. film, movie; ~do n. movie theatre;
~mbe n. scene, movie scene; ~ngo
n. screen, movie screen; ~ti n.
movie director; ~yus n. cinema, art
of making movies
tanum n. billboard
tanyo n. era, period; ~ na Fangu n.
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Iron Age; ~ na Pingusko n. Bronze
Age; ~ na Adu n. Stone Age;
tanyus n. painting
tanza a. to film, shoot, snap
Tanzan n. Tanzania; na ~ n. (to be)
Tanzanian
tanzoi n. pixel
tanzoyo n. resolution (visual)
tapa n. allowance, periodical handout
tara s. to wait, wait for
taro n. time based cycle; ~kos n.
hypothalamus
tasa n. fashion; ~le s. fashionable
tashe n. hourglass
tashi s. (to be) temporary
tatal n. clock; ~ano s. (to be)
clockwise; ~e n. hand of a clock
tatang n. never
tatas s. to recreate
tatau s. lately, recent(ly)
tatil n. watch (time)
tato n. time, occasion; ~ko n. edition;
~le s. (to be) occasional(ly); ~nya
n. logarithm; ~za s. (to be)
alternate, to alternate, take turns,
occurring or doing by turns; ~ sun n.
twice; ~ yem n. thrice
tau n. now, this moment;
tauku s. ago, before now: ata tauku tiro
sunini nintau it was twenty years
ago today
taula s. (to be) present, of this time: tota
na taula present tense
taushi s. (to be) modern
tauta n. nowadays, in present times,
these days
tauto s. (to be) current, actual, up to date
tautonyo n. current events
tauva s. (to be) relevant; ~ng n. (to be)
irrelevant
Tayan n. Thailand
tayo n. always; ~shi s. (to be) chronic,
perpetual, constant
tayoko n. schedule, program, curriculum;
~za a. to schedule in, put in a
program
tayora s. (to be) eternal(ly), forever
tayuntil n. stopwatch, (rev) counter
taza a. to borrow
tazia a. to babysit, sit
tefon s. (to be) penal, punishable
tehai ra s. (to be) viable
tehau s. (to be) ridiculous
tehe s. to be disgusting
tehepu s. to be despiccable, contemptible
Teheran n. Tehran
tehi m s. (to be) audible; ~ing s. (to be)
inaudible
tehoi s. (to be) surprising
tehoha s. (to be) doubtful
tehohang s. (to be) indubitable,
indubitably, without any doubt
teho s. (to be) realistic; ~ng s. (to be)
unrealistic
tehumwang s. (to be) stainless: refan
tehumwang stainless steel
tehunu s. (to be) aerodynamic
Tel-Avi v n. Tel Aviv
teleche s. (to be) tangible; ~ng s. (to
be) intangible
telencho s. (to be) dispensable,
disposable; ~ng s. (to be)
indispensable, essential
tembai s. (to be) fragile
tembaishi s. (to be) harmful
tembasang s. (to be) unstoppable
tembayo s. (to be) destructible; ~ng s.
(to be) indestructible
temben s. (to be) fertile
tembeneng s. (to be) infertile
tembeng s. (to be) undividable
tembio n. farad
tembo s. having the capacity to contain:
beo wau tembo lio kwa this box
has a capacity of one liter
temboyun s. (to be) remarkable,
noticeable
tembum s. (to be) explosive
temiang s. (to be) immortal
temi mpa s. (to be)corrupt, open to bribery
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temi ru s. (to be) immune: dungan
temiru tos sukoimi sharks are
immune to cancer
temito n. (to be) infectious
temitu s. (to be) vulnerable
temola s. (to be) evanescent, transient
temongova s. (to be) soluble; ~ng s.
(to be) insoluble
temonong s. (to be) irreversible
tempa s. (to be) worth; ~ka a. to
value, estimate the value of; ~le a.
(to be) valuable; ~ng s. (to be)
worthless
tempi s. (to be) flammable
tempil s. (to be) flexible
tempo s. to be able to afford; ~ng s. (to
be) unable to afford
temponju s. (to be) moving, stirring the
emotions
temundaung s. (to be) innumerable
temunj u s. (to be) exciting
temunya s. (to be) effective
temuru s. (to be) provocative
temwa s. (to be) perishable; ~ng s. (to
be) imperishable
temwaijo s. (to be) recognizable; ~ng s.
(to be) unrecognizable
temwanyi s. (to be) terrible, horrible
temwanyunung s. (to be)
immeasurabile, immense
temwenj u s. (to be) respectable
temwengi s. (to be) equivalent
temwenka s. (to be) laudable
temwera s. (to be) comfortable,
comfortably; ~ng s. (to be)
uncomfortable
temwoi s. (to be) fallible; ~ng s. (to be)
infallible
temwu s. (to be) impressive, admirable,
wonderful
ten s. (to be) possible, doable; ~eng s.
(to be) impossible, undoable
tenai s. to range, span
tenchele s. (to be) available
tencheta s. (to be) urgent
tenchu s. to have a capacity of
tendopa s. (to be) for rent
tendoi s. (to be) liable, a liability
tenemwong s. (to be) frustrated
teneng a. to fail
tenenju s. (to be) lovely, adorable
tenenza s. (to be) beneficiary, profitable,
of advantage
tengi s. to be able to, can; ~to n.
possibility, occasion, chance; ~ng s.
to be unable; ~leng s. to be
helpless
tenis n. tennis
tenjai s. (to be) promiscuous
tenjava s. (to be) accessible; ~ng s.
(to be) unattainable, unreachable
tenjebo s. (to be) understandable; ~ng
s. (to be) incomprehensible
tenjeja s. (to be) suspicious
tenjeku s. to be expected, (to be)
expectable; ~ng s. (to be)
inexpected, inexpectedly
tenjel u s. (to be) agreeable
tenjo s. (to be) famous, well-known
tenjoke s. (to be) interesting
tenj upau s. (to be) inspiring
tenkang s. (to be) unspeakable
tenkayo s. (to be) wanted for arrest
tenke s. (to be) desirable
tenkeho s. hopefully, it is to be hoped
tenkemi s. (to be) addictive
tenki s. (to be) edible; ~ng s. (to be)
inedible
tenkoyunung s. (to be) illegible
tenkuka s. (to be) predictable
tenkukang s. (to be) unpredictable
tenkungi s. to matter
tenkunj u s. (to be) attractive, compelling,
charming
tenkuri s. (to be) standby
tenoka s. (to be) advisory
tenonkerung s. (to be) irresistable
tensakang s. (to be) indescribable
tensi nyi s. (to be) worrisome,
cumbersome
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tensoza s. (to be) potable, suited or
intended for drinking: aso tensoza
drinking water
tensumbe s. (to be) even
tensumbeng s. (to be) uneven, odd
tensunung s. (to be) inseparable
tenshoi s. (to be) slippery
tenshuka s. (to be) flattering
tentau s. (to be) imminent, due, about to
happen
tente s. maybe, could be
tentiju s. (to be) adorable
tentim s. (to be) necessary; ~ing s. (to
be) unnecessary
tentio s. (to be) optimal
tento s. (to be) supposed to (happen),
bound to happen, supposed
tentom s. (to be) probable, probably;
~ong s. (to be)unlikely
tentomas n. odds
tentonsi s. (to be) deductible
tentoza s. (to be) worth it, worth the
trouble
tentum s. (to be) clear, free from
obstacles
tentunke s. (to be) preferable, preferably
tentunza s. (to be) hereditary,
transmitted genetically
tentus s. (to be) permittable, tolerable
tenu s. (to be) navigable, suitable for
travelling, riding
tenubong s. (to be) impregnable
tenunu s. (to be) mobile, moveable; ~ng
s. (to be) steady, fast, fixed, firm
tenuwi s. (to be) malignant; ~ng s. (to
be) benigne
tenyaira s. (to be) bearable, tolerable,
endurable
tenyairang s. (to be) unbearable,
intolerable
tenye s. (to be) joyful
tenyeza s. (to be) enjoyable
tenyi s. (to be) scary, frightening; ~vu s.
(to be) lugubrious, creepy
tenyin s. (to be) variable, changeable;
~ing s. (to be) immutable
tenyoi s. (to be) pitiful, poor: tenyoi lo
oh dear! poor thing!
tenyumbe n. tip of the iceberg, visible
part
tenyun s. (to be) visible, show; ~ge s.
(to be) obvious; ~ung s. (to be)
invisible
tenyunsi s. (to be) negligible
tenza s. (to be) practical, usable; ~kwe
n. utility, company providing utilities;
~ya n. utility, something useful
tenzachu s. (to be) removable
tenzajam s. (to be) applicable
tenzang s. (to be) unusable, inpractical
tenzau s. (to be) irritable, easily
aggravated; ~za s. (to be) irritating,
annoying
tenzawong s. (to be) annoying
tenzen s. (to be) risky
tenzonju s. (to be) tiresome
teo s. seven;
Teolan n. Antarctica; na ~ n. Antarctic,
referring to the region around the
South Pole
Teomaro n. July
teombe n. one seventh
teopil n. heptagon; na ~ n. (to be)
heptagonal
Teota n. Saturday
tera s. (to be) stabile
terang s. (to be) instable, unstable
tere s. (to be) obliged (to)
terej u s. (to be) reliable; ~ng s. (to be)
unreliable
tereke s. (to be) serious, cause for
concern: doi tereke a serious
problem
terento s. (to be) attainable
teri s. (to be) functional, operational, to
work: nia nong teri my car doesnt
work
teri m s. (to be) potential, possible: izen
terim potential danger
teri ng s. (to be) defective, out of order
teri nsa n. potentialis
tevanjo s. (to be better) to hide, wise to
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keep a secret, sensitive: aya tevanjo
nong le Ive got nothing to hide
tevato s. (to be) susceptible
ti s. to be above; na ~ s. upper
tia n. cap, closefitting head covering,
tibea n. attic
tibeo n. helmet
tibongi n. first class
tibosha n. hoodie, hooded sweater
tibum n. thunder: tibum muhim its
thundering
tibunga n. alpha male
tichi a. to spread, cover by smearing, put
a thin layer on by rubbing or smearing
tidu n. asteroid; ~ro n. asteroid belt
tifa n. lord, master; Tifa n. the Lord
Tigiri s. (to be) Tigrinian, having to to with
the Tigrinian cultur; ~ka n. Tigrinya
language
tigon n. ether
tihua a. to cough up
tihum n. wind
tihungo n. sail
tiji s. (to be) high pitched
tijika n. lark, skylark
tijongi n. master's degree
tijono n. astronomy; na ~ s. (to be)
astronomical
tijowambe n. tau (lepton)
tiju s. to adore, idolize, worship
tikando n. head office
tikara n. summit
tikenchobi n. adenoid
tikono n. banner
tiku s. (to be) of the utmost importance,
principal, chief, main; ~ti s.
especially, in particular
tikwando n. university, academy
tikwe n. hierarchy; ~shi s. (to be)
hierarchical
til n. electronic, portable or handheld
device
tila s. (to be) on top of
tilan n. space, cosmos, outer space; na ~
n. (to be) extraterrestrial; ~i n.
space craft
tilangu n. Titanium
tilanjono n. astronomy; na ~ n.
astronomical
tilanu n. space travel
tilanyun n. telescope
tilembe n. upper arm
tili n. agave; ~so n. tequila
tidola n. capital city
tikos n. hail, hailstone: tikos la bon
it's hailing
tiku s. (to be) main, chief, primarily; ~ko
n. outline
tilua n. comet
tilum n. tip, end of something long
tilul u n. shoulder; ~nyo n. shoulders
tim s. to be imperative, compulsory
timembe n. proton
timeng n. (to be) positive
timoi s. to prop, prop up, lean against:
timoi vuvu nunya he propped up
his feet on the table
timpai s. to deserve
timpau s. to owe, (to be) in debt to, due
timukwan n. professor
timuren n. sheriff
tincheta n. emergency
tingi n. layer, cover: tingi chu shina
a cloud cover, overcast
tingo a. to cover
tinju s. to lust for, after; ~le s. to have a
fetish for
tinki s. to be starved, in desperate need
of food
tino s. (to be) upwards
tinsa n. imperative form, mood
tinti s. to should, ought to: tinti li jo
you ought to know; ~ko n.
obligation, contract or agreement;
~shi s. (to be) obligatory
tinu a. to ascend, go up, rise
tinum n. ceiling
tinuno s. (to be) east
tinza s. to need, be in need of
tinzon s. (to be) tired, weary, fatigued
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tinyai n. primate; ~nyo n. primates
tinyo n. staff
tio s. (to be) super-, surpassing, above all,
superior; ~sa n. superlative
tiotum s. to be superconductive; ~uvo n.
to be superconductor;
tipa n. credit (money)
tipe n. horn; ~nyo n. pair of horns
tipewin n. unicorn
tipi n. electricity; na ~ s. (to be) electric,
electronic, electronically; ~beo n.
capacitator; ~do n. power house;
~kan n. electrician; ~kwe n. power
grid, electric infrastructure; ~ngu n.
lightning; ~nio n. Ampre; ~nu n.
electric current; ~o n. Volt; ~pe n.
lightning rod; ~su n.battery; ~tal
generator; ~tum s. to be conductive;
~tumung s. to be non-conductive;
~za a. to be electrocuted
tipil n. steep
tipon s. (to be) hypertonic
tipunti n. prime minister
tipya a. to emerge, pop up
tira n. planet; ~nyo n. double planet
tirau n. eagle
tirenkanyo n. supreme court
Tirikan n. Turkey
Tiriki s. (to be) Turkish
Tirikimen s. (to be) Turkmen
Tirikimenan n. Turkmenistan
tiro n. year; ~ onai n. leap year; ~sa
s. (to be) annual, yearly; ~to n. (to
anniversary
tiroi n. wolverine
tiska n. sky
tiski n. hat
tiso n. rain; ~ta n. wet season, rainy
season
tishi nga n. genus
tisho n. kite
tita n. prime, top, best stage; na ~ n. in
ones prime: ubu na tita a man in
his prime
titan n. icon, revered person
titas n. baron
titen s. (to be) talented, gifted; ~nyo n.
collective of talented people
titi n. head
titiche a. to buck, bob up and down
titingo n. chador, hijab
titinju s. (to be) lustful
titio s. (to be) supreme
titis a. to tick
titivu s. (to be) upside-down; ~pe n.
baobab tree
tito n. tournament, championship; ~ na
Olimpos n. Olympics; ~ na
Olimpos s. (to be) Olympic; ~pa n.
title: za titopa to win the title
titol n. turban
titom n. weather
titonjono n. meteorology
titonyo n. climate
titu a. to decapitate
titum a. to go over, pass by overhead
tiva s. (to be) dominant, dominate over;
~za a. to overrule
tivampe n. umbrella, parasol
tivarau n. roof shingle
tivaru n. corporal
tivumbe n. upper leg, thigh
tiwan s. giga- ; ~dio n. gigabyte
tiwananga n. alpha female
tiwen s. (to be) exalted, elevated, lofty
tiwi s. abundant
tiwu n. star, person excelling
tiyumpe n. periscope
tiyundo n. observatory
tiza a. to pick up; ~ vatil a. to pick up the
phone
tizia s. to raise, rear, bring up
tizua n. butler
tobas n. term, set date
tocha n. window, opportunity
tocho s. (to be) live, directly broadcasted
tofau a. to shorten, become short: anin la
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tofau the days are shortening;
compare jafau
Togoan n. Togo; na ~ n. Togolese
tohu a. to go down, slope, to flatten,
become flat, fall
tohuzon a. to doze off
toi a. to stick to; ~ko n. stamp (for
letters; ~sau n. tar; ~tol n. duct
tape; ~vo n. glue
toiso n. mucus, slime
toje a. to theorize; na ~ v. theoretical(ly)
Tojikan n. Tajikistan; na ~ n. Tajik,
having to do with Tajikistan
Tojiki s. (to be) Tajik, having to do with
the Tajik culture
toju a. to experience, perceive, live
through; ~chu s. (to be) empirical
toka a. to report, tell, tell a story; ~cho
n. reporter; ~ti n. protagonist,
lead character; ~va n.
correspondent
tokan n. case, situation or occurrence
tokeho n. fiction; na ~ n. fictional
toki n. treat, special dish for an occasion
Tokioh n. Tokyo
toko n. log, logbook, record, daily record;
~ko n. to log, keep a log, journal
toku s. (to be) upfront, in advance
tokwe n. nature, Mother Nature; na ~ n.
natural, having to do with nature; ~shi
s. (to be) naturalistic
tolam a. to whiten, go pale, white
tolenza n. to waste away
tolko n. scroll, roll, bookscroll: tolko na
Finso Mia the Dead Sea scrolls
tolo i . so, thus
tolon a. to intensify, become dense
tolpe n. spool, coil
tolu n. to curl, bend or fold into a roll: tolu
kiski to curl ones lip
tom a. to happen, become
tomamaro a. to start menstruating
tombai a. to break, go bad
tombas a. to come to an end
tombe a. to join, become a member of
tombenjau a. to get pregnant, conceive
tomboi a. to soil, become dirty
tomembo a. to empty, become empty
tomi a. to get sick; ~pau a. to
develop an imflammation
tomia a. to die
tomiju a. to get sick, start to feel ill, unwell
tomil a. to open, open up, become open
tomoi a. to start to slant, slope
tomomi a. to heal, get better, get well,
recover
tomongova a. to dissolve, disintegrate,
disappear
tompi a. to ignite, combust
tompil s. to bend, become bent
tomunj u a. to get worked up, excited
tomus a. to evaporate, turn to gas
tomwan a. to grow, rise
tomwe a. to soften, get soft
tomwende a. to be flooded, go under
tomwesa a. to smoothen, become
smooth
tomwi a. to become many, multiply; ~ sun
a. to double, become twice as much;
~ yem a. to triple, become three
times as much
tomwilu a. to widen, become wide
tomwoi a. to go wrong, miscarry
tomwomwo n. to explode, go ballistic
with anger, enrage
tomwong a. to get angry, enrage
tonaibo a. to deepen, get deeper
tonchirau a. to erode, fade, wear away:
adu la tonchirau the rocks are
eroding
tondoleng a. to be rendered homeless
tondon a. to strengthen, become
stronger, forceful
tondu a. to turn to stone, fossilize, petrify
tonen a. to improve, get better
tonenju a. to fall in love (with)
tongi a. to equal, become (calculation)
tongo s. (to be) appropriate, proper,
suiting the situation, to fit; ~ng a. to
be improper, not suitable
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tongono n. measure
tongu n. order, medal, insignia,
decoration; ~le s. (to be) decorated
(with a medal); pau ~ a. to
decorate, grant a medal; ~to n.
decoration, ceremony in which a
medal is granted
tonis a. to succeed, become a success
tonjum a. to put on weight
tonkaiza a. to get trapped
tonkilensi a. to atrophy
tonko n. novel
tono a. to evolve
tonojong n. to get lost, lose ones way
tonosa a. to straighten, become straight
tonsere a. to strengthen, become strong
(physically)
tonsham a. to get warm, warmed up
tonsi a. to decrease, become less, fall,
reduce; ~leng s. unabated
tonsifo a. to start blooming
tonsilu a. to narrow, become narrow
tonsimbe a. to fragmentize, start to break
up in fragments, get fragmentized,
shattered
tonsin a. to shrink, get small
tonsisol a. to get dim
tonso a. to get wet
tonsol a. to darken, blacken, get dark
tonsong a. to dry up, become dry,
dessicate
tonsosa a. to liquify, become liquid
tonti a. to get promoted, earn a higher
status, rank
tontinzon a. to get tired
tonto c . if; ~ko n. criterion, criteria;
~shi c . as if; ~ye i . in that case,
then
tonsunu a. to split, break in two or more
parts: pevo tonsunu chumun
isham the wood split due to the
heat
tonseska a. to bruise, get injured in
such a manner
tonuko n. script, playbook, scenario
tonunung n. to become motionless,
come to a standstill
tonwanta a. to grow up
tonyam a. to redden, become red
tonyau a. to stagnate, get stuck
tonyin a. to change; ~ing s.
unchanging
tonyocho a. to get out, made public
tonyun a. to become visible, appear,
emerge, show
tonyunjung a. to go blind
tonzau a. to get irritated, aggravated
tonzeo a. to swel, rise (dough)
tonzeto a. to result in
tonzon a. to fall asleep; ~ju a. to tire,
become tired
topa n. reward, prize
topau v. to do someone a favor
topoi n. herb; na ~ n. herbal
topon a. to stimulate
topu s. (to be) prudent
topyus a. to start to foam
Torah n. torah
tore a. to stiffen, coagulate, solidify
toreven a. to freeze
tori m n. to ripen
tori nta n. adolescence, puberty
Torontoh n. Toronto
torum a. to start boiling
tos s. (to be) about, concern, concerning,
dealing with, pertaining to, for, to the
benefit of, per, destined for, with:
pai tos aupau thanks for the gift;
peki senen tos li vegetables are
good for you; haya keju en jam tos
beo? what do you want me to do
with the boxes?; kaiko wau tos
yukajono this book is about
linguistics; dolar nini tos anin ten
dollars per day; ~ka a. to comment
on, give a remark about; ~kan n.
project;~kaya n. topic marker
(linguistics); ~ko n. essay, article,
paper; ~ombe n. subject; ~onyo
n. committee
tosa n. aspect (grammatical)
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toski n. setting, circumstances
tostanu n. documentary
tostunyo n. coalition
tosto c onj . despite, despite of
toshi n. situation
tota n. tense (grammatical); ~ na kwita
n. past tense; ~ na taula n.
present tense; ~ na deta n. future
tense
totan n. sign, indication, suggestion:
totan na minzia a sign of abuse;
~ka a. to indicate, suggest: sej in
totanka vombimito jaundice
indicates hepatitis
toti n. hero
totika n. epic, legend
totishi s. (to be) heroic
totoi s. (to be) sticky
totoiso s. (to be) slimy
totoka n. storyteller
totol a. to wind, swathe, wrap with a
bandage
totolu a. to roll up
tova a. to deduct
toven a. to cool down, chill
tovera a. to calm down
tovi vi a. to exceed
tovi yi a. to panic, enter the state of panic,
start to panic
tovu a. to fall victim to
towong s. (to be) outraged
towonto n. outrage
toya n. sticker
toyau s. to regret, feel sorry about; ~ka
a. to repent
toyeto s. (to be) casual, happening at
irregular intervals
toyo n. everytime, all the time
toyu n. character, personage
toyun s. to witness, be witness to; ~ka a.
to bear witness to, testify
toza a. to bother, take the time and effort
to: nong toza kava yu dont
bother calling him
tu a. to cut
tubai n. tatter, fringe
tuchi n. scar
tuchu a. to cut off, severe
tudun n. canine tooth/teeth
tufan n. blade
tuka a. to offend, abuse
tuki n. fiord
tuko a. to engrave, inscript; ~tan n.
hieroglyph; ~da n. (gramophone)
record; ~davo n. vinyl
tum a. to go through, beyond, pass
tumbai a. to be out of line, transgress
tumbe n. slice; ~nyo n. sandwich
tumos n. pus; ~u n. abcess
tumpa n. toll; ~no n. turnpike, toll
road
tumpau a. to forward, pass on
tumpu s. (to be) blunt, direct, brusque
tumula s. (to be) across, on the other
side
tumwi s. (to be) extra; ~ta n. extra time
tunde a. via, through
tungi n. nobleman, person belonging to
the class of nobility; na ~ n. noble,
having to do with the class of nobility;
~nyo n. nobility, class of people;
tungu n. gem
Tunis n. Tunis
Tunisan n. Tunesia; na ~ s. (to be)
Tunesian
tunjanja s. (to be) extraordinary
tunje a. to condone, overlook, choose to
ignore
tunjewai s. (to be) immemorial
tunjo s. (to be) to be an expert in,
specialized; ~za a. to specialize in
tunka a. to encourage
tunke s. to prefer
tunku a. to pass, go by: tiro wi tunku
many a year had passed
tuno a. to pass, give a pass (sports)
tunsoni n. ferry
tunsho n. visa
tunta n. overtime
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tunti s. to surpass, be better, more than;
~sa n. comparative
tuntingi n. elite; ~puno n. aristocracy;
na ~puno n. (to be) aristocratic
tuntu s. (to be) thourough, thouroughly,
through and through, careful
tunu a. to cross, go across, across, from
one side to the other, throughout; ~no
n. passage, channel
tunum n. portal, gate
tunyi s. (to be) brave, courageous; ~ke
a. to dare; ~le s. daring, bold
tunyun s. (to be) transparent, clear
tunza a. to inherit; ~ko n. testament,
will
tunzemanta n. day after tomorrow
tunzu s. (to be) done, cooked through
tupe n. spear
tupevo n. lumber
tupil n. sickle, reaping hook
turau n. claw
tus s. (to be) allowed, permitted: tus
wa kiza remos si? may I have
some icecream?
tusi a. to subtract: pan tusi kwa tongi
kwa 4-1=3
tuska a. to allow, let, permit, give ones
conscent; ~ko a. to sanction
tuspu s. (to be) nonchalant, casual
tustu a. to let go, let go of, let loose, allow
to pass, happen, leave alone, leave
be, release
tusung s. (to be) not permitted, forbidden
tusunka a. to forbid, tell off. prohibit
tushun s. to approve of, think or declare
to be good; ~ung s. to disapprove of
tusho n. license, permission, written
authorization; ~ka a. to authorize,
license
tutol n. bandaid
tutu a. to chop, cut up; ~mbe a. to
slice
tutua a. to crackle, sputter
tutubai s. (to be) tattered, frayed
tutuka a. to stutter, stammer
tuturau a. to claw at, scratch in order to
wound
tutuya n. blender
tuya n. knife
U
uba n. father
Ubadawi n. Bedouin (person)
Ubahai n. Bahai (person)
ubambosa n. androgyne
Ubangal n. Bengali person
Ubangalan n. citizen of Bangladesh
ubantimpuno n. fascist
Ubarai nan n. Bahraini person
Ubarasilan n. citizen of Brazil
Ubaratan n. citizen of India
ubati n. grandfather (formal)
Ubelau n. Palauan person
Ubelawan n. citizen of Palau
Ubelegan n. citizen of Belgium
Ubelizan n. citizen of Belize
Ubeneswelan n. citizen of Venezuela
Ubeni nan n. citizen of Benin
ubenyo n. descendant
Ubobon n. Aquarius
Uboliban n. citizen of Bolivia
ubotanyun n. radiologist
ubu n. man, male person
Ubudah n. Buddhist
Ubulkara n. Bulgarian person
Ubulkaran n. citizen of Bulgaria
uchedai n. percussionist
uchefi n. boxer
uchela n. marksman
Uchempil n. Sagittarius
uchetu n. lumberjack
uchichu n. foreigner
uchidu n. clam
uchijai n. cheater, adulterer, fornicator
Uchilean n. citizen of Chile
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uchitan n. tattooist, tattooer
Uchongan n. citizen of China
Uchosonan n. North Korean
Uchuana n. Tswana person
Uchuanan n. citizen of Botswana
uchubo n. indigenous person, aboriginal
udaika n. rapper
udaiko n. poet
udaitoko n. columnist
Udan n. Danish person; ~an n. citizen of
Denmark
udanko n. computer programmer
Udaramah n. hindu
udedora n. immigrant
udenjemi n. epileptic (person)
udi n. insect
udijono n. entomologist
udobo n. guest
Udoichan n. citizen of Germany
Udoichi n. German person
udokan n. construction worker
udoki n. doorman, porter
udola n. citizen (of a city)
udoleng n. homeless person
udolu n. neighbour
udonyajono n. physicist
udora n. dweller, tenant, resident
udovang n. bachelor, unmarried person
udozala n. receptionist
uduchanga n. cave animal, troglobite;
Udurukan n. citizen of Bhutan
ufa n. parent
ufaika n. medium, someone
intermediating between the living and
the dead
ufe n. competitor, opponent, rival,
adversary
ufeleo n. collaborator
Ufaransa n. French person
Ufaransan n. citizen of France
ufeju n. heterosexual
uferu n. enemy
ufidan n. gamer
Ufilastinan n. Palestinian, citizen of
Palestine
ufiren n. referee, arbiter, umpire
Ufi ris n. Frisian person
ufiti n. winner, victor
ufivu n. loser
Ufalam n. Flemish person
ufondo n. inmate
Ugaboan n. citizen of Gabon
Ugambian n. citizen of Gambia
Uganan n. citizen of Ghana
Ugandan n. citizen of Uganda
uganu n. swimmer
Ugi nean n. citizen of Guinea
Ugitaran n. citizen of Qatar
Uguahan n. citizen of Guam
Uguatemalan n. citizen of Guatemala
Ugianan n. citizen of Guyana
uhai n. living being
Uhai n. Armenian person
uhaijono n. biologist
uhai ra n. survivor
Uhan n. Han Chinese person
uhana n. which one? which person?
Uhangukan n. South Korean
Uharavata n. Croatian person
Uharavatan n. citizen of Croatia
Uhausa n. Hausa person
uhauyus n. comedian
Uhenan n. Native American
uheno n. usher, guide
uhenu n. scout
uhi humi n. asthmatic
uhi njung n. deaf person
Uhiristos n. christian person
ujaipo n. prostitute, whore
ujam n. agent
Ujamekan n. citizen of Jamaica
ujampo n. producer, manufacterer
ujavan n. guard
ujelo n. egoist
ujeze n. retarded person
ujejeng n. fool stupid person, idiot
ujejenza n. smoker; ~ng n. non-
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smoker
ujelano n. hypnotist
ujenu n. optimist; ~ng n. pessimist
uji n. musician
ujodo n. engineer
ujoha n. investigator
ujoi n. badass, extremely cool, rough and
collected person
Ujoman n. North-American person
ujongi n. bachelor, someone having a
bachelors degree
ujono n. scientist
ujubo n. introvert
ujuchi n. extravert
ujujono n. psychologist
ujumizia n. psychotherapist, shrink
ukakang n. mute (person)
ukakwara n. collector
Ukamai n. Khmer person
Ukamara n. Welshman; ~n n. citizen
of Wales
ukampau n. employer
ukamun n. commander
ukanka n. employee
ukankaleng n. unemployed person, the
unemployed
ukankaza n. recruiter, headhunter
Ukarainan n. Ukrain; na ~ n. (to be)
Ukranian; ~ka n. Ukrainian language
Ukaratevel n. Georgian; ~an n. citizen
of Georgia
ukaya n. lyricist
Ukazaka n. Kazakh; ~n n. citizen of
Kazakhstan
ukele n. detective
ukeleo n. auxiliary (person)
ukelu n. supporter
ukemi n. addict
Ukenyan n. citizen of Kenya
ukenyo n. team member
ukepau n. volunteer
ukikil n. rodent
ukim n. monarch, ruler
Ukiribas n. Gilbertese person; ~n n.
citizen of Kiribati
Ukirigizan n. citizen of Kyrgyzstan
Ukirigizi n. Kyrgyz person
uko n. author, person who wrote
ukodo n. librarian
ukoiru n. rebel
ukoivu n. oppressor
ukokan n. clerk
Ukolomban n. citizen of Colombia
ukom n. impostor
ukonjumi n. schizophrene person
ukonka n. liar
Ukosovan n. citizen of Kosovo; ~
Saraba n. Serbian Kosovar; ~
Shichipi n. Albanian Kosovar
ukoyun n. reader, person reading
Ukarainan n. Ukrain
ukudo n. founder
Ukufuchi n. Confucianist
ukuren n. planner
Ukurudu n. Kurd
Ukuwaitan n. citizen of Kuwait
ukwa n. someone, somebody
Ukwalan n. African person
ukwan n. student, pupil
ukwanampuno n. monotheist (person)
ukwanku n. trainer, coach
ukwasesu n. protozoa
ukwengashi n. arachnid being
ukwesku n. weaver
ukwitakajono n. philologist
ukwitayajono n. archeologist
ula n. being, living entity, organism
ulaban n. midfielder
ulajong n. missing person
ulaka n. representative, someone
speaking for
ulalu n. companion, someone in presence
ulashojono n. cartographer
Ulatavi n. person of the Latvian ethnicity;
~an n. citizen of Latvia
Ulau n. person of the Lao ethnicity
Ulawan n. citizen of Laos
ule n. owner
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uleanyo n. inhabitants
Ulebenan n. citizen of Lebanon
ulenjumi n. psychopath, sociopath
uleo n. assistant
Ulaibiran n. Liberian, citizen of Liberia
Uliban n. Libyan, citizen of Libya
Ulitu n. person of the Lithuanian ethnicity;
~an n. citizen of Lithuania
ulojumi n. narcist
ulubai n. traitor
uma n. mother
Umahareban n. citizen of Morocco
Umajara n. Hungarian; ~n n. citizen of
Hungary
Umakaspuno n. Marxist (person)
Umakedon n. Macedonian; ~n n.
citizen of Macedonia
Umalagasha n. Malagasy person; ~n n.
citizen of Madagascar
Umalawian n. citizen of Malawi
Umalian n. citizen of Mali
Umalta n. Maltese person; ~n n. citizen
of Malta
Uman n. Oman; ~ na s. (to be) Omanian
Umanola n. Inuit person
Umashaga n. Tuareg person
umati n. grandmother (formal)
Umauri n. Maori person
umbe n. member (of a group)
Umehikan n. citizen of Mexico
umi n. sick person
umiachu n. stillborn baby
Umiamaran n. citizen of Myanmar,
Burma
umikido n. pharmacist, chemist
umimbai n. vandal, hooligan
umimia n. murderer
umi nchu n. refugee
umi nza n. thief
Umolodovan n. citizen of Moldova
Umolodovo n. ethnic Moldovan
umomi n. doctor; ~tu n. surgeon
umongo n. stripper
Umongol n. Mongolian; ~an n. citizen
of Mongolia
ungolempuno n. nudist, naturist
umonteri n. saboteur
Umorisan n. citizen of Mauritius
umoru n. conciliator
Umosambikan n. citizen of
Mozambique
umovi n. moderatorr
umukwan n. teacher; ~jono n.
pedagogue
umula n. creator
umule n. supplier
umumia n. executioner
umumpo n. salesman, shopkeeper
Umunegan n. citizen of Monaco
Umunegu n. Monagasque person
umunis n. instigator (of an accident)
umuno n. driver, chauffeur, machinist
umunye n. entertainer
umuren n. policeman, officer
Umuritan n. citizen of Mauritania
umuru n. provoker, instigant
unaita n. old person, elderly, greybeard
unaitamomi n. geriatrician
unaiza n. colonist
Unamiban n. Namibian person
unampu n. saint
unana n. tiger
unanchu n. apostate
unanu n. pilgrim
unanyun n. prophet
Unaweran n. citizen of Nauru
Unawero n. Nauruan person
une n. bird
Unedara n. Dutch person
Unedaran n. citizen of the Netherlands
uneni n. pilot
unenje n. intelligent being
unga n. animal; ~shi s. (to be) bestial,
animal-like
ungajono n. zoologist; na ~ s. to be
zoological
ungamomi n. veterinarian
ungano n. shepherd, herdsman, cowboy
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ungi n. peer, equal
Unihonan n. citizen of Japan
Unikaraguan n. citizen of Nicaragua
Unohochi n. Chechen person
unoka n. adviser, advisor; ~nyo n.
councillor, chancellor
unopuno n. activist
Unoran n. citizen of Norway
Unoro n. Norwegian person
Unoromaun n. Normandian person; ~an
n. inhabitant of Normandy
unoyun n. navigator
unuka n. messenger, herald
unuko n. postman
unumia n. hunter, Orion
unupo n. peddler, peddlar, monger
unurang n. nomad
unutal n. engineer
unuvu n. pedestrian
unuwin n. horseman
unyam n. actor (m/f), compare: nyambu
unyeki n. smiley
unyo n. people, ethnic grouping
unyocho n. publicist
unyolepuno n. communist
unyongipuno n. populist
unyonoka n. politician
unyopo n. marketeer
Upakistan n. Pakistani
upale n. rich person
Upanaman n. Panamanian
Upanan n. European person
upanu n. financer
Upapuan n. Papuan
Uparaguayan n. Paraguayan
Upastu n. Pashtuni, Pashtu person
upauza n. recipient
upeaki n. herbivore
Upede n. Tibetan person
upejono n. botanist
Uperuan n. citizen of Peru
upetu n. gardener
Upilipan n. citizen of the Philippines
upiskemi n. alcoholic
upodo n. grocer, shop owner
Upol n. Pole; ~an n. citizen of Poland
upompau n. robber
upompun n. tyrant, dictator
uponjai n. rapist
uponkan n. (forced) labourer
uponko n. typist
upopo n. trader, merchant
upukom n. Hypocrite (person)
upumpau n. taxpayer
upunan n. citizen
upunka n. member of parliament
upunumpuno n. anarchist
upunyi nke n. revolutionist
Urastafarih n. Rastafari (person)
urenka n. judge
urenke n. plaintiff
urenko n. notary (civil law)
ureno n. manager
Uromah n. Roman, citizen of Rome
Uroman n. Romanian person; ~an n.
citizen of Romania
Uromani n. Romani person
uronyojono n. sociologist
uronyokan n. social worker
uru n. warrior
Uruandan n. citizen of Ruanda
Urudunan n. Jordan; na ~ s. (to be)
Jordanian
Urukwayan n. Uruguay
Urundian n. citizen of Burundi
Urus n. Russian person
Urusan n. citizen of Russia
Usaharan n. Sahrawi
usai n. cultivator
usaje n. designer
Usalava n. slavic person
Usalbadoran n. citizen of El Salvador
Usaraba n. Serbian person
Usaraban n. citizen of Serbia
usasen n. plastic surgeon
usashi n. stylist
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Usaudan n. citizen of Saudi-Arabia
Usavaichan n. citizen of Switzerland
usayun n. inspector, examiner
usefi ru n. athlete
usekitu n. butcher
usekiza n. carnivore
usekwansa n. gymnast
Usevere n. Swedish person
Useveran n. citizen of Sweden
Usik n. Sikh person
usile n. poor man
usindola n. villager
Usingapuran n. citizen of Singapore
usis n. spy
usisira n. hermit, recluse
usiskuren n. conspirator
usitale n. juvenile
usiza n. pickpocket
usoika n. beggar
Usokotan n. citizen of Scotland
Usokoto n. Scottish person
Usolovaka n. Slovakian person; ~n n.
citizen of Slovakia
Usoloven n. Slovenian person; ~an n.
citizen of Slovenia
Usomal n. Somali person
Usomalan n. citizen of Somalia
usoni n. seaman, sailor
ustu n. friend
Usu n. U,u
Usudan n. citizen of Sudan; na ~ s. (to
be) Sudanese
Usunan n. Asian person
usundova n. bigamist
usunsaju n. bisexual
usunshi n. clone
usunupuno n. separatist (person)
Uswati n. Swazi person; ~an n.
citizen of Swaziland
Uswom n. Finnish person; ~an n.
citizen of Finland
Ushang-Kangan n. citizen of Hong-
Kong
Ushichipan n. citizen of Albania
Ushichipi n. Albanian person
ushij u n. homosexual person
ushika n. instructor
Ushintoh n. shintoist
ushiska n. informer, informant
Utai n. Thai person
utal n. mechanic
Utagalogo n. Tagalog person
Utaiwan n. citizen of Taiwan
utanka n. painter (art)
utanza n. photographer
Utauh n. taoist (person)
Utayan n. citizen of Thailand
uti n. head, chef, chief officer; ~ na
punyo n. head of state
Utigiri n. (Biher-)Tigrinya person
utiju n. fan
utilanjono n. astronomer
utilan n. alien, being from outer space
utilani n. astronaut
utinjule n. fetishist: utinjule na vauvo
a rubber fetishist
Uti rikan n. citizen of Turkey
Uti riki n. Turkish person
utiten n. talent, gifted person
utito n. champion
Utogoan n. Togolese
Utojikan n. citizen of Tajikistan
Utojiki n. Tajik person
utorinta n. adolescent
utosonyo n. committee member
utovu n. victim
utoyun n. witness
Utunisan n. citizen of Tunesia
utunjo n. expert, specialist
utunza n. heir
uvanyo n. family member, relative
Uvayan n. Latin-American person, Latino
uvavaza n. zealot
uvilu n. extremist
uviso n. drunkard
Uvitian n. citizen of Fiji
Uviti n. Fijian person
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uvivan n. prude
uvivupuno n. fundamentalist
Uvi yete n. Vietnamese person
Uvodun n. practicer of the Vodun religion
uvungi n. commoner
uvusa n. tracker
uwaika n. defendant
uwanangike n. feminist
uwanta n. adult, grown up
uwau n. this person, , unbound, compare:
wau
uwejo n. acquaintance
uweka n. speaker
uwidova n. polygamist
Uwikah n. Wiccan (person)
uwirompuno n. collectivist
uwiyuka n. polyglot
uwodujono n. palaeontologist
Uyaman n. Yemeni person
uye n. that person, compare: ye
Uyehudi n. Jew (ethnicity)
Uyeman n. Australian/Oceanian person
uyinke n. activist
uyinka n. translator
uyintu n. editor
uyipu n. coward
uyiru n. terrorist
uyogah n. yogi(ni)
uyoka n. crier
uyoki n. omnivore
uyu n. person, people
Uyugosalavan n. citizen of Yugoslavia
Uyukarain n. Ukrainian person
Uyukarainan n. citizen of the Ukrain
uyukajono n. linguist
uyulayo n. cosmopolite
Uyuman n. Omanian person
uyun n. viewer
uyunde n. visitor
uyungajono n. anthropologist
uyunjung n. blind person
Uyuruguayan n. citizen of Uruguay
uyushi n . ape, member of the
hominoidea
uzai n. dear, honey, darling
Uzaratustarah n. Zoroastrian
uzaru n. conquerer
uzepele n. vertebrate (being); ~ng
n. invertebrate (being)
uzo n. fly, housefly
uzonteneng n. insomniac
uzonu n. sleepwalker
Uzulu n. Zulu person
V
va s. be connected to
vaba n. father-in-law
vabo a. to dissolve into: vabo shushum
aso to dissolve sugar into water;
~so n. solution, dissolving
vabu n. husband
vabua n. brother- in-law
vachi n. panel
vadal n. modem
vadambe n. module
vadau n. telephone number; ~ko n.
telephone book/directory
vado n. home; na ~ n. (to be) domestic,
having to do with the home or family;
~nyo n. family, household
vadu n. bead
vailu n. cube; tu ~ a. to dice; ~sa s.
(to be) cubical
Vaimaro n. June
Vaita n. Friday
vajai n. incest
vajanja n. tradition; na ~ n. (to be)
traditional
vajanke s. (to be) conservative
vajau n. payload, part of an aircraft
vaki n. port, computer port
vako n. tag, label, connected term
vaku n. plug (of a cable)
vakwando n. high school
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valon n. degree, relative intensity
valu a. to attach to; ~ka n. conjunctor;
~mus n. argon
valusa n. conjunctive form; ~ na s. (to
be) conjunctive
vama n. mother-in-law
vanban n. buffer
vambau n. watchdog
vambe n. proportion, rate
vamea n. sister-in-law
vamun n. connective
van s. (to be) safe, secure, shielded
vanai n. phone line
vanaya n. chain
vanchi n. patch, something applied for
mending
vandin n. shadow; ~cha n. pupil; ;
ku a. to shadow, cast a shadow on,
block the light
vando n. asylum, shelter
vangadau n. independent variable
(maths)
vangi n. stairs, flight; ~a n. elevator,
lift; ~la n. terrace; ~mbe n. step or
rest for a foot on ladder
vango a. to cover, shield from, protect
from
vani n. taxi, taxicab
vanjo a. to hide; ~la n. hide, hideout,
hiding place
vanj u s. (to be) shy, timid
vanko n. (political) asylum
vanku a. to eclipse; ~to n. eclipse
vano n. bridge
vansun n. backup, copy; ~to a. to
make a backup
vantia n. cap, small head covering
vanum n. shield
vanundan n. firewall
vanundo n. fortress
vanyun a. to patrol; ~yo n. patrol
vanza a. to evacuate, vacate
vanzi n. pubic hair (one); ~zi n. pubic
hair (mass noun)
vanzia n. providence
vanya n. lucky charm
vanyo n. family; ~jono n. genealogy;
~ka n. family name; ~va s. (to
be) related to, family of
Varasavah n. Warsaw
varau n. scale (fish)
varea n. peripherals
varo n. link (of a chain)
varon n. syntax; na ~ n. (to be)
syntactical
varu n. soldier;
varunyo n. army; na ~ n. military
vasa a. to inflect
vasau n. gel(atine), jelly, gelatinous
matter
vasi n. affix
vashi s. (to be) brotherly, very amical,
amically
vasko a. to fuse, merge
vasku s. (to be) bound, tied, confined as
if by binding
vastu s. (to be) friendly with, befriended
vasun s. (to be) relative
vatan n. hyphen
vati n. head of the family, pater familias
Vatikan n. Vatican City
vatil n. telephone
vatim s. (to be) obligate, binding, limited to
a certain environment behavior,
unable to function independently or
with or without: ahumung vatim
an obligate anaerobe
vato a. to affect, strike, taint
vatol n. belt, strap
vatum n. widow, widower
vau n. gum; ~naya n. elastic string;
~vu n. sneaker, runner, trainer
vaunos n. hose; za ~ n. to hose
vauro n. tanga
vausko n. dough
vauvan n. condom
vauvo n. rubber
vauzun n. nougat
vava n. spouse (informal), dear
vavalunia n. antimony
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vavang s. (to be) independent, single
vavau s. (to be) elastic
vavaza s. (to be) zealous
vawan n. scale, relative size: nong vivu
vawan na ato do not
underestimate the scale of the event;
le ~ wan n. on a large scale; le ~
sin n. on a small scale
vawana n. wife
vawas n. guava
vaya n. joint, something connecting, yoke:
vaya na piki electric yoke
(connecting magnetic cores and such);
~mos n. synovial fluid; ~vau n.
cartilage; ~vo n. synovium;
vayaikos n. rheumatism
Vayan n. South-America; na ~ n. (to be)
South-American
vayol n. ring finger
vayuka n. lingua franca, common
language (not necessarily a first
language)
vayun a. to link with, associate with, have
to do with: nong keju vayun li
yoyong! I don't want to have
anything to do with you!
vaza a. to commit, dedicate oneself to
vazevu a. to supervene
vazia s. to keep (livestock)
vazo n. wasp, member of the order of
Hymenoptera; ~nyo n. order of
Hymenoptera
veke s. (to be) peaceful, peace-loving
vembea n. cold store
vembeo n. refridgerator, fridge
vemi s. to have a cold
vempe n. pine tree
vemus n. nitrogen
vemushena n. nitrate; na ~ n. (to be)
nitric
ven s. (to be) cold; ~ehum n. nitrous
oxide; ~choi n. nitrate
venche a. to quench, cool suddenly:
venche refan to quench steel
Vendu n. Pluto; ~ngu n. Plutonium
venero n. polar circle; ~ na Mano n.
Arctic circle; ~ na Nino n. Antarctic
circle
venga n. reptile; ~shi s. (to be) reptilian
venju s. (to be) cold, feel cold
venki n. salad, cold or raw dish
Venkuvar n. Vancouver
vensho n. mint
venta n. winter, cold season; ~su n.
holly
vera s. (to be) calm, peaceful, tranquil;
~vo n. sedative
vetus a. to honor, respect, carry out the
terms
vevenj u s. (to be) chilly
vij u s. (to be) sensitive, tender
vika a. to brag
viki a. to overeat
viku s. (to be) offside (soccer)
vile s. (to be) luxurious; ~ng s. (to be)
austere, sober
vil u s. (to be) extreme
vil upuno n. extremism
viminto n. crisis
Vin n. Vienna
vinaita s. (to be) old-fashioned, out of
date, antique
vindi no n. (ionizing) radiation,
radioactivity
vingi s. (to be) arrogant
vino s. (to be) fascinated, intrigued by
vinyam a. to put it on, put on an act, pose
vio n. scale, unit of measuring, method of
numerical notation
viosa a. to have had it with, be sick of
visi s. (to be) scarce
visindau n. infinitesimal
viso s. (to be) drunk, intoxicated
vishon a. to spoil, overindulge
vishu a. to toady, suck up to
Viti s. (to be) Fijian
Viti an n. Fiji
Viti ka n. Fijian language
vitinza s. (to be) redundant, superfluous
vito s. (to be) overwhelmed; ~shi s. (to
be) overwhelming
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vitum s. to go too far, cross the line
vitus n. privilege; ~ule s. (to be)
privileged
vivan s. (to be) prudish
vivi s. (to be) too much, excessive(ly)
vivindino s. (to be) radioactive
vivinyam s. to overact
vivupuno n. fundamentalism; ~ na
nampuno n. religious
fundamentalism
viwai a. to overreact
Viyete s. (to be) Vietnamese
Viyetan n. Vietnam
Viyeteka n. Vietnamese language
viyi s. to panic, be in a state of panic; ~vo
n. adrenaline
viyun s. (to be) obsessed with
vizedun n. wisdom tooth
vobio n. Mole, unit expressing molecular
weight
vocha n. mine
vodu n. ore
Voi n. V, the letter V
vojavo n. benzene; ~sko n. xylene
vojono n. chemistry
voleng n. vacuum
Volkah n. Volga
vombe n. atom; na ~ n. (to be) atomic
vombeva n. molecule; na ~ n. (to be)
molecular
vombezado n. nanotechnology
vombi n. liver; ~mito n. hepatitis
vomiki n. quinine
vomos n. bile; ~ha n. gall bladder;
~kos n. gallstone
vompos n. bitter melon/gourd
von n. (to be) bitter
vonki n. cassava, manioc, yuca
vonkus n. grapefruit
vonsho n. endive
vonu n. current, stream, flow, drift; ~nu
a. to drift; ~nyo n. plankton; ~ro
n. gulf stream
voron n. enzyme
vos n. bean, legume; ~ na kau n. coffee
bean; ~ na Limah n. Limah bean; ~
na raiki n. cocoa bean
vosa a. to convert, turn into
vosko n. mix, mixture
votola n. laboratory
vovan n. filter; ~za a. to filter
vovosko n. mish-mash, minestrone
voyom a. to metabolize
vu s. (to be) underneath, below; na ~ s.
lower
vual n. nylon; chu ~ n. made of nylon
vuan n. land, dryland (as opposed to
water)
vuban n. groin, crotch
vubea n. cellar, basement
vubon a. to sink, go beneath a surface
vubongi n. coach, economy class
vubum n. mine, landmine
vucha n. cave, burrow
vuchero n. football, soccer, ballgame,
can be specified when necessary but
generally the one dominant on
location; ~ na Panan n. soccer; ~ na
Kenadan n. Canadian football; (~
na) Ragabih n. rugby; ~ na Yeman
n. Australian football; ~ na Joman n.
American football
vuchi n. mantle, earth mantle
vuchos n. turnip
vuchu s. (to be) radical(ly); ~puno n.
radicalism
vuda n. skate, skeeler
vufan n. horseshoe
vuhi m n. tread, footstep
vuji s. (to be) low-piched, bass-
vuju s. (to be) depressed, feel down,
melancholic, isolated event; ~mi n.
depressive disorder; ~miki n.
antidepressant
vuka a. to insult
vukeno n. cause, goal, set of interest:
vukeno nempu a good cause
vuki n. dung, fertilizer
vukos n. tuber, bulb,
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vuku n. ground, floor; ~vu s. (to be)
underground
vukum a. to pull down
vula a. to put down, lay down
vulembe n. lower arm
vulia n. earthworm
vululu n. hip
vumbe n. bottom, lowest place or part;
~leng s. bottomless
vumembe n. electron
vumeng s. (to be) negative
vumuren n. constable
vunai n. subway, underground, metro
vunaya n. shoelace
vunga n. mole, (mammal)
vungi s. (to be) of lower rank, belonging
to the great mass; ~nyo n. the
masses, the commoners, the ruck
vungo n. sock, stocking; ~nyo n.
socks, pair of socks
vungu n. gold; chu ~ n. (to be) golden,
made of gold
vunjim n. saffron
vunki n. wheat; ~vau n. gluten;
~vaumi n. coeliac disease
vuno s. (to be) horizontal, in a horizontal
position
vunos n. boot
vunu a. to descend, go down; ~ta n.
dusk
vunungo n. tapestry
vununo n. west
vunuto n. sunset
vunyau n. limp
vunyi n. shrew
vunyum n. flip-flop
vupa n. debt, debet (money)
vupe n. pole; ~na pengo n. flag pole
vupil n. knee
vupomola n. depression, area of low
barometric pressure
vupon s. (to be) hypotonic
vupos n. squash
vupunti n. Secretary of State
vupya a. to dive, duck; ~ne n. great
crested grebe
vura a. to sow, plant (one item): vura ape
to plant a tree
vuram n. prawn
vuvura a. to sow, plant (multiple items):
vuvura vunki to sow wheat
vuren s. (to be) subordinate
vurenya n. constitution
vurevu n. footstool
vuron n. ankle; ~go n. thobe, thawb
vuru a. to struggle, fight with
vusa n. print, track, mark, footprint; ~no
n. trail, track, series of marks; ~yun
a. to trail, track
vusi s. (to be) minuscule, micro-; ~nayo
n. micrometer; ~nga n.
microorganism; ~rio n. millisecond
vusoni n. submarine
vushi na n. fog; ~le s. (to be) foggy
vushum n. earth, soil
vuskura n. to sit crossed-legged
vuti s. to stand, (be) vertical, be in an
erect position; ~ko n. column,
vertical section; ~sa n. posture
vutu a. to cut down, fell
vutum s. (to be) over, cross and down:
bon vutum alum to fall over the
edge
vuvaku n. hipbone
vuvau n. sole, part of a shoe
vuven s. (to be) hypothermic
vuvi s. nano-; ~nayo n. nanometer; ~rio
n. microsecond
vuvombe n. subatomic particle; na ~ n.
subatomic
vuvos n. peanut; ~ana n. peanut butter
vuvu n. foot, leg
vuvubo n. sole (part of the foot)
vuvuju s. (to be) depressed, suffer from a
depression
vuvumbe n. lower leg
vuvunyau a. to limp
vuvupya a. to hop (on one foot)
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vuvuti n. instep
vuyol n. toe; ~onyo n. toes
vuza s. (to be) based upon: vuza atoka
ho based on a true story
vuze n. heel; ~pe n. (high) heel
vuzeo n. calf
vuzino a. to frown
vuzua s. (to be) servile, docile
W
wa n. I, me, personal pronoun
wai a. to do again, redo, do back, react,
repeat, again, anew
waicho a. to rerun, broadcast again
waido s. to reconstruct, restore
waifon a. to reproach, rebuke, reprove
waija a. to react
waijo a. to recognize
waika a. to reply, answer, respond
(verbally)
waiko a. to reply, answer, respond (in
writing); om ~ i . yours sincerely,
please write back
waila a. to put back, replace, restore
wailu a. to reconcile
waimi s. (to be) allergic to; ~to n.
allergic reaction
waimunde a. to recall, summon back
wain a. to revise
waino a. to reflect; ~yo n. albedo
wainu a. to return, go back
waipa a. to recompense, remunerate
waipau a. to return, give back, requite
waipino a. to rewire
Wairan n. citizen of Ireland
wairen a. to reform
Wairi n. Irish person
wairu a. to defend
waisa a. to repair
waisita a. to rejuvenate
waisun a. to reproduce, undergo copying,
duplicating, produce offspring (in an
asexual manner): sesu la waisun
gege the cells are reproducing
rapidly
Waitian n. Haitian person
waito s. to recur, happen again
wai ven a. to refresh; ~shi s. refreshing
wal n. synthetic material; chu ~ s. (to be)
synthetic, made from an synthetic
material
wali n. camelid
walo n. myself; ~nyo n. ourselves
wamai a. to hail, cheer for
Wamazigi n. Berber person, Moor
wambau n. mastiff
wambe n. chunk
wambea n. hall, large room
wambi no n. colon
wambio n. kilo
wambumia n. supernova
waming adj . (to be) egregious,
remarkably bad, flagrant: awoi
waming a flagrant mistake
wankus n. pomelo
wampa n. treasure; ~beo n. treasury
wampuno n. nationalist
wamwa adj . (to be) huge, enormous,
grand; ~bio n. metric ton; ~dio n.
megbyte; ~donio n. megawatt
wamwaka n. din, continuous noise
wamwake s. (to be) very eager, cant
wait to: wamwake wehim Im all
ears, wamwake jobo I cant wait
to meet him
wamwanyomi n. pandemic
Wamwaso n. Pacific Ocean; na ~ n.
Pacific, having to do with the Pacific
wamwati n. masterpiece
wamwoi a. to blunder, make ahuge
mistake, screw up, blow
wamwu n. glory; ~ka a. to glorify; ~le
s. (to be) glorious
wan s. (to be) big
wana n. woman; ~sa s. (to be)
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female; ~shi s. (to be) feminine,
womanlike, effeminate
wanabimomi n. gynaecologist
wanabu n. hermaphrodite
wanaibo n. abyss
wanaifu n. mammoth
wanaki m n. queen
wanakwo n. hen
waname n. ewe, female sheep
wanamul n. cow, female cow
wanangike n. feminism; na ~ n. (to be)
feminist
wanawin n. mare
wanaya n. tape measure
wanayo n. kilometer
wanchen n. cannon; ~nyo n. artillery
wandi n n. splendor
wandio n. kilobyte
wandola n. metropolis, megalopolis
Wandoran n. Andorran citizen
wanen n. to be fantastic, splendid, great;
~ka s. (to be) lyrical
wangi n. standard
wangonto n. tsunami
wanio n. size, gauge, magnitude,
measure
wanjo n. (to be) wise, wisely
wanjowambe n. muon (lepton)
wanka a. to boast, boast about, pride
oneself on
wanka a. to scream, yell, shout
wankal n. raven
wanki n. dinner, supper, main meal
wankil n. capybara
wankonje n. psychosis; ~le s. (to be)
psychotic
wano n. boulevard, high road
wansajono n. geologis
wansu n. plum
wanshe n. magnifying glass
wanso n. ocean; ~jono n.
oceanography
wanta s. (to be) adult, mature, grown
up; ~ng s. (to be) underage
wantenyun s. (to be) macroscopic
wanu a. to extend, expand, broaden
wanyai s. (to be) in agony, anguish
wanyi s. (to be) in terror
wanyi n s. (to be) revolutionary
wanyo n. we, us, personal pronoun
wanyoi n. sorrow; ~ka s. (to be)
sorrowful
wanyu n. giant
wanyun a. to measure
wanyunjono n. metrology
wanzai n. patriot
Waraba n. Arabic person
Warentinan n. citizen of Argentina
was n. pear; ~a s. pear-shaped
Washintan n. Washington
wau s. this, attributive, compare: awau,
uwau
Wauganan n. citizen of Afghanistan,
Afghan
wauka i . namely, that is to say
Waumunan n. citizen of Macau
Wautearoan n. citizen of New Zealand
wawai s. (to be) repeatedly
wawairo n. ping pong
wawaipe n. boomerang
wawaito s. (to be) reccurring: ato
wawaito recurring events
wayom a. to interact
Wazerian n. citizen of Azerbaijan
Wazeri n. Azeri/Azerbaijani person
we s. (to be) in the state, situation of
webaika s. (to be) creaky
wechi re s. to cake, form a crust on
wechu s. to be from
wedova s. (to be) married (to)
wefe s. (to be) a rival of, rivaling
wehea s. (to be) attentive
wehim s. to hear
wejam s. (to be) in the act, red-handed
wejanka n. participle
wejem s. (to be) smoking, fuming,
smoke: chempe wejem - smoking
gun; compare janjem, jenza,
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jejenza
wejo s. (to be) acquainted with, familiar
with; ~ng s. (to be) unacquainted
with, unfamiliar with
weka s. to speak a language, have
mastered a language; na ~ n. (to
be) spoken, characterized by speech:
yuka na weka spoken language
wekamun s. (to be) in command,
commanding
weke s. (to be) willing, out of free will; ~le
s. (to be) voluntary
weketim s. to serve, be on duty
weku s. (to be) progressive, moving
onwards, compare deku; ~le s. (to
be) advanced
Wekwadoran n. Ecuadorian, citizn of
Ecuador
wekwanu s. (to be) convergent,
converge
Wel n. person of the Greek ethnicity; ~an
n. citizen of Greece
wele s. to own, possess
weluza s. (to be) on the side of, run with
wembe s. (to be) part of, a member of;
~ra n. seat, membership by election
wemeo n. cougar, puma, mountain lion
wemia s. (to be) lethal to
wempu s. (to be) dignite
wemunki s. to nourish
wemwedo n. skyscraper
wemwi a. to accumulate; ~shi s. (to
be) accumulative
wen s. (to be) tall, high
wende a. to flood, cover with water;
~to n. flood, overkill
wendo n. tower, flat
wenepiskopos n. pontiff, high bishop
wengi s. to equal, be equal to;
wengiko n. test, exam
wengo s. (to be) dressed, decent,
covered, dressed in
wenje s. to value, think highly of; ~le s.
(to be) worthy, valuable
wenju s. to respect; ~le s. (to be)
respectful, respectfully, yours sincerely
(formal)
wenjung s. to disrespect; ~leng s. (to
be) disrespectful, disrespectfully
wenka a. to praise
wenke a. to emulate
wenkil n. mara
weno n. ridge
wensa n. land relief, terrain
wenseo n. valley
wenta n. high tide
wenti s. (to be) highest in rank, prime,
chief, quality: sangi wenti prime
quality
wento a. to raise (salary, bet)
wenum n. stage, platform
wenyau s. to block, jam, obstruct: adu
wenyau sonai the stone is
blocking the river
wenye s. (to be) entertaining, amusing
wenyimi n. acrophobia
wenyun s. (to be) proud, proud on; ~ka
a. to pride oneself on
weosa s. (to be) satisfying
wepa s. to fund, support, provide funds
for, take care of (financially etc.)
wepi s. to burn, be on fire
weponka s. (to be) convincing
wepomun s. (to be) compelling, urging
to
wepopa s. to be an expense, cause
constant expenses to: ben wepopa
wi fanyo kids are a big expense for
their parents
wera s. (to be) seated, in a sitting position
Wereteran n. Eritrean, citizen of Eritrea
wereven s. (to be) freezing clod
werevu s. to prop, support, sustain
werengo s. to pave, cover, form the
outside cover of: akeja nen
werengo nuno denu Mingan the
road to Hell is paved with good
intentions
weri s. to last, remain functioning,
unspent
weron s. to constitute, be constituted of,
consist of, compose: kenyo na
vuchero weron ufi nini kwa a
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soccer team constitutes of eleven
players
weru s. to have a problem with, conflict
with
wesa s. (to be) stative
wesayun s. to monitor, keep an eye on
wesenka s. (to be) proper, designating a
name
weshi s. (to be) similar, alike; ~ lo s.
similarly
Wespanyan n. Spaniard
Westeran n. Austrian, citizen of Austria
wetengi s. (to be) capable of
wetonto s. in case of: wetonto ayo
just in case
wetum s. (to be) beyond
wevamban s. to buffer
weweki s. (to be) nourishing
weyinyun s. (to be) discriminating
weyun s. to see
wezai s. (to be) loving, caring; ~le s.
(to be) affectionate
wi s. (to be) much, many; ~ tomwi s. (to
be) more and more; ~ tunti s. (to be)
more than
wia n. meter, instrument for measuring
Wichopan n. citizen of Ethiopia
wichova n. multimedia
wichuka n. creole language
widova a. to practice polygamy
widun s. (to be) toothy
wi ha s. (to be) inquisitive
wigon n. frequency
wiju s. (to be) sensitive, keen to respond
wikambeva s. (to be) polysynthetic
wikaya n. quantifier
wike s. (to be) popular
wikim n. emperor; na ~ s. (to be)
imperial; ~an n. empire; ~anke n.
imperialism; na ~anke n.
imperialistic
wil n. pig; ~isau n. lard
wilata n. old geezer, fart
wilewi s. (to be) crawling with, crawl with,
teem with
wil u s. (to be) broad, wide; ~la n.
expanse; ~ki n. alligator; ~no n.
avenue
wil ule n. boubou, grand boubou, kaftan
wil uyun n. panorama, wide view
wi mun a. to gain
wi n n. horse; ~ka a. to whinney
wi nampuno n. polytheism; na ~ s. (to
be) polytheistic
wi nda n. carriage, chariot
Wingilan n. citizen of England
Wingil n. English person
wi niru n. cavalry-man, horseman, knight
wi nirunyo n. cavalry
Windonesan n. citizen of Indonesia
wi ngau n. hinny
wi nin s. (to be) sunny
wi nki n. oat
wi noban n. synapse
wi nodal n. router
wi nola n. junction
Winuiti n. Inuit person
wi nunu s. to be capricious, moving rapidly
wi nyo n. mass, (large) indefinite quantity;
~la n. concourse; ~mbe n.
majority; ~sa s. in the mass, en
masse
wio n. quantity
wipil n. polygon
wi rompuno n. collectivism; na ~ n. (to
be) collectivist
wi ron s. (to be) collective; ~yo n.
collective enterprise
Wis n. Icelandian, person of the Icelandic
ethniticy; ~an n. citizen of Iceland
wisi n. quantum; ~jono n. quantum
theory
Wisilam n. muslim
wisa s. (to be) plural; ~le s. multiple
wisko n. person of mixed ethnicity; na ~
n. to be multiracial, multicultural
wisti s. hundred thousand
wishi s. (to be) various, all kinds of,
miscellaneous; ~le adj . to vary
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witenza s. (to be) versatile
witi n. maximum; ~le s. maximal, the
maximum
wito s. (to be) often, oftenly
witum s. (to be) pervasive
wi va s. (to be) complex, complicated,
involved
wi van s. (to be) international
wi vu n. minimum; ~le s. minimal
Wiwa n. W, w
wiwan n. quantity, mass
wiwinya s. zillion; na ~ s. zillionth
wiwiro n. spiral, helix; ~ sa s. to be
shaped like a spiral
Wi yehudi n. Jew, adherent of Judaism
wi yuka s. (to be) multilingual
wi yun a. to survey; ~to n. survey
wiza a. to spend, spend on: nong wiza
lo apa yo shuki dont spend all
your money on candy
wizeo s. (to be) bumpy
wochebas n. graduate
wochela n. target, person to be hit
wodova n. spouse (formal)
wodu n. fossil; ~jono n. palaeontology
wofono n. accused
woi i . oops! expressing a mistake
woika a. to complain
woino a. to mislead, misguide
woira a. to put someone in his place
woisa s. (to be) incorrect, wrong
wojeke n. suspect (person)
wojeza n. choice, person selected, the
chosen (one): wojeza tongo na
akan a likely choice for the job
wojong n. unknown person, stranger
wokan n. client
wokuvichu n. miscarriage (fetus)
wokwan n. doctor, someone holding a
doctorate; ~gi n. PhD
wokwara n. assembly, gathering
wolaimpo n. transfer, transferred person
wolayom n. subsitute, replacement
(animate), compare: aulayom: naira
na wolayom the substitutes
bench
womi n. patient
womia n. corpse
womombu n. castrate, eunuch, bullock
womwa n. decomposed organism; ~vo
n. fossil fuel
womwo s. (to be) furious
wonana n. queue
wonaya n. puppet
Wondurasan n. citizen of Honduras
wong i . argh, expresses anger
wonka s. (to be) angry with, angrily
wonshi s. (to be) in a bad mood,
peevish, crossly
wonumia n. game, prey
wonyo n. group, party, people
wopun n. subject, person under the
authority of; ~yo n. subjects, body,
collective of subjects: wopunyo na
wanakim the subjects of the queen
wosemwa n. leper
Wostorelan n. Australian, citizen of
Australia
wostu n. someone you are on friendly
terms with, acquaintance
woto n. patient (linguistics)
wotol n. mummy
wova n. in-law; ~nyo n. the in-laws
wowoi a. to screw around
wowu n. star, celebrity, someone
excelling
woyoko n. lineup
woyom s. (to be) the wrong way round:
jango woyom chivu to put on
shoes the wrong way round
woyun a. to refute
woyuno n. pupil, somone supervised or
tutored
wozai n. loved one, beloved
wozayun n. test person, guinea pig
Wozobekan n. citizen of Uzbekistan
Wozobeke n. Uzbek person
wu i . how! what! how very!: wu nenyun
ben what a pretty child!; ~ka n.
to hoot; ~to n. sight, spectacle:
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wuto lo! quite a sight!
wuto n. trick
wuwua a. to howl
wuza a. to impress
Y
ya n. it, inanimate pronoun
yahayaka n. whatchamacallit
yai a. to hurt, be painful, ow! ouch!
yaika a. to cry out in pain
yaileng s. (to be) painless
yaimiki n. painkiller
yaira a. to endure, sit through, hold out, to
bear, persist, take
yaiza s. to suffer from, undergo; ~yun n.
trial
yaka n. noun; na ~ s. (to be) nominal
yalepuno n. materialism; na ~ n. (to
be) materialistic
yam s. (to be) red
Yamadu n. Mars
Yaman n. Yemen; na ~ s. (to be) Yemeni
yambau n. fox
yambe n. component
yambis n. beetroot
yangan n. salmon
yangu n. ruby; ~su n. pomegranate
yankuku s. to blush, blushing
yansu n. red blood cell; ~leng s. (to
be) anemic
yanshi n. reddish
yanyai n. orang utan
Yanyun n. Jupiter
yasa n. matter; chu ~ n. (to be)
material, earthly, concrete (as
opposed to abstract); ~mbe n.
fermion; ~ng s. (to be) immaterial
yau a. to excuse oneself, say sorry
yauka a. forgive, pardon
yayang n. nothing
yayauka s. (to be) forgiving
yayoi a. to moan
ye s. that, attibutive, compare: aye, uye
yeke s. (to be) jealous, jealously
yeku s. (to be) last, occurring before the
present; ~to n. last time, the other
time
yelu s. (to be) besides
yem s. three; na ~ s. third; ~be n. a
third
Yeman n. Australia & Oceania; ~ na n.
(to be) Australian/Oceanian, of
Australian/Oceanian origin
Yemaro n. March
yembenyo n. triplet
yemevabo s. (to be) triploid
yempeo n. macadamia (n.)
yempil n. triangle; ~ijono n.
trigonometry; ~isa s. triangular
yendombe n. baryon
yenini s. thirty; na ~ s. 30th
yenola n. intersection of three roads
yensefito n. triathlon
yensenjo n. trisomy
Yenta n. Tuesday
yenyam n. rubella
yenyo n. trio, party of three
Yeshuah n. Jesus
Yidiska n. Yiddish language; na ~ n.
written in Yiddish
yika s. (to be) afraid of, to fear
yiku s. (to be) mean-looking
Yil n. Y, y
yimi n. phobia ; ~le s. (to be) phobic of:
wa yimile kwenga I am phobic of
spiders
yimpitil n. adaptor
yimpun s. to be in control of, responsible
for, administer, manage; ~an n. trust
territory
yin s. other, the other one
yinga n. monster, beast; ~shi adj. (to
be) bestial, savage, brutish
yinka a. to translate
yinke n. activism
yinkemun a. to recompile
yino s. left, be located to the left side of:
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nukodo yino kodo the postoffice
is to the left of the library; la ~ s. to be
the one on the left: vuvu la yino
the left foot; ~la adj. (to be) leftist:
puno yinola a leftist ideology;
~lanyo n. the Left, the collective of
leftist parties; ~za adj . (to be) left-
handed
yinsa a. to change shape,
metamorphose; na ~ a. metamorphic
yinshi s. (to be) different, differ from,
differently, otherwise
yinti n. pole, either of two opposed forces
or principles: yinti zam magnetic
pole
yinto s. otherwise, in all other respects, in
other circumstances: uyu nenje
yinto an otherwise intelligent
person
yintu a. to edit
yintus a. to tolerate, be tolerant towards,
abide; ~ung a. (to be) intolerant
yinyi no s. (to be) capricious
yinyun s. to discriminate, (be)
discriminating towards
yinza s. (to be) an alternative for
yipu s. (to be) craven, cowardly
yiru a. to terrorize, induce terror, be
involved in a terrorist campaign; ~to
n. terrorist attack
yizau a. to bully, pick on
yo s. all, every; ~ sun s. both
yobo s. (to be) full, complete, completely,
fully
yoi i . woe, oh dear; ~mus n. tear gas,
mace; ~no s. (to be) negative,
lacking in positivity
yoika a. to lament
yoiko n. tragedy; ~shi s. (to be)
tragic, tragically
yoilo a. to endulge in self-pity
yoira a. to waste away, wither
yoisa a. to comfort, soothe, console
yoiza a. to feel sorry for, sympathize with,
feel pity for someone
yoka a. to announce, declare; ~ko a. to
placard, post, announce publicly in
writing; ~sa n. indicative; ~sho n.
placard, pamphlet
yoki s. (to be) omnivorous
yoko n. list; ~la n. list box
yol n. finger, digit; ~oj i n. kalimba,
thumb piano
yola s. (to be) global, worldwide; ~nu a.
to globalize
Yolto n. Yule
yolunga n. amphibian
yom a. to exchange, swap, switch
positions
yombene n. cuckoo
yombeshum s. (to be) wholemeal
yomia a. to become extinct
yomong a. to cancel, cancel out,
neutralize
yompa n. change, change money: lera
yompa! keep the change!
yompo s. (to be) instead of, for: : za duzu
yompo adu they used bricks for
stones
yonen s. (to be) perfect, flawless
yongebi n. thyroid
yongo a. to change, get into a different
set of clothes
yonjo a. to confuse with, mistake for
yonka a. to converse with, speak with
yonko a. to correspond, exchange letters;
~nyo n. correspondence,
exchange of letters
yonku n. pronoun
yono n. battery, array: yono na
wanchen a battery of guns
yonza a. to take over
yoruti n. general, officer
yosa s. (to be) enough, to suffice; ~le s.
(to be) adequate; ~ka s. (to be)
satisfied, content; ~ng s. (to be)
insufficient, insufficiently
yoti n. (to be) overall
yotos s. (to be) public, out in the open
yova s. (to be) collective, shared by all,
corporate
yoyala n. universe
yoyo s. (to be) absolute, definitely, by all
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means
yoyoi s. to cry, sob
yoyol a. to tickle
yoyong i . not al all, absolutely not
yoyun s. (to be) sad
yoza s. (to be) universal, general, used by
all, affecting all; ~je n. concensus
yu n. he, she, it, animate pronoun
yubo a. to man, take stations at; ~leng
s. (to be) unmanned
yudo n. house
yuka n. language; ~ jeno n. logical
language, loglan; ~mbe n. dialect;
~ na senyo n. body language
yukajono n. linguistics; na ~ n. (to be)
linguistic
yukiza n. cannibal
Yula n. earth, world; na ~ s. (to be)
earthly, terrestial: ula na Yula a
terrestrial being; ~la s. (to be)
cosmopolitan, existing all over the
world; ~ro n. globe; ~shi n.
earthlike, rocky and small: tira
yulashi an earthlike planet
yulenti n. drone, unmanned aircraft
yulo n. himself, herself; ~nyo n.
themselves
yumambau n. werewolf
yumbe n. sample, specimen
yumbo s. (to be) in sight, in sight of
yumbonum n. retina
yumuren n. police inspector
yun a. to look; na ~ n. (to be) visual,
optic, optical, visually, ocular, having to
do with the eye: yunku na yun an
optical effect
yunansa n. landscape
yuncha n. eye socket
yunchi n. eyelid; ~nyo n. eyelids
yuncho a. to televise, broadcast for
television; ~to n. tv broadcast
yundan n. viewer (application)
yunde a. to visit, go see, meet with
yunga n. human being, homo sapiens
sapiens
yungajono n. anthropology; na ~ n.
anthropological
yungasa n. humanoid, creature
resembling a human being; na ~ n.
humanoid, having humanlike features
yunjono n. optics
yunj ung s. (to be) blind
yunku n. impression, image, appearance,
effect; ~le s. to look like, appear,
seem to
yuno a. to point, direct, indicate
yunsa n. almond; ~su n. apricot
yunsan n. iris (of an eye)
yunsu n. eyeball
yunsi a. to neglect
yunso n. tear, teardrop
yunta n. appointment, meeting
yunto n. look, glance
yunum n. tv, television, display, screen; ~
na dal n. pc screen
yunumomi n. ophthalmologist
yunya n. viewer (instrument)
yunyo n. they, them
yunza a. to receive, agree to see, meet
yupa n. bounty
yupu s. (to be) humane
yupung s. (to be) inhumane
yus n. art
yusa n. anthropoid, manlike
yuska a. to recite, declaim, orate
Yustan n. Houston
yusudo n. museum
yusule s. (to be) artistic
yusura n. gallery, art collection; ~do n.
gallery
yushi s. (to be) hominoid
yushi nyo n. Hominoidea, hominoids
yutal n. robot, android
yutan n. portrait
yuva s. (to be) tame, domesticated; ~ ng
n. (to be) wild, rogue
yuvan n. bobyguard
yuyun a. to follow, watch intensely, listen
closely
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yuyung n. nobody, noone
yuyus n. artist
yuza a. to kidnap, abduct
Z
za a. to take, use; ~ kaya chau a.
literally: nong za kaya chau vivi
yinka don't translate it too literally;
~ lo! a. enjoy, take this, eat this,
youve got served,
zaba n. stepfather
zabas a. to consume, use up, finish
zabos n. suitcase
zacha n. socket
zachau a. to analyze
zachu a. to remove, take away from, take
of
zadan n. tool, application program
zafa n. stepparent
zahea s. (to be) careful, cautious
Zaheh n. Shanghai
zai s. (to be) dear, loved
zailu n. partner (in an intimate
relationship)
zai va n. relationship, emotional bond
zaja a. to demonstrate, show how to use
zajam a. to apply, put to use: zajam
renya to apply the rules
zajeng a. to forget, fail to bring
zaka a. to apply for, file for, invoke
zakai s. (to be) copyrighted
zaki n. take-out, take-out food, take-away;
~do n. take-away, take-out
restaurant; ~za v. to pick up take-out
or take-away food
zam s. (to be) magnetic
zama n. stepmother
zamai a. to shake hands with someone
zambe n. dose, ration, portion
Zambezih n. Zambezi
Zambian n. Zambia; na ~ n. Zambian
zaminza a. to misappropriate
zamun a. to prescribe, dictate
zana n. slave
zanai a. to snare, trap with a snare
zanaya n. snare, trapping device
zandon n. magnetism
zang a. to refrain from, abstain
zangano a. to herd
zangu n. prize, cup, trophy
zani n. van, minivan, MUV, MPV, people
carrier
zanjolea n. harddisk, disk for storing
information, computer disk
zano s. right, to be located to the right
side of; doki zano shenum the
door is to the right of the window; la ~
n. the one on the right: lele la zano
the right arm; ~la adj . located on
the right side of the political spectrum:
nokwe zanola a right wing party;
~lanyo n. the Right, the collective
of right wing parties; ~za adj . (to be)
right-handed
zanos n. gutter, trough
zanu v. to go, be accepted, be okay: aye
nong zanu lau that does not fly
over here
zanum n. tray
zanya n. magnet
zanyo n. set, bundle, pack
zapa s. (to be) expensive
zapau a. to turn in (for arrest etc.), hand
over, give up, submit
zaram n. pliers
zarau a. to pick, scratch, probe in order to
remove
zaru a. to conquer; ~za a. to plunder
zau n. itch, irritation, aggravation; ~mi n.
rash, spots on the skin; ~mitol n.
shingles
zauru a. to persecute, harass
zauvi n. neurosis
zauza a. to bother, irritate, annoy
zava n. case (grammatical), compare:
beo
zavo n. resource
Zawa n. Z, w
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zawong a. to annoy, vex
zawu a. to marvel at, stand in awe for
zaya n. tool, artefact, utensil, instrument
zayun a. to test, try, subject to an exam
zazang s. (to be) spare, free, unused:
bea zazang a spare room
zazanku n. screensaver
zazanta n. spare time, leisure
zazarau a. to pick apart
zazau s. (to be) itchy, to itch
zazaumi n. eczema
zazauvi s. (to be) neurotic
zazia a. to handle, treat, take care of
ze s. (to be) back of, after, later; ~ tio s.
last, final, conclusive
zebas s. (to be) at last, finally
zebino n. rectum
zedodi n. snail
zedo n. turtle, tortoise
zedun n. back tooth; ~yo n. back
teeth
zehai n. afterlife
zejongi n. postgraduate
zeke s. (to be) nostalgic
zekembo n. pharynx
zekia n. dishes; shim ~ a. to do the
dishes; ~tal n. dishwasher
zekisa n. dessert
zekita n. evening
zela s. (to be) posterior, located to the
rear, back
zelele n. upper arm
zeloi n. aftertaste
zel u n. backside
zemanta n. tomorrow
Zemaro n. December
zembo s. (to be) in danger, at risk, at
stake
zemi n. hangover
zempato n. venture
zen s. (to be) dangerous
zenai n. cape, cloak
zende a. to risk, endanger
zenis n. risk
zenka a. to warn
zenke a. to threaten, be menacing,
threatening, posing a danger to:
sonto zenke saiki a drought
menacing the crops
zeno s. (to be) alongside, along, go with,
follow: zeno nuno follow the road
zenu a. to follow, be next; ~mbe n.
sequel, follow-up; ~to n. occuring
after, succeed, subsequent(ly)
zenunu a. to follow, shadow, tail; ~yi s.
(to be) paranoid
zenyo n. series, something arranged in
succession; na ~ n. serial
zeo n. hump, hunch, rounded mass
zeomul n. humped cattle, zebu
zeone n. emu
zepe n. spine; na ~ n. spinal, having to
do with the spine; ~le s. vertebrate;
~leng s. invertebrate; ~lenyo n.
vertebrata; ~mbe n. vertebra
zera n. hesistation
zesenyo n. posterior, hind quarters
zeta s. (to be) late, occurring at an
advanced hour: choto zeta the late
show
zetan n. background, circumstances:
zetan na kwita the historical
background; na ~ n. background,
occurring in the background: aji na
zetan background music
zeti s. to ride, move while being carried:
zeti win to ride a horse
zeto n. effect, result; ~vo n. agent,
substance producing an effect
zetus a. to give in, yield
zevasi n. suffix
zevan s. (to be) reserved
zevi s. (to be) late, delayed; ~a n.
retardation, hindrance; ~vi s. (to be)
too late
zevu n. buttocks; ~lu n. buttock
zewai n. echo; ~ka a. to echo
zewali n. camel
zeye n. afterwards
zeyun n. to look back in something,
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evaluate, assess
zeze n. back, backside
zezeku s. (to be) backwards; ~shi n.
palindrome
zezera s. to hesistate
zezun n. caramel
zia s. to take care of, care for, tend, nurse
ziban n. mango
zidun a. to comb; ~ya n. comb
ziko s. to brush, paint with a brush, stroke
zim s. to buzz
Zimbabuan n. Zimbabwe; na ~ n.
Zimbabwean
zimul n. yak
zina n. kiwifruit; ~ne n. kiwi (bird)
zinas n. shampoo
zino n. eyebrow; ~nyo n. eyebrows
zinum n. carpet, rug
zinya n. buzzer
zinyo n. lock, strand of hair, tress
zipe n. brush
ziro n. curl (of hair); ~sho n. parsley
ziroi n. mink
zisku n. linen
zitu a. to cut hair; ~do n. barber's, hair
salon; ~tu n. barber
zivo n. keratine
zivu n. tarantula
zizeo n. crest; ~ne n. cockatoo
zizi n. hair (collective), compare: azi
zizia n. medic, nurse
zizi ro s. curly
zizitu n. barber
zizundi n. bumblebee
zoi n. grain: ~ na shum n. grain of
sand
zoidu n. granite
zombea n. bedroom
zombon a. to faint, swoon
zomwambea n. dormitory
zon s. to sleep, (be) sleeping
zona n. poppy; ~zoi n. poppy seed;
~zon n. morphine
zondo n. nest, den, lair
zonju s. (to be) sleepy, drowsy
zongo n. cover, blanket
zonkos n. pineal gland
zonong s. (to be) awake
zonsol n. melatonin
zonteneng n. insomnia, sleeplessness
zonu s. to sleepwalk
zonya n. bed; ~ na aso n. waterbed;
~ngo n. bedcover
zonza s. to rest
zonzong s. to lie awake, be sleepless
zonzim s. to snore
zua s. to serve; ~do n. monastery
zubea n. kitchen
zubeo n. oven
zudeo n. saucepan
zudu n. brick
zuko n. cookbook
Zulu s. (to be) Zulu
Zuluka n. Zulu language, isiZulu
zumbeo n. beehive
zundi n. bee; ~la n. apiary; ~ne n.
hummingbird; ~nyo n. beeswarm;
~zia n. beekeeper
zupili n. plantain
zura n. casserole
zusko n. batter
zushi n. cuisine
zuti n. chef
zuvajono n. gastronomy
zuyoko n. recipe
zuzeo n. puff pastry
zuzung s. (to be) raw, uncooked
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Engl i sh sec t i on
In the English to Kah section, both the English lemmas and the Kah counterparts have
been labeled accoring to their part of speech with the following abbreviations:
n. - noun
v. - verb
adj . - adjective
adv. - adverb
c onj . - conjunctor
pr ep. - preposition
i nt . - interjection
px . - prefix
sx . - suffix
In the English section possible translations are numbered in order to present the full range
of possible translations:
smoke n. 1) jem (n.) vaporous matter arising from
something burning; 2) janjem (a.) to smoke,
prepare food by exposing it to smoke: janjem
gan to smoke fish; 3) wejem (s.) to emit
smoke, be smoking, fuming: chempe wejem
- smoking gun; 4) jenza (a.) to smoke a
cigarette, pipe etc.: uma chewe yu jenza
his mother caught him smoking; 5) jejenza (s.)
to be a smoker: jejenza ha? do you
smoke?
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A
A, alpha n. aha (n.) first letter of the
alphabet
a priori adj . chuleng (s.)
abacus n. daupenyo (n.)
abbreviate v. katu (a.)
abbreviation n. akatu (n.)
abcess n. tumosu (n.)
abdomen n. bibi (n.)
abdomi nal adj . na bibi (n.); ~ cavity
n. bibo (n.)
abduct adj . yuza (a.) to kidnap
abduction n. ayuza (n.) kidnapping
abide v. yintus (a.) to tolerate; ~ by v.
janoza (a.)
ability n. itengi (n.)
able s. tengi (n.) to be able, can
aboriginal n. 1) uchubo (n.) indigenous
person; 2) chubo (s.) indigenous; ~s
n. chubonyo (n.)
abort v. 1) mombenjau (a.) induce an
abortion; 2) chuke (a.) to abandon a
mission, task
abortion n. 1) amombenjau (a.) act of
inducing an abortion; 2) achuke (a.)
act of abandoning a mission, task
about adj . 1) tos (s.) concern,
concerning, pertaining to, dealing with;
2) lum (s.) on the brink of, on the
verge of: wa chewe yu lum nuchu
I caught him when he was about to
leave
above pr on. ti (s.)
abroad n. chilan (n.)
abrupt adj . chetavi (s.) brusque
absence n. ilaulang (n.)
absent adj . laulang (s.)
absol ute adj . yoyo (s.) absolutely,
definitely, my all means
absol ution n. amonanyau (n.)
absol ve v. monanyau (a.)
absorb v. 1) boza (a.) to take in and
incorporate, suck up; 2) cheza (a.)
take in, blunt; (shock) absorber n.
chezaya (n.)
abstain v. zang (a.) to refrain from
abstention n. azang (n.) act of
refraining
abstract adj . laleng (s.)
abstraction n. ilaleng (n.)
absurd adj . jevang (s.)
abundance n. itiwi (n.)
abundant adj . tiwi (s.)
abuse v. 1) minzia (a.) misuse; 2) aminzia
(n.) act of abusing
abusi ve adj . 1) weminzia (s.)
characterized by abuse: ufa
weminzia an abusive parent; 2)
vuka (s.) coarse, insulting; ~
language n. afoi ka (n.)
abyss n. wanaibo (n.)
accelerate v. getum (n.)
accelerator n. getunya (n.)
accept v. keza (a.) take
access n. 1) deshi (n.) means or
permission to enter; 2) nubo (a.) to
enter; to have ~ to v. deshile (s.):
deshile amukwan to have access
to education; to grant ~ to v.
deshika (a.)
accident n. nisto (n.); ~al(ly) adj .
kenong (s.) unintended; to have an
~ v. deni sto (a.)
accomplish v. janten (a.) to manage;
~ment n. ajanten (n.)
according pr ep. noza (s.) be according
to, follow: noza renya according to
the law
account n. 1) pako (n.) bank account; 2)
aboko (n.) subscription; 3) atoka (n.)
report: atoka na utoyun an
eyewitness report
accountability n. 1) ipuza (n.)
responsibility; 2) itemunjebo (n.)
explainablility
accountable adj . 1) puza (s.)
responsible; 2) temunjebo (s.)
explainable
accountant n. parenyun (n.)
