KAYAKO NA KAH Kah Dictionary - Kwesho.com

High Performance ECC over NIST Primeson Commercial FPGAsECC 2008, Utrecht, September 22-24, 2008Tim GüneysuHorst Görtz Institute for IT-SecurityRuhr University of Bochum, Germany

ContentsContents…………………………………………………..3Introduction………………………………………………. 4Short sketch of the language…………………………. 5Abbreviations……………………………………………. 15Kah to English…………………………………………….16English section……………………………………………135English to Kah…………………………………………….136Kah Dictionary 3

IntroductionKah is an artificial language contructed with the main intent of being easy to master andpronounce. The basic vocabulary was realized with a keen eye on forming a powerful corelexicon with much room for derivation and compounding to increase logic. It is designed toexpress reoccurring daily events such as greetings and chit-chat as well as complicatedindustrial and digital issues.In order to boost the ease to pick up this language, an important factor was to increase thepluriformity of the phonology in terms of phonotactics and syllabic structures withoutoverstretching too many limits for people used to an open syllable structure. Also, Kahoffers a broad variety of allophones for unfamiliar sounds in order to allow people with asmany different linguistic backgrounds as possible to recognize and realize the sounds.Of course, there is no such thing as the perfect language, let alone the perfect auxiliarylanguage. However, I think there is a whole bunch of qualities -which are more or lessnegotiable- that can increase the chances of success on producing and promoting one.Among the non-negotiable qualities are the need for a consistent orthography andgrammar, an alphabetic approach to the script and an accessible phonology. Other factorsthat represent lesser values in this draft of an universal auxlang include aesthetics,personal likes and dislikes and (predicate) logic.The most important aim of all when designing this language is that it was to have aculturally neutral character. Therefore Kah turned out as a so-called a priori language. Thismeans its lexicon is not based on existing natural languages but instead was made up fromscratch.Finally, I'd like to admit there is no current need for such a language. After all, there is areason why I am typing this in English. However, the world's major linguae francae of thismoment, mostly excel in incredibly inconsistent grammar (English, French, but alsoSpanish and Russian), orthography (French, English, Russian) or have a phonology thatdrives non-speakers mad (English, Chinese, Arabic). Also, and not in the least, they tend tobe associated with a certain culture and/or ideology.It might be better to get ahead of things and have something handy in case the latter issuein particular proves to be too critical to ignore any longer. Kah is my personal opinion aboutand realization of what this something could look like.This document is intended to be the ultimate source of Kah vocabulary although anultrashort sketch of Kah grammar and some related issues are discussed as well.Kah Dictionary 4

Short sketch of the languageOnly some main aspects of Kah are highlighted in this section. For a more extensivedescription of Kah grammar, please check:www.kwesho.com/grammar.htmlOrthographyKah is written in the Roman script. The following letters are used in the official spelling:a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u v w y zA pronunciation guide to each of the phonemes of Kah is:a Spanish "mal" n Spanish "no"b French "beau" ny Spanish "señor"ch Spanish "churro" o Spanish "no"d Spanish "dar" p Spanish "por"e Spanish "el" py Korean “Pyongyang”f French "faire" r Spanish "rey"g English "good" s French "sel"h English "high" sh English "she"i Spanish "si" t French "tu”j English "joke" u Spanish "su"k Spanish "como" v English "veil"kw English "quarter" w English "we"l French "lire" y Spanish "yo"m Spanish "mal" z French "zero"mw Swahili "mwalimu"An n before a k of g (producing the consonant clusters nk and ng) is pronounced as ng asin the English word bang.Kah Dictionary 5

NounsNouns in Kah do not inflect for number, case or number. Definite of indefinite aspect israrely marked:kaiko - book, a book, the book, books, the bookskaiko wi - many bookskaiko yem - three bookskaiko wau – this bookkaiko ye – that bookBasic personal pronouns:PronounsSingularwa - Ili - youyu – he, she it (animate)ya – it (inanimate)Pluralwanyo - welinyo - youyunyo – they (animate)yanyo – they (inanimate)Impersonal pronoun:al – one, they, youReflexive pronouns:Singularwalo - myselflilo - yourselfyulo – he, she it (animate)yalo – it (inanimate)Pluralwalonyo - ourselveslilonyo – yourselvesyulonyo – themselves (animate)yalonyo – themselves (inanimate)Kah Dictionary 6

Deictic pronouns:wau – this, theseye – that, thoseExample sentencekaiko wau – this bookwana ye – that womanReciprocal pronoun: Example sentence:noyom – each otherInterrogative pronouns:haya - what?hayu - who?hala - where?hana - which?hashi - how?hasa - what kind of?hata - when?hamun - why?hano - where to?hachu - where from?hawi - how much/many?maika noyom – to greet one anotherVerbsVerbs in Kah do not inflect for tense, gender, number. This means they have one basic formthat is modified by both the context and individual constituents surrounding it. Importantwords modifying verbs are:kwi - already, indicates the action has already taken placela - to be at, indicates the action is still taking placedenu - to go, indicates an action will take place in the futurekwiku - before, ever, indicates an action has ever taken placelum - about to, on the brink of, indicates an action is about to take placejanja - usually, have the habit of, indicates an action usually takes placeke - intend, indicates the action could take place, "would", "how I wish"om - "let's!" "may you" indicates the wish that the action takes placetinti - should, ought to, indicates the action should be taking place, "should"And examples of their use are:gevu – run, to runwa kwi gevu – I ranwa la gevu – I am running,wa denu gevu – I will runwa ke gevu – I would runKah Dictionary 7

AdjectivesKah has no true adjectives like English. Instead, it has stative verbs which are placed afterthe noun they modify:nia wi - many carsnia gele - fast carnia yam – red carnia ominza – stolen carWhen placed in front of the verb, the verbal character of these stative verbs shows:nen nia – the car is goodgele nia – the car is fastyam nia – the car is redominza nia – the car is stolenAdjectives can function as adverbs as well and modify verbs:nia nen – good carjam nen – do wellNumeralsNumerals are placed behind the noun they modify like adjectives:nia vai - six carsbukim yem – three kingsThe basic numerals are:0 meng1 kwa 10 nini 100 mel2 sun 20 sunini 1,000 pol3 yem 30 yenini 10,000 dua4 pan 40 panini 100,000 wisti5 jom 50 jonini 1,000,000 bena6 vai 60 vainini 10,000,000 nungu7 teo 70 teonini8 dia 80 dianini9 sasta 90 sastaniniKah Dictionary 8

Word rootsKah is a oligosynthetic language, meaning that the bulk of Kah lexicon consists ofcompound words and is constructed from two or more roots. All words in Kah butloanwords are built from the following set of roots:a – er, ehh, indecisionaha - Aan - country, landba - fatherbai - (to be) brokenbal - nonsenseban - center, corebas - stop, endbau - dogbe - topic markerbea - roombeli - fennelben - childbena - millionbeo - box, containerbes - graybi - organbia - to beepbin - grain, cerealbo - in, insideboi - dirtbol - applebon - fallbos - bagbu - man, malebua - brotherbul - Bbum - explodebuna - maizebus - mash, squashcha - holechai - teachal - scoopcham - carbonchau - exact, preciseche - hit, touchchen - shootchi - out, outsidechil - thin, chipchin - chirpchis - Ccho - broadcast, let outchoi - sourchom - tomatochos - brassica, sinapis, mustardchu - leave, fromchul - mitechum - suckda - wheel, turndai - rhythm, thumpdal - computer, digital devicedan -program, applicationdau - number, countde - comeden - quake, shake, rockdeo - pot, crockdi - insectdia - eightdil - jingledin - lightdo - house, builddoa - Ddoi - problem, issuedon - force, power, strongdu - stonedua - 10,000dun - toothea - interestebe - Een - that, whetherfa - parentfai - ghost, spiritfan - ironfau - shortfe – oppositefen - pepperfeo - Ffi - playfim - saltyfo - flowerfoi - pejorative, no goodfon - punishfu - smellfua - garlicKah Dictionary 9

fum - blowga - Ggai - thickgan - fishgau - donkey, assge - fast, quickgem - chickpeagin - mountaingoi - froggon - wavegos - hundred milliongua - gulpgun - fruitha - questionhai - liveham - rough, coarsehana - which, which onehau - laughhawa - yawnhe - disgusthea - heyhen - newhi - tense, tighthim - hear, earho - truehoi - surprisehos - Hhu - low, flathua - coughhum - breath, airia - elementini – I, iio - unit, measurementja - do, makejai - sexjam - do, makejau - carry, loadje - think, mind, brainjem - smokeji - musicjin - yellowjo - knowjoi - cool, greatjom - fiveju - feeljum - heavyjus - Jka - speak, saykai - close, shutkal - crowkan - workkas - billionkau - coffeeke - intend, would, wantken - neckkes - Xki – food, mouthkil - gnawkim - royalko - writekoi - control, powerkom - fake, falsekona - Kkos - lump, knotku - front, beforekum - pullkus - citruskwa - onekwai - clickkwan - study, learnkwau - duckkwe - net, webkwen - Qkwi - alreadykwil - thistlekwin - crunchkwis - twitter, tweetkwo - chickenkwoi - juniperla - atlai - therelal - Llam - whitelau - herele - haveleng - withoutleo - helpli - youlia - wormlim - light, not heavylio - literlo - focusloi - taste, tonguelon - dense, rich, intenselu - with, atlua - tailKah Dictionary 10

lum - edge, tip, vergema - mothermai - hi, greetmam - moonmas - balancemau - add, alsombe - partme - sheepmea - sistermel - hundredmem - Mmeng - nothingmeo - catmi - ill, sickmia - deadmil - openming - badmo - undo, reversemoa - bearmoi - tiltedmong - undo, reversemos - secretionmu - causemul - cowmun - causemus - gasmwa - rotmwe - soft, gentlemweng - mean, cruelmwi - squeakna - ofnai - longnain - Nnam - godnana - line, stripenas - cosmetic productnau - this way, directionne - bird, flynen - goodni - vehiclenia - carnin - sunnini - tennis - fortune, chanceno - directionnoi - that waynong - not, nonos - pipe, ductnu - gonum - wall, board, screennungu - 10 millionnga - animalngi - levelngo - clothngu - precious, gem, glitternya - exponentnyai - monkeynyam - act, pretendnyau - blocked, stucknye - happynyem - silvernyo - collective, groupnyom - rubnyu - orangenyum - flop, floppyoho - Opa - money, worthpai - grateful, thankpan - fourpas - magicpau - givepe - stick, treepea - plantpel - oakpem - potatopena - chestnutpeo - nutpi - fire, electricitypil - anglepili - bananapim - hangpina - Ppis - alcoholpo - trade, sellpoi - grasspol - thousandpon - pushpos - cucurbitapu - moralpun - governpya - jump, hoppyai - deerpye - shiverpyen - honkpyo - dotpyoi - stainKah Dictionary 11

pyu - needlera - sitrai - brownram - pinch, clipras - R, rhorau - scratch, nailre - solidren - order, systemreo - eggri - on, activeria - switchrim - ripe, fullgrownrio - hourris - rattlero - circleroa - growlroi - weasleron - combineru - conflictrum - boilsa - shapesai - cultivate, growsan - colorsana - pastesau - fat, greasese - meatsen - limbseo - cupses - Ssi - few. littlesin - little, smallsina - light, subtlesis - hide, secretso - water, fluidsoi - please, requestsol - blacksu - grapesun - twosus - quietsha - cardshai - like thatsham - warmshau - like thisshe - glassshem - foldshi - like, asshim – cleanshina - cloudshis - hisssho - sheet, papershoi - slide, slipshon - showershu - sweetshum - sandska - blueski - framesko - mixsku - knotsta - ninesto - but, howeverstu - friendswi - shrillta - timetai - thentais - Ttal - machine, devicetan - picturetau - nowte - able, canten - able, canteo - seventi - above, uptia - cap, lidtil - small portable devicetim - musttio - best, worst, mostto - happen, timetoi - stick, stickytol - swathetom - to becometos - abouttu - cuttua - crackletum - through, beyondtus - permitusu - Uva - link, relatedvai - sixvan - shield, protectvau - elasticve - peace, calmven - coldvi - toovo- substancevoi - Vvon - bitterKah Dictionary 12

vos - legumevu - down, undervun - goldwa - I, mewai - againwal - synthetic materialwali - camelidwan - bigwana - womanwas - pearwau - thiswe - statewen - high, tallwi - much, manywil - pigwin - horsewisti - 100,000wiwa - Wwoi - mistakewong - angerwu - how verywua - howlya - it, thingyai - painyam - redyau - excuseye - thatyem - threeyi - fearyil- Yyin - otheryo - all, everyyoi – woeyol - fingeryom - swap, exchangeyu - he, she, it, personyun - see, eyeyus - artza - take, usezai - dearzam - magnetzau - itch, irritatezawa - Zze - backzen- dangerzeo - hump, swellingzi - hairzia - carezim - buzzzo - fly, bugzoi - grainzon - sleepzu - cookzua - servezun - honeyKah Dictionary 13

Ethnonyms and country namesPlease note Kah has different words for words designating ethnicity and nationality, evenwhen those words are cognate. An example of such a case is the translation of the Englishword Hungarian which can be translated as either “having to do with the Hungarian culture”“citizen of Hungary”, “person having the Hungarian ethnicity”, “having to do with the state ofHungary” or “the Hungarian language”. The Kah translation for each of these possibilitiesis:majara - having to do with the Hungarian cultureUmajara - person of the Hungarian ethnicityUmajaran - citizen of Hungaryna Majaran - having to do with the Hungarian state, of HungaryMajaraka - Hungarian languageThe use of this latter phrase is demonstrated in the following examples:punyo na Majaran – the Hungarian governmenttidola na Majaran Budapest – the Hungarian capital is BudapestParado na Punan na Majaran – National Bank of HungaryAs opposed to:aji Majara – Hungarian musicjanjanyo Majara – the Hungarian cultureaki Majara – Hungarian foodOr:amembe na Majaranyo – the Hungarian diasporaCompare:punanyo na Majaran – the Hungarian citizens (i.e. all citizens of Hungary,regardless of ethnic background)punanyo Majara na Romanan – the Hungarian citizens of Romania (i.e. allcitizens of Romania of Hungarian descent)In the Kah to English section, such ambiguities are placed under different lemmas in thefollowing manner:Majara s. (to be) Hungarian; ~ka n. Hungarian language; ~nyo n. Hungarian people(collectively)Majaran n. Hungary; na ~ n. (to be) Hungarian, having to do with HungaryUmajara n. Hungarian; ~n n. citizen of HungaryKah Dictionary 14

AbbreviationsAll lemmas in this dictionary in the Kah section have been labeled according to their part ofspeech in Kah. The following abbreviations are in use:a. – active verbc. – conjunctori. – interjectionn. – nouns. – stative verbThese abbreviations are noted directly after the lemma:tontinzon a. to get tiredtonto c. iftontoye i. in that casetonuko n. script, playbook, scenarioSome lemmas involve a rather lengthy description or a number of options for translationsince the precise translation depends on the context of the word in question:aubus n. fufu, ugali, mashed staple food,consisting of starchy root vegetables as eatenin large parts of Africa and parts of the worldinfluenced by African cuisine such as theCaribbeantiku s. (to be) of the utmost importance, principal,chief, mainpu n. moral, high standard, proper mannerKah Dictionary 15

Aa i. er, ehhh, indecisionabai n. breach, fracture, crack, burstabairu n. violationabal n. nonsenseabanju n. date, social engagementabanso n. haemorrhage, bleedingabanung n. shock, medical conditionabanzau n. interference, meddlingabas n. end, stop, finish, cessation,termination; la ~ n. in the end,eventuallyabaska n. decisionabayo n. destructionabenjau n. fertilization, impregnation,conceptionabeno n. breedingabenyau n. contraceptionabenyo n. (sexual) reproductionabenza n. adoptionabi n. organ, intestineabo n. inside, interioraboche n. thrust, act of thrustingabojo n. insightaboka n. introduction (into a subject)aboko n. account, subscriptionabon n. fall, act of fallingabopa n. fee, contributionaboru n. invasionaboshi n. integrationaboto n. initiation, initiation riteaboyun n. observation, act of observingabombai n. collapseabum n. explosionabumbai n. eruptionabunju n. scene, embarrassing displayacha n. holeachasentu n. female genital mutilationachauka n. definition, specificationache n. hit, blow, strike, collision; ~ natipi n. electric shock;acheche n. beating, battery, beatupachecheka n. knockingachechese n. applause, ovation; ~omora n. standing ovationacheka n. knock, thudacheten n. aim, ability to hit a targetachembo n. load, charge (weapon)achemil n. exposureachen n. shot, gunshotachene n. volleyacheru n. clash, conflictacheti n. kick, rush, jazzacheva n. mention, reference,relationship, concernachevu n. kickachi n. outside, the outsideachijai n. adultery, cheatingachikai n. isolationachikoza n. outsourcingachiku n. protrusion, bulgeachil n. flake, chipachirau n. erosion, fadingachito n. exceptionachitu n. circumcisionachiza n. going outacho n. broadcasting, transmission,signal, message, intentionally anddirectedachoko n. record, recording, somethingpreserved to be perceived again,footageachopau n. output, renderingachore n. promotion, adverstisingachoza n. reception, manner of receivinga signal: achoza ming lau – thereception is bad over hereachu n. source, origin, backgroundachucho n. discharge, emission,shedding (involuntary or notintentionally directed)achuka n. expression, utteranceachuke n. abortion (of a mission, task)achukum n. deportationachula n. rest, remainsKah Dictionary 16

achum n. suctionachunchu n. parasitismachuranu n. emigrationachuru n. escapeachutu n. ectomy, removal of an organ; ~na bembi n. hysterectomy; ~ nabisobos n. cystectomy, removal ofthe urinary bladder; ~ na jukos n.clitorectomy; ~ na kwachabino n.appendectomy; ~ na kenchobi n.adenectomy, tonsilectomy; ~ navonchobi n. cholecystectomy; ~ nabiki n. gastrectomy; ~ na kenki n.laryngectomy; ~ na mose n.mastectomy; ~ na chase n.vulvectomy; ~ na chuchobi n.nephrectomy; ~ na babi n.penectomy; ~ na humbi n.pneumonectomy;achuza n. derivationada n. wheeladadai n. pulse, rhythmic thumpingadaika n. rap, rapsongadaivu n. marchadambai n. pc crashadau n. tally, total numberadeka n. invitationadembe n. participationadende n. vibration, tremor, quakeadenju n. shock, shocker, act of shockingsomeone heavily: adenju eo! – quitea shocker!adepo n. deliveryaderanu n. immigrationaderu n. attackadeze n. lag, a falling behindadin n. lightadindi n. shine, shiningadinkiron n. photosynthesisadino n. radiationadobo n. lodgingadon n. strengtheningadonu n. propulsionadonza n. effort, hard try, endeavoradosese n. bodybuildingadu n. stone, rockadunyoren n. orthodonticsafaichu n. exorcismafauka n. summaryafauza n. hug, caress, embracementafe n. opposition, act of opposingafecho n. protest, objectionafeka n. contradictionafeleo n. collaborationafeno n. setbackafi n. game; ~ Naradih n. backgammon;~ Shah n. chess; ~ na fisha n.card game;afio n. score, total of points scoredafiru n. competition, act of competingafiti n. victoryafo n. flowerafoika n. abusive language, termafoiko n. to flame, abuse in writingafon n. punishment, penalty; ~ na mian. death penalty; ~ na senyo n.corporeal punishmentafonka n. sentenceafono n. accusation, chargeafontus n. amnesty, pardonafonzalo n. confessionafu n. smell, scent, odour, aromaafuhua n. sneezeaganu n. swimmingagejo n. simplificationageju n. temperagenu n. rush, act of rushingagetum n. accelerationageyun n. glance, peekagongo n. oscillationAha n. A, alpha, first letterahaira n. survivalahaka n. questionahakum n. interrogationahana n. which one? which thing?ahau n. jokeKah Dictionary 17

ahayun n. request for help, a revisionahaza n. order, request for supplyingaheka n. repulsion, resentmentahende n. first encounter, first experienceahendo n. renovationahenen n. upgradeahenje n. ideaahenjo n. inventionahenu n. exploration, scouting missionahenyun n. discoveryahepu n. act of showing contemptahile n. grasp, gripahim n. earahinju n. hearing (sense)ahinko n. transcription, note, notesahoi n. surpriseahoka n. confirmation, validation,authentication; verification, checkingfor correctnessahovanka n. annulmentahoyol n. pleaahua n. cough, coughing sound: wehimahua – I heard a coughahuhua n. cough, condition: aye hinkaahuhua ming – that sounds like abad coughahuhum n. respiration, breathingahum n. breath, one act of respirationahumia n. suffocation. smotherinahumwa n. rust, oxydationahuvi n. humiliationai c. and; ~ ha? i. so what? And?; ~ kurashai i. etcetera, and so on; ~ nongc. nor, and not, or notAiran n. Ireland (from: Eire)Airi s. (to be) Irish; ~ka n. IrishlanguageAisilam n. islamization, islamificationAitian n. Haiti; na ~ n. (to be) Haitianajai n. sex, intercourseajaiju n. arousal, turnonajaipo n. prostitutionajam n. deed, act, actionajamang n. inacticityajamban n. centralizationajambe n. fraction, quotient, divisionajambenyo n. procreationajambo n. insertionajamoyo n. conclusion, completionajamwan n. enlargement, magnificationajando n. building, construction, processof constructingajanen n. enhancementajanja n. custom, habitajanjake n. tendencyajanko n. writingajanza n. practice, observation(profession, religion)ajanku n. priorityajanti n. promotionajantonsa n. improvisationajantos n. topicalizationajanya n. exponentiationajanyotos n. privatizationajapau n. designation, appointmentajaru n. fightaje n. thoughtajebas n. conclusion, last step in areasoning processajebo n. understanding; ~za n.interpretationajehea n. regard, consideration: leajehea wi tos toshi – with muchregard for his situationajeho n. belief, faithajeju n. common senseajeka n. suggestion, propositionajekeho n. imagination, fantasy, ability tofantasizeajeku n. expectation; ~je n. anticipationajelano n. hypnosis, hypnotizing (act)ajepau n. proposalajetan n. representation, depiction,compare: alakaajevi n. ponderingajewai n. memory, thing to remember,reminiscence; ~vi n. reflection,recollection, comtemplationajewe n. meditationKah Dictionary 18

ajewi n. estimate, rough calculationajewoi n. mistunderstandingajeza n. choice, act of selectingaji n. musicajika n. songajo n. knowledge, acquaintanceajoha n. investigationajoka n. communicationajokom n. phishingajoron n. intelligence, gatheredinformationajoza n. acknowledgment, recognition,admission, creditajuleng n. anaesthesiaajupau n. inspirationajuti n. orgasmaka n. speechakahau n. mockeryakaipu n. chastityakaira n. preservationakairu n. siegeakaju n. (grammatical) moodakake n. query, web searchakale n. noiseakamai n. greetings, brought by anotherperson from another person (compare:amaika)akamil n. spoiler, storyline revealerakamun n. order, command(ment)akan n. job, work (single event)akancho n. labour, process of givingbirthakanka n. job, employment; ~za n.recruitmentakapau n. adress, act of adressingsomeoneakara n. conference, meetingakare n. claim, statementakaron n. compounding, act of formingcompoundsakaru n. discussionakatu n. abbreviationakava n. (telephone) callakayoza n. arrestakayun n. wink, blinkakebo n. installation in a position, officeor functionakeho n. hopeakeja n. intentionakejo n. researchakeju n. will, volitionakele n. search; ~ka n. (web search)query; ~nu n. questakeleo n. auxiliary (item)akemong n. disappointmentakemun n. attempt, tryaketi n. ambition, aspirationakeze n. pursuitaki n. foodakikiza n. diet, sum of nutrition, usualintake of foods; compare: akikoiakikoi n. diet, controlled intake of food,usually of a temporary nature,compare: akikizaakilensi n. atrophyakimai n. kiss (greeting)akivo n. nutritionakizang n. fasting (going without food)akodan n. word processingakoivu n. oppressionakombon n. schwalbe (soccer)akompo n. scam, swindle,embezzlement, fraudakonche n. feintakonja n. forgery, act of falsifyingakonka n. lieakonyam n. trickakopon n. print, printed picture or text:akopon ti taisa – the print on a t-shirtakova n. email messageakubas n. preventionakuchu n. premature birth, preterm birthakuje n. presumptionakuka n. prediction, forecastakum n. tug, pull: akum la lelengo – atug at one’s sleeveakumpompo n. wrestlingKah Dictionary 19

akunchu n. draft, act of selecting ordemanding for a purposeakunje n. distractionakunjo n. downloadakunju n. attractionakunka n. courtshipakunke n. charmakunku n. tugging, yankingakunti n. leverageakupa n. advance, advanced money,down paymentakupau n. loanakupyu n. vaccinationakuren n. planning, act of making plansakutoje n. hypothesisakuvichu n. miscarriageakuyun n. previewakwa n. somethingakwache n. collision, clashakwaju n. unity, togethernessakwambe n. integer, whole numberakwampuno n. catechismakwanku n. practice, training, act ofengaging in practice: akwanku muniyonen – practice makes perfectakwansa n. training session, exerciseakwanza n. homeworkakwe n. network, webakwejai n. cybersexakweko n. post, message (on a forum)al n. they, it, impersonal pronounala n. place, location; na ~ n. locativealapa n. rent, paymentalaimpo n. transfer , conveyance ofpropertyalain n. shift, process of moving, transferalaka n. representation, act ofrepresenting, compare: ajetanalayom n. substitution, replacementalaza n. annexationaleche n. touch, act of touchingalechi n. exclusion, omission, ellipsisaleke n. role, part, functionaleleka n. sign languagealemai n. salutealengoleng n. sleeveless, sleevelessshirtl;waistcoatalenza n. waste, wastage, squanderingalenzacho n. secretion (process)aleo n. help, aid, assistancealoi n. taste, flavoraloika n. pronounciationaloiza n. lickalojai n. masturbationaloka n. emphasis, (grammatical) focusaloloiza n. lickingalonsi n. compressionalonu n. contractionalori n. automationalu n. side, campaluju n. harmonizationalukan n. cooperationalulka n. glossolaliaalum n. edge, brinkalutum n. passing, passageamaika n. greeting, said when interactingwith someone directly (compare:akamai)amanje n. dreamAmaraka n. Amharic languageAmastadam n. Amsterdamamau n. addition, supplement, somemore, another oneAmazigi s. (to be) Berber, “Moorish”,having to do with the Berber cultureAmazon n. Amazon riverAmazonan n. the Amazone, Amazonia;na ~ n. Amazonian, having to do withAmazoniaambe n. part, share, sectionambeko n. article, section, paragraphambelan n. peninsulaambengu n. semiprecious stoneamashun n. comparisonamembe n. diasporaamelembe n. percentageameng n. eliminationamia n. death, act of dyingKah Dictionary 20

amiachu n. stillbirthamimbai n. hooliganism, vandalismamimpa n. briberyamimpas n. black magic, witchcraftamimun n. force, pressureamimunza n. sanctionamimwai n. revenge, retaliationaminda n. act of spraining, compareimindaaminenka n. criticism, critiqueaminja n. crime (single), criminal actaminju n. dislikeaminsapu n. misconductamintenza n. exploitation, unethical useof : amintenza na ben – theexploitation of childrenaminyi n. intimidationaminzia n. abuse, act of abusingamitu n. wound, injuryamiva n. affliction, act of afflictingamofim n. desalinationamohai n. eradicationamohum n. suffocation, asphyxiationamole n. lossamomas n. destabilizationamombembi n. abortion, abortusprovocatusamomi n. cure; ~tu n. surgery,operation; ~tuya n. scalpelamompa n. refund, reimbursementamondova n. divorceamonenu n. landingamonge n. retardation, decrease invelocityamongola n. annihilationamonjaiju n. turnoffamonjau n. reliefamonjaumia n. euthanasiaamonkenza n. regurgitationamonkoi n. escalationamonsimi n. desinfectionamonteri n. sabotageamonzanu n. resignationamonto n. cancellationampuno n. nationalism; na ~ n. (to be)nationalistamuhau n. entertainmentamukwa n. union, act of unitingamukwan n. education; ~ na sun n.secondary educationamule n. provisioning; ~ ng n.withdrawal, denial, refusalamumbera n. segregrationamumia n. executionamumong n. remedyamumpo n. sale, act of sellingamumule n. provision, maintenance,sustenance: akanka pau fawangamumule – my job barely providesmaintenanceamumwe n. sustenance, maintenance,act of maintaining: amumwe naaudo wau ming wi – themaintenance of this building is verybadamun n. reason, causeamunda n. twist, turn, twirl, torsionamundau n. sum, total count of, figureamune n. throwamuni n. shipmentamunje n. reminderamunjebo n. explanationamunjo n. act of informingamunku n. establishment, foundation,initiative, compare dovuamunsis n. censorshipamunso n. irrigationamunshi n. assimilationamunta n. multiplication (computation)amunto n. execution, putting into effect,validation, exerciseamunyai n. tortureamunye n. amusement, entertainmentamunyun n. demonstration, show,manifestation; ~gi n. auditionamuru n. provocationamus n. evaporationamuvi n. exaggerationamwa n. decayKah Dictionary 21

amwechu n. mercy, grace: amiaamwechu – his death was a mercyamweki n. kissamweloi n. french kissamwevu n. to stroll, wanderan n. country, landanaituru n. fencing (sport)anaiza n. colonizationanamaru n. blasphemyanampu n. consecrationanampau n. blessingananchu n. apostasyananka n. prayer; ~ kadish n. Kaddishprayer (judaism); ~ salah n. salahprayer (islam)ananso n. baptismananza n. conversionananyun n. vision, revelation: Ananyun– RevelationsAndoran n. Andorra; na ~ n. (to be)Andorrananempa n. contribution, donationanenempa n. charity, zakaatanengo n. adaptationanenka n. complimentaneno n. adjustment, tweakanenshi n. correctionanenu n. flightaneti n. take-off (plane)angado n. stableangajono n. zoologyangala n. zoo, zooparkangaro n. zodiacangi n. level; ~do n. apartment building;~la n. apartment; ~vu n. substrateangika n. title, formal adressango n. cloth, piece of clothing; ~bea n.wardrobeAngolan n. Angolaangolempuno n. nudism, naturismangolum n. hem, fringe, borderangonyo n. clothingangoshi n. dress, style of dressingangu n. precious material, ornament,piece of jewelry, shiny object; ~nyon. jewelryani n. vehicle (motorized); ~nyo n. fleetanin n. day; ~ na janai n. leap dayanisku n. gambling, betting, betAnishinabeka n. Ojibway languageanjono n. geographyAnkarah n. Ankaraanku n. cape: Anku Kenevaral –Cape Canaveralano n. direction, road, way, stripanochu n. deviationanoju n. orientationanoka n. adviceanoke n. reference, consultationanomun n. motivation, incitementanonka n. denial, negationanonja n. omission, failure to accomplishanonke n. refusalanoyun n. navigationansa n. geology, structure of thelandscape; ~jono n. geology,scienceanubo n. entrance, act of coming inanuchi n. exodusanuchu n. departure, leavinganuda n. turn, act of turninganujau n. transport, act of transportinganuka n. messageanumia n. huntanunai n. trip, travel, voyage, journeyanunayun n. tourismanunu n. movementanunuda n. rotationanupon n. push, shoveanurang n. nomadismanuro n. orbitanuvu n. walk, act of walking: anuvunainu – a long walk; ~vu n. hike,act of hikinganuwi n. metastasisanuwin n. horseback ridinganzai s. (to be) patriotic; ~puno n.patriotismKah Dictionary 22

anya n. exponent, power, multiplication byitselfanyam n. show, false pretenseanyampas n. magic trickanyansa n. simulationanyau n. blockade, obstructionanyauza n. tackleanyocho n. publication, act of publishinganyochu n. excommunicationanyo n. continentanyom n. frictionanyomia n. genocide; ~ na Hainyo n.Armenian genocideanyoru n. war; ~ na Yula n. WorldWar: Anyoru na Yula na Sun –World War II; ~ka n. declaration ofwarapa n. money; na ~ n. pecuniaryapabo n. investmentapaka n. bidapanoti n. crucifixionapapau n. paymentapas n. magic, sorceryapaska n. spell, enchantmentapaucho n. distributionapauka n. demandapauva n. arranged marriageapaza n. purchase, thing purchasedape n. treeapecho n. gush, jet(stream)api n. fireapil n. hook ( sharp curved piece of metal,for catching fish etc.)apobo n. importapochu n. exportapoka n. haggling, bargainingapomia n. strangulationapomoi n. call, call up, urge: apomoina jaru – call to armsapomonke n. discouragementapompau n. robberyapomwi n. boostapomun n. compulsionapon n. pressureaponchi n. banishment, exileapondova n. forced marriageaponjo n. uploadaponku n. incitement, instigationaponsa n. depression, imprint,impressionapopa n. cost, priceapopo n. trade, business, commerce,marketapubai n. faux pasapun n. regime, administration, reignapungo n. toilet, process of dressing andgroomingapunkika n. diplomacyapunung n. anarchy, lawlessnessapunyinke n. revolutionismapunza n. vote, act of votingapupon n. indoctrinationapuyun n. justification, excuseapya n. leapapyu n. sting, punctureapyubo n. penetrationapyuso n. injectionAraba s. (to be) ArabicArabaka n. Arabic languagearabo n. depositarandun n. bite, act of bitingaranu n. migrationarau n. scratch, undeep cutarava n. dependancearayun n. stare, gazearaza n. withdrawalareja n. assuranceareje n. conviction, act of being convincedareka n. promise, pledge, oathareko n. insurancearelenka n. speculationaren n. system, orderarendan n. configurationarenja n. jurisdictionarenka n. verdictarenke n. lawsuitArentinan n. Argentina; na ~ n. (to be)ArgentinianKah Dictionary 23

arento n. realization, attainment,achievement, organizationarensa n. legalizationarepuza n. mortgagearevu n. support, sustenanceareyun n. evidencearim n. development, ripeningaro n. circle, cyclearombe n. composition, art or manner ofcomposingaron n. combinationaronshi n. chemistry, chemicalcomposition and its reactionsaronto n. (chemical) reactionarora n. surroundings, environmentaru n. conflictaruka n. quarrel, argumentarul n. roar, roaring soundasa n. shape, feature, formasai n. agriculture, cultivationasain n. distinctionasaitu n. harvestasaje n. designasajo n. craftasaka n. descriptionasako n. sketchasami n. deformation, malformationasanyam n. mimicryasapu n. behavior, conductasara n. setting, way something is set up(also computer)asasen n. plastic surgeryasatu n. statue, sculpture, carving;asavan n. camouflageasayom n. transformationasayun n. inspection, examinationasebo n. implantationaseche n. smack, slap, sharp blowasekan n. labour, hard work; ~to n.achievementasencho n. birthasenji n. danceasenju n. sense, ability to feelasenkoka n. identificationasentan n. autographasentu n. mutilationasenyin n. mutationasenyom n. massageasenza n. digestionaseseche n. spankingasewai n. reincarnationasi n. bit, a little bitasifo n. stage of bloomingasike n. requestasimonso n. drainageasinchum n. sipasinje n. assumptionasinyi n. worry, concernasiska n. secretasiske n. implication, insinuationasisko n. cribbing, copyingasiskoi n. manipulationasiskuren n. conspiracyasispo n. smuggling; ~ na juvo n. drugtraffic; ~ na uyu n. smuggling ofpeople; ~yun n. visitation, checkingfor contrabandasivu n. minimumaski n. frame, still; ~ na shenum n.window frameasku n. knotaskuash n. squash (sport)aso n. waterasobo n. infusionasoi n. request, polite questionasonu n. flowasopombo n. transfusionasopos n. watermelonasoza n. drink, servingaspagetih n. spaghettiasunu n. split, process of splitting, fission(of a cell)asu n. grapeasundova n. bigamyasunshi n. cloningaswika n. shriek, scream, shrill soundasha n. card, couponKah Dictionary 24

ashi n. manner, wayashibo n. categorizationashicho n. quoteashika n. instruction(s)ashiko n. copy, duplicateashim n. bath, act of bathingashinyam n. imitationashiwai n. reproduction, act ofreproducing: ashiwai na aupo wautusung kwambe – reproduction ofthese goods is strictly prohibitedasho n. paper (generic), compareshonumashon n. shower, brief abundant fallashuka n. flatteryata n. timeatalanu n. industrializationatara n. waitatas n. liberationatatas n. recreationatato n. multiplication (computation)ataushi n. modernizationatauto n. updateatemwengi n. equivalent, equivalentitematenza n. utilizationatenyin n. variableati n. top, highest pointatiju n. adorationatila n. toppingatimpau n. debtAtinah n. Athensatinki n. starvationatinu n. ascent, riseatinti n. obligation, compellationatipinu n. conductoratipiza n. electrocutionatitu n. decapitation, beheadingatizia n. upbringingato n. event, , occurrence, happening,occasion, holiday; ~si n. sometimesatoje n. theoryatoju n. experience, thing lived throughatoka n. report, storyatol n. bandageatomanta n. nightfallatomas n. stabilizationatomwan n. growth, riseatomwi n. multiplication, increaseatondu n. fossilizationatono n. evolution; na ~ s. (to be)evolutionaryatonsi n. decrease, fall, reductionatonto n. case, condition, provision, termatonu n. processatonyin n. changeatonyun n. appearance, act of showingup or becoming visibleatopau n. favor, generous actatopon n. stimulationatoska n. remark, comment, observationatore n. coagulationatova n. deductionatoyauka n. repentanceatoyunka n. witness accountatu n. cutatuka n. offense, abuseatuko n. inscriptionatum n. pass, play in sportsatumwi n. surplus, extraatunjoza n. specializationatunka n. encouragementnatunke n. preferenceatusi n. subtractionatuska n. consentatutuka n. stutteraubus n. fufu, ugali, mashed staple food,consisting of starchy root vergetablesas eaten in large parts of Africa andparts of the world influenced by Africancuisine such as the Caribbeanauchikai n. isolate, thing or group setapartaudo n. building, structure, constructionAuganan n. Afghanistanauhim n. soundaujam n. objectaujanza s. (to be) transitive; ~ng s. (tobe) intransitiveKah Dictionary 25

aujekeho n. dream, ideal, fantasy, hopeaujo n. informationauka n. saying, proverbaukaron n. compound wordauko n. textaukwara n. assembly, collectionaulayom n. subsitute, replacement(inanimate), compare: wolayom; reoaulayom na seki – eggs are asubsitute for meataule n. possession(s), possessed item(s)aulembe n. plasmaaulon n. concentration, concentratedsubstanceaumula n. creation, thing(s) createdAumunan n. Macau; na ~ n. having todo with Macauauno n. goal, object, objectiveaungo n. textileaunyocho n. publication, thing publishedaupaiza n. earningsaupau n. gift, presentaupaza n. groceriesaupizu n. roast, something roastedaupo n. product, good, article, goodsaurombe n. composition, thingcomposed: aurombe na Mozart – acomposition of Mozartauronza n. compilationAurora n. Saturnasendomomi n. orthopaedicsausispo n. contrabandautan n. drawingAutearoan n. New Zealand; na ~ n.having to do with New Zealandautol n. scroll, rollautunza n. inheritance, heritageauvalu n. attachmentava n. connection, relation, link (internet)avaluka n. conjunctionavan n. protection, securityavasa n. inflectionavasko n. fusion, mergeravaza n. commitment, dedicationavika n. braggingaviki n. gluttonyavivi n. excessavo n. substance, chemicalavoyom n. metabolismavu n. base, root, principle element; ~ najebeo n. base of the skullavuka n. insultavunu n. descentavuru n. struggle, fightavuvuju n. depressionawai n. repetitionawaicho n. rerunawaija n. reactionawaika n. answer, reply, respondawain n. revisionawaino n. reflectionawainu n. returnawaipa n. remuneration, recompensationawairen n. reformawairu n. defenseawaisita n. rejuvenationawaisun n. reproduction, duplication: timen bas awaisun na misu – wemust stop the reproduction of thebacteriaeawamwoi n. blunder, screwupawamwuka n. glorificationawanabimomi n. gynaecologyawanka n. boastingawau n. this thing, unbound, compare:wauawawai n. iterationawayom n. interactionaweku n. progress, advance,awemwi n. accumulationawen n. pile, heapawenka n. praise, laudatory speechawenke n. emulationawensa n. relief, sculptured artworkawenshun n. evaluateawento n. raise (salary, bet)aweron n. constitution, way something isset upKah Dictionary 26

awepopa n. expense, a constant drainon finances: nia awepopa wan – acar is a big expenseawimun n. gainawiti n. limitation, maximumawiza n. expenditureawoi n. mistake, errorawoika n. complaintawoyun n. refutalaya n. thing, things, stuff, unspecifiedobjectayai n. painayaka n. nominalizationayankuku n. blush, act of blushingayau n. apologyayauka n. forgiveness, pardonaye n. that thing, compare: yeayin n. alterationayinka n. translationayinsa n. metamorphosisayintus n. tolerance; ~ung n.intoleranceayinyun n. discriminationayinza n. alternativeayiru n. terrorismayoika n. lamentation, jeremiadayoilo n. self-pityayoisa n. comfort, consolationayoiza n. sympathy, compassionayolanu n. globalizationayom n. exchange, trade, swapayomia n. extinctionayonka n. conversationayoka n. declaration, announcementayukiza n. cannibalismayun n. eyeayuncho n. television, televisionbroadcastingayunde n. visitationayunju n. sight (sense)ayunsi n. negligenceayunza n. reception, manner in which isreceivedayus n. piece or work of artayuska n. recitation, oration,declamation, deliveryayuza n. abductionazabas n. consumptionazachau n. analysisazachu n. removalazahea n. caution, careazaja n. demonstration (of how to use)azaka n. application, appealazakai n. copyrightazamai n. handshakeazaminza n. misappropriationazamun n. prescription: ; ~ko n.prescription: azamun na miki – aprescription for medicationazang n. abstention, refrainingazaru n. conquestazauka n. specificationazauru n. persecution, harassmentazawu n. marvel, wonder, aweazenke n. threatazenu n. sequenceazeo n. swellingAzeri s. Azeri, having to do with the AzericultureAzerian n. AzerbaijanAzerika n. Azeri/Azerbaijani languageazeyun n. assessment, evaluationazevi n. delay, retardationazi n. hair (one); compare: ziziazia n. care, treatment, handlingaziko n. stroke (of a brush)azua n. serviceazun n. honeyBba n. mister, mr., formal titlebaba n. daddybabai s. (to be) brittle; ~vo n.manganesebabaing s. (to be) unbrokenKah Dictionary 27

abal a. to babble, speak nonsensebabanju s. to date, have frequent dateswithbabi n. penis; na ~ n. penile;babisa n. phallus; na ~ n. phallicbachu s. (to be) paternalbachuno s. (to be) patrilinealBadawi s. (to be) BedouinBahadad n. Baghdadbai s. (to be) broken, corrupted, ruined;~mbe n. rubblebaichu a. to abandon, desertbaika s. to crack, creakbaingo n. rag; ~nga n. rag dollbairu a. to violate, break (a law), assaultbaisa n. damagebaishi a. to harmbaito n. breakdown (vehicle)Balkanan n. Balkansbamanta n. midnightbamba n. heart; ~jono n. cardiology;~nyau n. heart attackbambe n. nucleus (of an atom); na ~ n.nuclear: abum na bambe – nuclearexplosionbambea n. ventricle (heart)bambi n. chestbambo s. (to be located) in between,between; ~ka n. interjection; ~skos. (to be) among, amid; ~ta n.Middle Agesbambongi n. business classbambos n. pericardiumbambosa s. (to be) androgynousBamboso n. Atlantic Ocean; na ~ n.Atlantic, having to do with the Atlanticbanzau a. to interfere, meddle with:nong banzau! – don’t meddle withme, mind your own business!bampe n. crossbar (also in sports)ban n. center, the middle, central point,core, centre, heart-, blood-; na ~ n.(to be) in the middle, center, centralbanakwe n. server based networkbanaleng n. prokaryotic: ~a organism;~anyo n. class of prokaryotesBananso n. Mediterranean Sea; ~la n.the Mediterranean (region); na ~lan. Mediterraneanbanaro n. equator, waistbanava s. (to be) server-basedbanaya n. thong, strap, g-stringbanchum n. vampirebanchuro n. spiral, shape circlingaround from a central point:manguda na banchuro – a spiralgalaxybandal n. server, host computerbandanyo n. operating systembandaya n. pacemakerbandi n. louse; ~ na pesho n. plantlouse; ~ na senyo n. body louse;~ na zizi n. head lousebando n. base, center of operations,place where activities areconcentratedbandola n. town, city centerBangal s. (to be) BengaliBangalan n. Bangladesh; na ~ n.having to do with BangladeshBangalka n. Bengali languagebangi s. (to be) moderate, averagebango n. vestbanin n. noon; ~ta n. afternoonbanju a. to have a date withbanki n. pass, narrow opening betweenmountainsbankos n. knot, node, small cluster,centerbano n. alleybanos n. artery, vein, blood vessel; ~kwen. arterial systembanso n. blood; ~hua n. tubercolosis;~le s. (to be) bloody; ~lia n.leech; ~nu n. blood circulation,bloodstream, bloodflow; ~shi n.bloodtype; ~to n. bloodbath,massacrebanshi s. (to be) medium(-sized),Kah Dictionary 28

intermediatebanta n. intervalbantimpuno n. fascism; na ~ n.fascist; ~shi s. fascistoidbanung s. (to be) in shock (medically)banzaku a. to buffer; ~la n. buffer;~ro n. circular buffer, ring bufferbanya n. mainframebanyau n. trombosisbanyol n. middle fingerbanzo n. mosquito; ~mi n. malariaBarainan n. Bahrain; na ~ n. having todo with Bahrain, BahrainiBarasilan n. BrazilBarasil s. (to be) BrazilianBarata s. (to be) IndianBaratan n. Indiabas a. to stop, end, put an end to, cease,finish, terminatebasa s. (to be) perfect, perfective: tosabasa – perfective aspectbasala n. stop, bus stop; ~ na naini n.bus stopbasale s. (to be) finite, limitedbasaleng s. (to be) infinite, endlessbasano n. borderbasanung s. (to be) continuous,continuouslybasi a. to pause, make a brief stopbaska a. to decide, decide what to do;~za a. to resolve tobaski n. end, endzone: baski na kosho– the end of the pagebaskoi a. to check, keep in checkbaspe n. barrierbasta n. pause, breakbastan n. commabasto n. final, finale, final game, scenebasu n. spermatozoid; ~so n. sperm(mass noun)baswi n. parameterbasha n. brakebashi s. (to be) fatherly, paternalbasho s. (to be) done with, over, finished,in the past: afi basho – game overbashuno n. horizonbati n. grandfather (informal)bau n. dogbauben n. puppybauda n. dog cartbauka a. to barkbauki a. to gulp, wolf downbausa s. (to be) canine, dog-likebauyu n. painbayo n. wreckbe i. topic markerbea n. room, chamberBealin n. Berlin; ~ na Tinuno n. East-Berlin; ~ na Vununo n. West-BerlinBelau s. (to be) Palauan; ~ka n.Palauan languageBelawan n. PalauBelegan n. Belgium; na ~ n. (to be)Belgianbeli n. fennelBelizi s. to be BelizianBelizan n. Belizebembau n. puppybembe n. dear, child, honey, baby (saidto children)bembembu n. grandsonbembemwana n. granddaughterbemben n. grandchildbembeo n. cribbembi n. womb; ~ki n. cervix; ~so n.amniotic fluidbembos n. babybagbembu n. sonbeme n. lamb; ~sho n. thymebempe n. sapling, seedlingbemomi n. pediatristbemul n. calfbemwana n. daughterbemwin n. foal, fillyben n. child, offspring; ~yun n. babysitterbena n. millionbenchichi n. scallionbendun n. milk tooth; ~yo n. milk teethbene n. chickKah Dictionary 29

Beneswelan n. Venezuela; na ~ n. (tobe) VenezuelanBengaluruh n. Bangalorebengi n. generationBeninan n. Benin; s. na ~ n. (to be)Beninesebenjau s. (to be) pregnant; ~ta n.pregnancybeno a. to breed; ~nyo n breed:benonyo chusi – a rare breedbensembos n. amniotic sackbenshi s. to be childish, infantilebenta n. childhoodbenyau s. to use birth control; ~ki n.contraceptivebenyo n. children, offspring (mass noun)benza a. to adoptbenzoi n. seed (embryonic plant), seed,pit, stone: benzoi na sunsu –cherry pitbeo n. box, boothbeongu n. tin (Sn), metal; chu ~ n.tin, made out of tinbes s. (to be) graybeski n. rookbesho n. sagebia a. to beepbibi n. abdomenbibia n. beeperbibo n. abdominal cavity; ~nyo n.intestinesbiboi n. excrements, shit, dung (massnoun)bibos n. pouch, skinflap covering thenipples common in marsupial animals;~onga n. marsupial animal; ~onyon. infraclass of marsupial animals;na ~ n. marsupial, having a pouchbiki n. stomachbikiso n. gastric fluidbimbis n. quinoabimosa n. tofubimus n. methaneBimwana n. Virgobimwendo n. silobin n. grain, corn, cerealbinchil n. pancakebinki n. breadbinkos n. roll, small bread, bunbino n. bowel; ~nyo n. bowelsbinonyo n. bowelsbinsa n. cakebinso n. beer; ~fo n. hopbinshum n. meal, flourbinshundi n. mealworm beetle; ~lia n.mealwormbinzu n. baker; ~do n. bakerybio n. gram, basic measurement of massBirisel n. BrusselsBiritan n. Britain; ~ Wan n. GreatBritainbis n. goosefootbisimben n. foetusbiso n. urine; ~bos n. bladder; ~no n.urethra; ~pi n. gonorrheabiyun n. navel, belly button; ~aya n.umbilical chordbo s. (to be) inside, inbobea n. basin, cavity or hollow insidethe earth holding a fluidboben n. inbreedingbobeo n. container for holding fluids orgas, tank, vesselboboi s. (to be) dirty, nasty, soiledbobon a. to pour, cause to flow or emitsteadily; ~u a. to pour, flow steadily;~ya n. carafe, decanter, pitcherbobos n. pocketboche a. to thrust, drivebochu a. to hatch, come out of an eggbodova n. endogamyboi n. soil, dirtboicha n. anusboicho a. to defecateboikos n. stool, turdboingo n. diaperboipu s. (to be) obsceneboishina n. smogbojo s. to have insight in, be insightfulKah Dictionary 30

oka a. to introduce someone into asubjectboko n. to subscribe to, sign up for,create an account, register, become amember; ~va n. personal messagebol n. apple; ~obus n. applesauce~oso n. ciderbola s. to be internalbolan n. interior, interior country: aya nabolan – internal affairsbole s. to hold, containBoliban n. Bolivia; na ~ n. (to be)Bolivianbombai a. to collapse, cave inbombe n. pack, bundle, parcel, quantity:bombe na jempe – a pack ofcigarettesbombino n. bombinobombo a. to bounce up and down, bob,nod: titi na varu yu zon la bombo– the head of the sleeping soldier wasbobbing up and down; ~ne a. torichochetbon a. to fall; ~ovan n. parachutebondu n. meteoritebone a. to plungebongi n. class, travel class; vu~ n.coach, economy class; ti~ n. firstclass; bam~ n. business classbongo n. underwearbonso n. waterfallbonta n. fall, autumn; ~ngu n.chrysanthemumbora s. to occupy, fill the spaceboro n. circulationboru a. to invadebos n. bag, sack; ~onyo n. luggagebosa n. pad, cushionbosika n. jargon, lingoboskiki n. pelicanboso n. lakebosha n. hood; ~le n. hooded; ~ngon. anorakboshi a. to integrate, fit inbotanyun n. radiologyboto n. to initiate, perform a ritualwelcoming someone to an exclusivegroupbotol n. tamponbotos a. to admit, permit to enterbotusung s. (to be) restrictedbova a. to log in, log in onbovi s. to satiatebovu s. (to be) inherent, intrinsicboyol a. to flip someone off, givesomeone the fingerboyo n. content, contents; ~ko n.contents, content listboyuka n. slangboyun a. to observe, notice, notebua n. brother (formal)bubua n. brother (informal)bubus a. to mash, mash upbuchobi n. prostateBudah n. BuddhaBudapest n. BudapestBuenos-Aires n. Buenos Airesbujono n. andrologybukim n. kingbukwo n. rooster, cockBul n. B, bravo, second letterBulkara s. (to be) BulgarianBulkaran n. Bulgaria; na ~ n. having todo with Bulgariabum a. to explodebumbai a. to burst, breachbumbu s. to beat heavily, pound, throbbumbuna n. popcornbume n. ram, Ariesbumia n. nova; wam~ n. supernovabumpe n. rocket, grenade, missile; ~chan. silobumul n. bull, Taurusbumwe n. thud, thumpbuna n. maize, corn; ~pe n. corncobbuncha n. craterbunche a. to slamBunchala n. Mercurybunju a. to make a scene, a display: soiKah Dictionary 31

nong bunju ku fanyo – pleasedon’t make a scene in front of myparentsbunka n. crash(ing) soundbunu a. to crash into, crashland, collapse,failbunya n. bomb, explosive; ~vo n.explosive substancebus a. to crush, squashbusa s. (to be) malebuski n. oatmealbustu a. to mince; ~da n. mincer; ~kin. mincemeat, mincebusha n. pestle, instrument for poundingbushi s. (to be) masculine, man-likebuwin n. stallionChchabo s. (to be) hollowchachal a. to scoop, scoop upchachatu a. to perforate with holeschache a. to pick, make holes, dig orbreak, using a pointed object; ~pe n.pick, heavy tool used for breaking rockchafi n. golf (game, sport)chai n. tea; ~chal n. teaspoon; ~deon. teapot; ~do n. teahouse; ~fon. chamomile; ~pea n. tea plant;~seo n. teacup, bowl; ~sho n.tealeafchaku n. goalkeeper, goaliechal n. shovel, scoop, spadechale s. (to be) leaking; ~cha n. leakcham n. carbonchamale n. (in)organic compound,compound containing carbonchampe n. pencil; ~tu n. pencilsharpenerchandu n. diamondChang-Chiang n. Yangtze riverchangu n. body piercingchanso n. soda, popchanum n. hatchchanyau n. diaphragm (contraceptive)chapyu a. to piercecharoi n. badgerchase n. vulvachasentu a. to perform a female genitalmutilationchatil n. perforatorchatu a. to perforate, make a hole inchau s. (to be) precise, exact, exactlychaubas s. (to be) stringent, strictchaubo a. to fit, insert, place inside asmuch as there is room for: chaubobosonyo jaura – to fit the luggageinto the trunkchauchang s. (to be) roughlychauka a. to specify, designate, define,determine;chauku s. (to be) just, just a momentbefore: chauku jamoyo – I justfinished itchauren s. (to be) accurate, precisechausa s. (to be) delicate, subtle:kweskusa chausa – a delicateweavechauyun s. (to be) subtle, capable ofmaking fine disctinctions: ujechauyun – a subtle thinkerchavu n. ginger; ~ki n. gingerbreadchawa n. ammoniumchea n. projectilechebas a. to graduatechebeo n. goal, basketchecha n. dent, nick, indentationcheche n. to beat, beat upchecheka a. to knock, tap, patchecheki a. to pick, peck: kokwo lachecheki la yol – the birds werepecking at his fingerschechekwa a. to clap one's hands,applaudchechempe n. machine gunchechepe a. to bludgeonchechese n. to applaudchechetu a. to chop, cut by blowsKah Dictionary 32

chedai n. percussionchede a. to encounter, run intochefi n. boxing (martial art)chege s. (to be) prompt, promptlychehum n. gust of wind, galecheke a. to aim forchecheki a. to peckchechepi a. to spark, sparklechegon n. shockwavechekwa a. to clap one's hands (once)chekwai n. to click, snap into positionchekwe n. tennis; ~a n. racket,tennisracketchela n. base, place in a game, targetchele a. to find, locatechembo a. to load, place a charge inchemi n. breakdown, sudden collapse inphsycial or mental health: chemi najuno – nervous breakdownchemil a. to expose tochemoi s. to lean against, on, be in aleaning positionchemong a. to parrychempe n. riflechempil n. bow (for shooting arrows)chemos n. whipcreamchen a. to shoot, hitchenaya n. whip; ache na ~ n.whiplashchenchi n. armourchencho n. round (of shots): chenchosun chula bo chempe – I’ve gottwo rounds left in my rifle; ~nyo n.munitionchenda n. revolverchendu n. bulletchene n. to volleycheni n. tankcheno n. strategychentil n. pistolchento n. gunfight, shootoutchentujono n. ballistics; na ~ n.ballisticchenya n. gun, firearmchepe n. bat, cudgel, baton, bludgeonchepero n. baseballchepi n. sparkchepil n. field hockeycherau a. to graze, brushchere a. to ram; ~pe n. (to be) ballisticchero n. bullseye, center of targetcheru a. to clash, come in conflict withcheshu s. (to be) tender, softlycheta a. (to be) sudden, suddenly; ~vis. (to be) abrupt, brusquecheten n. to have good aim, be amarksmancheti s. to experience a rush, have a kick,get a kick out ofchetu n. axechetum a. to glance, strike and bounceoff at an anglecheva n. to bring up, refer to, mention:daiko wau cheva benta – thispoem is referring to his childhoodchevau n. icehockeychevu n. to kickchewe a. to catch doing something: umachewe yu hum jempe – his mothercaught him smokingcheza n. to absorb, blunt, take in; ~kun. bumper; ~ya n. shock absorbercheze n. right away, directly, directly afterchezon n. to knock out, punch out,unconsciouschi s. (to be located) outside of, outsidechian n. countryside, rural areachiben a. exogamy, outbreedingchibos n. purse, handbagchicha n. porechiche a. to miss, fail to hitchichi n. onionchichikos s. (to be) wartychichil a. to flake, chip, become flaked,peel offchichipyo s. (to be) freckledchichiren a. to freewheel, freestylechichu s. (to be) foreignchichul n. itch miteKah Dictionary 33

chidi n. beetlechidova n. (cultural) exogamychijai a. to cheat, commit adultery,fornicationchika n. loanwordchikai a. to isolate, separate fromchiki a. to picknick; ~to n. picknickchikos n. wartchikoza a. to outsourcechiku s. to stick out, protrude, bulgechil s. thin, not thick: tumbe chil – a thinslicechilaka n. consul; ~do n. consulatechilan n. abroad; ~zia n. au pairChilean n. Chile; na ~ s. (to be)Chileanchilu s. outer, relatively far away from thecenter: sinan chilu – the outerregionschimbe n. spare part; ~shi s. spare,extrachinana n. wrinkle; ~le s. (to be)wrinkled; ~sesa n. cerebrumchinchi a. to chirpchindi n. cricket; ~ne n. tit, titmousechingi n. coat, natural covering of animalor plant, layer, outside layer: chingichu nezi – a coat of feathers; ~ namwebos n. pillow casechingo n. leather; na ~ n. leather, madeout of leatherchini n. armored vehiclechinoto n. cult, sectchinzo n. cicadachipi a. to scorch, singe, searchipo n. stand, place where something issold: ; ~la n. market placechipu s. (to be) superficial, vainchipunku n. ambassador; ~do n.embassychipyo n. frecklechira s. (to be) exteriorchirau a. to erode, corrode, wear awaychire n. crust, scab: chire na banso –bloodcrust; ~ na Yula n. theEarth's crustchiren s. (to be) freestylechirengo n. patioChis n. C, charlie, third letterchisau n. sebum, skin fatchiso n. sweat; ~le s. to sweat, perspirechisunda n. mountain bikechisuni n. dirtbikechitan n. tattoo; ~do n. tattoo parlor;~ko a. to tattoochiti n. membrane, film; ~sau n.cholesterolchito s. except; ~shi s. (to be)exceptionalchitu a. to circumcisechivan n. jacketchivu n. shoe; ~nyo n. shoes, pair ofshoeschiza a. to go out, engage in social lifechizi n. fur; ~le s. (to be) furrycho a. to broadcast, transmitchobi n. gland; na ~ n. glandularchodo n. radio station, broadcastingstationchogon n. radio signal, wavechoi s. (to be) sour, acidy; ~chos n.mustard; ~fo n. caper; ~mos n.yoghurt; ~su n. vinegar; ~sho n.dock, sorrel; ~vo n. acid; ~vova n.acidic; ~chawachu n. amino acidchoka a. to demonstrate, protestchokato n. demonstration, protest(event), compare: chokanyochokanyo n. demonstration, protestingcrowd, compare: chokatochokotil n. recorder; ~ na jitol n. taperecorder; ~ na jida n. cd recorder,burner; ~ na sinchoko n. mp3recorderchoko a. to recordchokwe n. channel, broadcastingnetworkchom n. tomatochombe n. sample, snippet of music,film; ~ron a. to sample,Kah Dictionary 34

eassemble sampleschombus n. ketchupchomos n. excretionChongan n. China; na ~ s. (to be)Chinesechongola a. to idle, be present or workwithout outputchono n. channel, band of frequencieschonu n. feed, transmission of a signalchonsu n. eggplantchonum n. satellite diskchopau a. to generate output, produce,renderchope n. antenna (for broadcasting),compare: jujupechopi n. static, electrical dischargesinterfering with a signalchora a. to relieve oneself; ~la n.latrine; ~ya n. toilet bowlchore a. to promote, advertisechori s. to be performed or broadcasted:tanu chori – the movie is playingchos n. mustard seed; ~poi n. mustardplantchoski n. window (computer)Chosonan n. North Korea; na ~ n.North Koreanchoto n. program, show (tv, radio); ~kun. host, presenter; ~nyo n.schedule, programmingchotu a. to sign off (a transmission)chova n. medium (means ofbroadcasting); ~nyo n. the mediachoyun n. radarchoza a. to receive (a signal,broadcasting)chu a. (to go) away from, fromChuana s. (to be) TswanaChuanaka n. Setswana languageChuanan n. Botswanachubai a. to pick, break off, pluck, takeout, rip offchuben n. fellow countrymanchubo s. (to be) indigenous, aboriginal ;~nyo n. indigenous people,aboriginalschubua n. fellow countryman (male)chucha n. exitchuchil a. to flake, cause to becomespotted with flakeschucho a. to emit, discharge involuntaryor not intentionally directed, shed:chucho soso – to discharge fluidschufa n. forefather, ancestor, not explicitlymale; ~nyo n. forefatherschuju s. to miss someonechuka a. to express, utter, set forthchuke a. to abort, abandon (a mission)chuko a. to sign outchukum a. to deportchul n. mite; ~umi n. mange; ~umilen. mangychula s. (to be) left, remaining; ~ki n.leftovers; ~ngu n. poinsetta; ~von. residuechuleng s. (to be) a priorichulu s. (to be) nativechum a. to suckchumai a. to say goodbye tochuman n. swampchumbos n. udderchumea n. fellow countryman (female)chumpe n. straw (for drinking fluids),compare: sombinchumun c. because, because of, since;~ye i. that’s why, because of thatchumwiro n. vortexchunchu a. to parasite on; ~di n.parasitechunchul n. tick, bloodsucking mitechunka a. to smack, make sucklingsoundschunkos n. nipplechuno s. (to be) divergentchunonoi n. to wriggle, wrestle one’sway out, with the intention of breakingfreechuntal n. vacuum cleaner, hoover; za ~n. to hoover, vacuumchuntil n. dustbusterchunu a. to avoidKah Dictionary 35

chunyo n. (genetic) stock, progenitors,group of related beings, “race”; na ~n. racialchunyom a. to wipechura a. to park; ~do n. garage; ~lan. parking spot, lotchuranu n. to emigratechurau a. to scrape, scrape offchuru a. to escapechusi s. (to be) rare, isolated, separate,separatelychuta n. springchuten n. meritchutu n. to perform an ectonomychutus a. to spare, save from, refrainfromchuva n. to log off, outchuvimbe n. W&Z bosonchuza a. to deriveDdaban n. pole; na ~ n. polar: sinan nadaban – polar regiondabano n. axe, axisdadabon a. to tumbledadai s. to pulsate, thumpdadaika v. to rap, perform a rap songdadaju s. (to be) dizzydadapyu a. to screwdadara a. to wallow, toss and turndadau a. to count, sum up, namenumbers in their orderdadin n. flashing lightdadun n. rotordai n. rhythm, frequent pulsedaika n. rap, rap musicdaiko n. poemdaile s. (to be) rhythmicdaileng s. (to be) arrhythmicdairen n. meter, rhythmic patterndairon n. versedaitil n. metronomedaito s. (to be) regular; ~ko n. column,regular article; ~ng s. (to be) irregulardaivu a. to marchdakos n. boltdal n. computer, digital device; ~ajonon. computer science; ~til n. PDADalas n. Dallasdalea n. cd-romdambai a. to crash (software)damwoi n. bug, (software) error; ~le s.(to be) buggydan n. program, application; ~gi n. shell;~yo n. software; ~vu n. computingplatformDan s. (to be) Danish; ~an n. Danmarkdanka n. to program, furnish with anapplication, predispose to behave in acertain way: danka dal – to programa computerdanko a. to program, write a computerprogram; ~ka n. programminglanguagedantan n. icon (pc), picture initiating acommand of a program when clicked;~ku n. desktop (environment)danu a. to ride, ride to, roll, roll towardsdanum n. skateboarddape n. propellor, screw (boat)dapyu n. screw; ~tu n. screwdriverdaramul n. bisondaraya n. wheelchairdaro n. wheeldaroya n. ball bearingdasku a. to spin, form threaddatini n. chopper, helicopterdau n. number; na ~ n. numeric(al)daubasajono n. analysis (field ofmathematics)daudu n. dicedaujanjono n. calculus (filed ofmathematics)daujono n. arithmeticsdauka n. numeralKah Dictionary 36

daunuva n. function (mathematics)daupau a. to number, give a numberdaupenyo n. abacusdauti n. record, high scoredauva a. to calculate, compute; ~jonon. algebra; ~le n. computational;~sho n. spreadsheet; ~til n.calculatordauvu n. digit, basic numeral from 0 to 9dawijono n. mathsdaya n. drum; ~nyo n. drumkitdayun a. to scroll to, display: soi dayunbaski na kwesho – please scroll tothe end of the page; ~o n. scrollbardayus n. poetrydayushi n. poeticde a. to come, arrive atdeche s. to reach, untildedenu a. to attend, go on a regularbasis: dedenu kwando – to attendschooldejo a. to get to know, find outdeka n. to invitedeko a. to sign in, check indeku s. (to be) progressive, ahead of itstime, compare: wekudele a. to contract, acquire, incurdelu a. to overtake, catch up withdembe a. to participate, take part in,engage in: dembe janyo – toengage in activitiesden n. shock, sudden blowdende a. to shake, tremble, vibrate,quake; ~le s. (to be) shaky,tremulous; ~mos n. milkshake; ~ton. earthquakedengi a. to even, equalizedenisto a. to have an accidentdenje s. to experience a seizure, fit; ~ton. seizure, fitdenjemi n. epilepsy; na ~ n. epilepticdenju a. to shock, upset heavily; ~le s.(to be) shockingdenka a. to rumbledensi a. to disturb, agitate, unsettle; ~les. (to be) unsettling, disturbing; ~ton. disturbance, unsettling event,incidentdenti a. to shrugdento n. adventure; ~ke s. (to be)adventurousdenu a. to go, go to, toward, also: will,future marker: denu paza – I’ll buy itdeo n. potdepa n. income, revenuedepo a. to deliverderanu a. to immigratederu a. to attackdesha n. ticket, voucherdeshi n. access, right or means ofentering; ~ka s. to grant access to;~le s. to have access todesho n. passport; ~ka n. passworddeta n. futuredeto n. arivaldeva a. to follow, happen as a result:ivemi janja deva inensa mwese– a cold usually follows low healthdewan a. to sprout, come out of theground, come updeza a. to bring, fetch; ~ne n. storkdezano a. to adopt, take and followdeze n. to lag, stay behind. lingerdezeo n. platform (railroad etc.)dia s. eight; na ~ s. eighth; ~mbe n.one eighth; ~maro n. August;~nini n. eighty; ~pil n. octagon;na ~pil n. octagonal; ~vu n.octopusdiben n. larvadibos n. cocoondidil n. to jingle, tinkle, ringDijilah n. Tigrisdijono n. entomologydikwe n. web, spider’s web, cobwebdilia n. maggotdimbe n. photondimia n. insecticideKah Dictionary 37

dimus n. neondimwendo n. lighthousedin a. to light, light updinaya n. fiber opticdinayo n. lightyeardinche n. flash; ~vo n. xenondindi s. to shine (on), be shining,illuminatedinding s. to blink, flash on and offdindiska n. Radiumdingon n. lightwavedingu s. to shine, be brilliant, beam, glitter,sparkle; ~ke n. magpiedinia n. phosphorusdinio n. lumendinjono n. photologydinkai n. shutterdinkiron a. to photosynthesizedino n. ray, beam; ~ya n. spotlight,searchlightdinya n. lamp, lightdinshero n. light bulbdinshi s. (to be) bright, very light, paledintil n. lanterndinzo n. fireflydio n. bytedishu n. honeydew; ~sho n. corianderDivehi s. (to be) Maledivian; ~ka n.Maledivian language (Dhivehi)Divehian n. Maldives; na ~ n. (to be)Maldivian, having to do with theMaledivesDoa n. D, delta, fourth letter of thealphabetdoana n. waitressdobeo n. closetdobo s. to stay at, have lodging indobu n. waiter; ~ne n. penguindochivu n. slipper, houseshoedochu s. to belong (to)dodal n. pc, personal computerdodoi n. troubledodonka s. (to be) loud, strongly audible:akale dodonka – a loud noisedodopa a. to rentdoduzu n. bricklayerdoi n. problem, complication, issue; ~les. (to be) complicated, problematic,troublesome, cumbersomeDoichan n. Germany; na ~ n. German,having to do with GermanyDoichi s. (to be) GermanDoichika n. German languagedoju s. (to be) cosy, cosily, home-likedoka n. doorbelldoke s. (to be) homesickdoki n. door; ~cha n. doorwaydoko n. adressdola n. city, town; ~do n. city hall; ~lan. township, administrative regiondolambe n. quarter, neighbourhooddolanum n. city walldolan n. city-statedolanai n. tramdolanyo n. citizens, inhabitants of a city,compare: punanyodolati n. mayordolele n. wing, side section of a building:Dolele na Vununo – the WestWingdolendi n. slugdoleng s. (to be) homelessdombe n. section, part of a building; ~ najenza n. smokers area;don s. (to be) strong, forceful, hard, withforce: ache don – a hard blowDonah n. Danubedondo s. (to be) strong, powerfullyconstructed, able to withstand muchforce: pokwe dondo – a strongeconomy; ~mbe n. hadrondone n. domestic bird, fowl; ~nyo n.poultrydonga n. pet, domestic animal; ~ki n.fodder, food for livestock; ~nyo n.livestock, farm animals collectivelydongi n. floor, leveldongo n. tentdoni n. trailer, caravan, camper; ~la n.Kah Dictionary 38

trailer parkdonio n. jouledonju s. (to be) passionate about,fervid(ly)donkatan n. exclamation markdonke a. to yearn fordono n. force, craft, energy; ~jono n.mechanics (field of physics); ~leo nanoda n. power steering; ~mbe n.quark; ~va n. gluondonu s. to propel, power, supply withpower; ~vo n. propellantdonum n. walldonungo n. wallpaperdonyajono n. physicsdonyi a. to yelpdonyo n. compound, complexdonyoi a. to waildonza a. to make efforts, endeavordopa n. rentdora s. to live at, reside; na ~ s.residential; ~la n. domicile; ~nyon. population, inhabitantsdoroi n. ferretdosen n. prosthesis; ~ na avu n.prosthetic leg; ~ na lele n. prostheticarm, handdosese n. bodybuilderdoshi n. construction, structure, buildingmethod, way of building, makeup,constitutiondoshum n. cementdotazia n. caretakerdoti n. roofdova a. to marry; ~bu n. groom; ~ton. wedding; ~wana n. bridedovan n. shed, barndovang s. (to be) unmarrieddovu n. foundation (of a house), compareamunkudoya n. piece of furniture; ~nyo n.furniture (mass noun)doza s. (to be) hospitable; ~la n.reception, place to check in; ~to n.reception, formal social eventdozia n. janitordozua n. servantdua s. ten thousanddule s. rocky, full of or containing rocksdumpe n. jawbone, jawdumpenyo n. jawsdumomi n. dentistdun n. tooth; ~okwe n. braces (forstraightening teeth); ~tan n.bitemark; ~yo n. teeth; ~yoren n.orthodontist; na ~ n. (to be) dental,having to do with teethdunda n. gear, toothed wheeldundu a. to chew, chew on; ~ki n.chewing gum; ~sho n. qatdungan n. piranhadunkai n. fillingdunkau n. kolanutdunsana n. tooth pasteduntu a. to saw; ~sa n. serrated,toothed; ~ya n. sawdunya n. combdunzi n. to brush one’s teeth; ~pe n.toothbrushDurukan n. Bhutan; na ~ n. (to be)Bhutanesedusana n. mortarduso n. lava, magmadusola n. volcano; na ~ n. (to be)volcanicdusu n. marble (small stone)dusho n. tile, tabletduzun n. asphaltEea i. hey! let me... expresses interestEbe n. E, echo, fifth lettereche c. as far asechu c. so, thus, thereforeege c. as soon asKah Dictionary 39

eke c. or, otherwise: bas eke chen! –stop or I’ll shoot!Ekwadoran n. Ecuador; na ~ n.Ecuadorian, having to do with EcuadorEl s. (to be) Greek; ~ka n. GreeklanguageElan n. Greece; na ~ n. Greek, having todo with Greeceen c. that, if, whether, basic conjunctoreno c. in order to, to, purpose conjunctoreo i. yes, indeed, soeom c. or, either, either … orEoskara s. (to be) Basque; ~ka n.Basque languageEreteran n. Eritrea; na ~ n. Eritrean,having to do with EritreaEspanyan n. Spain; na ~ n. Spanish,havin to do with Spain; ~ka n.Spanish languageespem n. spam, luncheon meatEsperantoka n. Esperanto languageEsteran n. Austria; na ~ n. Austrian,having to do with AustriaEsti n. Estonian, having to do with theEstonian ethnicity; ~an n. Estonia;~ka n. Estonian languageesto c. but, however, on the other hand:uyu wi soza binso, esto Maiksoza suso – many people drankbeer; Mike on the other hand drankwineeta c. when temporal conjunctoretabo c. as long asevi c. not to mention, let alone, much lessewe c. neverthelessewu c. the, by how much: ewu wi ewunyele – the more the merriereye c. even if, although, albeit, yet,though, anyway, however; ~ lo n.even more soFfaben n. sibling; ~yo n. siblingsfabi n. sex organ; ~nyo n. genitals,reproductive organsfachu s. to descend from: Uronan wifachu Airinyo – many Americansdescend from the Irishfafau s. (to be) close to, almost, nearly,nearbyfai n. ghost; ~chu a. to exorcize, driveout demons; ~le s. (to be) haunted;~zau a. to hauntfala n. homeland, fatherlandFalam s. (to be) FlemishFalaman n. Flandersfalendo n. orphanagefaleng n. orphanfambeo n. tin, canfan n. iron, iron object, specific amountfanchi n. harness, body armourfanai n. train; ~la n. train station; ~kun. locomotivefangan n. sardinefangu n. iron (mass noun), compare fan;chu ~ n. iron, (to be) made of iron;~le s. (to be) errous; ~leng s. (tobe) nonferrousfanka n. bellfansajono n. metallurgyfansa n. metalfansanyo n. metals (category in theperiodic table)fanshi n. metalloid; ~nyo n. metalloids,category in the periodic table)fansho n. spinachfantu n. nailfanuno n. rail, railroadfanyo n. parentsFaransa s. (to be) FrenchFaransaka n. French languageFaransan n. Francefaransaya n. franciumFarat n. Euphratesfati n. grandparent; ~nyo n.grandparentsfau s. (to be) shortfaubo s. (to be) intimate, intimatelyKah Dictionary 40

faucha n. cavity, hollow, depression, pit:faucha vu lele – armpitfauka a. to summarizefauku s. (to be) past, immediately before:ninyo fauku – the past weekfaula n. vicinityfaulu s. (to be) adjacent, neighbouringfaungo n. skirt; ~ Sokoto n. kiltfauno n. shortcutfaunu a. to approach, nearfaura n. to stick with, stick aroundfaushi s. (to be) approximately, about,circa, around: uyu faushi mel haira– approximately one hundred peoplesurvivedfauta n. a while, for a whilefauvu n. shorts, bermuda, trunks, briefs,boxersfauyun s. (to be) short-sightedfauza a. to draw close, to fold, hug,embrace, hold, take in one’s arms:fauza lele – to fold one’s armsfawang s. barelyfawendino n. gamma-radiationfayu n. soulfe s. (to be) opposed to, anti-, against;~nyo n. the opposition, opposinggroup, the competition; ~minki n.antidotefecho a. to protest, object to; ~to n.demonstrationfechoi s. (to be) alkaline, having a pH ofmore than 7fedonombe n. antiquarkfefe s. (to be) stubbornfeja n. foul (sports), against the rules; na~ n. foul: ache na feja – a foulpunchfeju s. (to be) heterosexualfeka a. to contradict; ~ n. paradox;~loshi s. paradoxallyfela s. (to be) on the opposite, other side:nia fela nuno – the car was on theopposite side of the roadfele s. to mind, object to, have a problemwith: fele ha? – do you mind?feleo s. to collaboratefeluru s. (to be) controversial; ~to n.controversyfembus n. sambal, chili saucefempe n. member of the Piper genus,pepper plant, vinefen n. pepper, pungent spice; ~ sol n.black pepper; ~ lam n. white pepper;~ pesan n. green pepper; ~ai n.chili pepper; ~elua n. cubeb; ~gunn. paprika, bell pepper; ~ju s. (tobe) spicy, hot, sharpfeno s. (to be) contrary to, adversary:feno lo – quite the contraryfenoto n. crusadefenya n. squarerootFeo n. F, ffera a. to contrast, form a contrast withferen n. chaos; ~chu s. (to be)random, randomly, at random; ~o s.(to be) bizarre; ~shi s. (to be)chaoticferu s. (to be) enemy, belonging to theother side, opponents; ~nyo n. theenemy, collective opposing groupfesevo n. antibodyfetatalano s. (to be) counter-clockwisefetosa n. irony; na ~ n. ironicfevo n. antidotefeyasa n. antimatterfikwando n. nursery schoolfia n. toyfidada n. top, spinning topfidan n. computer game, video gamefifi s. (to be) playful, playfullyfifisha a. to play cardsfifiti n. winner, person habitually on top ofthe worldfihaka n. riddlefila n. field for games en sports, courtFilastan n. Palestine; na ~ n.Palestinian, having to do withPalestinefile n. hand, cards one is holdingfim n. salt; ~ile s. saline; ~ing s. fresh,Kah Dictionary 41

not salt: aso fiming – fresh waterfimas n. acrobatfimbe n. period, round (of a game)fimpenyo n. mangrovefindun n. walrusfinga n. stuffed animal, dollfingan n. anchovyfingu n. alkali metal; ~nyo n. alkalimetals, entire group; ~sa s. alkaline,having the properties of an alkalifinju s. (to be) saltyfino n. tactics; ~mbe n. tactic, detail oftactics; na ~ n. tacticalfinso n. sea; na ~ n. marine, having todo with the sea; ~la s. maritime,living on or near the sea; ~ngu n.sodium; ~ Balti n. Baltic Sea; ~ Soln. Black Seafinshingu n. alkali earth metal; ~nyo n.alkali earth metals, entire groupfinunai n. circusfinzi n. seaweedfinyo n. club (sports)fio n. point, goalfipi n. firework, piece/type of firework;~nyo n. fireworks, collectiveFiris s. (to be) FrisianFirisan n. FrysiaFiriska n. Frisian languagefiroya n. ballgamefiru a. to compete with, against, take on,against, versus: Gojirah firu Halak– Godzilla vs. the Hulk ~ngi n.division, league, level in a competition;fiseo n. stadiumfisha n. card, playing card; ~nyo n. deckof cardsfiti a. to win, beat, defeat; ~le n. (to be)victoriousfito n. match, game, play; ~ro n.competition, roundfivu a. to lose (a game), compare molefiza s. to run for, take part in (acompetition): fiza tom punyoti – torun for president; ~to n. contestfochos n. cauliflowerfofo s. to bloom, be in bloom;foi s. (to be) darned, bloody, pejorativemarker: doki foi nong tomil – thebloody door won’t open; ~bau n.mutt; ~da n. wreck, no good vehicle;~do n. dump, no good house;~dola n. slum, favela; ~ka a. toscold, abuse, swear, curse; ~ko a.to flame, abuse in writingfoki n. figfokos n. flower budfolua n. catkinfomos n. nectarfon a. to punish; na ~ n. penal, punitive,punitory, concerned with punishment:aren na fon – the penal systemfonche n. penalty kickfondo n. jail, prison, penitentiaryfonka a. to sentence tofonko n. fine, penalty, ticket, monetarypenaltyfono a. to accuse (of), charge (with):fono uyu aminja – to chargesomeone with an offensefonong s. (to be) innocentfononka n. lawyer, attorneyfontus a. to pardon, amnestyfonyo n. bouquet, flowersfonza s. (to be) guilty; ~ka a. to blame;~lo a. to confessfopoi n. cloverForoi s. (to be) Faroese; ~ka n.Faroese languagefosa s. (to be) prosperous, wealthy, toprosper; ~ke n. humanitarianfosompe n. clove treefosong n. clovefosu n. drupefoshi s. (to be) floralfosho n. petalfoshum n. pollen (mass noun); ~i n.hayfever, pollinosisfoyam s. (to be) pinkfoyane n. flamingoKah Dictionary 42

foyangu n. Rhodiumfoyo a. to fuck up, ruin completely:cheche uyu foyo – to beat the shitout of someonefozi n. vanillafozoi n. pollen (single one, kind of)fu a. to smell somethingfua n. garlic; ambe na ~ n. clove ofgarlicfuangu n. arsenicfucha n. nostril; ~zi n. nosehair (one);~zizi n. nosehair (mass noun)fufu a. to snifffufunso a. to spray, spray onfugan n. cholerafuhua a. to sneezefuju n. smell, sense of smellfuku n. nose; na ~ n. nasalfulele n. trunk (of an) elephantfum a. to blow, puff; ~ule s. windy: dolafumule – the windy cityfumeo n. civetfumos n. snotfumpe n. pole (of a ship);fumwa n. gangrene; na ~ n.gangrenousfunas n. perfumefunasaleng s. free of perfumefunda n. tornadofungo n. handkerchief, hankyfunji a. to whistlefunso n. spray; ~beo n. spraycanfunsong a. to blow dryfunsonya n. hairdryerfuntan n. trumpet; ~ka a. to trumpet,make a trumpeting soundfunto n. stormfunzi n. dandelionfunya n. fan (blowing air)funyi a. to wheezefunyum a. to blow, move in the windfunyuno n. weathervanefupenga n. rhinocerosfuroi n. polecat, fitchfusau n. muskfutan n. pheromonefuzi n. moustacheGGa n. G, the letter gGaboan n. Gabon; na ~ n. (to be)Gabonese, having to do with Gabongai s. (to be) thick, chunky; ~sho n.tulip ~vu n. parsnip; ~zongo n.quiltGambian n. Gambia; na ~ n. (to be)Gambiangampe n. fishing rod, fish-anglegan n. fish; ~tupe a. harpoon; ~za a.to fishGanan n. Ghana; na ~ n. (to be)Ghanaian, having to do with GhanaGandaka n. Luganda, Oluganda, GandalanguageGandan n. Uganda; na ~ n. (to be)Ugandan, having to do with UgandaGangah n. Gangesganu s. to swim; ~do n. swimming pool(building); ~la n. swimming pool(bassin)gau n. donkey, ass; ~ka a. to bray; ~nen. goosegawin n. mulege s. (to be) fast, quick, showingconsiderable speed; jam ge! – do itquick!; compare gelegeche a. to smashgechos n. radishgechu a. to take off, bound off, pull outquicklygeda n. gear, system of wheels meshedtogether controlling speed: geda nasun – second gear; ~pe n. gearstickl; ~pele n. manual; ~pelengn. automatic; ~va n. clutchgede s. (to be) instant, able to preparequickly: kau gede – instant coffeeKah Dictionary 43

gefi a. to race, compete in a racegege s. (to be) swift, rapid, speedygegeke s. (to be) hasty, reckless, rashgegeze n. to chase aroundgegon s. (to be) of high frequencyGehezeka n. Ge’ez language, Ethiopicgehim n. haregejesa s. (to be) judgmentalgejo s. (to be) easy, easy to understand,simple; ~le s. easily: tengi koyunawau gejole – I can read this easilygeki n. fast-foodgekido n. fast-food restaurantgekoko a. to draw or write hurriedlygeku s. to hurry, be in a hurrygela s. soon; ~mwela s. sooner or latergele s. (to be) fast, capable of producingconsiderable speed: nia gele – a fastcargelua n. spoilergeluvan n. frigategem n. chickpea; ~bus n. hummus;~peo n. hazelnutgemeo n. cheetahgemwangu n. Rubidiumgenana a. to scribble, scrabblegenu a. to rush, dashgenuno n. highway, freewaygenuka n. couriergepi a. to stirfry (chao technique)gepyai n. antelopeGeraman s. (to be) germanicgerusa s. (to be) violentgeta s. (to be) imminent, immediate,instantgeto n. race (game), compare: chuvagetum a. to accelerategetunya n. acceleratorgevu a. to run, run togevune n. ostrichgeyun a. to glance, peekgeza a. to snatch, grabgeze a. to chase, be out forgezeto s. (to be) efficientgezu a. to sauté, stirfry (bao technique)Gianan n. Guyana; na ~ n. (to be)Guyanangin n. mountain; (~) Chomolungah n.Mount Everest; (~) Elberus n.Elbrus; (~) Kilimanjaroh n.Kilimanjaro; (~) Mombalankah n.Mont Blanc; (~) Olimpos n.Mount Olympus; (~) Vesuvioh n.VesuviusGinean n. Guinea; na ~ n. (to be)Guineanginyo n. range of mountains; (~) Alpahn. the Alps; (~) Altaih n. Altaymountains; (~) Andes n. theAndes; (~) Apalash n. Appalachia;(~) Apenin n. Appennines; (~)Atalas n. the Atlas; (~) Himaliahn. Himalaya; (~) Kaukas n.Caucasus; (~) Pirines n. Pyrenees;(~) Rakih n. Rocky mountains; (~)Tibestih n. Tibesti mountains; (~)Ural n. the Uralsginti n. summit, topGitaran n. Qatar; na ~ n. (to be) Qatari,having to do with Qatargoi n. frog; ~ka a. to croak; ~lia n.tadpole, polliwog; ~nai n.salamandergombeo n. microwave ovengon n. wave; ~ na nairo n. sine wave;~go s. (to be) wavy, oscillate, go upand down in contour, fluctuate; ~gonua. to billow, surge; ~um n. mole,breakwatergonzu a. to microwave, prepare in amicrowave oven; na ~ a. designedto be prepared in a microwave oven:bumbuna na gonzu – microwavepopcornGorean n. Korea, the Korean peninsulaas a wholeGoreo s. (to be) Korean; ~ka n.Korean language, compareChosonan and HangukanKah Dictionary 44

gos s. hundred milliongua a. to gulp, chug, chug-a-lugGuahan n. Guam; na ~ n. (to be)GuamanianGuatemalan n. Guatemala; na ~ n.Guatemalangumbus n. jelly, jamgumpe n. fruit-bearing treegumpenyo n. orchardgun n. fruit; ~zo n. fruitflyHha i. question particle, ‘huh ?’Habanah n. Havanahachu i. where from?hahau n. hyenahai s. to live, be alivehaijono n. biology; na ~ s. (to be)biological, pertaining to biology(science)haileng s. (to be) lifelesshaimunyo n. the environment, total ofconditions and circumstancesinfluencing life on earthhailon s. (to be) lively, vigorous, vivid;~ong s. (to be) listless, dull, insipidhaira a. to survivehaita n. lifespan, lifetimehaito s. (to be) biological, related to orcaused by biological organismshaiva n. ecology; ~jono n. sciencestudying ecology, ecologyhaka a. to askhakum a. to interrogate, questionhala n. where?ham s. (to be) rough, irregular, notsmooth, unraffinedhamun n. why?hana s. which?Hangukan n. South Korea; na ~ n.South Koreanhanju s. (to be) rough, not subtle, coarseHanka n. Mandarin Chinese Languagehano n. what direction, where to?hara s. (to be) in suspense, anxiousuncertaintyHaravata s. (to be) CroatianHaravataka n. Croatian languageHaravatan n. Croatiahashi n. how? In what way?hata n. when?hatan n. question markhato n. interview; ~ka a. to interviewhauju n. sense of humor; ~le s. to havea sense of humor; ~leng s. to haveno sense of humor, be humorlesshauka a. to laughhauko n. comedy, comedic narrativeHausa s. (to be) HausaHausaka n. Hausa languagehaushi s. (to be) funny, humoroushautan n. cartoonhauvu a. to laugh athauyus n. comedy; na ~ n. comedichaya n. what?; Haya la? a. how areyou?Hayan n. Armeniahayu n. who?hayun a. to request for help, a revisionhawa a. to yawnhawi n. how many? how much?haza a. to order, request to supply; ~nyon. order, ordered goods: hazanyotau la de – your order is coming rightuphazau a. to whinehe i. yikes! ugh!hea a. hey! attention! watch it!: hea ba! –oh sir!hefu s. to stink, (to be) smelly; ~cho n.skunkhehea s. (to be) demanding, requiringmuch attentionheka s. (to be) disgusted by, resent, hatehele s. (to be) foul, offensive to the senseshen s. (to be) newKah Dictionary 45

