494 KIRUA VOCABULARY. 



What have you to sell ? Wasela ka a kuota ? 



What do you want ? Usakaka ? 



Tell a man to bring some grass-cloth Sowili muutu a kalete kissandi. 



Where do they get the stuff to make [ Kiaviloha ya afiti ha vissandi ushiti kwe- 



grass-cloth black ? j hi ? 



I want some fat goats Nsaka mbuzi munume. 



Bring goats and six fowls Lete mbuzi na wazolo tusambi. 



He has some beans Muntu waiane kunde. 



Give my slave an earthen pot Gavile mahika mwavile a kisuku. 



Bring me some ivory (a tusk), and I will ) ,,< ,. 



„• „ „„, „ 1 „• „, r Letele Imo, nikwavile lupeto. 



give you some knives ) ' ' 



Go and cut some fire-wood, and I will ) -r, , , . y , . 



,, y Lnda katiave kuni na mkwavile mwepu. 



give you salt ) ^ 



Have you any potatoes to sell ? Din^ wambala sakate note ? 



I want eggs and bananas Nsaka mayi a zolo na makonde. 



There are none Hatupu. 



Sell me the skin Niota kiseva. 



He does not want to sell it ; he will ) ^. , , , ., 



y Kiswe kuota, usaka kungavua. 

 give it you ) ° 



I will drink palm-wine Nitoma malovu. 



He shot two guinea-fowl Natalia wakanga tuwili. 



Let the sheep go Mkutuhila mkoko. 



They eat frogs Walia vyula. 



The pot is full Kisuku chayala. 



The water has flies in it Mema mabi. 



He is eating Ulia. 



Monkeys eat fruit Mpuyfe walfe matungulo. 



Birds drink water Ngooni utoma mema. 



Bamboos grow near water .Sunumu ili papa na mema. 



Ask if pigs (tame) are good 'Nge wakwata nguruwe a mbuzi. 



The cat stole a fowl Paka wawata zolo. 



Rats (large jungle rats) are very large. . . .Senzi a kuno vakata. 



Rats eat ivory Wampuku walia meno. 



The meat stinks Mivita lina vinio. 



What is the name of that animal ? Mwita la lisua mwitaka ? 



He has told people to kill a goat Wanena wantu wakatahe mbuzi. 



Pound this corn Utwe matava. 



Make a fire Wanza mililo. 



Go and draw water Wende kateka mema. 



Does he drink pombe ? Walintoma malwa ? 



He does not, but he smokes bhang Kashwe malwa, liloraa lianiba. 



How many fowls have you there ? Zolo wanga wo waia navo V 



Does the water boil ? Mema avila ? 



I am very hungry; I want to eat Nafanzala; usaka kulia. 



Give me food ■. . .Ngavilti wulio. 



Is this a river, or what ? Keki luwi ikika ? 



He has hidden Wafia. 



He is clever Kalima langa. 



He is a bad man Tambula mionzi. 



Do all the people carry shields, or only ) „^ , , , . i i i ^ ., 



^, , . J. . • y Wanzololo wangerla ngao e mlohhe .•* 



the chiefs ? ) ° " 



All the chiefs carry them Wanzerla mlohhe wonzolo. 