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accumulate v. wemwi (a.)
accumulation n. awemwi (n.)
accumulative adj . wemwishi (s.)
accurate adj . chauren (s.) precise
accuse v. fono (a.); ~d adj . 1) ofono
(s.) in the state of being accused; 2)
wofono (n.) accused person
ache n. 1) ayai (n.) pain; 2) yai (s.) to hurt,
be painful, be achy, sore
achieve v. sekanto (a.); ~ment n.
asekanto (n.)
acid n. 1) choivo (n.) substance; 2) choi
(s.) sour; ~ic adj . choivova (n.)
acidic; ~ity n. ichoi (n.) sourness
acknowledge v. joza (a.)
acknowledgement n. ajoza (n.)
acorn n. pelpeo (n.)
acquaintance n. uwejo (a.) compare:
familiar
acquainted v. wejo (s.) familiar
acquire v. jale (a.) to get, obtain
acrobat n. fimas (n.)
acrophobia n. wenyimi (n.) compare
across pr ep. 1) tunu (s.) from one side
to the other: shina nengi tunu tiska
the clouds floated across the sky; 2)
tumula (s.) on the other side: tumula
bea raya la across the room was a
chair
acryl n. naisku (n.); ~ic adj . na
nai sku (n.)
act v. 1) aj am (n.) deed; 2) jam (n.) to do:
jam shi ubu! act like a man!; 3)
nyam (a.) to pretend like, perform in a
play, behave like; 4) anyam (n.)
pretense; 5) renko (n.) law, formal
statement; 6) nyambe (n.) part of a
play;
action n. 1) ajam (n.) deed(s); 2) nyeru
(n.) movie genre
active adj . 1) ri (s.) functioning, working,
on; 2) ribo (s.) in effect, actual
activism n. yinke (n.)
activist n. uyinke (n.)
activity n. 1) iri (n.) state of being turned
on, involved; 2) janyo (n.) acts,
actions: janyo na yiru terrorist
activities
actor n. 1) unyam (n.) non-specific; 2)
nyambu (n.) male actor
actress n. nyamwana (n.)
actual adj . 1) tauto (s.) current, up to
date; 2) otauto (s.) updated; 3) hole
(s.) in fact,in reality
acupuncture n. pyunojono (n.)
adapt v. janengo (a.) to fit, make fit; ~ed
adj . onengo (s.)
adaptation n. anengo (n.)
adaptor n. yimpitil (n.)
add v. jamau (a.)
addict n. ukemi (n.)
addicted adj . kemi (s.)
addiction n. ikemi (n.)
addictive adj . tenkemi (s.)
addition n. amau (n.) also: some more;
~al adj . maushi (s.)
address n. 1) doko (n.) place where
someone lives; 2) janko doko (a.) to
write an adress on; 3) kapau (a.) to
speak directly to: kapau ben tos
asapu he adressed the child about
his behavior; 4) akapau (n.) act of
adressing
adenoid n. tikenchobi (n.)
adequacy n. iyosale (n.)
adequate adj . yosale (s.)
adjacent adj . faulu (s.) neighbouring
adjectival adj . na sakalu (n.)
adjective n. sakalu (n.)
adjudicate v. renza (a.) pursue
adjust v. neno (a.) customize, tweak
adjusted adj . oneno (s.)
adjustment n. aneno (n.)
admi n n. kwereno (n.) system
administrator
admi nistration n. kokan (n.)
admi nistrative adj . na kokan (n.)
admi nistrator n. kwereno (n.) admin
admit v. 1) kaho (a.), confirm; 2) botos
(s.) to permit to enter
adolescence n. torinta (n.)
adolescent n. utorinta (n.)
adopt v. 1) benza (a.) to take as a child; 2)
denoza (a.) to take and follow
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adopted v. obenza (s.)
adoption n. abenza (n.)
adoration n. atiju (n.)
adore v. tiju (s.) to worship
adorable adj . tenenju (s.) lovely,
loveable
adrenal gland n. hijubi (n.)
adrenali ne n. viyivo (n.)
adult adj . 1) wanta (s.) state of being
adult; 2) uwanta (n.) adult person,
grown up
adulterer n. uchijai (n.) fornicator
adultery n. achijai (n.) fornication
adulthood n. awanta (n.)
advance n. 1) akupa (n.) advanced
money; 2) kupa (a.) pay upfront; 3)
weku (a.) to progress; 4) aweku (n.)
progress; in ~ adv. toku (s.)
upfront; ~d adj . wekule (s.)
advantage n. nenku (n.); ~ous adj .
nenkule (s.) favorable
adventure n. dento (n.)
adventurous adj . dentoke (s.); ~ness
n. identoke (n.)
adverb n. lukaya (n.)
adversary adj . feno (s.) contrary: tihum
feno adversary winds
advertise v. kumpo (a.); ~ment n.
kumpotan (n.)
advice n. anoka (n.); ~r n. unoka (n.)
adviced adj . onoka (s.) on advice of
advise n. noka (s.) counsel, recommend
advisory adj . tenoka (s.)
aerodynamic adj . tehunu (s.); ~s n.
hunujono (n.)
aerostatics n. rahunjono (n.)
aether n. chola (n.)
Afghan n. 1) Wauganan (n.) citizen of
Afghanistan; 2) na Auganan (s.)
having to do with Afghanistan
Afghanistan n. Auganan (n.)
affair n. 1) aya (n.) case, matter, thing: aya
sispu an uncandid affair; 2) ijuva
(n.) romantic affair; to have an ~
(with) v. juva (s.)
affect v. vato (a.) to have an effect on,
afflict, strike
affected adj . 1) ovato (s.)
affection n. iwezai (n.) love; ~ate adj .
wezaile (s.)
affix n. vasi (n.)
afflict v. miva (a.)
affliction n. 1) imiva (n.) afflicted
condition; 2) amiva (n.) act of
afflicting
afford v. tempo (s.) to be able to afford
affricate n. nyonzenyau (n.)
aforementioned adj . kucheva (s.)
afraid adj . yika (s.) to be afraid of, fear
Africa n. Kwalan (n.)
African n. 1) Ukwalan (n.) person
originating on the continent of Africa;
2) na Kwalan (s.) having to do with
the African continent
after pr. ze (s.) located after, behind, back
of, later; ~wards s. zeye (s.)
afternoon n. baninta (n.)
aftertaste n. zeloi (n.)
against pr. fe (s.) anti, opposed to
agave n. tili (n.)
age n. 1) lata (n.) time lived; 2) tanyo (n.)
period of time, era
aged adj . naita (s.) old
agenda n. 1) ninjanko (n.) book denoting
things to do; 2) tayoko (n.) program
(of things to do)
agency n. punchombe (n.) government
organisation
agent n. 1) ujam (n.) grammatical role; 2)
zetovo (n.) substance producing an
effect; 3) puncho (n.) representative
of an agency, government official
aggravate adj . janzau (s.) irritate
aggravated adj . zau (s.); become ~ v.
tonzau (a.)
aggravation n. zau (n.)
aggression n. ikeru (n.)
aggressi ve adj . keru (s.)
aglet n. luntia (n.)
ago adj . tauku (s.) before, in front of: ata
tauku tiro sunini nintau it was
twenty years ago today
agree v. 1) jelu (s.) be in harmony,
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accord; 2) kwasa (s.) to correspond
with; ~able adj . tenjelu (s.)
agreement n. ijelu (n.)
agriculture n. asai (n.)
aid n. 1) aleo (n.) help; 2) leo (a.) to help;
3) leopa (n.) financial aid; 4) pau
leopa (a.) to give financial aid
AIDS n. Mirumi (n.)
ai m n. 1) cheke (a.) to aim for, direct to; 2)
cheten (n.) ability to hit a target
ai r n. 1) hum (n.) breath (n.); 2) ti ska (n.)
sky, heaven; 3) hunyo (n.)
athmosphere: tiso javen hunyo
the rain chilled the air; ~
conditioning n. hunsa (n.)
ai rbag n. humbos (n.) swim-bladder
ai rplane n. neni (n.)
ai rport n. nenila (n.)
ai rstream n. hunu (n.)
ai rstrip n. netino (n.) runway
alarm clock n. monzonya (n.)
Albania n. Shichipan (n.)
Albanian n. 1) Ushichipi (n.) person of
the Albanian ethnicity; 2) Ushi chipan
(n.) citizen of Albania; 3) Shichipi (n.)
having to do with Albanian culture; 4)
na Shichipan (n.) having to do with
Albania; 5) Shichipika (n.) Albanian
language
albeit adv. eye (i.) even though
albino n. sanavoleng (n.)
alcohol n. 1) piso (n.) ethanol; 2) pis (n.)
any organic compound with a
functioning hydroxyl group
alcoholic adj . 1) pisole (s.) containing
alcohol; 2) upiskemi (n.) person
suffering from alcoholism
alcoholism n. piskemi (n.)
alder n. pinzoi (n.)
algae n. sopea (n.)
algebra n. dauvajono (n.)
Algeria n. Jazairan (n.)
Algerian adj . 1) Ujazairan (n.) citizen of
algeria; 2) na Jazairan (n.) having to
do with Algeria
alien n. 1) uchichu (n.) foreigner; 2)
utilan (n.) being from outer space
ali ve adj . hai (s.) living
al hamdulillah i . pai Nam (i.)
alkali metal n. fingu (n.); ~s n.
fingunyo (n.) entire group of alkali
metals
alkaline adj . 1) fechoi (s.) having a pH
more than 7; 2) fingusa (s.) having the
properties of an alkali; ~ earth metal
n. finshingu (n.); ~ earth metals n.
finshingunyo (n.) entire group of
alkaline earth metals
alkalinity n. ifechoi (n.)
all adj . 1) yo (s.) every; 2) uyo (n.)
everybody; 3) ayo (n.) everything
allergic adj . waimi (s.); ~ reaction n.
waimito (n.)
allergy n. iwaimi (n.)
alley n. bano (n.)
alliance n. rustunyo (n.)
allie n. rustu (n.)
alligator n. wiluki (n.)
allow v. tuska (a.) permit
allowance n. tapa (n.) periodical handout
allowed adj . tus (s.) permitted
alloy n. soskongu (n.)
al mighty adj . koile tio (s.)
al mond n. yunsa (n.)
al most adv. fafau (s.) nearly, close
alone adv. kwasi (s.)
along adv. zeno (s.) alongside
Alp n. gin na Alpah (n.) one mountain; ~s
n. (ginyo) Alpah (n.)
alpaca n. mewali (n.)
alphabet n. kotanyo (n.); ~ically n. na
kotanyo (n)
al ready adv. kwi (i.)
also adv. mau (i.)
alter v. janyin (a.) change
alternate v. 1) tatoza (s.) occurring by
turns, to do or happen by turns, every
other: kan anin tatoza he worked
on alternate days; 2) yinza (s.)
alternative
alternative n. 1) ayinza (n.) alternative
method; 2) yinza (s.) providing a
choice
although adv. eye (i.) even though, even
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if, albeit, yet, though, anyway, however
altitude n. iwen (n.)
al uminum n. 1) lingu (n.) element; 2)
chu lingu (n.) made out of aluminum
always adv. tayo (s.)
amaze v. muhoiza (a.) to astonish stun;
~d adj . hoiza (s.) stunned,
astonished
amazing adj . hoile (s.) stunningly
Amazon n. 1) Amazon (n.) river; 2)
Amazonan (n.) the Amazon,
Amazonia (n.)
Amazonian n. 1) na Amazonan (n.)
having to do with the Amazonian
region; 2) Wamazonan (n.) member of
the indigenous people of Amazonia
ambassador n. chipunku (n.)
ambition n. aketi (n.) aspiration
ambitious adj . keti (a.) to aspire
ambulance n. semini (n.)
amendment n. mauko (n.)
America n. 1) Joman (n.) the continent of
North-America; 2) Ronan na Joman
(R.J.) (n.) U.S.A.
American n. 1) Uronan (na Joman) (n.)
U.S. citizen; 2) na Ronan (na Joman,
na R.J.) (n.) having to do with the
U.S.A.
Amhara n. 1) Amaranyo (n.) Amhara
people; 2) Wamara (n.) person of the
Amhara ethnicity
Amharic n. 1) Amaraka (n.) Amharic
language; 2) Amara (s.) having to do
with the Amhara culture
amiable adj . nenye (s.) good-natured
amical adj . vashi (s.) also: amically;
amicability n. ivashi (n.) brotherhood,
familiarity
amid pr ep. 1) bambosko (s.) among; 2)
ban (s.) in the middle of; 3) bambo
(s.) between
amine n. chawachu (n.)
amino n. chawachu (n.); ~ acid n.
choichawachu (n.)
ammonium n. chawachu
amnesia n. ijewaileng (n.)
amnesic adj . jewaileng (s.)
amnesty n. 1) afontus (n.) pardon; 2)
fontus (a.) to pardon
amnion n. bensembos (n.) amniotic sack
amniotic adj . na bensembos (s.) having
to do with the amnion; ~fluid n.
bembi so (n.)
amount n. iwi (n.) quantity
among pr ep. bambosko (s.) amid
Ampere n. tipinio (n.)
amphibia n. yolunga (n.)
Amsterdam n. Amastadam (n.)
amuse v. munye (a.) to cheer up; ~d
adj . onye (s.); ~ment n. amunye
(n.)
anaestesia n. ajuleng (n.)
anaesthetic n. julenki (n.)
anal n. na boicha (n.)
analgesia n. senjung (n.)
analgesic n. 1) na senjung (n.) having to
do with analgesial; 2) senjunki (n.)
drugs causing analgesia
analogous adj . na kaishi (n.)
analogy n. kaishi (n.)
analysis n. 1) azachau (n.) assay; 2)
daubasajono (n.) field of
mathematics;
analyze v. zachau (a.)
anarchism n. punumpuno (n.)
anarchist n. upunumpuno (n.)
anarchize v. jampunung (a.)
anarchized adj . opunung (s.)
anarchy n. apunung (n.)
anatomical adj . na senjono (n.)
anatomically
anatomy n. senjono (n.)
ancestor n. chufa (n.)
ancestry n. ichufa (n.)
anchor n. nivu (n.)
anchovy n. fingan (n.)
ancient adj . naitashi (s.) very old,
antique; ~ Egypt n. Masaran na
Kwita (n.)
and c . ai (c.)
Andes n. (ginyo) Andes (n.)
Andorra n. Andoran (n.)
Andorran n. 1) na Andoran (n.) having
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to do with Andorra; 2) Wandoran (n.)
citizen of Andorra
androgyne n. ubambosa (n.)
androgynism n. ibambosa (n.)
androgynous adj . bambosa (s.)
android n. yutal (n.)
andrology n. bujono (n.)
anecdote n. sintoka (n.)
anemia n. iyansuleng (n.)
anemic adj . yansuleng (s.)
anew adv. wai (a.) again
angel n. nanuka (n.)
anger n. 1) iwong (n.) state of being
angry; 2) jamwong (a.) cause to be
angry, upset
angle n. pil (n.) bend, arch
angry adj . wonka (s.) angry with;
become ~ v. tomwong (a.)
anguish n. iwanyai (n.) agony
animal n. unga (n.)
ankle n. vuron (n.)
annex v. laza (v.)
annexation n. alaza (n.)
anni hilate v. mongola (a.)
anni hilation n. amongola (n.)
anni versary n. tiroto (n.)
announce v. yoka (a.) declare, yoka; ~ a
verdict v. renka (a.)
announcement n. ayoka (n.) statement
annoy v. zawong (a.) to vex; ~ing adj .
tenzawong (n.)
annual adj . tirosa (s.)
annul v. hovanka (a.) invalidate
annulment n. ahovanka (n.)
anonymous adj . senkaleng (s.)
anorak n. boshango (n.)
anorexia n. pesajemi (n.)
another n. 1) mau (a.) to add: om mau
soza binso lets drink another
beer; 2) amau (n.) another one: om
soza amau lets drink another
answer v. 1) waika (a.) to give a reply; 2)
awai ka (n.) act of replying
ant n. sindi (n.); ~ colony n. sindinyo
(n.); ~acid n. choivo na sindi (n.);
~eater n. sindiki
Antarctic n. na Teolan (n.) having to do
with the region around the North Pole;
~ circle n. Venero na Nino (n.)
Antarctica n. Teolan (n.) the Antarctic
antelope n. gepyai (n.)
antenna n. 1) chope (n.) for
broadcasting; 2) jujupe (n.) of insects
anthropological adj . na yungajono
(n.)
anthropologist n. uyungajono (n.)
anthropology n. yungajono (n.)
anti- pr ef. fe- (s.)
antibiotic n. misumia (n.)
anticipate v. jekuje (a.)
anticipation n. ajekuje (n.)
antidepressant n. vujumiki (n.)
antidote n. feminki (n.)
antimatter n. feyasa (n.)
antimony n. vavalunia (n.)
antiquark n. fedonombe (n.)
antique n. 1) naitaya (n.) piece of
antique, relic; 2) naitashi (s.) ancient,
very old; 3) vinaita (s.) out of date,
old-fashioned
antisocial adj . nyojung (s.)
anus n. boicha (n.)
any adj . kakwa (s.) one, of whatever kind,
whatever which
anyhow adv. eye (i.)
anymore adv. rata (i.) still; not ~ adv.
nong rata (i.)
apartment n. angila (n.); ~ building n.
angido (n.)
apathic adj . juring (s.) lethargic
apathy n. ijuring (n.) lethargy
ape n. uyushi (n.) hominoid
apiary n. zundila (n.)
apostasy n. ananchu (n.)
apostate n. 1) unanchu (n.) person who
abandoned his religion; 2) na nanchu
(a.) pertaintng to apostacy
apostatize v. nanchu (a.)
apostle n. nutoka (n.)
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Appalachia n. (Ginyo) Apalash (n.)
apparatus n. sintal (n.) small device not
intended for portable use
appeal n. 1) ahayun (n.) request for help,
decision; 2) hayun (a.) to request for
help, decision, revision (court); 3)
munkunju (s.) be attractive,
compelling, appeal to the senses
appear v. 1) yunkule (s.) to seem, look
like, appear to; 2) tonyun (a.) to
become visible; ~ance 1) yunku (n.)
impression, image, effect, way things
seem to be; 2) atonyun (n.) act of
showing up: atonyun tashi a
guest appearance
appendix n. 1) mauva (n.) appendage,
attached supplementary material; 2)
kwachabino (n.) vermiform appendix
appetite n. ikike (n.); have an ~ v.
kike (s.)
apple n. bol (n.); ~juice n. mos na bol
(n.); ~sauce n. bolobus (n.)
applicable adj . tenzajam (s.)
application n. azaka (n.)
apply v. 1) zaka (a.) invoke, file for; 2)
zajam (a.) to put to use; 3) tichi (a.)
to spread on, smear
appreciate v. pai (s.) to be grateful
approach v. faunu (a.) to near
appropriate adj . tongo (s.)
approval n. itushun (n.)
approve v. tushun (s.) to approve of, be
favorable toward
approximate adj . faushi (s.)
approximately, about, around, circa:
uyu faushi mel haira
approximately one hundred people
survived
apricot n. yunsasu (n.)
April n. Pamaro (n.)
aquari um n. shebeo (n.)
Aquarius n. Ubobon (n.)
Arab n. Waraba (n.)
Arabic adj . 1) Araba (n.) having to do with
Arabic culture; 2) Arabaka (n.) Arabic
language
arachnid n. 1) ukwengashi (n.) arachnid
being; 2) kwengashi (s.) spider-like
arachnidae n. kwengashinyo (n.)
arachnophobia n. kwengayimi (n.)
arbiter n. ufiren (n.) referee, umpire
arbitrary adj . loshi (s.)
arc n. pilido (n.) part of a circle, arch,
curved structure
archeological adj . na kwitayajono (n.)
archeologist n. ukwitayajono (n.)
archeology n. kwitayajono (n.)
archipelago n. solanyo (n.)
architect n. udoyus (n.); ~ure n.
doyus (n.)
archive n. jorenyo (n.)
Arctic n. 1) Manola (n.) Arctic region; 2)
na Manola (n.) having to do with the
region around the (North) Pole; ~
circle n. Venero na Manol a (n.)
area n. lanyo (n.)
Argentina n. Arentinan (n.)
Argentinian adj . 1) na Arentinan (n.)
having to do with Argentina; 2)
Warentinan (n.) citizen of Argentina
argon n. valumus (n.)
argue v. 1) ruka (s.) to quarrel; 2) muluka
(a.) to reason
argument n. 1) aruka (n.)
disagreement, discussion; 2) mulu
(n.) reason for or against; 3) jankalu
(n.) phrase modifying a verb; 4)
vangadau (n.) independent variable
(math.)
Aries n. Bume (n.) Ram
aristocracy n. tuntingipuno (n.)
aristocratic adj . na tuntingipuno (n.)
arithmetics n. daujono (n.)
arm n. 1) lele (n.) hand, bodypart; 2) ruya
(n.) weapon; ~pit n. faucha vu lele
(n.); ~ed adj . ruyal e (s.) provided
with arms
Armenia n. Hayan (n.)
Armenian n. 1) Uhai (n.) person with the
Armenian ethnicity; 2) Uhayan (n.)
citizen of Armenia; 3) Hai (n.) having
to do with Armenian culture; 4) na
Hayan (n.) having to do with Armenia;
5) Haika (n.) Armenian language
armor n. chenchi (n.); ~y n. ruyado
(n.) arsenal
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armored adj . ochenchi (n.); ~ vehicle
n. chini (n.)
army n. varunyo (n.)
aroma n. afu (n.) smell, odor
around pr ep. 1) rora (s.) surrounding; 2)
faushi (s.) circa, about, approximately
arousal n. 1) ijaiju (n.) state of being
aroused; 2) ajaiju (n.) turnon
arouse v. munjaiju (a.) turn on; ~d adj .
jaiju (n.)
arpeggio n. jisanu (n.)
arrange v. 1) jaren (a.) to organize, put in
order; 2) rawen (a.) to put up: rawen
zizi to arrange ones hair; 3)
jankuren (a.) to plan, prepare:
jankuren idova to arrange a
marriage; ~d marriage n. apauva
(n.)
arrest v. 1) kayoza (a.) take into custody;
2) akayoza (n.) arrest
arrhythmic adj . daileng (s.)
arrival n. ade (n.)
arrive v. de (a.) come
arrogance n. ivingi (n.)
arrogant adj . vingi (s.)
arrow n. 1) netu (n.) projectile; 2) notan
(n.) symbol of direction
arsenal n. ruyado (n.) armory
arsenic n. fuangu (n.)
art n. yus (n.)
artichoke n. kikwil (n.)
article n. 1) aupo (n.) product; 2) ambeko
(n.) section in written text, of a law; 3)
tosko (n.) essay, piece of writing,
paper; 4) sinka (n.) grammatical, noun
marker; definite ~ n. sinka kwiva
(n.) grammatical, noun marker;
indefinite ~ n. sinka kwivang (n.)
grammatical, noun marker;
artillery n. wanchenyo (n.)
artist n. uyus (n.)
artistic adj . yusule (n.)
as adv. shi (a.) like, in the manner of;
~ far as c . eche (c.) eche wa jo
as far as I know; ~ long as c .
etabo (c.); ~ soon as c . ege
(c.) ege yu de as soon as he
comes
ascend v. tinu (a.)
ascent n. atinu (n.)
ascetisism n. ilenke (n.)
ASCII n. kotanyo na dal (n.)
ashamed adj . puchu (s.)
ashes n. pishum (n.)
ashtray n. shunseo (n.)
Asia n. Sunan (n.)
Asian adj . na Sunan (n.)
ask adj . haka (a.)
asleep adj . zon (s.) sleeping
asparagus n. pepeki (n.); green ~ n.
pepeki pesan (n.); white ~ n.
pepeki lam (n.); wild ~ n. pepeki
yuvang (n.)
aspect n. 1) lumbe (n.) element, way of
seeing; 2) tosa (n.) grammatical
characteristic of verbs: tosa basa
perfective aspect
asphalt n. duzun (n.)
asphyxiated adj . omohum (a.)
aspiration n. aketi (n.) ambition
aspire v. keti (a.) be ambitious about
aspirine n. mivon (n.)
ass n. 1) zevu (n.) bottom, behind; 2) gau
(n.) donkey
assassi n n. upamia (n.); ~ate v.
pamia (n.)
assemble v. 1) kwara (a.) collect, gather:
kwara ango to collect one's
clothes; 2) kwaranu (a.) to come
together, gather: winyo wi la
kwaranu la hula masses are
assembling in the square; ~d adj .
okwara (s.) gathered, collected,
concentrated in one place
assembly n. 1) aukwara (n.) collection;
2) wokwara (n.) group of people,
gathering
assess v. 1) zeyun (a.) to evaluate; 2)
jewi (n.) to estimate
assessment n. azeyun (n.)
assign v. pauno (a.) to allot
assimilate n. munshi (n.)
assimilation n. amunshi (n.)
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assist v. 1) leo (a.) help; 2) cheku (a.) to
give a pass that leads to a score
(sports); 3) acheku (n.) act of giving a
pass that leads to a score; ~ance n.
aleo (n.); ~ant n. uleo (n.)
associate v. 1) vayun (s.) to link with,
have to do with; 2) polu (n.)
companion in business
association n. 1) avayun (n.) act of
associating; 2) kekwe (n.) institution,
organization
assurance n. arejam (n.) guarantee
assure v. rejam (a.) to guarantee
asterisk n. si mangu (n.)
asteroid n. tidu (n.); ~ belt n. tiduro
(n.)
asthma n. hihumi (n.) ; ~tic adj . 1)
na hihumi (n.) having to do with
asthma; 2) uhihumi (n.) person
suffering from asthma
astigmatism n. pyononza (n.)
astonish v. muhoiza (a.) to amaze; ~ed
adj . hoiza (s.) stunned; ~ing adj .
hoile (s.) stunning, amazing; ~ment
n. ihoiza (n.)
astray adj . na nutas (s.)
astrologer n. umanguka (n.)
astrology n. manguka (n.)
astronaut n. utilani (n.)
astronomer n. utilanjono (n.)
astronomical adj . na tilanjono (n.)
astronomy n. tilanjono (n.)
asylum n. 1) vando (n.) shelter; 2) kaido
(n.) place where animals are locked
away; 3) vanko (n.) political asylum:
soi vanko to request for asylum
asymmetric adj . shilung (s.)
at pr ep. 1) la (s.); 2) latan (n.) @, at sign;
~ most adv. witi (s.)
atheism n. langapuno (n.)
atheist n. 1) ulangapuno (n.) atheist
person; 2) na langapuno (n.) having
to do with atheism
Athens n. Atinah (n.)
athlete n. usefiru (n.)
athletics n. sefi ru (n.)
Atlantic n. 1) Bamboso (n.) Atlantic
Ocean; 2) na Bamboso (n.) having to
do with the Atlantic Ocean: weno na
Bamboso Mid-Atlantic Ridge
atlas n. 1) lashoko (n.) book of maps; 2)
ginyo Atalas (n.) mountain range:
atom n. vombe (n.); ~ic adj . na vombe
(n.)
ATM n. repatal (n.) ATM-machine
atmosphere n. 1) musko (n.) air; 2) juro
(n.) general mood; ~ic(al) adj . na
musko (n.)
atrocious adj . mwempu (s.) extremely
cruel
atrocity n. 1) mwemputo (n.) act of
extreme cruelty; 2) imwempu (n.)
quality of extreme cruelty
atrophied adj . okilensi (s.)
atrophy n. 1) akil ensi (n.) state; 2)
kilensi (a.) to become atrophied; 3)
munkilensi (a.) to cause to atrophy
attach v. valu (a.); ~ed adj . ovalu (s.);
~ment n. auvalu (n.)
attack v. 1) deru (a.) start a fight; 2) aderu
(n.) act of attacking
attainable adj . terento (s.)
attempt a. 1) kemun (a.) try; 2) akemun
(n.) act of trying
attend v. dedenu (a.) to go regularly:
dedenu kwando to attend school
attention n. 1) ihea (n.) heed; 2) hea (i.)
hey! watch it! watch out!; 3) ijela (n.)
concentration, focus: ijela tonsi
their attention was diminishing
attic n. tibea (n.)
attorney n. fononka (n.) lawyer
attract v. 1) munkunju (a.) physically
appeal to; 2) kunde (a.) make come
close; ~ed adj . kunju (s.)
1)attracted to: kunju li I'm
attracted to you; 2) kukunju (s.) to
have a preference for: kukunju
wana I'm attracted to women
attraction n. 1) akunju (n.) physical
appeal to; 2) jundon (n.) gravity
attractive adj . tenkunju (s.)
attribute n. sava (n.) feature,
characteristic
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attributive adj . savasa (s.)
au pair n. chilanzia (n.)
Auckland n. Okoland (n.)
audacious adj . tunyi (s.) bold,
courageous
audacity n. itunyi (n.)
audible adj . tehim (s.)
audience n. hinyo (n.)
audition n. 1) ahinju (n.) act or sense of
hearing; 2) amunyungi (n.) act or
sense of hearing; 3) munyungi (n.) to
do audition
auditorium n. hinyobea (v.)
auditory n. 1) na hinju (n.) having to do
with hearing; 2) hinyo (n.) audience
August n. Diamaro (n.)
aunt n. luma (n.)
aural adj . na him (n.) perceived through
the ears
auricle n. hinchi (n.)
austere adj . vileng (s.) sober
austerity n. ivileng (n.)
Australia n. Ostorelan (n.)
Australian adj . 1) Wostorelan (n.) citizen
of Australia; 2) na Ostorelan (n.)
having to do with Australia
Austria n. Esteran (n.)
Austrian adj . 1) Westeran (n.) citizen of
Austria; 2) na Esteran (n.) having to
do with Austria
authenticiation n. ahoka (n.) validation,
confirmation
author n. 1) uko (n.) person responsible
for writing something: uko na nuko
wau the author of this letter 2) koko
(n.) person writing as a profession
authorities n. koinyo (n.): koinyo lashi
the local authorities
authority n. 1) ikoi (n.) power or
influence; 2) ukoi (n.) person of the
government; 3) utunjo (n.) expert
authorization n. tusho (n.) license,
permit
authorize v. tushoka (n.) license; ~ed
adj . otusho (s.)
autograph n. asentan (n.)
automate v. mulori (n.)
automatic adj . 1) lori (s.) moving by
itself, automatically; 2) kengejeng (s.)
without thinking or volition; 3)
gedapeleng (s.) having an automatic
gear shifting system: nia
gedapeleng automatic car
automatism n. kejunjeng (n.)
autumn n. peshota (n.)
auxiliary adj . 1) keleo (s) assisting,
giving aid; 2) maushi (s) additional; 3)
ukeleo (n) auxiliary person; 4) akeleo
(n) auxiliary item; 5) janka kel eo (n)
auxiliary verb
available n. tenchele (n.)
avalanche n. shoibon (n.)
avarice n. ileju (n.) greed
avatar n. kwezatan (n.) user picture
avenge v. mimwai (a.) to retaliate
avenue n. wiluno (n.)
average adj . bangi (s.) moderate
avocado n. sawas (n.)
avoid v. chunu (a.)
awake adv. zonong (s.)
aware adj . jel e (s.)
away adv. 1) chu (a.) from, moving away,
go away: gevu chu to run away; 2)
chi (s.) out, outside, not in, not
present, absent: yu chi he's away
awful adj . sangileng (s.) lacking quality
axe n. chetu (n.)
axis n. dabano (n.)
Azerbaijan n. Azerian (n.)
Azerbaijani n. 1) Wazerian (n.) citizen of
Azerbaijan; 2) na Azerian (n.) having
to do with Azerbaijan; 3) Wazeri (n.)
Azeri/Azerbaijani person 4) Azeri (s.)
having to do with the Azerbaijani
culture; 5) Azerika (n.) Azeri language
B
B, beta n. bul (n.)
B-cell n. mirusu na fesevo (n.) B-
lymphocyte
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babble v. babal (a.) speak nonsense
baby n. simben (n.); ~bag n. bembos
(n.); ~sitter n. benyun (n.)
bachelor n. 1) udovang (n.) unmarried
person; 2) ujongi (n.) someone having
a bachelors degree
back n. 1) zeze (n.) bodypart, compare; 2)
ze (s.) located after, behind, back of;
3) zelu (n.) backside; 4) owainu (s.)
returned: owainu wa Im back
backbone n. zepe (n.)
backgammon n. (afi) Naradih (n.)
background n. 1) zetan (n.) scenery,
circumstances: zetan na kwita the
historical background; 2) na zetan (n.)
occurring in the background: aji na
zetan background music; 3) achu
(n.) origin
backwards adj . 1) zezeku (s.) the other
way around; 2) monu (a.) reverse
bacon n. sawil (n.)
bacteria n. misu (n.); ~l adj . na mi su
(n.)
bad adj . ming (s.); ~-tempered adj .
minju (s.); ~ass adj . 1) ujoi (s.)
extremely cool, rough and collected
person; 2) jojoi (s.) really cool
badge n. tangu (n.)
badger n. charoi (n.)
badminton n. neziro (n.)
bag n. bos (n.); ~gy adj . mwele (s.)
loose, not tight or tense
bagel n. robinki (n.)
Baghdad n. Bahadad (n.)
baguette n. pebinki (n.) French stick
Bahai adj . 1) na Ibahai (n.) having to do
with the Bahai faith; 2) Ubahai (n.)
follower of the Bahai faith; ~ faith n.
Ibahai (n.)
Bahrain n. Barainan (n.); ~i adj . 1) na
Barainan (n.) having to do with
Bahrain; 2) Ubarainan (n.) citizen of
Bahrain
bail n. rapa (n.) warranty
bake v. 1) hunzu (a.) bake in an oven; 2)
sawa (a.) to fry in oil; ~r n. binzu
(n.); ~ry n. binzudo (n.)
balance n. 1) imas (n.) state of
equilibrium; 2) mas (s.) be in
equilibrium; find ones ~ v. mamas
(a.)
balcony n. numbeo (n.)
baldachi n n. kintingo (n.) canopy
Balkans n. Balkanan (n.)
ball n. roya (n.) sphere; ~ bearing n.
daroya (n.); ~game n. firoya (n.);
~player n. ufi (na roya) (n.);
ballet n. senjus (n.)
ballistic adj . na chenujono (n.)
ballistics n. chenujono (n.)
balloon n. humuro (n.)
bamboo n. pepoi (n.)
banana n. pili (n.)
band n. jinyo (n.) music group
bandage n. atol (n.) swathe, strip
bandaid n. tutol (n.)
bandwidth n. izage (n.)
Bangalore n. Bengaluruh (n.)
Bangkok n. Kurung-Tep (n.)
Bangladesh n. Bangal an (n.); ~i n. 1)
Ubangalan (n.) citizen of Bangladesh;
2) na Bangalan (n.) having to do with
Bangladesh
banisters n. luvan (n.) guard-rail
bank n. parado (n.); ~ pass n. pasha
(n.); ~note n. pasho (n.)
bankrupt n. 1) upateneng (n.) person
unable to pay his debts; 2) pateneng
(s.) that is bankrupt: yono na
wanchen a battery of guns; 3)
jampateneng (a.) to cause to become
bankrupt; 4) wamwoi (a.) to fail
completely, blunder, screw up: ~cy n.
1) patenento (n.) act of going
bankrupt; 2) ipateneng (n.) state of
being bankrupt; 2) iwamwoi (n.)
complete failure;
banner n. tikono (n.)
baobab n. titivupe (n.)
baptism n. nanso (n.)
baptize v. jananso (n.)
baptized v. onanso (s.)
bar n. 1) sodo (n.) establishment; 2) pohu
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(n.) counter; 3) wampe (n.) beam; 4)
nai kos (n.) elongated mass of
something: naikos chu vungu a
bar of gold
barber n. zitutu (n.); ~'s n. zitudo (n.
bare adj . omongo (n.) stripped, naked
barely adv. fawang (n.)
barium n. hungu (n.)
bark v. 1) bauka (a.) to make dogsounds;
2) pechi (n.) outside layer of a tree
barley n. sokos (n.)
barn n. dovan (n.) shed
barometer n. humponya (n.)
baron n. titas (n.)
barrier n. baspe (n.)
barycenter n. jumasala (n.)
baryon n. yendombe (n.)
base n. 1) chela (n.) place in a game like
baseball; 2) avu (n.) root, principle
element; 3) bando (n.) center of
operations, usually in military context;
4) javuza (a.) to establish as a fact:
javuza kuren aya to base a plan
on something; ~ed adj . vuza (s.):
vuza atoka ho based on a true
story
baseball n. chepero (n.)
basement n. vubea (n.)
basic adj . na jevu (n.) principle,
fundamental
basil n. kinsho (n.)
basin n. 1) sobeo (n.) swimming pool,
wide and large container or
depression holding water; 2) bobea
(n.) cavity or hollow inside the earth
holding a fluid
basis n. jevu (n.) fundamental principle
basket n. kwebeo (n.)
basketball n. kwecharo (n.); ~ hoop
n kwecha (n.)
Basque adj . 1) Weoskara (n.) person of
the Basque ethnicity; 2) Eoskara (s.)
having to do with the Basque culture;
3) Eoskaraka (n.) Basque language
bass n. vuji (s.) low-pitched; ~ guitar n.
ponai na vuji (n.)
bat n. 1) chepe (n.) baton; 2) nenga (n.)
flying mammal
bath n. 1) shimbeo (n.) bathtub; 2) ashim
(n.) act of bathing; ~room n. 1)
sobea (n.) toilet, restroom; 2)
shimbea (n.) bathroom, place to
wash up
bathe v. shim (a.) to wash, clean
batter n. 1) zusko (n.) flowing mixture for
baking or frying; 2) cheche (a.) to beat
battery n. 1) tipisu (n.) one or more cells
storing and generating current; 2)
yono (n.) array: yono na wanchen
a battery of guns; 3) acheche (n.)
act of hitting repeatedly, beatup:
aderu ai acheche assault and
battery
battle n. 1) ruto (n.) engagement of
armed forces: ruto la Hestingis
the battle of Hastings; 2) jaruto (a)
wage a battle
bay n. sopil (n.); ~ leaf n. runsosho
(n.)
be v. la (s.) to be present, at
beach n. shunku (n.) waterfront
bead n. 1) vadu (n.) piece of material
pierced for stringing; 2) suya (n.)
pellet, globule
beak n. ranki (n.)
beam n. 1) wampe (n.) stout bar; 2) dino
(s.) ray of light; 3) dingu (s.) to glitter,
radiate, beam, sparkle
bean n. vos (n.) legume
bear n. 1) moa (n.) mammal; 2) sencho
(a.) give birth; 3) jauza (s.) carry; 4)
yaira (s.) endure; ~able adj .
tenyaira (s.) tolerable, bearable
beard n. kuzi (n.)
beast n. 1) unga (n.) animal; 2) yinga
(n.) monster
beat n. 1) cheche (s.) beat up, on; 2)
dadai (a.) to create a regular pulse; 3)
dai (n.) rhythm, pulse
beautiful adj . nenyun (s.)
beauty n. inenyun (n.)
beaver n. pedundu (n.)
because c . chumun (c.) since
become v. tom (a.)
bed n. zonya (n.); ~room n. zombea
(n.)
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bedoui n n. 1) Ubadawi (n.) person; 1)
Badawi (s.) having to do with the
Bedouin culture
bee n. zundi (n.); ~hive n. zundido
(n.); ~swarm n. zundinyo (n.)
beef n. seki chu mul (n.)
beep v. bia (a.); ~er n. bibia (n.)
beer n. binso (n.)
beetle n. chidi (n.)
beetroot n. yambis (n.)
befriend v. jastu (a.); ~ed (with) adj .
vastu (s.)
before adv. ku (s.) in front of; ~hand
adv. kuye (s.)
beg v. soika (a.); ~gar n. usoika (n.)
begin v. 1) nuku (a.) start, begin; 2)
munku (a.) found, start; ~ning n.
kuta (n.)
behave v. sapu (a.)
behavior n. asapu (n.)
behead v. titu (a.) decapitate; ~ing n.
atitu (n.) decapitation
behi nd pr ep. 1) ze (s.) located after,
behind, back of; 2) zevu (n.) bum
beige adj . rai lam (s.)
Beijing n. Peching (n.)
being n. ula (n.) living entity
Belarus n. Belarusan (n.)
Belarussian n. 1) Ubelarusan (n.)
citizen of Belarus; 2) na Belarusan
(n.) having to do with Belarus; 3)
Ubel arus (n.) person of the
Belarussian ethnicity; 4) Belarus (s.)
having to do with the Belarussian
culture; 5) Belaruska (s.) Belarussian
language
Belgian n. 1) Ubelegan (n.) citizen of
Belgium; 2) na Belegan (n.) having to
do with Belgium as a state
Belgium n. Belegan (n.)
belief n. ajeho (n.) faith
believe v. 1) jeho (a.) accept as true,
believe in: ulangapuno nong jeho
Nam atheist dont believe in God; 2)
sinje (a.) to suppose, guess to be
true with some reservation: sinje yu
denu vado I believe he went home
Belize n. Belizan (n.); ~an n. 1)
Ubelizan (n.) citizen of Belize; 2) na
Belizan (n.) having to do with Belize
bell n. fanka (n.); door~ n. doka (n.)
belly n. bibi (n.); ~ache n. ayai na bibi
(n.); ~button n. biyun (n.) navel
belong v. dochu (s.) to belong to
beloved n. 1) zai (s.) dear; 2) wozai (n.)
loved one
below pr ep. vu (s.)
belt n. vatol (n.)
bench n. nai ra (n.)
bend n. 1) pil (n.) angle, arch; 2) jampil
(a.) make bend, form a bend: tihum
jampil ape the wind bent the trees;
3) tompil (a.) become bent: ape la
tompil la tihum the tree was
bending in the wind
bendy adj . pipil (s.) meandering
benefit n. 1) nenku (n.) advantage; 2)
janenku (s.) to be for the benefit of, to
the advantage of, for the good of:
janenku li its for your own good; 3)
anenza (n.) profit
benevolence n. inenke (n.)
benevolent adj . nenke (n.)
Bengali n. 1) Ubangal (n.) Bengali
person; 2) Bangal (s.) having to do
with Bengali culture; 3) Bangalka (n.)
Bengali language
benign n. tenuwing (n.)
Benin n. Beninan (n.); ~ese adj . 1)
Ubeninan (n.) Beninese person; 2) na
Beninan (n.) having to do with Benin
bent adj . opil (i.)
benzene n. vojavo (n.)
Berber n. 1) Wamazigi (n.) Berber
person; 2) Amazigi (s.) having to do
with Berber culture
Berlin n. Bealin (n.)
beryllium n. shufingu (n.)
berry n. sinsu (n.)
besides adv. 1) yelu (i.) anyway; 2) yelu
(s.) other than, but: nong pau uyu
lumau wa don't give it to anyone
but me
besiege v. kairu (a.); ~ed adj . okairu
(s.)
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best adj . tio (s.) super-, above all
bestial adj . 1) yingashi (s.) savage,
brutish; 2) ungashi (s.) animal-like
bet v. 1) nisku (a.): to wager, gamble:
nisku fito to bet on a game; 2)
ani sku (s.) act of betting, gamble:
wento anisku to raise a bet; you
~cha! i . ho lo! (i.)
betray v. lubai (a.)
better adj . 1) tunti (s.) to surpass, be
better than; 2) omomi (s.) to be cured,
healed, recovered; 3) nenti (s.) had
better: nenti sapu lo! you better
behave!
between adj . bambo (s.)
beverage n. soto (n.)
bewitch v. paska (a.) put a spell on,
enchant
beyond pr ep. wetum (s.) through, past
Bhutan n. Durukan (n.)
Bhutanese n. 1) Udurukan (n.) citizen of
Bhutan; 2) na Durukan (n.) having to
do with Bhutan
biathlon n. sunsefito (n.)
Bible n. (kaiko) Bibilia (n.)
bicameral adj . sumbeale (s.)
bicker v. nyiru (a.)
bicycle n. sunda (n.)
bid v. 1) kamun (a.) to command; 2) paka
(a.) to offer a price; 3) apaka (n.) act of
bidding an amount
biennial adj . suntirosa (s.)
big adj . 1) wan (s.) having a large size;
2) sesau (s.) fat, overweight, obese
bigamist n. usundova (n.)
bigamy n. asundova (n.)
bilateral adj . sunulu (s.); ~ity n.
i sunulu (n.)
bile n. vomos (n.)
bilingual adj . sunyuka (s.); ~ism n.
i sunyuka (n.)
bill n. 1) pasho (n.) paper money; 2) poko
(n.) cheque, facture; 3) pazako (a.)
charge, write out a bill to
billboard n. tanum (n.)
billiards n. pesanunya (n.)
billion num. kas (s.); one ~th n.
kasambe (s.)
billow v. gongonu (a.) to surge
binding s. vatim (s.) obligate
binoculars n. nayumpe (n.)
biological adj . 1) na haijono (n.)
pertaining to biology; 2) haito (s.)
biological, pertaining to biological
organisms
biologist n. uhaijono (n.)
biology n. haijono (n.)
biophysicist n. uhaidonyajono (n.)
biophysics n. haidonyajono (n.)
biracial adj . sunchusko (n.)
birch n. lanchi (n.)
bird n. une (n.); ~cage n. pebeo na une
(n.); ~house n. nedo (n.)
birth n. asencho (n.); ~ certificate n.
senchoto (n.); ~day n. senchoto
(n.): mai senchoto! happy
birthday!; ~ mark n. sepyo (n.)
nevus; give ~ to n. sencho (n.)
also: to lay
bisexual adj . 1) sunsaju (s.) having a
bisexual orientation; 2) usunsaju (s.)
bisexual person; ~ity n. i sunsaju
(n.)
bishop n. epi skopos (n.)
bison n. daramul (n.)
bitch n. wanabau (n.) female dog
bit n. asi (n.) a little bit
bite v. 1) randun (a.); 2) duntan (n.) bite,
bitemark; 3) arandun (n.) act of biting;
4) pyukos (n.) sting
bitter adj . von (s.); ~ lemon n.
vonsopeo (n.) bitter gourd
bizarre n. fereno (s.)
black adj . sol (s) also: dark; ~board n.
solonum (n.); ~ and white adj .
solam (n.): yunum solam black
and white tv; ~ hole n. lonucha (n.);
~ Sea n. Finso Sol (n.)
blackberry n. kokosu (n.)
blackbird n. solone (n.)
blacksmith n. safanche (n.)
bladder n. bisobos (n.)
blade n. tufan (n.)
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blame v. fonzaka (a.)
blanch v. mul am (a.) bleach
blanket n. mevan (n.)
blasphemy n. anamaru (n.)
bleach v. mulam (a.) blanch
bleed v. 1) jambanso (a.) to
haemorrhage; 2) mumbanso (a.) to
cause to bleed: mumbanso mul
to bleed cattle; ~ing n. abanso (n.)
haemorrhage
bleet v. meka (a.)
blender n. tutuya (n.)
bless v. nampau (a.); ~ed adj .
onampau (s.); ~ing n. anampau
(n.)
blind adj . 1) yunjung (s.); 2) uyunjung
(n.) blind person; 3) janyunjung (s.)
make blind; to go ~ v. tonyunjung
(s.)
blink v. 1) dinding (a.) to flash on and off;
2) kayun (a.) to wink, close and open
the eyelid briefly (once); 3) kaika (a.)
to close and open (repeatedly): kaika
yunyo chumun adin to blink
ones eyes into the light; 4) akayun
(a.) act of blinking the eye, a wink
blister n. 1) sosu (n.) swelling on the skin
containing fluid; 2) tonsosu (a.) to
break out in blisters; 3) jansosu (a.)
to cause to blister; ~ed adj . ososu
(s.)
blockade n. anyau (n.)
block v. 1) munyau (a.) to form a
barricade, cause to block; 2) wenyau
(s.) to jam, be located in a position
where it stagnates something; 3)
anyau (n.) obstruction; 4) monche
(a.) to fend, thwart
blocked adj . nyau (s.) jammed, stuck
blog n. kwetoko (n.) weblog
blood n. banso (n.); ~bank n.
bansorado (n.); ~bath n. bansoto
(n.) massacre; ~flow n. bansonu
(n.); ~crust n. chi re na banso (n.);
~type n. bansoshi (n.); ~y adj .
1) bansole (s.) covered in blood; 2)
foi (s.) darned: doki foi nong tomil
the bloody door wont open
bloom v. 1) fofo (s.) be in bloom; 2) sifo
(n.) young flower; 3) asifo (n.) stage of
blooming; 4) fosa (s.) prosper, thrive ;
5) ifosa (n.) prosperity
blossom v. 1) fofo (a.) be in bloom; 2)
sifo (n.) young flower; 3) asifo (n.)
stage of blooming; 3) tonsifo (a.) start
blooming
blouse n. koshango (n.) garment with
buttons to the front, shirt
blow v. 1) fum (a.) cause a current of air;
2) ache (n.) strike, hit; 3) funyum (a.)
to move in the wind; ~ dry v.
funsong (a.)
bludgeon n. 1) chepe (n.) cudgel, bat; 2)
chechepe (a.) strike with a bludgeon
blue adj . saska (n.); ~print n. nanatan
(n.); ~-collar worker n. lekan (n.)
blunder v. 1) wamwoi (a.) make a
blunder, screw up, blow it; 2)
awamwoi (s.) huge mistake, screwup
blunt adj . 1) pyusang (s.) not sharp; 2)
tumpu (s.) rude, brusque, direct
blur n. sishina (n.) haze; ~y adj .
sishinale (s.) hazy
blush v. yankuku (s.)
boa constrictor n. popomia wan (n.)
board n. 1) num (n.) wall, screen; 2)
finum (n.) game board;3) shoinum
(n.) snowboard, surfboard
boast v. wanka (a.) to pride oneself on
boat n. soni (n.)
bob v. bombo (a.) to bob up and down,
nod, bounce
bodil y n. seshi (n.);
body n. senyo (n.); ~builder n.
dosese (n.); ~building n. adosese
(n.); ~guard n. yuvan (n.); ~part
n. sen (n.)
boil v. 1) murum (a.) make something
boil; 2) rum (s.) boil, be boiling; ~ed
adj . orum (s.)
bold adj . 1) tunyile (s.) daring; 2) ogau
(s.) printed in boldface
Bolivia n. Boliban (n.); ~n n. 1)
Uboliban (n.) citizen of Bolivia; 2) na
Boliban (s.) having to do with Bolivia
bolt n. dakos (n.)
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bomb n. 1) bunya (n.) explosive device;
2) buncho (a.) to attack with bombs
Bombay n. Mumbaih (n.)
bon appetit n. mai kiza (i.)
bone n. sempe (n.)
bonobo n. luyu (n.)
book n. 1) kaiko (n.); ~mark n. 1)ka (n.)
printing press; 2) novala (a.)
favorite(s); ~ press n. kopontal (n.)
printing press; ~store n. kaikodo (n.)
boomerang n. wawaipe (n.)
boost v. 1) pomwi (a.) cause to increase;
2) apomwi (n.) trmendous increase
boot n. vunos (n.)
border n. 1) basano (n.) boundary; 2)
faulu (s.) to lie adjacent to,
neighbouring
bored adj . huju (s.); ~om n. ihuju (n.);
boring adj . sihoi (s.)
born adj . osencho (s.)
boron n. solongu (n.)
borrow v. taza (n.)
boson n. bosombe (n.)
boss n. uti (n.) chef
botanist n. upejono (n.)
botany n. pejono (n.)
botfly n. reozo (n.)
both adj . yo sun (s.)
bother v. 1) zauza (s.) to annoy, pester,
cause discomfort: bas zauza wa!
stop bothering me!; 2) toza (s.) to take
the time and effort: nong toza kava
yu dont bother calling him
Botswana n. Chuanan (n.)
Botswanean n. 1) Uchuanan (n.) citizen
of Botswana 2) na Chuanan (s.)
having to do with Botswana
bottle n. peshe (n.)
bottom n. 1) vumbe (n.) lowest part or
place; 2) zevu (n.) bum, behind; ~less
adj . vumbeleng (s.)
boubou n. wilule (n.) grand boubou,
kaftan
boulevard n. wano (n.)
bounce v. 1) bombo (a.) bounce up and
down, nod, bob: roya na bombo a
bouncing ball; 2) mombon (a.)
bounce off, back; ~r n. udoki (n.)
bound adj . 1) vasku (s.) tied, confined to
as by a binding; 2) hichu (a.) to
spring, move quickly from a tense
position; ~ off v. gechu (a.) to take
off, pull out quickly
boundary n. baski (n.)
bounty n. yupa (n.)
bouquet n. 1) fonyo (n.) flowers; 2) funyo
(n.) aroma, smell
bovi ne adj . mulushi (s.)
bow v. 1) sempil (a.) bend over, bow to,
for; 2) niku (n.) front of a ship; 3)
chempil (n.) weapon; 3) sandingu
(n.) bow knot, bow tie
bowel n. bino (n.); ~s n. binonyo (n.)
bowl n. kiseo (n.) food bowl
box n. beo (n.)
boxer n. 1) uchefi (n.); 2) Bokasah (n.)
dog; 3) fauvu (n.) briefs, bermuda,
shorts
boxing n. chefi (n.)
boy n. simbu (n.); ~friend n. bustu (n.)
boycott n. 1) pokai (n.) embargo; 2)
pokaika (a.) to impose an embargo
bra n. moseo (n.)
brace n. 1) fonyo (n.) flowers; 2) kaiva (a.)
to fasten, tie up; 3) hira (a.) to make
(oneself) ready for impact; 4) neti ku
(a.) to position oneself in order to fly or
jump also: to taxi;
bracelet n. lengu (n.)
braces n. dunokwe (n.) for teeth
bracket n. kaitan (n.) parenthesis; ~s
n. kaitanyoe (n.) parentheses; in
between ~ n. okaitanza (n.); to
enclose in a. kaitanza (n.)
brag v. vika (a.)
brai n n. jeje (n.); ~ lobe n. jejembe (n.)
brake v. 1) nubas (n.) cause a vehicle or
machine to stop; 2) basha (n.) device
for braking
branch n. pele (n.)
brass n. shupingu (n.)
brave adj . tunyi (s.) courageous; ~ry n.
1) itunyi (a.) courage; 2) atunyi (a.)
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good show, brave act, stunt
bray v. gauka (a.)
Brazil n. Barasilan (n.); ~ian n. 1)
Ubarasilan (n.) citizen of Brazil; 2) na
Barasilan (n.) having to do with Brazil
breach n. abai (n.)
bread n. binki (n.)
breadth n. iwilu (n.)
break v. 1) jambai (a.) cause to break,
spoil; 2) tombai (a.) spoil; 3) basta
(n.) break, pause; 4) noinu (a.) to
change course suddenly
breakdown n. 1) chemi (na juno) (n.)
nervous breakdown; 2) baito (n.)
mechanical failure
breakers n. kugongo (n.) the breakers
breakfast n. kuki (n.)
breakthrough n. kutunto (n.); to
achieve a ~ n. kutum (a.)
breast n. mose (n.) female breast; ~s n.
mosenyo (n.) pair
breath n. 1) ahum (n.) (one) act of
breathing (n.): ahum ze tio his final
breath; 2) hum (n.) air; ~alyzer n.
pisohuntil (n.) ; ~ing n. ahuhum
(n.) respiration: ahuhum tomwenu
his breathing slowed
breathe v. huhum (s.)
breed v. 1) beno (a.) cause to reproduce;
2) benonyo (n.) group of bred animals
or plants
breeze n. sihum (n.)
brevity n. ifau (n.)
brew v. 1) runza (a.) to prepare by
brewing: runza binso to brew
beer; 2) runya (n.) thing brewed:
runya lon a strong brew; ~ery n.
runzado (n.)
bribe v. 1) mimpa (a.) offer a bribe; 2)
mimpaya (n.) money or goods used to
bribe; ~ry n. amimpa (n.)
brick n. duzu (n.); ~layer n. doduzu (n.)
bride n. dovawana (n.)
bridge n. vano (n.)
bright adj . 1) nenje (s.) smart, intelligent;
2) dinshi (s.) very light, pale
brilliant adj . 1) jetum (s.) extremely
gifted, smart; 2) dingu (s.) full of light,
beaming, sparkling, shining
brilliance n. 1) ijetum (n.) extreme
intelligence, genius; 2) idingu (n.)
extreme radiance
bring v. deza (a.) to fetch
brink n. alum (n.) edge; to be on the ~
of adj . lum (v.) to be on the edge of,
be about to: unana lum yomia the
tiger is on the brink of extinction
Britain n. Biritan (n.); Great ~ n.
Biritan Wan (n.)
brittle adj . babai (s.)
broad adj . wilu (s.) wide; ~ bean n.
vonovos (n.) fava bean
broadcast v. cho (a.) to transmit; ~ing n.
acho (n.) transmission
broccoli n. pechos (n.)
broken adj . bai (s.)
brook n. sinsonai (n.)
bronchia n. huno (n.); ~l system n.
hunokwe (n.)
bronze n. 1) pingusko (n.) material; 2)
chu pingusko (n.) made out of
bronze
broom n. naizi (n.)
brothel n. jaipodo (n.)
brother n. 1) bua (n.) formal; 2) bubua
(n.) informal; ~ly adj . vashi (s.);
~hood n. ivashi (n.) amicality
brown adj . rai (n.)
browse v. kwenu (a.) to surf the internet;
~r n. kwenudan (n.)
bruise n. 1) seska (n.) injury on the
surface of the body or something
showing discoloration; 2) janseska
(a.) injure the surface of something
causing discoloration: nuto ham
jaska gun the rough drive bruised
the fruit; 3) tonseska (a.) to
experience or develop an injury
causing discoloration: wa tonseska
ge I bruise easily; ~d adj . 1)
oseska (s.) showing a bruise: bipe
oseska a bruised rib; 2) seseska
(s.) black and blue, all bruised up
brush n. 1) zipe (n.) hair device; 2)
janzipe (a.) use a brush doing hair; 3)
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sansope (n.) paintbrush; 4) ziko (a.)
use a pencil, stroke; 5) cherau (a.)
graze; 6) dunzi (a.) brush ones teeth;
brusque adj . chetavi (s.) abrupt
Brussels n. Birisel (n.)
bubble n. 1) hom (n.) ball of air; 2)
hohom (s.) to produce bubbles; ~
bath n. hohombeo (n.)
buck n. 1) bumenga (n.) male goat; 2)
bugepyai (n.) male antelope; 3) pio
(n.) monetary unit; 4) titiche (a.) to
plunge forward with lowered head
(and up again): win la titiche the
horse was bucking
buckle a. kaiva (a.) to buckle up, fasten,
secure, brace
bucket n. pinseo (n.)
buckwheat n. pilki (n.)
bud n. fokos (n.) flower bud
Budapest n. Budapest (n.)
Buddha n. Budah (n.)
buddhism n. Ibudah (n.)
buddhist n. 1) Ubudah (n.) buddhist
person; 2) na Ibudah (n.) having to
do with the buddhist philosophy
budget n. kuyumpa (n.)
Buenos Ai res n. Buenos Aires (n.)
buffer n. 1) vamban (n.) thing or device
absorbing shocks or threats; 2)
javamban (a.) to create a buffer; 3)
wevamban (a.) to protect or guard by
means of a buffer; 4) banzaku (a.)
to temporarily store data transferred
from one device to another; 5)
banzakula (n.) computer storage area
temporarily holding data transferred
from one device to another
bug n. 1) udi (n.) insect; 2) janzau (a.)
to irritate
build n. jando (n.)
building n. audo (n.)
bulb n. 1) vukos (n.) tuber; 2) dinshero
(n.) light bulb; 3) roya (n.) ball, sphere
Bulgaria n. Bulkaran (n.); ~n n. 1)
Ubulkara (n.) Bulgarian person; 2)
Ubulkaran (n.) citizen of Bulgaria; 3)
Bulkara (s.) having to do with
Bulgarian culture; 4) na Bulkaran (s.)
having to do with Bulgaria; 3)
Bulkaraka (n.) Bulgarian language
bulimia n. kemonki (n.)
bull n. bumul (n.) male cow; ~ock n.
womombu (n.) eunuch, castrate
bullet n. chendu (n.)
bullseye n. chero (n.) target, center of a
target
bullshit n. kaboi (n.)
bully v. 1) yizau (a.) to harass, pick on; 2)
uyizau (n.) person harassing smaller,
weaker individuals
bumblebee n. zizundi (n.)
bump n. 1) zeo (n.) hump, lump,
protrusion; 2) mweche (a.) mildly
collide with, hit; ~y adj . wizeo (s.)
bumper n. chezaku (n.)
bun n. binkos (n.) roll, small bread
bundle n. 1) zanyo (n.) set, pack; 2)
bombe (n.) pack, packed or gathered
items
buoy n. sotan (n.)
burial n. molto (n.) funeral
Burma n. Miamaran (n.)
Burmese n. 1) Umiamaran (n.) citizen of
Burma; 2) na Miamaran (n.) having to
do with Burma; 3) Ubamara (n.)
person of the Burmese ethnicity; 4)
Bamara (s.) having to do with the
Bamar culture; 5) Bamaraka (n.)
Bamar language
burn v. 1) jampi (a.) to set fire to; 2) wepi
(s.) be on fire; 3) shiko (a.) to copy,
duplicate, save
burnt adj . opi (n.)
burqa n. si sengo (n.)
burst n. 1) abai (n) fracture; 2) bumbai
(a.) breach, come apart, erupt; 3)
abumbai (n.) eruption; 4) sisimbai
(s.) cracked, battered;
Burundi n. Rundian (n.); ~an n. 1)
Urundian (n.) citizen of Burundi; 2) na
Rundian (n.) having to do with
Burundi; 3) Rundika (n.) Kirundi
language
bury v. mol (a.)
bus n. naini (n.); ~ stop n. basala na
naini (n.); ~ station n. nainila
bush n. 1) hupea (n.) shrub; 2) pepea
(n.) bush-bush
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business n. 1) apopo (n.) trade,
commerce; 2) kansa (n.) profession,
work; ~ class n. tibongi (n.)
busy adj . kambo (s.)
but c . 1) esto (c.) however, on the other
hand; 2) lumau (s.) other than:
yuyung lumau li noone but you
butcher 1) usekitu (n.) person
slaughtering animals and selling their
meat; 2) sekitu (a.) to slaughter; ~'s
n. sekido (n.)
butler n. tizua (n.)
butt n. zevu (n.)
butter n. mosana (n.)
butterfly n. sandi (n.)
buttock n. zevulu (n.); ~s n. zevu (n.)
button n. 1) ponkos (n.) key; 2) kosha
(n.) small knob for fastening clothing;
3) ponkai (a.) fasten ones clothes
buy v. paza (a.)
buzz v. zim (a.); ~er n. zinya (n.)
byte n. dio (n.)
C
C, charlie n. 1) chis (n.) third letter of the
Roman alphabet; 2) chi s (n.) third
phoneme of the Kah alphabet,
combination of c and h forming ch in
Roman transliteration, representing a
voiceless palatal affricate
cabbage n. shoro (n.)
cabin n. rabeo (n.) cockpit
cabinet n. 1) murabeo (n.)
cable n. pino (n.) cord; ~ car n.
nayani (n.)
cache n. kushiko (n.)
cactus n. pyupea (n.)
caesium n. saskabes (n.)
caffei ne n. kauvo (n.)
cage n. pebeo (n.)
Cairo n. Kahirah (n.)
cake n. 1) binsa (n.) baked dough; 2)
wechire (s.) to form a crust on: banso
wechire la kuku blood was caked
to his face; ~d adj . ochi re (s.):
banso ochire caked blood
calabash n. pereo (n.)
calcium n. sempevo (n.)
calculate v. 1) dauva (a.) to compute; 2)
jewi (a.) to estimate
calculator n. dauvatil (n.)
calculate v. dauva (a.)
calcul us n. daujanjono (n.)
Calcutta n. Kolkatah (n.)
caleidoscope n. sasanyumpe (n.)
calendar n. tanoko (n.)
calf n. 1) bemul (n.) young cow; 2) vuzeo
(n.) fleshy part of the back of the leg
call v. 1) naika (s) shout at; 2) deka (a.)
invite, summon; 3) kaka (a.) call by
the name, designate; 4) pau senka
(a.) to name, give the name of; 5)
kava (a.) give a (telephone) call; 6)
akava (n.) telephone call; 7) apomoi
(n.) call up: apomoi na jaru call to
arms; ~ up v. pomoi (a.) to raise,
bring forth for action; ~ upon v.
pauka (a.) to demand, require
calligraphic adj . na nenyunko (n.)
calligraphy n. nenyunko (n.) room
callus n. nyongai (n.)
calm adj . vera (s.) peaceful, tranquil; ~th
n. ivera (n.); ~ down v. tovera (a.)
Cambodia n. Kampuchan (n.)
Cambodian n. 1) Ukampuchan (n.)
citizen of Cambodia; 2) na
Kampuchan (n.) having to do with
Cambodia; 3) Ukamai (n.) person of
the Khmer ethnicity; 4) Kamai (s.)
having to do with the Khmer culture; 5)
Kamaika (n.) Khmer language
camel n. zewali (n.); ~id n. 1) wali
(n.) member of the Camelidae; 1)
wali shi (s.) camel-like, belonging to
the Camelidae; ~ids n. walinyo
(n.) family of Camelidae
camera n. tantil (n.)
Cameroon n. Kamerunan (n.)
Cameroonian n. 1) Ukamerunan (n.)
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citizen of Cameroon; 2) na
Kamerunan (n.) having to do with
Cameroon
camouflage n. 1) asavan (n.) act of
disguising in order to conceal; 2)
savan (a.) to disguise in order to
conceal; ~d n. osavan (s.)
camp n. 1) tado (n.) temporary living
place; 2) alu (n.) side, position
regarding an issue
campaign n. kenoko (n.) program
can n. 1) tengi (a.) to be able to; 2)
fambeo (n.) tin; ~ opener n.
miltuya (n.)
cancel v. 1) monto (a.) to annul; 2)
yomong (a.) to cancel out, neutralize
of balance in force; ~lation n.
amonto (n.) cancelling
cancer n. 1) Randi (n.) zodiac sign; 2)
sukoimi (n.) disease; ~ous n. na
sukoimi (n.)
candle n. pisau (n.)
candy n. shuki (n.)
cane n. sope (n.)
canine adj . bausa (s.) dog-like; ~
teeth/tooth n. tudun (n.)
cannabis n. jujem (n.) marijuana
cannibal n. yukiza (n.); ~ism n.
ayukiza (n.)
cannon n. wanchen (n.)
canoe n. pembeni (n.)
canopy n. kintingo (n.) baldachin
Cantonese n. 1) Ukwontung (n.) person
of the Cantonese ethnicity; 2) na
Kwontung (s.) having to do with the
Cantonese region; 3) Kwontunka (n.)
Cantonese language
canvas n. 1) longo (n.) thick cloth; 2)
chu longo (n.) made out of canvas
canyon n. sotu (n.)
cap n. 1) tia (n.) small metal cover,
closefitting caplike thing; 2) vantia (n.)
head covering; 3) sintia (n.) skull cap,
kippah, yarmulke
capable v. wetengi (a.)
capability n. iwetengi (n.)
capacitator n. tipibeo (n.)
capacity n. 1) itembo (n.) ability to
contain; 2) itenchu (n.) ability to
produce in output; have a ~ of v. 1)
tembo (s.) be able to contain: beo
wau tembo lio kwa this box has a
capacity of one liter; 2) tenchu (s.) be
able to produce: tipital tenchu
donio diamel the generator has a
capacity of 800 Watt
cape n. 1) zenai (n.) cloak; 2) anku (n.)
point or head of land projecting into
the water: Anku Kenevaral Cape
Canaveral
caper n. choifo (n.) caper
capital n. 1) tidola (n.) city; 2) kotan wan
(n.) letter; 3) tiku (s.) main, chief; 4)
lenyo (n.) capital goods
capitalism n. ilepuno (n.)
capitalist adj . na ilepuno (n.)
capricious adj . yinyino (s.)
Capricorn n. Somenga (n.)
capsule n. 1) subeo (n.) small case or
pod intended to contain something:
subeo na tilan a space capsule;
2) ki su (n.) small gelatine container
with medicine
captain n. 1) niti (n.) lead officer of a
ship; 2) ruti (a.) officer (army)
caption n. lusaka (n.)
capybara n. wankil (n.)
car n. nia (n.)
carafe n. shebon (n.)
caramel n. zezun (n.)
caravan n. 1) jaunana (n.) group of
travellers, vehicles or pack animals
traveling in line; 2) kundo (a.) travel
trailer
carbohydrate n. renuvo (n.)
carbon n. cham (n.); ~dioxide n.
hunchomus (n.); ~monoxide n.
chamahum (n.)
card n. 1) fisha (n.) playing card; 2) asha
(a.) small rectangular piece; 3) pisha
(n.) expansion card
cardboard n. resho (n.)
cardiac adj . 1) na bamba (n.) having to
do with the heart; 1) ubambami (n.)
person with a heart disorder
cardiologist n. ubambajono
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cardiology n. bambajono (n.)
care n. 1) azia (n.) treatment; 2) zia (s.) to
care for; 3) joke (s.) to be interested
in: nong joke I dont care
career n. kansanu (n.)
careful n. 1) memwe (s.) carefully, gently;
2) zahea (s.) attentive to possible
harm, cautious; 3) tuntu (s.)
thourough, through and through
caress v. 1) fauza (a.) hug, embrace; 2)
afauza (a.) demonstration of affection;
3) shushoi (a.) pet, stroke
caretaker n. dotazia (n.)
cargo n. jau (n.) load
Caribbean n. Karibianyo (n.) region also
known as the West-Indies; ~ Sea n.
Finso Karibi (i.)
carnation n. lundun (n.)
carnivore n. usekiza (n.) ~ous adj .
sekiza (s.)
carpenter n. pevosa (n.)
cartograph n. ulashojono (n.) ~y n.
lashojono (n.)
carton n. shobeo (n.) cardboard box
cartoon n. 1) hautan (n.) picture; 2) tanta
(n.) animation movie
carpet n. zinum (n.) rug
carriage n. 1) winda (n.) passenger
vehicle drawn by a horse or animal; 2)
anujau (n.) transportation; 3)
simbenda (n.) baby carriage; 4)
nimbe (n.) part of a train
carrier n. lesis (n.)
carrion n. miaki (n.)
carrot n. nyuvu (n.)
carry v. jauza (s.); ~ on v. kura (a.)
proceed; ~ out v. munto (a.) to
execute, validate, exercise, employ
cart n. 1) ponda (n.) trolley, cart, shopping
trolley; 2) huda (n.) low wagon
cartilage n. vayavau (n.)
case n. 1) zava (n.) grammatical case; 2)
beo (n.) box; 3) atonto (n.)
condition;4) tokan (n.) occurrence or
situation requiring action or work; in
that ~ adv. tontoye (i.); in ~ of i .
wetonto (i.) wetonto ayo just in
case
cash n. repa (n.); ~ier n. payom (n.); in
~ n. repal e (s.)
cassava n. vonki (n.) manioc
casserole n. zura (n.); ~ dish n. seo
na zura (n.)
cast v. 1) mune (a.) throw; 2) sabon (a.)
to mold, mold by pouring; 3) osabon
(s.) molded by pouring; 4) nyanyo
(n.) collective of actors; ~ iron n.
fangu na sabon (n.)
castle n. rewendo (n.)
castrate v. 1) mombu (a.) to remove the
male genitals; 2) womombu (n.)
eunuch, bullock
casual adj . 1) tuspu (s.) nonchalant; 2)
kujeng (s.) happening unplanned; 3)
na kukujeng (n.) be chaotic,
careless; 4) toyeto (s.) happening
irregularly: akan toyeto casual
work
casualty n. 1) utovu (n.) person killed
during an event; 2) nisto (n.) accident
cat n. meo (n.); ~like adj . meosa (s.)
cataract n. yunshina (n.)
catch v. 1) hiza (a.) seize, get hold of: hiza
roya to catch a ball; 2) chewe (a.)
to take unaware, find someone doing
something: al chewe yu wejam
he was caught in the act; ~up a.
delu (a.) to catch up with, overtake
catechism n. akwampuno (n.)
categorization n. ashibo (n.)
categorize n. janshibo (n.)
category n. shibo (n.)
caterpillar n. sandilia (n.)
cathedral n. rayado (n.)
catkin n. folua (n.)
cattle n. mulunyo (n.)
cauliflower n. fochos (n.)
cause v. 1) mun (a.) make do, happen; 2)
amun (n.) something producing an
effect; 3) vukeno (n.) goal, principle
caution n. azahea (n.)
cautious adj . zahea (s.) careful
cavalry n. winirunyo (n.); ~-man n.
winiru (n.) horseman, knight
cave n. vucha (n.)
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cd n. 1) jida (n.) music cd; 2) dal ea (n.)
cd-rom
cease v. bas (a.) to end, stop, finish; ~ fire
v. rubas (a.) to stop fighting; ~fire n.
rubasta (n.)
cecum n. kwachala (n.)
ceiling n. tinum (n.)
celebrate v. nentoza (a.)
celebration n. ato (n.)
celebrity n. wowu (n.) star, idol
celeriac n. pepeshoro (n.)
celery n. pepesho (n.)
celestial n. na tilan (n.)
celibacy n. ijaizang (n.); to live in ~ n.
jaizang (n.)
cell n. 1) sesu (n.) body; 2) kaibea (n.)
prison cell
cellar n. vubea (n.); ~spider n. naivu
(n.)
cement n. doshum (n.)
censor v. munsis (a.); ~ship n.
amunsi s (n.)
cent n. simpio (n.)
center n. 1) ban (n.) middle, core; 2)
bando (n.) base, place where
activities are concentrated
centi meter n. sinayo (n.)
centipede n. melevu (n.)
central adj . na ban (s.) core-, middle
centralize v. jamban (a.)
centrifugal adj . banchu (s.)
centrifuge n. banchuya (n.)
centripetal adj . bande (s.)
century n. meltiro (n.)
c.e.o. n. kweti (n.)
cephalopod n. levati (n.)
ceramic adj . na shandu (n.);
~s n. shandu (n.)
cereal n. bin (n.) grain, corn
cerebrum n. chinanasesa (n.)
certain adj . 1) reshi (s.) sure; 2) kwa
(s.) a, a certain: Ba Simis kwa la
doki there is a certain Mr. Smith at
the door; ~cy n. ireshi(n.)
certificate n. tansho
cervix n. bembiki
chador n. titingo (n.)
chain n. vanaya (n.)
chair n. raya (n.)
chairman n. kwarati (n.)
chalk n. 1) landupe (n.) piece of chalk for
writing; 2) landu (n.) limestone; 3) za
landu jalam (n.) whiten, (treat with
chalk, rub in with chalk)
challenge n. 1) doiku (n.) test for one's
abilities; 2) jandoiku (a.) to test one's
abilities
challengi ng adj . doikul e (s.)
chamber n. bea (n.) room
chamber n. bea (n.) room
chameleon n. sansanyam (n.)
champagne n. subul (na
Shampanyan) (n.)
chamomile n. chaifo (n.)
champion n. utito (n.); ~ship n. tito
tournament: Tito na Panan the
European Championships
chance n. tengito (n.) possibility,
occasion
chancellor n. 1)nokanyoti (n.) head of
council; 2) unokanyo (n.) councilman,
councillor
change v. 1) tonyin (a.) to undergo a
change; 2) janyin (a.) to alter, make
change; 3) ayin (n.) alteration; 4)
yompa (n.) change money; 5) pakos
(n.) coins; 6) niom (a.) to get into
another vehicle: niom neni to
change planes; 7) yongo (a.) to get
into another set of clothes
channel n. 1) sono (n.) waterway; 2)
tununo (n.) way of passage; 3)
chono (n.) band of frequencies; 4)
chokwe (n.) broadcasting company
chaos n. feren (n.)
chaotic adj . ferenshi (s.)
chapel n. nankabea (n.)
chapter n. kombe (n.)
character n. 1) jusa (n.) personality; 2)
kayatan (n.) logogram, symbol,
pictogram; 3) shinyo (n.) nature, kind;
4) toyu (n.) personage; ~istic adj .
1) sainsa (s.) distinctive; 2) sava (n.)
feature, attribute
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charge v. 1) pazako (a.) to bill; 2) deru
(a.) to attack; 3) fono (a.) to accuse:
fono uyu aminza to charge
someone with theft; 4) afono (n.)
accusation: haya afono? what are
the charges?; 5) chembo (a.) to load,
fill with munition: chembo chempe
to charge a rifle; 6) pompi (a.) to
supply with electricity: pompi tipisu
to charge a battery; in ~ adv.
notile (s.) to lead; ~r n. pompia (n.)
battery charger
chariot n. winda (n.) carriage
charity n. 1) anenempa (n.) voluntary
giving of money to people in need; 2)
nempa (n.) money given to such a
cause; 2) nempakwe (n.)
organization or institution recepient of
such help
charm n. 1) ikunju (n.) attractive feature;
2) apaska (n.) spell, enchantment; 3)
vanya (n.) lucky charm
charmi ng adj . tenkunju (s.) attractive
chase v. geze (a.) to be after; ~ around
v. gegeze (a.)
chassis n. nidovu (n.)
chat v. 1) sika (a.) to chit chat; 2) kweka
(a.) to exchange typed messages;
~box, room n. kwekabea (n.); ~
program n. kwekadan (n.)
cheap adj . pasi (s.)
cheat v. 1) jankom (a.) to con, stiff 2)
chijai (a.) to commit adultery, be
unfaithful
Chechen n. 1) Unohochi (n.) person of
the Chechen ethnicity; 2) Nohochi (s.)
having to do with the Chechen culture;
3) Unohochian (n.) citizen of
Chechnya; 4) na Nohochi an (n.)
having to do with the Chechnyan state;
5) Nohochika (n.) Chechnyan
language
Chechnya n. Nohochian (n.)
check v. 1) sayun (a.) inspect; 2) posho
(n.) order to bank to pay amount
specified; 3) kovoi (a.) to mark with a
check; ~box n. kovoila (n.)
cheek n. luku (n.); ~bone n. sempe na
luku (n.)
cheese n. mosa (n.)
cheetah n. gemeo (n.)
chef n. zuti (n.)
chemical n. 1) avo (n.) chemical
substance; 2) na vojono (s.) having to
do with chemistry
chemist n. 1) uvojono (n.) scientist; 2)
umi kido (n.) pharmacist
chemistry n. 1) vojono (n.) science
dealing with substances; 2) aronshi
(n.) chemical composition and
reactions
chemotherapy n. tomwimiavo (n.)
cherry n. sunsu (n.)
chess n. (afi) Shah (n.)
chest n. bambi (n.)
chestnut n. 1) pena (n.) edible nut from
the chestnut tree; 2) penape (n.)
chestnut tree
chew v. dundu (a.); ~ing gum n.
dunduki (n.)
Chicago n. Shikagoh (n.)
chicory n. lansho (n.) french endive
chick n. bene (n.); ~pea n. gem (n.)
chicken n. kwo (n.)
chief n. tikoi (n.)
child n. ben (n.)
childhood n. benta (n.)
childish adj . benshi (n.) infantile
children n. benyo (n.) offspring
chili n. 1) fembus (n.) chili sauce, sambal;
2) fenai (n.) chili pepper
chill v. 1) mwera (a.) to take it easy, relax;
2) toven (a.) to cool down; 3) javen
(a.) cause to cool down; 4) pepye (a.)
to shiver (with cold etc.), tremble,
shiver; 5) apepye (a.) shivering motion
such as caused by cold; 6) ivevenju
(a.) chilliness; ~y adj . vevenju (s.)
chimney n. jenos (n.)
chimpanzee n. shiku (n.)
chin n. kuvu (n.) jaw, lower part of the face
China n. 1) Chongan (n.) country; 2)
shedu (n.) variety of ceramic ware
chinchilla n. shunshim (n.)
Chinese n. 1) Uchongan (n.) n. citizen
of China; 2) Hanka (n.) (Mandarin)
Chinese language; 3) na Chongan
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(n.) having to do with China; 4) Uhan
(n.) person of the Han Chinese
ethnicity
chip n. pichil (n.) microchip, integrated
circuit
chips n. 1)kichil (n.) potato chips; 2)
pempe (n.) french fries
chirp v. chinchi (a.)
chit-chat n. asika (n.) smalltalk; to ~ v.
sika (n.)
chlorine n. humpesan (n.)
chocolate n. raimos (n.); hot ~ n.
raimoso sham (n.) cocoa, chocolate
milk; ~ milk n. raimoso (n.)
choice n. ajeza (n.)
cholera n. fugan (n.)
cholesterol n. chiti sau (n.)
choose v. jeza (a.)
chop v. 1) tutu (a.) to chop, cut up: tutu
chichi to chop an onion; 2)
chechetu (a.) to chop, cut by blows:
chechetu ape to chop down a tree
chopper n. 1) datini (n.) helicopter; 2)
mongoda (n.) customized stripped
motorcycle
chopstick n. kipe (n.)
chord n. 1) naya (n.) string, rope; 2)
jisanyo (n.) aggegrate of musical
pitches
chore n. sinkan (n.)
chosen adj . 1) ojeza (s.) selected; 2)
wojeza (n.) chosen person
christian n. 1) Wihiri stos (n.) christian
person; 2) na Ihiristos (s.) having to
do with the christian religion
christianity n. Ihiri stos (n.)