Henan n. the New World, the Americashenchu s. (to be) fresh, new, newbornhendo a. to renovatehenen a. to upgradehenje a. to conceive, have an idea, putinto wordshenjo a. to invent; ~le s. inventive,resourcefulhenka a. to introduce (to): henka uyuvanyo – to introduce someone toyour familyhenkaya n. neologismhenku s. (to be) original, new, novelheno a. to usher in, show the way; ~kon. guide, manual; ~vu n. preceptHenta n. New Year’s Dayhento n. news, a news, news item; ~chon. the news (program); ~kwe n.newsgroup;henu a. to explore, scouthenza n. recruit, new memberhenya n. novelty, something newhenyun a. to find, discoverhepu s. to feel contempt for, scorn,despisehi s. (to be) tense, under stresshiche a. to lash outhichu a. to spring, be pulled, movesuddenly and rapidly from a tenseposition: sese hichu – I pulled amustlehihi a. to flex: hihi sese – to flex one’smustleshihum v. to pant; ~i n. asthmahiju s. (to be) stressed, feel stressed; ~bin. adrenal glandhikum a. to stretch, pull outhile s. to have hold of, grasp on, grip on,clench; ~a n. handlebarhim a. to listenhinjung s. (to be) deafhinchi n. auriclehincho a. to broadcast by radio; ~to n.radio broadcasthinda a. to tune: hinda ponai – to tunea guitarHindika n. Hindi languagehingu n. earringhinju s. (to be) hearing, having the senseof hearing; na ~ n. auditoryhinka a. to sound, make a sound, soundlike; ~sha n. sound card (pc)hinke s. obedient; ~ng s. disobedient;~za a. to obeyhinko a. to note down, make notes,transcribehinsau n. ear waxhintal n. radiohintan n. ultrasoundhinto n. hearing (in court)hinum n. eardrumhinyo n. audience, listeners; ~bea n.auditoriumhintil n. hearing aidhira a. to brace oneself, prepare forimpacthisku n. noose, slipknothitol a. to wind up, make tense bywinding: hitol fia – to wind up a toyhiva a. to plant, put into or onto theground firmlyhivu n. tights, pantyhosehiza a. to catch, seize, get hold of: hizaroya – to catch a ballho s. to be real, really, true, truly, just, alsoused as an exclamation: ‘hear hear!’‘indeed!’; ~ lo! i. you betcha!hoha s. to doubthoi i. huh? expresses surprisehoika s. (to be) surprisedhoile s. (to be) amazing(ly), stunning(ly)hoiza s. (to be) stunned, astonishedhohom s. to bubble; ~beo n. bubblebathhohong s. to be false, untrue, unrealhohonka a. to gurglehoka a. to validate, confirm, authenticate,to verify, check for correctness,authenticity; ~ya n. sniffer, packetanalyzerKah Dictionary 46

hokwano n. disjunctionhole s. (to be) actual, actually, in facthom n. bubbleHonoluluh n. Honoluluhopu s. (to be) honest, sincere, solemnhopung s. (to be) dishonestHos n. H, hhoshi s. (to be) genuinehoto s. (to be) true, actually happened:atoka hoto – a true storyhova s. (to be) validhovang s. (to be) invalidhovanka a. to annul, declare invalidhoyol a. to pleadhoyunku n. verisimilitudehu s. (to be) flat, plain, low; ~mbe n.tablet; ~ju s. (to be) bored, dull; ~lan. plain, plain stretch of land; ~ta n.low tide; ~zon s. to dozehua a. to cough (once)huan n. plain, flatlandhubin n. flatbreadhuchi n. mocassin, low shoehuda n. cart, low wagonhuhua s. to cough, have a coughhuhum a. to breathehuhunu s. (to be) drafty, badly isolatedfrom windhuhunyo n. lungs, pair of lungshuhupe a. to paddle, rowhuki n. pizza; ~do n. pizzeria,hula n. plaza, square, circushum n. airhumbi n. lung; na ~ n. (to be)pulmonary, pulmonic; ~mito n.pneumoniahumbos n. airbag, swim bladderhumia a. to suffocate, smotherhumpesan n. chlorinehumpil n. horn, wind instrumenthumponya n. barometerhumunga n. anaerobehumuro n. balloonhumus n. oxygen; ~ia n. hydroxylhumwa s. to rust, oxydate; ~ngu n.rust, coat of oxydated metalhunchi n. gillhuncho a. to exhale, sigh; ~mus n.carbondioxidehunda n. tyre, tirehundon s. (to be) pneumatichundonjono n. pneumaticshungu n. bariumhuno n. bronchia; ~kwe n. bronchialsystemhunos n. windpipe, tracheahunsa n. air conditioninghunso a. to drown (intransitive),compare: somiahunti n. ozone; ~ngi n. ozone layerhunu n. draft, airstreamhunujono n. aerodynamicshunza a. to inhalehunzu n. to bake (in an oven)hupe n. paddle, oarhupea n. bush, shrubhupil n. lozenge, diamondshuponda n. lorry, low vehicle fitted to runon railshupu s. (to be) humble, humblyhura s. to lie down, be in a lying positionhuro n. diskhurul a. to groanhuvi a. to humiliatehuvos n. lentilhuya n. shelfhuzim a. to humhuzu n. pan, frying pan, saucepanIia n. element (chemical), substanceiba n. fatherhood, paternityIbahai n. Baha’i faith; na ~ n. to beBaha’iKah Dictionary 47

ibambosa n. androgynismibasaleng n. infinity, infinitenessibenshi n. infantility, childishnessIbudah n. Buddhism; na ~ n. (to be)Buddhistichau n. precisionichipu n. vanityichoi n. sourness, acidityIchopan n. Ethiopia; na ~ n. (to be)Ethiopianichufa n. ancestryidaitong n. irregularityIdaramah n. Hinduism; na ~ n. (to be)Hinduidenju n. shock, state of being upsetidensi n. agitation, disturbance (state)identoke n. adventurousnessidingu n. radiance, brillianceidoke n. homesicknessidon n. strength, forceidonju n. passion, fervoridova n. marriage, matrimony, wedlockidoza n. hospitalityifa n. parenthoodifachu n. descent, ancestryifafau n. proximity, closenessifau n. shortnessifaubo n. intimacyife n. rivalryifechoi n. alkalinityifefe n. stubbornessifeju n. heterosexualityifera n. contrastifonza n. guilt, faultifosa n. prosperity, wealth, welfareigai n. thicknessige n. speed, rate, velocityigegeke n. recklessnessigejo n. ease, easiness, simplicityigerusa n. violentnessigezeto n. efficiencyihai n. lifeihailon n. liveliness, vigorihanju n. roughness, coarsenessihara n. suspense, anxious uncertaintyihea n. attentionihefu n. stenchiheka n. disgust, hatredihenjole n. resourcefulness, inventivityihepu n. contempt, feeling or attitudeihi n. stress (force), tensionihiju n. stress (emotional)Ihiristos n. christianity; na ~ n. (to be)christianiho n. truth, realityihoha n. doubtihoika n. surprise (state of mind)ihova n. validityihuju n. boredom, boreihupu n. humility, modestyihuvi n. humiliation, mortificationijaiju n. arousal, state of being arousedijaileng n. impotence, inability to performsexuallyijaizang n. celibacyIjanah Zen, Zen-Buddhism; na ~ n. (tobe) Zen, Zen-Buddhist, having to dowith Zen-Buddhism: tifa na Ijanah –Zen-masterijanjang n. twist, peculiarity, quirkijehong n. disbeliefijejeng n. stupidity, dumbnessijela n. concentration, focus, attention;~no n. hypnosis (state)ijele n. consciousnessijelo n. egoismijelu n. agreementijelung n. disagreementijemi n. mental disorder, psychiatricdisorder; ~ na mul n. mad cowdiseaseijemwa n. dementiaijeno n. logic, senseijenu n. optimismijenung n. pessimismijepu n. reason, ratioijere n. mentality, mental attitudeKah Dictionary 48

ijesa n. opinion, judgement, idea, point ofviewijetum n. brillianceijewaileng n. amnesiaijeze n. (mental) retardationijoke n. interestijoleng n. ignoranceiju n. emotion, sense, feeling, sensationijubo n. introversionijuchi n. extraversionijukoi n. collectedness, controllednessijuleng n. numbnessijulu n. empathy, considerationijum n. weightijunung n. frigidityijuring n. apathy, lethargyijutum n. transcendenceijuva n. romance, affairijuvi n. nervosityikabo n. semantics, notational meaningikankaleng n. unemploymentikangi n. competence; ~ng n.incompetence, incapabilityikapu n. politenessikava n. state of being in contactikayole n. detentionikeholeng n. desperationikemi n. addictionikemong n. disappointmentikeno n. purposeikeru n. aggressioniketi n. ambitionikeyun n. curiosityikike n. appetiteikim n. royaltyikoi n. control, power, authority; ~le n.power, powerfulnessikoileng n. powerlessness, impotenceikoitio n. sovereignty, supreme powerikompu n. irreliabilityikoten n. literacyikoteneng n. illiteracyikoyunzang n. dyslexiaIkufuchih n. Confucianism; na ~ n. (tobe) Confucianistikuju n. hunch, feeling, premonition,suspicionikungi n. importance, meaningikunju n. charm, attractive featureikwaje n. unanimityikwaji n. monotonyikwambe n. wholeness, totalityikwasa n. agreement, correspondenceikwasi n. solitudeikwato n. singularityikwavo n. purityikwayuka n. monolingualismikwijo n. experience, skill, dexterityilaila n. existenceilaleng n. abstractionilaula n. presence; ~ng n. absenceilayola n. omnipresenceilenke n. asceticismilepuno n. capitalismileju n. greedilobo n. privacyilon n. concentration, densityilopu n. self esteem, self respect, selfconfidenceilopun n. sovereigntyiluju n. harmonyilura n. loyaltyiluzang n. neutralityima n. motherhoodimas n. balanceimembo n. emptinessimenshi n. uniquenessimia n. death, state of being deadimimiza n. feebleness, sickliness, frailtyiminda n. sprain, condition: hashi enzazia iminda – how to treat asprain; compare amindaiming n. eviliminke n. malevolenceiminkoi n. crazeimino n. morbidness, morbidityiminyun n. uglinessKah Dictionary 49

imisham n. temperature, feverimishim n. hygieneimiva n. affliction, state of being afflictedimokwa n. independenceimongo n. nudityimonso n. dehydrationimunju n. excitementimwechule n. mercy, mercifulness,graceimweke n. humanityimwele n. looseness, laxnessimwempu n. atrocity, extremely crueltyimweng n. crueltyimweno n. subtlety, discretionimwera n. relaxationinai n. lengthinaibo n. depthinainu n. distanceinaita n. old ageinamavang n. secularityinamil n. freedom, libertyinanju n. tranceinano n. spiritualityIndonesan n. Indonesia; na ~ n.Indonesian, having to do withIndonesiainempu n. justice, rightfulnessinenje n. intelligenceinenju n. loveinenke n. benevolenceinensa n. health, well-beinginenshi n. correctnessinenyun n. beautyIni n. I,iIngilan n. EnglandIngil s. (to be ) EnglishIngilka n. English languageinistoshi n. coincidenceinore n. determination, resolutioninoti n. leadershipinoyonsa n. reciprocityinushu n. grace, eleganceinunung n. standstillinyanti n. flatulence, pretenseinye n. joy, happiness, amusement, funinyeza n. enjoymentinyolu n. convention, general agreementinyopu n. courtesyinyova n. relativityio n. measurementipai n. gratitudeipateneng n. bankruptcy, state of beingbankruptipawi n. generosityipige n. temper, temperamentipu n. moral, high standard, propermanneripuchu n. shameipujo n. diplomacy, tactipujule n. conscientiousness; ~ng n.consciencelessnessipukom n. hypocrisyipupung n. immoralityipusa n. formalityipusang n. informalityipushim n. innocenceipuza n. responsibility, accountabilityipyusa n. sharpnessiraju n. patienceIran n. IranIrastafarih n. Rastafarianismire n. solidityireju n. faith, trustireke n. seriousnessiremil n. immunity, exemption from legalactioniren n. order, state of orderliness, peaceand quietireneng n. state of disorderirenu n. rigidity, stiffnessireshi n. certaintyireza n. difficulty, level of difficultyirim n. maturity, ripenessirinku n. precocity, precociousnessiriring n. inactivityiropil n. curvatureiruju n. conflict, discord, upsetKah Dictionary 50

Is s. (to be) Icelandic; ~ka n. Icelandiclanguageisa n. shape, condition, manner of beingIsan n. Icelandisansa n. colourfulnessisapu n. qualityisembai n. disability, handicapisemi n. illness, diseaseisenjung n. state of analgesia,insensivityisensaju n. sexual orientationisenung n. paralysisisile n. povertyisikivo n. malnutritionisivi n. lack, shortageisole n. humitidyisham n. warmth, temperatureishiju n. homosexualityIshintoh n. Shintoism; na ~ n. (to be)Shintoistishisa n. homogenyishiva n. ethnicityisibo n. scarcity, tightness, shortageisiju n. lonelinessIsik n. Sikhism; na ~ n. (to be) Sikh,having to do with SikhismIsilam n. Islam; na ~ n. (to be) islamicIsirailan n. Israelisisira n. seclusion, isolationisko n. confusion (mentally)isoke n. thirstisol n. darknessisong n. dryness, desiccationisosa n. liquidityIstambul n. lstanbulistu n. friendship; na ~ n. (to be)friendly; fito na istu – friendly gameisunju n. bisexualityisunulu n. bilateralityisunyin n. dualityisunyuka n. bilingualismisus n. silence, quietishilu n. symmetryishushi n. pleasureitachi n. suspensionItal s. (to be) Italian; ~an n. Italy; ~kan. Italian languageItauh n. taoism; na ~ s. (to be) Taoistitauto n. actualityitauva n. relevanceitayora n. eternityitehaira n. viabilityitehoha n. doubtfulnessitemben n. fertilityitembeneng n. infertilityitembo n. capacity, ability to receive, holdor handleitemimpa n. corruptionitemiru n. immunity: itemiru na wonyo– herd immunityitempang n. worthitemwaijo n. recognizabilityitemwanyunung n. immeasurability,immensityitemwengi n. equivalenceitemwenju n. respectabilityitemwera n. comfort, ease; ~ng n.discomfortitenai n. span, range, radiusitencheta n. urgencyitenchu n. capacity, ability to produce inoutputitendoi n. liabilityitenemwong n. frustrationiteneng n. failure: iteneng na shimbi– kidney failureitenenza n. profitabilityitengi n. ability, capability, skill; ~ng n.inabilityitenjai n. promiscuityitenjo n. fameitenke n. temptation, desirabilityitenkuka n. predictabilityitentim n. preditentom n. probability, good chanceitenza n. usefulnessitenye n. joyfulnessiterang n. instabilityKah Dictionary 51

itereju n. reliabilityitereke n. seriousness, cause for concerniterim n. potentialitevato n. susceptibilityitinju n. lust, sexual desire, eros; ~le n.fetishitinza n. need, must, necessity,requirementitinzon n. weariness, fatigueitipon n. hypertonyititen n. talentitiva n. dominanceitiwi n. abundanceitopu n. prudenceitos n. topic, theme, subjectitoti n. heroismitoyau n. regretitunjo n. expertiseitunyi n. courageitunyun n. transparency, clarityitus n. room, opportunity: itus napopoka – room to negotiateituska n. permissionitusung n. prohibitionitushun n. approvalitushunung n. disapprovaliva n. relation, family tie, kinshipivan n. safety, securityivashi n. brotherhood, familiarity,amicabilityivatum n. widowhoodivavang n. independence,unconnectednessivavaza n. zealive n. peace, absence of conflictsiveke n. peacelovingnessivemi n. cold, common cold (disease)iven n. coldivera n. peacefulness, calmness,tranquilityivevenju n. chillinessiviju n. sensitivity, tendernessivile n. luxury; ~ng n. austerityivingi n. arroganceIviritika n. Hebrew: Iviritika Taushi –Modern Hebrewivisi n. scarcityiviso n. intoxicationivitinza n. redundancyiviyi n. panic, state of paniciviyun n. obsessionIvodun n. Vodun religion; na ~ s. (to be)of the Vodun religionIvuduh n. Caribbean Vudu religion; na ~n. (to be) of the Vudu religion; ; ~ naLoisan n. Lousiana voodooivuju n. melancholy, sadnessivupon n. hypotonyivuven n. hypothermiaivuzua n. subservience,submissivenessiwaimi n. allergyiwamwa n. greatness, grandeuriwan n. sizeiwanjo n. wisdomiwanju n. passioniwanke n. enthusiasmiwanta n. adulthoodiwanyai n. agony, anguishiwanyi n. terror, intense feariwe n. state, situationiwejo n. familiarityiweke n. willingness, free williwele n. ownership, possession: iwele najuvo tefon – possession of drugs ispunishableiwembe n. membershipiwempu n. dignityiwengi n. equalityiwenje n. value, high esteemiwenju n. respectiwenjung n. disrespectiwenyun n. pride, feeling of pride aboutiweshi n. similarityiwetengi n. capability, state of beingcapableiwezai n. affectioniwi n. quantity, multitudeKah Dictionary 52

iwidova n. polygamyiwiju n. sensitivityIwika n. Wicca-religion; na ~ n. havingto do with the Wicca religioniwike n. popularityiwilu n. breadth, widthiwimi n. frailness, sicklinessiwisa n. pluralityiwito n. frequency, number of timesiwiyuka n. multilingualismiwomwo n. furyiwong n. angeriyaiza n. sufferingiyansuleng n. anemiaIyehudi n. judaism; na ~ n. having to dowith the jewish religioniyeke n. jealousyiyika n. feariyinshi n. differenceiyipu n. cowardiceIyogah n. Yoga; na ~ n. having to dowith yoga: rashi na Iyoga – yogapositioniyoino n. negativity, bad dispositioniyonen n. perfection, flawlessnessiyosaka n. satisfactioniyosale n. adequacyiyosang n. insufficiencyiyupu n. humanityizage n. bandwidthizana n. slaveryIzaratustarah n. zoroastrianism; na ~n. (to be) Zoroastrianizen n. dangerizeke n. nostalgiaizenunuyi n. paranoiaizevan n. reserve, tendency to keepones feelings to oneselfizevi n. tardinessizon n. sleep; ~ju n. sleepiness,drowsinessJjafaleng a. to orphanjafau a. to make short: za kaya sumeljafau auko – to shorten a text with200 words; compare tofaujafen a. to pepper, flavor with pepperjafeno a. to set back, put back to anearlier time or stagejafi a. to play, play with (a game),compare: muhimjafidan a. to play computer gamesjafim a. to salt, make saltjafio a. to hit, score, make a pointjafon a. to penalize, set a penalty forjafu a. to smell, smell of somethingjahau a. to kid, play jokes withjahefu a. to stink up, cause to smell:mosa jahefu vembeo – the cheeseis stinking up the fridgejahepu a. to show contempt towardsjahinjung a. to deafen, make deaf; ya ~a. deafening (literally: ”that deafens”or “which deafens”): akale yajahinjung – a deafening noisejahoi a. to surprisejahu a. to flatten, make flat, leveljai a. to have intercourse with; ~leng s.(to be) impotent, unable to performsexually; ~mi n. sexuallytransmitted disease; ~to n. coitus;~zang s. (to be) in a state ofcelibacyjaiju s. (to be) aroused, hornyjaipo a. to prostitute oneself; ~do n.brothel, whorehouse; ~po n. pimp,pander, hustlerjaitan n. porn(ography), na ~ s. to bepornographicjajahau a. to joke about, fool aroundjajai s. to have a sexual relationship withjajamun s. (to be) impulsiveKah Dictionary 53

jajanumbe s. step by step: yujajanumbe faunu win – heapproached the horse step by stepJakaratah n. Jakartajalain a. to transfer, give another positionjalam a. to make white, whitenjalasho a. to map, make a map ofjale a. to obtain, get, to get hold of, get agrip on, master, acquirejalechi a. to exclude, place outsideof,refuse to admitjalon a. to intensify, make dense, enrichjalonsi a. to compress (data), to zipjalonya a. to square, multiply by itselfjaluju a. to harmonizejam a. to do, makejaman n. field, practice ground; la jaman– in practicejamau a. to addjamawen a. to pile up, make a pilejambai a. to break, cause to break, spoiljambaisa a. to damagejamban a. to centralizejambanso s. to bleedjambayo a. to destroy, destruct, wreckjambe a. to divide: pan jambe suntongi sun – 4 : 2 = 2; ~dau n.fraction, quotientjambenjau a. to impregnate, makepregnant, fertilizejambenyo a. to create offspring,reproduce oneselfjambiso a. to urinatejambo a. to put inside, bring in, insertjamboi a. to soil make dirtyjambombe a. to pack, pack up, make abundle, put together compactly inorder to store or take alongjambotusung a. to restrictJamekan n. Jamaica; na ~ n. Jamaicanjamembo a. to emptyjameng a. to eliminatejamia a. to killjamil a. to open, unclose, cause to openjaminki a. to poisonjamisilam a. to convert to islamjamito a. to infect, make sickjamonu a. to reverse, put in reversejamori a. to switch offjamoyo a. to complete, fulfill, finishjampanu a. to financejampateneng a. to bankrupt, cause togo bankruptjampauto a. to sacrifice, offerjampi a. to burn, set fire tojampil a. to bend, make a bend injampo a. to produce; ~nyo n. industryjampuchu a. to put to shame,embarrassjamun n. impulsejamunya a. to have an effect, impact,influence on, influencejamus a. to evaporate, cause toevaporatejamwan a. to enlarge, magnifyjamwele a. to loosenjamwesa a. to smoothen, make smoothjamwoi n. to make a mistake; ~ ava a.to dial the wrong number, be wronglyconnectedjanai a. to elongate, make longjanaibo a. to deepen (a hole)janam a. to deifyjanamil a. to liberatejanampu a. to sanctify, consecratejanana a. to arrange in a line, form aqueuejananso a. to baptizejananyau a. to sinjanaya a. to produce thread (spider)jancha a. to perforate, make a hole injanchi a. to coat, provide with a layerjanchomos a. to evacuate, excrete,discharge waste matterjanchu a. to keep from acting, doing,restrain, refrain: janchu win – holdyour horsesjandin a. to light up, illuminatejando a. to build, constructjandoi a. to make troubleKah Dictionary 54

jandon a. to enforce, strengthenjandono a. to energize, give energyjandu a. to petrify, cause to turn to stone:iyika jandu yu – fear petrified himjanempung a. to wrong, treat unjustlyjanen a. to improve, make better,enhancejanengo a. to fit, make fit, adapt, makefitting to the situationjanenku s. (to be) for the benefit of, tothe advantage of, for the good ofjanenshi a. to correct, rightjangejo a. to simplifyjangi a. to even, make flat, level: janginuno – to even a pathjango a. to get dressed, put onjangu a. to decorate, ornament; ~ya n.ornamentjanja a. to do customarily, usually,habitually, regularlyjanjake a. to tend to, have the tendencyjanjale s. (to be) civilized, according tostandards; ~ng s. (to be)uncivilized, barbarousjanjang s. (to be) unusual, odd, strangejanjanyo a. culturejanjanto n. incident, irregularityjanjashi s. (to be) customarily, habitualjanjasa s. (to be) ordinary, common,normal, plainjanjato n. culture, civilizationjanjebo a. to figure outjanjem a. to smoke (fish, meat), comparewejem, jenza, jejenzajanjemi a. to drive crazyjanjesko a. to confuse, mix up mentallyjanji a. to make musicjanjoko a. to document, cover, chroniclejanjono n. technology, science of appliedsciencejanju a. to feel, give the sensation of: asojanju ven – the water feels coldjanjukoi a. to compose oneself, reposejanjuleng a. to numb, make numb,anaesthetizejanka n. verb; ~mbe n. phrasejankambo a. to occupy, keep busyjankika a. to voice, give voice tojanko a. to write; ~ko n. notebookjankom a. to stiff, cheat, con someonejankoro a. to loopjanku n. to put in front of, put first,prioritize, make a priorityjankuren a. to plan, plotjankuri a. to prepare, make ready forjankuzako a. to patent, obtain a patentjakwe a. to organize, associate, start anassociation, organizationjano a. to set, set course tojanoban a. to focus, adjust a lens, beamjanopa a. to put money in a fundjanosa a. to straighten, make straightjanoza a. to abide by, conform tojansa a. to shape, form, mold, figurejansashi a. to stylejansenung a. to paralyzejansere a. to make strong (physically)janseska a. to bruise, cause bruisesjansham a. to warm, make warmjanshinu a. to evolve intojanshu a. to sweeten, make sweetjansi n. to lower, make less, decrease,lessen, turn downjansilu a. to narrow, make narrow:jansilu ayun – to narrow one’s eyesjansin a. to make small, shrink, decrease(size)jansisira a. to seclude oneself, isolatefromjansisol a. to make dim, dim: jansisoldinya – dim the lights!janso a. to water, produce water: kiki lajanso – his mouth was wateringjansole a. to moistenjansomus a. to steam, cook usingsteamjansong a. to dry, make dryjansora a. to stewjansumbe a. to divide in half, even partsjansus a. to silence, hushjanshibo a. to categorizeKah Dictionary 55

jantan a. to draw (a picture)jantaushi a. to modernizejantauto a. to update, actualizejantehau a. to ridiculejanten a. to be able to cope with, handle,succeed in, accomplish, passjantenjai a. to put out, behavepromiscuouslyjantenza a. to utilize, put to usejanti a. to promote, give a higher rank,exaltjantikuko a. to outlinejantiwen a. to exalt, glorify, make loftyjantinzon a. to wear out, fatigue, tire outjantongono a. to take measuresjantonsa a. to improvisejantos a. to topicalizejanyaka a. to nominalizejanyeka a. to gladden, make happyjanyin a. to alter, change somethingjanyo n. activity, activities, actions: :janyo na yiru – terrorist activitiesjanyobo a. to filljanyoko a. to list, make a list ofjanyosa a. to satisfy, quenchjanyotos a. to privatizejanyoyun a. to saddenjanyuva a. to tame, domesticatejanyunjung a. to blindjanyus a. to perform, enactjanza a. to practise (a profession),exercise, put into use, adhere to(religion)janzana a. to enslavejanzau a. to irritate, aggravate, bugjanzeo a. to inflatejanzi a. to sweep, brushjanzipe a. to brush hairjanzon a. to lull; ~ju a. to tire, wearout; ~ka n. lullabyjanzu a. to cook, prepare foodjapau a. to appoint as, designatejapo a. to produce, manufacturejapontan a. to stamp, put a stamp on,compare: pontan, pontanyajapunung a. to anarchize, put intoanarchyjapusa a. to formalizejapyu a. to sting, prick, puncture, cause asmall holejapyusa a. to sharpenjara a. to put, place. situatejaram a. to clip, pinch, put a clip on,staple injarau a. to scratchjare a. to make solid, concrete, solidifyjarekai a. to seal, secure with a sealjaren n. to put things in order, organize,create an orderly system, tidy upjarensa n. to legalizejareshi n. to ensure, make certainjareven a. to freeze something, makesomething freezejari a. to switch on, turn on, startjarila a. to post, assign to a postjarim a. to develop, make ripe, growjaru a. to fight, fight withjasku a. to tie, knot, bind togetherjastu a. to befriend, become friends withjau n. load; ~bo a. to load in, up; ~ran. trunk, boot; ~nana n. caravan;~ni n. truck, lorry; ~za a. to carryjava a. to connect to, establish a link, goonline, make a connectionjavamban a. to buffer, create a bufferjavan n. to secure, protect, guard; ~yon. security, the securityjavatum a. to widowjave a. to pacify, secure peacejaven a. to chill, cause to cool down, becoldjavera a. to calm, calm down, soothejavun a. to giltjavuza a. to base upon: yu javuza tanukaiko – he based the movie onthe bookjavuzua a. to make subservient,subjugate, subduejawali n. llamaKah Dictionary 56

jawanyi a. to terrify, frighten greatlyjawi a. to multiply, make more; ~ sun a.to double, make double; ~ yem a.to triplejawilu a. to widen, make wide, broadenjawiti a. to limit, set a maximum tojawong a. to anger, upsetjawu a. to star, deliver an excellentperformanceJazairan n. Algeria; na ~ n. (to be)Algerian, having to do with Algeriaje a. to think, think aboutjea n. mind, psychejebas a. to conclude, decide byreasoning; ~hi s. (to be) conclusive,final, decisive, definitive; ~hing s. (tobe) inconclusivejebea n. ventricle (brain); na ~ n. (to be)ventricularjebeo n. skulljebo s. to understand; ~nu a. torealize, come to understand, learn;~za a. to interpretjefe s. (to be) opposed to, antijehaa. to wonderjehea s. to regard, consider, mind, takeinto account, mind, with muchattention for: jehea lata – to considersomeone’s agejeho s. to follow, believe, be a believer of;~ka a. to testify, declare one's faithjehong s. to disbelievejehu a. to underestimatejeje n. brain (s); ~chi n. cortexjejebo s. (to be) understandingjejembe n. brain lobe; ~ na kuku n.frontal lobe; ~ na ati n. parietal lobe ;~ na zeze n. occipital lobe; ~ nalulu n. temporal lobe; ~ na avu n.cerebellum; ~ na bola n. limbicregion, lobejejeng s. (to be) dumb, stupidjejenza a. to smoke, be a smoker, havethe habit of smoking: nong jejenza –I don’t smoke; compare: wejem,janjem, jenzajejenyau n. stroke, suddencerebrovascular failurejejepeo n. walnutjejeva n. brain stemjeju s. (to be) pensive, consumed bythoughtsjeka a. to suggest,offerjeke s. to suspectjekeho a. to fantasize, imaginejekil n. ratjeku a. to expect; ~je a. to anticipatejela s. (to be) concentrated, focused on;~no a. to hypnotizejele s. (to be) conscious, consciously;~ng s. (to be) unconscious,unawarejelo s. (to be) egoistic, selfish, selfishlyjelon a. reflect on, recollect, contemplate,meditate uponjelu s. to agree, (be) in agreement with;~ko n. agreement, contract; ~ri s.(to be) compatible withjelung s. to disagree withjelunko n. discoursejem n. smokejemi s. to suffer from a mental disorder,psychiatric disorder, (be) insane, crazyjemil s. (to be) open-mindedjemijono n. psychiatryjempe n. cigarettejempea n. tobacco plantjempesho n. cigarjemwa s. (to be) dementedjeno s. (to be) logical, to make sense,making sense; ~ka n. logicallanguage, loglang; ~le s. (to be)sensible; ~za a. to reasonjenojono n. philosophy, analysis ofthoughtjenong s. (to be) unlogical, not makingsensejenos n. chimneyjenshum n. tobacco (shredded productof the tobacco plant prepared forsmoking), compare jempeaKah Dictionary 57

jenu s. (to be) optimistic; ~ng s. (to be)pessimisticjenza a. to smoke (a cigarette, cigar),compare: wejem, janjem, jejenzajenze n. hamjepau a. to propose; ~vu n. premise,premissjepu s. (to be) reasonable; ~le s. (to be)rational; ~leng s. (to be) irrationaljere s. to have a strong mentality, betoughjesa s. (to be) of the opinion, have the ideaof, judge, feel thatjesko s. (to be) confused, perplexedjeshi s. (to be) mental, mentallyjetan s. to represent, depictjetil n. palmtopjeto a. to consider, think about the optionof: wa la jeto dova– I’m thinkingabout getting marriedjetum s. (to be) brilliant, highly giftedjevang s. (to be) absurdjevayajono n. metaphysics; na ~ n. (tobe) metaphysicaljevi s. to ponder one’s mind aboutjevu n. basic principle, idea; na ~ n. (tobe) basic, principle, fundamental; ~kon. fundamental declaration, manifestof a principle; ~no n. in principle; ~sun. stem celljewai a. to remember, recall; ~do n.monument; ~leng adj. amnesicjewayun a. to commemoratejewe a. to meditatejewen a. to overestimatejewi s. to estimate, assess, calculatejewoi a. to misunderstandjeyun a. to visualize, imaginejeza a. to choose, select; ~re s. (to be)pickyjezako n. menujezanyo n. selectionjezatumpuno n. computationalismjeze s. (to be) retardedjibeo n. jukeboxjida n. cdJidah n. Jeddahjidun n. piano; ~num n. keyboard(musical instrument), compare:ponumjiji n. musical instrumentjijinyo n. orchestrajika a. to sing; ~nu n. musical; ~yus n.opera; ~vu n. chorus; ~ya n.lyric, lyricsjiko n. record, albumjimus n. fluorinejin s. (to be) yellowjinaya n. string (of a musical instrument)jinkus n. lemonjinu n. melodyjinule s. (to be) melodicjinya n. octavejinyo n. band, music groupjipe n. flutejisa n. tonejisanu n. arpeggiojisanyo n. chordjiski n. harpjitan n. note (musical)jitil n. walkman, ipod, small device storingand playing music, usually referring toan mp3-player; ~ na jitol n.walkman; ~ na jida n. diskman; ~na sinchoko n. mp3-playerjito n. concertjitol n. tape, audio cassette, smallcassette containing magnetic tapecapable of storing soundjiwen n. key, pitch, tone of voicejo s. to know, knowingjobeo n. database, databankjobo a. to meet, encounter someonejodo a. to engineer; ~jono n.engineeringjoha a. to inform, ask for informationjoi s. (to be) cool, awesome, dopejoha a. to investigatejojau n. data carrierjojoi s. (to be) extremely cool, badassKah Dictionary 58

joju n. intuition; ~shi s. intuitivejoka a. to communicate with; ~naya n.communication line,telegraphic/phonic wire; ~va n.telecommunicationjoke s. (to be) interestedjoko n. document, filejokom a. to phishjolea n. disk, medium for storing datajoleng s. (to be) ignorantJoman n. North-America; na ~ s. (to be)North-Americanjom s. five; ~aro n. May; ~benyo n.quintuplet; ~ola n. intersection,crossing of five roads; ~onyo n.quintet; ~pil n. pentagon (shape);~pilido n. pentagon (building)jomura n. memory, ability to rememberjongi n. (college, university) degreejonki n. okrajono n. science; ~keho n. scifiJonta n. thursdayjorea n. harddiskjoren a. to file, organize information; ~kon. file, report on a subject; ~yo n.archivejoron n. to gather intelligence; ~nyo n.intelligence departmentjosa n. data structure; ~le s. (to be)object-orientedjosis n. tip, piece of information; ~ka a.tip, tip offjoshi n. technique, way of making; na ~n. (to be) technological; ~kan n.technician; ~le adj. (to be)technical, having considerabletechnique: Zidan ufi joshile wi –Zidane was a very technical playerjosho n. form, paper with blank spaces tofill in, compare: asajoyoko n. colophonjoza a. to acknowledge, accept, face,admit as true, grant: joza en wengi –to accept as his equaljozau n. know-it-allju a. to feel (emotionally)jubo s. (to be) introvertjuchi s. (to be) extravertjuchovo n. neurotransmitterjufo n. rosejugongomi n. manic depressionjujari s. (to be) eroticjujem n. marijuana, cannabis, ganjajujono n. psychologyjujupe n. antenna (sensing organ ofinsects)juke s. to feel like, (be) enthusiastic aboutsomethingjukoi s. (to be) collected, controlledjukos n. clitorisjuleng s. (to be) numbjulenki n. anaesthetic substancejuloi s. to taste, test the tastejulu s. (to be) empathetic, considerate;~ng n. (to be) indifferent,inconsideratejum s. (to be) heavyjumasala n. barycenterjumasha n. scale, weighing scale(s)jumizia n. psychotherapyjumus n. radonjunaya n. spinal cord; ~ mil n. spinabifidajundon n. gravity; na ~ n. gravitationaljundombe n. gravitonjundu n. tungstenjungo a. to fit, try onjungu n. leadjuno n. nerve, sinew; ~nai n. spinalchord; ~va s. (to be) tactilejunoi n. mood swingjunokwe n. nervous system; ~ ban n.central nervous system; ~ na chi n.peripheral nervous system;junonoi s. (to be) capricious,experiencing moodswings,unpredictablejunsa s. (to be) plumpjunung s. (to be) frigidjunya n. weight, artefact used for weightKah Dictionary 59

jupau a. to inspirejupu n. common sensejuring s. (to be) lethargic, apathicjuro n. atmosphere, moodjuroa s. (to be) grumpyJus n. J, jjusa n. character, personalityjuti a. to have an orgasmjuto n. moodjutum s. (to be) transcendentjutunu a. to transcendjuva s. to have a (romantic) affair withjuvi s. (to be) nervousjuvo n. drug(s), stimulant(s)juvu n. roots, emotional tie withjuyus n. eroticajuza s. (to be) sexyjuzai s. (to be) love, care forjuzi n. whisker, hair for tactile purposes;~zi n. whiskersjuzun n. hashishKka a. to say, say to, tell, speak to; ~ en a.to say that is, to call; na ~ a. oral:wengiko na ka – an oral examkabea n. parlor, parlourkabeo n. speaker, sound devicekabo n. message, underlying content ofsomething said; na ~ s.semantic(ally); ~jono n. semantics;~shi s. synonymous; ~shika n.synonymkaboi n. bullshit, nonsensekachu a. to chase out, expelkadai n. meter, syllabic rhythmkadombe n. morpheme; na ~ n.morphological(ly); ~jono n.morphologyKah n. Kah languagekahaka a. to guess: kahaka hayu? –guess who?kahau a. to mock, jestkahinya n. microphoneKahirah n. Cairokaho a. to admit, confirmkai a. to closekaibea n. cell (in prison), compare: sesukaibo a. to incarcerate, lock up, shut inkaicha n. pitfall, trapkaida n. lockkaika a. to blink, close and openkaiko n. book; ~ Akadas n. Kitab-i-Aqdas; ~ Avestah n. Avesta; ~Bibilia n. Bible; ~ Kuran n. Koran;~ Talumud n. Talmud; ~ Tanak n.Tanakh; ~mbe; ~do n. bookshopkaikwai a. to clapper, clackkaikwe n. net, fishing net, trapping netkaila n. court, short dead end street,place surrounded by buildings or wallskain n. zonekaipe n. keykaipu s. (to be) chaste, pristinekaira a. to preserve, can, put upkairo a. to enclosekairon n. zipper, flykairu a. to besiege, close inkaishi n. analogy; na ~ n. analogouskaitan n. bracket; ~za a. to enclose inbracketskaiva a. to shut by connecting, fasten,buckle up, fasten one’s safety belt,secure, brace; ~ko a. to tagkaivu a. to hold, to support, keeprestrained: sonum nong denukaivu – the dike won’t holdkaiza a. to trap; ~to n. trap, plan toentrap someone ~ya n. trapkaka a. to call: ai al kaka awau azua– and they call this servicekakai a. to make soundproof, isolateagainst noisekakang s. (to be) mute, voicelessKah Dictionary 60

kakashi s. so-calledkakaya s. (to be) verbosekake a. to query, perform a web search, ,ask for information retrievalkakeho a. to wish, express a wish tosomeone: kakeho li nenis – I wishyou good luckkakwa s. (to be) any, any at all, one, ofwhatever kind, whatever which, nomatter whatkakwara s. to collect, be a collector ofkakwasi n. lonerkal n. crow, carrion crow; ~ka n. tocrowKalalitan n. Greenland; na ~ s. to beGreenlandiankale s. (to be) noisy, loud: ubu kale – aloud man; ~che n. peal, burst ofnoisekaleng s. (to be) noiselesskamai a. to greet someone throughsomeone, extend greetingsKamai s. (to be) KhmerKamara s. (to be) Welsh; ~ka n.Welsh language; ~n n. Waleskambas a. to strike, go on strike; ~to n.strike (event)kambea n. office, roomkambe n. part of speech; ~va s. (to be)synthetic (linguistics)kambo s. (to be) busy, occupiedkamil s. (to be) blab, squeal, revealkampa n. salarykampau a. to employkamul n. oxkamun a. to order, tell to dokan a. to work, perform workkanchi n. overallskancho s. to be in labourkando n. office buildingkangi s. (to be) competent; ~ng s. tobe incompetent, incapablekangonyo n. working clothes, uniformkanju s. (to be) diligentkanka a. to work, have a job; ~la n.workplace; ~le s. employed; ~lu n.colleague, coworker; ~nyo n. crew;~za a. to recruitkankaleng s. (to be) unemployedkanko n. contractkano a. to mean, intend to say, translateas; ~le s. (to be) meaningful, makesense: nong kanole – that doesn’tmake sense; ~sa s. (to be) in thesense thatkansa n. profession; ~nu n. career;~shi s. (to be) professionalkanshi n. modekanto n. operation, enterprisekanum n. gongkanyo n. sentence; ~mbe n. phrasekapau a. to adress, speak directly tokapu s. (to be) polite; ~ng s. (to be)impolite, rudekara a. to meet, confer, have a meeting,conference; ~bea n. meeting roomKaratevel s. (to be) GeorgianKaratevelan n. GeorgiaKaratevelka n. Gerogian languagekare a. to claim, state as a factkaren n. grammarKaribi s. (to be) Caribbean; ~anyo n.Caribbean (region); Finso ~ n.Caribbean Seakaron a. to compoundkaru a. to debate, discuss; ~nyo n.panel, debate teamkas n. billion; ~ambe n. one billionthkasa s. phone, speech sound; na ~ n.phonetic; ~jono n. phoneticskasako n. phonology, description ofsounds in a language; na ~ n.phonological; ~jono n. phonology,study of sounds of human languagekasaron n. phonotactics; na ~ n.phonotactickati n. emphasis, stress, accent; ~ka a.to emphazise, put the stress onkatil n. pager; ~ka a. to pagekatu a. to abbreviateKah Dictionary 61

kau n. coffee (liquid)kaudo n. café, coffee housekauleng s. (to be) decafkaupea n. coffee plantkaushum n. coffee (powder)kautal n. coffee machinekauvo n. caffeinekava s. to call, get in touch with, contactkavu n. root (linguistics), compare: pevukaya n. word; ~jono n. lexicologykayako n. dictionary; ~jono n.lexicography, art of compilingdictionarieskayambe n. syllable; na ~ s. (to be)syllabickayang s. (to be) free range: reokayang – free range eggskayanyo n. vocabulary, lexicon; ~jonon. lexicography, discipline of studyinglexiconkayatan n. character, logogram, picturedepicting a wordkayavu n. stem, linguistic termkayo a. to lock, seal; ~to n. lockdown,locking; ~za a. to arrestkayol n. fistkayole a. to detain, keep in custodykayun a. to wink, blink one’s eye (once)kaza a. to speak, use a language: nongtengi wehim yuka hana yu kaza –I couldn't hear which language he wasspeakingKazaka s. (to be) Kazakh; ~ka n.Kazakh language; ~n n.Kazakhstankazua n. page, young servant runningerrandske a. would, would like to, expressingirrealis, “how I would”kebo a. to install, to settle in a position,office or place in order to perform acertain function; ~dan n. setup,installer (program)kedan n. instinct; na ~ n. instinctivekechu a. to give up, stop tryingkeha a. to poll; ~to n. poll, referendumkeho s. (to be) hopeful, hope; ~leng s.(to be) desperatekeja a. to intendkejo a. to research, do research; ~ko n.dissertation, thesiskeju a. to wantkejunjeng n. automatismkekeho a. to wish, desire somethingunrealized: kekeho wa pale – Iwish I were richkekemi n. junkiekekoi n. discipline; ~le s. (to be)disciplined; ~leng s. (to be)undisciplinedkekwe n. organization, institution,associationkele n. to search, seek, look for; ~nu a.to questkeleo s. auxiliary; ~ka n. auxiliarylanguagekelesia n. churchkelu s. to support, supporting, be asupporter of, prokembenun. procedurekembino n. esophagus, gulletkembo n. throatkemi s. (to be) addicted tokemong a. to disappoint, be disappointingkemonki n. bulimiakemun a. to tryken n. neck; ~aya n. necklace ; ~denn. whiplash, sudden impact on theneck and injusries resulting from this;~go n. tie, necktie; ~tol n.shawl, scarfkenchobi n. tonsilkenesedo n. synagoguekengejeng s. (to be) automatically,without thinking or volitionkenki n. larynxkeno s. (to be) intentional, intentionally,on purpose; ~ko n. campaign,program; ~le s. (to be) useful,fruitful, having a purpose; ~leng s.(to be) useless, fruitless, invain, idle;~nyo n. order, group of people withKah Dictionary 62

a common purposekenong s. (to be) unintentional,unintentionally, accidentlykenos n. collarkenunai a. to go on an expedition; ~ton. expeditionKenyah n. Mount KenyaKenyan n. Kenya; na ~ n. Kenyankenyo n. team; ~lu n. team mate; ~kann. teamworkkenza a. to swallowkenze n. pharynxkenzi n. mane, maneskepau a. to volunteerkera s. (to be) lazykeru s. (to be) aggressivekes n. X, x, X-rayketan n. gestureketi s. (to be) ambitious, aspireketim n. dutykevu n. spirit, intention: kevu na renya– the spirit of the lawkewengi n. emancipation; ~puno n.egalitarianismkeyun s. (to be) curious, curiouslykeza a. to accept, takekeze a. to pursue, strive to gainkia n. eating utensil; ~nyo n. cutlerykiban n. vampirekibea n. dining roomkibeo n. crib, trough, rack for feedingkibo n. ingredient; ~nyo n. ingredients;~ren n. formulakibos n. crop, sack for storing foodkichal n. spoonkichi n. pie, pastry, baked good withstuffing; ~ na gumbus n. tartkichil n. chip, crispkicho a. to spitkihu n. plate; ~ngo n. placematkika n. voice; na ~ s. (to be) vocal;~naya n. vocal chordskike s. to be hungry, have an appetitekiki n. mouth; na ~ s. (to be) oral: ajaina kiki – oral sexkikil a. to gnaw on, wear away with teeth;~inyo n. order of rodentskikinu n. scavengerkikishum n. measleskikiza a. to usually eat, live on a diet of, tobe on (medication): kimeo kikizaseki – lions eat meat,tend to eatmeat, kikiza vujumiki – to takeantidepressantskikoi a. to keep a diet, be on a diet: wakikoi leng shushum, le sau si –I’m on a diet without sugar, containinglittle fatkikos n. pillkikwil n. artichokekikwin s. (to be) crunchy, crispykil n. mousekilensi a. to atrophyKilimanjaroh n. Mount Kilimanjarokim s. to be royal, regalkimai a. to kiss (as a greeting)kiman n. kingdom, monarchy; ~ Okwan. United Kingdomkimben n. prince, princesskimbu n. princekimira n. thronekimos n. salivakimpopyo n. strawberrykimwana n. princesskimeo n. lion, Leo; unganyo chu ~ n.lion pridekimpengu n. scepterkindo n. palace; ~nyo n. court, peoplesurrounding a sovereign, monarchkinento n. feast, banquetkingozo n. mothKinshasah n. Kinshasakinshi s. to be majestickinsho n. basilkinti n. crown; ~ki n. pineapple; ~ne n.hoopoe; ~ngo n. baldachin, canopy;~pe n. palmtreekinu a. to scavenge for foodkinyi n. dragonKah Dictionary 63

kinyota n. dynastykipe n. chopstickKipirosan n. Cypruskipodo n. grocery storekipyu n. forkKiribasan n. Kiribati; ~na n. GilberteseKirigizan n. Kyrgyzstan; ~na n. havingto do with KyrgyzstanKirigizi s. (to be) Kyrgyz; ~ka n. Kyrgyzlanguagekisa n. dishkisan n. lipstickkiseki n. placentakiseo n. bowl, food bowlkiski n. lips; ~ na ati n. upper lip; ~ naavu n. lower lipkiso n. saucekisu n. capsule, small gelatine containerwith medicinekisha n. food stampkita n. meal timekital n. consolekito n. meal, serving of foodKitoh n. Quitokivan n. cootkivo n. nutrient; ~le s. nutriciouskivusosu n. foot-and-mouth diseasekiza a. to eat: kimeo kiza seki yo –the lion ate all the meat; ~ wanki a.to dine; ~do n. restaurantkizambas n. Easterkizang s. to fast, go without food, abstainfromkizanta n. Lentkizashi s. (to be) oral, taken through themouth: miki kizashi – oralmedicationkizuzu n. cookKobahaun n. Copenhagenkobea n. library, study (room), compare:kodo, konyokobo a. to enlist, enroll, join service:kobo varunyo – to join the armykochi n. cover, bookcoverkodan n. word processorkodo n. library, building, compare:kobea, konyokoi s. to control, have under control, be incontrol, have the power; ~kwe n.the ones in power, charge, theEstablishment, the Man, the Powerkoika n. right, legal option, entitlement; ~les. (to be) entitled to, have the rightto; ~shi s. (to be) rightful: ulekoikashi – the rightful ownerkoiku n. interfacekoikwasi n. monopolykoile s. (to be) powerful, mighty; ~ tio s.(to be) almighty; ~ng s. (to be)powerless, impotentkoiru a. to rebel, stand up against, start amutiny, revolt; ~nyo n. the rebels,rebel army; ~to n. rebellion, revolt,mutinykoiti n. dignitarykoitio s. (to be) sovereign, havingsupreme powerkoivu a. to oppresskoiza a. to control, to control oneself, getunder control, get hold of: koiza roya– to control a ballkojo a. to fill inkojono n. literature (science), compare :koyuskoka a. to read up, read to, read aloudkokan n. administration; na ~ n. (to be)administrativekoko n. writer, authorkokoiru s. (to be) rebellious, rogue,unruly, not belonging to a statekokonyam n. tricksterkokos s. (to be) lumpy; ~u n.blackberrykokwe n. plot (of a story)Kolkatah n. CalcuttaKolomban n. Colombia; na ~ n. (to be)Colombiankom s. (to be) fake, falsekombe n. chapterkombon a. to pretend to fall, make aschwalbeKah Dictionary 64

Komoran n. Comoroskompo a. to scam, swindle, deceivekompu s. (to be) irreliable, deceptive,deceitfulKona n. K, kkonai a. to faxkonaya n. fax (machine)konche a. to feint, make a falsemanoeuvrekonche a. to feint, pretend to hitkondun n. false tooth, implantkondunyo n. dentureskonja a. to forge, fake, commit fraud,manipulatekonje n. delusion; ~le s. (to be)delusionalkonjumi n. schizophrenia; na ~ s. (tobe) schizophrenickonka a. to lie, tell a liekonko n. conman, fraudkono n. field, place or line where to writekonsenka n. pseudonym, anonym, nomde guerrekonti n. idol, false godkontoka n. tall talekonum n. writing boardkonunya n. deskkonya n. forgery, fake exemplarkonyam a. to trick, foolkonyo n. library, collection of books,compare: kobea, kodokonza a. to con someone, obtain byfraud, con someone out of somthingkope n. penkopon a. to print; ~dal n. printer; ~don. print shop; ~gu n. palladium;~tal n. printing press; ~yo n.print, mass of things having the sameprint: koponyo na kwa na kaiko –the first print of a bookkoren a. to spell, arrange letters; ~yo n.spelling, orthographykoro n. loop, programming loopkorokeh n. croquet (sport)kos n. lump, node, hard lump,Kosovan n. Kosovo; na ~ n. Kosovar,having to do with Kosovokosusan n. dewberrykosusu n. raspberrykosha n. button (for fastening one’sclothes); ~ngo n. shirt, garment withbuttons on the front, blousekosho n. page, bookpagekoshum n. couscouskotambe n. graphemekotan n. letter, symbol; ~ko n. notation;~u n. string, sequence of symbols; ~wan n. capital letterkotanyo n. script, alphabet; ~ na pengon. flag semaphore signal system; ~na dal n. ASCIIkoten s. literate; ~eng s. illiteratekoti n. title, name of a textkotu n. clip, small sequence of film, radio,passage, short segment of textkova a. to email; ~ka n. emailaddress; ~lea n. inbox, mailboxkovoi a. to check, mark with a check;~la n. checkboxkovu n. footerkowoi n. typo, spelling errorkoyol n. cursorkoyom a. to sign over, sign awaykoyun a. to read; ~ko n. reader,schoolbook; ~zang s. dyslectickoyus n. literature; na ~ n. literarykoza a. to contract, hire, bookku s. (to be) in front of, before (temporal);na ~ n. primary, elementary:kwando na ku – elementary schoolkuban n. root, root directoryKuban n. Cuba; na ~ n. Cuban, havingto do with Cubakubas a. to preventkuben n. embryokubiki n. paunchkubora a. to reserve: kubora nunya –to reserve a tablekuche n. forward (soccer)kucheva s. (to be) aforementionedKah Dictionary 65

kuchi n. face, , outside, surface, surfacelayer: kuchi na aso – surface of thewaterkudo a. to found, startkudun n. front tooth; ~yo n. front teethKudushalem n. JerusalemKufuchih n. Confuciuskugongo n. the breakers (sea)kuje a. to presumekujeng s. (to be) casual, unplannedkujesa a. to preconceivekujo n. headerkuju s. to have a hunch, premonition,suspicionkuka a. to predict, forecast; ~ku a. tocock-a-doodle-dookuki n. breakfast; ~za a. to havebreakfastkuko n. prologuekuku n. face, front side; ~ti n. foreheadkukujeng n. chaotic, careless, casualperson, someone that always end upin situations,kukumbai a. to tear up rip up, shred;~tal n. shredderkukungo n. niqaab, veilkukunju s. to be (usually) attracred to,have a preference for: kukunjuwana – I'm attracted to womenkukuren a. to premeditatekukusa n. facial expressionkukuvan n. muzzle, mask, face shieldkukwesho n. homepage, frontpagekula s. to precede, be preceding, comebefore, leadkulele n. forearmkulento n. phenomenonkulu n. front, frontsidekum a. to pullkumbai a. to tear, rip; ku~ a. to tear op,rip up, shredkumbeo n. drawerkumpe n. handlekumpo a. to advertise, recommend, sell;~tan n. advertisement, ad (involvingtext and/or pictures)kumpompo a. to wrestle, to struggle orfight without using blows but rather bypushing and pulling, to compete inwrestling (sport)kunchi a. to extractkunchu a. to draft, require for a purposekunda n. rickshawkunde a. to attract, draw closekundo n. caravan, travel trailerkungi s. (to be) important; ~bo n.essence; ~le s. (to be) significant,considerable, substantial; ~leng s.(to be) insignificantkuninye n. day before yesterdaykunje a. to distractkunjo a. to downloadkunju s. (to be) attracted to, fall forkunka a. to woo, court, make passes atkunkairon a. to zip, zip up, close bymeans of a zipperkunke a. to lobby; ~nyo n. lobby, groupof lobbyistskunku a. to yank, pull repeatedlykuno s. (to be) straight ahead, ahead ofkunsi a. to flirt; ~shi s. (to be)coquettish, a teasekunshum n. quicksandkunti a. to lever; ~pe n. leverkuntu a. to plow; ~ya n. plowkunu s. forwardkunyun s. (to be) outstanding, noteablekunza a. to haul, drag, tug tokupa a. to advance, give money up frontkupau s. to loan; ~sha n. credit card;~ko n. I.O.U.kupyu a. to vaccinatekura a. to proceed, go on, continuekuren n. plan; ~o n. planningkuri s. (to be) readyKuria n. Curium (element)kurinta s. (to be) primitiveKurudu s. (to be) Kurdish; ~ka n.Kurdish languageKurung-Tep n. BangkokKah Dictionary 66

kus n. citrus fruitkusinki n. entrée, hors d'oeuvre, starter,appetizerkushe n. windshield, windscreenkushiko n. cachekusho n. frontpage, title pagekuta n. beginningkutan n. omenkutento s. (to be) predestinedkuto s. (to be) previous, earlierkutoje a. to hypothesizekutoren n. protocolkutum a. to achieve a breakthroughkutunto n. breakthroughkuva a. to engage, get engaged; ~bu n.fiancé; ~wana n. fiancéekuvasi n. prefixkuvenga n. dinosaurkuvi s. (to be) early; ~chu a. to havea miscarriage; ~nu a. to get aheadof things, be too early; ~janja a. (tobe) orthodoxkuvu n. chin, jawKuwaitan n. Kuwait; na ~ n. Kuwaiti,having to do with Kuwaitkuya n. proto(type); ~shi s. (to be)prototypicalkuye s. beforehandkuyo s. (to be) original, preceding allothers, the archetype; ~ko n. scoop,exclusive news story; ~ya n. original,archetypekuyumpa n. budgetkuyun a. to previewkuzako n. patentkuzi n. beardKwkwa s. one; na ~ s. (to be) first; ~ ze ~i. one by one, one after anotherkwabeale s. (to be) unicameralkwacha n. cul-de-sac; ~bino n.vermiform appendix; ~la n. cecum;~le s. (to be) dead end, blind:nuno kwachale – dead end streetkwache a. to collide, clash withkwado a. to cohabitkwai a. to click, make a clicking soundkwaibo n. to click (mouse) on, select anicon/linkkwaika n. click, clicking soundkwaje s. (to be) unanimous, unanimouslykwaji s. (to be) monotone, monotonouskwaju s. (to be) united, feel connectedkwakasa n. phoneme; na ~ n.phonemic; ~jono n. phonemics;~nyo n. phonemic inventorykwakwe n. syndicatekwala s. (to be) together; ~nyo n.communityKwala-Lumpuh n. Kuala-LumpurKwalan n. Afrika; na ~ n. (to be)African, of African origin; ~ na Ninon. South Africakwalavo n. isotopekwaleke n. task forcekwalo n. individual (person); ~puno n.individualism; na ~ n. (to be)individualkwalu s. (to be) one-sidedKwamaro n. Januarykwambe s. (to be) whole, complete,wholly, completelykwambea n. classroomkwan a. to learnkwanampuno n. monotheism; na ~ n.monotheistkwando n. school; ~ni n. school bus;~ti n. principalkwangi n. year, level, gradekwango n. suit, set of clotheskwaninzu n. mackerelkwankanto n. workshop, trainingkwanko n. diplomakwanku a. to practice (in order to learn),Kah Dictionary 67

train; ~to n. trainingkwano s. (to be) parallelkwansa a. to train, exercisekwanto n. lesson, class; ~no n.course, series of studieskwanu n. to meet, converge, cometogether, assemble, flock togetherkwanza a. to do one’s homeworkkwanya n. lessonkwanyo n. class, group of studentskwanyosesu n. gametekwapunan n. territorykwara a. to gather, collect, concentrate;~nu a. to assemble, concentrate,gather, come together; ~ti n.chairmankwaron n. to piece together, assemble,puzzle; ~ya n. puzzle, jigsaw puzzlekwasa s. to agree, correspondkwasan s. (to be) monochromekwashi s. (to be) the same as, the sameway; ~ta s. (to be)simultaneous(ly) ~to s. (to be)synchronouskwasi s. to be alone; ~kato n.monologueKwata n. Sundaykwato s. (to be) singular, occurring oncekwau n. duck; ~ka a. to quackkwavabo s. (to be) haploidkwavo s. (to be) pure, made of onesubstance only, only made ofkwaya n. mouse (pc)kwayuka s. (to be) monolingualkwayun n. cyclopskwaza s. to share: kwaza binki mea –he shared the bread with his sister;~le s. to have in common: yu aiuba kwazale wi – he has a lot incommon with his fatherkwazashi s. (to be) examplarykwazeo n. dromedarykwe n. net-, e-, system of oftenintertwining connectionskwebanu n. worm, computer wormkwebeo n. basketkwecha n. basketball hoop; ~ro n.basketballkwejai a. to have cybersexkweka a. to chat with, exchange typedmessages; ~bea n. chatroom; ~dann. chat program, applicationkweko a. to post (a message on a forum);~la n. message board; ~nu n.thread or topic on a message board:kwekonu wau tempang lelengtan – this thread is wirthless withoutpicskwelaka n. domain, domain namekwelan n. cyberspacekwembekwe n. peer-to-peer systemkwembeva s. (to be) peer-to-peer basedkwen n. Q, Quebeckwenaya n. net, knotted rope in anopenwork patternkwenga n. spider; ~nyo n. class ofarachnidae; ~shi s. (to be)arachnid; ~yimi n. arachnophobiakwengo n. fabrickwengu n. silk; ~lia s. silkworm; ~sus. mulberry; ~shi s. silky; chu ~ s.made of silkkweno n. labyrinthkwenu a. to browse, surf the internet;~dan n. browserkwenyo n. union, trade union, labourunionkwepo n. e-trade, e-commerce, e-businesskweren n. mechanismkwereno n. system administrator,admin, sysadminkwesku a. to weave; ~sa n. weave,weaving patternkwesho n. webpage, websitekwetan n. logokweti n. director, head of an institution,ceokweva n. internetkwevu n. infrastructurekweza n. user; ~ka n. user name;Kah Dictionary 68

~tan n. avatarkwezu a. to grill; ~ki n. grill, grilledfood; ~ya n. grillkwi i. alreadykwijo s. (to be) experienced, skilled,skillfullykwiku i. once, ever, before, already:kwiku kiza aki na Chongan ha?– have you ever had Chinese food?;~ta n. once, once upon a time:tauku kwikuta wi – once upon along agokwikwis a. to twitterkwil n. thistlekwinka a. to crunch, crispkwinki n. cookie, biscuitkwiru n. veterankwishu n. dolphinkwita n. past, the past, history, compare:kwitajonokwitajono n. history (science), compare:kwitakwitakajono n. philologykwitayajono n. archeology; na ~ n.archeologicalkwiva s. (to be) definite, defined; ~ng s.(to be) indefinite, undefinedkwiyoko n. curriculum vitae, CVkwo n. chicken; ~ka a. to cluck (like achicken)kwoi n. juniper; ~su n. juniper berrykwoiso n. gin; ~ Nedara n. Holland ginLla s. to be located at, be at, atlaban n. midfieldlabo n. space, threedimensional concept;na ~ n. spatiallai n. there; ~-lau n. here and there,aboutlaila s. to existLaibiran n. Liberia; na ~ n. Liberianlaimpo a. to transfer, make overpossession or legal title oflain a. to shift, move or transfer to anotherlocation; ~ko a. to paste; ~tu a.to transplantlaitan n. tracelaivu n. living, livelihoodlajong s. (to be) missinglaju a. to detectlaka a. to represent, speak for; ~nyo n.delegation (of representatives)Lal n. L, llalang n. nowherelalara a. to persevere, hang on, hold on,persistlaleng s. (to be) abstractlalu s. to keep company, be in thepresence of; ~nyo n. company,people in presencelam s. (to be) white; rai ~ s. beigelamavun n. platinum; chu ~ n. madeof platinumlamembe n. neutronlanchi n. birchLandan n. Londonlandu n. limestone; ~pe n. chalk, pieceof chalk for writing; ~ra n. plasterlanki n. rice; ~la n. ricefieldlansau n. myeline; ~re n. MultipleSclerosislansu n. white blood celllanu a. to move, cause to move, putsomewhere elselanyo n. arealapa a. to letlapau a. to rent, hirelapya a. to tab, use the tab key; ponkosna ~ n. tab keylara s. to stay somewhere, remain thesame, keep, retain; ~za s. (to be)permanent, permanentlylasa n. terrain, ground with certainfeatureslasanyeh n. lasagnalashi s. (to be) local, locally; ~ru n.Kah Dictionary 69

derbylasho n. map, chart; ~ko n. atlaslashojono n. cartographylata n. age, time livedlatan n. @, at signlatano n. dimensionLatavi s. (to be) Latvian; ~an n. Latvia;~ka n. Latvian languageLatinka n. Latin languagelau n. hereLau s. (to be) Laotian, having to do withthe Lao culture; ~ka n. Lao languagelaula s. (to be) present, on the location;~ng s. (to be) absent; ~ntus n.leave: laulantus na ima – maternityleavelawanjono n. geometrylayo n. everywherelayola s. (to be) omnipresentlayom a. to replace with, substitute for; na~ v. substitute: umukwan nalayom – a substitute teacherlayongi n. lieutenantlaza a. to annexle s. to have, holdlea n. place containing a bulk amountLebenan n. Lebanon; na ~ n.Lebanese, having to do with Lebanonlebo s. to include, be including; ~za a.to include, place inside, admitlebunya n. handgrenadeleche a. to touch; ~num n. touchscreenLechebigan n. Luxembourg; na ~ n.Luxembourgish, having to do withLuxembourgLechebigi s. (to be) Luxembourgish;~ka n. Luxembourgish languagelechero n. volleyballlechi s. to exclude, be excluding; ~ka a.to rule outlede a. to grope, reach forledeo n. mugleha a. to ask forleju s. (to be) greedylekambea n. workshoplekan n. blue-collar worker; ~yo n.working classleke s. to function as, perform the role of;~nu n. mission; ~nyo n.commission; ~sapuno n.functionalism; ~shi n. workinglekoipuno n. socialism; na ~ n. (to be)socialistlela n. grip, place on an artefact where toplace one’s handslele n. hand; ~za s. (to be) manual(ly)lelebo n. handpalmleleka a. to use sign language,gesticulatelelua n. tentacleleleche a. to grope about, feel one'sway, feel blindly forleleng s. (to be) withoutlelento c. unlesslelenyom n. hawalaleleo s. (to be) helpful, known to helpleleski s. (to be) set with: kinti leleskichandu – a crown set withdiamondslemai a. to salutelembe n. ionlemengo n. glove, mittenlempa s. (to be) free, free of chargelencho a. to dump, get rid of, do awaywith, dispense with, dispose of-leng sx. - free: sauleng – fat freelengo n. sleeve; ~leng s. (to be)sleevelesslengu n. braceletlenjumi n. psychopathy, sociopathy; na ~n. (to be) psychopathic, sociopathiclenke n. monk; ~ngo n. habitlenkiman n. republiclenza a. to waste, squander, use withoutresult; ~beo n. dustbin, garbagecan; ~kwe n. sewer system;~mos n. secretion (matter); ~n n.wasteland, uncultivated land; ~no n.sewer pipe; ~vo n. waste, wasteKah Dictionary 70

product; ~voni n. garbage truck, binlorrylenyo n. capital, capital goodsleo a. to help, aid, assistleopa n. (financial) aid; ~pau a. tosubsidizelepil n. elbowlera a. to keep, have and hold, retain,keep in a place or positionleron n. wristlesis n. carrierleski n. setting, thing in which somethingis set: leski na chandu – thesetting of a diamond; ~bo a. to set,place in a settinglevati n. cephalopodlevi s. (to be) too full, overloadedleza s. to hold, keep in one’s hands, armsli n. you (singular); ~nyo n. you (plural)lia n. wormLiban n. Libya; na ~ n. Libyanlilia s. to squirm, writhelilo n. yourself; ~nyo n. yourselveslim s. (to be) light, not heavyLimah n. Limalimwani n. SUV, light trucklingu n. aluminumlio n. liter, measurement of volumeLitastainan n. Liechtenstein; na ~ n.having to do with LiechtensteinLituan n. Lithuania; na ~ n. having todo with LithuaniaLitu s. (to be) Lithuanian; ~ka n.Lithuanian languageLiziboah n. Lisbonlo i. focus markerlobo s. (to be) private, personalloi a. to taste like, have the flavor, taste,compare: juloiloiju n. taste (sense)loika a. to pronounceloiki n. spiceloilo n. tongue; na ~ s. (to be) linguallojai a. to masturbateloiza a. to lick (once), compare: loloizalojumi n. narcism; na lojumi n. (to be)narcistloka a. to put the focus, emphasis onloloiza a. to lick (repeatedly), compare:loizalompon a. to compress, press togetherlon s. (to be) dense, rich in, intense,heavy, heavily, thick; ~sa n.intensive formlongo n. canvas; chu ~ n. made ofcanvaslonju s. (to be) manic; ~to n. manialonsi s. (to be) compressed (data)lonso n. hard liquor, spiritslonu a. to contract, shrink; ~cha n. blackhole; pyo~ n. singularity, theoreticregion inside a black holelonya n. square, multiplication by itself,compare: sapillonyo n. crowd; ~le s. crowded, busy;~ta n. rush hourlopu s. (to be) self-confidentlopun s. (to be) self-governing, sovereignlori s. (to be) automatic, automaticallyLos-Angeles n. Los Angelesloshi s. to be arbitrarylotal n. robot, automatic deviceperforming in a human way (notlooking like a human)lotenenka n. oxymoronlu s. (to be) next to, withlua n. tailluana n. nieceluanga n. lemurluba n. unclelubai a. to betraylubas a. to pull overlubu n. nephewlubua n. cousin (male), compare: lumealucho a. to discard, put asideludo n. wing, side part of a buildingludola n. suburb, suburbsluhu n. templelukan s. (to be) collaborate, workKah Dictionary 71

together; ~ke s. (to be) cooperative,cooperatelukaya n. adverb; na ~ n. adverbialluko n. treatylukono n. sidebarluku n. cheek; ~nyo n. cheeks; ~zeon. mumpslukuche n. winger (sports)lula n. gardenlule s. (to be) partial, subjective; ~ng s.(to be) impartial, objectivelulka a. to speak in tongueslulu n. side, flanklulua n. wagtail; ~ jim n. yellowwagtaillulul a. to ululate, gobblelulune n. turkeylum s. (to be) on the verge of, about to,on the edgeluma n. auntlumau s. but, other than: yuyunglumau li – noone but youlumbe n. aspect, element, way of seeinglumea n. cousin (female), compare: lubualunayaro n. cosinelundun n. carnationluninyo n. planetary system, solar systemlunta n. the near futureluntia n. agletluntu a. to trim, crop, clip off the edges,shear; ~ya n. clipperlununya n. nightstand, bedside tablelupe n. rib; ~nyo n. ribcage; ~tu n.chop, meat chop: lupetu chu beme– lamb choplura s. (to be) loyal toluron s. to match, be a good combinationwith yam ai pesan nong luron –red and green don’t matchlushea n. environmentlusa s. (to be) positive, showing resolutionor agreement: abaska lusa – apositive decisionlusaka n. captionluski n. marginlutum a. to pass by, pass by the side of,move pastluva a. to dock, moor; ~la n. dockluvan n. banisters, guard-railluvanyo n. extended familyluvuan n. satellite stateluyol n. thumbluyu n. bonoboluyun a. to miss, fail to see, understandluza a. to range with, run with; ~ng s.(to be) neutralluze n. loin, loins; ~ngu n. jadeluzino n. sideburns, whiskersMma n. miss, mrs. formal titlemabi n. ovary; ~nyo n. ovariesmacha n. vagina; na ~ n. (to be) vaginalmachu s. (to be) maternalmachuno s. (to be) matrilinealMadinah n. MedinaMahareban n. Morocco; na ~ n. havingto do with the Moroccan state,Moroccanmai i. hello, standard neutral greeting offormal codeword; ~ wai i. hello back,proper response to mai, alltough justmai is just as acceptable; ~ banintai. good afternoon; ~ kiza i. bonappetit; ~ la i. take care, hang on inthere, stay well; ~ mai i. hello, hi-hi,heya; ~ nende i. welcome; ~ ninkui. good morning; ~ denu i. happytrails, travel safe; ~ pau i. you’rewelcome; ~ senchoto i. happybirthday; ~ tiro hen i. happy newyear; ~ za i. here you are, prego; ~zekita i. good evening; ~ zon i.sleep wellmaika a. to greetMail n. mileMainilah n. ManilaMajara s. (to be) Hungarian; ~ka n.Kah Dictionary 72

Hungarian languageMajaran n. Hungary; na ~ n. (to be)Hungarian, having to do with HungaryMakah n. MeccaMakaspuno n. Marxism; na ~ n. (to be)MarxistMakedon s. (to be) Macedonian; ~ka n.Macedonian languageMakedonan n. Macedonia; na ~ n.Macedonian, having to do withMacedoniaMalagasha s. (to be) Malagasy; ~ka n.Malagasy languageMalagashan n. Madagascar; na ~ n.MadagascanMalawian n. Malawi; na ~ n. MalawianMalayan n. Malaysia; na ~ n. MalaysianMalayu s. (to be) Malay; ~ka n. MalaylanguageMalian n. Mali; na ~ n. MalineseMalta n. Maltese; ~ka n. MalteselanguageMaltan n. Malta; na ~ n. Maltesemam n. moon, satellite; na ~ n. lunarmama n. mommy, mum, informalmamaro n. menstruation, menstrualcycle; na ~ n. menstrual, having todo with menstruation; ~bas n.menopause; ~ku n. PMS; ~le s. tomenstruatemamas a. to balance, find one’s balancemambau n. wolf; ~shi s. lupinemamoa n. polar bearmamoso n. mother’s milkmamwua n. coyotemandin n. twilight; ~u s. crepuscularmangu n. star; ~ka n. astrology; ~kon. horoscope; ~nai n. Milky Way;~nga n. starfish; ~nyo n.galaxy; ~shina n. nebula; ~tann. constellation, star sign; na ~ n.stellarmanjika n. nightingalemanje s. to dream, dream ofmanjono n. selenologyManju s. (to be) Manchu; ~ka n. ManchulanguageManjuan n. Manchuria; na ~ n. (to be)Manchurian, having to do withManchuriamano n. north, the North; na ~ n. north,located in the north, northern:Dakotan na Mano – North Dakota;~yun n. compassManola n. Arctic region; na ~ n. Arcticmanopyai n. reindeermanso n. dew; ~za n. rosemarymanta n. night; ~i n. last night; ~u n.tonightmantado n. night clubmantango n. nightgown, pyjamasmantanu s. (to be) nocturnalmanya n. satellite (artificial), compare:mammanyo n. seasonmanyun n. owlMarasaih n. Marseillemaro n. monthmaroko n. monthly magazinemarosa s. monthly, occurring monthlymas a. to balance, be in equilibriumMasaran n. Egypt; ~ na Kwita n.Ancient Egypt; ~jono n. egyptologyMaskavah n. Moscowmasu n. egg, egg cell, femalereproductive cell, ovum; ~le s. toovulate; ~no n. fallopian tube;~nonyo n. fallopian tubes; ~to n.ovulationMashaga s. (to be) Tuareg, pertainingto the Tuareg culture; ~ka n.Tamasheq, Tuareg language; ~nyon. Tuareg peoplemashi s. (to be) motherly, maternalmashido n. mosquemashun a. to comparemati n. grandmother (informal)mau i. also, too, in addition, furthermoremauko n. amendmentmaule s. (to be) involving addition, plus:Kah Dictionary 73

