VOCABULARIES 



957 



Good men Bo>mbi ba saido. 



A great man Mumbi mu kuru. 



man a great. 

 Mumbi si sa mukurii. 

 ma a tlntf is great. 



A little house Ekara, or 



Ndabo esa buda. 

 house that is small. 



A male dog Su emva. 



male dog. 



A male child Mwana 'sa gule. 



child (that is) male. 



Male goat Mpai wa raeme. 



male of goat. 



Male elephant Joma wa anjau. 



male of elephant. 



A white cloth Kubugu rusatu. 



cloth white. 



A white fowl Kobo asatu. 



fowl 



A white thing Ema esatu. 



thing white. 



White things Dima disatu. 



A white door Likuse lisatu. 



door 



White doors Makuse ka satu. 



doors. 



Two eyes Miso kabiri. 



eyes two. 



Two ears Macwi kabiri. 



ears 



Two men Bwmbi babiri 



One parrot Mugaga ungana. 



Two parrots Nigaga ibiri. 



I don't like Mas/ kain' (si is the 



negative particle). 



I married a wife Mabunga muli. 



wife 

 I shall buy an ox to- Makora bisi bute 



morrow lb uy shall ox 



kaliba. 

 to-morrow. 

 I bought a cow yester- Kikora bisi bute 



day / buy did ox 



budcow. 

 yesterday. 

 The man fell down ... Mwakwabuka lesi. 

 (the man he) fell down. 



Strike, beat ! Benda. 



I will strike thee Erne raana benda 



/ / thee strike, 

 or Erne manw kabenda. 

 / I thee did strike. 

 I give thee Manainjo>. 



/ thee give. 

 I gave you yesterday . Manoka ninjco 

 / thee did give 

 nakcobe. 

 yesterday. 

 I will give you to- Manainjo bisi kaliba- 



morrow ... to-morrow. 



I do (did) not give you Ma Junainjw 



I not you give. 

 I did want to buy . . . Makakbora kakora 

 I don't want Ma si kaine. 



/ not want. 



I don't strike Me si benda. 



Thou strikest not U si bendei. 



He did not give me... I si nainjw. 



he not me give. 



He did not fail I si akisw. 



He does not love I si kunda. 



I love not Me si kunda. 



/ not love. 



Thou lovest not U si kundei. 



Give me a little Ainja> isabwda. 



a Utile 



Salt Mkwe. 



Give us bananas Ainjwkco ebugu. 



give us bananas. 

 He gave us A si wjwin. 



he us gave. 

 He gave you A ni njwin. 



he you gave. 

 He gave yo u (emphatic) A ni njwin n'wwe. 



he you gave y<m. 

 Hegave^f?/i „ Abwinjwinnebongcolta 



he them gave them. 

 He gave me „ Anainjoin n'enie. 



he me gavt me. 

 I love thee Ma na kunda. 



/ thee love. 

 Thou lovest me U na kunda. 



thou me lovest. 

 I don't love you Mi si na kunda. 



/ not thee love. 