Christmas n. Senchoto (na Yeshuah)
(n.)
chromatology n. sanjono (n.)
chromium n. sansangu (n.)
chromosome n. senjova (n.)
chronic adj . tayoshi (n.) perpetual,
constant
chronicle n. renjoko (n.)
chrysanthemum n. bontangu (n.)
chubby adj . junsa (s.)
chuckle a. ninyi (n.) giggle
chunk n. wambe (n.)
church n. 1) kelesia (n.) building; 2)
hiri stokwe (n.) ecclesiastical
government; 3) namakwe (n.)
religious institution (in general)
cicada n. chinzo (n.)
cider n. boloso (n.)
cigar n. jempesho (n.)
cigarette n. jempe (n.); to smoke a ~
n. jenza (n.)
ci nema n. 1) tanuyus (n.) art of making
movies; 2) tanudo (n.) movie theatre;
~tic n. na tanuyus (n.)
ci nnamon n. perai (n.); ~tree n.
peraipe (n.)
ci rca pr ep. faushi (s.) around, about,
approximately
ci rcadian rhythm n. nintaro (n.)
ci rcle n. 1) aro (n.) also: cycle; 2) nuro
(a.) to revolve around, circle, orbit:
yula nuro nin - the earth orbits the
sun
ci rculate v. nuboro (a.)
ci rculation n. boro (n.)
ci rcumcise v. 1) chitu (a.) perform male
circumcision; 2) chasentu (a.)
perform female genital mutilation
ci rcumcision n. 1) achitu (n.) male
circumcision; 2) achasentu (n.)
female genital mutilation
ci rcumstance n. mumbe (n.) factor; ~s
n. mumbenyo (n.) environment, sum
of circumstances
ci rcus n. 1) finunai (n.) traveling show; 2)
hula (n.) square, plaza
citizen n. 1) upunan (n.) inhabitant of a
state; 2) udola (n.) inhabitant of a city;
~s n. 1) punanyo (n.) collective of
citizens of a country; 2) dolanyo (n.)
collective of citizens of a city
citrus n. kus (n.) citrus fruit
city n. dola (n.); ~-state n. dolan (n.); ~
hall n. dolado (n.); ~ wall n.
dolanum (n.)
ci vet n. fumeo (n.)
ci vil adj . na punanyo (n.); ~servant n.
punzua (n.); ~ization n. janjato
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(n.)
ci vilian n. 1) ruvang (n.) person not
involved with armed forces; 2) na
ruvang (n.) for/of civilians, nonmilitary
clack v. kaikwai (a.)
claim v. 1) kare (a.) to state as a fact; 2)
akare (n.) such a statement
clamp n. ranya (n.) clip
clap v. 1) chekwa (a.) to strike the palms
of the hands together (once); 2)
chechekwa (a.) to applaud
clash n. 1) akwache (n.) collision; 2)
acheru (n.) skirmish; 3) kwache (a.)
collide; 4) cheru (a.) come into
conflict with;
class n. 1) kwanto (n.) lesson; 2) kwanyo
(n.) group of students on the same
level; 3) shibo (n.) category; ~room
n. kwambea (n.); ~ify v.
munshibo (a.)
classic adj . 1) sati (s.) excellent in its
standard; 2) asati (n.) work of such
standard; 3) usati (n.) artist of this
standard; 4) shimbeshi (s.) typical
classical adj . taishi (s.) also: old-
fashioned
clause n. jankambe (n.)
claw n. 1) turau(n.) nail; 2) tuturau (a.) to
scratch in order to wound
clay n. sashum (n.)
clean v. 1) shi m (a.) to make clean, wash,
bathe; 2) oshim (s.) in a clean state
cleanse v. momboi (a.)
clear adj . 1) tunyun (s.) transparent, not
clouded, blurred: aso tunyun clear
water; 2) kwavo (s.) pure; 3) tenjebo
(s.) understood, comprehensive; 4)
tentum (a.) free from obstacles
cleavage n. bantu (n.)
cleave v. suntu (a.)
clergy n. nankan (n.)
clerk n. 1) ukokan (n.) person keeping
records and attending to
correspondence; 2) mumpoku (n.)
store clerk
click v. 1) kwai (a.) make a clicking noise;
2) kwaika (n.) click, clicking noise; 3)
kwaibo (a.) select an icon or link,
click on; 3) chekwai (a.) to snap into
position, click; ~ ones tongue v.
kwai loilo (a.)
client n. wokan (n.)
cli mate n. titonyo (n.)
cli ng tov. ram (a.) to clench, grasp
cli nic n. semila (n.)
clip v. 1) ram (a.) pinch, keep together; 2)
luntu (a.) to cut off a small piece, the
edge, trim, shear; 3) ranya (n.) clamp,
device; 3) kotu (n.) small sequence;
~board n. 1) ranum (n.) board with
a clip; 2) shikora (n.) software facility
clitoris n. jukos (n.)
clock n. tatal (n.); ~wise adj . tatalano
(s.); counter~wise adj . fetatalano
(s.)
clone n. 1) usunshi (n.) cloned being; 2)
sunshi (s.) make a clone
close v. 1) kai (a.) fasten, lock; 2) fafau
(s.) near, nearly, almost, nearby; 3)
bas (n.) to end bas jorenko to
close a file; ~ed adj . okai (s.)
closet n. dobeo (n.)
cloth n. ango (n.); ~es, -ing n.
angonyo (n.) dress
clover n. fopoi (n.)
cloud n. shina (n.); ~ed, ~y adj .
shinale (s.)
clove n. 1) fosong (n.) dried flower bud of
the Myrtaceae family; 2) ambe (n.)
part;~ of garlic n. ambe na fua
a clove of garlic
cl ub n. 1) finyo (n.) game club; 2)
mantado (n.) night club
cl uck v. kwoka (a.)
cl umsy adj . nini s (s.)
cl utch n. gedava (n.)
coach n. 1) sinupa (n.) part of a train or
plain with lowest price accomodations;
2) ukwanku (n.) trainer
coagulate v. tore (n.);
coagulation n. atore (n.)
coal n. pisol (n.)
coalition n. tostunyo (n.)
coast n. solu (n.)
coat n. 1) shango (n.) overcoat; 2)
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chingi (n.) natural covering of animal
or plant, outside layer: chingi chu
chizi a coat of fur; 3) janchi (a.)
provide with a layer; ~ of arms n.
puntan (n.); ~ed n. ochi (s.);
~rack n. pingoya (n.)
cob n. bunape (n.) corncob
coca n. shua (n.); ~ine n. shuashum
(n.)
cock n. 1) bukwo (n.) rooster; 2) babi (n.)
penis; ~-a-doodle-doo v. kukaku
(a.)
cockatoo n. zizeone (n.)
cockpit n. rabeo (n.) cabin
cockroach n. shishis (n.)
cocktail n. pisosko (n.) mixed alcoholic
beverage
cocoa n. 1) rai shum (n.) cocoa powder;
2) raimoso (sham) (n.) (hot)
chocolate
coconut n. pesau (n.); ~ meat n.
pesauki (n.); ~ milk n. pesaumos
(n.); ~ water n. pesauso (n.)
cocoon n. dibos (n.)
cod n. pengan (n.)
code n. 1) sistan (n.) system of secred
symbols; 2) renya (n.) law, set of rules
coeliac disease n. vunkivaumi (n.)
coffee n. kau (n.); ~ machine n.
kautal (n.); ~ pot n. kaudeo (n.)
coffi n n. miabeo (n.)
cohabit v. kwado (s.)
coil n. tolpe (n.) spool
coin n. pakos (n.)
coincidence n. inistoshi (n.)
coincidental adj . nistoshi (s.)
coincidentally
coitus n. jaito (n.); ~ interruptus n.
jaito onubai (n.)
cold adj . 1) ven (s.); 2) ivemi (n.)
common cold; to have a ~ n. vemi
(s.); ~ store n. vembea (n.)
collaborate v. 1) lukan (a.) to cooperate,
work together; 2) feleo (a.) to help an
enemy invader
collaborator n. ufeleo (n.)
collapse v. 1) bombai (a.) to cave in; 2)
abombai (n.) act of caving in
collar n. kenos (n.)
colleague n. kankalu (n.)
collect v. 1) kwara (a.) to assemble,
concentrate; 2) kakwara (a.) collect
habitually, as a hobby; ~ed adj . 1)
okwara (s.) gathered; 2) jukoi (s.)
calm
collective adj . 1) wiron (s.)
characteristic of or by a group; 2)
wironyo (n.) collective enterprise
collectivism n. wirompuno (n.)
colleti vist n. 1) na wirompuno (n.)
having to do with collectivism; 2)
uwirompuno (n.) collectivist person
collector n. ukakwara (n.)
collide v. kwache (a.) to clash with
Colombia n. Kolomban (n.); ~n n. 1)
Ukolomban (n.) citizen of Colombia;
2) na Kolomban (n.) having to do with
Colombia
colon n. wambino (n.)
colonel n. nanati (n.)
colonialism n. naizapuno (n.)
colonist n. unaiza (n.)
colonization n. anaiza (n.)
colonize n. naiza (n.); ~d adj . onaiza
(s.)
colony n. naizan (n.)
colophon n. joyoko (n.)
color n. san (n.); ~ant n. sanjavo (n.);
~blind adj . sanjung (s.); ~ful
adj . sansa (s.); ~less adj . sanang
(s.)
column n. 1) pere (n.) pillar; 2) vutiko (n.)
vertical section in printed matter, a
table; 3) daitoko (n.) regular article in
a magazine or newspaper; ~ist n.
udaitoko (n.)
coma n. mizon (n.)
comb v. 1) zidun (a.) to comb; 2) zidunya
(n.) artefact for arranging ones hair
combination n. aron (n.)
combine v. ron (n.); ~d adj . oron (s.)
come v. 1) de (a.) arrive; 2) juti (a.) to
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have an orgasm; ~ on! v. oi ! (i.); ~
to an end v. tombas (a.);
comedian n. uhauyus (n.)
comedic adj . na hauyus (n.)
comedy n. 1) hauyus (n.) art of comedy;
2) hauko (n.) comedic narrative (book,
novel): weyun hauko to watch a
comedy
comet n. tilua (n.)
comfort v. 1) yoi sa (a.) to soothe,
console; 2) ayoisa (n.) consolation; 3)
itemwera (n.) (state of) ease
comfortable adj . temwera (s.)
comic n. tanko (n.)
comma n. bastan (n.)
command v. 1) kamun (a.) to order; 2)
akamun (n.) order, commandment:
akeju na li akamun na wa your
wish is my command; in ~ adj .
wekamun (s.): hayu wekamun lau?
who is in command over here?
commander n. ukamun (n.)
commandment n. akamun (n.) order
commemorate v. jewayun (a.)
comment n. 1) atoska (n.) remark,
observation; 2) toska (a.) make
remarks about, make an observation
commerce n. apopo (n.) trade, business
commercial n. 1) pocho (n.) ad; 2)
poshi (s.) having to do with
commerce, trade
commission n. lekenyo (n.)
commit v. 1) jam (a.) make, do; 2) minja
(a.) to commit a crime; 3) vaza (a.) to
bind, dedicate oneself to; ~ted adj .
ovaza (s.) dedicated; ~ment n.
avaza (n.) dedication
committee n. tosonyo (n.); ~ member
n. utosonyo (n.)
common adj . 1) nyoshi (s.) shared,
general familiar; 2) vungi (s.) of a
lower rank, belonging to the great
mass; ~er n. uvungi (n.) ~
sense n. ajeju (n.)
communicate v. joka (a.)
communication n. ajoka (n.); ~ line,
wire n. jokanaya (n.)
communism n. nyolepuno (n.)
communist n. 1) unyolepuno (n.); 2) na
nyolepuno (s.) having to do with
communism
community n. kwalanyo (n.); ~ service
n. nyozua (n.)
companion n. 1) ulalu (n.) someone in
presence; 2) polu (n.) someone
associated in a commercial enterprise
company n. 1) ponyo (n.) enterprise,
concern; 2) lalunyo (n.) group in
presence; to keep ~ v. lalu (s.)
comparative n. tunti sa (n.)
compare v. mashun (a.)
comparison n. amashun (n.)
compass n. manoyun (n.)
compassion n. ayoiza (n.) sympathy
compatible adj . jeluri (s.) compatible
with
compel v. pomun (a.) to force, cause:
mumbe pomun yu bas the
circumstances compelled him to stop;
~ing adj . 1) tenkunju (s.)
gripping, captivating, attractive,
charming; 2) wepomun (s.) that
compels: mumbe wepomun
compelling circumstances
compensate v. simas (a.) to
compensate (for)
compete v. firu (a.) versus
competence n. ikangi (n.)
competent adj . kangi (s.)
competitor n. ufe (n.) opponent, rival,
opposite side, adversary
competition n. 1) afiru (n.) act of
competing: afiru na yunyo sun la
monkoi the competition between
those two is getting out of hand; 2)
fenyo (n.) people/teams competing:
fenyo nen wi tiro wau the
competition is very good this year
competitor n. ufe (n.) rival, adversar,
opponent
compilation n. auronza (n.)
compile v. ronza (a.) to put together
complain v. woika (a.); ~t n. awoika
(n.)
complete v. 1) jamoyo (a.) to fill, fulfill,
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finish, conclude; 2) kwambe (s.)
whole, full, fully, completely; ~d adj .
oyo (s.) done, fulfilled, ready: oyo
ha? are you done?
complex adj . 1) wiva (s.) complicated,
involved, not easily understood; 2)
donyo (s.) compound, assemblage of
buildings
complicated adj . 1) doile (s.)
problematic, troublesome; 2) wiva (s.)
complex, involved
complication n. adoi (n.)
compliment n. 1) anenka (n.) act of
complimenting; 2) nenka (a.) to
compliment
compound n. 1) donyo (n.) compound,
complex, assemblage of buildings; 2)
aukaron (n.) compound word; 3)
karon (n.) to form compound words;
~ing n. akaron (n.)
component n. yambe (n.)
compose v. 1) rombe (a.) to put together:
rombe aj ika to compose a song;
2) janjukoi (n.) to repose, calm, allay
composition n. 1) arombe (n.) act or
manner of composing: arombe na
tanyus the composition of a
painting; 2) aurombe (n.) thing
composed: aurombe na Mozart a
composition of Mozart
compress v. 1) lompon (a.) to press
together; 2) jalonsi (a.) to transform
data to minimize space, zip; ~ed
adj . lonsi (s.); ~ion n. alonsi (n.)
compromise v. 1) banjelu (a.) to settle
by making concessions; 2) abanjelu
(n.) settlement; 3) nyambai (a.) to
expose, make; 4) monsangi (a.) to
degrade, reduce the quality, devalue
compulsion n. apomun (n.)
computational adj . dauvale (s.)
compute v. dauva (a.) calculate
computer n. dal (n.) digital device; ~
science n. dalajono
con v. konza (a.) to con, con someone out
of: konza apa uyu to con
someone out of his money
conceive v. 1) tombenjau (a.) to get
pregnant; 2) henje (a.) to get, develop
an idea, put in words: henje! I have
an idea!; ~d adj . 1) obenjau (s.)
gotten pregnant, knocked up; 2)
ohenje (s.) developed, put into words
concensus n. yozaje (n.)
concentrate v. 1) jel a (s.) set ones mind
on, be concentrated, focused on: jela
kwanza to concentrate in doing
ones homework; 2) kwara (a.) collect,
gather: kwara ango to collect
one's clothes; 3) kwaranu (a.) to come
together: varumbe kwaranu la
sonai the troops are concentrating
at the river;4) jalon (a.) to intensify,
increase the density: jalon runya
to concentrate a brew; 5) tolon (a.) to
intensify, become dense: bovaso la
tolon the solution is concentrating;
~d adj . 1) jela (s.) set ones mind
on, be concentrated, focused on; 2)
okwara (s.) be located in one place:
doi okwara la sinan na tinuno
the problems are concentrated in the
eastern region; 3) olon (s.) be
concentrated, intensified, enriched
concentration n. 1) ijela (n.) state of
having ones mind focused; 2)
aukwara (n.) gathering, collection; 3)
aulon (n.) concentrated substance; 4)
ilon (n.) strength, density;
concept n. jevu (n.) basic idea, principle
conception n. 1) abenjau (n.) act of
conceiving, getting pregnant; 2)
ahenje (n.) act or thing conceived,
idea, principle, concept: ahenje na
jevu the conception of a principle
concern n. 1) ponyo (n.) enterprise,
company; 2) tos (s.) relate to, involve,
concerning; 3) acheva (n.) relation,
reference; 4) asinyi (n.) worry: asinyi
tiku the main concern
concert n. jito (n.)
conciliate v. moru (s.) make peace
conciliator n. umoru (n.)
concl ude v. 1) jebas (a.) to decide by
reasoning: ujono jebas asinje na
yu woisa scientists concluded his
assumptions to be wrong ; 2) jamoyo
(a.) to complete, finish, fulfill: jamoyo
aruka to conclude an argument
concl usion n. 1) ajebas (n.) last stop of
a reasoning process : ajebas na
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tosko the conclusion of the article;
2) ajamoyo (n.) act of concluding,
completing
conclusi ve adj . jebashi (s.) decisive,
final
concourse n. winyola (n.)
concrete adj . 1) re (s.) solid, hard; 1) na
yasa (s.) material, as opposed to
abstract; 3) sadu (n.) building material
condition n. 1) atonto (n.) case; 2) isa
(n.) shape, state; 3) i semi (n.) illness;
4) mumbe (n.) circumstance, factor;
~s n. mumbenyo (n.) total of
circumstances, factors
condom n. vauvan (n.)
condone v. tunje (a.) overlook, choose to
ignore
conduct n. 1) asapu (n.) behavior; 2)
sapu (a.) behave
conductive adj . tipitum (s.)
conduit n. nos (n.) duct, pipe, tube
cone n. pyuro (n.)
conical adj . pyurosa (s.)
conference n. akara (n.)
confess v. fonzalo (a.); ~ion n.
afonzalo (n.)
confide v. rejuka (a.) to confide in
configure v. rendan (a.)
configuration n. arendan (n.)
confirm v. 1) kaho (a.) admit; 2) hoka (a.)
validate
confirmation n. 1) akaho (n.)
admittance ; 2) ahoka (n.)
authenticiation, validation
conflict n. 1) aru (n.) discord; 2) ruju
(a.) to have a conflict with; 3) cheru
(a.) to come in conflict with: dan wau
cheru vanundan this program
conflicts with the security software
Confucius n. Kufuchih (n.)
Confucianism n. Ikufuchih (n.)
Confucianist n. 1) na Ikufuchih (n.)
having to do with Confucianism; 2)
Ukufuchih (n.) Confucianist person
confuse v. 1) moren (a.) to mix up,
disarray, upset; 2) janjesko (a.) to mix
up mentally; 3) yonjo (a.) to mistake
for; ~ed adj . 1) omoren (s.) mixed
up, in disarray, upset; 2) jesko (s.)
mixed up mentally, perplexed; 3)
oyonjo (s.) mistaken for someone
else, mixed up
confusion n. isko (n.);
Congo n. 1) Kongoan (na Barazavil) (n.)
Republic of the Congo; 2) Kongoan
(na Kinshasah) (n.) Democratic
Republic of the Congo; 3) Kongoan
(n.) historical Congo-region; 4)
Kongoh (n.) Congo river; 5) Ukongo
(n.) person of the Kongo ethnicity; 6)
Kongonyo (n.) Kongo-people; 7)
Kongoka (n.) Kongo/Kikongo-
language
Congolese 1) Ukongoan (na Barazavil /
Kinshasah) (n.) citizen of Congo(-
Brazzaville / Kinshasah); 2)
Kongoanyo (na Barazavil /
Kinshasah) (n.) total of citizens of
Congo(-Brazzaville / Kinshasah);2) na
Kongoan (na Barazavil / Kinshasah)
(n.) having to do with Congo(-
Brazzaville / Kinshasah)
congress n. rombea (n.)
conifer n. pyurope (n.)
conj unctor n. valuka (n.)
conj unction n. avaluka (n.)
conj unctive n. 1) valusa (n.)
conjunctive mood; 1) na valusa (n.)
having a conjunctive mood: janka na
valusa a conjunctive verb
conman n. konko (n.) fraud
connect v. java (a.) to establish a
connection, call, go online: java
kweva to connect to the internet;
~d adj . ova (s.); ~ion n. 1) ava
(n.) link, relation; 2) vaya (n.) joint,
yoke; ~ive adj . vamun (s.): sesa
vamun connective tissue
conquer v. zaru (a.); ~er n. uzaru (n.)
conquest n. azaru (n.)
conscience n. puju (n.); ~less adj .
pujuleng (s.); ~lessness n.
ipujuleng (n.)
conscientious adj . pujule (s.); ~ness
n. ipujule (n.)
conscious adj . 1) jele (s.) aware, having
sensations of thinking, feeling or
knowledge; 2) keno (s.) intentional(ly);
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~ness n. 1) ijele (n.) awareness; 2)
ikeno (n.) purpose; to lose ~ness
v. monjele (s.)
consecrate v. janampu (a.)
consent v. 1) tuska (a.) to give
permission; 2) atuska (n.) act of giving
ones consent
conservative adj . vajanke (s.)
consider v. 1) jeto (s.) to think about the
option, take into account; 2) jesa (s.)
to regard as, have an opinion about;
3) jehea (s.) to regard, take into
account, to watch: jehea ivan to
consider someones safety; ~ate
adj . 1) julu (s.) showing
consideration for, empathetic; 2)
kungile (s.) significant: baisa
kungile considerate damage;
~ation n. 1) ajeto (n.) act of
considering as an option; 2) ajehea
(n.) regard, attention
consist v. weron (s.) to make up, be
constituted of, compose; ~ent adj .
rato (s.) consistently
console n. kital (n.); game ~ n. kital
na fidan (n.)
conspiracy n. 1) asi skuren (n.) act of
conspiring; 2) siskurenyo (n.) group
of conspirators
conspirator n. usi skuren (n.)
conspire v. siskuren (s.)
constable n. vumuren (n.)
constant adj . tayoshi (n.) perpetual,
chronic
constellation n. mangutan (n.)
constitute v. 1) weron (s.) to make up,
be constituted of, consist of, compose:
kenyo na vuchero weron ufi nini
kwa a soccer team constitutes of
eleven players; 2) munku (s.) to set
up, install, found
constitution n. 1) aweron (n.) way
something is set up, made up:
aweron dondo a strong
constitution; 2) amunku (n.) act of
setting up: amunku na renya the
constitution of the law; 3) vurenya (n.)
fundamental set of laws
construct v. jando (a.); ~ed adj . 1)
odo (s.) built; 2) sado (s.) artificial,
man-made; ~ion n. 1) ajando (n.)
process of constructing; 2) audo (n.)
building, structure; 3) doshi (n.)
building method: doshi na kwando
onengo the construction of the
school is adapted
consul n. chilaka (n.); ~ate n.
chilakado (n
consult v. noke (a.); ~ation n. anoke
(n.) reference
consume v. zabas (a.); ~r n. uzabas
(n.)
consumption n. azabas (n.)
contain v. bole (s.); ~er n. bobeo (n.)
contact v. 1) kava (a.) to call, get in touch
with; 2) ikava (n.) state of being in
contact
contemplate v. jejewai (a.)
contempt n. 1) ihepu (n.) feeling or
attitude of disrespect, looking down
on; 2) ahepu (n.) act of contempt,
disrespect; to feel ~ for v. hepu
(s.); ~ible adj . tehepu (s.)
despiccable
content n. boyo (n.); ~s, ~list n.
boyoko (n.)
contest n. fizato (n.)
context n. roko (n.)
continent n. anyo (n.); ~al n. na anyo
(n.)
continue v. kura (a.) to proceed, go on
continuous adj . basanung (s.) also:
continuously
contraband n. ausi spo (n.)
contraception n. abenyau (n.); to use
~ v. benyau (s.) to be on birth control
contracepti ve n. benyauki (n.)
contract n. 1) kanko (n.) paper with an
agreement; 2) koza (a.) to hire, book;
3) dele (a.) to acquire, catch; 4) lonu
(a.) to draw together, shrink; ~ion n.
alonu (n.)
contradict v. feka (a.); ~ion n. afeka
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(n.)
contrary adj . feno (s.) adversary
contrast n. 1) ifera (n.) ; 2) fera (s.) to
form a contrast with
contribute v. 1) lupau (a.) to give or
make jointly with others; 2) nempa (a.)
donate to charity; 2) bopa (a.) pay
contribution for membership
contribution n. 1) alupau (n.) act of
ginving or making jointly with others; 2)
anempa (n.) gift for helping a
organization, charity; 3) abopa (n.)
fee, money paid for membership or a
service: abopa na finyo
contribution to a club
control v. 1) koi (s.) have under control;
2) koiza (a.) to get under control,
control, control oneself, pull oneself
together: koiza roya to control a
ball; 3) ikoi (n.) power; 4) naino (s.)
operate, regulate: naino isham to
control the temperature; ~ed adj . 1)
okoi (s.) brought under control; 2)
jukoi (s.) calm, collected, pulled
together; ~edness n. ijukoi (n.)
calmness, emotional control
controversial adj . feluru (s.)
controversy n. feluruto (n.)
convene v. kara (a.)
convention n. 1) akara (n.) conference,
meeting; 2) inyolu (n.) general
agreement or acceptance; by ~ adj .
nyolu (s.)
converge v. kwanu (a.) to come
together, meet
convergent adj . wekwanu (s.)
conversation n. ayonka (n.)
converse v. yonka (a.) speak with
conversion n. 1) ananza (n.) act of
adopting a religion; 2) avosa (n.) act
of turning into
convert v. 1) nanza (a.) to adopt a
religion; 2) vosa (a.) to turn into:
vosa penyo sayan to turn a forest
into farmland
convince v. ponka (a.) persuade; ~d
adj . 1) oponka (s.) persuaded; 2)
reje (s.) know for sure
convi nci ng adj . tejeho (s.) believable,
persuasive: atoka tejeho a
convincing story
conviction n. 1) ireje (n.) state of being
convinced; 2) afonka (n.) sentence
convoy n. nuvanyo (n.)
cook n. 1) kizuzu (n.) person that
prepares food; 2) janzu (a.) prepare
food: uma la janzu wanki mother
is cooking dinner; 3) tonzu (a.) to be
subject to cooking: aki la tonzu ti
shambeo the food is cooking on
the stove; ~ed adj . ozu (s.)
cookie n. kwinki (n.) biscuit
cool adj . 1) siven (n.) somewhat cold; 2)
toven (a.) to cool down; 3) javen (a.)
cause to cool down; 4) joi (a.)
awesome
cooperate v. 1) lukan (a.) cooperative; 1)
ulukan (n.) person cooperating,
cooperator
cooperation n. alukan (n.)
coot n. kivan (n.)
Copenhagen n. Kobahaun (n.)
copier n. shikotal (n.) xerox machine
copper n. 1) pingu (n.) material; 2) chu
pingu (n.) made out of copper
copulate v. jai (a.) to have sex with
copulation n. aj ai (n.) sex
copy n. 1) ashiko (n.) duplicate; 2) shi ko
(a.) make a duplicate; 3) si sko (a.)
crib
copyright n. azakai (n.); ~ed adj .
zakai (s.)
coquettish adj . kunsishi (s.) to be a
tease
coral n. 1) sosempe (n.) one plant; 2)
sosempenyo (n.) reef
cord n. naya (n.) rope, string
core n. 1) ban (n.) centre; 2) tiku (s.)
basic, central, chief, main
coriander n. dishusho (n.)
cork n. 1) nyausa (n.) stopper, plug; 2)
nyauvo (n.) material, cork tissue; 3)
nyausape (n.) cork oak
corn n. 1) buna (n.) maize; 2) binzoi (n.)
grain from a cereal; 3) nyongayun (n.)
clavus, shape of callus; ~cob n.
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bunape (n.)
corner n. 1) numpil (n.) place where
surfaces meet in an angle: numpil na
beo the corner of a room; 2) na
numpil (n.) located on a corner:
podo na numpil corner shop; 3)
pompil (a.) to drive or force in a
corner
corporal n. tivaru (n.)
corporate adj . 1) yova (s.) shared by all,
collective: ipuza yova corporate
responsibility; 2) na ponyo (n.) having
the nature of or involving a
corporation: atimpau na ponyo
corporate debts
corporation n. ponyo (n.)
corporeal adj . 1) seshi (s.) physical, not
spiritual: ula seshi a corporeal
being; 2) na senyo (n.) involving the
body: afon na senyo corporeal
punishment
corpse n. womia (n.)
correct adj . 1) nenshi (s.) right, lacking
flaws; 2) janenshi (s.) make right;
~ion n. anenshi (n.); ~ness n.
inenshi (n.)
correlate v. noyomovale (a.) to correlate
with
correlation n. noyomova (n.)
correspond v. 1) yonko (a.) to exchange
letters; 2) kwasa (s.) to agree, share a
shape; ~ence n. 1) yonkonyo (n.)
exchange of written ideas, collection of
letters; 2) ikwasa (n.) agreement;
~ent n. tokava (n.)
corridor n. naibeo (n.) gallery, long and
narrow room
corrode v. 1) chirau (a.) to erode, wear
away; 2) tonchirau (a.) to become
eroded; ~d adj . ochirau (s.) worn
away, off
corrosion n. achirau (n.) erosion
cortex n. jejechi (n.)
cosmopolitan adj . yulayo (s.) existing
all over the world
cosmopolite n. uyulayo (n.)
cost v. 1) popa (s.) be priced at; 2) zapa
(s.) be expensive; 3) apopa (n.) price
Costa Rica n. Kosta-Rikan (n.); ~n n.
1) Ukosta-Rikan (n.) citizen of Costa-
Rica; 2) na Kosta-Rikan (n.) having to
do with Cost Rica
costume n. nyango (n.)
cosy adj . doju (s.) home-like, cosily
cottage n. sindo (n.) bungalow, cabin
cotton n. 1) pezi (n.) material; 2) chu
pezi (n.) made of cotton; 3) pezingo
(n.) piece of cloth made out of cotton,
sheet
couch n. nai ra (n.) sofa, divan
cougar n. wemeo (n.) puma, mountain
lion
cough n. 1) hua (a.) make a coughing
sound (once); 2) huhua (s.) suffer
from a cough, cough all the time; 3)
ahua (n.) coughing sound; 4) ahuhua
(n.) cough (condition): ahuhua ming
a bad cough; ~ up a. 1) tihua (n.)
bring up by coughing; 2) monkenza
(n.) regurgitate
council n. nokanyo (n.); ~lor n.
unokanyo (n.) councilman
count v. 1) mundau (a.) tally; 2) adau
(n.) tally, sum, total number; 3) dadau
(a.) to count, name numbers in order;
4) hova (a.) to be valid, to be taken in
account: ache ye nong hova that
goal does not count
counter n. 1) pohu (n.) bar; 2)
awaideru (n.) counter-attack
counter-clockwise adj . fetatalano (s.)
country n. 1) an (n.) land; 2) chi an (n.)
countryside
coup dtat n. ruyonto (n.); to commit
a ~ v. ruyom (a.)
couple n. 1) sunyo (n.) two; 3) si (n.) a
few; 3) java (a.) to connect
courage n. itunyi (n.); ~ous adj .
tunyi (s.) brave
courier n. genuka (n.)
course n. 1) kwantono (n.) series of
lessons; 2) nonu (n.) direction, path,
progress over time: la nonu na ninta
in the course of the day; of ~ n.
reshi (s.)
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court n. 1) renkanyo (n.) group of people
in a law court, judges; 2) kaila (n.)
place surrounded by buildings or
walls, short dead end street; 3) fila
(n.) field for games/sports; 4)
kindonyo (n.) group around a
sovereign, monarch; 5) kunka (n.)
woo; ~ house n. renkado (n.); ~-
martial n. renkanyo na varu (n.)
military court; ~ship n. akunka (n.)
courteous adj . nyopu (s.)
courtesy n. inyopu (n.)
couscous n. koshum (n.)
cousin n. 1) lubua (n.) male cousin; 2)
lumea (n.) female cousin
covenant n. revako (n.)
cover n. 1) tingi (n.) layer: tingi chu
shina a cloud cover; 2) zonyango
(n.) bedcover; 3) chingi (n.) coat,
outside layer; 4) rengo (n.) cover,
outside layer; 5) jarengo (a.) to pave,
cover the surface of something; 6)
werengo (a.) to overlay, extend over,
pave, form the outside layer; 7) vango
(a.) protect by covering; 8) kochi (n.)
bookcover
cow n. 1) mul (n.) not specifically female
but used as such colloquially; 2)
wanamul (n.) female cow; 3) minyi
(a.) intimidate; ~boy n. ungano (n.)
shepherd
coward n. uyipu (n.); ~ice n. iyipu (n.);
~ly adj . yipu (s.)
coworker n. kankalu (n.) colleague
cowry n. pachi (n.)
coyote n. mamwua (n.)
crab n. randi (n.)
crack n. 1) abai (n.) burst; 2) shuadu
(n.) crack cocaine; ~le v. tutua (s.)
craft n. 1) dono (n.) energy, force; 2)
asajo (n.) skill, art; 3) sajo (a.)
produce with skill
crane n. 1) naivune (n.) bird; 2)
wempeda (n.) lifting machine; ~fly n.
nai vuzo (n.)
crash n. 1) bunka (n.) noise; 2) adambai
(n.) pc-crash; 3) bunu (n.) to crash
into, crashland, collapse, fail; 4)
dambai (a.) to crash (software)
crater n. buncha (n.)
crayon n. tansau (n.)
crazy adj . 1) minkoi (s.) foolish, wild: bas
sapu minkoi stop acting crazy!; 2)
jemi (s.) insane, mentally unbalanced:
ubu jemi the mans crazy; to drive
~ v. janjemi (a.)
cream n. 1) mosau (n.) fatty part of milk;
2) nasau (n.) lotion; ~y adj .
momosau (s.); sour ~ adj . mosau
choi (n.)
creator n. umula (n.)
create v. mula (a.)
creation n. aumula (n.)
credit n. 1) tipa (n.) money on bank; 2)
ajoza (n.) acknowledgement for a
prestation; 3) joza (a.) give credit to;
~card n. kupausha (n.)
Cree n. 1) Unehilawe (n.) Cree
person; 2) Nehilawe (n.) having to do
with the Cree culture; 3) Nehilaweka
(n.)
creek n. sinsonai (n.)
creep v. 1) nusis (a.) to sneak, skulk,
steal; 2) nunusis (n.) creepy person;
~y adj . tenyivu (s.) lugubrious
creole n. 1) wichuka (n.) creole
language; 2) wi sko (n.) person of
mixed ethnicity, multicultural
crepuscular adj . mandinu (s.)
crew n. 1) nikanyo (n.) people aboard a
vehicle; 2) kankanyo (n.) group of
people working together; ~member
n. nikan (n.) member of a group
aboard a vehicle
crib v. 1) si sko (a.) copy; 2) bembeo (n.)
babybed; 3) kibeo (n.) feeding bowl,
trough; 4) angado (n.) stable
cribbage n. kiribaj (n.) card game
cricket n. 1) nonoiro (n.) ballgame; 2)
chindi (n.) insect
crier n. uyoka (n.)
crime n. 1) aminja (n.) criminal act; 2)
minjato (n.) phenomenon of crime,
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occurrence: adau na minjato wen
crime rates are high
criminal n. 1) miminj a (n.) person
habitually enganged in criminal
activity; 2) uminja (n.) perpetrator; 3)
minjashi (s.) having the nature of a
crime; ~ organization n. minjanyo
(n.) gang
criminology n. minjajono (n.)
crisis n. viminto (n.)
crisp v. kwinka (a.) to crunch; ~y adj .
kikwin (s.)
criterion n. tontoko (n.) condition
critic n. uminenka (n.)
criticism n. aminenka (n.) critique
criticize v. minenka (a.)
critique n. aminenka (n.) criticism
Croatia n. Haravatan (n.); ~n n. 1)
Uharavata (n.) person of the Croatian
ethnicity; 2) Uharavatan (n.) citizen of
Croatia; 3) Haravata (n.) having to do
with Croatian culture; 4) na Haravatan
(n.) having to do with Croatia; 5)
Haravataka (n.) Croatian language
crocodile n. pembenga (n.)
crocodilians n. pembenganyo (n.)
crook n. uhopung (n.)
crooked adj . 1) pile (s.) having one or
more curves or angles; 2) hopung (s.)
dishonest
crop n. 1) sai ki (n.) product for harvesting;
2) kibos (n.) sack for storing food:
kibos na mosone the crop of
pigeon; 3) luntu (n.) trim, shear
croquet n. Korokeh (n.)
cross n. 1) pano (n.) cross, crux, (mark
of) two intersecting lines; 2) jampano
(a.) form a cross-shape jampano
yol to cross ones fingers; 3) notum
(a.) intersect; 4) tunu (a.) go across,
from one side to the other: varunyo
tunu an kwambe the army
crossed the entire country; 5) tunu
(a.) to go across, beyond: varunyo
tum basano the army crossed the
border; ~ed-legged adj . vuskura
(s.)
crossly adj . wonshi (s.) peevish
crossness n. iwonshi (n.) peevishness
crossbar n. bampe (n.)
crotch n. 1) vuban (n.) groin; 2) pesun
(n.) forked pole or place on a tree
crow n. 1) lonyo (n.) bird; 2) kalka (a.) to
make a crowing sound
crowd n. lonyo (n.); ~ed adj . lonyole (s.)
crown n. kinti (n.)
crucifix n. panosa (n.); ~ion n. apanoti
(s.)
crucify v. panoti (a.)
cruel adj . mweng (s.); ~ty n. imweng
(n.)
crumple v. shempon (a.) to press into
wrinkles; ~d adj . sheshempon (s.)
crunch v. kwinka (a.) to crisp; ~y adj .
kikwin (s.)
crusade n. 1) Panonu (n.) historica
military expedition by European
Christians; 2) fenoto (n.) vigorous
movement against something
crush v. bus (a.)
crust n. chi re (n.) crust, scab, crust on
food: chire na binki breadcrust
cry v. 1) yoyoi (a.) sob, shed tears; 2)
swika (a.) scream; 3) aswika (n.)
screaming sound; 4) yaika (a.) cry out
in pain
crystal n. 1) shesa (n.) generic material;
2) shesangu (s.) piece of stone
Cuba n. Kuban (n.); ~n n. 1) Ukuban
(n.) citizen of Cuba; 2) na Kuban (n.)
having to do with Cuba: punyo na
Kuban the Cuban government
cube n. vailu (n.)
cubical adj . vailusa (s.)
cubicle n. panum (n.)
cuckoo n. yombene (n.)
cucumber n. pepos (n.)
cudgel n. chepe (n.)
cuisine n. zushi (n.)
cul-de-sac n. kwacha (n.)
cultivate v. sai (a.) to grow, produce, use
land for growing crops, produce a
culture of cells
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cultivation n. asai (n.)
cultural adj . na janjanyo (s.)
culture n. 1) janjanyo (n.) customs of a
people; 2) janjato (n.) civilization,
people; 3) sai su (n.) growth of cells:
saisu na mwazi a culture of
fungus
cumin n. mosaki (n.)
cup n. 1) seo (n.) small container for
holding beverages; 2) zangu (n.)
award, prize, trophy: basto na
zangu the cup final; ~ holder n.
seolea (n.)
cure v. 1) momi (a.) to restore someones
health, heal; 2) amomi (n.) treatment
or medicine
curiosity n. ikeyun (n.)
curious adj . keyun (s.)
Curi um n. Kuria (n.)
curl n. 1) ziro (n.) anything having a
curled shape: ziro chu jem a curl
of smoke; 2) tolu (n.) to bend or fold
into a roll: tolu kiski to curl ones
lip; 3) nuwiwiro (n.) to spiral; ~y
adj . ziziro (s.)
currency n. patan (n.)
current n. 1) vonu (n.) flow of water/air;
2) tauto (s.) up to date, actual; 3)
tipinu (n.) electricity; ~ events n.
tautonyo (n.) actuality; ~ly adv.
tauto (s.) tauto yu nong kan
currently, he does not work
curriculum n. tayoko (n.) fschedule,
program; ~ vitae n. kwiyoko (n.)
CV
curry n. sora (n.) stew
cursor n. koyol (n.)
curtain n. shengo (n.)
curvature n. iropil (n.)
curve n. ropil (n.) round angle; ~d adj .
ropile (s.) to be soft-angled
cushion n. mwebos (n.) pillow
custom n. ajanja (n.); ~ary n. janjashi
(s.) habitual; ~s n. nuboyun (n.)
habitual
customer n. poza (n.)
cut v. 1) tu (a.) to do cutting; 2) atu (n.)
incision; 3) otu (s.) to be cut; 4) rantu
(a.) to clip, cut with scissors; ~ down
n. vutu (a.) fell; ~ off n. tuchu
(a.); ~ out n. satu (a.) to cut out,
carve out, sculpt
cutlery n. kianyo (n.) piece of ~ n. kia
(n.) eating utensil
CV n. kwiyoko (n.) curriculum vitae
cyan adj . saska lam (s.)
cybersex n. akwejai (n.); have ~ (with)
v. kwejai (a.)
cyberspace n. kwelan (n.)
cycle n. taro (n.)
cyclone n. shinada (n.) hurricane,
typhoon
cyclops n. kwayun (n.)
cylinder n. pero (n.)
cylindrical n. perosa (s.)
Cypriot(ic) n. 1) Ukipirosan (n.) citizen of
Cyprus; 2) Ukuburusan (n.) citizen of
the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus; 3) na Kipirosan (n.) having
to do with Cyprus; 4) na Kuburusan
(n.) having to do with the Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus
Cyprus n. 1) Kipiros (n.) isle of Cyprus as
a whole; 2) Kipi rosan (n.) Greek state
on the southern side of Cyprus; 3)
Kuburusan (n.) Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus
czar n. wikim (n.) emperor
D
D, delta n. doa (n.)
Da Nang n. Da-Nang (n.)
dad n. baba (n.) daddy
daily adj . 1) ninsa (s.) occurring daily; 2)
ninko (n.) daily magazine, newspaper
dairy n. mosonyo (n.)
daisy n. ninyun (n.)
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Dallas n. Dalas (n.)
dam n. sonum (n.) dike
damage n. 1) baisa (n.) injury or harm; 2)
jambai sa (a.) to cause damage to; ~d
adj . obai sa (s.)
damp adj . sole (s.) moist; ~ness n.
i sole (n.)
dance v. 1) senji (a.) to move
rhythmically; 2) asenji (n.) act or style
of dancing; 3) senjito (n.) dance event
dandelion n. funzi (n.)
danger n. izen (n.); in ~ n. zembo (s.)
at risk; ~ous adj . zen (s.)
dangle v. pimpi (s.) to swing back and
forth
Danish n. 1) Udan (n.) person of the
Danish ethnicity; 2) Udanan (n.)
citizen of Danmark; 3) Dan (s.) having
to do with Danish culture; 4) na Danan
(n.) having to do with Danmark; 5)
Danka (n.) Danish language
Danmark n. Danan (n.)
Danube n. Donah (n.)
dare v. tunyike (s.)
daring n. tunyile (n.) bold
dark adj . sol (s) also: black
darken v. tonsol (s.)
darkness n. isol (n.)
darling n. uzai (n.) honey, dear
data n. aujo (n.) information; ~
structure n. josa (n.)
database n. jobeo (n.) databank
date n. 1) ninka (n.) time stamp; 2)
janinka (a.) put a time stamp on; 3)
tachu (s.) to have ones origin in a
period, date from, go back to: awau
tachu Kinyota na Ming this
dates from the Ming-dynasty; 4)
abanju (n.) social engagement; 5)
banju (a.) to meet, have a
appointment with; 6) babanju (s.)
have social engagements with; 7)
pansa (n.) fruit
daughter n. bemwana (n.)
dawn n. nintita (n.) sunrise
day n. 1) anin (n.) 24-hour period; 2) ninta
(n.) daytime; ~dream v. 1) jekeho
(a.) fantasize; 2) ajekeho (n.) fantasy
dead n. mia (s.); ~ly adj . wemia (s.)
lethal; ~ end adj . kwachale (s.)
blind: bano kwachale blind alley;
~nettle n. pyukom (n.)
deaf n. 1) hinjung (s.) unable to hear; 2)
uhinjung (n.) deaf person; ~en v.
tohinjung (a.) to go deaf; ~ening v.
ya jahinjung (a.): akale ya
jahinjung a deafening noise
deal n. 1) poto (n.) business transaction;
2) popo (a.) do business in: popo
juvo to deal drugs; 3) paucho (a.)
distribute: paucho fisha to deal
cards; ~ with n. 1) tos (s.) be
about, concern; 2) zazia (a.) handle;
tuska wa zazia let me deal with it,
handle it
dear n. 1) uzai (n.) honey, darling; 2) zai
(s.) beloved: mama zai dear
mother; 3) owenju (s.) formal letter:
Ba owenju Dear Sir
death n. 1) imia (n.) state of being dead:
imia laraza death is permanent; 2)
amia (n.) act of dying: amia na yuka
the death of a language; ~ penalty
n. afon na mia (n.); ~ sentence
n. afonka na mia (n.)
debate n. 1) akaru (n.) discussion; 2)
karu (n.) discuss
debt n. 1) vupa (n.) debit (money); 2)
atimpau (n.) obligation to give back;
to be in ~ with v. timpau (s.) to
owe
decade n. niniro (n.)
decaf adj . kauleng (s)
deca- px . ni- (s); ~meter n. ninayo (n.)
decanter n. bobonya (n.) carafe, pitcher
decapitate v. titu (a) behead; ~d adj .
otitu (s.)
decapitation n. atitu (n.) beheading
decay v. tomwa (a)
deceitful adj . kompu (s.) irreliable,
deceptive
deceive v. 1) kompo (a) scam, swindle,
fraud; 2) konyam (a) fool, mislead,
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trick
December n. Zemaro (n.)
deceptive adj . kompu (s.) irreliable,
deceitful
deci- px . ninimbe (s.)
decide v. baska (a)
decision n. abaska (n.)
decisive adj . jebashi (s.) conclusive,
final
deck n. fi shanyo (n.) set of cards
declamation n. ayuska (n.) oration,
recitation, delivery
declaration n. ayoka (n.) statement
declare v. 1) yoka (a.) announce, state;
2) nyoruka (a.) to declare war on
decode v. monsistan (a.); ~d adj .
omonsi stan (s.)
decorate v. 1) jangu (a.) to add
ornaments; 2) pau tongu (a.) to grant
a medal; ~d adj . 1) ongu (s.)
having ornaments; 2) tongul e (s.)
heving a medal
decoration n. 1) janguya (n.); 2) tongu
(n.) medal; 3) tonguto (n.) ceremony
in which a medal is granted
decrease v. 1) tonsi (a.) become less,
reduce; 2) atonsi (n.) decline,
reduction
dedicate v. 1) vaza (a.) to commit oneself
to: vaza ihai dayus to dedicate
ones life to poetry; 2) seno (n.) to
address or inscribe to someone: seno
kaiko uyu to dedicate a book to
someone; ~d adj . 1) oseno (s.)
inscribed to someone; 2) ovaza (s.)
committed to
dedication n. avaza (n.) commitment
deduct v. tova (a.); ~ion n. atova (n.)
deductible adj . tentonsi (s.); tax-~
adj . tentonsi tos pumbe (s.)
deed n. ajam (n.)
deep adj . naibo (s.); ~en v. 1) janaibo
(a.) make deep; 2) tonaibo (a.) get
deeper
deer n. pyai (n.)
defeat v. fiti (a.) to beat, win from
defecate v. boicho (a.)
defect n. atering (n.); ~ive adj . tering
(s.) out of order
defend v. wairu (a.); ~ant n. uwaika
(n.)
defense n. awairu (n.)
defibrillate v. monsekum (a.)
defibrillator n. monsekunya (n.)
deficiency n. 1) iyosang (n.)
insufficiency, shortage, deficit
deficient adj . yosang (s.) not sufficient,
incomplete
deficit n. iyosang (n.) insufficiency,
shortage, deficiency
define v. chauka (n.) determine, specify
definite adj . 1) yoyo (s.) absolute,
definitely, absolutely, by all means; 2)
ochauka (s.) well defined, specified;
3) kwiva (s.) referring to a specific
person or thing: ~ article n. sinka
kwiva (n.)
definition n. achauka (n.) specification
definitive adj . jebashi (s.) final,
conclusive
deform v. 1) monsa (a.) cause to
disfigure, impair the form of: apon
monsa rechi the pressure
deformed the hull; 2) tomonsa (a.) to
lose ones form, become disformed
sempe la tomonsa the bone is
deforming; ~ed adj . 1) sami (s.)
suffering from a disfigurement; 2)
omonsa (s.) changed in form
deformation n. 1) asami (n.) physical
disfigurement; 2) amonsa (n.)
changing of form
defraud v. kompo (a.) to swindle, scam
degrade v. mompungi (a.) to dishonor
degree n. 1) shamio (n.) unit for
measuring heat; 2) pilio (n.) unit for
measuring angle; 3) nungi (n.) step or
stage in a process, rank; 4) jongi (n.)
rank given by college or university; 5)
valon (n.) relative intensity
dehydrate v. monso (a.); ~d adj .
omonso (s.)
dehydration n. imonso (n.)
deify v. janam (a.)
deity n. unam (n.)
delay n. 1) azevi (n.) delaying: azevi le
sirio jom a five minute delay ; 2)
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munzevi (a.) to slow the advance of,
cause to slow down, retard, stall,
hinder, frustrate; ~d adj . zevi (s.)
be late
delegation n. lakanyo (n.)
delete v. monyo (a.)
delicate adj . 1) mweti (s.) exquisite; 2)
chausa (s.) very fine in texture, subtle
delicious adj . sushu (s.)
deliver v. 1) depo (a.) to bring goods; 2)
yuska (a.) recitate, orate; 3)
munsencho (a.) to assist giving birth;
~ a message v. nuka (a.)
delivery n. 1) adepo (n.) act of bringing
goods; 2) ayuska (n.) oration,
declamation, delivery
delusion n. konje (n.); ~al adj .
konjele (s.)
demagnetize v. monzam (a.)
demand n. 1) pauka (a.) to ask for; 2)
apauka (a.) act of demanding, thing
demanded; ~ing adj . hehea (s.)
requiring much attention
demask v. monyanku (a.) expose
demented adj . jemwa (s.)
dementia n. ijemwa (n.)
democracy n. 1) nyokapuno (n.)
government type; 2) nyokapunan (n.)
democratic state
democratic adj . na nyokapuno (n.)
demon n. mifai (n.)
demonstrate v. 1) choka (a.) express an
opinion en masse; 2) munyun (a.) to
show; 4) zaja (a.) to show how to use
demonstration n. 1) chokato (n.) event
in which people express their opinion
en masse; 2) chokanyo (n.)
demonstrating crowd; 3) amunyun (n.)
act of showing; 4) azaja (a.) practical
example how to use
den n. zondo (n.) nest, liar
dendrite n. pelesu (n.) dendritic cell
dengue n. isempesham (n.) dengue
fever; to have ~ v. sempesham
(s.)
denial v. 1.) anonka (n.) contradiction,
rejection, negation; 2.) amuleng (n.)
refusal to give, grant access to; ~ism
n. nonkapuno (n.) revisionism
deni m n. noskango (n.)
Denmark n. Danan (n.)
denouce v. heyoka (s.) depend
dense adj . lon (s.) rich
density n. ilon (n.)
dent n. checha (n.) nick, indentation
dental adj . na dun (n.)
dentist n. dumomi (n.)
dentures n. kondunyo (n.)
denunciation n. aheyoka (n.)
deny v. 1.) nonka (a.) to contradict, reject,
declare to be untrue, negate; yu
nonka en jam he denied doing it;
2.) muleng (a.) refuse to give or grant
access to: varunyo muleng aki
the army denied them food
depart v. nuchu (a.) to leave; ~ure n.
anuchu (n.)
department n. rembe (n.)
depend v. rava (s.) to rely (on): ya rava
titom it depends on the weather
dependable adj . tereju (s.) reliable
dependance n. irava (n.) reliance
dependent adj . rava (s.) to depend, rely
on: punanyo rava asai the
citizens are dependent on agriculture
depict v. jetan (s.) represent
deport v. chukum (s.); ~ation n.
achukum (n.)
deposit n. arabo (n.); to make a ~ v.
rabo (n.)
depressed adj . 1) vuju (s.) to feel down
(isolated event), be melancholic; 2)
vuvuju (s.) suffer from a depression
depression n. 1) ivuju (n.) depressive
mood, melancholy; 2) vujumi (n.)
depressive disorder; 3) aponsa (n.)
imprint; 4) vuponola (n.) area of low
barometric pressure; 5) novunu (n.)
worrisome decline, decrease,
recession: Novunu Wan the Great
Depression
depth n. inaibo (n.)
deri vation n. achuza (n.)
deri ve v. chuza (a.); ~d adj . ochuza
(s.)
dermatology n. senchijono (n.)
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desalination n. amofim (n.)
desalinize v. mofim (a. ); ~d adj .
omofim (s.)
descend v. 1) vunu (a.) to go down; 2)
fachu (a.) to come down from an
ancestor: Uronan wi fachu Airinyo
many Americans descend from the
Irish
descendant n. ubenyo (n.)
descent n. 1) avunu (n.) act of going
down; 2) ifachu (n.) lineage, ancestry
describe v. saka (a.)
description n. asaka (n.)
desecrate v. monampu (a.); ~d adj .
omonampu (s.)
desert n. 1) songan (n.) dry, barren
region; 2) baichu (a.) abandon; ~d
adj . obaichu (s.)
deserve v. timpai (a.)
desiccated adj . sosong (s.)
design n. 1) saje (n.) to sketch, plan; 2)
asaje (n.) scheme, plan; ~er n.
usaje (n.)
designate v. 1) japau (a.) appoint; 2)
chauka (a.) specify
designation n. ajapau (n.)
desinfect v. monsimi (a.);
desinfectant n. monsimivo (n.)
desinfection n. amonsimi (n.)
desirability n. itenke (n.)
desirable adj . tenke (s.)
desire v. 1) keju (s.) to want; 2) akeju (n.)
wanting; 3) tinju (s.) to lust for; 4)
itinju (n.) lust
desk n. konunya (n.)
desktop n. dantanku (n.)
desperate adj . keholeng (s.)
desperation n. ikeholeng (n.)
despiccable adj . tehepu (s.)
despise adj . hepu (s.)
despite adj . tosto (n.) in spite of
dessert n. zekisa (n.)
destined adj . tenoni s (en) (s.) to be
destined (to): yu tenonis en zenu
uba he was destined to follow his
father
destiny n. noni s (n.), fate
destruct v. jambayo (a.) destroy; ~ion
n. abayo (n.)
detach v. mova (s.) disconnect; ~ed
adj . omova (s.) disconnected, offline
detail n. sinchau (n.); ~ed adj .
sisinchau (s.)
detai n v. kayole (a.); ~ed adj . okayole
(s.)
detect n. laju (n.); ~ive n. ukele (n.)
detention n. ikayole (n.)
determi nation n. inore (n.)
determi ne v. 1) chauka (a.) define,
specify; 2) mun (a.) to cause: ijesa
be iju mun his opinion is
determined by his emotions; 3) baska
(a.) to decide; ~d adj . nore (s.)
resolute
detonate v. mumbum (a.)
detonation n. amumbum (n.)
develop v. 1) jarim (a.) to make ripe, grow;
2) torim (a.) evolve, grow, ripen; ~ed
adj . orim (s.) ripened; ~ment n.
1) arim (n.) process of ripening; 2)
rinto (n.) event, happening
deviate v. nochu (a.) to stray
deviation n. anochu (n.)
device n. 1) tal (n.) machine, mechanical
device (non-specific); 2) dal (n.) digital
device; 3) til (n.) portable or handheld
electronic device
devote v. vaza (a.) to dedicate, commit to:
vaza ihai dayus to dedicate ones
life to poetry; ~d adj . ovaza (s.)
dedicated, committed to
dew n. manso (n.)
dewberry n. kosusan (n.)
dexterity n. kwijo (n.) skill
diacritic n. shikatan (n.) diacritical mark
diaphragm n. 1) sesengi (n.) muscular
sheet below the ribcage; 2) chanyau
(n.) contraceptive
diagnose v. mijoka (n.)
diagnosis n. amijoka (n.)
diagnostic adj . na mijoka (n.)
diagram n. 1) nanako (n.) schedule,
scheme; 2) rentan (n.) picture, figure
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dialect n. yukambe (n.)
diamond n. chandu (n.)
dianthus n. chandu (n.)
diaper n. boingo (n.)
diarrhea n. soboi (n.)
diary n. nintanko (n.)
diaspora n. amembe (n.)
dice n. 1) daudu (n.) small cube marked
with numbers; 2) tu vailu (s.) to cut
into small cubes; ~d adj . otu vailu
(s.)
dictate v. zamun (a.) to prescribe
dictionary n. kayako (n.)
die v. tomia (a.)
diet n. 1) abombo (n.) usual intake of food:
abombo na kimeo weron seki
the diet of lions consists of meat; 2)
akikoi (n.) special selection of food; to
keep a ~ v. kikoi (s.)
differ v. 1) yinshi (s.) to have a different
nature compared to: yinshi si bua
he slightly differs from his brother; 2)
jelung (s.) to disagree with: jelung
lo! I beg to differ!; ~ence n.
iyinshi (n.); ~ent adj . yinshi (s.)
difficult adj . reza (s.); ~y adj . 1) ireza
(s.) condition of being difficult; 2) adoi
(s.) complication
dig v. 1) momol (a.) remove earth causing
a hole, dig up, dig for, to mine; 2)
nenju (s.) like
digest n. senza (a.)
digestion n. asenza (n.)
digit n. 1) yol (n.) finger or toe; 2) dauvu
(n.) basic numeral fom 0 to 9; ~al
adj . sundau (s.) designating,
having, using or having to do with
data using groups of electronic bits
represented by 1 or 0
dignitary n. koiti (n.)
dignite adj . wempu (s.)
dignity n. iwempu (n.)
dike n. sonum (n.) dam
diligent adj . kanju (s.)
dill n. poizi (n.)
dim adj . 1) si sol (s.) be a little dark; 2)
jansi sol (s.) make darken slightly; 3)
tonsisol (s.) grow dim
dimension n. latano (n.)
dimi nish v. 1) tonsi (a.) to become less,
decrease, reduce; 2) jansi (a.) to
make less, decrease, reduce; 3)
tonsin (a.) to become small,
decrease, reduce; 4) jansin (a.) to
make small, decrease
dimi nutive adj . 1) sinsi (s.) tiny, very
small; 2) sinsa (s.) expressing
smallness or dimunition: zevasi
sinsa a diminutive suffix; 3) sinika
(n.) grammatical form expressing
smallness or dimunition
din n. wamwaka (n.) loud, continuous
noise
dine v. kiza wanki (a.)
dini ng room n. kibea (n.)
dinner n. wanki (n.) supper, main meal
dinosaur n. kuvenga (n.)
diploid adj . sunuvabo (s.)
diploma n. kwanko (n.) certificate
diplomacy n. 1) apunkika (n.) the
conducting of relationships between
countries; 2) ipujo (n.) tact
diplomat n. punyova (n.); ~ic adj . 1)
na punyova (n.) having to do with
diplomacy between countries: ava na
punyova diplomatic ties; 2) pujo
(n.) tactful and adroit: jusa pujo a
diplomatic personality
direct adj . 1) noshi (s.) straight, right:
nubo biki noshi it went directly to
his stomach ; 2) tumpu (s.) blunt,
brusque; 3) yuno (a.) to point, indicate
direction; 4) muno (a.) to steer, drive
direction n. ano (n.)
director n. 1) kweti (n.) head of an
institution; 2) tanuti (n.) person
directing a film
dirt n. boi (n.); ~bike n. chisuni (n.)
dirty v. boboi (s.)
disable v. 1) mori (a.) to switch off; 2)
monteri (a.) to sabotage
disability n. isembai (n.) handicap,
physical or mental restriction
disabled v. sembai (s.)
disagree v. jelung (s.) disagree with
disagreement n. ijelung (n.)
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disappear v. monyun (a.); ~ing n.
amonyun (n.)
disappoi nt v. kemong (a.) disappointing;
~ed n. okemong (n.); ~ment n.
1) akemong (n.) act of disappointing:
zeto akemong wamwa the result
was a major disappointment; 2)
ikemong (n.) state of being
disappointed: ikemong yunkule ka
kuku his disappointment was
showing on his face
disapproval n. itushunung (n.)
disapprove v. tushunung (s.)
disarray n. 1) feren (n.) confusion, chaos;
2) moren (n.) to confuse, upset
disassemble v. moron (s.)
disaster n. minto (n.) catastrophy
disband v. mongova (a.) make
decompose, disintegrate, disappear,
disband: mongova varunyo to
disband an army
disbelief n. ijehong (n.)
disbelieve v. jehong (n.)
discharge v. 1) janchomos (a.) to
excrete; 2) chomos (n.) excretion; 3)
monza (a.) to fire, sack; 4) doncho
(a.) to release energy; 5) adoncho (n.)
release of energy
discipline n. 1) kekoi (n.) controlled
behavior; 2) fon (a.) to punish; ~ed
adj . kekoile (s.)
disconnect v. mova (a.) hang up; ~ed
adj . omova (s.)
discord n. 1) ijelung (n.) lack of
agreement; 2) aru (n.) conflict
discourage v. pomonke (a.); ~ment n.
apomonke (n.)
discourse n. jelunko (n.)
discover v. henyun (a.); ~y n.
ahenyun (n.)
discriminate v. yinyun (a.)
discriminating adj . weyinyun (s.)
discrimination n. ayinyun (n.)
discuss v. 1) karu (a.) to debate; 2) tos
(s.) to be about, concern: kaiko wau
tos toshi bo Tirikan na tinuno
this book discusses the situation in
East-Turkey; 3) totoska (s.) to talk
about, over; ~sion n. 1) akaru (n.)
debate; 2) atotoska (n.) discourse on
a topic
disease n. i semi (n.); ~d adj . semi (s.)
dish n. ki sa (n.); ~es n. zekia (n.); to
do the ~es v. shi m zekia (n.);
~washer n. zekiatal (n.)
dishonest adj . hopung (s.); ~y n.
ihopung (n.)
dishonor v. 1) mompungi (a.) to
degrade; 2) punging (n.) state of
shame; 3) muleng (a.) to refuse,
refuse to grant
disgust n. 1) iheka (n.) flat circular
object; 2) muhe (a.) to cause to be
disgusted; ~ed adj . heka (s.) to
loathe, despise, hate; ~ing s. tehe
(s.)
disjunction n. hokwano (n.)
disk n. 1) huro (n.) flat circular object; 2)
jolea (n.) disk for storing information
(generic); 3) dalea (n.) cd-rom; 4) jida
(n.) compact disk
dislike v. 1) minju (a.) to dislike; 2) iminju
(n.) state of disliking
dispensable adj . telencho (s.)
dispense v. lencho (a.) to do away with,
dump,
disobedience n. ihinkeng (n.)
disobedient adj . hinkeng (s.)
disorder n. 1) rami (n.) chronic illness; 2)
jemi (n.) mental disorder; 3) ireneng
(n.) lack of order, state of disorder; 4)
feren (n.) confusion, chaos; ~ly adj .
reneng (s.) untidy; to suffer from a
~ (v.) orami
disperse v. numembe (s.) hive off, fan
out
display n. 1) yunum (n.) tv-screen; 2)
munyun (a.) to show
disseminate v. membe (s.) to scatter
dissertation n. kejoko (n.) thesis
dissol ve v. 1) vabo (a.) make pass into a
solution: vabo shushum aso to
dissolve sugar into water; 2)
tomongova (a.) decompose,
disintegrate, disappear: shina
tomongova la tiska the clouds
dissolved in the sky; 3) mongova (a.)
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make decompose, disintegrate,
disappear, disband: mongova
ponyo to dissolve an enterprise
dissol vi ng n. vaboso (n.) solution
distance n. inainu (n.)
distant adj . nainu (s.) far, far away
distinct adj . sainsa (s.) distinctive,
characteristic
distinction n. asain (n.)
distinguish v. sain (a.) make a
distinction between: renya nong
sain ubu ai wana the law makes
no distinction between men or women
distract v. kunje (a.) to
distraction n. akunje (n.)
distribute v. paucho (a.) to dispense,
deal
distribution n. apaucho (n.)
disturb v. densi (a.) to unsettle; ~ance
n. 1) densito (n.) incident,
commotion: densito la aze na
wambea there was a disturbance
in the back of the room; 2) idensi (n.)
state of being disturbed: idensi
tenyun his disturbance was visible;
~ed adj . odensi (s.) to be upset,
disturbed, shocked; ~ing adj .
densile (s.)
ditch n. 1) naicha (n.) trench; 2)
lencho (a.) to get rid of, dump
divan n. naira (n.) sofa, couch
dive v. vupya (a.) duck, go under in
divergence n. ichuno (n.)
divergent v. chino (s.)
divide v. jambe (a.) divide by, in: nini
jambe jom tongi sun ten divided
by five equals two; ~ed adj . ombe
(s.)
divine adj . nanshi (s.)
division n. 1) ajambe (n.) dividing; 2)
firungi (n.) league, rank in sports: 3)
sinan (n.) region; 4) rembe (n.)
department (work)
divorce v. 1) mondova (a.) to dissolve a
marriage; 2) amondova (n.)
dissolution of a marriage; ~d adj .
omondova (s.)
dizzy adj . dadaju (s.)
Djibouti n. Jibutian (n.); ~an n. 1)
Ujibutian (n.) citizen of Djibouti; 2) na
Jibutian (s.) having to do with Djibouti
DNA n. senjovo (n.)
do v. 1) jam (a.) make; 2) janja (a.) to
habitually do, have as a custom
doable adj . ten (s.) possible
docile adj . vuzua (s.) servile,
subservient, submissive
doctor n. 1) umomi (n.) medical doctor;
2) wokwan (n.) someone holding a
doctorate
document n. 1) joko (n.) file; 2) janjoko
(n.) to gather and report, cover,
chronicle; ~ary n. tostanu (n.)
dock n. 1) luvala (n.) place for receiving
vehicles; 2) luva (a.) to moor, join a
vehicle to a dock or other vehicle; 3)
piva (a.) to plug in an electronic
device; 4) pivaya (n.) docking station;
5) choisho (n.) sorrel, member of the
Rumex genus; ~ings station n.
pivaya (n.) dock
dog n. bau (n.); ~ cart n. bauda (n.);
~like n. bausa (a.) canine
doll n. finga (n.) stuffed animal
dolphin n. kwishu (n.)
domain n. kwelaka (n.) domain name
dome n. sumbesa (n.)
domestic adj . 1) na vado (s.) having to
do with the home r family; 2) yuva (s.)
tame; ~ animal n. donga (n.); ~
violence n. rusa na vado (n.)
domicile n. dorala (n.)
dominance n. itiva (n.)
dominant adj . tiva (s.) to dominate over
donate v. nempa (a.)
donation n. anempa (n.)
done adj . 1) oyo (s.) completed, ended:
oyo ha? are you done?; 2) tunzu
(s.) cooked through: seki tunzu wi
the meat is well done
donkey n. gau (n.) ass
donor n. unempa (n.)
donut n. robin (n.)
door n. doki (n.); ~knob n. milkos (n.);
~man n. udoki (n.); ~way n.
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dokicha (n.)
dormitory n. zomwambea (n.)
dose n. 1) zambe (n.) amount of
medicine, food, radiation; 2) zazambe
(a.) to break up an amount in smaller
portions: yun en zazambe dono!
take care to dose your energy!; to
give a ~ of v. pau zambe (a.) give a
dose: zizia pau yu zambe chu
miki the nurse gave him a dose of
the mecidine
dot n. pyo (n.) period
double adj . 1) tato sun (s.) twofold,
duplex, two times; 2) jamwi sun (a.)
make double; 3) tomwi sun (a.)
become double, increase twofold; 4)
sunchile (s.) having two layers
doubt v. 1) hoha (s.) be uncertain,
disbelieve, question; 2) ihoha (n.)
condition of uncertainty: nenku chu
ihoha the benefit of the doubt; ~ful
adj . tehoha (s.); ~fulness n.
itehoha (n.)
dough n. vausko (n.); ~nut n. robin (n.)
dove n. mosone (n.) pigeon
down pr ep. 1) vu (s.) under, beneath; 1)
vuju (s.) depressed, feeling down
download v. 1) kunjo (a.) to load a
program or file from another database;
2) akunjo (n.) process or item
downloaded: akunj o rata oyong
the download is still incomplete
downpour n. shombon (n.)
doze v. huzon (s.); ~ off v. tohuzon (a.)
draft n. 1) hunu (n.) aircurrent; 2) asako
(n.) sketch; 3) sako (a.) to sketch; 4)
kumwi (n.) portion taken in; 5)
akunchu (n.) selecting or demanding
for a purpose: akunchu na varunyo
military draft; 6) kunchu (a.) to
select or demand; ~y adj . huhunu
(s.) badly isolated from wind
dragon n. kinyi (n.); ~fly n. naizo (n.)
drai n v. 1) simonso (a.) to gradually draw
of liquid; 2) simonsoya (n.) device or
tube drawing off fluid: jara
simonsoya bo amitu to put a
drain in a wound; ~age n. asimonso
(n.)
drama n. nyanjono (n.) dramatic arts
drape n. 1) pimpivan (n.) drapery
draw v. 1) kum (a.) pull; 2) jantan (a.)
make a drawing; ~ing n. autan (n.)
drawer n. kumbeo (n.)
dream n. 1) manje (a.) to experience a
dream; 2) amanje (n.) experience
during sleeping; 3) ajekeho (n.)
fantasy, hope, daydream, ideal; 4)
jekeho (a.) dream, fantasize, imagine
dress v. 1) jango (a.) get dressed, dress
someone; 2) sengo (n.) robe; 3)
angonyo (n.) clothes, clothing; 4)
angoshi (n.) way of dressing, style;
~ed adj . 1) wengo (n.) clothed,
dressed in; 2) ochi (n.) covered,
coated; ~ code n. puren na jango
(n.)
dried adj . osong (s.) chom osong
dried tomato; ~ out adj . 1) sosong
(s.) dessicated, dried up; 2) sotim (s.)
dried out to the point of starvation
drift v. 1) vonunu (a.) to be carried along
with currents or circumstances; 2)
vonu (n.) current, stream
drill v. 1) pyuda (a.) to bore; 2) pyudaya
(n.) tool for boring
drink v. 1) soza (a.) have a drink; 2) soto
(n.) beverage; ~ing water n. aso
tensoza (n.)
drive v. 1) muno (a.) steer; 2) nuto (n.)
trip; 3) boche (a.) thrust; ~er n. 1)
umuno (n.) someone driving; 2)
mumuno (n.) professional driver:
mumuno na naini busdriver;
~er s license n. munoko (n.); ~
crazy v. janjemi (a.); ~ out v. 1)
kachu (a.) chase out; 2) faichu (a.)
expel, exorcise; ~ through v.
tunche (a.) also: to pass, give a pass
(sports)
dromedary n. kwazeo (n.)
drone n. yulenti (n.)
drop v. 1) bon (a.) fall; 2) mumbon (a.)
make fall; 3) sinso (n.) small quantity
of liquid; 4) si sinso (s.) to fall in drops
drought n. sonto (n.)
drown v. 1) hunso (a.) to die by
suffocation of water; 2) somia (a.) to
kill by suffocation of water; 3) wende
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(a.) to flood; ~ed adj . 1) ohunso (s.)
suffocated in water; 2) osomia (s.)
killed by suffocation in water; 3)
owende (s.) flooded, covered with
water: dola owende drowned city
drowsiness n. izonju (n.) sleepiness
drowsy adj . zonju (s.) sleepy
drug n. 1) miki (n.) medicine; 2) juvo (n.)
stimulant, drugs: al jesa jujem juvo
marijuana is considered as drugs
drum n. daya (n.); ~kit, -s n.
dayanyo(n.)
drunk adj . viso (s.); ~ard n. 1) uvi so
(n.) drunk person; 2) upisomi (n.)
alcoholic
drupe n. fosu (n.)
dry adj . 1) song (s.) lacking water, not
under water: an song dry land; 2)
jansong (a.) to dry, make dry; 3)
tonsong (a.) to dry up, become dry;
~er n. songotil (n.); ~ness n.
i song (n.); ~ season n. sonta (n.)
dual adj . sunyin (s.); ~ity n. isunyin
(n.)
dualis n. sunyoka (n.)
duck v. 1) vupya (a.) to dive, go under; 2)
kwau (n.) waterfowl
duct n. nos (n.) tunnel, pipe
due adj . 1) tempau (s.) owed; 2) tongo
(s.) proper; 3) tentau (s.) expected
shortly, imminent, about to happen
duet n. sunji (n.)
dull n. 1) nunuleng (n.) boring; 2)
hailonong (n.) listless, insipid; 3)
pyusang (a.) unsharp; 4) sidin (a.)
mat, misty
dump n. 1) foido (n.) no good house; 2)
lencho (a.) dump, get rid of, do away
with, dispense with
dune n. shungin (n.)
dung n. vuki (n.)
duplicate v. 1) shiko (a.) to copy, save;
2) ashiko (n.) copy
during adv. tabo (n.) while, for
dusk n. vunuta (n.)
dust n. 1) sinshum (n.) powder; 2)
monshum (a.) to rid of dust; 2)
shunshu (a.) to sprinkle with dust
Dutch adj . 1) Unedara (n.) person of the
Dutch ethnicity; 2) Nedara (s.) having
to do with the Dutch culture; 3)
Unedaran (n.) citizen of the
Netherlands; 4) na Nedaran (n.)
having to do with the Netherlands; 5)
Nedaraka (n.) Dutch language
duty n. ketim (n.); on ~ n. weketim (n.)
to serve, be on duty
dwarf n. 1) sinyu (n.) small sized
creature; 2) munyunku sinsi (a.) to
make seem small in comparison
dwell v. dora (a.) to live at, reside; ~er n.
udora (n.) tenant, resident; ~ing n.
yudo (n.) house
dynamic adj . 1) don (s.) forceful,
vigorous; 2) yinyi sa (s.) productive,
changing: haikwe yinyisa a
dynamic ecosystem
dyne n. 10 micronewton (n.) 10
micronewton
dynasty n. kinyota (n.)
dyslectic adj . 1) koyunzang (s.)
suffering from dyslexia ; 2)
ukoyunzang (n.) dyslectic person
dyslexia n. ikoyunzang (n.)
E
E, echo n. ebe (n.) fifth letter
e- px . kwe- (n.); ~trade n. kwepo (n.)
e-commerce, e-business
each adj . yo (s.) every, all
each other pr on. noyom (n.)
eager adj . wanke (s.) enthusiastic; ~ness
n. iwanke (n.)
eagle n. tirau (n.)
ear n. ahim (n.); ~drum n. hinchil (n.);
~ring n. hingu (n.); ~ wax n.
hinsau (n.)
earl y adj . kuvi (s.); too ~ adv. kuvivi
(s.) ahead of things
earn v. paiza (a.); ~ings n. aupaiza (n.)
earth n. 1) yula (n.) world; 2) vuku (n.)
ground, floor; 3) vushum (n.) soil; ~ly
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n. 1) na Yula (n.) terrestial; 2) chu
yasa (s.) material; ~quake n.
dendeto (n.); ~worm n. vulia (n.)
ease n. igejo (n.) easiness
easily adj . gejole (s.) simply, in a simple
manner, having no difficulty: fiti yu
gejole I beat him easily
east n. tinuno (n.)
Easter n. kizambas (n.)
easy adj . 1) gejo (s.) simple, easily; 2)
mwera (s.) gently, carefully, relaxed,
chill: mwera lo! take it easy!
eat v. kiza (a.); ~ing utensil n. kia (n.)
echo n. 1) zewai (n.) echo; 2) zewaika
(n.) to echo
eclipse n. 1) vankuto (n.) obscuring of a
celestial body; 2) vanku (s.) to cause
an eclipse
ecology n. 1) haiva (n.) relationship
between organisms and their
environment; 2) haivajono (s.)
science studying this relationship
economic adj . na pokwe (n.)
economical adj . na paraza (n.)
economics n. pokwejono (n.)
economize v. paraza (a.) to be
economical about, use carefully
avoiding waste
economy n. pokwe (n.); ~ class n.
bambongi (n.)
ecosystem n. haikwe (n.)
ectomy n. achutu (n.)
eczema n. zazaumi (n.)
Ecuador n. Ekwadoran (n.); ~ian adj .
1) Wekwadoran (n.) citizen of
Equador; 2) na Ekwadoran (n.)
having to do with Equador
edge n. alum (n.); to be on the ~ of
adj . lum (s.) to be on the brink of:
lum doti on the edge of the roof
edible adj . tenki (s.)
edit v. yintu (a.); ~or n. uyintu (n.)
edition n. tatoko (n.)
educate v. mukwan (a.) teach; ~d adj .
omukwan (s.)
education n. amukwan (n.)
eel n. naigan (n.)
effect n. 1) zeto (n.) result: zeto na
shinada the effect of the hurricane;
2) munya (n.) influence or action:
munya na miki the effect of a
medicine; 3) yunku (n.) impression,
appearance: yunku na yun an
optical effect
effective adj . 1) temunya (s.) producing
a result or likely to produce one: miki
temunya an effective medicine; 2)
ribo (s.) active, in effect: renkanyo
ribo an effective tribunal
efficiency n. igezeto (n.)
efficient adj . gezeto (s
effort n. adonza (n.); to make ~s v.
donza (a.)
egalitarianism n. wengipuno (n.)
egg n. 1) reo (n.) round or oval body laid
by animals; 2) masu (n.) female
reproductive cell; ~ cup n. reolea
(n.); ~plant n. chonsu (n.)
egoism n. ijelo (n.)
egoist n. ujelo (n.); ~ic adj . jelo (s.)
egregious adj . waming (s.) remarkably
bad, outrageously bad, flagrant: awoi
waming a flagrant mistake
Egypt n. Masaran (n.); ~ian adj . 1)
Umasaran (n.) citizen of Egypt; 2) na
Masaran (n.) having to do with Egypt;
~ology n. masaranjono (n.)
eight num. dia (s.); ~een num. nini dia
(s.); ~h num. na dia (s.); one ~h
num. diambe (s.); ~y num.
dianini (s.)
either c onj . eom (c.); ~ or c onj .
eom eom (c.): eom lu wanyo
eom fe wanyo youre either with
us or against us
El Salvador n. Salbadoran (n.); ~ean
adj . 1) Usalbadoran (n.) citizen of El
Salvador; 2) na Salbadoran (n.)
having to do with El Salvador
elastic adj . vavau (s.)
elbow n. lepil (n.)
elect v. punza (a.); ~ion n. punzato
(n.); ~orate n. punzanyo (n.)
electric adj . na tipi (n.) electronic,
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electrical; ~ circuit n. tipi (n.); ~
current n. tipinu (n.); ~ shock n.
ache na tipi (n.); ~ wire n. pino (n.);
~ wiring n. pinonyo (n.)
electrician n. tipikan (n.)
electricity n. tipi (n.); ~ network,
infrastucture n. akwe na tipi (n.);
electrocute v. muntipiza (a.); ~d adj .
otipiza (s.); be/get ~d v. tipiza (n.)
undergo an electrocution
electrocution n. atipiza (n.)
electron n. vumembe (n.)
electronic adj . na tipi (n.) electric
elegance n. inushu (n.) grace
elegant adj . nushu (s.) graceful
element n. 1) ia (n.) chemical substance;
2) mumbe (n.) factor, circumstance:
mumbe na jahoi the element of
surprise
elephant n. naifu (n.)
elevate n. ponti (n.) lift, raise, put up
elevator n. tinubea (n.) lift
eleven num. nini kwa (s.)
elimi nate v. jameng (a.); ~d adj .
omeng (s.)
elimi nation n. ameng (n.)
elite n. tuntingi (n.)
ellipsis n. alechi (n.) omission
elongate v. janai (a.); ~d adj . 1) onai
(s.) made long; 2) nai shi (s.) lengthy
else adj . mau (a.) in addition, adding: om
kemun ala mau lets try
somewhere else; someone ~ n.
umau (n.): umau la ha? was there
someone else present?; something
~ n. amau (n.) some more: ke soi
amau ha? would you like
something else?; or ~ c onj . eke
(c.): sus lo eke shut up or else
email n. 1) akova (n.) email message; 2)
kova (a.) to send an email, message:
kova yu ha? have you (e)mailed
him?; ~ address n. kovaka (n.)
emancipation n. kewengi (n.)
embassy n. chipunkudo (n.)
embarrass v. jampuchu (a.); ~ed adj .
puchu (s.) ashamed; ~ment n.
ipuchu (n.) shame
embargo n. pokai (n.); to impose an ~
v. pokai ka (a.) to boycott
embrace v. 1) fauza (a.) to take in ones
arms, hug; 2) afauza (n.) embracing,
hug; 3) joza (a.) accept, take up,
acknowledge, admit; 4) rora (a.) be
around, surround; 5) lebo (a.) include
embryo n. kuben (n.)
emerald adj . pesangu (n.)
emerge v. tipya (a.) to pop up
emergency n. tincheta (n.)
emigrate v. churanu (a.)
emigration n. achuranu (n.)
emission n. 1) achucho (n.) discharge,
involuntary or undirected, shedding:
achucho na hunchomus the
emission of carbondioxide; 2) acho
(n.) transmission of a signal,
intentionally or directed: al yun acho
mweka cho solan a weak
emission was picked up from the isle
emit v. 1) chucho (s.) to discharge
involuntary or without direction,shed,
cast off, give off (radiation, heat, a
smell): lonucha janja chucho
fawendino black holes tend to emit
gamma-radiation; 2) cho (a.) to
transmit, broadcast a signal,
intentionally and directed: cho tanu
to broadcast a movie
emotion n. iju (n.)
emotionless adj . julung (s.) insensitive,
indifferent, inconsiderate
empathetic adj . julu (s.)
empathy n. ijulu (n.)
emperor n. wikim (n.)
empi re n. wikiman (n.)
empi rical adj . tojuchu (s.)
employ v. kampau (a.); ~ee n. ukanka
(n.); ~er n. ukampau (n.); ~ment n.
akanka (n.)
empty adj . 1) membo (s.) not containing
anything; 2) jamembo (a.) to make
empty; 3) tomembo (a.) to become
empty
emptyness n. imembo (n.)
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emu n. zeone (n.)
emulate v. wenke (a.)
emulation n. awenke (a.)
enable v. 1) munten (s.) to make able,
provide with means; 2) tuska (a.) to
permit; 3) munto (a.) to put into effect;
~d adj . omunto (n.): aleke na
ponjo omunto the upload function
is enabled
encircle v. 1) rora (s.) surround; 2) kairo
(a.) enclose
encircled adj . 1) okairo (s.) enclosed; 2)
orora (s.) surrounded, encircled
encode v. sistanko (a.) to encrypt
encounter v. chede (a.) run into
encourage v. tunka (a.); ~ment n.
atunka (n.)
encyclopedia n. nombeko (n.)
end v. 1) bas (a.) to finish, stop: bas lo!
stop it!; 2) abas (n.) act or state of
finishing, stopping: echu, sinje awau
abas I guess this is the end then
endanger v. zende (a.)
endive n. vonsho (n.)
endless adj . basaleng (s.) infinite,
infinitely
endlessness n. ibasaleng (n.) infinity
endocrine adj . nosol eng (s.) ductless
endow v. mule (a.) to provide with; ~ed
(with) adj . omule (s.) provided with:
an omule wi a richly endowed
country; 2) titen (s.) talented; ~ment
n. 1) amule (n.) act of endowing,
provisioning; 2) mulea (n.) that which
is endowed, gift, provision; 3) ititen
(n.) talent, gift
endurable adj . tenyaira (s.) tolerable,
bearable
endure v. yaira (a.)
endzone n. baski (n.) margin
enemy n. 1) feru (s.) belonging to the
enemy: alai an feru this is enemy
territory; 2) uferu (n.) enemy (one
person): uferu na tokwe natural
enemy; 3) ferunyo (n.) enemy
(collective group): ferunyo la faunu
the enemy is approaching
energetic adj . hailon (s.) lively,
vigorous(ly)
energize v. 1) pipau (a.) to supply with
energy, electricity 2) jandono (a.) to
give energy, strength to: shushum
jandono senyo sugar energizes
the body
energy n. dono (n.) force, craft
enforce v. jandon (a.) to strengthen,
make strong
engage v. 1) pipau (a.) to supply with
energy, electricity 2) dembe (a.) to
become part of, participate: dembe
janyo minjashi to engage in
criminal activities; ~d v. okuva (n.);
to get ~d v. kuva (n.)
engine n. nutal (n.); ~ room n.
nutalabea (n.)
engineer n. 1) ujodo (n.) person skilled
in engineering; 2) jodo (a.) to build
and construct; 3) unutal (n.) person
who operates an engine
engineering n. jodojono (n.)
England n. Ingilan (n.)
English n. 1) Ingilka (n.) the English
language; 2) Ingil (s.) having to do
with the english culture; 3) na Ingilan
(n.) having to do with England; 4)
Ingilinyo (n.) the English people
(collectively); ~man n. Wingil (n.)
engrave v. tuko (a.); ~d adj . otuko (n.)
enhance v. janen (a.); ~ment n.
ajanen (n.)
enjoy v. 1) nyeza (a.) to receive pleasure
from; 2) pauza (a.) to receive; ~able
n. tenyeza (n.); ~ment n. inyeza
(n.)
enlarge v. jamwan (a.) magnify; ~ment
n. ajamwan (n.)
enlist v. 1) kobo (a.) to enroll, sign up for,
join service: kobo varunyo to
enlist in army; 2) boko (a.) to sign up
for, create an account, become
customer, a member
enology n. susojono (n.)
enough adj . yosa (s.) be sufficient, suffice
enrich v. jalon (a.) to concentrate,
intensify; ~d adj . olon (n.)
enslave v. janzana (a.)
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ensure v. jareshi (a.) to make certain
entangled adj . susku (s.)
enter v. 1) nubo (a.) to go inside; 2)
(ponkos na) munto (n.) enter key
enterprise n. 1) ponyo (n.) company,
concern; 2) kanto (n.) operation
entertain v. munye (a.) to amuse; ~er n.
umunye (n.); ~ing adj . wenye (s.)
amusing; ~ment n. amunye (n.);
~ment industry n. pojambe na
munye (n.)
enthusiasm n. iwanke (n.) eagerness
enthusiast n. wawanke (n.); ~ic adj .
wanke (s.)
entice v. munke (a.) to tempt; ~ment n.
amunke (n.) temptation
enticing adj . munkele (s.)
entomologist n. udijono (n.)
entomology n. dijono (n.)
entrance n. 1) nubocha (n.) point of
entrance; 2) anubo (n.) act of entering
entrepreneur n. ponyoku (n.)
entrust v. rezia (a.) to entrust to
envelope n. nukongo (n.)
envi ronment n. 1) arora (n.)
surroundings; 2) mumbenyo (n.) total
of conditions and circumstances
influencing something; 3) haimunyo
(n.) total of conditions and
circumstances influencing life on earth
envy v. iyeke (a.) jealousy
enzyme n. voron (n.)
epic n. 1) toti ka (n.) legend; 2) totishi (s.)
heroic
epidemic n. membenu (n.)
epilepsy n. denjemi (n.)
epileptic adj . 1) na denjemi (n.) having
to do with epilepsy; 2) udenjemi (n.)
person suffering from epilepsy
equal adj . 1) wengi (s.) of the same level;
2) tongi (a.) to equal, become: sun
mauza jom tongi teo two and five
equals seven; 3) dengi (a.) to make
equal, even, reach: dengi fio to
even the score, dengi dauti to
equal a record; ~ity n. iwengi (n.);
~ize v. jangi (a.) to even, make flat,
smooth: jangi nuno to even a path
equator n. banaro (n.) waist
equestrian n. 1) unuwin (n.) horseman;
2) na nuwin (n.) having to do with
horseback riding, horsemanship
equi valence n. itemwengi (n.)
equi valent adj . 1) temwengi (s.) equal
in value; 2) atemwengi (n.)
equivalent thing
era n. tanyo (n.) period, age
eradicate v. mohai (a.)
eradicated adj . omohai (s.)
eradication n. amohai (n.)
erase v. montan (a.)
eraser n. montanya (n.)
Eritrea n. Ereteran (n.); ~n n. 1)
Wereteran (n.) inhabitant of Eritrea;
2) na Ereteran (n.) having to do with
Eritrea
ermi ne n. veneroi (n.) stoat
erode v. 1) chirau (a.) to wear away,
corrode, make fade: aso la chirau
adu the water is eroding the rocks;
2) tonchirau (a.) to get worn away,
corrode: adu la tonchirau the
rocks are eroding; ~d adj . ochirau
(s.)
eros n. itinju (n.) lust, sexual desire
erosion n. achirau (n.)
erotic adj . jujari (s.)
erotica n. juyus (n.)
error n. awoi (n.) mistake
erupt n. bumbai (n.)
escalate v. monkoi (a.) to get out of hand
escalation n. amonkoi (n.)
escape v. 1) churu (a.) to get away; 2)
achuru (n.) act of escaping
esophagus n. kembino (n.)
especially adv. tikuti (s.) in particular
Esperanto n. Esperantoka (n.)
essence n. kungibo (n.)
essential adj . telenchong (s.)
indispensable
establish v. munku (a.) to found, start;
~ment n. 1) amunku (n.)
foundation; 2) koikwe (n.) the power,
the Man
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esteem n. iwenju (a.) respect; ~ed adj .
owenju (n.)
estimate v. 1) jewi (a.) to assess,
calculate; 2) ajewi (n.) assessment,
rough calculation
Estonia n. Estian (n.); ~n n. 1) Westi
(n.) person of the Estonian ethnicity; 2)
Esti (n.) having to do with the Estonian
culture; 3) Westian (n.) citizen of
Estonia; 4) na Estian (n.) having to do
with Estonia; 5) Estika (n.) Estonian
language
etcetera adj . ai kura shai (s.) a.k.s.
eternal adj . tayora (s.) forever, eternally
eternity n. itayora (a.)
etiquette n. puren (a.) formal code
ethanol n. piso (a.) alcohol
ethical adj . pule (s.) ethically
ethics n. pulejono (n.)
Ethiopia n. Ichopan (n.); ~n n. 1)
Wichopan (n.) inhabitant of Ethiopia;
2) na Ichopan (n.) having to do with
Ethiopia
Ethiopic n. Gehezeka (n.) Geez
language
ethnic adj . nyoshi (s.) having the ethnic
background of; ~ity n. inyoshi (n.)
ethnology n. nyosajono (n.)
eugenics n. senjopono (n.)
eukaryote n. sesubanga (n.) eukaryotic
organism; ~s, class of ~ n.
sesubanganyo (n.)
Euphrates n. Farat (n.)
Europe n. Panan (n.); ~an n. 1)
Upanan (n.) inhabitant of Europe; 2)
na Panan (n.) having to do with
Europe; ~an Union n. 1) Ronan na
Panan (n.)
euthanasia n. amonjaumia (n.)
euthanize v. monjaumia (a.)
evacuate v. 1) vanza (a.) to vacate as a
protective measure; 2) lenzacho (a.)
to discharge waste matter
evacuation n. 1) avanza (n.) act of
evacuating as a security measure; 2)
alenzacho (n.) act of discharging
waste matter; 3) lenzavo (n.) matter
so discharged
evaluate v. zeyun (a.)
evaluation n. azeyun (n.)
evanescent adj . temola (s.) transient
evaporate v. 1) jamus (a.) to cause to
vaporize; 2) tomus (a.) to turn into gas
evaporation n. amus (n.)
even v. 1) jangi (a.) to equalize, make
lavel, flat: jangi nuno to even the
road; 2) dengi (a.) to equal, reach:
dengi fionyo to even the score;
3) eye (a.) still, even then, even in
that case; ~ more so adv. eye lo
(c.)
eveni ng n. zekita (n.)
event n. ato (n.) happening, occurrence
eventual ly n. la abas (n.) in the end
ever adv. kwiku (s.) before: kwiku kiza
aki Chong ha? have you ever
had Chinese food?
Everest n. (gin ) Chomolumah (n.)