Bul maule – B+Maumaro n. novemberMauri s. (to be) Maori; ~ka n. Maorilanguagemaushi s. (to be) additional, auxiliarymauva n. appendix (to a book)mauza a. plus, to get added to: kwamauza kwa tongi sun – 1+1=2Mayamih n. Miamime n. sheepmea n. sister (formal)mechi n. flannel; chu ~ n. made offlnnelMehikan n. Mexico; na ~ n. Mexicanmeka a. to bleetmel n. hundred; ~embe n. percent;~tiro n. century; ~evu n.centipedeMelban n. MelbourneMem n. M, mmembe v. to scatter, strew around, castaround; ~nu n. epidemicmembo s. (to be) empty, void; ~la n.void, empty spacememea n. sister, informalmemeng n. nothing at all, zilchmemwe s. (to be) careful, carefully,gentlymemweki n. to kiss (intensively)memwezu s. to simmer, be simmeringmeng s. zero, nillmenga n. goatmengo n. sweater, jumper, pullovermenka s. (to be) mute, voiceless,producing no soundmenko n. space, blank area betweenwords; ponkos na ~ n. spacebarmenshi s. (to be) uniquementi s. (to be) undecided, a tie; ~to n.tie, undecided game or conflict: fitomentito – the game was a tiemenyo n. flock of sheepmeo n. catmeoka a. to mewmeosa s. (to be) catlike, felinemevan n. blanketmewali n. alpacamezi n. wool; na ~ s. woolen, (to be)made out of woolmia s. (to be) deadmiabeo n. coffinmiabos n. bodybagmiacha n. grave; ~la n. graveyardmiachu n. stillbornmiaki n. carrionmiako n. necrologyMiamaran n. Myanmar, Burma; na ~ s.(to be) Burmesemiane n. vulturemiango n. death robemicha n. ulcer, soremifai n. demonmiju s. (to be) feel sick, illmiki n. medicine, medication; ~do n.pharmacy, chemist's; ~jono n.pharmacymil s. (to be) open, opened, disclosed,loose; ~a n. stretch (of land); ~ta n.stretch (of time); ~to n. vacation,holiday, day(s) free from workmilka n. vowelmilkos n. doorknobmilku n. tux, tuxedomiltus a. to excuse, free from anobligation, releasemiltuya n. can openermilu a. to spread, move apart from onepoint; ~a n. peacock, peafowlmimbe n. virus ; na ~ n. (to be) viralmimia a. to murder, slaymimiang n. zombiemimiza s. (to be) feeble, sickly, frail, faintmimpa a. to bribe; ~ya n. bribe, moneyof goods used to bribe someonemimpas n. witch, warlockmimpea n. weed(s)mimun a. to force, push: mimun dokijamil – to force a door openmimunza a. to sanctionKah Dictionary 74

mimwai a. to avenge, retaliate; ~ke s.(to be) vengefulminchu a. to flee from, fly; la ~ a. onthe run; ~van n. refugeminda a. to sprain, twist, wrench: mindavuron – to sprain one’s anklemindanyo n. malwareminenka a. to criticizeming s. (to be) bad, evil, morally wrongMingan n. hellminis n. misfortune, bad luckminishi s. (to be) unfortunate,unfortunatelyminja a. to commit a crime; ~jono n.criminology; ~nyo n. gang, criminalorganization; ~shi s. (to be)criminal, criminally; ~to n. crime,phenomenon of crime, occurrenceminju s. to dislikeminke s. (to be) malevolentminki n. poison, venom, toxin; ~le s.(to be) poisonousminkoi s. (to be) foolish, wild, crazymino s. (to be) morbidminsapu a. to misbehavemintenza a. to exploit, make unethicaluse ofminto n. disastermintom a. to go bad, get out of handmintos s. (to be) at the expense of: ahaumintos umomi – a joke at theexpense of doctorsmintum a. to violate, break: mintumrenya – to break the rulesminyam a. to play, deceiveminyaiza n. miseryminyi a. to intimidateminyun s. (to be) uglyminza a. to stealminzia a. to abuse, misuse, harmmiru n. immune defense system; ~bi n.spleen; ~bos n. thymusMirumi n. HIV/AIDS; ~le s. (to be)HIV-positive; ~leng s. (to be) HIVnegativemirusu n. lymphocyte; ~ na jeza n.T-cell; ~ na mimia n. NK-cell;~ na fesevo n. B-cellMisisipian n. Mississippi (state)Misisipih n. Mississippi rivermiso n. pusmisu n. bacteria; na ~ s. (to be)bacterial; ~mia n. antibioticmishi s. (to be) pathological, sickmishim s. (to be) hygienic; ~ing s. (tobe) unhygienicmishinjono n. hygiene (science)mitan n. symptom; ~yo n. syndromemito n. infection (act of getting infected orinfection); ~mi n. -itis: vayamitomi– arthritismitu a. to wound, hurt, injure; ~nyo n.injuriesmiva a. to afflictmivon n. aspirinemizeo n. inflammationmizia n. therapy; na ~ s. (to be)therapeuticmizon n. comamoa n. bearmofim a. to desalinizemohai a. to eradicatemoham a. to polishmohoka a. to repudiate, reject as truemohokang a. to invalidatemohum n. to suffocate, asphyxiatemoi s. (to be) tilted, slanting, sloping; ~lan. slope; ~nana n. slash; ~nanamonu n. back slashMoira n. Uranusmoiraya n. uraniummoitan n. slash, stroke, dash(punctuation)mokwa a. to separate oneself from,become independent from; ~ru n.war of independencemol a. to bury; ~to n. burial, funeralmola a. to disintegrate, fall apart, fall intodeclineKah Dictionary 75

mole a. to lose (an object), compare: fivumolenza a. to save, prevent from waste:molenza wanyo ata si – it savedus some timeMolodovan n. Moldova; na ~ n.Moldovan, having to do with MoldovaMolodovo s. (to be) Moldovan; ~ka n.Moldovan languagemolonsi a. to unzip, decompress datamomas a. to destabilizemombenjau a. to abort, induce anabortionmombo a. to take out ofmomboi a. to cleansemomboyo a. to sterilizemombon a. to bounce, bounce on, offmombu a. to castratemomi a. to cure; ~tu a. to operate,perform surgery; ~tubea n.operating roommomijono n. medicine, medical sciencemominaya n. I.V.momol a. to dig, dig up, dig for, minemomosau s. (to be) creamymompa a. to reimburse, refundmompe a. to fillet; ~tu n. filletmompea a. to weedmompi a. to extinguish, quenchmompungi a. to degrade, dishonour; na~ a. degradingmomura a. to run out ofmomus a. to fart, pass gasmonampu a. to desecratemonana a. to iron; ~ya n. steam ironmonaya a. to untiemonchale a. to fix a leak, repairmonche a. to fend, block, thwartmonchi a. to peel, skin, flaymondoi a. to solve, find the answermondova a. to divorcemondoyo n. solution, answermonenu a. to landmong a. to undo, reverse, make undonemongai a. to tapermongo a. to undress, take off, strip; ~nun. nudismmongoda n. chopper, stripped andcustomized motorcycleMongol s. (to be) Mongolian; ~ka n.Mongolian languagemongola a. to annihilateMongolan n. Mongolia; na ~ n.Mongolian, having to do with Mongoliamongova a. to dissolve, make dissolve,disintegrate, disband: mongovaponyo – to dissolve an enterprisemonjaiju a. to cause a turnoffmonjau a. to unload, relieve; ~mia n.euthanizemonjele a. to lose consciousnessmonjo a. to forgetmonkairon a. to unzipmonkaya n. key, thing unclosingsomething like a region, code,understandingmonkebo a. to uninstallmonkenza a. to regurgitatemonki a. to vomit; ~ju s. (to be) sick,feel sick, nauseated; ~so n. vomitmonkoi a. to escalate, get out of controlmonkoko a. to scratch out, cancelmonkum a. to retractmonsain a. to fademonsangi a. to devalue, compromisemonsimi a. to desinfect; ~vo n.desinfectantmonsistan a. to decodemonso a. to dehydratemonsongu n. magnesiummonshem a. to unfoldmonshum a. to dust, rid of dustmontan a. to erase; ~ya n. eraserMontereal n. Montrealmonteri a. to sabotagemontinti a. to exemptmonto a. to cancel, annulmonu a. to happen, occur, go in theopposite order, directionmonyanku a. to expose, unmaskKah Dictionary 76

monye a. to put down, depressmonyo a. to deletemonyun a. to disappear, becomeinvisible, vanishmonza a. to fire, sack; ~nu a. to quit,resignmonzawi n. malvamonzon a. to wake up, wake someone;~ya n. alarm clockmora a. to stand up, get upmore a. to meltmorekai a. to unsealmoren a. to confuse, disarray, upsetmoreo a. to hatch, brood, hatch outmori s. to be off, switched offmoria n. toggleMorisan n. Mauritius; na ~ n. Mauritianmoron a. to take apart, disassemblemoru a. to end hostilities, make peace,conciliate; ~ko n. peace agreement,peace dealmos n. juice, secretion; ~ na bol n.apple juice; ~ na nunyu n. orangejuice; ~ na asu n. grape juicemosa n. cheesemosaki n. cuminMosambikan n. Mozambique; na ~ n.Mozambicanmosana n. buttermosau n. cream; ~ choi n. sourcreammose n. breast (female); ~o n. bra;~nyo n. breastsmoskos n. pimplemoso n. milk; ~ na sebin n. soy milk;~ na menga n. goat milk; ~ namul n. cow milk; ~ na win n.horse milk; ~ na zewali n. camelmilk; ~jono n. mammology; ~les. (to be) lactic; ~ne n. pigeon;~nga n. mammal; ~nyo n. dairyMosheh n. Mosesmova a. to disconnect, hang up, detach;movi a. to moderate, make less extremeMuhamad n. Mohammedmuhau a. to make laugh, entertainmuhe a. to put off, distress, disgustmuhim a. to sound, play a song, makeheardmuhoiza a. to amaze, astonish, stunmukwa a. to bring together, unitemukwan a. to teach; na ~ n. (to be)educational; ~jono n. pedagogy;na ~jono n. pedagogicalmul n. cow; ~ka a. to moo; ~unyo n.cattle; ~ushi s. bovinemula a. to create, establish, produce,generate, cause to have; ~puno n.creationism; na ~puno n. (to be)creationistmulam a. to bleach, blanchmulanso n. bleachmulara a. to leave, leave behindmule a. to provide with, endow with; ~an. endowmentmuleng a. to refuse, decline to give,grant access to, dishonor a request;mitan na ~ n. withdrawalsymptomsmulori a. to automatemulu n. argument, point, reason; ~ka a.to argue, reason; ~za a. to use as anargument, fence withMumbaih n. Bombaymumbas a. to stop, halt someone,compare basmumbe n. factor, circumstance,condition; ~nyo n. environment, totalof conditions and circumstancesinfluencing somethingmumbera a. to segregratemumbon a. to dropmumbum a. to detonate, make go offmumia a. to execute, put to deathmumil a. to release, loose, set loose:hayu mumil bau? – who let thedogs out?mumong a. to remedy, set rightmumoso a. to nurse, give milk toKah Dictionary 77

mumpi a. to set afire, set fire to, ignitemumpo a. to sell; ~ku n. store clerk;~nu n. travelling merchantmumpoiza a. to make feed on: dezamul lai mumpoiza – they took thecow there to graze hermumule s. to provide, support, take careof: uba mumule vanyo kwambe leakanka kwa – my father provided forthe entire family with one jobmumus a. to gas, subject to or supplywith gasmumwe n. to sustain, make stay,maintain, keep up: mumwe nutal lari – keep the engine runningmumweku a. to make advance, tofurthermun a. to cause, make do, forcemunaya a. to string, provide with strings:munaya chempil – to string a bowmunchu a. to expel, send off, makeleave; ~fi n. playoffmunda a. to twist, subject to torsion,wrench, contort, distort, sprain; na ~a. torsionalmundanu a. to roll, cause to roll:simbu mundanu roya – the boyrolled the ballmundau a. to count, tallymunde a. to summon, make come, hailmundin a. to shine, use a light onmune a. to throw, pitch, fling; ~ro n.team handballMunegan n. Monaco (country); na ~ s.MonacanMunegu s. (to be) Monagasque; ~ka n.Monagasque languageMuneguh n. Monaco (city)munenju a. to pleasemungenu a. to rush, make hurry, moveswiftly: mungenu yu semido – theyrushed him to the hospitalmuni a. to ship, send by transportmunja a. to operate, work, manage(machine), manipulatemunjaiju a. to turn on, arousemunjara a. to put into positionmunje a. to remind someone ofsomethingmunjebo a. to explain, make clear,understood, put acrossmunjo a. to inform, let know, impartmunju a. to excitemunke a. to tempt; ~le s. (to be)tempting, enticingmunki a. to feedmunkilensi a. to atrophy, cause atrophymunku a. to begin, start, cause to begin,institute, found, establish; comparenukumunkunju a. to attract, appeal tomuno a. to drive, steermunoko n. driver’s licensemunsencho a. to deliver, assist ingiving birthmunsis n. to censormunso n. to irrigate, moisturize, makewetmunshi a. to assimilatemunshibo a. to classifymunta a. to multiply (compute): yemmunta yem tongi sasta – 3 x 3 =9munten a. to enable, make possiblemuntipiza a. to electrocutemunto a. to execute, put into effect,validate by signing, enable, carry out:muho akamun – to execute anordermunu a. to send tomunuka a. to send a message(r)munuko a. to mail, send a messagemunula a. to put into positionmunya n. effect, influence, impactmunyai a. to forcefully inflict pain, torturemunyau a. to block, form a barricade:murenyo munyau nuno – thepolice blocked the roadmunye a. to cheer up, amusemunyi a. to scare, frightenmunyun a. to show, reveal, reflectmunyungi a. to audition formunyunku a. to make seem, makesomething look like: munyunku waKah Dictionary 78

jejeng – it made me look like an idiotmunyunto n. exposition, presentation,showmunza a. to subject to, put through,impose on: munza amunyai – tosubject to torturemunzevi a. to slow down, stall, hinderthe progress of, stall, delay, frustratemura a. to save (money), stash, putaside, stock; ~beo n. cabinet; ~don. warehouse, storehouse; ~nyon. stash, provisions, supplies,savings; ~so n. reservoir, waterreserve; ~za a. stock, provide withstockmuren a. to keep order, regulate; ~don. police station; ~el n.policecar; ~yo n. police (massnoun)muri a. to make functionMuritan n. Mauritania; na ~ n.Mauritanianmuru a. to provokemurum a. to boil somethingmus n. gas; ~ka n. fart, passing of gasmusko n. athmosphere; na ~ s. (to be)atmosphericalmuva a. to connect, put through(telephone)muvan a. to save, rescuemuvera a. to sedatemuvi n. to exaggerate, take things too farmuvu a. to put down, crush, repress:muvu koiruto – to crush a rebellionmuvubon a. to sink, cause to sink:muvubon soni – to sink a shipmuvuki a. fertilize, enrich landMwmwa s. to rot, decaymwazi s. (to be) moldy, covered withfungus; ~zi n. fungusmwe s. (to be) soft, softlymwebos n. pillowmweche a. to bump, bump into, collidemildly withmwechi n. peachmwecho n. soap opera, seriesmwechu a. to forgive; ~le s. (to be)forgiving, mercifulmweju s. (to be) mild, gentle, sweet, kind,gently, kindlymweka s. (to be) soft sounding, sofltymweke s. (to be) humanemweki a. to kiss, give a kiss (singular)mwela s. in time, in a while, latermwele s. (to be) loose, not tense or tight:sungo mwele – baggy trousersmweloi a. to french, give a french kissmwempu s. (to be) atrocious; ~to n.atrocitymwemun s. (to be) mercifulmweng s. (to be) cruel, hard, meanmwengi n. mattressmweno s. (to be) subtle, not grosslyobvious, hard to detect, discretemwenu s. (to be) slow, slowlymwera s. to chill, take it easy, relaxmwere n. snow; ~ngu n. snowflakemweroa s. to purrmwesa s. (to be) smooth, smoothlymwesau n. margarinemwese s. (to be) weakmwesela n. flaw, weakness, weak spot,shortcomingmwesu n. rowanmwetera s. (to be) steady, steadilymweti s. (to be) exquisite, delicatemweto s. (to be) mild, not very seriousmwetus a. to go easy on, cut someonesome slackmwevo n. soft, edible part such as meator pulpmwevu a. to stroll, wandermwezi s. (to be) fluffymwezu a. to simmer, cause to boil sofltyin (its own) fluidsKah Dictionary 79

Nna s. possessive marker, (to be) ofnai s. (to be) longNai-Dilih n. New Delhinaibeo n. gallery, corridor, long narrowroomnaibo s. (to be) deepnaibong s. (to be) shallow, not deepnaicha n. trench, ditchnaicho a. to spread, distribute: naichohento! – spread the news!naido n. hotel, inn, tavernnaidun n. tusk ; ~ngu n. ivory; chu ~ngu n. ivory, made out of ivorynaifu n. elephantnaigan n. eelnaika a. to call someonenaike a. to long fornaiken n. giraffenaikos n. bar, elongated shape: naikoschu raimos – a chocolate barnaiku n. muzzle, snoutnaikunga n. baboonnaim n. rabbitNain n. N, nnainga n. meerkatnaini n. bus; ~la n. bus stationnaino a. to control, operate, regulate(from a distance): naino isham – toregulate the temperature; ~til n.remote controlnainu s. (to be) far, far off, remote,distant; ~wanyun n. telemetrynaipos n. zucchininaira n. couch, sofa, divannaiseo n. troughnaisku n. acryl; na ~ n. acrylicnaishi n. elongated, lengthynairo n. oval, ellipsenaita s. (to be) old; ~do n. old people’shome; ~momi n. geriatrics; ~shin. antique, ancient, very old; ~ya n.antique, piece of antiquenaitu n. sword, blade; ~ru a. to fence,use a swordnaivos n. green bean, string beannaivu n. cellar spider; ~di n.harvestman; ~ne n. crane; ~zo n.crane flynaiwi s. (to be) severenaiza a. to colonize; na ~ n. colonial:tanyo na naiza – the colonial era;~n n. colony; ~puno n.colonialismnaizipe n. broomnaizo n. dragonflyNam n. Godnamakwe n. religious institution,organization: namakwe munsisGalileih – the church censoredGalileinamavampuno n. secularism; na ~ n.secularistnamavang s. (to be) secularNamiban n. Namibia; na ~ n.Namibiannamil s. (to be) free, freelynampau a. to blessnampu s. (to be) sacred, holy; ~lan. sanctuarynampunan n. theocracynampuno n. religionnana n. line, stripe; ~le s. (to be)striped; ~sa n. linear, made of orusing lines; ~tan n. blueprint; ~tin. colonel; ~to n. parade,procession; ~tum n. zebracrossing; ~win n. zebrananai n. snakenanako n. schedule, table, scheme,diagram, orderly arragement of thingsinvolving lines and pictograms; ~san. matrix; ~shi s. (to be)schematicKah Dictionary 80

nanchu a. to apostatizenando n. templenanju s. (to be) in a trance, entrancednanka n. to pray; ~bea n. chapel; ~din. mantis; ~ti n. priestnankan n. clergynanko n. scripture, holy booknano s. (to be) spiritual, spirituallynanshi s. (to be) godlike, divinenansis n. mysterynansishi s. (to be) mysteriousnanso n. holy waternanto n. miraclenantoshi s. (to be) miraculousnanuka n. angelnanuto n. pilgrimagenanza a. to convert to, adapt a religionnanyau n. sin; ~le s. (to be) sinfulnanyun a. to reveal in a supernaturalway, in a vision; ~shi s. (to be)propheticnas n. cosmetic product; ~nyo n.cosmetic products (mass noun)nasa s. (to be) possessivenasau n. cream, lotionnau s. (to be) this way, this directionNaweran n. Nauru; na ~ n. NauruanNawero s. (to be) Nauruan; ~ka n.Nauruan languagenaya n. rope, string; ~mbe n. fiber; ~nin. cable car; ~ni na kunku n.furnicular railway; ~poi n. flax; ~von. yarnnayaro n. sine; lu~ n. cosine; gon na ~n. sine wavenayavu n. sandalnayo n. meter, basic linear measurenayom n. pingnayoncho a. to pingnayu n. lizardnayumpe n. binocularsnayun n. view, scene, range one can see:nayun chu shenum – the view fromthe windownebum n. grenadenechi n. wing; ~le s. (to be) wingedNedara s. (to be) DutchNedaran n. the NetherlandsNedaraka n. Dutch languagenedo n. birdhousenegan n. flying fishNehilaweka n. Cree languagenempa a. to donate, contribute, give tocharitynempau a. to treat, give somethingpleasurablenempu s. (to be) right, just, morallyacceptable, fair; ~lu n. virtue; na~lu n. virtuousnempung s. (to be) wrong, unjust,morally wrongnen s. (to be) good, well, fine; ~ lo i.alright, rightNenan n. heavennende s. (to be) welcome; ~ka a. towelcomenenen s. (to be) okay, alrightnenga n. bat, flying mammalnengi s. to float; ~ra n. raftnengo s. to fit, have the right size;neni n. airplane; ~la n. airportnenis n. fortune, luck, good fortunenenishi s. (to be) fortunate, fortunatelynenja a. to do a good job: nenja! – goodjob! well done! good boy!nenje s. (to be) smart, intelligentnenjeza s. (to be) ingenious, subtle,clever(ly crafted): kweren nenjeza –an ingenious mechanismnenju s. to love, likenenjuka n. petname, term of endearmentnenjuti s. (to be) favoritenenka a. to complimentnenke s. (to be) benevolent, good-willingnenku n. advantage; ~le s. (to be)advantageous, favorable; ~pa n.trust, trust lawneno a. to adjust, to set, modify,customize, tweakKah Dictionary 81

nensa s. (to be) healthy, in good healthnenshi s. (to be) correct, right, lackingflawsnenti a. better, had better: nenti sapulo! – you better behave!nento n. party, celebration; ~za a. tocelebrate, partynenu s. to flynenza s. to profit fromnenye s. (to be) amiable, good-naturednenyun a. (to be) beautiful, pretty,handsomenenyunko n. calligraphy; na ~ s. (tobe) calligraphicnero n. ringneti a. to take off, start flying (airplane);~ku a. to taxi, move slowly beforetakeoff, to prepare or position, braceoneself or a vehicle to jump or fly:meo netiku pya kil – the cat braceditself to jump the mouse; ~no n.airstrip, runwaynetu n. arrownezi n. feather; ~le s. (to be) feathery,covered with feathers; ~pe n.plumeau; ~ro s. badminton; ~shisnempu. feathery, resemblingfeathers; ~zi n. plumage, coat offeathersnia n. car, automobilenibo n. passengernidovu n. chassisNihon s. (to be) JapaneseNihonan n. JapanNihonka n. Japanese languageNijar n. Niger Rivernijom- s. petanikann. crewmember; ~yo n. crew, shipor vehicle’s crewNikaraguan n. Nicaragua; na ~ n.Nicaraguanniku n. bow (of a ship)Nil n. Nilenimbe n. carriage, part of a train orvehicleninimbe px. decininkin. lunchnin n. sunninda n. sunflowernindinza s. (to be) sunlitnini s. (to be) ten; ~ kwa s. 11; ~ sun s.12; ~ yem s. 13; ~ pan s. 14; ~jom s. 15; ~ vai s. 16; ~ teo s. 17;~ dia s. 18; ~ sasta s. 19ninia n. heliumNinikwamaro n. the eleventh monthNinimaro n. the tenth monthniniro n. decadeninis s. (to be) clumsyNinisumaro n. the twelfth monthninjanko n. agendaninka n. dateninko n. daily magazine, newspaperninku n. morning; mai ~ n. goodmorningnino s. (to be) south, towards the southNinoso n. Indian Oceanninsa s. daily, occurring dailyninsong s. (to be) sundriedninshenyo n. sunglassesninta n. day(time), compare aninnintau n. todaynintanko n. diarynintaro n. circadian rhythmnintas n. weekendnintatal n. sundialnintita n. sunrise, dawnninto n. holiday, day of celebrationninye n. yesterdayninyo n. week; ~ko n. weeklymagazine; ~sa s. weekly, occurringweeklyninyun n. daisyniom a. to change, get into anothervehicle: niom neni – to changeplanesnishi s. (to be) pitiful, too bad, a waste:wu nishi – what a pity!nisku a. to gamble, bet onnisto n. accident; ~shi s. (to be)Kah Dictionary 82

coincidental, coincidentallynisumberio n. nanosecondnisumbio n. megatonnisun- s. tera-; ~dio n. terabytenisunya s. trillionnishu n. success; ~le s. (to be)successfulniti n. captainnivu n. anchornoban n. point of convergence, focus (ofa beam, lens)nocha n. exit (road)nochu a. to deviate, straynodinya n. traffic lightNohochi s. (to be) Chechen; ~an n.Chechnya; ~ka n. Chechen languagenoi s. (to be) that way, that directionnoin n. twist, sudden turn, change ofcourse: noin na kokwe – a plottwist; noin la nuno – a twist in theroad; ~u a. to break, change one’scourse suddenlynojong s. (to be) lostnoju n. to orientate oneself, find one’sposition, directionnoka a. to advise, counsel, recommend;~nyo n. council; ~nyoti n.chancellor, head of councilnoke a. to consultnoko n. table, schedule involving columnsand rowsnokwe n. (political) partynolanyo n. trafficnole s. (to be) facing, directed towards,face: audo ya nole hula – thebuilding facing the squarenombe n. field, area of expertise; ~don. institute; ~ko n. encyclopedia;~no n. facultynomun a. to motivate, incite; ~ya n.motivenoda n. steering wheelnong i. not, no; ~ amau n. no more,no longernongo n. ribbonnongola s. (to be) non-existentnonja a. to fail to do, omitnonis n. destiny, fatenonka a. to deny, declare to be untrue,negatenonkapuno n. revisionism, denialism;na ~ s. (to be) revisionistnonke a. to refuse to do; ~ru a. toresist; ~runyo n. resistancenonoi s to follow a zig-zag pattern, movefrom one side to the other, zig-zag,wag, wave, rock: nonoi lele – towave (one’s hand); ~raya n. rockingchair; ~vu a. to waddlenonoya n. rocker, rocking cradlenonsa s. (to be) negative, expressingdenial or refusalnonto i. no matter if, whether or not,regardless of, irrespectivenonu n. course, path, direction, progressnonyau n. roadblocknonyun s. (to be) unnoticed, unseennonza a. to refuse, decline to acceptnopa n. fund, money put aside for apurposenopea n. hedgenopuno n. activismNoran n. Norway; na ~ n. (to be)Norwegiannore s. (to be) determined, resolutenoren n. policy; ~o n. guidelinenoren n. switch, railway switch, electricdevice to divert current to oneconductor to anothernoria n. switch, railway switchnoro n. loopNoro s. (to be) Norwegian; ~ka n.Norwegian languageNoromaun s. (to be) Normandian; ~kan. Normandian languageNoromaunan n. Normandy; na ~ n.(to be) Normandian, having to do withNormandynos n. tunnel, pipe, duct; ~kan n.plumber; ~ole n. exocrine, duct-:chobi nosole – duct gland; ~olengn. endocrine, ductless: chobiKah Dictionary 83

nosoleng – ductless gland; ~onyon. plumbingnosa s. (to be) straightnoska n. blue jeans; ~ngo n. denimnoshi s. (to be) directly, right, straightnotan n. indicator, arrow, signnoti n. leader, chief; ~le s. to lead, be inchargenoto n. movement, organized series ofevents and actions working towards agoal: noto na nyonoka – a politicalmovementnotum a. to cross, intersectnova n. link, hyperlink; ~ko n.hypertext; ~tan n. image mapnovunu n. depression, (worrisome)decline, decrease; ~ Wan n. theGreat Depressionnoya n. ruddernoyol n. index fingernoyom n. each other; ~ova n.correlation; ~ovale s. to correlatewithnoyonsa s. (to be) reciprocal, mutualnoyun a. to navigatenoza s. (to be) according to, followingnozeno s. (to be) linear, following a linenubai a. to interruptnubas a. to brakenubo a. to enter; ~cha n. entrance,point of entering; ~la n. hallway,lobby, vestibule; ~yun n. customsnuboro a. to circulatenuchi a. to go outside, exit, leavenuchu a. to leave, depart, take offnudora a. to move to, settlenugon a. to surf, ride a wave; ~um n.surf boardnuhura a. to lie downnujau a. to transport, move a load tonujono n. kineticsnuka a. to deliver a messagenukavo n. hormone; na ~ n. hormonalnukaiza a. to get trapped, walk into atrapnuko n. letter; ~beo n. mailbox; ~do n.post office; ~kwe n. mail, postalsystem; ~ngo n. envelope; ~nyon. mailnuku a. to start, begin, compare munku;na ~ s. initial, introductory, opening:kato na nuku – opening speechnukum a. to tow, tow away, tugnukuni n. tow trucknula a. to get into position, get into placenum n. screen, flat surface, rectangularshape, wall, boardnuman n. patch, small plot of groundnumbeo n. balconynumembe a. to disperse, hive off, fanoutnumia a. to huntnumiato n. hunting, hunting partynumpil n. cornernunai a. to travel; ~ji n. troubadour; ~kon. itinerary; ~ro n. tour, round tripnunayun n. tourist; na ~ n. touristicnuda a. to turn, turn aroundnungi n. degree, stage, step in a process,rank, phasenungu s. ten millionnuno n. road, way; ~chi n. roadsurface; ~tan n. traffic signnunsa n. rectanglenuntango n. wallpaper, backgroundpicture for a computer screennunu s. to move, show movementnunuda a. to rotate, spin, whirlnunujai a. to humpnunuki a. to foragenunumi n. seasickness, motion sicknessnunung s. (to be) still, motionless, staticnununtan n. still photographnunya n. tablenunyau n. traffic jamnunyo n. routenunyu n. orange (fruit)nunyum s. (to be) floppyKah Dictionary 84

nunyus n. grafittinupa n. farenupil a. to kneel, get down on one'skneesnupo a. to vend, peddlenupon a. to shove, pushnura a. to sit downnurang s. to move from one place toanother, be nomadicnurau n. hoofnuris s. to splash, make one’s way bysplashingnuro s. to circle, orbitnusa s. (to be) streamlinednusis a. to sneak, creep, skulk, steal; ~his. sneaky, underhandednuso n. gasoline, motor fuel, petrol; ~don. gas station; ~za a. to tank, geta full tank of fuelnushi n. stylenushoivu v. to skate, glide on skatesnushoya a. to skinushu s. (to be) elegant, gracefulnutal n. engine; ~abea n. engine roomnutan n. postcardnutas a. to stray, roamnuti a. to mount, get on top of something,to climbnuto n. drive, trip: nuto le rio sun – it’sa two hour drivenutoka n. apostlenuvanyo n. convoynuvu a. to walk, walk up to; ~mbe n.step, footstep, such a distance; ~vua. to hikenuvuda v. to skate, skeelernuwi a. to metastasizenuwin a. to ride a horsenuwiwiro a. to spiralnuyin a. to change coursenuzon a. to go to sleepNynyai n. monkeynyam a. to act, pretend to be, act as,feignnyambai a. to compromise, make,unmasknyambu n. actor (specifically male)nyampas a. to perform a tricknyamwana n. actressnyancha n. pit, arenanyando n. theatre, place where plays arperformednyango n. costumenyanka n. nick, online aliasnyanku n. masknyansa a. to simulatenyanti s. (to be) pretentious, pompousnyanto n. play (acting), show, gignyanya n. prop, stage artefactnyanyo n. cast, collective of actorsnyanyu n. role, partnyanyus n. drama(tic arts)nyau s. (to be) stuck, jammed, blockednyauka n. stop, plosive soundnyauku n. senator; ~nyo n. senate,upper housenyaula s. (to be) sessilenyaura a. to set, put in a settled position:nyaura sempe – to set a bonenyausa n. cork, stopper, plug; ~pe n.cork oaknyausi a. to hinder, hamper, impedenyauto n. stagnation, stancenyauvo n. cork (material), cork tissuenyauza n. to tacklenyayu n. apemannye i. yay! oh joy!nyeka s. (to be) happy, merry, glad, torejoice: wu nyele anin!– oh happyday!; ~le s. gladly, with pleasureKah Dictionary 85

nyeki a. to smile; ~ki n. smilenyele s. (to be) fun, causing joy, pleasure:ana senji nyele – dancing is funnyempe n. poplarnyengu n. silver; chu ~ n. (to be) silver,made of silver; ~shi s. silverynyenkal n. jackdawnyeno s. (to be) positive, confident,having a positive dispositionnyenze n. gorillanyeru n. action, movie genrenyeza a. to enjoynyi n. squeak, squeaking soundnyika a. to squeak, tweetnyikil n. guinea pig (rodent)nyimeo n. mongoosenyiru a. to bickernyocho a. to publish, make public, putforth; ~kwe n. publishing agencynyochu a. to excommunicate, dismissnyoju s. (to be) social, sociablenyojung s. (to be) antisocialnyokapunan n. democracy, democraticstatenyokapuno n. democracy; na ~ n.democraticnyolepuno n. communism; na ~ n. (tobe) communistnyolu s. (to be) by conventionnyom a. to rub, rub on, in, apply tonyombe n. tribe, clan; ~puno n.sectarianism: rusa nanyombepuno – sectarian violencenyomia a. to commit genocide, eradicatenyompi n. static electricity; ~le adj.producing electrical charges: zizinyompile – my hair is staticnyongai n. callus, callositynyongayun n. corn, callus, clavusnyongi n. social class, level, statusnyongipuno n. populism; na ~ n. (tobe) populistnyongo n. towelnyongu a. to shine, polishnyonka n. fricativenyonoka n. politics; na ~ n. (to be)politicalnyonsa a. to kneadnyonsho n. toilet papernyonto n. frictionnyonujau n. public transportnyonzenyau n. affricatenyopopo n. marketingnyopu s. (to be) courteousnyoru s. to wage war with, be at war with;~ti n. warlordnyoruka a. to declare war onnyoshi s. (to be) ethnic, having theethnical background of; ~jono n.ethnologynyoshinyo n. nation: nyoshinyo naChalaginyo – Cherokee nation;punan na ~ n. nation statenyoto n. festivalnyova s. (to be) relative, relatively;~puno n. relativismnyoza a. to socializenyozua n. community servicenyu s. (to be) orangenyuas n. papayanyungan n. solenyunsha n. floppy disk; ~ki n. floppydrivenyupos n. pumpkinnyuvu n. carrotOobaichu s. (to be) abandoned, desertedobaisa s. (to be) damagedobenjau s. to be conceivedobenza s. (to be) adoptedobobon s. (to be) cast, moldedoboko s. (to be) subscribedobon s. (to be) fallenobora s. (to be) occupied (spatial)Kah Dictionary 86

oboshi s. (to be) integrated, fit inobova s. (to be) logged in, onobovi s. (to be) satiatedobubus s. (to be) pounded, groundobustu s. (to be) mincedochauka s. (to be) specified, specificochembo s. (to be) loaded, charged withammo: chempe ochembo – loadedweaponochenchi s. (to be) armouredochezon n. (to be) knocked out,unconsciousochi s. (to be) coated, covered withochirau s. (to be) eroded, worn awayochiso s. (to be) sweatyochitan s. (to be) tattooed: ochitan lon– heavily tattooedochununu s. (to be) wrestled freeodambai s. (to be) crashed (pc,software)odenju s. (to be) upset, shockedodensi s. (to be) disturbed, agitatedodin s. (to be) litodo s. (to be) constructed, builtodosen n. (to be) prostheticofau s. (to be) shortenedofauka s. (to be) summarizedofim s. (to be) saltedofondoza s. (to be) incarceratedofonka s. (to be) sentenced toofono a. to be accusedofoyo s. (to be) fucked up, all to hellofunas s. (to be) perfumedogau s. (to be) bold, printed in boldfaceohenje s. (to be) conceived, put inwordsOho n. O, oohunso n. (to be) drowned, compareosomiaoi i. adhortative marker, come on!ojara s. (to be) situated, placed: ojaraatoka la Anyoru na Yula na Sun –the story is situated in the SecondWorld Warojau s. (to be) loaded upojava s. (to be) online, connectedojeke s. (to be) suspected ofojekeho s. (to be) imaginary, fantasyojeza s. (to be) chosen, selectedojo s. (to be) known; ~ng s. (to be)unknown, strangeojupau s. (to be) inspiredojuvo s. (to be) high, drugged, under theinfluence of substancesokai s. (to be) closedokaira s. (to be) preservedokaitanza s. (to be) enclosed in bracketsokaiza s. (to be) trappedokakai s. (to be) isolated, soundproofokayo s. (to be) locked, sealedokayole s. (to be) detained, in custodyokemong s. (to be) disappointedokeng s. (to be) unwantedokika s. (to be) voicedokilensi s. (to be) atrophiedoko s. (to be) writtenOkoland n. Aucklandokonja s. (to be) forgedokupyu s. (to be) vaccinatedokuri s. (to be) preparedokuva s. (to be) engagedokuzako s. (to be) patentedokwara s. (to be) gathered, collected,concentrated in one placeokwe s. (to be) organized, done inassociation: aminja okwe –organized crimeokwesku s. (to be) weavedokwezu s. (to be) grilledolam s. (to be) pale, gone whiteolenza s. (to be) waste, no longer of useolele s. (to be) handmadeoleski s. (to be) set (in a setting):chandu oleski – a set diamondolilia s. (to be) infested, squirming withmaggotsolon s. (to be) intensified, concentrated,enrichedom i. vocative, adhortatieve, exclamationKah Dictionary 87

marker; ~ keju Nam i. insha’allah,deo volente, God willing; ~ wayun i.goodbye, see youomau s. (to be) supplementedomeng s. (to be) eliminatedominda s. (to be) sprainedominki s. (to be) poisonedominza s. (to be) stolenomito s. (to be) infectedomitu s. (to be) wounded, injuredomizeo s. (to be) inflammatedomohai s. (to be) eradicatedomohum s. (to be) suffocated,asphyxiatedomomboyo n. sterile, cleanomomi s. (to be) cured, healed,recovered, betteromonampu s. (to be) desecratedomongo s. (to be) undressed, nakedomonjau s. (to be) unloadedomonkoi s. (to be) escalatedomonsain s. (to be) fadedomonso s. (to be) dehydratedomore s. (to be) meltedomoren s. (to be) upset, mixed up, indisarrayomova s. (to be) disconnected, offline,detachedomukwan s. (to be) educatedomumpi s. (to be) set fire to, set afireomunju s. (to be) excitedomunso s. (to be) irrigatedomunsun s. (to be) separated fromomunto s. (to be) enabled, executed, putinto effect, activeomuvi s. (to be) exaggeratedomwa s. (to be) rotten, spoiledonai s. (to be) elongatedonaiza s. (to be) colonized, colonial:Kwalan onaiza – colonial Africaonamil s. (to be) liberatedonanso s. (to be) baptizedonaya s. (to be) tied upOndurasan n. Honduras; na ~ n. (to be)Honduranonen s. (to be) improved, enhancedoneno s. (to be) adjusted, tweaked,customized, modifiedongi s. (to be) equalizedongu s. (to be) decorated, havingornamentsonoka s. on advice ofonubai s. (to be) interruptedonupil s. (to be) in an kneeling position,kneelonyanku s. (to be) maskedonye s. (to be) amusedopabo s. (to be) invested (in)opano a. to form a cross-shapeopaska s. (to be) enchanted, bewitchedopesku s. (to be) knittedopi s. (to be) burntopil s. (to be) bentopilira s. (to be) in a squatting positionopino s. (to be) wiredopizu s. (to be) roastedopobo s. (to be) importedopochu s. (to be) exportedopombo s. (to be) stuffedoponchi s. (to be) banned, banishedopun s. (to be) subject, governed byopunung s. (to be) anarchisedopupon s. (to be) indoctrinatedopyusa s. (to be) sharpenedorami s. to suffer from a disorderoren s. (to be) tidy, tidied up, organizedorensa s. (to be) legalizedoron s. (to be) combinedoronda s. (to be) twistedorora s. (to be) surroundedorum s. (to be) boiledosavan s. (to be) camouflagedosawa s. (to be) friedosayun s. (to be) monitoredoseno s. (to be) dedicated, addressed,inscribed tooseska s. (to be) bruisedosimbe s. (to be) fragmented, scatteredoso s. (to be) wetKah Dictionary 88

osol s. (to be) darkened, blackenedosomia s. (to be) drowned (killed),compare: ohunsoosong s. (to be) driedososa s. (to be) liquifiedososko s. (to be) confused, mixed uposunu s. (to be) split, cleft: kiski osunu– a split lipOstorelan n. Australia (country); na ~ n.(to be) Australian, having to do withthe Australian stateoshem s. (to be) foldedoshim s. (to be) clean, cleanedoshu s. (to be) sweetenedoshuntu s. (to be) gratedotalanu s. (to be) industrializedotauto s. (to be) updated, actualotichi s. (to be) smearedotinki s. (to be) starved to deathotinti s. (to be) obliged, obligatedotinza s. (to be) requiredotipiza s. (to be) electrocutedototol s. (to be) enfolded, enclosedotondu s. (to be) fossilizedotu s. (to be) cutotuntu s. (to be) well-doneotusho s. (to be) authorized, licensedova s. (to be) connected, have aconnection withovalu s. (to be) attached to, stick toovato s. (to be) affected, taintedovaza s. (to be) dedicated to, committedoveo s. (to be) buriedovishon s. (to be) spoiled: ben ovishon– a spoiled kidovun s. (to be) giltowain s. (to be) revisedowainu s. (to be) back, returnedowen s. to pile, be piled, form a pileowende s. (to be) flooded, drownedowenju s. (to be) respected, also: dear informal letters: Ba owenju – Dear Sirowenka s. (to be) praisedowuza s. (to be) impressedoyo s. (to be) completed, finished, fulfilled,ready, doneoyomia s. (to be) extinctoyong s. (to be) incomplete, unfinishedoyunsi s. (to be) neglectedoyuva s. (to be) tamed, domesticated;~ng s. (to be) untamedozang s. (to be) unusedozau s. (to be) aggraveted, irritatedozaumi s. (to be) suffering from a rashozawong s. (to be) annoyed, vexedozeo s. (to be) swollenOzobeke s. (to be) UzbekOzobekan n. UzbekistanOzobekeka n. Uzbek languageozu s. (to be) cookedPpabo a. to invest inpabos n. walletpachi n. cowrypachum a. to moochpai s. (to be) grateful to, appreciate, thank,thank you; ~ (li) a. thank you,thanks; ~ Nam i. thank God,Alhamdulillahpai (li) i. thank youpaika a. to thankpaipa n. tip, small amount of money; ~ua. to tip, give a small amount ofmoneypaiza a. to earn, make, gain: paizaakampa wan – to earn a big salarypaka a. to bid, offer an amountPakistan n. Pakistan; na ~ n. Pakistanipako n. account, bank accountpakos n. coin, coins, smallchangepale s. (to be) rich; ~nyo n. the richPamaro n. the fourth monthpambe n. quarterKah Dictionary 89

pambenyo n. quadrupletpambero n. quarter of a year; ~ko n.magazine issued every three months;~la s. occurring four times a year,quarterlypamia v. to assassinate, kill for a feepampil n. squarepan s. fourpanda n. quad(cycle); ~ni n. four wheeldrivePanaman n. Panama; na ~ n. (to be)PanamanianPanan n. Europe; na ~ n. (to be)Europeanpanavabo s. (to be) tetraploidpano n. cross, crux, (mark of) twointersecting lines; ~la n. crossing,intersection of four roads; ~mbe s.right, emasuring 90 degrees; ~nu n.crusade; ~ngo n. twill; ~pe n.plant, member of the crucifer family;~sa n. crucifix; ~ti a. to crucify;pansa n. date (fruit)Panta n. Wednesdaypanu n. finance(s); na ~ n. financial; ~tin. producerpanum n. cubiclepanyo n. quartet, group of fourpapachum n. moochpapashun n. magician, illusionistpapaska n. sorcerer, magicianpapau a. to payPapuan n. Papua New Guinea; na ~ n.having to do with Papua New Guinea,Papuanpapya n. to hop up and down, skip;~naya n. jumprope; ~vau n.trampolinepara a. to save up (money); ~do n.bank; ~za a. to economize, usecarefully avoiding wasteParaguayan n. Paraguay; na ~ n. (tobe) Paraguayanparenyun n. accountantParih n. Parispas s. (to be) magic, magical, magicallypasha n. bank passpasho n. banknotepashu n. fairypashun n. illusionismpasi s. (to be) cheap; ~to n. salepaska a. to enchant, put under a spell,bewitchpasto n. fairy tale; ~ka n. lorePastu s. (to be) PashtuPastuka n. Pashtu languagepatan n. monetary unit, coinagepateneng s. (to be) bankruptpatenento n. bankruptcypau a. to give, offer, presentpaucho n. to deal (cards), hand out,distribute, dispensepauchu a. to give up, renounce, forsakepauka a. to demand, call forpaula a. to facility, offer room to; ~do n.facility (building); ~kwe n. provider;~ya n. platformpauno a. to assign, allotpauto n. offering, sacrificepauva a. to give away in marriage,arrange a marriage forpauvu a. to fold, lower, fold, withdraw:pauvu fisha – to fold one’s cardspauza a. to receivepawi s. (to be) generouspayom n. cashierpaza a. to buy, purchase; ~ko a. to bill,charge; ~nu a. to shoppea n. plantpeaki s. (to be) herbivorouspebeo n. cage; ~ na une n. birdcagepebinki n. baguette, French stickpebos n. pod; ~a adj. podlikepecheche n. woodpeckerpechetu n. machetepechi n. bark, outside layer of a treePeching n. Beijingpecho a. to spout, gush, jet; ~cha n.jet, spout for emitting gas or fluids;Kah Dictionary 90

~nga n. whale; ~ngu n.fountain; ~ni n. jet, airplane; ~pen. fountain penpechos n. broccoliPede s. (to be) TibetanPedan n. TibetPedeka n. Tibetan languagepedin n. street lightpedu n. hammer; pe~ a. to hammer,nailpedundu n. beaverpejono n. botanypeki n. vegetablepekil n. squirrelpekus n. limepekwe n. latticepel n. oak tree; ~esa n. (to be) robust,sturdy; ~peo n. acorn; pevo chu ~n. (the wood of an) oak: dobeo chupevo chu pel – an oak cabinetpele n. branch; ~su n. dendritic cellpeleng n. molluskpem n. potato; ~bus n. mashedpotatoes, mash pot, colcannon; ~pen. french frypemeo n. leopardpempevo n. starch; ~le s. (to be)starchy;pembe n. log, chunk of a tree; ~ni n.canoepembenga n. crocodile; ~nyo n.crocodilianspena n. chestnut; ~pe n. chestnut treepenaya n. ligamentpengan n. codpengo n. flagpeni n. rocketpenso n. rumpenum n. fencepenyo n. forestpeo n. nut, hard woody seedpepe n. stick; ~sho n. celery; ~shoron. celeriacpepea n. bush-bushpepeji n. xylophonepepil n. hockey stickpepiso n. methanolpepoi n. bamboopepos n. cucumberpepya n. pole vaultpepye n. tremble, shiver, quiverpepyu n. thornperai n. cinnamon; ~pe n. cinnamontreeperau n. small tool, stick for picking: ~ nadun n. toothpickpere n. pillar, column; ~no n. gallery,colonnadepereo n. calabashpero n. cylinder; ~sa s. (to be)cylindricalperoi n. martenPeruan n. Peru; na ~ n. Peruvianpesa s. (to be) thin, skinnypesajemi n. anorexiapesan s. (to be) greenpesanan n. nature, natural scenerypesangu n. emeraldpesanunya n. snooker, billiardspesape n. canepesau n. coconut; ~ki n. coconutmeat; ~mos n. coconut milk; ~so n.coconut waterpesku a. to knitpeso n. syrup (from a tree)pesun n. crotch, forkpeshe n. bottlepesho n. leaf; ~nyo n. foliage, leafage,greenery, leafspeshope n. leekpeshu n. sugar cane; ~so n. rumpeshum n. seed (mass noun)petil n. joystickpetu a. to garden, tend the gardenpevangi n. ladderpevo n. woodpevosa n. carpenterpevu n. rootKah Dictionary 91

pewil n. swinepezi n. cotton (material); chu ~ n. madeof cotton; ~ngo n. piece of clothmade out of cotton, sheetpezun n. resinpicha n. hearthpidu n. flint; ~ngu n. silicon; ~she n.topazpige s. (to be) temperamental, having atemper: wu pige! – temper temper!pil n. angle, bend, archpila n. fireplacepile s. (to be) crooked, having one ormore curves or anglespili n. bananapilido n. arc, arch, part of a circlepilio n. degree, unit for measuring angles:Pilipan n. the Philippines; na ~ n.Filipino, having to do with thePhilippines; ~ka n. Filipinolanguage; compare Tagalogokapilira a. to squat downpilki n. buckwheatpiloi s. (to be) hot, spicypilpano n. swastikapiltia n. kneecap, patellapim s. to hang from, be in a hangingpositionpimpe n. gallowpimpele n. willow; ~ yoyoi n.weeping willowpimpi s. to dangle, swing back and forth;~a n. mobile; ~ngo n.hammock; ~ra n. swing, suspendedseat ; ~van n. drapepimpile n. gibbon; ~shinyo n.hylobatidaePina n. P, ppinchai n. teabagpingoya n. coatrackpingu n. copper; chu ~ n. made out ofcopper; ~pil n. saxophone; ~skon. bronzepino n. (electric) wire, cable, line; ~lengn. wireless; ~nyo n. wiringpinseo n. bucketpinya n. hanger, ornament hanging forma lecklacepinzoi n. alderpinzon n. slothpio n. monetary unitpipe n. torchpipevo n. firewoodpipil s. (to be) bendy, meanderingpiria n. transistorpis n. alhohol, organic compound with afunctioning hydroxyl grouppisau n. candlepiseo n. wokpiska n. sulfurpiskemi n. alcoholismpiso n. alcohol (ethanol); ~le s. (to be)alcoholic, containing alcohol; ~lengs. (to be) non-alcoholic; ~sko n.cocktail, mixdrink; ~huntil n.breathalyzerpisol n. coal, charcoalpisha n. card, expansion cardpishum n. ashespiwen n. pyrepizu a. to roast over a firepizun n. treaclepobeo n. vending machinepobo a. to importpocho n. commercial (radio or tv)pochu a. to exportpodo n. store, shop; ~la n. mall; ~zuan. shop assistantpohu n. counter, barpohum n. passat, trade windpoi n. grass; ~la n. meadow; ~lu n.lawn; ~le s. grassy; ~za a. tograze, feed on grasspoizi n. dillpokai n. embargo, boycottpokaika a. to boycott, impose anembargopokar n. pokerKah Dictionary 92

poko n. bill, cheque, facturepokwe n. economy (system): Nihonanle pokwe dondo – Japan has astrong economy; na ~ n. economic;~jono n. economics: Fatihah lejongi na pokwejono – Fatiha has adegree in economicspol n. thousand; ~oro n. millenium;~osho n. yallow; ~vu n. millipedePol s. (to be) Polish; ~ka n. Polishlanguagepolado n. supermarketPolan n. Poland; na ~ n. Polish, havingto do with PolandPolonia n. Poloniumpolu n. companion, commercial associatepombe n. share, interest; ~le n.shareholderpombo a. to squeeze in, stuff; ~nga n.hamsterpombos n. hernia, herniation; ~ nabiyun n. umbilical hernia; ~ nazepe n. spinal disc herniationpomia a. to stranglepomoi a. to urge, press, call uppomonke a. to discouragepomos a. to express, squeeze juice from,milk; ~ha n. juicerpompau a. to robpompe a. to poke (once)pompi a. to charge, load, supply withelectricity: pompi tipisu – to chargea battery; ~a n. battery chargerpompil a. to corner, drive in a cornerpomporo a. to stirpompun a. to rule by force, be the tyrantof:~shi s. (to be) tirannicalpomun a. to urge, force, compel:mumbe pomun yu bas – thecircumstances compelled him to stoppomwi a. to boost; ~to n. outbreak,burstpon a. to push, pressponai n. guitar, lute, stringed instrumentwith frets ; ~ Espanya n. Spanishguitar; ~ Hawai n. ukelele; ~ na tipin. electric guitar; ~ na vuji n. bassguitarponchi a. to banish, exileponchu a. to repel; ~vo n. repellentponda n. cart, trolley, shopping trolleypondora a. to relocate, force to go livepondova a. to force into marriagepongon a. to wave, cause to wave,ripple: adu che aso pongon kuchi– the stone hit the water rippling thesurfaceponi n. shovel, bulldozerponjai a. to rape, force into sexponjo a. to uploadponju a. to move, stir the emotions,overcome, affect deeplyponka a. to persuade, convinceponkai a. to button, fasten (clothing)ponkan n. forced labour; ~ala n.labour campponko a. to type; ~ya n. type writerponkos n. button, key; ~ha n. keyboardponku a. to instigate, inciteponkumpi n. tromboneponos n. organ, instrumentponsa a. to make an imprint, dentpontan n. stamp (picture), compare:pontanya, jampontanpontanya n. stamp (artefact), compare:pontan, jampontanponti a. to lift, lift up; ~wen n. cranepontum a. to wade throughponu a. to pump, move fluids/gas; ~yan. pump, waterpumpponum n. keyboardponyo n. company, enterprise, concern;~ku n. entrepreneurponyom a. to grindponza a. to embrace, squeezeponze a. to put off, postponepopa s. to cost; ~ra n. overheadspopo a. to trade, do business inpopoka a. to haggle, negotiatepopomia n. boidae; ~ wan n. boaKah Dictionary 93

constrictorpopompe a. to poke (repeatedly)popyo s. (to be) spotted, covered in spotspopyodi n. ladybugpopyoi s. (to be) stained, grubby, daintyposhi s. (to be) commercialposho n. check, order to bank to paymoney specifiedpoti n. hit, bestsellerpoto n. deal, business transactionpoyan n. savannahpoyoko n. invoicepoyondo n. stock exchangepoza n. customerpuana n. ladypubai a. to commit or make a faux paspubu n. gentlemanpuchu s. (to be) ashamed ofpufo n. lotuspuhim n. member of the jurypuhinyo n. jury (court)pujo s. (to be) tactful, diplomaticpujono n. ethicspuju n. conscience; ~le s.conscientious; ~leng s.consciencelesspukom s. (to be) hypocritepuku n. reputation; ~le s. to have areputationpule s. (to be) ethicalpuleng s. (to be) unethicalpumbe n. tax; ~za a. to impose taxesonpumpa n. treasury, funds of a state;~nyo n. treasury, department ofgovernment in charge of the treasury;~va s. (to be) fiscalpumpau a. to pay taxespun a. to governpunan n. state, country; ~do n. statehousepunanyo n. citizens of a state; na ~ n.civilpuncho n. government official, agent;~mbe n. government agencypunchu s. official, officiallypundolan n. municipalitypungi n. honour; ~le s. (to be)honorable; ~leng s. (to be)dishonorable, without honour; ~ng n.dishonourpungo a. to groom, make one’s toiletpunju s. (to be) possessive, overbearing,controllingpunka n. parliament; na ~ n. (to be)parliamentary; ~bea n.parliamentary chamber; ~do n.parliament (building)punko n. nationality; le ~ na s. havingthe nationality of, of the … nationality:wana le punko na Pakistan – awoman having the Pakistaninationalitypuno n. ideology, doctrine, philosophy oflife; ~za n. missionarypuntan n. coat of armspunti n. minister; ~mbe n. councilministry; ~nyo n. council ofministers, cabinet; vu~ n. Secretaryof Statepuntusko n. puntuskopunumpuno n. anarchismpunyinke s. (to be) revolutionarypunyinto n. revolutionpunyo n. governmentpunyoti n. presidentpunyova n. diplomat; na ~ n. diplomaticpunza a. to vote, elect; ~ko n. ballot,vote: punzako nini tos Helil – tenvotes are for Halil; ~ku n. lowerhouse, House of Commons; ~nyo n.electorate; ~to n. election; ~zua n.civil servantpupon a. to indoctrinatepupung s. (to be) immoralpupyungo n. tailorpupyus s. to foampuren n. formal code, protocol; ~ najango n. dress code; ~ na kiza n.table manners;Kah Dictionary 94

pusa s. (to be) formal, formallypusang s. (to be) informal, formallypushi s. (to be) fair, justpushim s. (to be) innocent, free from sinputan n. image, reputationputo n. ceremony, ritual, rite; na ~ n.ceremonial, ritualpuya n. principle, part of a code ofconduct, line of thinkingpuyun a. to justify, excusepuza s. (to be) responsible for,accountablePypya a. to jump, leap; ~num n. hurdle; ~vun. to dive, duck, go under inpyadi n. fleapyai n. deerpyakos n. checkerspyavu n. kangaroopyempe n. horn, wind instrumentpyen a. to honk; ~ya n. car hornpyo n. point, dot; pyo~ n. semicolonpyoi n. stain, spot; ~leng s. (to be)spotlesspyol n. Py, pypyolonu n. singularity, theoretic regioninside a black holepyononza n. astigmatismpyopyai n. fawnpyoreo n. thrushpyoro n. jaguarpyu n. needle, pinpyuas n. prickly pearpyubo a. to penetratepyuda n. to drill, bore; ~ya n. drillpyukil n. porcupinepyukom n. deadnettlepyukos n. sting, bitepyulua n. scorpion, Scorpiopyunayu n. iguana,pyunga n. hedgehogpyungo s. to sew; ~tal n. sewingmachinepyunojono n. acupuncturepyupe n. firpyupea n. cactuspyuro n. cone; ~pe n. conifer; ~saadj. conicalpyus n. foampyusa s. (to be) sharp, pointedpyusang s. (to be) dull, blunt, unsharppyuso a. to inject push fluids in, throughpyusho n. nettlepyutil n. perforatorpyutu a. to stabpyuva a. to plug inpyuvu n. peg, pin, tent pinpyuya n. point, sharp endpyuzi n. stinging hairpyuzo n. horse-flyRrabea n. living, living roomrabeo n. cabin, cockpitrabo a. to deposit, make a depositrachi n. saddleRadafodia n. RutherfordiumRagabih n. rugby, rugby footballrahunjono n. aerostaticsrai s. (to be) brown; ~ lam s. beigeraimos n. chocolate; ~o n. chocolatemilkRain n. Rhineraiskangu n. Tantalumraishum n. cocoa (powder, mass noun);compare: moso na raikiraizu a. to toast; ~ki n. toast, breadheated and browned; ~ya n.toaster, toaster ovenraja a. to set, place in a certain positionKah Dictionary 95

aju s. (to be) patient, able to waitraka a. to insistrala n. seating, seatram s. to pinch, clip, keep together fromtwo sides, squeeze between thethumb and index fingerrami n. disorder, illnessrampeo n. pistachioranchi n. artefact for holding multipleloose papers or documents: ranchina joko – my documents folderrandi n. crab, Cancerrandumi n. rabiesrandun a. to biterangi n. sediment, layer of sediments; ~raa. to form a sediment, layerranki n. beak; ~nai n. geranium; ~ngan. platypusrankum n. suspendersranu a. to migrate, migrate toranum n. clipboardrantu a. to cut with scissors, clip; ~ya n.pair of scissorsranya n. clip, clampranyam n. lobsterrapa n. warranty, bailraponkos n. lock (key on keyboard):raponkos na wan – caps lockrara a. to hover, waver, hang aroundrarau a. to scratch, scrape or rub mildly torelieve an itchRas n. R, rrashi n. position (of the body)rata i. stillrato s. (to be) consistent; ~ng s. (tobe) inconsistentratunda n. scooterrau n. nail, fingernail; ~ na vuyol n.toenailrautu a. to shave; ~ya n. razorrava s. to depend on, be dependent, relyonravangi n. standsravu n. stool (for sitting)rawen a. to put up (hair), arrange: rawenzizi – to put up one’s hairraya n. chair; ~do n. cathedralrayam n. iodinerayun s. to stare atraza a. to withdraw, make a withdrawalre n. (to be) solid; ~a n. hardwarerechi n. layer, hull, coat, covering, shell,outside layer of crabs, lobsters etc.redon s. (to be) sound, strong andsecure; ~ong s. (to be) unsound,shaky: awairu redonong – a shakydefenserefan n. steelrehom n. sponge (tool, cleaning aidrehonga n. sponge (animal)reje a. (to be) convinced, surerejo n. fact; na ~ n. factualreju s. to trust, have faith in; ~ka a. toconfide in; ~ra s. (to be) faithfulreka a. to promise, swear; ~va s. swornrekai n. seal, wafer of a material thatmust be broken in order to opensomething;reke s. (to be) serious, seriously, reallyrekenja a. to toss off, finish effortlesslyreko a. to insurerele s. (to be) harsh, severe, rigorousrelenka a. to speculaterembe n. department, divisionremil s. (to be) immune, exempt fromlegal actionremos n. icecreamren a. to rule, apply the law, create orderrendan a. to configurereneng s. (to be) disorderly, untidy,disorganizedrenenju s. (to be) pedanticrengo n. cover, pavement, thick outsidelayerrenja s. (to be) in control of administeringjustice; ~to n. tribunalrenjoko n. chroniclerenjong s. (to be) naiverenjono n. jurisprudencerenka a. to rule, announce a verdict; ~doKah Dictionary 96

n. court house, tribunal; ~nyo n.court, tribunal; ~nyo na varu n.court-martial; ~to n. trial, tribunal;~yun n. magistraterenkan n. secretaryrenke a. to suerenko n. act, public instrumentrenku a. to prosecute, institute legalproceedings againstreno a. to manage, run: reno ponyo –to run an enterprise; ~nyo n.management, management teamrensa s. (to be) legal; ~ng s. (to be)illegalrenshi s. (to be) tidy, orderlyrentan n. figure, picture, diagramrento a. to hold, carry on, have, realize,achieve, attain, bring into being: rentonento – to have a partyrenu s. (to be) stiff, rigidrenuvo n. carbohydraterenya n. rule, the law, set of laws; ~ naaminja n. criminal law; ~ napunanyo n. civil lawrenza a. to adjudicate, pursuerenze s. (to be) systematic, systematicallyreo n. egg; ~lea n. egg cupreozo n. botflyrepa n. cash, cash money; ~le s. incash: papau repale – to pay in cash;~tal n. ATM-machinerepuza a. to mortgagerera a. to set, fix, settle, cause to be set:rera yunta – to set a dateresau n. waxreshi s. of course, sure, certain, certainly;~ka a. to assure, guarantee; ~kon. guarantee certificatereshinju s. (to be) uncertain, notconfidentresho n. cardboard; chu ~ n. (to be)made out of cardboardreteneng n. haemophiliareva a. to hold someone to it; ~ko n.covenantrevembeo n. freezerreven s. (to be) frozen; ~to n. frost, afreezerevo n. ice; ~le s. (to be) icy, coveredwith ice; ~nai n. glacierrevu n. prop, support; ~za a. to leanon, find support in or on, rest onrewendo n. castlereyun a. to proverezia a. to entrust toreza s. (to be) hard, difficultri s. (to be) on, switched on, activeria n. switch, buttonRiad n. Riyadhribo s. (to be) effective, active, in effectrila n. position, station, proper placerim s. (to be) ripe, developed, maturerinku s. (to be) premature, precociousrinto n. development: rinto hen – a newdevelopmentrio n. hourriom a. to switch to: riom kanshi najaru – switch to battle modeRio-Garandeh n. Rio Granderiring s. (to be) inactiveriris n. to rattlerisinai n. rattlesnakerishum n. sesame (seeds); ~pea n.sesame (plant); zoi na ~ n. sesameseed (singular)robin n. doughnutrobinki n. bagelrogoi n. toadrohum n. monsoonroi n. weaselroko n. context; ~ka n. term; ~kanyon. terminologyrom n. rumRomachu s. (to be) romance: yukaRomanchu – Romance languageRomah n. Rome; na ~ n. RomanRoman s. (to be) Romanian; ~an n.Romania; ~ka n. RomanianlanguageKah Dictionary 97

Romani s. having to do with the Romaniculture, ethnicity; ~ka n. Romanilanguage; ~nyo n. Romani peoplerombe a. to compose, put together,compilerombea n. congressromi n. flu, influenza; yaiza ~ s. to havethe flu; ~ na une n. bird flu; ~ na wiln. Mexican fluron a. to combine, uniteronan n. union (of states); ~ na Panann. European Union; ~ na Joman n.U.S.A.; ~ na Kimbuan Araba n.United Arab Emiratesronda a. to twist, twine, wreathe, makecoil; ~no s. to twist and turn,entwine, encircle in shaperondan n. system, set of applicationsrono n. margin, perimeterronto a. to react with (chemically)ronu s. (to be) round, involving a circularmotion: nuto ronu – a round tripronyo n. society; ~jono n. sociology~kan n. social workronyuka n. pidginronza a. to compilerope n. key, tool for bolting etc.ropil n. curveropile s. (to be) soft-curved, round-angledrora s. (to be) around, surround,surroundingroroa s. to growl, growl atrosa s. (to be) roundrosis n. herpesroti n. pole (of the earth), compare: vupe;~ na Mano n. North Pole; ~ naNino n. South Pole; ~no n.meridianrowen n. latitude; ~no n. circle oflatituderoya n. ball, sphere; ~ na tipi n.thunderbolt lighting; ~sa n. sphericalroyo n. HertzRuandaka n. Kinyarwanda languageRuandan n. Rwandarubas a. to cease fire; ~ta n.ceasefirerufi n. martial art; ~nyo n. martial artsruhum a. to snortruju s. (to be) conflicted, discorded, also :softwareruka a. to quarrel, argue withrul a. to roar; ~ka a. to grumblerum s. to boil; ~bin n. porridgerunana n. front, line of conflict: ayo susla runana na vununo – all quiet onthe Western FrontRundian n. BurundiRundika n. Kirundi languagerunso n. soup; ~so n. stock; ~sho n.bay leafrunza a. to brew; ~do n. breweryrunya n. brewrunyo n. militiarupun a. to riot, run amok; ~to n. riotrupyu n. stingerrurusa s. (to be) viciousRus s. (to be) Russianrusa n. violenceRusan n. RussiaRuska n. Russian languagerustu n. allie; ~nyo n. allianceruti n. officer, person of rank in the armyruto n. battlerutum a. to overcomeruvang n. civilian; na ~ n. civilian, of/forciviliansruya n. weapon; ~do n. armory,arsenal; ~le s. armed; ~leng s.unarmedruyom a. to commit a coup d’étatruyonto n. coup d’étatsSi. psst! use to attract attention inKah Dictionary 98

crowded placessabeo n. mould, mold, templatesabon a. to mold, cast, form into a shapeor mold, mold by pouring; fangu na ~n. cast ironsado s. (to be) constructed, artificial,man-made, syntheticsadu n. concretesafan a. to forge metal; ~che n.blacksmithSaharan n. Sahara; ~ na Vununo n.Western Saharasai a. to cultivate, grow; ~ni n. tractorsaido n. farmSaigon n. Ho Chi Minh Citysaiki n. cropsain a. to make a distinction between:renya nong sain ubu ai wana –the law makes no distinction betweenmen or women; ~sa s. distinctive,characteristicsaino n. furrowsaipa n. interest, rentsaisu n. culture, growth of cellssaitu a. harvestsaje n. designsajo a. to craftsaka a. to describesakalu n. adjective; na ~ s. (to be)adjectivalsako a. to sketchsakwe n. patternSalava s. (to be) SlavicSalbadoran n. El Salvador; na ~ n. (tobe) Salvadorean, having to do with ElSalvadorsaleng s. (to be) shapeless, amorphicSamarinoan n. San Marino; na ~ n.having to do with San Marinosambau n. side-striped or black-backedjackalsami s. (to be) deformed, disfiguredsampau a. to paint, dye, colorsan n. colorSan-Faransiskoh n. San FranciscoSan-Hoseh n. San JoseSan- Huan n. San JuanSan-Petereburuk n. Saint Petersburgsana n. pastesanang s. (to be) colorlesssanavo n. pigment; ~leng n. albinosandi n. butterfly; ~lia n. caterpillar;~ngu n. bowtie, bow knot, bowsandira n. pelvis; na ~ s. (to be) pelvicsangi n. quality; ~le s. (to be) of goodquality; ~leng s. (to be) awful,worthless, lacking in qualitysanjavo n. colorantsanjono n. chromatologysanjung s. (to be) colorblindsankal n. jay, Eurasian jaysankane n. parrotsankos n. mole, birthmark, nevussansa s. (to be) colourful, abundant incolour; ~ngu n. chromium; ~piln. rainbowSansakataka n. Sanskrit languagesansanyam n. chameleonsanso n. paintsansope n. paintbrush, pencilsanyam n. mimicsapil s. (to be) square, with right anglessapu s. to behavesara a. to set up, modify for useSaraba s. (to be) SerbianSarabaka n. Serbian languageSaraban n. Serbiasaren a. to formulatesasa s. (to be) shaped likesasai n. farmersasanso n. painter (of houses)sasanyumpe n. caleidoscopesaseo n. pan, shallow depressionsasen a. to perform plastic surgery onsasham s. (to be) hotsashe n. lenssashi n. stylesaska s. (to be) blue; ~ lam s. (to be)Kah Dictionary 99

cyan, sky blue; ~bes n. caesiumSaskaro n. Neptunesasta n. nineSastamaro n. the ninth monthsashum n. claysatu a. to cut out, carve out, sculptsau n. grease, oil, gel, jelly; ~le s. (to be)oily, greasy ~leng s. (to be) fat-freeSaudan n. Saudi-Arabiasauki n. oil (vegetable)sauleng s. (to be) fat freesaunyum n. troutsaupis n. glycerine, glycerolsauso n. oil, fat, usually referring tomineral oilsausu n. olivesauvo n. lipidSavaichan n. Switzerland ; na ~ s. (tobe) Swisssava n. feature, attribute, characteristic,property; ~sa s. (to be) attributivesavan a. to camouflagesavu n. theme; na ~ n. thematic; ~kan. lemmasawa a. to frysawal n. plastic; chu ~ n. made ofplastic: bos chu sawal – plastic bagsawas n. avocadosawil n. baconsaya n. hoesayan n. field (for growing crops orherding animals; ~yo n.countryside, the country, rural areas;na ~yo s. (to be) ruralsayom a. to transform, morph, turn into:sayom adu – to turn to stonesayonto n. makeoversayun a. to inspect, check, examineSebiah n. Sevillasebin n. soy, soya, soybeansebo a. to implant; ~ya n. implantseche a. to slap, smack, hit on the fleshypartssefi n. sportsefido n. gymsefiru n. athleticssefo n. mushroomsehum n. air, breathsejin n. jaundicesekan a. to labour, work hard, strive,slave; ~to a. to achieve, attain withhard work of despite difficultyseki n. meat; ~ro n. meatballsekileng s. (to be) vegetarian, notcontaining meatsekitu a. to butchersekiza s. (to be) carnivoroussekizampuno n. vegetarianismsekizang s. (to be) vegetarian, not eatingmeatsekum n. spasm, convulsionsekunku s. to have spasms, convulsesekwansa n. gymnasticssembai s. (to be) disabled, suffer from anhandicapsemban n. thorax, trunk, main stem; na~ n. thoracicsembeo n. sinus, body cavity; ~ na fukun. sinus, nasal cavity; ~ na bambin. chest cavitysembon a. to get down, drop oneselfsembos n. sack made of bodily tissuesemi s. (to be) ill, sick; ~do n.hospital; ~la n. clinic; ~nia n.ambulancesempe n. bone; ~nyo n. marrow; ~nyon. skeleton; ~ na luku n.cheekbone; ~jono n. osteology;~lomi n. osteoporosis; ~shamadj. to suffer from dengue fever;i~sham n. dengue feversempenga n. member of the vertebrae;~nyo n. vertebraesempevo n. calcium; ~ngibi n.parathyroid gland; ~ngivo n.parathyroid hormonesempil a. to bow, bow to, forsemwa n. leprosyKah Dictionary 100

sen n. limb, bodypartsenaya n. tendonsenchi n. skinsenchijono n. dermatologysencho a. to bear, give birth to, lay (anegg); ~ko n. birth certificate; ~nosn. ovipositor; ~leo n. midwifesenchoto n. birthday, celebration ofbirth; ~ (na Yeshuah) n. Christmas;~ (na Muhamad) n. Milad an-Nabisendau a. to name, sum upsendo n. locomotor system,musculoskeletal system; ~mizia n.physiotherapy; ~momi n.orthopaedicssenen s. (to be) good for your health,healthyseneng s. (to be) spiritual, not corporealsengo n. dress, robesenji a. to dance (to); ~ lu a. to dancewith; ~to n. dance (event)senjo n. gene; na ~ n. genetic; ~jonon. genetics; ~pono n. eugenics;~tu n. mitosis; ~va n.chromosome; ~vo n. DNAsenjono n. anatomysenju a. to feel, perceive (physically); na~ n. sensorysenjung s. (to be) insensitive, notperceiving any painsenjunki n. analgesic, drug causinganalgesiasenjus n. balletsenka n. name; ~leng s. (to be)anonymous, anonymously, nameless;~ren n. nomenclature; pau ~ a.to call, give the name ofsenko n. identity; ~ka a. to identify,reveal one's identity; ~za a. toidentify, find out someone's identity;senkoko n. identification (papers)seno a. to dedicate, address or inscribe tosensa n. sex, gendersenshi n. organicsenso n. lymph; ~kos n. lymph node;~kwe n. lymphatic systemsentan a. to sign for somethingsento n. turn: ya sento na li – it’s yourturnsentong s. (to be) out of turnsentu a. to mutilate, maimsenung s. (to be) paralyzedsenyin a. to mutatesenyo n. body; na ~ n. physical(ly)senyolo n. physical integritysenyom a. to massagesenyum n. finsenza a. to digestsepe n. sausagesepem n. yamseo n. cup; ~lea n. cup holderSeol n. Seoulseram n. musselsere s. (to be) strong (physically)Ses n. S, ssesa n. tissue, substance of an organicbodysesau s. (to be) fat, obesesesaumi n. obesitassese n. mustle; ~nyo n. musculatureseseche a. to spankSeselan n. Seychellessesele s. (to be) muscularsesengi n. diaphragmsesento a. to take turnsseseska s. (to be) black and blue, allbruisedseska n. bruiseseski n. labia; ~ wan n. major labia; ~sin n. minor labiaseso n. (meat) juicesesu n. cell (body), compare kaibeasesubanga n. eukaryote, eukaryoticorganism; ~nyo n. class ofeukaryotesseshi s. (to be) bodily, corporealsetu n. steaksetum n. piercing, body piercingSeveran n. SwedenKah Dictionary 101

Severe s. (to be) SwedishSevereka n. Swedish languagesevo n. proteinsevos n. lupin bean; ~ho n. lupinsewai a. to reincarnatesi s. (to be) few, little, only, just; ~ tuntis. (to be) less than; ~ tonsi s. (tobe) less and less;sia n. hydrogen; ~cham n.hydrocarbon; ~chamus n. butaneSiatal n. SeattleSibiran n. siberia; na ~ n. Siberiansibo n. to be sparse, low in density, lightsidin s. (to be) dull, mat, misty; ~gu n.nickelsidindi s. to shimmer, flickerSidinih n. Sidneysido n. hut, improvised buildingsife s. (to be) naughtysifo n. blossom, young flowersihau s. (to be) sillysiho n. myth; na ~ n. mythological; ~nyon. mythologysihoi s. (to be) dull, boringsihum n. breezesiju s. (to be) lonely, feel lonelysika a. to chitchat, smalltalksikambeva s. (to be) oligosyntheticsikivo s. (to be) undernourished,suffering from malnutritionsile s. (to be) poor; ~nyo n. the poorSilikan-Velih n. Silicon Valleysiloi n. papillesilu s. (to be) narrow, tight; ~cha n.funnel; ~je s. (to be) narrow-mindedsima n. young ladysimas a. to compensate (for)simau n. some more, a little moresimangu n. asterisksimba n. young mansimbe n. fragment, small fractionsimbea n. closet, pantry, small roomsimben n. infant, baby; ~da n. babycarriagesimbeshi s. (to be) fragmented, patchysimbin n. millet, guinea cornsimbos n. purse,simboso n. pondsimbu n. boysimi n. germsimonso a. (to be) drain, gradually drawof liquid; ~ya n. drain, device fordrainingsimpe n. twig, small sticksimpi n. flamesimpio n. centsimpipe n. matchsimpoko n. receiptsimwana n. girlsimwechi n. nectarinesin s. (to be) small, littlesina s. (to be) subtle, lightsinan n. region, province, substate; ~ti n.governorsinaya n. string, threadsincha n. small hole, cavity, puncturesinchau n. detailsinchoko n. mp3-recordingsinchum a. to take a sip; si~ a. to siponsindanko n. script, simple program in alanguage controlling an applicationsindi n. ant; ~nyo n. ant colonysindo n. bungalow, cabin, cottage, smallbuildingsindola n. villageSinduh n. Indus riverSingapuran n. Singapore; na ~ s. (tobe) Singaporeansingiko n. exercise, testsingin n. hillsingo n. smallcloth, undergarment,knickers, pantiessingon n. microwave, type ofelectromagnetic radiationsinje a. to suppose, guess something istrue with some reservation, assume,figuresinjida n. minidiscKah Dictionary 102

sinka n. article, particle; ~ kwiva n.definite article; ~ kwivang n.indefinite article; ~ nasa n.possessive particle, markersinkan n. choresinki n. snack; ~za a. to snacksinkihu n. saucersinko n. note, short letter; ~va a. totext, send a text message; ~vako n.text messagesinkus n. tangerine, mandarinsinsatu n. statuette, small sculpturesinsekum s. to fibrillatesinsi a. (to be) tinysinsilio n. millilitersinsidu n. pebblesinsilu n. facetsinsimbe s. (to be) gradual, little by littlesinsinayo n. millimetersinsinu s. (to be) gradual, slowly, little bylittlesinsipyu n. splintersinsirio n. second, time unitsinsiram n. shrimpsinsiranya n. tweezersinsita n. instant, short moment in timesinsivu n. swiftsinsiwi n. trace, whiff, hint, extremelysmall amountsinsiyunya n. microscopesinso n. drop; ~ka s. to trickle, leakproducing a sound; ~le s. juicy,dripping withsinsonai n. creek, brooksinsu n. berrysinsham n. tepid, lukewarmsinshoro n. Brussels sproutsinshum n. dust, powdersinta n. moment, short period of time,point in timesintal n. apparatus, small device notintended for portable usesintanu n. video, short piece of footagesintenyun s. (to be) microscopicsintia n. skull cap, kippah, yarmulkesintidu n. meteoroidsintira n. dwarf planet; ~nyo na Kauparn. Kuiper belt; ~nyo na Kaupar n.Kuiper belt; ~nyo na Orot n. OortCloud; ~nyo Sibo n. ScatteredDiscsintipi n. sparksintoka n. anecdotesintu a. to prunesinunu s. (to be) slack, barely active ormovingsinya n. miniaturesinyam n. redcurrantsinyi s. to worry aboutsinyol n. pinky fingersinyombe n. minoritysinyu n. dwarf; ~nga n. pygmysinzon s. to snooze, be snoozingsiram n. staplesirantil n. staplersire s. (to be) shaky, soundsirim s. (to be) unripe, underdeveloped,immaturesirio n. minutesiruto n. clash, skirmishsis s. (to be) secret, in secret; ~engo n.burqasisa s. (to be) special, specific,characteristic; ~no n. niche,specialized role; ~ng n. general,non-specificsisanto s. (to be) in general, generallyspeaking,sisi s. (to be) just, only, solely, sole,exclusive(ly)sisimbai s. (to be) burst, crackedsisimbe a. to fragmentize, break up infragments, shatter, splinter, cause toshattersisinchau s. (to be) detailedsisinchum a. to sip onsisindun a. to nibblesisinengo a. to tweaksisingin s. (to be) hillyKah Dictionary 103

sisinso a. to trickle, drop, leaksisinshum s. (to be) powderysisira s. (to be) secluded, isolatedsisisku a. to stitchsiske a. to imply, insinuatesisko a. to peek, crib, copysiskoi a. to manipulatesisku n. stitch; ~no n. stitches, row ofstitches. seamsiskuren a. to plot, conspire; ~yo n.conspiracy, group of conspiratorssisobum n. seaminesisol s. (o be) dimsispira s. to smolder, be smolderingsispo a. to smuggle; ~yun a. to performa visitation on, check for contrabandsispu a. to be secretive, uncandidsistan n. code; ~ko a. to encode,encryptsishina n. blur, haze; ~le s. (to be)hazy, blurrysishiko n. computer virussishun a. to peek, secretly look at, to spy,spy on; ~dan n. spyware (specifictype); ~danyo n. spyware(collective)sita s. (to be) young; ~le s. juvenilesito s. (to be) rare, rarelysiven s. (to be) cool, somewhat coldsivi s. to lack, have shortage ofsivo n. vitamin; ~ choi n. vitamin Csivu s. (to be) minimal, minimumsiwi s. (to be) several, more than two, fewsiza a. to pick someone’s pocketsizon s. (to take) a nap; ~to n. nap,short period of sleepsobau n. seal, sea mammalsobea n. restroom, toilet, bathroomsobeo n. swimming pool, basinsobin n. pasta, noodlessobo a. to infuse (a fluid); ~s n. infusionbag, drip; ~ya n. infusion pumpsoboi n. diarrheasobumpe n. torpedosocha n. sinkholesochi n. swimsuitsocho a. to squirt, splashsochu n. well, source, spring origin of awater: sochu na Nil – the origin ofthe Nilesodada n. whirlpoolsodeo n. jugsodo n. barsodun n. sharksofan n. water tapsofau n. swimming shorts, trunkssofim n. potash, potassium carbonatesofingu n. potassiumsofo n. water lilysogon n. wavesohim n. sonarsoi a. to politely request, “please”; ~ waia. sorry, excuse me, mild incentive torepeat what was saidsoika a. to begsojono n. hydrologysoka n. trickling soundsoke a. (to be) thirstysoki n. port, harborsokal n. (sea)gullsokos n. barleySokotan n. Scotland; na ~ n. Scottish,having to do with ScotlandSokoto s. (to be) Scottish; ~ka n. Gaelicsoku n. waterfront, shoresol s. (to be) black, dark; ~am s. blackand whitesolan n. island; ~yo n. archipelagosole s. (to be) moist, dampsolele n. finsolki n. ryesolonga n. gorillasolongu n. boronsolonum n. blackboardSolovaka s. (to be) Slovakian; ~ka n.Slovakian language; ~n n.SlovakiaSoloven s. (to be) Slovenian; ~an n.Kah Dictionary 104

Slovenia; ~ka n. Slovenianlanguagesoloyun n. pandasolu n. coastsolua n. squidSomal s. (to be) SomaliSomalan n. Somaliasombin n. straw (dried stalks of cerealplants), compare : chumpeSomenga n. Capricornsomia a. to drown, kill by drowning,compare hunsosompoi n. haysompoyan n. steppe, prairiesomul n. hippo(potamus)somus n. steam, vapor (water)somwansu n. prune, dried plumsonai n. riversong a. (to be) drysongan n. desertsongepyai n. gazellesongotal n. dryer (machine)songu n. pearl; ~chi n. nacre, motherof-pearlsoni n. boat; ~ na kunku n. tugboatsonki n. sorgumsono n. channel, waterwaysonsu n. raisin, sultana, dried grapesonta n. dry seasonsontal n. tumble dryersonti n. waterfowlsonto n. droughtsonu s. to flow, tear, runsonum n. dam, dikesonumia n. orca, killer whalesonyo n. water, body of water, waters:sonyo wivan – international waterssope n. cane (waterplant)sopea n. algaesopil n. baysopombo a. to transfusesopos n. melonsopyu n. syringesora n. stew, currysoram n. oystersoroi n. ottersoronia n. Strontiumsorunyo n. navysosa s. (to be) liquidsosempe n. coral; ~nyo n. coral reefsoshe n. drinking glasssosho a. to leaf throughsosko a. to mixsoskongu n. alloysoso n. fluid, liquid, moisturesosomus s. (to be) steaming, to steamsosong s. (to be) desiccated, dried up,outsosu n. blistersoshum n. mudsotan n. buoysoti a. to sail, move across the watersotim s. (to be) dried out, desiccated tothe point of starvationsoto n. drink, beverage, serving of fluids,shot, nutSotokolom n. Stockholmsotu n. canyonsovan n. raincoatsovititi n. hydrocephalussoya n. tap, watertapsoyunka s. to sob, say while cryingsoza a. to drinksozeo n. oedemasuban n. nucleus (of a cell)subeo n. capsule, small case or podintended to contain something: subeona tilan – a space capsulesubul n. champagne (drink), also: subulna ShampanyanSudan n. Sudan; na ~ s. (to be)Sudanesesufingu n. lithiumsukoimi n. cancer; umomi na ~ n.oncologist; na ~ n. canceroussukos n. tumor; na ~ n. tumoroussukwe n. racemeSumaro n. FebruaryKah Dictionary 105

sumbau n. (golden) jackal, canis aureussumbe n. half; ~sumbe s. fifty-fifty;~sa n. domesumbeale s. (to be) bicameralsumbebua n. halfbrothersumbela s. (to be) halfwaysumbemea n. halfsistersumben n. twin, one child of a pair; ~yon. twins, pair of baby’s, Geminisumbengu n. semi-precious stonesumbeno n. half-way linesumbero n. hemisphere; ~ na Manon. Northern Hemisphere; ~ na Ninon. Southern Hemisphere; ~ naTinuno n. Eastern Hemisphere; ~na Vununo n. Western Hemispheresumberombe n. leptonsumbesa n. dome, half a spheresumbetiro n. half a year; na ~ n.semiannualsumia n. necrosis; na ~ n. necroticsun s. two; na ~ s. (to be) secondSunan n. Asia; na ~ s. (to be) Asian; ~na Vununo n. the Middle-Eastsunchusko s. (to be) biracialsunda n. bicycle; ~ni n. mopedsundau s. digital, designating, having,using or having to do with data usinggroups of electronic bits representedby 1 or 0sundombe n. mesonSungan n. Piscessungi s. (to be) secondary, of the secondlevel, of secondary importancesungo n. pants, pair of trouserssuni n. motorcyclesunini s. twentysunji n. duetsunsaju s. (to be) bisexualsunsefito n. biathlonSunsonayan n. Mesopotamiasunsu n. cherrysunshi a. to cloneSunta n. Mondaysuntirosa s. (to be) biennialsuntu a. to cleave, divide by a blowsunu a. to cause to separate from,severe, split, cause to split: wonyosunu yeme – the group split intothree; ~ta n. half lifesunulu s. (to be) bilateralsunulua n. bird of the family Hurindinidaesunupuno n. separatism; na ~ s. (tobe) separatistsunuvabo s. (to be) diploidsunyin s. (to be) dualsunyo n. pair, couple; ~lu n. partner (ofa pair): sunyolu na senji – dancepartnersunyoka n. dualissunyosesu n. zygotesunyuka s. (to be) bilingualSuran n. Syria; na ~ s. (to be) Syriansuro n. testicle, testis; na ~ n. testicular;~nyo n. testes, testicles; ~bos n.scrotumsus s. (to be) quiet, silentsusan s. (to be) purple; ~ saska s. (tobe) violet; ~sho n. violet, pansysusayan n. vineyard; ~do n. winerysuso n. wine; ~jono n. enologysushu s. (to be) delicioussusku s. to be entangledsuvos n. peasuya n. bead, pellet, globule; ~vo n.seleniumSwahilika n. Swahili languageSwati s. (to be) Swazi; ~an n.Swaziland; ~ka n. Seswatilanguageswi s. (to be) shrill, high pitched andpiercing; ~ka a. to shriek, cry,screamSwom s. (to be) Finnish; ~an n.FinlandSwonka n. Finnish languageKah Dictionary 106

