VOCABULARIES 



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Good men Bwmbi ba saido. 



A great man Mumbi mu kuru. 



vian a great. 

 Mumbi si sa mukuru. 

 m<ui that is (firat. 



A little house Ekara, or 



Ndabo esa buda. 

 house that is small. 



A male dog 8u emva. 



male dog. 



A male child Mwana 'sa gule. 



child {that is) male. 



Male goat jNIjiai wa meme. 



male of goat. 



Male elephant Jcoma wa anjau. 



nude of elephant. 



A white cloth Rubugu rusatu. 



doth white. 



A white fowl Kobo asatu. 



fowl 



A white thing Ema esatu. 



thing white. 



White things 1 )ima disatu. 



A white door Likuse lisatu. 



door 



White doors Makuse ka satu. 



doors. 



Two eyes Miso kabiri. 



ei/es 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. 



7('ife 

 I shall buy an ox to- Makora bisi bute 



morrow / bui/ shall ox 



kaliba. 

 to-morrorv. 

 I bought a cow yester- Ivikora bisi bute 



day I buy did ox 



budwo). 

 yesterday. 

 The man fell down ... Mwakwabuka lesi. 

 {the man he) fell down. 



Strike, beat ! Benda. 



I will strike thee Erne mana benda 



/ / thee strike, 

 or Erne mano) kabenda. 

 / / thee did striki'. 



I give thee Manainjw. 



/ thee give. 

 I gave you yesterday. Manwka ninjw 

 / thee did give 

 nakwbe. 

 yesterday. 

 I will give you to- Manainjo bisi kaliba- 



nioiTOW to-morron: 



I do (did) not give you Ma Junainjw 



/ 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 l)enda. 



Thou strikest not U si bendei. 



He did not give me... I si nainjo). 



he not me give. 



He did not fail 1 si akisw. 



He does not love I si kunda. 



I love not Me si kunda. 



/ not love. 



Thou lovest not IT si kundei. 



Give me a little Ainjo) ivsabcada. 



a little 



Salt Mkwe. 



Give us bananas Ainjwkco ebugu. 



give us banaiuis. 



He gave us A si oj win. 



he vs ga ve. 



He gave you A ni njwin. 



he you gave. 

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

 he you gave you. 

 He gave them „ Aba)injwinnel)ongwba 

 he them gave them. 

 He gave me „ Anainjwin n'eme. 



he me gave 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. 