Mount Everest
every adj . yo (s.), also: all; ~ time adj .
toyo (n.); ~body, ~one n. uyo
(n.); ~where adv. layo (n.)
evidence n. areyun (n.)
evil adj . 1) ming (s.) bad, morally wrong;
2) iming (n.) state of being evil,
wickedness: iming si al nong tengi
mong some evil cannot be
undone
evolve v. tono (a.)
evolution n. atono (n.)
ewe n. 1) waname (n.) female sheep; 2)
Eweka (n.) Ewe language; 3) Wewe
(n.) Ewe person; 4) Ewe (s.) having to
do with the Ewe culture
exaggerate v. muvi (a.) to take things
too far; ~d adj . omuvi (s.)
exaggeration n. amuvi (n.)
exalt v. 1) janti (a.) to lift, elevate; 2)
jantiwen (a.) to glorify, praise, make
lofty; ~ed adj . tiwen (s.) lofty
exami ne v. sayun (a.) to inspect
exami nation n. 1) asayun (n.)
inspection: asayun na senyo a
physical examination; 2) wengiko (n.)
test, exam
example n. tanto (n.); for ~ n. tanto lo
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(n.): tanto lo, yun yumbe wau
for example, look at this specimen
except v. 1) jalechi (a.) to exclude from,
omit from: al jalechi wana tongono
wau women are excepted from this
measures; 2) chito (s.) not including
exception n. achito (n.); make an ~
(for) n. janchito (n.): renya
janchito upunan na R.Y. the law
makes an exception for U.S. citizens;
~al adj . chitoshi(s.)
exceed v. tovivi (a.)
excess n. avivi (n.); ~ive adj . vivi (s.)
excessively
exchange v. 1) yom (a.) to swap, trade;
2) ayom (n.) act of swapping, swap;
3) poyondo (n.) stock exchange
excite v. munju (a.); ~d adj . omunju
(s.); ~ment n. imunju (n.); to get
~d v. tomunju (a.) to get worked up
exciting adj . temunju (s.)
exclaim v. donka (a.) to yell, scream out
exclamation n. adonka (n.); ~ mark n.
donkatan (n.)
exclude v. jalechi (a.)
exclusi ve adj . sisi (s.) alone, just, sole,
solely, just, exclusively, only
excommunicate v. nyochu (a.)
dismiss, remove from a group
excommunication n. anyochu (n)
excrements n. 1) biboi (n.) mass noun;
2) boikos (n.) specific amount, turd
excrete v. janchomos (a.)
excretion n. chomos (n.)
excuse v. 1) apuyun (n.) valid reaon,
justification: apuyun nong la en
jam shai there is no excuse for
acting like that; 2) puyun (a.) to justify;
3) ayau (a.) apology; 4) yau (a.) to
apologize; 5) miltus (a.) to free from
an obligation: soi miltus wanyo tos
sinta please excuse us for a
moment; ~ me i . yau (n.)
execute v. 1) munto (a.) to carry out, put
into effect, perform, validate by
signing; 2) mumia (a.) to put to death
execution n. 1) amunto (n.) putting into
effect, validation, act of carrying out; 2)
amumia (n.) act of putting to death
executioner n. umumia (n.)
exemplar n. shitan (n.); ~y adj . na
shitan (n.)
exempt v. montinti (a.)
exercise v. 1) kwansa (a.) to practise,
train; 2) akwansa (n.) practice;
3)munto (a.) to put in effect, execute;
4) amunto (n.) execution, employment
exhale v. huncho (a.) to sigh
exile n. 1) aponchi (n.) banishment; 2)
ponchi (a.) banish
exist v. laila (s.)
existence n. ilaila (n.)
exit n. 1) chucha (n.) way out, doorway
leading out; 2) nocha (n.) exit road; 3)
nuchi (n.) to go outside
exocrine adj . nosole (s.) duct-: chobi
nosole duct gland, exocrine gland
exodus n. anuchi (n.)
exogamy n. 1) chidova (n.) cultural
exogamy; 2) chiben (n.) biological
exogamy, outbreeding, outcrossing
expand v. wanu (s.) to broaden, extend
expanse n. wilula (n.)
expansion n. awanu (n.)
expect v. jeku (a.); ~ation n. ajeku (n.)
expedition n. kenunaito (n.); to go on
an ~ v. kenunai (n.)
expel v. munchu (a.) send off, make
leave
expenditure n. awiza (n.)
expense n. 1) apopa (n.) cost, price; 2)
awepopa (n.) constant cause of
spending: nia awepopa wan a car
is a big expense ; 3) wepopa (s.) to
be an expense, cause (constant)
expenses for: ben wepopa wi
fanyo kids are a big expense for
their parents; at the ~ of i . mintos
(s.): ahau mintos umomi a joke
at the expense of doctors
expensive adj . zapa (s.)
experience n. 1) atoju (n.) thing lived
through; 2) toju (a.) live through, feel,
perceive; 3) ikwijo (n.) skill, dexterity;
~d adj . kwijo (n.) skilled
expert n. utunjo (n.); be an ~ in: tunjo
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(s.)
expertise n. itunjo (n.)
explain v. munjebo (a.)
explode v. bum (a.)
exploit v. 1) jantenza (a.) to utilize:
jantenza zavo to exploit
resources; 2) mintenza (a.) to make
unethical use of: mintenza ben to
exploit children ; ~ation n. 1)
atenza (n.) utilization; 2) amintenza
(n.) unethical use of
exploration n. 1) ahenu (n.) scouting;
explore v. henu (a.)
explosion n. abum (n.)
explosive n. 1) bunya (n.) bomb; 2)
bunyavo (n.) substance that can
explode; 3) tembum (s.) tending of
likely to explode
exploration n. 1) ahenu (n.)
explore v. henu (a.) scout; ~r n.
uhenu (n.)
exponent n. anya (n.); ~iation n.
ajanya (n.)
export n. 1) apochu (n.) act of exporting;
2) pochu (a.) to send goods out of a
country; ~ed adj . opochu (s.)
expose v. 1) monyanku (a.) to demask;
2) chemil (a.) to expose to
exposition n. munyunto (n.)
presentation, show
exposure n. achemil (n.)
expulse v. nyochu (a.) expulse, dismiss
express v. 1) chuka (n.) to utter, put into
words, set forth, show: kuku chuka
inye the face expresses happiness;
2) pomos (n.) to queeze, press out:
pomos moso to express milk
expression n. 1) achuka (n.) utterance;
2) auka (n.) saying, proverb: auka si
its just an expression; 3) kukusa
(n.) facial expression;
exquisite adj . mweti (s.) delicate
extend v. 1) deche (s.) to stretch out to,
until: Wikiman na Romah deche
Biritan the Roman Empire
extended to Britain; 2) wanu (a.)
expand, enlarge, broaden; 3) janai (a.)
to elongate: janai lele to extend
ones arm; ~ed adj . owanu (s.);
~ed family n. luvanyo (n.); ~ed
version n. shito owanu (n.);
exterior adj . 1) chira (s.) on the outside,
external; 2) kuchi (n.) outside, outside
surface
external adj . chi ra (s.) exterior
extinct adj . oyomia (s.); to become ~
v. yomia (n.); ~ion n. ayomia (n.)
extra adj . tumwi (s.) surplus; ~ time n.
tumwita (n.)
extract v. 1) kunchi (a.) to pull out; 2)
pomos (a.) to obtain by pressing or
distilling
extraordinary adj . tunjanja (s.)
extraversion n. ijuchi (n.)
extravert adj . 1) juchi (s.) characterized
by extraversion; 2) ujuchi (n.)
extravert person
extraterrestrial n. 1) utilan (n.) alien,
being from outer space; 2) na tilan (a.)
coming from outer space, not from
earth: acho na tilan an
extraterrestrial signal
extreme adj . vilu (s.) also: extremely,
radical(ly)
extremism n. vilupuno (n.) radicalism
extremist n. uvilupuno (n.)
eye n. ayun (n.); ~ball n. yunsu (n.);
~brow n. zino (n.); ~brows n.
zinonyo (n.); ~lash n. yunzi (n.);
~lashes n. yunzizi (n.); ~lid n.
yunchi (n.); ~lids n. yunchinyo (n.);
~ socket n. yuncha (n.)
F
F, foxtrot n. feo (n.)
fabric n. kwengo (n.)
fabricate v. 1) jampo (a.) to produce,
manufacture; 2) konja (a.) to forge
faade n. 1) kuku (n.) frontside, front; 2)
yunku (n.) front concealing something
else, appearance
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face n. 1) kuku (n.) front of the head,
frontside; 2) kuchi (n.) surface,
outside layer; 3) nole (s.) to have
ones face or front turned towards, be
directed towards: audo ya nole hula
the building facing the square; 4)
joza (a.) acknowledge, accept, give
credit to: joza rejo to face the facts
facet n. sinsilu (n.)
facial adj . 1) na kuku (n.) having to do
with the face; 2) azi a na kuku (n.)
cosmetic treatment of the face
facilitate v. 1) jangejo (a.) to make easy,
easier; 2) paula (a.) to give a place for
some activity
facility 1) agejo (n.) act of making easy; 2)
paulado (n.) building offering place to
some activity; 3) paulaya (n.) platform;
4) ikwijo (n.) dexterity, skill
facsimile n. 1) shiwaya (n.) reproduction,
exact copy; 2) na shiwai (a.) having
the nature of an exact copy; 3) shiwai
(a.) to reproduce
fact n. rejo (n.); ~ual adj . na rejo (n.);
in ~ adv. hole (s.) actually, in reality
factor n. mumbe (n.) circumstance
factory n. talado (n.)
faculty n. nombeno (n.)
fade v. monsain (a.); ~d adj . omonsain
(s.)
fail v. 1) teneng (a.) to be unable,
insufficient; 2) nonja (a.) to omit;
~ure n. 1) iteneng (n.) condition or
fact of being insufficient; 2) anonja (n.)
omission
faint adj . 1) mimiza (s.) sickly, feeble,
weak, frail; 2) zombon (a.) to swoon
fair adj . 1) nenyun (s.) beautiful; 2) nempu
(s.) just, honest
fairy n. pashu (n.); ~ tale n. pasto (n.)
faith n. 1) ireju (n.) trust; 2) ajeho (s.)
belief; ~ful adj . rejura (s.)
fake adj . 1) okonja (s.) forged; 2) nyam
(a.) to feign, act: nyam amitu to
fake an injury
falcon n. dodeza (n.)
fall v. 1) bon (a.) to come down, drop; 2)
tonsi (a.) to decrease; 3) tohu (a.) to
become low, slope; 4) abon (a.) act of
dropping, descend; 5) atonsi (a.)
decrease, reduction; 6) bonta (a.)
autumn; ~en adj . obon (s.); ~
asleep v. tonzon (a.); ~ in love v.
tonenju (a.)
fallible adj . temwoi (s.)
fallopian tube n. masuno (n.); ~s n.
masunonyo (n.)
false adj . kom (s.) untrue; ~ tooth n.
kondun (n.); ~ teeth n. kondunyo
(n.) dentures
falsify v. konja (a.) forge
fame n. itenjo (n.)
familiar adj . 1) wejo (s.) acquainted; 2)
vashi (s.) amical, brotherlike
familiarity n. ivashi (n.) brotherhood
famil y n. 1) vanyo (n.) people related; 2)
vadonyo (n.) household; ~ member
n. uvanyo (n.) relative;
famous adj . tenjo (s.)
fan n. 1) utiju (n.) admirer, enthusiastic; 2)
funya (n.) device setting up a current;
~ out v. numembe (n.) disperse,
hive off
fantasize v. jekeho (a.) dream, imagine
fantastic adj . 1) wanen (s.) splendid,
great; 2) ojekeho (s.) made up,
imagined
fantasy n. 1) ajekeho (n.) ability to
imagine: ajekeho don a vivid
imagination; 2) aujekeho (n.) dream,
hope
far adj . nainu (s.) far off, remote, distant
farad n. tembio (a.)
fare n. nupa (a.)
farm n. 1) saido (n.) building with
agricultural purpose; 2) sayan (n.)
piece of land with agricultural purpose;
3) sai (a.) to grow (crops), live off the
land
farmer n. sasai (n.)
Faroe Islands n. Foroyan (n.)
Faroese n. 1) Uforoi (n.) person of the
Faroese ethnicity; 2) Uforoyan (n.)
inhabitant of the Faroe Islands; 3)
Foroi (s.) having to do with the
Faroese culture; 4) na Foroyan (n.)
having to do with the Faroese state; 5)
Foroi ka (n.) Faroese language
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fart n. 1) muska (n.) passing of gas; 2)
momus (a.) to pass gas; 3) wilata (n.)
old geezer
fascinated adj . vino (s.) intrigued
fascism n. bantimpuno (n.)
fascist n. 1) ubantimpuno (n.) advocate
of fascism; 2) na bantimpuno (n.)
having to do with fascism; ~oid adj .
bantimpunoshi (s.)
fashion n. tasa (n.); ~able adj . tasale
(s.)
fast adj . 1) ge (s.) quick, quickly,
happening fast: to ge vivi it
happened too fast; 2) gel e (s.) fast,
capable of considerable speed: suni
gele a fast motorbike; 3) tenunung
(s.) firm, fixed, hard to be moved,
steady; 3) kizang (a.) to go without
food; ~food n. geki (n.); ~food
restaurant n. gekido (n.); ~ing n.
akizang (n.) going without food
fasten adj . 1) kaiva (a.) shut by
connecting, buckle up, brace; 2)
janunung (a.) to fixate, fix
fat n. 1) sau (n.) grease, oil; 2) saule (s.)
containing fat or oil, fatty, greasy; 3)
sesau (s.) to be obese, overweight,
big; ~free adj . sauleng (n.); ~y
adj . saule (s.) greasy, containing fat
or oil
fate n. nonis (n.) destiny
father n. uba (n.); ~hood n. iba (n.); ~ly
adj . bashi (s.); ~land n. fala (n.)
homeland
fatigue n. itinzon (n.) weariness; ~d
adj . tinzon (s.)
fault n. ifonza (n.) guilt; to be
someone's ~ v. fonza (s.) to be
guilty: wa fonza it's my fault
faux pas n. apubai (n.); to make,
commit a ~ v. pubai (a.)
fava bean n. vonovos (n.) broad bean
favor n. atopau (n.) generous act; to do
someone a ~ v. topau (a.); ~able
adj . nenkule (s.) advantageous
favorite adj . nenjuti (s.)
fawn n. pyopyai (n.)
fax n. 1) konaya (n.) fax machine; 2) konai
(a.) to send a fax
fear v. 1) yika (s.) to be afraid of; 2) iyika
(n.) fright, anxiety
feast n. kinento (n.) banquet
feather n. nezi (n.); ~y adj . 1) nezile (s.)
having or covered with feathers; 2)
nezi shi (s.) resembling feathers
feature n. 1) asa (n.) shape, form; 2)
sava (n.) characteristic, attribute
February n. Sumaro (n.)
feces n. biboi (n.) excrements
feeble adj . mimiza (s.) sickly, faint, weak,
frail
fee n. ropa (n.) contribution; flat ~ n.
ropa (n.) flat rate
feed v. 1) munki (a.) provide with food;
2) weki (s.) nourish; 3) kiza (a.) to eat:
bau kiza chu seki the dog fed on
the meat; 4) pipau (s.) to provide with
electricity; 4) chonu (n.) transmission
of a signal
feel v. 1) senju (a.) perceive (physically);
2) ju (s.) have the emotion of; 3) leche
(a.) touch, handle: uyunjung leche
kuku the blind felt his face; 4) jesa
(s.) to be of the opinion; 4) janju (s.) to
give the sensation of: aso janju ven
the water feels cold; ~ like adj .
juke (s.) be enthusiastic about; ~ing
n. iju (n.) sensation, emotion
feign v. nyam (a.)
feint v. konche (a.) pretend to hit
feline adj . meosa (s.)
fell n. vutu (a.)
fellow n. 1) ustu (n.) friend; 2) polu (n.)
companion, commercial associate; 3)
ulalu (n.) someone in presence; 4)
buda (n.) guy, informal or familiar
adress; ~ countryman n. 1)
chuben (n.) generic; 2) chubua (n.)
male; 1) chumea (n.) female
female adj . 1) wanasa (s.) being of the
female gender; 2) uwanasa (n.)
person of that gender
femi nine adj . wanashi (s.) woman-like
femi nism n. wanangike (n.)
femi nist n. 1) uwanangike (n.) feminist
person; 2) na wanangike (n.) having
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to do with feminism: jevu na
wanangike a feminist idea
fence n. 1) penum (n.) barrier; 2) naituru
(s.) to use a sword; to ~ with v.
muluza (n.) to use as an argument
fencing n. anaituru (n.)
fend v. monche (a.) to block, thwart
fennel n. beli (n.)
fermion n. yasambe (n.)
ferret n. doroi (n.)
ferrous adj . fangule (s.)
ferry n. tunsoni (n.)
fertile adj . temben (s.)
fertility n. itemben (n.)
fertilization n. abenjau (n.)
fertilize v. 1) jambenjau (a.) to
impregnate; 2) muvuki (a.) to make
fruitful, to enrich land
fertilizer n. vuki (n.)
fervent adj . donju (s.) passionate, fervid
fervor n. idonju (n.) passion
festival n. nyoto (n.)
fetch n. deza (n.) bring
fetish n. itinjule (n.); ~ist n. utinjule (n.);
to have a ~ for v. tinjule (s.)
fever n. imisham (n.) fever; to have a ~
v. misham (s.)
few adj . si (s.) only, little, just
fianc n. kuvabu (n.); ~e n.
kuvawana (n.)
fiber n. nayambe (n.); ~ optic n.
dinaya (n.)
fibrillate v. sinsekum (a.)
fibrillation n. asinsekum (n.)
fiction n. tokeho (n.); ~al adj . na
tokeho (n.): toyu na tokeho a
fictional character
field n. 1) sayan (n.) piece of land used
for growing crops or herding animals;
2) fila (n.) for games or sports; 2)
huan (n.) any stretch of land, plain; 4)
jaman (n.) in practice: al zayun
awau la jaman this has been
tested in the field; 5) nombe (n.) area
of expertise; 6) kono (n.) place or line
where to write on (in a form)
fifteen num. nini jom (s.)
fifty num. jonini (s.); ~-fifty adv.
sumbesumbe (n.)
fig n. foki (n.)
fight v. 1) jaru (a.) be involved in a (mostly
physical) conflict; 2) ajaru (n.)
(physical) conflict; 3) vuru (a.) to
struggle to overcome: vuru koikwe!
fight the power!; 3) avuru
(n.)struggle
figure n. 1) asa (n.) shape, form, outline;
2) uyu (n.) person; 3) rentan (n.)
illustration, diagram; 4) amundau (n.)
sum, total count of; 5) jansa (a.) to
shape; 6) sinje (a.) to believe, guess;
~ out v. janjebo (a.) to reason out
Fiji n. Vitian (n.)
Fijian n. 1) Uviti (n.) person of the Fijian
ethnicity; 2) Uvitian (n.) inhabitant of
Fiji; 3) Viti (s.) having to do with the
Fijian culture; 4) na Vitian (n.) having
to do with the Fijian state; 5) Vitika (n.)
Fijian language
file n. 1) jorenko (n.) report, collection of
papers on a subject; 2) joren (a.)
arrange documents for storing and
reference; 3) joko (n.) single named
unit of data (pc), document; 4) zaka
(a.) to register, initiate: zaka
mondova to file for divorce
Filipi no n. 1) Upilipan (n.) inhabitant of
the Philippines; 2) na Pilipan (n.)
having to do with the Philippines; 3)
Pilipanka (n.) the Filipino language
fill v. janyobo (a.); ~ in v. kojo (n.)
fillet 1) mompetu (n.) boneless piece of
meat; 2) mompe (a.) to bone
filling n. dunkai (a.) tooth filling
filly n. bemwin (a.) foal
film n. 1) tanu (n.) sequence of images; 2)
tanza (a.) shoot, make a picture of; 3)
chiti (n.) thin layer
filter n. 1) vovan (n.) material or device to
separate substances passing through;
2) vovanza (a.) to pass through a
filter: al vovanza aso zachu boi
the dirt was filtered out of the water
fin n. senyum (a.)
final adj . 1) na ze (a.) last, conclusive; 2)
basto (n.) final game, contest, scene,
finale: basto na zangu the cup
final; 3) jebashi (s.) conclusive,
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decisive; ~ly n. zebas (n.) at last
finance n. 1) panu (n.) finances; 2)
jampanu (a.) to finance
financial n. na panu (n.)
find v. 1) chele (a.) get by searching,
recover; 2) henyun (a.) discover; 3)
jesa (s.) to think, be of the opinion; 4)
renka (a.) declare, rule: puhinyo
renka yu fonza the jury found him
guilty
fine adj . 1) nen (s.) good, well; 2) chausa
(s.) precise, delicate; 3) fonko (n.)
penalty, ticket; 4) pau fonko (a.) to
give a fine, book
finger n. yol (a.); ~s n. yolonyo (n.)
finish v. 1) bas (a.) to stop, end, recover; 2)
basano (n.) finish line, border; 3)
jamoyo (a.) to complete, fulfill, perfect;
4) zabas (a.) to use up; 5) nunchi (a.)
to give a surface layer effect; 6)
anunchi (n.) surface layer effect
finite adj . basale (s.) limited
Finland n. Suwoman (n.)
Finnish adj . 1) Uswom (n.) person of the
Finnish ethnicity; 2) Uswoman (n.)
inhabitant of Finland; 3) Swom (s.)
having to do with the Finnish culture;
4) na Swoman (n.) having to do with
the Finnish state; 5) Swonka (n.)
Finnish language
fiord n. tuki (n.)
fir n. pyupe (n.)
fire n. 1) api (n.) process of burning; 2)
chen (a.) to shoot; 3) monza (a.) to
sack; ~fly n. dinzo (n.); ~place n.
pila (n.); ~wood n. pipevo (n.);
~wall n. vanundan (n.) security
software; 2) pinum (n.) piece/type of
firework; ~work n. fipi (n.)
piece/type of firework; ~works n.
fipinyo (n.) collective
first adj . na kwa (n.) firstly: kombe na
kwa the first chapter; ~ class n.
tibongi (n.) travel class
fish n. 1) gan (n.) animal ; 2) (seki na)
gan (n.) meat; 3) ganza (a.) catch
fish; ~-angle, ~ing rod n. gampe
(n.); ~net n. kaikwe (n.) trapping
net; ~tank n. shebeo (n.)
fist n. kayol (n.)
fit adj . 1) nengo (s.) to have the right size;
2) tongo (s.) to be suitable,
appropriate, suiting the situation,
proper; 3) jungo (a.) to try on; 4)
janengo (a.) to make or measure in
order to make fit: janengo nyango
to fit a costume; 5) chaubo (a.) to
insert, place inside as much as there
is room: boyo bosonyo jaura to
fit the luggage into the trunk; 7)
inengo (n.) manner or degree of
fitting; 8) nensa (s.) to be fit, in good
shape, healthy
fitch n. furoi (n.) polecat
five num. jom (s.)
fix v. 1) janunung (a.) to fasten, make
immobile; 2) waisa (a.) to mend,
repair; ~ed adj . 1) tenunung (s.)
immobile; 2) owaisa (s.) mended,
repaired
flag n. pengo (n.); ~ pole n. vupe na
pengo (n.); ~ signal n. tancho na
pengo (n.)
flake n. 1) achil (n.) chip, thin piece split
off; 2) chichil (a.) to chip or peel off in
flakes, become flaked; 3) chuchil (a.)
to cause to become spotted with
flakes; ~d adj . ochichil (s.)
flame n. 1) simpi (n.) tongue of fire; 2)
foiko (s.) abuse in writing; 3) afoiko
(n.) act of flaming
flami ngo n. foyane (n.)
flammable adj . tempi (s.)
flannel n. 1) mechi (n.); 2) chu mechi (n.)
made of flannel
flash n. dinche (n.); ~ing light n. dadin
flat n. 1) hu (s.) plain, low; 2) wendo (n.)
tower; ~ten v. 1) tohu (a.) become
flat, go down, slope; 2) jahu (a.) to
make flat, level; ~bread n. hubin
(n.)
flatter v. shuka (n.) sweet-talk
flatteri ng adj . tenshuka (s.)
flatulence n. 1) imusule (n.) condition of
having gas in the intestines; 2) inyanti
(n.) pretense
flatulent adj . 1) musule (s.) having gas in
the intestines; 2) nyanti (s.) pompous
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flavor n. aloi (n.) taste
flaw n. mwesel a (n.) shortcoming, weak
spot
flax n. nayapoi (n.)
flay v. monchi (a.) to skin, peel
flea n. pyadi (n.)
flee v. minchu (n.) flee from
flesh n. mwevo (n.) soft, edible part such
as meat or pulp
flexible adj . tempil (s.)
flicker v. sidindi (a.) to flicker
flight n. 1) anenu (n.) airline run; 2)
vangi (n.) set of stairs
flint n. pidu (n.)
flip v. 1) luyom (a.) to toss, or turn over with
a quick jerk; 2) jengebum (n.) to lose
self-control, flip out; ~ off v. boyol
(n.) to give someone the finger; ~-flop
n. vunyum (n.)
flirt v. kunsi (a.)
float v. nengi (s.)
flock n. unganyo (n.) group or herd of
animals
flog v. chenaya (a.) to whip; ~ing n.
achenaya (n.)
flood n. 1) wendeto (n.) overflowing (of
water or other things); 2) wende (a.) to
overflow, go past the capacity: al
wende bandal the server is
flooded
floor n. 1) vuku (n.) ground; 2) dongi (n.)
level
floppy adj . nunyum (s.)
floral adj . foshi (s.) flowery
flour n. binshum (n.) meal
flourish v. 1) fofo (s.) bloom; 2) fosa (s.)
thrive;
flow v. 1) sonu (a.) move as/like a liquid;
2) vonu (n.) current, stream
flower n. afo (n.); ~y adj . foshi (s.)
flowery
flu n. romi (n.) influenza; to have the ~
v. yaiza romi (s.) to suffer from the
flu; avian ~ n. romi na une (n.); to
have the avian ~ v. yaiza romi na
une (s.)
fluctuate v. gongo (a.) to oscillate
fluctuation n. agongo (n.) oscillation
fluency n. iloile (n.)
fluent adj . loile (s.) to be fluent in a
language: loile Doichika to be
fluent in German
fluffy adj . mwezi (s.)
fluid n. soso (n.) liquid
fluorine n. jimus (n.)
flute n. jipe (n.)
fly v. 1) nenu (a.) move through the air; 2)
uzo (n.) housefly; 3) minchu (a.) to
flee; 4) kairon (n.) zipper; ~ing fish
n. negan (n.)
foal n. bemwin (a.) fillow
foam n. 1) pyus (n.) mass of bubbles; 2)
pupyus (v.) to produce a mass of
bubbles
focus n. 1) noban (n.) point where things
come together; 2) ijela (n.)
concentration; 3) aloka (n.)
grammatical focus, focus marking,
emphasis; 4) loka (a.) to emphasize;
5) jela (s.) to concentrate on; 6)
janoban (a.) to adjust to bring into
focus; janoban sashe to adjust a
lens
fold v. 1) shem (a.) bend in order to
double up; 2) sheno (n.) line in a
surface, mark; 3) pauvu (n.) to drop,
lower, withdraw: pauvu chempe to
fold a weapon, pauvu fisha to fold
ones cards; 4) fauza (n.) to draw
close: fauza lele to fold ones arms;
~ up v. shentol (a.); ~ed adj .
oshem (s.)
folder n. ranchi (n.) artefact for holding
multiple loose papers or documents:
ranchi na joko my documents
folder
follow v. 1) zenu (a.) come or go after, be
next; 2) noza (a.) to according to:
noza renya to follow the rules ; 3)
zeno (a.) go along: zeno nuno to
follow the road; 4) yuyun (a.) watch or
listen closely: yuyun ayonka to
follow the conversation; 5) zenunu (a.)
to tail, shadow; 6) deva (a.) to happen
as a result; 7) jeho (s.) be a believer
of; ~er n. ujeho (n.);
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font n. tansa (n.)
food n. aki (n.); ~ chain n. kikwe (n.);
~ stamp n. kisha (n.)
fool n. 1) ujejeng (n.) stupid person, idiot;
2) konyam (n.) to trick, deceive; ~ish
adj . jejeng (s.); ~ around v.
jaj ahau (s.) to joke about
foot n. vuvu (n.); ~print n. vusa (n.)
print, track; ~step n. numbe (n.)
act of stepping, such a distance
~stool n. vurevu (n.); ~-and-
mouth disease n. kivusosu (n.)
football n. vuchero (n.) ballgame, can be
specified when necessary but
generally the one dominant on
location: vuchero na Kenadan (n.)
Canadian football; vuchero na Panan
(n.) soccer; vuchero na Yeman (n.)
Australian football; vuchero na
Joman (n.) American football;
(vuchero na) Ragabih (n.) rugby
footer n. kovu (n.)
for pr ep. 1) tos (s.) to be destined for,
concern: aupau tos uma a
present for your mother; 2) yompo
(s.) instead of: za duzu yompo adu
they used bricks for stones; 3) tos
(s.) regarding: pai tos leo thanks
for your help; 4) tabo (s.) during,
while: bukim pun tabo tiro nini
tunti the king ruled for ten more
years
forage v. 1) nunuki (a.) to look for food; 2)
dongaki (n.) fodder, food for livestock
forbid v. tusunka (a.) to tell off, prohibit;
~den adj . tusung (s.) not
permitted, prohibited
force n. 1) dono (n.) energy, craft; 2)
pomun (a.) to cause to do, compel:
isile pomun yunyo jaipo
poverty forced them into prostitution;
3) mimun (a.) to violate, push,
forcefully: mimun doki jamil to
force a door open
forearm n. kulele (n.)
forefather n. chufa (n.) ancestor, neutral,
not explicitly male; ~s n. chufanyo
(n.)
forehead n. kukuti (n.)
foreign adj . chichu (s.)
foreigner n. uchichu (n.)
forest n. penyo (n.)
forever adv. tayora (n.) eternal(ly)
forge v. 1) konja (a.) falsify; 2) safan (a.)
to form metal; ~d adj . okonja (s.)
forgery n. 1) konya (n.) falsified item; 2)
akonja (n.) act of falsifying
forget v. 1) monjo (a.) to lose from the
mind; 2) zajeng (a.) to fail to do or
bring
forgive v. yauka (a.); ~ing n. yayauka
(n.); ~ness n. ayauka (n.);
fork n. kipyu (n.)
form n. 1) asa (n.) shape, feature, shape;
2) awe (n.) state; 3) josho (n.)
document with blank spaces; 4)
munku (a.) to found, initiate: munku
kenyo to form a team ; 5) jansa (a.)
to shape, mold; 6) sabeo (n.) shape,
mold
formal adj . pusa (s.); ~ code n. puren
(n.) etiquette
formality n. ipusa (n.)
formalize v. jampusa (a.)
format n. 1) tanshi (n.) manner of
encoding, arranging; 2) tanshiza (a.)
arrange something according to a
format
formula n. kiboren (n.)
formulate v. saren (a.)
fornication n. achijai (n.) adultery
fornicator n. uchijai (n.), adulterer
forsake v. pauchu (a.) renounce, give up
fortress n. vanundo (n.)
fortunate n. nenishi (n.) fortunately
fortune n. nenis (n.)
forum n. kwekola (n.) message board
forward s. 1) kunu (s.) moving to the
front; 2) na ku (n.) located in the front:
ambe na ku the forward section; 3)
kuche (n.) soccer player ; 4) tumpau
(a.) to pass on
fossil n. wodu (n.); ~ization n. atondu
(n.); ~ fuel n. womwavo (n.)
fossilize v. tondu (a.)
fossilized adj . otondu (s.)
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foul n. 1) feja (n.) violation of the rules; 2)
na feja (n.) against the rules of a
sport; 3) hele (s.) offensive to the
senses: afu hele a foul smell
found v. munku (a.) to establish, initiate,
start, institute
foundation n. 1) amunku (n.)
establishment, founding; 2) nopakwe
(n.) organization maintaining and
distributing a fund; 3) dovu (n.) base
of a house
fountai n n. pechongu (n.); ~pen n.
pechope
four num. pan (s.); ~th adj . 1) na pan
(n.) coming after three in a series:
nuno na pan la yino the fourth
street on the left; 2) pambe (n.)
quarter: wa za pambe chu apa I
used a quarter of the money; ~ wheel
drive n. pandani (n.)
fowl n. 1) audu (n.) bird (generic); 2)
done (n.) domestic bird; 3) (seki chu)
done (n.) meat from a domestic bird
fox n. 1) yambau (n.) reddish canine; 2)
shushu (n.) desirable person
fraction n. 1) ajambe (n.) dividing, act of
breaking; 2) simbe (n.) fragment; 3)
jambedau (n.) quotient (math.)
fracture n. abai (n.)
fragile adj . tembai (s.)
fragment n. simbe (n.); ~ed adj . 1)
omembe (n.) scattered; 2) simbeshi
(n.) patchy; ~ize v. 1) sisimbe (a.)
to cause to break in fragments; 2)
tonsimbe (a.) to get scattered
frail adj . mimiza (s.) sickly, faint, weak,
feeble
frailty n. imimiza (n.) sickliness,
feebleness
frame n. aski (n.)
France n. Faransan (n.)
francium n. Faransania (n.)
fraud n. 1) akompo (n.) scam, swindle,
embezzlement; 2) ukompo (n.)
someone that defrauds, cheat
frayed adj . tutubai (s.) tattered
freckle n. chipyo (n.); ~d adj .
chi chipyo (s.)
free adj . 1) lempa (s.) free of charge; 1)
-leng (s.) not containing:
shushumuleng sugarfree; 3)
namil (s.) at liberty; 4) mil (s.) open,,
loose, unrestrained; ~ range adj .
kayang (s.): reo kayang free
range eggs; ~ will n. iweke (n.)
willingness
freedom n. inamil (n.) liberty
freeze v. 1) toreven (a.) to become frozen;
2) jareven (a.) to cause to get frozen;
3) revento (n.) frost, period of
freezing; ~r n. revembeo (n.)
freezi ng adj . wereven (s.) freezing cold
French adj . 1) Ufaransa (n.) person of
the French ethnicity; 2) Ufaransan (n.)
inhabitant of France; 3) Faransa (s.)
having to do with the French culture;
4) na Faransan (n.) having to do with
the French state; 5) Faransaka (n.)
French language; ~ endive n.
lansho (n.) chicory; ~fry n. pempe
(n.); ~ kiss n. 1) amweloi (n.) act
of french kissing; 2) mweloi (a.) to
give a kiss; ~ stick n. pebinki (n.)
baguette
fresh adj . 1) henchu (s.) newborn, just
picked; 2) fiming (s.) not salt: aso
fiming fresh water
frequency n. 1) iwito (n.) number of
times something is repeated in a given
period; 2) wigon (n.) number of
waves per time unit
frequent adj . wito (s.) often
fricative n. nyonka (n.)
friction n. nyonto (n.)
Friday n. Vaita (n.)
fridge n. vembeo (n.)
fried adj . osawa (s.)
friend n. ustu (n.); become ~s with
a. jastu (a.); be ~s with v. vastu
(s.) befriended with; ~ly n. 1)
mweju (s.) gentle, kind; 2) na istu (n.)
relating to friendship; 3) fito na istu
(n.) friendly game; ~ship n. istu
(n.)
fries n. pempenyo (n.) (a serving of)
French fries
Friesian n. 1) win Firisi (n.) breed of horse;
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2) mul Firi si (n.) breed of cow
frigate n. geluvan (n.)
fright n. iyika (n.); ~en v. munyi (a.) to
scare; ~ening adj . tenyi (s.) scary
frigid adj . junung (s.); ~ity n. ijunung
(n.)
Frisia n. Firisan (n.)
Frisian adj . 1) Ufirisi (n.) person of the
Frisian ethnicity; 2) Ufirisan (n.)
inhabitant of Frisia; 3) Firi si (s.) having
to do with the Frisian culture; 4) na
Firi san (n.) having to do with the
Frisian province; 5) Firisi ka (n.)
Frisian language
frog n. goi (n.)
from pr ep. 1) wechu (s.) to have ones
origin in: Yu wechu Bangalan he
is from Bangladesh; 2) chu (a.) to
come from the direction of
front n. 1) kulu (n.) front side; 2) ku (s.) to
be in front of, to the front side of; 3)
anyam (n.) pretense; 4) nyam (a.)
pretend; 5) runana (n.) line of contact
between adversaries in a conflict
frontier n. basano (n.) border
frontpage n. 1) kusho (n.) title page of a
book, newspaper; 2) kukwesho (n.)
homepage of a website
frown n. vuzino (n.); ~(up)on v.
tushunung (a.) disapprove of
frozen adj . reven (s.)
fruit n. gun (n.); ~-bearing tree n.
gumpe (n.); ~fly n. gunzo (n.)
frustrate v. munzevi (a.) to delay, stall,
hinder; ~d adj . tenemwong (s.)
frustration n. itenemwong (n.)
fry v. 1) sawa (a.) to bake in oil; 2) pempe
(n.) French fry
fuck v. 1) jai (a.) to have intercourse with;
2) foi (i.) shit, damnit; ~ed adj .
ofoyo (s.) fucked up, all to hell; ~ up
adj . foyo (a.) to ruin completely
fuel n. nuso (n.) gasoline, petrol
fufu n. aubus (n.) ugali, mashed staple
food, consisting of starchy root
vegetables as eaten in large parts of
Africa and parts of the world
influenced by African cuisine such as
the Caribbean
Fuji n. (gin) Fujih (n.)
full adj . 1) yobo (s.) completely filled;
2) kwambe (s.) whole, complete; to
be too ~ adv. levi (s.) to be
overloaded
fun n. inye (n.) joy, happiness; to be ~ n.
nyele (s.) to be amusing, causing joy,
excitement: ana senj i nyele
dancing is fun
function n. 1) aleke (n.) task, role; 2) leke
(a.) to have the function of, function
as: awau leke ponchocha this
functions as an outlet; 3) ri (s.) to
work, perform its task, be on, running;
5) teri (n.) to work, be operational; 4)
daunuva (n.) mathematical function;
~alism n. lekesapuno (n.)
functionalism
fund n. 1) paranyo (n.) savings, stashed
money; 2) nopa (n.) money put aside
for a purpose; 3) janopa (n.) to put
money in a fund; 4) wepa (a.) to
support (financially), provide funds or
food for
fundamental adj . 1) na jevu (a.)basic,
principle; ~ism n. vivupuno (n.);
~ist n. 1) na vivupuno (n.) having
to do with fundamentalism; 2)
uvivupuno (n.) person; ~
declaration n. jevuko (n.)
manifest
funeral n. molto (n.) burial
fungus n. mwazi (n.)
funnel n. silucha (n.)
funny adj . haushi (s.) humorous
fur n. 1) chizi (n.) hide ; 2) chu chizi (n.)
made out of; ~ry n. chizile (n.)
furious adj . womwo (s.)
furnicular railway n. nayani na kunku
(n.)
furnish v. mule (a.) to provide with: mule
yudo doyanyo to furnish a house
furniture n. doyanyo (n.); piece of ~ n.
doya (n.)
furrow n. saino (n.)
further v. mumweku (a.) to make advance;
~more adv. mau (s.) also
fuse v. vasko (a.) to unite, merge, blend
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fusion n. avasko (n.) merger
future n. deta (n.); near ~ n. lunta (n.) ~
aspect n. tosa na deta (n.)
G
G n. ga (n.)
Gabon n. Gaboan (n.) ~ese adj . 1)
Ugaboan (n.) inhabitant of Gabon; 2)
na Gaboan (s.) having to do with
Gabon
gain n. 1) awimun (n.) increase; 2)
wimun (a.) to manage to achieve an
increase
galaxy n. 1) manguda (n.) large star
system; 2) Mangunai (n.) Milky Way;
3) tilan (n.) space, outer space
gale n. chehum (n.)
gall bladder n. vomosha (n.); ~stone
n. vomoskos (n.)
gallery n. 1) yusurado (n.) place for
exhibiting artworks; 2) yusura (n.)
collection of paintings, pictures, art; 3)
naibeo (n.) corridor, long and narrow
room; 4) pereno (n.) colonnade
gallow n. pimpe (n.)
gallstone n. vonsodu (n.)
Gambia n. Gambian (n.) ~n adj . 1)
Ugambian (n.) inhabitant of Gambia;
2) na Gambian (s.) having to do with
Gambia; ~ River n. Gambiah (n.)
gamble v. nisku (a.) to bet, bet on, wager
gambling n. ani sku (n.)
game n. 1) afi (n.) form of play; 2) fito (n.)
match, play; 3) fidan (n.) computer
game; 4) jafidan (a.) to play computer
games; 5) wonumia (n.) prey:
wonumia tus fair game; ~er n.
sufidan (n.)
gamete n. kwanyosesu (n.)
gamma-ray n. fawendino (n.) gamma-
radiation
gang n. minjanyo (n.) criminal grouping
gangrene n. fumwa (n.)
gangrenous adj . na fumwa (n.)
ganja n. jujem (n.) marijuana, cannabis
garage n. churado (n.)
garbage n. lenzavo (n.) waste; ~ can
n. lenzabeo (n.) dustbin; ~ truck
n. lenzavoni (n.)
garden n. 1) lula (n.) plot of land; 2) petu
(a.) to tend the garden; ~er n. upetu
(n.)
garlic n. fua (n.); clove of ~ n. ambe
na fua (n.)
garment n. ango (n.) piece of clothing
gas n. 1) mus (n.) fluid form of substance;
2) nuso (n.) gasoline, fuel, petrol; 3)
mumus (a.) to subject to or supply
with gas, kill by gas; ~ giant n. tira
na mus (n.) jovian planet; ~ station
n. nusodo (n.)
gasoline n. nuso (n.) petrol, fuel
gastric fluid n. biki so (n.)
gastronomy n. zuvajono (n.)
gate n. tunum (n.) portal; ~s n. tununyo
(n.)
gather v. kwara (n.) collect, assemble
gathered adj . okwara (s.) collected
gatheri ng n. wokwara (n.) assembly
gauge n. wanio (n.) measurement, size
gazelle n. songepyai (n.)
gear n. 1) geda (n.) system of wheels
meshed together controlling speed:
geda na sun second gear; 2)
dunda (n.) toothed wheel
Geez n. Gehezeka (n.) Ethiopic language
gel n. vasau (n.) gelatine, gel-like
substance: vasau na zizi hair gel
gem n. tungu (n.)
Gemini n. Sumbenyo (n.)
gender n. sensa (n.) sex
gene n. senjo (n.); ~tic adj . na senjo
(s.); ~tics n. senjojono (n.); ~tic
engineering n. ajodo na senjo
(n.)
genealogy n. vanyojono (n.)
general adj . 1) sisang (s.) non-
specific; 2) yoza (s.) used by al,
universal, affecting all; 3) yoruti (n.)
army rank; ~ly n. si santo (n.) in
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general, generally speaking; ~
practitioner n. vamomi (n.); in ~
adv. si santo (n.) generally,
generally speaking
generate v. mula (s.) bring into being,
cause to have, produce, create
generation n. bengi (n.)
generator n. tipital (n.) machine
generating energy
generosity n. ipawi (n.)
generous adj . pawi (s.)
genitals n. fabinyo (n.) private parts,
reproductive organs
geni us n. 1) ujetum (n.) brilliant person;
2) jetum (n.) brilliant; 3) ijetum (n.)
brilliance
genocide n. anyomia (n.); to commit ~
v. nyomia (n.)
gentleman n. pubu (n.)
gently adj . memwe (s.) careful(ly)
genuine adj . hoshi (s.)
genus n. tishinga (n.)
geographer n. wanjono (n.)
geography n. anjono (n.)
geographic n. na anjono (n.)
geologist n. wansajono (n.)
geology n. 1) ansajono (n.) science
dealing with the physical nature of
earth; 2) ansa (n.) structure of the
landscape
geometric adj . na lawanjono (n.)
geometry n. lawanjono (n.)
Georgia n. 1) Karatevelan (n.) country in
the Caucasus; 2) Jorojan (n.) state in
the U.S.A.
Georgian adj . 1) Ukaratevel (n.) person
of the Georgian ethnicity; 2)
Ukaratevelan(n.) inhabitant of
Georgia; 3) Karatevel (s.) having to
do with the Georgian culture; 4) na
Karatevelan (n.) having to do with the
Georgian state; 5) Karatevelka (n.)
Georgian language; 6) Ujorojan (n.)
citizen of Georgia (U.S); 7) na Jorojan
(n.) having to do with Georgia (U.S)
gerani um n. rankinai (n.)
geriatric adj . 1) na naita (s.) related to
the aged; 2) na naitamomi (s.) relatic
to geriatrics; ~s n. naitamomi (n.);
~s n. anaitamomi (n.)
germ n. simi (n.)
German adj . 1) Udoichi (n.) person of
the German ethnicity; 2) Udoichan
(n.) inhabitant of Germany; 3) Doichi
(s.) having to do with the German
culture; 4) na Doichan (n.) having to
do with the German state; 5) Doichika
(n.) German language
germanic adj . Gereman (s.)
Germany n. Doichan (n.)
gesticulate v. leleka (n.)
gesticulation n. aleleka (n.) gesture
gesture n. 1) leleka (n.) movement of the
hands; 2) ketan (n.) something said or
done to show ones intentions
get v. 1) jale (a.) to obtain, acquire, get, to
get hold of, get a grip on, master; 2)
tom (a.) to become;; ~ down v.
sembon (a.); ~ dressed v. jango
(a.); ~ hold of, a grip v. jale (a.); ~
in position v. nula (a.); ~ lost v.
tonojong (a.); ~ out v. tonyocho
(a.) to become public; ~ pregnant v.
tombenjau (a.); ~ promoted v.
tonti (a.); ~ sick v. tomi (a.)
contract a disease; 2) monki (a.) to
vomit; ~ tired v. tontinzon (a.); ~
trapped v. tonkaiza (a.); ~ up v.
mora (a.) stand up
Ghana n. Ganan (n.); ~ian adj . 1)
Uganan (n.) inhabitant of Ghana; 2)
na Ganan (s.) having to do with
Ghana
ghost n. fai (n.) spirit
giant n. wanyu (n.)
gibbon n. pimpile (n.)
gift n. 1) aupau (n.) present; 2) ititen (n.)
talent
giga- pr ep. tiwan- (n.); ~byte n.
tiwandio (n.)
giggle v. ninyi (n.) chuckle
Gilbertese adj . 1) Ukiribas (n.) person
of the Gilbertese ethnicity; 2) Kiribas
(s.) having to do with the Gilbertese
culture; 3) Ukiribasan (n.) citizen of
Kiribati; 4) na Kirbasan (n.) having to
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do with Kiribati; 5) Kiribaska(n.)
Gilbertese language
gild v. javun (a.) coat with gold
gilt adj . ovun (s.) overlaid with gold
gill n. hunchi (n.)
gin n. kwoiso (n.); Holland ~ n.
kwoiso Nedara (n.)
ginger n. chavu (n.); ~bread n.
chavuki (n.)
giraffe n. naiken (n.)
girl n. simwana (n.); ~friend n.
wanastu (n.)
give n. 1) pau (n.) to hand, make get, turn
over possession; 2) zetus (n.) give in,
yield; ~ back v. waipau (a.) to
return; ~ up v. 1) kechu (a.) to stop
trying; 2) zapau (a.) to hand over
glacier n. resonai (n.)
glad adj . nyepai (s.); ~den v. janyeka
(a.) to make happy
glance v. 1) geyun (a.) give a quick look;
2) ageyun (n.) quick look; 3) chetum
(n.) strike and bounce off at an angle:
roya chetum bampe the ball
glanced the crossbar
gland n. chobi (n.); ~ular adj . na chobi
(n.)
glass n. 1) she (n.) transparent substance;
2) chu she (n.) made of glass; 3)
soshe (n.) drinking glass; ~es n.
shenyo (n.) spectacles
glitter v. dingu (s.) sparkle, beam
global adj . yola (s.) worldwide, involving
the whole earth; ~ization n.
ayolanu (n); ~ize v. yolanu (a)
globe n. 1) yul aro (n.) spherical model of
the earth; 2) Yula (n.) earth itself; 3)
tira (n.) planet; 3) roya (n.) sphere
glorious adj . wamwule (s.)
glorification n. awamwuka (n.)
glorify v. wamwuka (a.)
glory n. wamwu (n.)
glossolalia n. alulka (n.)
glove n. lengo (n.) mitten
glucagon n. shuchovo (n.)
glue n. toivo (n.)
gluon n. donova (n.)
gluten n. vunkivau (n.)
glutton n. uviviki (n.): ~y n. aviviki (n)
glycerine n. saupi s (n.)
go n. 1) denu (n.) to move to a specific
location: 2) zanu (n.) to work, be
received, accepted: ayo zanu
mantau anything goes tonight; ~
back v. wainu (a.) return, turn back;
~ back to v. tachu (s.) date from:
wanyo sun tachu wi the two of
us go way back; ~ bad v. tomwa
(a.) spoil, rot, decay; ~ blind v.
tonyunjung (a.); ~ on v. kura (a.)
to proceed; ~ out v. 1) nuchi (a.) to
go outside, exit; 2) chiza (a.) to
engage in social life outdoors; ~ too
far v. vitum (a.) cross the line,
trespass; ~ through v. tum (a.)
goal n. 1) auno (n.) object, purpose; 2) fio
(n.) point, score; 3) chebeo (n.) place,
basket, net in which to score; ~ie n.
chaku (n) goalkeeper
goat n. menga (n.); ~ milk n. moso na
menga (n)
gobble v. lulul (a.)
god n. nam (n.); God n. Nam (n); ~
willing i . om keju Nam (i.) deo
volente, inshaallah; ); thank ~ i .
pai Nam (i.) alhamdulillah
godlike adj . nanshi (s.)
gold n. 1) vungu (n.) mass noun, the
element; 2) chu vungu (n.) golden,
made of gold
golden adj . chu vungu (n.)
golf n. chafi (n.) game
gonorrhea n. bisopi (n.)
good adj . 1) nen (n.) well, fine; ~
looking adj . nenyun (s.); 2) mai
(i.) part of a greeting: mai nende!
welcome!; ~ afternoon n. mai
baninta (i.); ~bye n. om wayun (i.);
~ evening n. mai zekita (i.); ~ job
n. nenja (i.) well done!; ~ morning
n. mai ninku (i.)
good n. aupo (n.) product
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goodbye i . om wayun (i.); to say ~ to
a. chumai (a.)
goose n. gaune (n.); ~foot n. bis (n.)
gorilla n. nyenze (n.)
gourd n. vompos (n.) bitter melon
govern v. pun (a.)
government n. punyo (n.); ~al adj .
na punyo (n.); ~agent , official n.
puncho (n.); ~ agency n.
punchombe (n.) department
governor n. sinanti (n.)
gown n. sengo (n.) dress, robe
grab v. geza (a.)
grace n. 1) amwechu (n.) mercy; 2)
inushu (n.) elegance,effortless charm;
~ful adj . nushu (s.)
grade n. 1) kwangi (n.) year in school; 2)
nungi (n.) step in a process, degree,
level
glad adj . nyeka (s.) happy; ~ly adv.
nyekale (s.) with pleasure
gradual adj . sinsimbe (s.) gradually, little
by little
graduate v. 1) chebas (a.) to finish one's
education ; 2) wochebas (n.)
someone who finished his education
grai n n. 1) zoi (n.) one grain of something;
2) bin (n.) (kind of) cereal, corn; 3)
binzoi (n.) one grain of cereal
gram n. bio (n.) gramme
grammar n. 1) karen (n.) system of a
language; 2) karenko (n.) book
describing such a system
gramophone record n. tukoda (n.)
grandchild n. bemben (n.)
granddaughter n. bembemwana (n.)
grandfather n. 1) bati (n.) informal; 2)
ubati (n.) formal
grandmother n. 1) mati (n.) informal; 2)
umati (n.) formal
grandparent n. fati (n.)
grandson n. bembembu (n.)
granite n. zoidu (n.)
grant n. 1) pau (n.) to give: pau tongu
to grant a medal; 2) joza (a.) to
acknowledge, admit as true
grape n. asu (n.)
grapefruit n. vonkus (n.)
graph n. nanako (n.)
grapheme n. kotambe (n.)
graphic adj . tanale (s.) described vividly,
in (sordid) detail: boyo tanale
graphic content
graphics n. tandanyo (n.); ~ card n.
pisha na tandanyosha (n.)
grasp n. 1) ahile (n.) grip, hold of; 2) hile
(s.) have hold of, grip on, clench, cling
to; 3) jahile (a.) to take hold of
grass n. 1) vuzi (n.) plant; 2) jujem (n.)
marijuana; ~y adj . vuzile (s.)
grasshopper n. chimpapya (n.)
grate v. shuntu (a.); ~d adj . oshuntu
(s.): mosa oshuntu grated cheese
grateful adj . pai (s.) to be grateful to: pai
li thank you
gratitude n. ipai (n.)
grave n. miacha (n.); ~yard n. miachala
(n.) cemetery
graviton n. jundombe (n.)
gravity n. jundon (a.)
gray adj . bes (s.)
graze v. 1) poiza (a.) to feed on grass;
mul poiza la singin the cows
were grazing in the hills; 2) mumpoiza
(a.) to make feed on grass: deza mul
lai mumpoiza they took the cow
there to graze her; 3) cherau (a.) to
brush
grease n. sau (n.); ~y adj . saule (s.)
fatty, oily, containing oil or grease
great adj . 1) wamwa (s.) grand, huge; 2)
wanen (s.) splendid, fantastic; ~ness
n. iwamwa (n.)
Greece n. Elan (n.)
greed n. ileju (n.); ~y adj . leju (s.)
Greek adj . 1) Wel (n.) person of the
Greek ethnicity; 2) El (s.) having to do
with the Greek culture; 3) Welan (n.)
citizen of Greece; 4) na Elan (n.)
having to do with Greece; 5) Elka (n.)
Greek language
green adj . pesan (s.); ~ bean n.
naivos (n.)
greenhouse n. sheshando (n.); ~ effect
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n. zeto na sheshando (n.); ~ gas
n. mus na sheshando (n.)
Greenland n. Kalalitan (n.); ~ian n. 1)
na Kalalitan (n.) having to to with
Greenland; 2) Winuiti (n.) person of
the indigenous people (Inuit) of
Greenland; 3) Inuitika (n.) Inuktitut
language
greet v. 1) mai ka (a.) to greet someone
personally; 2) kamai (a.) to greet
someone through someone, extend
your greetings: kamai yu chu wa
extend my greetings to him; ~ing(s)
n. amai ka (n.)
grenade n. nebum (n.)
grill n. 1) kwezu (n.) to broil on a metal
construction; 2) kwezuya (n.) metal
construction for grilling; 3) kwezuki
(n.) foods prepared on a grill; ~ed
adj . okwezu (s.)
grip n. 1) ahile (n.) grasp; 2) jahile (a.)
grasp, take hold of; 3) hile (s.) grasp,
have hold of; 4) azamai (n.)
handshake; 5) lela (n.) artefact for
clutching of grasping
groan v. hurul (a.)
grocer n. upodo (n.) shop owner; ~ies
n. aupaza (n.); ~y n. kipodo (n.)
grocery store
groin n. vuban (n.) crotch
groom n. 1) dovabu (n.) bridegroom; 2)
pungo (a.) to make ones toilet
grope v. 1) lede (a.) to reach for; ~about
a. leleche (a.) to feel one's way,
search blindly
group n. wonyo (n.) group of people
grow v. 1) tomwan (a.) get bigger; 2) sai
(a.) cultivate; ~ up v. tomwanta
(a.); ~th n. 1) atomwan (n.)
process of growing; 2) sukos (n.)
tumor
growl v. roroa (a.) growl at
grown up adj . 1) wanta (s.) state of
being grown up; 2) uwanta (n.) grown
up person, compare: adult
grumble v. rulka (a.)
grumpy adj . juroa (s.)
Guam n. Guahan (n.); ~anian n. 1) na
Guahan (n.) having to to with Guam;
2) Uguahan (n.) inhabitant of Guam
guarantee v. 1) reshika (a.) to assure; 2)
areshika (n.), assurance
guard n. 1) ujavan (n.), person guarding
something; 2) javanyo (n.), security,
group of people guarding something:
Javanyo na Savaichan the
Swiss Guard; 3) javan (a.) to keep
safe, protect; ~-rail n. luvan (n.)
banisters
Guatemala n. Guatemalan (n.); ~n n.
1) na Guatemalan (n.) having to to
with Guatemala; 2) Uguatemalan (n.)
citizen of Guatemala
guava n. vawas (n.)
guerilla n. 1) urumbe (n.) guerrilla fighter,
partisan; 2) na rumbe (n.) having to
do with a guerrilla war: fino na
rumbe guerrilla tactics; ~ war n.
arumbe (n.); to wage a ~ war s.
rumbe (n.) to be involved in a guerrilla
war
guess v. 1) kahaka (a.) kahaka; 2) sinje
(a.) to suppose: sinje ten li nenshi
I suppose you could be right
guest n. udobo (n.)
guide n. 1) uheno (n.) usher; 2) heno (a.)
to show the way, usher; 3) henoko (n.)
manual; ~line n. noreno (n.)
Guinea n. Ginean (n.); ~n n. 1) na
Ginean (n.) having to to with Guinea;
2) Uginean (n..) citizen of Guinea
guinea corn n. simbin (n.) compare:
millet
guinea pig n. 1) nyikil (n.) rodent; 2)
wozayun (n.) someone subjected to a
test
guitar n. ponai (n.) bass~ n. ponai na
vuji (n.); spanish ~ n. ponai
Espanya (n.)
gulf stream n. vonuro (n.)
gull n. sokal (n.) seagull
gullet n. 1) kembino (n.) esophagus; 2)
nos (n.) duct
gulp v. 1) bauki (a.) wolf down; 2) gua
(a.) to chug, chug-a-lug
gum n. 1) vau (n.) sticky elastic substance,
secretion from a tree; 2) dunse (n.)
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gingiva; 3) dunduki (n.) chewing gum
gun n. chenya (n.) firearm, compare: rifle;
~fight n. chento (n.) shooting
gurgle v. hohonka (a.)
gush v. 1) pecho (a.) to spout, pour out
with force; 2) apecho (n.) sudden
plentiful outflow
gust n. chehum (n.) gust of wind
gutter n. zanos (n.) trough
Guyana n. Gianan (n.); ~n n. 1) na
Gianan (n.) having to to with Guyana;
2) Ugianan (n..) citizen of Guyana
gym n. sefido (n.) gymnasium
gymnast n. usekwansa (n.); ~ics n.
sekwansa (n.)
gynaecologist n. wanabimomi (n.)
gynaecology n. awanabimomi (n.)
H
H, h n. hos (n.)
habit n. 1) ajanja (n.) custom; 2)
lenkengo (n.) monk costume;
~ual(ly) adj . janjashi (s.)
customary;
hadron n. dondombe (n.)
haemophilia n. reteneng (n.)
haemorrhage n. 1) abanso (n.)
bleeding; 2) jambanso (a.) to bleed
haggle v. popoka (a.) negotiate
hail n. 1) tikos (n.) frozen rain, hailstone;
2) tikos bon (a.) to drop or pour down
with hail: tikos la bon it's hailing;
3) wamai (a.) to cheer for, welcome,
greet; ~stone n. tikos (n.)
hair n. 1) zizi (n.) mass noun; 2) azi (n.)
one piece; ~dryer n. funsonya (n.)
Haiti n. Aitian (n.); ~an n. 1) na Aitian
(n.) having to to with Haiti; 2) Waitian
(n.) citizen of Haiti
halal adj . shimpu (a.) kosher
half adj . 1) sumbe (s.) being an equal
part; 2) asumbe (n.) equal part;
~brother n. sumbebua (n.); ~life
adv. sunuta (s.); ~sister n.
sumbemea (n.); ~way adv.
sumbela (s.); ~-way line n.
sumbeno (n.)
hall n. wambea (n.) (large) room; ~way
n. nubola (n.)
hallow v. janampu (a.) to
halt v. 1) mumbas (a.) to stop, make stop;
2) bas (a.) to stop, end, finish; 3)
abas (n.) act of stopping
ham n. jenze (n.)
hammer n. 1) pedu (n.) tool; 2) pepedu
(a.) to nail; 3) cheche (a.) to beat
hammock n. pimpingo (n.)
hamper v. nyausi (a.) to hinder, impede
hamster n. pombonga (n.)
hand n. 1) lele (n.) body part; ~ball n.
munero (n.) team handball;
~grenade n. lebunya (n.); ~gun
n. chentil (n.); ~kerchief n.
fungo (s.) hanky; ~made n. olele
(s.); ~palm n. lelebo (n.); ~shake
n. azamai (n.); 2) file (n.) cards one
is holding; 3) tatale (n.) hand of a
clock; on the other ~ adv. esto
(c.) but: uyu wi soza binso, esto
Maik soza suso many people
drank beer; Mike on the other hand
drank wine
handle v. 1) zazia (a.) to take care of, deal
with, treat; 2) kumpe (n.) utensil; ~bar
n. hilea (n.)
handsome adj . nenyun (s.)
hang v. 1) pim (s.) be in a hanging
position; 2) jampim (a.) put in a
hanging position, suspend, attach; ~
in, on v. lalara (n.) persevere; ~
up v. mova (a.) break the
connection: mova vatil to hang up
the phone
hanger n. 1) pinya (n.) thing from which
things can be hung; 2) pingu (n.)
ornament hanging from a necklace
hangover n. zemi (n.)
hanky n. fungo (n.) handkerchief
Hanoi n. Hanoih (n.)
haploid adj . kwavabo (s.)
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happen v. to (a.)
happening n. ato (n.)
happiness n. inye (n.) fun, joy
happy adj . nyeka (s.) merry, joyful, glad
haram adj . shimpung (s.) compare: treif
harass v. zauru (a.) persecute
harassment n. azauru (n.) persecution
hare n. gehim (n.)
harbor n. 1) soki (n.) port; 2) vando (n.)
shelter
hard adj . 1) re (s.) solid, firm; 2) don (s.)
forceful: ache don a hard blow; 3)
reza (s.) difficult; 4) rele (s.) harsh,
severe; ~ disk n. jorea (n.); ~ware
n. rea (n.)
hardly adj . visi (s.) scarcely, scarce
harm v. bai shi (a.) to damage; ~ful n.
tembaishi (n.)
harmonization n. aluju (n.)
harmonize v. jaluju (a.)
harmony n. iluju (n.): iluju yonen
perfect harmony; to be in ~ n. luju
(s.);
harp n. jiski (n.)
harpoon n. 1) gantupe (n.) spear; 2) za
gantupe chen (a.) to strike with a
harpoon: uganza za gantupe chen
pechonga the fisherman
harpooned the whale
harsh adj . 1) rele (s.) severe,
inhospitable; 2) ham (s.) rough, not
smooth
harvest n. 1) asaitu (n.) gathering in of a
crop, reaping; 2) saitu (a.) to reap;
~man n. naivudi (n.)
hashish n. juzun (n.) dried hemp resin
hat n. ti ski (n.)
hatch v. 1) moreo (a.) to bring forth
(young) from an egg, brood, hatch out:
kwau la moreo the duck was
hatching; 2) bochu (a.) to come out of
an egg; 3) jankuren (a.) to plot, plan;
4) chanum (n.) door, trapdoor;
hate v. 1) heka (s.) to loathe, despise, be
disgusted by; 2) iheka (n.) disgust,
hatred; 3) minju (a.) to dislike; 4)
iminju (n.) dislike; ~monger n.
umuhe (n.)
haul v. kunza (a.) to tug, draw, drag
haunt v. faizau (a.); ~ed adj . faile (s.)
Havana n. Habanah (n.)
have v. 1) le (s.) to hold; 2) sencho (n.)
give birth to, lay; ~ a problem with
v. weru (s.)
Hawaii n. Hawayan (n.); ~an n. 1)
Uhawayan (n.) citizen of Hawaii; 2) na
Hawayan (n.) having to do with
Hawaii; 3) Uhawai (n.) person of the
Hawaiian ethnicity; 4) Hawai (s.)
having to do with the Hawaiian culture;
5) Hawaika (n.) Hawaiian language
hawala n. lelenyom (n.);
hay n. sompoi (n.); ~fever n. fozoimi
(n.) pollinosis
haze n. sishina (n.) blur; ~y adj .
sishinale (s.) blurry
hazelnut n. gempeo (n.)
he pr on. yu (n.) animate pronoun, third
person singular, also: she, it
head n. 1) titi (n.) bodypart; 2) ati (n.) top,
highest point; 3) uti (n.) chef, head; 4)
vati (n.) head of the familie, pater
familias; ~ache n. ayai na titi (n.);
~hunt v. kankaza (a.) to recruit;
~hunter n. ukankaza (n.) recruiter
header n. kujo (n.)
heal v. 1) momi (a.) cure; 2) tomomi (a.)
get better, get well
health n. inensa (n.) well-being; ~y adj .
1) nensa (s.) in good health; 2) senen
(s.) to be good for your health
heap n. awen (n.) mound, pile
hear v. wehim (s.)
hearing n. 1) ahinju (n.) sense; 2) hinju
(a.) having the sense of hearing; 3)
hinto (n.) court hearing; ~ aid n.
hintil (n.)
heart n. 1) bamba (n.) organ; 2) ban (n.)
core, centre; ~ attack n.
bambanyau (n.); ~ chamber n.
bambea (n.); ~burn n. choitinu (n.)
hearth n. picha (n.)
heat n. ishansha (n.); ~ stroke n.
shanshami (n.) sunstroke; ~wave n.
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shanshato (n.)
heater n. shambeo (n.) stove
heati ng n. 1) shanukwe (n.) heating
system; 2) shanum (n.) radiator
heaven n. 1) ti ska (n.) sky; 2) Nenan (n.)
paradise, afterlife, Valhalla; ~ly adj .
na nenan (n.)
heavy adj . 1) jum (s.) having much
weight; 2) lon (s.) intense: siruto lon
heavy clashes
Hebrew n. Iviritika (n.): Iviritika
Taushi Modern Hebrew
hedge n. nopea (n.)
hedgehog n. pyunga (n.)
heel n. 1) vuze (n.) back part of the foot;
2) vuzepe (n.) high heel
heir n. utunza (n.)
helicopter n. datini (n.) chopper
helium n. ninia (n.)
hell n. Mingan (n.)
hello i . mai (i.) standard neutral greeting
helmet n. tibeo (n.)
help v. 1) leo (a.) give aid to; 2) aleo (n.)
aid, act of helping; ~ful adj . 1)
kenole (s.) useful, fruitful; 2) leleo (s.)
known to help; ~less adj . tengileng
(s.)
hem n. angolum (n.)
hemp n. jujempea (n.) cannabis
hen n. wanakwo (n.)
hence c onj . chumunye (s.) thats why,
because of that
heptagon n. teopil (n.); ~al adj . na
teopil (n.)
herald n. unuka (n.)
herb n. topoi (n.); ~al adj . na topoi
(n.)
herbivore n. upeaki (n.)
herbivorous adv. peaki (s.)
herd n. 1) unganyo (n.) group of animals;
2) zangano (s.) to tend or drive
animals in a herd
here adv. lau (n.); ~ you are i . mai za
(i.); ~ and there i . lai-lau (n.);
hereditary adv. tentunza (n.) also:
transmitted genetically
heritage n. atunza (n.) inheritance
hermaphrodite n. wanabu (n.)
hermit n. usisira (n.) recluse
hernia n. 1) pombos (n.) protrusion of a
part of an organ; 2) pombos na zepe
(n.) such a protrusion in the spinal
discs specifically (n.)
hero n. toti (n.); ~ic adj . toti shi (s.)
herpes n. rosi s (n.)
Hertz n. royo (n.)
hesistate v. zezera (a.)
hesistation n. zera (n.)
heterosexual adj . 1) feju (s.) attracted
to the opposite sex; 2) ufeju (n.)
person; ~ity n. ifeju (n.)
hidden adv. 1) sis (n.) secret, in secret;
2) ojanvo (s.) hidden, stuffed away,
hiding: hala ovanjo? where are
you hiding?
hide v. 1) vanjo (a.) conceal oneself,
something; 2) vanjola (n.) hiding
place; 2) chizi (n.) animal skin, fur; to
~ adj . tevanjo (n.) to be better to
keep a secret, sensitive: aya tevanjo
nong le Ive got nothing to hide;
~out n. vanjola (n.) hiding place
hierarchical adj . tikweshi (s.)
hierarchy n. tikwe (n.)
hierogl yph n. tukotan (n.)
high adj . 1) wen (s.) also: tall; 2) ojuvo
(s.) under the influence of substances;
~ school n. vakwando (n.); ~ tide
n. wenta (n.);~-pitched adj . tiji
(s.); ~way n. genuno (n.)
hike v. 1) nuvuvu (a.) walk for the sake of
walking; 2) anuvuvu (n.) act of hiking
hill n. singin (n.); ~y adj . si singin (s.)
him n. yu (n.) he, she, it (animate); ~self
n. yulo (n.) herself, itself
Himalaya n. (ginyo) Himaliah (n.)
hinder v. nyausi (a.) to hamper, impede
Hindi n. Hindika (n.)
Hindu n. 1) Udaramah (n.) Hindu person;
2) na Idaramah (n.) having to do with
Hinduism; ~ism n. Idaramah (n.)
hinny n. wingau (n.)
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hip n. vululu (n.); ~bone n.
vuvaku (n.)
hippopotamus n. somul (n.)
hire v. 1) lapau (a.) to rent; 2) alapau (a.)
rent; 3) koza (a.) to contract; for ~
adv. telapau (a.)
historian n. ukwitajono (n.)
historical adj . na kwita (n.)
history n. 1) kwita (n.) past, the past; 2)
kwitajono (n.) science dealing with
the past
hit n. 1) ache (n.) blow; 2) che (n.) strike; 3)
poti (n.) successful song, book,
bestseller
HIV n. zumbeo (n.)
hive n. zumbeo (n.) beehive; ~ off v.
numembe (a.) disperse, fan out
Ho Chi Minh City n. Saigon (n.)
hoe n. 1) saya (n.) tool; 2) che saya (a.) to
work the ground using a hoe
hockey n. 1) chepil (n.) field hockey; 2)
chevau (n.) ice hockey; ~ stick n.
pepil (n.)
hold v. 1) le (s.) own; 2) leza (a.) take and
keep with the hands, arms: soi leza
awau please hold this; 3) fauza (a.)
embrace, hug, caress; 4) hile (a.) to
have grip, grasp on; 5) janchu (a.) to
keep from acting, doing, restrain,
refrain: janchu win hold your
horses; 6) kaivu (a.) to support, keep
restrained: sonum nong denu
kaivu the dike wont hold; 7) lera
(a.) to keep in a place or position: lera
titi wen hold your head up; to ~
someone to v. reva (n.) to make
someone keep ones word: denu
reva li! Ill hold you to it!
hole n. acha (n.) also: exit
holiday n. ato (n.) event; national ~ n.
ninto (n.) day of celebration
holiness n. inampu (n.)
hollow adj . chabo (s.)
holly n. ventasu (n.)
holy adj . nampu (s.) sacred; ~ water n.
nanso (n.)
home n. vado (n.); ~land n. fala (n.)
fatherland; ~like adj . doju (s.);
~page n. kukwesho (n.) frontpage;
~sick adj . doke (s.); ~sickness
n. idoke (n.)
homeless adj . 1) doleng (s.) state of not
having a home; 2) udoleng (n.)
homeless person; 3) dolengenyo (n.)
the homeless people
homepage n. kusho (n.)
homework n. akwanza (n.); to do ones
~ v. kwanza (a.)
homicide n. amimia (n.)
homo sapiens n. yunga (n.)
homogeneous adj . shi sa (n.)
homogeny n. ishisa (n.)
homonym n. shihinkaya (n.); ~ous
adj . na shihinkaya (n.)
homosexual adj . 1) shiju (s.) having the
sexual orientation of; 2) ushiju (n.)
homosexual person; ~ity n. i shiju
(n.)
Honduran n. 1) Wondurasan (n.) citizen of
Honduras; 2) na Ondurasan (n.)
having to do with Honduras
Honduras n. Ondurasan (n.)
honest adj . hopu (s.) sincere; ~y n.
ihopu (n.)
honey n. azun (n.); 2) uzai (n.) dear,
darling; ~dew n. dishu (n.)
Hong Kong n. 1) Shankangan (n.) the
Hong-Kong territory; 2) na
Shankangan (n.) having to do with
Hong Kong: apochu na
Shankangan the Hong-Kong
export; ~ citizen n. Ushankangan
(n.)
honk v. pyen (a.)
Honol ulu n. Honoluluh (n.)
honor n. 1) pungi (n.) high regard; 2)
jampungi (s.) to show great respect;
3) vetus (a.) to respect, carry out the
terms; ~able adj . pungile (s.);
~ability n. ipungile (n.)
hood n. tibos (n.); ~ed adj . boshale
(s.); ~ie n. tibosha (n.) hooded
sweater
hoof n. nurau (n.)
hook n. apil (n.)
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hooligan n. umimbai (n.) vandal; ~ism
n. amimbai (n.) vandalism
hoopoe n. kintine (n.)
hoot v. wuka (a.)
hoover n. 1) chuntal (n.) vacuum
cleaner; 2) za chuntal (n.) to vacuum
hop v. 1) papya (a.) skip, hop up and
down; 2) vuvupya (n.) hop on one leg
(playfully); 3) binsofo (n.) common
hop, humulus lupulus
hope v. 1) keho (a.) to want and expect; 2)
akeho (n.) feeling of expectiation
hopeful adj . 1) kehole (s.) to want and
expect, be hopeful: uma lara kehole
yu rata hai his mother remained
hopeful he was still alive; 2) tenkeho
(n.) hopefully, it is to be hoped:
tenkeho yu taku hopefully he will
be on time
horizon n. bashuno (n.)
horizontal adj . vuno (s.)
hormonal adj . na nukavo (n.)
hormone n. nukavo (n.)
horn n. 1) tipe (a.) keratine growth; 2)
pyempe (n.) horn, wind instrument; 3)
humpil (n.) brass instument; 3)
pyenya (n.) car horn; ~s n. tipenyo
(n.) growths
horrible adj . temwanyi (s.) terrible
horse n. win (n.); ~-fly n. pyuzo (n.);
~man n. unuwin (n.); ~riding n.
nuwin (n.); ~shoe n. vufan (n.)
hose n. 1) vaunos (n.) flexible tube; 1)
za vaunos shim (n.) to clean with a
hose
hospitable adj . doza (s.)
hospital n. semido (n.)
hospitality n. idoza (n.)
hot n. 1) shansha (s.) very warm; 2) piloi
(s.) spicy; to feel ~ v. shanju (s.)
hotel n. naido (n.)
hour n. rio (n.)
hourglass n. tashe (n.)
house n. yudo (n.); ~fly n. uzo (n.);
~shoe n. dochivu (n.) slipper
Houston n. Yustan (n.)
hover v. 1) nengi (s.) float, flutter; 2) rara
(s.) waver, linger around
how adj . hashi (s.); ~ are you? n.
haya la? (n.) litt: what exists?; ~
much / many? n. hawi (s.)
howl v. wua (a.)
hug v. 1) fauza (a.) embrace affectionately;
2) afauza (n.) act of embracing
huge adj . wamwa (s.) grand, enormous
hum v. huzim (a.)
human n. 1) yunga (n.) member of homo
sapiens sapiens; 2) na yunga (n.)
having to do with humans
humane adj . mweke (s.
humanitarian adj . fosake (s.)
humanity n. imweke (n.)
humanoid adj . 1) yungasa
(s.)resembling a human being; 2)
uyungasa (n.) creature resembling a
human being
humble adj . hupu (s.) modest
humidity n. i sole (n.)
humiliate v. huvi (a.)
humiliation n. 1) ahuvi (n.) act of
humiliating; 2) ihuvi (n.) state of being
humiliated
humility n. ihupu (n.) modesty
hummi ngbird n. zundine (n.)
hummus n. gembus (n.)
humor n. hauju (n.); ~ous adj . haushi
(s.) funny; to have a sense of ~ v.
haujule (s.) having a sense of humor;
~less adj . haujuleng (s.)
hump v. 1) nunujai (a.) to rub against
repeatedly (often with sexual
connotiations); 2) zeo (n.) hunch,
rounded mass
hunch n. 1) zeo (n.) hump; ) ikuju (n.)
feeling, premonition or suspicion;
~back adj . uzezeo (n.); to have a
~ adj . kuju (s.)
hundred num. mel (s.); ~ million
num. gos (s.); ~ thousand num.
wi sti (s.); ~th num. na mel (s.)
Hungarian n. 1) Umarajan (n.) citizen of
Hungary; 2) na Majaran (n.) having to
do with Hungary; 3) Umajara (n.)
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person of the Hungarian ethnicity; 4)
Majara (s.) having to do with the
Hungarian culture; 5) Maj araka (n.)
Hungarian language
Hungary n. Majaran (n.)
hunger n. itinki (n.)
hungry adj . 1) kike (s.) have an appetite;
2) tinki (s.) be starved
hunt v. 1) numia (s.) go out to catch; 2)
anumia (n.) act of hunting; ~er n.
unumia (n.) Orion
hurdle n. pyanum (n.)
hurricane n. shinada (n.) cyclone,
typhoon
hurry v. geku (a.) to do quickly, faster
than comfortable, be in a hurry: geku
nubo fanai to be in a hurry to get
the train
hurt v. 1) yai (s.) to be painful, sore; 2)
munyai (a.) to inflict pain; 3) mitu
(a.) to wound; 4) ayai (n.) pain
husband n. vabu (n.)
hush v. 1) jansus (a.) to silence; 2) sus
(i.) shhh! mum's the word! be silent!
hustler n. jaipopo (n.) pimp, pander
hut n. sido (n.) improvised building
hybrid n. 1) sunusko (n.) offspring or
product of two individual animals or
origins; 2) na sunusko (s.) having the
nature of a hybrid
hydrocephalus n. sovititi (n.)
hydrocarbon n. siacham (n.)
hydrogen n. sia (n.)
hydrology n. sojono (n.)
hydroxyl n. humusia (n.)
hyena n. hahau (n.)
hygiene n. 1)imi shim (n.) conditions and
practices preserving health; 2)
mishinjono (n.) science studying suc
conditions and practices
hygienic adj . mishim (s.)
hyperli nk n. nova (n.) link
hypertext n. novako (n.)
hypertonic adj . tipon (s.)
hypertony n. itipon (n.)
hyphen n. vatan (n.)
hypnosis n. 1) ijelano (n.) state of
hypnosis; 2) ajelano (n.) act of
hypnotizing
hypnotist n. ujelano (n.)
hypnotize v. jelano (a.)
hypocrisy n. ipukom (n.)
hypocrite n. upukom (n.)
hypocritical adj . pukom (s.)
hypothalamus n. tarokos (n.)
hypothermia n. ivuven (n.)
hypothermic adj . vuven (n.)
hypothesis n. akutoje (n.)
hypothesize adj . kutoje (n.)
hypotonic n. vupon (n.)
hypotony n. ivupon (n.)
hysterectomy n. achutu na bembe (n.)
I
i, I n. ini (n.) the letter I
I pr on. wa (n.) me, personal pronoun
I.V. n. mominaya (n.)
ice n. revo (n.); ~cream n. remos (n.)
Iceland n. Isan (n.); ~ic n. 1) Wisan (n.)
citizen of Iceland; 2) na Wisan (n.)
having to do with Island; 3) Wi s (n.)
person of the Islandic ethnicity; 4) Is
(s.) having to do with the Icelandic
culture; 5) Iska (n.) Icelandic language
icon n. 1) dantan (n.) picture initiating a
command of a program when clicked;
2) titan (n.) thing or person revered
icy adj . revole (s.)
idea n. 1) ahenje (a.) new thought: aye
ahenje! thats an idea!; 2) jevu (n.)
basic principle: jevu na
kwananpuno the idea of
monotheism; 3) ijesa (n.) estimate,
opinion, judgement: ijesa na amun
na nisto an idea about the cause of
the accident
identical adj . shikosa (s.)
identification n. 1) senkoko (a.)
document stating someones identity;
2) asenkoka (n.) act of revealing ones
identity
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identify v. 1) senkoka (a.) to reveal one's
identity; 2) senkoza (a.) to find out
one's identity
identity n. senko (n.)
ideology n. puno (n.)
idiocy n. ijejeng (n.) foolishness, stupidity
idiot n. ujejeng (n.) fool; ~ic adj . jejeng
(s.) stupid, foolish
idle adj . 1) riring (s.) inactive; 2)
kungileng (s.) insignificant,
unfounded; 3) chongola (a.) to work
or be present without transmitting or
producing anything; 4) kenoleng (s.)
pointless, futile, invain
idol n. 1) konti (n.) image used for
worship as a god, false god; 2) tiwu
(n.) star, celebrity
if c onj . tonto (c.); as ~ c onj . tontoshi
(c.)
ignite v. 1) mumpi (a.) to set fire to; 2)
tompi (a.) to combust, catch fire
ignorance n. ijoleng (n.)
ignorant adj . joleng (s.)
iguana n. pyunayu (n.)
ill adj . semi (s.) sick; ~ness n. ami (n.)
illegal adj . rensang (s.)
illegible adj . tenkoyunung (s.)
illiteracy n. ikoteneng (n.)
illiterate adj . 1) koteneng (s.) unable to
read; 2) ukoteneng (s.) person unable
to read
illuminate v. din (a.) to light, light up,
shine on
image n. tan (n.); ~ map n.
novatan (n.)
imaginary n. ojekeho (n.)
imagination n. ajekeho (n.)
imagine v. 1) jekeho (a.) fantasize,
dream; 2) jeyun (a.) to visualize:
jeyun ihoika na wa imagine my
surprise
imitate v. shinyam (a.)
immaterial adj . yasang (s.)
immature adj . 1) sirim (s.) unripe,
underdeveloped; 2) benshi (n.)
childish, infantile
immeasurable adj . temwanyunung (s.)
immense
immeasurability n. itemwanyunung (n.)
immensity
immemorial adj . tunjewai (s.)
immense adj . temwanyunung (s.)
immeasurable
immensity n. itemwanyunung (n.)
immeasurability
immigrant n. udedora (n.)
immigrate v. deranu (a.)
immigration n. aderanu (n.)
immi nent adj . tentau (s.) due
immobile adj . 1) tenunung (s.) hard to
move, fixed, fast; 2) nunung (s.) not
moving, motionless, still
immobilizer n. udedora (n.)
immoral adj . pupung (s.); ~ity n.
ipupung (n.)
immortal adj . temiang (s.); ~ity n.
itemiang (n.)
immune adj . 1) temiru (s.) resistent to
infection; 2) utemiru (n.) person
resistent to infection;3) remil (s.)
exempt from legal action; ~ defense
system n. miru (n.)
immunity n. 1) itemiru (n.) resistance to
infection; 2) iremil (n.) exemption from
legal duties or penalties
immutable adj . tenyining (s.)
unchangeable
impart v. munjo (a.) to make known,
inform
impeach v. minjachi (a.); ~ment n.
aminjanchi (n.)
impede v. nyausi (a.) to hinder, hamper
imperative adj . 1) tim (s.) to be
compulsory; 2) tinsa (n.) imperative
mood (of a verb)
imperial adj . na wikim (n.); ~ism n.
wikimanke (n.); ~ist n. 1)
uwiki manke (n.); 2) na wikimanke
(n.) imperialistic
imperishable adj . temwang (s.)
implant v. 1) sebo (a.) to embed, insert in
the body; 2) seboya (n.) implanted
object; ~ation n. asebo (n.) act of
implanting
implement v. 1) munto (a.) to execute,
carry out, put into effect; 2) zaya (n.)
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tool, utensil
implication n. 1) asiske (n.) insinuation ;
2) zeto (n.) result, consequence
impl y v. siske (a.) insinuate
import v. 1) pobo (a.) to bring in goods; 2)
apobo (n.) act of bringing in
importance n. ikungi (n.)
important adj . kungi (n.)
impossible adj . teneng (s.) undoable
impostor n. ukom (n.)
impotence n. 1) ijaileng (a.) inability to
perform sexually; 2) itembeneng (a.)
infertility, barrenness; 3) ikoil eng (n.)
powerlessness
impotent adj . 1) jaileng (s.) to be unable
to perform sexually; 2) tembeneng (s.)
barren, infertile; 3) koileng (s.) to be
powerless
impregnate v. jambenjau (a.) to fertilize
impregnation n. abenjau (n.)
impress v. wuza (a.); ~ed adj . owuza
(s.); ~ive adj . temwuza (s.)
impression n. 1) yunku (n.) appearance,
image, effect; 2) aponsa (n.) imprint,
depression
imprint n. aponsa (n.) depression
improve v. 1) tonen (a.) to get better; 2)
janen (a.) to make better, enhance;
~ed adj . onen (s.)
improvise v. jantonsa (a.)
improvisation n. ajantonsa (n.)
impulse n. jamun (n.)
impulsive adj . jajamun (s.)
in pr ep. bo (s.) be inside; ~ order to
pr ep. eno (conj.) purpose
conjunctor
inability n. itenging (n.)
inacti ve adj . riring (s.)
inacti vity n. iriring (n.)
inaudible adj . tehiming (s.)
inbreeding n. boben (n.)
incapability n. 1) itenging (s.) n.
inability; 2) ikanging (n.)
incompetence
incapable adj . 1) tenging (s.) to be
unable to; 2) kanging (s.) to be
incompetent
incarcerate v. kaibo (a.) to lock up, shut
in; ~d adj . okaibo (s.)
incarceration n. akaibo (n.)
incentive n. anomun (n.)
incest n. vajai (n.)
incident n. janjanto (n.) irregularity
incite v. nomun (a.)
include v. 1) lebo (s.) including; 2) lebo
(a.) to admit in, place inside, admit; ~d
adj . lebo (s.) including: nong lebo
pisu batteries not included
income n. depa (n.) revenue
incomprehensible adj . tenjebong (s.)
inconclusive adj . jebashing (s.)
inconsiderate adj . julung (s.)
insensitive, emotionless, indifferent
inconsistency n. 1) iratong (n.) quality
of being inconsisten; 2) aratong
(n.) inconsistent thing
inconsistent adj . ratong(s.)
incorrect adj . woi sa (s.)
increase v. 1) tomwi (a.) to become
more, multiply; 2) tomwan (s.) to grow,
get bigger
indefinite adj . 1) basal eng (s.) having to
limits, indefinitely, endless; 2) kwivang
(s.) referring to something not specific
or identified: ~ article n. sinka
kwivang (n.)
indentation n. checha (n.) nick, dent
independence n. ivavang (n.); war of
~ n. mokwaru (n.)
independent adj . vavang (n.)
independent from, single; become ~
from v. mokwa (a.) seclude oneself
index n. 1) boyoko (n.) content list,
contents; 2) noyol (n.) index finger
India n. Baratan (n.)
Indian n. 1) Ubaratan (s.) n. citizen of
India; 2) na Baratan (n.) having to do
with India; 3) Uhenan (n.) native
American; ~ Ocean n. Ninoso (n.)
indicate v. 1) yuno (a.) to point at; 2)
totanka (a.) to be a sign of, suggest:
sejin totanka vombimi jaundice
indicates hepatitis
indicative n. yokasa (n.) indicative mood
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indicator n. 1) notan (n.) arrow, sign; 2)
totan (n.) sign, indication: totan na
minzia a sign of abuse
indifference n. ijulung (n.) insensivity
indifferent adj . julung (s.) insensitive,
emotionless, inconsiderate
indigenous adj . chubo (s.) aboriginal; ~
people n. chubonyo (n.)
indispensable adj . telenchong (s.)
individual n. 1) kwalo (n.) person; 2) na
kwalo (n.) separately, per person,
individually
individualism n. kwalopuno (n.)
indoctrinate v. pupon (a.); ~d adj .
opupon (s.)
indoctrination n. apupon (n.)