Shshai n. like that; ~-shau s. (to be) so-sosham s. (to be) warm; na ~ n. thermic,thermalshamanyo n. the tropics; na ~ n. (tobe) tropicalshamaro n. Tropic, circle of latitude: ~na Mano n. Tropic of Cancer; ~ naNino n. Tropic of Capricornshambea n. saunashambeo n. stove, heatershamio n. degree (heat)Shampanyan n. Champagne (region)shampenyo n. rainforest, jungleshamwia n. thermometershandon n. thermodynamic; ~jono n.thermodynamicsshandu n. ceramics ; na ~ n. (to be)ceramicshangan n. tunashango n. coat, overcoatshanju s. to feel warm, hotShankangan n. Hong-Kong; na ~ n.having to do with Hong-Kongshansha s. (to be) hot, very warm; ~min. heatstroke; ~to n. heatwaveshanta n. summershanukwe n. heating systemshanum n. radiatorshatan n. photographshau n. like thisshe n. glass (material)shebo n. jarshebeo n. fishtank, aquariumshedu n. porcelain, chinashefan n. mirror; ~ na bo n. rear-viewmirror; ~ na lu n. wing mirrorshelam n. marbleshem a. to foldshempon a. to crumple, press intowrinklesshengo n. curtainsheno n. fold, lineshentol a. to fold upshenum n. windowshenyo n. spectacles, glassesshesa n. crystal (generic); ~ngu n.crystal (stone)shesadu n. mineralsheseo n. jarsheski n. spectacle frameshesu n. marble (glass toy)sheshando n. greenhouse; mus na ~n. greenhouse gas; zeto na ~ n.greenhouse effectsheshempon s. (to be) crumpledsheshimpe n. windscreen wiper,windshield wipershevau n. jellyfishshi s. (to be) like; ~le s. in a way, insome way, in some manner,somehowe; ~shing s. unlikeshibo n. class, categoryShichipan n. AlbaniaShichipi s. (to be) AlbanianShichipika n. Albanian languageshicho a. to quote; ~tan n. quotationmarkshihim n. rhyme, correspondence insoundshihinka a. to rhymeshihinkaya n. homonym; na ~ n.homonymousshiju s. (to be) homosexualshika a. to instructshikatan n. diacritic symbolShikagoh n. Chicagoshiko a. to duplicate, copy, burn; ~ra n.clipboard (software); ~sa s. (to be)identical, similar; ~tal n.photocopier; ~tan n. photocopy,copyshiku n. chimpanzeeshilu s. (to be) symmetrical; ~ng s. (tobe) asymmetricKah Dictionary 107

shim a. to wash, clean, batheshimbe n. sort, kind; ~shi n. typical,examplaryshimbea n. bathroom, washroomshimbeo n. bathtubshimbi n. kidney; ~nos n. ureter;~nyo n. kidneysshimpu s. (to be) kosher, halalshimpung s. (to be) haram, treifshina n. cloud (of gas, also regular insky); ~da n. cyclone, typhoon,hurricane; ~ku n. Venus (planet);~le s. (to be) cloudy; ~leng s.(to be) cloudless; ~ne n. starlingshinas n. soap; ~o n. liquid soap,shower gelshinga n. species, kind; ~mbe n.subspeciesshingo n. washclothshingu s. (to be) precious, valuableshinseo n. sink, washbasinshinsho n. small paper clothshintal n. washing machineshinum n. wash boardshinyam a. to imitateshinyo n. nature, charactershiren n. method; ~shi s. (to be)methodicalshirenyo n. methodology; na ~ s. (tobe) methodological(ly)shiron a. to sortshis a. to hiss, make a hissing soundshisa s. (to be) homogeneous, shapedlike, shaped alikeshisham a. to sizzle, sputtershiska a. to whispershishis n. cockroachshitan n. exemplar; na ~ s. (to be)examplaryshito n. version, reading, interpretationshiwai a. to reproduce, re-create,facsimileshiwaya n. reproduction, facsimileshiwengi n. order (biology): shiwengina mosonga – the order ofmammalsshobeo n. parcel, box, cartonshodi n. yellow jacket, waspshoi a. to glide, slide, slipshoibon n. avalancheshoinum n. board, snowboardshoira n. sledshoitu n. skateshombea n. shower cellshombeo n. sprinkling canshombon n. downpourshompe n. showershon a. to shower; ~sho a. to shower,scatter withshonko n. spam(mail), junkmailshonum n. sheet of paper, compareashoshope n. papyrus plant; ~sho n.papyrusshoram n. paperclipshoro n. cabbageshosho n. lettuceshotan n. watermarkshotol n. kitchen roll, towelshotu n. page breakshoya n. skishu s. (to be) sweet, to taste goodshua n. coca; ~du n. crack cocaine;~shum n. cocaineshuchovo n. glucagonshufingu n. berylliumshuka a. to flatter, sweet-talkshuki n. candyshum n. sand, large amount of grainsshumbus a. to pulverize, powder, grindto dustshuna n. nutmeg tree; ~chi n.mace; ~shum n. nutmegshungibi n. pancreasshungin n. duneshungu n. zincshunku n. beachshunseo n. ashtrayshunshim n. chinchillaKah Dictionary 108

shunshu a. to dust, sprinkleshuntu a. to grateshunya n. mill, grinding device; ~da n.mill, building equipped withmachinery for grinding flourshupe n. sugar caneshupingu n. brassshuso n. lemonadeshushu n. desirable person, fox, hottieshushi s. (to be) pleasant, nice to thesenses; ~ng s. (to be) unpleasantshushoi a. to pet, stroke, caressshushum n. sugar; ~uleng s. (to be)sugarfree; ~uvo n. sucroseshuvo n. sweetenershuvu n. sweet potatoshuzavo n. insulineTtabas n. break, pausetabo s. (to be) while, during, for: tabotiro nini – for ten years; ~la n.meanwhile, in the meanwhiletabum n. timebombtachi a. to suspend, block or excludetemporarilytachu s. to date from: awau tachuKinyota na Ming – this dates fromthe Ming-dynastytado n. campTagalogo s. (to be) Tagalog, having to dowith the Tagalog culture; ~ka n.Tagalog languagetageto n. time trialtagon n. tidetai n. then, at that time, right at thatmomentTai s. (to be) ThaiTaika n. Thai languageTais n. T, t; ~a n. T-shirttaishi s. (to be) old-fashioned, also:classicaltaita n. then, in thos timesTaiwan n. Taiwan; na ~ n. Taiwanese,having to do with Taiwantako n. magazinetaku s. (to be) on timetal n. machine, mechanical device, nonspecific;~anyo n. equipment, tools,technology, machinery, plant; na ~ n.mechanical: doi na tal – amechanical problemtalado n. factory; ~ na tipi n. powerplanttalajono n. mechanicstalambe n. (machine) parttalanu a. to industrializetalesi n. so far, for the time beingtambe n. time stretch, shifttampe n. pencil, small brushtan n. picture, symbol, sign, unit; ~ale s.(to be) graphic, pictorial, vivid,described vividly; ~yom s. (to be)symbolictancho n. signal, signtandal n. scannertandanyo n. graphicstangu n. badgetanko n. comictanoko n. calendartansa n. fonttansau n. crayontanso n. inktanshi n. format (in which a file isencoded); ~za a. to formattansho n. certificatetanta n. amination movie, cartoontantil n. cameratanto n. example; ~ lo n. for exampletanu n. film, movie; ~do n. movie theatre;~mbe n. scene, movie scene; ~ngon. screen, movie screen; ~ti n.movie director; ~yus n. cinema, artof making moviestanum n. billboardtanyo n. era, period; ~ na Fangu n.Kah Dictionary 109

Iron Age; ~ na Pingusko n. BronzeAge; ~ na Adu n. Stone Age;tanyus n. paintingtanza a. to film, shoot, snapTanzan n. Tanzania; na ~ n. (to be)Tanzaniantanzoi n. pixeltanzoyo n. resolution (visual)tapa n. allowance, periodical handouttara s. to wait, wait fortaro n. time based cycle; ~kos n.hypothalamustasa n. fashion; ~le s. fashionabletashe n. hourglasstashi s. (to be) temporarytatal n. clock; ~ano s. (to be)clockwise; ~e n. hand of a clocktatang n. nevertatas s. to recreatetatau s. lately, recent(ly)tatil n. watch (time)tato n. time, occasion; ~ko n. edition;~le s. (to be) occasional(ly); ~nyan. logarithm; ~za s. (to be)alternate, to alternate, take turns,occurring or doing by turns; ~ sun n.twice; ~ yem n. thricetau n. now, this moment;tauku s. ago, before now: ata tauku tirosunini nintau – it was twenty yearsago todaytaula s. (to be) present, of this time: totana taula – present tensetaushi s. (to be) moderntauta n. nowadays, in present times,these daystauto s. (to be) current, actual, up to datetautonyo n. current eventstauva s. (to be) relevant; ~ng n. (to be)irrelevantTayan n. Thailandtayo n. always; ~shi s. (to be) chronic,perpetual, constanttayoko n. schedule, program, curriculum;~za a. to schedule in, put in aprogramtayora s. (to be) eternal(ly), forevertayuntil n. stopwatch, (rev) countertaza a. to borrowtazia a. to babysit, sittefon s. (to be) penal, punishabletehaira s. (to be) viabletehau s. (to be) ridiculoustehe s. to be disgustingtehepu s. to be despiccable, contemptibleTeheran n. Tehrantehim s. (to be) audible; ~ing s. (to be)inaudibletehoi s. (to be) surprisingtehoha s. (to be) doubtfultehohang s. (to be) indubitable,indubitably, without any doubtteho s. (to be) realistic; ~ng s. (to be)unrealistictehumwang s. (to be) stainless: refantehumwang – stainless steeltehunu s. (to be) aerodynamicTel-Aviv n. Tel Avivteleche s. (to be) tangible; ~ng s. (tobe) intangibletelencho s. (to be) dispensable,disposable; ~ng s. (to be)indispensable, essentialtembai s. (to be) fragiletembaishi s. (to be) harmfultembasang s. (to be) unstoppabletembayo s. (to be) destructible; ~ng s.(to be) indestructibletemben s. (to be) fertiletembeneng s. (to be) infertiletembeng s. (to be) undividabletembio n. faradtembo s. having the capacity to contain:beo wau tembo lio kwa – this boxhas a capacity of one litertemboyun s. (to be) remarkable,noticeabletembum s. (to be) explosivetemiang s. (to be) immortaltemimpa s. (to be)corrupt, open to briberyKah Dictionary 110

temiru s. (to be) immune: dungantemiru tos sukoimi – sharks areimmune to cancertemito n. (to be) infectioustemitu s. (to be) vulnerabletemola s. (to be) evanescent, transienttemongova s. (to be) soluble; ~ng s.(to be) insolubletemonong s. (to be) irreversibletempa s. (to be) worth; ~ka a. tovalue, estimate the value of; ~le a.(to be) valuable; ~ng s. (to be)worthlesstempi s. (to be) flammabletempil s. (to be) flexibletempo s. to be able to afford; ~ng s. (tobe) unable to affordtemponju s. (to be) moving, stirring theemotionstemundaung s. (to be) innumerabletemunju s. (to be) excitingtemunya s. (to be) effectivetemuru s. (to be) provocativetemwa s. (to be) perishable; ~ng s. (tobe) imperishabletemwaijo s. (to be) recognizable; ~ng s.(to be) unrecognizabletemwanyi s. (to be) terrible, horribletemwanyunung s. (to be)immeasurabile, immensetemwenju s. (to be) respectabletemwengi s. (to be) equivalenttemwenka s. (to be) laudabletemwera s. (to be) comfortable,comfortably; ~ng s. (to be)uncomfortabletemwoi s. (to be) fallible; ~ng s. (to be)infallibletemwu s. (to be) impressive, admirable,wonderfulten s. (to be) possible, doable; ~eng s.(to be) impossible, undoabletenai s. to range, spantenchele s. (to be) availabletencheta s. (to be) urgenttenchu s. to have a capacity oftendopa s. (to be) for renttendoi s. (to be) liable, a liabilitytenemwong s. (to be) frustratedteneng a. to failtenenju s. (to be) lovely, adorabletenenza s. (to be) beneficiary, profitable,of advantagetengi s. to be able to, can; ~to n.possibility, occasion, chance; ~ng s.to be unable; ~leng s. to behelplesstenis n. tennistenjai s. (to be) promiscuoustenjava s. (to be) accessible; ~ng s.(to be) unattainable, unreachabletenjebo s. (to be) understandable; ~ngs. (to be) incomprehensibletenjeja s. (to be) suspicioustenjeku s. to be expected, (to be)expectable; ~ng s. (to be)inexpected, inexpectedlytenjelu s. (to be) agreeabletenjo s. (to be) famous, well-knowntenjoke s. (to be) interestingtenjupau s. (to be) inspiringtenkang s. (to be) unspeakabletenkayo s. (to be) wanted for arresttenke s. (to be) desirabletenkeho s. hopefully, it is to be hopedtenkemi s. (to be) addictivetenki s. (to be) edible; ~ng s. (to be)inedibletenkoyunung s. (to be) illegibletenkuka s. (to be) predictabletenkukang s. (to be) unpredictabletenkungi s. to mattertenkunju s. (to be) attractive, compelling,charmingtenkuri s. (to be) standbytenoka s. (to be) advisorytenonkerung s. (to be) irresistabletensakang s. (to be) indescribabletensinyi s. (to be) worrisome,cumbersomeKah Dictionary 111

tensoza s. (to be) potable, suited orintended for drinking: aso tensoza –drinking watertensumbe s. (to be) eventensumbeng s. (to be) uneven, oddtensunung s. (to be) inseparabletenshoi s. (to be) slipperytenshuka s. (to be) flatteringtentau s. (to be) imminent, due, about tohappentente s. maybe, could betentiju s. (to be) adorabletentim s. (to be) necessary; ~ing s. (tobe) unnecessarytentio s. (to be) optimaltento s. (to be) supposed to (happen),bound to happen, supposedtentom s. (to be) probable, probably;~ong s. (to be)unlikelytentomas n. oddstentonsi s. (to be) deductibletentoza s. (to be) worth it, worth thetroubletentum s. (to be) clear, free fromobstaclestentunke s. (to be) preferable, preferablytentunza s. (to be) hereditary,transmitted geneticallytentus s. (to be) permittable, tolerabletenu s. (to be) navigable, suitable fortravelling, ridingtenubong s. (to be) impregnabletenunu s. (to be) mobile, moveable; ~ngs. (to be) steady, fast, fixed, firmtenuwi s. (to be) malignant; ~ng s. (tobe) benignetenyaira s. (to be) bearable, tolerable,endurabletenyairang s. (to be) unbearable,intolerabletenye s. (to be) joyfultenyeza s. (to be) enjoyabletenyi s. (to be) scary, frightening; ~vu s.(to be) lugubrious, creepytenyin s. (to be) variable, changeable;~ing s. (to be) immutabletenyoi s. (to be) pitiful, poor: tenyoi lo –oh dear! poor thing!tenyumbe n. tip of the iceberg, visibleparttenyun s. (to be) visible, show; ~ge s.(to be) obvious; ~ung s. (to be)invisibletenyunsi s. (to be) negligibletenza s. (to be) practical, usable; ~kwen. utility, company providing utilities;~ya n. utility, something usefultenzachu s. (to be) removabletenzajam s. (to be) applicabletenzang s. (to be) unusable, inpracticaltenzau s. (to be) irritable, easilyaggravated; ~za s. (to be) irritating,annoyingtenzawong s. (to be) annoyingtenzen s. (to be) riskytenzonju s. (to be) tiresometeo s. seven;Teolan n. Antarctica; na ~ n. Antarctic,referring to the region around theSouth PoleTeomaro n. Julyteombe n. one seventhteopil n. heptagon; na ~ n. (to be)heptagonalTeota n. Saturdaytera s. (to be) stabileterang s. (to be) instable, unstabletere s. (to be) obliged (to)tereju s. (to be) reliable; ~ng s. (to be)unreliabletereke s. (to be) serious, cause forconcern: doi tereke – a seriousproblemterento s. (to be) attainableteri s. (to be) functional, operational, towork: nia nong teri – my car doesn’tworkterim s. (to be) potential, possible: izenterim – potential dangertering s. (to be) defective, out of orderterinsa n. potentialistevanjo s. (to be better) to hide, wise toKah Dictionary 112

keep a secret, sensitive: aya tevanjonong le – I’ve got nothing to hidetevato s. (to be) susceptibleti s. to be above; na ~ s. uppertia n. cap, closefitting head covering,tibea n. attictibeo n. helmettibongi n. first classtibosha n. hoodie, hooded sweatertibum n. thunder: tibum muhim– it’sthunderingtibunga n. alpha maletichi a. to spread, cover by smearing, puta thin layer on by rubbing or smearingtidu n. asteroid; ~ro n. asteroid belttifa n. lord, master; Tifa n. the LordTigiri s. (to be) Tigrinian, having to to withthe Tigrinian cultur; ~ka n. Tigrinyalanguagetigon n. ethertihua a. to cough uptihum n. windtihungo n. sailtiji s. (to be) high pitchedtijika n. lark, skylarktijongi n. master's degreetijono n. astronomy; na ~ s. (to be)astronomicaltijowambe n. tau (lepton)tiju s. to adore, idolize, worshiptikando n. head officetikara n. summittikenchobi n. adenoidtikono n. bannertiku s. (to be) of the utmost importance,principal, chief, main; ~ti s.especially, in particulartikwando n. university, academytikwe n. hierarchy; ~shi s. (to be)hierarchicaltil n. electronic, portable or handhelddevicetila s. (to be) on top oftilan n. space, cosmos, outer space; na ~n. (to be) extraterrestrial; ~i n.space crafttilangu n. Titaniumtilanjono n. astronomy; na ~ n.astronomicaltilanu n. space traveltilanyun n. telescopetilembe n. upper armtili n. agave; ~so n. tequilatidola n. capital citytikos n. hail, hailstone: tikos la bon –it's hailingtiku s. (to be) main, chief, primarily; ~kon. outlinetilua n. comettilum n. tip, end of something longtilulu n. shoulder; ~nyo n. shoulderstim s. to be imperative, compulsorytimembe n. protontimeng n. (to be) positivetimoi s. to prop, prop up, lean against:timoi vuvu nunya – he propped uphis feet on the tabletimpai s. to deservetimpau s. to owe, (to be) in debt to, duetimukwan n. professortimuren n. sherifftincheta n. emergencytingi n. layer, cover: tingi chu shina –a cloud cover, overcasttingo a. to covertinju s. to lust for, after; ~le s. to have afetish fortinki s. to be starved, in desperate needof foodtino s. (to be) upwardstinsa n. imperative form, moodtinti s. to should, ought to: tinti li jo –you ought to know; ~ko n.obligation, contract or agreement;~shi s. (to be) obligatorytinu a. to ascend, go up, risetinum n. ceilingtinuno s. (to be) easttinza s. to need, be in need oftinzon s. (to be) tired, weary, fatiguedKah Dictionary 113

tinyai n. primate; ~nyo n. primatestinyo n. stafftio s. (to be) super-, surpassing, above all,superior; ~sa n. superlativetiotum s. to be superconductive; ~uvo n.to be superconductor;tipa n. credit (money)tipe n. horn; ~nyo n. pair of hornstipewin n. unicorntipi n. electricity; na ~ s. (to be) electric,electronic, electronically; ~beo n.capacitator; ~do n. power house;~kan n. electrician; ~kwe n. powergrid, electric infrastructure; ~ngu n.lightning; ~nio n. Ampère; ~nu n.electric current; ~o n. Volt; ~pe n.lightning rod; ~su n.battery; ~talgenerator; ~tum s. to be conductive;~tumung s. to be non-conductive;~za a. to be electrocutedtipil n. steeptipon s. (to be) hypertonictipunti n. prime ministertipya a. to emerge, pop uptira n. planet; ~nyo n. double planettirau n. eagletirenkanyo n. supreme courtTirikan n. TurkeyTiriki s. (to be) TurkishTirikimen s. (to be) TurkmenTirikimenan n. Turkmenistantiro n. year; ~ onai n. leap year; ~sas. (to be) annual, yearly; ~to n. (toanniversarytiroi n. wolverinetiska n. skytiski n. hattiso n. rain; ~ta n. wet season, rainyseasontishinga n. genustisho n. kitetita n. prime, top, best stage; na ~ n. inone’s prime: ubu na tita – a man inhis primetitan n. icon, revered persontitas n. barontiten s. (to be) talented, gifted; ~nyo n.collective of talented peopletiti n. headtitiche a. to buck, bob up and downtitingo n. chador, hijabtitinju s. (to be) lustfultitio s. (to be) supremetitis a. to ticktitivu s. (to be) upside-down; ~pe n.baobab treetito n. tournament, championship; ~ naOlimpos n. Olympics; ~ naOlimpos s. (to be) Olympic; ~pa n.title: za titopa – to win the titletitol n. turbantitom n. weathertitonjono n. meteorologytitonyo n. climatetitu a. to decapitatetitum a. to go over, pass by overheadtiva s. (to be) dominant, dominate over;~za a. to overruletivampe n. umbrella, parasoltivarau n. roof shingletivaru n. corporaltivumbe n. upper leg, thightiwan s. giga- ; ~dio n. gigabytetiwananga n. alpha femaletiwen s. (to be) exalted, elevated, loftytiwi s. abundanttiwu n. star, person excellingtiyumpe n. periscopetiyundo n. observatorytiza a. to pick up; ~ vatil a. to pick up thephonetizia s. to raise, rear, bring uptizua n. butlertobas n. term, set datetocha n. window, opportunitytocho s. (to be) live, directly broadcastedtofau a. to shorten, become short: anin laKah Dictionary 114

tofau – the days are shortening;compare jafauTogoan n. Togo; na ~ n. Togolesetohu a. to go down, slope, to flatten,become flat, falltohuzon a. to doze offtoi a. to stick to; ~ko n. stamp (forletters; ~sau n. tar; ~tol n. ducttape; ~vo n. gluetoiso n. mucus, slimetoje a. to theorize; na ~ v. theoretical(ly)Tojikan n. Tajikistan; na ~ n. Tajik,having to do with TajikistanTojiki s. (to be) Tajik, having to do withthe Tajik culturetoju a. to experience, perceive, livethrough; ~chu s. (to be) empiricaltoka a. to report, tell, tell a story; ~chon. reporter; ~ti n. protagonist,lead character; ~va n.correspondenttokan n. case, situation or occurrencetokeho n. fiction; na ~ n. fictionaltoki n. treat, special dish for an occasionTokioh n. Tokyotoko n. log, logbook, record, daily record;~ko n. to log, keep a log, journaltoku s. (to be) upfront, in advancetokwe n. nature, Mother Nature; na ~ n.natural, having to do with nature; ~shis. (to be) naturalistictolam a. to whiten, go pale, whitetolenza n. to waste awaytolko n. scroll, roll, bookscroll: tolko naFinso Mia – the Dead Sea scrollstolo i. so, thustolon a. to intensify, become densetolpe n. spool, coiltolu n. to curl, bend or fold into a roll: tolukiski – to curl one’s liptom a. to happen, becometomamaro a. to start menstruatingtombai a. to break, go badtombas a. to come to an endtombe a. to join, become a member oftombenjau a. to get pregnant, conceivetomboi a. to soil, become dirtytomembo a. to empty, become emptytomi a. to get sick; ~pau a. todevelop an imflammationtomia a. to dietomiju a. to get sick, start to feel ill, unwelltomil a. to open, open up, become opentomoi a. to start to slant, slopetomomi a. to heal, get better, get well,recovertomongova a. to dissolve, disintegrate,disappeartompi a. to ignite, combusttompil s. to bend, become benttomunju a. to get worked up, excitedtomus a. to evaporate, turn to gastomwan a. to grow, risetomwe a. to soften, get softtomwende a. to be flooded, go undertomwesa a. to smoothen, becomesmoothtomwi a. to become many, multiply; ~ suna. to double, become twice as much;~ yem a. to triple, become threetimes as muchtomwilu a. to widen, become widetomwoi a. to go wrong, miscarrytomwomwo n. to explode, go ballisticwith anger, enragetomwong a. to get angry, enragetonaibo a. to deepen, get deepertonchirau a. to erode, fade, wear away:adu la tonchirau – the rocks areerodingtondoleng a. to be rendered homelesstondon a. to strengthen, becomestronger, forcefultondu a. to turn to stone, fossilize, petrifytonen a. to improve, get bettertonenju a. to fall in love (with)tongi a. to equal, become (calculation)tongo s. (to be) appropriate, proper,suiting the situation, to fit; ~ng a. tobe improper, not suitableKah Dictionary 115

tongono n. measuretongu n. order, medal, insignia,decoration; ~le s. (to be) decorated(with a medal); pau ~ a. todecorate, grant a medal; ~to n.decoration, ceremony in which amedal is grantedtonis a. to succeed, become a successtonjum a. to put on weighttonkaiza a. to get trappedtonkilensi a. to atrophytonko n. noveltono a. to evolvetonojong n. to get lost, lose one’s waytonosa a. to straighten, become straighttonsere a. to strengthen, become strong(physically)tonsham a. to get warm, warmed uptonsi a. to decrease, become less, fall,reduce; ~leng s. unabatedtonsifo a. to start bloomingtonsilu a. to narrow, become narrowtonsimbe a. to fragmentize, start to breakup in fragments, get fragmentized,shatteredtonsin a. to shrink, get smalltonsisol a. to get dimtonso a. to get wettonsol a. to darken, blacken, get darktonsong a. to dry up, become dry,dessicatetonsosa a. to liquify, become liquidtonti a. to get promoted, earn a higherstatus, ranktontinzon a. to get tiredtonto c. if; ~ko n. criterion, criteria;~shi c. as if; ~ye i. in that case,thentonsunu a. to split, break in two or moreparts: pevo tonsunu chumunisham – the wood split due to theheattonseska a. to bruise, get injured insuch a mannertonuko n. script, playbook, scenariotonunung n. to become motionless,come to a standstilltonwanta a. to grow uptonyam a. to redden, become redtonyau a. to stagnate, get stucktonyin a. to change; ~ing s.unchangingtonyocho a. to get out, made publictonyun a. to become visible, appear,emerge, showtonyunjung a. to go blindtonzau a. to get irritated, aggravatedtonzeo a. to swel, rise (dough)tonzeto a. to result intonzon a. to fall asleep; ~ju a. to tire,become tiredtopa n. reward, prizetopau v. to do someone a favortopoi n. herb; na ~ n. herbaltopon a. to stimulatetopu s. (to be) prudenttopyus a. to start to foamTorah n. torahtore a. to stiffen, coagulate, solidifytoreven a. to freezetorim n. to ripentorinta n. adolescence, pubertyTorontoh n. Torontotorum a. to start boilingtos s. (to be) about, concern, concerning,dealing with, pertaining to, for, to thebenefit of, per, destined for, with:pai tos aupau – thanks for the gift;peki senen tos li – vegetables aregood for you; haya keju en jam tosbeo? – what do you want me to dowith the boxes?; kaiko wau tosyukajono – this book is aboutlinguistics; dolar nini tos anin – tendollars per day; ~ka a. to commenton, give a remark about; ~kan n.project;~kaya n. topic marker(linguistics); ~ko n. essay, article,paper; ~ombe n. subject; ~onyon. committeetosa n. aspect (grammatical)Kah Dictionary 116

toski n. setting, circumstancestostanu n. documentarytostunyo n. coalitiontosto conj. despite, despite oftoshi n. situationtota n. tense (grammatical); ~ na kwitan. past tense; ~ na taula n.present tense; ~ na deta n. futuretensetotan n. sign, indication, suggestion:totan na minzia – a sign of abuse;~ka a. to indicate, suggest: sejintotanka vombimito – jaundiceindicates hepatitistoti n. herototika n. epic, legendtotishi s. (to be) heroictotoi s. (to be) stickytotoiso s. (to be) slimytotoka n. storytellertotol a. to wind, swathe, wrap with abandagetotolu a. to roll uptova a. to deducttoven a. to cool down, chilltovera a. to calm downtovivi a. to exceedtoviyi a. to panic, enter the state of panic,start to panictovu a. to fall victim totowong s. (to be) outragedtowonto n. outragetoya n. stickertoyau s. to regret, feel sorry about; ~kaa. to repenttoyeto s. (to be) casual, happening atirregular intervalstoyo n. everytime, all the timetoyu n. character, personagetoyun s. to witness, be witness to; ~ka a.to bear witness to, testifytoza a. to bother, take the time and effortto: nong toza kava yu – don’tbother calling himtu a. to cuttubai n. tatter, fringetuchi n. scartuchu a. to cut off, severetudun n. canine tooth/teethtufan n. bladetuka a. to offend, abusetuki n. fiordtuko a. to engrave, inscript; ~tan n.hieroglyph; ~da n. (gramophone)record; ~davo n. vinyltum a. to go through, beyond, passtumbai a. to be out of line, transgresstumbe n. slice; ~nyo n. sandwichtumos n. pus; ~u n. abcesstumpa n. toll; ~no n. turnpike, tollroadtumpau a. to forward, pass ontumpu s. (to be) blunt, direct, brusquetumula s. (to be) across, on the othersidetumwi s. (to be) extra; ~ta n. extra timetunde a. via, throughtungi n. nobleman, person belonging tothe class of nobility; na ~ n. noble,having to do with the class of nobility;~nyo n. nobility, class of people;tungu n. gemTunis n. TunisTunisan n. Tunesia; na ~ s. (to be)Tunesiantunjanja s. (to be) extraordinarytunje a. to condone, overlook, choose toignoretunjewai s. (to be) immemorialtunjo s. (to be) to be an expert in,specialized; ~za a. to specialize intunka a. to encouragetunke s. to prefertunku a. to pass, go by: tiro wi tunku –many a year had passedtuno a. to pass, give a pass (sports)tunsoni n. ferrytunsho n. visatunta n. overtimeKah Dictionary 117

tunti s. to surpass, be better, more than;~sa n. comparativetuntingi n. elite; ~puno n. aristocracy;na ~puno n. (to be) aristocratictuntu s. (to be) thourough, thouroughly,through and through, carefultunu a. to cross, go across, across, fromone side to the other, throughout; ~non. passage, channeltunum n. portal, gatetunyi s. (to be) brave, courageous; ~kea. to dare; ~le s. daring, boldtunyun s. (to be) transparent, cleartunza a. to inherit; ~ko n. testament,willtunzemanta n. day after tomorrowtunzu s. (to be) done, cooked throughtupe n. speartupevo n. lumbertupil n. sickle, reaping hookturau n. clawtus s. (to be) allowed, permitted: tuswa kiza remos si? – may I havesome icecream?tusi a. to subtract: pan tusi kwa tongikwa – 4-1=3tuska a. to allow, let, permit, give one’sconscent; ~ko a. to sanctiontuspu s. (to be) nonchalant, casualtustu a. to let go, let go of, let loose, allowto pass, happen, leave alone, leavebe, releasetusung s. (to be) not permitted, forbiddentusunka a. to forbid, tell off. prohibittushun s. to approve of, think or declareto be good; ~ung s. to disapprove oftusho n. license, permission, writtenauthorization; ~ka a. to authorize,licensetutol n. bandaidtutu a. to chop, cut up; ~mbe a. toslicetutua a. to crackle, sputtertutubai s. (to be) tattered, frayedtutuka a. to stutter, stammertuturau a. to claw at, scratch in order towoundtutuya n. blendertuya n. knifeUuba n. fatherUbadawi n. Bedouin (person)Ubahai n. Baha’i (person)ubambosa n. androgyneUbangal n. Bengali personUbangalan n. citizen of Bangladeshubantimpuno n. fascistUbarainan n. Bahraini personUbarasilan n. citizen of BrazilUbaratan n. citizen of Indiaubati n. grandfather (formal)Ubelau n. Palauan personUbelawan n. citizen of PalauUbelegan n. citizen of BelgiumUbelizan n. citizen of BelizeUbeneswelan n. citizen of VenezuelaUbeninan n. citizen of Beninubenyo n. descendantUbobon n. AquariusUboliban n. citizen of Boliviaubotanyun n. radiologistubu n. man, male personUbudah n. BuddhistUbulkara n. Bulgarian personUbulkaran n. citizen of Bulgariauchedai n. percussionistuchefi n. boxeruchela n. marksmanUchempil n. Sagittariusuchetu n. lumberjackuchichu n. foreigneruchidu n. clamuchijai n. cheater, adulterer, fornicatorUchilean n. citizen of ChileKah Dictionary 118

uchitan n. tattooist, tattooerUchongan n. citizen of ChinaUchosonan n. North KoreanUchuana n. Tswana personUchuanan n. citizen of Botswanauchubo n. indigenous person, aboriginaludaika n. rapperudaiko n. poetudaitoko n. columnistUdan n. Danish person; ~an n. citizen ofDenmarkudanko n. computer programmerUdaramah n. hinduudedora n. immigrantudenjemi n. epileptic (person)udi n. insectudijono n. entomologistudobo n. guestUdoichan n. citizen of GermanyUdoichi n. German personudokan n. construction workerudoki n. doorman, porterudola n. citizen (of a city)udoleng n. homeless personudolu n. neighbourudonyajono n. physicistudora n. dweller, tenant, residentudovang n. bachelor, unmarried personudozala n. receptionistuduchanga n. cave animal, troglobite;Udurukan n. citizen of Bhutanufa n. parentufaika n. medium, someoneintermediating between the living andthe deadufe n. competitor, opponent, rival,adversaryufeleo n. collaboratorUfaransa n. French personUfaransan n. citizen of Franceufeju n. heterosexualuferu n. enemyufidan n. gamerUfilastinan n. Palestinian, citizen ofPalestineufiren n. referee, arbiter, umpireUfiris n. Frisian personufiti n. winner, victorufivu n. loserUfalam n. Flemish personufondo n. inmateUgaboan n. citizen of GabonUgambian n. citizen of GambiaUganan n. citizen of GhanaUgandan n. citizen of Ugandauganu n. swimmerUginean n. citizen of GuineaUgitaran n. citizen of QatarUguahan n. citizen of GuamUguatemalan n. citizen of GuatemalaUgianan n. citizen of Guyanauhai n. living beingUhai n. Armenian personuhaijono n. biologistuhaira n. survivorUhan n. Han Chinese personuhana n. which one? which person?Uhangukan n. South KoreanUharavata n. Croatian personUharavatan n. citizen of CroatiaUhausa n. Hausa personuhauyus n. comedianUhenan n. Native Americanuheno n. usher, guideuhenu n. scoutuhihumi n. asthmaticuhinjung n. deaf personUhiristos n. christian personujaipo n. prostitute, whoreujam n. agentUjamekan n. citizen of Jamaicaujampo n. producer, manufactererujavan n. guardujelo n. egoistujeze n. retarded personujejeng n. fool stupid person, idiotujejenza n. smoker; ~ng n. non-Kah Dictionary 119

smokerujelano n. hypnotistujenu n. optimist; ~ng n. pessimistuji n. musicianujodo n. engineerujoha n. investigatorujoi n. badass, extremely cool, rough andcollected personUjoman n. North-American personujongi n. bachelor, someone having abachelor’s degreeujono n. scientistujubo n. introvertujuchi n. extravertujujono n. psychologistujumizia n. psychotherapist, shrinkukakang n. mute (person)ukakwara n. collectorUkamai n. Khmer personUkamara n. Welshman; ~n n. citizenof Walesukampau n. employerukamun n. commanderukanka n. employeeukankaleng n. unemployed person, theunemployedukankaza n. recruiter, headhunterUkarainan n. Ukrain; na ~ n. (to be)Ukranian; ~ka n. Ukrainian languageUkaratevel n. Georgian; ~an n. citizenof Georgiaukaya n. lyricistUkazaka n. Kazakh; ~n n. citizen ofKazakhstanukele n. detectiveukeleo n. auxiliary (person)ukelu n. supporterukemi n. addictUkenyan n. citizen of Kenyaukenyo n. team memberukepau n. volunteerukikil n. rodentukim n. monarch, rulerUkiribas n. Gilbertese person; ~n n.citizen of KiribatiUkirigizan n. citizen of KyrgyzstanUkirigizi n. Kyrgyz personuko n. author, person who wroteukodo n. librarianukoiru n. rebelukoivu n. oppressorukokan n. clerkUkolomban n. citizen of Colombiaukom n. impostorukonjumi n. schizophrene personukonka n. liarUkosovan n. citizen of Kosovo; ~Saraba n. Serbian Kosovar; ~Shichipi n. Albanian Kosovarukoyun n. reader, person readingUkarainan n. Ukrainukudo n. founderUkufuchi n. Confucianistukuren n. plannerUkurudu n. KurdUkuwaitan n. citizen of Kuwaitukwa n. someone, somebodyUkwalan n. African personukwan n. student, pupilukwanampuno n. monotheist (person)ukwanku n. trainer, coachukwasesu n. protozoaukwengashi n. arachnid beingukwesku n. weaverukwitakajono n. philologistukwitayajono n. archeologistula n. being, living entity, organismulaban n. midfielderulajong n. missing personulaka n. representative, someonespeaking forulalu n. companion, someone in presenceulashojono n. cartographerUlatavi n. person of the Latvian ethnicity;~an n. citizen of LatviaUlau n. person of the Lao ethnicityUlawan n. citizen of Laosule n. ownerKah Dictionary 120

uleanyo n. inhabitantsUlebenan n. citizen of Lebanonulenjumi n. psychopath, sociopathuleo n. assistantUlaibiran n. Liberian, citizen of LiberiaUliban n. Libyan, citizen of LibyaUlitu n. person of the Lithuanian ethnicity;~an n. citizen of Lithuaniaulojumi n. narcistulubai n. traitoruma n. motherUmahareban n. citizen of MoroccoUmajara n. Hungarian; ~n n. citizen ofHungaryUmakaspuno n. Marxist (person)Umakedon n. Macedonian; ~n n.citizen of MacedoniaUmalagasha n. Malagasy person; ~n n.citizen of MadagascarUmalawian n. citizen of MalawiUmalian n. citizen of MaliUmalta n. Maltese person; ~n n. citizenof MaltaUman n. Oman; ~ na s. (to be) OmanianUmanola n. Inuit personUmashaga n. Tuareg personumati n. grandmother (formal)Umauri n. Maori personumbe n. member (of a group)Umehikan n. citizen of Mexicoumi n. sick personumiachu n. stillborn babyUmiamaran n. citizen of Myanmar,Burmaumikido n. pharmacist, chemistumimbai n. vandal, hooliganumimia n. murdereruminchu n. refugeeuminza n. thiefUmolodovan n. citizen of MoldovaUmolodovo n. ethnic Moldovanumomi n. doctor; ~tu n. surgeonumongo n. stripperUmongol n. Mongolian; ~an n. citizenof Mongoliaungolempuno n. nudist, naturistumonteri n. saboteurUmorisan n. citizen of Mauritiusumoru n. conciliatorUmosambikan n. citizen ofMozambiqueumovi n. moderatorrumukwan n. teacher; ~jono n.pedagogueumula n. creatorumule n. supplierumumia n. executionerumumpo n. salesman, shopkeeperUmunegan n. citizen of MonacoUmunegu n. Monagasque personumunis n. instigator (of an accident)umuno n. driver, chauffeur, machinistumunye n. entertainerumuren n. policeman, officerUmuritan n. citizen of Mauritaniaumuru n. provoker, instigantunaita n. old person, elderly, greybeardunaitamomi n. geriatricianunaiza n. colonistUnamiban n. Namibian personunampu n. saintunana n. tigerunanchu n. apostateunanu n. pilgrimunanyun n. prophetUnaweran n. citizen of NauruUnawero n. Nauruan personune n. birdUnedara n. Dutch personUnedaran n. citizen of the Netherlandsuneni n. pilotunenje n. intelligent beingunga n. animal; ~shi s. (to be) bestial,animal-likeungajono n. zoologist; na ~ s. to bezoologicalungamomi n. veterinarianungano n. shepherd, herdsman, cowboyKah Dictionary 121

ungi n. peer, equalUnihonan n. citizen of JapanUnikaraguan n. citizen of NicaraguaUnohochi n. Chechen personunoka n. adviser, advisor; ~nyo n.councillor, chancellorunopuno n. activistUnoran n. citizen of NorwayUnoro n. Norwegian personUnoromaun n. Normandian person; ~ann. inhabitant of Normandyunoyun n. navigatorunuka n. messenger, heraldunuko n. postmanunumia n. hunter, Orionunupo n. peddler, peddlar, mongerunurang n. nomadunutal n. engineerunuvu n. pedestrianunuwin n. horsemanunyam n. actor (m/f), compare: nyambuunyeki n. smileyunyo n. people, ethnic groupingunyocho n. publicistunyolepuno n. communistunyongipuno n. populistunyonoka n. politicianunyopo n. marketeerUpakistan n. Pakistaniupale n. rich personUpanaman n. PanamanianUpanan n. European personupanu n. financerUpapuan n. PapuanUparaguayan n. ParaguayanUpastu n. Pashtuni, Pashtu personupauza n. recipientupeaki n. herbivoreUpede n. Tibetan personupejono n. botanistUperuan n. citizen of Peruupetu n. gardenerUpilipan n. citizen of the Philippinesupiskemi n. alcoholicupodo n. grocer, shop ownerUpol n. Pole; ~an n. citizen of Polandupompau n. robberupompun n. tyrant, dictatoruponjai n. rapistuponkan n. (forced) laboureruponko n. typistupopo n. trader, merchantupukom n. Hypocrite (person)upumpau n. taxpayerupunan n. citizenupunka n. member of parliamentupunumpuno n. anarchistupunyinke n. revolutionistUrastafarih n. Rastafari (person)urenka n. judgeurenke n. plaintiffurenko n. notary (civil law)ureno n. managerUromah n. Roman, citizen of RomeUroman n. Romanian person; ~an n.citizen of RomaniaUromani n. Romani personuronyojono n. sociologisturonyokan n. social workeruru n. warriorUruandan n. citizen of RuandaUrudunan n. Jordan; na ~ s. (to be)JordanianUrukwayan n. UruguayUrundian n. citizen of BurundiUrus n. Russian personUrusan n. citizen of RussiaUsaharan n. Sahrawiusai n. cultivatorusaje n. designerUsalava n. slavic personUsalbadoran n. citizen of El SalvadorUsaraba n. Serbian personUsaraban n. citizen of Serbiausasen n. plastic surgeonusashi n. stylistKah Dictionary 122

Usaudan n. citizen of Saudi-ArabiaUsavaichan n. citizen of Switzerlandusayun n. inspector, examinerusefiru n. athleteusekitu n. butcherusekiza n. carnivoreusekwansa n. gymnastUsevere n. Swedish personUseveran n. citizen of SwedenUsik n. Sikh personusile n. poor manusindola n. villagerUsingapuran n. citizen of Singaporeusis n. spyusisira n. hermit, recluseusiskuren n. conspiratorusitale n. juvenileusiza n. pickpocketusoika n. beggarUsokotan n. citizen of ScotlandUsokoto n. Scottish personUsolovaka n. Slovakian person; ~n n.citizen of SlovakiaUsoloven n. Slovenian person; ~an n.citizen of SloveniaUsomal n. Somali personUsomalan n. citizen of Somaliausoni n. seaman, sailorustu n. friendUsu n. U,uUsudan n. citizen of Sudan; na ~ s. (tobe) SudaneseUsunan n. Asian personusundova n. bigamistusunsaju n. bisexualusunshi n. cloneusunupuno n. separatist (person)Uswati n. Swazi person; ~an n.citizen of SwazilandUswom n. Finnish person; ~an n.citizen of FinlandUshang-Kangan n. citizen of Hong-KongUshichipan n. citizen of AlbaniaUshichipi n. Albanian personushiju n. homosexual personushika n. instructorUshintoh n. shintoistushiska n. informer, informantUtai n. Thai personutal n. mechanicUtagalogo n. Tagalog personUtaiwan n. citizen of Taiwanutanka n. painter (art)utanza n. photographerUtauh n. taoist (person)Utayan n. citizen of Thailanduti n. head, chef, chief officer; ~ napunyo n. head of stateUtigiri n. (Biher-)Tigrinya personutiju n. fanutilanjono n. astronomerutilan n. alien, being from outer spaceutilani n. astronaututinjule n. fetishist: utinjule na vauvo– a rubber fetishistUtirikan n. citizen of TurkeyUtiriki n. Turkish personutiten n. talent, gifted personutito n. championUtogoan n. TogoleseUtojikan n. citizen of TajikistanUtojiki n. Tajik personutorinta n. adolescentutosonyo n. committee memberutovu n. victimutoyun n. witnessUtunisan n. citizen of Tunesiautunjo n. expert, specialistutunza n. heiruvanyo n. family member, relativeUvayan n. Latin-American person, Latinouvavaza n. zealotuvilu n. extremistuviso n. drunkardUvitian n. citizen of FijiUviti n. Fijian personKah Dictionary 123

uvivan n. prudeuvivupuno n. fundamentalistUviyete n. Vietnamese personUvodun n. practicer of the Vodun religionuvungi n. commoneruvusa n. trackeruwaika n. defendantuwanangike n. feministuwanta n. adult, grown upuwau n. this person, , unbound, compare:wauuwejo n. acquaintanceuweka n. speakeruwidova n. polygamistUwikah n. Wiccan (person)uwirompuno n. collectivistuwiyuka n. polyglotuwodujono n. palaeontologistUyaman n. Yemeni personuye n. that person, compare: yeUyehudi n. Jew (ethnicity)Uyeman n. Australian/Oceanian personuyinke n. activistuyinka n. translatoruyintu n. editoruyipu n. cowarduyiru n. terroristuyogah n. yogi(ni)uyoka n. crieruyoki n. omnivoreuyu n. person, peopleUyugosalavan n. citizen of YugoslaviaUyukarain n. Ukrainian personUyukarainan n. citizen of the Ukrainuyukajono n. linguistuyulayo n. cosmopoliteUyuman n. Omanian personuyun n. vieweruyunde n. visitoruyungajono n. anthropologistuyunjung n. blind personUyuruguayan n. citizen of Uruguayuyushi n . ape, member of thehominoideauzai n. dear, honey, darlingUzaratustarah n. Zoroastrianuzaru n. conquereruzepele n. vertebrate (being); ~ngn. invertebrate (being)uzo n. fly, houseflyuzonteneng n. insomniacuzonu n. sleepwalkerUzulu n. Zulu personVva s. be connected tovaba n. father-in-lawvabo a. to dissolve into: vabo shushumaso – to dissolve sugar into water;~so n. solution, dissolvingvabu n. husbandvabua n. brother- in-lawvachi n. panelvadal n. modemvadambe n. modulevadau n. telephone number; ~ko n.telephone book/directoryvado n. home; na ~ n. (to be) domestic,having to do with the home or family;~nyo n. family, householdvadu n. beadvailu n. cube; tu ~ a. to dice; ~sa s.(to be) cubicalVaimaro n. JuneVaita n. Fridayvajai n. incestvajanja n. tradition; na ~ n. (to be)traditionalvajanke s. (to be) conservativevajau n. payload, part of an aircraftvaki n. port, computer portvako n. tag, label, connected termvaku n. plug (of a cable)vakwando n. high schoolKah Dictionary 124

valon n. degree, relative intensityvalu a. to attach to; ~ka n. conjunctor;~mus n. argonvalusa n. conjunctive form; ~ na s. (tobe) conjunctivevama n. mother-in-lawvanban n. buffervambau n. watchdogvambe n. proportion, ratevamea n. sister-in-lawvamun n. connectivevan s. (to be) safe, secure, shieldedvanai n. phone linevanaya n. chainvanchi n. patch, something applied formendingvandin n. shadow; ~cha n. pupil; ;ku a. to shadow, cast a shadow on,block the lightvando n. asylum, sheltervangadau n. independent variable(maths)vangi n. stairs, flight; ~a n. elevator,lift; ~la n. terrace; ~mbe n. step orrest for a foot on laddervango a. to cover, shield from, protectfromvani n. taxi, taxicabvanjo a. to hide; ~la n. hide, hideout,hiding placevanju s. (to be) shy, timidvanko n. (political) asylumvanku a. to eclipse; ~to n. eclipsevano n. bridgevansun n. backup, copy; ~to a. tomake a backupvantia n. cap, small head coveringvanum n. shieldvanundan n. firewallvanundo n. fortressvanyun a. to patrol; ~yo n. patrolvanza a. to evacuate, vacatevanzi n. pubic hair (one); ~zi n. pubichair (mass noun)vanzia n. providencevanya n. lucky charmvanyo n. family; ~jono n. genealogy;~ka n. family name; ~va s. (tobe) related to, family ofVarasavah n. Warsawvarau n. scale (fish)varea n. peripheralsvaro n. link (of a chain)varon n. syntax; na ~ n. (to be)syntacticalvaru n. soldier;varunyo n. army; na ~ n. militaryvasa a. to inflectvasau n. gel(atine), jelly, gelatinousmattervasi n. affixvashi s. (to be) brotherly, very amical,amicallyvasko a. to fuse, mergevasku s. (to be) bound, tied, confined asif by bindingvastu s. (to be) friendly with, befriendedvasun s. (to be) relativevatan n. hyphenvati n. head of the family, pater familiasVatikan n. Vatican Cityvatil n. telephonevatim s. (to be) obligate, binding, limited toa certain environment behavior,unable to function independently orwith or without: ahumung vatim –an obligate anaerobevato a. to affect, strike, taintvatol n. belt, strapvatum n. widow, widowervau n. gum; ~naya n. elastic string;~vu n. sneaker, runner, trainervaunos n. hose; za ~ n. to hosevauro n. tangavausko n. doughvauvan n. condomvauvo n. rubbervauzun n. nougatvava n. spouse (informal), dearvavalunia n. antimonyKah Dictionary 125

vavang s. (to be) independent, singlevavau s. (to be) elasticvavaza s. (to be) zealousvawan n. scale, relative size: nong vivuvawan na ato – do notunderestimate the scale of the event;le ~ wan n. on a large scale; le ~sin n. on a small scalevawana n. wifevawas n. guavavaya n. joint, something connecting, yoke:vaya na piki – electric yoke(connecting magnetic cores and such);~mos n. synovial fluid; ~vau n.cartilage; ~vo n. synovium;vayaikos n. rheumatismVayan n. South-America; na ~ n. (to be)South-Americanvayol n. ring fingervayuka n. lingua franca, commonlanguage (not necessarily a firstlanguage)vayun a. to link with, associate with, haveto do with: nong keju vayun liyoyong! – I don't want to haveanything to do with you!vaza a. to commit, dedicate oneself tovazevu a. to supervenevazia s. to keep (livestock)vazo n. wasp, member of the order ofHymenoptera; ~nyo n. order ofHymenopteraveke s. (to be) peaceful, peace-lovingvembea n. cold storevembeo n. refridgerator, fridgevemi s. to have a coldvempe n. pine treevemus n. nitrogenvemushena n. nitrate; na ~ n. (to be)nitricven s. (to be) cold; ~ehum n. nitrousoxide; ~choi n. nitratevenche a. to quench, cool suddenly:venche refan – to quench steelVendu n. Pluto; ~ngu n. Plutoniumvenero n. polar circle; ~ na Mano n.Arctic circle; ~ na Nino n. Antarcticcirclevenga n. reptile; ~shi s. (to be) reptilianvenju s. (to be) cold, feel coldvenki n. salad, cold or raw dishVenkuvar n. Vancouvervensho n. mintventa n. winter, cold season; ~su n.hollyvera s. (to be) calm, peaceful, tranquil;~vo n. sedativevetus a. to honor, respect, carry out thetermsvevenju s. (to be) chillyviju s. (to be) sensitive, tendervika a. to bragviki a. to overeatviku s. (to be) offside (soccer)vile s. (to be) luxurious; ~ng s. (to be)austere, sobervilu s. (to be) extremevilupuno n. extremismviminto n. crisisVin n. Viennavinaita s. (to be) old-fashioned, out ofdate, antiquevindino n. (ionizing) radiation,radioactivityvingi s. (to be) arrogantvino s. (to be) fascinated, intrigued byvinyam a. to put it on, put on an act, posevio n. scale, unit of measuring, method ofnumerical notationviosa a. to have had it with, be sick ofvisi s. (to be) scarcevisindau n. infinitesimalviso s. (to be) drunk, intoxicatedvishon a. to spoil, overindulgevishu a. to toady, suck up toViti s. (to be) FijianVitian n. FijiVitika n. Fijian languagevitinza s. (to be) redundant, superfluousvito s. (to be) overwhelmed; ~shi s. (tobe) overwhelmingKah Dictionary 126

vitum s. to go too far, cross the linevitus n. privilege; ~ule s. (to be)privilegedvivan s. (to be) prudishvivi s. (to be) too much, excessive(ly)vivindino s. (to be) radioactivevivinyam s. to overactvivupuno n. fundamentalism; ~ nanampuno n. religiousfundamentalismviwai a. to overreactViyete s. (to be) VietnameseViyetan n. VietnamViyeteka n. Vietnamese languageviyi s. to panic, be in a state of panic; ~von. adrenalineviyun s. (to be) obsessed withvizedun n. wisdom toothvobio n. Mole, unit expressing molecularweightvocha n. minevodu n. oreVoi n. V, the letter Vvojavo n. benzene; ~sko n. xylenevojono n. chemistryvoleng n. vacuumVolkah n. Volgavombe n. atom; na ~ n. (to be) atomicvombeva n. molecule; na ~ n. (to be)molecularvombezado n. nanotechnologyvombi n. liver; ~mito n. hepatitisvomiki n. quininevomos n. bile; ~ha n. gall bladder;~kos n. gallstonevompos n. bitter melon/gourdvon n. (to be) bittervonki n. cassava, manioc, yucavonkus n. grapefruitvonsho n. endivevonu n. current, stream, flow, drift; ~nua. to drift; ~nyo n. plankton; ~ron. gulf streamvoron n. enzymevos n. bean, legume; ~ na kau n. coffeebean; ~ na Limah n. Limah bean; ~na raiki n. cocoa beanvosa a. to convert, turn intovosko n. mix, mixturevotola n. laboratoryvovan n. filter; ~za a. to filtervovosko n. mish-mash, minestronevoyom a. to metabolizevu s. (to be) underneath, below; na ~ s.lowervual n. nylon; chu ~ n. made of nylonvuan n. land, dryland (as opposed towater)vuban n. groin, crotchvubea n. cellar, basementvubon a. to sink, go beneath a surfacevubongi n. coach, economy classvubum n. mine, landminevucha n. cave, burrowvuchero n. football, soccer, ballgame,can be specified when necessary butgenerally the one dominant onlocation; ~ na Panan n. soccer; ~ naKenadan n. Canadian football; (~na) Ragabih n. rugby; ~ na Yemann. Australian football; ~ na Joman n.American footballvuchi n. mantle, earth mantlevuchos n. turnipvuchu s. (to be) radical(ly); ~puno n.radicalismvuda n. skate, skeelervufan n. horseshoevuhim n. tread, footstepvuji s. (to be) low-piched, bassvujus. (to be) depressed, feel down,melancholic, isolated event; ~mi n.depressive disorder; ~miki n.antidepressantvuka a. to insultvukeno n. cause, goal, set of interest:vukeno nempu – a good causevuki n. dung, fertilizervukos n. tuber, bulb,Kah Dictionary 127

vuku n. ground, floor; ~vu s. (to be)undergroundvukum a. to pull downvula a. to put down, lay downvulembe n. lower armvulia n. earthwormvululu n. hipvumbe n. bottom, lowest place or part;~leng s. bottomlessvumembe n. electronvumeng s. (to be) negativevumuren n. constablevunai n. subway, underground, metrovunaya n. shoelacevunga n. mole, (mammal)vungi s. (to be) of lower rank, belongingto the great mass; ~nyo n. themasses, the commoners, the ruckvungo n. sock, stocking; ~nyo n.socks, pair of socksvungu n. gold; chu ~ n. (to be) golden,made of goldvunjim n. saffronvunki n. wheat; ~vau n. gluten;~vaumi n. coeliac diseasevuno s. (to be) horizontal, in a horizontalpositionvunos n. bootvunu a. to descend, go down; ~ta n.duskvunungo n. tapestryvununo n. westvunuto n. sunsetvunyau n. limpvunyi n. shrewvunyum n. flip-flopvupa n. debt, debet (money)vupe n. pole; ~na pengo n. flag polevupil n. kneevupomola n. depression, area of lowbarometric pressurevupon s. (to be) hypotonicvupos n. squashvupunti n. Secretary of Statevupya a. to dive, duck; ~ne n. greatcrested grebevura a. to sow, plant (one item): vura ape– to plant a treevuram n. prawnvuvura a. to sow, plant (multiple items):vuvura vunki – to sow wheatvuren s. (to be) subordinatevurenya n. constitutionvurevu n. footstoolvuron n. ankle; ~go n. thobe, thawbvuru a. to struggle, fight withvusa n. print, track, mark, footprint; ~non. trail, track, series of marks; ~yuna. to trail, trackvusi s. (to be) minuscule, micro-; ~nayon. micrometer; ~nga n.microorganism; ~rio n. millisecondvusoni n. submarinevushina n. fog; ~le s. (to be) foggyvushum n. earth, soilvuskura n. to sit crossed-leggedvuti s. to stand, (be) vertical, be in anerect position; ~ko n. column,vertical section; ~sa n. posturevutu a. to cut down, fellvutum s. (to be) over, cross and down:bon vutum alum – to fall over theedgevuvaku n. hipbonevuvau n. sole, part of a shoevuven s. (to be) hypothermicvuvi s. nano-; ~nayo n. nanometer; ~rion. microsecondvuvombe n. subatomic particle; na ~ n.subatomicvuvos n. peanut; ~ana n. peanut buttervuvu n. foot, legvuvubo n. sole (part of the foot)vuvuju s. (to be) depressed, suffer from adepressionvuvumbe n. lower legvuvunyau a. to limpvuvupya a. to hop (on one foot)Kah Dictionary 128

vuvuti n. instepvuyol n. toe; ~onyo n. toesvuza s. (to be) based upon: vuza atokaho – based on a true storyvuze n. heel; ~pe n. (high) heelvuzeo n. calfvuzino a. to frownvuzua s. (to be) servile, docileWwa n. I, me, personal pronounwai a. to do again, redo, do back, react,repeat, again, anewwaicho a. to rerun, broadcast againwaido s. to reconstruct, restorewaifon a. to reproach, rebuke, reprovewaija a. to reactwaijo a. to recognizewaika a. to reply, answer, respond(verbally)waiko a. to reply, answer, respond (inwriting); om ~ i. yours sincerely,please write backwaila a. to put back, replace, restorewailu a. to reconcilewaimi s. (to be) allergic to; ~to n.allergic reactionwaimunde a. to recall, summon backwain a. to revisewaino a. to reflect; ~yo n. albedowainu a. to return, go backwaipa a. to recompense, remuneratewaipau a. to return, give back, requitewaipino a. to rewireWairan n. citizen of Irelandwairen a. to reformWairi n. Irish personwairu a. to defendwaisa a. to repairwaisita a. to rejuvenatewaisun a. to reproduce, undergo copying,duplicating, produce offspring (in anasexual manner): sesu la waisungege – the cells are reproducingrapidlyWaitian n. Haitian personwaito s. to recur, happen againwaiven a. to refresh; ~shi s. refreshingwal n. synthetic material; chu ~ s. (to be)synthetic, made from an syntheticmaterialwali n. camelidwalo n. myself; ~nyo n. ourselveswamai a. to hail, cheer forWamazigi n. Berber person, “Moor”wambau n. mastiffwambe n. chunkwambea n. hall, large roomwambino n. colonwambio n. kilowambumia n. supernovawaming adj. (to be) egregious,remarkably bad, flagrant: awoiwaming – a flagrant mistakewankus n. pomelowampa n. treasure; ~beo n. treasurywampuno n. nationalistwamwa adj. (to be) huge, enormous,grand; ~bio n. metric ton; ~dio n.megbyte; ~donio n. megawattwamwaka n. din, continuous noisewamwake s. (to be) very eager, can’twait to: wamwake wehim – I’m allears, wamwake jobo – I can’t waitto meet himwamwanyomi n. pandemicWamwaso n. Pacific Ocean; na ~ n.Pacific, having to do with the Pacificwamwati n. masterpiecewamwoi a. to blunder, make ahugemistake, screw up, blowwamwu n. glory; ~ka a. to glorify; ~les. (to be) gloriouswan s. (to be) bigwana n. woman; ~sa s. (to be)Kah Dictionary 129

female; ~shi s. (to be) feminine,womanlike, effeminatewanabimomi n. gynaecologistwanabu n. hermaphroditewanaibo n. abysswanaifu n. mammothwanakim n. queenwanakwo n. henwaname n. ewe, female sheepwanamul n. cow, female cowwanangike n. feminism; na ~ n. (to be)feministwanawin n. marewanaya n. tape measurewanayo n. kilometerwanchen n. cannon; ~nyo n. artillerywandin n. splendorwandio n. kilobytewandola n. metropolis, megalopolisWandoran n. Andorran citizenwanen n. to be fantastic, splendid, great;~ka s. (to be) lyricalwangi n. standardwangonto n. tsunamiwanio n. size, gauge, magnitude,measurewanjo n. (to be) wise, wiselywanjowambe n. muon (lepton)wanka a. to boast, boast about, prideoneself onwanka a. to scream, yell, shoutwankal n. ravenwanki n. dinner, supper, main mealwankil n. capybarawankonje n. psychosis; ~le s. (to be)psychoticwano n. boulevard, high roadwansajono n. geologiswansu n. plumwanshe n. magnifying glasswanso n. ocean; ~jono n.oceanographywanta s. (to be) adult, mature, grownup; ~ng s. (to be) underagewantenyun s. (to be) macroscopicwanu a. to extend, expand, broadenwanyai s. (to be) in agony, anguishwanyi s. (to be) in terrorwanyin s. (to be) revolutionarywanyo n. we, us, personal pronounwanyoi n. sorrow; ~ka s. (to be)sorrowfulwanyu n. giantwanyun a. to measurewanyunjono n. metrologywanzai n. patriotWaraba n. Arabic personWarentinan n. citizen of Argentinawas n. pear; ~a s. pear-shapedWashintan n. Washingtonwau s. this, attributive, compare: awau,uwauWauganan n. citizen of Afghanistan,Afghanwauka i. namely, that is to sayWaumunan n. citizen of MacauWautearoan n. citizen of New Zealandwawai s. (to be) repeatedlywawairo n. ping pongwawaipe n. boomerangwawaito s. (to be) reccurring: atowawaito – recurring eventswayom a. to interactWazerian n. citizen of AzerbaijanWazeri n. Azeri/Azerbaijani personwe s. (to be) in the state, situation ofwebaika s. (to be) creakywechire s. to cake, form a crust onwechu s. to be fromwedova s. (to be) married (to)wefe s. (to be) a rival of, rivalingwehea s. (to be) attentivewehim s. to hearwejam s. (to be) in the act, red-handedwejanka n. participlewejem s. (to be) smoking, fuming,smoke: chempe wejem - smokinggun; compare janjem, jenza,Kah Dictionary 130

jejenzawejo s. (to be) acquainted with, familiarwith; ~ng s. (to be) unacquaintedwith, unfamiliar withweka s. to speak a language, havemastered a language; na ~ n. (tobe) spoken, characterized by speech:yuka na weka – spoken languagewekamun s. (to be) in command,commandingweke s. (to be) willing, out of free will; ~les. (to be) voluntaryweketim s. to serve, be on dutyweku s. (to be) progressive, movingonwards, compare deku; ~le s. (tobe) advancedWekwadoran n. Ecuadorian, citizn ofEcuadorwekwanu s. (to be) convergent,convergeWel n. person of the Greek ethnicity; ~ann. citizen of Greecewele s. to own, possessweluza s. (to be) on the side of, run withwembe s. (to be) part of, a member of;~ra n. seat, membership by electionwemeo n. cougar, puma, mountain lionwemia s. (to be) lethal towempu s. (to be) dignitewemunki s. to nourishwemwedo n. skyscraperwemwi a. to accumulate; ~shi s. (tobe) accumulativewen s. (to be) tall, highwende a. to flood, cover with water;~to n. flood, overkillwendo n. tower, flatwenepiskopos n. pontiff, high bishopwengi s. to equal, be equal to;wengiko n. test, examwengo s. (to be) dressed, decent,covered, dressed inwenje s. to value, think highly of; ~le s.(to be) worthy, valuablewenju s. to respect; ~le s. (to be)respectful, respectfully, yours sincerely(formal)wenjung s. to disrespect; ~leng s. (tobe) disrespectful, disrespectfullywenka a. to praisewenke a. to emulatewenkil n. maraweno n. ridgewensa n. land relief, terrainwenseo n. valleywenta n. high tidewenti s. (to be) highest in rank, prime,chief, quality: sangi wenti – primequalitywento a. to raise (salary, bet)wenum n. stage, platformwenyau s. to block, jam, obstruct: aduwenyau sonai – the stone isblocking the riverwenye s. (to be) entertaining, amusingwenyimi n. acrophobiawenyun s. (to be) proud, proud on; ~kaa. to pride oneself onweosa s. (to be) satisfyingwepa s. to fund, support, provide fundsfor, take care of (financially etc.)wepi s. to burn, be on fireweponka s. (to be) convincingwepomun s. (to be) compelling, urgingtowepopa s. to be an expense, causeconstant expenses to: ben wepopawi fanyo – kids are a big expense fortheir parentswera s. (to be) seated, in a sitting positionWereteran n. Eritrean, citizen of Eritreawereven s. (to be) freezing clodwerevu s. to prop, support, sustainwerengo s. to pave, cover, form theoutside cover of: akeja nenwerengo nuno denu Mingan – theroad to Hell is paved with goodintentionsweri s. to last, remain functioning,unspentweron s. to constitute, be constituted of,consist of, compose: kenyo navuchero weron ufi nini kwa – aKah Dictionary 131

soccer team constitutes of elevenplayersweru s. to have a problem with, conflictwithwesa s. (to be) stativewesayun s. to monitor, keep an eye onwesenka s. (to be) proper, designating anameweshi s. (to be) similar, alike; ~ lo s.similarlyWespanyan n. SpaniardWesteran n. Austrian, citizen of Austriawetengi s. (to be) capable ofwetonto s. in case of: wetonto ayo –just in casewetum s. (to be) beyondwevamban s. to bufferweweki s. (to be) nourishingweyinyun s. (to be) discriminatingweyun s. to seewezai s. (to be) loving, caring; ~le s.(to be) affectionatewi s. (to be) much, many; ~ tomwi s. (tobe) more and more; ~ tunti s. (to be)more thanwia n. meter, instrument for measuringWichopan n. citizen of Ethiopiawichova n. multimediawichuka n. creole languagewidova a. to practice polygamywidun s. (to be) toothywiha s. (to be) inquisitivewigon n. frequencywiju s. (to be) sensitive, keen to respondwikambeva s. (to be) polysyntheticwikaya n. quantifierwike s. (to be) popularwikim n. emperor; na ~ s. (to be)imperial; ~an n. empire; ~anke n.imperialism; na ~anke n.imperialisticwil n. pig; ~isau n. lardwilata n. old geezer, fartwilewi s. (to be) crawling with, crawl with,teem withwilu s. (to be) broad, wide; ~la n.expanse; ~ki n. alligator; ~no n.avenuewilule n. boubou, grand boubou, kaftanwiluyun n. panorama, wide viewwimun a. to gainwin n. horse; ~ka a. to whinneywinampuno n. polytheism; na ~ s. (tobe) polytheisticwinda n. carriage, chariotWingilan n. citizen of EnglandWingil n. English personwiniru n. cavalry-man, horseman, knightwinirunyo n. cavalryWindonesan n. citizen of Indonesiawingau n. hinnywinin s. (to be) sunnywinki n. oatwinoban n. synapsewinodal n. routerwinola n. junctionWinuiti n. Inuit personwinunu s. to be capricious, moving rapidlywinyo n. mass, (large) indefinite quantity;~la n. concourse; ~mbe n.majority; ~sa s. in the mass, enmassewio n. quantitywipil n. polygonwirompuno n. collectivism; na ~ n. (tobe) collectivistwiron s. (to be) collective; ~yo n.collective enterpriseWis n. Icelandian, person of the Icelandicethniticy; ~an n. citizen of Icelandwisi n. quantum; ~jono n. quantumtheoryWisilam n. muslimwisa s. (to be) plural; ~le s. multiplewisko n. person of mixed ethnicity; na ~n. to be multiracial, multiculturalwisti s. hundred thousandwishi s. (to be) various, all kinds of,miscellaneous; ~le adj. to varyKah Dictionary 132

witenza s. (to be) versatilewiti n. maximum; ~le s. maximal, themaximumwito s. (to be) often, oftenlywitum s. (to be) pervasivewiva s. (to be) complex, complicated,involvedwivan s. (to be) internationalwivu n. minimum; ~le s. minimalWiwa n. W, wwiwan n. quantity, masswiwinya s. zillion; na ~ s. zillionthwiwiro n. spiral, helix; ~ sa s. to beshaped like a spiralWiyehudi n. Jew, adherent of Judaismwiyuka s. (to be) multilingualwiyun a. to survey; ~to n. surveywiza a. to spend, spend on: nong wizalo apa yo shuki – don’t spend allyour money on candywizeo s. (to be) bumpywochebas n. graduatewochela n. target, person to be hitwodova n. spouse (formal)wodu n. fossil; ~jono n. palaeontologywofono n. accusedwoi i. oops! expressing a mistakewoika a. to complainwoino a. to mislead, misguidewoira a. to put someone in his placewoisa s. (to be) incorrect, wrongwojeke n. suspect (person)wojeza n. choice, person selected, thechosen (one): wojeza tongo naakan – a likely choice for the jobwojong n. unknown person, strangerwokan n. clientwokuvichu n. miscarriage (fetus)wokwan n. doctor, someone holding adoctorate; ~gi n. PhDwokwara n. assembly, gatheringwolaimpo n. transfer, transferred personwolayom n. subsitute, replacement(animate), compare: aulayom: nairana wolayom – the substitutesbenchwomi n. patientwomia n. corpsewomombu n. castrate, eunuch, bullockwomwa n. decomposed organism; ~von. fossil fuelwomwo s. (to be) furiouswonana n. queuewonaya n. puppetWondurasan n. citizen of Honduraswong i. argh, expresses angerwonka s. (to be) angry with, angrilywonshi s. (to be) in a bad mood,peevish, crosslywonumia n. game, preywonyo n. group, party, peoplewopun n. subject, person under theauthority of; ~yo n. subjects, body,collective of subjects: wopunyo nawanakim – the subjects of the queenwosemwa n. leperWostorelan n. Australian, citizen ofAustraliawostu n. someone you are on friendlyterms with, acquaintancewoto n. patient (linguistics)wotol n. mummywova n. in-law; ~nyo n. the in-lawswowoi a. to screw aroundwowu n. star, celebrity, someoneexcellingwoyoko n. lineupwoyom s. (to be) the wrong way round:jango woyom chivu – to put onshoes the wrong way roundwoyun a. to refutewoyuno n. pupil, somone supervised ortutoredwozai n. loved one, belovedwozayun n. test person, guinea pigWozobekan n. citizen of UzbekistanWozobeke n. Uzbek personwu i. how! what! how very!: wu nenyunben – what a pretty child!; ~ka n.to hoot; ~to n. sight, spectacle:Kah Dictionary 133

wuto lo! – quite a sight!wuto n. trickwuwua a. to howlwuza a. to impressYya n. it, inanimate pronounyahayaka n. whatchamacallityai a. to hurt, be painful, “ow!” “ouch!”yaika a. to cry out in painyaileng s. (to be) painlessyaimiki n. painkilleryaira a. to endure, sit through, hold out, tobear, persist, takeyaiza s. to suffer from, undergo; ~yun n.trialyaka n. noun; na ~ s. (to be) nominalyalepuno n. materialism; na ~ n. (tobe) materialisticyam s. (to be) redYamadu n. MarsYaman n. Yemen; na ~ s. (to be) Yemeniyambau n. foxyambe n. componentyambis n. beetrootyangan n. salmonyangu n. ruby; ~su n. pomegranateyankuku s. to blush, blushingyansu n. red blood cell; ~leng s. (tobe) anemicyanshi n. reddishyanyai n. orang utanYanyun n. Jupiteryasa n. matter; chu ~ n. (to be)material, earthly, concrete (asopposed to abstract); ~mbe n.fermion; ~ng s. (to be) immaterialyau a. to excuse oneself, say sorryyauka a. forgive, pardonyayang n. nothingyayauka s. (to be) forgivingyayoi a. to moanye s. that, attibutive, compare: aye, uyeyeke s. (to be) jealous, jealouslyyeku s. (to be) last, occurring before thepresent; ~to n. last time, the othertimeyelu s. (to be) besidesyem s. three; na ~ s. third; ~be n. athirdYeman n. Australia & Oceania; ~ na n.(to be) Australian/Oceanian, ofAustralian/Oceanian originYemaro n. Marchyembenyo n. tripletyemevabo s. (to be) triploidyempeo n. macadamia (n.)yempil n. triangle; ~ijono n.trigonometry; ~isa s. triangularyendombe n. baryonyenini s. thirty; na ~ s. 30thyenola n. intersection of three roadsyensefito n. triathlonyensenjo n. trisomyYenta n. Tuesdayyenyam n. rubellayenyo n. trio, party of threeYeshuah n. JesusYidiska n. Yiddish language; na ~ n.written in Yiddishyika s. (to be) afraid of, to fearyiku s. (to be) mean-lookingYil n. Y, yyimi n. phobia ; ~le s. (to be) phobic of:wa yimile kwenga – I am phobic ofspidersyimpitil n. adaptoryimpun s. to be in control of, responsiblefor, administer, manage; ~an n. trustterritoryyin s. other, the other oneyinga n. monster, beast; ~shi adj. (tobe) bestial, savage, brutishyinka a. to translateyinke n. activismyinkemun a. to recompileyino s. left, be located to the left side of:Kah Dictionary 134

nukodo yino kodo – the postofficeis to the left of the library; la ~ s. to bethe one on the left: vuvu la yino –the left foot; ~la adj. (to be) leftist:puno yinola – a leftist ideology;~lanyo n. the Left, the collective ofleftist parties; ~za adj. (to be) lefthandedyinsa a. to change shape,metamorphose; na ~ a. metamorphicyinshi s. (to be) different, differ from,differently, otherwiseyinti n. pole, either of two opposed forcesor principles: yinti zam – magneticpoleyinto s. otherwise, in all other respects, inother circumstances: uyu nenjeyinto – an otherwise intelligentpersonyintu a. to edityintus a. to tolerate, be tolerant towards,abide; ~ung a. (to be) intolerantyinyino s. (to be) capriciousyinyun s. to discriminate, (be)discriminating towardsyinza s. (to be) an alternative foryipu s. (to be) craven, cowardlyyiru a. to terrorize, induce terror, beinvolved in a terrorist campaign; ~ton. terrorist attackyizau a. to bully, pick onyo s. all, every; ~ sun s. bothyobo s. (to be) full, complete, completely,fullyyoi i. woe, oh dear; ~mus n. tear gas,mace; ~no s. (to be) negative,lacking in positivityyoika a. to lamentyoiko n. tragedy; ~shi s. (to be)tragic, tragicallyyoilo a. to endulge in self-pityyoira a. to waste away, witheryoisa a. to comfort, soothe, consoleyoiza a. to feel sorry for, sympathize with,feel pity for someoneyoka a. to announce, declare; ~ko a. toplacard, post, announce publicly inwriting; ~sa n. indicative; ~sho n.placard, pamphletyoki s. (to be) omnivorousyoko n. list; ~la n. list boxyol n. finger, digit; ~oji n. kalimba,thumb pianoyola s. (to be) global, worldwide; ~nu a.to globalizeYolto n. Yuleyolunga n. amphibianyom a. to exchange, swap, switchpositionsyombene n. cuckooyombeshum s. (to be) wholemealyomia a. to become extinctyomong a. to cancel, cancel out,neutralizeyompa n. change, change money: lerayompa! – keep the change!yompo s. (to be) instead of, for: : za duzuyompo adu – they used bricks forstonesyonen s. (to be) perfect, flawlessyongebi n. thyroidyongo a. to change, get into a differentset of clothesyonjo a. to confuse with, mistake foryonka a. to converse with, speak withyonko a. to correspond, exchange letters;~nyo n. correspondence,exchange of lettersyonku n. pronounyono n. battery, array: yono nawanchen – a battery of gunsyonza a. to take overyoruti n. general, officeryosa s. (to be) enough, to suffice; ~le s.(to be) adequate; ~ka s. (to be)satisfied, content; ~ng s. (to be)insufficient, insufficientlyyoti n. (to be) overallyotos s. (to be) public, out in the openyova s. (to be) collective, shared by all,corporateyoyala n. universeyoyo s. (to be) absolute, definitely, by allKah Dictionary 135

meansyoyoi s. to cry, sobyoyol a. to tickleyoyong i. not al all, absolutely notyoyun s. (to be) sadyoza s. (to be) universal, general, used byall, affecting all; ~je n. concensusyu n. he, she, it, animate pronounyubo a. to man, take stations at; ~lengs. (to be) unmannedyudo n. houseyuka n. language; ~ jeno n. logicallanguage, loglan; ~mbe n. dialect;~ na senyo n. body languageyukajono n. linguistics; na ~ n. (to be)linguisticyukiza n. cannibalYula n. earth, world; na ~ s. (to be)earthly, terrestial: ula na Yula – aterrestrial being; ~la s. (to be)cosmopolitan, existing all over theworld; ~ro n. globe; ~shi n.earthlike, rocky and small: tirayulashi – an earthlike planetyulenti n. drone, unmanned aircraftyulo n. himself, herself; ~nyo n.themselvesyumambau n. werewolfyumbe n. sample, specimenyumbo s. (to be) in sight, in sight ofyumbonum n. retinayumuren n. police inspectoryun a. to look; na ~ n. (to be) visual,optic, optical, visually, ocular, having todo with the eye: yunku na yun – anoptical effectyunansa n. landscapeyuncha n. eye socketyunchi n. eyelid; ~nyo n. eyelidsyuncho a. to televise, broadcast fortelevision; ~to n. tv broadcastyundan n. viewer (application)yunde a. to visit, go see, meet withyunga n. human being, homo sapienssapiensyungajono n. anthropology; na ~ n.anthropologicalyungasa n. humanoid, creatureresembling a human being; na ~ n.humanoid, having humanlike featuresyunjono n. opticsyunjung s. (to be) blindyunku n. impression, image, appearance,effect; ~le s. to look like, appear,seem toyuno a. to point, direct, indicateyunsa n. almond; ~su n. apricotyunsan n. iris (of an eye)yunsu n. eyeballyunsi a. to neglectyunso n. tear, teardropyunta n. appointment, meetingyunto n. look, glanceyunum n. tv, television, display, screen; ~na dal n. pc screenyunumomi n. ophthalmologistyunya n. viewer (instrument)yunyo n. they, themyunza a. to receive, agree to see, meetyupa n. bountyyupu s. (to be) humaneyupung s. (to be) inhumaneyus n. artyusa n. anthropoid, manlikeyuska a. to recite, declaim, orateYustan n. Houstonyusudo n. museumyusule s. (to be) artisticyusura n. gallery, art collection; ~do n.galleryyushi s. (to be) hominoidyushinyo n. Hominoidea, hominoidsyutal n. robot, androidyutan n. portraityuva s. (to be) tame, domesticated; ~ ngn. (to be) wild, rogueyuvan n. bobyguardyuyun a. to follow, watch intensely, listencloselyKah Dictionary 136

yuyung n. nobody, nooneyuyus n. artistyuza a. to kidnap, abductZza a. to take, use; ~ kaya chau a.literally: nong za kaya chau viviyinka – don't translate it too literally;~ lo! a. enjoy, take this, eat this,you’ve got served,zaba n. stepfatherzabas a. to consume, use up, finishzabos n. suitcasezacha n. socketzachau a. to analyzezachu a. to remove, take away from, takeofzadan n. tool, application programzafa n. stepparentzahea s. (to be) careful, cautiousZaheh n. Shanghaizai s. (to be) dear, lovedzailu n. partner (in an intimaterelationship)zaiva n. relationship, emotional bondzaja a. to demonstrate, show how to usezajam a. to apply, put to use: zajamrenya – to apply the ruleszajeng a. to forget, fail to bringzaka a. to apply for, file for, invokezakai s. (to be) copyrightedzaki n. take-out, take-out food, take-away;~do n. take-away, take-outrestaurant; ~za v. to pick up take-outor take-away foodzam s. (to be) magneticzama n. stepmotherzamai a. to shake hands with someonezambe n. dose, ration, portionZambezih n. ZambeziZambian n. Zambia; na ~ n. Zambianzaminza a. to misappropriatezamun a. to prescribe, dictatezana n. slavezanai a. to snare, trap with a snarezanaya n. snare, trapping devicezandon n. magnetismzang a. to refrain from, abstainzangano a. to herdzangu n. prize, cup, trophyzani n. van, minivan, MUV, MPV, peoplecarrierzanjolea n. harddisk, disk for storinginformation, computer diskzano s. right, to be located to the rightside of; doki zano shenum – thedoor is to the right of the window; la ~n. the one on the right: lele la zano– the right arm; ~la adj. located onthe right side of the political spectrum:nokwe zanola – a right wing party;~lanyo n. the Right, the collectiveof right wing parties; ~za adj. (to be)right-handedzanos n. gutter, troughzanu v. to go, be accepted, be okay: ayenong zanu lau – that does not flyover herezanum n. trayzanya n. magnetzanyo n. set, bundle, packzapa s. (to be) expensivezapau a. to turn in (for arrest etc.), handover, give up, submitzaram n. plierszarau a. to pick, scratch, probe in order toremovezaru a. to conquer; ~za a. to plunderzau n. itch, irritation, aggravation; ~mi n.rash, spots on the skin; ~mitol n.shingleszauru a. to persecute, harasszauvi n. neurosiszauza a. to bother, irritate, annoyzava n. case (grammatical), compare:beozavo n. resourceZawa n. Z, wKah Dictionary 137

zawong a. to annoy, vexzawu a. to marvel at, stand in awe forzaya n. tool, artefact, utensil, instrumentzayun a. to test, try, subject to an examzazang s. (to be) spare, free, unused:bea zazang – a spare roomzazanku n. screensaverzazanta n. spare time, leisurezazarau a. to pick apartzazau s. (to be) itchy, to itchzazaumi n. eczemazazauvi s. (to be) neuroticzazia a. to handle, treat, take care ofze s. (to be) back of, after, later; ~ tio s.last, final, conclusivezebas s. (to be) at last, finallyzebino n. rectumzedodi n. snailzedo n. turtle, tortoisezedun n. back tooth; ~yo n. backteethzehai n. afterlifezejongi n. postgraduatezeke s. (to be) nostalgiczekembo n. pharynxzekia n. dishes; shim ~ a. to do thedishes; ~tal n. dishwasherzekisa n. dessertzekita n. eveningzela s. (to be) posterior, located to therear, backzelele n. upper armzeloi n. aftertastezelu n. backsidezemanta n. tomorrowZemaro n. Decemberzembo s. (to be) in danger, at risk, atstakezemi n. hangoverzempato n. venturezen s. (to be) dangerouszenai n. cape, cloakzende a. to risk, endangerzenis n. riskzenka a. to warnzenke a. to threaten, be menacing,threatening, posing a danger to:sonto zenke saiki – a droughtmenacing the cropszeno s. (to be) alongside, along, go with,follow: zeno nuno – follow the roadzenu a. to follow, be next; ~mbe n.sequel, follow-up; ~to n. occuringafter, succeed, subsequent(ly)zenunu a. to follow, shadow, tail; ~yi s.(to be) paranoidzenyo n. series, something arranged insuccession; na ~ n. serialzeo n. hump, hunch, rounded masszeomul n. humped cattle, zebuzeone n. emuzepe n. spine; na ~ n. spinal, having todo with the spine; ~le s. vertebrate;~leng s. invertebrate; ~lenyo n.vertebrata; ~mbe n. vertebrazera n. hesistationzesenyo n. posterior, hind quarterszeta s. (to be) late, occurring at anadvanced hour: choto zeta – the lateshowzetan n. background, circumstances:zetan na kwita – the historicalbackground; na ~ n. background,occurring in the background: aji nazetan – background musiczeti s. to ride, move while being carried:zeti win – to ride a horsezeto n. effect, result; ~vo n. agent,substance producing an effectzetus a. to give in, yieldzevasi n. suffixzevan s. (to be) reservedzevi s. (to be) late, delayed; ~a n.retardation, hindrance; ~vi s. (to be)too latezevu n. buttocks; ~lu n. buttockzewai n. echo; ~ka a. to echozewali n. camelzeye n. afterwardszeyun n. to look back in something,Kah Dictionary 138

evaluate, assesszeze n. back, backsidezezeku s. (to be) backwards; ~shi n.palindromezezera s. to hesistatezezun n. caramelzia s. to take care of, care for, tend, nurseziban n. mangozidun a. to comb; ~ya n. combziko s. to brush, paint with a brush, strokezim s. to buzzZimbabuan n. Zimbabwe; na ~ n.Zimbabweanzimul n. yakzina n. kiwifruit; ~ne n. kiwi (bird)zinas n. shampoozino n. eyebrow; ~nyo n. eyebrowszinum n. carpet, rugzinya n. buzzerzinyo n. lock, strand of hair, tresszipe n. brushziro n. curl (of hair); ~sho n. parsleyziroi n. minkzisku n. linenzitu a. to cut hair; ~do n. barber's, hairsalon; ~tu n. barberzivo n. keratinezivu n. tarantulazizeo n. crest; ~ne n. cockatoozizi n. hair (collective), compare: azizizia n. medic, nurseziziro s. curlyzizitu n. barberzizundi n. bumblebeezoi n. grain: ~ na shum n. grain ofsandzoidu n. granitezombea n. bedroomzombon a. to faint, swoonzomwambea n. dormitoryzon s. to sleep, (be) sleepingzona n. poppy; ~zoi n. poppy seed;~zon n. morphinezondo n. nest, den, lairzonju s. (to be) sleepy, drowsyzongo n. cover, blanketzonkos n. pineal glandzonong s. (to be) awakezonsol n. melatoninzonteneng n. insomnia, sleeplessnesszonu s. to sleepwalkzonya n. bed; ~ na aso n. waterbed;~ngo n. bedcoverzonza s. to restzonzong s. to lie awake, be sleeplesszonzim s. to snorezua s. to serve; ~do n. monasteryzubea n. kitchenzubeo n. ovenzudeo n. saucepanzudu n. brickzuko n. cookbookZulu s. (to be) ZuluZuluka n. Zulu language, isiZuluzumbeo n. beehivezundi n. bee; ~la n. apiary; ~ne n.hummingbird; ~nyo n. beeswarm;~zia n. beekeeperzupili n. plantainzura n. casserolezusko n. batterzushi n. cuisinezuti n. chefzuvajono n. gastronomyzuyoko n. recipezuzeo n. puff pastryzuzung s. (to be) raw, uncookedKah Dictionary 139

