KIRUA VOCABULAEY. 



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To thunder Ku ngalu. 



" wait " nga. 



" wake " taluka. 



" want " sakacho. 



To walk Ku kananga. Appendix 



" wash " kenda. n. 



Work Weila mingela.* 



Ya lelo Mlohhe wachiwa matwi na mulu. 



I will beat you Nsaka niku kupile. 



When a sultan dies, what do the Wa- ) Lufa a Mlohhe tulouga na mini la lelo 



ruado? j Warua? 



Give me water to drink Navila mema nitom5. 



He is very drunk Wakolweho katoraa vibi. 



Is there a big dance to-day? Wazia an-ngoma ikata lelo' 



No, yesterday Vituu kesha. 



Where do you get iron ? Waboya hi kilonda ? 



Does Kasongo pay tribute to Mata Yanfo ? Kasongo ulambulakwe Mwata Yanfo ? 



No, he does not Vituu, kalumbulaho. 



Kasongo is afraid of Daiyi a Kejera Kasongo alino move na Baiyi a Kejera. 



How many children has Kasongo ? Kasongo wana wangavo a watula ? 



Kasongo goes to war to steal food and ) Mlohhe renda kuli luana wakeva udio ni 



people's children: he has nothing. . . ) wana waneni: kali luheto. 



Where has Kasongo gone ? Kasongo (Mlohhe) aendi hi ? 



Kasongo has been cutting off ears and 



noses to-day 



Do the Warua eat men ? Walua nawo waha wantui" 



No, they don't Vituu, viso. 



Who make the knives of the Warua ?. . , .Walongo lupeto Warua ? 



People near Munza work iron Wantu walipepi a Munza wafula kilonda. 



Where do they get copper ? Wawe ahi mwanibo ? 



Do they make knives of stones? Walongo lupete uive? 



No Vituu. 



Warua pray to God, and He gives them ) ,„ . , ,, ^ .^r. ,. .... , 



, ^ y \V alua sakalese v idie, angavile chonsaka. 



•what they want ) ° 



Have the Warua any songs ? Walua ne nimbo? 



Can you get a man to tell me one? Wasamba kania muntu unena mkwao? 



Have the Warua any tales ? Walua ne vishima ? 



, ( Nsaka kunyukisha wami wawili mimbo na 



I want to hear both songs and tales . . . i vishima ? 



Warua shave their heads Walua watenda mevu. 



Women tattoo their bellies Wakazi wataa an tappo chali. 



When the Warua want fire, what do 



they do? . 



They rub sticks Mufio wavie mihlo. 



Is that a heavy load ? Kisaka chaleraa ? 



No, it is a light one Vituu, chaperla. 



What have you in it ? Mulichika ukisaka ? 



Sugar-canes and bananas Mionge na makondfe. 



Put your load down Sela kisaka chove. 



Carry the box - .Usele kitundu. 



Catch hold of the rope Tambula mionzi. 



The cloth is spoiled Mbwisha yavola. 



The axe cuts Kasolo kawiti. 



Give me your bow and arrows Gawil^ uta na miketu yov^. 



The bowstring is broken Kilemba wachivika. 



Walua wasoka mililo walangukka ? 