Indonesia n. Indonesan (n.); ~n n. 1)
Windonesan (n.) citizen of Indonesia;
2) na Indonesan (n.) having to do with
Indonesia
indubitable adj . tehohang (s.)
indubitably
industrialization n. atalanu (n.)
industrialize v. talanu (a.); ~d adj .
otalanu (s.)
industry n. jamponyo (n.): jamponyo na
munye the entertainment industry
inedible adj . tenking (s.)
inexpensi ve adj . pasi (s.) cheap
infallible adj . temwoing (s.)
infant n. simben (n.) baby
infantile adj . benshi (s.)
infantility n. ibenshi (n.)
infect v. jamito (a.); ~ed adj . omito (s.);
~ion n. mito (n.) act of infecting,
disease resulting from infection; ~ious
adj . temito (n.)
infernal adj . na Mingan (n.)
infertile adj . tembeneng (s.)
infertility n. itembeneng (n.)
infinite adj . basal eng (s.) endless,
infinitely, indefinitely
infinitesimal adj . 1) vi sindau (s.) to be
too small to count; 2) avi sindau (n.)
infinitesimal quantity
infinity n. ibasaleng (n.) endlessness
inflammated adj . omizeo (n.)
inflammation n. mizeo (n.)
inflate v. janzeo (a.)
inflect v. vasa (a.); ~ion n. avasa (n.)
influence n. 1) munya (n.) effect,
impact; 2) jamunya (a.) to have an
effect on
influenza n. romi (n.) flu
inform v. 1) munjo (a.) to make known,
impart; 2) joha (a.) to ask for
information
informal adj . pusang (s.)
informality n. ipusang (n.)
information n. aujo (n.) data
informer n. ushiska (n.)
infrastructure n. kwevu (n.)
infuse v. sobo (a.) to infuse a fluid
infusion n. asobo (n.); ~ bag, drip n.
sobos (n.); ~ pump n. soboya (n.)
ingenious adj . nenjeza (s.) clever,
subtle, resourceful(ly crafted): kweren
nenjeza an ingenious mechanism
ingredient n. kibo (n.); ~s n. kibonyo
(n.)
inhabit v. dora (a.); ~ant n. udora (n.)
inhale v. hunza (a.); ~r n. hunzaya (n.)
inherent adj . bovu (s.) intrinsic
inherit v. tunza (a.); ~ance n. atunza
(n.) heritage
initiate v. 1) boto (a.) perform an initiation
rite; 2) munku (a.) start, begin, cause
to begin
initiative n. amunku (n.) act of starting
initiation n. aboto (n.) initiation rite
inject v. pyuso (a.)
injection n. apyuso (n.)
injure v. mitu (a.)
injured adj . omitu (s.)
injuries n. mitunyo (n.)
injury n. amitu (n.); ~time n. mituta (n.)
ink n. tanso (n.)
in-law n. wova (n.); brother-~ n. vabua
(n.); father-~ n. vaba (n.);
mother-~ n. vama (n.); sister-~
n. vamea (n.);
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inmate n. ufondo (n.) prisoner
inn n. 1) lalas (n.) tavern; 2) naido (n.)
hotel
innocence n. 1) ipushim (n.) purity, free
from sin; 2) ifonong (n.) state of being
not guilty
innocent adj . 1) pushim (s.) free from
sin, pure; 2) fonong (s.) not guilty
innumerable adj . temundaung (s.)
inquire v. haka (a.) to ask
inquisiti ve adj . wiha (s.)
inscript v. tuko (a.)
inscription n. atuko (n.)
insect n. udi (n.)
insecticide n. dimia (n.)
insensitive adj . julung (s.) indifferent,
emotionless, inconsiderate
insensitivity n. ijulung (n.)
inseparable adj . tensunung (s.)
insinuate imply
insinuation n. asi ske (n.)
insist v. raka (a.)
insha'allah i . om keju Nam (a.) God
willing, deo volente
inside pr ep. 1) bo (s.) to be inside; 2)
abo (n.) inside space, place
insight n. abojo (n.); have ~ in v. bojo
(s.)
insipid adj . hailonong (s.) dull, listless
insol uble adj . temongovang (s.)
insomnia n. zonteneng (n.)
sleeplessness
insomniac n. uzonteneng (n.)
inspect v. sayun (a.) check; ~ion n.
asayun (n.); ~or n. 1) sasayun (n.)
examiner; 2) yumuren (n.) police
inspector
inspection n. asayun (n.)
inspi ration n. ajupau (n.)
inspi re v. jupau (a.); ~d adj . ojupau
(s.)
inspi ring adj . tenjupau (s.)
instability n. iterang (n.)
instable adj . terang (s.) unstable
install v. kebo (a.) to settle in a position,
office or place in order to perform a
certain function; ~ation n. 1) akebo
(n.) act of placing in position; 2)
keboto (n.) ceremony or formality for
placing someone in office; ~er n.
kebodan (n.) setup, program for
installing an application on a computer
instant adj . 1) geta (s.) imminent,
immediate(ly); 2) gede (s.) able to
prepare quickly; 3) sinsita (n.) very
short moment in time; ~ coffee n.
kau gede (n.)
instead pr ep. yompo (s.) instead of, for
instep n. vutilu (n.)
instigant n. umuru (n.) provoker
instigator n. umuni s (n.)
instinct n. kedan (n.); ~ive adj .
na kedan (n.)
institute n. 1) nombedo (n.); 2) munku
(a.) to initiate, found, establish
instruct n. shika (n.); ~ion(s) n. ashika
(n.); ~or n. ushika (n.)
instrument n. 1) zaya (n.) tool, utensil; 2)
jiji (n.) musical instrument
insufficiency n. iyosang (n.)
insufficient adj . yosang (s.) also:
insufficiently
insuli ne n. shuzavo (n.)
insult n. 1) avuka (n.) act of insulting; 2)
vuka (s.) to be insulting towards, insult
insurance n. areko (n.)
insure v. reko (a.)
intangible adj . telecheng (s.)
integer n. akwambe (n.)
integrate v. boshi (a.); ~d n. oboshi
(n.)
integration n. aboshi (n.)
intelligence n. 1) inenje (n.) mental
ability; 2) unenje (n.) intelligent being;
3) ajoron (n.) information, gathering of
information
intelligent adj . nenje (s.) smart, bright
intend v. keja (a.)
intense adj . 1)lon (s.) heavy, dense;
2)lonsa (n.) intensive form, word
intensive adj . lon (s.) intensely
intention n. akeja (n.)
intentional adj . keno (s.) intentionally
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interest n. 1) saipa (n.) rent; 2) ijoke (n.)
feeling of intent, curiosity; 3) pombe
(n.) share, right to acclaim; 4) nenku
(n.) advantage, benefit; ~ed (in) v.
joke (s.); ~ing adj . tenjoke (s.)
interface n. koiku (n.)
interfere v. banzau (s.) to meddle with;
~ence n. abanzau (n.) meddling
interior n. 1) abo (n.) inside; 2) bolan (n.)
interior country
interject n. bamboka (n.)
internal adj . bola (s.) internally; ~
affairs n. aya na bolan (n.)
international adj . wivan (s.)
internet n. kweva (n.)
interpret v. jeboza (s.); ~ation n.
ajeboza (n.)
interrogate v. hato (a.)
interrogation n. ahato (n.)
interrupt v. nubai (a.) to disturb, intrude;
~ed v. onubai (s.)
intersect v. notum (a.)
intersection n. 1) anotum (n.) act of
intersecting; 2) winola (n.) crossing of
an unspecified number of roads; 3)
panola (n.) crossing of four roads; 4)
yenola (n.) crossing of three roads; 5)
jomola (n.) crossing of fiveroads
interval n. banta (n.)
interview n. 1) hato (n.) meeting involving
questions; 2) hatoka (a.) to have an
interview with
intestines n. bibonyo (n.)
intimacy n. ifaubo (n.)
intimate adj . faubo (s.) intimately
into v. nubo (a.) to enter: ben gevu nubo
bea the kids ran into the room
intolerable adj . 1) tenyairang (s.)
unbearable; 2) tentusung (s.)
unheard of, impossible to tolerate:
Renko Tentusung Intolerable
Acts
intolerance n. ayintusung (n.)
intolerant adj . vyintusung (s.)
intoxicated adj . vi so (s.)
intransitive adj . aujanzang (s.)
intrigued adj . vino (s.) fascinated
introduce v. 1) henka (a.) to present,
make acquainted: henka uyu vanyo
to introduce someone to your family;
2) boka (n.) to bring into use,
knowledge: boka yu daurenjono
to introduce someone into maths ; 3)
jambo (n.) to insert, put in, bring in
introduction n. 1) ahenka (n.) act of
presenting someone; 2) aboka (n.) act
of bringing into use, make acquainted
with some kind of matter; 3) ajambo
(n.) insertion
introversion n. ijubo (n.)
introvert adj . 1) jubo (s.) characterized
by introversion; 2) ujubo (n.) introvert
person
intuition n. jujo (n.)
intuitive adj . jujoshi (n.); ~ness n.
ijujoshi (n.)
Inuit n. 1) Winuiti (n.) Inuit person; 2)
Inuiti (s.) having to do with the Inuit; 3)
Inuitinyo (n.) Inuit collectively, the
Inuit people
Inuktitut n. Inuitika (n.) generic term for
the varieties of the language of the
Inuit
invade v. boru (a.)
invalid adj . hovang (s.)
invalidate v. mohokang (a.)
invasion n. aboru (n.)
invent v. henjo (a.); ~ion n. ahenjo
(n.); ~ive v. henjole (s.) resourceful
invertebrate n. 1) uzepeleng (n.) being
without spine; 2) zepeleng (s.) not
having a spine
invest v. pabo (a.); ~ed adj . opabo (s.);
~ment n. apabo (n.)
investigate v. joha (a.)
investigation n. ajoha (n.)
investigator n. ujoha (n.); private ~ n.
ujoha na kwalo (n.)
invisible adj . tenyunung (s.)
invitation n. adeka (n.)
invite v. deka (a.)
invoice n. poyoko (n.)
iodine n. rayam (n.)
ion n. lembe (n.)
I.O.U. n. kupauko (n.)
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Iran n. Iran (n.); ~ian n. 1) Wiranan (n.)
citizen of Iran; 2) na Iran (n.) having to
do with Iran
Iraq n. Irakan (n.); ~i n. 1) Wirakan (n.)
citizen of Iraq; 2) na Irakan (n.)
having to do with Iraq
irate adj . wonka (s.)
ire n. iwong (n.)
Ireland n. Airan (n.)
Irish adj . 1) Wairi (n.) person of the Irish
ethnicity; 2) Wairan (n.) inhabitant of
Ireland; 3) Airi (s.) having to do with
the Irish culture; 4) na Airan (n.)
having to do with the Irish state; 5)
Airika (n.) Irish language
iris n. 1) yunsan (n.) colored membrane of
the eye; 2) sansafo (n.) flower; 3)
dinkai (n.) diaphragm of a camera,
shutter
iron n. 1) fangu (n.) material; 2) chu
fangu (n.) made out of iron; 3)
monana (a.) to press and smooth with
a steam iron; 4) monanaya (n.)
steam iron; ~ Age n. Tanyo na
Fangu (n.)
ironic adj . na fetosa (n.)
irony n. fetosa (n.)
irregular adj . daitong (s.)
irregularity n. 1) idaitong (n.) state of
being irregular; 2) janjanto (n.)
incident
irrelevant adj . tauvang (s.)
irreliable adj . kompu (s.) deceitful,
deceptive
irreversible adj . temonong (s.)
irreversibly
irrigate v. munso (a.)
irrigated adj . omunso (s.)
irrigation n. amunso (n.)
irrisistable v. tenongkerung (a.)
irritate v. janzau (a.) aggravate ; ~ed
adj . ozau (s.)
irritati ng adj . tenzauza (s.) annoying
irritation n. zau (n.) irritation
islam n. Isilam (n.); ~ic adj . na Isilam
(s.); ~ism adj . Isilampuno (s.)
island n. sol an (n.) isle
isolate v. 1) chikai (a.) set apart, separate
from: chikai yudo to isolate a
house (from the cold); 2) kakai (s.) to
make soundproof; 3) auchikai (n.)
thing/group set apart; ~ed adj . 1)
ochikai (s.) set apart, protected from
the cold; 2) chusi (s.) separate, rare
isolation n. achikai (n.)
isotope n. kwalavo (n.)
Israel n. Isirailan (n.); ~i n. 1)
Wi sirailan (n.) citizen of Israel; 2) na
Isirailan (n.) having to do with Israel
issue n. doi (n.) problem
Istanbul n. Istambul (n.)
it pr on. ya (n.) inanimate pronoun
Italian adj . 1) Wital (n.) person of the
Italian ethnicity; 2) Witalan (n.)
inhabitant of Italy; 3) Ital (s.) having to
do with the Italian culture; 4) na Italan
(n.) having to do with Italy; 5) Italka
(n.) Italian language
italic n. 1)moiko (n.) italic script; 2)na
moiko (n.) written in italics
Italy n. Italan (n.)
it pr on. 1) yu (n.) animate; 2) ya (n.)
inanimate; ~self pr on. 1) yulo (n.)
animate; 2) yalo (n.) inanimate
itch v. 1) zazau (s.) to irritate the skin; 2)
zau (n.) irritation (on the skin or else);
~ mite n. chichul (n.)
itinerary adj . 1) na nunai (a.) having to
do with traveling; 2) nunyo (n.) route;
3) nunaiko (n.) guidebook for
travelers, record of a journey
Ivorian n. 1) Ukotivoran (n.) citizen of
Ivory Coast; 2) na Kotivoran (n.)
having to do with Ivory Coast
ivory n. 1) naidungu (n.) substance:
naidungu janja zapa ivory tends
to be expensive; 2) na naidungu (n.)
made of ivory: sinsatu chu
naidungu an ivory sculpture
Ivory Coast n. Kotivoran (n.)
J
J, j n. jus (n.)
jackal n. 1) sumbau (n.) golden jackal; 2)
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sambau (n.) side-striped or black-
backed jackal
jackdaw n. nyenkal (n.)
jacket n. chivan (n.)
jade n. luzengu (n.)
jaguar n. pyoro (n.)
jail n. fondo (n.) penitentiary, prison
Jakarta n. Jakaratah (n.)
jam n. 1) gumbus (n.) jelly: vuvosana ai
gumbus peanut butter and jelly; 2)
pombo (a.) to stuff, push, ram in; 3)
tonyau (a.) get stuck: vuvu tonyau
bo soshum his foot got stuck in
the mud;; 4) munyau (a.) to plug,
cause to get stuck: ape bon
munyau nuno a tree fell jamming
the road
Jamaica n. Jamekan (n.); ~n n. 1)
Ujamekan (n.) inhabitant of Jamaica;
2) na Jamekan (n.) having to do with
Jamaica; ~n Patois n. wichuka na
Jamekan (n.)
jammed adj . nyau (s.) blocked, stuck
Jangtze n. Chang-Jang (n.)
janitor n. dozia (n.)
January n. Kwamaro (n.)
Japan n. Nihonan (n.); ~ese adj . 1)
Unihonan (n.) inhabitant of Japan; 2)
na Nihonan (n.) having to do with the
Japanese state; 3) Nihonka (n.)
Japanese language; 4) Yamato (s.)
having to do with the Yamato culture;
5) Uyamato (n.) person of the Yamato
ethnicity
jar n. shebo (n.)
jargon n. bosika (n.) lingo
jaundice n. sejin (n.)
jaw n. kuvu (n.) chin, lower part of the
face; ~bone n. dumpe (n.); ~s n.
dumpenyo (n.)
jay n. sankal (n.) Eurasian Jay
jealous adj . yeke (s.) jealously; ~y n.
iyeke (n.)
jeans n. noska (n.)
Jeddah n. Jidah (n.)
jelly n. vasau (n.) gelatinous matter
jellyfish n. shevau (n.)
Jerusalem n. Kudushal em (n.)
jest n. 1) ahau (n.) joke; 2) kahau (a.) to
mock; 3) akahau (n.) mockery
Jesus n. Yeshuah (n.)
jet v. 1) pecho (a.) to spout or gush in a
stream; 2) apecho (n.) sudden stream
or outburst, gush, jetstream; 3)
pechoni (n.) airplane; 4) pechocha
(n.) spout for emitting gas or liquids
Jew n. 1) Uyehudi (n.) person of the
jewish ethnicity; 2) Wiyehudi (n.)
adherent of Judaism; ~ish adj . 1)
na Yehudinyo (s.) having to do with
the jewish people: amembe na
Yehudinyo the jewish diaspora ; 2)
na Iyehudi (s.) having to do with the
jewish religion: puto na Iyehudi a
jewish ritual
jewel n. angu (n.); ~ry n. angunyo (n.)
jigsaw n. kwaronya (n.)
job n. 1) akanka (n.) employment; 2) akan
(n.) work, chore (isolated event)
join v. tombe (a.) to become a member of
joint n. vaya (n.) connection, yoke
joke n. 1) ahau (n.) act of joking; 2) jahau
(a.) to entertain, make a joke
Jordan n. Urudunan (n.)
Jordanian n. 1) Uyurudunan (n.)
inhabitant of Jordan; 2) na Urudunan
(n.) having to do with the Jordanian
state
Joule n. donio (n.)
journalism n. atokacho (n.)
journalist n. tokacho (n.) reporter
journey n. anunai (n.) travel
joy n. inye (n.) happiness, fun; ~ful adj .
tenye (s.) joyous; ~fulness n.
itenye (n.)
joystick n. petil (n.)
judaism n. Iyehudi (n.)
judge n. 1) urenka (n.) official in court of
law; 2) renka (a.) to rule, determine,
decree; 3) jesa (s.) to have an opinion,
idea of
judgment n. 1) arenka (n.) verdict; 2) ijesa
(n.) opinion; ~al adj . 1) na renka
(a.) having to do with administering
justice; 2) na jesa (s.) having to do
with forming an opinion: itengi na
jesa judgmental capabilites; 3)
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gej esa (s.) quick to judge: uyu janja
gejesa simbenyo people tend to
be judgmental about minorities
jug n. sodeo (n.)
juice n. mos (n.) secretion
juicer n. pomosha (n.)
juicy n. sinsole (s.) dripping with
jukebox n. jibeo (n.)
July n. Teomaro (s.)
jump v. pya (a.); ~rope n. papyanaya
(n.)
junction n. winola (n.) crossing,
intersection
June n. Vaimaro (n.)
jungle n. 1) suskula (n.) bush-bush; 2)
shampenyo (n.) rainforest
juniper n. kwoi (n.); ~ berry n.
kwoisu (n.)
junk n. lenzavo (n.) waste
junkie n. kekemi (n.)
Jupiter n. Yanyun (n.)
jurisprudence n. renjono (n.)
jury n. puhinyo (n.)
just adv. 1) chauta (s.) right that moment:
chauta la nuchi I was just leaving;
2) chauku (s.) right a moment before:
chauku jamoyo I just finished
doing it; 3) ho (s.) really: ho nong
jebo I just dont get it; 4) nempu (s.)
right, fair
justice n. 1) inempu (n.) rectitude,
justness; 2) arenja (n.) jurisdiction,
penalty as deserved: arenja otimpai
poetic justice
justification n. apuyun (n.) excuse
justify v. puyun (a.) to excuse
juvenile adj . sitale (s.)
K
K, k n. Kona (n.)
Kah n. Kah (n.)
kalimba n. yoloji (n.)
kangaroo n. pyavu (n.)
Kazakh n. 1) Ukazaka (n.) person of the
Kazakh ethnicity; 2) Kazaka (s.)
having to do with the Kazakh culture;
3) Ukazakan (n.) citizen of
Kazakhstan; 4) na Kazakan (s.)
having to do with Kazakhstan; 5)
Kazakaka (n.) Kazakh language
Kazakhstan n. Kazakan (n.)
keep v. 1) lara (s.) stay, stick to: lara
kemun! keep trying!; 2) lera (s.) to
have and hold: lera yompa keep
the change!; 3) vazia (s.) to raise
livestock; 4) janza (a.) observe,
practice: janza Sabat to keep the
Sabbath; 5) mumwe (a.) to sustain,
make stay, maintain, keep up:
mumwe nutal la ri keep the
engine running; ~ from v. janchu (s.)
soi, janchu yu jika please, keep
him from singing; ~ order v. muren
(a.)
Kenya n. Kenyan (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Ukenyan (n.) citizen of Kenya; 2) na
Kenyan (s.) having to do with Kenya;
Mount ~ n. (gin) Kenyah (n.)
keratine n. zivo (n.)
kettle n. pimbeo (n.)
key n. 1) kaipe (n.) instrument for locking;
2) rope (n.) tool for bolting, turning etc;
3) ponkos (n.) button; 4) jiwen (n.)
pitch, tone of voice; 5) monkaya (n.)
something unclosing something, code:
monkaya na loika Faransaka
the key to pronouncing french;
monkaya na sistan the key to the
code
keyboard n. 1) ponkosha (n.) set of keys
for writing lines up in a row; 2)
jidunum (n.) musical instrument
Khmer n. 1) Ukamai (n.) person of the
Khmer ethnicity; 2) Kamai (s.) having
to do with the Khmer culture; 3)
Kamaika (n.) Khmer language
kick v. 1) chevu (a.) strike out with the foot,
feet; 2) achevu (n.) act of striking; 3)
acheti (n.) stimulating effect, rush,
excitement; get a ~out of v. cheti
(a.) to experience a rush
kid n. 1) ben (n.) child; 2) jahau (a.) to
make jokes with
kidney n. shimbi (n.); ~s n. shimbinyo
(n.)
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Kili manjaro n. (gin) Kilimanjaroh (n.)
kill v. 1) jamia (a.) to cause to die; 2)
mimia (a.) tu murder; ~er n. umimia
(n.) murderer; ~er whale n.
sonumia (n.) orca
kilo n. wan- (s.) the kilo-prefix; ~gram n.
wambio (n.) kilogramme; ~byte n.
wandio (n.); ~metre n. wanayo
(n.)
kilt n. faungo Sokoto (n.)
ki n n. vanyo (n.) family
ki nd n. 1) shimbe (n.) sort; 2) shinga (n.)
species: uchula kwa chu shinga
the last of his kind; 3) mweju (s.) nice,
gentle
ki netics n. nujono (n.)
ki ng n. bukim (n.); ~dom n. kiman (n.)
Kinshasa n. Kinshasah (n.)
Kinyarwanda n. Ruandaka (n.)
kippah n. sintia (n.) yarmulke, skull cap
Kiribati n. Kiribasan (n.)
kiss v. 1) mweki (a.) caress with the lips,
give a kiss (singular); 2) memweki (a.)
to kiss (intensively and long); 3) kimai
(a.) greet with the lips; 4) amweki (n.)
caressing gesture with the lips; 5)
akimai (n.) greeting with the lips
kitchen n. zubea (n.); ~ roll/towel n.
shotol (n.)
kite n. tisho (n.)
kiwi n. 1) zina (n.) kiwifruit; 2) zinane
(n.) bird
knead v. nyonsa (a.)
knee n. vupil (n.); ~cap n. vupiliti (n.);
~l a. 1) nupil (s.) to get down on
one's knees; 2) onupil (s.) to be in a
kneeling position
knife n. tuya (n.)
knit v. pesku (a.); ~ed adj . opesku (s.)
knock v. checheka (a.); ~ out v. chezon
(a.); ~ed out adj . ochezon (s.)
knot n. 1) asku (n.) lump in a chord; 2)
jasku (a.) to tie, make a knot; 3) kos
(n.) node, hard lump, hump; 4)
bankos (n.) small cluster, center
know v. 1) jo (a.) to have know;edge
about; 2) wejo (s.) to be acquainted
with; ~ledge n. aujo (n.); get to ~
v. dejo (s.); ~-it-all n. jozau (s.)
kolanut n. dunkau (n.)
Kolkata n. Kolkatah (n.)
Koran n. Kuran (n.)
Korea n. Gorean (n.) referring to the
Korean peninsula as a whole,
compare North Korea and South
Korea; ~n adj . 1) Ugoreo (n.)
person of the Korean ethnicity; 2)
Goreo (s.) having to do with the
Korean culture; 3) Goreoka (n.)
Korean language; compare: North
Korea and South Korea
kosher adj . shi mpu (a.) halal
Kosovar n. 1) Ukosovan (n.) inhabitant of
Kosovan; 2) Ukosovan Shichipi (n.)
Albanian Kosovar; 3) Ukosovan
Saraba (n.) Serbian Kosovar; 4) na
Kosovan (n.) having to do with
Kosovo
Kosovo n. Kosovan (n.)
Kuala Lumpur n. Kwala-Lumpuh (n.)
Kuiper-belt n. sintiranyo (na Kaupar)
(n.)
Kurd n. Ukurudu (n.) person of the
Kurdish ethnicity; ~ish adj . 1)
Kurudu (s.) having to do with the
Kurdish culture; 2) Kuruduka (n.)
Kurdish language
Kuwait n. Kuwaitan (n.); ~i adj . 1)
Ukuwaitan (n.) citizen of Kuwait; 2)
na Kuwaitan (s.) having to do with
Kuwait
Kyrgyz n. 1) Ukirigizi (n.) person of the
Kyrgyz ethnicity; 2) Kirigizi (s.) having
to do with the Kyrgyz culture; 3)
Ukirigizan (n.) citizen of Kyrgyzstan;
4) na Kirigizan (s.) having to do with
Kyrgyzstan; 5) Kirigizika (n.) Kyrgyz
language; ~stan n. Kirigizan
L
L, l n. lal (n.)
labia n. seski (n.); major ~ n. seski
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wan (n.); minor ~ n. seski sin (n.)
laboratory n. votola (n.)
labour n. 1) asekan (n.) hard work; 2)
sekan (a.) to work hard, strive, slave;
3) akan (n.) a piece of work; 4)
akancho (n.) the process of childbirth;
forced ~ n. ponkan (n.) unfree
labour; ~ camp n. ponkanala (n.);
~er n. uponkan (n.) unfree
labourer; to be in ~ s. kancho (s.)
labyrinth n. kweno (n.)
lack v. 1) sivi (s.) be short of; 2) i sivi (n.)
shortage, deprivation; 3) leleng (s.) to
be without
lactic n. mosole (n.)
ladder n. pevangi (n.)
lady n. puana (n.)
ladybug n. popyodi (n.)
lag v. 1) deze (a.) to fall behind, linger; 2)
adeze (n.) a falling behind
lair n. zondo (n.) den, nest
lake n. boso (n.)
lamb n. beme (n.)
lament v. yoi ka (a.); ~ation n. ayoika
(a.) jeremiad
lamp n. dinya (n.)
land n. 1) an (n.) country, piece of land; 2)
vuan (n.) dryland, ground, as opposed
to water; 3) monenu (a.) come, put
down from flying; ~ing n. amonenu
(n.); ~scape n. yunansa (n.)
language n. yuka (n.)
lantern n. dintil (n.)
Laos n. Lawan (n.)
Laotian n. 1) Ulau (n.) person of the Lao
ethnicity; 2) Lau (s.) having to do with
the Lao culture; 3) Ulawan (n.) citizen
of Laos; 4) na Lawan (s.) having to do
with Laos; 5) Lauka (n.) Lao language
lard n. wilisau (n.)
large adj . wan (s.) big
lark n. tijika (n.)
larva n. diben (n.)
larynx n. kenki (n.)
lasagna n. lasanyeh (n.)
lash out v. hiche (a.)
last adj . 1) ze tio (s.) coming after all:
wikim ze tio the last emperor; 2)
chula (s.) remaining; 3) weri (s.) stay
functioning, stay unspent, go on:
tipisu weri rio pan the battery
lasts for four hours; 4) yeku (s.) the
time before: Vaita yeku last
Friday; at ~ adj . zebas (s.) finally; ~
day n. ninye (n.) the day before; ~
night n. mantai (n.) the night
before; ~ time n. yekuto (n.) that
time before
late adj . 1) zeta (s.) at advanced hour; 2)
zevi (s.) tardy; too ~ adj . zevivi (s.);
~ly adv. tatau (s.) recent(ly)
later adj . 1) zeye (s.) afterwards, after; 2)
mwel a (s.) in a while, in time
latest adj . hehen (s.) newest
Latin n. 1) Latinka (n.) Latin language; 2)
na Latinka (n.) in the Latin language:
auko na Latinka a Latin text
Latino n. Uvayan (n.) person with
ancestry in South America
latitude n. rowen (n.); circle of ~
n.l ack roweno (n.)
latri ne n. chorala (n.)
lattice n. pekwe (n.)
Latvia n. Latavian (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Ulatavian (n.) inhabitant of Latvia; 2)
na Latavian (n.) having to do with
Latvia; 3) Latavi (s.) having to do with
the Latvian culture; 4) Ulatavi (n.)
person of the Latvian ethnicity; 5)
Latavika (n.) Latvian language
laud v. wenka (a.) praise; ~able adj .
temwenka (s.)
laugh v. hauka (a.); ~ at v. hauvu (a.)
lava n. sosadu (n.)
law n. renya (n.) rule, set or rules, the Law:
renya nong sain ubu ai wana
the law makes no distinction between
men or women; ~ful adj . 1) rensa
(s.) legal: ajam rensa a lawful act;
2) koikashi (s.) rightful, having a
lawful claim on: ule koikashi the
lawful heir; ~suit n. arenke (n.);
civil ~ n. renya na punanyo (n.);
criminal ~ n. renya na aminja (n.)
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lawn n. poilu (n.)
lawyer n. fononka (n.) attorney
layer n. tingi (n.) cover: tingi chu shina
cloud cover
lazy adj . kera (s.)
lead v. 1) kula (s.) to be in front, precede; 2)
notile (s.) be in charge of, direct; 3)
jungu (n.) heavy metal; 4) aku (n.)
front position; 5) mun (a.) to cause,
prompt: aya mun aya one thing
lead to another; 6) inoti (n.)
leadership; 7) notan (n.) indicator of
direction; 8) nonaya (n.) leash; ~er n.
noti (n.); ~ership n. inoti (n.);
leaf n. pesho (n.); ~ through v. sosho
(a.)
league n. firungi (n.) division, rank in
sports: firungi na Kwa Premier
League
leak n. 1) chalecha (n.) hole letting
something out or in; 2) chale (s.) to be
leaking
lean v. 1) revuza (a.) to lean on; 2) timoi
(a.) to lean against
leap v. 1) pya (a.) jump; 2) apya (n.) act,
distance of jumping;~ day n. anin
na janai (n.) ~ year n. tiro onai (n.)
learn v. kwan (a.)
leash n. nonaya (n.) lead
least adj . si tio (s.); at ~ adv. wivule
(s.) minimum
leather n. chingo (n.)
leave v. 1) nuchu (a.) to go away, depart,
take off; 2) nuchi (a.) to exit, get out
of; 3) mulara (a.) to leave behind,
cause to remain; 4) laulantus (n.)
absence from duty
Lebanese adj . 1) Ulebenan (n.) citizen of
Lebanon; 2) na Lebenan (s.) having
to do with Lebanon
Lebanon n. Lebenan (n.)
leech n. banalia (n.)
leek n. peshope (n.)
left adj . 1) yino (s.) be located to the left
side of: ape yino yudo the tree is
to the left of the house; 2) la yino
(a.) being the one of multiple options
on the left: vuvu la yino the left
foot; 3) chula (s.) remaining; ~-
handed adj . yinoza (s.); ~overs
n. chulaki (n.)
leg n. vuvu (n.) foot
legal adj . rensa (s.); ~ization n. arensa
(n.); ~ize v. jarensa (a.); ~ized
adj . orensa (s.)
legend n. 1) totika (n.) epic; 2) toti (n.)
hero; ~ary adj . totishi (s.)
legible n. tenko (n.)
lemma n. savuka (n.)
lemon n. jinkus (n.)
lemonade n. shuso (n.)
lemur n. luanga (n.)
lend v. kupau (a.)
length n. inai (n.)
lens n. sashe (n.)
lent n. kizanta (n.)
lentil n. huvos (n.)
Leo n. Kimeo (n.)
leopard n. pemeo (n.)
leper n. wosemwa (n.)
leprosy n. semwa (n.)
lepton n. sumberombe (n.)
Lesotho n. Sutuan (n.); ~ese adj . 1)
Ussutuan (n.) citizen of Lesotho; 2)
na Sutuan (s.) having to do with
Lesotho
-less sx . -leng (s.)
less adj . si tunti (s.)
lessen v. 1) tonsi (s.) to become less,
decrease; 2) jansi (s.) to make less,
decrease
lesson n. 1) kwanya (n.) unit of
instruction; 2) kwanto (n.) class
let v. 1) tuska (a.) permit, allow: uba tuska
wa denu ganula kwasi father let
me go to the pool by myself; 2) tustu
(a.) leave, let be, let go, pass, loose:
tustu wa lo! let go of me!; 3) lapa
(s.) give use in return for rent; 4) mun
(a.) to cause: mun yu kan lon wi
let him work real hard; ~ alone adv.
evi (c.) not to mention, much less
lethal adj . wemia (s.) be lethal to
lethargic adj . juring (s.) apathic
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lethargy n. ijuring (n.) apathy
letter n. 1) kotan (n.) symbol denoting a
sound; 2) nuko (n.) written message
to be sent
lettuce n. shosho (n.)
level n. 1) angi (n.) equal stretch or rank;
2) dongi (n.) floor; 3) kwangi (n.)
grade, year in school; 4) nyongi (n.)
social class; 5) jahu (a.) to make flat,
flatten; 6) tohu (a.) to flatten, slope, go
down, fall
lever n. 1) kuntipe (n.) machine; 2) kunti
(a.) to lift with a lever; ~age n.
akunti (n.)
lexicography n. 1) kayanyojono (n.)
discipline studying lexicon; 2)
kayakojono (n.) art of compiling
dictionaries
lexicology n. kayajono (n.)
liability n. 1) itendoi (n.) probability for
causing problems; 2) itevato (n.)
susceptibility; 3) ipuza (n.)
responsibility, accountability;
liable adj . 1) tendoi (s.) likely to cause
problems; 2) tevato (s.) susceptible to;
3) puza (s.) accountable, responsible
liar n. ukonka (n.)
liberate n. janamil (n.); ~d adj . onamil
(s.)
liberation n. anamil (n.)
Liberia n. Laibiran (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Ulaibiran (n.) citizen of Liberia; 2) na
Laibiran (s.) having to do with Liberia
liberty n. inamil (n.) freedom
librarian n. ukodo (n.)
library n. 1) kodo (n.) building holding a
collection of books; 2) kobea (n.) room
holding a collection of books, study; 3)
konyo (n.) collection of books
Libya n. Liban (n.); ~n adj . 1) Uliban
(n.) citizen of Libya; 2) na Liban (s.)
having to do with Libya
license n. 1) tusho (n.) permit (general),
authorization; 2) munoko (n.) drivers
license
lick v. 1) loiza(a.) give a lick (once); 2)
loloiza (a.) lick repeatedly; 3) aloiza
(n.) act of licking (once); ~ing n.
aloloiza (n.) act of licking (repeatedly)
lie v. 1) konka (a.) to tell a lie; 2) hura (s.) to
be in an horizontal position; ~ awake
v. zonzong (s.); ~ down v. nuhura
(a.)
Liechtenstein n. Litastainan (n.); ~er
adj . 1) Ulitastainan (n.) citizen of
Lichtenstein; 2) na Litastainan (s.)
having to do with Liechtenstein
lieutenant n. layongi (n.)
life n. ihai (n.)
lifeless adj . haileng (s.);
lifespan n. haita (n.) lifetime
lift n. 1) vangia (n.) elevator; 2) ponti (a.)
to lift up, raise; 3) mong (a.) to undo
ligament n. penaya (n.)
light n. 1) adin (n.) visible radiation,
illumination; 2) dinya (n.) lamp; 3)
simpi (n.) small flame: le simpi ha?
got a light?; 4) dinshi (s.) bright,
light, pale: saska dinshi light blue;
5) mumpi (n.) set fire to; 6) dindi (s.)
illuminate, shine; 7) din (a.) to light,
light up, shed light on, illuminate; 8)
lim (s.) not heavy, having little weight;
9) si (s.) mildly, a little; 10) sibo (s.)
sparse, low in density, not having
much content; ~ bulb n. dinshero
(n.); ~house n. dimwendo (n.);
~wave n. dingon (n.); ~year n.
dinayo (n.)
lightning n. tipingu (n.)
like v. 1) nenju (s.) love; 2) shi (s.) be alike,
in the same manner as, as; ~ that
adv. shai (n.); ~ this adv. shau
(n.)
likely adj . 1) tentom (s.) probable:
tentom en tiso bon it is likely to
rain; 2) tongo (s.) suitable: wojeza
tongo na akan a likely choice for
the job
Lima n. Limah (n.); ~ bean n. vos na
Limah (n.)
li mb n. sen (n.) bodypart
li me n. 1) landu (n.) limestone; 2) pekus
(n.) greenish citrus fruit
li mit n. 1) witi (n.) maximum amount; 2)
basano (n.) boundary, border,
limitation; 3) jamwiti (a.) to confine
within bounds; ~ation n. awiti (n.);
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~ed adj . basale (s.) finite
li mp v. 1) vuvunyau (a.) to suffer from a
limp; 2) vunyau (n.) act of limping
li ne n. 1) nana (n.) stripe; 2) naya (n.)
rope, string; out of ~ adv. tumbai
(a.) to transgress; ~ up v. janana (s.)
to form a queue, row; ~ar adj . 1)
nanasa (s.) having to do with lines,
made of lines: asaje nanasa a
linear design; 2) nozeno (s.) logically,
moving in a line-like fashion from A to
B: ijeno nozeno linear logic
li nen n. zi sku (n.)
li neup n. woyoko (n.)
li ngo n. bosika (n.) jargon
li ngua franca n. vayuka (n.)
li ngual adj . na loilo (n.)
li nguist n. uyukajono (n.); ~ic adj . na
yukajono (n.); ~ics n. yukajono (n.)
li nk n. 1) ava (n.) part of a connection; 2)
nova (n.) hyperlink (internet); 3) varo
(n.) loop, part of a chain; 4) java (a.)
establish a connection between; 5)
vayun (a.) to associate with, have to
do with
lion n. kimeo (n.); ~pride n. unganyo
chu ki meo (n.)
lip n. ki ski (n.) also: lips; lower ~ n.
kiski na avu (n.); upper ~ n. ki ski
na ati (n.)
lipid n. sauvo (n.)
lipstick n. ki ski san (n.)
liquid n. 1) soso (n.) fluid; 2) sosa (s.) in a
liquid state; ~ity n. i sosa (n.) liquid
state
liquify v. tonsosa (a.) become liquid
liquor n. piso (n.) alcohol(ic drink); hard
~ n. lonso (n.)
Lisbon n. Liziboah (n.)
list n. 1) yoko (n.) series of words, names,
numbers etc.; 2) janyoko (a.) make a
list of, include in a list; ~box n.
yokola (n.)
listen v. him (a.)
liter n. lio (n.)
literacy n. ikoten (n.)
literally adj . za kaya chau (a.) nong za
kaya chau vivi yinka don't
translate it too literally
literary adj . na koyus (s.) having to do
with literature
literate adj . koten (s.)
literature n. 1) koyus (n.) writings; 2)
kojono (n.) science studying writings
lithi um n. sufingu (n.)
Lithuania n. Lituan (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Ulituan (n.) inhabitant of Lithuania; 2)
na Lituan (n.) having to do with
Lithuania; 3) Litu (s.) having to do with
the Lithuanian culture; 4) Ulitu (n.)
person of the Lithuanian ethnicity; 5)
Lituka (n.) Latvian language
little adj . sin (s.) small; ~ by ~ n.
sinsimbe (n.) gradual(ly)
li ve v. 1) hai (s.) be alive; 2) dora (a.) be
resided at; 3) tocho (n.) directly
broadcasted; ~ly adj . hailon (s.)
vivid, vigorous(ly)
li velihood n. laivu (n.) living
li ver n. vombi (n.)
li ving n. rabea (n.) living room
lizard n. nayu (n.)
llama n. jawali (n.)
load n. 1) jau (n.) burden, cargo; 2) jaubo
(a.) to load up, in; 3) achembo (n.)
single charge; 4) chembo (a.) place a
charge, ammo in; 5) zaku (a.) to
transfer into the main memory; ~ in,
up v. jaubo (a.); ~ed v. 1) ojau (s.)
all loaded, full with; 2) ochembo (s.)
containing ammo
loan n. 1) akupau (n.) something lent; 2)
kupau (a.) to lend; ~word n.
chika (n.)
loathe v. heka (s.) hate
lobby n. 1) nubola (n.) anteroom,
vestibule; 2) kunke (a.) to attempt to
influence in favor of; 3) kunkenyo (n.)
group of lobbyists
lobster n. ranyam (n.)
local adj . lashi (s.) locally
locate v. chele (a.) find
located adj . 1) la (s.) be at; 2) ochele (s.)
found
locati ve adj . lashi (s.)
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lock v. 1) kayo (a.) fasten, close by means
of a lock; 2) kaida (n.) secure
mechanical device for fastening; 3)
zinyo (n.) lock of hair, tress; ~down
n. kayoto (n.) ~ up v. kaibo (a.)
incarcerate, shut in
locked adj . okayo (s.)
locomotive n. fanaiku (n.)
lodging n. adobo (n.)
lofty adj . tiwen (s.) exalted
log n. 1) pembe (n.) chunk of a tree; 2)
toko (n.) record, daily record, logbook;
3) tu pembe chu (a.) to cut into logs:
tu pembe chu ape to log a tree;
4) tokoko (a.) to record in a log; ~ on,
in v. bova (a.); ~ out, off v. chuva
(a.); ~ged in, on adj . obova (s.)
logarithm n. tatonya (n.)
logic n. 1) ijeno (n.) sense, way of
reasoning; 2) jenojono (n.) science of
correct reasoning; ~al adj . jeno (s.)
be logical, make sense; ~al
language n. jenoka (n.) loglang
logo n. kwetan (n.)
loin n. luze (n.) loins
London n. Landan (n.)
lone adj . kwasi (s.) alone; ~r n. kakwasi
(n.)
loneliness n. isiju (n.)
lonel y adj . siju (s.)
long adj . 1) nai (s.) elongated, tall; 2)
naike (a.) to strongly desire
longitude n. rotinai (n.)
look v. 1) yun (a.) direct ones eyes at; 2)
kele (a.) look for, search; 3) yunkule
(s.) appear, seem to; 4) yunto (n.) act
of looking, glance; 5) kukusa (n.)
facial expression; 6) yunku (n.)
appearance; ~ like v. yunkule (s.)
loop n. 1) noro (n.); 2) koro (n.)
programming loop; 3) jankoro (s.) to
produce a programming loop
loose adj . 1) mil (s.) open, free from
containment; 2) mumil (a.) to release:
mumil bau! released the dogs!; 3)
mwele (s.) not tense, tight, baggy; ~n
v. jamwele (s.)
lore n. pastoka (n.)
lorry n. 1) jauni (n.) truck; 2) huponda (n.)
low vehicle fitted to run on rails
Los Angeles n. Los-Angeles (n.)
lose v. 1) fivu (a.) lose (a game); 2) mole
(a.) mislay, be unable to find
loser n. ufivu (n.)
loss n. amole (n.)
lost adj . 1) omole (s.) be mislaid,
misplaced; 2) nojong (s.) not knowing
ones position, direction; get ~ v.
tonojong (a.)
lotus n. pufo (n.); ~ position v.
vuskurasa (a.); to sit in the ~
position v. vuskura (a.)
loud adj . 1) kale (s.) noisy: ubu kale a
loud man; 2) dodonka (s.) strongly
audible, with great voice
louse n. 1) bandi (n.) insect living on plant
juice or blood; plant ~ n. bandi na
pesho (n.); head ~ n. bandi na zizi
(n.); body ~ n. bandi na senyo (n.)
love v. 1) juzai (a.) to care for; 2) nenju (a.)
to like
loving adj . wezai (s.)
low adj . 1) hu (s.) flat; 2) sibo (s.) sparse,
low in density; ~ tide n. huta (n.); ~-
pitched, bass- adj . na vuji (n.);
lower v. 1) jansi (a.) to decrease, make
less; 2) tonsi (a.) to decrease,
become less; 3) tohu (a.) to come
down, become low, slope; 4) pauvu
(a.) to fold, withdraw: pauvu chempe
to lower a gun; 5) na vu (s.) below in
position: kiski na vu lower lip; ~
arm n. vulembe (n.); ~ house n.
punzaku (n.) House of Commons; ~
leg n. vuvumbe (n.); ~ lip n. kiski
na vu (n.)
loyal adj . lura (s.)
loyalty n. ilura (n.)
Luganda n. Gandaka (n.) Oluganda,
Ganda language
luggage n. bosonyo (n.)
lugubrious adj . tenyivu (s.) creepy
lull v. janzon (a.)
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lullaby n. janzonka (n.)
lumber n. tupevo (n.)
lumberjack n. uchetu (n.)
lumen n. dinio (n.)
lump n. kos (n.), not, hard lump; ~y adj .
kokos (s.)
lunar n. na mam (n.) having to do with the
moon
lunch n. banki (n.)
lung n. humbi (n.); ~s n. humbinyo (n.)
lupin n. sevosho (n.); ~ bean n. sevos
(n.)
lupine adj . mambaushi (s.) wolflike
lust n. 1) itinju (n.) bodily appetite; 2) tinju
(a.) to feel an intense desire for; ~ful
adj . titinju (s.)
Luxembourg n. Lechebigan (n.); ~er n.
1) Ul echebigan (n.) inhabitant of
Luxembourg; 2) Ulechebigi (n.)
person of the Luxembourgish ethnicity;
~ish adj . 1) na Lechebigan (n.)
having to do with Luxembourg; 2)
Lechebigi (s.) having to do with the
Luxembourgish culture; 5)
Lechebigika (n.) Luxembourgish
language
lymph n. senso (n.); ~atic system n.
sensokwe (n.); ~ node n.
sensokos (n.)
lymphocyte n. mirusu (n.); B-~ n.
mirusu na fesevo (n.) B-cell; T-~ n.
mirusu na jeza (n.) T-cell
lyric n. jikaya (n.) lyrics, text to a song,
poem; ~ist n. ukaya (n.)
lyrical adj . wanenka (s.)
M
M, m n. mem (n.)
macadamia n. yempeo (n.)
Macau n. 1) Aumunan (n.) state of
Macau; 2) Waumunan (n.) citizen of
Macau; 3) na Aumunan (n.) having to
do with Macau
mace n. 1) shunachi (n.) spice; 2)
yoi mus (n.) tear gas
Macedonia n. Makedonan (n.); ~n adj .
1) Umakedonan (n.) inhabitant of
Macedonia; 2) na Makedonan (n.)
having to do with Macedonia; 3)
Makedon (s.) having to do with the
Macedonian culture; 4) Umakedon
(n.) person of the Macedonian
ethnicity; 5) Makedonka (n.)
Macedonian language
machete n. pechetu (n.)
machine n. tal (n.); ~gun n.
chechempe (n.)
mackerel n. kwaninzu (n.)
macroscopic adj . wantenyun (s.)
mad adj . 1) wonka (s.) angry; 2) na jemi
(s.) crazy; ~ cow disease n. ijemi
na mul (n.)
Madagascan adj . 1) Umal agashan (n.)
inhabitant of Madagascar; 2) na
Malagashan (n.) having to do with
Madagascar; 3) Malagasha (s.)
having to do with the Malagasy
culture; 4) Umalagasha (n.) person of
the Malagasy ethnicity; 5)
Malagashaka (n.) Malagasy language
Madagascar n. Malagashan (n.)
maggot n. dilia (n.); infested with ~s
adj . olilia (s.)
magic n. 1) apas (n.) supernatural force,
use of this force by means of charms
etc., sorcery; 2) pas (s.) magical; ~ian
n. 1) papaska (n.) sorcerer; 2)
papashun (n.) illusionist; black ~ n.
amimpas (n.)
magistrate n. renkayun (n.)
magnesium n. monsongu (n.)
magnet n. zanya (n.)
magnetic adj . zam (s.)
magnetism n. zandono (n.)
magnify v. jamwan (a.); ~ing glass n.
wanshe (n.)
magnitude n. wanio (n.) size, gauge
magpie n. dinguke (n.)
mail n. 1) nukonyo (n.) collective of sent
items; 2) nukokwe (n.) system of
transporting and delivering mail, postal
system; 3) nuka (a.) send a messagel;
4) kova (a.) to email; ~box n. 1)
nukobeo (n.) box for storing mail; 2)
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kovalea (n.) inbox
main adj . tiku (s.) chief, core, central, in
the main, mainly, primarily: doi tiku
the main problem; ~frame n. banya
(n.)
maintain v. mumwe (a.) to keep running,
sustain
maintenance n. 1) amumwe (n.)
sustenance; 2) amumule (n.) act of
providing; akanka pau fawang
amumule my job barely provides
maintenance
maize n. buna (n.) corn
majestic adj . kinshi (s.)
majority n. winyombe (n.)
make v. jam (a.) do; ~over n. sayonto
(n.)
malaria n. banzomi (n.)
Malawi n. Malawian (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Umalawian (n.) inhabitant of Malawi;
2) na Malawian (n.) having to do with
Malawi
Malaysia n. Malayan (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Umalayan (n.) inhabitant of Malaysia;
2) na Malayan (n.) having to do with
Malaysia; 3) Malayu (s.) having to do
with the Malay culture; 4) Umalayu
(n.) person of the Malay ethnicity; 5)
Malayuka (n.) Malay language
Maldives n. Divehan (n.)
Maldivian adj . 1) Udivehian (n.)
inhabitant of the Maledives; 2) na
Divehian (n.) having to do with the
Maledives; 3) Divehi (s.) having to do
with the Maledivian culture; 4) Udivehi
(n.) person of the Maledivian ethnicity;
5) Di vehika (n.) Maledivian language
male adj . 1) busa (s.) of the male gender;
2) ubusa (n.) person of the male
gender
malefactor n. uminja (n.) lawbreaker,
offender, perpetrator
malevolence n. iminke (n.)
malevolent adj . minke (s.)
malfeasance n. aminsapu (n.)
misconduct
malfeasant adj . minsapu (s.) to
misbehave
malformation n. asami (n.)
Mali n. Malian (n.); ~nese adj . 1)
Umalian (n.) inhabitant of Mali; 2) na
Malian (n.) having to do with Mali
malice n. iming (n.) evil
malicious adj . ming (s.) evil, bad
malignant adj . tenuwi (s.)
mall n. podola (n.)
malnutrition n. isikivo (n.)
Malta n. Maltan (n.)
Maltese adj . 1) Umaltan (n.) inhabitant of
Malta; 2) na Maltan (n.) having to do
with Malta; 3) Malta (s.) having to do
with the Maltese culture; 4) Umalta
(n.) person of the Maltese ethnicity; 5)
Maltaka (n.) Maltese language
malva n. monzawi (n.)
malware n. mindanyo (n.)
mama n. mama (n.)
mammal n. mosonga (n.)
mammology n. mosongajono (n.)
mammoth n. wanaifu (n.)
man n. 1) ubu (n.) male individual; 2)
yubo (a.) to supply with men, take
stations at: yubo gantupe! man
the harpoons!; ~like adj . 1) bushi
(s.) masculine; 2) yusa (n.)
anthropoid; ~-made adj . sado (s.)
manage v. 1) reno (a.) to run: reno
ponyo to run an enterprise; 2)
janten (a.) to be able to cope with,
handle, succeed in, accomplish: tengi
janten ha? can you manage it?;
~ment n. 1) areno (n.) act of
managing; 2) renonyo (n.)
management team; ~r n. ureno (n.)
Manchuria n. Manjuan (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Umanjuan (n.) inhabitant of
Manchuria; 2) na Manjuan (n.) having
to do with Manchuria; 3) Manju (s.)
having to do with the Manchu culture;
to run an enterprise4) Umanchu (n.)
person of the Manchu ethnicity; 5)
Manchuka (n.) Manchu language
mandarin n. 1) sinkus (n.) tangerine,
small citrus fruit; 2) Hanka (n.)
Mandarin Chinese Language
mandate n. puntusko (n.)
mane n. kenzi (n.) manes
manganese n. babaivo (n.) m
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mange n. chulumi (n.)
mango n. ziban (n.)
mangrove n. fi mpenyo (n.)
mangy n. chulumile (n.)
mania n. lonjuto (n.)
manic adj . lonju (s.); ~ depression n.
jugongomi (n.)
manifest n. 1) jevuko (n.) fundamental
declaration of a principle; 2) tonyun
(a.) to show, become visible; ~ation
n. amunyun (n.) revelation, show
Manila n. Mainilah (n.)
manipulate v. 1) si skoi (a.) to manage or
control secretly; 2) konja (a.) to forge;
3) munja (a.) to operate, exercise
manipulation n. asiskoi (n.)
manner n. ashi (n.) way; in that ~ n.
shai (n.) like that; in this ~ n. shau
(n.) like this
mantis n. nankadi (n.)
mantle n. vuchi (n.)
manual n. 1) henoko (n.) guide, user
manual; 2) leleza (n.) manually,
worked or done by the hands; 3)
gedapele (s.) not having an automatic
gear shifting system: nia gedapele
manual car
manufacture v. jampo (a.) to produce
many adj . wi (s.) much
Maori adj . 1) Mauri (s.) having to do with
the Maori culture; 2) Umauri (n.) Maori
person; 3) Maurika (n.) Maori
language
map n. 1) lasho (n.) chart; 2) jalasho (n.)
to make a map of
mara n. wenkil (n.)
marble n. 1) shelam (n.) type of limestone;
2) dusu (n.) small stone; 3) shesu (n.)
toy
march v. 1) daivu (a.) to walk in step; 2)
adaivu (n.) act of marching, long
journey on foot: Adaivu Nainu The
Long March
March n. Yemaro (n.)
mare n. wanawin (n.)
margarine n. mwesau (n.)
margin n. luski (s.)
marijuana n. jujem (n.) cannabis
mari ne adj . 1) na finso (n.) having to do
with the sea; 2) finsola (s.) maritime,
living on or near the sea; 3) na noyun
(na finso) (n.) nautical, having to do
with navigation (at sea)
maritime adj . finsola (s.)
mark n. 1) aponsa (n.) trace, dent,
impression; 2) totan (n.) sign,
indication; 3) pyoi (n.) spot, stain; 3)
tampau (a.) to mark, sign
market n. 1) chipola (n.) place for buying
and selling; 2) apopo (n.) trade; ~eer
n. unyopo (n.); ~ing n. nyopo (n.)
marriage n. idova (n.) matrimony,
wedlock; arranged ~ n. apauva
(n.); forced ~ n. apondova (n.)
married adj . wedova (s.); just ~ adj .
odova (s.)
marrow n. sempebo (n.)
marry v. dova (a.)
Mars n. Yamadu (n.)
Marseille n. Marasaih (n.)
marsupial adj . na bibos (n.); ~ animal
n. bibosonga (n.)
marten n. peroi (n.)
martial art n. rufi (n.); ~s n. rufinyo (n.)
marvel v. 1) zawu (a.) to stand in awe for;
2) azawu (n.) wonder, awe
Marxism n. Makaspuno (n.)
Marxist n. 1) Umakaspuno(n.) Marxist
person; 2) na Makaspuno (n.) having
to do with Marxism
masculine adj . bushi (s.) man-like
mash v. bubus (a.) to pound, beat to a
pulp; ~ed adj . obubus (s.)
mask n. nyanku (n.); ~ed adj . onyanku
(s.)
mass n. 1) winyo (n.) quantity of indefinite
but usually large size; 2) na winyo (n.)
having to do with large numbers:
aderanu na winyo mass
immigration; 3) wiwan (n.) quantity of
matter as measured in kilograms; the
~(es) n. vunginyo (n.) the ruck, the
commoners; in the ~ adv. winyosa
(n.) en masse
massacre n. bansato (n.) bloodbath
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massage n. 1) asenyom (n.) act of
massaging; 2) senyom (a.)
administering massage
master n. tifa (n.) lord; ~piece n.
wamwati (n.)
mastiff n. wambau (n.)
mat adj . 1) sidin (s.) mat, misty; 2)
senyom (a.) administering massage
match n. 1) fito (n.) game, play; 2)
simpipe (n.) small piece of
wood/cardboard for making fire; 3)
shikosa (s.) two or more things similar
or identical to eachother, to be similar,
the same; 4) luron (s.) to go well
together: chivunyo ye nong luron
chibos those shoes dont match
your handbag
material adj . 1) avo (n.) substance; 2)
chu yasa (n.) earthly; ~ism n. 1)
yasapuno (n.) philosophical doctrine
stating matter is the only reality; 2)
yalepuno (n.) doctrine, tendency to
strive for wealth
maternal adj . machu (s.)
mathematical adj . na dawijono (n.)
mathematically
mathemathician n. udawijono (n.)
mathemathics n. dawijono (n.) maths
matrimony n. idova (n.) marriage,
wedlock
matrilineal adj . machuno (s.)
matrix n. nanakosa (n.)
matter n. 1) yasa (n.) substance; 2) aya
(n.) case, affair, thing; 3) kungile (s.)
to be of significance
mattress n. mwengi (n.)
mature adj . 1) rim (s.) ripe, developed; 2)
torim (a.) to ripen, develop
maturity n. irim (n.)
Mauritania n. Muritan (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Umuritan (n.) inhabitant of Mauritania;
2) na Muritan (n.) having to do with
Mauritania
Mauritian adj . 1) Umorisan (n.)
inhabitant of Mauritius; 2) na Morisan
(n.) having to do with Mauritius
Mauritius n. Morisan (n.)
maximal adj . witile (s.) maximum, at
most, having a maximum of
maximum n. witi (n.)
May n. 1) Jomaro (n.) fifth month; 2)
tus (s.) permitted, allowed: tus wa
kiza remos si? may I have
some icecream?
maybe adv. tente (s.) perhaps, may
mayor n. dolati (n.)
me pr on. wa (n.) I
meadow n. poila (n.)
meal n. 1) kito (n.) serving of food; 2)
binshum (n.) flour; ~ time n. kita
(n.) ; ~ worm n. binshundilia (n.); ~
worm beetle n. binshundi (n.)
mean v. 1) kano (a.) intend to say, translate
as; 2) mweng (s.) small-minded,
malicious, cruel; 3) kwijo (s.) difficult,
showing skill; atunche kwijo a
mean pass; ~-looking adj . Yiku (s.)
meandering adj . pipil (s.) bendy
meaning n. 1) akano (n.) intention to say,
purpose; 2) ikungi (n.) significance;
~ful adj . kanole (s.) to make sense
means n. zashi (n.) method
meanwhile adv. tabola (n.) in the
meanwhile
measles n. kiki shum (n.)
measure v. 1) wanyun (a.) check the size;
2) wengi (a.) have the size of, equal;
3) tongono (n.) course of action, step:
tongono keholeng desperate
measures; to take ~ n. jantongono
(n.)
measurement n. wanio (n.) unit, size,
magnitude, gauge
meat n. seki (n.); ~ball n. sekiro (n.);
~ juice n. seso (n.)
Mecca n. Makah (n.)
mechanic n. utal (n.); ~al adj . na tal
(n.); ~s n. 1) donojono (n.) part of
physics dealing with the movement of
and forces on bodies; 2) talajono (n.)
knowledge about machinery
mechanism n. kweren (n.)
mechanization n. ajantal (n.)
mechanize v. jantal (a.); ~d adj . otal
(s.)
medal n. tongu (n.) order, decoration
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meddle v. banzau (a.) to interfere with
media n. chovanyo (n.)
medic n. zizia (n.) nurse
medical adj . na momi (n.)
medicine n. 1) miki (n.) medication; 2)
momijono (n.) medical science
Medina n. Madinah (n.)
meditate v. 1) jewe (a.) to fix one's mind
by concentrating; 2) jelon (a.) to
meditate upon, reflect on
meditation n. ajewe (n.)
Mediterranean n. 1) Banansola (region
around the Mediterranean Sea; 2) na
Banansola having to do with the
Mediterranean region; ~ Sea n.
Bananso (n.)
medi um n. 1) chova (n.) means of
broadcasting; 2) ufaika (n.) person
intermediating between the living and
dead; 3) banshi (s.) something
intermediate
meerkat n. nainga
meet v. 1) jobo (a.) to get introduced to; 2)
kwanu (a.) (a.) to converge, come
together; 3) kara (a.) confer, have a
meeting with; 4) deche (s.) reach,
until, extend to; 5) yunde (a.) to visit,
go see
meeting n. 1) akara (n.) conference; 2)
ahende (n.) first encounter; 3)
kwanuto (n.) event; ~ room n.
karabea (n.)
mega- px . wamwa- (s.); ~byte n.
wamwadio (n.); ~ton n. ni sumbio
(n.); ~watt n. wamwadonio (n.)
melancholy adj . 1) vuju (s.) depressed;
2) ivuju (n.) sadness, depression
melatonin n. zonsol (n.)
Melbourne n. Melban (n.)
melodic adj . jinule (s.)
melody n. jinu (n.)
melon n. sopos (n.); bitter ~ n.
vompos (n.) gourd
melt v. more (a.); ~ed adj . omore (s.)
member n. umbe (n.); be a ~ of group
v. wembe (s.) be part of; ~ of the
jury n. puhim (n.);
membership n. iwembe (n.)
membrane n. chiti (n.) film, outside layer
memory n. 1) ajewai (n.) recalled event; 2)
jomura (n.) ability to remember: yu le
jomura nen he has a good
memory
menace n. 1) azenke (n.) threat; 2) zenke
(a.) to threaten; 3) adea (n.) nuisance
menacing adj . zenke (s.) threatening
mend v. waisa (a.) to repair
menopause n. mamarobas (n.)
menstrual adj . na mamaro (n.) having to
do with the menstruation; ~ cycle n.
mamaro (n.) menstruation
menstruate v. mamarole (s.)
menstruation n. mamaro (n.) menstrual
cycle
mental adj . jeshi (s.) mentally; ~
disorder n. ijemi (n.) psychiatric
disorder
mentality n. ijere (n.)
mention v. cheva (a.) to bring up, refer to:
nong cheva anyoru! dont
mention the war!
menu n. jezako (n.)
merchant n. mumponu (n.) travelling
merchant
merciful adj . mwechule (s.); ~ness n.
imwechule (n.)
Mercury n. 1) Bunchala (n.) planet; 2)
nyenso (n.) metal; 3) chu nyenso (n.)
made out of mercury
mercy n. 1) amwechu (n.) a refraining from
harming; 2) imwechule (n.)
mercifulness
merge v. vasko (a.) to fuse, blend; ~r n.
avasko (n.) fusion
meridian n. rotino (n.)
merit n. 1) chuten (n.) possible value,
worth, quality of derserving well or ill;
2) timpai (a.) to deserve
meson n. sundombe (n.)
Mesopotamia n. Sunsonayan (n.)
message n. 1) anuka (n.) communication
past on; 2) kabo (n.) content of what is
said; 3) acho (n.) transmission,
broadcasting; 4) nuka (a.) send or
deliver a message, mail; ~er n.
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unuka (n.)
messy adj . 1) reneng (s.) disorderly,
untidy; 2) boboi (s.) dirty
metabolism n. avoyom (n.)
metabolize v. voyom (a.)
metal n. 1) fansa (n.) material (mass
noun); 2) chu fansa (n.) made out of
metal; ~s n. fansanyo (n.) metal
group
metalloid n. 1) fanshi (n.) element of the
metalloid group; 2) chu fanshi (n.)
being a part of the metalloid group; ~s
n. fanshinyo (n.) metalloid group
metallurgy n. fansajono (n.)
metamorphic adj . na yinsa (a.)
metamorphose v. yinsa (s.)
metamorphosis n. ayinsa (n.)
metaphysical adj . na jevayajono (n.)
metaphysics n. jevayajono (n.)
metastasis n. anuwi (n.)
metastasize v. nuwi (s.)
meteor n. sintidu (n.) meteoroid; ~ite n.
bondu (n.)
meteorology n. titonjono (n.)
meter n. 1) nayo (n.) basic linear measure;
2) wia (n.) instrument for measuring;
3) kadai (n.) syllabic rhythm; 4) dairen
(n.) rythmic pattern in music
methane n. bimus (n.)
methanol n. pepiso (n.)
method n. shiren (n.)
methodical adj . shirenshi (s.)
methodology n. shirenyo (n.)
metro n. vunai (n.) subway, underground
metrology n. wanyunjono (n.)
metronome n. daitil (n.)
metropolis n. wandola (n.) megalopolis
mew v. meoka (a.)
Mexican adj . 1) Umehikan (n.) inhabitant
of Mexico; 2) na Mehikan (n.) having
to do with Mexico
Mexico n. Mehikan (n.)
Miami n. Mayamih (n.)
micro px . vusi (s.) minuscule, tiny; ~chip
n. pichil (n.) integrated circuit;
~meter n. vusinayo (n.) micron;
~organism n. vusinga (n.)
microphone n. kahinya (n.)
microscope n. sinsiyunya (n.)
microscopic adj . sintenyun (s.)
microwave n. 1) singon (n.) type of
electromagnetic radiation; 2)
gonzubeo (n.) microwave oven; 3)
gonzu (a.) to prepare in a microwave
oven; 4) na gonzu (n.) designed to
prepare in a microwave oven:
bumbuna na gonzu microwave
popcorn
middle adj . 1) na ban (s.) core-, central;
2) ban (n.) the middle, the centre, the
core; ~ Ages n. Bambota; ~-East
n. Sunan na Vununo (n.); ~ finger
n. banyol (n.)
midfield n. laban (n.); -er n. ulaban
midnight n. bamanta (n.)
midwife n. sencholeo (n.)
migrate v. ranu (a.)
migration n. aranu (n.)
Milad an-Nabi n. Senchoto (na
Muhamad) (n.)
mild adj . 1) mweju (s.) gentle, kind, nice,
friendly; 2) mweto (s.) not very
serious: ivemi mweto a mild cold
mile n. Mail (n.)
military n. 1) varunyo (n.) army: varunyo
la de the military is coming; 2) na
varunyo (n.) having to do with the
army: fino na varunyo military
tactics
militia n. runyo (n.)
milk n. 1) moso (n.) not necessarily
cowmilk; 2) pomos (s.) to express
milk; ~ shake n. dendemos (n.); ~
tooth n. bendun (n.); ~ teeth n.
bendunyo (n.)
mill n. 1) shunya (n.) grinding device; 2)
shunyada (n.) building
millenium n. poloro (n.)
millet n. simbin (n.) compare: guinea
corn
milli- px . sinsi- (s.); ~gram n. sinsibio
(n.); ~liter n. sinsilio (n.); ~meter
n. sinsinayo (n.); ~second n.
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vusirio (n.)
million num. bena (n.)
mimic v. sanyam (a.); ~ry n. asanyam
(n.)
mince v. 1) bustu (a.) to grind into pieces;
2) bustuki (n.) mincemeat; ~d adj .
obustu (s.); ~r n. bustuda (n.)
mind n. 1) jea (n.) psyche; 2) fele (n.) to
have a problem with, care about,
onject to: nong fele iven I dont
mind the cold; 3) jehea (a.) to regard,
pay attention to: jehea vangimbe
mind the steps
mine n. 1) vubum (n.) explosive; 2) vocha
(n.) excavation; 3) momol (a.) to dig a
mine, dig for, dig up; 4) na wa (n.) of
me
mineral n. 1) shesadu (n.); 2) na shesadu
(n.) having a mineral shape; ~ oil n.
sauso (n.)
minidisc n. sinjida (n.)
mini van n. zani (n.) MPV, MUV, people
carrier
mink n. ziroi (n.)
miniature n. sinya (n.)
mini mal n. wivule (n.) at least
mini mum n. 1) wivu (n.); 2) wivule (s.)
minimal, at least: kampa wivule
minimum wage
minister n. punti (n.); prime ~ n. tipunti
(n.)
ministry n. puntimbe (n.)
minority n. sinyombe (n.)
mint n. 1) vensho (n.) plant of the
Labiatae-family; 2) shi hen (s.) new of
in original condition
minuscule n. vusi (n.)
minute n. sirio (n.)
miracle n. nanto (n.)
miraculous adj . nantoshi (s.)
mirror n. 1) shefan (n.) artefact; 2)
shinyam (a.) imitate; rear view ~ n.
shefan na bo (n.)
misappropriate v. zaminza (a.)
misappropriation n. azaminza (n.);
miscarriage n. 1) akuvichu (n.) event of
losing a fetus; 2) wokuvichu (n.)
miscarried fetus
miscarry v. 1) kuvichu (a.) have a
miscarriage; 2) tomwoi (a.) go wrong
miscellaneous adj . wishi (s.) various
misery n. minyaiza (n.)
misguide v. woino (a.) to mislead
mish-mash n. vovosko (n.)
mislead v. 1) konyam (s.) fool, deceive;
2) woino (a.) to misguide, send into
the wrong direction, feint
miss v. 1) chuju (a.) to feel the absence or
loss of; 2) chiche (a.) to fail to hit; 3)
luyun (a.) to fail to understand, see; 4)
ma (n.) mrs. ms. formal title; ~ ing
adj . lajong (s.)
mission n. lekenu (n.)
missionary n. punoza (n.)
Mississippi n. 1) Misi sipih (n.)
Mississippi river; 2) Misi sipian (n.)
State of Mississippi
mist n. vushina (n.) fog; ~y adj . 1)
vushinale (s.) foggy; 2) sidin (a.) dull,
mat
mistake n. awoi (n.) error; make a ~ v.
jamwoi (a.)
mister n. ba (n.) mr. formal title
mistunderstand v. jewoi (a.); ~ing n.
ajewoi (n.)
mitten n. lengo (n.); pair of ~s n.
lengonyo (n.)
mix v. 1) sosko (a.) to put together in one
blend; 2) vosko (n.) mixture
moan v. yayoi (a.)
mobile adj . 1) tenunu (s.) capable of
moving, movable, moving; 2) winunu
(s.) moving rapidly, capricious, fluid; 3)
vatil (n.) cellular, handy; 4) pimpia (n.)
hanging structure, sculpture, toy
mocassin n. huchi (n.) low shoe
mode n. kanshi (n.)
model n. 1) saku (n.) object representing
another; 2) usaku (n.) person serving
as a subject for an artist or to display
merchandise; 3) jansa (a.) to form,
shape
modem n. vadal (n.)
moderate adj . 1) bangi (s.) average; 2)
movi (a.) to make moderate, less
extreme
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moderator n. movi (n.)
modern adj . taushi (s.)
modernization n. ataushi (n.)
modernize v. jantaushi (s.)
modest adj . hupu (s.) humble; ~y n.
ihupu (n.) humility
module n. vadambe (n.)
Mohammed n. Muhamad (n.)
moist adj . sole (s.) damp
moisten v. jansole (a.) to moisturize
moisture n. soso (n.) fluid, liquid
moisturize v. jansol e (a.) to moisten
mold n. 1) sabeo (n.) mould, template; 2)
sabon (a.) to form into a shape, mold;
3) mwazi (n.) growth of fungi; ~ed
adj . mwazizi (s.); ~y adj .
mwazizi (s.)
Moldova n. Molodovan (n.); ~n adj .
1) Umolodovan (n.) inhabitant of
Moldova; 2) na Molodovan (n.) having
to do with Moldova; 3) Molodovo (s.)
having to do with the Moldovan
culture; 4) Umolodo (n.) person of the
Moldovan ethnicity; 5) Molodoka (n.)
Moldovan language
mole n. 1) vunga (n.) mammal living
underground; 2) sankos (n.)
birthmark, nevus; 3) vobio (n.) Mole,
unit expressing molecular weight; 4)
gonum (n.) breakwater
molecular adj . na vombeva (n.)
molecule n. vombeva (n.)
moll usk n. peleng (n.)
molt n. 1) chiyom (a.) to shed the skin or
coat; 2) achiyom (n.) act or process of
shedding the skin of coat
moment n. sinta (n.) small point, period in
time
mommy n. mama (n.)
Monacan adj . 1) Umunegan (n.)
inhabitant of Monaco; 2) na Munegan
(n.) having to do with Monaco; 3)
Munegu (s.) having to do with the
Monagasque culture; 4) Umunegu (n.)
person of the Monagasque ethnicity;
5) Muneguka (n.) Monegasque
language
Monaco n. 1) Munegan (n.) state; 2)
Muneguh (n.) city
monarch n. uki m (n.) ruler
Monday n. Kwata (n.)
monastery n. zuado (n.)
monetary n. na patan (n.) having to do
with currency, coinage; ~ unit n. 1)
patan (n.) coinage; 2) pio (n.) buck
money n. apa (n.)
Mongolia n. Mongolan (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Umongolan (n.) inhabitant of
Mongolia; 2) na Mongolan (n.) having
to do with Mongolia; 3) Mongol (s.)
having to do with the Mongol culture;
4) Umongol (n.) person of the Mongol
ethnicity; 5) Mongolka (n.) Mongol
language
mongoose n. nyimeo (n.)
monitor n. 1) yunum (n.) screen, display;
2) wesayun (s.) to keep an eye on; ;
~ed adj . osayun (s.) controlled
monk n. lenke (n.)
monkey n. nyai (n.)
monochrome adj . kwasan (s.)
monolingual adj . kwayuka (s.); ~ism
n. ikwayuka (n.)
monologue n. kwasikato (n.)
monopoly n. koikwasi (n.)
monotheism n. kwanampuno (n.); ~t
adj . 1) na kwanampuno (n.) having
to do with monotheism; 2)
ukwanampuno (n.) monotheist
person
monotone adj . kwaji (s.) monotonous
monotony n. ikwaji (n.)
monsoon n. rohum (n.)
monster n. yinga (n.)
month n. maro (n.); ~ly adj . 1) marosa
(n.) occurring monthly; 2) maroko (n.)
magazine
Montreal n. Montereal (n.)
monument n. jewaido (n.)
moo v. mulka (a.)
mooch v. 1) pachum (s.) to live on
somebody elses money; 2)
papachum (n.) someone mooching
mood n. 1) juto (n.) state of mind; 2) akaju
(n.) grammatical mood
moodswi ng n. junoi (n.); to
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experience ~s v. junonoi (s.)
moon n. mam (n.) satellite; ~light n.
adin chu mam (n.)
Moor n. 1) Wamazigi (n.) Berber person;
~ish adj . Amazigi (s.) having to do
with Berber culture
moped n. sundani (n.)
moral n. 1) ipu (n.) ethic standard; 2)
nempu (s.) right, good, just; 3) na ipu
(n.) having to do with morals: renya
na ipu a moral code
morbid adj . mino (s.); ~ity, ~ness n.
imino (n.);
more adj . tunti (s.) surpass, be more
than: wa le apa tunti li I have
more money than you; some ~ n.
amau (n.): ba, soi amau si?
please sir, can I have some more?; ~
or less s. chauchang (s.) roughly
morni ng n. ninku (n.); good ~ n. mai
ninku (i.)
Moroccan n. 1) Umahareban (n.)
inhabitant of Morocco; 2) na
Mahareban (n.) having to do with the
Moroccan state; ~ Arabic n.
Arabaka na Mahareban (n.)
Morocco n. Maharaban (n.)
moron n. ujejeng (n.) idiot
morph v. sayom (a.) to transform
morpheme n. kadombe (n.)
morphine n. zonazon (n.)
morphological adj . na kadombe (s.)
morphologically
morphology n. kadombejono (n.)
mortar n. 1) dusana (n.) paste of cement;
2) buseo (n.) bowl for grinding an
pounding
mortgage n. 1) arepuza (n.) pledge of
liability ; 2) repuza (n.) to put a liability
on
Moscow n. Maskavah (n.)
Moses n. Mosheh (n.)
mosque n. mashido (n.)
mosquito n. banzo (n.)
most adj . tio (s.) to surpass all; at ~ adv.
witile (s.)
moth n. kingozo (n.)
mother n. uma (n.); ~s milk n. mamoso
(n.); ~hood n. ima (n.); ~ly adj .
mashi (s.); ~-of-pearl n. 1)
songuchi (n.) layer; 2) chu songuchi
(n.) made of mother-of-pearl
moti vate v. nomun (a.) incent
moti vation n. anomun (n.) incentive
moti ve n. nomunya (n.)
motorcycle n. suni (n.)
motor n. nutal (n.) engine; ~ized vehicle
n. ani (n.)
mould n. 1) sabeo (n.) mold, template; 1)
sabon (a.) to form into a shape, mold
mound n. awen (n.) heap, pile
mount v. 1) nuti (a.) get on top of, climb,
ascend; 2) jara ti (a.) to put on top of
mountain n. gin (n.); ~ bike n.
chisunda (n.); ~ range n. ginyo (n.);
~ lion n. wemeo (n.) puma, cougar
mouse n. 1) kil (n.) small rodent; 2) kwaya
(n.) computer navigation device
moustache n. fuzi (n.)
mouth n. kiki (n.)
move v. 1) nunu (a.) make movements; 2)
nudora (a.) to settle, move to; 3) lanu
(a.) to cause to move, put somewhere
else; 4) ponju (a.) to stir the emotions,
overcome, affect deeply
movement n. 1) anunu (n.) act of moving;
2) noto (n.) organized series of events
and actions working towards a goal:
noto na nyonoka a political
movement
movie n. tanu (n.); ~theatre n. tanudo
(n.) cinema
movi ng adj . temponju (s.)
Mozambican n. 1) Umosambikan (n.)
inhabitant of Mozambique; 2) na
Mosambikan (n.) having to do with
the Mozambican state
Mozambique n. Mosambikan (n.);
mp3-recording n. sinchoko (n.)
MPV n. zani (n.) minivan, MUV, people
carrier
ms. n. ne (n.) unmarried younger women
much adj . wi (s.) many; too ~ adj . vi vi
(s.) too many
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mucus n. toiso (n.) slime
mud n. soshum (n.)
mug n. ledeo (n.)
Muhammad n. Muhamad (n.)
mulberry n. kwengusu (n.)
multilingual adj . wiyuka (s.); ~ism n.
iwiyuka (n.)
multimedia n. wichova (n.)
multiple adj . wi sale (s.); ~ sclerosis n.
lansaure (n.)
multiplication n. 1) atomwi (n.) act of
becoming/making more atomwi ge
na sesu a rapid multiplication of
cells; 2) atato (n.) computation: mel
atato na nini a hundred is a
multiplication of ten
multiply v. 1) tomwi (a.) become many
somebody elses money; 2) jamwi (a.)
cause to increase, make many; 3)
munta (a.) to compute and find the
multiplication
multiracial adj . na wisko (n.)
Mumbai n. Mumbaih (n.)
mummy n. wotol (n.)
mumps n. lukuzeo (n.)
municipality n. pundolan (n.)
muon n. wanjowambe (n.) lepton
murder v. mimia (s.) slay
murderer n. umimia (n.)
muscular adj . sesele (s.)
musculature n. sesenyo (n.)
museum n. yusudo (n.)
mushroom n. sefo (n.)
music n. aji (n.); ~ tape n. jitol (n.)
musical adj . 1) na aji (n.) having to do
with music; 2) jikanu (n.) play with
integrated musical score; ~
instrument n. jiji (n.)
musician n. uji (n.)
musk n. fusau (n.)
muslim n. Wi silam (n.)
mussel n. seram (n.)
must v. 1) tim (s.) to be imperative,
compulsory: tim en li denu you
must go; 2) tinto (n.) compulsory
thing, thing you really should do:
kaiko wau ho tinto! this book is
really a must;
mustard n. choichos (n.); ~ plant n.
chospe (n.); ~ seed n. chos (n.)
mustle n. sese (n.)
mutate n. senyin (n.)
mutation n. asenyin (n.)
mute adj . 1) menka (s.) having of
producing no sound, voice; 2)
ukakang (n.) person unable to speak
mutilate v. sentu (a.) maim
mutilation n. asentu (n.); female genital
~ n. chasentu (n.)
mutt n. foibau (n.)
mutual adj . noyonsa (s.) reciprocal
MUV n. zani (n.) MPV, minivan people
carrier
muzzle n. 1) naiku (n.) snout; 2)
kukuvan (n.) restraining appliance
Myanmar n. Miamaran (n.) Burma
Myanmarese n. 1) Umiamaran (n.)
inhabitant of Myanmar; 2) na
Miamaran (n.) having to do with the
Myanmarese state; 3) Bamaka (n.)
Burmese language
myeli ne n. lansau (n.)
myself pr on. walo (n.)
mysterious adj . nansi shi (s.)
mystery n. nansis (n.)
myth n. siho (n.); ~ological n. na siho
(n.); ~ology n. sihonyo (n.)
N
N n. nain (n.) N, n
nacre n. 1) songuchi (n.) mother-of-pearl;
2) chu songuchi (n.) made of nacre
nail n. 1) rau (n.) horny covering of the
fingertip; 2) fantu (n.) tapered piece of
iron; 3) valu (a.) to attach, fasten to
(not necessarily with nails): za fantu
valu aya ti donum to nail
something to the wall (using nails) but
also: yu pon yu valu ti donum
he nailed (pushed) him against the
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wall; 4) chechau (a.) to hit or catch
squarely, hit the nail on the head
naive adj . renjong (s.)
naked adj . omongo (s.) undressed
name n. 1) senka (n.) word something or
someone is known by; 2) putan (n.)
image, reputation; 3) jansenka (a.) to
give the name of; 4) sendau (a.) to
sum up; family ~ n. vanyoka (n.);
~less adj . senkaleng (s.)
anonymous
namely adv. wauka (i.) that is to say
Namibia n. Namiban (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Unamiban (n.) inhabitant of Namibia;
2) na Namiban (n.) having to do with
Namibia
nano- px . vuvi- (s.); ~meter n.
vuvinayo (n.); ~second n.
nisumberio (n.); ~technology n.
vombezado (n.)
nap n. 1) sizonto (n.) short period of sleep;
2) sizon (a.) doze for a short period of
time
napkin n. kinyongo(n.)
narcism n. lojumi (n.)
narcist n. 1) ulojumi (n.) narcist person; 2)
na lojumi (n.) having a narcist nature
narrati ve n. 1) atoka (n.) story; 2) na
toka (n.) having the nature of a story
narrow adj . 1) silu (s.) small in width; 2)
jansilu (a.) to make narrow: jansilu
ayun to narrow ones eyes; 3)
tonsilu (a.) to become narrow: nuno
la tonsilu the road was narrowing;
~-minded adj . siluje (s.)
nasal adj . na fuku (n.)
natal adj . na sencho (n.)
nation n. 1) nyoshinyo (n.) community:
nyoshinyo na Chalaginyo
Cherokee nation; 2) punan na
nyoshinyo (n.) nation state
national adj . na punan (s.); ~ holiday
n. ninto (n.)
nationality n. punko (n.)
nationalism n. ampuno (n.)
nationalist n. 1) wampuno (n.) supporter
of nationalism; 2) na ampuno (n.)
having to do with nationalism
native adj . 1) chulu (s.) belonging to
someone by birth: yuka chulu
native language; 2) uchulu (n.) person
born in the designated place: uchulu
na Bostan a Boston native; ~
American n. Uhenan (n.)
natural adj . na tokwe (n.); ~istic n.
tokweshi (n.)
nature n. 1) pesanan (n.) natural scenery;
2) tokwe (n.) Mother Nature, the
collective processes in the material
world; 3) jusa (n.) character,
personality
naughty adj . sife (n.)
Nauru n. Naweran (n.); ~an adj . 1)
Unaweran (n.) inhabitant of Nauru; 2)
na Naweran (n.) having to do with
Nauru; 3) Nawero (s.) having to do
with the Nauruan culture; 4) Unawero
(n.) person of the Nauruan ethnicity; 5)
Naweroka (n.) Nauruan language
nausea n. imonkiju (n.); ~ted adj .
monkiju (n.) sick
navel n. biyun (n.) belly button
navigable adj . tenu (s.) suitable for
riding, traveling
navigate n. noyun (n.)
navigation n. anoyun (n.)
navigator n. unoyun (n.)
navy n. 1) sorunyo (n.) part of the army; 2)
saska sol (s.) dark blue
near adj . 1) fafau (s.) nearly, close, close
to, almost; 2) faunu (a.) to approach
nebula n. mangushina (n.)
necessary adj . tentim (s.)
necessity n. 1) itentim (n.) state of being
necessary, must: itentim na
amukwan nen the necessity of
good education hundred; 2) tentinya
(n.) necessary thing: aso tentinya
yoyo na hai water is an absolute
necessity for life
neck n. ken (n.)
necklace n. kenaya (n.)
necktie n. kengo (n.)
necrology n. miako (n.)
necrosis n. sumi a (n.)
necrotic adj . na sumia (n.)
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nectar n. fomos (n.)
nectarine n. simwechi (n.)
need n. 1) itinza (n.) necessity or
obligation, requirement; 2) tinza (a.) to
have need of
needle n. pyu (n.) pin
negate v. nonka (a.) deny
negative adj . 1) nonsa (s.) containing
denial or refusal; 2) yoino (s.) lacking
in positivity; 3) vumeng (s.)
designating a quantity less than zero
negation n. anonka (n.) denial
neglect v. 1) yunsi (a.) to pay little
attention to; 2) ayunsi (n.) act of
neglecti ng; ~ed adj . oyunsi (s.)
negligable adj . tenyunsi (s.)
negligence n. ayunsi (n.)
negotiate v. popoka (a.) haggle
negotiation n. apopoka (n.)
neighbour n. udolu (n.); ~s n.
dolunyo (n.)
neighbouring adj . faulu (s.) adjacent
neologism n. henkaya (n.)
neon n. dimus (n.)
Nepal n. Nepalan (n.); ~i adj . 1)
Unepalan (n.) inhabitant of Nepal; 2)
na Nepalan (n.) having to do with
Nepal; 3) Nepalka (n.) Nepali
language~ty num. sastanini (n.)
nephew n. lubu (n.)
Neptune n. Saskaro (n.)
nerve n. juno (n.) sinew
nervous adj . 1) juvi (s.); 2) na juno (s.)
having to do with the nerves: chemi
na juno nervous breakdown; ~
system n. junokwe (n.): junokwe
na chi peripheral nervous system
nervosity n. ijuvi (n.)
nest n. zondo (n.) den, lair
net n. akwe (n.)
net-, e-, adj . kwe (s.)
Netherlands n. Nedaran (n.) see also:
Dutch
nettle n. pyusho (n.)
neuro- px . juno- (s.); ~logist n.
junomomi (n.); ~logy n.
ajunomomi (n.)
neurone n. sesu na juno (n.)
neurosis n. zauvi (n.)
neurotic adj . zazauvi (s.) neurotically
neurotransmitter n. juchovo (n.)
neutral n. luzang (n.); ~ity n. luzang
(n.)
neutron n. lamembe (n.)
never adv. tatang (n.); ~theless adv.
ewe (i.)
new adj . hen (s.); ~est adj . hehen (s.)
latest
New Delhi n. Nai-Dilih (n.)
New World n. Henan (n.) the Americas
New Year's Day n. Henta (n.)
New York n. Nu-Yauk (n.)
New Zealand n. Autearoan (n.); ~ian
adj . 1) Wautearoan (n.) inhabitant
of New Zealand; 2) na Autearoan (n.)
having to do with New Zealand
news n. 1) hento (n.) new facts, reports; 2)
hentocho (n.) newscast; ~paper n.
ninko (n.) daily magazine; ~group
n. hentokwe (n.)
next adj . zenu (s.) following in order, time,
space, rank etc.; ~ to pr ep. lu (s.)
nibble v. sisindun (s.)