English sectionIn the English to Kah section, both the English lemmas and the Kah counterparts havebeen labeled accoring to their part of speech with the following abbreviations:n. - nounv. - verbadj. - adjectiveadv. - adverbconj. - conjunctorprep. - prepositionint. - interjectionpx. - prefixsx. - suffixIn the English section possible translations are numbered in order to present the full rangeof possible translations:smoke n. 1) jem (n.) vaporous matter arising fromsomething burning; 2) janjem (a.) to smoke,prepare food by exposing it to smoke: janjemgan – to smoke fish; 3) wejem (s.) to emitsmoke, be smoking, fuming: chempe wejem- smoking gun; 4) jenza (a.) to smoke acigarette, pipe etc.: uma chewe yu jenza –his mother caught him smoking; 5) jejenza (s.)to be a smoker: jejenza ha? – do yousmoke?Kah Dictionary 140

accumulate v. wemwi (a.)accumulation n. awemwi (n.)accumulative adj. wemwishi (s.)accurate adj. chauren (s.) preciseaccuse v. fono (a.); ~d adj. 1) ofono(s.) in the state of being accused; 2)wofono (n.) accused personache n. 1) ayai (n.) pain; 2) yai (s.) to hurt,be painful, be achy, soreachieve v. sekanto (a.); ~ment n.asekanto (n.)acid n. 1) choivo (n.) substance; 2) choi(s.) sour; ~ic adj. choivova (n.)acidic; ~ity n. ichoi (n.) sournessacknowledge v. joza (a.)acknowledgement n. ajoza (n.)acorn n. pelpeo (n.)acquaintance n. uwejo (a.) compare:familiaracquainted v. wejo (s.) familiaracquire v. jale (a.) to get, obtainacrobat n. fimas (n.)acrophobia n. wenyimi (n.) compareacross prep. 1) tunu (s.) from one sideto the other: shina nengi tunu tiska– the clouds floated across the sky; 2)tumula (s.) on the other side: tumulabea raya la – across the room was achairacryl n. naisku (n.); ~ic adj. nanaisku (n.)act v. 1) ajam (n.) deed; 2) jam (n.) to do:jam shi ubu! – act like a man!; 3)nyam (a.) to pretend like, perform in aplay, behave like; 4) anyam (n.)pretense; 5) renko (n.) law, formalstatement; 6) nyambe (n.) part of aplay;action n. 1) ajam (n.) deed(s); 2) nyeru(n.) movie genreactive adj. 1) ri (s.) functioning, working,on; 2) ribo (s.) in effect, actualactivism n. yinke (n.)activist n. uyinke (n.)activity n. 1) iri (n.) state of being turnedon, involved; 2) janyo (n.) acts,actions: janyo na yiru – terroristactivitiesactor n. 1) unyam (n.) non-specific; 2)nyambu (n.) male actoractress n. nyamwana (n.)actual adj. 1) tauto (s.) current, up todate; 2) otauto (s.) updated; 3) hole(s.) in fact,in realityacupuncture n. pyunojono (n.)adapt v. janengo (a.) to fit, make fit; ~edadj. onengo (s.)adaptation n. anengo (n.)adaptor n. yimpitil (n.)add v. jamau (a.)addict n. ukemi (n.)addicted adj. kemi (s.)addiction n. ikemi (n.)addictive adj. tenkemi (s.)addition n. amau (n.) also: some more;~al adj. maushi (s.)address n. 1) doko (n.) place wheresomeone lives; 2) janko doko (a.) towrite an adress on; 3) kapau (a.) tospeak directly to: kapau ben tosasapu – he adressed the child abouthis behavior; 4) akapau (n.) act ofadressingadenoid n. tikenchobi (n.)adequacy n. iyosale (n.)adequate adj. yosale (s.)adjacent adj. faulu (s.) neighbouringadjectival adj. na sakalu (n.)adjective n. sakalu (n.)adjudicate v. renza (a.) pursueadjust v. neno (a.) customize, tweakadjusted adj. oneno (s.)adjustment n. aneno (n.)admin n. kwereno (n.) systemadministratoradministration n. kokan (n.)administrative adj. na kokan (n.)administrator n. kwereno (n.) adminadmit v. 1) kaho (a.), confirm; 2) botos(s.) to permit to enteradolescence n. torinta (n.)adolescent n. utorinta (n.)adopt v. 1) benza (a.) to take as a child; 2)denoza (a.) to take and followKah Dictionary 142

adopted v. obenza (s.)adoption n. abenza (n.)adoration n. atiju (n.)adore v. tiju (s.) to worshipadorable adj. tenenju (s.) lovely,loveableadrenal gland n. hijubi (n.)adrenaline n. viyivo (n.)adult adj. 1) wanta (s.) state of beingadult; 2) uwanta (n.) adult person,grown upadulterer n. uchijai (n.) fornicatoradultery n. achijai (n.) fornicationadulthood n. awanta (n.)advance n. 1) akupa (n.) advancedmoney; 2) kupa (a.) pay upfront; 3)weku (a.) to progress; 4) aweku (n.)progress; in ~ adv. toku (s.)upfront; ~d adj. wekule (s.)advantage n. nenku (n.); ~ous adj.nenkule (s.) favorableadventure n. dento (n.)adventurous adj. dentoke (s.); ~nessn. identoke (n.)adverb n. lukaya (n.)adversary adj. feno (s.) contrary: tihumfeno – adversary windsadvertise v. kumpo (a.); ~ment n.kumpotan (n.)advice n. anoka (n.); ~r n. unoka (n.)adviced adj. onoka (s.) on advice ofadvise n. noka (s.) counsel, recommendadvisory adj. tenoka (s.)aerodynamic adj. tehunu (s.); ~s n.hunujono (n.)aerostatics n. rahunjono (n.)aether n. chola (n.)Afghan n. 1) Wauganan (n.) citizen ofAfghanistan; 2) na Auganan (s.)having to do with AfghanistanAfghanistan n. Auganan (n.)affair n. 1) aya (n.) case, matter, thing: ayasispu – an uncandid affair; 2) ijuva(n.) romantic affair; to have an ~(with) v. juva (s.)affect v. vato (a.) to have an effect on,afflict, strikeaffected adj. 1) ovato (s.)affection n. iwezai (n.) love; ~ate adj.wezaile (s.)affix n. vasi (n.)afflict v. miva (a.)affliction n. 1) imiva (n.) afflictedcondition; 2) amiva (n.) act ofafflictingafford v. tempo (s.) to be able to affordaffricate n. nyonzenyau (n.)aforementioned adj. kucheva (s.)afraid adj. yika (s.) to be afraid of, fearAfrica n. Kwalan (n.)African n. 1) Ukwalan (n.) personoriginating on the continent of Africa;2) na Kwalan (s.) having to do withthe African continentafter pr. ze (s.) located after, behind, backof, later; ~wards s. zeye (s.)afternoon n. baninta (n.)aftertaste n. zeloi (n.)against pr. fe (s.) anti, opposed toagave n. tili (n.)age n. 1) lata (n.) time lived; 2) tanyo (n.)period of time, eraaged adj. naita (s.) oldagenda n. 1) ninjanko (n.) book denotingthings to do; 2) tayoko (n.) program(of things to do)agency n. punchombe (n.) governmentorganisationagent n. 1) ujam (n.) grammatical role; 2)zetovo (n.) substance producing aneffect; 3) puncho (n.) representativeof an agency, government officialaggravate adj. janzau (s.) irritateaggravated adj. zau (s.); become ~ v.tonzau (a.)aggravation n. zau (n.)aggression n. ikeru (n.)aggressive adj. keru (s.)aglet n. luntia (n.)ago adj. tauku (s.) before, in front of: atatauku tiro sunini nintau – it wastwenty years ago todayagree v. 1) jelu (s.) be in harmony,Kah Dictionary 143

accord; 2) kwasa (s.) to correspondwith; ~able adj. tenjelu (s.)agreement n. ijelu (n.)agriculture n. asai (n.)aid n. 1) aleo (n.) help; 2) leo (a.) to help;3) leopa (n.) financial aid; 4) pauleopa (a.) to give financial aidAIDS n. Mirumi (n.)aim n. 1) cheke (a.) to aim for, direct to; 2)cheten (n.) ability to hit a targetair n. 1) hum (n.) breath (n.); 2) tiska (n.)sky, heaven; 3) hunyo (n.)athmosphere: tiso javen hunyo –the rain chilled the air; ~conditioning n. hunsa (n.)airbag n. humbos (n.) swim-bladderairplane n. neni (n.)airport n. nenila (n.)airstream n. hunu (n.)airstrip n. netino (n.) runwayalarm clock n. monzonya (n.)Albania n. Shichipan (n.)Albanian n. 1) Ushichipi (n.) person ofthe Albanian ethnicity; 2) Ushichipan(n.) citizen of Albania; 3) Shichipi (n.)having to do with Albanian culture; 4)na Shichipan (n.) having to do withAlbania; 5) Shichipika (n.) Albanianlanguagealbeit adv. eye (i.) even thoughalbino n. sanavoleng (n.)alcohol n. 1) piso (n.) ethanol; 2) pis (n.)any organic compound with afunctioning hydroxyl groupalcoholic adj. 1) pisole (s.) containingalcohol; 2) upiskemi (n.) personsuffering from alcoholismalcoholism n. piskemi (n.)alder n. pinzoi (n.)algae n. sopea (n.)algebra n. dauvajono (n.)Algeria n. Jazairan (n.)Algerian adj. 1) Ujazairan (n.) citizen ofalgeria; 2) na Jazairan (n.) having todo with Algeriaalien n. 1) uchichu (n.) foreigner; 2)utilan (n.) being from outer spacealive adj. hai (s.) livingalhamdulillah i. pai Nam (i.)alkali metal n. fingu (n.); ~s n.fingunyo (n.) entire group of alkalimetalsalkaline adj. 1) fechoi (s.) having a pHmore than 7; 2) fingusa (s.) having theproperties of an alkali; ~ earth metaln. finshingu (n.); ~ earth metals n.finshingunyo (n.) entire group ofalkaline earth metalsalkalinity n. ifechoi (n.)all adj. 1) yo (s.) every; 2) uyo (n.)everybody; 3) ayo (n.) everythingallergic adj. waimi (s.); ~ reaction n.waimito (n.)allergy n. iwaimi (n.)alley n. bano (n.)alliance n. rustunyo (n.)allie n. rustu (n.)alligator n. wiluki (n.)allow v. tuska (a.) permitallowance n. tapa (n.) periodical handoutallowed adj. tus (s.) permittedalloy n. soskongu (n.)almighty adj. koile tio (s.)almond n. yunsa (n.)almost adv. fafau (s.) nearly, closealone adv. kwasi (s.)along adv. zeno (s.) alongsideAlp n. gin na Alpah (n.) one mountain; ~sn. (ginyo) Alpah (n.)alpaca n. mewali (n.)alphabet n. kotanyo (n.); ~ically n. nakotanyo (n)already adv. kwi (i.)also adv. mau (i.)alter v. janyin (a.) changealternate v. 1) tatoza (s.) occurring byturns, to do or happen by turns, everyother: kan anin tatoza – he workedon alternate days; 2) yinza (s.)alternativealternative n. 1) ayinza (n.) alternativemethod; 2) yinza (s.) providing achoicealthough adv. eye (i.) even though, evenKah Dictionary 144

if, albeit, yet, though, anyway, howeveraltitude n. iwen (n.)aluminum n. 1) lingu (n.) element; 2)chu lingu (n.) made out of aluminumalways adv. tayo (s.)amaze v. muhoiza (a.) to astonish stun;~d adj. hoiza (s.) stunned,astonishedamazing adj. hoile (s.) stunninglyAmazon n. 1) Amazon (n.) river; 2)Amazonan (n.) the Amazon,Amazonia (n.)Amazonian n. 1) na Amazonan (n.)having to do with the Amazonianregion; 2) Wamazonan (n.) member ofthe indigenous people of Amazoniaambassador n. chipunku (n.)ambition n. aketi (n.) aspirationambitious adj. keti (a.) to aspireambulance n. semini (n.)amendment n. mauko (n.)America n. 1) Joman (n.) the continent ofNorth-America; 2) Ronan na Joman(R.J.) (n.) U.S.A.American n. 1) Uronan (na Joman) (n.)U.S. citizen; 2) na Ronan (na Joman,na R.J.) (n.) having to do with theU.S.A.Amhara n. 1) Amaranyo (n.) Amharapeople; 2) Wamara (n.) person of theAmhara ethnicityAmharic n. 1) Amaraka (n.) Amhariclanguage; 2) Amara (s.) having to dowith the Amhara cultureamiable adj. nenye (s.) good-naturedamical adj. vashi (s.) also: amically;amicability n. ivashi (n.) brotherhood,familiarityamid prep. 1) bambosko (s.) among; 2)ban (s.) in the middle of; 3) bambo(s.) betweenamine n. chawachu (n.)amino n. chawachu (n.); ~ acid n.choichawachu (n.)ammonium n. chawachuamnesia n. ijewaileng (n.)amnesic adj. jewaileng (s.)amnesty n. 1) afontus (n.) pardon; 2)fontus (a.) to pardonamnion n. bensembos (n.) amniotic sackamniotic adj. na bensembos (s.) havingto do with the amnion; ~fluid n.bembiso (n.)amount n. iwi (n.) quantityamong prep. bambosko (s.) amidAmpere n. tipinio (n.)amphibia n. yolunga (n.)Amsterdam n. Amastadam (n.)amuse v. munye (a.) to cheer up; ~dadj. onye (s.); ~ment n. amunye(n.)anaestesia n. ajuleng (n.)anaesthetic n. julenki (n.)anal n. na boicha (n.)analgesia n. senjung (n.)analgesic n. 1) na senjung (n.) having todo with analgesial; 2) senjunki (n.)drugs causing analgesiaanalogous adj. na kaishi (n.)analogy n. kaishi (n.)analysis n. 1) azachau (n.) assay; 2)daubasajono (n.) field ofmathematics;analyze v. zachau (a.)anarchism n. punumpuno (n.)anarchist n. upunumpuno (n.)anarchize v. jampunung (a.)anarchized adj. opunung (s.)anarchy n. apunung (n.)anatomical adj. na senjono (n.)anatomicallyanatomy n. senjono (n.)ancestor n. chufa (n.)ancestry n. ichufa (n.)anchor n. nivu (n.)anchovy n. fingan (n.)ancient adj. naitashi (s.) very old,antique; ~ Egypt n. Masaran naKwita (n.)and c. ai (c.)Andes n. (ginyo) Andes (n.)Andorra n. Andoran (n.)Andorran n. 1) na Andoran (n.) havingKah Dictionary 145

to do with Andorra; 2) Wandoran (n.)citizen of Andorraandrogyne n. ubambosa (n.)androgynism n. ibambosa (n.)androgynous adj. bambosa (s.)android n. yutal (n.)andrology n. bujono (n.)anecdote n. sintoka (n.)anemia n. iyansuleng (n.)anemic adj. yansuleng (s.)anew adv. wai (a.) againangel n. nanuka (n.)anger n. 1) iwong (n.) state of beingangry; 2) jamwong (a.) cause to beangry, upsetangle n. pil (n.) bend, archangry adj. wonka (s.) angry with;become ~ v. tomwong (a.)anguish n. iwanyai (n.) agonyanimal n. unga (n.)ankle n. vuron (n.)annex v. laza (v.)annexation n. alaza (n.)annihilate v. mongola (a.)annihilation n. amongola (n.)anniversary n. tiroto (n.)announce v. yoka (a.) declare, yoka; ~ averdict v. renka (a.)announcement n. ayoka (n.) statementannoy v. zawong (a.) to vex; ~ing adj.tenzawong (n.)annual adj. tirosa (s.)annul v. hovanka (a.) invalidateannulment n. ahovanka (n.)anonymous adj. senkaleng (s.)anorak n. boshango (n.)anorexia n. pesajemi (n.)another n. 1) mau (a.) to add: om mausoza binso – let’s drink anotherbeer; 2) amau (n.) another one: omsoza amau – let’s drink anotheranswer v. 1) waika (a.) to give a reply; 2)awaika (n.) act of replyingant n. sindi (n.); ~ colony n. sindinyo(n.); ~acid n. choivo na sindi (n.);~eater n. sindikiAntarctic n. na Teolan (n.) having to dowith the region around the North Pole;~ circle n. Venero na Nino (n.)Antarctica n. Teolan (n.) the Antarcticantelope n. gepyai (n.)antenna n. 1) chope (n.) forbroadcasting; 2) jujupe (n.) of insectsanthropological adj. na yungajono(n.)anthropologist n. uyungajono (n.)anthropology n. yungajono (n.)anti- pref. fe- (s.)antibiotic n. misumia (n.)anticipate v. jekuje (a.)anticipation n. ajekuje (n.)antidepressant n. vujumiki (n.)antidote n. feminki (n.)antimatter n. feyasa (n.)antimony n. vavalunia (n.)antiquark n. fedonombe (n.)antique n. 1) naitaya (n.) piece ofantique, relic; 2) naitashi (s.) ancient,very old; 3) vinaita (s.) out of date,old-fashionedantisocial adj. nyojung (s.)anus n. boicha (n.)any adj. kakwa (s.) one, of whatever kind,whatever whichanyhow adv. eye (i.)anymore adv. rata (i.) still; not ~ adv.nong rata (i.)apartment n. angila (n.); ~ building n.angido (n.)apathic adj. juring (s.) lethargicapathy n. ijuring (n.) lethargyape n. uyushi (n.) hominoidapiary n. zundila (n.)apostasy n. ananchu (n.)apostate n. 1) unanchu (n.) person whoabandoned his religion; 2) na nanchu(a.) pertaintng to apostacyapostatize v. nanchu (a.)apostle n. nutoka (n.)Kah Dictionary 146

Appalachia n. (Ginyo) Apalash (n.)apparatus n. sintal (n.) small device notintended for portable useappeal n. 1) ahayun (n.) request for help,decision; 2) hayun (a.) to request forhelp, decision, revision (court); 3)munkunju (s.) be attractive,compelling, appeal to the sensesappear v. 1) yunkule (s.) to seem, looklike, appear to; 2) tonyun (a.) tobecome visible; ~ance 1) yunku (n.)impression, image, effect, way thingsseem to be; 2) atonyun (n.) act ofshowing up: atonyun tashi – aguest appearanceappendix n. 1) mauva (n.) appendage,attached supplementary material; 2)kwachabino (n.) vermiform appendixappetite n. ikike (n.); have an ~ v.kike (s.)apple n. bol (n.); ~juice n. mos na bol(n.); ~sauce n. bolobus (n.)applicable adj. tenzajam (s.)application n. azaka (n.)apply v. 1) zaka (a.) invoke, file for; 2)zajam (a.) to put to use; 3) tichi (a.)to spread on, smearappreciate v. pai (s.) to be gratefulapproach v. faunu (a.) to nearappropriate adj. tongo (s.)approval n. itushun (n.)approve v. tushun (s.) to approve of, befavorable towardapproximate adj. faushi (s.)approximately, about, around, circa:uyu faushi mel haira –approximately one hundred peoplesurvivedapricot n. yunsasu (n.)April n. Pamaro (n.)aquarium n. shebeo (n.)Aquarius n. Ubobon (n.)Arab n. Waraba (n.)Arabic adj. 1) Araba (n.) having to do withArabic culture; 2) Arabaka (n.) Arabiclanguagearachnid n. 1) ukwengashi (n.) arachnidbeing; 2) kwengashi (s.) spider-likearachnidae n. kwengashinyo (n.)arachnophobia n. kwengayimi (n.)arbiter n. ufiren (n.) referee, umpirearbitrary adj. loshi (s.)arc n. pilido (n.) part of a circle, arch,curved structurearcheological adj. na kwitayajono (n.)archeologist n. ukwitayajono (n.)archeology n. kwitayajono (n.)archipelago n. solanyo (n.)architect n. udoyus (n.); ~ure n.doyus (n.)archive n. jorenyo (n.)Arctic n. 1) Manola (n.) Arctic region; 2)na Manola (n.) having to do with theregion around the (North) Pole; ~circle n. Venero na Manola (n.)area n. lanyo (n.)Argentina n. Arentinan (n.)Argentinian adj. 1) na Arentinan (n.)having to do with Argentina; 2)Warentinan (n.) citizen of Argentinaargon n. valumus (n.)argue v. 1) ruka (s.) to quarrel; 2) muluka(a.) to reasonargument n. 1) aruka (n.)disagreement, discussion; 2) mulu(n.) reason for or against; 3) jankalu(n.) phrase modifying a verb; 4)vangadau (n.) independent variable(math.)Aries n. Bume (n.) Ramaristocracy n. tuntingipuno (n.)aristocratic adj. na tuntingipuno (n.)arithmetics n. daujono (n.)arm n. 1) lele (n.) hand, bodypart; 2) ruya(n.) weapon; ~pit n. faucha vu lele(n.); ~ed adj. ruyale (s.) providedwith armsArmenia n. Hayan (n.)Armenian n. 1) Uhai (n.) person with theArmenian ethnicity; 2) Uhayan (n.)citizen of Armenia; 3) Hai (n.) havingto do with Armenian culture; 4) naHayan (n.) having to do with Armenia;5) Haika (n.) Armenian languagearmor n. chenchi (n.); ~y n. ruyado(n.) arsenalKah Dictionary 147

armored adj. ochenchi (n.); ~ vehiclen. chini (n.)army n. varunyo (n.)aroma n. afu (n.) smell, odoraround prep. 1) rora (s.) surrounding; 2)faushi (s.) circa, about, approximatelyarousal n. 1) ijaiju (n.) state of beingaroused; 2) ajaiju (n.) turnonarouse v. munjaiju (a.) turn on; ~d adj.jaiju (n.)arpeggio n. jisanu (n.)arrange v. 1) jaren (a.) to organize, put inorder; 2) rawen (a.) to put up: rawenzizi – to arrange one’s hair; 3)jankuren (a.) to plan, prepare:jankuren idova – to arrange amarriage; ~d marriage n. apauva(n.)arrest v. 1) kayoza (a.) take into custody;2) akayoza (n.) arrestarrhythmic adj. daileng (s.)arrival n. ade (n.)arrive v. de (a.) comearrogance n. ivingi (n.)arrogant adj. vingi (s.)arrow n. 1) netu (n.) projectile; 2) notan(n.) symbol of directionarsenal n. ruyado (n.) armoryarsenic n. fuangu (n.)art n. yus (n.)artichoke n. kikwil (n.)article n. 1) aupo (n.) product; 2) ambeko(n.) section in written text, of a law; 3)tosko (n.) essay, piece of writing,paper; 4) sinka (n.) grammatical, nounmarker; definite ~ n. sinka kwiva(n.) grammatical, noun marker;indefinite ~ n. sinka kwivang (n.)grammatical, noun marker;artillery n. wanchenyo (n.)artist n. uyus (n.)artistic adj. yusule (n.)as adv. shi (a.) like, in the manner of;~ far as c. eche (c.) eche wa jo– as far as I know; ~ long as c.etabo (c.); ~ soon as c. ege(c.) ege yu de – as soon as hecomesascend v. tinu (a.)ascent n. atinu (n.)ascetisism n. ilenke (n.)ASCII n. kotanyo na dal (n.)ashamed adj. puchu (s.)ashes n. pishum (n.)ashtray n. shunseo (n.)Asia n. Sunan (n.)Asian adj. na Sunan (n.)ask adj. haka (a.)asleep adj. zon (s.) sleepingasparagus n. pepeki (n.); green ~ n.pepeki pesan (n.); white ~ n.pepeki lam (n.); wild ~ n. pepekiyuvang (n.)aspect n. 1) lumbe (n.) element, way ofseeing; 2) tosa (n.) grammaticalcharacteristic of verbs: tosa basa –perfective aspectasphalt n. duzun (n.)asphyxiated adj. omohum (a.)aspiration n. aketi (n.) ambitionaspire v. keti (a.) be ambitious aboutaspirine n. mivon (n.)ass n. 1) zevu (n.) bottom, behind; 2) gau(n.) donkeyassassin n. upamia (n.); ~ate v.pamia (n.)assemble v. 1) kwara (a.) collect, gather:kwara ango – to collect one'sclothes; 2) kwaranu (a.) to cometogether, gather: winyo wi lakwaranu la hula – masses areassembling in the square; ~d adj.okwara (s.) gathered, collected,concentrated in one placeassembly n. 1) aukwara (n.) collection;2) wokwara (n.) group of people,gatheringassess v. 1) zeyun (a.) to evaluate; 2)jewi (n.) to estimateassessment n. azeyun (n.)assign v. pauno (a.) to allotassimilate n. munshi (n.)assimilation n. amunshi (n.)Kah Dictionary 148

assist v. 1) leo (a.) help; 2) cheku (a.) togive a pass that leads to a score(sports); 3) acheku (n.) act of giving apass that leads to a score; ~ance n.aleo (n.); ~ant n. uleo (n.)associate v. 1) vayun (s.) to link with,have to do with; 2) polu (n.)companion in businessassociation n. 1) avayun (n.) act ofassociating; 2) kekwe (n.) institution,organizationassurance n. arejam (n.) guaranteeassure v. rejam (a.) to guaranteeasterisk n. simangu (n.)asteroid n. tidu (n.); ~ belt n. tiduro(n.)asthma n. hihumi (n.) ; ~tic adj. 1)na hihumi (n.) having to do withasthma; 2) uhihumi (n.) personsuffering from asthmaastigmatism n. pyononza (n.)astonish v. muhoiza (a.) to amaze; ~edadj. hoiza (s.) stunned; ~ing adj.hoile (s.) stunning, amazing; ~mentn. ihoiza (n.)astray adj. na nutas (s.)astrologer n. umanguka (n.)astrology n. manguka (n.)astronaut n. utilani (n.)astronomer n. utilanjono (n.)astronomical adj. na tilanjono (n.)astronomy n. tilanjono (n.)asylum n. 1) vando (n.) shelter; 2) kaido(n.) place where animals are lockedaway; 3) vanko (n.) political asylum:soi vanko – to request for asylumasymmetric adj. shilung (s.)at prep. 1) la (s.); 2) latan (n.) @, at sign;~ most adv. witi (s.)atheism n. langapuno (n.)atheist n. 1) ulangapuno (n.) atheistperson; 2) na langapuno (n.) havingto do with atheismAthens n. Atinah (n.)athlete n. usefiru (n.)athletics n. sefiru (n.)Atlantic n. 1) Bamboso (n.) AtlanticOcean; 2) na Bamboso (n.) having todo with the Atlantic Ocean: weno naBamboso – Mid-Atlantic Ridgeatlas n. 1) lashoko (n.) book of maps; 2)ginyo Atalas (n.) mountain range:atom n. vombe (n.); ~ic adj. na vombe(n.)ATM n. repatal (n.) ATM-machineatmosphere n. 1) musko (n.) air; 2) juro(n.) general mood; ~ic(al) adj. namusko (n.)atrocious adj. mwempu (s.) extremelycruelatrocity n. 1) mwemputo (n.) act ofextreme cruelty; 2) imwempu (n.)quality of extreme crueltyatrophied adj. okilensi (s.)atrophy n. 1) akilensi (n.) state; 2)kilensi (a.) to become atrophied; 3)munkilensi (a.) to cause to atrophyattach v. valu (a.); ~ed adj. ovalu (s.);~ment n. auvalu (n.)attack v. 1) deru (a.) start a fight; 2) aderu(n.) act of attackingattainable adj. terento (s.)attempt a. 1) kemun (a.) try; 2) akemun(n.) act of tryingattend v. dedenu (a.) to go regularly:dedenu kwando – to attend schoolattention n. 1) ihea (n.) heed; 2) hea (i.)hey! watch it! watch out!; 3) ijela (n.)concentration, focus: ijela tonsi –their attention was diminishingattic n. tibea (n.)attorney n. fononka (n.) lawyerattract v. 1) munkunju (a.) physicallyappeal to; 2) kunde (a.) make comeclose; ~ed adj. kunju (s.)1)attracted to: kunju li – I'mattracted to you; 2) kukunju (s.) tohave a preference for: kukunjuwana – I'm attracted to womenattraction n. 1) akunju (n.) physicalappeal to; 2) jundon (n.) gravityattractive adj. tenkunju (s.)attribute n. sava (n.) feature,characteristicKah Dictionary 149

attributive adj. savasa (s.)au pair n. chilanzia (n.)Auckland n. Okoland (n.)audacious adj. tunyi (s.) bold,courageousaudacity n. itunyi (n.)audible adj. tehim (s.)audience n. hinyo (n.)audition n. 1) ahinju (n.) act or sense ofhearing; 2) amunyungi (n.) act orsense of hearing; 3) munyungi (n.) todo auditionauditorium n. hinyobea (v.)auditory n. 1) na hinju (n.) having to dowith hearing; 2) hinyo (n.) audienceAugust n. Diamaro (n.)aunt n. luma (n.)aural adj. na him (n.) perceived throughthe earsauricle n. hinchi (n.)austere adj. vileng (s.) soberausterity n. ivileng (n.)Australia n. Ostorelan (n.)Australian adj. 1) Wostorelan (n.) citizenof Australia; 2) na Ostorelan (n.)having to do with AustraliaAustria n. Esteran (n.)Austrian adj. 1) Westeran (n.) citizen ofAustria; 2) na Esteran (n.) having todo with Austriaauthenticiation n. ahoka (n.) validation,confirmationauthor n. 1) uko (n.) person responsiblefor writing something: uko na nukowau – the author of this letter 2) koko(n.) person writing as a professionauthorities n. koinyo (n.): koinyo lashi– the local authoritiesauthority n. 1) ikoi (n.) power orinfluence; 2) ukoi (n.) person of thegovernment; 3) utunjo (n.) expertauthorization n. tusho (n.) license,permitauthorize v. tushoka (n.) license; ~edadj. otusho (s.)autograph n. asentan (n.)automate v. mulori (n.)automatic adj. 1) lori (s.) moving byitself, automatically; 2) kengejeng (s.)without thinking or volition; 3)gedapeleng (s.) having an automaticgear shifting system: niagedapeleng – automatic carautomatism n. kejunjeng (n.)autumn n. peshota (n.)auxiliary adj. 1) keleo (s) assisting,giving aid; 2) maushi (s) additional; 3)ukeleo (n) auxiliary person; 4) akeleo(n) auxiliary item; 5) janka keleo (n)auxiliary verbavailable n. tenchele (n.)avalanche n. shoibon (n.)avarice n. ileju (n.) greedavatar n. kwezatan (n.) user pictureavenge v. mimwai (a.) to retaliateavenue n. wiluno (n.)average adj. bangi (s.) moderateavocado n. sawas (n.)avoid v. chunu (a.)awake adv. zonong (s.)aware adj. jele (s.)away adv. 1) chu (a.) from, moving away,go away: gevu chu – to run away; 2)chi (s.) out, outside, not in, notpresent, absent: yu chi – he's awayawful adj. sangileng (s.) lacking qualityaxe n. chetu (n.)axis n. dabano (n.)Azerbaijan n. Azerian (n.)Azerbaijani n. 1) Wazerian (n.) citizen ofAzerbaijan; 2) na Azerian (n.) havingto do with Azerbaijan; 3) Wazeri (n.)Azeri/Azerbaijani person 4) Azeri (s.)having to do with the Azerbaijaniculture; 5) Azerika (n.) Azeri languageBB, beta n. bul (n.)B-cell n. mirusu na fesevo (n.) B-lymphocyteKah Dictionary 150

abble v. babal (a.) speak nonsensebaby n. simben (n.); ~bag n. bembos(n.); ~sitter n. benyun (n.)bachelor n. 1) udovang (n.) unmarriedperson; 2) ujongi (n.) someone havinga bachelor’s degreeback n. 1) zeze (n.) bodypart, compare; 2)ze (s.) located after, behind, back of;3) zelu (n.) backside; 4) owainu (s.)returned: owainu wa – I’m backbackbone n. zepe (n.)backgammon n. (afi) Naradih (n.)background n. 1) zetan (n.) scenery,circumstances: zetan na kwita – thehistorical background; 2) na zetan (n.)occurring in the background: aji nazetan – background music; 3) achu(n.) originbackwards adj. 1) zezeku (s.) the otherway around; 2) monu (a.) reversebacon n. sawil (n.)bacteria n. misu (n.); ~l adj. na misu(n.)bad adj. ming (s.); ~-tempered adj.minju (s.); ~ass adj. 1) ujoi (s.)extremely cool, rough and collectedperson; 2) jojoi (s.) really coolbadge n. tangu (n.)badger n. charoi (n.)badminton n. neziro (n.)bag n. bos (n.); ~gy adj. mwele (s.)loose, not tight or tensebagel n. robinki (n.)Baghdad n. Bahadad (n.)baguette n. pebinki (n.) French stickBaha’i adj. 1) na Ibahai (n.) having to dowith the Baha’i faith; 2) Ubahai (n.)follower of the Baha’i faith; ~ faith n.Ibahai (n.)Bahrain n. Barainan (n.); ~i adj. 1) naBarainan (n.) having to do withBahrain; 2) Ubarainan (n.) citizen ofBahrainbail n. rapa (n.) warrantybake v. 1) hunzu (a.) bake in an oven; 2)sawa (a.) to fry in oil; ~r n. binzu(n.); ~ry n. binzudo (n.)balance n. 1) imas (n.) state ofequilibrium; 2) mas (s.) be inequilibrium; find one’s ~ v. mamas(a.)balcony n. numbeo (n.)baldachin n. kintingo (n.) canopyBalkans n. Balkanan (n.)ball n. roya (n.) sphere; ~ bearing n.daroya (n.); ~game n. firoya (n.);~player n. ufi (na roya) (n.);ballet n. senjus (n.)ballistic adj. na chenujono (n.)ballistics n. chenujono (n.)balloon n. humuro (n.)bamboo n. pepoi (n.)banana n. pili (n.)band n. jinyo (n.) music groupbandage n. atol (n.) swathe, stripbandaid n. tutol (n.)bandwidth n. izage (n.)Bangalore n. Bengaluruh (n.)Bangkok n. Kurung-Tep (n.)Bangladesh n. Bangalan (n.); ~i n. 1)Ubangalan (n.) citizen of Bangladesh;2) na Bangalan (n.) having to do withBangladeshbanisters n. luvan (n.) guard-railbank n. parado (n.); ~ pass n. pasha(n.); ~note n. pasho (n.)bankrupt n. 1) upateneng (n.) personunable to pay his debts; 2) pateneng(s.) that is bankrupt: yono nawanchen – a battery of guns; 3)jampateneng (a.) to cause to becomebankrupt; 4) wamwoi (a.) to failcompletely, blunder, screw up: ~cy n.1) patenento (n.) act of goingbankrupt; 2) ipateneng (n.) state ofbeing bankrupt; 2) iwamwoi (n.)complete failure;banner n. tikono (n.)baobab n. titivupe (n.)baptism n. nanso (n.)baptize v. jananso (n.)baptized v. onanso (s.)bar n. 1) sodo (n.) establishment; 2) pohuKah Dictionary 151

(n.) counter; 3) wampe (n.) beam; 4)naikos (n.) elongated mass ofsomething: naikos chu vungu – abar of goldbarber n. zitutu (n.); ~'s n. zitudo (n.bare adj. omongo (n.) stripped, nakedbarely adv. fawang (n.)barium n. hungu (n.)bark v. 1) bauka (a.) to make dogsounds;2) pechi (n.) outside layer of a treebarley n. sokos (n.)barn n. dovan (n.) shedbarometer n. humponya (n.)baron n. titas (n.)barrier n. baspe (n.)barycenter n. jumasala (n.)baryon n. yendombe (n.)base n. 1) chela (n.) place in a game likebaseball; 2) avu (n.) root, principleelement; 3) bando (n.) center ofoperations, usually in military context;4) javuza (a.) to establish as a fact:javuza kuren aya – to base a planon something; ~ed adj. vuza (s.):vuza atoka ho – based on a truestorybaseball n. chepero (n.)basement n. vubea (n.)basic adj. na jevu (n.) principle,fundamentalbasil n. kinsho (n.)basin n. 1) sobeo (n.) swimming pool,wide and large container ordepression holding water; 2) bobea(n.) cavity or hollow inside the earthholding a fluidbasis n. jevu (n.) fundamental principlebasket n. kwebeo (n.)basketball n. kwecharo (n.); ~ hoopn kwecha (n.)Basque adj. 1) Weoskara (n.) person ofthe Basque ethnicity; 2) Eoskara (s.)having to do with the Basque culture;3) Eoskaraka (n.) Basque languagebass n. vuji (s.) low-pitched; ~ guitar n.ponai na vuji (n.)bat n. 1) chepe (n.) baton; 2) nenga (n.)flying mammalbath n. 1) shimbeo (n.) bathtub; 2) ashim(n.) act of bathing; ~room n. 1)sobea (n.) toilet, restroom; 2)shimbea (n.) bathroom, place towash upbathe v. shim (a.) to wash, cleanbatter n. 1) zusko (n.) flowing mixture forbaking or frying; 2) cheche (a.) to beatbattery n. 1) tipisu (n.) one or more cellsstoring and generating current; 2)yono (n.) array: yono na wanchen– a battery of guns; 3) acheche (n.)act of hitting repeatedly, beatup:aderu ai acheche – assault andbatterybattle n. 1) ruto (n.) engagement ofarmed forces: ruto la Hestingis –the battle of Hastings; 2) jaruto (a)wage a battlebay n. sopil (n.); ~ leaf n. runsosho(n.)be v. la (s.) to be present, atbeach n. shunku (n.) waterfrontbead n. 1) vadu (n.) piece of materialpierced for stringing; 2) suya (n.)pellet, globulebeak n. ranki (n.)beam n. 1) wampe (n.) stout bar; 2) dino(s.) ray of light; 3) dingu (s.) to glitter,radiate, beam, sparklebean n. vos (n.) legumebear n. 1) moa (n.) mammal; 2) sencho(a.) give birth; 3) jauza (s.) carry; 4)yaira (s.) endure; ~able adj.tenyaira (s.) tolerable, bearablebeard n. kuzi (n.)beast n. 1) unga (n.) animal; 2) yinga(n.) monsterbeat n. 1) cheche (s.) beat up, on; 2)dadai (a.) to create a regular pulse; 3)dai (n.) rhythm, pulsebeautiful adj. nenyun (s.)beauty n. inenyun (n.)beaver n. pedundu (n.)because c. chumun (c.) sincebecome v. tom (a.)bed n. zonya (n.); ~room n. zombea(n.)Kah Dictionary 152

edouin n. 1) Ubadawi (n.) person; 1)Badawi (s.) having to do with theBedouin culturebee n. zundi (n.); ~hive n. zundido(n.); ~swarm n. zundinyo (n.)beef n. seki chu mul (n.)beep v. bia (a.); ~er n. bibia (n.)beer n. binso (n.)beetle n. chidi (n.)beetroot n. yambis (n.)befriend v. jastu (a.); ~ed (with) adj.vastu (s.)before adv. ku (s.) in front of; ~handadv. kuye (s.)beg v. soika (a.); ~gar n. usoika (n.)begin v. 1) nuku (a.) start, begin; 2)munku (a.) found, start; ~ning n.kuta (n.)behave v. sapu (a.)behavior n. asapu (n.)behead v. titu (a.) decapitate; ~ing n.atitu (n.) decapitationbehind prep. 1) ze (s.) located after,behind, back of; 2) zevu (n.) bumbeige adj. rai lam (s.)Beijing n. Peching (n.)being n. ula (n.) living entityBelarus n. Belarusan (n.)Belarussian n. 1) Ubelarusan (n.)citizen of Belarus; 2) na Belarusan(n.) having to do with Belarus; 3)Ubelarus (n.) person of theBelarussian ethnicity; 4) Belarus (s.)having to do with the Belarussianculture; 5) Belaruska (s.) BelarussianlanguageBelgian n. 1) Ubelegan (n.) citizen ofBelgium; 2) na Belegan (n.) having todo with Belgium as a stateBelgium n. Belegan (n.)belief n. ajeho (n.) faithbelieve v. 1) jeho (a.) accept as true,believe in: ulangapuno nong jehoNam – atheist don’t believe in God; 2)sinje (a.) to suppose, guess to betrue with some reservation: sinje yudenu vado – I believe he went homeBelize n. Belizan (n.); ~an n. 1)Ubelizan (n.) citizen of Belize; 2) naBelizan (n.) having to do with Belizebell n. fanka (n.); door~ n. doka (n.)belly n. bibi (n.); ~ache n. ayai na bibi(n.); ~button n. biyun (n.) navelbelong v. dochu (s.) to belong tobeloved n. 1) zai (s.) dear; 2) wozai (n.)loved onebelow prep. vu (s.)belt n. vatol (n.)bench n. naira (n.)bend n. 1) pil (n.) angle, arch; 2) jampil(a.) make bend, form a bend: tihumjampil ape – the wind bent the trees;3) tompil (a.) become bent: ape latompil la tihum – the tree wasbending in the windbendy adj. pipil (s.) meanderingbenefit n. 1) nenku (n.) advantage; 2)janenku (s.) to be for the benefit of, tothe advantage of, for the good of:janenku li – it’s for your own good; 3)anenza (n.) profitbenevolence n. inenke (n.)benevolent adj. nenke (n.)Bengali n. 1) Ubangal (n.) Bengaliperson; 2) Bangal (s.) having to dowith Bengali culture; 3) Bangalka (n.)Bengali languagebenign n. tenuwing (n.)Benin n. Beninan (n.); ~ese adj. 1)Ubeninan (n.) Beninese person; 2) naBeninan (n.) having to do with Beninbent adj. opil (i.)benzene n. vojavo (n.)Berber n. 1) Wamazigi (n.) Berberperson; 2) Amazigi (s.) having to dowith Berber cultureBerlin n. Bealin (n.)beryllium n. shufingu (n.)berry n. sinsu (n.)besides adv. 1) yelu (i.) anyway; 2) yelu(s.) other than, but: nong pau uyulumau wa – don't give it to anyonebut mebesiege v. kairu (a.); ~ed adj. okairu(s.)Kah Dictionary 153

est adj. tio (s.) super-, above allbestial adj. 1) yingashi (s.) savage,brutish; 2) ungashi (s.) animal-likebet v. 1) nisku (a.): to wager, gamble:nisku fito – to bet on a game; 2)anisku (s.) act of betting, gamble:wento anisku – to raise a bet; you~cha! i. ho lo! (i.)betray v. lubai (a.)better adj. 1) tunti (s.) to surpass, bebetter than; 2) omomi (s.) to be cured,healed, recovered; 3) nenti (s.) hadbetter: nenti sapu lo! – you betterbehave!between adj. bambo (s.)beverage n. soto (n.)bewitch v. paska (a.) put a spell on,enchantbeyond prep. wetum (s.) through, pastBhutan n. Durukan (n.)Bhutanese n. 1) Udurukan (n.) citizen ofBhutan; 2) na Durukan (n.) having todo with Bhutanbiathlon n. sunsefito (n.)Bible n. (kaiko) Bibilia (n.)bicameral adj. sumbeale (s.)bicker v. nyiru (a.)bicycle n. sunda (n.)bid v. 1) kamun (a.) to command; 2) paka(a.) to offer a price; 3) apaka (n.) act ofbidding an amountbiennial adj. suntirosa (s.)big adj. 1) wan (s.) having a large size;2) sesau (s.) fat, overweight, obesebigamist n. usundova (n.)bigamy n. asundova (n.)bilateral adj. sunulu (s.); ~ity n.isunulu (n.)bile n. vomos (n.)bilingual adj. sunyuka (s.); ~ism n.isunyuka (n.)bill n. 1) pasho (n.) paper money; 2) poko(n.) cheque, facture; 3) pazako (a.)charge, write out a bill tobillboard n. tanum (n.)billiards n. pesanunya (n.)billion num. kas (s.); one ~th n.kasambe (s.)billow v. gongonu (a.) to surgebinding s. vatim (s.) obligatebinoculars n. nayumpe (n.)biological adj. 1) na haijono (n.)pertaining to biology; 2) haito (s.)biological, pertaining to biologicalorganismsbiologist n. uhaijono (n.)biology n. haijono (n.)biophysicist n. uhaidonyajono (n.)biophysics n. haidonyajono (n.)biracial adj. sunchusko (n.)birch n. lanchi (n.)bird n. une (n.); ~cage n. pebeo na une(n.); ~house n. nedo (n.)birth n. asencho (n.); ~ certificate n.senchoto (n.); ~day n. senchoto(n.): mai senchoto! – happybirthday!; ~ mark n. sepyo (n.)nevus; give ~ to n. sencho (n.)also: to laybisexual adj. 1) sunsaju (s.) having abisexual orientation; 2) usunsaju (s.)bisexual person; ~ity n. isunsaju(n.)bishop n. episkopos (n.)bison n. daramul (n.)bitch n. wanabau (n.) female dogbit n. asi (n.) a little bitbite v. 1) randun (a.); 2) duntan (n.) bite,bitemark; 3) arandun (n.) act of biting;4) pyukos (n.) stingbitter adj. von (s.); ~ lemon n.vonsopeo (n.) bitter gourdbizarre n. fereno (s.)black adj. sol (s) also: dark; ~board n.solonum (n.); ~ and white adj.solam (n.): yunum solam – blackand white tv; ~ hole n. lonucha (n.);~ Sea n. Finso Sol (n.)blackberry n. kokosu (n.)blackbird n. solone (n.)blacksmith n. safanche (n.)bladder n. bisobos (n.)blade n. tufan (n.)Kah Dictionary 154

lame v. fonzaka (a.)blanch v. mulam (a.) bleachblanket n. mevan (n.)blasphemy n. anamaru (n.)bleach v. mulam (a.) blanchbleed v. 1) jambanso (a.) tohaemorrhage; 2) mumbanso (a.) tocause to bleed: mumbanso mul –to bleed cattle; ~ing n. abanso (n.)haemorrhagebleet v. meka (a.)blender n. tutuya (n.)bless v. nampau (a.); ~ed adj.onampau (s.); ~ing n. anampau(n.)blind adj. 1) yunjung (s.); 2) uyunjung(n.) blind person; 3) janyunjung (s.)make blind; to go ~ v. tonyunjung(s.)blink v. 1) dinding (a.) to flash on and off;2) kayun (a.) to wink, close and openthe eyelid briefly (once); 3) kaika (a.)to close and open (repeatedly): kaikayunyo chumun adin – to blinkone’s eyes into the light; 4) akayun(a.) act of blinking the eye, a winkblister n. 1) sosu (n.) swelling on the skincontaining fluid; 2) tonsosu (a.) tobreak out in blisters; 3) jansosu (a.)to cause to blister; ~ed adj. ososu(s.)blockade n. anyau (n.)block v. 1) munyau (a.) to form abarricade, cause to block; 2) wenyau(s.) to jam, be located in a positionwhere it stagnates something; 3)anyau (n.) obstruction; 4) monche(a.) to fend, thwartblocked adj. nyau (s.) jammed, stuckblog n. kwetoko (n.) weblogblood n. banso (n.); ~bank n.bansorado (n.); ~bath n. bansoto(n.) massacre; ~flow n. bansonu(n.); ~crust n. chire na banso (n.);~type n. bansoshi (n.); ~y adj.1) bansole (s.) covered in blood; 2)foi (s.) darned: doki foi nong tomil– the bloody door won’t openbloom v. 1) fofo (s.) be in bloom; 2) sifo(n.) young flower; 3) asifo (n.) stage ofblooming; 4) fosa (s.) prosper, thrive ;5) ifosa (n.) prosperityblossom v. 1) fofo (a.) be in bloom; 2)sifo (n.) young flower; 3) asifo (n.)stage of blooming; 3) tonsifo (a.) startbloomingblouse n. koshango (n.) garment withbuttons to the front, shirtblow v. 1) fum (a.) cause a current of air;2) ache (n.) strike, hit; 3) funyum (a.)to move in the wind; ~ dry v.funsong (a.)bludgeon n. 1) chepe (n.) cudgel, bat; 2)chechepe (a.) strike with a bludgeonblue adj. saska (n.); ~print n. nanatan(n.); ~-collar worker n. lekan (n.)blunder v. 1) wamwoi (a.) make ablunder, screw up, blow it; 2)awamwoi (s.) huge mistake, screwupblunt adj. 1) pyusang (s.) not sharp; 2)tumpu (s.) rude, brusque, directblur n. sishina (n.) haze; ~y adj.sishinale (s.) hazyblush v. yankuku (s.)boa constrictor n. popomia wan (n.)board n. 1) num (n.) wall, screen; 2)finum (n.) game board;3) shoinum(n.) snowboard, surfboardboast v. wanka (a.) to pride oneself onboat n. soni (n.)bob v. bombo (a.) to bob up and down,nod, bouncebodily n. seshi (n.);body n. senyo (n.); ~builder n.dosese (n.); ~building n. adosese(n.); ~guard n. yuvan (n.); ~partn. sen (n.)boil v. 1) murum (a.) make somethingboil; 2) rum (s.) boil, be boiling; ~edadj. orum (s.)bold adj. 1) tunyile (s.) daring; 2) ogau(s.) printed in boldfaceBolivia n. Boliban (n.); ~n n. 1)Uboliban (n.) citizen of Bolivia; 2) naBoliban (s.) having to do with Boliviabolt n. dakos (n.)Kah Dictionary 155

omb n. 1) bunya (n.) explosive device;2) buncho (a.) to attack with bombsBombay n. Mumbaih (n.)bon appetit n. mai kiza (i.)bone n. sempe (n.)bonobo n. luyu (n.)book n. 1) kaiko (n.); ~mark n. 1)ka (n.)printing press; 2) novala (a.)favorite(s); ~ press n. kopontal (n.)printing press; ~store n. kaikodo (n.)boomerang n. wawaipe (n.)boost v. 1) pomwi (a.) cause to increase;2) apomwi (n.) trmendous increaseboot n. vunos (n.)border n. 1) basano (n.) boundary; 2)faulu (s.) to lie adjacent to,neighbouringbored adj. huju (s.); ~om n. ihuju (n.);boring adj. sihoi (s.)born adj. osencho (s.)boron n. solongu (n.)borrow v. taza (n.)boson n. bosombe (n.)boss n. uti (n.) chefbotanist n. upejono (n.)botany n. pejono (n.)botfly n. reozo (n.)both adj. yo sun (s.)bother v. 1) zauza (s.) to annoy, pester,cause discomfort: bas zauza wa! –stop bothering me!; 2) toza (s.) to takethe time and effort: nong toza kavayu – don’t bother calling himBotswana n. Chuanan (n.)Botswanean n. 1) Uchuanan (n.) citizenof Botswana 2) na Chuanan (s.)having to do with Botswanabottle n. peshe (n.)bottom n. 1) vumbe (n.) lowest part orplace; 2) zevu (n.) bum, behind; ~lessadj. vumbeleng (s.)boubou n. wilule (n.) grand boubou,kaftanboulevard n. wano (n.)bounce v. 1) bombo (a.) bounce up anddown, nod, bob: roya na bombo – abouncing ball; 2) mombon (a.)bounce off, back; ~r n. udoki (n.)bound adj. 1) vasku (s.) tied, confined toas by a binding; 2) hichu (a.) tospring, move quickly from a tenseposition; ~ off v. gechu (a.) to takeoff, pull out quicklyboundary n. baski (n.)bounty n. yupa (n.)bouquet n. 1) fonyo (n.) flowers; 2) funyo(n.) aroma, smellbovine adj. mulushi (s.)bow v. 1) sempil (a.) bend over, bow to,for; 2) niku (n.) front of a ship; 3)chempil (n.) weapon; 3) sandingu(n.) bow knot, bow tiebowel n. bino (n.); ~s n. binonyo (n.)bowl n. kiseo (n.) food bowlbox n. beo (n.)boxer n. 1) uchefi (n.); 2) Bokasah (n.)dog; 3) fauvu (n.) briefs, bermuda,shortsboxing n. chefi (n.)boy n. simbu (n.); ~friend n. bustu (n.)boycott n. 1) pokai (n.) embargo; 2)pokaika (a.) to impose an embargobra n. moseo (n.)brace n. 1) fonyo (n.) flowers; 2) kaiva (a.)to fasten, tie up; 3) hira (a.) to make(oneself) ready for impact; 4) netiku(a.) to position oneself in order to fly orjump also: to taxi;bracelet n. lengu (n.)braces n. dunokwe (n.) for teethbracket n. kaitan (n.) parenthesis; ~sn. kaitanyoe (n.) parentheses; inbetween ~ n. okaitanza (n.); toenclose in a. kaitanza (n.)brag v. vika (a.)brain n. jeje (n.); ~ lobe n. jejembe (n.)brake v. 1) nubas (n.) cause a vehicle ormachine to stop; 2) basha (n.) devicefor brakingbranch n. pele (n.)brass n. shupingu (n.)brave adj. tunyi (s.) courageous; ~ry n.1) itunyi (a.) courage; 2) atunyi (a.)Kah Dictionary 156

good show, brave act, stuntbray v. gauka (a.)Brazil n. Barasilan (n.); ~ian n. 1)Ubarasilan (n.) citizen of Brazil; 2) naBarasilan (n.) having to do with Brazilbreach n. abai (n.)bread n. binki (n.)breadth n. iwilu (n.)break v. 1) jambai (a.) cause to break,spoil; 2) tombai (a.) spoil; 3) basta(n.) break, pause; 4) noinu (a.) tochange course suddenlybreakdown n. 1) chemi (na juno) (n.)nervous breakdown; 2) baito (n.)mechanical failurebreakers n. kugongo (n.) the breakersbreakfast n. kuki (n.)breakthrough n. kutunto (n.); toachieve a ~ n. kutum (a.)breast n. mose (n.) female breast; ~s n.mosenyo (n.) pairbreath n. 1) ahum (n.) (one) act ofbreathing (n.): ahum ze tio – his finalbreath; 2) hum (n.) air; ~alyzer n.pisohuntil (n.) ; ~ing n. ahuhum(n.) respiration: ahuhum tomwenu– his breathing slowedbreathe v. huhum (s.)breed v. 1) beno (a.) cause to reproduce;2) benonyo (n.) group of bred animalsor plantsbreeze n. sihum (n.)brevity n. ifau (n.)brew v. 1) runza (a.) to prepare bybrewing: runza binso – to brewbeer; 2) runya (n.) thing brewed:runya lon – a strong brew; ~ery n.runzado (n.)bribe v. 1) mimpa (a.) offer a bribe; 2)mimpaya (n.) money or goods used tobribe; ~ry n. amimpa (n.)brick n. duzu (n.); ~layer n. doduzu (n.)bride n. dovawana (n.)bridge n. vano (n.)bright adj. 1) nenje (s.) smart, intelligent;2) dinshi (s.) very light, palebrilliant adj. 1) jetum (s.) extremelygifted, smart; 2) dingu (s.) full of light,beaming, sparkling, shiningbrilliance n. 1) ijetum (n.) extremeintelligence, genius; 2) idingu (n.)extreme radiancebring v. deza (a.) to fetchbrink n. alum (n.) edge; to be on the ~of adj. lum (v.) to be on the edge of,be about to: unana lum yomia – thetiger is on the brink of extinctionBritain n. Biritan (n.); Great ~ n.Biritan Wan (n.)brittle adj. babai (s.)broad adj. wilu (s.) wide; ~ bean n.vonovos (n.) fava beanbroadcast v. cho (a.) to transmit; ~ing n.acho (n.) transmissionbroccoli n. pechos (n.)broken adj. bai (s.)brook n. sinsonai (n.)bronchia n. huno (n.); ~l system n.hunokwe (n.)bronze n. 1) pingusko (n.) material; 2)chu pingusko (n.) made out ofbronzebroom n. naizi (n.)brothel n. jaipodo (n.)brother n. 1) bua (n.) formal; 2) bubua(n.) informal; ~ly adj. vashi (s.);~hood n. ivashi (n.) amicalitybrown adj. rai (n.)browse v. kwenu (a.) to surf the internet;~r n. kwenudan (n.)bruise n. 1) seska (n.) injury on thesurface of the body or somethingshowing discoloration; 2) janseska(a.) injure the surface of somethingcausing discoloration: nuto hamjaska gun – the rough drive bruisedthe fruit; 3) tonseska (a.) toexperience or develop an injurycausing discoloration: wa tonseskage – I bruise easily; ~d adj. 1)oseska (s.) showing a bruise: bipeoseska – a bruised rib; 2) seseska(s.) black and blue, all bruised upbrush n. 1) zipe (n.) hair device; 2)janzipe (a.) use a brush doing hair; 3)Kah Dictionary 157

sansope (n.) paintbrush; 4) ziko (a.)use a pencil, stroke; 5) cherau (a.)graze; 6) dunzi (a.) brush one’s teeth;brusque adj. chetavi (s.) abruptBrussels n. Birisel (n.)bubble n. 1) hom (n.) ball of air; 2)hohom (s.) to produce bubbles; ~bath n. hohombeo (n.)buck n. 1) bumenga (n.) male goat; 2)bugepyai (n.) male antelope; 3) pio(n.) monetary unit; 4) titiche (a.) toplunge forward with lowered head(and up again): win la titiche – thehorse was buckingbuckle a. kaiva (a.) to buckle up, fasten,secure, bracebucket n. pinseo (n.)buckwheat n. pilki (n.)bud n. fokos (n.) flower budBudapest n. Budapest (n.)Buddha n. Budah (n.)buddhism n. Ibudah (n.)buddhist n. 1) Ubudah (n.) buddhistperson; 2) na Ibudah (n.) having todo with the buddhist philosophybudget n. kuyumpa (n.)Buenos Aires n. Buenos Aires (n.)buffer n. 1) vamban (n.) thing or deviceabsorbing shocks or threats; 2)javamban (a.) to create a buffer; 3)wevamban (a.) to protect or guard bymeans of a buffer; 4) banzaku (a.)to temporarily store data transferredfrom one device to another; 5)banzakula (n.) computer storage areatemporarily holding data transferredfrom one device to anotherbug n. 1) udi (n.) insect; 2) janzau (a.)to irritatebuild n. jando (n.)building n. audo (n.)bulb n. 1) vukos (n.) tuber; 2) dinshero(n.) light bulb; 3) roya (n.) ball, sphereBulgaria n. Bulkaran (n.); ~n n. 1)Ubulkara (n.) Bulgarian person; 2)Ubulkaran (n.) citizen of Bulgaria; 3)Bulkara (s.) having to do withBulgarian culture; 4) na Bulkaran (s.)having to do with Bulgaria; 3)Bulkaraka (n.) Bulgarian languagebulimia n. kemonki (n.)bull n. bumul (n.) male cow; ~ock n.womombu (n.) eunuch, castratebullet n. chendu (n.)bullseye n. chero (n.) target, center of atargetbullshit n. kaboi (n.)bully v. 1) yizau (a.) to harass, pick on; 2)uyizau (n.) person harassing smaller,weaker individualsbumblebee n. zizundi (n.)bump n. 1) zeo (n.) hump, lump,protrusion; 2) mweche (a.) mildlycollide with, hit; ~y adj. wizeo (s.)bumper n. chezaku (n.)bun n. binkos (n.) roll, small breadbundle n. 1) zanyo (n.) set, pack; 2)bombe (n.) pack, packed or gathereditemsbuoy n. sotan (n.)burial n. molto (n.) funeralBurma n. Miamaran (n.)Burmese n. 1) Umiamaran (n.) citizen ofBurma; 2) na Miamaran (n.) having todo with Burma; 3) Ubamara (n.)person of the Burmese ethnicity; 4)Bamara (s.) having to do with theBamar culture; 5) Bamaraka (n.)Bamar languageburn v. 1) jampi (a.) to set fire to; 2) wepi(s.) be on fire; 3) shiko (a.) to copy,duplicate, saveburnt adj. opi (n.)burqa n. sisengo (n.)burst n. 1) abai (n) fracture; 2) bumbai(a.) breach, come apart, erupt; 3)abumbai (n.) eruption; 4) sisimbai(s.) cracked, battered;Burundi n. Rundian (n.); ~an n. 1)Urundian (n.) citizen of Burundi; 2) naRundian (n.) having to do withBurundi; 3) Rundika (n.) Kirundilanguagebury v. mol (a.)bus n. naini (n.); ~ stop n. basala nanaini (n.); ~ station n. nainilabush n. 1) hupea (n.) shrub; 2) pepea(n.) bush-bushKah Dictionary 158

usiness n. 1) apopo (n.) trade,commerce; 2) kansa (n.) profession,work; ~ class n. tibongi (n.)busy adj. kambo (s.)but c. 1) esto (c.) however, on the otherhand; 2) lumau (s.) other than:yuyung lumau li – noone but youbutcher 1) usekitu (n.) personslaughtering animals and selling theirmeat; 2) sekitu (a.) to slaughter; ~'sn. sekido (n.)butler n. tizua (n.)butt n. zevu (n.)butter n. mosana (n.)butterfly n. sandi (n.)buttock n. zevulu (n.); ~s n. zevu (n.)button n. 1) ponkos (n.) key; 2) kosha(n.) small knob for fastening clothing;3) ponkai (a.) fasten one’s clothesbuy v. paza (a.)buzz v. zim (a.); ~er n. zinya (n.)byte n. dio (n.)CC, charlie n. 1) chis (n.) third letter of theRoman alphabet; 2) chis (n.) thirdphoneme of the Kah alphabet,combination of c and h forming ch inRoman transliteration, representing avoiceless palatal affricatecabbage n. shoro (n.)cabin n. rabeo (n.) cockpitcabinet n. 1) murabeo (n.)cable n. pino (n.) cord; ~ car n.nayani (n.)cache n. kushiko (n.)cactus n. pyupea (n.)caesium n. saskabes (n.)caffeine n. kauvo (n.)cage n. pebeo (n.)Cairo n. Kahirah (n.)cake n. 1) binsa (n.) baked dough; 2)wechire (s.) to form a crust on: bansowechire la kuku – blood was cakedto his face; ~d adj. ochire (s.):banso ochire – caked bloodcalabash n. pereo (n.)calcium n. sempevo (n.)calculate v. 1) dauva (a.) to compute; 2)jewi (a.) to estimatecalculator n. dauvatil (n.)calculate v. dauva (a.)calculus n. daujanjono (n.)Calcutta n. Kolkatah (n.)caleidoscope n. sasanyumpe (n.)calendar n. tanoko (n.)calf n. 1) bemul (n.) young cow; 2) vuzeo(n.) fleshy part of the back of the legcall v. 1) naika (s) shout at; 2) deka (a.)invite, summon; 3) kaka (a.) call bythe name, designate; 4) pau senka(a.) to name, give the name of; 5)kava (a.) give a (telephone) call; 6)akava (n.) telephone call; 7) apomoi(n.) call up: apomoi na jaru – call toarms; ~ up v. pomoi (a.) to raise,bring forth for action; ~ upon v.pauka (a.) to demand, requirecalligraphic adj. na nenyunko (n.)calligraphy n. nenyunko (n.) roomcallus n. nyongai (n.)calm adj. vera (s.) peaceful, tranquil; ~thn. ivera (n.); ~ down v. tovera (a.)Cambodia n. Kampuchan (n.)Cambodian n. 1) Ukampuchan (n.)citizen of Cambodia; 2) naKampuchan (n.) having to do withCambodia; 3) Ukamai (n.) person ofthe Khmer ethnicity; 4) Kamai (s.)having to do with the Khmer culture; 5)Kamaika (n.) Khmer languagecamel n. zewali (n.); ~id n. 1) wali(n.) member of the Camelidae; 1)walishi (s.) camel-like, belonging tothe Camelidae; ~ids n. walinyo(n.) family of Camelidaecamera n. tantil (n.)Cameroon n. Kamerunan (n.)Cameroonian n. 1) Ukamerunan (n.)Kah Dictionary 159

citizen of Cameroon; 2) naKamerunan (n.) having to do withCamerooncamouflage n. 1) asavan (n.) act ofdisguising in order to conceal; 2)savan (a.) to disguise in order toconceal; ~d n. osavan (s.)camp n. 1) tado (n.) temporary livingplace; 2) alu (n.) side, positionregarding an issuecampaign n. kenoko (n.) programcan n. 1) tengi (a.) to be able to; 2)fambeo (n.) tin; ~ opener n.miltuya (n.)cancel v. 1) monto (a.) to annul; 2)yomong (a.) to cancel out, neutralizeof balance in force; ~lation n.amonto (n.) cancellingcancer n. 1) Randi (n.) zodiac sign; 2)sukoimi (n.) disease; ~ous n. nasukoimi (n.)candle n. pisau (n.)candy n. shuki (n.)cane n. sope (n.)canine adj. bausa (s.) dog-like; ~teeth/tooth n. tudun (n.)cannabis n. jujem (n.) marijuanacannibal n. yukiza (n.); ~ism n.ayukiza (n.)cannon n. wanchen (n.)canoe n. pembeni (n.)canopy n. kintingo (n.) baldachinCantonese n. 1) Ukwontung (n.) personof the Cantonese ethnicity; 2) naKwontung (s.) having to do with theCantonese region; 3) Kwontunka (n.)Cantonese languagecanvas n. 1) longo (n.) thick cloth; 2)chu longo (n.) made out of canvascanyon n. sotu (n.)cap n. 1) tia (n.) small metal cover,closefitting caplike thing; 2) vantia (n.)head covering; 3) sintia (n.) skull cap,kippah, yarmulkecapable v. wetengi (a.)capability n. iwetengi (n.)capacitator n. tipibeo (n.)capacity n. 1) itembo (n.) ability tocontain; 2) itenchu (n.) ability toproduce in output; have a ~ of v. 1)tembo (s.) be able to contain: beowau tembo lio kwa – this box has acapacity of one liter; 2) tenchu (s.) beable to produce: tipital tenchudonio diamel – the generator has acapacity of 800 Wattcape n. 1) zenai (n.) cloak; 2) anku (n.)point or head of land projecting intothe water: Anku Kenevaral – CapeCanaveralcaper n. choifo (n.) capercapital n. 1) tidola (n.) city; 2) kotan wan(n.) letter; 3) tiku (s.) main, chief; 4)lenyo (n.) capital goodscapitalism n. ilepuno (n.)capitalist adj. na ilepuno (n.)capricious adj. yinyino (s.)Capricorn n. Somenga (n.)capsule n. 1) subeo (n.) small case orpod intended to contain something:subeo na tilan – a space capsule;2) kisu (n.) small gelatine containerwith medicinecaptain n. 1) niti (n.) lead officer of aship; 2) ruti (a.) officer (army)caption n. lusaka (n.)capybara n. wankil (n.)car n. nia (n.)carafe n. shebon (n.)caramel n. zezun (n.)caravan n. 1) jaunana (n.) group oftravellers, vehicles or pack animalstraveling in line; 2) kundo (a.) traveltrailercarbohydrate n. renuvo (n.)carbon n. cham (n.); ~dioxide n.hunchomus (n.); ~monoxide n.chamahum (n.)card n. 1) fisha (n.) playing card; 2) asha(a.) small rectangular piece; 3) pisha(n.) expansion cardcardboard n. resho (n.)cardiac adj. 1) na bamba (n.) having todo with the heart; 1) ubambami (n.)person with a heart disordercardiologist n. ubambajonoKah Dictionary 160

cardiology n. bambajono (n.)care n. 1) azia (n.) treatment; 2) zia (s.) tocare for; 3) joke (s.) to be interestedin: nong joke – I don’t carecareer n. kansanu (n.)careful n. 1) memwe (s.) carefully, gently;2) zahea (s.) attentive to possibleharm, cautious; 3) tuntu (s.)thourough, through and throughcaress v. 1) fauza (a.) hug, embrace; 2)afauza (a.) demonstration of affection;3) shushoi (a.) pet, strokecaretaker n. dotazia (n.)cargo n. jau (n.) loadCaribbean n. Karibianyo (n.) region alsoknown as the West-Indies; ~ Sea n.Finso Karibi (i.)carnation n. lundun (n.)carnivore n. usekiza (n.) ~ous adj.sekiza (s.)carpenter n. pevosa (n.)cartograph n. ulashojono (n.) ~y n.lashojono (n.)carton n. shobeo (n.) cardboard boxcartoon n. 1) hautan (n.) picture; 2) tanta(n.) animation moviecarpet n. zinum (n.) rugcarriage n. 1) winda (n.) passengervehicle drawn by a horse or animal; 2)anujau (n.) transportation; 3)simbenda (n.) baby carriage; 4)nimbe (n.) part of a traincarrier n. lesis (n.)carrion n. miaki (n.)carrot n. nyuvu (n.)carry v. jauza (s.); ~ on v. kura (a.)proceed; ~ out v. munto (a.) toexecute, validate, exercise, employcart n. 1) ponda (n.) trolley, cart, shoppingtrolley; 2) huda (n.) low wagoncartilage n. vayavau (n.)case n. 1) zava (n.) grammatical case; 2)beo (n.) box; 3) atonto (n.)condition;4) tokan (n.) occurrence orsituation requiring action or work; inthat ~ adv. tontoye (i.); in ~ of i.wetonto (i.) wetonto ayo – just incasecash n. repa (n.); ~ier n. payom (n.); in~ n. repale (s.)cassava n. vonki (n.) manioccasserole n. zura (n.); ~ dish n. seona zura (n.)cast v. 1) mune (a.) throw; 2) sabon (a.)to mold, mold by pouring; 3) osabon(s.) molded by pouring; 4) nyanyo(n.) collective of actors; ~ iron n.fangu na sabon (n.)castle n. rewendo (n.)castrate v. 1) mombu (a.) to remove themale genitals; 2) womombu (n.)eunuch, bullockcasual adj. 1) tuspu (s.) nonchalant; 2)kujeng (s.) happening unplanned; 3)na kukujeng (n.) be chaotic,careless; 4) toyeto (s.) happeningirregularly: akan toyeto – casualworkcasualty n. 1) utovu (n.) person killedduring an event; 2) nisto (n.) accidentcat n. meo (n.); ~like adj. meosa (s.)cataract n. yunshina (n.)catch v. 1) hiza (a.) seize, get hold of: hizaroya – to catch a ball; 2) chewe (a.)to take unaware, find someone doingsomething: al chewe yu wejam –he was caught in the act; ~up a.delu (a.) to catch up with, overtakecatechism n. akwampuno (n.)categorization n. ashibo (n.)categorize n. janshibo (n.)category n. shibo (n.)caterpillar n. sandilia (n.)cathedral n. rayado (n.)catkin n. folua (n.)cattle n. mulunyo (n.)cauliflower n. fochos (n.)cause v. 1) mun (a.) make do, happen; 2)amun (n.) something producing aneffect; 3) vukeno (n.) goal, principlecaution n. azahea (n.)cautious adj. zahea (s.) carefulcavalry n. winirunyo (n.); ~-man n.winiru (n.) horseman, knightcave n. vucha (n.)Kah Dictionary 161

cd n. 1) jida (n.) music cd; 2) dalea (n.)cd-romcease v. bas (a.) to end, stop, finish; ~ firev. rubas (a.) to stop fighting; ~fire n.rubasta (n.)cecum n. kwachala (n.)ceiling n. tinum (n.)celebrate v. nentoza (a.)celebration n. ato (n.)celebrity n. wowu (n.) star, idolceleriac n. pepeshoro (n.)celery n. pepesho (n.)celestial n. na tilan (n.)celibacy n. ijaizang (n.); to live in ~ n.jaizang (n.)cell n. 1) sesu (n.) body; 2) kaibea (n.)prison cellcellar n. vubea (n.); ~spider n. naivu(n.)cement n. doshum (n.)censor v. munsis (a.); ~ship n.amunsis (n.)cent n. simpio (n.)center n. 1) ban (n.) middle, core; 2)bando (n.) base, place whereactivities are concentratedcentimeter n. sinayo (n.)centipede n. melevu (n.)central adj. na ban (s.) core-, middlecentralize v. jamban (a.)centrifugal adj. banchu (s.)centrifuge n. banchuya (n.)centripetal adj. bande (s.)century n. meltiro (n.)c.e.o. n. kweti (n.)cephalopod n. levati (n.)ceramic adj. na shandu (n.);~s n. shandu (n.)cereal n. bin (n.) grain, corncerebrum n. chinanasesa (n.)certain adj. 1) reshi (s.) sure; 2) kwa(s.) a, a certain: Ba Simis kwa ladoki – there is a certain Mr. Smith atthe door; ~cy n. ireshi(n.)certificate n. tanshocervix n. bembikichador n. titingo (n.)chain n. vanaya (n.)chair n. raya (n.)chairman n. kwarati (n.)chalk n. 1) landupe (n.) piece of chalk forwriting; 2) landu (n.) limestone; 3) zalandu jalam (n.) whiten, (treat withchalk, rub in with chalk)challenge n. 1) doiku (n.) test for one'sabilities; 2) jandoiku (a.) to test one'sabilitieschallenging adj. doikule (s.)chamber n. bea (n.) roomchamber n. bea (n.) roomchameleon n. sansanyam (n.)champagne n. subul (naShampanyan) (n.)chamomile n. chaifo (n.)champion n. utito (n.); ~ship n. titotournament: Tito na Panan – theEuropean Championshipschance n. tengito (n.) possibility,occasionchancellor n. 1)nokanyoti (n.) head ofcouncil; 2) unokanyo (n.) councilman,councillorchange v. 1) tonyin (a.) to undergo achange; 2) janyin (a.) to alter, makechange; 3) ayin (n.) alteration; 4)yompa (n.) change money; 5) pakos(n.) coins; 6) niom (a.) to get intoanother vehicle: niom neni – tochange planes; 7) yongo (a.) to getinto another set of clotheschannel n. 1) sono (n.) waterway; 2)tununo (n.) way of passage; 3)chono (n.) band of frequencies; 4)chokwe (n.) broadcasting companychaos n. feren (n.)chaotic adj. ferenshi (s.)chapel n. nankabea (n.)chapter n. kombe (n.)character n. 1) jusa (n.) personality; 2)kayatan (n.) logogram, symbol,pictogram; 3) shinyo (n.) nature, kind;4) toyu (n.) personage; ~istic adj.1) sainsa (s.) distinctive; 2) sava (n.)feature, attributeKah Dictionary 162

charge v. 1) pazako (a.) to bill; 2) deru(a.) to attack; 3) fono (a.) to accuse:fono uyu aminza – to chargesomeone with theft; 4) afono (n.)accusation: haya afono? – what arethe charges?; 5) chembo (a.) to load,fill with munition: chembo chempe –to charge a rifle; 6) pompi (a.) tosupply with electricity: pompi tipisu– to charge a battery; in ~ adv.notile (s.) to lead; ~r n. pompia (n.)battery chargerchariot n. winda (n.) carriagecharity n. 1) anenempa (n.) voluntarygiving of money to people in need; 2)nempa (n.) money given to such acause; 2) nempakwe (n.)organization or institution recepient ofsuch helpcharm n. 1) ikunju (n.) attractive feature;2) apaska (n.) spell, enchantment; 3)vanya (n.) lucky charmcharming adj. tenkunju (s.) attractivechase v. geze (a.) to be after; ~ aroundv. gegeze (a.)chassis n. nidovu (n.)chat v. 1) sika (a.) to chit chat; 2) kweka(a.) to exchange typed messages;~box, room n. kwekabea (n.); ~program n. kwekadan (n.)cheap adj. pasi (s.)cheat v. 1) jankom (a.) to con, stiff 2)chijai (a.) to commit adultery, beunfaithfulChechen n. 1) Unohochi (n.) person ofthe Chechen ethnicity; 2) Nohochi (s.)having to do with the Chechen culture;3) Unohochian (n.) citizen ofChechnya; 4) na Nohochian (n.)having to do with the Chechnyan state;5) Nohochika (n.) ChechnyanlanguageChechnya n. Nohochian (n.)check v. 1) sayun (a.) inspect; 2) posho(n.) order to bank to pay amountspecified; 3) kovoi (a.) to mark with acheck; ~box n. kovoila (n.)cheek n. luku (n.); ~bone n. sempe naluku (n.)cheese n. mosa (n.)cheetah n. gemeo (n.)chef n. zuti (n.)chemical n. 1) avo (n.) chemicalsubstance; 2) na vojono (s.) having todo with chemistrychemist n. 1) uvojono (n.) scientist; 2)umikido (n.) pharmacistchemistry n. 1) vojono (n.) sciencedealing with substances; 2) aronshi(n.) chemical composition andreactionschemotherapy n. tomwimiavo (n.)cherry n. sunsu (n.)chess n. (afi) Shah (n.)chest n. bambi (n.)chestnut n. 1) pena (n.) edible nut fromthe chestnut tree; 2) penape (n.)chestnut treechew v. dundu (a.); ~ing gum n.dunduki (n.)Chicago n. Shikagoh (n.)chicory n. lansho (n.) french endivechick n. bene (n.); ~pea n. gem (n.)chicken n. kwo (n.)chief n. tikoi (n.)child n. ben (n.)childhood n. benta (n.)childish adj. benshi (n.) infantilechildren n. benyo (n.) offspringchili n. 1) fembus (n.) chili sauce, sambal;2) fenai (n.) chili pepperchill v. 1) mwera (a.) to take it easy, relax;2) toven (a.) to cool down; 3) javen(a.) cause to cool down; 4) pepye (a.)to shiver (with cold etc.), tremble,shiver; 5) apepye (a.) shivering motionsuch as caused by cold; 6) ivevenju(a.) chilliness; ~y adj. vevenju (s.)chimney n. jenos (n.)chimpanzee n. shiku (n.)chin n. kuvu (n.) jaw, lower part of the faceChina n. 1) Chongan (n.) country; 2)shedu (n.) variety of ceramic warechinchilla n. shunshim (n.)Chinese n. 1) Uchongan (n.) n. citizenof China; 2) Hanka (n.) (Mandarin)Chinese language; 3) na ChonganKah Dictionary 163

(n.) having to do with China; 4) Uhan(n.) person of the Han Chineseethnicitychip n. pichil (n.) microchip, integratedcircuitchips n. 1)kichil (n.) potato chips; 2)pempe (n.) french frieschirp v. chinchi (a.)chit-chat n. asika (n.) smalltalk; to ~ v.sika (n.)chlorine n. humpesan (n.)chocolate n. raimos (n.); hot ~ n.raimoso sham (n.) cocoa, chocolatemilk; ~ milk n. raimoso (n.)choice n. ajeza (n.)cholera n. fugan (n.)cholesterol n. chitisau (n.)choose v. jeza (a.)chop v. 1) tutu (a.) to chop, cut up: tutuchichi – to chop an onion; 2)chechetu (a.) to chop, cut by blows:chechetu ape – to chop down a treechopper n. 1) datini (n.) helicopter; 2)mongoda (n.) customized strippedmotorcyclechopstick n. kipe (n.)chord n. 1) naya (n.) string, rope; 2)jisanyo (n.) aggegrate of musicalpitcheschore n. sinkan (n.)chosen adj. 1) ojeza (s.) selected; 2)wojeza (n.) chosen personchristian n. 1) Wihiristos (n.) christianperson; 2) na Ihiristos (s.) having todo with the christian religionchristianity n. Ihiristos (n.)Christmas n. Senchoto (na Yeshuah)(n.)chromatology n. sanjono (n.)chromium n. sansangu (n.)chromosome n. senjova (n.)chronic adj. tayoshi (n.) perpetual,constantchronicle n. renjoko (n.)chrysanthemum n. bontangu (n.)chubby adj. junsa (s.)chuckle a. ninyi (n.) gigglechunk n. wambe (n.)church n. 1) kelesia (n.) building; 2)hiristokwe (n.) ecclesiasticalgovernment; 3) namakwe (n.)religious institution (in general)cicada n. chinzo (n.)cider n. boloso (n.)cigar n. jempesho (n.)cigarette n. jempe (n.); to smoke a ~n. jenza (n.)cinema n. 1) tanuyus (n.) art of makingmovies; 2) tanudo (n.) movie theatre;~tic n. na tanuyus (n.)cinnamon n. perai (n.); ~tree n.peraipe (n.)circa prep. faushi (s.) around, about,approximatelycircadian rhythm n. nintaro (n.)circle n. 1) aro (n.) also: cycle; 2) nuro(a.) to revolve around, circle, orbit:yula nuro nin - the earth orbits thesuncirculate v. nuboro (a.)circulation n. boro (n.)circumcise v. 1) chitu (a.) perform malecircumcision; 2) chasentu (a.)perform female genital mutilationcircumcision n. 1) achitu (n.) malecircumcision; 2) achasentu (n.)female genital mutilationcircumstance n. mumbe (n.) factor; ~sn. mumbenyo (n.) environment, sumof circumstancescircus n. 1) finunai (n.) traveling show; 2)hula (n.) square, plazacitizen n. 1) upunan (n.) inhabitant of astate; 2) udola (n.) inhabitant of a city;~s n. 1) punanyo (n.) collective ofcitizens of a country; 2) dolanyo (n.)collective of citizens of a citycitrus n. kus (n.) citrus fruitcity n. dola (n.); ~-state n. dolan (n.); ~hall n. dolado (n.); ~ wall n.dolanum (n.)civet n. fumeo (n.)civil adj. na punanyo (n.); ~servant n.punzua (n.); ~ization n. janjatoKah Dictionary 164

