CLICS Form | Concept | Form in source | Gloss in source |
---|---|---|---|
aba | DIVIDE | àbà | divide |
abani | YESTERDAY | àbánɩ́ | yesterday |
akha | BUILD | áχá | build |
akha | DWELL (LIVE, RESIDE) | áχá | dwell |
ala | SPREAD OUT | àlà | spread |
ana | SUCK | áɲá | suck |
ana | CHILD | àná | child |
anekha | MAKE DRY | ánɛ́χá | set out to dry |
apaja | COOK (SOMETHING) | àpàjà | cook |
apara | WEAR | àpàrà | wear |
aparo | CLOTHES | àpàrɔ̀ | clothes |
api | SKY | ápí | sky |
apula | UNDRESS | àpʊ̀là | take off clothes |
atla | STRENGTH | àtɬà | strength |
baba | ITCH | bábá | itch |
baja | PUT | bájá | put, set |
bapukha | STRETCH | bàpʊ̀χà | stretch oneself |
bedi | TWO | bèdí | two |
bele | BREAST | bɛ́lɛ́ | breast |
belekha | GIVE BIRTH | bɛ̀lɛ̀χà | give birth |
belekha | CARRY ON BACK | bɛ̀lɛ̀χà | carry child on back |
besa | ROAST (SOMETHING) | bèsà | roast |
beula | SHAVE | béʊ́lá | shave |
bifa | ROTTEN | bífá | rotten |
bikha | LEARN | bɩ́χá | learn |
bila | BOIL | bɩ̀là | boil |
bina | DANCE | bíná | dance |
bisi | MILK | bɩ́sɩ́ | milk |
biti | LIVER | bɩ́tɩ́ | liver |
bitsa | CALL | bítsá | call |
bitsa | HIT | bɩ̀tsà | hit |
bofa | TIE | bɔ́fá | tie up |
boifa | FEAR (BE AFRAID) | bóífá | be afraid |
bokho | ARM | bɔ́χɔ́ | arm |
boko | BRAIN | bɔ̀kɔ́ | brain |
bola | ROTTEN | bɔ̀là | rotten |
bona | SEE | bɔ́ná | see |
bona | GET | bɔ́ná | get, obtain |
botlana | SMALL | bɔ̀tɬáná | small |
bua | SPEAK | búá | speak |
bua | COME BACK | búá | return |
bula | OPEN | bùlà | open |
bulaja | KILL | bʊ́lájá | kill |
buli | FIST | bʊ́lɩ́ | fist |
bupa | MOULD | bʊ́pá | mould pottery |
butswa | RIPEN | bútswá | ripen |
di | ROOT | dì | root |
di | BLOOD | dí | blood |
diba | WELL | dìbà | well |
dimu | GOD | dímʊ́ | God |
dimu | SPIRIT | dímʊ́ | ancestor's spirit |
duedisa | COUNT | dúédísà | count |
duela | PAY | dúɛ́lá | pay |
dula | SIT | dúlá | sit |
dza | RIGHT | ʤá | right (hand) |
dza | EAT | ʤá | eat |
dzabana | ELBOW | ʤábàná | elbow |
dzalo | SEED | ʤálɔ́ | seed |
dzalwa | BEER | ʤàlwá | beer |
ema | STAND | ɛ́má | stand |
eng | STRANGER | èŋ̀ | stranger, guest |
epa | DIG | ɛ̀pà | dig |
esele | DONKEY | ɛ́sɛ̀lɛ́ | donkey |
eta | LEAVE | ɛ̀tà | go out, go away |
fa | GIVE | fá | give |
fafa | FEATHER | fàfá | feather |
fatlha | TWINS | fátɬʰá | twins |
fatlha | CHEST | fàtɬʰà | chest |
fatlhekho | FACE | fàtɬʰɛ̀χɔ̀ | face |
fatshi | COUNTRY | fátsʰɩ́ | country |
feela | SWEEP | fɛ́ɛ́lá | sweep |
fela | FINISH | fɛ́lá | complete, finish |
fena | OVERCOME | fèɲà | overcome |
ferabubedi | EIGHT | fɛ̀ràbʊ̀bèdí | eight |
ferabungwi | NINE | fɛ̀ràbʊ̀ŋwɩ̀ | nine |
fetula | ANSWER | fètʊ̀là | answer |
filo | PLACE (POSITION) | fɩ̀lɔ̀ | place |
fisa | BURN | físá | burn |
fitlha | BURY | fítɬʰá | bury |
fodisa | RECOVER | fódísá | recover |
fofu | BLIND PERSON | fòfù | blind person |
fudukha | MOVE AWAY | fúdúχá | move away |
fufa | FLY (MOVE THROUGH AIR) | fʊ̀fà | fly, to |
fufa | JEALOUSY | fúfá | jealousy |
fufutso | PERSPIRE OR SWEAT | fùfùtsɔ̀ | sweat |
fuka | WING | fúká | wing |
fulo | FOAM | fúlɔ́ | foam |
fura | ORGANIC FAT OR OIL | fúrá | fat, oil |
hibidu | RED | híbídú | red |
hubu | NAVEL | húbú | navel |
huti | HOLE | hùtì | pit, hole |
i | EGG | ɩ́ | egg |
ina | NAME | íná | name |
ing | WHAT | ɩ̀ŋ́ | what |
ino | TOOTH | ínɔ́ | tooth |
iso | FIREPLACE | ísɔ́ | fireplace, hearth |
itlho | EYE | ítɬʰɔ́ | eye |
itsi | KNOW (SOMETHING) | ítsɩ́ | know |
ja | GO | jà | go |
kai | HOW MANY | kàɩ́ | how many |
Bantu Basic Vocabulary Database
Simon Greenhill and Russell Gray, 2015. Bantu Basic Vocabulary Database