Nicaragua n. Nikaraguan (n.); ~n adj .
1) Unikaraguan (n.) inhabitant of
Nicaragua; 2) na Nikaraguan (n.)
having to do with Nicaragua
nice adj . mweju (s.) sweet, kind, gentle
niche n. 1) nuncha (n.) recess in the wall;
2) si sano (n.) specialized position or
role
nick n. 1) checha (n.) indentation, dent; 2)
nyanka (n.) online alias
nickel n. sidingu (n.)
niece n. luana (n.)
Niger n. 1) Ni sheran (n.); 2) Nijar (n.) the
Niger river; ~ois adj . 1) Uni sheran
(n.) inhabitant of Niger; 2) na
Nisheran (n.) having to do with Niger
Nigeria n. Naijiran (n.); ~n adj . 1)
Unaijiran (n.) inhabitant of Nigeria; 2)
na Naijiran (n.) having to do with
Nigeria
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night n. manta (n.); ~stand n.
lununya (n.) bedside table
nightingale n. manjika (n.)
nill num. meng (s.) zero
nine num. sasta (s.); ~teen num. nini
sasta (s.); ~ty num. sastanini (s.)
ninth num. na sasta (s.)
nipple n. chunkos (n.)
niqaab n. kukungo (n.) veil
nitrate n. vemushena (n.)
nitric adj . na vemushena (n.)
nitrogen n. vemus (n.)
nitrous n. venehum (n.) nitrous oxide
NK-cell n. mirusu na mimia (n.) Natural
killer cell
no i . 1) nong (i.) not, used for basic
negation: nong jono I dont know;
2) meng (s.) not one: apa meng no
money; ~ matter if adv. nonto (i.)
whether or not, irrespective; ~ more
adv. nong amau (n.) no longer
nobility n. 1) tunginyo (n.) class of people
having a title of rank in society; 2)
itipu (n.) state of being noble, of high
moral quality
noble adv. 1) tipu (s.) having high moral
qualities; 2) na tungi (s.) having to do
with the class of nobility; ~man n.
tungi (n.) person of the class of
nobility
nobody n. yuyung (n.)
nocturnal adj . mantanu (s.)
nod v. bombo (a.) to bob up and down,
bounce; ~ ones head v. bombo
titi (a.)
node n. 1) kos (n.) lump, knot; 2) bankos
(n.) small cluster, center
noise n. akale (n.)
noiseless adj . kaleng (s.)
noisy adj . kale (s.) loud
nomad n. unurang (n.); ~ic adj .
nurang (s.) to move from one place to
another without settling; ~ism n.
anurang (n.)
nomenclature n. senkaren (n.)
non-alcoholic adj . pisoleng (s.)
nonchalant adj . tuspu (s.) casual
non-conducti ve adj . tipitumung(s.)
nonexistent adj . nongola (s.)
nonferrous adj . fanguleng (s.)
nonsense n. abal (n.)
noodles n. sobin (n.) kind of pasta
noon n. banin (n.)
noose n. hi sku (n.) slipknot
nor n. ai nong (n.) and/or not
normal adj . janjasa (s.) ordinary
Normandian n. 1) Unoromaunan (n.)
inhabitant of Normandy; 2) na
Noromaunan (n.) having to do with
Normandy; 3) Noromaun (s.) having
to do with the Normandian culture; 4)
Unoroman (n.) person of the
Normandian ethnicity; 5)
Noromaunka (n.) Normandian
language
Normandy n. Noromaunan (n.)
north adj . mano (s.)
North America n. Joman (n.); ~n n.
Ujoman (n.)
North Korea n. Chosonan (n.); ~n n.
1) Uchosonan (n.) citizen of North
Korea; 2) na Chosonan (n.) having to
do with North Korea
Norway n. Noran (n.)
Norwegian n. 1) Unoran (n.) inhabitant
of Norway; 2) na Noran (n.) having to
do with Norway; 3) Noro (s.) having to
do with the Norwegian culture; 4)
Unoro (n.) person of the Norwegian
ethnicity; 5) Noroka (n.) Norwegian
language
nose n. fuku (n.)
nosehair n. 1) fuchazizi (n.) collective; 2)
fuchazi (n.) one hair
nostalgia n. izeke (n.)
nostalgic adj . zeke (s.)
nostril n. fucha (n.)
not adv. nong (i.); ~ at all adv. yoyong
(i.) absolutely not
notary n. urenko (n.)
notation n. kotanko (n.)
note n. 1) jitan (n.) musical; 2) sinko (n.)
small piece of writing; 3) hinko (a.) to
make notes, transcribe; 4) boyun (a.)
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notice, observe; make a ~, ~s v.
hinko (a.)
noteable adj . kunyun (s.) outstanding
notebook n. tankoko n.)
nothing n. yayang n.)
notice v. boyun (a.) to observe, note;
~able adj . temboyun (s.)
nougat n. vauzun n.)
noun n. yaka (n.)
nourish v. wemunki (a.); ~ing adj .
kivole (s.) nutritious
nova n. bumia (n.); super~ n.
wambumia (n.)
novel n. 1) tonko (n.) narrative; 2) henku
(s.) original, new
novelty n. henya (n.) something new
November n. Maumaro (n.)
now adv. 1) tau (n.) this moment; 2) tauta
(n.) nowadays, in present times
nowhere n. lal ang (n.)
nuclear adj . na bambe (n.)
nucleus n. 1) ban (n.) core, center; 2)
suban (n.) central protoplasmic body
in a cell; 3) bambe (n.) central region
of an atom
nude adj . omongo (s.)
nudism n. angolempuno (n.)
nudist n. ungolempuno (n.)
nudity n. imongo (n.)
numb adj . juleng (s.)
number n. 1) iwi (n.) quantity; 2) dau (n.)
cipher; 3) daupau (a.) give a number
to; 3) vadau (n.) telephone number
numbness n. ijuleng (n.)
numeral n. dauka (n.)
numeric n. na dau (n.)
nun n. lenke (n.)
nurse n. 1) zizia (n.) medic; 2) zia (n.) to
take care of, tend; 3) mumoso (a.)
give milk to; ~ry school n.
fikwando (n.)
nut n. 1) peo (n.) hard, woody seed; 2)
lonso (n.) drink, serving or hard liquor
nutmeg n. shunashum (n.); ~ tree n.
shuna (n.)
nutricious adj . kivole (s.)
nutrient n. kivo (n.)
nutrition n. akivo (n.)
nylon n. 1) vual (n.) material; 2) chu vual
(n.) made of nylon
O
O n. oho (n.) O, o
oak n. 1) pel (n.) oak tree; 2) (chu pevo)
chu pel (n.) made out (the wood) of an
oak: dobeo chu (pevo chu) pel
an oak cabinet; 3) (pevo chu) pel (n.)
the wood of an oak: (pevo chu) pel
janja dondo oak wood tends to be
strong
oat n. winki (n.); ~meal n. buski (n.)
oath n. areka (n.) promise, pledge
obedience n. ihinke (n.)
obedient adj . hinke (s.)
obese adj . sesau (s.) fat, big
obesitas n. sesaumi (n.) obesity
obey v. hinkeza (a.)
object n. 1) aya (n.) thing; 2) aujam (n.)
grammatical role; 3) auno (n.) goal,
objective; 4) fecho (a.) to oppose to,
protest; ~ion n. afecho (n.) protest; ~
oriented adj . josal e (s.)
objective adj . luleng (s.) impartial
obligate v. 1) muntinti (a.) to bind, put
under obligation; 2) otinti (s.) to be
bound; 3) vati m (s.) to be limited to a
certain environment behavior, unable
to function independently or with or
without: humunga vatim an
obligate anaerobe; ~d adj . otinti (s.)
obliged, bound
obligation n. 1) atinti (n.) compellation; 2)
tintiko (n.) contract or agreement to
perform services or payment
obligatory adj . tintishi (s.) legally or
morally binding
oblige v. jantinti (a.) to compel by moral
or law, indebt; ~d adj . otinti (s.)
obligated, bound
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obscene adj . boipu (s.)
observation n. 1) aboyun (n.) act, event
of observing; 2) atoska (n.) remark,
comment
observatory n. tiyundo (n.)
observe v. boyun (n.) note
obsessed adj . viyun (s.)
obsession n. iviyun (n.)
obstruct v. wenyau (n.) to block; ~ion n.
anyau (n.)
obtain v. jale (s.)
obvious adj . tenyunge (s.) obviously
occasion n. 1) ato (n.) holiday, event; 2)
tengito (n.) chance, possibility; 3) tato
(n.) time: la tato wau on this
occasion; ~al adj . tatole (s.)
occasionally
occupation n. kansa (n.) profession
occupied adv. 1) obora (i.), full, taken,
spatially: raya wau obora this seat
is occupied, taken; 2) oboko (s.) hired,
booked; 3) kambo (s.) busy
occupy v. bora (a.) to fill space; 2)
jankambo (a.) to keep busy
occur v. to (s.) to happen; ~rence n. ato
(n.)
ocean n. wanso (n.); ~ography n.
wansojono (n.)
octagon n. diapil (n.); ~al adj . na diapil
(s.)
October n. Ninimaro (n.)
octopus n. diavu (n.)
ocular adj . na ayun (n.)
odd adj . 1) janjang (s.) unusual; 2)
tensumbeng (s.) uneven; ~s n.
tentomas (n.)
odor n. 1) afu (n.) smell, aroma; 2) ihefu
(n.) stench
oedema n. sozeo (n.)
of pr ep. na (s.)
off pr ep. 1) chu (a.) away from, from;
2) omori (s.) switched off; 3) bas (s.)
complete, remove: jamia sindi bas
to kill off the ants
offence n. aminja (n.) crime
offend n. minja (a.) to commit a crime
offender n. uminja (n.) lawbreaker,
malefactor, perpetrator
offer v. 1) pau (a.) to present, give; 2)
jeka (s.) to suggest; 3) jampauto (s.)
to sacrifice; ~ing n. pauto
(n.) sacrifice
office n. 1) kambea (n.) office room; 2)
kando (n.) office building
officer n. 1) ruti (n.) higher rank in the
army; 2) umuren (n.) police officer
official adj . punchu (s.) officially
offli ne adj . omova (s.)
offside adj . viku (s.) offside (soccer)
offspri ng n. benyo (n.) mass noun
often adv. wito (s.)
oil n. 1) sauso (n.) (mineral) oil; 2) sauki
(n.) vegetable oil, edible oil; ~y adj .
saule (s.) greasy, fatty, containing oil
Ojibway n. 1) Wanishinabe (n.) Ojibway
person; 2) Ani shinabe(n.) having to
do with the Ojibway culture; 3)
Anishinabeka (n.) Ojibway culture
okay adj . nenen (s.) fine, alright
okra n. jonki (n.)
old adj . naita (s.) aged
old-fashioned adj . taishi (s.) also:
classical
oligosynthetic adj . sikambeva (s.)
olive n. sausu (n.)
Ol ympic adj . na Olimpos (n.); ~s n. Tito
na Olimpos (n.)
Oman n. Uman (n.)
Omanian n. 1) Uyuman (n.) inhabitant of
Oman; 2) na Uman (n.) having to do
with Oman state
omelet n. soskoreo (n.)
omission n. 1) alechi (n.) exclusion; 2)
anonja (n.) failure to do
omit v. 1) jalechi (a.) to leave out, exclude:
soi jalechi ambeko wau please
omit this paragraph ; 2) nonja (a.) to
fail to do: nonja cheva he omitted
to mention it
omnipotence n. iyokoile (n.)
omnipotent adj . yokoile (s.)
omnipresence n. ilayola (n.)
omnipresent adj . layola (s.)
omnivore n. uyoki (n.)
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omnivorous adj . yoki (s.)
on pr ep. 1) ti (s.) on top of;
2) ri (s.) switched on, running; 3) la
(s.) at, during the time: la anin na
kwa on the first day
once n. 1) kwiku (n.) ever, already, before,
once; 2) tato kwa (n.) one time; ~
upon a time adv. kwikuta (n.):
tauku kwikuta wi once upon a
long ago
oncologist n. umomi na sukoimi (n.)
one num. kwa (s.); ~ after the other, ~
by ~ adv. kwa ze kwa (s.); ~-sided
adj . kwalu (s.)
onion n. chichi (n.)
online adj . ojava (s.)
only adv. si (s.) just
Oort cloud n. Sintiranyo na Orot (n.)
open adj . 1) mil (s.) opened, unclosed; 2)
jamil (a.) to unclose, cause to open;
tomil (a.) to unclose, become open;
~ing n. 1) amil (n.) act of disclosing;
2) cha (n.) hole, gap, open place; 3)
na nuku (n.) initial, introductory: kato
na nuku opening speech; ~-
minded adj . jemil (s.)
opera n. jikayus (n.)
operate v. 1) munja (a.) to work, manage,
exercise: munja poni to operate a
shovel; 2) ri (s.) to function, be in
action; 3) momitu (a.) to perform
surgery
operating room n. momitubea (n.)
operation n. 1) kanto (n.) process or
action; 2) amomitu (n.) surgery; ~al
adj . teri (s.) able to perform: tal teri
kwambe the machine is fully
operative
opinion n. ijesa (n.) point of view,
estimate, judgement
opponent n. 1) ufe (n.) competitor, rival,
adversary
opposed pr ep. fe (s.) anti, against:
tipunti fe the prime minister is
opposed to it
opposite adj . ife: ife na sol lam the
opposite of black is white; on the ~
side pr ep. fela (s.) on the other
side: nia fela nuno the car was on
the opposite side of the road
opposition n. 1) afe (n.) act of opposing;
2) ife (n.) condition of being opposed;
3) fenyo (n.) the opposite party, group
(specifically referring to politics)
oppress v. koivu (a.) to keep down; ~ed
adj . 1) okoivu (s.) state of being
oppressed; 2) wokoivu (n.) opressed
person(s): janamil wokoivu!
liberate the oppressed!; ~ion n.
akoivu (n.); ~or n. ukoivu (n.)
opthalmologist n. yunumomi (n.)
optic adj . 1) na yun (s.) visual, having to
do with sight, optical, ocular: juno na
yun the optic nerve; 2) sashe (n.)
lens
optics n. yunjono (n.)
optimal adj . tentio (s.)
optimism n. ijenu (n.)
optimist n. ujenu (n.)
optimistic adj . jenu (s.)
or c onj . 1) eom (c.) soi chai eom kau?
would you like tea or coffee?; 2) eke
(c.) or else, otherwise: bas eke
chen! stop or Ill shoot; either
~ c onj . eom eom (c.): eom lu
wanyo eom fe wanyo youre
either with us or against us
oral n. 1) na kiki (n.) having to do with the
mouth; 2) kizashi (s.) taken through
the mouth; 3) na ka (s.) consisting of
speech
orang utan n. yanyai (n.)
orange adj . 1) nyu (s.) color; 2) nunyu
(n.) citrus fruit; ~ juice n. mos na
nunyu (n.)
oration n. ayuska (n.) recitation,
declamation, delivery
orb n. roya (n.) ball, sphere
orbit n. 1) nuro (s.) to circle, go around; 2)
anuro (n.) path of a celestial body
around another body: anuro na Mam
(nuro Yula) the orbit of the moon
(around the Earth); in ~ n. la nuro
(s.) to be in orbit: manya la nuro
the satellite is in orbit
orca n. sonumia (n.) killer whale
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orchard n. gumpenyo (n.)
orchestra n. jijinyo (n.)
order n. 1) iren (n.) state of order, peace
and lawful obedience; 2) aren (n.)
sequence and arrangement of things,
organization: aren na aka word
order; 3) jaren (a.) to put things in
order, create an orderly system,
organize, tidy up; 4) kenonyo (n.)
group of people with a common
purpose; 5) tongu (n.) insignia, medal,
decoration: Tongu na Winiru
Order of Knights; 6) haza (n.) request
to supply: haza runso to order
soup; 7) ahaza (n.) act of requesting to
supply; 8) hazanyo (n.) goods
requested to supply; 9) shiwengi (n.)
category in the classification of
animals: shiwengi na mosonga
the order of mammals; 10) akamun
(n.) command; 11) kamun (a.) to give
a command: akamun lo! thats an
order!; in ~ adj . iren (s.) alright:
iren ayo ha? everything in
order?; out of ~ adj . tering (s.)
defective, broken
ordinary adj . janjasa (s.) common,
normal
ore n. vodu (n.)
organ n. 1) abi (n.) intestine; 2) ponos
(n.) wind instrument
organic adj . senshi (s.)
organism n. ula (n.)
organization n. 1) kekwe (n.) institution,
association; 2) aren (n.) order, way
things are arranged
organize v. 1) jakwe (a.) to associate,
found an organization; 2) jaren (a.)
create an orderly system, tidy up; 3)
rento (a.) to realize, bring into being,
hold, have: rento nento na anende
to organize a welcome party; ~d
adj . okwe (s.) in association: aminja
okwe organized crime
orgasm n. ajuti (n.)
orientate v. noju (s.)
orientation n. anoju (n.)
original n. 1) kuyoya (n.) the one
preceding all others; 2) kuyo (s.)
preceding all others; 3) henku (s.)
new, novel
ornament n. angu (n.) piece of jewelry,
shiny object, precious thing
orphan n. 1) faleng (n.); 2) jafaleng (a.) to
cause to be an orphan: Mirumi
jafaleng ben wi la Chuanan
AIDS orphaned many children in
Botswana; ~age n. falendo (n.)
orthodontics n. adunyoren (n.)
orthodontist n. dunyoren (n.)
orthodox adj . kuvij anja (s.)
orthography n. korenya (n.) spelling
orthopaedic adj . 1)na asendomomi (s.)
relating to orthopaedics; 2)
sendomomi (n.) orthopaedic
surgeon; ~s n. asendomomi (n.)
oscillate v. gongo (s.) to fluctuate
oscillation n. agongo (n.) wave pattern,
fluctuation
osteology n. sempejono (n.)
osteoporosis n. sempelomi (n.)
ostrich n. gevune (n.)
other adj . yin (s.); on the ~ hand adv.
esto (c.) but: uyu wi soza binso,
esto Maik soza suso many
people drank beer; Mike on the other
hand drank wine; on the ~ side
pr ep. fela (s.) on the opposite side:
abu fela yudo father is on the
other side of the house; ~ than
pr ep. lumau (s.) besides
otherwise c onj . 1) eke (c.) or, or else; 2)
yinshi (s.) differently, in a different
manner: wa jesa yinshi I believe
otherwise; 3) yinto (s.) in all other
respects, in other circumstances: uyu
nenje yinto an otherwise intelligent
person
otter n. soroi (n.)
ought v. tinti (a.) should
ourselves n. walonyo (n.)
out pr ep. chi (s.) outside of
outbreak n. pomwito (n.)
outer pr ep. 1) chi (s.) outside of; 2) chilu
(s.) relatively far away from the center:
sinan chilu the outer regions; ~
space n. tilan (n.) cosmos, space
outli ne n. 1) ti kuko (n.) shape of an
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object; 2) jantikuko (n.) to give the
outer contours, roughly sketch
output n. achopau (n.); generate ~ v.
chopau (n.) produce
outrage n. towonto (n.): towonto lo!
it's an outrage!; ~d adj . towong (s.)
outside pr ep. 1) chi (s.) outside of; 2)
kuchi (s.) the outer side, exterior
outsource v. chikoza (a.)
outsourci ng n. achikoza (n.)
outstanding adj . kunyun (s.) noteable
oval adj . nairo (s.) ellipse
ovaries n. mabinyo (n.)
ovary n. mabi (n.)
oven n. zubeo (n.)
over pr ep. 1) ti (s.) above; 2) titum (n.)
across and overhead: pya titum
penum to jump over a fence; 2)
vutum (n.) across and down: bon
vutum alum to fall over the edge;
4) basho (n.) done with, finished: afi
basho game over; 5) tos (s.)
concerning, regarding: ben la nyiru
tos fia the kids were bickering over
a toy; 6) tunti (s.) more than,
surpassing: ben le tiro tunti nini
the kid is over ten years old
overall adj . yoti (s.)
overalls adj . kanchi (s.)
overcast n. tingi (chu shina) (n.) layer,
cover
overcoat n. shango (n.) coat
overcome v. rutum (a.)
overesti mate v. jewen (a.)
overheads n. popara (n.)
overkill n. wendeto (n.) flood
overrule a. tivaza (a.)
overtake a. delu (a.) to catch up with
overtime n. tunta (n.)
overwhelmed adj . vito (s.)
overwhelming adj . vitoshi (s.)
ovipositor n. senchonos (n.)
ovulate v. masule (s.)
ovulation n. masuto (n.)
ovum n. masu (n.) egg cell
ow i . ayi (i.) exclamation, expression of pain
owe v. timpau (a.) be in debt to
owl n. manyun (n.)
own v. 1) wele (a.) to possess; 2) joyo (a.)
to pwn, dominate completely; ~age
n. ajoyo (n.) pwnage; ~er n. ule (n.);
~ership n. iwele (n.)
ox n. kamul (n.)
oxygen n. humus (n.)
oxymoron n. lotenenka (n.)
oyster n. soram (n.)
ozone n. hunti (n.); ~ layer n.
huntingi (n.)
P
P n. pina (n.) P, p
pacemaker n. bandaya (n.)
Pacific n. 1) Wamwaso (n.) Pacific
Ocean; 2) na Wamwaso (n.) Pacific,
having to do with the Pacific Ocean
pacify v. jave (a.) to secure peace
pack n. 1) bombe (n.) bundled or wrapped
items, container of such a bundle:
bombe na jempe a pack of
cigarettes; 2) unganyo (n.) group of
animals, herd, series: unganyo chu
mambau a wolfpack; 3) bombeza
(s.) to make a bundle, put together
compactly in order to store or carry
package n. nubeo (n.) parcel, delivery,
box for sending
pad n. bosa (n.) soft shape, small cushion,
stuffed, soaked or filled with soft
material or fluid: bosa na tanso
ink pad
paddle n. 1) hupe (n.) pole with a blade for
propelling and steering a vessel; 2)
huhupe (s.) to propel or work with a
paddle
page n. 1) kosho (n.) (book)page; 2)
kwesho (n.) webpage; 3) kazua (n.)
(young) servant running errands; 4)
deka (n.) to summon or finding by
calling; 5) katilka (a.) to signal with an
electronic device: la katilka umomi
Sing pagin ~er n. katil (n.)g
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doctor Singh; ~ break n. shotu (n.)
pain n. ayai (n.); ~ful adj . yai (a.) hurt,
ache; ~less adj . yail eng (s.);
~killer n. yaimiki (s.)
paint n. 1) sanso (n.) substance for
applying color; 2) sampau (a.) to apply
paint to; 3) tanka (a.) to make a
painting (picture); ~brush n.
sansope (n.); ~er n. 1) usanso (n.)
person covering surfaces with paint; 2)
utanka (n.) artist; ~ing n. tanyus (n.)
pair n. sunyo (n.)
Pakistan n. Pakistan (n.); ~i adj . 1)
Upakistan (n.) citizen of Pakistan; 2)
na Paki stan (n.) having to do with
Pakistan
palace n. kindo (n.)
palaeontologist n. uwodujono (n.)
palaeontology n. wodujono (n.)
Palau n. Belawan (n.); ~an adj . 1)
Ubel au (n.) person of the Palauan
ethnicity; 2) Belau (s.) having to do
with the Palauan culture; 3) Ubelawan
(n.) citizen of Palau; 4) na Belawan
(n.) having to do with Palau; 5)
Belauka(n.) Palauan language
pale adj . olam (s.)
Palestine n. Filastan (n.)
Palestinian adj . 1) Ufilastan (n.) citizen
of Palestine; 2) na Filastan (n.) having
to do with Palestine; 3) Waraba na
Filastan (n.) Palestinian Arab
palladium n. pontangu (n.)
palmtop n. jetil (n.)
palmtree n. kintipe (n.)
pan n. 1) huzu (n.) saucepan, frying pan;
2) saseo (n.) shallow depression
Panama n. Panaman (n.); ~ian adj . 1)
Upanaman (n.) citizen of Panama; 2)
na Panaman (n.) having to do with
Panama
pancake n. binchil (n.)
pancreas n. shungibi (n.)
pandemic n. wamwanyomi (n.)
pander n. jaipopo (n.) pimp, hustler
panel n. 1) vachi (n.) framed part of a
surface; 2) karunyo (n.) debate team
panic n. 1) iviyi (n.) state of panic; 2) viviyi
(s.) being in the state of panic; 3)
tovi yi (s.) to enter the state of panic,
start to panic
panorama n. wiluyun (n.)
pant v. hahum (n.)
panties n. singo (n.) knickers, briefs
pantry n. simbea (n.) small room/closet
pants n. sungo (n.)
pantyhose n. hivu (n.) tights
papa n. baba (n.)
papaya n. nyuas (n.)
paper n. 1) asho (n.) material; 2) shonum
(n.) sheet of paper; 3) chu asho (n.)
made out of paper; ~clip n. shoram
(n.)
papille n. siloi (n.)
paprika n. 1) fengun (n.) bell pepper; 2)
fen (n.) paprika, pungent spice made
of bell peppers
Papua n. Upapuan (n.) citizen of Papua
New Guinea; ~ New Guinea n.
Papua (n.); ~n adj . Upapuan (n.)
citizen of Papua
papyrus n. 1) shopesho (n.) material; 2)
shope (n.) plant
parachute n. bonovan (n.)
parallel n. kwano (n.)
paralysis n. isenung (n.)
paralyze v. jansenung (a.) ~d adj .
senung (s.)
paradise n. nenan (n.)
paradox n. fekalo (n.)
Paraguay n. Paraguayan (n.); ~an adj .
1) Uparaguayan (n.) citizen of
Paraguay; 2) na Paraguayan (n.)
having to do with Paraguay
parameter n. baswi (n.)
paranoia n. izenunuyi (n.)
paranoid adj . zenunuyi (s.)
parasite n. 1) chunchudi (n.); 2)
chunchu (s.) to parasite on
parasitism n. achunchu (n.)
parasol n. tivampe (n.)
parathyroid gland n. pevongibi (n.)
parcel n. 1) shobeo (n.) box, carton; 2)
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bombe (n.) pack, quantity: bombe na
angu a parcel of gems; 3) nubeo
(n.) package, box for sending
pardon v. 1) yauka (a.) to forgive, release
from punishment; 2) ayauka (2.) act of
forgiving, forgiveness; 3) yau (i.)
pardon me, excuse me; 4) soi wai (a.)
sorry, mild incentive to repeat what
was said
parent n. ufa (n.); ~hood n. ifa (n.); ~s
n. fanyo (n.)
parenthesis n. kaitan (n.) bracket
parentheses n. kaitanyo (n.) brackets
Paris n. Parih (n.)
park v. 1) chura (a.) to leave a vehicle
temporarily; 2) noan (n.) area with a
specific purpose such as recreation,
wildlife reservation and such; ~ing lot
n. churala (n.); ~ing spot n.
churala (n.)
parliament n. 1) punka (n.) body or
council concerned with government; 2)
punkado (n.) parliament building;
~ary adj . na punka (s.); ~ary
chamber n. punkabea (n.)
parlor n. kabea (n.) parlour
parrot n. sankane (n.)
parry v. chemong (a.)
parsley n. zirosho (n.)
parsnip n. gaivu (n.)
part n. 1) ambe (n.) share, section; 2)
talambe (n.) machine part; ~ial adj .
1) lule (n.) favouring one side,
subjective; 2) na ambe (n.) of or
affecting only a part
participate v. dembe (a.) to take part in
participation n. adembe (n.)
participle n. wejanka (n.)
particular adj . mishi (s.) specific,
specified; in ~ n. tikuti (n.)
particularly, especially
partner n. 1) polu (n.) business associate;
2) sunyolu (n.) other member of a
pair: sunyolu na senj i dance
partner; 3) zailu (n.) other member of
an intimate relationship
party n. 1) nento (n.) celebration; 2)
nentoza (a.) to celebrate; 3) nokwe
(n.) political party; 4) wonyo (n.)
group, company
Pashtu n. 1) Upastu (n.) person of the
Pashtu ethnicity; 2) Pastu (s.) having
to do with the Pashtu culture; 3)
Pastuka (n.) Pashtu language
pass v. 1) lutum (a.) to move past, pass
by the side of; 2) pau (a.) to hand,
give; 3) tuno (a.) give a pass (sports),
to drive through; 4) atum (n.) act of
giving a pass; 5) banki (n.) narrow
passage between mountains; 6)
nonza (a.) to refuse, decline ones
turn; 7) tunku (a.) to go by: tiro wi
tunku many a year had passed; 8)
janten (a.) to succeed: janten
zayunko to pass an exam; ~ing n.
alutum (n.) act of passing by; ~on to
v. tumpau (a.) to forward
passage n. 1) tununo (n.) possibility of
passing, channel; 2) kotu (n.) short
segment of text, quote, passage, clip,
sample
passat n. pohum (n.) trade wind
passenger n. nibo (n.)
passion n. idonju (n.) fervor; ~ate adj .
donju (s.) be passionate about
something, fervid
passport n. desho (n.)
password n. deshoka (n.)
past n. 1) kwita (n.) the past, history; 2)
basho (s.) to be done with, over, gone
by, history; 3) fauku (s.) last, just over,
immediately preceding: ninyo fauku
the past week; 4) ze (s.) to be after
(temporally or spatially): ya sirio jom
ze pan its five past six; ~ tense n.
tota na kwita (n.)
pasta n. sobin (n.) noodles
paste n. 1) sana (n.) thick gelatinous
substance; 2) lainko (a.) to transfer
text
pastry n. kichi (n.) pie, baked goods with
stuffing
patch v. 1) wai sisku (a.) repair by stitching;
2) vanchi (n.) cover, shield for
mending or protecting; 3) numan (n.)
small plot of ground with a different
purpose or appearance: numan chu
mwere a patch of snow
patella n. piltia (n.) kneecap
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patent n. 1) kuzako (n.); 2) jankuzako
(a.) to obtain a patent on; ~ed adj .
okuzako (s.)
paternal adj . bachu (s.)
paternity n. iba (n.) fatherhood: azayun
na iba paternity test
path n. nuno (n.) road, way
pathological adj . mi shi (s.) sick
pathology n. amijono (n.)
patience n. iraju (n.)
patient n. 1) womi (n.) sick person; 2)
woto (n.) linguistic patient undergoing
some action; 3) raju (s.) tolerating
delay, able to wait
patio n. chirengo (n.)
patrilineal adj . bachuno (s.)
patriot n. wanzai (n.)
patriotic adj . anzai (s.)
patriotism n. anzaipuno (n.)
patrol v. 1) vanyun (a.) to engage in a
patrol; 2) vanyunyo (n.) group of
persons on patrol; 3) avanyun (n.)
act of patrolling
pattern n. sakwe (n.)
paunch n. kubiki (n.)
pause n. 1) basta (n.) break; 2) basi (s.)to
make a brief stop
pave v. 1) jarengo (a.) to cover, provide
the surface with a layer: jarengo
nuno to pave the road; 2) werengo
(s.) to form the top surface, to overlay,
extend over: dola vungu werengo
nuno lai a city where gold paves
the road; ~ment n. rengo (n.)
cover, thick outside layer
pay v. papau (a.); ~ment n. apapau (n.)
payload n. 1) jau (n.) cargo; 2) vajau (n.)
something carried by an aircraft
pc n. dodal (n.) personal computer; ~
screen n. yunum na dal (n.)
PDA n. daltil (n.
pea n. suvos (n.)
peace n. 1) ive (n.) peacefulness, state of
peace, freedom from quarrels,
aggression, conflicts; 2) ivera (n.)
tranquility, calmness; ~ful adj . vera
(s.) calm, tranquil: an vera a
peaceful country; ~-loving adj .
veke (s.): unyo veke a
peaceloving people; ~-lovingness
n. iveke (n.); ~ deal n. moruko (n.)
peace agreement
peach n. mwechi (n.)
peacock n. milua (n.) peafowl
peal n. kaleche (n.) loud burst of noise
peanut n. vuvos (n.); ~ butter n.
vuvosana (n.)
pear n. was (n.); ~shaped adj . wasa
(s.)
pearl n. 1) songu (n.) ornament; 2) chu
songu (n.) made of pearls: kenaya
chu songu a pearl necklace;
mother-of-~ n. 1) songuchi (n.)
nacre; 2) chu songuchi (n.) made of
mother-of-pearl
pebble n. sinsidu (n.)
peck v. checheki (a.) to pick: kwo
checheki la yol the chickens were
pecking at his fingers
pecuniary n. na apa (n.) having to do
with money
pedagogue n. umukwanjono (n.)
pedagogical adj . na mukwanjono (n.)
pedagogy n. mukwanjono (n.)
pedant n. urenenju (n.); ~ic adj .
renenju (s.)
peddle v. nupo (a.); .); ~r n. unupo (n.)
pedestrian n. unuvu (n.)
pediatrist n. bemomi (n.)
peek v. 1) si shun (a.) to secretly look at; 2)
sisko (a.) crib, copy
peel v. monchi (a.) skin, flay
peer n. 1) ungi (n.) equal person in status,
age and such; 2) tungi (n.) noble
person; 3) kwembe (n.) part of a
network
peer-to-peer adj . kwembeva (s.) to be
peer-to-peer-based; ~ based system
n. kwembekwe (n.)
peevish adj . wonshi (s.) in a bad mood,
crossly
peg n. pyuvu (n.) pin, tent pin
pelican n. boskiki (n.)
pelvis n. sandira (n.)
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pen n. kope (n.)
penal adj . na fon (s.); ~ize v. 1) fon (a.)
to punish, impose a penalty on; 2)
jafon (a.) to make punishable, set a
penalty for; ~ty n. 1) afon (n.)
punishment; 2) fonche (n.) penalty
kick
pencil n. 1) champe (n.) wooden stick with
a center of graphite; 2) tampe (n.)
small brush for painting; ~ sharpener
n. champetu (n.)
pending adj . lum (s.) to be on the brink,
verge of: poto ya lum a pending
transaction
penetrate v. pyubo (a.)
penetration n. apyubo (n.)
pengui n n. dobune (n.)
penile adj . na babi (n.)
peni nsula n. ambelan (n.)
penis n. babi (n.)
penitentiary n. fondo (n.) jail, prison
pensi ve adj . jeju (s.)
pentagon n. 1) jompil (n.) pentagonal
shape; 2) jompilido (n.) building
having a pentagonal shape
people n. 1) uyu (n.) person; 2) unyo (n.)
ethnic grouping; 3.) punanyo (n.)
citizens of a state; ~ carrier n.
zani (n.) MPV, MUV, minivan
pepper n. 1) fen (n.) pungent spice; 2)
fempe (n.) member of the Piper
genus, pepper plant, vine; 3) fenai (n.)
chili, chile pepper; 4) jafen (n.) to
flavor with pepper; ~ed adj . ofen (s.)
per pr ep. to be about, concern, pertaining
to: kiza tato yem tos anin take
three times a day
percent n. melembe (n.)
percentage n. amelembe (n.)
percussion n. chedai (n.)
percussionist n. uchedai (n.)
perfect adj . 1) yonen (s.) flawless; 2)
basa (s.) perfective,
perforate v. chatu (s.) make a hole in
perforator n. chatil (n.)
perform v. 1) munto (a.) to execute, carry
out; 2) janyus (a.) to render, enact
(art)
perfume n. funas (n.)
perfumed adj . ofunas (s.)
perhaps adv. tente (s.) maybe
pericardium n. bambos (n.)
peri neum n. banchase (n.)
period n. 1) tanyo (n.) era, age; 2) sinta
(n.) brief moment, point in time; 3) pyo
(n.) dot; 4) mamaro (n.) menstruation;
~ic s. daito (s.) happening with
regular intervals; ~ic table n. noko
na ia (n.); to have one's ~ n.
mamarole (n.)
peripherals n. varea (n.)
periscope n. tiyumpe (n.)
perishable adj . temwa (s.)
permafrost n. tayore (n.)
permanent adj . laraza (s.) permanently
permission n. itus (n.)
permit v. 1) tuska (a.) to give ones
conscent, allow; 2) tusko (n.) written
conscent
permittable adj . tentus (s.) tolerable
permitted adj . tus (s.)
perpetrator n. uminja (n.) lawbreaker,
offender, malefactor
perpetual adj . tayoshi (n.) chronic,
constant
persecute v. zauru (a.) harass
persecution n. azauru (n.) harassment
persevere v. lalara (a.) hang on, on in,
persist
person n. uyu (n.) people; ~al adj . 1)
na kwalo (s.) individual: hato na
kwalo a personal interview; 2) lobo
(s.) private; 3) na senyo (s.) having to
do with the body
personage n. toyu (n.) character
personality n. jusa (n.)
perspiration n. chi so (n.) sweat,
secretion
perspire v. chisole (s.) to sweat, secrete
persuade v. ponka (a.) convince
persuasi ve adj . tejeho (s.) believable,
convincing: atoka tejeho a
persuasive story
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pertain v. tos (s.) to be about, concern,
pertaining to
Peru n. Peruan (n.); ~vian adj . 1)
Uperuan (n.) citizen of Peru; 2) na
Peruan (n.) having to do with Peru
pervade v. tunturanu (s.)
pervasion n. atunturanu (n.)
pervasive vadj . tuntura (s.)
pessimism n. ijenung (n.)
pessimist n. ujenung (n.); ~ic adj .
jenung (s.)
pestle n. busha (n.)
pet n. 1) donga (n.) domestic animal; 2)
shushoi (n.) stroke, caress; ~name
n. nenjuka (n.) term of endearment
peta- px . nijom (s.)
petal n. fosho (n.)
petrified adj . odu (s.) turned to stone
petrify v. 1) tondu (a.) to turn to stone:
penyo wau tondu tauku tiro
sungos this forest petrified 200
million years ago; 2) jandu (n.) to
cause to turn to stone: iyika jandu
yu fear petrified him
petrol n. nuso (n.) gasoline, fuel
phallic adj . na babisa (n.)
phall us n. babisa (n.)
pharmacist n. umikido (n.) chemist
pharmacy n. 1) mikido (n.) chemist's; 1)
mikijono (n.) science studying
medicine
pharynx n. zekembo (n.)
phase n. nungi (n.) stage
PhD n. wokwangi (n.)
phenomenon n. kulento (n.)
pheromone n. futan (n.)
Philippines n. Pilipan (n.); compare:
Filipino
philologist n. ukwitakajono (n.)
philology n. kwitakajono (n.)
philosophical n. na jenojono (n.)
philosophy n. 1) puno (n.) ideology,
doctrine; 2) jenojono (n.) analysis of
thought etc.
phish v. jokom (a.); ~ing n. ajokom (n.)
phobia n. yimi (n.)
phobic adj . yimile (a.) phobic of
phone n. vatil (n.); ~line n. vanai (n.)
phoneme n. kwakasa (n.)
phonemic adj . na kwakasa (n.); ~s n.
kwakasajono (n.); ~ inventory n.
kwakasanyo (n.)
phonetic adj . kasa (n.); ~s n. kasajono
(n.); ~ally adv. na kasa (n.)
phonological adj . na kasako (n.)
phonology n. 1) kasakojono (n.) study of
speech sounds; 2) kasako (n.)
description of sounds of a language
phonotactic adj . na kasaron (n.); ~s n.
kasaron (n.)
phosphorus n. dinia (n.)
photocopier n. shikotal (n.)
photocopy n. 1) ashiko (n.) copy,
duplicate; 2) shiko (n.) to make a copy
of, duplicate
photograph n. 1) shatan (n.) picture; 2)
tanza (n.) to take a picture, shoot,
snap; ~er n. utanza (n.)
photology n. dinjono (n.)
photon n. dimbe (n.)
photosynthesis n. adinkiron (n.)
photosynthesi ze v. dinkiron (a.)
phrase n. kanyombe (n.)
physical adj . 1) na senyo (n.) having to
do with the body; 2) chu yasa (n.)
material, concrete; 3) hanju (n.)
rough, aggressive; ~integrity n.
senyolo (n.)
physician n. umomi (n.) doctor
physicist n. udonyajono (n.)
physics n. donyajono (n.)
physiotherapy n. sendomizia (n.)
piano n. jidun (n.)
pictograph n. kayatan (n.) character,
symbol
pick v. 1) zarau (a.) to remove, scratch,
pull, probe at with the fingers, a small
stick and such in order to remove:
zarau fuku, afo, bansore, sinsu
to pick ones nose, flowers, at a scab,
berries; 2) chache (a.) to make a hole
by hitting with a pointed object; 3)
chachepe (n.) heavy tool used for
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breaking rock; 3) perau (n.) small tool
for picking: perau na dun
toothpick; 4) checheki (n.) to peck; 5)
jeza (a.) to choose; 6) ajeza (n.)
choice; 7) chubai (s.) to pluck, take
out, pull out, pull off, rip off; ~ apart
v. zazarau (a.) ~ on v. yidea (a.); ~
off v. zarau chu (a.); ~ up v. tiza
(a.): tiza vatil to pick up the phone;
~y adj . jezare (s.)
picknick n. 1) chikito (n.) act of
picknicking; 2) chiki (a.) to picknick
pickpocket n. usiza (n.); to pick
pockets v. siza (a.)
pictorial adj . tanale (n.) graphic
picture n. 1) tan (n.) sign, symbol; 2)
shatan (n.) photograph
pidgin n. ronyuka (n.)
pie n. kichi (n.) pastry, cake, baked goods
with stuffing
piece n. 1) ambe (n.); 2) kwaron (a.) put
together from pieces, assemble, make
a puzzle
pierce v. chapyu (s.)
piercing n. changu (n.) body ornament
pig n. wil (n.)
pigeon n. mosone (n.)
pigment n. sanavo (n.)
pile n. 1) awen (n.) heap of things; 2)
owen (s.) to form a pile, be shaped in
a pile, be piled up: duzu owen the
bricks form a pile; 3) jamawen (a.) to
make a pile: jamawen duzu to pile
up bricks
pilgrim n. unanu (n.); ~age adj . nanuto
(s.)
pill n. ki kos (n.)
pillar n. pere (n.) column
pillow n. mwebos (n.); ~case n. chingi
na mwebos (n.)
pilot n. uneni (n.)
pimp n. 1) jaipopo (n.) pander, hustler; 2)
janjoi (a.) to pimp up
pimple n. moskos (n.)
pin n. 1) pyu (n.) needle; 2) pyuvu (n.)
peg, tent pin
pinch v. 1) ram (a.) to squeeze between
the thumb and the index finger, clip,
keep together from two sides; 2) jaram
(a.) to clip together, put a clip on,
staple in
pine n. vempe (n.); ~apple n. kintiki (n.)
pineal gland n. zonkos (n.)
ping n. 1) nayom (n.) act of sending a
package to find out wether a host is
reachable; 2) nayoncho (s.) to send
such a package
ping pong n. wawai (n.)
pink adj . foyam (s.)
pinky n. sinyol (n.) pinky finger
pipe n. nos (n.) tunnel
piranha n. dungan (n.)
Pisces n. Sungan (n.)
pistachio n. rampeo (n.)
pistol n. chentil (n.)
pitch v. mune (a.) to throw; ~er n. umune
(n.)
pit n. 1) benzoi (n.) stone, seed: benzoi na
sunsu cherry pit; 2) faucha (n.)
cavity, hollow, depression: faucha vu
lele armpit; 3) nyancha (n.) arena:
faucha vu lele armpit; ~fall n.
kaicha (n.)
pitiful adj . 1) tenyoi (s.) deserving pity; 2)
tehepu (s.) contemptible
pity n. 1) iyoiza (n.) sorrow felt for
someone else, sympathy; 2) yoiza (s.)
feeling sorrow for someone else; 3)
nishi (s.) too bad, a waste: wu nishi
li nong tengi de what a pity you
couldnt come
pixel n. tanzoi (n.)
pizza n. huki (n.)
pizzeria n. hukido (n.) pizza parlor
placard n. 1) yokasho (n.) pamhplet,
notice; 2) yokako (a.) to post,
announce publicly in writing
place n. 1) ala (n.) location; 2) jara (a.) to
put somewhere
placemat n. kihungo (n.)
placenta n. kiseki (n.)
plain adj . 1) hu (s.) flat; 2) huan (n.)
flatland; 3) janjasa (s.) ordinary,
common
plaintiff n. urenke (n.)
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plan n. 1) kuren (n.) plot, program for doing
something; 2) jankuren (s.) to plot,
make a plan; ~ning n. kureno (n.)
plane n. neni (n.) airplane
planet n. tira (n.); ~ary system n.
luninyo (n.); double ~ n. tiranyo
(n.)
plankton n. vonunyo (n.)
plant n. 1) pea (n.) member of the kingdom
of Plantae; 2) vura (a.) to sow (one
item): vura ape to plant a tree; 3)
talanyo (n.) equipment, tools,
machinery; 4) hiva (a.) to put into or
onto the ground firmly: hiva vuvu,
pepe to plant ones feet, a stick
plantain n. zupili (n.)
plasma n. aulembe (n.)
plaster n. landura (n.)
plastic n. 1) sawal (n.) synthetic material
fit for molding; 2) chu sawal (n.) made
of plastic: bos chu sawal a plastic
bag; 3) walashi (s.) fake, superficial;
4) tensa (s.) capable of molding or
shaping; ~ surgeon n. usasen (n.;)
~ary surgery n. asasen (n.)
plate n. kihu (n.)
platform n. 1) dezeo (n.) place for
departing and arriving; 2) paulaya (n.)
facility; 3) danyovu (n.) computing
platform
platinum n. 1) lamavun (n.) element; 2)
chu lamavun (n.) made of platinum
platypus n. rankinga (n.)
play v. 1) jafi (a.) take part in a game, sport,
amuse oneself, play with; 2) firu (a.) to
compete with, oppose in a game:
Ajax firu Arsenal mantau Ajax is
playing Arsenal tonight; 3) fito (n.)
match, game; 4) nyam (a.) to act like:
nyam hinjung to play deaf; 5)
nyanto (n.) dramatic composition; 6)
muhim (a.) to sound, make heard:
muhim ajika, ponai to play a
song, the guitar; 7) minyam (a.) to
impose unscrupulously: minyam li
he played you; 8) chori (a.) to be
performed or broadcasted: tanu
chori the movie is playing;
~ful(ly) adj . fifi (s.); ~off(s) n.
munchufi (n.)
plea n. ahoyol (n.); ~d v. hoyol (a.)
pleasant adj . shushi (s.) nice to the
senses
please v. 1) soi (a.) to politely request: soi
lara please hold; 2) munenju (s.) to
give pleasure to
pleasure n. i shushi (n.)
pliers n. zaram (n.)
plot n. 1) kokwe (n.) arrangement of
storyline, activities in a book, play etc.;
2) si skuren (a.) to make secret plans;
3) numan (n.) patch of land
plow v. 1) kuntu (a.) to create a furrow; 2)
kuntuya (n.) tool for creating a furrow
plug n. 1) vaku (n.) electrical connector; 2)
pyuva (a.) to insert an electrical plug,
plug in; 3) nyausa (n.) object blocking
an outlet, hole, gap; 4) munyau (a.) to
block, jam (action): tim en munyau
acha ye you need to plug that hole;
5) wenyau (s.) to block, jam, obstruct
(state): aki wenyau socha the
food plugged the sink
plum n. wansu (n.)
plumeau n. nezipe (n.)
plumage n. nezizi (n.) feathers
plumber n. noskan (n.)
plumbing n. nosonyo (n.)
plump adj . junsa (s.) chubby
plunder v. zaruza (a.)
plunge v. bone (a.)
plural adj . wisa (s.); ~ity n. iwi sa (n.)
plus i . 1) mauza (a.): sun mauza sun
tongi pan two plus two makes
four; 2) maule (s.) to involve addition:
Bul maule B+
Pluto n. Vendu (n.)
plutoni um n. vendungu (n.)
PM n. bokova (n.) personal message
PMS n. mamaroku (n.)
pneumatic adj . hundon (s.); ~s n.
hundonjono (n.)
pneumonia n. humbimito (n.)
pocket n. bobos (n.)
pod n. pebos (n.) seed vessel; ~like
adj . pebosa (n.)
poem n. daiko (n.)
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poet n. udaiko (n.); ~ic adj . dayushi (s.)
poetry n. dayus (n.)
poinsetta n. chulangu (n.)
point n. 1) pyo (n.) dot; 2) yuno (a.) to
indicate direction; 3) sinta (n.)
moment, point in time; 4) pyuya (n.)
sharp end; 5) akano (n.) meaning:
akano ha? your point?; 6) fio (n.)
goal (in a game); ~ of view n.
ajechu (n.); ~ out v. ajechu (n.);
~ed adj . pyusa (s.) sharp
poison n. minki (n.) ~ed adj . ominki
(s.); ~ing n. iminki (n.); ~ous adj .
minkile (s.)
poke v. 1) pompe (a.) to poke once; 2)
popompe (a.) to poke repeatedly
poker n. pokar (n.)
Poland n. Polan (n.)
polar adj . na daban (n.); ~ bear n.
mamoa (n.); ~ circle n. venero (n.);
~ region n. sinan na daban (n.)
pole n. 1) vupe (n.) long piece of wood,
metal; 2) roti (n.) top region of a planet
where the axis is located; 3) yinti (n.)
either of two opposed forces or
principles: yinti zam magnetic
pole; 4) fumpe (n.) pole of a ship; 5)
Upol (n.) Polish person ; ~ vault n.
apepya
polecat n. furoi (n.) fitch
police n. murenyo (n.); ~man n. umuren
(n.); ~car n. mureni (n.); ~ station
n. murendo (n.)
policy n. noren (n.)
polish v. moham (a.) to make smooth
Polish adj . 1) Upol (n.) person of the
Polish ethnicity; 2) Pol (s.) having to
do with the Polish culture; 3) Upolan
(n.) citizen of Poland; 4) na Polan (n.)
having to do with the Polish state; 5)
Polka (n.) Polish language
polite adj . kapu (s.); ~ly request v. soi
(a.) please, may I?: soi lutum?
may I pass please?; ~ness n.
akapu (n.)
political adj . na nyonoka (n.) politically
politician n. unyonoka (n.)
politics n. nyonoka (n.)
pollen n. fozoi (n.) mass noun
polliwog n. goilia (n.) tadpole
polonium n. Polonia (n.)
polygamist n. uwidova (n.)
polygamy n. iwidova (n.); to practice ~
v. widova (s.)
polyglot n. uwiyuka (n.)
polygon n. wipil (n.)
polysynthetic adj . wikambeva (s.)
polytheism n. winampuno (n.)
polytheist adj . na winampuno (n.)
pomegranate n. yangusu (n.)
pomelo n. wankus (n.)
pond n. simboso (n.)
ponder v. jevi (a.); ~ing n. ajevi (n.)
pontiff n. 1) papah (n.) pope;
2) wenepi skopos (n.) high bishop
pool n. 1) sobeo (n.) pool, basin;
2) ganudo (n.) pool building
poop v. 1) boicho (n.) to defecate;
2) biboi (n.) excrements
poor adj . 1) sile (s.) lacking possessions;
2) usile (n.) poor person; 3) sil enyo
(n.) the poor; 4) tenyoi (s.)
unfortunate, worth of pity: tenyoi lo
oh dear! poor thing!
popcorn n. bumbuna (n.)
pope n. papah (n.) pope
poplar n. nyempe (n.)
poppy n. zona (n.); ~ seed n.
zonazoi (n.)
popular adj . wike (s.); ~ity n. iwike (n.)
populate v. dora (s.) to live in, at, inhabit;
~ed adj . nyole (s.): lanyo nyole
lon a densely populated area
population n. doranyo (n.)
populism n. nyongipuno (n.)
populist n. 1) unyongipuno (n.)
person embracing a populist doctrine;
2) na nyongipuno (n.) having to do
with populism
porcupine n. pyukil (n.)
pore n. chicha (n.)
pork n. (seki na) wil (n.)
porn n. jaitan (n.) pornography;
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~ographic adj . na jaitan (n.)
porridge n. rumbin (n.)
port n. 1) soki (n.) location on coast or
shore, port; 2) vaki (n.) computer port
portal n. tunum (n.) gate
porter n. udoki (n.) doorman
portion n. 1) ambe (n.) share, part; 2)
zambe (n.) ration, dose: zambe na
aki a portion of food
portrait n. yutan (n.)
position n. 1) ala (n.) place, location: ala
haya? what is your position?; 2)
rila (n.) station, proper place: kenyo
la rila the team is in position; 3)
rashi (n.) manner in which something
or someones body is placed: rashi
na wera a sitting position; 4) ijesa
(n.) opinion, stance, point of view; 5)
nyongi (n.) rank, status; 6) munula
(a.) put in position
positive adj . 1) lusa (s.) showing
resolution or agreement: abaska
lusa a positive decision; 2) nyeno
(s.) confident, having a positive
attitude; 3) timeng (s.) designating a
quantity more then zero
positivity n. inyeno (n.)
possess v. wele (s.) to have, hold; ~ion
n. 1) iwele (n.) state of possessing:
iwele na juvo tefon possession
of drugs is punishable; 2) aule (n.)
possessed item; ~s n. aule (n.);~ive
adj . 1) nasa (s.) grammatical term:
sinka nasa possessive marker; 2)
punju (s.) overbearing, controlling:
uma punju a possessive mother
possibility n. tengito (n.) chance,
occasion
possible adj . ten (s.) doable
post n. 1) revu (n.) prop, rigid support; 2)
yokako (a.) to announce publicly in
writing, placard; 3) ril a (n.) station,
position; 4) jarila (a.) to assign to a
post; 5) kweko (a.) to write something
on a message board; 6) akweko (n.)
message on a forum; 7) munjo (a.) to
inform: lara munjo wa! keep me
posted!; 8) nukonyo (n.) the mail;
~card n. nutan (n.); ~graduate
n. zejongi (n.); ~man n. unuko
(n.); ~ office n. nukodo (n.)
posterior n. 1) ze (n.) behind, located
after; 2) zela (a.) towards the rear; 3)
zesenyo (a.) the rear, back side,
hindquarters
postpone v. ponze (a.) to put off
posture n. vuti sa (n.)
pot n. deo (n.)
potable adj . tensoza (s.) safe to drink
potash n. sofim (n.)
potassium n. sofingu (n.)
potato n. pem (n.); mashed ~es n.
pembus (n.); sweet ~ n. shuvu (n.)
potential adj . 1) terim (s.) possible, that
can develop; 2) iterim (n.) inherent
capability; 3) terinsa (n.) mood
expressing possibility, potentialis
pouch n. bibos (n.) skinflap covering the
nipples common in marsupial animals
poultry n. donenyo (n.)
pound v. 1) bubus (a.) to mash, beat to a
pulp, powder; 2) cheche (a.) to beat
on, repeatedly hit; 3) bumbu (s.) to
throb, beat heavily; 4) pound (n.)
monetary unit, unit of weight
pour v. 1) bobonu (a.) to flow steadily; 2)
bobon (a.) to make flow, cause to emit
steadily
poverty n. i sile (n.)
powder n. 1) sinshum (n.) dust; 2)
shumbus (a.) to powder, grind to dust;
~y adj . si sinshum (n.)
power n. 1) ikoi (n.) control, authority; 2)
koikwe (n.) The Power, the ones in
power or charge, the Establishment,
the Man; 3) koi (s.) to control, be in
control of; 4) dono (n.) force, craft,
energy; 5) anya (n.) exponent: anya
na yem chu nini wengi pol ten
to the third power is one thousand; 6)
tipi (n.) electricity: tipi bai the
power is out; 7) wedono (s.) to supply
with power, electricity: tipital
wedono semido a generator
powers the hospital; 8) na tipi (s.)
having to do with power: abai na tipi
a power outage; ~ful adj . 1) koile
(s.) mighty; 2) don (s.) strong; ~
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cable, line n. pino (n.); ~ grid n.
tipikwe (n.); ~ house n. tipido (n.);
~ plant n. talado na tipi (n.); ~
steering n. donoleo na noda (n.);
powerless adj . koileng (s.) impotent;
~ness n. ikoileng (n.) impotence
practical adj . tenza (s.) useable
practice n. 1) akwanku (n.) act of
practising, training; 2) akwansa (n.)
training session, exercise; 3) ajanza
(n.) observation, practising
practise v. 1) kwanku (a.) to train, do
repeatedly in order to learn; 2)
kwansa (a.) to exercise, train; 3)
janza (a.) to observe, exercise, have
as a custom, adhere to (religion):
Uyehudi yu janza a practicing
Jew;
praise v. 1) wenka (a.) to laud; 2)
awenka (n.) act of praising; ~d adj .
owenka (s.)
prawn n. vuram (n.)
pray v. nanka (a.); ~er n. ananka (n.)
precede v. 1) kula (a.) to lead; 2) kuto (s.)
previous
precept n. henovu (n.)
precious adj . 1) zai (s.) dear, beloved; 2)
shingu (s.) valuable; ~ stone n.
angu (n.) jewel; semi~ stone n.
sumbengu (n.)
precise adj . 1) chau (s.) exact, secure; 2)
chauren (s.) accurate
precision n. ichau (n.)
precocious adj . rinku (s.) precociously,
premature; ~ness n. irinku (s.)
precocity, prematurity
preconceive v. kujesa (a.)
predict v. kuka (a.) forecast; ~able adj .
tenkuka (s.); .); ~ability adj .
itenkuka(s.); ~ion n. akuka (n.)
prefer v. tunke (s.); ~able adj . tentunke
(s.) preferably; ~ence adj . atunke
(n.)
pregnancy n. benjauta (n.)
pregnant adj . benjau (s.)
premature adj . rinku (s.) precocious(ly)
prematurity n. irinku (s.) precocity,
precociousness
premeditate v. kukuren (n.)
premier adj . 1) na kwa (n.) first; 2) tiku
(n.) chief, most important, main
premise n. jepauvu (n.) premiss
prepare v. 1) jankuri (a.) to make ready,
suitable: jankuri neti prepare for
take-off; 2) janzu (a.) to cook: janzu
kito to prepare a meal; ~d adj .
okuri (s.)
presence n. 1) ilaula (n.) state of being
present: ilaula na uba yoisa yu
the presence of her father comforted
her; 2) ulaula (n.) present being
present n. 1) aupau (n.) gift; 2) tota na
taul a (n.) present tense; 3) laula (s.)
be on the location; 4) taula (s.) be of
this time: toshi taula the present
situation; 5) taulata (n.) the present
time
presenter n. chotoku (n.) host
prescribe v. zamun (a.) to dictate
prescription n. azamun (n.)
preservation n. akaira (n.)
preserve v. kaira (a.)
presume v. kuje (a.)
press v. 1) pon (a.) to push; 2) pomoi (a.)
to urge; 3) chovanyo (n.) media, the
journalists; 4) kopontal (n.) printing
press
pressure n. apon (n.)
pretend v. nyam (a.) act like, feint
pretense n. inyanti (n.)
pretentious adj . nyanti (s.) pompous
pretty adj . nenyun (s.)
prevent v. kubas (a.); ~ion n. akubas
(n.)
preview n. 1) akuyun (n.) view
beforehand; 2) kuyun (a.) to view
beforehand
previous adj . kuto (s.) earlier
prey n. wonumia (n.) game
price n. apopa (n.) cost
prick v. japyu (a.) to sting,
prickly pear n. pyuas (n.)
pricy adj . zapa (s.) expensive
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pride n. iwenyun (n.); to ~ oneself on
a. wanka (n.) to boast
priest n. nankati (n.) rabbi
primarily adj . tiku (s.) mainly
primary adj . 1) na jevu (n.) basic,
elementary: san na jevu primary
colors ; 2) tiku (s.) main, chief,
primarily: ake tiku the primary
objective; 3) na ku (s.) first in order or
development, elementary: kwando
na ku primary school; ~ tooth n.
bendun (n.) milk tooth; ~ teeth n.
bendunyo (n.) milk tooth
primate n. tinyai (n.); ~s n. tinyainyo
(n.) order of primates
prime adj . 1) wenti (s.) first in rank,
quality, chief: punti wenti prime
minister; 2) tiku (s.) main, chief:
wojeke tiku the prime suspect; 3)
na jevu (n.) basic, elementary: tanto
na jevu a prime example; 4) tita
(n.) best, most mature stage, peak,
top; 5) atembeng (n.) prime number;
6) jankuri (a.) to prepare, make ready,
suitable; in ones ~ adj . na tita (n.)
ubu na tita a man in his prime
primiti ve adj . kurinta (s.)
prince n. kimbu (n.)
princess n. kimwana (n.)
principal n. kwandoti (n.)
principle adj . 1) na jevu (n.) basic,
elementary; 2) jevu (n.) ultimate
source, point of origin; 3) puya (n.)
part of a code of conduct, line of
thinking; in ~ adv. jevuno (s.)
print n. 1) aponsa (n.) imprint,
impression; 2) akopon (n.) printed
picture, symbol, pattern, letters:
akopon ti taisa the print on a t-
shirt; 3) koponyo (n.) mass of things
having the same print: koponyo na
kwa na kaiko the first print of a
book; 4) pontan (n.) stamp; 5) kopon
(a.) to press an image, letter on
something; in ~ n. okopon (n.)
printed; ~er n. kopondal (n.) device
controlled by a computer producing
output on paper; ~ing press n.
kopontal (n.); ~ shop n. kopondo
(n.);
prior adj . 1) ku (s.) before; 2) wenti (s.)
prime, primarily, chief, first in rank
priority n. ajanku (n.); make a ~ n.
janku (n.) prioritize
prison n. fondo (n.) jail, penitentiary; ~er
n. ufondo (n.) inmate
privacy n. ilobo (n.)
private adj . 1) lobo (s.) personal; 2) na
kwalo (n.) for one individual,
independent(ly): ujoha na kwalo a
private investigator; ~ parts n.
fabinyo (n.) genitals
privatize v. janyotos (a.)
privatization n. ajanyotos (n.)
privilege n. vitus (n.); ~d adj . vitusule
(s.)
prize n. zangu (n.) trophy, award
pro- pr ef. kelu- (s.)
probability n. itentom (n.) good chance
probably adj . tentom (s.)
problem n. doi (n.) issue
problematic n. doile (n.) complicated,
troublesome
procedure n. kembenu (n.)
proceed v. kura (a.) carry on, continue
process n. 1) atonu (n.) course and
development of things; 2) zatum (a.)
to put through a procedure; ~ion n.
nanato (n.) parade; ~or n. zatunya
(n.)
produce v. jampo (a.) to manufacture; ~r
n. panuti (n.)
product n. aupo (i.) good, article
profession n. kansa (n.) occupation; ~al
adj . kansashi (s.)
professor n. timukwan (n.) lecturer
profit n. 1) saipa (n.) rent, interest: saipa
na melembe nini a profit of ten
percent; 2) anenza (n.) advantage,
gain; 3) nenza (a.) to benefit from,
take advantage of; 4) tenenza (s.) to
be of advantage, benefit, beneficiary
progeny n. benyo (n.) offspring
program n. 1) tayoko (n.) schedule; 2)
tayokoza (a.) to schedule, put in a
program; 3) choto (n.) tv show; 4)
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kenoko (n.) campaign, plan or
procedure leading to an event or
dealing with some matter: kenoko na
momi a health program; 5) dan (n.)
computer application; 6) danka (a.) to
furnish with an application, predispose
to behave in a certain way: danka dal
to program a computer; 7) danko
(a.) to write a computer program;
~mer n. udanko (n.) ~ming
language n. dankoka (n.)
progress n. 1) aweku (n.) progression,
advance; 2) weku (a.) to advance;
~ive adj . deku (s.)
prohibit v. tusunka (s.) to forbid, tell off;
~ed adj . tusung (s.) not permitted;
~ion n. itusung (n.) interdiction,
forbiddance
project n. tokan (n.)
projectile n. chea (n.)
prokaryotes n. banalenganyo (n.)
prokaryotic adj . banaleng (s.); ~
organism n. banalenga (n.)
prologue n. kuko (n.)
promiscuity n. itenjai (n.)
promiscuous adj . tenjai (s.)
promise n. 1) areka (n.) act of promising,
something promised, oath; 2) reka (s.)
to make a promise, swear, pledge
promote v. 1) janti (a.) to give a higher
function; 2) chore (a.) to advertise,
bring to the growth or establishment;
~d adj . ojanti (s.) prioritize
promotion n. 1) ajanti (n.) act of getting
or assigning to a higher function; 2)
achore (n.) act of advertising and
establishing; to get a ~ adj . tonti
(a.) to get promoted
prompt adj . chege (s.) promptly
pronoun n. yonku (n.)
pronounce v. loika (a.)
pronounciation n. aloika (n.)
proof n. areyun (n.)
prop n. 1) revu (n.) rigid support; 2)
werevu (s.) prop up, give support to,
hold in place: dovu nonja werevu
audo the foundation failed to prop
the building; 3) ti moi (a.) prop up,
lean against: timoi vuvu nunya
he propped up his feet on the table; 4)
moi (s.) to lean against: chempe
moi donum - the gun was propped
against the wall; 5) nyanya (n.)
theatrical prop;
propel v. donu (a.) supply with power;
~lant n. donuvo (n.) propellent;
~lor n. dape (n.) screw (of a boat)
proper adj . 1) tongo (s.) suitable,
adapted, conforming to a standard; 2)
wesenka (s.) designating a noun
naming someone or something: yaka
wesenka proper noun
property n. 1) aule (n.) possession(s),
collective of owned items; 2) sava (n.)
feature, characteristic
prophet n. unanyun (n.); ~ic adj .
nanyunshi (s.)
proportion n. vambe (n.) rate
proposal n. 1) ajepau (n.) act of
proposing; 2) ahava (n.) act of
proposing for marriage
propose v. 1) jepau (a.) make a proposal;
2) hava (a.) propose for marriage
propulsion n. adonu (n.)
prose n. 1) janjaka (n.) ordinary written or
spoken language; 2) na janjaka (n.) of
or in prose
prosecute v. renku (a.) to institute legal
proceeding against
prosecution n. 1) arenku (n.) act of
prosecuting; 2) renkunyo (n.) state as
the institutor
prosecutor n. 1) rerenku (n.) prosecuting
attorney; 2) urenku (n.) person that
prosecutes
prosper v. fosa (s.) thrive, be thriving;
~ity n. ifosa (n.) welfare; ~ous (s.)
thrive, be thriving
prostate n. buchobi (n.)
prosthesis n. dosen (n.)
prosthetic adj . odosen (s.)
prostitute n. 1) ujaipo (n.) person selling
his or her body; 2) jaipo (a.) to sell
ones body
prostitution n. aj aipo (n.)
protagonist n. tokati (n.)
protect v. javan (a.)
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protection n. avan (n.)
protein n. sevo (n.)
protest v. 1) fecho (a.) speak strongly
against, object to; 2) afecho
(n.) objection against; 3) fechoto
(n.) mass event, demonstration
protocol n. 1) kutoren (n.) set of rules
and procedures to be followed; 2)
puren (n.) moral code
proton n. timembe (n.)
prototype n. kuya (n.)
prototypical adj . kuyashi (s.)
protozoa n. ukwasesu (n.)
protrude v. chiku (a.) to bulge, stick out
protrusion n. achiku (n.)
proud adj . wenyun (s.) to be proud on
prove v. reyun (a.); ~d adj . oreyun (s.)
proverb n. auka (n.) saying, expression
provide v. 1) mule (a.) to supply with
(isolated event); 2) mumule (s.) to be
the provider of: uba mumule vanyo
kwambe my father provided for the
entire family; ~d c . tonto (c.) if, on
the condition that; ~r n.
paulakwe (n.)
providence n. vanzi a (n.)
province n. sinan (n.) region, substate
provision n. 1) muranyo (n.) supplies,
stock; 2) atonto (n.) condition
provisioni ng n. amule (n.)
provocation n. amuru (n.)
provocative adj . temuru (s.)
provoke v. muru (a.)
provoker n. umuru (n.) instigant
proximity n. ifafau (n.) instigant
prude n. uvivan (n.)
prudence n. itopu (n.)
prudent adj . topu (s.))
prudish adj . vivan (s.)
prune v. 1) sintu (a.) to remove the top
parts of a plant; 2) somwansu (n.)
dried plum
pseudonym n. konsenka (n.)
psyche n. jea (n.) mind
psychiatry n. jemijono (n.)
psychologist n. ujujono (n.)
psychology n. jujono (n.)
psychopath n. ulenjumi (n.) sociopath
psychopathic adj . na lenjumi (s.)
sociopathic
psychopathy n. lenjumi (n.) sociopathy
psychosis n. wankonje (n.)
psychotherapist n. ujumizia (n.)
shrink
psychotherapy n. jumizia (n.)
psychotic adj . wankonjele (s.)
pub n. sodo (n.) bar
puberty n. torinta (n.) adolescence
pubic hair n. 1) vanzi (n.) one hair,
pube; 2) vanzizi (n.) mass noun
public adj . 1) yotos (s.) belonging to or
accessible for the people as a whole:
vatil yotos a public phone; 2)
tenjo (s.) well-known, known to all: ajo
tenjo public knowledge; 3) ronyo
(n.) people as a whole, society;
~ation n. 1) anyocho (n.) act of
publishing; 2) aunyocho (n.)
something published; ~ instrument
n. renko (n.); ~ist n. unyocho
(n.); go v. ~ 1) tonyocho (a.) to get
out; 2) nyocho (a.) to publish; ~
transport n. nyonujau (n.)
publish v. nyocho (a.); ~ing agency n.
nyochokwe (n.)
puff v. tonzeo (a.) to swell; ~ pastry n.
zuzeo (n.)
puke v. monkiso (a.) vomit
pull v. kum (a.); ~ close v. fauza (a.)
embrace; ~ down v. vukum (a.); ~
over v. lubas (a.);
pulley n. datol (n.) windlass, winch
pullover n. mengo (n.) jumper, sweater
pulmonary adj . na humbi (s.) pulmonic
pulsate v. dadai (a.) to pulse
pulse n. 1) adadai (n.) rhythmic thumping
sound; 2) dadai (s) to pulsate
pulverize v. shumbus (a.) to powder,
grind to dust
puma n. wemeo (n.) cougar, mountain lion
pump v. 1) ponu (a.) to move fluids or gas
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with by suction of pressure; 2) ponuya
(n.) device forcing liquids in or out; ~
up v. janzeo (a.) inflate
pumpkin n. nyupos (n.)
puncture v. 1) japyu (a.) to sting, prick; 2)
apyu (n.) small hole
punish v. fon (a.); ~ment n. afon (n.)
punitive adj . na fon (s.) concerned with
punishment, punitory:
pupil n. 1) ukwan (n.) student; 2) woyuno
(n.) someone supervised or tutored; 3)
vandincha (n.) hole in the center of
the iris of an eye
puppet n. wonaya (n.)
puppy n. bembau (n.)
purchase n. 1) apaza (n.) act of buying;
2) paza (a.) buy
pure adj . kwavo (s.)
purity n. ikwavo (n.)
purple adj . susan (s.)
purpose n. ikeno (n.)
purr v. mweroa (a.)
purse n. pabos (n.) wallet
pursuit n. akeze (n.)
pursue v. 1) renza (a.) to adjudicate; 2)
keze (a.) to strive to gain or
accomplish
pus n. tumos (n.)
push v. pon (a.) press
put v. 1) jara (a.) place somewhere, put
down, put in position: jara varunyo
to put the army in position; jara seo ti
nunya put the cup on the table;
jara kaiko ku yu he put the book
in front of him; jara sengo bo
dobeo to put a dress in a closet; 2)
chuka (a.) express, set forth: om
chuka shau let me put it like this;
3) lara (s.) fixed, in the same position:
shau lara! stay put!;
~ about v. nuyin (a.) to change
course; ~ across v. munjebo
(a.) to make clear, explain, cause to be
understood: munjebo ha? have I
made myself clear?; ~ ahead v.
kuvinu (a.) also: to get ahead of
things: om nong kuvinu lets not
get ahead of things; ~ aside v. 1)
mura (a.) reserve, stock, save: mura
apa si he put aside a little money;
2) lucho (a.) to discard: lucho mulu
yo to discard all arguments; ~ back
v. 1) jafeno (a.) set back to an earlier
time: jafeno tatal to put back the
clock; 2) waila (a.) restore, restore in
its original location, compare:
replace; ~ down v. 1) vula (a.) lay
down: vula chempe! put down
your weapon; 2) muvu (a.) repress,
oppress, suppress, degrade, crush:
muvu chokato to put down a
demonstration; 3) janko (a.) to write
down; 4) monye (a.) to depress, make
unhappy; 5) monenu (a.) to land; ~
forth v. 1) jepau (a.) propose, offer;
2) nyocho (a.) bring into action, bring
out, publish: nyocho kaiko to put
forth a book; ~ in(side) v. jara bo
(a.); ~ it on v. vinyam (a.); ~ off v.
1) ponze (a.) postpone; 2) lucho
(a.) discard; 3) muhe (a.) distress,
disgust; ~ on v. 1) jango (a.) to
dress; 2) tonjum (a.) to gain weight; 3)
nyam (a.) pretend; 4) nyom (a.) apply
to; nyom nasau put on lotion; ~
out v. 1) mompi (a.) to extinguish;
2) munchu (a.) dismiss; 3) nyocho
(a.) publish, make public; 4) jantenjai
(a.) behave promiscuously; ~
through v. 1) munza (a.) to make
undergo; 2) muva (a.) to connect (by
telephone); ~ up v. 1) jepau (a.) to
offer, propose; 2) mule (a.) to provide,
supply with; 3) kaira (a.) to can,
preserve (fruit); 4) ponti (a.) to lift,
raise; 4) rawen (a.) to arrange, fix in a
high position: rawen zizi to put up
ones hair; ~ up with v. yaira (a.)
endure: nong jo ashi wa tengi
yaira li shau I dont know how I
put up with you
putrefy v. jamwa (a.) to cause to rot: misu
jamwa seki the bacteriae putrified
the meat
putrid adj . mwa (s.) rotten, decomposed
puzzle v. 1) kwaron (a.) to piece together,
assemble; 2) kwaronya (n.) (jigsaw)
puzzle
pygmy n. sinyunga (n.)
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pyramid n. pyusado (n.)
pyre n. piwen (n.)
Pyrenees n. ginyo Pirenes (n.)
Q
Q, k n. kwen (n.)
qat n. dundusho (n.)
Qatar n. Gitaran (n.)
Qatari n. 1) Ugitaran (n.) inhabitant of
Qatar; 2) na Gitaran (n.) having to do
with Qatar
quack v. kwauka (a.)
quad n. panda (n.) quadcycle
quadrillion num. nisunya (s.)
quadruple adj . tato pan (s.) (to be)
fourfold, occurring four times; ~t n.
pambenyo (n.)
quake v. 1) dende (a.) to shake violently,
rock; 2) den (n.) shock, sudden blow
(single); 3) adende (n.) shock, tremor
quality n. sangi (n.); to be of good ~ v.
sangile (n.) top notch
quantifier n. wikaya (n.)
quantity n. 1) wiwan (n.) magnitude; 2) iwi
(n.) multitude
quantum n. wisi (n.); ~ theory n.
wi sijono (n.)
quark n. donombe (n.)
quarrel v. 1) ruka (a.) argue (with); 2)
aruka (n.) argument
quarter n. 1) pambe (n.) one fourth:
pambe chu apa a quarter of the
money; 2) dolambe (n.)
neighbourhood, part of a city:
dolambe na Chongan the
Chinese quarter; 3) pambero (n.)
three months, a quarter of a year; ~ly
adj . 1) pamberola (s.) occurring
every three months; 2) pamberoka
(n.) magazine issued every three
months
quartet n. panyo (n.) party, group of four
queen n. wanakim (n.)
quench v. 1) janyosa (a.) satisfy; 2)
mompi (a.) extinguish, make
disappear, bearable, also proverbially:
mompi soke, ikike, iwong, ayai
to quench ones thirst, hunger, anger,
pain; 3) venche (a.) to cool suddenly:
venche refan to quench steel
query n. 1) ahaka (n.) question; 2) akake
(n.) web search query; 3) kake
(a.) perform a web search query,
request for information retrieval
quest n. 1) akelenu (n.); 2) kelenu (a.) to
be on a quest
question n. 1) ahaka (n.) inquiry; 2)
hakum (a.) to interrogate; 3) hoha (s.)
to doubt, be uncertain: hoha
nomunya na uyu to question
someones motives; 4) aya (n.) matter,
case; ~ mark n. hatan (n.); ~ing
n. ahakum (n.) interrogation
queue n. 1) wonana (n.) row of people; 2)
janana (a.) to form a queue
quick adj . ge (s.) quickly, fast
quicksand n. kunshum (n.)
quid n. pio (n.) buck, monetary unit
quiet adj . sus (s.) silent
quilt n. gaizongo (n.)
quinine n. vomiki (n.)
quinoa n. bimbis (n.)
quintet n. jomonyo (n.) party, group of
five
quintuple adj . tato jom (s.) (to be)
fivefold, occurring five times; ~t n.
jombenyo (n.)
quit v. 1) bas (a.) to end, stop, cease; 2)
monzanu (a.) to resign
quite adj . 1) kungile (s.) fairly,
considerably; 2) kwambe (s.)
completely
Quito n. Kitoh (n.)
quiver v. pepye (s.) to tremble, shiver
quotation mark n. shichotan (n.)
quote v. 1) shicho (a.) to repeat a
passage 2) ashicho (n.) act of
repeating a passage; 2) popaka (a.)
to state the price of; 2) apopaka
(n.) act of stating the price
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R
R n. ras (n.) r
rabbi n. nankati (n.) priest
rabbit n. naim (n.)
rabies n. randumi (n.)
race n. 1) geto (n.) speed competition; 2)
gefi (a.) to compete in a speed
competition; 3) chunyo (n.) people of
the same genetic stock, stock,
progenitors
raceme n. sukwe (n.) cluster of fruits,
flowers: sukwe na asu a bunch of
grapes
racial adj . na chunyo (s.)
racism n. chungi (n.)
racist adj . na chungi (s.)
racket n. chekwea (n.) tennis racket
radar n. choyun (n.)
radiation n. 1) adino (n.) any kind of
energy traveling in waves; 2) vindino
(n.) ionizing radiation
radiator n. shanum (n.)
radical adj . vuchu (s.) radically; ~ism
n. vuchupuno (n.) radicalism
radio n. 1) hintal (n.) device; 2) chogon
(n.) kind of electromagnetic wave; 3)
ahincho (n.) radio transmission,
broadcast: ~ station n. 1)
hinchokwe (n.) channel,
broadcasting company; 2) hinchodo
(n.) broadcasting station
radioactive s. vivindino (n.)
radiologist n. ubotanyun (n.)
radiology n. botanyun (n.)
radish n. gechos (n.)
Radium n. dindi ska (n.)
radi us n. 1) itenai (n.) range, span; 2)
banchuno (n.) spoke, radial part;
raft n. nengira (n.)
rag n. baingo (n.); ~ doll n. baingonga
(n.)
rail n. fanuno (n.) railroad, railway
rain n. 1) ti so (n.): tiso javen hunyo
the rain chilled the air; 2) ti so bon (v.)
to rain: zemanta tiso bon
tomorrow it will rain; ~coat n.
sovan (n.)
rainbow n. sansapil (n.)
rainy adj . titiso (s.); ~ season n.
tisota (n.)
raise v. 1) ponti (a.) cause to rise in level,
strength, elevate; 2) javuti (a.) erect,
cause to stand up; 3) ponku
(a.) incite, stir up, cause to come
about: ponku nyeki to raise a
smile; 4) monzon (a.) to wake up:
monzon umia to raise the dead; 5)
jepau (a.) to put forth, bring forward
for consideration: jepau ahaka to
raise a question; 6) kwara (a.) to
collect, gather: kwara varunyo, apa
to raise an army, money; 7) bas
(a.) to end, remove: bas apaska to
raise a spell; 8) tizia (a.) to rear, bring
up; 9) sai (a.) to cause to grow,
cultivate: sai vunki to raise wheat;
10) awento (n.) increment of a bet,
salary; 9) wento (a.) to cause to
become more: wento aniska to
raise a bet
raisin n. sonsu (n.)
ram n. 1) bume (n.) male sheep; 2) chere
(a.) to hit with force; 3) cherepe
(n.) battering ram
random adj . ferenchu (s.) randomly, at
random
range n. 1) itenai (n.) radius, span; 2)
tenai (s.) to span; 3) shibo (n.) rank,
line, class; 4) ginyo (n.) mountain
range; 5) jaren (a.) arrange in an
orderly system; 6) janana (a.) to form
a line, row; 7) luza (a.) to pick a side,
run with: luza kokoinyo to range
with the rebels
rap n. 1) adaika (n.) rap music; 2) dadaika
(a.) to rap; 3) adaika (n.) rap song;
~per n. koirunyo (n.) rebel
rape v. 1) ponjai (a.); 2) aponjai (n.) act of
raping; ~ist n. uponjai (n.)
rapid adj . gege (s.) speedy, quickly
rare adj . sito (s.) rarely
rash n. 1) zaumi (n.) spots on the skin; 2)
gegeke (s.) hasty, reckless; to suffer
from a ~ v. ozaumi (s.)
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raspberry n. kosusu (n.)
Rastafarian n. 1) Urastafarih (n.) person;
2) na Rastafarih (n.) having to do with
Rastafarianism
Rastafarianism n. Irastafarih (n.)
rat n. jekil (n.)
rate n. 1) vambe (n.) proportion; 2) ige
(n.) speed of movement or action; 2)
adau (n.) figure, number, tally
ration n. 1) zambe (a.) a fixed portion; 2)
zazambe (a.) to dose, divide into
portions
rational adj . jepule (s.)
rattle v. riris (a.)
rattlesnake n. ri sinai (n.)
raven n. wankal (n.)
raw adj . zuzung (s.) to
ray n. dino (n.) beam
razor n. rautuya (n.)
re- px . wai- (a.) to repeat, do again, anew
reach v. deche (a.) until, meet, extend to
react v. 1) waija (a.) to act in return; 2)
ronto (a.) to act with another
substance; ~ion n. 1) awaija (n.)
beam; 2) aronto (n.) chemical reaction
read v. 1) koyun (a.) to interpret texts; 2)
koka (a.) to utter texts: uma koka
ben kaiko the mother read the
book to her child; ~er n. 1) ukoyun
(n.) person who reads; 2) koyunko
(n.) schoolbook; ~ing n. 1) akoyun
(n.) act of reading: akoyun nyele
reading is fun; 2) koyunto (n.) public
entertainment: koyunto na dayus
poetry reading;3) shito (n.) version,
interpretation: shito punchu the
official reading
ready adj . kuri (s.) to be prepared,
available for action: kuri denu ha?
are you ready to go?
real adj . ho (s.) really, truly, how very,
happening in fact, not imagined, also:
indeed!, hear hear!
realistic adj . teho (s.)
reality n. iho (n.)
realization n. arento (n.) act of
organizing, achievement, attainment
realize v. 1) rento (a.) to achieve, bring
into being, organize, attain; 2) jebonu
(a.) to come to understand
reap v. saitu (a.)
reason n. 1) amun (n.) cause; 2) ijepu
(n.) ratio; 3) jenoza (a.) to think
logically; ~able adj . jepu (s.)
rebel v. 1) koi ru (a.) to revolt, stand up
against, start a mutiny; 2) ukoiru (n.)
bandit, rebel fighter; ~ion n. koiruto
(n.) revolt, mutiny; ~ious n. kokoiru
(n.) rogue, unruly, not beloning to a
state or serving an authority; ~s n.
koirunyo (n.) rebel army: koirunyo
deru dola the rebels attacked the
city
rebuke v. waifon (a.) to reproach,
reprove
recall v. 1) waimunde (a.) to summon
back; 2) jewai (a.) to remember
receipt n. simpoko (n.)
recei ve v. 1) pauza (a.) to take or get; 2)
choza (a.) to detect a transmission; 3)
yunza (a.) to agree to see, let in
recent adj . tatau (s.) lately, recently
reception n. 1) ayunza (n.) manner in
which someone or something is
received: ayunza mweju a friendly
reception; 2) achoza (n.) manner of
receiving a signal: achoza ming lau
the reception is bad over here; 3)
dozato (n.) social event, receiving of
guests; 4) dozala (n.) place where to
check in; ~ist n. udozala (n.)
recession n. 1) novunu (n.) depression;
2) atonsi (n.) decline
recipe n. zuyoko (n.)
recipient n. upauza (n.)
reciprocal adj . noyonsa (s.)
reciprocity n. inoyonsa (n.)
recitation n. ayuska (n.) oration,
declamation, delivery
recite v. yuska (a.) declaim, orate
recluse n. usi sira (n.) hermit
recognition n. 1) awaijo (n.) act of
identification: jango ninshenyo
chumun ayika na awaijo he
wore sunglasses due to this fear of
recognition; 2) ajoza (n.)