(n.)civilian n. 1) ruvang (n.) person notinvolved with armed forces; 2) naruvang (n.) for/of civilians, nonmilitaryclack v. kaikwai (a.)claim v. 1) kare (a.) to state as a fact; 2)akare (n.) such a statementclamp n. ranya (n.) clipclap v. 1) chekwa (a.) to strike the palmsof the hands together (once); 2)chechekwa (a.) to applaudclash n. 1) akwache (n.) collision; 2)acheru (n.) skirmish; 3) kwache (a.)collide; 4) cheru (a.) come intoconflict with;class n. 1) kwanto (n.) lesson; 2) kwanyo(n.) group of students on the samelevel; 3) shibo (n.) category; ~roomn. kwambea (n.); ~ify v.munshibo (a.)classic adj. 1) sati (s.) excellent in itsstandard; 2) asati (n.) work of suchstandard; 3) usati (n.) artist of thisstandard; 4) shimbeshi (s.) typicalclassical adj. taishi (s.) also: oldfashionedclause n. jankambe (n.)claw n. 1) turau(n.) nail; 2) tuturau (a.) toscratch in order to woundclay n. sashum (n.)clean v. 1) shim (a.) to make clean, wash,bathe; 2) oshim (s.) in a clean statecleanse v. momboi (a.)clear adj. 1) tunyun (s.) transparent, notclouded, blurred: aso tunyun – clearwater; 2) kwavo (s.) pure; 3) tenjebo(s.) understood, comprehensive; 4)tentum (a.) free from obstaclescleavage n. bantu (n.)cleave v. suntu (a.)clergy n. nankan (n.)clerk n. 1) ukokan (n.) person keepingrecords and attending tocorrespondence; 2) mumpoku (n.)store clerkclick v. 1) kwai (a.) make a clicking noise;2) kwaika (n.) click, clicking noise; 3)kwaibo (a.) select an icon or link,click on; 3) chekwai (a.) to snap intoposition, click; ~ one’s tongue v.kwai loilo (a.)client n. wokan (n.)climate n. titonyo (n.)cling tov. ram (a.) to clench, graspclinic n. semila (n.)clip v. 1) ram (a.) pinch, keep together; 2)luntu (a.) to cut off a small piece, theedge, trim, shear; 3) ranya (n.) clamp,device; 3) kotu (n.) small sequence;~board n. 1) ranum (n.) board witha clip; 2) shikora (n.) software facilityclitoris n. jukos (n.)clock n. tatal (n.); ~wise adj. tatalano(s.); counter~wise adj. fetatalano(s.)clone n. 1) usunshi (n.) cloned being; 2)sunshi (s.) make a cloneclose v. 1) kai (a.) fasten, lock; 2) fafau(s.) near, nearly, almost, nearby; 3)bas (n.) to end bas jorenko – toclose a file; ~ed adj. okai (s.)closet n. dobeo (n.)cloth n. ango (n.); ~es, -ing n.angonyo (n.) dressclover n. fopoi (n.)cloud n. shina (n.); ~ed, ~y adj.shinale (s.)clove n. 1) fosong (n.) dried flower bud ofthe Myrtaceae family; 2) ambe (n.)part;~ of garlic n. ambe na fua –a clove of garlicclub n. 1) finyo (n.) game club; 2)mantado (n.) night clubcluck v. kwoka (a.)clumsy adj. ninis (s.)clutch n. gedava (n.)coach n. 1) sinupa (n.) part of a train orplain with lowest price accomodations;2) ukwanku (n.) trainercoagulate v. tore (n.);coagulation n. atore (n.)coal n. pisol (n.)coalition n. tostunyo (n.)coast n. solu (n.)coat n. 1) shango (n.) overcoat; 2)Kah Dictionary 165

chingi (n.) natural covering of animalor plant, outside layer: chingi chuchizi – a coat of fur; 3) janchi (a.)provide with a layer; ~ of arms n.puntan (n.); ~ed n. ochi (s.);~rack n. pingoya (n.)cob n. bunape (n.) corncobcoca n. shua (n.); ~ine n. shuashum(n.)cock n. 1) bukwo (n.) rooster; 2) babi (n.)penis; ~-a-doodle-doo v. kukaku(a.)cockatoo n. zizeone (n.)cockpit n. rabeo (n.) cabincockroach n. shishis (n.)cocktail n. pisosko (n.) mixed alcoholicbeveragecocoa n. 1) raishum (n.) cocoa powder;2) raimoso (sham) (n.) (hot)chocolatecoconut n. pesau (n.); ~ meat n.pesauki (n.); ~ milk n. pesaumos(n.); ~ water n. pesauso (n.)cocoon n. dibos (n.)cod n. pengan (n.)code n. 1) sistan (n.) system of secredsymbols; 2) renya (n.) law, set of rulescoeliac disease n. vunkivaumi (n.)coffee n. kau (n.); ~ machine n.kautal (n.); ~ pot n. kaudeo (n.)coffin n. miabeo (n.)cohabit v. kwado (s.)coil n. tolpe (n.) spoolcoin n. pakos (n.)coincidence n. inistoshi (n.)coincidental adj. nistoshi (s.)coincidentallycoitus n. jaito (n.); ~ interruptus n.jaito onubai (n.)cold adj. 1) ven (s.); 2) ivemi (n.)common cold; to have a ~ n. vemi(s.); ~ store n. vembea (n.)collaborate v. 1) lukan (a.) to cooperate,work together; 2) feleo (a.) to help anenemy invadercollaborator n. ufeleo (n.)collapse v. 1) bombai (a.) to cave in; 2)abombai (n.) act of caving incollar n. kenos (n.)colleague n. kankalu (n.)collect v. 1) kwara (a.) to assemble,concentrate; 2) kakwara (a.) collecthabitually, as a hobby; ~ed adj. 1)okwara (s.) gathered; 2) jukoi (s.)calmcollective adj. 1) wiron (s.)characteristic of or by a group; 2)wironyo (n.) collective enterprisecollectivism n. wirompuno (n.)colletivist n. 1) na wirompuno (n.)having to do with collectivism; 2)uwirompuno (n.) collectivist personcollector n. ukakwara (n.)collide v. kwache (a.) to clash withColombia n. Kolomban (n.); ~n n. 1)Ukolomban (n.) citizen of Colombia;2) na Kolomban (n.) having to do withColombiacolon n. wambino (n.)colonel n. nanati (n.)colonialism n. naizapuno (n.)colonist n. unaiza (n.)colonization n. anaiza (n.)colonize n. naiza (n.); ~d adj. onaiza(s.)colony n. naizan (n.)colophon n. joyoko (n.)color n. san (n.); ~ant n. sanjavo (n.);~blind adj. sanjung (s.); ~fuladj. sansa (s.); ~less adj. sanang(s.)column n. 1) pere (n.) pillar; 2) vutiko (n.)vertical section in printed matter, atable; 3) daitoko (n.) regular article ina magazine or newspaper; ~ist n.udaitoko (n.)coma n. mizon (n.)comb v. 1) zidun (a.) to comb; 2) zidunya(n.) artefact for arranging one’s haircombination n. aron (n.)combine v. ron (n.); ~d adj. oron (s.)come v. 1) de (a.) arrive; 2) juti (a.) toKah Dictionary 166

have an orgasm; ~ on! v. oi ! (i.); ~to an end v. tombas (a.);comedian n. uhauyus (n.)comedic adj. na hauyus (n.)comedy n. 1) hauyus (n.) art of comedy;2) hauko (n.) comedic narrative (book,novel): weyun hauko – to watch acomedycomet n. tilua (n.)comfort v. 1) yoisa (a.) to soothe,console; 2) ayoisa (n.) consolation; 3)itemwera (n.) (state of) easecomfortable adj. temwera (s.)comic n. tanko (n.)comma n. bastan (n.)command v. 1) kamun (a.) to order; 2)akamun (n.) order, commandment:akeju na li akamun na wa – yourwish is my command; in ~ adj.wekamun (s.): hayu wekamun lau?– who is in command over here?commander n. ukamun (n.)commandment n. akamun (n.) ordercommemorate v. jewayun (a.)comment n. 1) atoska (n.) remark,observation; 2) toska (a.) makeremarks about, make an observationcommerce n. apopo (n.) trade, businesscommercial n. 1) pocho (n.) ad; 2)poshi (s.) having to do withcommerce, tradecommission n. lekenyo (n.)commit v. 1) jam (a.) make, do; 2) minja(a.) to commit a crime; 3) vaza (a.) tobind, dedicate oneself to; ~ted adj.ovaza (s.) dedicated; ~ment n.avaza (n.) dedicationcommittee n. tosonyo (n.); ~ membern. utosonyo (n.)common adj. 1) nyoshi (s.) shared,general familiar; 2) vungi (s.) of alower rank, belonging to the greatmass; ~er n. uvungi (n.) ~sense n. ajeju (n.)communicate v. joka (a.)communication n. ajoka (n.); ~ line,wire n. jokanaya (n.)communism n. nyolepuno (n.)communist n. 1) unyolepuno (n.); 2) nanyolepuno (s.) having to do withcommunismcommunity n. kwalanyo (n.); ~ servicen. nyozua (n.)companion n. 1) ulalu (n.) someone inpresence; 2) polu (n.) someoneassociated in a commercial enterprisecompany n. 1) ponyo (n.) enterprise,concern; 2) lalunyo (n.) group inpresence; to keep ~ v. lalu (s.)comparative n. tuntisa (n.)compare v. mashun (a.)comparison n. amashun (n.)compass n. manoyun (n.)compassion n. ayoiza (n.) sympathycompatible adj. jeluri (s.) compatiblewithcompel v. pomun (a.) to force, cause:mumbe pomun yu bas – thecircumstances compelled him to stop;~ing adj. 1) tenkunju (s.)gripping, captivating, attractive,charming; 2) wepomun (s.) thatcompels: mumbe wepomun –compelling circumstancescompensate v. simas (a.) tocompensate (for)compete v. firu (a.) versuscompetence n. ikangi (n.)competent adj. kangi (s.)competitor n. ufe (n.) opponent, rival,opposite side, adversarycompetition n. 1) afiru (n.) act ofcompeting: afiru na yunyo sun lamonkoi – the competition betweenthose two is getting out of hand; 2)fenyo (n.) people/teams competing:fenyo nen wi tiro wau – thecompetition is very good this yearcompetitor n. ufe (n.) rival, adversar,opponentcompilation n. auronza (n.)compile v. ronza (a.) to put togethercomplain v. woika (a.); ~t n. awoika(n.)complete v. 1) jamoyo (a.) to fill, fulfill,Kah Dictionary 167

finish, conclude; 2) kwambe (s.)whole, full, fully, completely; ~d adj.oyo (s.) done, fulfilled, ready: oyoha? – are you done?complex adj. 1) wiva (s.) complicated,involved, not easily understood; 2)donyo (s.) compound, assemblage ofbuildingscomplicated adj. 1) doile (s.)problematic, troublesome; 2) wiva (s.)complex, involvedcomplication n. adoi (n.)compliment n. 1) anenka (n.) act ofcomplimenting; 2) nenka (a.) tocomplimentcompound n. 1) donyo (n.) compound,complex, assemblage of buildings; 2)aukaron (n.) compound word; 3)karon (n.) to form compound words;~ing n. akaron (n.)component n. yambe (n.)compose v. 1) rombe (a.) to put together:rombe ajika – to compose a song;2) janjukoi (n.) to repose, calm, allaycomposition n. 1) arombe (n.) act ormanner of composing: arombe natanyus – the composition of apainting; 2) aurombe (n.) thingcomposed: aurombe na Mozart – acomposition of Mozartcompress v. 1) lompon (a.) to presstogether; 2) jalonsi (a.) to transformdata to minimize space, zip; ~edadj. lonsi (s.); ~ion n. alonsi (n.)compromise v. 1) banjelu (a.) to settleby making concessions; 2) abanjelu(n.) settlement; 3) nyambai (a.) toexpose, make; 4) monsangi (a.) todegrade, reduce the quality, devaluecompulsion n. apomun (n.)computational adj. dauvale (s.)compute v. dauva (a.) calculatecomputer n. dal (n.) digital device; ~science n. dalajonocon v. konza (a.) to con, con someone outof: konza apa uyu – to consomeone out of his moneyconceive v. 1) tombenjau (a.) to getpregnant; 2) henje (a.) to get, developan idea, put in words: henje! – I havean idea!; ~d adj. 1) obenjau (s.)gotten pregnant, knocked up; 2)ohenje (s.) developed, put into wordsconcensus n. yozaje (n.)concentrate v. 1) jela (s.) set one’s mindon, be concentrated, focused on: jelakwanza – to concentrate in doingone’s homework; 2) kwara (a.) collect,gather: kwara ango – to collectone's clothes; 3) kwaranu (a.) to cometogether: varumbe kwaranu lasonai – the troops are concentratingat the river;4) jalon (a.) to intensify,increase the density: jalon runya –to concentrate a brew; 5) tolon (a.) tointensify, become dense: bovaso latolon – the solution is concentrating;~d adj. 1) jela (s.) set one’s mindon, be concentrated, focused on; 2)okwara (s.) be located in one place:doi okwara la sinan na tinuno –the problems are concentrated in theeastern region; 3) olon (s.) beconcentrated, intensified, enrichedconcentration n. 1) ijela (n.) state ofhaving one’s mind focused; 2)aukwara (n.) gathering, collection; 3)aulon (n.) concentrated substance; 4)ilon (n.) strength, density;concept n. jevu (n.) basic idea, principleconception n. 1) abenjau (n.) act ofconceiving, getting pregnant; 2)ahenje (n.) act or thing conceived,idea, principle, concept: ahenje najevu – the conception of a principleconcern n. 1) ponyo (n.) enterprise,company; 2) tos (s.) relate to, involve,concerning; 3) acheva (n.) relation,reference; 4) asinyi (n.) worry: asinyitiku – the main concernconcert n. jito (n.)conciliate v. moru (s.) make peaceconciliator n. umoru (n.)conclude v. 1) jebas (a.) to decide byreasoning: ujono jebas asinje nayu woisa – scientists concluded hisassumptions to be wrong ; 2) jamoyo(a.) to complete, finish, fulfill: jamoyoaruka – to conclude an argumentconclusion n. 1) ajebas (n.) last stop ofa reasoning process : ajebas naKah Dictionary 168

tosko – the conclusion of the article;2) ajamoyo (n.) act of concluding,completingconclusive adj. jebashi (s.) decisive,finalconcourse n. winyola (n.)concrete adj. 1) re (s.) solid, hard; 1) nayasa (s.) material, as opposed toabstract; 3) sadu (n.) building materialcondition n. 1) atonto (n.) case; 2) isa(n.) shape, state; 3) isemi (n.) illness;4) mumbe (n.) circumstance, factor;~s n. mumbenyo (n.) total ofcircumstances, factorscondom n. vauvan (n.)condone v. tunje (a.) overlook, choose toignoreconduct n. 1) asapu (n.) behavior; 2)sapu (a.) behaveconductive adj. tipitum (s.)conduit n. nos (n.) duct, pipe, tubecone n. pyuro (n.)conical adj. pyurosa (s.)conference n. akara (n.)confess v. fonzalo (a.); ~ion n.afonzalo (n.)confide v. rejuka (a.) to confide inconfigure v. rendan (a.)configuration n. arendan (n.)confirm v. 1) kaho (a.) admit; 2) hoka (a.)validateconfirmation n. 1) akaho (n.)admittance ; 2) ahoka (n.)authenticiation, validationconflict n. 1) aru (n.) discord; 2) ruju(a.) to have a conflict with; 3) cheru(a.) to come in conflict with: dan waucheru vanundan – this programconflicts with the security softwareConfucius n. Kufuchih (n.)Confucianism n. Ikufuchih (n.)Confucianist n. 1) na Ikufuchih (n.)having to do with Confucianism; 2)Ukufuchih (n.) Confucianist personconfuse v. 1) moren (a.) to mix up,disarray, upset; 2) janjesko (a.) to mixup mentally; 3) yonjo (a.) to mistakefor; ~ed adj. 1) omoren (s.) mixedup, in disarray, upset; 2) jesko (s.)mixed up mentally, perplexed; 3)oyonjo (s.) mistaken for someoneelse, mixed upconfusion n. isko (n.);Congo n. 1) Kongoan (na Barazavil) (n.)Republic of the Congo; 2) Kongoan(na Kinshasah) (n.) DemocraticRepublic of the Congo; 3) Kongoan(n.) historical Congo-region; 4)Kongoh (n.) Congo river; 5) Ukongo(n.) person of the Kongo ethnicity; 6)Kongonyo (n.) Kongo-people; 7)Kongoka (n.) Kongo/KikongolanguageCongolese 1) Ukongoan (na Barazavil /Kinshasah) (n.) citizen of Congo(-Brazzaville / Kinshasah); 2)Kongoanyo (na Barazavil /Kinshasah) (n.) total of citizens ofCongo(-Brazzaville / Kinshasah);2) naKongoan (na Barazavil / Kinshasah)(n.) having to do with Congo(-Brazzaville / Kinshasah)congress n. rombea (n.)conifer n. pyurope (n.)conjunctor n. valuka (n.)conjunction n. avaluka (n.)conjunctive n. 1) valusa (n.)conjunctive mood; 1) na valusa (n.)having a conjunctive mood: janka navalusa – a conjunctive verbconman n. konko (n.) fraudconnect v. java (a.) to establish aconnection, call, go online: javakweva – to connect to the internet;~d adj. ova (s.); ~ion n. 1) ava(n.) link, relation; 2) vaya (n.) joint,yoke; ~ive adj. vamun (s.): sesavamun – connective tissueconquer v. zaru (a.); ~er n. uzaru (n.)conquest n. azaru (n.)conscience n. puju (n.); ~less adj.pujuleng (s.); ~lessness n.ipujuleng (n.)conscientious adj. pujule (s.); ~nessn. ipujule (n.)conscious adj. 1) jele (s.) aware, havingsensations of thinking, feeling orknowledge; 2) keno (s.) intentional(ly);Kah Dictionary 169

~ness n. 1) ijele (n.) awareness; 2)ikeno (n.) purpose; to lose ~nessv. monjele (s.)consecrate v. janampu (a.)consent v. 1) tuska (a.) to givepermission; 2) atuska (n.) act of givingone’s consentconservative adj. vajanke (s.)consider v. 1) jeto (s.) to think about theoption, take into account; 2) jesa (s.)to regard as, have an opinion about;3) jehea (s.) to regard, take intoaccount, to watch: jehea ivan – toconsider someone’s safety; ~ateadj. 1) julu (s.) showingconsideration for, empathetic; 2)kungile (s.) significant: baisakungile – considerate damage;~ation n. 1) ajeto (n.) act ofconsidering as an option; 2) ajehea(n.) regard, attentionconsist v. weron (s.) to make up, beconstituted of, compose; ~ent adj.rato (s.) consistentlyconsole n. kital (n.); game ~ n. kitalna fidan (n.)conspiracy n. 1) asiskuren (n.) act ofconspiring; 2) siskurenyo (n.) groupof conspiratorsconspirator n. usiskuren (n.)conspire v. siskuren (s.)constable n. vumuren (n.)constant adj. tayoshi (n.) perpetual,chronicconstellation n. mangutan (n.)constitute v. 1) weron (s.) to make up,be constituted of, consist of, compose:kenyo na vuchero weron ufi ninikwa – a soccer team constitutes ofeleven players; 2) munku (s.) to setup, install, foundconstitution n. 1) aweron (n.) waysomething is set up, made up:aweron dondo – a strongconstitution; 2) amunku (n.) act ofsetting up: amunku na renya – theconstitution of the law; 3) vurenya (n.)fundamental set of lawsconstruct v. jando (a.); ~ed adj. 1)odo (s.) built; 2) sado (s.) artificial,man-made; ~ion n. 1) ajando (n.)process of constructing; 2) audo (n.)building, structure; 3) doshi (n.)building method: doshi na kwandoonengo – the construction of theschool is adaptedconsul n. chilaka (n.); ~ate n.chilakado (nconsult v. noke (a.); ~ation n. anoke(n.) referenceconsume v. zabas (a.); ~r n. uzabas(n.)consumption n. azabas (n.)contain v. bole (s.); ~er n. bobeo (n.)contact v. 1) kava (a.) to call, get in touchwith; 2) ikava (n.) state of being incontactcontemplate v. jejewai (a.)contempt n. 1) ihepu (n.) feeling orattitude of disrespect, looking downon; 2) ahepu (n.) act of contempt,disrespect; to feel ~ for v. hepu(s.); ~ible adj. tehepu (s.)despiccablecontent n. boyo (n.); ~s, ~list n.boyoko (n.)contest n. fizato (n.)context n. roko (n.)continent n. anyo (n.); ~al n. na anyo(n.)continue v. kura (a.) to proceed, go oncontinuous adj. basanung (s.) also:continuouslycontraband n. ausispo (n.)contraception n. abenyau (n.); to use~ v. benyau (s.) to be on birth controlcontraceptive n. benyauki (n.)contract n. 1) kanko (n.) paper with anagreement; 2) koza (a.) to hire, book;3) dele (a.) to acquire, catch; 4) lonu(a.) to draw together, shrink; ~ion n.alonu (n.)contradict v. feka (a.); ~ion n. afekaKah Dictionary 170

(n.)contrary adj. feno (s.) adversarycontrast n. 1) ifera (n.) ; 2) fera (s.) toform a contrast withcontribute v. 1) lupau (a.) to give ormake jointly with others; 2) nempa (a.)donate to charity; 2) bopa (a.) paycontribution for membershipcontribution n. 1) alupau (n.) act ofginving or making jointly with others; 2)anempa (n.) gift for helping aorganization, charity; 3) abopa (n.)fee, money paid for membership or aservice: abopa na finyo –contribution to a clubcontrol v. 1) koi (s.) have under control;2) koiza (a.) to get under control,control, control oneself, pull oneselftogether: koiza roya – to control aball; 3) ikoi (n.) power; 4) naino (s.)operate, regulate: naino isham – tocontrol the temperature; ~ed adj. 1)okoi (s.) brought under control; 2)jukoi (s.) calm, collected, pulledtogether; ~edness n. ijukoi (n.)calmness, emotional controlcontroversial adj. feluru (s.)controversy n. feluruto (n.)convene v. kara (a.)convention n. 1) akara (n.) conference,meeting; 2) inyolu (n.) generalagreement or acceptance; by ~ adj.nyolu (s.)converge v. kwanu (a.) to cometogether, meetconvergent adj. wekwanu (s.)conversation n. ayonka (n.)converse v. yonka (a.) speak withconversion n. 1) ananza (n.) act ofadopting a religion; 2) avosa (n.) actof turning intoconvert v. 1) nanza (a.) to adopt areligion; 2) vosa (a.) to turn into:vosa penyo sayan – to turn a forestinto farmlandconvince v. ponka (a.) persuade; ~dadj. 1) oponka (s.) persuaded; 2)reje (s.) know for sureconvincing adj. tejeho (s.) believable,persuasive: atoka tejeho – aconvincing storyconviction n. 1) ireje (n.) state of beingconvinced; 2) afonka (n.) sentenceconvoy n. nuvanyo (n.)cook n. 1) kizuzu (n.) person thatprepares food; 2) janzu (a.) preparefood: uma la janzu wanki – motheris cooking dinner; 3) tonzu (a.) to besubject to cooking: aki la tonzu tishambeo – the food is cooking onthe stove; ~ed adj. ozu (s.)cookie n. kwinki (n.) biscuitcool adj. 1) siven (n.) somewhat cold; 2)toven (a.) to cool down; 3) javen (a.)cause to cool down; 4) joi (a.)awesomecooperate v. 1) lukan (a.) cooperative; 1)ulukan (n.) person cooperating,cooperatorcooperation n. alukan (n.)coot n. kivan (n.)Copenhagen n. Kobahaun (n.)copier n. shikotal (n.) xerox machinecopper n. 1) pingu (n.) material; 2) chupingu (n.) made out of coppercopulate v. jai (a.) to have sex withcopulation n. ajai (n.) sexcopy n. 1) ashiko (n.) duplicate; 2) shiko(a.) make a duplicate; 3) sisko (a.)cribcopyright n. azakai (n.); ~ed adj.zakai (s.)coquettish adj. kunsishi (s.) to be ateasecoral n. 1) sosempe (n.) one plant; 2)sosempenyo (n.) reefcord n. naya (n.) rope, stringcore n. 1) ban (n.) centre; 2) tiku (s.)basic, central, chief, maincoriander n. dishusho (n.)cork n. 1) nyausa (n.) stopper, plug; 2)nyauvo (n.) material, cork tissue; 3)nyausape (n.) cork oakcorn n. 1) buna (n.) maize; 2) binzoi (n.)grain from a cereal; 3) nyongayun (n.)clavus, shape of callus; ~cob n.Kah Dictionary 171

unape (n.)corner n. 1) numpil (n.) place wheresurfaces meet in an angle: numpil nabeo – the corner of a room; 2) nanumpil (n.) located on a corner:podo na numpil – corner shop; 3)pompil (a.) to drive or force in acornercorporal n. tivaru (n.)corporate adj. 1) yova (s.) shared by all,collective: ipuza yova – corporateresponsibility; 2) na ponyo (n.) havingthe nature of or involving acorporation: atimpau na ponyo –corporate debtscorporation n. ponyo (n.)corporeal adj. 1) seshi (s.) physical, notspiritual: ula seshi – a corporealbeing; 2) na senyo (n.) involving thebody: afon na senyo – corporealpunishmentcorpse n. womia (n.)correct adj. 1) nenshi (s.) right, lackingflaws; 2) janenshi (s.) make right;~ion n. anenshi (n.); ~ness n.inenshi (n.)correlate v. noyomovale (a.) to correlatewithcorrelation n. noyomova (n.)correspond v. 1) yonko (a.) to exchangeletters; 2) kwasa (s.) to agree, share ashape; ~ence n. 1) yonkonyo (n.)exchange of written ideas, collection ofletters; 2) ikwasa (n.) agreement;~ent n. tokava (n.)corridor n. naibeo (n.) gallery, long andnarrow roomcorrode v. 1) chirau (a.) to erode, wearaway; 2) tonchirau (a.) to becomeeroded; ~d adj. ochirau (s.) wornaway, offcorrosion n. achirau (n.) erosioncortex n. jejechi (n.)cosmopolitan adj. yulayo (s.) existingall over the worldcosmopolite n. uyulayo (n.)cost v. 1) popa (s.) be priced at; 2) zapa(s.) be expensive; 3) apopa (n.) priceCosta Rica n. Kosta-Rikan (n.); ~n n.1) Ukosta-Rikan (n.) citizen of Costa-Rica; 2) na Kosta-Rikan (n.) having todo with Cost Ricacostume n. nyango (n.)cosy adj. doju (s.) home-like, cosilycottage n. sindo (n.) bungalow, cabincotton n. 1) pezi (n.) material; 2) chupezi (n.) made of cotton; 3) pezingo(n.) piece of cloth made out of cotton,sheetcouch n. naira (n.) sofa, divancougar n. wemeo (n.) puma, mountainlioncough n. 1) hua (a.) make a coughingsound (once); 2) huhua (s.) sufferfrom a cough, cough all the time; 3)ahua (n.) coughing sound; 4) ahuhua(n.) cough (condition): ahuhua ming– a bad cough; ~ up a. 1) tihua (n.)bring up by coughing; 2) monkenza(n.) regurgitatecouncil n. nokanyo (n.); ~lor n.unokanyo (n.) councilmancount v. 1) mundau (a.) tally; 2) adau(n.) tally, sum, total number; 3) dadau(a.) to count, name numbers in order;4) hova (a.) to be valid, to be taken inaccount: ache ye nong hova – thatgoal does not countcounter n. 1) pohu (n.) bar; 2)awaideru (n.) counter-attackcounter-clockwise adj. fetatalano (s.)country n. 1) an (n.) land; 2) chian (n.)countrysidecoup d’état n. ruyonto (n.); to commita ~ v. ruyom (a.)couple n. 1) sunyo (n.) two; 3) si (n.) afew; 3) java (a.) to connectcourage n. itunyi (n.); ~ous adj.tunyi (s.) bravecourier n. genuka (n.)course n. 1) kwantono (n.) series oflessons; 2) nonu (n.) direction, path,progress over time: la nonu na ninta– in the course of the day; of ~ n.reshi (s.)Kah Dictionary 172

court n. 1) renkanyo (n.) group of peoplein a law court, judges; 2) kaila (n.)place surrounded by buildings orwalls, short dead end street; 3) fila(n.) field for games/sports; 4)kindonyo (n.) group around asovereign, monarch; 5) kunka (n.)woo; ~ house n. renkado (n.); ~-martial n. renkanyo na varu (n.)military court; ~ship n. akunka (n.)courteous adj. nyopu (s.)courtesy n. inyopu (n.)couscous n. koshum (n.)cousin n. 1) lubua (n.) male cousin; 2)lumea (n.) female cousincovenant n. revako (n.)cover n. 1) tingi (n.) layer: tingi chushina – a cloud cover; 2) zonyango(n.) bedcover; 3) chingi (n.) coat,outside layer; 4) rengo (n.) cover,outside layer; 5) jarengo (a.) to pave,cover the surface of something; 6)werengo (a.) to overlay, extend over,pave, form the outside layer; 7) vango(a.) protect by covering; 8) kochi (n.)bookcovercow n. 1) mul (n.) not specifically femalebut used as such colloquially; 2)wanamul (n.) female cow; 3) minyi(a.) intimidate; ~boy n. ungano (n.)shepherdcoward n. uyipu (n.); ~ice n. iyipu (n.);~ly adj. yipu (s.)coworker n. kankalu (n.) colleaguecowry n. pachi (n.)coyote n. mamwua (n.)crab n. randi (n.)crack n. 1) abai (n.) burst; 2) shuadu(n.) crack cocaine; ~le v. tutua (s.)craft n. 1) dono (n.) energy, force; 2)asajo (n.) skill, art; 3) sajo (a.)produce with skillcrane n. 1) naivune (n.) bird; 2)wempeda (n.) lifting machine; ~fly n.naivuzo (n.)crash n. 1) bunka (n.) noise; 2) adambai(n.) pc-crash; 3) bunu (n.) to crashinto, crashland, collapse, fail; 4)dambai (a.) to crash (software)crater n. buncha (n.)crayon n. tansau (n.)crazy adj. 1) minkoi (s.) foolish, wild: bassapu minkoi – stop acting crazy!; 2)jemi (s.) insane, mentally unbalanced:ubu jemi – the man’s crazy; to drive~ v. janjemi (a.)cream n. 1) mosau (n.) fatty part of milk;2) nasau (n.) lotion; ~y adj.momosau (s.); sour ~ adj. mosauchoi (n.)creator n. umula (n.)create v. mula (a.)creation n. aumula (n.)credit n. 1) tipa (n.) money on bank; 2)ajoza (n.) acknowledgement for aprestation; 3) joza (a.) give credit to;~card n. kupausha (n.)Cree n. 1) Unehilawe (n.) Creeperson; 2) Nehilawe (n.) having to dowith the Cree culture; 3) Nehilaweka(n.)creek n. sinsonai (n.)creep v. 1) nusis (a.) to sneak, skulk,steal; 2) nunusis (n.) creepy person;~y adj. tenyivu (s.) lugubriouscreole n. 1) wichuka (n.) creolelanguage; 2) wisko (n.) person ofmixed ethnicity, multiculturalcrepuscular adj. mandinu (s.)crew n. 1) nikanyo (n.) people aboard avehicle; 2) kankanyo (n.) group ofpeople working together; ~membern. nikan (n.) member of a groupaboard a vehiclecrib v. 1) sisko (a.) copy; 2) bembeo (n.)babybed; 3) kibeo (n.) feeding bowl,trough; 4) angado (n.) stablecribbage n. kiribaj (n.) card gamecricket n. 1) nonoiro (n.) ballgame; 2)chindi (n.) insectcrier n. uyoka (n.)crime n. 1) aminja (n.) criminal act; 2)minjato (n.) phenomenon of crime,Kah Dictionary 173

occurrence: adau na minjato wen –crime rates are highcriminal n. 1) miminja (n.) personhabitually enganged in criminalactivity; 2) uminja (n.) perpetrator; 3)minjashi (s.) having the nature of acrime; ~ organization n. minjanyo(n.) gangcriminology n. minjajono (n.)crisis n. viminto (n.)crisp v. kwinka (a.) to crunch; ~y adj.kikwin (s.)criterion n. tontoko (n.) conditioncritic n. uminenka (n.)criticism n. aminenka (n.) critiquecriticize v. minenka (a.)critique n. aminenka (n.) criticismCroatia n. Haravatan (n.); ~n n. 1)Uharavata (n.) person of the Croatianethnicity; 2) Uharavatan (n.) citizen ofCroatia; 3) Haravata (n.) having to dowith Croatian culture; 4) na Haravatan(n.) having to do with Croatia; 5)Haravataka (n.) Croatian languagecrocodile n. pembenga (n.)crocodilians n. pembenganyo (n.)crook n. uhopung (n.)crooked adj. 1) pile (s.) having one ormore curves or angles; 2) hopung (s.)dishonestcrop n. 1) saiki (n.) product for harvesting;2) kibos (n.) sack for storing food:kibos na mosone – the crop ofpigeon; 3) luntu (n.) trim, shearcroquet n. Korokeh (n.)cross n. 1) pano (n.) cross, crux, (markof) two intersecting lines; 2) jampano(a.) form a cross-shape jampanoyol – to cross one’s fingers; 3) notum(a.) intersect; 4) tunu (a.) go across,from one side to the other: varunyotunu an kwambe – the armycrossed the entire country; 5) tunu(a.) to go across, beyond: varunyotum basano – the army crossed theborder; ~ed-legged adj. vuskura(s.)crossly adj. wonshi (s.) peevishcrossness n. iwonshi (n.) peevishnesscrossbar n. bampe (n.)crotch n. 1) vuban (n.) groin; 2) pesun(n.) forked pole or place on a treecrow n. 1) lonyo (n.) bird; 2) kalka (a.) tomake a crowing soundcrowd n. lonyo (n.); ~ed adj. lonyole (s.)crown n. kinti (n.)crucifix n. panosa (n.); ~ion n. apanoti(s.)crucify v. panoti (a.)cruel adj. mweng (s.); ~ty n. imweng(n.)crumple v. shempon (a.) to press intowrinkles; ~d adj. sheshempon (s.)crunch v. kwinka (a.) to crisp; ~y adj.kikwin (s.)crusade n. 1) Panonu (n.) historicamilitary expedition by EuropeanChristians; 2) fenoto (n.) vigorousmovement against somethingcrush v. bus (a.)crust n. chire (n.) crust, scab, crust onfood: chire na binki – breadcrustcry v. 1) yoyoi (a.) sob, shed tears; 2)swika (a.) scream; 3) aswika (n.)screaming sound; 4) yaika (a.) cry outin paincrystal n. 1) shesa (n.) generic material;2) shesangu (s.) piece of stoneCuba n. Kuban (n.); ~n n. 1) Ukuban(n.) citizen of Cuba; 2) na Kuban (n.)having to do with Cuba: punyo naKuban – the Cuban governmentcube n. vailu (n.)cubical adj. vailusa (s.)cubicle n. panum (n.)cuckoo n. yombene (n.)cucumber n. pepos (n.)cudgel n. chepe (n.)cuisine n. zushi (n.)cul-de-sac n. kwacha (n.)cultivate v. sai (a.) to grow, produce, useland for growing crops, produce aculture of cellsKah Dictionary 174

cultivation n. asai (n.)cultural adj. na janjanyo (s.)culture n. 1) janjanyo (n.) customs of apeople; 2) janjato (n.) civilization,people; 3) saisu (n.) growth of cells:saisu na mwazi – a culture offunguscumin n. mosaki (n.)cup n. 1) seo (n.) small container forholding beverages; 2) zangu (n.)award, prize, trophy: basto nazangu – the cup final; ~ holder n.seolea (n.)cure v. 1) momi (a.) to restore someone’shealth, heal; 2) amomi (n.) treatmentor medicinecuriosity n. ikeyun (n.)curious adj. keyun (s.)Curium n. Kuria (n.)curl n. 1) ziro (n.) anything having acurled shape: ziro chu jem – a curlof smoke; 2) tolu (n.) to bend or foldinto a roll: tolu kiski – to curl one’slip; 3) nuwiwiro (n.) to spiral; ~yadj. ziziro (s.)currency n. patan (n.)current n. 1) vonu (n.) flow of water/air;2) tauto (s.) up to date, actual; 3)tipinu (n.) electricity; ~ events n.tautonyo (n.) actuality; ~ly adv.tauto (s.) tauto yu nong kan –currently, he does not workcurriculum n. tayoko (n.) fschedule,program; ~ vitae n. kwiyoko (n.)CVcurry n. sora (n.) stewcursor n. koyol (n.)curtain n. shengo (n.)curvature n. iropil (n.)curve n. ropil (n.) round angle; ~d adj.ropile (s.) to be soft-angledcushion n. mwebos (n.) pillowcustom n. ajanja (n.); ~ary n. janjashi(s.) habitual; ~s n. nuboyun (n.)habitualcustomer n. poza (n.)cut v. 1) tu (a.) to do cutting; 2) atu (n.)incision; 3) otu (s.) to be cut; 4) rantu(a.) to clip, cut with scissors; ~ downn. vutu (a.) fell; ~ off n. tuchu(a.); ~ out n. satu (a.) to cut out,carve out, sculptcutlery n. kianyo (n.) piece of ~ n. kia(n.) eating utensilCV n. kwiyoko (n.) curriculum vitaecyan adj. saska lam (s.)cybersex n. akwejai (n.); have ~ (with)v. kwejai (a.)cyberspace n. kwelan (n.)cycle n. taro (n.)cyclone n. shinada (n.) hurricane,typhooncyclops n. kwayun (n.)cylinder n. pero (n.)cylindrical n. perosa (s.)Cypriot(ic) n. 1) Ukipirosan (n.) citizen ofCyprus; 2) Ukuburusan (n.) citizen ofthe Turkish Republic of NorthernCyprus; 3) na Kipirosan (n.) havingto do with Cyprus; 4) na Kuburusan(n.) having to do with the TurkishRepublic of Northern CyprusCyprus n. 1) Kipiros (n.) isle of Cyprus asa whole; 2) Kipirosan (n.) Greek stateon the southern side of Cyprus; 3)Kuburusan (n.) Turkish Republic ofNorthern Cyprusczar n. wikim (n.) emperorDD, delta n. doa (n.)Da Nang n. Da-Nang (n.)dad n. baba (n.) daddydaily adj. 1) ninsa (s.) occurring daily; 2)ninko (n.) daily magazine, newspaperdairy n. mosonyo (n.)daisy n. ninyun (n.)Kah Dictionary 175

Dallas n. Dalas (n.)dam n. sonum (n.) dikedamage n. 1) baisa (n.) injury or harm; 2)jambaisa (a.) to cause damage to; ~dadj. obaisa (s.)damp adj. sole (s.) moist; ~ness n.isole (n.)dance v. 1) senji (a.) to moverhythmically; 2) asenji (n.) act or styleof dancing; 3) senjito (n.) dance eventdandelion n. funzi (n.)danger n. izen (n.); in ~ n. zembo (s.)at risk; ~ous adj. zen (s.)dangle v. pimpi (s.) to swing back andforthDanish n. 1) Udan (n.) person of theDanish ethnicity; 2) Udanan (n.)citizen of Danmark; 3) Dan (s.) havingto do with Danish culture; 4) na Danan(n.) having to do with Danmark; 5)Danka (n.) Danish languageDanmark n. Danan (n.)Danube n. Donah (n.)dare v. tunyike (s.)daring n. tunyile (n.) bolddark adj. sol (s) also: blackdarken v. tonsol (s.)darkness n. isol (n.)darling n. uzai (n.) honey, deardata n. aujo (n.) information; ~structure n. josa (n.)database n. jobeo (n.) databankdate n. 1) ninka (n.) time stamp; 2)janinka (a.) put a time stamp on; 3)tachu (s.) to have one’s origin in aperiod, date from, go back to: awautachu Kinyota na Ming – thisdates from the Ming-dynasty; 4)abanju (n.) social engagement; 5)banju (a.) to meet, have aappointment with; 6) babanju (s.)have social engagements with; 7)pansa (n.) fruitdaughter n. bemwana (n.)dawn n. nintita (n.) sunriseday n. 1) anin (n.) 24-hour period; 2) ninta(n.) daytime; ~dream v. 1) jekeho(a.) fantasize; 2) ajekeho (n.) fantasydead n. mia (s.); ~ly adj. wemia (s.)lethal; ~ end adj. kwachale (s.)blind: bano kwachale – blind alley;~nettle n. pyukom (n.)deaf n. 1) hinjung (s.) unable to hear; 2)uhinjung (n.) deaf person; ~en v.tohinjung (a.) to go deaf; ~ening v.ya jahinjung (a.): akale yajahinjung – a deafening noisedeal n. 1) poto (n.) business transaction;2) popo (a.) do business in: popojuvo – to deal drugs; 3) paucho (a.)distribute: paucho fisha – to dealcards; ~ with n. 1) tos (s.) beabout, concern; 2) zazia (a.) handle;tuska wa zazia – let me deal with it,handle itdear n. 1) uzai (n.) honey, darling; 2) zai(s.) beloved: mama zai – dearmother; 3) owenju (s.) formal letter:Ba owenju – Dear Sirdeath n. 1) imia (n.) state of being dead:imia laraza – death is permanent; 2)amia (n.) act of dying: amia na yuka– the death of a language; ~ penaltyn. afon na mia (n.); ~ sentencen. afonka na mia (n.)debate n. 1) akaru (n.) discussion; 2)karu (n.) discussdebt n. 1) vupa (n.) debit (money); 2)atimpau (n.) obligation to give back;to be in ~ with v. timpau (s.) toowedecade n. niniro (n.)decaf adj. kauleng (s)deca- px. ni- (s); ~meter n. ninayo (n.)decanter n. bobonya (n.) carafe, pitcherdecapitate v. titu (a) behead; ~d adj.otitu (s.)decapitation n. atitu (n.) beheadingdecay v. tomwa (a)deceitful adj. kompu (s.) irreliable,deceptivedeceive v. 1) kompo (a) scam, swindle,fraud; 2) konyam (a) fool, mislead,Kah Dictionary 176

trickDecember n. Zemaro (n.)deceptive adj. kompu (s.) irreliable,deceitfuldeci- px. ninimbe (s.)decide v. baska (a)decision n. abaska (n.)decisive adj. jebashi (s.) conclusive,finaldeck n. fishanyo (n.) set of cardsdeclamation n. ayuska (n.) oration,recitation, deliverydeclaration n. ayoka (n.) statementdeclare v. 1) yoka (a.) announce, state;2) nyoruka (a.) to declare war ondecode v. monsistan (a.); ~d adj.omonsistan (s.)decorate v. 1) jangu (a.) to addornaments; 2) pau tongu (a.) to granta medal; ~d adj. 1) ongu (s.)having ornaments; 2) tongule (s.)heving a medaldecoration n. 1) janguya (n.); 2) tongu(n.) medal; 3) tonguto (n.) ceremonyin which a medal is granteddecrease v. 1) tonsi (a.) become less,reduce; 2) atonsi (n.) decline,reductiondedicate v. 1) vaza (a.) to commit oneselfto: vaza ihai dayus – to dedicateone’s life to poetry; 2) seno (n.) toaddress or inscribe to someone: senokaiko uyu – to dedicate a book tosomeone; ~d adj. 1) oseno (s.)inscribed to someone; 2) ovaza (s.)committed todedication n. avaza (n.) commitmentdeduct v. tova (a.); ~ion n. atova (n.)deductible adj. tentonsi (s.); tax-~adj. tentonsi tos pumbe (s.)deed n. ajam (n.)deep adj. naibo (s.); ~en v. 1) janaibo(a.) make deep; 2) tonaibo (a.) getdeeperdeer n. pyai (n.)defeat v. fiti (a.) to beat, win fromdefecate v. boicho (a.)defect n. atering (n.); ~ive adj. tering(s.) out of orderdefend v. wairu (a.); ~ant n. uwaika(n.)defense n. awairu (n.)defibrillate v. monsekum (a.)defibrillator n. monsekunya (n.)deficiency n. 1) iyosang (n.)insufficiency, shortage, deficitdeficient adj. yosang (s.) not sufficient,incompletedeficit n. iyosang (n.) insufficiency,shortage, deficiencydefine v. chauka (n.) determine, specifydefinite adj. 1) yoyo (s.) absolute,definitely, absolutely, by all means; 2)ochauka (s.) well defined, specified;3) kwiva (s.) referring to a specificperson or thing: ~ article n. sinkakwiva (n.)definition n. achauka (n.) specificationdefinitive adj. jebashi (s.) final,conclusivedeform v. 1) monsa (a.) cause todisfigure, impair the form of: aponmonsa rechi – the pressuredeformed the hull; 2) tomonsa (a.) tolose one’s form, become disformedsempe la tomonsa – the bone isdeforming; ~ed adj. 1) sami (s.)suffering from a disfigurement; 2)omonsa (s.) changed in formdeformation n. 1) asami (n.) physicaldisfigurement; 2) amonsa (n.)changing of formdefraud v. kompo (a.) to swindle, scamdegrade v. mompungi (a.) to dishonordegree n. 1) shamio (n.) unit formeasuring heat; 2) pilio (n.) unit formeasuring angle; 3) nungi (n.) step orstage in a process, rank; 4) jongi (n.)rank given by college or university; 5)valon (n.) relative intensitydehydrate v. monso (a.); ~d adj.omonso (s.)dehydration n. imonso (n.)deify v. janam (a.)deity n. unam (n.)delay n. 1) azevi (n.) delaying: azevi lesirio jom – a five minute delay ; 2)Kah Dictionary 177

munzevi (a.) to slow the advance of,cause to slow down, retard, stall,hinder, frustrate; ~d adj. zevi (s.)be latedelegation n. lakanyo (n.)delete v. monyo (a.)delicate adj. 1) mweti (s.) exquisite; 2)chausa (s.) very fine in texture, subtledelicious adj. sushu (s.)deliver v. 1) depo (a.) to bring goods; 2)yuska (a.) recitate, orate; 3)munsencho (a.) to assist giving birth;~ a message v. nuka (a.)delivery n. 1) adepo (n.) act of bringinggoods; 2) ayuska (n.) oration,declamation, deliverydelusion n. konje (n.); ~al adj.konjele (s.)demagnetize v. monzam (a.)demand n. 1) pauka (a.) to ask for; 2)apauka (a.) act of demanding, thingdemanded; ~ing adj. hehea (s.)requiring much attentiondemask v. monyanku (a.) exposedemented adj. jemwa (s.)dementia n. ijemwa (n.)democracy n. 1) nyokapuno (n.)government type; 2) nyokapunan (n.)democratic statedemocratic adj. na nyokapuno (n.)demon n. mifai (n.)demonstrate v. 1) choka (a.) express anopinion en masse; 2) munyun (a.) toshow; 4) zaja (a.) to show how to usedemonstration n. 1) chokato (n.) eventin which people express their opinionen masse; 2) chokanyo (n.)demonstrating crowd; 3) amunyun (n.)act of showing; 4) azaja (a.) practicalexample how to useden n. zondo (n.) nest, liardendrite n. pelesu (n.) dendritic celldengue n. isempesham (n.) denguefever; to have ~ v. sempesham(s.)denial v. 1.) anonka (n.) contradiction,rejection, negation; 2.) amuleng (n.)refusal to give, grant access to; ~ismn. nonkapuno (n.) revisionismdenim n. noskango (n.)Denmark n. Danan (n.)denouce v. heyoka (s.) dependdense adj. lon (s.) richdensity n. ilon (n.)dent n. checha (n.) nick, indentationdental adj. na dun (n.)dentist n. dumomi (n.)dentures n. kondunyo (n.)denunciation n. aheyoka (n.)deny v. 1.) nonka (a.) to contradict, reject,declare to be untrue, negate; yunonka en jam – he denied doing it;2.) muleng (a.) refuse to give or grantaccess to: varunyo muleng aki –the army denied them fooddepart v. nuchu (a.) to leave; ~ure n.anuchu (n.)department n. rembe (n.)depend v. rava (s.) to rely (on): ya ravatitom – it depends on the weatherdependable adj. tereju (s.) reliabledependance n. irava (n.) reliancedependent adj. rava (s.) to depend, relyon: punanyo rava asai – thecitizens are dependent on agriculturedepict v. jetan (s.) representdeport v. chukum (s.); ~ation n.achukum (n.)deposit n. arabo (n.); to make a ~ v.rabo (n.)depressed adj. 1) vuju (s.) to feel down(isolated event), be melancholic; 2)vuvuju (s.) suffer from a depressiondepression n. 1) ivuju (n.) depressivemood, melancholy; 2) vujumi (n.)depressive disorder; 3) aponsa (n.)imprint; 4) vuponola (n.) area of lowbarometric pressure; 5) novunu (n.)worrisome decline, decrease,recession: Novunu Wan – the GreatDepressiondepth n. inaibo (n.)derivation n. achuza (n.)derive v. chuza (a.); ~d adj. ochuza(s.)dermatology n. senchijono (n.)Kah Dictionary 178

desalination n. amofim (n.)desalinize v. mofim (a. ); ~d adj.omofim (s.)descend v. 1) vunu (a.) to go down; 2)fachu (a.) to come down from anancestor: Uronan wi fachu Airinyo– many Americans descend from theIrishdescendant n. ubenyo (n.)descent n. 1) avunu (n.) act of goingdown; 2) ifachu (n.) lineage, ancestrydescribe v. saka (a.)description n. asaka (n.)desecrate v. monampu (a.); ~d adj.omonampu (s.)desert n. 1) songan (n.) dry, barrenregion; 2) baichu (a.) abandon; ~dadj. obaichu (s.)deserve v. timpai (a.)desiccated adj. sosong (s.)design n. 1) saje (n.) to sketch, plan; 2)asaje (n.) scheme, plan; ~er n.usaje (n.)designate v. 1) japau (a.) appoint; 2)chauka (a.) specifydesignation n. ajapau (n.)desinfect v. monsimi (a.);desinfectant n. monsimivo (n.)desinfection n. amonsimi (n.)desirability n. itenke (n.)desirable adj. tenke (s.)desire v. 1) keju (s.) to want; 2) akeju (n.)wanting; 3) tinju (s.) to lust for; 4)itinju (n.) lustdesk n. konunya (n.)desktop n. dantanku (n.)desperate adj. keholeng (s.)desperation n. ikeholeng (n.)despiccable adj. tehepu (s.)despise adj. hepu (s.)despite adj. tosto (n.) in spite ofdessert n. zekisa (n.)destined adj. tenonis (en) (s.) to bedestined (to): yu tenonis en zenuuba – he was destined to follow hisfatherdestiny n. nonis (n.), fatedestruct v. jambayo (a.) destroy; ~ionn. abayo (n.)detach v. mova (s.) disconnect; ~edadj. omova (s.) disconnected, offlinedetail n. sinchau (n.); ~ed adj.sisinchau (s.)detain v. kayole (a.); ~ed adj. okayole(s.)detect n. laju (n.); ~ive n. ukele (n.)detention n. ikayole (n.)determination n. inore (n.)determine v. 1) chauka (a.) define,specify; 2) mun (a.) to cause: ijesabe iju mun – his opinion isdetermined by his emotions; 3) baska(a.) to decide; ~d adj. nore (s.)resolutedetonate v. mumbum (a.)detonation n. amumbum (n.)develop v. 1) jarim (a.) to make ripe, grow;2) torim (a.) evolve, grow, ripen; ~edadj. orim (s.) ripened; ~ment n.1) arim (n.) process of ripening; 2)rinto (n.) event, happeningdeviate v. nochu (a.) to straydeviation n. anochu (n.)device n. 1) tal (n.) machine, mechanicaldevice (non-specific); 2) dal (n.) digitaldevice; 3) til (n.) portable or handheldelectronic devicedevote v. vaza (a.) to dedicate, commit to:vaza ihai dayus – to dedicate one’slife to poetry; ~d adj. ovaza (s.)dedicated, committed todew n. manso (n.)dewberry n. kosusan (n.)dexterity n. kwijo (n.) skilldiacritic n. shikatan (n.) diacritical markdiaphragm n. 1) sesengi (n.) muscularsheet below the ribcage; 2) chanyau(n.) contraceptivediagnose v. mijoka (n.)diagnosis n. amijoka (n.)diagnostic adj. na mijoka (n.)diagram n. 1) nanako (n.) schedule,scheme; 2) rentan (n.) picture, figureKah Dictionary 179

dialect n. yukambe (n.)diamond n. chandu (n.)dianthus n. chandu (n.)diaper n. boingo (n.)diarrhea n. soboi (n.)diary n. nintanko (n.)diaspora n. amembe (n.)dice n. 1) daudu (n.) small cube markedwith numbers; 2) tu vailu (s.) to cutinto small cubes; ~d adj. otu vailu(s.)dictate v. zamun (a.) to prescribedictionary n. kayako (n.)die v. tomia (a.)diet n. 1) abombo (n.) usual intake of food:abombo na kimeo weron seki –the diet of lions consists of meat; 2)akikoi (n.) special selection of food; tokeep a ~ v. kikoi (s.)differ v. 1) yinshi (s.) to have a differentnature compared to: yinshi si bua –he slightly differs from his brother; 2)jelung (s.) to disagree with: jelunglo! – I beg to differ!; ~ence n.iyinshi (n.); ~ent adj. yinshi (s.)difficult adj. reza (s.); ~y adj. 1) ireza(s.) condition of being difficult; 2) adoi(s.) complicationdig v. 1) momol (a.) remove earth causinga hole, dig up, dig for, to mine; 2)nenju (s.) likedigest n. senza (a.)digestion n. asenza (n.)digit n. 1) yol (n.) finger or toe; 2) dauvu(n.) basic numeral fom 0 to 9; ~aladj. sundau (s.) designating,having, using or having to do withdata using groups of electronic bitsrepresented by 1 or 0dignitary n. koiti (n.)dignite adj. wempu (s.)dignity n. iwempu (n.)dike n. sonum (n.) damdiligent adj. kanju (s.)dill n. poizi (n.)dim adj. 1) sisol (s.) be a little dark; 2)jansisol (s.) make darken slightly; 3)tonsisol (s.) grow dimdimension n. latano (n.)diminish v. 1) tonsi (a.) to become less,decrease, reduce; 2) jansi (a.) tomake less, decrease, reduce; 3)tonsin (a.) to become small,decrease, reduce; 4) jansin (a.) tomake small, decreasediminutive adj. 1) sinsi (s.) tiny, verysmall; 2) sinsa (s.) expressingsmallness or dimunition: zevasisinsa– a diminutive suffix; 3) sinika(n.) grammatical form expressingsmallness or dimunitiondin n. wamwaka (n.) loud, continuousnoisedine v. kiza wanki (a.)dining room n. kibea (n.)dinner n. wanki (n.) supper, main mealdinosaur n. kuvenga (n.)diploid adj. sunuvabo (s.)diploma n. kwanko (n.) certificatediplomacy n. 1) apunkika (n.) theconducting of relationships betweencountries; 2) ipujo (n.) tactdiplomat n. punyova (n.); ~ic adj. 1)na punyova (n.) having to do withdiplomacy between countries: ava napunyova – diplomatic ties; 2) pujo(n.) tactful and adroit: jusa pujo – adiplomatic personalitydirect adj. 1) noshi (s.) straight, right:nubo biki noshi – it went directly tohis stomach ; 2) tumpu (s.) blunt,brusque; 3) yuno (a.) to point, indicatedirection; 4) muno (a.) to steer, drivedirection n. ano (n.)director n. 1) kweti (n.) head of aninstitution; 2) tanuti (n.) persondirecting a filmdirt n. boi (n.); ~bike n. chisuni (n.)dirty v. boboi (s.)disable v. 1) mori (a.) to switch off; 2)monteri (a.) to sabotagedisability n. isembai (n.) handicap,physical or mental restrictiondisabled v. sembai (s.)disagree v. jelung (s.) disagree withdisagreement n. ijelung (n.)Kah Dictionary 180

disappear v. monyun (a.); ~ing n.amonyun (n.)disappoint v. kemong (a.) disappointing;~ed n. okemong (n.); ~ment n.1) akemong (n.) act of disappointing:zeto akemong wamwa – the resultwas a major disappointment; 2)ikemong (n.) state of beingdisappointed: ikemong yunkule kakuku – his disappointment wasshowing on his facedisapproval n. itushunung (n.)disapprove v. tushunung (s.)disarray n. 1) feren (n.) confusion, chaos;2) moren (n.) to confuse, upsetdisassemble v. moron (s.)disaster n. minto (n.) catastrophydisband v. mongova (a.) makedecompose, disintegrate, disappear,disband: mongova varunyo – todisband an armydisbelief n. ijehong (n.)disbelieve v. jehong (n.)discharge v. 1) janchomos (a.) toexcrete; 2) chomos (n.) excretion; 3)monza (a.) to fire, sack; 4) doncho(a.) to release energy; 5) adoncho (n.)release of energydiscipline n. 1) kekoi (n.) controlledbehavior; 2) fon (a.) to punish; ~edadj. kekoile (s.)disconnect v. mova (a.) hang up; ~edadj. omova (s.)discord n. 1) ijelung (n.) lack ofagreement; 2) aru (n.) conflictdiscourage v. pomonke (a.); ~ment n.apomonke (n.)discourse n. jelunko (n.)discover v. henyun (a.); ~y n.ahenyun (n.)discriminate v. yinyun (a.)discriminating adj. weyinyun (s.)discrimination n. ayinyun (n.)discuss v. 1) karu (a.) to debate; 2) tos(s.) to be about, concern: kaiko wautos toshi bo Tirikan na tinuno –this book discusses the situation inEast-Turkey; 3) totoska (s.) to talkabout, over; ~sion n. 1) akaru (n.)debate; 2) atotoska (n.) discourse ona topicdisease n. isemi (n.); ~d adj. semi (s.)dish n. kisa (n.); ~es n. zekia (n.); todo the ~es v. shim zekia (n.);~washer n. zekiatal (n.)dishonest adj. hopung (s.); ~y n.ihopung (n.)dishonor v. 1) mompungi (a.) todegrade; 2) punging (n.) state ofshame; 3) muleng (a.) to refuse,refuse to grantdisgust n. 1) iheka (n.) flat circularobject; 2) muhe (a.) to cause to bedisgusted; ~ed adj. heka (s.) toloathe, despise, hate; ~ing s. tehe(s.)disjunction n. hokwano (n.)disk n. 1) huro (n.) flat circular object; 2)jolea (n.) disk for storing information(generic); 3) dalea (n.) cd-rom; 4) jida(n.) compact diskdislike v. 1) minju (a.) to dislike; 2) iminju(n.) state of dislikingdispensable adj. telencho (s.)dispense v. lencho (a.) to do away with,dump,disobedience n. ihinkeng (n.)disobedient adj. hinkeng (s.)disorder n. 1) rami (n.) chronic illness; 2)jemi (n.) mental disorder; 3) ireneng(n.) lack of order, state of disorder; 4)feren (n.) confusion, chaos; ~ly adj.reneng (s.) untidy; to suffer from a~ (v.) oramidisperse v. numembe (s.) hive off, fanoutdisplay n. 1) yunum (n.) tv-screen; 2)munyun (a.) to showdisseminate v. membe (s.) to scatterdissertation n. kejoko (n.) thesisdissolve v. 1) vabo (a.) make pass into asolution: vabo shushum aso – todissolve sugar into water; 2)tomongova (a.) decompose,disintegrate, disappear: shinatomongova la tiska – the cloudsdissolved in the sky; 3) mongova (a.)Kah Dictionary 181

make decompose, disintegrate,disappear, disband: mongovaponyo – to dissolve an enterprisedissolving n. vaboso (n.) solutiondistance n. inainu (n.)distant adj. nainu (s.) far, far awaydistinct adj. sainsa (s.) distinctive,characteristicdistinction n. asain (n.)distinguish v. sain (a.) make adistinction between: renya nongsain ubu ai wana – the law makesno distinction between men or womendistract v. kunje (a.) todistraction n. akunje (n.)distribute v. paucho (a.) to dispense,dealdistribution n. apaucho (n.)disturb v. densi (a.) to unsettle; ~ancen. 1) densito (n.) incident,commotion: densito la aze nawambea – there was a disturbancein the back of the room; 2) idensi (n.)state of being disturbed: idensitenyun – his disturbance was visible;~ed adj. odensi (s.) to be upset,disturbed, shocked; ~ing adj.densile (s.)ditch n. 1) naicha (n.) trench; 2)lencho (a.) to get rid of, dumpdivan n. naira (n.) sofa, couchdive v. vupya (a.) duck, go under indivergence n. ichuno (n.)divergent v. chino (s.)divide v. jambe (a.) divide by, in: ninijambe jom tongi sun – ten dividedby five equals two; ~ed adj. ombe(s.)divine adj. nanshi (s.)division n. 1) ajambe (n.) dividing; 2)firungi (n.) league, rank in sports: 3)sinan (n.) region; 4) rembe (n.)department (work)divorce v. 1) mondova (a.) to dissolve amarriage; 2) amondova (n.)dissolution of a marriage; ~d adj.omondova (s.)dizzy adj. dadaju (s.)Djibouti n. Jibutian (n.); ~an n. 1)Ujibutian (n.) citizen of Djibouti; 2) naJibutian (s.) having to do with DjiboutiDNA n. senjovo (n.)do v. 1) jam (a.) make; 2) janja (a.) tohabitually do, have as a customdoable adj. ten (s.) possibledocile adj. vuzua (s.) servile,subservient, submissivedoctor n. 1) umomi (n.) medical doctor;2) wokwan (n.) someone holding adoctoratedocument n. 1) joko (n.) file; 2) janjoko(n.) to gather and report, cover,chronicle; ~ary n. tostanu (n.)dock n. 1) luvala (n.) place for receivingvehicles; 2) luva (a.) to moor, join avehicle to a dock or other vehicle; 3)piva (a.) to plug in an electronicdevice; 4) pivaya (n.) docking station;5) choisho (n.) sorrel, member of theRumex genus; ~ings station n.pivaya (n.) dockdog n. bau (n.); ~ cart n. bauda (n.);~like n. bausa (a.) caninedoll n. finga (n.) stuffed animaldolphin n. kwishu (n.)domain n. kwelaka (n.) domain namedome n. sumbesa (n.)domestic adj. 1) na vado (s.) having todo with the home r family; 2) yuva (s.)tame; ~ animal n. donga (n.); ~violence n. rusa na vado (n.)domicile n. dorala (n.)dominance n. itiva (n.)dominant adj. tiva (s.) to dominate overdonate v. nempa (a.)donation n. anempa (n.)done adj. 1) oyo (s.) completed, ended:oyo ha? – are you done?; 2) tunzu(s.) cooked through: seki tunzu wi –the meat is well donedonkey n. gau (n.) assdonor n. unempa (n.)donut n. robin (n.)door n. doki (n.); ~knob n. milkos (n.);~man n. udoki (n.); ~way n.Kah Dictionary 182

dokicha (n.)dormitory n. zomwambea (n.)dose n. 1) zambe (n.) amount ofmedicine, food, radiation; 2) zazambe(a.) to break up an amount in smallerportions: yun en zazambe dono! –take care to dose your energy!; togive a ~ of v. pau zambe (a.) give adose: zizia pau yu zambe chumiki – the nurse gave him a dose ofthe mecidinedot n. pyo (n.) perioddouble adj. 1) tato sun (s.) twofold,duplex, two times; 2) jamwi sun (a.)make double; 3) tomwi sun (a.)become double, increase twofold; 4)sunchile (s.) having two layersdoubt v. 1) hoha (s.) be uncertain,disbelieve, question; 2) ihoha (n.)condition of uncertainty: nenku chuihoha – the benefit of the doubt; ~fuladj. tehoha (s.); ~fulness n.itehoha (n.)dough n. vausko (n.); ~nut n. robin (n.)dove n. mosone (n.) pigeondown prep. 1) vu (s.) under, beneath; 1)vuju (s.) depressed, feeling downdownload v. 1) kunjo (a.) to load aprogram or file from another database;2) akunjo (n.) process or itemdownloaded: akunjo rata oyong –the download is still incompletedownpour n. shombon (n.)doze v. huzon (s.); ~ off v. tohuzon (a.)draft n. 1) hunu (n.) aircurrent; 2) asako(n.) sketch; 3) sako (a.) to sketch; 4)kumwi (n.) portion taken in; 5)akunchu (n.) selecting or demandingfor a purpose: akunchu na varunyo– military draft; 6) kunchu (a.) toselect or demand; ~y adj. huhunu(s.) badly isolated from winddragon n. kinyi (n.); ~fly n. naizo (n.)drain v. 1) simonso (a.) to gradually drawof liquid; 2) simonsoya (n.) device ortube drawing off fluid: jarasimonsoya bo amitu – to put adrain in a wound; ~age n. asimonso(n.)drama n. nyanjono (n.) dramatic artsdrape n. 1) pimpivan (n.) draperydraw v. 1) kum (a.) pull; 2) jantan (a.)make a drawing; ~ing n. autan (n.)drawer n. kumbeo (n.)dream n. 1) manje (a.) to experience adream; 2) amanje (n.) experienceduring sleeping; 3) ajekeho (n.)fantasy, hope, daydream, ideal; 4)jekeho (a.) dream, fantasize, imaginedress v. 1) jango (a.) get dressed, dresssomeone; 2) sengo (n.) robe; 3)angonyo (n.) clothes, clothing; 4)angoshi (n.) way of dressing, style;~ed adj. 1) wengo (n.) clothed,dressed in; 2) ochi (n.) covered,coated; ~ code n. puren na jango(n.)dried adj. osong (s.) chom osong –dried tomato; ~ out adj. 1) sosong(s.) dessicated, dried up; 2) sotim (s.)dried out to the point of starvationdrift v. 1) vonunu (a.) to be carried alongwith currents or circumstances; 2)vonu (n.) current, streamdrill v. 1) pyuda (a.) to bore; 2) pyudaya(n.) tool for boringdrink v. 1) soza (a.) have a drink; 2) soto(n.) beverage; ~ing water n. asotensoza (n.)drive v. 1) muno (a.) steer; 2) nuto (n.)trip; 3) boche (a.) thrust; ~er n. 1)umuno (n.) someone driving; 2)mumuno (n.) professional driver:mumuno na naini – busdriver;~er’s license n. munoko (n.); ~crazy v. janjemi (a.); ~ out v. 1)kachu (a.) chase out; 2) faichu (a.)expel, exorcise; ~ through v.tunche (a.) also: to pass, give a pass(sports)dromedary n. kwazeo (n.)drone n. yulenti (n.)drop v. 1) bon (a.) fall; 2) mumbon (a.)make fall; 3) sinso (n.) small quantityof liquid; 4) sisinso (s.) to fall in dropsdrought n. sonto (n.)drown v. 1) hunso (a.) to die bysuffocation of water; 2) somia (a.) tokill by suffocation of water; 3) wendeKah Dictionary 183

(a.) to flood; ~ed adj. 1) ohunso (s.)suffocated in water; 2) osomia (s.)killed by suffocation in water; 3)owende (s.) flooded, covered withwater: dola owende – drowned citydrowsiness n. izonju (n.) sleepinessdrowsy adj. zonju (s.) sleepydrug n. 1) miki (n.) medicine; 2) juvo (n.)stimulant, drugs: al jesa jujem juvo– marijuana is considered as drugsdrum n. daya (n.); ~kit, -s n.dayanyo(n.)drunk adj. viso (s.); ~ard n. 1) uviso(n.) drunk person; 2) upisomi (n.)alcoholicdrupe n. fosu (n.)dry adj. 1) song (s.) lacking water, notunder water: an song – dry land; 2)jansong (a.) to dry, make dry; 3)tonsong (a.) to dry up, become dry;~er n. songotil (n.); ~ness n.isong (n.); ~ season n. sonta (n.)dual adj. sunyin (s.); ~ity n. isunyin(n.)dualis n. sunyoka (n.)duck v. 1) vupya (a.) to dive, go under; 2)kwau (n.) waterfowlduct n. nos (n.) tunnel, pipedue adj. 1) tempau (s.) owed; 2) tongo(s.) proper; 3) tentau (s.) expectedshortly, imminent, about to happenduet n. sunji (n.)dull n. 1) nunuleng (n.) boring; 2)hailonong (n.) listless, insipid; 3)pyusang (a.) unsharp; 4) sidin (a.)mat, mistydump n. 1) foido (n.) no good house; 2)lencho (a.) dump, get rid of, do awaywith, dispense withdune n. shungin (n.)dung n. vuki (n.)duplicate v. 1) shiko (a.) to copy, save;2) ashiko (n.) copyduring adv. tabo (n.) while, fordusk n. vunuta (n.)dust n. 1) sinshum (n.) powder; 2)monshum (a.) to rid of dust; 2)shunshu (a.) to sprinkle with dustDutch adj. 1) Unedara (n.) person of theDutch ethnicity; 2) Nedara (s.) havingto do with the Dutch culture; 3)Unedaran (n.) citizen of theNetherlands; 4) na Nedaran (n.)having to do with the Netherlands; 5)Nedaraka (n.) Dutch languageduty n. ketim (n.); on ~ n. weketim (n.)to serve, be on dutydwarf n. 1) sinyu (n.) small sizedcreature; 2) munyunku sinsi (a.) tomake seem small in comparisondwell v. dora (a.) to live at, reside; ~er n.udora (n.) tenant, resident; ~ing n.yudo (n.) housedynamic adj. 1) don (s.) forceful,vigorous; 2) yinyisa (s.) productive,changing: haikwe yinyisa – adynamic ecosystemdyne n. 10 micronewton (n.) 10micronewtondynasty n. kinyota (n.)dyslectic adj. 1) koyunzang (s.)suffering from dyslexia ; 2)ukoyunzang (n.) dyslectic persondyslexia n. ikoyunzang (n.)EE, echo n. ebe (n.) fifth lettere- px. kwe- (n.); ~trade n. kwepo (n.)e-commerce, e-businesseach adj. yo (s.) every, alleach other pron. noyom (n.)eager adj. wanke (s.) enthusiastic; ~nessn. iwanke (n.)eagle n. tirau (n.)ear n. ahim (n.); ~drum n. hinchil (n.);~ring n. hingu (n.); ~ wax n.hinsau (n.)early adj. kuvi (s.); too ~ adv. kuvivi(s.) ahead of thingsearn v. paiza (a.); ~ings n. aupaiza (n.)earth n. 1) yula (n.) world; 2) vuku (n.)ground, floor; 3) vushum (n.) soil; ~lyKah Dictionary 184

n. 1) na Yula (n.) terrestial; 2) chuyasa (s.) material; ~quake n.dendeto (n.); ~worm n. vulia (n.)ease n. igejo (n.) easinesseasily adj. gejole (s.) simply, in a simplemanner, having no difficulty: fiti yugejole – I beat him easilyeast n. tinuno (n.)Easter n. kizambas (n.)easy adj. 1) gejo (s.) simple, easily; 2)mwera (s.) gently, carefully, relaxed,chill: mwera lo! – take it easy!eat v. kiza (a.); ~ing utensil n. kia (n.)echo n. 1) zewai (n.) echo; 2) zewaika(n.) to echoeclipse n. 1) vankuto (n.) obscuring of acelestial body; 2) vanku (s.) to causean eclipseecology n. 1) haiva (n.) relationshipbetween organisms and theirenvironment; 2) haivajono (s.)science studying this relationshipeconomic adj. na pokwe (n.)economical adj. na paraza (n.)economics n. pokwejono (n.)economize v. paraza (a.) to beeconomical about, use carefullyavoiding wasteeconomy n. pokwe (n.); ~ class n.bambongi (n.)ecosystem n. haikwe (n.)ectomy n. achutu (n.)eczema n. zazaumi (n.)Ecuador n. Ekwadoran (n.); ~ian adj.1) Wekwadoran (n.) citizen ofEquador; 2) na Ekwadoran (n.)having to do with Equadoredge n. alum (n.); to be on the ~ ofadj. lum (s.) to be on the brink of:lum doti – on the edge of the roofedible adj. tenki (s.)edit v. yintu (a.); ~or n. uyintu (n.)edition n. tatoko (n.)educate v. mukwan (a.) teach; ~d adj.omukwan (s.)education n. amukwan (n.)eel n. naigan (n.)effect n. 1) zeto (n.) result: zeto nashinada – the effect of the hurricane;2) munya (n.) influence or action:munya na miki – the effect of amedicine; 3) yunku (n.) impression,appearance: yunku na yun – anoptical effecteffective adj. 1) temunya (s.) producinga result or likely to produce one: mikitemunya – an effective medicine; 2)ribo (s.) active, in effect: renkanyoribo – an effective tribunalefficiency n. igezeto (n.)efficient adj. gezeto (seffort n. adonza (n.); to make ~s v.donza (a.)egalitarianism n. wengipuno (n.)egg n. 1) reo (n.) round or oval body laidby animals; 2) masu (n.) femalereproductive cell; ~ cup n. reolea(n.); ~plant n. chonsu (n.)egoism n. ijelo (n.)egoist n. ujelo (n.); ~ic adj. jelo (s.)egregious adj. waming (s.) remarkablybad, outrageously bad, flagrant: awoiwaming – a flagrant mistakeEgypt n. Masaran (n.); ~ian adj. 1)Umasaran (n.) citizen of Egypt; 2) naMasaran (n.) having to do with Egypt;~ology n. masaranjono (n.)eight num. dia (s.); ~een num. nini dia(s.); ~h num. na dia (s.); one ~hnum. diambe (s.); ~y num.dianini (s.)either conj. eom (c.); ~ … or conj.eom … eom (c.): eom lu wanyoeom fe wanyo – you’re either withus or against usEl Salvador n. Salbadoran (n.); ~eanadj. 1) Usalbadoran (n.) citizen of ElSalvador; 2) na Salbadoran (n.)having to do with El Salvadorelastic adj. vavau (s.)elbow n. lepil (n.)elect v. punza (a.); ~ion n. punzato(n.); ~orate n. punzanyo (n.)electric adj. na tipi (n.) electronic,Kah Dictionary 185

electrical; ~ circuit n. tipi (n.); ~current n. tipinu (n.); ~ shock n.ache na tipi (n.); ~ wire n. pino (n.);~ wiring n. pinonyo (n.)electrician n. tipikan (n.)electricity n. tipi (n.); ~ network,infrastucture n. akwe na tipi (n.);electrocute v. muntipiza (a.); ~d adj.otipiza (s.); be/get ~d v. tipiza (n.)undergo an electrocutionelectrocution n. atipiza (n.)electron n. vumembe (n.)electronic adj. na tipi (n.) electricelegance n. inushu (n.) graceelegant adj. nushu (s.) gracefulelement n. 1) ia (n.) chemical substance;2) mumbe (n.) factor, circumstance:mumbe na jahoi – the element ofsurpriseelephant n. naifu (n.)elevate n. ponti (n.) lift, raise, put upelevator n. tinubea (n.) lifteleven num. nini kwa (s.)eliminate v. jameng (a.); ~d adj.omeng (s.)elimination n. ameng (n.)elite n. tuntingi (n.)ellipsis n. alechi (n.) omissionelongate v. janai (a.); ~d adj. 1) onai(s.) made long; 2) naishi (s.) lengthyelse adj. mau (a.) in addition, adding: omkemun ala mau – let’s trysomewhere else; someone ~ n.umau (n.): umau la ha? – was theresomeone else present?; something~ n. amau (n.) some more: ke soiamau ha? – would you likesomething else?; or ~ conj. eke(c.): sus lo eke… – shut up or else…email n. 1) akova (n.) email message; 2)kova (a.) to send an email, message:kova yu ha? – have you (e)mailedhim?; ~ address n. kovaka (n.)emancipation n. kewengi (n.)embassy n. chipunkudo (n.)embarrass v. jampuchu (a.); ~ed adj.puchu (s.) ashamed; ~ment n.ipuchu (n.) shameembargo n. pokai (n.); to impose an ~v. pokaika (a.) to boycottembrace v. 1) fauza (a.) to take in one’sarms, hug; 2) afauza (n.) embracing,hug; 3) joza (a.) accept, take up,acknowledge, admit; 4) rora (a.) bearound, surround; 5) lebo (a.) includeembryo n. kuben (n.)emerald adj. pesangu (n.)emerge v. tipya (a.) to pop upemergency n. tincheta (n.)emigrate v. churanu (a.)emigration n. achuranu (n.)emission n. 1) achucho (n.) discharge,involuntary or undirected, shedding:achucho na hunchomus – theemission of carbondioxide; 2) acho(n.) transmission of a signal,intentionally or directed: al yun achomweka cho solan – a weakemission was picked up from the isleemit v. 1) chucho (s.) to dischargeinvoluntary or without direction,shed,cast off, give off (radiation, heat, asmell): lonucha janja chuchofawendino – black holes tend to emitgamma-radiation; 2) cho (a.) totransmit, broadcast a signal,intentionally and directed: cho tanu –to broadcast a movieemotion n. iju (n.)emotionless adj. julung (s.) insensitive,indifferent, inconsiderateempathetic adj. julu (s.)empathy n. ijulu (n.)emperor n. wikim (n.)empire n. wikiman (n.)empirical adj. tojuchu (s.)employ v. kampau (a.); ~ee n. ukanka(n.); ~er n. ukampau (n.); ~ment n.akanka (n.)empty adj. 1) membo (s.) not containinganything; 2) jamembo (a.) to makeempty; 3) tomembo (a.) to becomeemptyemptyness n. imembo (n.)Kah Dictionary 186

emu n. zeone (n.)emulate v. wenke (a.)emulation n. awenke (a.)enable v. 1) munten (s.) to make able,provide with means; 2) tuska (a.) topermit; 3) munto (a.) to put into effect;~d adj. omunto (n.): aleke naponjo omunto – the upload functionis enabledencircle v. 1) rora (s.) surround; 2) kairo(a.) encloseencircled adj. 1) okairo (s.) enclosed; 2)orora (s.) surrounded, encircledencode v. sistanko (a.) to encryptencounter v. chede (a.) run intoencourage v. tunka (a.); ~ment n.atunka (n.)encyclopedia n. nombeko (n.)end v. 1) bas (a.) to finish, stop: bas lo! –stop it!; 2) abas (n.) act or state offinishing, stopping: echu, sinje awauabas – I guess this is the end thenendanger v. zende (a.)endive n. vonsho (n.)endless adj. basaleng (s.) infinite,infinitelyendlessness n. ibasaleng (n.) infinityendocrine adj. nosoleng (s.) ductlessendow v. mule (a.) to provide with; ~ed(with) adj. omule (s.) provided with:an omule wi – a richly endowedcountry; 2) titen (s.) talented; ~mentn. 1) amule (n.) act of endowing,provisioning; 2) mulea (n.) that whichis endowed, gift, provision; 3) ititen(n.) talent, giftendurable adj. tenyaira (s.) tolerable,bearableendure v. yaira (a.)endzone n. baski (n.) marginenemy n. 1) feru (s.) belonging to theenemy: alai an feru – this is enemyterritory; 2) uferu (n.) enemy (oneperson): uferu na tokwe – naturalenemy; 3) ferunyo (n.) enemy(collective group): ferunyo la faunu– the enemy is approachingenergetic adj. hailon (s.) lively,vigorous(ly)energize v. 1) pipau (a.) to supply withenergy, electricity 2) jandono (a.) togive energy, strength to: shushumjandono senyo – sugar energizesthe bodyenergy n. dono (n.) force, craftenforce v. jandon (a.) to strengthen,make strongengage v. 1) pipau (a.) to supply withenergy, electricity 2) dembe (a.) tobecome part of, participate: dembejanyo minjashi – to engage incriminal activities; ~d v. okuva (n.);to get ~d v. kuva (n.)engine n. nutal (n.); ~ room n.nutalabea (n.)engineer n. 1) ujodo (n.) person skilledin engineering; 2) jodo (a.) to buildand construct; 3) unutal (n.) personwho operates an engineengineering n. jodojono (n.)England n. Ingilan (n.)English n. 1) Ingilka (n.) the Englishlanguage; 2) Ingil (s.) having to dowith the english culture; 3) na Ingilan(n.) having to do with England; 4)Ingilinyo (n.) the English people(collectively); ~man n. Wingil (n.)engrave v. tuko (a.); ~d adj. otuko (n.)enhance v. janen (a.); ~ment n.ajanen (n.)enjoy v. 1) nyeza (a.) to receive pleasurefrom; 2) pauza (a.) to receive; ~ablen. tenyeza (n.); ~ment n. inyeza(n.)enlarge v. jamwan (a.) magnify; ~mentn. ajamwan (n.)enlist v. 1) kobo (a.) to enroll, sign up for,join service: kobo varunyo – toenlist in army; 2) boko (a.) to sign upfor, create an account, becomecustomer, a memberenology n. susojono (n.)enough adj. yosa (s.) be sufficient, sufficeenrich v. jalon (a.) to concentrate,intensify; ~d adj. olon (n.)enslave v. janzana (a.)Kah Dictionary 187

ensure v. jareshi (a.) to make certainentangled adj. susku (s.)enter v. 1) nubo (a.) to go inside; 2)(ponkos na) munto (n.) enter keyenterprise n. 1) ponyo (n.) company,concern; 2) kanto (n.) operationentertain v. munye (a.) to amuse; ~er n.umunye (n.); ~ing adj. wenye (s.)amusing; ~ment n. amunye (n.);~ment industry n. pojambe namunye (n.)enthusiasm n. iwanke (n.) eagernessenthusiast n. wawanke (n.); ~ic adj.wanke (s.)entice v. munke (a.) to tempt; ~ment n.amunke (n.) temptationenticing adj. munkele (s.)entomologist n. udijono (n.)entomology n. dijono (n.)entrance n. 1) nubocha (n.) point ofentrance; 2) anubo (n.) act of enteringentrepreneur n. ponyoku (n.)entrust v. rezia (a.) to entrust toenvelope n. nukongo (n.)environment n. 1) arora (n.)surroundings; 2) mumbenyo (n.) totalof conditions and circumstancesinfluencing something; 3) haimunyo(n.) total of conditions andcircumstances influencing life on earthenvy v. iyeke (a.) jealousyenzyme n. voron (n.)epic n. 1) totika (n.) legend; 2) totishi (s.)heroicepidemic n. membenu (n.)epilepsy n. denjemi (n.)epileptic adj. 1) na denjemi (n.) havingto do with epilepsy; 2) udenjemi (n.)person suffering from epilepsyequal adj. 1) wengi (s.) of the same level;2) tongi (a.) to equal, become: sunmauza jom tongi teo – two and fiveequals seven; 3) dengi (a.) to makeequal, even, reach: dengi fio – toeven the score, dengi dauti – toequal a record; ~ity n. iwengi (n.);~ize v. jangi (a.) to even, make flat,smooth: jangi nuno – to even a pathequator n. banaro (n.) waistequestrian n. 1) unuwin (n.) horseman;2) na nuwin (n.) having to do withhorseback riding, horsemanshipequivalence n. itemwengi (n.)equivalent adj. 1) temwengi (s.) equalin value; 2) atemwengi (n.)equivalent thingera n. tanyo (n.) period, ageeradicate v. mohai (a.)eradicated adj. omohai (s.)eradication n. amohai (n.)erase v. montan (a.)eraser n. montanya (n.)Eritrea n. Ereteran (n.); ~n n. 1)Wereteran (n.) inhabitant of Eritrea;2) na Ereteran (n.) having to do withEritreaermine n. veneroi (n.) stoaterode v. 1) chirau (a.) to wear away,corrode, make fade: aso la chirauadu – the water is eroding the rocks;2) tonchirau (a.) to get worn away,corrode: adu la tonchirau– therocks are eroding; ~d adj. ochirau(s.)eros n. itinju (n.) lust, sexual desireerosion n. achirau (n.)erotic adj. jujari (s.)erotica n. juyus (n.)error n. awoi (n.) mistakeerupt n. bumbai (n.)escalate v. monkoi (a.) to get out of handescalation n. amonkoi (n.)escape v. 1) churu (a.) to get away; 2)achuru (n.) act of escapingesophagus n. kembino (n.)especially adv. tikuti (s.) in particularEsperanto n. Esperantoka (n.)essence n. kungibo (n.)essential adj. telenchong (s.)indispensableestablish v. munku (a.) to found, start;~ment n. 1) amunku (n.)foundation; 2) koikwe (n.) the power,the ManKah Dictionary 188

esteem n. iwenju (a.) respect; ~ed adj.owenju (n.)estimate v. 1) jewi (a.) to assess,calculate; 2) ajewi (n.) assessment,rough calculationEstonia n. Estian (n.); ~n n. 1) Westi(n.) person of the Estonian ethnicity; 2)Esti (n.) having to do with the Estonianculture; 3) Westian (n.) citizen ofEstonia; 4) na Estian (n.) having to dowith Estonia; 5) Estika (n.) Estonianlanguageetcetera adj. ai kura shai (s.) a.k.s.eternal adj. tayora (s.) forever, eternallyeternity n. itayora (a.)etiquette n. puren (a.) formal codeethanol n. piso (a.) alcoholethical adj. pule (s.) ethicallyethics n. pulejono (n.)Ethiopia n. Ichopan (n.); ~n n. 1)Wichopan (n.) inhabitant of Ethiopia;2) na Ichopan (n.) having to do withEthiopiaEthiopic n. Gehezeka (n.) Ge’ezlanguageethnic adj. nyoshi (s.) having the ethnicbackground of; ~ity n. inyoshi (n.)ethnology n. nyosajono (n.)eugenics n. senjopono (n.)eukaryote n. sesubanga (n.) eukaryoticorganism; ~s, class of ~ n.sesubanganyo (n.)Euphrates n. Farat (n.)Europe n. Panan (n.); ~an n. 1)Upanan (n.) inhabitant of Europe; 2)na Panan (n.) having to do withEurope; ~an Union n. 1) Ronan naPanan (n.)euthanasia n. amonjaumia (n.)euthanize v. monjaumia (a.)evacuate v. 1) vanza (a.) to vacate as aprotective measure; 2) lenzacho (a.)to discharge waste matterevacuation n. 1) avanza (n.) act ofevacuating as a security measure; 2)alenzacho (n.) act of dischargingwaste matter; 3) lenzavo (n.) matterso dischargedevaluate v. zeyun (a.)evaluation n. azeyun (n.)evanescent adj. temola (s.) transientevaporate v. 1) jamus (a.) to cause tovaporize; 2) tomus (a.) to turn into gasevaporation n. amus (n.)even v. 1) jangi (a.) to equalize, makelavel, flat: jangi nuno – to even theroad; 2) dengi (a.) to equal, reach:dengi fionyo – to even the score;3) eye (a.) still, even then, even inthat case; ~ more so adv. eye lo(c.)evening n. zekita (n.)event n. ato (n.) happening, occurrenceeventually n. la abas (n.) in the endever adv. kwiku (s.) before: kwiku kizaaki Chong ha? – have you everhad Chinese food?Everest n. (gin ) Chomolumah (n.)Mount Everestevery adj. yo (s.), also: all; ~ time adj.toyo (n.); ~body, ~one n. uyo(n.); ~where adv. layo (n.)evidence n. areyun (n.)evil adj. 1) ming (s.) bad, morally wrong;2) iming (n.) state of being evil,wickedness: iming si al nong tengimong – some evil cannot beundoneevolve v. tono (a.)evolution n. atono (n.)ewe n. 1) waname (n.) female sheep; 2)Eweka (n.) Ewe language; 3) Wewe(n.) Ewe person; 4) Ewe (s.) having todo with the Ewe cultureexaggerate v. muvi (a.) to take thingstoo far; ~d adj. omuvi (s.)exaggeration n. amuvi (n.)exalt v. 1) janti (a.) to lift, elevate; 2)jantiwen (a.) to glorify, praise, makelofty; ~ed adj. tiwen (s.) loftyexamine v. sayun (a.) to inspectexamination n. 1) asayun (n.)inspection: asayun na senyo – aphysical examination; 2) wengiko (n.)test, examexample n. tanto (n.); for ~ n. tanto loKah Dictionary 189

(n.): tanto lo, yun yumbe wau –for example, look at this specimenexcept v. 1) jalechi (a.) to exclude from,omit from: al jalechi wana tongonowau – women are excepted from thismeasures; 2) chito (s.) not includingexception n. achito (n.); make an ~(for) n. janchito (n.): renyajanchito upunan na R.Y. – the lawmakes an exception for U.S. citizens;~al adj. chitoshi(s.)exceed v. tovivi (a.)excess n. avivi (n.); ~ive adj. vivi (s.)excessivelyexchange v. 1) yom (a.) to swap, trade;2) ayom (n.) act of swapping, swap;3) poyondo (n.) stock exchangeexcite v. munju (a.); ~d adj. omunju(s.); ~ment n. imunju (n.); to get~d v. tomunju (a.) to get worked upexciting adj. temunju (s.)exclaim v. donka (a.) to yell, scream outexclamation n. adonka (n.); ~ mark n.donkatan (n.)exclude v. jalechi (a.)exclusive adj. sisi (s.) alone, just, sole,solely, just, exclusively, onlyexcommunicate v. nyochu (a.)dismiss, remove from a groupexcommunication n. anyochu (n)excrements n. 1) biboi (n.) mass noun;2) boikos (n.) specific amount, turdexcrete v. janchomos (a.)excretion n. chomos (n.)excuse v. 1) apuyun (n.) valid reaon,justification: apuyun nong la enjam shai – there is no excuse foracting like that; 2) puyun (a.) to justify;3) ayau (a.) apology; 4) yau (a.) toapologize; 5) miltus (a.) to free froman obligation: soi miltus wanyo tossinta – please excuse us for amoment; ~ me i. yau (n.)execute v. 1) munto (a.) to carry out, putinto effect, perform, validate bysigning; 2) mumia (a.) to put to deathexecution n. 1) amunto (n.) putting intoeffect, validation, act of carrying out; 2)amumia (n.) act of putting to deathexecutioner n. umumia (n.)exemplar n. shitan (n.); ~y adj. nashitan (n.)exempt v. montinti (a.)exercise v. 1) kwansa (a.) to practise,train; 2) akwansa (n.) practice;3)munto (a.) to put in effect, execute;4) amunto (n.) execution, employmentexhale v. huncho (a.) to sighexile n. 1) aponchi (n.) banishment; 2)ponchi (a.) banishexist v. laila (s.)existence n. ilaila (n.)exit n. 1) chucha (n.) way out, doorwayleading out; 2) nocha (n.) exit road; 3)nuchi (n.) to go outsideexocrine adj. nosole (s.) duct-: chobinosole – duct gland, exocrine glandexodus n. anuchi (n.)exogamy n. 1) chidova (n.) culturalexogamy; 2) chiben (n.) biologicalexogamy, outbreeding, outcrossingexpand v. wanu (s.) to broaden, extendexpanse n. wilula (n.)expansion n. awanu (n.)expect v. jeku (a.); ~ation n. ajeku (n.)expedition n. kenunaito (n.); to go onan ~ v. kenunai (n.)expel v. munchu (a.) send off, makeleaveexpenditure n. awiza (n.)expense n. 1) apopa (n.) cost, price; 2)awepopa (n.) constant cause ofspending: nia awepopa wan – a caris a big expense ; 3) wepopa (s.) tobe an expense, cause (constant)expenses for: ben wepopa wifanyo – kids are a big expense fortheir parents; at the ~ of i. mintos(s.): ahau mintos umomi – a jokeat the expense of doctorsexpensive adj. zapa (s.)experience n. 1) atoju (n.) thing livedthrough; 2) toju (a.) live through, feel,perceive; 3) ikwijo (n.) skill, dexterity;~d adj. kwijo (n.) skilledexpert n. utunjo (n.); be an ~ in: tunjoKah Dictionary 190

