CLICS Form | Concept | Form in source | Gloss in source |
---|---|---|---|
apa | HERE | apa | here |
banggamajeje | SUNFLOWER | baŋgamajeːje | sunflower |
danda | BLOOD | daːnda | blood |
fidegofiavisu | CHAIR | fidego fia ʋiːsu | our chairs |
hate | BOOK | haːte | book |
kaja | HOUSE | kaːja | house |
kiala | FINGER | kiaːla | finger |
kidego | CHAIR | kideːgo | chair |
kidego | STOOL | kideːgo | stool |
kifu | ASH | kifu | ash(es) (ma) |
kiho | EYELID | kiːho | eyelid |
kikoko | INSECT | kikɔːko | insect |
kikondo | BASKET | kikoːndo | basket |
kilato | SHOE | kilaːto | shoe |
kilo | NIGHT | kilo | night (time) |
kimage | KNIFE | kimaːge | knife |
kimisi | CAT | kimiːsi | cat |
kimugege | MOSQUITO | kimugege | mosquito |
kipingga | HERD (SOMETHING) | kipiːŋga | herd |
kudasi | FOREST | kudaːsi | (n) forest |
kukiana | UP | kukiaːɲa | up |
kukiana | SKY | kukiaːɲa | sky |
kutsangga | DECEIVE | kutsaːŋga | trick (V) |
kuvangga | BEGIN OR START | kuʋaːŋga | begin |
libiki | TREE | libiki | tree |
lifuke | HOT | lifuke | hot (weather) |
ligana | HUNDRED | ligana | hundred |
ligangga | STONE OR ROCK | ligaːŋga | stone (fistsized)/rock |
ligoga | HATE | ligoːga | hate |
ligola | BARK | ligola | bark (of tree) |
lihalafu | ANT | lihalafu | ant |
lihamba | BOOK | lihaːmba | book |
liho | EYE | liːho | eye |
lijawo | SWEET POTATO | lijawo | sweet potato |
lijawo | POTATO | lijawo | potato |
likanga | EGG | likaːŋa | egg |
likeve | FOX | likeːʋe | fox |
likwati | LEAF | likwati | leaf |
lilasi | BAMBOO | lilɑːsi | bamboo |
lipungge | HUNGER | lipuːŋge | hunger |
lisimba | LION | lisiːmba | lion |
litanda | LAKE | litaːnda | lake |
litembo | ELEPHANT | liteːmbo | elephant |
liula | FROG | liuːla | frog |
liwoko | ARM | liwoko | arm |
lugendo | JOURNEY | lugeːndo | journey |
lukelo | HAPPY | lukeːlo | happiness |
luki | HONEY | luːki | honey |
lusunggu | PITY | lusuːŋgu | pity |
lutanggo | HELP | lutaŋgo | help (N) |
lwandakiene | TRUTH | lwandakiene | truth |
lwimbo | SONG | lwiːmbo | song |
lwuitsi | DOOR | lwuiːtsi | door |
mabikigavisu | TREE | mabiki ga ʋisu | our trees |
mama | OLDER BROTHER | maːma | brother (older, same sex) |
mansi | LOCUST | maːnsi | locust |
mapesa | MONEY | mapesa | money |
matendefwa | WASP | matendeːfwa | wasp |
matsebele | MAIZE | matʃebele | corn |
mbilimaimwinga | THOUSAND | mbilima imwinga | thousand |
mbwanda | BEAN | mbwaːnda | bean |
migundajavisu | FIELD | miguːnda ja ʋiːsu | our fields |
mmbeju | SEED | mmbeju | seed |
mmene | GOAT | mmene | goat |
mpiradeni | BALL | mpira deni | ball |
mudimi | BOY OR SON | mudiːmi | son/boy |
mudini | TOWN | mudiːni | town |
mugosi | HUSBAND | mugoːsi | husband |
mugosi | MAN | mugoːsi | man |
mugunda | FIELD | muguːnda | field |
muhinsa | DAUGHTER OR GIRL | muhiːnsa | daughter/girl |
mukidala | WOMAN | mukidala | woman |
mwiganitsi | TEACHER | mwiganitsi | teacher |
ndilo | BASKET | ndiːlo | basket |
nefwe | US (OBLIQUE CASE OF WE) | neːfwe | us |
ngala | COLD (OF WEATHER) | ŋaːla | cold (weather) |
nggonde | SHEEP | ŋgoːnde | sheep |
nguku | CHICKEN | ŋuːku | chicken |
ngumbi | EYEBROW | ŋuːmbi | eyebrow |
nondwa | BOX | noːndwa | case |
ntsuki | BEE | ntsuki | bee |
papa | GRANDMOTHER | paːpa | grandmother |
pipi | NEAR | piːpi | near |
sengga | COW | seːŋga | cow |
wime | STAND UP | wiːme | stand up (3rd Sg) |
wunofu | GOOD | wunofu | goodness |
wuva6 | PAIN | wuʋaː6 | pain |
Mitterhofer, Bernadette. 2013. Lessons from a dialect survey of Bena: Analyzing wordlists. SIL International.