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acknowledgment, admission, credit:
ajoza na ikungi na akejo
recognition of the importance of his
research; beyond ~ adj .
temwaijong (s.) unrecognizable
recognizability n. itemwaijo (n.)
recognizable adj . temwaijo (s.)
recognize v. waijo (a.)
recommend v. noka (a.) to advise,
counsel; ~ation n. anoka (n.)
advice, counsel
recompensation n. awaipa (n.)
remuneration
recompense v. waipa (a.) remunerate
recompile v. yinkemun (a.)
reconcile v. wailu (a.)
reconstruct v. waido (a.) restore
record v. 1) choko (a.) to register in a
permanent form; 2) jiko (n.) album, flat
disk for phonograpic use; 3) dauti (n.)
high score; ~ing n. achoko (n.)
record, footage
recreate v. tatas (a.)
recreation n. atatas (n.)
recruit v. 1) kankaza (a.) to headhunt;2)
henza (n.) new member; ~er n.
ukankaza (n.) headhunter; ~ment
n. akankaza (n.)
rectangle n. nunsa (n.)
rectum n. zebino (n.)
recur v. waito (a.); ~ring adj . wawaito
(s.): ato wawaito recurring events
red adj . yam (s.); ~den v. tonyam (a.);
~dish adj . yanshi (s.); ~ blood
cell n. yansu (n.)
redcurrant n. sinyam (n.)
redo v. wai (a.) do again, repeat, do
again, reenact
reduce v. tonsi (a.) to lessen, become
less, decrease
reduction n. atonsi (n.) decrease, fall
reef n. sosempenyo (n.) coral reef
refer v. 1) cheva (a.) to bring up, mention,
direct attention to, concern: daiko
wau cheva benta this poem is
referring to his childhood; 2) yuno (a.)
to direct to: al yuno yu ureno he
was referred to the manager; ~ence
n. 1) anoke (n.) consultation; 2) na
noke (n.) intended for consultation:
karenko na noke reference
grammar; 3) acheva (n.) act of
mentioning
referee n. ufiren (n.) arbiter, umpire
reflect v. 1) waino (a.) to bend or throw
back, give back an image of: shefan
waino adin the mirror reflected the
light; 2) munyun (a.) to show: kuku
munyun iwanjo his face reflected
his wisdom; ~tion n. 1) wainotan
(n.) image, refection: weyun awaino
la shefan he saw his reflection in
the mirror; 2) ajelon (a.) recollection,
contemplation; ~ on v. jelon (a.) to
recollect, think over again,
contemplate, meditate upon
reform v. 1) wairen (a.) to improve by
alternation; 2) awai ren (n.) act of
improving by alteration
refresh v. 1) waiven (a.) to make cooler
en fresher by wetting or cooling; 2)
waihen (a.) to renew, revive: waihen
kwesho to refresh a page; ~ing
adj . waivenshi (s.); ~ment n.
asoza (n.) drink, serving
refridgerator n. vembeo (n.)
refuge n. minchuvan (n.); ~e n. minchu
(n.)
refund v. 1) mompa (a.) to reimburse; 2)
mompa (n.) reimbursement
refusal n. 1) anonke (n.) declinement to
do; 2) anonza (n.) declinement to
accept
refuse v. 1) nonke (a.) to decline to do:
nonke kwan he refused to study;
2) nonza (a.) to decline to accept :
nonza apa he refused the money;
3) muleng (a.) to deny access to: yu
muleng bau aki he denied the
dog food
refutal n. awoyun (n.)
refute v. woyun (a.)
regal adj . kim (s.) royal
regard v. 1) tos (s.) to concern, be about;
2) jehea (s.) to consider, take into
account: jehea ivan lo! do regard
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his safety!; 3) ajehea (n.)
consideration, attention: leleng
ajehea na aule without regard for
someones proberty; ~ing adj . tos
(s.) concerning, about
regi me n. apun (n.) reign
region n. sinan (n.) province, substate
register v. boko (a.) to create an account
regret v. 1) toyau (s.) to feel sorry for, 2)
itoyau (n.) troubled feeling over deeds
regular adj . 1) daito (s.) happening at
specific intervals, following a system:
janka daito a regular verb; 2)
janjasa (s.) normal, ordinary
regurgitate v. monkenza (a.)
regurgitation n. amonkenza (n.)
reimburse v. 1) waipa (a.) to
recompense; ~ment n. awaipa (n.)
refund
reincarnate v. sewai (a.)
reign v. 1) pun (s.) to rule, govern,
dominate: ukim yu pun the
reigning monarch; 2) apun (n.) regime,
dominance: apun na ive the reign
of peace
reincarnation n. 1) asewai (n.) process
of reincarnating; 2) usewai (n.)
reincarnated person: usewai na yem
chu Budah the third reincarnation
of Buddha
reindeer n. manopyai (n.)
reject v. 1) nonza (a.) to refuse; 2)
mohoka (a.) to repudiate
rejoice v. nyeka (s.) to be glad, happy
rejuvenate v. waisita (a.)
rejuvenation n. awai sita (n.)
related adj . vanyova (s.) to be family of,
have a connection with
relation n. 1) ava (n.) connection, relation,
2) iva (n.) kinship; 3) ijuva (n.)
romantic affair; ~ship n. 1) ava (n.)
link, connection: ava la tos ijum ai
ami na bamba theres a
relationship between weight and heart
disease; 2) zaiva (n.) emotional
connection with: zaiva tos
bemwana nen the relationship
with my daughter is good; 3) ijuva (n.)
romantic affair: ijuva tonyocho
their relationship got out; to have a ~
n. juva (s.) to be involved in a
romantic relationship
relative n. 1) uvanyo (n.) family member;
2) nyova (s.) having to do with, being
dependent upon each other; 3) vasun
(s.) introducting a dependent clause
release v. tustu (a.) to let go, leave alone
relevance n. itauva (n.)
relevant adj . 1) tauva (s.) having a
connection with the situation; 2) tauto
(s.) current, up to date, actual
reliability n. itereju (n.)
reliable adj . tereju (s.)
reliance n. irava (n.) dependence
reliant adj . rava (s.) dependent,
depending on
relief n. 1) wensa (n.) land relief, terrain;
2) awensa (n.) sculptured artwork; 3)
amonjau (n.) an easing, lightening; to
ones ~ adv. omonjau (s.) to be
relieved, unloaded: yu omonjau wi
en nia chiche ben much to his
relief the car missed the child
relieve v. monjau (a.) to lighten, ease,
take a load from; to ~ oneself v.
chora (a.); ~ed adj . omonjau (s.)
religion n. nampuno (n.)
religious adj . na nampuno (n.)
relocate v. 1) nudora (a.) to move, move
to; 2) pondora (a.) force to move to
rely v. 1) rava (s.) to depend on: kekwe
rava wi anenempa the
organizations relies heavily on charity;
2) reju (s.) to trust: al tengi reju yu
you can rely on him
remain v. 1) lara (a.) to stay, keep, retain:
lara bo yudo remain inside the
house!; 2) chula (a.) to be left: ajewai
chula the memory remains; ~der
n. achula (n.) rest, what is left
behind
remark n. 1) atoska (n.) comment,
observation; 2) toska (a.) comment
on, make an observation; ~able adj .
temwu (s.)
remedy n. 1doub) amomi (n.) cure; 2)
amumong (n.) something that
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counteracts or corrects; 3) mumong
(a.) to put back in the correct state
remember v. jewai (a.)
remembrance n. ajewai (n.)
remind v. munje (a.)
reminisce v. 1) jewai (a.) to remember,
recollect; 2) jewaika (a.) to discuss
past events; ~nce n. ajewai (n.)
remote adj . nainu (s.) far off, distant; ~
control n. nainotil (n.)
removal n. azachu (n.)
remove v. zachu (a.) to take away, take
off, take from
remunerate v. waipa (a.) recompense
remuneration n. awaipa (n.)
(re)compensation
render v. chopau (a.) to output; ~ing n.
achopau (n.) output
renounce v. pauchu (a.) to give up,
renounce, forsake
renovate v. hendo (a.)
renovation n. ahendo (n.)
rent v. 1) lapau (a.) to hire; 2) alapau (n.)
payment; 3) dopa (n.) interest, profit;
for ~ v. telapau (s.)
repair v. waisa (a.) to mend
repeat v. wai (a.) do again, redo, do
again, reenact
repel v. ponchu (a.); ~lent n.
ponchuvo (n.)
repent v. toyauka (a.); ~ance n.
atoyauka (n.)
repetition n. awai (n.)
replace v. 1) waila (a.) to put back,
restore; 2) layom (a.) supplant,
substitute: layom hunda to
replace a tyre
repl y v. 1) waika (a.) to give an answer; 2)
awai ka (n.) act of answering
report v. 1) toka (a.) to give an account
of; 2) atoka (n.) account: atoka na
utoyun an eyewitness report; ~er
n. tokacho (n.) journalist
represent v. 1) laka (s.) to act als a
delegate; 2) jetan (s.) depict, stand
for
representation n. 1) alaka (n.) act of
representing someone; 2) ajetan (n.)
depiction
representati ve n. ulaka (n.)
reproach v. waifon (a.) to rebuke,
reprove
reproduce v. 1) shiwai (a.) to make
again, re-create; 2) jambenyo (a.) to
produce offspring (in a sexual
manner): soloyun janja jambenyo
mwenu pandabears tend to
reproduce slowly; 3) waisun (s.) to
undergo copying, duplicating, produce
offspring (in an asexual manner):
sesu la waisun gege the cells
are reproducing rapidly
reproduction n. 1) ashiwai (n.) act of re-
creating something ashiwai na aupo
wau tusung reproduction of these
goods is prohibited; 2) shiwaya (n.)
re-creation: tanyus shiwaya the
painting is a reproduction; 3) abenyo
(n.) sexual production of offspring:
abenyo na yunga human
reproduction; 4) awai sun (n.)
duplication: tim en bas awaisun na
misu we must stop the reproduction
of the bacteriae
reprove v. waifon (a.) to rebuke,
reproach
reptile n. venga (n.)
reptilian adj . vengashi (s.)
republic n. lenkiman (n.)
repudiate v. mohoka (a.) to reject
repulsive adj . tehe (s.) disgusting
reputation n. puku (n.); to have a ~ v.
pukule (n.)
request v. 1) soi (s.) to politely ask for; 2)
asoi (n.) act of requesting
require v. 1) tinza (s.) to need; 2) pauka
(s.) to demand; ~d adj . otinza (s.)
requirement n. itinza (n.)
requite v. waipau (a.) to return, give back
rerun n. 1) awaicho (s.) rebroadcasted
program; 2) waicho (s.) to broadcast
again
research v. 1) kejo (a.) to study a field of
knowledge: kejo yukajono to do
research on lnguistics; 2) akejo (n.)
act of studying knowledge
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rescue v. muvan (a.) to save
resent v. heka (s.)
reserve v. 1) kubora (a.) to set, secure in
advance; 2) izevan (n.) tendency to
keep ones feelings to themselve; ~d
adj . 1) okubora (s.) secured in
advance: nunya wau okubora
this table is reserved; 2) zevan (a.)
having the tendency to keep ones
feelings to oneself
reservoir n. muraso (n.) water reserve
reside v. dora (s.) to live, dwell
resident n. udora (n.) dweller, tenant;
~ial adj . na dora (s.); lanyo na
dora a residential area
residue n. chulavo (n.)
resign v. monzanu (a.); ~ation n.
amonzanu (n.)
resin n. pezun (n.)
resist v. nonkeru (s.); ~ance n.
nonkerunyo (n.)
resolute adj . nore (s.) determined
resolution n. 1) inore (n.)
determination; 2) tanzoyo (n.) optical
resolution
resolve v. baskaza (a.) to resolve to
resource n. zavo (n.) natural resource,
something available to use, something
that can be resorted to; ~ful adj .
henjole (s.) inventive; ~fulness n.
ihenjole (n.)
respect v. 1) wenju (s.) to feel esteem
for; 2) iwenju (n.) act of feeling
esteem for; ~able adj . temwenju
(s.); ~ability n. itemwenju (s.); ~ed
adj . owenju (s.); ~ful adj . wenjule
(s.) respectfully
respiration n. ahuhum (n.)
respiratory n. na huhum (n.)
respond v. waika (a.) to answer, reply
response n. awaika (n.) answer, reply
responsibility n. ipuza (n.)
accountability; to take ~ for v.
jampuza (a.)
responsible v. puza (s.) to be
responsible for accountable
rest v. 1) zonza (s.) to refresh oneself by
sleeping or inactivity; 2) lara (s.) to
stay, remain the same: tustu lara
lo! let it rest!; 3) azonza (n.) act of
refreshing oneself; 4) izonza (n.) state
of inactivity: 5) achula (n.) remainder:
kiza achula they ate the rest; 6)
revu (n.) prop, support
restaurant n. kido (n.)
restrain v. janchu (a.)
restrict v. jambotusung (a.); ~ed adj .
botusung (s.)
restroom n. sobea (n.) toilet, bathroom
result n. 1) zeto (n.) effect; 2) tonzeto (n.)
to end as a consequence, as an effect
retai n v. lera (s.) to keep, have and hold
retaliate v. mimwai (a.) to avenge
retaliation n. amimwai (n.) revenge
retard n. 1) ujeze (n.) retarded person; 2)
munzevi (a.) to slow the advance of,
cause to slow down, delay, stall,
hinder, frustrate
retardation n. 1) ijeze (n.) mental
disability; 2) amonge (n.) decrease of
velocity: yun amonge sin he
noticed a slight retardation; 3) izevi
(n.) tardiness, state of being retarded,
amount of retardation: izevi na
tomwan le maro vai a 6 month
growth retardation ; 4) azevi (n.)
hindrance, delay: azevi la nuno
denu Pilimas there is a retardation
on the road to Plymouth
retarded adj . jeze (n.)
retina n. yumbonum (n.)
retire v. kanchu (a.); ~ment n.
akanchu (n.)
retract v. monkum (a.)
return v. 1) wainu (a.) to turn back, come
again; 2) awainu (n.) act of coming
back; 3) waipau (a.) to give back
reveal v. 1) munyun (a.) to show, uncover,
make known; 2) nanyun (s.) to make
known by supernatural means, in a
vision
revelation n. 1) amunyun (n.) show,
manifestation; 2) ananyun (n.) vision,
prophecy: Ananyun Revelations
revenge n. amimwai (n.) retaliation
reverse v. 1) mong (a.) undo, make
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undone; 2) monu (a.) to happen,
occur, go in the opposite order,
backwards; 3) jamonu (a.) to put in
reverse: jamonu nia to put the car
in reverse;
revise v. wain (a.); ~d adj . owain (s.)
revision n. awain (n.)
revisionism n. kawompuno (n.) denialism
revolver n. chenda (n.)
revolution n. punyinto (n.); ~ism n.
apunyinke (n.); ~ist n. 1)
upunyinke (n.) revolutionist person; )
punyinke (s.) striving for a revolution;
~ary adj . wanyin (s.)
reward n. topa (n.)
rewire v. waipino (a.)
rheumatism n. vayaikos (n.)
Rhine n. Rain (n.)
rhi noceros n. fupenga (n.)
Rhodi um n. foyangu (n.)
rhyme s. 1) shihinka (s.) to sound alike,
make sound alike; 2) shihim (n.)
correspondence of sound
rhythm n. dai (n.); ~ic adj . daile (s.)
rib n. lupe (n.); ~cage n. lupenyo (n.)
ribbon n. nongo (n.)
rice n. lanki (n.); ~field n. lankila (n.)
rich adj . 1) pale (s.) having much
property; 2) palenyo (n.) rich people,
the rich; 3) lon (s.) having much
constituents, dense with: kito lon a
rich meal; ~ person n. upale (n.)
richochet v. bombone (a.)
rickshaw n. kunda (n.)
rid v. lencho (a.) to get rid of, dispose of
riddle n. fihaka (n.)
ride v. 1) danu (a.) to roll, roll towards:
fanai danu dola the train rode to
the city; 2) muno (a.) to drive, steer,
cause to ride: muno sunda to ride
a bike; 3) zeti (s.) to move while being
carried: zeti win to ride a horse; 4)
nuto (n.) drive, trip
ridge n. weno (n.)
ridicule v. jantehau (a.)
ridiculous adj . tehau (s.)
rifle n. chempe (n.) compare: gun
right v. 1) zano (s.) to be located to the
right side of: ape zano yudo the
tree is to the right of the house; 2) la
zano (a.) being the one of multiple
options on the right: lele la zano
the right hand; 3) nempu (s.) in
accordance with morality, just: aya
nempu eno jam the right thing to
do; 4) nenshi (s.) correct: awaika
nenshi the right answer; 5)
panombe (s.) measuring 90 degrees:
pil panombe a right angle; 6)
koika (n.) legal option: koika na hai
the right to live; 7) zanola (s.)
conservative to reactionary political
position: nyores zanola a right
wing party; 8) zanolanyo (n.) the
Right, the collective of right wng
parties; 9) chau (s.) exactly: tau chau
right now; 10) nen lo (s.) very well,
okay then: nen lo, om jam right,
lets do this; 11) noshi (s.) straight,
directly: denu noshi vado lo! you
go right home!; 12) janosa (s.) to
make straight; 13) janenshi (s.) to
correct, make right; to have the ~ to
v. koikale (s.) to be entitled to; ~ful
adj . koikashi (s.) lawful, having a
lawful claim; ~ away adv. cheze
(n.) directly after; ~-handed adj .
zanoza (s.)
rigid adj . renu (s.) stiff, not flexible
rigidity n. irenu (n.)
rigorous adj . rele (s.) harsh, severe
ring n. 1) rongu (n.) round ornament; 2)
didil (a.) to tinkle, jingle; 3) banzakuro
(n.) ring buffer; ~finger n. vayol
(n.)
Rio Grande n. Rio-Garandeh (n.)
riot n. 1) rupunto (n.) act of rioting; 2)
rupun (a.) to run amok
rip v. 1) kumbai (a.) to tear; 2) akumbai
(n.) tear, rent
ripe adj . rim (s.); ~n v. torim (s.)
ripple v. pongon (s.) to wave, cause
waves: adu che aso pongon kuchi
the stone hit the water rippling the
surface
rise v. 1) tomwen (s.) to become high:
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wengi na finso la tomwen
sealevels are rising; 2) tonzeo (s.) to
swell, puff up: binki nonja tonzeo
the bread failed to rise; 3) tinu (a.) to
ascend; 4) atinu (n.) ascent; 5) tomwi
(a.) to increase, multiply; 6) atomwi
(n.) increase, multiplication; 7)
tomwan (a.) to increase, grow,
become big; 8) atomwan (n.)
increase, growth (in size); 9) jando
(a.) to build
risk n. 1) zeni s (n.) chance of happening;
2) zende (n.) to expose to danger,
endanger, incur the chance of: zende
ihai to risk ones life; at ~ n.
zembo (s.) in danger; ~y adj .
tenzen (s.)
rite n. puto (n.) ceremony
ritual n. 1) puto (n.) rite, ceremony; 2) na
puto (n.) ceremonial, having to do with
a rite
rival n. 1) ufe (n.) competitor; 2) wefe (n.)
acting as a rival, rivaling: dola sun
wefe two rivaling towns; ~ry n. ife
(n.)
river n. sonai (n.)
Riyadh n. Riad (n.)
roach n. shi sidi (n.) cockroach
road n. nuno (n.) way, street, path;
~block n. nonyau (n.); ~ rage n.
iwonka na nuno (n.)
roar v. 1) rul (a.) deep bellowing outburst
of sound made by animals; 2) arul
(n.) act of roaring
roast v. 1) pizu (s.) to cook or dry over a
fire or by exposure to great heat; 2)
aupizu (n.) something roasted (meat);
~ed adj . opizu (s.)
rob v. pompau (a.); ~ber n. upompau
(n.); ~bery n. apompau (n.)
robe n. sengo (n.) dress
robin n. yambambi (n.)
robot n. 1) yutal (n.) android; 1) lotal (n.)
automatic device (not humanlike)
robust adj . pelesa (s.) sturdy
rock n. 1) adu (n.) stone; 2) nonoi (a.) to
move back and forth, wag, wave:
nonoi simben to rock a baby; 3)
rak (n.) rock music; ~er n. nonoya
(n.) rocking cradle; ~ing chair n.
nonoiraya (n.)
rocket n. 1) peni (n.) spacecraft; 2)
bumpe (n.) projectile, missile
rocky adj . dule (s.); ~ Mountains n.
ginyo Rakih (n.)
rod n. 1) pepe (n.) stick; 2) lelembe (n.)
branch
rodent n. ukikil (n.); ~s n. kikilinyo (n.)
order of rodents
role n. 1) aleke (n.) function, part; 2)
nyanyu (n.) part or character played
by an actor
roll v. 1) danu (a.) to roll towards: roya
danu bau the ball rolled towards
the dog; 2) mundanu (a.) to cause to
roll (towards): simbu mundanu
roya the boy rolled the ball; 3) tolko
(n.) scroll, bookscroll; 4) yoko (n.) list;
5) binkos (n.) small bread, bun; ~ up
v. totolu (a.)
Roman n. 1) Uromah (n.) citizen of Rome;
2) na Romah (n.) having to do with
Rome
romance n. ijuva (n.) relationship, affair
Romance adj . Romachu (s.)
Romani adj . 1) Romani (s.) having to do
with the Romani ethnicity; 2)
Romaninyo (n.) Romani people; 3)
Uromani (n.) Romani person; 4)
Romanika (n.) Romani language
Romania n. Romanan (n.)
Romanian n. 1) Uroman (n.) person of
the Romanian ethnicity; 2) Roman (s.)
having to do with the Romanian
culture; 3) Uromanan (n.) citizen of
Romania; 4) na Romanan (n.) having
to do with the Romanian state; 5)
Romanka (n.) Romanian language
Rome n. Romah (n.)
roof n. doti (n.)
rook n. beski (n.)
room n. 1) bea (n.) chamber; 2) itus (n.)
opportunity, reasonable scope: itus
na popoka room to negotiate
rooster n. bukwo (n.) cock
root n. 1) pevu (n.) embedded part of a
plant or structure: pevu na dun the
root of a tooth; 2) kavu (n.)
fundamental element of a word
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(linguistics); 3) juvu (n.) emotional ties
with (a culture, place); 4) kuban (n.)
root directory
rope n. naya (n.)
rose n. jufo (n.)
rosemary n. mansoza (n.)
rotate v. nunuda (s.) whirl, spin, revolve
rotation n. anunuda (n.)
rot adj . mwa (s.) rotten, spoiled, gone bad
rotor n. dadun (n.)
rough adj . 1) ham (s.) irregular, not
smooth; 2) hanju (s.) not subtile,
coarse; ~ly adv. chauchang (n.) ;
~ness n. ihanju (n.) coarseness
round adj . 1) rosa (s.) shaped like a ball,
circle; 2) ronu (s.) involving a circular
motion or return to the same point:
nuto ronu a round trip; 3)
teninimbe (s.) dividable by ten(s); 4)
fimbe (n.) part or period of a game; 5)
chencho (n.) one shot or
simultaneous shots; ~ed adj . orosa
(s.) milka orosa a rounded vowel
route n. nunyo (n.)
router n. winodal (n.)
royal adj . kim (s.) regal
royalty n. ikim (n.)
row n. 1) wonana (n.) queue, line; 2)
aunana (n.) line of objects, seats:
aunana na ku front row; 3) ajaru
(n.) brawl, fight; 4) huhupe (a.) to
propel with oars
rowan n. mwesu (n.)
rubber n. vauvo (n.)
rubble n. baimbe (n.)
rubella n. yenyam (n.)
Rubidium n. gemwangu (n.)
ruby n. yangu (n.)
rudder n. noya (n.)
rude adj . kapung (s.) impolite
rug n. zinum (n.) carpet
rugby n. Ragabih (n.)
rule n. 1) renya (n.) law; 2) pun (a.) to
govern, reign; ~ out v. lechika (a..)
to exclude from consideration
rum n. Rom (n.)
rumble v. denka (a.)
run v. 1) gevu (a.) go swiftly (towards); 2)
weluza (s.) associate with, side with;
3) sonu (a.) to move, flow: fuku
sonu my nose is running; 4)
minchu (a.) to flee; 5) fiza (a.) to
take part in a contest: fiza tom
punyoti he ran for president; 6) ri
(s.) be active, be on nutal la ri the
engine is running; 7) reno (a.) to
manage: reno ponyo to run an
enterprise; 8) geto (n.) race, match; 9)
nuto (n.) trip; 10) nonu (n.) course,
way things go ; 10) sosa (s.) be
liquid; on the ~ adv. la minchu
(s.); ~ into v. chede (s.) encounter:
chede uma nintau I ran into my
mother today ; ~ out of v. momura
(s.) use up a supply: wanyo la
momura nuso were running out
of gas; ~ over v. wende (a.) to
overflow, flood
runner n. vauvu (n.) sneaker, trainer
runway n. netino (n.) airstrip
rural adj . na sayanyo (s.)
rush v. 1) genu (a.) to move or come
swiftly, dash: genu wairu to rush to
someones defense; 2) mungenu (a.)
to make move swiftly, make hurry: al
mungenu yu semido he was
rushed to the hospital; 3) agenu (n.)
act of rushing; 4) acheti (n.) kick, jazz;
in a ~ v. cheti (s.); ~ hour n.
lonyota (n.)
Russia n. Rusan (n.)
Russian n. 1) Urus (n.) person of the
Russian ethnicity; 2) Rus (s.) having to
do with the Russian culture; 3) Urusan
(n.) citizen of Russia; 4) na Rusan (n.)
having to do with the Russian state; 5)
Ruska (n.) Russian language
rust v. 1) humwa (s.) to oxydize, spoil
through disuse; 2) ahumwa (n.)
process of oxydation; 3) humwangu
(n.) coat of oxydated metal
Rutherfordium n. Radafodia (n.)
Rwanda n. Ruandan (n.)
Rwandan n. 1) Uruandan (n.) citizen of
Rwanda; 3) na Ruandan (n.) having to
do with the Rwandan state; 3)
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Ruandaka (n.) Kinyarwanda language
rye n. solki (n.); ~bread n. binki na
solki (n.)
S
S, s n. ses (n.)
sabotage n. 1) amonteri (n.) act of
sabotaging; 2) monteri (a.) to
intentionally destroy equipment
saboteur n. umonteri (n.)
sack n. 1) bos (n.) bag; 2) sembos (n.)
sack made of bodily tissue:
bensembos amniotic sack; 3)
monza (a.) to fire
sacred adj . nampu (s.) holy
sacrifice v. jampauto (a.) to offer
sad adj . yoyun (s.); ~den v. janyoyun
(a.)
saddle n. 1) rachi (n.) seat; 2) jara rachi
ti (a.) to put a saddle on
safe adj . van (s.) secure; ~ty n. ivan
(n.) security
saffron n. vunjim (n.)
sage n. besho (n.)
Sahara n. Saharan (n.)
sail n. 1) tihungo (n.) piece of fabric
designed to move a vessel; 2) soti (a.)
to move across the water
sailor n. usoni (n.) seaman
saint n. unampu (n.) seama
Saint Petersburg n. San-Petereburuk
(n.)
salad n. venki (n.)
salamander n. goinai (n.)
salary n. kampa (n.)
sale n. 1) amumpo (n.) act of selling; 2)
pasito (n.) special action selling goods
for lower prices
salesman n. umumpo (n.)
saline adj . fimile (s.)
saliva n. kimos (n.) spit
salmon n. yangan (n.)
salt n. 1) fim (n.) substance; 2) jafim (a.)
to make salt, put salt on; 3) ofim (s.)
containing salt, salted; ~y adj . finju
(s.) tasting of salt
salute v. 1) lemai (s.) to greet in a militairy
manner; 2) alemai (n.) act of saluting
same adj . kwashi (s.) the same, the same
as, the same way
sample n. 1) yumbe (n.) specimen; 2)
chombe (n.) snippet, piece of a
recording; 3) chomberon (a.) to
digitalize and reassemble samples
San Francisco n. Sen-Ferensiskoh
San Jose n. 1) Sen-Hoseh (n.) city in
California; 2) San-Hoseh (n.) capital
of Costa Rica
San Marino n. Samarinoan (n.)
sanction n. 1) amimunza (n.) coercive
measure; 2) mimunza (a.) subject to a
sanction; 3) tuskako (a.) to ratify,
authorize
sanctify v. janampu (a.) to consecrate
sanctuary n. nampula (n.)
sand n. shum (n.) large amount of grains;
sandal n. nayavu (n.)
sandwich n. tumbenyo (n.)
Sanskrit n. Sansakataka (n.)
sapling n. bempe (n.) seedling
sardine n. fangan (n.)
satellite n. 1) mam (n.) moon; 2) manya
(n.) artificial moon; 3) luvuan (n.)
satellite state; ~ disk n. chonum
(n.)
satiate v. bovi (a.); ~d n. obovi (n.)
satisfaction n. iyosaka (n.)
satisfied adj . yosaka (s.)
satisfy v. janyosa (a.); ~ing adj . weosa
(s.)
Saturday n. Teota (n.)
Saturn n. Aurora (n.)
sauce n. kiso (n.); ~pan n. zudeo (n.)
saucer n. sinkihu (n.);
Saudi n. 1) Usaudan (n.) citizen of Saudi-
Arabia; 3) na Saudan (n.) having to do
with Saudi-Arabia; ~-Arabia n.
Saudan (n.)
sauna n. shambea (n.)
sausage n. sepe (n.)
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saut n. gezu (n.)
savannah n. poyan (n.)
save v. 1) muvan (a.) to rescue or keep
from danger; 2) para (a.) to preserve,
store for later use: para apa to
save money; 3) molenza (a.) prevent
from waste: aye molenza wanyo
ata wi that saved us a lot of time; 4)
shiko (a.) to copy data for storeage
savings n. 1) paranyo (n.) stashed
money; 2) muranyo (n.) provisions
saw n. 1) duntuya (n.) cutting tool; 2)
duntu (a.) to cut or divide with a saw;
~dust n. tushum (n.)
saxophone n. pingupil (n.)
say v. ka (a.) to tell, speak
saying n. auka (n.) proverb, expression
scale n. 1) vio (n.) unit of measuring,
method of numerical notation; 2)
vawan (n.) relative size; 3) nungi (n.)
rank, level, degree; 4) varau (n.)
overlapping, rigid plate: varau na
gan the scale of a fish; 5) jinyanyo
(n.) series of tones within an octave; 6)
jumasha (n.) weighing scale; on a
large ~ v. le vawan wan (a.); on a
small ~ v. le vawan sin (a.)
scallion n. benchichi (n.)
scalpel n. momituya (n.)
scam v. 1) kompo (a.) to swindle, deceive;
2) akompo (n.) act of scamming
scanner n. tandal (n.)
scar n. tuchi (n.)
scarce adj . visi (s.) scarcely, hardly
scare v. munyi (a.) to frighten
scary adj . tenyi (s.)
scarf n. kentol (n.)
scatter v. 1) membe (a) strew around,
cast around; 2) sisimbe (a.) to
fragmentize, cause to scatter
scattered adj . 1) omembe (s.) strewn
around; 2) osimbe (s.) fragmented; ~
disc n. Sinti ranyo Sibo (n.)
scavenge v. kinu (a.); ~r n. ukinu (n.)
scene n. 1) tanumbe (n.) movie scene; 2)
abunju (n.) embarrassing display of
emotion; to make a ~ v. bunju (s.)
scepter n. kimpengu (n.)
schedule n. 1) noko (n.) table, scheme,
arrangement of information in rows
and colums; 2) nanako (n.) scheme,
diagram, arrangement of information
involving lines and pictograms; 3)
tayoko (n.) program, time table; 4)
tayokoza (n.) to include in a schedule
schematic adj . nanakoshi (n.)
schizophrenia n. konjumi (n.)
schizophrenic n. 1) ukonjumi (n.)
schizophrenic person; 2) na konjumi
(n.) having to do with schizophrenia
school n. kwando (n.); ~bus n.
kwandoni (n.)
schwalbe n. akombon (n.); to make a
~ n. kombon (a.) to pretend to fall
science n. jono (n.)
scientific adj . na jono (n.)
scientist n. ujono (n.)
scifi n. jonokeho (n.) movie genre
scissors n. rantuya (n.)
scold v. foika (a.) to abuse
scoop v. 1) chachal (a.) to shovel, scoop
up; 2) chal (n.) scoop, shovel
(artefact); 3) kuyoko (n.) first,
exclusive news story
scooter n. ratunda (n.)
scorch v. chipi (a.) singe, sear
score n. 1) afio (n.) total of points scored;
2) jafio (a.) to make a goal; 3) toshi
(n.) situation: haya toshi? whats
the score?
Scorpio n. Pyulua (n.)
scorpion n. pyulua (n.)
scout v. 1) henu (a.) to explore; 2) uhenu
(n.) person that scouts, explorer
scrape v. churau (a.) to scrape off
scratch v. 1) jarau (a.) to cut the surface
with something sharp; 2) rarau (a.) to
scrape or rub lightly to relieve an itch;
3) arau (n.) undeep cut; 4) gekoko
(a.) to draw or write hurriedly; 5)
monkoko (a.) to scratch out, cancel
scream v. 1) swika (a.) to utter a shrill
shout, shriek; 2) aswi ka (n.) shrill
shout, shriek; 3) donka (a.) to cry or
call loudly, yell; 4) adonka (n.) loud cry
or call
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screen n. num (n.) flat surface usually
having a rectangular shape, wall;
~saver n. zazanku (n.)
screw n. 1) dape (n.) propellor; 2) dapyu
(n.) mechanical device; 3) dadapyu
(a.) to insert a screw; ~driver n.
dapyutu (n.); ~ around v. wowoi
(a.); ~ up n. 1) awamwoi (n.)
blunder; 2) wawamwoi (n.) person
habitually screwing things up
script n. 1) kotanyo (n.) alphabet, writing
system; 2) sindanko (n.) simple
program in a language controlling an
application; 3) tonuko (n.) playbook,
scenario
scripture n. nanko (n.) holy book
scroll n. 1) tolko (n.) bookscroll: Tolko
na Finso Mia the Dead Sea scrols;
2) autol (n.) something shaped like a
scroll; 3) yoko (n.) list; 4) dayun (a.) to
move to or display by moving vertically
or horizontally: soi dayun baski na
kwesho please scroll to the end of
the page; ~bar n. dayuno (n.)
scrotum n. surobos (n.)
sculpt v. satu (a.) to cut out, carve; ~ure
n. asatu (n.)
sea n. finso (n.); ~gull n. sokal (n.) gull;
~man n. usoni (n.) sailor; ~mine n.
sisobum (n.); ~shell n. ranga (n.);
~sick adj . yaiza nunumi (s.);
~sickness n. nunumi (n.); ~weed
n. finzi (n.)
seal n. 1) sobau (n.) sea mammal; 2)
jarekai (a.) to secure with a seal; 3)
rekai (n.) wafer of a material that must
be broken in order to open something;
4) kwetan (n.) logo
sealion n. soyus (n.)
seam n. 1) si skuno (n.) row of stitches; 2)
sisi sku (a.) to stitch, form a row of
stitches; ~stress n. pupyungo (n.)
tailor, sewer
sear v. chipi (a.) singe, scorch
search v. 1) kele (a.) to look for, seek; 2)
akele (n.) act of searching; ~light n.
dinoya (n.) spotlight
season n. 1) manyo (n.) part of the year;
2) jaloiki (a.) provide with spices; 2)
fitoro (n.) period of time over which a
competition is played: fitoro na
chepero baseball season
seat n. 1) rala (n.) place to sit; 2)
wembera (n.) membership by election
or appointment
seated v. ra (s.) in a seated position
seating n. rala (n.)
Seattle n. Siatal (n.)
sebum n. chisau (n.) skin fat, sebaceous
matter
seclude v. jansi sira (a.) to isolate oneself
from, screen off; ~d adj . si sira (s.)
lanyo sisira a secluded area
seclusion n. i si sira (n.)
second adj . 1) na sun (s.) coming next
after the first; 2) sinsirio (n.) time unit;
secondary adj . sungi (s.) of the second
level, of secondary importance; ~
education n. amukwan na tum
(n.)
secret n. 1) asiska (n.) something
unrevealed; 2) sis (s.) in secret,
secretly
secretary n. renkan (n.); ~ of State n.
vupunti (n.)
sect n. chinoto (n.) cult; ~arian adj . 1)
uchinoto (n.) member of a sect; 2) na
nyombepuno (n.) pertaining to
sectarianism; ~arianism n.
nyombepuno (n.)
section n. 1) ambe (n.) part, share; 2) atu
(n.) act of cutting
secular adj . namavang (s.); ~ism n.
namavampuno (n.); ~ity n.
inamavang (n.)
secure adj . 1) van (s.) safe; 2) javan (a.)
make safe, protect; 3) kaiva (a.) to
fasten, brace, buckle; 4) tereju (s.) to
be reliable
security n. 1) avan (n.) process of
securing, keeping safe; 2) ivan (n.)
safety; 3) javanyo (n.) group of guards
sedate v. muvera (a.)
sedati ve n. veravo (n.)
sediment n. rangi (n.) layer of sediments;
to form a ~ v. rangira (a.)
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see v. weyun (a.)
seed n. benzoi (n.) one seed, embrionic
plant; vura benzoi to plant a seed;
~ling n. bempe (n.) sapling
seek v. kele (a.) to search
seem v. yunkule (a.) to appear to
segregrate v. mumbera (s.)
segregration n. amumbera (n.)
seizure n. denjeto (n.); ~ to have a ~ v.
denje (s.)
seldom adv. sito (s.) rarely
select v. jeza (a.) choose; ~ion n. 1)
ajeza (n.) act or process of choosing:
ajeza reza the selection was hard;
2) jezanyo (n.) things/people selected:
jezanyo na ajika a selection of
songs
selenium n. suyavo (n.)
selenology n. manjono (n.)
self n. -lo (pron.) reflexive suffix: lilo
yourself; ~esteem n. ilopu (n.); ~
pity n. ayoilo (n.);
sell v. mumpo (a.)
semantic adj . na kabo (n.) semantically;
~s n. 1) ikabo (n.) content, meaning
of a word, notational meaning; 2)
kabojono (n.) field of linguistics
semen n. basuso (n.) sperm
semiannual adj na sumbetiro (n.)
semicolon n. pyobastan (n.)
senate n. nyaukubea (n.) upper house
senator n. nyauku (n.)
send v. munu (a.); ~ a message v.
munuka (a.); ~ off v. munchu (a.)
expel, make leave
sensation n. iju (n.)
sense n. 1) iju (n.) feeling, emotion,
sensation; 2) ju (a.) to feel, perceive:
yu ju aya la vu he sensed
something behind him; 3) asenju (n.)
ability to feel: asenju jom the five
senses; 4) ijeno (n.) logic: ijeno
nong la aye there is no sense in
that; in the ~ that adv. kanosa
(s.); common ~ n. jupu (n.)
sensible adj jenole (s.)
sensitive adj . 1) viju (s.) to be tender:
ala viju a sensitive spot; 2) geju
(s.) easily upset: ben geju a
sensitive child; 3) wiju (s.) reacting
keenly: hinyo wiju a sensitive ear;
4) tevanjo (s.) to be better to hide,
keep a secret: aujo tevanjo
sensitive information
sensitivity n. 1) iviju (n.) tenderness; 2)
igeju (n.) condition of being easily
upset; 3) iwiju (n.) condition of feeling
or perceiving keenly: iwiju na titi na
yol wan the sensitivity of fingertips
is high
sensory adv. na senju (s.)
sentence n. 1) kanyo (n.) group of words;
2) afonka (n.) decision about
judgment; 3) fonka (s.) to pronounce
judgment: al fonka yu mia he was
sentenced to death
Seoul n. Seol (n.)
separate v. 1) sunu (a.) severe, cause to
split; 2) chusi (s.) rare, isolated,
separately; 3) chi kai (a.) to isolate
from
separated adj . osunu (s.) split, cleft
separatism n. sunupuno (n.)
separatist adj . 1) na sunupuno (n.) of a
separatist nature; 2) usunupuno (n.)
person
sequence n. azenu (n.)
sequel n. zenumbe (n.) follow-up
Serbia n. Saraban (n.)
Serbian n. 1) Usaraba (n.) person of the
Serbian ethnicity; 2) Saraba (s.)
having to do with the Serbian culture;
3) Usaraban (n.) citizen of Serbia; 4)
na Saraban (n.) having to do with the
Serbian state; 5) Sarabaka (n.)
Serbian language
serial adj na zenyo (n.)
series n. zenyo (n.) something arranged
in succession
serious adj . 1) reke (s.) earnest, grave:
kukusa reke a serious expression;
2) tereke (s.) giving cause for concern:
doi tereke a serious problem;
~ness n. 1) ireke (n.) condition of
being grave, earnestness; 2) itereke
(n.) cause for concern
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serrated adj . duntusa (s.) toothed
servant n. dozua (n.)
serve v. 1) zua (a.) to be a servant to,
work for; 2) mule (s.) to supply
server n. bandal (n.) host computer; ~
based adj . banava (s.); ~ based
network n. banakwe (n.)
service n. 1) azua (n.) employment; 2)
amule (n.) supply
servile adj . vuzua (s.) docile,
subservient, submissive
sesame n. 1) rishum (n.) sesame seed
(mass noun); 2) zoi na rishum (n.)
sesame seed (one); 3) ri shumpea (n.)
sesame plant
sessile adj . nyaula (s.)
set n. 1) zanyo (n.) bundle, pack; 2) neno
(a.) modify, customize, adjust: neno
tatal to set a clock; 3) raja (a.) to
put in a certain position: yu raja finga
nunya he set the doll on the table;
4) nyaura (a.) to cause to be in a
settled position: nyaura sempe to
set a bone; 5) jano (a.) to (cause to)
take a certain direction, set course to:
aninyo jano tinuno the fleet set
course to the east; 6) tore (a.) to
become firm, solid, coagulate; 7) rera
(a.) to fix, settle: rera yunta to set
an appointment; 8) leskibo (a.) to
place in a setting: leskibo chandu
rongu to set a diamond on a ring;
9) oleski (s.) placed in a setting:
chandu oleski a set diamond; ~
back v. jafeno (a.) to set back to an
earlier time or stage: jafeno tatal
to put back the clock; ~ fire to v.
mumpi (a.); ~ forth v. chuka (a.) to
express, denote; ~ up v. sara (a.) to
make ready for use; ~ with adj .
lel eski (s.) holding in a setting: kinti
leleski chandu a crown set with
diamonds; ~back n. afeno (n.); ~up
n. kebodan (n.) installer, program
installing an application: kebodan na
Windos Windows installer
setting n. 1) asara (n.) way something is
set up: asara na dan the settings
of an application; 2) toski (n.)
timeframe, circumstances: toski na
atoka the setting of the story; 3)
leski (n.) thing in which something is
set: leski na chandu the setting
of a diamond
settle v. 1) jaren (a.) to put in order; 2)
ranu (a.) to migrate to; 3) rera (s.)
to fix, determine, settle
seven num. teo (s.)
sever v. sunu (a.) separate, cause to
split; ~d adj . osunu (s.) cleft
severe adj . 1) rele (s.) harsh, rigourous; 2)
tereke (s.) serious, giving cause for
concern: omitu tereke severly
injured
several adj . siwi (s.) more than two, few,
some
Sevilla n. Sebiah (n.)
sew v. pyungo (a.); ~ing machine n.
pyungotal (n.)
sewer n. lenzakwe (n.) sewer system; ~
pipe n. lenzano (n.)
sex n. 1) ajai (n.) copulation; 2) sensa (n.)
gender; have ~ with v. jai (a.) to
copulate with; ~ organ n. fabi (n.)
genital; ~ organs n. fabinyo (n.)
genitals; ~ual adj . na jai (n.); ~ual
orientation n. isensaju (n.); ~ually
transmitted disease n. jaimi (a.);
~y adj . juza (s.)
shadow n. 1) vandin (n.) shade; 2)
vandinku (a.) cast a shade on
shake v. dende (a.) quake, rock, make
tremble: uma dende ben monzon
the mother shook her child to wake it
up; ~ hands n. zamai (a.)
shaky adj . 1) redonong (s.) unsound; 2)
dendel e (s.) tremulous
shallow adj . naibong (s.)
shame n. 1) ipuchu (n.) state of being
ashamed: ipuchu lo! shame on
you!; 2) jampuchu (a.) to put to
shame, embarrass
shampoo n. zinas (n.)
Shanghai n. Zaheh (n.)
shape n. 1) asa (n.) form, feature; 2)
sensa (n.) manner of being, condition;
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~d adj . sasa (s.) shaped like, have
the shape of: ya sasa roya it was
shaped like a ball; ~less adj . sal eng
(s.) amorphic
share v. 1) kwaza (s.) to use in common
with others: kwaza binki mea he
shared the bread with his sister; 2)
kwazale (s.) to have in common:
Swahilika ai Arabaka kwazale
kayanyo wi Swahili and Arabic
share much of their vocabulary; 3)
ambe (n.) part; 4) pombe (n.)
interest; ~holder n. pombele (n.)
shark n. sodun (n.)
sharp adj . pyusa (s.); ~en v. japyusa
(a.); ~ened adj . opyusa (s.); ~ness
n. ipyusa (n.)
shave v. rautu (a.)
shawl n. kentol (n.) scarf
she pr on. yu (n.) he, it (animate)
shear v. luntu (a.) to trim, crop
shed n. 1) dovan (n.) barn; 2) chucho (a.)
to emit, cast off: chucho zizi to
shed hairs
sheep n. me (n.)
sheet n. 1) asho (n.) sheet of paper; 2)
pezingo (n.) rectangular piece of
cotton, linen
shelf n. huya (n.)
shell n. 1) rechi (n.) outside layer, hard
cover, outside of crabs, lobsters etc. 2)
ranga (n.) seashell.
shelter n. vando (n.)
shepherd n. ungano (n.) cowboy
sheriff n. timuren (n.)
shield n. 1) vanum (n.) something
protecting; 2) vango (a.) to protect by
providing a shield for: vango ben
nin to shield a child from the sun
shift v. 1) lain (a.) to move or transfer to
another location; 2) alain (n.) the
process of moving elsewhere: alain
na koi a power shift; 3) tambe (n.)
time stretch
shimmer v. sidindi (a.) to flicker
shine v. 1) dindi (s.) emit light, lighten:
nin dindi yula the sun shines on
the earth; 2) dingu (s.) brilliant, shiny,
beaming: ayun dingu shining
eyes; 3) nyongu (a.) to polish:
nyongu chivu to shine shoes; 4)
mundin (a.) to direct or use a light:
mundin dimpe to shine a
flashlight; ~y adj . dingu (s.) brilliant,
sparkling, beaming
shingle n. tivarau (n.) roof shingle
shingles n. zaumitol (n.)
shintoism n. Shintoh (n.)
shintoist adj . 1) na Shintoh (n.) having
to do with the shinto religion; 2)
Ushintoh (n.) follower of the Shinto
religion
ship n. 1) soni (n.) boat; 2) muni (a.) to
send or transport by a carrier
shirt n. 1) koshango (n.) garment with
buttons to the front, blouse; 2) taisa
(n.) T-shirt
shit n. 1) biboi (n.) excrements; 2) foi (s.)
darn it, pejorative marker: foi! shit!
shiver v. pepye (s.) to tremble slightly:
pepye yika, venju to shiver with
fear, cold
shock n. 1) den (n.) violent shake, tug; 2)
ache (n.) impact, collision; 3) idenju
(n.) mental state after an extreme
event; 4) denju (a.) to upset heavily;
5) abanung (n.) medical condition
resulting from ineffective blood
circulation; in ~ adj . banung (s.);
~ed adj . odenju (s.) to experience
extreme emotional distress; ~er n.
adenju (n.) act of upsetting someone
heavily; ~ing adj . denjule (s.) lurid;
~wave n. chegon (n.)
shoe n. chivu (n.); ~laces n. vunaya (n.);
~s n. chivunyo (n.) pair of shoes
shoot v. 1) chen (a.) to hit with a
projectile; 2) dewan (a.) to spring,
sprout; 3) dewansho (n.) sprout,
young growth; ~ing n. chento (n.)
gunfight
shop n. 1) podo (n.) place of business; 2)
pazanu (a.) to visit shops; ~
assistant n. podozua (n.)
shore n. soku (n.) waterfront
short adj . fau (s.); ~coming n.
mwesela (n.) flaw, weak spot; ~cut n.
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fauno (n.); ~en v. 1) jafau (a.) to
make short: za kaya sumel jafau
auko to shorten a text with 200
words; 2) tofau (a.) to become short:
ata la tofau time is shortening; to
be ~ v. sivi (s.) to lack, have
shortage of: sivi uyu kwa were a
man short; ~age n. i sivi (n.); ~-
sighted adj . fauyun (s.)
shorts n. fauvu (n.) trunks, bermuda,
boxers, briefs
shot n. 1) achen (n.) act of shooting; 2)
ochen (s.) state of being shot; 3)
akemun (n.) attempt, try; 4) apyuso
(n.) injection; 5) soto (n.) drink
should v. tinti (a.) ought to
shoulder n. tilulu (n.)
shove v. 1) nupon (a.) to push; 2)
anupon (n.) act of pushing
shovel n. 1) poni (n.) bulldozer; 2) chal
(n.) scoop
show v. 1) munyun (s.) make see, reveal,
disclose: tus wa munyun li yudo
let me show you the house; 2)
amunyun (n.) display, manifestation:
amunyun na idon a show of
force; 3) tonyun (n.) become visible,
starting to show, appear: ibenjau
tonyun tau her pregnancy is
starting to show now; 4) tenyun (n.) to
be visible: itinzon nong tenyun
his fatigue doesnt show; 5) choto (n.)
program (tv, radio); 6) nyanto (n.)
play, presentation of entertainment,
gig; 7) nyam (a.) to feign, fake, act
like; 8) anyam (n.) something false,
pretense, front: anyam na iyoi a
show of grief
shower n. 1) ashon (n.) brief, abundant
fall; 2) shon (a.) to take a shower; 3)
shompe (n.) apparatus for bathing; 4)
shombea (n.) shower cell: tustu meo
chu shombea! let the cat out of
the shower!; 5) shonsho (a.) scatter,
spray with, scatter in: fatinyo
shonsho yu aupau his
grandparents showered him with gifts
shrew n. vunyi (n.)
shriek v. 1) swika (a.) to utter a shrill
shout, scream; 2) aswika (n.) shrill
shout, scream
shrill adj . swi (s.) high pitched and
piercing
shri mp n. sinsiram (n.)
shri nk v. 1) tonsin (a.) to become small;
2) tonsi (a.) to become less, lessen; 3)
lonu (a.) to contract; 4)ujumizia (n.)
psychotherapist
shrug v. denti (a.)
shy adj . vanju (s.) timid
Siberia n. Sibiran (n.)
Siberian n. 1) Usibiran (n.) inhabitant of
Siberia; 2) na Sibiran (n.) having to do
with Siberia
sibling n. faben (n.); ~s n. fabenyo (n.)
collective of siblings: fabenyo le ha?
do you have any siblings?
sick adj . 1) semi (s.) ill; 2) usemi (n.) sick
person; 3) monkiju (s.) nauseated; to
feel ~ v. 1) miju (s.) to feel ill; 2)
monkiju (s.) to be nauseated; to get
~ v. 1) tomiju (s.) to start to feel ill,
unwell; 2) monki (s.) to throw up,
vomit
sickle n. tupil (n.) reaping hook
sickly adj . mimiza (s.) feeble, faint, weak,
frail
side n. lulu (n.) flank
siege n. akairu (n.)
sigh v. 1) huncho (a.) to exhale; 2)
ahuncho (n.) act of exhaling
sight n. 1) ayunju (n.) sense of seeing; 2)
nayun (n.) view; 3) wuto (n.)
spectacle, something seen: wuto lo
it was quite a sight I tell you; 4) yunto
(n.) look, glance: inenju ze yunto
kwa love at first sight; in ~ of
pr ep. yumbo (s.)
sign n. 1) tan (n.) picture, symbol; 2) totan
(n.) indication, indicator: aponyom
na adunyo totan na ihiju
grinding ones teeth is a sign of stress
3) tanum (n.) board; 4) kutan (n.)
omen; 5) sentan (a.) to mark, place
ones autograph or symbol on; 6)
leleka (a.) to use sign language; ~ in
v. deko (a.) check in; ~ language
n. aleleka (n.); ~ off v. chotu (a.);
~ over v. koyom (a.); ~ out v.
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chuko (a.); ~ up v. boko (a.) enlist,
subscribe to
significance n. ikungi (n.) importance,
meaning
significant adj . kungile (s.) considerable
Sikh n. 1) Usik (n.) Sikh person; 2) na Sik
(n.) having to do with the Sikh religion;
~ism n. Isik (n.)
silence n. 1) isus (n.) absence of noise;
2) jansus (a.) to make silent
silent adj . sus (s.)
silicon n. pidungu (n.); ~ Valley n.
Silikan-Velih (n.)
silk n. 1) kwengu (n.) fabric: kwengu
kwengo zapa silk is an expensive
fabric; 2) chu kwengu (n.) made out
of silk: koshango chu kwengu a
silk shirt; ~worm n. kwengulia (n.);
~y adj . kwengushi (s.)
silly adj . sihau (s.)
silo n. 1) bimwendo (n.) tower for storing
grain and such; 2) bumpecha (n.)
underground facility for storing and
launching missiles
sil ver n. 1) nyengu (n.) element; 2) chu
nyengu (n.) made out of silver; ~y
adj . nyengushi (s.)
si milar adj . weshi (s.) similarly; ~ity n.
iweshi (n.)
si mmer v. 1) mwezu (s.) to allow to cook
steadily below boiling temperature in
its own juices or some liquid: tim en
mwezu seki deche mwe you
need to simmer the meat until it is soft;
2) memwezu (s.) to be simmering: tus
kiso memwezu sirio jom allow
the sauce to simmer for five minutes;
si mple adj . gejo (s.) easy, not complex
si mplicity n. igejo (n.)
si mplification n. agejo (n.)
si mplify v. jangejo (a.)
si mulate v. nyansa (a.)
si mulation n. anyansa (n.)
si multaneous adj . kwashita (s.)
simultaneously
si n n. 1) nanyau (n.) offense against
religion; 2) jananyau (n.) to commit a
sin; ~ful adj . nanyaule (s.)
si nce c . 1) chumun (c.) because: wanyo
denu leleng li chumun zevi we
left without you since you were late; 2)
tachu (c.) from the moment, from
then: nong yonka yu tachu tai I
havent spoken with him since then
si ncere adj . hopu (s.) thruthful, honest
si ncerely adv. hopu (s.) honestly; yours
~ adv. 1) wenjule (s.) written
valediction, formal, respectfully; 2) om
waiko (s.) written valediction, informal,
please write back
si ne n. nayaro (n.); co~ n. lunayaro (n.);
~wave n. gon na nayaro (n.)
si new n. juno (n.) nerve
si ng v. jika (a.)
Singapore n. Singapuran (n.)
Singaporean n. 1) Usingapuran (n.)
citizen of Singapore; 2) na
Singapuran (n.) having to do with
Singapore
Sinhalese n. 1) Usingal (n.) person of he
Sinhalese ethnicity; 2) Singal (n.)
having to do with the Sinhalese
culture; 3) Singalka (s.) having to do
with the Sinhalese culture
si nge v. chipi (a.) scorch, sear
si ngle adj . vavang (s.) independent
si ngular adj . kwato (s.)
si ngularity n. 1) ikwato (n.) condition of
being singular; 2) pyolonu (n.)
theoretical region inside a black hole
si nk n. 1) shinseo (n.) washbasin; 2)
vubon (a.) to go under beneath a
surface: soni la vubon the boat is
sinking; 3) muvubon (a.) to cause to
go under: muvubon soni to sink a
ship
si nus n. sembeo (n.) body cavity
sip v. 1) sinchum (a.) to take a sip from:
sinchum chai shansha to take a
sip of tea; 2) si sinchum (a.) to sip on:
sisinchum pusosko to sip on a
cocktail; 3) asinchum (n.) act of
sipping, quantity sipped
sister n. 1) mea (n.) formal use: mea nen
ha? Is your sister doing fine?; 2)
memea (n.) sister, sis, informal use:
ka wa memea zai Tell me,
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sisterdear
sit v. 1) wera (s.) be seated, in a sitting
position; 2) nura (s.) to sit down: yu
ka bau nura he told the dog to sit
down; 3) tazia (a.) to babysit, take
care of someone for a while
situate v. jara (a.) to place, put in a
position; ~d adj . ojara (s.)
situation n. toshi (n.)
six num. vai (s.); ~teen num. nini vai
(s.) ; ~th num. 1) vaimbe (n.) a sixth
part; 2) na vai (s.) preceded by five
others;~ty num. vainini (s.)
size n. wanio (n.) gauge, measurement
sizzle v. shisham (a.) to sputter
skate v. 1) shoitu (n.) shoe or metal runner
for gliding; 2)nushoitu (a.) to slide on
skates; 3) vuda (n.) skeeler, inline
skate; 4) nuvuda (a.) to ride on
skeelers, inline skates; ~board n.
danum (n.)
skeletal adj . na sempenyo (n.)
skeleton n. sempenyo (n.)
sketch v. 1) sako (a.) make a sketch; 2)
asako (n.) rough drawing; 3) asako
(n.) rough drawing
ski v. 1) nushoya (a.) to slide over snow; 2)
shoya (n.) long runner for sliding over
snow; ~ing n. anushoya (n.)
skin n. 1) senchi (n.) body part; 2)
monchi (a.) to flay, peel
skip v. 1) papya (s.) to hop; 2) jalechi (a.)
omit, leave out
skirt n. faungo (n.)
skulk v. nusi s (a.) to sneak up on, creep,
steal
skull n. jebeo (n.)
skunk n. hefucho (n.)
sky n. tiska (n.); ~scraper n.
wemwedo (n.)
slack adj . sinunu (n.) barely moving or
active; to cut someone some ~ v.
mwetus (a.) to go easy on someone
slam v. bunche (a.)
slang n. boyuka (n.)
slash n. moinana (n.); back ~ n.
moinana monu (n.)
slave n. 1) zana (n.) enslaved person; 2)
sekan (a.) to labour; ~ery n. izana
(n.)
Slav n. Usalava (n.); ~ic adj . Salava (n.)
slay v. mimia (s.) murder
sled n. 1) shoira (n.) snow vehicle; 2)
muno shoira (a.) to move on a sled
sleep v. 1) zon (s.) be asleep, sleeping; 2)
izon (n.) state of sleeping; fall a~ v.
tonzon (a.); go to ~ v. nuzon (a.); ~
well, goodnight i . mai zon (i.); .);
~iness n. izonju (n.) drowsiness;
~lessness n. izonteneng (n.);
~walk v. zonu (n.); ~walker n.
uzonu (n.); ~ing n. azonu (n.); ~y
adj . zonju (s.) drowsy
sleeve n. lengo (n.); ~less adj . 1)
lengoleng (s.) not having any sleeves;
2) al engoleng (n.) sleeveless shirt
slice n. 1) tumbe (n.) thin cut: tumbe chu
binki a slice of bread; 2) tutumbe
(a.) to cut in slices: tutumbe seki
to slice meat
slide v. shoi (a.) to slip
sli me n. toiso (n.) mucus
sli my adj . totoiso (s.)
slip v. shoi (a.) to slide
slipper n. dochivu (n.) houseshoe
slippery adj . tenshoi (s.)
slope n. moila (n.)
sloth n. pinzon (n.)
Slovak n. 1) Usolovaka (n.) person of he
Slovak ethnicity; 2) Usolovaka (n.)
citizen of Slovakia; 3) Solovaka (s.)
having to do with the Slovak culture; 4)
Solovakaka (n.) Slovak language; ~ia
n. Solovakan (n.)
Slovenia n. Solovenan (n.); ~n n. 1)
Usoloven (n.) person of he Slovenian
ethnicity; 2) Usolovenan (n.) citizen of
Slovenia; 3) Soloven (s.) having to do
with the Slovenian culture; 4)
Solovenka (n.) Slovenian language
slow adj . mwenu (s.)
sl ug n. dolendi (n.)
sl um n. foidola (n.)
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smack v. 1) chunka (a.) to make suckling
noises; 2) seche (a.) to slap, give a
sharp blow, slap on the fleshy parts; 3)
aseche (n.) act of whacking, slapping
small adj . sin (s.) little
smart adj . nenje (s.) intelligent, bright
smash v. geche (s.)
smear v. tichi (a.) to spread, put a thin
layer on by rubbing or smearing; ~ed
adj . otichi (s.)
smell n. 1) afu (n.) odor, aroma; 2) fuju (n.)
sense of smell; 3) fufu (a.) sniff, detect
the scent of: ben fufu afo the
child smelled the flower; 4) jafu (s.)
emit a scent, smell of: afo janja jafu
shu flowers tend to smell sweet; ~y
adj . hefu (s.) to stink, stinking
smile v. 1) nyeki (s.) to curve ones lips
showing pleasure; 2) nyekiki (n.)
facial expression showing pleasure;
~y n. unyeki (n.)
smoke n. 1) jem (n.) vaporous matter
arising from something burning; 2)
janjem (a.) to smoke, prepare food by
exposing it to smoke: janjem gan
to smoke fish; 3) wejem (s.) to emit
smoke, be smoking, fuming: chempe
wejem - smoking gun; 4) jenza (a.) to
smoke a cigarette, pipe etc.: uma
chewe yu jenza his mother caught
him smoking; 5) jejenza (s.) to be a
smoker: jejenza ha? do you
smoke? ~r n. ujejenza (n.)
smoky adj . 1) wejem (s.) smoking,
fuming; 2) jenshi (s.) resembling
smoke: aloi jenshi a smoky flavor
smolder v. sispira (s.) smoldering
smooth adj . mwesa (s.); ~en v. 1)
jamwesa (a.) to make smooth; 2)
tomwesa (a.) to become smooth
smother v. humia (a.)
smuggle v. sispo (a.); ~r n. usispo (n.)
snack n. 1) sinki (n.) small meal, food; 2)
sinkiza (a.) to eat something small
snail n. zedodi (n.)
snake n. nanai (n.)
snare n. 1) zanaya (n.) trapping device; 2)
zanai (a.) to trap with a snare
sneak v. nusi s (a.) to creep, skulk, steal:
meo nusis kil the cat sneaked up
on the mouse; ~y adj . nusi shi (n.)
underhanded
sneaker n. vauvu (n.) runner, trainer
sneeze n. 1) fuhua (a.) make a sneezing
sound; 2) afuhua (n.) act of sneezing
sniffer n. hokaya (n.) data analyzer
snooker n. 1) pesanunya (n.) billiards
(general ballgame on a table); 2) afi
Sunukah (n.) snooker
snooze v. sinzon (s.)
snore v. zonzim (s.)
snoring n. afuroa (n.)
snort v. ruhum (s.)
snot n. fumos (n.)
snout n. naiku (n.) muzzle
snow n. 1) mwere (n.) frozen water
particles; 2) mwere bon (a.) to snow:
mwere la bon lon it's snowing
heavily; ~flake n. mwerengu (n.)
so c onj . 1) echu (s.) thus: nia bai echu
wa nuvu the car was broken so I
walked; 2) shai (s.) like that; 3) shau
(s.) like this; ~ far adv. talesi (n.) for
the time being; ~ what? i . ai ha?
(i.); ~-called adj . kakashi (s.); ~-so
i . shai-shau (i.);
soap n. 1) shinas (n.) washing substance;
2) shinaso (n.) liquid washing
substance; 3) mwecho (n.) soap
opera
sob v. yoyoi (a.) to cry, shed tears
sober adj . vileng (n.) austere
soccer n. 1) vuchero (n.) football,
ballgame, can be specified when
necessary but generally the one
dominant on location; 2) vuchero na
Panan (n.) soccer (specifically)
social adj . 1) na ronyo (n.) having to do
with society: doi na ronyo social
issues; 2) nyoju (s.) sociable: itengi
nyoju social skills; ~ class, level
n. nyongi (n.); ~ work n.
ronyokan (n.); ~ worker n.
uronyokan (n.)
socialism n. lekoipuno (n.)
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socialist n. 1) ulekoipuno (n.) supporter
or socialism; 1) na lekoipuno (n.)
having to do with socialism
socialize v. nyoza (s.)
society n. ronyo (n.) public
sociological adj . na ronyojono (n.)
sociologist n. uronyojono (n.)
sociology n. ronyojono (n.)
sock n. vungo (n.) stocking; ~s n.
vungonyo (n.) pair of socks
socket n. zacha (n.)
soda n. 1) finsongu (n.) sodium; 3)
finsoron (n.) chemical compound
containing sodium; 2) chanso (n.)
sodapop
sodium n. finsongu (n.)
sofa n. naira (n.) couch, divan
soft adj . 1) mwe (s.) softly, fine, not harsh,
not hard; 2) mweka (s.) soft sounding;
~en v. 1) tomwe (a.) to become
soft: pem la tomwe la aso rum
the potatoes are softening in the
boiling water; 1) jamwe (a.) to make
soft: sempelomi jamwe sempe
osteoporosis softens the bones
software n. danyo (n.)
soil n. 1) vushum (n.) earth, top layer of
the earth; 2) an (n.) land, ground; 3)
aboi (n.) dirt; 3) jamboi (a.) to make
dirty, smirch; 3) tomboi (s.) to
become dirty
soiled adj . boboi (s.), dirty, nasty
solar adj . na nin (n.); ~ system n.
luninyo (n.)
soldier n. varu (n.)
sole n. 1) vuvubo (n.) bottom of the foot;
2) vuvau (n.) part of a shoe; 3) si si
(s.) only, single: uhaira si the sole
survivor; 4) nyungan (n.) fish
solemn adj . hopu (s.) sincere
solid adj . re (s.) hard; ~ify v. 1) tore (a.)
to become solid, coagulate, freeze; 2)
jare (a.) to make solid; ~ity n. ire
(n.)
solitude n. ikwasi (n.)
soluble adj . temongova (s.)
solution n. 1) mondoyo (n.) solution of a
problem, answer; 2) vaboso (n.) a
dissolving
solve v. mondoi (a.)
Somalia n. Somalian (n.)
Somali n. 1) Usomali (n.) person of he
Somali ethnicity; 2) Usomalian (n.)
citizen of Somalia; 3) Somali (s.)
having to do with the Somali culture; 4)
Somalika (n.) Somali language
some adj . 1) siwi (s.) more than two, few,
several; 2) usiwi (n.) some persons:
usiwi kemun churu some tried
to escape; 3) asiwi (n.) some things:
saska asiwi yam asiwi some
were blue, some were red; ~how
adv. shile (n.) in some way, in some
manner: al jamoyo shile it was
finished somehow; ~one n. ukwa
(n.) somebody: wehim ukwa I hear
someone; ~thing n. aya (n.) thing,
object: nong weyun aya I dont
hear anything; ~time n. ata (n.)
time: denu de ata zevi I will arrive
sometime late; ~times n. ato si (n.)
on some occasions: ato si kekeho
wa le chempe sometimes I wish I
had a gun; ~where adv. ala (n.)
place: tim en la ala it must be
somewhere
son n. bembu (n.)
sonar n. sohim (n.)
song n. ajika (n.)
soon adv. gela (s); ~er or later adv.
gelamwela (s); as ~ as adv. eche
(s)
soothe v. javera (a.) to calm
sorcerer n. papaska (n.) wizard
sorcery n. apas (n.)
sore adj . 1) yai (s.) painful; 2) yaitu (n.)
lesion, ulcer, wound
sorgum n. sonki (n.)
sorrel n. choi sho (n.) dock
sorrow n. wanyoi (n.); ~ful adj .
wanyoika (s)
sorry i . yau (i.) excuse me, pardon; feel ~
about v. toyau (s.) to regret; to
feel ~ for v. yoiza (s.) to have
sympathy for
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sort n. 1) shimbe (n.) kind; 2) shiron (a.)
to sort out, cull
soul n. fayu (n.)
sound n. 1) auhim (n.) audible sensation;
2) hinka (a.) to make a sound, sound
like: hinka semi to sound sick; 3)
muhim (a.) to make utter a sound,
make heard: muhim kanum to
sound a gong; 4) redon (s.) secure
and strong, solid, fast; ~ card n.
hinkasha (n.); ~proof adj . okakai
(s.) isolated
soup n. runso (n.)
sour adj . choi (s.) acidy
source n. 1) achu (n.) origin; 2) sochu
(n.) well
sourness n. ichoi (n.) acitidy
south adj . 1) na nino (n.) located in the
south, southern: Kerolainan na
Nino South-Carolina; 2) nino (n.)
the direction oriented towards the
southpole: denu nino to go south
South Africa n. Kwalan na Nina (n.); ~n
n. 1) Ukwalan na Nino (n.)
inhabitant of South Africa; 2) na
Kwalan na Nino (n.) having to do with
South Africa
South America n. Vayan (n.); ~n n. 1)
Uvayan (n.) Latino, inhabitant of
South America or person having roots
there; 2) na Vayan (n.) having to do
with South America
South Korea n. Hangukan (n.); ~n n.
1) Uhangukan (n.) citizen of South
Korea; 2) na Hangukan (n.) having to
do with South Korea
sovereign adj . 1) lopun (s.) self-
governing; 2) koitio (s.) having
supreme power; ~ty n. 1) ilopun
(n.) self-governance; 2) ikoitio (n.)
supreme power
sow n. 1) wanawil (n.) female pig; 2)
vuvura (a.) to plant seeds (multiple
object)
soy n. sebin (n.) soya; ~milk n. moso na
sebin (n.)
space n. 1) labo (n.) threedimensional
concept; 2) tilan (n.) cosmos; 3)
menko (n.) blank area between
words; ~bar n. ponkos na menko
(n.); ~craft n. tilani (n.)
spade n. chal (n.)
spaghetti n. aspagetih (n.)
Spai n n. Espanyan (n.)
spam n. 1) shonko (n.) junkmail; 2)
espem (n.) luncheon meat
span n. 1) itenai (n.) range; 2) tenai (s.) to
range
Spaniard n. Wespanyan (n.)
Spanish n. 1) Espanyanka (n.) Spanish
language; 2) na Espanyan (n.) having
to do with Spain
spank v. seseche (a.); ~ing n.
aseseche (n.)
spare adj . 1) chimbeshi (s.) extra; 2)
chimbe (n.) spare part; 3) ada
chimbeshi (n.) spare wheel; 4)
chutus (a.) to save from, refrain from:
chutus ihai to spare ones life; 5)
zazang (s.) free, unused: bea zazang
a spare room; ~ time n. zazanta
(n.) leisure
spark n. 1) chepi (n.) glowing bit of matter;
2) chechepi (s.) to emit sparks,
sparkle
sparkle v. 1) chechepi (s.) to emit sparks;
2) dingu (s.) to glitter: ayun dingu
sparkling eyes
spatial adj . na labo (n.)
speak v. 1) ka (a.) to talk, say; 2) weka (s.)
to be able to use a language:
Faransaka weka ha? do you
speak French?; 3) kaza (a.) to use a
language: yuka hana ubu la kaza?
what language was the man
speaking?;~ with v. yonka (a.) to
converse with; ~er n. 1) uweka (n.)
person capable of speaking a
language; 2) kabeo (n.) sound device;
~ in tongues v. lulka (a.) to speak
in tongues
spear n. tupe (n.)
special adj . sisa (s.) characteristic,
specific; ~ist n. utunjo (n.);
~ization n. atunjoza (n.); ~ize v.
tunjoza (n.); ~ty n. itunjo (n.)
expertise
species n. shinga (n.)
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specific adj . 1) ochauka (s.) specified; 2)
sisa (s.) characteristic, special
specified adj . ochauka (s.)
specify v. chauka (a.) describe in detail,
define
specimen n. yumbe (n.) sample
specification n. achauka (n.)
spectacles n. shenyo (n.)
speculate v. relenka (a.)
speculation n. arelenka (n.)
speech n. 1) aka (n.) ability to speak; 2)
kato (n.) talk to an audience
speed n. ige (n.) velocity, rate; ~y adj .
gege (s.) swift(ly), quick(ly), rapid(ly)
spell n. 1) apaska (n.) charm; 2) paska
(a.) to put under a spell, enchant; 3)
koren (a.) to arrange letters in the
right order: hashi koren senka
ha? how do you spell your name?;
~checker n. korendan (n.)
spelling n. korenya (n.) orthography
spend v. wiza (a.) to use something up,
devote to: simwana wiza rio yem
la kwan the girl spent three hours
studying
sperm n. 1) basuso (n.) fluid; 2) basu (n.)
spermatazoid
sphere n. roya (n.) ball
spherical adj . royasa (s.)
spice n. loiki (n.)
spicy adj . piju (s.) hot
spider n. kwenga (n.)
spin v. 1) nunuda (s.) rotate, whirl,
revolve; 2) dasku (a.) to form yarn or
thread
spinach n. fansho (n.)
spina bifida n. junaya mil (n.)
spinal adj . na zepe (s.) having to do with
the spine; ~ chord n. junaya (n.)
spine n. zepe (n.)
spiral n. 1) wiwiro (n.) helix, circling line in
a conical or cylindrical curve; 2)
banchuro (n.) shape circling around
from a central point: manguda na
banchuro a spiral galaxy; 3)
nuwiwiro (a.) to move in a spiral: neni
nuwiwiro vunu vuku the plane
spiralled down to the ground; 4)
wiwirosa (a.) to form a spiral, be
shaped like a spiral ;
spirit n. 1) fai (n.) ghost; 2) fayu (n.) soul;
3) kevu (n.) intention: noza kevu na
renya according to the spirit of the
law; ~s n. lonso (n.)
spiritual adj . 1) nano (s.) connected to
religion: ava nano a spiritual
connection; 2) seneng (s.) not
corporeal
spirituality n. inano (n.)
spit v. 1) kicho (a.) to eject from the
mouth; 2) kimos (n.) saliva
splash v. 1) socho (a.) to squirt; 2) nuris
(n.) to make ones way by splashing
spleen n. mirubi (n.)
splendid adj . wanen (s.) fantastic, great
splendor n. wandin (n.)
splinter n. 1) sinsipyu (n.) small, sharp
fragment; 2) simbe (n.) small
fragment, splinter group; 3) si simbe
(a.) to fragmentize, break up in
fragments, shatter, splinter
split v. 1) sunu (a.) to divide, make split,
break in two or more parts: wonyo
sunu yem the group split into
three; 2) asunu (n.) act of splitting:
asunu ahoi the split came as a
surprise; 3) tonsunu (a.) to break in
two or more parts, split off: pevo
tonsunu chumun isham the
wood split due to the heat; 4) osunu
(s.) cleft, divided in two or more: kiski
osunu a split lip
spoil v. 1) mwa (a.) to decay, rot; 2) jambai
(a.) to ruin, break; 3) vishon (a.) to
overindulge; 4) kamil (a.) to blab,
revael, squeal; ~ed adj . ovishon
(s.) swift; ~er n. 1) gelua (n.) wing
part; 2) akamil (n.) storyline revealer
spoke n. banchuno (n.) radial part, line
spoken adj . na weka (s.) uttered,
characterized by speech: yuka na
weka spoken language
sponge n. 1) rehonga (n.) animal; 2
rehom (n.) cleaning utensil
spool n. tolpe (n.) coil
spoon n. kichal (n.)
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sport n. sefi (n.)
spot n. 1) ala (n.) place, location; 2) pyoi
(n.) stain; 2) pyo (n.) dot, point; 4)
japyo (a.) to mark with spots; 5) chele
(a.) to find, see: chele une to spot
birds; ~ted adj . popyo (n.); ~less
adj . pyoileng (s.)
spotlight n. dinoya (n.) searchlight
spouse n. 1) wodova (n.) formal; 2) vava
(n.) informal
spout v. pecho (a.) gush
spy v. 1) si shun (a.) to spy on, crib, copy;
2) usis (n.) person spying; ~ware n.
1) si shundanyo (n.) malware
(collective); 2) si shundan (n.) specific
type of malware
sprain v. 1) minda (a.) to twist; 2) iminda
(n.) state resulting: hashi en zazia
iminda how to treat a sprain; 3)
aminda (n.) act of spraining; ~ed
adj . ominda (s.)
spray n. 1) funso (n.) jet of fine particles;
2) fufunso (a.) to shoot out a spray;
~can n. funsobeo (n.)
spread v. 1) milu (a.) to move apart from
one point: milu yol to spread ones
fingers; 2) tichi (a.) to cover by
smearing, distribute in a thin layer; 3)
nai cho (a.) to distribute widely;
~sheet n. dauvasho (n.)
spring n. 1) chuta (n.) season; 2) sochu
(n.) well, source, origin of a water; 3)
dewan (a.) to sprout, come up, come
out of the ground; 4) hichu (a.) to
move suddenly and quickly from a
tense position, bound
sprinkle v. shunshu (a.) to dust
sprinkli ng can n. shombeo (n.)
sprout 1) dewan (a.) to spring, come up,
come out of the ground; 2) dewansho
(n.) shoot, young growth; 3) sinshoro
(n.) Brussels sprouts
sputter v. shisham (a.) to sizzle
squander v. lenza (a.) to waste
square n. 1) pampil (n.) figure with four
right angles; 2) sapil (n.) having right
angles; 3) lonya (n.) multiplication by
itself; 4) jalonya (a.) to multiply by
itself; 5) hula (n.) circus, plaza; 6)
noshi (s.) direct, straightforward:
denu ka li noshi Ill tell it to you
straight; ~root n. fenya (n.) fenya
chu sasta tongi yem the
squareroot of nine is three
squash n. 1) vupos (n.) vegetable; 2) bus
(a.) to crush; 3) askuash (n.) sport
squat v. 1) pilira (a.) to squat down; 2)
opilira (s.) be in a squatting position
squeak v. 1) nyika (a.) to make a
squeaking, tweeting sound; 2) nyi (n.)
squeaking, tweeting sound
squeeze v. 1) ponza (a.) compress,
embrace; 2) ram (a.) to pinch; 3)
pomos (a.) to extract juice by
pressure, express milk; 4) pombo (a.)
to force in by pressing
squid n. solua (n.)
squi rrel n. pekil (n.)
squi rt v. socho (a.) splash
stab v. pyutu (a.)
stability n. itera (n.)
stable n. 1) angado (n.) animal house; 2)
tera (s.) steady
stadium n. fi seo (n.)
staff n. tinyo (n.)
stage n. 1) nungi (n.) step in a progress,
phase; 2) wenum (n.) platform
stagnate v. tonyau (a.) get stuck
stagnation n. nyauto (n.)
stairs n. vangi (n.) steps
stall v. munzevi (a.) to delay, retard,
frustrate, hinder
stallion n. buwin (n.)
stammer v. 1) tutuka (s.) to stutter:
tutuka yau to stammer an apology;
2) atutuka (n.) stutter, stuttering
stamp n. 1) toiko (n.) small paper
intended for sticking on a letter; 2)
jampontan (a.) to put a stamp on; 3)
pontanya (n.) tool for stamping; 4)
pontan (n.) mark, seal, impression
stance n. 1) ajesa (n.) point of view,
opinion; 2) rashi (n.) position
stand v. 1) vuti (s.) to be in an erect
position, vertical; 2) la (s.) to be
located at: shebo la huya the jar
was standing on the shelf; 3) chipo
(n.) place where something is sold:
chipo na aki food stand; ~ up v.
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mora (a.) get up
stands n. ravangi (n.)
standstill n. inunung (n.); to come to a
~ v. tonunung (a.) to become
motionlessf
standard n. 1) wangi (n.) basis,
something established nayo wangi
na inai the meter is the standard of
length; 2) janjasa (s.) ordinary,
normal: kembenu janjasa
standard procedure; 3) angi
(n.) level: ; 4) nyongi (n.) social
standard; 5) pu (s.) moral standard,
high standard
standby adj . tenkuri (s.)
staple n. siram (n.); ~r n. sirantil (n.)
star n. 1) mangu (n.) celestial object,
shape looking like one; 2) simangu
(n.) asterisk; 3) tiwu (n.) person
excelling, celebrity, idol; 4) jamwu (a.)
to deliver an excellent performance;
~fish n. mangunga (n.)
starch n. pemevo (n.); ~y adj .
pemevole (s.)
stare n. arayun (n.); ~ at v. rayun (s.)
starling n. shinane (n.)
start v. 1) nuku (a.) to begin: nuku gevu
to begin to run; 2) anuku (n.)
beginning: anuku na abas the
beginning of the end; 3) munku (a.) to
begin, found: munku ponyo to
start an enterprise; 4) jari (a.) to
switch on, boot (up): jari nia, dodal
to start a car, pc
starter n. kusinki (n.) appetizer, entre,
hors d'oeuvre
starvation n. atinki (n.)
starve s. tinki (n.) to be starving, in
desperate need of food; ~d adj .
otinki (s.)
stash v. 1) mura (a.) to pile up, save, put
aside; 2) muranyo (n.) things
stashed, provisions
state n. 1) iwe (n.) condition,
circumstances, manner of being: iwe
na sosa liquid state; 2) punan
(n.) nation, country: punan na Tayan
the state of Thailand; 3) punyo (n.)
government: yu kanka la punyo
he works for the state; 4) yoka (a.) to
declare, announce; in the ~ of v.
we (s.); ~ house n. punando (n.)
capitol; ~ment n. ayoka (n.)
declaration, announcement
static adj . 1) nunung (s.) still, motionless,
stationary; 2) nyompile (s.) producing
electrical charges zizi nyompile
my hair is static; 3) chopi (n.)
electrical charges interfering with a
signal; ~ electricity n. nyompi (n.)
station n. fanaila (n.) railway station
stative adj . wesa (s.)
statue n. asatu (n.) sculpture; ~tte n.
sinsatu (n.) small sculpture
status n. 1) nyongi (n.) social rank, level;
2) iwe (n.) state, condition; 3) nungi
(n.) step, act degree, stage, step in a
process, rank
stay v. lara (a.) remain, keep, retain; ~ at
v. dobo (s.) have lodging in
steady adj . 1) mwetera (s.) steadily; 2)
tenunung (s.) fixed, fast, firm
steak n. setu (n.)
steal v. 1) minza (s.) to take dishonestly;
2) nusi s (a.) to creep, skulk, sneak
upon
steam n. 1) somus (n.) water vapor; 2)
sosomus (n.) to give off steam; 3)
jansomus (n.) to cook with steam
steel n. refan (n.)
steep adj . tipil (s.)
steer v. muno (s.) drive, steer, direct a
vehicle; ~ing wheel n. noda (n.)
stellar n. na mangu (n.)
stem n. 1) semban (n.) trunk, thorax, stalk;
2) fano (n.) stock, main line of
descent; 3) kayavu (n.) linguistic term;
4) fachu (n.) to descend from; ~ cell
n. jevusu (n.)
stench n. ihefu (n.)
step n. 1) numbe (n.) act of moving the
foot or such a distance; 2) janumbe
(a.) to take a step; 3) nungi (n.) act
degree, stage, step in a process, rank;
4) vangimbe (n.) rest for a foot in a
ladder or on a flight of stairs; ~s n.
vangi (n.) stairs; ~ by step adv.
jajanumbe (s.): yu jajanumbe
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faunu win he approached the horse
step by step
stepfather n. zaba (n.)
stepmother n. zama (n.)
stepparent n. zafa (n.); ~s n. zafanyo
(n.)
steppe n. sompoyan (n.)
sterile n. omomboyo (n.) sterilized
sterilize v. momboyo (s.)
stew n. 1) jansora (n.) to boil in its own
liquids; 2) sora (n.) dish cooked by
stewing, curry
stick n. 1) pepe (n.) long, slender object,
usually made of wood; 2) pyutu (a.) to
stab, prick, put in: pyutu yol bo
sonum he stuck his finger in the
dike; 3) toi (a.) to stay or get in
position due to adhesion: zizi toi luku
the hair was sticking to his cheeks ;
4) ovalu (s.) be attached to,
embedded: pyu ovalu donum the
pin stuck to the wall; 5) tonyau (s.) to
get stuck: vuvu tonyau bo soshum
his foot stuck in the mud; ~ around
v. faura (n.) to stay close: faura wa!
stick around with me!; ~ out v.
chi ku (n.) protrude, bulge; ~out
ones tongue v. munyun loilo (n.);
~ up v. pompau (a.) rob
sticker n. toya (n.)
sticky adj . totoi (s.)
stiff adj . 1) renu (s.) rigid; 2) jankom (a.)
to cheat, con; ~en v. tore (a.);
~ness n. irenu (a.) rigidity
still adv. 1) rata (i.) at or up to the present
time, even then, even in that case,
nevertheless: rata hai hes still
alive; 2) sus (s.) silent; 3) nunung (s.)
motionless, static: aso nunung still
water; 4) isus (n.) silence; 5)
nununtusheran (n.) still photograph
stillbirth n. amiachu (n.)
stillborn adj . 1) miachu (s.) state of
being stillborn; 2) umiachu (n.) stillbon
baby
stimulate v. topon (a.)
slimulation n. atopon (n.)
sting v. 1) japyu (a.) to prick, puncture; 2)
apyu (n.) act of stinging; 3) pyukos
(n.) sting, bite, swelling; ~er n.
rupyu (n.); ~ing hair n. pyuzi (n.)
stink v. hefu (s.) smelly, stinky; ~ up v.
jahefu (a.) to cause to stink: mosa
jahefu vembeo the cheese is
stinking up the fridge
stir v. pomporo (s.); ~fry v. 1) gepi (a.)
to fry according to the bao technique;
2) gezu (a.) to fry according to the
chao technique, saut
stitch v. 1) sisi sku (a.) to sew; 2) sisku
(n.) knot made by stitching; ~ up v.
waisi sku (a.) to repair by stitching,
patch up
stoat n. veneroi (n.) ermine
stock n. 1) semban (n.) treetrunk,
supporting or main part, thorax,; 2)
panope (n.) plant, member of the
crucifer family; 3) runsoso (n.)
flavored liquid; 4) chunyo (n.)
progenitors, group of related beings,
race; 5) donganyo (n.) livestock, farm
animals collectively; 6) muranyo (n.)
supplies, stash; 7) muraza (a.) to
provide with stock
Stockholm n. Sotokolom (n.)
stocking n. vungo (n.) sock
stomach n. biki (n.)
stone n. 1) adu (n.) rock; 2) chu adu (n.)
made of stone; ~ Age n. Tanyo na
Adu (n.)
stool n. 1) ravu (n.) seat; 2) biboi (n.)
fecal matter
stop v. 1) bas (a.) to end, finish; 2)
mumbas (a.) to halt, make stop:
mumbas naini to halt a bus; 3)
abas (n.) end; 4) nyausa (n.)
stopper, plug; 5) nyauka (n.) plosive
sound (phon.); ~er n. nyausa (n.)
plug, cork; ~watch n. tayuntil (n.)
store n. 1) podo (n.) shop; 2) mura (n.)
stash; ~house n. murado (n.)
warehouse
stork n. dezane (n.)
storm n. funto (n.)
story n. atoka (n.) report; ~teller n.
totoka (n.)
stove n. shambeo (n.) heater
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straight adj . 1) nosa (s.) shaped like a
line, having no angles: zizi nosa
straight hair; 2) noshi (s.) directly: ben
denu noshi vado the kids went
straight home; 3) hopu (s.) honest; 4)
tumpu (s.) blunt, direct: denu ka li
tumpu Ill give it to you straight; 5)
feju (s.) heterosexual; ~ ahead n.
kuno (n.); ~en v. 1) janosa (a.) make
straight; 2) tonosa (a.) become, grow
straight
strange adj . 1) janjang (s.) unusual,
weird, odd; 2) ojong (s.) unknown,
unfamiliar, not experienced before; ~r
n. wojong (n.)
strangle v. pomia (s.)
strangulation n. apomia (n.)
strap n. 1) vatol (n.) belt; 2) jasku (a.) to
tie up
strategic adj . na cheno (n.)
strategy n. cheno (n.)
straw n. 1) chumpe (n.) stalk for drinking;
2) sombin (n.) dried stems of grains;
3) chu sombin (n.) made out of
straw: tiski chu sombin a straw
hat
strawberry n. kimpopyo (n.)
stray v. 1) nutas (a.) to roam; 2) nochu
(s.) to deviate; a~ adj . na nutas
(s.); ~cat n. meo na nutas (n.)
stream n. 1) vonu (n.) current, flow; 2)
sonu (s.) to flow, run, move like water;
~lined adj . nusa (s.); gulf ~ n.
vonuro (n.)
street n. nuno (n.); ~ light n. pedin (n.)
strength n. 1) isere (n.) physical
strenght; 2) idon (n.) amount of force;
~en v. 1) jansere (s.) to make
strong physically; 2) tonsere (s.) to
become strong physically; 3) jandon
(s.) to make strong, enforce; 4)
tondon (s.) to become strong, forceful;
~ening n. adon (s.) process of
making or becoming stronger, more
forceful
stress n. 1) ihi (n.) force, tension: ihi wi
la pere wau theres a lot of stress
on these beams; 2) ihiju (n.)
emotional tension; 3) kati (n.)
emphasis, accent; 4) loka (a.) to
emphasize, stress; ~ed adj . hiju (s.)
stretch v. 1) hikum (a.) to pull out; 2)
janai (a.) to extend, reach out,
elongate; 3) milta (n.) unbroken
period, continuous time; 4) mila (n.)
continuous space
strike v. 1) che (a.) hit; 2) vato (a.) to
affect; 3) ache (n.) blow; 4) kambas
(a.) to put down work; 5) kambasto
(n.) cessation of work
stri ng n. 1) sinaya (n.) thread; 2) naya
(n.) rope; 3) jinaya (n.) stretched
chord on a musical instrument; 4)
munaya (a.) to provide wih strings:
munaya chempil to string a bow;
5) kotanu (n.) sequence of symbols
stri ngent adj . chaubas (s.) strict
strip n. 1) atol (n.) swathe, tape, bandage;
2) ano (n.) direction, way; 3) mongo
(a.) to undress; ~er n. umongo (a.)
stripe n. nana (n.); ~d adj . nanal e (s.)
stroke n. 1) ache (n.) blow, impact; 2)
cheka (n.) knock, bang, thud; 3)
aziko (n.) brush of a pencil; 4)
shushoi (n.) pet, caress; 4) jejenyau
(n.) sudden cerebrovascular failure
stroll v. 1) mwevu (a.) to wander: mwevu
podola they strolled to the mall; 2)
amwevu (n.) act of strolling:
amwevu nainu a long stroll
strong adj . 1) sere (s.) physically strong,
healthy: ubu sere a strong man; 2)
don (s.) hard, of considerable force:
tihum don a strong wind; 3)
dondo (s.) powerfully constructed,
able to withstand much force: sonum
dondo a strong dike; 4) lon (s.)
dense, intense: containing much:
runya lon a strong brew
stronti um n. soronia (n.)
structure n. doshi (n.)
struggle v. 1) sekan (a.) to strive, labour;
2) vuru (a.) to fight with continuously;
3) asekan (n.) labour, strife: asekan
na haira the struggle to survive; 4)
avuru (n.) endured fight: avuru fe
wikimanke the struggle against
imperialism
stubborn adj . fefe (s.); ~ness n. ifefe
(n.)