(s.)expertise n. itunjo (n.)explain v. munjebo (a.)explode v. bum (a.)exploit v. 1) jantenza (a.) to utilize:jantenza zavo – to exploitresources; 2) mintenza (a.) to makeunethical use of: mintenza ben – toexploit children ; ~ation n. 1)atenza (n.) utilization; 2) amintenza(n.) unethical use ofexploration n. 1) ahenu (n.) scouting;explore v. henu (a.)explosion n. abum (n.)explosive n. 1) bunya (n.) bomb; 2)bunyavo (n.) substance that canexplode; 3) tembum (s.) tending oflikely to explodeexploration n. 1) ahenu (n.)explore v. henu (a.) scout; ~r n.uhenu (n.)exponent n. anya (n.); ~iation n.ajanya (n.)export n. 1) apochu (n.) act of exporting;2) pochu (a.) to send goods out of acountry; ~ed adj. opochu (s.)expose v. 1) monyanku (a.) to demask;2) chemil (a.) to expose toexposition n. munyunto (n.)presentation, showexposure n. achemil (n.)expulse v. nyochu (a.) expulse, dismissexpress v. 1) chuka (n.) to utter, put intowords, set forth, show: kuku chukainye – the face expresses happiness;2) pomos (n.) to queeze, press out:pomos moso – to express milkexpression n. 1) achuka (n.) utterance;2) auka (n.) saying, proverb: auka si– it’s just an expression; 3) kukusa(n.) facial expression;exquisite adj. mweti (s.) delicateextend v. 1) deche (s.) to stretch out to,until: Wikiman na Romah decheBiritan – the Roman Empireextended to Britain; 2) wanu (a.)expand, enlarge, broaden; 3) janai (a.)to elongate: janai lele – to extendone’s arm; ~ed adj. owanu (s.);~ed family n. luvanyo (n.); ~edversion n. shito owanu (n.);exterior adj. 1) chira (s.) on the outside,external; 2) kuchi (n.) outside, outsidesurfaceexternal adj. chira (s.) exteriorextinct adj. oyomia (s.); to become ~v. yomia (n.); ~ion n. ayomia (n.)extra adj. tumwi (s.) surplus; ~ time n.tumwita (n.)extract v. 1) kunchi (a.) to pull out; 2)pomos (a.) to obtain by pressing ordistillingextraordinary adj. tunjanja (s.)extraversion n. ijuchi (n.)extravert adj. 1) juchi (s.) characterizedby extraversion; 2) ujuchi (n.)extravert personextraterrestrial n. 1) utilan (n.) alien,being from outer space; 2) na tilan (a.)coming from outer space, not fromearth: acho na tilan – anextraterrestrial signalextreme adj. vilu (s.) also: extremely,radical(ly)extremism n. vilupuno (n.) radicalismextremist n. uvilupuno (n.)eye n. ayun (n.); ~ball n. yunsu (n.);~brow n. zino (n.); ~brows n.zinonyo (n.); ~lash n. yunzi (n.);~lashes n. yunzizi (n.); ~lid n.yunchi (n.); ~lids n. yunchinyo (n.);~ socket n. yuncha (n.)FF, foxtrot n. feo (n.)fabric n. kwengo (n.)fabricate v. 1) jampo (a.) to produce,manufacture; 2) konja (a.) to forgefaçade n. 1) kuku (n.) frontside, front; 2)yunku (n.) front concealing somethingelse, appearanceKah Dictionary 191

face n. 1) kuku (n.) front of the head,frontside; 2) kuchi (n.) surface,outside layer; 3) nole (s.) to haveone’s face or front turned towards, bedirected towards: audo ya nole hula– the building facing the square; 4)joza (a.) acknowledge, accept, givecredit to: joza rejo – to face the factsfacet n. sinsilu (n.)facial adj. 1) na kuku (n.) having to dowith the face; 2) azia na kuku (n.)cosmetic treatment of the facefacilitate v. 1) jangejo (a.) to make easy,easier; 2) paula (a.) to give a place forsome activityfacility 1) agejo (n.) act of making easy; 2)paulado (n.) building offering place tosome activity; 3) paulaya (n.) platform;4) ikwijo (n.) dexterity, skillfacsimile n. 1) shiwaya (n.) reproduction,exact copy; 2) na shiwai (a.) havingthe nature of an exact copy; 3) shiwai(a.) to reproducefact n. rejo (n.); ~ual adj. na rejo (n.);in ~ adv. hole (s.) actually, in realityfactor n. mumbe (n.) circumstancefactory n. talado (n.)faculty n. nombeno (n.)fade v. monsain (a.); ~d adj. omonsain(s.)fail v. 1) teneng (a.) to be unable,insufficient; 2) nonja (a.) to omit;~ure n. 1) iteneng (n.) condition orfact of being insufficient; 2) anonja (n.)omissionfaint adj. 1) mimiza (s.) sickly, feeble,weak, frail; 2) zombon (a.) to swoonfair adj. 1) nenyun (s.) beautiful; 2) nempu(s.) just, honestfairy n. pashu (n.); ~ tale n. pasto (n.)faith n. 1) ireju (n.) trust; 2) ajeho (s.)belief; ~ful adj. rejura (s.)fake adj. 1) okonja (s.) forged; 2) nyam(a.) to feign, act: nyam amitu – tofake an injuryfalcon n. dodeza (n.)fall v. 1) bon (a.) to come down, drop; 2)tonsi (a.) to decrease; 3) tohu (a.) tobecome low, slope; 4) abon (a.) act ofdropping, descend; 5) atonsi (a.)decrease, reduction; 6) bonta (a.)autumn; ~en adj. obon (s.); ~asleep v. tonzon (a.); ~ in love v.tonenju (a.)fallible adj. temwoi (s.)fallopian tube n. masuno (n.); ~s n.masunonyo (n.)false adj. kom (s.) untrue; ~ tooth n.kondun (n.); ~ teeth n. kondunyo(n.) denturesfalsify v. konja (a.) forgefame n. itenjo (n.)familiar adj. 1) wejo (s.) acquainted; 2)vashi (s.) amical, brotherlikefamiliarity n. ivashi (n.) brotherhoodfamily n. 1) vanyo (n.) people related; 2)vadonyo (n.) household; ~ membern. uvanyo (n.) relative;famous adj. tenjo (s.)fan n. 1) utiju (n.) admirer, enthusiastic; 2)funya (n.) device setting up a current;~ out v. numembe (n.) disperse,hive offfantasize v. jekeho (a.) dream, imaginefantastic adj. 1) wanen (s.) splendid,great; 2) ojekeho (s.) made up,imaginedfantasy n. 1) ajekeho (n.) ability toimagine: ajekeho don – a vividimagination; 2) aujekeho (n.) dream,hopefar adj. nainu (s.) far off, remote, distantfarad n. tembio (a.)fare n. nupa (a.)farm n. 1) saido (n.) building withagricultural purpose; 2) sayan (n.)piece of land with agricultural purpose;3) sai (a.) to grow (crops), live off thelandfarmer n. sasai (n.)Faroe Islands n. Foroyan (n.)Faroese n. 1) Uforoi (n.) person of theFaroese ethnicity; 2) Uforoyan (n.)inhabitant of the Faroe Islands; 3)Foroi (s.) having to do with theFaroese culture; 4) na Foroyan (n.)having to do with the Faroese state; 5)Foroika (n.) Faroese languageKah Dictionary 192

fart n. 1) muska (n.) passing of gas; 2)momus (a.) to pass gas; 3) wilata (n.)old geezerfascinated adj. vino (s.) intriguedfascism n. bantimpuno (n.)fascist n. 1) ubantimpuno (n.) advocateof fascism; 2) na bantimpuno (n.)having to do with fascism; ~oid adj.bantimpunoshi (s.)fashion n. tasa (n.); ~able adj. tasale(s.)fast adj. 1) ge (s.) quick, quickly,happening fast: to ge vivi – ithappened too fast; 2) gele (s.) fast,capable of considerable speed: sunigele – a fast motorbike; 3) tenunung(s.) firm, fixed, hard to be moved,steady; 3) kizang (a.) to go withoutfood; ~food n. geki (n.); ~foodrestaurant n. gekido (n.); ~ing n.akizang (n.) going without foodfasten adj. 1) kaiva (a.) shut byconnecting, buckle up, brace; 2)janunung (a.) to fixate, fixfat n. 1) sau (n.) grease, oil; 2) saule (s.)containing fat or oil, fatty, greasy; 3)sesau (s.) to be obese, overweight,big; ~free adj. sauleng (n.); ~yadj. saule (s.) greasy, containing fator oilfate n. nonis (n.) destinyfather n. uba (n.); ~hood n. iba (n.); ~lyadj. bashi (s.); ~land n. fala (n.)homelandfatigue n. itinzon (n.) weariness; ~dadj. tinzon (s.)fault n. ifonza (n.) guilt; to besomeone's ~ v. fonza (s.) to beguilty: wa fonza – it's my faultfaux pas n. apubai (n.); to make,commit a ~ v. pubai (a.)fava bean n. vonovos (n.) broad beanfavor n. atopau (n.) generous act; to dosomeone a ~ v. topau (a.); ~ableadj. nenkule (s.) advantageousfavorite adj. nenjuti (s.)fawn n. pyopyai (n.)fax n. 1) konaya (n.) fax machine; 2) konai(a.) to send a faxfear v. 1) yika (s.) to be afraid of; 2) iyika(n.) fright, anxietyfeast n. kinento (n.) banquetfeather n. nezi (n.); ~y adj. 1) nezile (s.)having or covered with feathers; 2)nezishi (s.) resembling feathersfeature n. 1) asa (n.) shape, form; 2)sava (n.) characteristic, attributeFebruary n. Sumaro (n.)feces n. biboi (n.) excrementsfeeble adj. mimiza (s.) sickly, faint, weak,frailfee n. ropa (n.) contribution; flat ~ n.ropa (n.) flat ratefeed v. 1) munki (a.) provide with food;2) weki (s.) nourish; 3) kiza (a.) to eat:bau kiza chu seki – the dog fed onthe meat; 4) pipau (s.) to provide withelectricity; 4) chonu (n.) transmissionof a signalfeel v. 1) senju (a.) perceive (physically);2) ju (s.) have the emotion of; 3) leche(a.) touch, handle: uyunjung lechekuku – the blind felt his face; 4) jesa(s.) to be of the opinion; 4) janju (s.) togive the sensation of: aso janju ven– the water feels cold; ~ like adj.juke (s.) be enthusiastic about; ~ingn. iju (n.) sensation, emotionfeign v. nyam (a.)feint v. konche (a.) pretend to hitfeline adj. meosa (s.)fell n. vutu (a.)fellow n. 1) ustu (n.) friend; 2) polu (n.)companion, commercial associate; 3)ulalu (n.) someone in presence; 4)buda (n.) guy, informal or familiaradress; ~ countryman n. 1)chuben (n.) generic; 2) chubua (n.)male; 1) chumea (n.) femalefemale adj. 1) wanasa (s.) being of thefemale gender; 2) uwanasa (n.)person of that genderfeminine adj. wanashi (s.) woman-likefeminism n. wanangike (n.)feminist n. 1) uwanangike (n.) feministperson; 2) na wanangike (n.) havingKah Dictionary 193

to do with feminism: jevu nawanangike – a feminist ideafence n. 1) penum (n.) barrier; 2) naituru(s.) to use a sword; to ~ with v.muluza (n.) to use as an argumentfencing n. anaituru (n.)fend v. monche (a.) to block, thwartfennel n. beli (n.)fermion n. yasambe (n.)ferret n. doroi (n.)ferrous adj. fangule (s.)ferry n. tunsoni (n.)fertile adj. temben (s.)fertility n. itemben (n.)fertilization n. abenjau (n.)fertilize v. 1) jambenjau (a.) toimpregnate; 2) muvuki (a.) to makefruitful, to enrich landfertilizer n. vuki (n.)fervent adj. donju (s.) passionate, fervidfervor n. idonju (n.) passionfestival n. nyoto (n.)fetch n. deza (n.) bringfetish n. itinjule (n.); ~ist n. utinjule (n.);to have a ~ for v. tinjule (s.)fever n. imisham (n.) fever; to have a ~v. misham (s.)few adj. si (s.) only, little, justfiancé n. kuvabu (n.); ~e n.kuvawana (n.)fiber n. nayambe (n.); ~ optic n.dinaya (n.)fibrillate v. sinsekum (a.)fibrillation n. asinsekum (n.)fiction n. tokeho (n.); ~al adj. natokeho (n.): toyu na tokeho – afictional characterfield n. 1) sayan (n.) piece of land usedfor growing crops or herding animals;2) fila (n.) for games or sports; 2)huan (n.) any stretch of land, plain; 4)jaman (n.) in practice: al zayunawau la jaman – this has beentested in the field; 5) nombe (n.) areaof expertise; 6) kono (n.) place or linewhere to write on (in a form)fifteen num. nini jom (s.)fifty num. jonini (s.); ~-fifty adv.sumbesumbe (n.)fig n. foki (n.)fight v. 1) jaru (a.) be involved in a (mostlyphysical) conflict; 2) ajaru (n.)(physical) conflict; 3) vuru (a.) tostruggle to overcome: vuru koikwe!– fight the power!; 3) avuru(n.)strugglefigure n. 1) asa (n.) shape, form, outline;2) uyu (n.) person; 3) rentan (n.)illustration, diagram; 4) amundau (n.)sum, total count of; 5) jansa (a.) toshape; 6) sinje (a.) to believe, guess;~ out v. janjebo (a.) to reason outFiji n. Vitian (n.)Fijian n. 1) Uviti (n.) person of the Fijianethnicity; 2) Uvitian (n.) inhabitant ofFiji; 3) Viti (s.) having to do with theFijian culture; 4) na Vitian (n.) havingto do with the Fijian state; 5) Vitika (n.)Fijian languagefile n. 1) jorenko (n.) report, collection ofpapers on a subject; 2) joren (a.)arrange documents for storing andreference; 3) joko (n.) single namedunit of data (pc), document; 4) zaka(a.) to register, initiate: zakamondova – to file for divorceFilipino n. 1) Upilipan (n.) inhabitant ofthe Philippines; 2) na Pilipan (n.)having to do with the Philippines; 3)Pilipanka (n.) the Filipino languagefill v. janyobo (a.); ~ in v. kojo (n.)fillet 1) mompetu (n.) boneless piece ofmeat; 2) mompe (a.) to bonefilling n. dunkai (a.) tooth fillingfilly n. bemwin (a.) foalfilm n. 1) tanu (n.) sequence of images; 2)tanza (a.) shoot, make a picture of; 3)chiti (n.) thin layerfilter n. 1) vovan (n.) material or device toseparate substances passing through;2) vovanza (a.) to pass through afilter: al vovanza aso zachu boi –the dirt was filtered out of the waterfin n. senyum (a.)final adj. 1) na ze (a.) last, conclusive; 2)basto (n.) final game, contest, scene,finale: basto na zangu – the cupfinal; 3) jebashi (s.) conclusive,Kah Dictionary 194

decisive; ~ly n. zebas (n.) at lastfinance n. 1) panu (n.) finances; 2)jampanu (a.) to financefinancial n. na panu (n.)find v. 1) chele (a.) get by searching,recover; 2) henyun (a.) discover; 3)jesa (s.) to think, be of the opinion; 4)renka (a.) declare, rule: puhinyorenka yu fonza – the jury found himguiltyfine adj. 1) nen (s.) good, well; 2) chausa(s.) precise, delicate; 3) fonko (n.)penalty, ticket; 4) pau fonko (a.) togive a fine, bookfinger n. yol (a.); ~s n. yolonyo (n.)finish v. 1) bas (a.) to stop, end, recover; 2)basano (n.) finish line, border; 3)jamoyo (a.) to complete, fulfill, perfect;4) zabas (a.) to use up; 5) nunchi (a.)to give a surface layer effect; 6)anunchi (n.) surface layer effectfinite adj. basale (s.) limitedFinland n. Suwoman (n.)Finnish adj. 1) Uswom (n.) person of theFinnish ethnicity; 2) Uswoman (n.)inhabitant of Finland; 3) Swom (s.)having to do with the Finnish culture;4) na Swoman (n.) having to do withthe Finnish state; 5) Swonka (n.)Finnish languagefiord n. tuki (n.)fir n. pyupe (n.)fire n. 1) api (n.) process of burning; 2)chen (a.) to shoot; 3) monza (a.) tosack; ~fly n. dinzo (n.); ~place n.pila (n.); ~wood n. pipevo (n.);~wall n. vanundan (n.) securitysoftware; 2) pinum (n.) piece/type offirework; ~work n. fipi (n.)piece/type of firework; ~works n.fipinyo (n.) collectivefirst adj. na kwa (n.) firstly: kombe nakwa – the first chapter; ~ class n.tibongi (n.) travel classfish n. 1) gan (n.) animal ; 2) (seki na)gan (n.) meat; 3) ganza (a.) catchfish; ~-angle, ~ing rod n. gampe(n.); ~net n. kaikwe (n.) trappingnet; ~tank n. shebeo (n.)fist n. kayol (n.)fit adj. 1) nengo (s.) to have the right size;2) tongo (s.) to be suitable,appropriate, suiting the situation,proper; 3) jungo (a.) to try on; 4)janengo (a.) to make or measure inorder to make fit: janengo nyango –to fit a costume; 5) chaubo (a.) toinsert, place inside as much as thereis room: boyo bosonyo jaura – tofit the luggage into the trunk; 7)inengo (n.) manner or degree offitting; 8) nensa (s.) to be fit, in goodshape, healthyfitch n. furoi (n.) polecatfive num. jom (s.)fix v. 1) janunung (a.) to fasten, makeimmobile; 2) waisa (a.) to mend,repair; ~ed adj. 1) tenunung (s.)immobile; 2) owaisa (s.) mended,repairedflag n. pengo (n.); ~ pole n. vupe napengo (n.); ~ signal n. tancho napengo (n.)flake n. 1) achil (n.) chip, thin piece splitoff; 2) chichil (a.) to chip or peel off inflakes, become flaked; 3) chuchil (a.)to cause to become spotted withflakes; ~d adj. ochichil (s.)flame n. 1) simpi (n.) tongue of fire; 2)foiko (s.) abuse in writing; 3) afoiko(n.) act of flamingflamingo n. foyane (n.)flammable adj. tempi (s.)flannel n. 1) mechi (n.); 2) chu mechi (n.)made of flannelflash n. dinche (n.); ~ing light n. dadinflat n. 1) hu (s.) plain, low; 2) wendo (n.)tower; ~ten v. 1) tohu (a.) becomeflat, go down, slope; 2) jahu (a.) tomake flat, level; ~bread n. hubin(n.)flatter v. shuka (n.) sweet-talkflattering adj. tenshuka (s.)flatulence n. 1) imusule (n.) condition ofhaving gas in the intestines; 2) inyanti(n.) pretenseflatulent adj. 1) musule (s.) having gas inthe intestines; 2) nyanti (s.) pompousKah Dictionary 195

flavor n. aloi (n.) tasteflaw n. mwesela (n.) shortcoming, weakspotflax n. nayapoi (n.)flay v. monchi (a.) to skin, peelflea n. pyadi (n.)flee v. minchu (n.) flee fromflesh n. mwevo (n.) soft, edible part suchas meat or pulpflexible adj. tempil (s.)flicker v. sidindi (a.) to flickerflight n. 1) anenu (n.) airline run; 2)vangi (n.) set of stairsflint n. pidu (n.)flip v. 1) luyom (a.) to toss, or turn over witha quick jerk; 2) jengebum (n.) to loseself-control, flip out; ~ off v. boyol(n.) to give someone the finger; ~-flopn. vunyum (n.)flirt v. kunsi (a.)float v. nengi (s.)flock n. unganyo (n.) group or herd ofanimalsflog v. chenaya (a.) to whip; ~ing n.achenaya (n.)flood n. 1) wendeto (n.) overflowing (ofwater or other things); 2) wende (a.) tooverflow, go past the capacity: alwende bandal – the server isfloodedfloor n. 1) vuku (n.) ground; 2) dongi (n.)levelfloppy adj. nunyum (s.)floral adj. foshi (s.) floweryflour n. binshum (n.) mealflourish v. 1) fofo (s.) bloom; 2) fosa (s.)thrive;flow v. 1) sonu (a.) move as/like a liquid;2) vonu (n.) current, streamflower n. afo (n.); ~y adj. foshi (s.)floweryflu n. romi (n.) influenza; to have the ~v. yaiza romi (s.) to suffer from theflu; avian ~ n. romi na une (n.); tohave the avian ~ v. yaiza romi naune (s.)fluctuate v. gongo (a.) to oscillatefluctuation n. agongo (n.) oscillationfluency n. iloile (n.)fluent adj. loile (s.) to be fluent in alanguage: loile Doichika – to befluent in Germanfluffy adj. mwezi (s.)fluid n. soso (n.) liquidfluorine n. jimus (n.)flute n. jipe (n.)fly v. 1) nenu (a.) move through the air; 2)uzo (n.) housefly; 3) minchu (a.) toflee; 4) kairon (n.) zipper; ~ing fishn. negan (n.)foal n. bemwin (a.) fillowfoam n. 1) pyus (n.) mass of bubbles; 2)pupyus (v.) to produce a mass ofbubblesfocus n. 1) noban (n.) point where thingscome together; 2) ijela (n.)concentration; 3) aloka (n.)grammatical focus, focus marking,emphasis; 4) loka (a.) to emphasize;5) jela (s.) to concentrate on; 6)janoban (a.) to adjust to bring intofocus; janoban sashe – to adjust alensfold v. 1) shem (a.) bend in order todouble up; 2) sheno (n.) line in asurface, mark; 3) pauvu (n.) to drop,lower, withdraw: pauvu chempe – tofold a weapon, pauvu fisha – to foldone’s cards; 4) fauza (n.) to drawclose: fauza lele – to fold one’s arms;~ up v. shentol (a.); ~ed adj.oshem (s.)folder n. ranchi (n.) artefact for holdingmultiple loose papers or documents:ranchi na joko – my documentsfolderfollow v. 1) zenu (a.) come or go after, benext; 2) noza (a.) to according to:noza renya – to follow the rules ; 3)zeno (a.) go along: zeno nuno – tofollow the road; 4) yuyun (a.) watch orlisten closely: yuyun ayonka – tofollow the conversation; 5) zenunu (a.)to tail, shadow; 6) deva (a.) to happenas a result; 7) jeho (s.) be a believerof; ~er n. ujeho (n.);Kah Dictionary 196

font n. tansa (n.)food n. aki (n.); ~ chain n. kikwe (n.);~ stamp n. kisha (n.)fool n. 1) ujejeng (n.) stupid person, idiot;2) konyam (n.) to trick, deceive; ~ishadj. jejeng (s.); ~ around v.jajahau (s.) to joke aboutfoot n. vuvu (n.); ~print n. vusa (n.)print, track; ~step n. numbe (n.)act of stepping, such a distance~stool n. vurevu (n.); ~-andmouthdisease n. kivusosu (n.)football n. vuchero (n.) ballgame, can bespecified when necessary butgenerally the one dominant onlocation: vuchero na Kenadan (n.)Canadian football; vuchero na Panan(n.) soccer; vuchero na Yeman (n.)Australian football; vuchero naJoman (n.) American football;(vuchero na) Ragabih (n.) rugbyfooter n. kovu (n.)for prep. 1) tos (s.) to be destined for,concern: aupau tos uma – apresent for your mother; 2) yompo(s.) instead of: za duzu yompo adu– they used bricks for stones; 3) tos(s.) regarding: pai tos leo – thanksfor your help; 4) tabo (s.) during,while: bukim pun tabo tiro ninitunti – the king ruled for ten moreyearsforage v. 1) nunuki (a.) to look for food; 2)dongaki (n.) fodder, food for livestockforbid v. tusunka (a.) to tell off, prohibit;~den adj. tusung (s.) notpermitted, prohibitedforce n. 1) dono (n.) energy, craft; 2)pomun (a.) to cause to do, compel:isile pomun yunyo jaipo –poverty forced them into prostitution;3) mimun (a.) to violate, push,forcefully: mimun doki jamil – toforce a door openforearm n. kulele (n.)forefather n. chufa (n.) ancestor, neutral,not explicitly male; ~s n. chufanyo(n.)forehead n. kukuti (n.)foreign adj. chichu (s.)foreigner n. uchichu (n.)forest n. penyo (n.)forever adv. tayora (n.) eternal(ly)forge v. 1) konja (a.) falsify; 2) safan (a.)to form metal; ~d adj. okonja (s.)forgery n. 1) konya (n.) falsified item; 2)akonja (n.) act of falsifyingforget v. 1) monjo (a.) to lose from themind; 2) zajeng (a.) to fail to do orbringforgive v. yauka (a.); ~ing n. yayauka(n.); ~ness n. ayauka (n.);fork n. kipyu (n.)form n. 1) asa (n.) shape, feature, shape;2) awe (n.) state; 3) josho (n.)document with blank spaces; 4)munku (a.) to found, initiate: munkukenyo – to form a team ; 5) jansa (a.)to shape, mold; 6) sabeo (n.) shape,moldformal adj. pusa (s.); ~ code n. puren(n.) etiquetteformality n. ipusa (n.)formalize v. jampusa (a.)format n. 1) tanshi (n.) manner ofencoding, arranging; 2) tanshiza (a.)arrange something according to aformatformula n. kiboren (n.)formulate v. saren (a.)fornication n. achijai (n.) adulteryfornicator n. uchijai (n.), adultererforsake v. pauchu (a.) renounce, give upfortress n. vanundo (n.)fortunate n. nenishi (n.) fortunatelyfortune n. nenis (n.)forum n. kwekola (n.) message boardforward s. 1) kunu (s.) moving to thefront; 2) na ku (n.) located in the front:ambe na ku – the forward section; 3)kuche (n.) soccer player ; 4) tumpau(a.) to pass onfossil n. wodu (n.); ~ization n. atondu(n.); ~ fuel n. womwavo (n.)fossilize v. tondu (a.)fossilized adj. otondu (s.)Kah Dictionary 197

foul n. 1) feja (n.) violation of the rules; 2)na feja (n.) against the rules of asport; 3) hele (s.) offensive to thesenses: afu hele – a foul smellfound v. munku (a.) to establish, initiate,start, institutefoundation n. 1) amunku (n.)establishment, founding; 2) nopakwe(n.) organization maintaining anddistributing a fund; 3) dovu (n.) baseof a housefountain n. pechongu (n.); ~pen n.pechopefour num. pan (s.); ~th adj. 1) na pan(n.) coming after three in a series:nuno na pan la yino – the fourthstreet on the left; 2) pambe (n.)quarter: wa za pambe chu apa – Iused a quarter of the money; ~ wheeldrive n. pandani (n.)fowl n. 1) audu (n.) bird (generic); 2)done (n.) domestic bird; 3) (seki chu)done (n.) meat from a domestic birdfox n. 1) yambau (n.) reddish canine; 2)shushu (n.) desirable personfraction n. 1) ajambe (n.) dividing, act ofbreaking; 2) simbe (n.) fragment; 3)jambedau (n.) quotient (math.)fracture n. abai (n.)fragile adj. tembai (s.)fragment n. simbe (n.); ~ed adj. 1)omembe (n.) scattered; 2) simbeshi(n.) patchy; ~ize v. 1) sisimbe (a.)to cause to break in fragments; 2)tonsimbe (a.) to get scatteredfrail adj. mimiza (s.) sickly, faint, weak,feeblefrailty n. imimiza (n.) sickliness,feeblenessframe n. aski (n.)France n. Faransan (n.)francium n. Faransania (n.)fraud n. 1) akompo (n.) scam, swindle,embezzlement; 2) ukompo (n.)someone that defrauds, cheatfrayed adj. tutubai (s.) tatteredfreckle n. chipyo (n.); ~d adj.chichipyo (s.)free adj. 1) lempa (s.) free of charge; 1)-leng (s.) not containing:shushumuleng – sugarfree; 3)namil (s.) at liberty; 4) mil (s.) open,,loose, unrestrained; ~ range adj.kayang (s.): reo kayang – freerange eggs; ~ will n. iweke (n.)willingnessfreedom n. inamil (n.) libertyfreeze v. 1) toreven (a.) to become frozen;2) jareven (a.) to cause to get frozen;3) revento (n.) frost, period offreezing; ~r n. revembeo (n.)freezing adj. wereven (s.) freezing coldFrench adj. 1) Ufaransa (n.) person ofthe French ethnicity; 2) Ufaransan (n.)inhabitant of France; 3) Faransa (s.)having to do with the French culture;4) na Faransan (n.) having to do withthe French state; 5) Faransaka (n.)French language; ~ endive n.lansho (n.) chicory; ~fry n. pempe(n.); ~ kiss n. 1) amweloi (n.) actof french kissing; 2) mweloi (a.) togive a kiss; ~ stick n. pebinki (n.)baguettefresh adj. 1) henchu (s.) newborn, justpicked; 2) fiming (s.) not salt: asofiming – fresh waterfrequency n. 1) iwito (n.) number oftimes something is repeated in a givenperiod; 2) wigon (n.) number ofwaves per time unitfrequent adj. wito (s.) oftenfricative n. nyonka (n.)friction n. nyonto (n.)Friday n. Vaita (n.)fridge n. vembeo (n.)fried adj. osawa (s.)friend n. ustu (n.); become ~s witha. jastu (a.); be ~s with v. vastu(s.) befriended with; ~ly n. 1)mweju (s.) gentle, kind; 2) na istu (n.)relating to friendship; 3) fito na istu(n.) friendly game; ~ship n. istu(n.)fries n. pempenyo (n.) (a serving of)French friesFriesian n. 1) win Firisi (n.) breed of horse;Kah Dictionary 198

2) mul Firisi (n.) breed of cowfrigate n. geluvan (n.)fright n. iyika (n.); ~en v. munyi (a.) toscare; ~ening adj. tenyi (s.) scaryfrigid adj. junung (s.); ~ity n. ijunung(n.)Frisia n. Firisan (n.)Frisian adj. 1) Ufirisi (n.) person of theFrisian ethnicity; 2) Ufirisan (n.)inhabitant of Frisia; 3) Firisi (s.) havingto do with the Frisian culture; 4) naFirisan (n.) having to do with theFrisian province; 5) Firisika (n.)Frisian languagefrog n. goi (n.)from prep. 1) wechu (s.) to have one’sorigin in: Yu wechu Bangalan – heis from Bangladesh; 2) chu (a.) tocome from the direction offront n. 1) kulu (n.) front side; 2) ku (s.) tobe in front of, to the front side of; 3)anyam (n.) pretense; 4) nyam (a.)pretend; 5) runana (n.) line of contactbetween adversaries in a conflictfrontier n. basano (n.) borderfrontpage n. 1) kusho (n.) title page of abook, newspaper; 2) kukwesho (n.)homepage of a websitefrown n. vuzino (n.); ~(up)on v.tushunung (a.) disapprove offrozen adj. reven (s.)fruit n. gun (n.); ~-bearing tree n.gumpe (n.); ~fly n. gunzo (n.)frustrate v. munzevi (a.) to delay, stall,hinder; ~d adj. tenemwong (s.)frustration n. itenemwong (n.)fry v. 1) sawa (a.) to bake in oil; 2) pempe(n.) French fryfuck v. 1) jai (a.) to have intercourse with;2) foi (i.) shit, damnit; ~ed adj.ofoyo (s.) fucked up, all to hell; ~ upadj. foyo (a.) to ruin completelyfuel n. nuso (n.) gasoline, petrolfufu n. aubus (n.) ugali, mashed staplefood, consisting of starchy rootvegetables as eaten in large parts ofAfrica and parts of the worldinfluenced by African cuisine such asthe CaribbeanFuji n. (gin) Fujih (n.)full adj. 1) yobo (s.) completely filled;2) kwambe (s.) whole, complete; tobe too ~ adv. levi (s.) to beoverloadedfun n. inye (n.) joy, happiness; to be ~ n.nyele (s.) to be amusing, causing joy,excitement: ana senji nyele –dancing is funfunction n. 1) aleke (n.) task, role; 2) leke(a.) to have the function of, functionas: awau leke ponchocha – thisfunctions as an outlet; 3) ri (s.) towork, perform it’s task, be on, running;5) teri (n.) to work, be operational; 4)daunuva (n.) mathematical function;~alism n. lekesapuno (n.)functionalismfund n. 1) paranyo (n.) savings, stashedmoney; 2) nopa (n.) money put asidefor a purpose; 3) janopa (n.) to putmoney in a fund; 4) wepa (a.) tosupport (financially), provide funds orfood forfundamental adj. 1) na jevu (a.)basic,principle; ~ism n. vivupuno (n.);~ist n. 1) na vivupuno (n.) havingto do with fundamentalism; 2)uvivupuno (n.) person; ~declaration n. jevuko (n.)manifestfuneral n. molto (n.) burialfungus n. mwazi (n.)funnel n. silucha (n.)funny adj. haushi (s.) humorousfur n. 1) chizi (n.) hide ; 2) chu chizi (n.)made out of; ~ry n. chizile (n.)furious adj. womwo (s.)furnicular railway n. nayani na kunku(n.)furnish v. mule (a.) to provide with: muleyudo doyanyo – to furnish a housefurniture n. doyanyo (n.); piece of ~ n.doya (n.)furrow n. saino (n.)further v. mumweku (a.) to make advance;~more adv. mau (s.) alsofuse v. vasko (a.) to unite, merge, blendKah Dictionary 199

fusion n. avasko (n.) mergerfuture n. deta (n.); near ~ n. lunta (n.) ~aspect n. tosa na deta (n.)GG n. ga (n.)Gabon n. Gaboan (n.) ~ese adj. 1)Ugaboan (n.) inhabitant of Gabon; 2)na Gaboan (s.) having to do withGabongain n. 1) awimun (n.) increase; 2)wimun (a.) to manage to achieve anincreasegalaxy n. 1) manguda (n.) large starsystem; 2) Mangunai (n.) Milky Way;3) tilan (n.) space, outer spacegale n. chehum (n.)gall bladder n. vomosha (n.); ~stonen. vomoskos (n.)gallery n. 1) yusurado (n.) place forexhibiting artworks; 2) yusura (n.)collection of paintings, pictures, art; 3)naibeo (n.) corridor, long and narrowroom; 4) pereno (n.) colonnadegallow n. pimpe (n.)gallstone n. vonsodu (n.)Gambia n. Gambian (n.) ~n adj. 1)Ugambian (n.) inhabitant of Gambia;2) na Gambian (s.) having to do withGambia; ~ River n. Gambiah (n.)gamble v. nisku (a.) to bet, bet on, wagergambling n. anisku (n.)game n. 1) afi (n.) form of play; 2) fito (n.)match, play; 3) fidan (n.) computergame; 4) jafidan (a.) to play computergames; 5) wonumia (n.) prey:wonumia tus – fair game; ~er n.sufidan (n.)gamete n. kwanyosesu (n.)gamma-ray n. fawendino (n.) gammaradiationgang n. minjanyo (n.) criminal groupinggangrene n. fumwa (n.)gangrenous adj. na fumwa (n.)ganja n. jujem (n.) marijuana, cannabisgarage n. churado (n.)garbage n. lenzavo (n.) waste; ~ cann. lenzabeo (n.) dustbin; ~ truckn. lenzavoni (n.)garden n. 1) lula (n.) plot of land; 2) petu(a.) to tend the garden; ~er n. upetu(n.)garlic n. fua (n.); clove of ~ n. ambena fua (n.)garment n. ango (n.) piece of clothinggas n. 1) mus (n.) fluid form of substance;2) nuso (n.) gasoline, fuel, petrol; 3)mumus (a.) to subject to or supplywith gas, kill by gas; ~ giant n. tirana mus (n.) jovian planet; ~ stationn. nusodo (n.)gasoline n. nuso (n.) petrol, fuelgastric fluid n. bikiso (n.)gastronomy n. zuvajono (n.)gate n. tunum (n.) portal; ~s n. tununyo(n.)gather v. kwara (n.) collect, assemblegathered adj. okwara (s.) collectedgathering n. wokwara (n.) assemblygauge n. wanio (n.) measurement, sizegazelle n. songepyai (n.)gear n. 1) geda (n.) system of wheelsmeshed together controlling speed:geda na sun – second gear; 2)dunda (n.) toothed wheelGe’ez n. Gehezeka (n.) Ethiopic languagegel n. vasau (n.) gelatine, gel-likesubstance: vasau na zizi – hair gelgem n. tungu (n.)Gemini n. Sumbenyo (n.)gender n. sensa (n.) sexgene n. senjo (n.); ~tic adj. na senjo(s.); ~tics n. senjojono (n.); ~ticengineering n. ajodo na senjo(n.)genealogy n. vanyojono (n.)general adj. 1) sisang (s.) nonspecific;2) yoza (s.) used by al,universal, affecting all; 3) yoruti (n.)army rank; ~ly n. sisanto (n.) inKah Dictionary 200

general, generally speaking; ~practitioner n. vamomi (n.); in ~adv. sisanto (n.) generally,generally speakinggenerate v. mula (s.) bring into being,cause to have, produce, creategeneration n. bengi (n.)generator n. tipital (n.) machinegenerating energygenerosity n. ipawi (n.)generous adj. pawi (s.)genitals n. fabinyo (n.) private parts,reproductive organsgenius n. 1) ujetum (n.) brilliant person;2) jetum (n.) brilliant; 3) ijetum (n.)brilliancegenocide n. anyomia (n.); to commit ~v. nyomia (n.)gentleman n. pubu (n.)gently adj. memwe (s.) careful(ly)genuine adj. hoshi (s.)genus n. tishinga (n.)geographer n. wanjono (n.)geography n. anjono (n.)geographic n. na anjono (n.)geologist n. wansajono (n.)geology n. 1) ansajono (n.) sciencedealing with the physical nature ofearth; 2) ansa (n.) structure of thelandscapegeometric adj. na lawanjono (n.)geometry n. lawanjono (n.)Georgia n. 1) Karatevelan (n.) country inthe Caucasus; 2) Jorojan (n.) state inthe U.S.A.Georgian adj. 1) Ukaratevel (n.) personof the Georgian ethnicity; 2)Ukaratevelan(n.) inhabitant ofGeorgia; 3) Karatevel (s.) having todo with the Georgian culture; 4) naKaratevelan (n.) having to do with theGeorgian state; 5) Karatevelka (n.)Georgian language; 6) Ujorojan (n.)citizen of Georgia (U.S); 7) na Jorojan(n.) having to do with Georgia (U.S)geranium n. rankinai (n.)geriatric adj. 1) na naita (s.) related tothe aged; 2) na naitamomi (s.) relaticto geriatrics; ~s n. naitamomi (n.);~s n. anaitamomi (n.)germ n. simi (n.)German adj. 1) Udoichi (n.) person ofthe German ethnicity; 2) Udoichan(n.) inhabitant of Germany; 3) Doichi(s.) having to do with the Germanculture; 4) na Doichan (n.) having todo with the German state; 5) Doichika(n.) German languagegermanic adj. Gereman (s.)Germany n. Doichan (n.)gesticulate v. leleka (n.)gesticulation n. aleleka (n.) gesturegesture n. 1) leleka (n.) movement of thehands; 2) ketan (n.) something said ordone to show one’s intentionsget v. 1) jale (a.) to obtain, acquire, get, toget hold of, get a grip on, master; 2)tom (a.) to become;; ~ down v.sembon (a.); ~ dressed v. jango(a.); ~ hold of, a grip v. jale (a.); ~in position v. nula (a.); ~ lost v.tonojong (a.); ~ out v. tonyocho(a.) to become public; ~ pregnant v.tombenjau (a.); ~ promoted v.tonti (a.); ~ sick v. tomi (a.)contract a disease; 2) monki (a.) tovomit; ~ tired v. tontinzon (a.); ~trapped v. tonkaiza (a.); ~ up v.mora (a.) stand upGhana n. Ganan (n.); ~ian adj. 1)Uganan (n.) inhabitant of Ghana; 2)na Ganan (s.) having to do withGhanaghost n. fai (n.) spiritgiant n. wanyu (n.)gibbon n. pimpile (n.)gift n. 1) aupau (n.) present; 2) ititen (n.)talentgiga- prep. tiwan- (n.); ~byte n.tiwandio (n.)giggle v. ninyi (n.) chuckleGilbertese adj. 1) Ukiribas (n.) personof the Gilbertese ethnicity; 2) Kiribas(s.) having to do with the Gilberteseculture; 3) Ukiribasan (n.) citizen ofKiribati; 4) na Kirbasan (n.) having toKah Dictionary 201

do with Kiribati; 5) Kiribaska(n.)Gilbertese languagegild v. javun (a.) coat with goldgilt adj. ovun (s.) overlaid with goldgill n. hunchi (n.)gin n. kwoiso (n.); Holland ~ n.kwoiso Nedara (n.)ginger n. chavu (n.); ~bread n.chavuki (n.)giraffe n. naiken (n.)girl n. simwana (n.); ~friend n.wanastu (n.)give n. 1) pau (n.) to hand, make get, turnover possession; 2) zetus (n.) give in,yield; ~ back v. waipau (a.) toreturn; ~ up v. 1) kechu (a.) to stoptrying; 2) zapau (a.) to hand overglacier n. resonai (n.)glad adj. nyepai (s.); ~den v. janyeka(a.) to make happyglance v. 1) geyun (a.) give a quick look;2) ageyun (n.) quick look; 3) chetum(n.) strike and bounce off at an angle:roya chetum bampe – the ballglanced the crossbargland n. chobi (n.); ~ular adj. na chobi(n.)glass n. 1) she (n.) transparent substance;2) chu she (n.) made of glass; 3)soshe (n.) drinking glass; ~es n.shenyo (n.) spectaclesglitter v. dingu (s.) sparkle, beamglobal adj. yola (s.) worldwide, involvingthe whole earth; ~ization n.ayolanu (n); ~ize v. yolanu (a)globe n. 1) yularo (n.) spherical model ofthe earth; 2) Yula (n.) earth itself; 3)tira (n.) planet; 3) roya (n.) sphereglorious adj. wamwule (s.)glorification n. awamwuka (n.)glorify v. wamwuka (a.)glory n. wamwu (n.)glossolalia n. alulka (n.)glove n. lengo (n.) mittenglucagon n. shuchovo (n.)glue n. toivo (n.)gluon n. donova (n.)gluten n. vunkivau (n.)glutton n. uviviki (n.): ~y n. aviviki (n)glycerine n. saupis (n.)go n. 1) denu (n.) to move to a specificlocation: 2) zanu (n.) to work, bereceived, accepted: ayo zanumantau– anything goes tonight; ~back v. wainu (a.) return, turn back;~ back to v. tachu (s.) date from:wanyo sun tachu wi – the two ofus go way back; ~ bad v. tomwa(a.) spoil, rot, decay; ~ blind v.tonyunjung (a.); ~ on v. kura (a.)to proceed; ~ out v. 1) nuchi (a.) togo outside, exit; 2) chiza (a.) toengage in social life outdoors; ~ toofar v. vitum (a.) cross the line,trespass; ~ through v. tum (a.)goal n. 1) auno (n.) object, purpose; 2) fio(n.) point, score; 3) chebeo (n.) place,basket, net in which to score; ~ie n.chaku (n) goalkeepergoat n. menga (n.); ~ milk n. moso namenga (n)gobble v. lulul (a.)god n. nam (n.); God n. Nam (n); ~willing i. om keju Nam (i.) deovolente, insha’allah; ); thank ~ i.pai Nam (i.) alhamdulillahgodlike adj. nanshi (s.)gold n. 1) vungu (n.) mass noun, theelement; 2) chu vungu (n.) golden,made of goldgolden adj. chu vungu (n.)golf n. chafi (n.) gamegonorrhea n. bisopi (n.)good adj. 1) nen (n.) well, fine; ~looking adj. nenyun (s.); 2) mai(i.) part of a greeting: mai nende! –welcome!; ~ afternoon n. maibaninta (i.); ~bye n. om wayun (i.);~ evening n. mai zekita (i.); ~ jobn. nenja (i.) well done!; ~ morningn. mai ninku (i.)good n. aupo (n.) productKah Dictionary 202

goodbye i. om wayun (i.); to say ~ toa. chumai (a.)goose n. gaune (n.); ~foot n. bis (n.)gorilla n. nyenze (n.)gourd n. vompos (n.) bitter melongovern v. pun (a.)government n. punyo (n.); ~al adj.na punyo (n.); ~agent , official n.puncho (n.); ~ agency n.punchombe (n.) departmentgovernor n. sinanti (n.)gown n. sengo (n.) dress, robegrab v. geza (a.)grace n. 1) amwechu (n.) mercy; 2)inushu (n.) elegance,effortless charm;~ful adj. nushu (s.)grade n. 1) kwangi (n.) year in school; 2)nungi (n.) step in a process, degree,levelglad adj. nyeka (s.) happy; ~ly adv.nyekale (s.) with pleasuregradual adj. sinsimbe (s.) gradually, littleby littlegraduate v. 1) chebas (a.) to finish one'seducation ; 2) wochebas (n.)someone who finished his educationgrain n. 1) zoi (n.) one grain of something;2) bin (n.) (kind of) cereal, corn; 3)binzoi (n.) one grain of cerealgram n. bio (n.) grammegrammar n. 1) karen (n.) system of alanguage; 2) karenko (n.) bookdescribing such a systemgramophone record n. tukoda (n.)grandchild n. bemben (n.)granddaughter n. bembemwana (n.)grandfather n. 1) bati (n.) informal; 2)ubati (n.) formalgrandmother n. 1) mati (n.) informal; 2)umati (n.) formalgrandparent n. fati (n.)grandson n. bembembu (n.)granite n. zoidu (n.)grant n. 1) pau (n.) to give: pau tongu –to grant a medal; 2) joza (a.) toacknowledge, admit as truegrape n. asu (n.)grapefruit n. vonkus (n.)graph n. nanako (n.)grapheme n. kotambe (n.)graphic adj. tanale (s.) described vividly,in (sordid) detail: boyo tanale –graphic contentgraphics n. tandanyo (n.); ~ card n.pisha na tandanyosha (n.)grasp n. 1) ahile (n.) grip, hold of; 2) hile(s.) have hold of, grip on, clench, clingto; 3) jahile (a.) to take hold ofgrass n. 1) vuzi (n.) plant; 2) jujem (n.)marijuana; ~y adj. vuzile (s.)grasshopper n. chimpapya (n.)grate v. shuntu (a.); ~d adj. oshuntu(s.): mosa oshuntu – grated cheesegrateful adj. pai (s.) to be grateful to: paili – thank yougratitude n. ipai (n.)grave n. miacha (n.); ~yard n. miachala(n.) cemeterygraviton n. jundombe (n.)gravity n. jundon (a.)gray adj. bes (s.)graze v. 1) poiza (a.) to feed on grass;mul poiza la singin – the cowswere grazing in the hills; 2) mumpoiza(a.) to make feed on grass: deza mullai mumpoiza – they took the cowthere to graze her; 3) cherau (a.) tobrushgrease n. sau (n.); ~y adj. saule (s.)fatty, oily, containing oil or greasegreat adj. 1) wamwa (s.) grand, huge; 2)wanen (s.) splendid, fantastic; ~nessn. iwamwa (n.)Greece n. Elan (n.)greed n. ileju (n.); ~y adj. leju (s.)Greek adj. 1) Wel (n.) person of theGreek ethnicity; 2) El (s.) having to dowith the Greek culture; 3) Welan (n.)citizen of Greece; 4) na Elan (n.)having to do with Greece; 5) Elka (n.)Greek languagegreen adj. pesan (s.); ~ bean n.naivos (n.)greenhouse n. sheshando (n.); ~ effectKah Dictionary 203

n. zeto na sheshando (n.); ~ gasn. mus na sheshando (n.)Greenland n. Kalalitan (n.); ~ian n. 1)na Kalalitan (n.) having to to withGreenland; 2) Winuiti (n.) person ofthe indigenous people (Inuit) ofGreenland; 3) Inuitika (n.) Inuktitutlanguagegreet v. 1) maika (a.) to greet someonepersonally; 2) kamai (a.) to greetsomeone through someone, extendyour greetings: kamai yu chu wa –extend my greetings to him; ~ing(s)n. amaika (n.)grenade n. nebum (n.)grill n. 1) kwezu (n.) to broil on a metalconstruction; 2) kwezuya (n.) metalconstruction for grilling; 3) kwezuki(n.) foods prepared on a grill; ~edadj. okwezu (s.)grip n. 1) ahile (n.) grasp; 2) jahile (a.)grasp, take hold of; 3) hile (s.) grasp,have hold of; 4) azamai (n.)handshake; 5) lela (n.) artefact forclutching of graspinggroan v. hurul (a.)grocer n. upodo (n.) shop owner; ~iesn. aupaza (n.); ~y n. kipodo (n.)grocery storegroin n. vuban (n.) crotchgroom n. 1) dovabu (n.) bridegroom; 2)pungo (a.) to make one’s toiletgrope v. 1) lede (a.) to reach for; ~abouta. leleche (a.) to feel one's way,search blindlygroup n. wonyo (n.) group of peoplegrow v. 1) tomwan (a.) get bigger; 2) sai(a.) cultivate; ~ up v. tomwanta(a.); ~th n. 1) atomwan (n.)process of growing; 2) sukos (n.)tumorgrowl v. roroa (a.) growl atgrown up adj. 1) wanta (s.) state ofbeing grown up; 2) uwanta (n.) grownup person, compare: adultgrumble v. rulka (a.)grumpy adj. juroa (s.)Guam n. Guahan (n.); ~anian n. 1) naGuahan (n.) having to to with Guam;2) Uguahan (n.) inhabitant of Guamguarantee v. 1) reshika (a.) to assure; 2)areshika (n.), assuranceguard n. 1) ujavan (n.), person guardingsomething; 2) javanyo (n.), security,group of people guarding something:Javanyo na Savaichan – theSwiss Guard; 3) javan (a.) to keepsafe, protect; ~-rail n. luvan (n.)banistersGuatemala n. Guatemalan (n.); ~n n.1) na Guatemalan (n.) having to towith Guatemala; 2) Uguatemalan (n.)citizen of Guatemalaguava n. vawas (n.)guerilla n. 1) urumbe (n.) guerrilla fighter,partisan; 2) na rumbe (n.) having todo with a guerrilla war: fino narumbe – guerrilla tactics; ~ war n.arumbe (n.); to wage a ~ war s.rumbe (n.) to be involved in a guerrillawarguess v. 1) kahaka (a.) kahaka; 2) sinje(a.) to suppose: sinje ten li nenshi– I suppose you could be rightguest n. udobo (n.)guide n. 1) uheno (n.) usher; 2) heno (a.)to show the way, usher; 3) henoko (n.)manual; ~line n. noreno (n.)Guinea n. Ginean (n.); ~n n. 1) naGinean (n.) having to to with Guinea;2) Uginean (n..) citizen of Guineaguinea corn n. simbin (n.) compare:milletguinea pig n. 1) nyikil (n.) rodent; 2)wozayun (n.) someone subjected to atestguitar n. ponai (n.) bass~ n. ponai navuji (n.); spanish ~ n. ponaiEspanya (n.)gulf stream n. vonuro (n.)gull n. sokal (n.) seagullgullet n. 1) kembino (n.) esophagus; 2)nos (n.) ductgulp v. 1) bauki (a.) wolf down; 2) gua(a.) to chug, chug-a-luggum n. 1) vau (n.) sticky elastic substance,secretion from a tree; 2) dunse (n.)Kah Dictionary 204

gingiva; 3) dunduki (n.) chewing gumgun n. chenya (n.) firearm, compare: rifle;~fight n. chento (n.) shootinggurgle v. hohonka (a.)gush v. 1) pecho (a.) to spout, pour outwith force; 2) apecho (n.) suddenplentiful outflowgust n. chehum (n.) gust of windgutter n. zanos (n.) troughGuyana n. Gianan (n.); ~n n. 1) naGianan (n.) having to to with Guyana;2) Ugianan (n..) citizen of Guyanagym n. sefido (n.) gymnasiumgymnast n. usekwansa (n.); ~ics n.sekwansa (n.)gynaecologist n. wanabimomi (n.)gynaecology n. awanabimomi (n.)HH, h n. hos (n.)habit n. 1) ajanja (n.) custom; 2)lenkengo (n.) monk costume;~ual(ly) adj. janjashi (s.)customary;hadron n. dondombe (n.)haemophilia n. reteneng (n.)haemorrhage n. 1) abanso (n.)bleeding; 2) jambanso (a.) to bleedhaggle v. popoka (a.) negotiatehail n. 1) tikos (n.) frozen rain, hailstone;2) tikos bon (a.) to drop or pour downwith hail: tikos la bon – it's hailing;3) wamai (a.) to cheer for, welcome,greet; ~stone n. tikos (n.)hair n. 1) zizi (n.) mass noun; 2) azi (n.)one piece; ~dryer n. funsonya (n.)Haiti n. Aitian (n.); ~an n. 1) na Aitian(n.) having to to with Haiti; 2) Waitian(n.) citizen of Haitihalal adj. shimpu (a.) kosherhalf adj. 1) sumbe (s.) being an equalpart; 2) asumbe (n.) equal part;~brother n. sumbebua (n.); ~lifeadv. sunuta (s.); ~sister n.sumbemea (n.); ~way adv.sumbela (s.); ~-way line n.sumbeno (n.)hall n. wambea (n.) (large) room; ~wayn. nubola (n.)hallow v. janampu (a.) tohalt v. 1) mumbas (a.) to stop, make stop;2) bas (a.) to stop, end, finish; 3)abas (n.) act of stoppingham n. jenze (n.)hammer n. 1) pedu (n.) tool; 2) pepedu(a.) to nail; 3) cheche (a.) to beathammock n. pimpingo (n.)hamper v. nyausi (a.) to hinder, impedehamster n. pombonga (n.)hand n. 1) lele (n.) body part; ~ball n.munero (n.) team handball;~grenade n. lebunya (n.); ~gunn. chentil (n.); ~kerchief n.fungo (s.) hanky; ~made n. olele(s.); ~palm n. lelebo (n.); ~shaken. azamai (n.); 2) file (n.) cards oneis holding; 3) tatale (n.) hand of aclock; on the other ~ adv. esto(c.) but: uyu wi soza binso, estoMaik soza suso – many peopledrank beer; Mike on the other handdrank winehandle v. 1) zazia (a.) to take care of, dealwith, treat; 2) kumpe (n.) utensil; ~barn. hilea (n.)handsome adj. nenyun (s.)hang v. 1) pim (s.) be in a hangingposition; 2) jampim (a.) put in ahanging position, suspend, attach; ~in, on v. lalara (n.) persevere; ~up v. mova (a.) break theconnection: mova vatil – to hang upthe phonehanger n. 1) pinya (n.) thing from whichthings can be hung; 2) pingu (n.)ornament hanging from a necklacehangover n. zemi (n.)hanky n. fungo (n.) handkerchiefHanoi n. Hanoih (n.)haploid adj. kwavabo (s.)Kah Dictionary 205

happen v. to (a.)happening n. ato (n.)happiness n. inye (n.) fun, joyhappy adj. nyeka (s.) merry, joyful, gladharam adj. shimpung (s.) compare: treifharass v. zauru (a.) persecuteharassment n. azauru (n.) persecutionhare n. gehim (n.)harbor n. 1) soki (n.) port; 2) vando (n.)shelterhard adj. 1) re (s.) solid, firm; 2) don (s.)forceful: ache don– a hard blow; 3)reza (s.) difficult; 4) rele (s.) harsh,severe; ~ disk n. jorea (n.); ~waren. rea (n.)hardly adj. visi (s.) scarcely, scarceharm v. baishi (a.) to damage; ~ful n.tembaishi (n.)harmonization n. aluju (n.)harmonize v. jaluju (a.)harmony n. iluju (n.): iluju yonen –perfect harmony; to be in ~ n. luju(s.);harp n. jiski (n.)harpoon n. 1) gantupe (n.) spear; 2) zagantupe chen (a.) to strike with aharpoon: uganza za gantupe chenpechonga – the fishermanharpooned the whaleharsh adj. 1) rele (s.) severe,inhospitable; 2) ham (s.) rough, notsmoothharvest n. 1) asaitu (n.) gathering in of acrop, reaping; 2) saitu (a.) to reap;~man n. naivudi (n.)hashish n. juzun (n.) dried hemp resinhat n. tiski (n.)hatch v. 1) moreo (a.) to bring forth(young) from an egg, brood, hatch out:kwau la moreo – the duck washatching; 2) bochu (a.) to come out ofan egg; 3) jankuren (a.) to plot, plan;4) chanum (n.) door, trapdoor;hate v. 1) heka (s.) to loathe, despise, bedisgusted by; 2) iheka (n.) disgust,hatred; 3) minju (a.) to dislike; 4)iminju (n.) dislike; ~monger n.umuhe (n.)haul v. kunza (a.) to tug, draw, draghaunt v. faizau (a.); ~ed adj. faile (s.)Havana n. Habanah (n.)have v. 1) le (s.) to hold; 2) sencho (n.)give birth to, lay; ~ a problem withv. weru (s.)Hawaii n. Hawayan (n.); ~an n. 1)Uhawayan (n.) citizen of Hawaii; 2) naHawayan (n.) having to do withHawaii; 3) Uhawai (n.) person of theHawaiian ethnicity; 4) Hawai (s.)having to do with the Hawaiian culture;5) Hawaika (n.) Hawaiian languagehawala n. lelenyom (n.);hay n. sompoi (n.); ~fever n. fozoimi(n.) pollinosishaze n. sishina (n.) blur; ~y adj.sishinale (s.) blurryhazelnut n. gempeo (n.)he pron. yu (n.) animate pronoun, thirdperson singular, also: she, ithead n. 1) titi (n.) bodypart; 2) ati (n.) top,highest point; 3) uti (n.) chef, head; 4)vati (n.) head of the familie, paterfamilias; ~ache n. ayai na titi (n.);~hunt v. kankaza (a.) to recruit;~hunter n. ukankaza (n.) recruiterheader n. kujo (n.)heal v. 1) momi (a.) cure; 2) tomomi (a.)get better, get wellhealth n. inensa (n.) well-being; ~y adj.1) nensa (s.) in good health; 2) senen(s.) to be good for your healthheap n. awen (n.) mound, pilehear v. wehim (s.)hearing n. 1) ahinju (n.) sense; 2) hinju(a.) having the sense of hearing; 3)hinto (n.) court hearing; ~ aid n.hintil (n.)heart n. 1) bamba (n.) organ; 2) ban (n.)core, centre; ~ attack n.bambanyau (n.); ~ chamber n.bambea (n.); ~burn n. choitinu (n.)hearth n. picha (n.)heat n. ishansha (n.); ~ stroke n.shanshami (n.) sunstroke; ~wave n.Kah Dictionary 206

shanshato (n.)heater n. shambeo (n.) stoveheating n. 1) shanukwe (n.) heatingsystem; 2) shanum (n.) radiatorheaven n. 1) tiska (n.) sky; 2) Nenan (n.)paradise, afterlife, Valhalla; ~ly adj.na nenan (n.)heavy adj. 1) jum (s.) having muchweight; 2) lon (s.) intense: siruto lon– heavy clashesHebrew n. Iviritika (n.): IviritikaTaushi – Modern Hebrewhedge n. nopea (n.)hedgehog n. pyunga (n.)heel n. 1) vuze (n.) back part of the foot;2) vuzepe (n.) high heelheir n. utunza (n.)helicopter n. datini (n.) chopperhelium n. ninia (n.)hell n. Mingan (n.)hello i. mai (i.) standard neutral greetinghelmet n. tibeo (n.)help v. 1) leo (a.) give aid to; 2) aleo (n.)aid, act of helping; ~ful adj. 1)kenole (s.) useful, fruitful; 2) leleo (s.)known to help; ~less adj. tengileng(s.)hem n. angolum (n.)hemp n. jujempea (n.) cannabishen n. wanakwo (n.)hence conj. chumunye (s.) that’s why,because of thatheptagon n. teopil (n.); ~al adj. nateopil (n.)herald n. unuka (n.)herb n. topoi (n.); ~al adj. na topoi(n.)herbivore n. upeaki (n.)herbivorous adv. peaki (s.)herd n. 1) unganyo (n.) group of animals;2) zangano (s.) to tend or driveanimals in a herdhere adv. lau (n.); ~ you are i. mai za(i.); ~ and there i. lai-lau (n.);hereditary adv. tentunza (n.) also:transmitted geneticallyheritage n. atunza (n.) inheritancehermaphrodite n. wanabu (n.)hermit n. usisira (n.) reclusehernia n. 1) pombos (n.) protrusion of apart of an organ; 2) pombos na zepe(n.) such a protrusion in the spinaldiscs specifically (n.)hero n. toti (n.); ~ic adj. totishi (s.)herpes n. rosis (n.)Hertz n. royo (n.)hesistate v. zezera (a.)hesistation n. zera (n.)heterosexual adj. 1) feju (s.) attractedto the opposite sex; 2) ufeju (n.)person; ~ity n. ifeju (n.)hidden adv. 1) sis (n.) secret, in secret;2) ojanvo (s.) hidden, stuffed away,hiding: hala ovanjo? – where areyou hiding?hide v. 1) vanjo (a.) conceal oneself,something; 2) vanjola (n.) hidingplace; 2) chizi (n.) animal skin, fur; to~ adj. tevanjo (n.) to be better tokeep a secret, sensitive: aya tevanjonong le – I’ve got nothing to hide;~out n. vanjola (n.) hiding placehierarchical adj. tikweshi (s.)hierarchy n. tikwe (n.)hieroglyph n. tukotan (n.)high adj. 1) wen (s.) also: tall; 2) ojuvo(s.) under the influence of substances;~ school n. vakwando (n.); ~ tiden. wenta (n.);~-pitched adj. tiji(s.); ~way n. genuno (n.)hike v. 1) nuvuvu (a.) walk for the sake ofwalking; 2) anuvuvu (n.) act of hikinghill n. singin (n.); ~y adj. sisingin (s.)him n. yu (n.) he, she, it (animate); ~selfn. yulo (n.) herself, itselfHimalaya n. (ginyo) Himaliah (n.)hinder v. nyausi (a.) to hamper, impedeHindi n. Hindika (n.)Hindu n. 1) Udaramah (n.) Hindu person;2) na Idaramah (n.) having to do withHinduism; ~ism n. Idaramah (n.)hinny n. wingau (n.)Kah Dictionary 207

hip n. vululu (n.); ~bone n.vuvaku (n.)hippopotamus n. somul (n.)hire v. 1) lapau (a.) to rent; 2) alapau (a.)rent; 3) koza (a.) to contract; for ~adv. telapau (a.)historian n. ukwitajono (n.)historical adj. na kwita (n.)history n. 1) kwita (n.) past, the past; 2)kwitajono (n.) science dealing withthe pasthit n. 1) ache (n.) blow; 2) che (n.) strike; 3)poti (n.) successful song, book,bestsellerHIV n. zumbeo (n.)hive n. zumbeo (n.) beehive; ~ off v.numembe (a.) disperse, fan outHo Chi Minh City n. Saigon (n.)hoe n. 1) saya (n.) tool; 2) che saya (a.) towork the ground using a hoehockey n. 1) chepil (n.) field hockey; 2)chevau (n.) ice hockey; ~ stick n.pepil (n.)hold v. 1) le (s.) own; 2) leza (a.) take andkeep with the hands, arms: soi lezaawau – please hold this; 3) fauza (a.)embrace, hug, caress; 4) hile (a.) tohave grip, grasp on; 5) janchu (a.) tokeep from acting, doing, restrain,refrain: janchu win – hold yourhorses; 6) kaivu (a.) to support, keeprestrained: sonum nong denukaivu – the dike won’t hold; 7) lera(a.) to keep in a place or position: leratiti wen – hold your head up; to ~someone to v. reva (n.) to makesomeone keep one’s word: denureva li! – I’ll hold you to it!hole n. acha (n.) also: exitholiday n. ato (n.) event; national ~ n.ninto (n.) day of celebrationholiness n. inampu (n.)hollow adj. chabo (s.)holly n. ventasu (n.)holy adj. nampu (s.) sacred; ~ water n.nanso (n.)home n. vado (n.); ~land n. fala (n.)fatherland; ~like adj. doju (s.);~page n. kukwesho (n.) frontpage;~sick adj. doke (s.); ~sicknessn. idoke (n.)homeless adj. 1) doleng (s.) state of nothaving a home; 2) udoleng (n.)homeless person; 3) dolengenyo (n.)the homeless peoplehomepage n. kusho (n.)homework n. akwanza (n.); to do one’s~ v. kwanza (a.)homicide n. amimia (n.)homo sapiens n. yunga (n.)homogeneous adj. shisa (n.)homogeny n. ishisa (n.)homonym n. shihinkaya (n.); ~ousadj. na shihinkaya (n.)homosexual adj. 1) shiju (s.) having thesexual orientation of; 2) ushiju (n.)homosexual person; ~ity n. ishiju(n.)Honduran n. 1) Wondurasan (n.) citizen ofHonduras; 2) na Ondurasan (n.)having to do with HondurasHonduras n. Ondurasan (n.)honest adj. hopu (s.) sincere; ~y n.ihopu (n.)honey n. azun (n.); 2) uzai (n.) dear,darling; ~dew n. dishu (n.)Hong Kong n. 1) Shankangan (n.) theHong-Kong territory; 2) naShankangan (n.) having to do withHong Kong: apochu naShankangan – the Hong-Kongexport; ~ citizen n. Ushankangan(n.)honk v. pyen (a.)Honolulu n. Honoluluh (n.)honor n. 1) pungi (n.) high regard; 2)jampungi (s.) to show great respect;3) vetus (a.) to respect, carry out theterms; ~able adj. pungile (s.);~ability n. ipungile (n.)hood n. tibos (n.); ~ed adj. boshale(s.); ~ie n. tibosha (n.) hoodedsweaterhoof n. nurau (n.)hook n. apil (n.)Kah Dictionary 208

hooligan n. umimbai (n.) vandal; ~ismn. amimbai (n.) vandalismhoopoe n. kintine (n.)hoot v. wuka (a.)hoover n. 1) chuntal (n.) vacuumcleaner; 2) za chuntal (n.) to vacuumhop v. 1) papya (a.) skip, hop up anddown; 2) vuvupya (n.) hop on one leg(playfully); 3) binsofo (n.) commonhop, humulus lupulushope v. 1) keho (a.) to want and expect; 2)akeho (n.) feeling of expectiationhopeful adj. 1) kehole (s.) to want andexpect, be hopeful: uma lara keholeyu rata hai – his mother remainedhopeful he was still alive; 2) tenkeho(n.) hopefully, it is to be hoped:tenkeho yu taku – hopefully he willbe on timehorizon n. bashuno (n.)horizontal adj. vuno (s.)hormonal adj. na nukavo (n.)hormone n. nukavo (n.)horn n. 1) tipe (a.) keratine growth; 2)pyempe (n.) horn, wind instrument; 3)humpil (n.) brass instument; 3)pyenya (n.) car horn; ~s n. tipenyo(n.) growthshorrible adj. temwanyi (s.) terriblehorse n. win (n.); ~-fly n. pyuzo (n.);~man n. unuwin (n.); ~riding n.nuwin (n.); ~shoe n. vufan (n.)hose n. 1) vaunos (n.) flexible tube; 1)za vaunos shim (n.) to clean with ahosehospitable adj. doza (s.)hospital n. semido (n.)hospitality n. idoza (n.)hot n. 1) shansha (s.) very warm; 2) piloi(s.) spicy; to feel ~ v. shanju (s.)hotel n. naido (n.)hour n. rio (n.)hourglass n. tashe (n.)house n. yudo (n.); ~fly n. uzo (n.);~shoe n. dochivu (n.) slipperHouston n. Yustan (n.)hover v. 1) nengi (s.) float, flutter; 2) rara(s.) waver, linger aroundhow adj. hashi (s.); ~ are you? n.haya la? (n.) litt: “what exists”?; ~much / many? n. hawi (s.)howl v. wua (a.)hug v. 1) fauza (a.) embrace affectionately;2) afauza (n.) act of embracinghuge adj. wamwa (s.) grand, enormoushum v. huzim (a.)human n. 1) yunga (n.) member of homosapiens sapiens; 2) na yunga (n.)having to do with humanshumane adj. mweke (s.humanitarian adj. fosake (s.)humanity n. imweke (n.)humanoid adj. 1) yungasa(s.)resembling a human being; 2)uyungasa (n.) creature resembling ahuman beinghumble adj. hupu (s.) modesthumidity n. isole (n.)humiliate v. huvi (a.)humiliation n. 1) ahuvi (n.) act ofhumiliating; 2) ihuvi (n.) state of beinghumiliatedhumility n. ihupu (n.) modestyhummingbird n. zundine (n.)hummus n. gembus (n.)humor n. hauju (n.); ~ous adj. haushi(s.) funny; to have a sense of ~ v.haujule (s.) having a sense of humor;~less adj. haujuleng (s.)hump v. 1) nunujai (a.) to rub againstrepeatedly (often with sexualconnotiations); 2) zeo (n.) hunch,rounded masshunch n. 1) zeo (n.) hump; ) ikuju (n.)feeling, premonition or suspicion;~back adj. uzezeo (n.); to have a~ adj. kuju (s.)hundred num. mel (s.); ~ millionnum. gos (s.); ~ thousand num.wisti (s.); ~th num. na mel (s.)Hungarian n. 1) Umarajan (n.) citizen ofHungary; 2) na Majaran (n.) having todo with Hungary; 3) Umajara (n.)Kah Dictionary 209

person of the Hungarian ethnicity; 4)Majara (s.) having to do with theHungarian culture; 5) Majaraka (n.)Hungarian languageHungary n. Majaran (n.)hunger n. itinki (n.)hungry adj. 1) kike (s.) have an appetite;2) tinki (s.) be starvedhunt v. 1) numia (s.) go out to catch; 2)anumia (n.) act of hunting; ~er n.unumia (n.) Orionhurdle n. pyanum (n.)hurricane n. shinada (n.) cyclone,typhoonhurry v. geku (a.) to do quickly, fasterthan comfortable, be in a hurry: gekunubo fanai – to be in a hurry to getthe trainhurt v. 1) yai (s.) to be painful, sore; 2)munyai (a.) to inflict pain; 3) mitu(a.) to wound; 4) ayai (n.) painhusband n. vabu (n.)hush v. 1) jansus (a.) to silence; 2) sus(i.) shhh! mum's the word! be silent!hustler n. jaipopo (n.) pimp, panderhut n. sido (n.) improvised buildinghybrid n. 1) sunusko (n.) offspring orproduct of two individual animals ororigins; 2) na sunusko (s.) having thenature of a hybridhydrocephalus n. sovititi (n.)hydrocarbon n. siacham (n.)hydrogen n. sia (n.)hydrology n. sojono (n.)hydroxyl n. humusia (n.)hyena n. hahau (n.)hygiene n. 1)imishim (n.) conditions andpractices preserving health; 2)mishinjono (n.) science studying succonditions and practiceshygienic adj. mishim (s.)hyperlink n. nova (n.) linkhypertext n. novako (n.)hypertonic adj. tipon (s.)hypertony n. itipon (n.)hyphen n. vatan (n.)hypnosis n. 1) ijelano (n.) state ofhypnosis; 2) ajelano (n.) act ofhypnotizinghypnotist n. ujelano (n.)hypnotize v. jelano (a.)hypocrisy n. ipukom (n.)hypocrite n. upukom (n.)hypocritical adj. pukom (s.)hypothalamus n. tarokos (n.)hypothermia n. ivuven (n.)hypothermic adj. vuven (n.)hypothesis n. akutoje (n.)hypothesize adj. kutoje (n.)hypotonic n. vupon (n.)hypotony n. ivupon (n.)hysterectomy n. achutu na bembe (n.)Ii, I n. ini (n.) the letter “I”I pron. wa (n.) me, personal pronounI.V. n. mominaya (n.)ice n. revo (n.); ~cream n. remos (n.)Iceland n. Isan (n.); ~ic n. 1) Wisan (n.)citizen of Iceland; 2) na Wisan (n.)having to do with Island; 3) Wis (n.)person of the Islandic ethnicity; 4) Is(s.) having to do with the Icelandicculture; 5) Iska (n.) Icelandic languageicon n. 1) dantan (n.) picture initiating acommand of a program when clicked;2) titan (n.) thing or person reveredicy adj. revole (s.)idea n. 1) ahenje (a.) new thought: ayeahenje! – that’s an idea!; 2) jevu (n.)basic principle: jevu nakwananpuno – the idea ofmonotheism; 3) ijesa (n.) estimate,opinion, judgement: ijesa na amunna nisto – an idea about the cause ofthe accidentidentical adj. shikosa (s.)identification n. 1) senkoko (a.)document stating someone’s identity;2) asenkoka (n.) act of revealing one’sidentityKah Dictionary 210

identify v. 1) senkoka (a.) to reveal one'sidentity; 2) senkoza (a.) to find outone's identityidentity n. senko (n.)ideology n. puno (n.)idiocy n. ijejeng (n.) foolishness, stupidityidiot n. ujejeng (n.) fool; ~ic adj. jejeng(s.) stupid, foolishidle adj. 1) riring (s.) inactive; 2)kungileng (s.) insignificant,unfounded; 3) chongola (a.) to workor be present without transmitting orproducing anything; 4) kenoleng (s.)pointless, futile, invainidol n. 1) konti (n.) image used forworship as a god, false god; 2) tiwu(n.) star, celebrityif conj. tonto (c.); as ~ conj. tontoshi(c.)ignite v. 1) mumpi (a.) to set fire to; 2)tompi (a.) to combust, catch fireignorance n. ijoleng (n.)ignorant adj. joleng (s.)iguana n. pyunayu (n.)ill adj. semi (s.) sick; ~ness n. ami (n.)illegal adj. rensang (s.)illegible adj. tenkoyunung (s.)illiteracy n. ikoteneng (n.)illiterate adj. 1) koteneng (s.) unable toread; 2) ukoteneng (s.) person unableto readilluminate v. din (a.) to light, light up,shine onimage n. tan (n.); ~ map n.novatan (n.)imaginary n. ojekeho (n.)imagination n. ajekeho (n.)imagine v. 1) jekeho (a.) fantasize,dream; 2) jeyun (a.) to visualize:jeyun ihoika na wa – imagine mysurpriseimitate v. shinyam (a.)immaterial adj. yasang (s.)immature adj. 1) sirim (s.) unripe,underdeveloped; 2) benshi (n.)childish, infantileimmeasurable adj. temwanyunung (s.)immenseimmeasurability n. itemwanyunung (n.)immensityimmemorial adj. tunjewai (s.)immense adj. temwanyunung (s.)immeasurableimmensity n. itemwanyunung (n.)immeasurabilityimmigrant n. udedora (n.)immigrate v. deranu (a.)immigration n. aderanu (n.)imminent adj. tentau (s.) dueimmobile adj. 1) tenunung (s.) hard tomove, fixed, fast; 2) nunung (s.) notmoving, motionless, stillimmobilizer n. udedora (n.)immoral adj. pupung (s.); ~ity n.ipupung (n.)immortal adj. temiang (s.); ~ity n.itemiang (n.)immune adj. 1) temiru (s.) resistent toinfection; 2) utemiru (n.) personresistent to infection;3) remil (s.)exempt from legal action; ~ defensesystem n. miru (n.)immunity n. 1) itemiru (n.) resistance toinfection; 2) iremil (n.) exemption fromlegal duties or penaltiesimmutable adj. tenyining (s.)unchangeableimpart v. munjo (a.) to make known,informimpeach v. minjachi (a.); ~ment n.aminjanchi (n.)impede v. nyausi (a.) to hinder, hamperimperative adj. 1) tim (s.) to becompulsory; 2) tinsa (n.) imperativemood (of a verb)imperial adj. na wikim (n.); ~ism n.wikimanke (n.); ~ist n. 1)uwikimanke (n.); 2) na wikimanke(n.) imperialisticimperishable adj. temwang (s.)implant v. 1) sebo (a.) to embed, insert inthe body; 2) seboya (n.) implantedobject; ~ation n. asebo (n.) act ofimplantingimplement v. 1) munto (a.) to execute,carry out, put into effect; 2) zaya (n.)Kah Dictionary 211

tool, utensilimplication n. 1) asiske (n.) insinuation ;2) zeto (n.) result, consequenceimply v. siske (a.) insinuateimport v. 1) pobo (a.) to bring in goods; 2)apobo (n.) act of bringing inimportance n. ikungi (n.)important adj. kungi (n.)impossible adj. teneng (s.) undoableimpostor n. ukom (n.)impotence n. 1) ijaileng (a.) inability toperform sexually; 2) itembeneng (a.)infertility, barrenness; 3) ikoileng (n.)powerlessnessimpotent adj. 1) jaileng (s.) to be unableto perform sexually; 2) tembeneng (s.)barren, infertile; 3) koileng (s.) to bepowerlessimpregnate v. jambenjau (a.) to fertilizeimpregnation n. abenjau (n.)impress v. wuza (a.); ~ed adj. owuza(s.); ~ive adj. temwuza (s.)impression n. 1) yunku (n.) appearance,image, effect; 2) aponsa (n.) imprint,depressionimprint n. aponsa (n.) depressionimprove v. 1) tonen (a.) to get better; 2)janen (a.) to make better, enhance;~ed adj. onen (s.)improvise v. jantonsa (a.)improvisation n. ajantonsa (n.)impulse n. jamun (n.)impulsive adj. jajamun (s.)in prep. bo (s.) be inside; ~ order toprep. eno (conj.) purposeconjunctorinability n. itenging (n.)inactive adj. riring (s.)inactivity n. iriring (n.)inaudible adj. tehiming (s.)inbreeding n. boben (n.)incapability n. 1) itenging (s.) n.inability; 2) ikanging (n.)incompetenceincapable adj. 1) tenging (s.) to beunable to; 2) kanging (s.) to beincompetentincarcerate v. kaibo (a.) to lock up, shutin; ~d adj. okaibo (s.)incarceration n. akaibo (n.)incentive n. anomun (n.)incest n. vajai (n.)incident n. janjanto (n.) irregularityincite v. nomun (a.)include v. 1) lebo (s.) including; 2) lebo(a.) to admit in, place inside, admit; ~dadj. lebo (s.) including: nong lebopisu – batteries not includedincome n. depa (n.) revenueincomprehensible adj. tenjebong (s.)inconclusive adj. jebashing (s.)inconsiderate adj. julung (s.)insensitive, emotionless, indifferentinconsistency n. 1) iratong (n.) qualityof being inconsisten; 2) aratong(n.) inconsistent thinginconsistent adj. ratong(s.)incorrect adj. woisa (s.)increase v. 1) tomwi (a.) to becomemore, multiply; 2) tomwan (s.) to grow,get biggerindefinite adj. 1) basaleng (s.) having tolimits, indefinitely, endless; 2) kwivang(s.) referring to something not specificor identified: ~ article n. sinkakwivang (n.)indentation n. checha (n.) nick, dentindependence n. ivavang (n.); war of~ n. mokwaru (n.)independent adj. vavang (n.)independent from, single; become ~from v. mokwa (a.) seclude oneselfindex n. 1) boyoko (n.) content list,contents; 2) noyol (n.) index fingerIndia n. Baratan (n.)Indian n. 1) Ubaratan (s.) n. citizen ofIndia; 2) na Baratan (n.) having to dowith India; 3) Uhenan (n.) nativeAmerican; ~ Ocean n. Ninoso (n.)indicate v. 1) yuno (a.) to point at; 2)totanka (a.) to be a sign of, suggest:sejin totanka vombimi – jaundiceindicates hepatitisindicative n. yokasa (n.) indicative moodKah Dictionary 212

indicator n. 1) notan (n.) arrow, sign; 2)totan (n.) sign, indication: totan naminzia – a sign of abuseindifference n. ijulung (n.) insensivityindifferent adj. julung (s.) insensitive,emotionless, inconsiderateindigenous adj. chubo (s.) aboriginal; ~people n. chubonyo (n.)indispensable adj. telenchong (s.)individual n. 1) kwalo (n.) person; 2) nakwalo (n.) separately, per person,individuallyindividualism n. kwalopuno (n.)indoctrinate v. pupon (a.); ~d adj.opupon (s.)indoctrination n. apupon (n.)Indonesia n. Indonesan (n.); ~n n. 1)Windonesan (n.) citizen of Indonesia;2) na Indonesan (n.) having to do withIndonesiaindubitable adj. tehohang (s.)indubitablyindustrialization n. atalanu (n.)industrialize v. talanu (a.); ~d adj.otalanu (s.)industry n. jamponyo (n.): jamponyo namunye – the entertainment industryinedible adj. tenking (s.)inexpensive adj. pasi (s.) cheapinfallible adj. temwoing (s.)infant n. simben (n.) babyinfantile adj. benshi (s.)infantility n. ibenshi (n.)infect v. jamito (a.); ~ed adj. omito (s.);~ion n. mito (n.) act of infecting,disease resulting from infection; ~iousadj. temito (n.)infernal adj. na Mingan (n.)infertile adj. tembeneng (s.)infertility n. itembeneng (n.)infinite adj. basaleng (s.) endless,infinitely, indefinitelyinfinitesimal adj. 1) visindau (s.) to betoo small to count; 2) avisindau (n.)infinitesimal quantityinfinity n. ibasaleng (n.) endlessnessinflammated adj. omizeo (n.)inflammation n. mizeo (n.)inflate v. janzeo (a.)inflect v. vasa (a.); ~ion n. avasa (n.)influence n. 1) munya (n.) effect,impact; 2) jamunya (a.) to have aneffect oninfluenza n. romi (n.) fluinform v. 1) munjo (a.) to make known,impart; 2) joha (a.) to ask forinformationinformal adj. pusang (s.)informality n. ipusang (n.)information n. aujo (n.) datainformer n. ushiska (n.)infrastructure n. kwevu (n.)infuse v. sobo (a.) to infuse a fluidinfusion n. asobo (n.); ~ bag, drip n.sobos (n.); ~ pump n. soboya (n.)ingenious adj. nenjeza (s.) clever,subtle, resourceful(ly crafted): kwerennenjeza – an ingenious mechanismingredient n. kibo (n.); ~s n. kibonyo(n.)inhabit v. dora (a.); ~ant n. udora (n.)inhale v. hunza (a.); ~r n. hunzaya (n.)inherent adj. bovu (s.) intrinsicinherit v. tunza (a.); ~ance n. atunza(n.) heritageinitiate v. 1) boto (a.) perform an initiationrite; 2) munku (a.) start, begin, causeto begininitiative n. amunku (n.) act of startinginitiation n. aboto (n.) initiation riteinject v. pyuso (a.)injection n. apyuso (n.)injure v. mitu (a.)injured adj. omitu (s.)injuries n. mitunyo (n.)injury n. amitu (n.); ~time n. mituta (n.)ink n. tanso (n.)in-law n. wova (n.); brother-~ n. vabua(n.); father-~ n. vaba (n.);mother-~ n. vama (n.); sister-~n. vamea (n.);Kah Dictionary 213

inmate n. ufondo (n.) prisonerinn n. 1) lalas (n.) tavern; 2) naido (n.)hotelinnocence n. 1) ipushim (n.) purity, freefrom sin; 2) ifonong (n.) state of beingnot guiltyinnocent adj. 1) pushim (s.) free fromsin, pure; 2) fonong (s.) not guiltyinnumerable adj. temundaung (s.)inquire v. haka (a.) to askinquisitive adj. wiha (s.)inscript v. tuko (a.)inscription n. atuko (n.)insect n. udi (n.)insecticide n. dimia (n.)insensitive adj. julung (s.) indifferent,emotionless, inconsiderateinsensitivity n. ijulung (n.)inseparable adj. tensunung (s.)insinuate implyinsinuation n. asiske (n.)insist v. raka (a.)insha'allah i. om keju Nam (a.) Godwilling, deo volenteinside prep. 1) bo (s.) to be inside; 2)abo (n.) inside space, placeinsight n. abojo (n.); have ~ in v. bojo(s.)insipid adj. hailonong (s.) dull, listlessinsoluble adj. temongovang (s.)insomnia n. zonteneng (n.)sleeplessnessinsomniac n. uzonteneng (n.)inspect v. sayun (a.) check; ~ion n.asayun (n.); ~or n. 1) sasayun (n.)examiner; 2) yumuren (n.) policeinspectorinspection n. asayun (n.)inspiration n. ajupau (n.)inspire v. jupau (a.); ~d adj. ojupau(s.)inspiring adj. tenjupau (s.)instability n. iterang (n.)instable adj. terang (s.) unstableinstall v. kebo (a.) to settle in a position,office or place in order to perform acertain function; ~ation n. 1) akebo(n.) act of placing in position; 2)keboto (n.) ceremony or formality forplacing someone in office; ~er n.kebodan (n.) setup, program forinstalling an application on a computerinstant adj. 1) geta (s.) imminent,immediate(ly); 2) gede (s.) able toprepare quickly; 3) sinsita (n.) veryshort moment in time; ~ coffee n.kau gede (n.)instead prep. yompo (s.) instead of, forinstep n. vutilu (n.)instigant n. umuru (n.) provokerinstigator n. umunis (n.)instinct n. kedan (n.); ~ive adj.na kedan (n.)institute n. 1) nombedo (n.); 2) munku(a.) to initiate, found, establishinstruct n. shika (n.); ~ion(s) n. ashika(n.); ~or n. ushika (n.)instrument n. 1) zaya (n.) tool, utensil; 2)jiji (n.) musical instrumentinsufficiency n. iyosang (n.)insufficient adj. yosang (s.) also:insufficientlyinsuline n. shuzavo (n.)insult n. 1) avuka (n.) act of insulting; 2)vuka (s.) to be insulting towards, insultinsurance n. areko (n.)insure v. reko (a.)intangible adj. telecheng (s.)integer n. akwambe (n.)integrate v. boshi (a.); ~d n. oboshi(n.)integration n. aboshi (n.)intelligence n. 1) inenje (n.) mentalability; 2) unenje (n.) intelligent being;3) ajoron (n.) information, gathering ofinformationintelligent adj. nenje (s.) smart, brightintend v. keja (a.)intense adj. 1)lon (s.) heavy, dense;2)lonsa (n.) intensive form, wordintensive adj. lon (s.) intenselyintention n. akeja (n.)intentional adj. keno (s.) intentionallyKah Dictionary 214

interest n. 1) saipa (n.) rent; 2) ijoke (n.)feeling of intent, curiosity; 3) pombe(n.) share, right to acclaim; 4) nenku(n.) advantage, benefit; ~ed (in) v.joke (s.); ~ing adj. tenjoke (s.)interface n. koiku (n.)interfere v. banzau (s.) to meddle with;~ence n. abanzau (n.) meddlinginterior n. 1) abo (n.) inside; 2) bolan (n.)interior countryinterject n. bamboka (n.)internal adj. bola (s.) internally; ~affairs n. aya na bolan (n.)international adj. wivan (s.)internet n. kweva (n.)interpret v. jeboza (s.); ~ation n.ajeboza (n.)interrogate v. hato (a.)interrogation n. ahato (n.)interrupt v. nubai (a.) to disturb, intrude;~ed v. onubai (s.)intersect v. notum (a.)intersection n. 1) anotum (n.) act ofintersecting; 2) winola (n.) crossing ofan unspecified number of roads; 3)panola (n.) crossing of four roads; 4)yenola (n.) crossing of three roads; 5)jomola (n.) crossing of fiveroadsinterval n. banta (n.)interview n. 1) hato (n.) meeting involvingquestions; 2) hatoka (a.) to have aninterview withintestines n. bibonyo (n.)intimacy n. ifaubo (n.)intimate adj. faubo (s.) intimatelyinto v. nubo (a.) to enter: ben gevu nubobea – the kids ran into the roomintolerable adj. 1) tenyairang (s.)unbearable; 2) tentusung (s.)unheard of, impossible to tolerate:Renko Tentusung – IntolerableActsintolerance n. ayintusung (n.)intolerant adj. vyintusung (s.)intoxicated adj. viso (s.)intransitive adj. aujanzang (s.)intrigued adj. vino (s.) fascinatedintroduce v. 1) henka (a.) to present,make acquainted: henka uyu vanyo– to introduce someone to your family;2) boka (n.) to bring into use,knowledge: boka yu daurenjono –to introduce someone into maths ; 3)jambo (n.) to insert, put in, bring inintroduction n. 1) ahenka (n.) act ofpresenting someone; 2) aboka (n.) actof bringing into use, make acquaintedwith some kind of matter; 3) ajambo(n.) insertionintroversion n. ijubo (n.)introvert adj. 1) jubo (s.) characterizedby introversion; 2) ujubo (n.) introvertpersonintuition n. jujo (n.)intuitive adj. jujoshi (n.); ~ness n.ijujoshi (n.)Inuit n. 1) Winuiti (n.) Inuit person; 2)Inuiti (s.) having to do with the Inuit; 3)Inuitinyo (n.) Inuit collectively, theInuit peopleInuktitut n. Inuitika (n.) generic term forthe varieties of the language of theInuitinvade v. boru (a.)invalid adj. hovang (s.)invalidate v. mohokang (a.)invasion n. aboru (n.)invent v. henjo (a.); ~ion n. ahenjo(n.); ~ive v. henjole (s.) resourcefulinvertebrate n. 1) uzepeleng (n.) beingwithout spine; 2) zepeleng (s.) nothaving a spineinvest v. pabo (a.); ~ed adj. opabo (s.);~ment n. apabo (n.)investigate v. joha (a.)investigation n. ajoha (n.)investigator n. ujoha (n.); private ~ n.ujoha na kwalo (n.)invisible adj. tenyunung (s.)invitation n. adeka (n.)invite v. deka (a.)invoice n. poyoko (n.)iodine n. rayam (n.)ion n. lembe (n.)I.O.U. n. kupauko (n.)Kah Dictionary 215