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stuck adj . nyau (s.) jammed, blocked; to
get ~ n. tonyau (n.)
student n. ukwan (n.) pupil
stuff v. 1) pombo (a.) force inside; 2) aya
(n.) unspecified thing, things
stuffed adj . opombo (s.); ~ animal n.
finga (n.) doll
stun v. muhoiza (a.) to amaze, astonish;
~ed adj . hoiza (s.) amazed,
astonished; ~ing adj . hoile (n.)
amazing, astonishing
stupid adj . 1) jejeng (s.) dumb, foolish; 2)
ujejeng (n.) idiot, dumb person
stupidity n. 1) ijejeng (n.) foolishness,
idiocy; 2) ajejeng (n.) stupid act,
stupid mistake
sturdy adj . pel esa (s.) robust
stutter v. 1) tutuka (s.) to stammer; 2)
atutuka (n.) stammer, stammering:
atutuka ming a bad stutter
style n. 1) sashi (n.) characteristic design;
2) jansashi (a.) to model after a style
stylist n. usashi (n.)
subatomic adj . na vuvombe (n.); ~
particle n. vuvombe (n.)
subdue v. javuzua (a.) to subjugate,
make subservient
subject n. 1) itos (n.) topic, theme; 2)
tosombe (n.) grammatical role:
tosombe na kanyo the subject of
a sentence; 3) wopun (n.) person
under authority: wopun na bukim
the subject of the king; 4) opun (s.)
under the power of; ~ to v. munza
(a.) to subject to, put through, impose
on: munza amunyai to subject to
torture; ~s n. wopunyo (n.)
collective of subjects; ~ive adj . lule
(s.) partial
subjugate v. javuzua (a.) to subdue,
make subservient
submarine n. vusoni (n.)
submerge v. 1) tomwende (a.) to
become flooded, go under; 2) wende
(a.) to place under water; ~d adj .
owende (s.)
submit v. zapau (a.) to give, give up for
consideration, turn in
submissi ve adj . vuzua (s.) docile,
subservient, servile
subordinate adj . vuren (s.)
subscribe v. boko (a.) to sign up for,
create an account, register, become a
member
subscript n. vuko (n.) subtitle(s)
subservience n. ivuzua (n.)
submissiveness
subservient adj . vuzua (s.) docile,
servile, submissive
subsidize v. leopapau (a.)
subsidy n. leopa (n.)
subspecies n. shingambe (n.)
substance n. avo (n.) kind of material
substantial adj . kungile (s.) significant
substitute v. 1) layom (a.) to substitute;
2) aulayom (n.) replacement
substrate n. angivu (n.)
subtitle n. vuko (n.) subscript
subtle adj . 1) mweno (s.) discretely, not
open or directly; 2) sina (s.) not dense,
light: afu sina a subtle smell; 3)
chauyun (s.) capable of making fine
distinctions: uje chauyun a subtle
thinker; 4) chausa (s.) precise,
minimal, fine: ayin chausa na
kukusa a subtle change in
expression; 5) nenjeza (s.) ingenious:
sakwe nenjeza a subtle pattern
subtract v. tusi (n.); ~ion n. atusi (n.)
suburb n. ludola (n.); ~s n. ludola (n.)
subway n. vunai (n.) underground, metro
succeed v. tonis (n.): akemun na yem
tonis the third attempt succeeded
success n. nishu (n.); ~ful adj .
nishule (s.)
suck v. chum (n.)
sucrose n. shushumuvo (n.)
suction n. achum (n.)
Sudan n. Sudan (n.)
Sudanese n. 1) Usudan (n.) inhabitant
of Sudan; 2) na Sudan (n.) having to
do with Sudan
sudden adj . cheta (s.) suddenly
sue v. renke (s.)
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suffer v. yaiza (s.) to undergo something
unpleasant: yaiza sukoimi he
suffers from cancer
sufferi ng n. iyaiza (n.)
suffice v. yosa (s.) be enough, be sufficient
suffix n. zevasi (n.)
suffocate v. 1) mohum (a.) to die from
aphyxiation; 2) humia (a.) smother
suffocated adj . omohum (a.)
suffocation n. 1) amohum (n.) death
from aphyxiation; 2) ahumia (n.)
smothering
sugar n. shushum (n.); ~cane n.
shupe (n.)
suggest v. 1) jeka (a.) to propose, bring to
mind: wa jeka li nuchu I suggest
you leave; 2) totanka (a.) to indicate:
ayankuku totanka ife his blush
suggested the opposite; ~ion n. 1)
ajeka (n.) proposition: nong nenju
ajeka I dont like your suggestion;
2) totan (n.) indication, hint: totan na
inye a suggestion of amusement
suit n. kwango (n.) set of clothes
suitcase n. zabos (n.)
sulfate n. piskayena (n.)
sulfur n. piska (n.)
sum n. amundau (n.) total count of,
aggregate; ~ up v. 1) fauka (a.) to
summarize; 1) sendau (a.) to name
summarize v. fauka (a.); ~d adj .
ofauka (s.)
summary n. afauka (n.)
summer n. shanta (n.)
summit n. 1) ginti (n.) top; 2) tikara (n.)
top conference
summon v. munde (a.) make come
sun n. nin (n.); ~burn n. inimpi (n.); to
have ~burn s. nimpi (n.); ~day
n. Kwata (n.); ~dial n. nintatal
(n.); ~dried adj . ninsong (s.);
~flower n. ninda (n.); ~glasses
n. ninshenyo (n.); ~lit adj .
nindinza (s.); ~rise n. tinuto (n.);
~set n. vunuto (n.); ~shine n.
adindi na nin (n.); ~stroke n.
shanshami (n.) heatstroke; ~ny
adj . winin (s.) tila ninile its
sunny
superconducti ve adj . tiopitum (s.)
superconductor n. tiopitumuvo (n.)
superficial adj . chipu (s.)
superlative n. tiosa (n.)
supermarket n. polado (n.)
supernova n. wanimia (n.)
supervene v. vazevu (a.)
supper n. wanki (n.) dinner, main meal
supplement n. 1) amau (n.) addition,
some more; 2) jamau (a.) to add
supplier n. umule (n.)
supplies n. muranyo (n.) stash, provision
supply v. 1) mule (a.) provide with; 2)
mumule (s.) to provide, support, take
care of; 3) muranyo (n.) stash,
provision
support v. 1) mumule (s.) provide for,
take care of; 2) wepa (s.) to fund,
support financially: rata uba wepa
ryu his father still is supporting him;
3) kelu (s.) to stand behind, be
supportive of, be a supporter of: uba
kelu Lekeres my father supports
the Lakers; 4) werevu (s.) to prop up:
wampe ye werevu donum those
beams support the wall; 4) revu (n.)
prop: revu na asatu the support of
a statue
supporter n. ukelu (n.)
supportive v. kelu (s.)
suppose v. 1) sinje (s.) to assume, believe
to be true: sinje li nenshi I
suppose youre right; 2) tento (s.)
tento li zon youre supposed to
sleep; 3) jeto (s.) to consider as a
possibility, imagine, theorize: jeto
nong de suppose they dont come
supreme adj . titio (s.); ~ court n.
tirenkanyo (n.)
surf v. 1) kwenu (a.) to surf the internet,
browse; 2) nugon (a.) to ride a wave;
~ board n. nugonum (n.)
surface n. kuchi (n.) outside, outside layer
surge v. gongonu (a.) to billow
surgeon n. umomitu (n.)
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surpass v. tunti (s.) be better than, than
surplus n. 1) atumwi (n.) surplus amount;
2) tumwi (s.) surplus, extra
surprise n. 1) ahoi (n.) act of surprising:
ahoi lo! surprise!; 2) ihoika (n.)
state of mind: ihoika tenyun his
surprise was visible; 3) jahoi (a.) to
capture without warning: uma jahoi
wanyo zu binsa mother surprised
us with a cake; ~d adj . hoika (s.);
~ing adj . tehoi (s.)
surrender n. 1) pautus (a) to give up,
resign to; 2) apautus (n.) act of giving
oneself up
surround v. 1) rora (s.) be around; 2)
kairo (a.) encircle, enclose; 3) kairu
(s.) besiege; ~ed adj . 1) okairo (s.)
encircled; 2) orora (s.) surrounded; 3)
ototol (s.) enfolded, enclosed; ~ings
n. arora (n.) environment
survey v. 1) wiyun (a.) to view to appraise
a value or numer; 2) wiyunto (n.) act
of doing so:
survival n. ahaira (n.)
survive v. haira (s.)
survivor n. uhaira (n.)
susceptible adj . tevato (s.)
susceptibility n. itevato (n.)
suspect v. 1) jeke (a.) to believe to be
likely, guilty; 2) wojeke (n.) suspected
person; 3) tenjeke (s.) suspected,
suspicious
suspicious adj . 1) jekele (s.) showing or
feeling suspicion; 2) tenj eke (s.)
suspected
suspend v. 1) tachi (a.) to bar, block, stop
or exclude temporarily; 2) jampim (a.)
to hang, put in a hanging position; ~ed
adj . 1) otachi (s.) temporarily
blocked; 2) opim (s.) hanged; ~ers n.
rankum (n.)
suspense n. ihara (n.) anxious
uncertainty, in ~ adv. hara (s.)
excited, anxious about the outcome
suspension n. itachi (n.)
sustain v. 1) mumwe (a.) to sustain, make
stay, maintain, keep up, uphold:
mumwe nutal la ri keep the
engine running; 2) mumule (s.) to
provide, support, take care of; 3)
werevu (s.) to prop, support
sustenance n. 1) amumwe (n.)
maintenance; 2) amumule (n.) act of
providing for; 3) arevu (n.) support
SUV n. limwani (n.) light truck
Swahili n. Swahilika (n.) Swahili
language
swallow v. 1) kenza (a.) to pass food
through the esophagus; 2) sunulua
(n.) martin
swamp n. chuman (n.)
swap v. yom (a.) trade, exchange
swastika n. pilpano (n.)
swathe n. 1) atol (n.) bandage; 2) totol
(a.) to swathe, wrap up in bandage
Swazi n. 1) Uswati (n.) person having the
Swazi ethnicity; 2) Uswatian (n.)
citizen of Swaziland; 3) Swati (s.)
having to do with the Swazi culture; 4)
na Swatian (n.) having to do with
Swaziland; 5) Swatika (n.) seSwati
language; ~land n. Swatian (n.)
swear v. 1) reka (s.) to make a promise; 2)
foika (s.) to curse, abuse, scold
sweat n. 1) chiso (n.) perspiration; 2)
chisole (s.) to perspire; ~y adj .
ochi so (s.)
sweater n. mengo (n.) jumper, pullover
Sweden n. Severan (n.)
Swedish n. 1) Usevere (n.) person having
the Swedish ethnicity; 2) Useveran
(n.) citizen of Sweden; 3) Severe (s.)
having to do with the Swedish culture;
4) na Severan (n.) having to do with
Sweden; 5) Severeka (n.) Swedish
language
sweep v. janzi (a.) brush
sweet adj . shu (s.); ~en v. 1) janshu
(a.) to make sweet; 2) tonshu (a.) to
become sweet; ~ened adj . oshu
(s.) made sweet; ~ener n. shuvo
(n.); ~-talk v. shuka (a.) to flatter; ~
potato n. shuvu (n.)
swell v. tonzeo (a.) to rise (dough)
swelling n. azeo (n.)
swift adj . 1) gege (s.) rapid, very fast; 2)
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sinsivu (n.) bird
swim v. ganu (s.); ~-bladder n.
humbos (n.) airbag; ~mer n. uganu
(n.); ~ming n. aganu (n.); ~ming
pool n. 1) ganudo (n.) building; 2)
sobeo (n.) basin; ~ming shorts n
sofau (n.); ~suit n. sochi (n.)
swine n. pewil (n.)
swing v. 1) pimpi (s.) to dangle, to move
back and forth; 2) pimpira (n.)
suspended seat
Swiss n. 1) Usavaichan (n.) inhabitant of
Switzerland; 2) na Savaichan (n.)
having to do with Switzerland
switch n. 1) ria (n.) button; 2) noria (n.)
railway switch; 3) jari (a.) to use a
switch, switch on; 4) yom (a.) to swap,
change positions; ~ to v. riom (s.); ~
off v. mori (s.); ~ed off adj .
omori (s.); ~ed on adj . ri (s.);
Switzerland n. Savaichan (n.)
swollen adj . ozeo (s.)
sword n. naitu (n.)
sworn adj . rekava (s.) bound by an oath
Sydney n. Sidinih (n.)
syllabic adj . na kayambe (n.)
syllable n. kayambe (n.)
symmetrical adj . shilu (s.)
symmetry n. ishilu (n.)
symbol n. tan (n.) sign, picture; ~ic adj .
tanyom (s.)
sympathize v. yoiza (s.) to feel sorry for
sympathy n. ayoiza (n.) compassion
symptom n. mitan (n.)
synagogue n. kenesedo (n.)
synapse n. winoban (n.)
synchronous adj . kwashito (s.)
syndicate n. kwakwe (n.)
syndrome n. mitanyo (n.)
synonym n. kaboshika (n.); ~ous adj .
kaboshi (s.)
synovium n. vayavo (n.)
syntactical adj . na varon (n.)
syntax n. varon (n.)
synthetic adj . 1) sado (s.) artificial, man-
made, constructed; 2) kambeva (s.)
using inflectional affixes to express
syntactic relationships
Syria n. Suran (n.)
Syrian n. 1) Usuran (n.) inhabitant of
Syria; 2) na Suran (n.) having to do
with Syria
syri nge n. sopyu (n.)
syrup n. peso (n.) liquid from a tree
system n. 1) aren (n.) arrangement of
things related; 2) rondan (n.)
arrangement of things related; ~atic
adj . renze (s.) systematically; ~
administrator n. kwereno na
rondan (n.)
T
T, t n. tais (n.)
T-cell n. mirusu na jeza (n.) T-lymphocyte
tab n. 1) ponkos na lapya (n.) tab key; 1)
lapya (a.) to use the tab key
table n. 1) nunya (n.) piece of furniture; 2)
noko (n.) schedule involving rows and
columns; ~cloth n. nunyango (n.)
tablet n. dusho (n.) tile
tackle v. 1) nyauza (a.) ; 2) anyauza (n.)
tactile adj . junova (s.)
tactic adj . finombe (s.) branch or detail of
tactics; ~al adj . na fino (s.): nenku
na fino a tactical advantage; ~s
n. fino (n.)
tadpole n. goilia (n.) polliwog
tag n. 1) vako (n.) label, name card; 2)
kaivako (n.) to provide with a tag
Tagalog n. 1) Utagalogo (n.) person
having the Tagalog ethnicity; 2)
Tagalogo (n.) having to do with the
Tagalog culture; 2) Tagalogoka (n.)
Tagalog language
tail n. 1) lua (n.) flexible appendage at the
rear end; 2) zenunu (a.) to follow,
shadow
tailor n. pupyungo (n.)
taint v. 1) vato (a.) to affect; 2) ovato (n.)
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affected
Taiwan n. Taiwan (n.)
Taiwanese n. 1) Utaiwan (n.) inhabitant of
Taiwan; 2) na Taiwan (n.) having to do
with Taiwan
Tajik n. 1) Utojiki (n.) person having the
Tajik ethnicity; 2) Utojikan (n.) citizen
of Tajikistan; 3) Tojiki (s.) having to do
with the Tajik culture; 4) na Tojikan
(n.) having to do with Tajikistan; 5)
Tojikika (n.) Tajik language
Tajikistan n. Tojikan (n.)
take v. 1) za (a.) to use, pick up; 2) kiza
(a.) to ingest: kiza miki ha? did
you take your medication?; 3) kikiza
(a.) to be on, ingest on a regular basis:
kikiza miki ha? do you (usually)
take medication?; ~ away v. zachu
(a.) to remove; ~ care v. mai la (i.)
hang on in there, stay well; ~ off v.
1) nuchu (a) to leave; 2) mongo (a) to
undress; 3) neti (a) to start flying
(plane); ~ out of v. mombo (a.); ~-
out n. zaki (n.) takeout food, take-
away, tapau; ~-out restaurant n.
zakido (n.) take-away; ~ over v.
yonza (a.)
talent n. 1) ititen (n.) gift; 2) utiten (n.)
gifted person; 3) titenyo (n.) collective
of talented people: titenyo sita be
kele we are looking for young
talent; ~ed adj . titen (s.)
talk v. 1) toka (a.) to tell; 2) atoka (n.)
story, act of telling: al nong tunje
atoka shai lau that kind of talk is
not condoned here
tall adj . wen (s.) also: high; ~ tale n.
kontoka (n.)
tally n. 1) adau (n.) sum, total number; 2)
mundau (a.) to count
Talmud n. (kaiko) Talamud (n.)
talon n. turau (n.) claw
tame v. 1) janyuva (a.) domesticate; 2)
yuva (a.) not wild; ~d adj . oyuva
(s.) domesticated
Tamil n. 1) Utamil (n.) person having the
Tamil ethnicity; 2) Tamil (n.) having to
do with the Tamil culture; 3) Tamilka
(n.) Tamil language
tampon n. botol (n.)
tanga n. vauro (n.)
tangeri ne n. sinkus (n.) mandarin
tangible adj . teleche (s.)
tank n. 1) bobeo (n.) fuel container; 2)
cheni (n.) armored combat vehicle
with guns; 3) nusoza (a) to get a full
tank of fuel
tantalum n. rai skangu (n.)
Tanzania n. Tanzan (n.)
Tanzanian n. 1) Utanzan (n.) inhabitant
of Tanzania; 2) na Tanzan (n.) having
to do with Tanzania
Taoism n. Itauh (n.)
Taoist n. 1) na Itauh (n.) having to do with
Taoism; 2) Utauh (n.) Taoist person
tap n. soya (n.) watertap
tape n. 1) atol (n.) long strip for binding or
connecting; 2) toitol (n.) adhesive
tape, duct tape; 3) totol (a.) to bind
something with tape, put tape around,
wind; 4) choko (a.) to record; ~
measure n. wanaya (n.); ~
recorder n. chokotil na jitol (n.)
taper v. mongai (a.)
tapestry n. vunungo (n.)
tar n. toisau (n.)
tarantula n. zivu (n.)
tardiness n. izevi (n.)
tardy adj . zevi (s.) late
target n. 1) chela (n.) thing to be hit,
reached; 2) wochela (n.) victim,
person to be hit
tart adj . 1) choi (s.) sour; 2) kichi na
gumbus (n.) pastry filled with jam or
jelly
task n. al eke (n.) function; ~bar n.
lekela (n.); ~force n. kwaleke (n.)
taste n. 1) aloi (n.) flavor: aloi shu a
sweet taste; 2) juloi (a.) to give a
taste, test the flavor: meo juloi seki
the cat tasted the meat; 3) loi (a.) to
have a flavor: moso loi choi the
milk tastes sour
tatter n. tubai (n.) fringe; ~ed adj .
tutubai (s.) frayed
tattoo n. 1) chitan (n.) permanent skin
ornament; 2) chitanko (a.) to make a
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tattoo; ~ed n. ochitan (s.); ~er n.
uchitan (n.) tattooist; ~ parlor n.
chitando (n.)
tau (lepton) n. sumberombe (n.)
Taurus n. Bumul (n.)
tavern n. naido (n.) inn
tax n. 1) pumbe (n.) compulsory payment of
a percentage for the government; 2)
pumbeza (a.) to impose taxes on,
require taxes; to pay ~es v.
pumpau (a.); ~ payer n. upumpau
(n.)
taxi n. 1) vani (n.) taxicab; 2) netiku (a.) to
move slowly before takeoff, position
oneself or a vehicle to fly or jump
tea n. chai (n.); ~house n. chaido (n.);
~leaf n. chaisho (n.); ~plant n.
chaipea (n.); ~pot n. chaideo (n.);
~spoon n. chaichal (n.)
teach n. mukwan (n.); ~er n. umukwan
(n.)
team n. kenyo (n.) squad; ~mate n.
kenyolu (n.); ~work n. kenyokan
(n.)
tear n. 1) yunso (n.) teardrop; 2) sonu (n.)
to run, flow: ayun sonu my eye is
tearing; 3) kumbai (n.) to make a hole
or force a breach by pulling, rip; ~up,
apart v. kukumbai (a.) to shred, rip
up
technical adj . 1) na tal (n.) mechanical
having to do with machinery,
mechanics and such: doi na tal a
technical problem; 2) joshile (s.)
having considerable technique: Zidan
ufi joshile wi Zidane was a very
technical player
technician n. joshikan (n.)
technique n. joshi (n.) technology,
method of handling a problem
technological adj . na joshi (n.)
technology n. 1) joshi (n.)method of
handling a specific problem of leading
to a specific goal, technique; 2)
janjono (n.) science of applied
sciences; 3) talanyo (n.) sum of
mechanic items and machinery:
talanyo bo neni wau sangile the
technology inside this airplane is of
very high quality
teeth n. dunyo (n.)
Tehran n. Teheran (n.)
Tel Aviv n. Tel-Aviv (n.)
telecommunications n. jokava (n.)
telecom
telemetry n. nainuwanyun (n.)
telephone n. 1) vatil (n.) device; 2) kava
(a.) to call, contact, get in touch with; ~
directory n. vadauko (n.)
telephone book; ~ number n.
vadau (n.)
telescope n. tilanyun (n.)
televise v. yuncho (a.)
television n. 1) yunum (n.) television
device; 2) ayuncho (n.) television
broadcasting
tell v. 1) toka (a.) to give account of a story;
2) ka (a.) to say to
temper n. ipige (n.) temperament; to have
a ~ v. pige (s.) to be
temperamental: wu pige! temper
temper!
temperature n. 1) i sham (n.) warmth; 2)
imisham (n.) fever; to have a ~ v.
misham (s.)
template n. sabeo (n.) mold, mould
temple n. 1) nando (n.) house of God; 2)
luhu (n.) side of the head
temporary adj . tashi (s.)
tempt v. munke (a.)
temptation n. amunke (n.)
tempting adj . munkel e (s.)
ten num. nini (s.); ~ thousand num.
dua (s.); ~th num. 1) na nini (s.)
coming after nine; 2) ninimbe (n.) one
tenth
tenant n. udora (n.) dweller, resident
tend v. 1) janjake (a.) to have the tendency
to do; 2) zia (a.) to take care of;
~ency n. ajanjake (n.)
tender adj . 1) viju (s.) sensitive; 2)
cheshu (s.) affectionate, loving:
yunto cheshu a tender look
tendon n. senaya (n.)
tennis n. chekwe (n.)
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tense adj . 1) hi (s.) to be under stress,
tight: sese hi tense mustles; 2) hiju
(s.) to be stressed, feel tense:
yunkule hiju to seem tense; 3)
tota (n.) grammatical tense: tota na
kwita past tense
tent n. dongo (n.)
tentacle n. lelua (n.)
tepid adj . sinsham (s.) lukewarm
tequila n. tiliso (n.)
tera- px . nisun- (s.); ~byte n. ni sundio
(n.)
term n. 1) tanyo (n.) period: la tanyo nai
in the long term; 2) tobas (n.) set
date: jauza ben deche tobas to
carry a child to term; 3) atonto (n.)
condition, case: le atonto na wa sisi
on my terms only; 4) rokoka (n.)
word with a limited meaning in a
certain context;
terminate v. bas (s.) to end, finish; ~d
adj . obas (s.) ended
termination n. abas (n.) end
terminology n. rokokanyo (n.)
terrace n. vangila (n.)
terrain n. 1) lasa (n.) ground with certain
features; 2) wensa (n.) land relief
terrestrial adj . 1) na Yula (n.) terran, of
this world: ula na Yula a terrestrial
being; 2) yulashi (n.) small and rocky,
earth-like: tira yulashi a terrestrial
planet
terrible adj . temwanyi (s.) horrible
terrify v. jamwanyi (a.) to frighten greatly
territory n. kwapunan (n.)
terror n. iwanyi (n.); in ~ adv. wanyi (s.)
terrorism n. ayiru (n.)
terrorist n. 1) uyiru (n.) person involved
in terrorist activities; 2) na yiru (n.)
being terrorist in nature: janyo na
yiru terrorist activities; ~ attack n.
yiruto (n.)
terrorize v. yiru (a.) to induce terror,
anxiety, to be involved in a terrorist
campaign
tertiary adj . na yem (s.) third
test v. 1) zayun (a.) to try, subject to a test;
2) azayun (n.) experiment, trial; 3)
zayunko (n.) exam
testes n. suronyo (n.) testicles
testicle n. suro (n.) testis; ~s n. suronyo
(n.) testes
testicular adj . na suro (n.)
testify v. 1) toyunka (a.) to bear witness
to; 2) jehoka (a.) to declare one's
faith
testimony n. atoyunka (n.) witness
account
testis n. suro (n.) testicle
tetraploid adj . panavabo (s.)
text n. 1) auko (n.) piece of writing; 2)
sinkova (a.) to send a text message;
3) sinkovako (n.) text message
textile n. aungo (n.)
Thai n. 1) Utai (n.) person having the Thai
ethnicity; 2) Utayan (n.) citizen of
Thailand; 3) Tai (s.) having to do with
the Thai culture; 4) na Tayan (n.)
having to do with Thailand; 5) Taika
(n.) thai language
Thailand n. Tayan (n.)
than pr ep. tunti (s.) to surpass: Jan wen
tunti Merih John is taller than Mary
thank v. paika (a.); ~ you v. pai li (a.)
that pr on. 1) ye (s.) deictic marker: yudo
ye that house; 2) aye (n.) that thing,
item over there: aye weyun ha?
did you see that?; 3) en (c.)
conjunctive marker, if, wether: yu ka
en de he said that he would come;
~ way adv. shai (n.) in that manner;
~ way adv. noi (n.) in thatdirection
the adv. ewu (i.): ewu wi ewu nyele
the more the merrier
theatre n. 1) tanudo (n.) cinema; 2)
nyando (n.) place where plays are
performed
them pr on. yunyo (n.); ~selves pr on.
yulonyo (n.)
thematic adj . na savu (n.)
theme n. savu (n.)
then adv. 1) tai (n.) that moment, right
then: tai to then it happened; 2)
taita (n.) in that time: tanyo yinshi
taita times were different then; 3)
tontoye (c.) in that case: tontoye wa
chu Ill go then
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theocracy n. nampunan (n.)
theoretical adj . na toje (a.)
theoretical(ly)
theorize v. toje (a.)
theory n. atoje (n.)
therapeutic adj . na mizia (n.)
therapy n. mizia (n.)
there adj . 1) lai (n.) that place; 2) za lo (i.)
enjoy, here youve got it, youve got
served, take this
therefore c onj . echu (c.) so
thermal adj . na sham (s.) thermic
thermodynamic adj . 1) shandon (s.)
having to do with heat and its
conversion into other forms of energy:
vonu shandon a thermodynamic
current; 2) na shandonjono (n.)
having to do the branch of physics
concerned with heat and its relation to
other forms of energy; ~s n.
shandonjono (n.) branch of physics
concerned with heat and its relation to
other forms of energy
thermometer n. shamwia (n.)
thesis n. kejoko (n.) dissertation
they n. 1) yunyo (n.) third person plural:
yunyo fiti they won; 2) al (n.) it,
impersonal pronoun: al minza sunda
they stole my bike, my bike was
stolen
thick adj . 1) gai (s.) chunky; 2) lon (s.)
strong, intense
thickness n. igai (n.)
thief n. uminza (n.)
thigh n. tivumbe (n.)
thin adj . 1) pesa (s.) skinny; 2) chil (s.)
not thick: tumbe chil a thin slice
think v. je (a.) to think about
third num. 1) na yem (s.) coming after
two, tertiary; 2) yembe (s.) one third
thirst n. 1) isoke (n.) need to drink; 2)
soke (s.) to be thirsty
thirsty adj . soke (s.) to thirst
thirteen num. nini yem (s.); ~th num.
1) na nini yem (s.) coming after
twelve; 2) niniyembe (n.) one
thirteenth part
thirtieth num. 1) na yenini (s.) coming
after twenty nine; 2) niniyembe (n.)
one thirthieth part
thirty num. yenini (s.)
this 1) wau (s.) deictic marker: yudo wau
this house; 2) awau (n.) this thing,
item over here: awau nen ha? is
this alright?; ~ way adv. shau (n.)
in this manner; ~ way adv. nau (n.)
in this direction
thistle n. kwil (n.)
thobe n. vurongo (n.) thawb
thong n. banaya (n.) strip of material
designed to be held in place in
between something, g-string
thoracic n. na semban (n.)
thorax n. semban (n.) main stem, trunk
thorn n. pepyu (n.)
though adv. eye (i.) even though, even if,
albeit, yet, although, anyway, however:
nishi nong de eye too bad you
didnt come though
thought n. aje (n.)
thourough adv. tuntu (s.) thouroughly,
through and through, careful
thousand num. pol (s.); ~th num. 1)
na na pol (s.) coming after 999; 2)
polombe (n.) one thousandth part,
promille
thread n. 1) sinaya (n.) thin string; 2)
kwekonu (n.) topic (on a message
board)
threat n. azenke (n.); ~en v. zenke (a.)
menacing, pose a danger for
three num. yem (s.)
thrice adv. tato yem (s.) three times
thri ve v. fosa (s.) prosper
throat n. kembo (n.)
throne n. kimira (n.)
through pr ep. tum (a.); ~out pr ep.
tunu (s.) across, from one side to
another
throw v. mune (a.) pitch, fling
thrush n. pyoreo (n.)
thrust v. 1) boche (a.) to drive; 2) aboche
(n.) act of thrusting
thud n. bumwe (n.) thump
thumb n. luyol (n.); ~nail n. sintan (n.)
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thump n. bumwe (n.) thud
thunder n. tibum (n.): tibum muhim
the thunder is sounding, its
thundering; ~bolt lightning n.
roya na tipingu (n.)
Thursday n. Jonta (n.)
thus c onj . 1) echu (c.) so, therefore; 2)
shau (s.) in this manner
thwart v. monche (a.) to fend, thwart
thyme n. bemesho (n.)
thymus n. mirubos (n.)
thyroid n. yongebi (n.)
tick n. 1) chunchul (n.) bloodsucking
mite; 2) titi s (a.) to make a ticking
sound
ticket n. 1) desha (n.) printed card for
attending or claiming a service; 2)
fonko (n.) fine, monetary penalty
tickle v. yoyol (a.)
tide n. tagon (n.); high ~ n. wenta (n.);
low ~ n. huta (n.)
tidy adj . oren (s.) orderly; ~up v. jaren
(a.)
tie v. 1) jasku (a.) to tie up; 2) ava (n.)
connection, link, relation: ava yanyo
kaiva the ties that bind; 3) mentito
(s.) a tie, an undecided game or
conflict; 4) menti (s.) to be undecided;
5) kengo (n.) necktie; ~d (up) adj .
onaya (s.)
tiger n. unana (n.)
tight adj . 1) hi (s.) tense; 2) silu (s.)
narrow; ~s n. hivu (n.) pantyhose
Tigrinya n. 1) Utigiri (n.) person of the
(Biher-)Tigrinya ethnicity; 2) Tigirika
(n.) Tigrinya language; 2) Tigiri (s.)
having to do with the Tigrinya culture
Tigris n. Dijilah (n.)
til pr ep. deche (a.) until, to reach
tile n. dusho (n.) tablet
time n. 1) ata (n.) temporal continuance; 2)
tato (n.) time, occasion: tato zenu
the next time; 3) tayun (a.) to record
the time; ~ stretch n. tambe (n.); ~
trial n. tageto (n.); ~bomb n.
tabum (n.); in ~ adv. mwela (n.) in a
while, later; on ~ adv. taku (n.)
timid adj . vanju (s.) shy
tin n. 1) fambeo (n.) can: fambeo le
jenze a tin of ham; 2) beongu (n.)
metal: beongu fansa tin is a
metal; 2) chu beongu (n.) made out of
tin: varu chu beongu a tin soldier
tiny adj . sinsi (s.)
tip n. 1) tilum (n.) end of something; 2)
paipau (a.) to give a small amoung of
money; 3) paipa (n.) small amount of
money for some sercvice; 4) josi s
(n.) bit of information; 5) josiska (a.) to
provide wit a bit of information; ~ of
the iceberg n. tenyumbe (n.)
tire n. 1) hunda (n.) tyre; 2) tonzonju (a.)
to become tired; 3) janzonju (a.) to
wear out, cause to be tired; ~some
adj . tenzonju (s.)
tired adj . tinzon (s.) weary
tissue n. 1) shinsho (n.) piece of cloth or
thin fabric intended for wiping; 2) sesa
(n.) substance of an organic body
tit n. 1) mose (n.) breast; 2) chindine (n.)
titmouse, chickadee
titanium n. tilangu (n.)
title n. 1) koti (n.) name of a text; 2)
angika (n.) descriptive name or
appellation describing rank, profession
etc.; 3) titopa (n.) championship:
kenyo za titopa the team won the
title; ~page n. kusho (n.)
frontpage, homepage
toad n. rogoi (n.)
toady v. vishu (a.) to suck up to
toast n. 1) raizu (a.) to heat and brown; 2)
raizuki (n.) bread heated and
browned; ~er n. raizuya (n.)
tobacco n. jenshum (n.); ~ plant n.
jempea (n.)
today adv. nintau (n.)
toe n. vuyol (n.); ~s n. vuyolonyo (n.);
~nail n. rau na vurol (n.)
tofu n. bimosa (n.)
together adv. kwala (s.)
Togo n. Togoan (n.); ~lese adj . 1)
Utogoan (n.) citizen of Togo; 2) na
Togoan (s.) having to do with Togo
toilet n. 1) sobea (n.) lavatory; 2) choraya
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(n.) toilet bowl; 3) apungo (n.) process
of grooming and dressing; to make
ones ~ n. pungo (n.); ~ paper
n. nyonsho (n.)
Tokyo n. Tokio (n.)
tolerable adj . 1) tentus (s.) permittable;
2) tenyaira (s.) endurable, bearable
tolerance n. ayintus (n.)
tolerant adj . yintus (s.) tolerate, be
tolerant towards
tomato n. chom (n.)
tomorrow adv. zemanta (n.); day after
~ n. tunzemanta (n.)
ton n. wamwabio (n.) metric ton
tone n. jisa (n.)
tongue n. loilo (n.)
tonight adv. mantau (n.)
tonsil n. kenchobi (n.)
too i . 1) mau (i.) also; 2) vivi (s.) too much,
many, over-; ~ late adj . zevivi (s.); ~
much adj . vivi (s.)
tool n. 1) zaya (n.) utensil, artefact,
instrument; 2) zadan (n.) script
tooth n. dun (n.); ~brush n. dunzipe (n.);
~ed adj . duntusa (s.) serrated;
~paste n. dunsana (n.); ~y adj .
widun (s.)
top n. ati (n.); on ~ of adv. tila (s.);
spinning ~ n. fidada (n.); ~ping
n. atila (n.)
topaz n. pidushe (n.)
topic n. 1) kwekonu (n.) thread (on a
message board); 2) itos (n.) theme,
subject; ~marker n. 1) be (i.) word
in Kah marking topic; 2) toskaya (n.)
word marking topic (linguistics)
Torah n. Torah (n.)
torch n. pipe (n.)
torment v. 1) munyai (s.) to torture; 2)
amunyai (n.) torture
tornado n. funda (n.)
Toronto n. Torontoh (n.)
torpedo n. sobumpe (n.)
torsion n. amunda (n.) twirl, act of
twisting, spin, wrench; ~al adj . na
munda (a.)
tortoise n. zedo (n.) turtle
torture v. 1) munyai (a.) inflict pain; 2)
amunyai (n.) act of inflicting pain
toss v. mune (a.) to throw; ~ off v.
rekenja (a.) to do effortlessly
total adj . kwambe (s.) complete, totally,
completely; ~ity n. ikwambe (n.)
wholeness
touch v. 1) leche (a.) to put a hand of finger
on, make physical contact with; 2)
aleche (n.) act of touching; ~ screen
n. lechenum (n.)
tour n. nunairo (n.) round trip
tourism n. anunayun (n.)
tourist n. nunayun (n.); ~ic n. na
nunayun (n.)
tournament n. tito (n.)
tow v. nukum (a.) to tug; ~truck n.
nukuni (n.)
toward adj . denu (a.) to go, go to, to
towel n. nyongo (n.)
tower n. wendo (n.) flat
town n. 1) dola (n.) city; 2) bandola (n.)
city center; ~ hall n. dolado (n.) city
hall; ~ship n. dolala (n.)
administrative region
toy n. 1) fia (n.) plaything; 2) jafi (a.) to
play with
trachea n. hunos (n.) windpipe
trace n. 1) laitan (n.) sign, visible mark;
2) sinsiwi (n.) extremely small
amount
track n. 1) vusano (n.) trail, series of
marks; 2) vusayun (a.) to follow the
trail; 3) nuno (n.) way, path; ~er n.
uvusa
tractor n. saini (n.)
trade n. 1) apopo (n.) commerce,
business; 2) popo (a.) to carry on a
trade of business, do business in; 3)
yom (a.) to swap, exchange yom
doko to swap adresses; 4) ayom
(n.) exchange: ayom na ufondo a
trade of prisoners; ~r n. upopo (n.)
merchant; ~ wind n. pohum (n.)
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tradition n. vajanja (n.)
traffic n. nolanyo (n.); ~ jam n. nunyau
(n.); ~ light n. nodinya (n.); ~ sign
n. nunotan (n.)
tragedy n. yoiko (n.)
tragic adj . yoikoshi (s.) cl
trail n. 1) vusano (n.) mark, track; 2)
vusayun (a.) to track
trailer n. doni (n.) caravan, camper
train n. 1) fanai (n.); 2) kwanku (a.) to
exercise, practice; ~ing n.
kwankuto (n.); ~er n. ukwanku (n.)
coach; ~ station n. fanaila (n.)
trainer n. 1) vauvu (n.) runner, sneaker;
2) ukwanku (n.) coach
traitor n. ulubai (n.)
tram n. dolanai (n.)
trance n. inanju (n.); to be in a state of
~ n. nanju (s.)
transaction n. poto (n.)
transcend v. jutunu (a.)
transcendence n. ijutum (n.)
transcendent adj . jutum (s.) pri
transcribe v. hinko (a.) to note down,
make notes
transcription n. ahinko (n.) note, notes
transfer v. 1) lain (a.) to go from one place
to another, shift; 2) jalain (a.) to move
to another position or place; 3) alain
(n.) act of transferring, shift; 4) laimpo
(a.) to make over possession or legal
title; 5) al aimpo (n.) act of transferring,
conveying; 6) wolaimpo (n.)
transferred person
transform v. sayom (a.) to morph into,
turn into: sayom adu to turn to
stone; ~ation n. asayom (n.)
transfuse v. sopombo (a.) to infuse
liquids into a vein
transfusion n. asopombo (n.)
transgress v. tumbai (a.) to be out of line
transient adj . temola (s.) evanescent
transistor n. piria (n.); ~ radio n.
hintal na piria (n.)
transiti ve adj . aujanza (s.)
translate v. yinka (a.)
translator n. uyinka (n.)
translation n. ayinka (n.)
transmission n. acho (n.) transmission
transmit v. cho (a.) to broadcast
transparency n. itunyun (n.)
transparent adj . tunyun (s.) clear
transplant v. 1) laintu (a.) to transfer,
graft;
transport n. 1) anujau (n.) act of carrying
elswhere; 2) nujau (a.) to carry to
another location
trap n. 1) kaizaya (n.) device for capturing
animals; 2) kaizato (n.) ambush; 3)
kaiza (a.) to catch in a trap; 4) kaicha
(n.) pitfall; ~ped adj . okaiza (s.)
travel v. 1) nunai (a.) make a journey ; 2)
anunai (n.) journey
tray n. zanum (n.)
treacle n. pizun (n.)
tread n. vuhim (n.) footstep
treasure n. wampa (n.)
treasury n. 1) wampabeo (n.) room in
which a treasure is kept; 2) pumpa
(n.) funds of a state; 3) pumpanyo (n.)
organization managing these funds,
fiscus
treat v. 1) zazia (a.) handle, take care of:
nong zazia ming wa dont treat
me wrong; 2) sanen (a.) to give
medical, surgical or cosmetic
treatment to: umomi la sanen
womi the doctor is treating the
patient; 3) nempau (a.) to give away
something pleasurable; 4) toki (n.)
treat, special dish for an occasion
treatment n. 1) azia (n.) care, way of
treating; 2) asanen (n.) medical,
surgical or cosmetic care: asanen na
nas a cosmetic treatment; to give
~ to v. sanen (a.) to treat
tree n. ape (n.)
treif adj . shimpung (s.) compare: haram
tremble v. 1) pepye (a.) to shake
involuntary, quaver, shiver: kika
pepye trembling voice; 2) dende
(a.) to quake: vuku na dende the
earth was trembling
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trench n. naicha (n.) ditch
trespass v. 1) vitum (a.) to cross the
line, go too far; 2) vitunto (n.)
transgression of a code or law; ~er n.
uvitum (n.); ~ing n. avitum (n.)
trial n. 1) renkato (n.) tribunal; 2) yaizayun
(n.) anguish testing something
triangle n. yempil (n.)
triangular adj . yempilisa (s.)
triathlon n. yensefito (n.)
tribe n. nyombe (n.) clan
tribunal n. renjato (n.)
trick n. 1) akonyam (n.) action intended to
deceive; 2) konyam (a.) to mislead,
fool, deceive; 3) wuto (n.) special act
or skill; ~ster n. kokonyam (n.)
trickle v. sisinso (a.)
trigonometry n. yempilijono (n.)
trillion n. nisunya (n.)
trip n. anunai (n.) travel, journey
triple n. yento (n.) three times
triplet n. yembenyo (n.)
triploid adj . yemevabo (s.)
trio n. yenyo (n.)
trisomy n. yensenjo (n.)
trombone n. ponkumpi (n.)
trombosis n. banyau (n.)
trophy n. zangu (n.) award, prize, cup
tropic adj . 1) na shamanyo (n.) having to
do with the tropics; 2) shamaro (n.)
circle of latitude; ~ of Cancer n.
Shamaro na Mano (n.); ~ of
Capricorn n. Shamaro na Nino
(n.)
tropical adj . na shamanyo (n.) having to
do with the tropics
tropics n. shamanyo (n.)
troubadour n. nunaiji (n.)
trouble n. dodoi (n.); to be in ~ v. odoi
(s.); to cause ~ v. jandoi (s.);
~some adj . doile (s.)
cumbersome, problematic
trough n. 1) zanos (n.) gutter, channel; 1)
naiseo (n.) long food container
trousers n. sungo (n.) pants
trout n. saunyum (n.)
truck n. jauni (n.) lorry
true adj . ho (s.); ~ to life adj . hoto (s.)
actually happened: atoka hoto a
true story
trumpet n. 1) funtan (n.) instrument; 2)
funtanka (a.) to make a trumpeting
sound
trunk n. 1) fulele (n.) upper lip of an
elephant; 2) jaura (n.) compartment
for luggage; 3) semban (n.) main stem
of a tree, thorax
trust n. 1) ireju (n.) faith, confidence; 2)
reju (s.) to have faith in, confide in; 3)
ireju (n.) territory governed; 4)
nenkupa (n.) trust law
truth n. iho (n.)
try v. 1) kemun (a.) to attempt; 2) akemun
(n.) attempt: akemun na yem tonis
the third attempt succeeded
T-shi rt n. taisa (n.)
tsunami n. wangonto (n.)
tub n. shimbeo (n.)
tuber n. vukos (n.) bulb (of a plant)
tubercolosis n. bansohua (n.)
Tuesday n. Yenta (n.)
tug v. 1) kunku (a.) to yank; 2) akum (n.)
act of yanking (once): akum la
lelengo a tug at ones sleeve; 3)
nukum (a.) to tow; ~boat n. soni na
nukum (n.); ~ing n. akunku (n.)
repeated yanking
tulip n. gaisho (n.)
tumble v. dadabon (a.); ~ dryer n.
sontal (n.)
tumor n. sukos (n.); ~ous adj . na
sukos (s.)
tuna n. shangan (n.)
tune n. 1) jinu (n.) melody, piece of music;
2) hinda (a.) adjust an instrument:
hinda ponai to tune a guitar
Tunesia n. Tuni san (n.)
Tunesian n. 1) Utunisan (n.) inhabitant of
Tunesia; 2) na Tunisan (n.) having to
do with Tunesia
tungsten n. jundu (n.)
tunnel n. nos (n.) pipe
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turban n. titol (n.)
turd n. boikos (n.)
Turk n. 1) Utiriki (n.) person of the Turkish
ethnicity; 2) Utirikan (n.) citizen of
Turkey; 3) Utiriki shi (n.) Turkic person
Turkey n. 1) Tirikan (n.) the state; 2)
lulune (n.) bird
Turkic adj . Tirikishi (s.)
Turkish adj . 1) Tiriki (s.) having to do
with the Turkish culture; 2) na Tirikan
(n.) having to do with Turkey; 3)
Tirikika (n.) Turkish language
Turkmen n. 1) Utirikimen (n.) person
having the Turkmen ethnicity; 2)
Utirikimenan (n.) citizen of
Turkmenistan; 3) Tirikimen (s.) having
to do with the Turkmen culture; 4) na
Tirikimenan (n.) having to do with
Turkmenistan; 5) Tirikimenka (n.)
Turkmen language
Turkmenistan n. Tirikimenan (n.)
turn v. 1) nuda (a.) to make a single
rotating motion, turn around: une
nuda la nenu kwambe the bird
turned around in full flight; 2) nunuda
(n.) to spin, rotate, revolve: Yula
denu lara nunuda world will keep
on turning; 3) anuda (n.) act of turning;
4) sento (n.) time, occasion, point in
succession: ya sento na li its your
turn; ~ around v. nuda (a.) make a
turn, make turn around; ~ down v.
1) nonza (a.) refuse, reject; 2) jansi
(a.) to lessen, make less; ~ in v. 1)
zapau (a.) to hand over; ~ off v.
mori (a.) to stop of close down a
process or device; ~ on v. 1) jari
(a.) to start a process or device; 2)
munjaiju (a.) to arouse; ~ out v. 1)
mori (a.) to stop of close down a
process or device; 2) tonzeto (a.) to to
result, result in; ~ up v. 1) tonyun
(a.) to appear; 2) jamwi (a.) to
increase, multiply; to take ~s v.
sesento (a.); out of ~ v. sentong
(s.); ~on n. ajaiju (n.) something
causing arousal; ~off n. amonjaiju
(n.)
turnip n. vuchos (n.)
turnpike n. tumpano (n.) toll road
turtle n. zedo (n.) tortoise
tusk n. naidun (n.)
tux n. milku (n.) tuxedo
tweak v. 1) neno (a.) to adjust, customize;
2) aneno (n.) adjustment
tweezer n. zinziranya (n.)
twelfth n. 1) na nini sun (n.) coming after
eleven; 2) nini sumbe (n.) one twelfth
part
twelve num. nini sun (s.)
twenty num. sunini (s.)
twice adv. tato sun (n.)
twig n. simpe (n.) small stick
twilight n. mandin (n.)
twill n. panongo (n.) fabric
twin n. 1) sumbenyo (n.) pair of twin
babies; 2) usumben (n.) one of a pair
of twin babies
twist v. 1) ronda (a.) to twine, wreathe,
coil; 2) rondano (s.) to twist and turn,
entwine, encircle in shape; 3) munda
(a.) to subject to torsion, contort,
distort; 4) amunda (n.) torsion, twirl,
spin, wrench: amunda ze tio tustu
dapyu the last twist released the
screw; 5) minda (a.) to sprain, wrench;
6) aminda (n.) act of spraining; 7)
ijanjang (n.) quirk, eccentric tendency,
peculiarity, mannerism; 8) noin (n.)
sudden turn, change of course: noin
na kokwe a plot twist; noin la
nuno a twist in the road; ~ed ~
adj . oronda (s.)
two num. sun (s.)
type v. 1) ponko (a.) to write using a
keyboard; 2) shi mbe (n.) sort, type; ~
writer n. ponkoya (n.)
typhoon n. shinada (n.) cyclone,
hurricane
typical adj . shimbeshi (s.) classic:
tanto shimbeshi a typical example
typist n. uponko (n.)
tyrannical adj . pompunshi (s.)
tyrannize v. pompun (s.) to rule by force
tyrant n. upompun (n.)
tyre n. hunda (n.) tire
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U
U, u n. usu (n.)
udder n. chumbos (n.)
ugali n. aubus (n.) fufu, mashed staple
food, consisting of starchy root
vergetables as eaten in large parts of
Africa and parts of the world
influenced by African cuisine such as
the Caribbean
Uganda n. Gandan (n.); ~n adj .
1) na Gandan (n.) having to do with
Uganda; 2) Ugandan (n.) citizen of
Uganda
ugliness n. iminyun (n.)
ugly adj . minyun (s.)
uh i . a (n.) er, um
ukelele n. ponai Hawai (n.)
Ukrain n. Urakainan (n.)
Ukrainian n. 1) Uyukarain (n.) Ukrainian
person; 2) Uyukarainan (n.) citizen of
Ukrain; 3) Ukarain (s.) having to do
with Ukrainian culture; 4) na
Ukarainan (s.) having to do with
Ukrain; 5) Ukarainka (n.) Ukrainian
language
ulcer n. micha (n.) sore
ultrasound n. hintan (n.)
ululate v. lulul (a.)
umbilical chord n. biyunaya (n.)
umbrella n. tivampe (n.)
umpire n. ufiren (n.) referee
unabated adj . tonsileng (s.)
unable adj . tenging (s.)
unanimity n. ikwaje(n.)
unanimous adj . kwaje (s.)
unarmed adj . ruyaleng (s.)
unbearable adj . tenyairang (s.)
intolerable
unbroken adj . babaing (s.)
uncertain adj . 1) tereng (s.) unknown,
undecided, not determined; 2)
reshinju (s.) not confident
unchanging adj . tonyining (s.)
unci vilized adj . yuvang (s.)
uncultivated, wild, rough
uncle n. luba (n.)
unconscious adj . jeleng (s.) unaware
uncouple v. mova (a.) to detach
undecided adj . menti (s.) to be a tie
under pr ep. vu (s.) below, underneath
underage adj . wantang (s.)
underestimate v. jehu (a.)
undergarment n. singo (n.); ~s n.
singonyo (n.)
underground n. 1) vunai (n.) subway,
metro; 2) vukuvu (s.) located below
the surface
underhanded n. nusi shi (n.) sneaky
underneath pr ep. vu (s.) below
undernourished adj . sikivo (s.)
suffering from malnutrition
understand v. jebo (a.)
understandable adj . tenj ebo (s.)
understanding n. 1) ajebo (n.) act of
understanding; 2) jejebo (s.)
characterized by sympathy
undo v. mong (a.) reverse, make undone
undoable adj . teneng (s.) impossible
undress v. mongo (a.) take off
undressed adj . omongo (s.)
unemployed adj . 1) kankaleng (s.)
state of having no job; 2) ukankaleng
(n.) unemployed person, the
unemployed
unending adj . basaleng (s.) infinite,
indefinitely
unethical adj . puleng (s.)
uneven adj . tensumbeng (s.)
unfold v. monshem (a.)
unholy adj . nampung (s.)
unhygienic adj . mi shiming (s.)
unicameral adj . kwabeale (s.)
unicorn n. tipewin (n.)
uniform n. kangonyo (n.)
uni nstall v. monkebo (a.)
uni ntentional adj . kenong (s.)
union n. 1) kwenyo (n.) trade union,
labour union; 2) ronan (n.) union of
states; 3) amukwa (n.) act of uniting
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unique adj . menshi (s.)
uniqueness n. imenshi (n.)
unit n. 1) wanio (n.) measurement, size,
gauge, magnitude; 2) kenyo (n.)
team; 3) zambe (n.) dose, specified
quantity
unite v. mukwa (a.) bring together, unify
united adj . okwa (s.) brought together;
Punan Okwa United Nations
United Arab Emirates n. Ronan na
Kimbuan Araba (n.)
United Kingdom n. Kiman Okwa (n.)
United States of America n. Ronan
na Joman (n.)
unity n. ikwa (n.)
uni versal adj . yoza (s.) general, used by
all, affecting all
uni verse n. yoyal a (n.)
uni versity n. tikwando (n.)
unj ust adj . nempung (s.) wrong
unknown n. ojong (n.)
unless c onj . lelento (s.)
unlike adv. shi shing (s.); ~ly adv.
tentomong (s.)
unload v. monjau (a.)
unmanned adj . yuboleng (s.)
unmarried adj . dovang (s.)
unnecessary adj . tentiming (s.)
unpleasant adj . shushing (s.)
unpractical adj . tenzang (s.) unusable
unpredictable adj . tenkukang (s.)
unreal adj . hohong (s.) untrue
unrealistic adj . tehong (s.)
unrecognizable adj . temwaijong (s.)
unreliable adj . terejung (s.)
unripe adj . sirim (s.) undeveloped,
underdeveloped, immature
unseal v. morekai (a.)
unstable adj . terang (s.) instable
unstoppable adj . tembasang (s.)
untidy adj . reneng (s.) disorderly
untie v. monaya (a.)
until pr ep. deche (s.) to extend to, reach
untrue adj . hohong (s.) unreal
unusable adj . tenzang (s.) unpractical
unused adj . ozang (s.)
unzip v. 1) monkairon (a.) to open a
zipper; 2) molonsi (a.) to decompress
data
upbringing n. atizia (n.)
update v. 1) jantauto (a.) to update; 2)
atauto (n.) update (event)
updated adj . 1) otauto (s.) updated 2)
tauto (s.) current, up to date, actual
compare: actual, current, relevant
upgrade v. 1) henen (a.) to upgrade; 2)
ahenen (n.) upgrade (event)
up pr ep. 1) tila (s.) on top of, upon; 2) ti
(s.) above
upload v. 1) ponjo (a.) to load a program
or file into another database; 2)
aponjo (n.) process or item uploaded:
aponjo oyo the upload is complete
upper adj . na ti (n.); ~ arm n. tilembe
(n.); ~ house n. tipunka (n.) upper
house; ~ leg n. tivumbe (n.); ~ lip
n. ki ski na ti (n.)
upset v. 1) denju (a.) to upset, shock; 2)
odenju (s.) upset, disturbed, shocked;
upside-down adj . titi vu (s.)
upwards adj . tino (s.)
Urals n. (ginyo) Ural (n.)
uranium n. moiraya (n.)
Uranus n. Moira (n.)
Urdu n. Uruduka (n.)
ureter n. shimbinos (n.)
urethra n. bisonos (n.)
urge v. 1) pomoi (a.) to press, call up; )
pomoi (n.) call, call up: apomoi na
jaru call to arms
urgency n. itencheta (n.)
urgent adj . tencheta (s.)
uri nate v. jambiso (a.)
uri ne n. biso (n.)
Uruguay n. Urukwayan (n.)
Uruguayan n. 1) Uyurukwayan (n.)
inhabitant of Uruguay; 2) na
Urukwayan (n.) having to do with
Uruguay
us pr on. wanyo (n.) we
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use v. 1) za (a.) to take; 2) aza (n.) act of
using; 3) itenza (n.) usefulness: haya
itenza na awau? what's the use of
this?
useful adj . 1) tenza (s.) practical,
useable; 2) kenole (s.) fruitful,
producing results, helpful
useless adj . 1) tenzang (s.) inpractical,
unusable; 2) kenoleng (s.) invain,
without result, fruitless
user n. kweza (n.); ~name n. kwezaka
(n.)
usher n. 1) uheno (n.) someone showing
the way; 2) heno (a.) to show
someone in, the way
utensil n. zaya (n.) tool, artefact,
instrument
utility n. 1) ikenole (n.) usefulness; 2)
tenzaya (n.) something useful (to the
public); 3) tenzakwe (n.)company
providing something useful
utilization n. atenza (n.) exploitation
utilize v. jantenza (a.) to put to use, make
profitable use of: tim al jantenza
zavo the resources must be utilized
utter v. 1) chuka (a.) to express, put forth;
2) vilu (s.) extreme, extremely; ~ance
n. achuka (n.)
uvula n. kenkos (n.); ~ar adj . kenkos
(s.): nyauka na kenkos a uvular
plosive
Uzbek n. 1) Wozobeke (n.) Uzbeki person;
2) Wozobekan (n.) citizen of
Uzbekistan; 3) Ozobeke (s.) having to
do with Uzbeki culture; 4) na
Ozobekan (s.) having to do with
Uzbekistan; 3) Ozobekeka (n.) Uzbeki
language
Uzbekistan n. Ozobekan (n.)
V
V, v n. voi (n.)
vacation n. milto (n.) holiday, day(s) free
from work;
vaccinate v. kupyu (a.)
vaccination n. akupyu (n.)
vaccine n. kupyuso (n.)
vacuum n. voleng (n.); ~ cleaner n.
chuntal (n.) hoover
vagina n. macha (n.); ~l adj . na macha
(n.)
vain adj . chipu (s.) superficial
valid adj . hova (s.)
validate v. 1) hoka (a.) confirm,
authenticate, verify: al hoka aujo
the information has been validated; 2)
munto (a.) execute, make valid by
signing and/or put in effect: soi
munto aboko please validate your
subscription
validation n. 1) ahoka (n.)
authenticiation, confirmation,
verification: ahoka na atoje
validation of a theory; 2) amunto (n.)
execution, employ, making valid by
signing and/or putting in effect:
amunto na luko validation of a
treaty
valley n. wenseo (n.)
value n. 1) itempa (n.) worth; 2) iwenje
(n.) quality of having esteem; 3)
tempaka (a.) to estimate the value of;
4) wenje (a.) to think highly of, hold in
high esteem; ~able adj . 1) tempale
(s.) having value; 2) wenjele (s.)
worthy, worthy of esteem
vampire n. banchum (n.)
van n. zani (n.) minivan, people carrier
vanity n. ichipu (n.)
Vancouver n. Venkuvar (n.)
vandal n. umimbai (n.) hooligan; ~ize v.
mimbai (a.)
vanilla n. fozi (n.)
vanish v. monyun (a.) disappear
vapor n. somus (n.) water vapour; ~ize v.
tomus (a.) become vapor
variable adj . 1) tenyin (s.) changeable;
2) atenyin (n.) changeable value
various adj . wi shi (n.) all kinds of,
miscellaneous
vary v. wishile (a.)
Vatican City n. Vatikan (n.)
vegan adj . 1) angazang (s.) not
involving animal products; 2)
ungazang (n.) person abstaining from
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animal products; ~ism n.
angazampuno (n.)
vegetable n. peki (n.)
vegetarian n. 1) usekizang (n.)
vegetarian person; 2) sekizang (s.)
not eating meat; 3) sekileng (s.) not
containing meat; ~ism n.
sekizampuno (n.)
vehicle n. 1) ani (n.) motorized vehicle; 2)
jauya (n.) device
vein n. banos (n.)
velocity n. ige (n.) speed, rate
vend v. 1) mumpo (a.) sell; 2) nupo (a.) to
peddle; ~ing machine n. pobeo
(n.); ~or n. 1) unupo (n.) peddler,
peddlar; 2) umumpo (n.) seller,
shopkeeper
Venezuela n. Beneswelan (n.)
Venezuelan n. 1) Ubeneswelan (n.)
inhabitant of Venezuela; 2) na
Beneswelan (n.) having to do with the
Venezuelan state
vengeance n. amimwai (n.) revenge,
retaliation
vengeful adj . mimwaike (s.)
vent n. 1) ponchocha (n.) outlet; 2)
poncho (a.) to pass out, release
ventricle n. 1) bambea (n.)
verntricle( heart); 2) jebea (n.)
ventricle (brain)
ventricular adj . na jebea (n.) having to
with the brain ventricles
venture n. zempato (n.)
Venus n. Shinaku (n.)
verb n. janka (n.); ~al adj . 1) na janka
(n.) having to do with verbs; 2) kayaza
(s.) by means of words: ajoka
kayaza verbal communication;
~ose adj . kakaya (s.)
verdict n. arenka (n.)
verification n. ahoka (n.) authenticiation,
confirmation, validation, checking for
correctness, authenticity
verify v. hoka (a.) confirm, authenticate,
verify, check for correctness,
authenticity: hoka wengiko to
check a test for mistakes, grade
verisimil itude n. hoyunku (n.)
verity n. iho (n.) truth, reality
versatile adj . witenza (s.)
verse n. dairon (n.)
version n. shito (n.) reading
vertebra n. zepembe (n.); ~ta n.
zepel enyo (n.); ~te n. 1) uzepele
(n.) being having a spine; 2) zepele
(s.) having a spine;
vessel n. 1) bobeo (n.) container; 2) soni
(n.) ship
Vesuvius n. (gin) Vesuvioh (n.)
vest n. bango (n.)
veteran n. kwiru (n.)
veterinarian n. ungamomi (n.)
vex v. zawong (a.) to annoy
via pr ep. tunde (a.)
viability n. itehaira (n.)
viable adj . tehaira (s.)
vibrate v. 1) pepye (a.) quake, tremble
slightly, shiver; 2) dende (a.) quake,
tremble violently, with great force
vibration n. 1) apepye (n.) tremor, shiver;
2) adende (n.) violent tremor
vicinity n. faula (n.)
vicious n. rurusa (n.) viciously
victim n. utovu (n.); fall ~ to v. tovu (n.)
victor n. ufiti (n.); ~ious n. fitile (n.); ~y
n. afiti (n.)
video n. 1) tanu (n.) film; 2) na tanu (n.)
designating the visual part of a
recording or telecast: achoko na
tanu video footage;3) sintanu (n.)
short piece of film footage
Vienna n. Vin (n.)
Vietnam n. Viyetan (n.)
Vietnamese n. 1) Uviyete (n.) person
of the Viet ethnicity; 2) Viyet (s.)
having to do with the Viet culture; 3)
Uviyetan (n.) citizen of Vietnam; 4) na
Viyetan (n.) having to do with the
Vietnamese state; 5) Viyeteka (n.)
Vietnamese language
view n. 1) yunto (n.) act of looking; 2)
nayun (n.) scene, range one can see:
shenum le nayun a room with a
view; 3) ijesa (n.) opinion; 4) jesa (n.)
to have the opinion: wa jesa awau
tensinyi I view this as worrisome;
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5) yun (a.) to look at; 6) sayun (a.) to
inspect; in ~ (of), on view pr ep.
yumbo (s.) yumbo uyo in view of
everybody; ~er n. 1) uyun (n.)
person watching; 2) yunya (n.) optical
device; 3) yundan (n.) application
vigor n. isere (n.) strength, health, energy;
~ous(ly) adj . 1) sere (s.) strong,
healthy: benonyo sere a vigorous
breed; 2) don (s.) with considerable
force: nonka don to deny
vigorously; 3) hailon (s.) lively, vivid
healthy: ben la jafi hailon the kids
were playing vigorously
village n. sindola (n.); ~er n. usindola
(n.)
vinegar n. choi su (n.)
vineyard n. susayan (n.)
vinyl n. tukodavo (n.)
violate v. bairu (a.) to break (a law, rule),
assault sexually
violation n. abairu (n.)
violence n. rusa (n.)
violent adj . gerusa (s.) quickly resorting
to violence; ~ness n. igerusa (n.)
violet n. 1) susan (saska) (a.) (bluish-)
purple; 2) susansho (n.) pansy
viral adj . na mimbe (n.)
Virgo n. Bi mwana (n.)
virtue n. nempulu (n.)
virtuous adj . na nempulu (n.)
virus n. 1) mimbe (n.) contaminant; 2)
sishiko (n.) computer virus
visa n. tunsho (n.)
visible adj . tenyun (s.)
vision n. 1) ayunju (n.) sense of sight; 2)
auj ekeho (n.) mental image, dream,
fantasy; 3) ananyun (n.) supernatural
perception, revelation in a trance
visit v. 1) yunde (a.) to come to see; 2)
ayunde (n.) act of visiting; ~or n.
uyunde (n.)
visitation n. 1) asayun (n.) inspection; 2)
asispoyun (n.) act of checking for
contraband: asispoyun na senyo
a visitation of the body; 3) ayunde (n.)
act of visiting: ayunde na tilan an
extraterrestrial visitation; ~al adj . na
yunde (n.) designation the act of
visitation: koika na yunde visitation
right
visual adj . na yun (s.) optic, optical,
visually
vitamin n. sivo (n.); ~ C n. sivo choi (n.)
vi vid adj . hailon (s.) lively, vigorously
vocabulary n. kayanyo (n.) lexicon
vocal adj . na kika (n.); ~ chords n.
kikanaya (n.)
vodka n. Vodokah (n.)
voice n. 1) kika (n.) sound made by
mouth ; 2) janki ka (a.) to give voice to,
include voice in; ~d adj . okika (s.)
void adj . 1) membo (s.) empty; 2) hovang
(s.) invalid; 3) membola (n.) empty
space
volcanic adj . na dusola (s.)
volcano n. dusola (n.)
Volga n. Volkah (n.)
volition n. akeju (n.) will
volley a. 1) chene (a.) to hit or strike in
midair; 2) achene (n.) act of striking or
hitting in midair; ~ball n. lechero
(n.)
Volt n. tipio (n.)
volume n. 1) labole (n.) amount of
threedimensional space occupied; 2)
kaikombe (n.) bookvolume
voluntary adj . wekele (s.)
volunteer n. 1) ukepau (n.) person
offering to do something out of free
will; 2) kepau (a.) to agree to do
something out of free will
vomit v. 1) monki (s.) to throw up ; 2)
monki so (n.) matter vomited
voodoo n. 1) Ivodun (n.) West-African
vodun; 2) Ivuduh (n.) Caribbean
voodoo; 3) Ivuduh na Luisian (n.)
Louisiana voodoo
vortex n. chumwiro (n.)
vote v. 1) punza (s.) to elect, vote for; 2)
apunza (n.) act of voting; 3) punzako
(n.) ballot
vowel n. milka (n.)
voyage n. anunai (n.) journey
vulnerable adj . temitu (s.)
vulture n. miane (n.)
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vulva n. chase (n.)
W
W n. Wiwa (n.) double u, w
W&Z boson n. chuvimbe (n.)
waddle v. nonoivu (a.)
wade v. pontum (a.) to wade through:
varunyo pontum aso the army
waded through the water
wag v. nonoi (a.); ~tail n. lulua (n.)
wage v. nyoru (s.) to be at war with
wagon n. huda (n.) cart
wail v. donyoi (a.)
waist n. banaro (n.) equator; ~coat n.
koshango lengoleng, alengoleng
(n.)
wait v. tara (a.) wait for
waiter n. dobu (n.)
waitress n. doana (n.)
wake v. monzon (a.) to come out of sleep,
cause to wake up
Wales n. Kamaran (n.)
walk v. nuvu (a.) to walk, walk up to
walkman n. 1) jitil (n.) ipod, diskman,
small device for playing music
(general); 2) jitil na jitol (n.) small
device for playing music tape
wall n. donum (n.)
wallet n. pabos (n.) purse
wallow v. dadara (a.) to roll about, toss
and turn
wallpaper n. 1) donungo (n.) paper
covering walls; 2) nuntango (n.)
background
walnut n. jejepeo (n.)
walrus n. findun (n.)
want v. keju (a.) desire
wanted adj . tenkayo (s.) wanted for arrest
war n. anyoru (n.); World ~ n. Anyoru
na Yula (n.): Anyoru na Yula na
Sun World War II; ~lord n.
nyoruti (n.)
wardrobe n. angobea (n.)
warehouse n. murado (n.) storehouse
warlock n. mimpas (n.) witch
warm adj . sham (s.); ~th n. isham (n.)
warn v. zenka (a.); ~ing n. azenka (n.)
warrior n. varu (n.)
Warsaw n. Varasavah (n.)
wart n. chikos (n.); ~y adj . chi chikos (s.)
wash v. shim (a.) clean, usually involving
water; ~board n. shinum (n.);
~cloth n. shingo (n.); ~ing
machine n. shintal (n.)
Washington n. Washintan (n.)
wasp n. 1) shodi (n.) yellow jacket; 2)
vazo (n.) member of the order of
Hymenoptera; ~s n. vazonyo (n.)
order of Hymenoptera;
waste v. 1) lenza (a.) spill, squander, use
without result; 2) lenzavo (n.) material
no longer of use, waste product,
garbage; 3) lenzan (n.) uncultivated
land; 4) alenza (n.) wastage,
squandering; 5) olenza (s.) no longer
of use or used: ; ~ away v. tolenza
(a.)
watch v. 1) yun (s.) to look at, check; 2)
tatil (n.) small clock
water n. 1) aso (n.) water; 2) sonyo (a.)
body of water, waters: sonyo wivan
international waters; 3) munso (a.)
to irrigate, give water to; 4) janso (a.)
to produce water or fluids: kiki la
janso his mouth was watering; 2)
munso (a.) to irrigate, give water to;
~fall n. bonso (n.); ~front n.
soku (n.) shore; ~ lily n. sofo (n.);
~ pipe n. sonos (n.); ~ pump n.
ponuya (n.); ~ tap n. sofan (n.);
~bed n. zonya na aso (n.); ~fowl n.
sonti (n.); ~mark n. shotan (n.);
~melon n. asopos (n.)
wave n. 1) gon (n.) swell or motion along a
surface; 2) gongo (s.) going up and
down in contour, movement; 3)
pongon (a.) to make waves, ripple:
adu che aso pongon kuchi the
stone hit the water rippling the surface;
4) nonoi (a.) to move from one side to
the other repatedly, to wag, zig-zag:
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nonoi lele to wave ones hand; ~
pattern n. agongo (n.) oscillation
wavy adj . gongo (s.) going up and down in
contour, movement
wax n. resau (n.)
way n. 1) nuno (n.) road, path: chu nuno!
get out of the way!; 2) n. ashi (n.)
way; in that ~ n. shai (n.) like that;
in this ~ n. shau (n.) like this; ~
some way pr ep. shile (s.)
somehow, in a way
we pr on. wanyo (n.) us
weak adj . 1) mwese (s.) not strong, frail;
2) mimiza (s.) feeble, sickly; ~ness
v. 1) imwese (n.) state of being weak;
2) mwesela (n.) weak spot, feature,
flaw; 3) imimiza (n.) sickliness,
feebleness
wealth n. 1) ifosa (n.) prosperity;2) ipale
(n.) richness; ~y adj . fosa (i.)
weapon n. ruya (n.)
wear v. wengo (s.) be dressed in: yu
wengo sol she was dressed in
black; ~ off v. jantinzon (a.) to cause
to be tired; ~ out v. 1) tonchirau
(a.) to become eroded, erode; 2)
chi rau (a.) to erode
weari ness n. itinzon (n.) fatigue
weary adj . tinzon (s.) tired
weasel n. roi (n.)
weather n. titom (n.); ~vane n.
funyuno (n.)
weave v. 1) kwesku (a.) to make by
interlacing; 2) kweskusa (n.) pattern
of weaving: kweskusa chausa a
delicate weave; ~d adj . okwesku
(s.); ~r n. ukwesku (n.)
weblog n. kwetoko (n.) blog
webpage n. kwesho (n.)
website n. kwesho (n.)
wedding n. dovato (n.)
wedge n. suntupil (n.)
wedlock n. idova (n.) matrimony, marriage
Wednesday n. Panta (n.)
weed n. 1) mimpea (n.) undesirable plant;
2) jujem (n.) marijuana; 3) mompea
(a.) to clear of undesirable plants
week n. ninyo (n.); ~end n. nintas (n.);
~ly adj . 1) ninyosa (n.) occurring
weekly; 2) ninyoko (n.) magazine
weep n. yoyoi (n.) to cry
weight n. 1) ijum (n.) heaviness; 2) junya
(n.) artefact used for heaviness;
wei rd adj . janjang (s.) odd, unusual
welcome i . 1) mai nende (i.) greeting: mai
nende la kido! welcome in my
restaurant!; 2) nendeka (v.) to receive
gladly: usindola nendeka unanu
the villagers welcomed the pilgrims; 3)
anendeka (n.) greeting: anendeka
mweju a friendly welcome ; be ~ v.
nende (s.) ju nende to feel
welcome; youre ~ v. mai pau (s.)
well adj . 1) nen (s.) good: jam nen! you
did well!; 2) sochu (n.) source; ~-
done adj . otuntu (s.): soi setu
otuntu I'd like my steak well-done;
~-known adj . tenjo (s.) famous; ~-
being n. inensa (n.) health
Welsh adj . 1) Kamara (s.) having to do
with the Welsh culture; 2) na Kamaran
(n.) having to do with Wales; 3)
Kamaraka (n.) Welsh language;
~man n. 1) Ukamara (n.) person of
the Welsh ethnicity; 2) Ukamaran (n.)
citizen of Wales
werewolf n. yumambau (n.)
west adj . vununo (s.); ~ Indies n.
Karibianyo (n.)
wet n. oso (n.)
whale n. pechonga (n.)
what n. 1) haya (n.) inanimate; 2) hana (s.)
which (one): kenyo hana nenju?
which team do you like?; ~ a adj . wu
(i.) how very, how: what a pity wu
nishi; ~ direction adv. hano (n.)
which way?; ~chamacallit n.
yahayaka (n.)
wheat n. vunki (n.)
wheel n. ada (n.); ~chair n. daraya (n.)
wheeze v. funyi (a.)
when adv. 1) hata (n.) temporal question
word: hata denu? when are you
going?; 2) eta (s.) temporal conjunctor:
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eta weyun yu, soi ka When you
see him, please tell him
where adv. hala (n.) temporal; ~ from
adv. hachu (n.) hachu jo? where
do you know that from?
whether c onj . en (c.) if it be the case (or
not): nong jo en yu de (eom nong)
I dont know whether he comes (or
not)
which adj . 1) hana (s.) nia hana kano?
which car do you mean?; ~ one
adv. 1) ahana (n.) ahana keju?
which one do you want?; 2) uhana (n.)
uhana chu linyo jam? which one
of you did it?; ~ way adv. hano (n.)
which direction?
while adv. tabo (n.) during; a ~, for a ~
adv. fauta (s.); in a ~ adv. mwela
(s.) later, in time
whine n. hazau (n.)
whinney v. winka (a.)
whip n. 1) chenaya (n.) instrument for
flogging; 2) za chenaya che (a.) to hit
using a whip: yu za chenaya che
win he whipped the horse; ~cream
n. chemos (n.); ~lash n. 1) ache na
chenaya (n.) act of hitting with a whip;
2) kenden (n.) sudden impact on the
neck and the injuries resulting from
this
whirl v. nunuda (s.) rotate, spin, revolve;
~pool n. sodada (n.)
whiskers n. 1) juzizi (n.) long hair for
tactile purposes; 2) luzino (n.)
sideburns
whisper v. shiska (a.)
whistle v. funji (a.)
white adj . lam (s.); ~n v. 1) tolam (a.)
become white, go pale; 2) jalam (a.) to
make white, chalk; 3) mulam (a.) to
bleach, blanch; ~ner n. mulanso (n.)
bleach
who n. hayu (n.)
whole adj . kwambe (s.) complete,
completely; ~ness n. ikwambe (n.)
totality
wholemeal adj . yombeshum (s.)
whom n. hayu (n.)
whore n. ujaipo (n.)
whose n. na hayu (n.)
why adv. hamun (s.)
Wicca n. Iwika (n.) Wicca-religion; ~n n.
1) Uwika (n.) person practicing the
Wiccan religion; 2) na Iwika (n.)
having to do with the Wiccan religion
wicked adj . ming (s.); ~ness n. iming
(n.)
wide adj . wilu (s.) broad; ~n v. 1) jamwilu
(a.) to make wide, broaden: udokan
jamwilu nuno the construction
workers widened the road; 2) tomwilu
(a.) to become wide: nuno tomwilu
the road widened
widow n. 1) vatum (n.) widower; 2)
javatum (a.)to make a widow, cause
to be a widow; ~hood n. ivatum (n.)
width n. iwilu (n.)
wife n. vawana (n.)
wild adj . yuvang (s.) untamed
will n. 1) akeju (n.) volition; 2) tunzako (n.)
testament; 3) denu (a.) future aspect
marker: denu jam I will do it
willing n. weke (n.) intentionally, out of free
will: jam weke to do something out
of free will; ~ness n. iweke (n.) free
will;
willow n. pimpele (n.); weeping ~ n.
pimpele yoyoi (n.)
wi n v. fiti (a.) to beat in a game, conflict,
defeat
wi nch n. datol (n.) windlass, pulley
wi nd n. tihum (n.); ~pipe n. hunos (n.)
trachea; ~shield n. kushe (n.)
windscreen; ~y adj . fumule (s.)
wi nd v. 1) totol (a.) to wind up, wrap
around a coil: totol naya la tolpe
to wind up a string on a spool; 2) hitol
(a.) to wind up, make tense: hitol fia
to wind up a toy; ~lass n. datol
(n.) winch, pulley
wi ndow n. 1) shenum (n.) opening in a
building or wall; 2) choski (n.)
computer window; 3) tocha (n.)
opportunity
wi ne n. suso (n.)
wi ng n. 1) nechi (n.) forelimb for flying; 2)
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ludo (n.) side part of a building; 3)
lukuche (n.) side forward position or
player (sports); ~ed adj . nechile
(s.); ~er n. lukuche (n.)
wi nner n. 1) ufiti (n.) person winning a
match, challenge; 2) fifiti (n.) person
habitually on top of the world
wi nter n. venta (n.)
wipe n. chunyom (n.)
wi re n. 1) sinaya (n.) thread; 2) pino (n.)
cable, electric wire; ~d adj . opino
(s.) furnished with wiring; ~less adj .
pinoleng (s.) furn
wi ring n. pinonyo (n.)
wisdom n. iwanjo (n.); ~ tooth n.
vizedun (n.)
wise adj . wanjo (s.)
wish v. 1) kekeho (a.) to desire something
not unrealized: kekeho wen tunti
I wish I was taller; 2) kakeho (a.) to
express a wish to someone: kakeho
li nenis I wish you good luck
witch n. mimpas (n.) warlock
with pr ep. 1) lu (s.) by the side of: wa lu
ujejeng Im with stupid; 2) le (s.) to
hold, holding, having: mundau ubu
yem le chempe he counted three
men with a gun ; 3) za (a.) to take,
use: za champe janko nana he
drew a line with a pencil
withdraw v. 1) raza (a.) to make a
withdrawal; 2) muleng (a.) to refuse,
fail to provide; ~al n. 1) araza (n.) act
of withdrawing (money); 2) amuleng
(n.) denial, refusal; ~ symptoms n.
mitan na muleng (n.)
wither v. yoira (s.) waste away
without pr ep. leleng (n.)
witness v. 1) toyun (s.) be witness of; 2)
utoyun (n.)
wizard n. papaska (n.) sorcerer
wok n. piseo (n.)
wolf n. mambau (n.); ~like adj .
mambaushi (s.) lupine; ~pack n.
unganyo (chu mambau) (n.)
wolverine n. tiroi (n.)
woman n. wana (n.)
womb n. bembi (n.)
wonder v. jeha (s.)
wonderful adj . temwu (s.) admirable,
impressive
wood n. pevo (n.) material; ~en adj . chu
pevo (n.); ~pecker n. pecheche
(n.); ~s n. penyo (n.) forest
wool n. mezi (n.); ~en adj . chu mezi (n.)
word n. kaya (n.)
work n. 1) akan (n.) job; 2) kan (a.) to do
work; 3) kanka (s.) to have a job; 4)
ayus (n.) work of art; 5) teri (s.) to be
functional, operational: nia nong teri
my car doesnt work; ~ing clothes
n. kangonyo (n.); ~ing n. lekeshi
(n.) manner of working; ~ing class
n. lekanyo (n.); ~place n. kankala
(n.); ~shop n. 1) lekambea (n.)
place where manual labour is done; 2)
kwankanto (n.) educational event,
training
world n. 1) Yula (n.) earth; 2) tira (n.)
planet; ~wide adj . yola (n.) global;
~ war n. Anyoru na Yula (n.):
Anyoru na Yula na Sun World
War II
worm n. 1) lia (n.) insect; 2) kwebanu
(n.) computer worm
worry v. sinyi (s.) to be worried about;
~some adj . tensinyi (s.)
worse adj . ming tunti (s.)
worship v. 1) tiju (a.) to adore; 2) atiju (s.)
adoration
worst adj . ming tio (s.); the ~ n. itio na
ming (n.)
worth n. itempa (n.) value; to be ~ adj .
tempa (n.) to have a value of: ya
tempa pio jom na witi its worth
five bucks at most; ~less adj .
tempang; ~y adj . wenjele; ~ the
trouble s. tentoza
wound n. 1) amitu (n.) injury; 2) mitu (a.)
hurt, harm, injure; ~ed adj . omitu
(s.)
wrap v. totol (a.) enfold, tape in
wreck n. 1) bayo (n.) badly damaged
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vehicle: bayo na neni plane
wreck; 2) jambayo (a.) to reduce to a
wreck: jambayo nia he wrecked
his car; 3) foida (n.) no good vehicle:
nong jeho lera foida wau I cant
believe youre keeping this wreck
wrestle v. kumpompo (a.) to struggle or
fight without using blows but rather by
pushing and pulling, to compete in
wrestling (sport)
wrestling n. akumpompo (n.) sport
wriggle v. chunonoi (a.) to move to and fro
with the intention of getting out of
something, wrestle ones way out of
wrinkle n. chinana (n.); ~d adj .
chinanale (s.) wrinkly
wrist n. leron (n.)
write v. janko (a.); ~r n. 1) uko (n.)
someone who wrote something; 2)
koko (n.) someone who writes
habitually or professionally, author
writi ng n. 1) ajanko (n.) act of writing; 2)
auko (n.) something written, text;
~board n. konum (n.)
written adj . oko (n.)
wrong adj . 1) woisa (s.) incorrect, not in
accordance with the intention,
functioning badly, off: kaipe woisa
the wrong key; 2) nempung (s.)
morally wrong, unjust: aminza la
nempung stealing is wrong; 3)
janempung (a.) to treat unjustly; to
go ~ v. tomwoi (a.) to miscarry; ~
way round adv. woyom (s.):
jango woyom chivu to put on
shoes the wrong way round
X
X n. kes (n.)
xenon n. dinchevo (n.)
X-ray n. 1) tundino (n.) electromagnetic
radiation; 2) tundinotan
(n.) photograph made by means of X-
rays
xylene n. vojavosko (n.)
xylophone n. pepeji (n.)

Y
y, Y n. Yil (n.)
yak n. zimul (n.)
yallow n. polosho (n.)
yam n. sepem (n.)
Yangtze n. Chang-Chiang (n.)
yank v. kunku (s.)
yarmulke n. sintia (n.) kippah, skull cap
yarn n. nayavo (n.)
yawn v. 1) hawa(a.) to yawn; 2) ahawa
(n.) act of yawning
yay i . nye (i.) oh joy!
year n. tiro (n.)
yearn v. donke (a.)
yell v. donka (a.)
yellow adj . jin (s.)
yelp v. donyi (a.)
Yemen n. Yaman (n.); ~i n. 1) Uyaman
(n.) inhabitant of Yemen, Yemeni; 2)
na Yaman (n.) having to do with
Yemen
yes i . eo (i.) indeed, yeah
yesterday adv. ninye (n.); day before ~
n. 1) kuninye (n.)
yet adv. 1) kwi (i.) already: kwi oyo?
are you done yet?; 2) rata (i.) still:
tengito rata la there is a chance
yet; 3) eye (conj.) even thought, albeit:
ke zen, eye ke jam it would be
dangerous, yet he would do it; not ~
i . nong kwi (i.)
Yiddish n. 1) Yidiska (n.) Yiddish
language; 2) na Yidi ska (n.) in
Yiddish language: auko na Yidiska
a Yiddish text
yoga n. Iyogah (n.) yoga-religion
yoghurt n. choimos (n.)
yogi n. Uyogah (n.)
yoke n. 1) zebampe (n.) harness or bar
carried on the shoulders or back:
jauza zebampe to carry a yoke; 2)
sunyo (n.) a couple: sunyo na
kamul a yoke of oxen; 3) vaya (n.)
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something connecting, connection,
joint: vaya na idova the yoke of
matrimony; 4) akoivu (n.) oppression,
subjection: akoivu na naizapuno
the yoke of colonialism
you pr on. 1) li (n.) second person singular
pronoun; 2) linyo (n.) second person
plural pronoun; ~'re welcome i .
mai za (i.)
young adj . sita (s.); ~ man n. simba
(n.); ~ lady n. sima (n.)
your adj . 1) na li (n.) belonging to you
(singular); 2) na linyo (n.) belonging to
you (plural); ~self pr on. lilo (i.)
youth n. 1) isita (n.) youthfulness; 2) usi ta
(n.) young person; 3) sitanyo
(n.) young people collectively
Yugoslavia n. Yugosalavan (n.); ~n n.
1) Uyugosalavan (n.) inhabitant of
Yugoslavia; 2) na Yugosalavan (n.)
having to do with Yugoslavia
Yule n. Yolto (n.)
Z
Z, z n. zawa (n.) the letter Z
Zambezi n. Zambezih (n.)
Zambia n. Zambian (n.); ~n n. 1)
Uzambian (n.) inhabitant of Zambia;
2) na Zambian (n.) having to do with
Zambia
zeal n. ivavaza (n.); ~ot n. uvavaza (n.);
~ous(ly) n. vavaza (n.)
zebra n. nanawin (n.); ~ crossing n.
nanatum (n.)
zebu n. zeomul (n.)
Zen n. 1) Ijanah (n.) Zen-Buddhism; 2) na
Ijanah (n.) having to do with Zen-
Buddhism: tatang tom tifa na
Ijanah you will never be a Zen
master
zero num. meng (s.) nill
zig-zag adj . nonoi (s.)
zillion num. wiwinya (s.); ~th num. na
wiwinya (s.)
Zimbabwe n. Zimbabuan (n.); ~an n.
1) Uzimbabuan (n.) inhabitant of
Zimbabwe; 2) na Zimbabuan (n.)
having to do with Zimbabwe
zinc n. shungu (n.)
zip v. 1)kunkairon (a.) to zip up, close by
means of a zipper; 2)jalonsi (a.) to
compress data; ~per n. kairon (n.)
zodiac n. angaro (n.)
zombie n. mimiang (n.)
zone n. kain (n.)
zoo n. angala (n.)
zoological adj . na angajono (n.)
zoologist n. ungajono (n.)
zoology n. angajono (n.)
Zoroaster n. Zaratustarah (n.)
zoroastrianism n. Izaratustarah (n.)
zoroastrianist n. 1) Uzaratustarah
(n.) follower of the zoroastrian religion;
2) na Izaratustarah (s.) having to do
with the zoroastrian religion
zucchi ni n. naipos (n.)
Zulu adj . 1) Zulu (s.) having to do with the
zulu culture; 2) Uzulu (n.) Zulu
person; 3) Zulunyo (n.) Zulu people;
4) Zuluka (n.) Zulu language
zygote n. sunyosesu
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