Iran n. Iran (n.); ~ian n. 1) Wiranan (n.)citizen of Iran; 2) na Iran (n.) having todo with IranIraq n. Irakan (n.); ~i n. 1) Wirakan (n.)citizen of Iraq; 2) na Irakan (n.)having to do with Iraqirate adj. wonka (s.)ire n. iwong (n.)Ireland n. Airan (n.)Irish adj. 1) Wairi (n.) person of the Irishethnicity; 2) Wairan (n.) inhabitant ofIreland; 3) Airi (s.) having to do withthe Irish culture; 4) na Airan (n.)having to do with the Irish state; 5)Airika (n.) Irish languageiris n. 1) yunsan (n.) colored membrane ofthe eye; 2) sansafo (n.) flower; 3)dinkai (n.) diaphragm of a camera,shutteriron n. 1) fangu (n.) material; 2) chufangu (n.) made out of iron; 3)monana (a.) to press and smooth witha steam iron; 4) monanaya (n.)steam iron; ~ Age n. Tanyo naFangu (n.)ironic adj. na fetosa (n.)irony n. fetosa (n.)irregular adj. daitong (s.)irregularity n. 1) idaitong (n.) state ofbeing irregular; 2) janjanto (n.)incidentirrelevant adj. tauvang (s.)irreliable adj. kompu (s.) deceitful,deceptiveirreversible adj. temonong (s.)irreversiblyirrigate v. munso (a.)irrigated adj. omunso (s.)irrigation n. amunso (n.)irrisistable v. tenongkerung (a.)irritate v. janzau (a.) aggravate ; ~edadj. ozau (s.)irritating adj. tenzauza (s.) annoyingirritation n. zau (n.) irritationislam n. Isilam (n.); ~ic adj. na Isilam(s.); ~ism adj. Isilampuno (s.)island n. solan (n.) isleisolate v. 1) chikai (a.) set apart, separatefrom: chikai yudo – to isolate ahouse (from the cold); 2) kakai (s.) tomake soundproof; 3) auchikai (n.)thing/group set apart; ~ed adj. 1)ochikai (s.) set apart, protected fromthe cold; 2) chusi (s.) separate, rareisolation n. achikai (n.)isotope n. kwalavo (n.)Israel n. Isirailan (n.); ~i n. 1)Wisirailan (n.) citizen of Israel; 2) naIsirailan (n.) having to do with Israelissue n. doi (n.) problemIstanbul n. Istambul (n.)it pron. ya (n.) inanimate pronounItalian adj. 1) Wital (n.) person of theItalian ethnicity; 2) Witalan (n.)inhabitant of Italy; 3) Ital (s.) having todo with the Italian culture; 4) na Italan(n.) having to do with Italy; 5) Italka(n.) Italian languageitalic n. 1)moiko (n.) italic script; 2)namoiko (n.) written in italicsItaly n. Italan (n.)it pron. 1) yu (n.) animate; 2) ya (n.)inanimate; ~self pron. 1) yulo (n.)animate; 2) yalo (n.) inanimateitch v. 1) zazau (s.) to irritate the skin; 2)zau (n.) irritation (on the skin or else);~ mite n. chichul (n.)itinerary adj. 1) na nunai (a.) having todo with traveling; 2) nunyo (n.) route;3) nunaiko (n.) guidebook fortravelers, record of a journeyIvorian n. 1) Ukotivoran (n.) citizen ofIvory Coast; 2) na Kotivoran (n.)having to do with Ivory Coastivory n. 1) naidungu (n.) substance:naidungu janja zapa – ivory tendsto be expensive; 2) na naidungu (n.)made of ivory: sinsatu chunaidungu – an ivory sculptureIvory Coast n. Kotivoran (n.)JJ, j n. jus (n.)jackal n. 1) sumbau (n.) golden jackal; 2)Kah Dictionary 216

sambau (n.) side-striped or blackbackedjackaljackdaw n. nyenkal (n.)jacket n. chivan (n.)jade n. luzengu (n.)jaguar n. pyoro (n.)jail n. fondo (n.) penitentiary, prisonJakarta n. Jakaratah (n.)jam n. 1) gumbus (n.) jelly: vuvosana aigumbus – peanut butter and jelly; 2)pombo (a.) to stuff, push, ram in; 3)tonyau (a.) get stuck: vuvu tonyaubo soshum – his foot got stuck inthe mud;; 4) munyau (a.) to plug,cause to get stuck: ape bonmunyau nuno – a tree fell jammingthe roadJamaica n. Jamekan (n.); ~n n. 1)Ujamekan (n.) inhabitant of Jamaica;2) na Jamekan (n.) having to do withJamaica; ~n Patois n. wichuka naJamekan (n.)jammed adj. nyau (s.) blocked, stuckJangtze n. Chang-Jang (n.)janitor n. dozia (n.)January n. Kwamaro (n.)Japan n. Nihonan (n.); ~ese adj. 1)Unihonan (n.) inhabitant of Japan; 2)na Nihonan (n.) having to do with theJapanese state; 3) Nihonka (n.)Japanese language; 4) Yamato (s.)having to do with the Yamato culture;5) Uyamato (n.) person of the Yamatoethnicityjar n. shebo (n.)jargon n. bosika (n.) lingojaundice n. sejin (n.)jaw n. kuvu (n.) chin, lower part of theface; ~bone n. dumpe (n.); ~s n.dumpenyo (n.)jay n. sankal (n.) Eurasian Jayjealous adj. yeke (s.) jealously; ~y n.iyeke (n.)jeans n. noska (n.)Jeddah n. Jidah (n.)jelly n. vasau (n.) gelatinous matterjellyfish n. shevau (n.)Jerusalem n. Kudushalem (n.)jest n. 1) ahau (n.) joke; 2) kahau (a.) tomock; 3) akahau (n.) mockeryJesus n. Yeshuah (n.)jet v. 1) pecho (a.) to spout or gush in astream; 2) apecho (n.) sudden streamor outburst, gush, jetstream; 3)pechoni (n.) airplane; 4) pechocha(n.) spout for emitting gas or liquidsJew n. 1) Uyehudi (n.) person of thejewish ethnicity; 2) Wiyehudi (n.)adherent of Judaism; ~ish adj. 1)na Yehudinyo (s.) having to do withthe jewish people: amembe naYehudinyo – the jewish diaspora ; 2)na Iyehudi (s.) having to do with thejewish religion: puto na Iyehudi – ajewish ritualjewel n. angu (n.); ~ry n. angunyo (n.)jigsaw n. kwaronya (n.)job n. 1) akanka (n.) employment; 2) akan(n.) work, chore (isolated event)join v. tombe (a.) to become a member ofjoint n. vaya (n.) connection, yokejoke n. 1) ahau (n.) act of joking; 2) jahau(a.) to entertain, make a jokeJordan n. Urudunan (n.)Jordanian n. 1) Uyurudunan (n.)inhabitant of Jordan; 2) na Urudunan(n.) having to do with the JordanianstateJoule n. donio (n.)journalism n. atokacho (n.)journalist n. tokacho (n.) reporterjourney n. anunai (n.) traveljoy n. inye (n.) happiness, fun; ~ful adj.tenye (s.) joyous; ~fulness n.itenye (n.)joystick n. petil (n.)judaism n. Iyehudi (n.)judge n. 1) urenka (n.) official in court oflaw; 2) renka (a.) to rule, determine,decree; 3) jesa (s.) to have an opinion,idea ofjudgment n. 1) arenka (n.) verdict; 2) ijesa(n.) opinion; ~al adj. 1) na renka(a.) having to do with administeringjustice; 2) na jesa (s.) having to dowith forming an opinion: itengi najesa– judgmental capabilites; 3)Kah Dictionary 217

gejesa (s.) quick to judge: uyu janjagejesa simbenyo – people tend tobe judgmental about minoritiesjug n. sodeo (n.)juice n. mos (n.) secretionjuicer n. pomosha (n.)juicy n. sinsole (s.) dripping withjukebox n. jibeo (n.)July n. Teomaro (s.)jump v. pya (a.); ~rope n. papyanaya(n.)junction n. winola (n.) crossing,intersectionJune n. Vaimaro (n.)jungle n. 1) suskula (n.) bush-bush; 2)shampenyo (n.) rainforestjuniper n. kwoi (n.); ~ berry n.kwoisu (n.)junk n. lenzavo (n.) wastejunkie n. kekemi (n.)Jupiter n. Yanyun (n.)jurisprudence n. renjono (n.)jury n. puhinyo (n.)just adv. 1) chauta (s.) right that moment:chauta la nuchi – I was just leaving;2) chauku (s.) right a moment before:chauku jamoyo – I just finisheddoing it; 3) ho (s.) really: ho nongjebo – I just don’t get it; 4) nempu (s.)right, fairjustice n. 1) inempu (n.) rectitude,justness; 2) arenja (n.) jurisdiction,penalty as deserved: arenja otimpai– poetic justicejustification n. apuyun (n.) excusejustify v. puyun (a.) to excusejuvenile adj. sitale (s.)KK, k n. Kona (n.)Kah n. Kah (n.)kalimba n. yoloji (n.)kangaroo n. pyavu (n.)Kazakh n. 1) Ukazaka (n.) person of theKazakh ethnicity; 2) Kazaka (s.)having to do with the Kazakh culture;3) Ukazakan (n.) citizen ofKazakhstan; 4) na Kazakan (s.)having to do with Kazakhstan; 5)Kazakaka (n.) Kazakh languageKazakhstan n. Kazakan (n.)keep v. 1) lara (s.) stay, stick to: larakemun! – keep trying!; 2) lera (s.) tohave and hold: lera yompa – keepthe change!; 3) vazia (s.) to raiselivestock; 4) janza (a.) observe,practice: janza Sabat – to keep theSabbath; 5) mumwe (a.) to sustain,make stay, maintain, keep up:mumwe nutal la ri – keep theengine running; ~ from v. janchu (s.)soi, janchu yu jika– please, keephim from singing; ~ order v. muren(a.)Kenya n. Kenyan (n.); ~n adj. 1)Ukenyan (n.) citizen of Kenya; 2) naKenyan (s.) having to do with Kenya;Mount ~ n. (gin) Kenyah (n.)keratine n. zivo (n.)kettle n. pimbeo (n.)key n. 1) kaipe (n.) instrument for locking;2) rope (n.) tool for bolting, turning etc;3) ponkos (n.) button; 4) jiwen (n.)pitch, tone of voice; 5) monkaya (n.)something unclosing something, code:monkaya na loika Faransaka –the key to pronouncing french;monkaya na sistan – the key to thecodekeyboard n. 1) ponkosha (n.) set of keysfor writing lines up in a row; 2)jidunum (n.) musical instrumentKhmer n. 1) Ukamai (n.) person of theKhmer ethnicity; 2) Kamai (s.) havingto do with the Khmer culture; 3)Kamaika (n.) Khmer languagekick v. 1) chevu (a.) strike out with the foot,feet; 2) achevu (n.) act of striking; 3)acheti (n.) stimulating effect, rush,excitement; get a ~out of v. cheti(a.) to experience a rushkid n. 1) ben (n.) child; 2) jahau (a.) tomake jokes withkidney n. shimbi (n.); ~s n. shimbinyo(n.)Kah Dictionary 218

Kilimanjaro n. (gin) Kilimanjaroh (n.)kill v. 1) jamia (a.) to cause to die; 2)mimia (a.) tu murder; ~er n. umimia(n.) murderer; ~er whale n.sonumia (n.) orcakilo n. wan- (s.) the kilo-prefix; ~gram n.wambio (n.) kilogramme; ~byte n.wandio (n.); ~metre n. wanayo(n.)kilt n. faungo Sokoto (n.)kin n. vanyo (n.) familykind n. 1) shimbe (n.) sort; 2) shinga (n.)species: uchula kwa chu shinga –the last of his kind; 3) mweju (s.) nice,gentlekinetics n. nujono (n.)king n. bukim (n.); ~dom n. kiman (n.)Kinshasa n. Kinshasah (n.)Kinyarwanda n. Ruandaka (n.)kippah n. sintia (n.) yarmulke, skull capKiribati n. Kiribasan (n.)kiss v. 1) mweki (a.) caress with the lips,give a kiss (singular); 2) memweki (a.)to kiss (intensively and long); 3) kimai(a.) greet with the lips; 4) amweki (n.)caressing gesture with the lips; 5)akimai (n.) greeting with the lipskitchen n. zubea (n.); ~ roll/towel n.shotol (n.)kite n. tisho (n.)kiwi n. 1) zina (n.) kiwifruit; 2) zinane(n.) birdknead v. nyonsa (a.)knee n. vupil (n.); ~cap n. vupiliti (n.);~l a. 1) nupil (s.) to get down onone's knees; 2) onupil (s.) to be in akneeling positionknife n. tuya (n.)knit v. pesku (a.); ~ed adj. opesku (s.)knock v. checheka (a.); ~ out v. chezon(a.); ~ed out adj. ochezon (s.)knot n. 1) asku (n.) lump in a chord; 2)jasku (a.) to tie, make a knot; 3) kos(n.) node, hard lump, hump; 4)bankos (n.) small cluster, centerknow v. 1) jo (a.) to have know;edgeabout; 2) wejo (s.) to be acquaintedwith; ~ledge n. aujo (n.); get to ~v. dejo (s.); ~-it-all n. jozau (s.)kolanut n. dunkau (n.)Kolkata n. Kolkatah (n.)Koran n. Kuran (n.)Korea n. Gorean (n.) referring to theKorean peninsula as a whole,compare North Korea and SouthKorea; ~n adj. 1) Ugoreo (n.)person of the Korean ethnicity; 2)Goreo (s.) having to do with theKorean culture; 3) Goreoka (n.)Korean language; compare: NorthKorea and South Koreakosher adj. shimpu (a.) halalKosovar n. 1) Ukosovan (n.) inhabitant ofKosovan; 2) Ukosovan Shichipi (n.)Albanian Kosovar; 3) UkosovanSaraba (n.) Serbian Kosovar; 4) naKosovan (n.) having to do withKosovoKosovo n. Kosovan (n.)Kuala Lumpur n. Kwala-Lumpuh (n.)Kuiper-belt n. sintiranyo (na Kaupar)(n.)Kurd n. Ukurudu (n.) person of theKurdish ethnicity; ~ish adj. 1)Kurudu (s.) having to do with theKurdish culture; 2) Kuruduka (n.)Kurdish languageKuwait n. Kuwaitan (n.); ~i adj. 1)Ukuwaitan (n.) citizen of Kuwait; 2)na Kuwaitan (s.) having to do withKuwaitKyrgyz n. 1) Ukirigizi (n.) person of theKyrgyz ethnicity; 2) Kirigizi (s.) havingto do with the Kyrgyz culture; 3)Ukirigizan (n.) citizen of Kyrgyzstan;4) na Kirigizan (s.) having to do withKyrgyzstan; 5) Kirigizika (n.) Kyrgyzlanguage; ~stan n. KirigizanLL, l n. lal (n.)labia n. seski (n.); major ~ n. seskiKah Dictionary 219

wan (n.); minor ~ n. seski sin (n.)laboratory n. votola (n.)labour n. 1) asekan (n.) hard work; 2)sekan (a.) to work hard, strive, slave;3) akan (n.) a piece of work; 4)akancho (n.) the process of childbirth;forced ~ n. ponkan (n.) unfreelabour; ~ camp n. ponkanala (n.);~er n. uponkan (n.) unfreelabourer; to be in ~ s. kancho (s.)labyrinth n. kweno (n.)lack v. 1) sivi (s.) be short of; 2) isivi (n.)shortage, deprivation; 3) leleng (s.) tobe withoutlactic n. mosole (n.)ladder n. pevangi (n.)lady n. puana (n.)ladybug n. popyodi (n.)lag v. 1) deze (a.) to fall behind, linger; 2)adeze (n.) a falling behindlair n. zondo (n.) den, nestlake n. boso (n.)lamb n. beme (n.)lament v. yoika (a.); ~ation n. ayoika(a.) jeremiadlamp n. dinya (n.)land n. 1) an (n.) country, piece of land; 2)vuan (n.) dryland, ground, as opposedto water; 3) monenu (a.) come, putdown from flying; ~ing n. amonenu(n.); ~scape n. yunansa (n.)language n. yuka (n.)lantern n. dintil (n.)Laos n. Lawan (n.)Laotian n. 1) Ulau (n.) person of the Laoethnicity; 2) Lau (s.) having to do withthe Lao culture; 3) Ulawan (n.) citizenof Laos; 4) na Lawan (s.) having to dowith Laos; 5) Lauka (n.) Lao languagelard n. wilisau (n.)large adj. wan (s.) biglark n. tijika (n.)larva n. diben (n.)larynx n. kenki (n.)lasagna n. lasanyeh (n.)lash out v. hiche (a.)last adj. 1) ze tio (s.) coming after all:wikim ze tio – the last emperor; 2)chula (s.) remaining; 3) weri (s.) stayfunctioning, stay unspent, go on:tipisu weri rio pan – the batterylasts for four hours; 4) yeku (s.) thetime before: Vaita yeku – lastFriday; at ~ adj. zebas (s.) finally; ~day n. ninye (n.) the day before; ~night n. mantai (n.) the nightbefore; ~ time n. yekuto (n.) thattime beforelate adj. 1) zeta (s.) at advanced hour; 2)zevi (s.) tardy; too ~ adj. zevivi (s.);~ly adv. tatau (s.) recent(ly)later adj. 1) zeye (s.) afterwards, after; 2)mwela (s.) in a while, in timelatest adj. hehen (s.) newestLatin n. 1) Latinka (n.) Latin language; 2)na Latinka (n.) in the Latin language:auko na Latinka – a Latin textLatino n. Uvayan (n.) person withancestry in South Americalatitude n. rowen (n.); circle of ~n.lack roweno (n.)latrine n. chorala (n.)lattice n. pekwe (n.)Latvia n. Latavian (n.); ~n adj. 1)Ulatavian (n.) inhabitant of Latvia; 2)na Latavian (n.) having to do withLatvia; 3) Latavi (s.) having to do withthe Latvian culture; 4) Ulatavi (n.)person of the Latvian ethnicity; 5)Latavika (n.) Latvian languagelaud v. wenka (a.) praise; ~able adj.temwenka (s.)laugh v. hauka (a.); ~ at v. hauvu (a.)lava n. sosadu (n.)law n. renya (n.) rule, set or rules, the Law:renya nong sain ubu ai wana –the law makes no distinction betweenmen or women; ~ful adj. 1) rensa(s.) legal: ajam rensa – a lawful act;2) koikashi (s.) rightful, having alawful claim on: ule koikashi – thelawful heir; ~suit n. arenke (n.);civil ~ n. renya na punanyo (n.);criminal ~ n. renya na aminja (n.)Kah Dictionary 220

lawn n. poilu (n.)lawyer n. fononka (n.) attorneylayer n. tingi (n.) cover: tingi chu shina– cloud coverlazy adj. kera (s.)lead v. 1) kula (s.) to be in front, precede; 2)notile (s.) be in charge of, direct; 3)jungu (n.) heavy metal; 4) aku (n.)front position; 5) mun (a.) to cause,prompt: aya mun aya – one thinglead to another; 6) inoti (n.)leadership; 7) notan (n.) indicator ofdirection; 8) nonaya (n.) leash; ~er n.noti (n.); ~ership n. inoti (n.);leaf n. pesho (n.); ~ through v. sosho(a.)league n. firungi (n.) division, rank insports: firungi na Kwa – PremierLeagueleak n. 1) chalecha (n.) hole lettingsomething out or in; 2) chale (s.) to beleakinglean v. 1) revuza (a.) to lean on; 2) timoi(a.) to lean againstleap v. 1) pya (a.) jump; 2) apya (n.) act,distance of jumping;~ day n. aninna janai (n.) ~ year n. tiro onai (n.)learn v. kwan (a.)leash n. nonaya (n.) leadleast adj. si tio (s.); at ~ adv. wivule(s.) minimumleather n. chingo (n.)leave v. 1) nuchu (a.) to go away, depart,take off; 2) nuchi (a.) to exit, get outof; 3) mulara (a.) to leave behind,cause to remain; 4) laulantus (n.)absence from dutyLebanese adj. 1) Ulebenan (n.) citizen ofLebanon; 2) na Lebenan (s.) havingto do with LebanonLebanon n. Lebenan (n.)leech n. banalia (n.)leek n. peshope (n.)left adj. 1) yino (s.) be located to the leftside of: ape yino yudo – the tree isto the left of the house; 2) la yino(a.) being the one of multiple optionson the left: vuvu la yino – the leftfoot; 3) chula (s.) remaining; ~-handed adj. yinoza (s.); ~oversn. chulaki (n.)leg n. vuvu (n.) footlegal adj. rensa (s.); ~ization n. arensa(n.); ~ize v. jarensa (a.); ~izedadj. orensa (s.)legend n. 1) totika (n.) epic; 2) toti (n.)hero; ~ary adj. totishi (s.)legible n. tenko (n.)lemma n. savuka (n.)lemon n. jinkus (n.)lemonade n. shuso (n.)lemur n. luanga (n.)lend v. kupau (a.)length n. inai (n.)lens n. sashe (n.)lent n. kizanta (n.)lentil n. huvos (n.)Leo n. Kimeo (n.)leopard n. pemeo (n.)leper n. wosemwa (n.)leprosy n. semwa (n.)lepton n. sumberombe (n.)Lesotho n. Sutuan (n.); ~ese adj. 1)Ussutuan (n.) citizen of Lesotho; 2)na Sutuan (s.) having to do withLesotho-less sx. -leng (s.)less adj. si tunti (s.)lessen v. 1) tonsi (s.) to become less,decrease; 2) jansi (s.) to make less,decreaselesson n. 1) kwanya (n.) unit ofinstruction; 2) kwanto (n.) classlet v. 1) tuska (a.) permit, allow: uba tuskawa denu ganula kwasi – father letme go to the pool by myself; 2) tustu(a.) leave, let be, let go, pass, loose:tustu wa lo! – let go of me!; 3) lapa(s.) give use in return for rent; 4) mun(a.) to cause: mun yu kan lon wi –let him work real hard; ~ alone adv.evi (c.) not to mention, much lesslethal adj. wemia (s.) be lethal tolethargic adj. juring (s.) apathicKah Dictionary 221

lethargy n. ijuring (n.) apathyletter n. 1) kotan (n.) symbol denoting asound; 2) nuko (n.) written messageto be sentlettuce n. shosho (n.)level n. 1) angi (n.) equal stretch or rank;2) dongi (n.) floor; 3) kwangi (n.)grade, year in school; 4) nyongi (n.)social class; 5) jahu (a.) to make flat,flatten; 6) tohu (a.) to flatten, slope, godown, falllever n. 1) kuntipe (n.) machine; 2) kunti(a.) to lift with a lever; ~age n.akunti (n.)lexicography n. 1) kayanyojono (n.)discipline studying lexicon; 2)kayakojono (n.) art of compilingdictionarieslexicology n. kayajono (n.)liability n. 1) itendoi (n.) probability forcausing problems; 2) itevato (n.)susceptibility; 3) ipuza (n.)responsibility, accountability;liable adj. 1) tendoi (s.) likely to causeproblems; 2) tevato (s.) susceptible to;3) puza (s.) accountable, responsibleliar n. ukonka (n.)liberate n. janamil (n.); ~d adj. onamil(s.)liberation n. anamil (n.)Liberia n. Laibiran (n.); ~n adj. 1)Ulaibiran (n.) citizen of Liberia; 2) naLaibiran (s.) having to do with Liberialiberty n. inamil (n.) freedomlibrarian n. ukodo (n.)library n. 1) kodo (n.) building holding acollection of books; 2) kobea (n.) roomholding a collection of books, study; 3)konyo (n.) collection of booksLibya n. Liban (n.); ~n adj. 1) Uliban(n.) citizen of Libya; 2) na Liban (s.)having to do with Libyalicense n. 1) tusho (n.) permit (general),authorization; 2) munoko (n.) driverslicenselick v. 1) loiza(a.) give a lick (once); 2)loloiza (a.) lick repeatedly; 3) aloiza(n.) act of licking (once); ~ing n.aloloiza (n.) act of licking (repeatedly)lie v. 1) konka (a.) to tell a lie; 2) hura (s.) tobe in an horizontal position; ~ awakev. zonzong (s.); ~ down v. nuhura(a.)Liechtenstein n. Litastainan (n.); ~eradj. 1) Ulitastainan (n.) citizen ofLichtenstein; 2) na Litastainan (s.)having to do with Liechtensteinlieutenant n. layongi (n.)life n. ihai (n.)lifeless adj. haileng (s.);lifespan n. haita (n.) lifetimelift n. 1) vangia (n.) elevator; 2) ponti (a.)to lift up, raise; 3) mong (a.) to undoligament n. penaya (n.)light n. 1) adin (n.) visible radiation,illumination; 2) dinya (n.) lamp; 3)simpi (n.) small flame: le simpi ha?– got a light?; 4) dinshi (s.) bright,light, pale: saska dinshi – light blue;5) mumpi (n.) set fire to; 6) dindi (s.)illuminate, shine; 7) din (a.) to light,light up, shed light on, illuminate; 8)lim (s.) not heavy, having little weight;9) si (s.) mildly, a little; 10) sibo (s.)sparse, low in density, not havingmuch content; ~ bulb n. dinshero(n.); ~house n. dimwendo (n.);~wave n. dingon (n.); ~year n.dinayo (n.)lightning n. tipingu (n.)like v. 1) nenju (s.) love; 2) shi (s.) be alike,in the same manner as, as; ~ thatadv. shai (n.); ~ this adv. shau(n.)likely adj. 1) tentom (s.) probable:tentom en tiso bon – it is likely torain; 2) tongo (s.) suitable: wojezatongo na akan – a likely choice forthe jobLima n. Limah (n.); ~ bean n. vos naLimah (n.)limb n. sen (n.) bodypartlime n. 1) landu (n.) limestone; 2) pekus(n.) greenish citrus fruitlimit n. 1) witi (n.) maximum amount; 2)basano (n.) boundary, border,limitation; 3) jamwiti (a.) to confinewithin bounds; ~ation n. awiti (n.);Kah Dictionary 222

~ed adj. basale (s.) finitelimp v. 1) vuvunyau (a.) to suffer from alimp; 2) vunyau (n.) act of limpingline n. 1) nana (n.) stripe; 2) naya (n.)rope, string; out of ~ adv. tumbai(a.) to transgress; ~ up v. janana (s.)to form a queue, row; ~ar adj. 1)nanasa (s.) having to do with lines,made of lines: asaje nanasa– alinear design; 2) nozeno (s.) logically,moving in a line-like fashion from A toB: ijeno nozeno – linear logiclinen n. zisku (n.)lineup n. woyoko (n.)lingo n. bosika (n.) jargonlingua franca n. vayuka (n.)lingual adj. na loilo (n.)linguist n. uyukajono (n.); ~ic adj. nayukajono (n.); ~ics n. yukajono (n.)link n. 1) ava (n.) part of a connection; 2)nova (n.) hyperlink (internet); 3) varo(n.) loop, part of a chain; 4) java (a.)establish a connection between; 5)vayun (a.) to associate with, have todo withlion n. kimeo (n.); ~pride n. unganyochu kimeo (n.)lip n. kiski (n.) also: lips; lower ~ n.kiski na avu (n.); upper ~ n. kiskina ati (n.)lipid n. sauvo (n.)lipstick n. kiskisan (n.)liquid n. 1) soso (n.) fluid; 2) sosa (s.) in aliquid state; ~ity n. isosa (n.) liquidstateliquify v. tonsosa (a.) become liquidliquor n. piso (n.) alcohol(ic drink); hard~ n. lonso (n.)Lisbon n. Liziboah (n.)list n. 1) yoko (n.) series of words, names,numbers etc.; 2) janyoko (a.) make alist of, include in a list; ~box n.yokola (n.)listen v. him (a.)liter n. lio (n.)literacy n. ikoten (n.)literally adj. za kaya chau (a.) nong zakaya chau vivi yinka – don'ttranslate it too literallyliterary adj. na koyus (s.) having to dowith literatureliterate adj. koten (s.)literature n. 1) koyus (n.) writings; 2)kojono (n.) science studying writingslithium n. sufingu (n.)Lithuania n. Lituan (n.); ~n adj. 1)Ulituan (n.) inhabitant of Lithuania; 2)na Lituan (n.) having to do withLithuania; 3) Litu (s.) having to do withthe Lithuanian culture; 4) Ulitu (n.)person of the Lithuanian ethnicity; 5)Lituka (n.) Latvian languagelittle adj. sin (s.) small; ~ by ~ n.sinsimbe (n.) gradual(ly)live v. 1) hai (s.) be alive; 2) dora (a.) beresided at; 3) tocho (n.) directlybroadcasted; ~ly adj. hailon (s.)vivid, vigorous(ly)livelihood n. laivu (n.) livingliver n. vombi (n.)living n. rabea (n.) living roomlizard n. nayu (n.)llama n. jawali (n.)load n. 1) jau (n.) burden, cargo; 2) jaubo(a.) to load up, in; 3) achembo (n.)single charge; 4) chembo (a.) place acharge, ammo in; 5) zaku (a.) totransfer into the main memory; ~ in,up v. jaubo (a.); ~ed v. 1) ojau (s.)all loaded, full with; 2) ochembo (s.)containing ammoloan n. 1) akupau (n.) something lent; 2)kupau (a.) to lend; ~word n.chika (n.)loathe v. heka (s.) hatelobby n. 1) nubola (n.) anteroom,vestibule; 2) kunke (a.) to attempt toinfluence in favor of; 3) kunkenyo (n.)group of lobbyistslobster n. ranyam (n.)local adj. lashi (s.) locallylocate v. chele (a.) findlocated adj. 1) la (s.) be at; 2) ochele (s.)foundlocative adj. lashi (s.)Kah Dictionary 223

lock v. 1) kayo (a.) fasten, close by meansof a lock; 2) kaida (n.) securemechanical device for fastening; 3)zinyo (n.) lock of hair, tress; ~downn. kayoto (n.) ~ up v. kaibo (a.)incarcerate, shut inlocked adj. okayo (s.)locomotive n. fanaiku (n.)lodging n. adobo (n.)lofty adj. tiwen (s.) exaltedlog n. 1) pembe (n.) chunk of a tree; 2)toko (n.) record, daily record, logbook;3) tu pembe chu (a.) to cut into logs:tu pembe chu ape – to log a tree;4) tokoko (a.) to record in a log; ~ on,in v. bova (a.); ~ out, off v. chuva(a.); ~ged in, on adj. obova (s.)logarithm n. tatonya (n.)logic n. 1) ijeno (n.) sense, way ofreasoning; 2) jenojono (n.) science ofcorrect reasoning; ~al adj. jeno (s.)be logical, make sense; ~allanguage n. jenoka (n.) loglanglogo n. kwetan (n.)loin n. luze (n.) loinsLondon n. Landan (n.)lone adj. kwasi (s.) alone; ~r n. kakwasi(n.)loneliness n. isiju (n.)lonely adj. siju (s.)long adj. 1) nai (s.) elongated, tall; 2)naike (a.) to strongly desirelongitude n. rotinai (n.)look v. 1) yun (a.) direct one’s eyes at; 2)kele (a.) look for, search; 3) yunkule(s.) appear, seem to; 4) yunto (n.) actof looking, glance; 5) kukusa (n.)facial expression; 6) yunku (n.)appearance; ~ like v. yunkule (s.)loop n. 1) noro (n.); 2) koro (n.)programming loop; 3) jankoro (s.) toproduce a programming looploose adj. 1) mil (s.) open, free fromcontainment; 2) mumil (a.) to release:mumil bau! – released the dogs!; 3)mwele (s.) not tense, tight, baggy; ~nv. jamwele (s.)lore n. pastoka (n.)lorry n. 1) jauni (n.) truck; 2) huponda (n.)low vehicle fitted to run on railsLos Angeles n. Los-Angeles (n.)lose v. 1) fivu (a.) lose (a game); 2) mole(a.) mislay, be unable to findloser n. ufivu (n.)loss n. amole (n.)lost adj. 1) omole (s.) be mislaid,misplaced; 2) nojong (s.) not knowingone’s position, direction; get ~ v.tonojong (a.)lotus n. pufo (n.); ~ position v.vuskurasa (a.); to sit in the ~position v. vuskura (a.)loud adj. 1) kale (s.) noisy: ubu kale – aloud man; 2) dodonka (s.) stronglyaudible, with great voicelouse n. 1) bandi (n.) insect living on plantjuice or blood; plant ~ n. bandi napesho (n.); head ~ n. bandi na zizi(n.); body ~ n. bandi na senyo (n.)love v. 1) juzai (a.) to care for; 2) nenju (a.)to likeloving adj. wezai (s.)low adj. 1) hu (s.) flat; 2) sibo (s.) sparse,low in density; ~ tide n. huta (n.); ~-pitched, bass- adj. na vuji (n.);lower v. 1) jansi (a.) to decrease, makeless; 2) tonsi (a.) to decrease,become less; 3) tohu (a.) to comedown, become low, slope; 4) pauvu(a.) to fold, withdraw: pauvu chempe– to lower a gun; 5) na vu (s.) below inposition: kiski na vu – lower lip; ~arm n. vulembe (n.); ~ house n.punzaku (n.) House of Commons; ~leg n. vuvumbe (n.); ~ lip n. kiskina vu (n.)loyal adj. lura (s.)loyalty n. ilura (n.)Luganda n. Gandaka (n.) Oluganda,Ganda languageluggage n. bosonyo (n.)lugubrious adj. tenyivu (s.) creepylull v. janzon (a.)Kah Dictionary 224

lullaby n. janzonka (n.)lumber n. tupevo (n.)lumberjack n. uchetu (n.)lumen n. dinio (n.)lump n. kos (n.), not, hard lump; ~y adj.kokos (s.)lunar n. na mam (n.) having to do with themoonlunch n. banki (n.)lung n. humbi (n.); ~s n. humbinyo (n.)lupin n. sevosho (n.); ~ bean n. sevos(n.)lupine adj. mambaushi (s.) wolflikelust n. 1) itinju (n.) bodily appetite; 2) tinju(a.) to feel an intense desire for; ~fuladj. titinju (s.)Luxembourg n. Lechebigan (n.); ~er n.1) Ulechebigan (n.) inhabitant ofLuxembourg; 2) Ulechebigi (n.)person of the Luxembourgish ethnicity;~ish adj. 1) na Lechebigan (n.)having to do with Luxembourg; 2)Lechebigi (s.) having to do with theLuxembourgish culture; 5)Lechebigika (n.) Luxembourgishlanguagelymph n. senso (n.); ~atic system n.sensokwe (n.); ~ node n.sensokos (n.)lymphocyte n. mirusu (n.); B-~ n.mirusu na fesevo (n.) B-cell; T-~ n.mirusu na jeza (n.) T-celllyric n. jikaya (n.) lyrics, text to a song,poem; ~ist n. ukaya (n.)lyrical adj. wanenka (s.)MM, m n. mem (n.)macadamia n. yempeo (n.)Macau n. 1) Aumunan (n.) state ofMacau; 2) Waumunan (n.) citizen ofMacau; 3) na Aumunan (n.) having todo with Macaumace n. 1) shunachi (n.) spice; 2)yoimus (n.) tear gasMacedonia n. Makedonan (n.); ~n adj.1) Umakedonan (n.) inhabitant ofMacedonia; 2) na Makedonan (n.)having to do with Macedonia; 3)Makedon (s.) having to do with theMacedonian culture; 4) Umakedon(n.) person of the Macedonianethnicity; 5) Makedonka (n.)Macedonian languagemachete n. pechetu (n.)machine n. tal (n.); ~gun n.chechempe (n.)mackerel n. kwaninzu (n.)macroscopic adj. wantenyun (s.)mad adj. 1) wonka (s.) angry; 2) na jemi(s.) crazy; ~ cow disease n. ijemina mul (n.)Madagascan adj. 1) Umalagashan (n.)inhabitant of Madagascar; 2) naMalagashan (n.) having to do withMadagascar; 3) Malagasha (s.)having to do with the Malagasyculture; 4) Umalagasha (n.) person ofthe Malagasy ethnicity; 5)Malagashaka (n.) Malagasy languageMadagascar n. Malagashan (n.)maggot n. dilia (n.); infested with ~sadj. olilia (s.)magic n. 1) apas (n.) supernatural force,use of this force by means of charmsetc., sorcery; 2) pas (s.) magical; ~iann. 1) papaska (n.) sorcerer; 2)papashun (n.) illusionist; black ~ n.amimpas (n.)magistrate n. renkayun (n.)magnesium n. monsongu (n.)magnet n. zanya (n.)magnetic adj. zam (s.)magnetism n. zandono (n.)magnify v. jamwan (a.); ~ing glass n.wanshe (n.)magnitude n. wanio (n.) size, gaugemagpie n. dinguke (n.)mail n. 1) nukonyo (n.) collective of sentitems; 2) nukokwe (n.) system oftransporting and delivering mail, postalsystem; 3) nuka (a.) send a messagel;4) kova (a.) to email; ~box n. 1)nukobeo (n.) box for storing mail; 2)Kah Dictionary 225

kovalea (n.) inboxmain adj. tiku (s.) chief, core, central, inthe main, mainly, primarily: doi tiku –the main problem; ~frame n. banya(n.)maintain v. mumwe (a.) to keep running,sustainmaintenance n. 1) amumwe (n.)sustenance; 2) amumule (n.) act ofproviding; akanka pau fawangamumule – my job barely providesmaintenancemaize n. buna (n.) cornmajestic adj. kinshi (s.)majority n. winyombe (n.)make v. jam (a.) do; ~over n. sayonto(n.)malaria n. banzomi (n.)Malawi n. Malawian (n.); ~n adj. 1)Umalawian (n.) inhabitant of Malawi;2) na Malawian (n.) having to do withMalawiMalaysia n. Malayan (n.); ~n adj. 1)Umalayan (n.) inhabitant of Malaysia;2) na Malayan (n.) having to do withMalaysia; 3) Malayu (s.) having to dowith the Malay culture; 4) Umalayu(n.) person of the Malay ethnicity; 5)Malayuka (n.) Malay languageMaldives n. Divehan (n.)Maldivian adj. 1) Udivehian (n.)inhabitant of the Maledives; 2) naDivehian (n.) having to do with theMaledives; 3) Divehi (s.) having to dowith the Maledivian culture; 4) Udivehi(n.) person of the Maledivian ethnicity;5) Divehika (n.) Maledivian languagemale adj. 1) busa (s.) of the male gender;2) ubusa (n.) person of the malegendermalefactor n. uminja (n.) lawbreaker,offender, perpetratormalevolence n. iminke (n.)malevolent adj. minke (s.)malfeasance n. aminsapu (n.)misconductmalfeasant adj. minsapu (s.) tomisbehavemalformation n. asami (n.)Mali n. Malian (n.); ~nese adj. 1)Umalian (n.) inhabitant of Mali; 2) naMalian (n.) having to do with Malimalice n. iming (n.) evilmalicious adj. ming (s.) evil, badmalignant adj. tenuwi (s.)mall n. podola (n.)malnutrition n. isikivo (n.)Malta n. Maltan (n.)Maltese adj. 1) Umaltan (n.) inhabitant ofMalta; 2) na Maltan (n.) having to dowith Malta; 3) Malta (s.) having to dowith the Maltese culture; 4) Umalta(n.) person of the Maltese ethnicity; 5)Maltaka (n.) Maltese languagemalva n. monzawi (n.)malware n. mindanyo (n.)mama n. mama (n.)mammal n. mosonga (n.)mammology n. mosongajono (n.)mammoth n. wanaifu (n.)man n. 1) ubu (n.) male individual; 2)yubo (a.) to supply with men, takestations at: yubo gantupe! – manthe harpoons!; ~like adj. 1) bushi(s.) masculine; 2) yusa (n.)anthropoid; ~-made adj. sado (s.)manage v. 1) reno (a.) to run: renoponyo – to run an enterprise; 2)janten (a.) to be able to cope with,handle, succeed in, accomplish: tengijanten ha? – can you manage it?;~ment n. 1) areno (n.) act ofmanaging; 2) renonyo (n.)management team; ~r n. ureno (n.)Manchuria n. Manjuan (n.); ~n adj. 1)Umanjuan (n.) inhabitant ofManchuria; 2) na Manjuan (n.) havingto do with Manchuria; 3) Manju (s.)having to do with the Manchu culture;to run an enterprise4) Umanchu (n.)person of the Manchu ethnicity; 5)Manchuka (n.) Manchu languagemandarin n. 1) sinkus (n.) tangerine,small citrus fruit; 2) Hanka (n.)Mandarin Chinese Languagemandate n. puntusko (n.)mane n. kenzi (n.) manesmanganese n. babaivo (n.) mKah Dictionary 226

mange n. chulumi (n.)mango n. ziban (n.)mangrove n. fimpenyo (n.)mangy n. chulumile (n.)mania n. lonjuto (n.)manic adj. lonju (s.); ~ depression n.jugongomi (n.)manifest n. 1) jevuko (n.) fundamentaldeclaration of a principle; 2) tonyun(a.) to show, become visible; ~ationn. amunyun (n.) revelation, showManila n. Mainilah (n.)manipulate v. 1) siskoi (a.) to manage orcontrol secretly; 2) konja (a.) to forge;3) munja (a.) to operate, exercisemanipulation n. asiskoi (n.)manner n. ashi (n.) way; in that ~ n.shai (n.) like that; in this ~ n. shau(n.) like thismantis n. nankadi (n.)mantle n. vuchi (n.)manual n. 1) henoko (n.) guide, usermanual; 2) leleza (n.) manually,worked or done by the hands; 3)gedapele (s.) not having an automaticgear shifting system: nia gedapele –manual carmanufacture v. jampo (a.) to producemany adj. wi (s.) muchMaori adj. 1) Mauri (s.) having to do withthe Maori culture; 2) Umauri (n.) Maoriperson; 3) Maurika (n.) Maorilanguagemap n. 1) lasho (n.) chart; 2) jalasho (n.)to make a map ofmara n. wenkil (n.)marble n. 1) shelam (n.) type of limestone;2) dusu (n.) small stone; 3) shesu (n.)toymarch v. 1) daivu (a.) to walk in step; 2)adaivu (n.) act of marching, longjourney on foot: Adaivu Nainu – TheLong MarchMarch n. Yemaro (n.)mare n. wanawin (n.)margarine n. mwesau (n.)margin n. luski (s.)marijuana n. jujem (n.) cannabismarine adj. 1) na finso (n.) having to dowith the sea; 2) finsola (s.) maritime,living on or near the sea; 3) na noyun(na finso) (n.) nautical, having to dowith navigation (at sea)maritime adj. finsola (s.)mark n. 1) aponsa (n.) trace, dent,impression; 2) totan (n.) sign,indication; 3) pyoi (n.) spot, stain; 3)tampau (a.) to mark, signmarket n. 1) chipola (n.) place for buyingand selling; 2) apopo (n.) trade; ~eern. unyopo (n.); ~ing n. nyopo (n.)marriage n. idova (n.) matrimony,wedlock; arranged ~ n. apauva(n.); forced ~ n. apondova (n.)married adj. wedova (s.); just ~ adj.odova (s.)marrow n. sempebo (n.)marry v. dova (a.)Mars n. Yamadu (n.)Marseille n. Marasaih (n.)marsupial adj. na bibos (n.); ~ animaln. bibosonga (n.)marten n. peroi (n.)martial art n. rufi (n.); ~s n. rufinyo (n.)marvel v. 1) zawu (a.) to stand in awe for;2) azawu (n.) wonder, aweMarxism n. Makaspuno (n.)Marxist n. 1) Umakaspuno(n.) Marxistperson; 2) na Makaspuno (n.) havingto do with Marxismmasculine adj. bushi (s.) man-likemash v. bubus (a.) to pound, beat to apulp; ~ed adj. obubus (s.)mask n. nyanku (n.); ~ed adj. onyanku(s.)mass n. 1) winyo (n.) quantity of indefinitebut usually large size; 2) na winyo (n.)having to do with large numbers:aderanu na winyo – massimmigration; 3) wiwan (n.) quantity ofmatter as measured in kilograms; the~(es) n. vunginyo (n.) the ruck, thecommoners; in the ~ adv. winyosa(n.) en massemassacre n. bansato (n.) bloodbathKah Dictionary 227

massage n. 1) asenyom (n.) act ofmassaging; 2) senyom (a.)administering massagemaster n. tifa (n.) lord; ~piece n.wamwati (n.)mastiff n. wambau (n.)mat adj. 1) sidin (s.) mat, misty; 2)senyom (a.) administering massagematch n. 1) fito (n.) game, play; 2)simpipe (n.) small piece ofwood/cardboard for making fire; 3)shikosa (s.) two or more things similaror identical to eachother, to be similar,the same; 4) luron (s.) to go welltogether: chivunyo ye nong luronchibos – those shoes don’t matchyour handbagmaterial adj. 1) avo (n.) substance; 2)chu yasa (n.) earthly; ~ism n. 1)yasapuno (n.) philosophical doctrinestating matter is the only reality; 2)yalepuno (n.) doctrine, tendency tostrive for wealthmaternal adj. machu (s.)mathematical adj. na dawijono (n.)mathematicallymathemathician n. udawijono (n.)mathemathics n. dawijono (n.) mathsmatrimony n. idova (n.) marriage,wedlockmatrilineal adj. machuno (s.)matrix n. nanakosa (n.)matter n. 1) yasa (n.) substance; 2) aya(n.) case, affair, thing; 3) kungile (s.)to be of significancemattress n. mwengi (n.)mature adj. 1) rim (s.) ripe, developed; 2)torim (a.) to ripen, developmaturity n. irim (n.)Mauritania n. Muritan (n.); ~n adj. 1)Umuritan (n.) inhabitant of Mauritania;2) na Muritan (n.) having to do withMauritaniaMauritian adj. 1) Umorisan (n.)inhabitant of Mauritius; 2) na Morisan(n.) having to do with MauritiusMauritius n. Morisan (n.)maximal adj. witile (s.) maximum, atmost, having a maximum ofmaximum n. witi (n.)May n. 1) Jomaro (n.) fifth month; 2)tus (s.) permitted, allowed: tus wakiza remos si? – may I havesome icecream?maybe adv. tente (s.) perhaps, maymayor n. dolati (n.)me pron. wa (n.) Imeadow n. poila (n.)meal n. 1) kito (n.) serving of food; 2)binshum (n.) flour; ~ time n. kita(n.) ; ~ worm n. binshundilia (n.); ~worm beetle n. binshundi (n.)mean v. 1) kano (a.) intend to say, translateas; 2) mweng (s.) small-minded,malicious, cruel; 3) kwijo (s.) difficult,showing skill; atunche kwijo – amean pass; ~-looking adj. Yiku (s.)meandering adj. pipil (s.) bendymeaning n. 1) akano (n.) intention to say,purpose; 2) ikungi (n.) significance;~ful adj. kanole (s.) to make sensemeans n. zashi (n.) methodmeanwhile adv. tabola (n.) in themeanwhilemeasles n. kikishum (n.)measure v. 1) wanyun (a.) check the size;2) wengi (a.) have the size of, equal;3) tongono (n.) course of action, step:tongono keholeng – desperatemeasures; to take ~ n. jantongono(n.)measurement n. wanio (n.) unit, size,magnitude, gaugemeat n. seki (n.); ~ball n. sekiro (n.);~ juice n. seso (n.)Mecca n. Makah (n.)mechanic n. utal (n.); ~al adj. na tal(n.); ~s n. 1) donojono (n.) part ofphysics dealing with the movement ofand forces on bodies; 2) talajono (n.)knowledge about machinerymechanism n. kweren (n.)mechanization n. ajantal (n.)mechanize v. jantal (a.); ~d adj. otal(s.)medal n. tongu (n.) order, decorationKah Dictionary 228

meddle v. banzau (a.) to interfere withmedia n. chovanyo (n.)medic n. zizia (n.) nursemedical adj. na momi (n.)medicine n. 1) miki (n.) medication; 2)momijono (n.) medical scienceMedina n. Madinah (n.)meditate v. 1) jewe (a.) to fix one's mindby concentrating; 2) jelon (a.) tomeditate upon, reflect onmeditation n. ajewe (n.)Mediterranean n. 1) Banansola (regionaround the Mediterranean Sea; 2) naBanansola having to do with theMediterranean region; ~ Sea n.Bananso (n.)medium n. 1) chova (n.) means ofbroadcasting; 2) ufaika (n.) personintermediating between the living anddead; 3) banshi (s.) somethingintermediatemeerkat n. naingameet v. 1) jobo (a.) to get introduced to; 2)kwanu (a.) (a.) to converge, cometogether; 3) kara (a.) confer, have ameeting with; 4) deche (s.) reach,until, extend to; 5) yunde (a.) to visit,go seemeeting n. 1) akara (n.) conference; 2)ahende (n.) first encounter; 3)kwanuto (n.) event; ~ room n.karabea (n.)mega- px. wamwa- (s.); ~byte n.wamwadio (n.); ~ton n. nisumbio(n.); ~watt n. wamwadonio (n.)melancholy adj. 1) vuju (s.) depressed;2) ivuju (n.) sadness, depressionmelatonin n. zonsol (n.)Melbourne n. Melban (n.)melodic adj. jinule (s.)melody n. jinu (n.)melon n. sopos (n.); bitter ~ n.vompos (n.) gourdmelt v. more (a.); ~ed adj. omore (s.)member n. umbe (n.); be a ~ of groupv. wembe (s.) be part of; ~ of thejury n. puhim (n.);membership n. iwembe (n.)membrane n. chiti (n.) film, outside layermemory n. 1) ajewai (n.) recalled event; 2)jomura (n.) ability to remember: yu lejomura nen – he has a goodmemorymenace n. 1) azenke (n.) threat; 2) zenke(a.) to threaten; 3) adea (n.) nuisancemenacing adj. zenke (s.) threateningmend v. waisa (a.) to repairmenopause n. mamarobas (n.)menstrual adj. na mamaro (n.) having todo with the menstruation; ~ cycle n.mamaro (n.) menstruationmenstruate v. mamarole (s.)menstruation n. mamaro (n.) menstrualcyclemental adj. jeshi (s.) mentally; ~disorder n. ijemi (n.) psychiatricdisordermentality n. ijere (n.)mention v. cheva (a.) to bring up, refer to:nong cheva anyoru! – don’tmention the war!menu n. jezako (n.)merchant n. mumponu (n.) travellingmerchantmerciful adj. mwechule (s.); ~ness n.imwechule (n.)Mercury n. 1) Bunchala (n.) planet; 2)nyenso (n.) metal; 3) chu nyenso (n.)made out of mercurymercy n. 1) amwechu (n.) a refraining fromharming; 2) imwechule (n.)mercifulnessmerge v. vasko (a.) to fuse, blend; ~r n.avasko (n.) fusionmeridian n. rotino (n.)merit n. 1) chuten (n.) possible value,worth, quality of derserving well or ill;2) timpai (a.) to deservemeson n. sundombe (n.)Mesopotamia n. Sunsonayan (n.)message n. 1) anuka (n.) communicationpast on; 2) kabo (n.) content of what issaid; 3) acho (n.) transmission,broadcasting; 4) nuka (a.) send ordeliver a message, mail; ~er n.Kah Dictionary 229

unuka (n.)messy adj. 1) reneng (s.) disorderly,untidy; 2) boboi (s.) dirtymetabolism n. avoyom (n.)metabolize v. voyom (a.)metal n. 1) fansa (n.) material (massnoun); 2) chu fansa (n.) made out ofmetal; ~s n. fansanyo (n.) metalgroupmetalloid n. 1) fanshi (n.) element of themetalloid group; 2) chu fanshi (n.)being a part of the metalloid group; ~sn. fanshinyo (n.) metalloid groupmetallurgy n. fansajono (n.)metamorphic adj. na yinsa (a.)metamorphose v. yinsa (s.)metamorphosis n. ayinsa (n.)metaphysical adj. na jevayajono (n.)metaphysics n. jevayajono (n.)metastasis n. anuwi (n.)metastasize v. nuwi (s.)meteor n. sintidu (n.) meteoroid; ~ite n.bondu (n.)meteorology n. titonjono (n.)meter n. 1) nayo (n.) basic linear measure;2) wia (n.) instrument for measuring;3) kadai (n.) syllabic rhythm; 4) dairen(n.) rythmic pattern in musicmethane n. bimus (n.)methanol n. pepiso (n.)method n. shiren (n.)methodical adj. shirenshi (s.)methodology n. shirenyo (n.)metro n. vunai (n.) subway, undergroundmetrology n. wanyunjono (n.)metronome n. daitil (n.)metropolis n. wandola (n.) megalopolismew v. meoka (a.)Mexican adj. 1) Umehikan (n.) inhabitantof Mexico; 2) na Mehikan (n.) havingto do with MexicoMexico n. Mehikan (n.)Miami n. Mayamih (n.)micro px. vusi (s.) minuscule, tiny; ~chipn. pichil (n.) integrated circuit;~meter n. vusinayo (n.) micron;~organism n. vusinga (n.)microphone n. kahinya (n.)microscope n. sinsiyunya (n.)microscopic adj. sintenyun (s.)microwave n. 1) singon (n.) type ofelectromagnetic radiation; 2)gonzubeo (n.) microwave oven; 3)gonzu (a.) to prepare in a microwaveoven; 4) na gonzu (n.) designed toprepare in a microwave oven:bumbuna na gonzu – microwavepopcornmiddle adj. 1) na ban (s.) core-, central;2) ban (n.) the middle, the centre, thecore; ~ Ages n. Bambota; ~-Eastn. Sunan na Vununo (n.); ~ fingern. banyol (n.)midfield n. laban (n.); -er n. ulabanmidnight n. bamanta (n.)midwife n. sencholeo (n.)migrate v. ranu (a.)migration n. aranu (n.)Milad an-Nabi n. Senchoto (naMuhamad) (n.)mild adj. 1) mweju (s.) gentle, kind, nice,friendly; 2) mweto (s.) not veryserious: ivemi mweto – a mild coldmile n. Mail (n.)military n. 1) varunyo (n.) army: varunyola de – the military is coming; 2) navarunyo (n.) having to do with thearmy: fino na varunyo – militarytacticsmilitia n. runyo (n.)milk n. 1) moso (n.) not necessarilycowmilk; 2) pomos (s.) to expressmilk; ~ shake n. dendemos (n.); ~tooth n. bendun (n.); ~ teeth n.bendunyo (n.)mill n. 1) shunya (n.) grinding device; 2)shunyada (n.) buildingmillenium n. poloro (n.)millet n. simbin (n.) compare: guineacornmilli- px. sinsi- (s.); ~gram n. sinsibio(n.); ~liter n. sinsilio (n.); ~metern. sinsinayo (n.); ~second n.Kah Dictionary 230

vusirio (n.)million num. bena (n.)mimic v. sanyam (a.); ~ry n. asanyam(n.)mince v. 1) bustu (a.) to grind into pieces;2) bustuki (n.) mincemeat; ~d adj.obustu (s.); ~r n. bustuda (n.)mind n. 1) jea (n.) psyche; 2) fele (n.) tohave a problem with, care about,onject to: nong fele iven – I don’tmind the cold; 3) jehea (a.) to regard,pay attention to: jehea vangimbe –mind the stepsmine n. 1) vubum (n.) explosive; 2) vocha(n.) excavation; 3) momol (a.) to dig amine, dig for, dig up; 4) na wa (n.) ofmemineral n. 1) shesadu (n.); 2) na shesadu(n.) having a mineral shape; ~ oil n.sauso (n.)minidisc n. sinjida (n.)minivan n. zani (n.) MPV, MUV, peoplecarriermink n. ziroi (n.)miniature n. sinya (n.)minimal n. wivule (n.) at leastminimum n. 1) wivu (n.); 2) wivule (s.)minimal, at least: kampa wivule –minimum wageminister n. punti (n.); prime ~ n. tipunti(n.)ministry n. puntimbe (n.)minority n. sinyombe (n.)mint n. 1) vensho (n.) plant of theLabiatae-family; 2) shi hen (s.) new ofin original conditionminuscule n. vusi (n.)minute n. sirio (n.)miracle n. nanto (n.)miraculous adj. nantoshi (s.)mirror n. 1) shefan (n.) artefact; 2)shinyam (a.) imitate; rear view ~ n.shefan na bo (n.)misappropriate v. zaminza (a.)misappropriation n. azaminza (n.);miscarriage n. 1) akuvichu (n.) event oflosing a fetus; 2) wokuvichu (n.)miscarried fetusmiscarry v. 1) kuvichu (a.) have amiscarriage; 2) tomwoi (a.) go wrongmiscellaneous adj. wishi (s.) variousmisery n. minyaiza (n.)misguide v. woino (a.) to misleadmish-mash n. vovosko (n.)mislead v. 1) konyam (s.) fool, deceive;2) woino (a.) to misguide, send intothe wrong direction, feintmiss v. 1) chuju (a.) to feel the absence orloss of; 2) chiche (a.) to fail to hit; 3)luyun (a.) to fail to understand, see; 4)ma (n.) mrs. ms. formal title; ~ ingadj. lajong (s.)mission n. lekenu (n.)missionary n. punoza (n.)Mississippi n. 1) Misisipih (n.)Mississippi river; 2) Misisipian (n.)State of Mississippimist n. vushina (n.) fog; ~y adj. 1)vushinale (s.) foggy; 2) sidin (a.) dull,matmistake n. awoi (n.) error; make a ~ v.jamwoi (a.)mister n. ba (n.) mr. formal titlemistunderstand v. jewoi (a.); ~ing n.ajewoi (n.)mitten n. lengo (n.); pair of ~s n.lengonyo (n.)mix v. 1) sosko (a.) to put together in oneblend; 2) vosko (n.) mixturemoan v. yayoi (a.)mobile adj. 1) tenunu (s.) capable ofmoving, movable, moving; 2) winunu(s.) moving rapidly, capricious, fluid; 3)vatil (n.) cellular, handy; 4) pimpia (n.)hanging structure, sculpture, toymocassin n. huchi (n.) low shoemode n. kanshi (n.)model n. 1) saku (n.) object representinganother; 2) usaku (n.) person servingas a subject for an artist or to displaymerchandise; 3) jansa (a.) to form,shapemodem n. vadal (n.)moderate adj. 1) bangi (s.) average; 2)movi (a.) to make moderate, lessextremeKah Dictionary 231

moderator n. movi (n.)modern adj. taushi (s.)modernization n. ataushi (n.)modernize v. jantaushi (s.)modest adj. hupu (s.) humble; ~y n.ihupu (n.) humilitymodule n. vadambe (n.)Mohammed n. Muhamad (n.)moist adj. sole (s.) dampmoisten v. jansole (a.) to moisturizemoisture n. soso (n.) fluid, liquidmoisturize v. jansole (a.) to moistenmold n. 1) sabeo (n.) mould, template; 2)sabon (a.) to form into a shape, mold;3) mwazi (n.) growth of fungi; ~edadj. mwazizi (s.); ~y adj.mwazizi (s.)Moldova n. Molodovan (n.); ~n adj.1) Umolodovan (n.) inhabitant ofMoldova; 2) na Molodovan (n.) havingto do with Moldova; 3) Molodovo (s.)having to do with the Moldovanculture; 4) Umolodo (n.) person of theMoldovan ethnicity; 5) Molodoka (n.)Moldovan languagemole n. 1) vunga (n.) mammal livingunderground; 2) sankos (n.)birthmark, nevus; 3) vobio (n.) Mole,unit expressing molecular weight; 4)gonum (n.) breakwatermolecular adj. na vombeva (n.)molecule n. vombeva (n.)mollusk n. peleng (n.)molt n. 1) chiyom (a.) to shed the skin orcoat; 2) achiyom (n.) act or process ofshedding the skin of coatmoment n. sinta (n.) small point, period intimemommy n. mama (n.)Monacan adj. 1) Umunegan (n.)inhabitant of Monaco; 2) na Munegan(n.) having to do with Monaco; 3)Munegu (s.) having to do with theMonagasque culture; 4) Umunegu (n.)person of the Monagasque ethnicity;5) Muneguka (n.) MonegasquelanguageMonaco n. 1) Munegan (n.) state; 2)Muneguh (n.) citymonarch n. ukim (n.) rulerMonday n. Kwata (n.)monastery n. zuado (n.)monetary n. na patan (n.) having to dowith currency, coinage; ~ unit n. 1)patan (n.) coinage; 2) pio (n.) buckmoney n. apa (n.)Mongolia n. Mongolan (n.); ~n adj. 1)Umongolan (n.) inhabitant ofMongolia; 2) na Mongolan (n.) havingto do with Mongolia; 3) Mongol (s.)having to do with the Mongol culture;4) Umongol (n.) person of the Mongolethnicity; 5) Mongolka (n.) Mongollanguagemongoose n. nyimeo (n.)monitor n. 1) yunum (n.) screen, display;2) wesayun (s.) to keep an eye on; ;~ed adj. osayun (s.) controlledmonk n. lenke (n.)monkey n. nyai (n.)monochrome adj. kwasan (s.)monolingual adj. kwayuka (s.); ~ismn. ikwayuka (n.)monologue n. kwasikato (n.)monopoly n. koikwasi (n.)monotheism n. kwanampuno (n.); ~tadj. 1) na kwanampuno (n.) havingto do with monotheism; 2)ukwanampuno (n.) monotheistpersonmonotone adj. kwaji (s.) monotonousmonotony n. ikwaji (n.)monsoon n. rohum (n.)monster n. yinga (n.)month n. maro (n.); ~ly adj. 1) marosa(n.) occurring monthly; 2) maroko (n.)magazineMontreal n. Montereal (n.)monument n. jewaido (n.)moo v. mulka (a.)mooch v. 1) pachum (s.) to live onsomebody else’s money; 2)papachum (n.) someone moochingmood n. 1) juto (n.) state of mind; 2) akaju(n.) grammatical moodmoodswing n. junoi (n.); toKah Dictionary 232

experience ~s v. junonoi (s.)moon n. mam (n.) satellite; ~light n.adin chu mam (n.)Moor n. 1) Wamazigi (n.) Berber person;~ish adj. Amazigi (s.) having to dowith Berber culturemoped n. sundani (n.)moral n. 1) ipu (n.) ethic standard; 2)nempu (s.) right, good, just; 3) na ipu(n.) having to do with morals: renyana ipu – a moral codemorbid adj. mino (s.); ~ity, ~ness n.imino (n.);more adj. tunti (s.) surpass, be morethan: wa le apa tunti li – I havemore money than you; some ~ n.amau (n.): ba, soi amau si? –please sir, can I have some more?; ~or less s. chauchang (s.) roughlymorning n. ninku (n.); good ~ n. maininku (i.)Moroccan n. 1) Umahareban (n.)inhabitant of Morocco; 2) naMahareban (n.) having to do with theMoroccan state; ~ Arabic n.Arabaka na Mahareban (n.)Morocco n. Maharaban (n.)moron n. ujejeng (n.) idiotmorph v. sayom (a.) to transformmorpheme n. kadombe (n.)morphine n. zonazon (n.)morphological adj. na kadombe (s.)morphologicallymorphology n. kadombejono (n.)mortar n. 1) dusana (n.) paste of cement;2) buseo (n.) bowl for grinding anpoundingmortgage n. 1) arepuza (n.) pledge ofliability ; 2) repuza (n.) to put a liabilityonMoscow n. Maskavah (n.)Moses n. Mosheh (n.)mosque n. mashido (n.)mosquito n. banzo (n.)most adj. tio (s.) to surpass all; at ~ adv.witile (s.)moth n. kingozo (n.)mother n. uma (n.); ~’s milk n. mamoso(n.); ~hood n. ima (n.); ~ly adj.mashi (s.); ~-of-pearl n. 1)songuchi (n.) layer; 2) chu songuchi(n.) made of mother-of-pearlmotivate v. nomun (a.) incentmotivation n. anomun (n.) incentivemotive n. nomunya (n.)motorcycle n. suni (n.)motor n. nutal (n.) engine; ~ized vehiclen. ani (n.)mould n. 1) sabeo (n.) mold, template; 1)sabon (a.) to form into a shape, moldmound n. awen (n.) heap, pilemount v. 1) nuti (a.) get on top of, climb,ascend; 2) jara ti (a.) to put on top ofmountain n. gin (n.); ~ bike n.chisunda (n.); ~ range n. ginyo (n.);~ lion n. wemeo (n.) puma, cougarmouse n. 1) kil (n.) small rodent; 2) kwaya(n.) computer navigation devicemoustache n. fuzi (n.)mouth n. kiki (n.)move v. 1) nunu (a.) make movements; 2)nudora (a.) to settle, move to; 3) lanu(a.) to cause to move, put somewhereelse; 4) ponju (a.) to stir the emotions,overcome, affect deeplymovement n. 1) anunu (n.) act of moving;2) noto (n.) organized series of eventsand actions working towards a goal:noto na nyonoka – a politicalmovementmovie n. tanu (n.); ~theatre n. tanudo(n.) cinemamoving adj. temponju (s.)Mozambican n. 1) Umosambikan (n.)inhabitant of Mozambique; 2) naMosambikan (n.) having to do withthe Mozambican stateMozambique n. Mosambikan (n.);mp3-recording n. sinchoko (n.)MPV n. zani (n.) minivan, MUV, peoplecarrierms. n. ne (n.) unmarried younger womenmuch adj. wi (s.) many; too ~ adj. vivi(s.) too manyKah Dictionary 233

mucus n. toiso (n.) slimemud n. soshum (n.)mug n. ledeo (n.)Muhammad n. Muhamad (n.)mulberry n. kwengusu (n.)multilingual adj. wiyuka (s.); ~ism n.iwiyuka (n.)multimedia n. wichova (n.)multiple adj. wisale (s.); ~ sclerosis n.lansaure (n.)multiplication n. 1) atomwi (n.) act ofbecoming/making more atomwi gena sesu – a rapid multiplication ofcells; 2) atato (n.) computation: melatato na nini – a hundred is amultiplication of tenmultiply v. 1) tomwi (a.) become manysomebody else’s money; 2) jamwi (a.)cause to increase, make many; 3)munta (a.) to compute and find themultiplicationmultiracial adj. na wisko (n.)Mumbai n. Mumbaih (n.)mummy n. wotol (n.)mumps n. lukuzeo (n.)municipality n. pundolan (n.)muon n. wanjowambe (n.) leptonmurder v. mimia (s.) slaymurderer n. umimia (n.)muscular adj. sesele (s.)musculature n. sesenyo (n.)museum n. yusudo (n.)mushroom n. sefo (n.)music n. aji (n.); ~ tape n. jitol (n.)musical adj. 1) na aji (n.) having to dowith music; 2) jikanu (n.) play withintegrated musical score; ~instrument n. jiji (n.)musician n. uji (n.)musk n. fusau (n.)muslim n. Wisilam (n.)mussel n. seram (n.)must v. 1) tim (s.) to be imperative,compulsory: tim en li denu – youmust go; 2) tinto (n.) compulsorything, thing you really should do:kaiko wau ho tinto! – this book isreally a must;mustard n. choichos (n.); ~ plant n.chospe (n.); ~ seed n. chos (n.)mustle n. sese (n.)mutate n. senyin (n.)mutation n. asenyin (n.)mute adj. 1) menka (s.) having ofproducing no sound, voice; 2)ukakang (n.) person unable to speakmutilate v. sentu (a.) maimmutilation n. asentu (n.); female genital~ n. chasentu (n.)mutt n. foibau (n.)mutual adj. noyonsa (s.) reciprocalMUV n. zani (n.) MPV, minivan peoplecarriermuzzle n. 1) naiku (n.) snout; 2)kukuvan (n.) restraining applianceMyanmar n. Miamaran (n.) “Burma”Myanmarese n. 1) Umiamaran (n.)inhabitant of Myanmar; 2) naMiamaran (n.) having to do with theMyanmarese state; 3) Bamaka (n.)Burmese languagemyeline n. lansau (n.)myself pron. walo (n.)mysterious adj. nansishi (s.)mystery n. nansis (n.)myth n. siho (n.); ~ological n. na siho(n.); ~ology n. sihonyo (n.)NN n. nain (n.) N, nnacre n. 1) songuchi (n.) mother-of-pearl;2) chu songuchi (n.) made of nacrenail n. 1) rau (n.) horny covering of thefingertip; 2) fantu (n.) tapered piece ofiron; 3) valu (a.) to attach, fasten to(not necessarily with nails): za fantuvalu aya ti donum – to nailsomething to the wall (using nails) butalso: yu pon yu valu ti donum –he nailed (pushed) him against theKah Dictionary 234

wall; 4) chechau (a.) to hit or catchsquarely, hit the nail on the headnaive adj. renjong (s.)naked adj. omongo (s.) undressedname n. 1) senka (n.) word something orsomeone is known by; 2) putan (n.)image, reputation; 3) jansenka (a.) togive the name of; 4) sendau (a.) tosum up; family ~ n. vanyoka (n.);~less adj. senkaleng (s.)anonymousnamely adv. wauka (i.) that is to sayNamibia n. Namiban (n.); ~n adj. 1)Unamiban (n.) inhabitant of Namibia;2) na Namiban (n.) having to do withNamibianano- px. vuvi- (s.); ~meter n.vuvinayo (n.); ~second n.nisumberio (n.); ~technology n.vombezado (n.)nap n. 1) sizonto (n.) short period of sleep;2) sizon (a.) doze for a short period oftimenapkin n. kinyongo(n.)narcism n. lojumi (n.)narcist n. 1) ulojumi (n.) narcist person; 2)na lojumi (n.) having a narcist naturenarrative n. 1) atoka (n.) story; 2) natoka (n.) having the nature of a storynarrow adj. 1) silu (s.) small in width; 2)jansilu (a.) to make narrow: jansiluayun – to narrow one’s eyes; 3)tonsilu (a.) to become narrow: nunola tonsilu – the road was narrowing;~-minded adj. siluje (s.)nasal adj. na fuku (n.)natal adj. na sencho (n.)nation n. 1) nyoshinyo (n.) community:nyoshinyo na Chalaginyo –Cherokee nation; 2) punan nanyoshinyo (n.) nation statenational adj. na punan (s.); ~ holidayn. ninto (n.)nationality n. punko (n.)nationalism n. ampuno (n.)nationalist n. 1) wampuno (n.) supporterof nationalism; 2) na ampuno (n.)having to do with nationalismnative adj. 1) chulu (s.) belonging tosomeone by birth: yuka chulu –native language; 2) uchulu (n.) personborn in the designated place: uchuluna Bostan – a Boston native; ~American n. Uhenan (n.)natural adj. na tokwe (n.); ~istic n.tokweshi (n.)nature n. 1) pesanan (n.) natural scenery;2) tokwe (n.) Mother Nature, thecollective processes in the materialworld; 3) jusa (n.) character,personalitynaughty adj. sife (n.)Nauru n. Naweran (n.); ~an adj. 1)Unaweran (n.) inhabitant of Nauru; 2)na Naweran (n.) having to do withNauru; 3) Nawero (s.) having to dowith the Nauruan culture; 4) Unawero(n.) person of the Nauruan ethnicity; 5)Naweroka (n.) Nauruan languagenausea n. imonkiju (n.); ~ted adj.monkiju (n.) sicknavel n. biyun (n.) belly buttonnavigable adj. tenu (s.) suitable forriding, travelingnavigate n. noyun (n.)navigation n. anoyun (n.)navigator n. unoyun (n.)navy n. 1) sorunyo (n.) part of the army; 2)saska sol (s.) dark bluenear adj. 1) fafau (s.) nearly, close, closeto, almost; 2) faunu (a.) to approachnebula n. mangushina (n.)necessary adj. tentim (s.)necessity n. 1) itentim (n.) state of beingnecessary, must: itentim naamukwan nen – the necessity ofgood education hundred; 2) tentinya(n.) necessary thing: aso tentinyayoyo na hai – water is an absolutenecessity for lifeneck n. ken (n.)necklace n. kenaya (n.)necktie n. kengo (n.)necrology n. miako (n.)necrosis n. sumia (n.)necrotic adj. na sumia (n.)Kah Dictionary 235

nectar n. fomos (n.)nectarine n. simwechi (n.)need n. 1) itinza (n.) necessity orobligation, requirement; 2) tinza (a.) tohave need ofneedle n. pyu (n.) pinnegate v. nonka (a.) denynegative adj. 1) nonsa (s.) containingdenial or refusal; 2) yoino (s.) lackingin positivity; 3) vumeng (s.)designating a quantity less than zeronegation n. anonka (n.) denialneglect v. 1) yunsi (a.) to pay littleattention to; 2) ayunsi (n.) act ofneglecti ng; ~ed adj. oyunsi (s.)negligable adj. tenyunsi (s.)negligence n. ayunsi (n.)negotiate v. popoka (a.) hagglenegotiation n. apopoka (n.)neighbour n. udolu (n.); ~s n.dolunyo (n.)neighbouring adj. faulu (s.) adjacentneologism n. henkaya (n.)neon n. dimus (n.)Nepal n. Nepalan (n.); ~i adj. 1)Unepalan (n.) inhabitant of Nepal; 2)na Nepalan (n.) having to do withNepal; 3) Nepalka (n.) Nepalilanguage~ty num. sastanini (n.)nephew n. lubu (n.)Neptune n. Saskaro (n.)nerve n. juno (n.) sinewnervous adj. 1) juvi (s.); 2) na juno (s.)having to do with the nerves: chemina juno – nervous breakdown; ~system n. junokwe (n.): junokwena chi – peripheral nervous systemnervosity n. ijuvi (n.)nest n. zondo (n.) den, lairnet n. akwe (n.)net-, e-, adj. kwe (s.)Netherlands n. Nedaran (n.) see also:Dutchnettle n. pyusho (n.)neuro- px. juno- (s.); ~logist n.junomomi (n.); ~logy n.ajunomomi (n.)neurone n. sesu na juno (n.)neurosis n. zauvi (n.)neurotic adj. zazauvi (s.) neuroticallyneurotransmitter n. juchovo (n.)neutral n. luzang (n.); ~ity n. luzang(n.)neutron n. lamembe (n.)never adv. tatang (n.); ~theless adv.ewe (i.)new adj. hen (s.); ~est adj. hehen (s.)latestNew Delhi n. Nai-Dilih (n.)New World n. Henan (n.) the AmericasNew Year's Day n. Henta (n.)New York n. Nu-Yauk (n.)New Zealand n. Autearoan (n.); ~ianadj. 1) Wautearoan (n.) inhabitantof New Zealand; 2) na Autearoan (n.)having to do with New Zealandnews n. 1) hento (n.) new facts, reports; 2)hentocho (n.) newscast; ~paper n.ninko (n.) daily magazine; ~groupn. hentokwe (n.)next adj. zenu (s.) following in order, time,space, rank etc.; ~ to prep. lu (s.)nibble v. sisindun (s.)Nicaragua n. Nikaraguan (n.); ~n adj.1) Unikaraguan (n.) inhabitant ofNicaragua; 2) na Nikaraguan (n.)having to do with Nicaraguanice adj. mweju (s.) sweet, kind, gentleniche n. 1) nuncha (n.) recess in the wall;2) sisano (n.) specialized position orrolenick n. 1) checha (n.) indentation, dent; 2)nyanka (n.) online aliasnickel n. sidingu (n.)niece n. luana (n.)Niger n. 1) Nisheran (n.); 2) Nijar (n.) theNiger river; ~ois adj. 1) Unisheran(n.) inhabitant of Niger; 2) naNisheran (n.) having to do with NigerNigeria n. Naijiran (n.); ~n adj. 1)Unaijiran (n.) inhabitant of Nigeria; 2)na Naijiran (n.) having to do withNigeriaKah Dictionary 236

night n. manta (n.); ~stand n.lununya (n.) bedside tablenightingale n. manjika (n.)nill num. meng (s.) zeronine num. sasta (s.); ~teen num. ninisasta (s.); ~ty num. sastanini (s.)ninth num. na sasta (s.)nipple n. chunkos (n.)niqaab n. kukungo (n.) veilnitrate n. vemushena (n.)nitric adj. na vemushena (n.)nitrogen n. vemus (n.)nitrous n. venehum (n.) nitrous oxideNK-cell n. mirusu na mimia (n.) Naturalkiller cellno i. 1) nong (i.) not, used for basicnegation: nong jono – I don’t know;2) meng (s.) not one: apa meng – nomoney; ~ matter if adv. nonto (i.)whether or not, irrespective; ~ moreadv. nong amau (n.) no longernobility n. 1) tunginyo (n.) class of peoplehaving a title of rank in society; 2)itipu (n.) state of being noble, of highmoral qualitynoble adv. 1) tipu (s.) having high moralqualities; 2) na tungi (s.) having to dowith the class of nobility; ~man n.tungi (n.) person of the class ofnobilitynobody n. yuyung (n.)nocturnal adj. mantanu (s.)nod v. bombo (a.) to bob up and down,bounce; ~ one’s head v. bombotiti (a.)node n. 1) kos (n.) lump, knot; 2) bankos(n.) small cluster, centernoise n. akale (n.)noiseless adj. kaleng (s.)noisy adj. kale (s.) loudnomad n. unurang (n.); ~ic adj.nurang (s.) to move from one place toanother without settling; ~ism n.anurang (n.)nomenclature n. senkaren (n.)non-alcoholic adj. pisoleng (s.)nonchalant adj. tuspu (s.) casualnon-conductive adj. tipitumung(s.)nonexistent adj. nongola (s.)nonferrous adj. fanguleng (s.)nonsense n. abal (n.)noodles n. sobin (n.) kind of pastanoon n. banin (n.)noose n. hisku (n.) slipknotnor n. ai nong (n.) and/or notnormal adj. janjasa (s.) ordinaryNormandian n. 1) Unoromaunan (n.)inhabitant of Normandy; 2) naNoromaunan (n.) having to do withNormandy; 3) Noromaun (s.) havingto do with the Normandian culture; 4)Unoroman (n.) person of theNormandian ethnicity; 5)Noromaunka (n.) NormandianlanguageNormandy n. Noromaunan (n.)north adj. mano (s.)North America n. Joman (n.); ~n n.Ujoman (n.)North Korea n. Chosonan (n.); ~n n.1) Uchosonan (n.) citizen of NorthKorea; 2) na Chosonan (n.) having todo with North KoreaNorway n. Noran (n.)Norwegian n. 1) Unoran (n.) inhabitantof Norway; 2) na Noran (n.) having todo with Norway; 3) Noro (s.) having todo with the Norwegian culture; 4)Unoro (n.) person of the Norwegianethnicity; 5) Noroka (n.) Norwegianlanguagenose n. fuku (n.)nosehair n. 1) fuchazizi (n.) collective; 2)fuchazi (n.) one hairnostalgia n. izeke (n.)nostalgic adj. zeke (s.)nostril n. fucha (n.)not adv. nong (i.); ~ at all adv. yoyong(i.) absolutely notnotary n. urenko (n.)notation n. kotanko (n.)note n. 1) jitan (n.) musical; 2) sinko (n.)small piece of writing; 3) hinko (a.) tomake notes, transcribe; 4) boyun (a.)Kah Dictionary 237

notice, observe; make a ~, ~s v.hinko (a.)noteable adj. kunyun (s.) outstandingnotebook n. tankoko n.)nothing n. yayang n.)notice v. boyun (a.) to observe, note;~able adj. temboyun (s.)nougat n. vauzun n.)noun n. yaka (n.)nourish v. wemunki (a.); ~ing adj.kivole (s.) nutritiousnova n. bumia (n.); super~ n.wambumia (n.)novel n. 1) tonko (n.) narrative; 2) henku(s.) original, newnovelty n. henya (n.) something newNovember n. Maumaro (n.)now adv. 1) tau (n.) this moment; 2) tauta(n.) nowadays, in present timesnowhere n. lalang (n.)nuclear adj. na bambe (n.)nucleus n. 1) ban (n.) core, center; 2)suban (n.) central protoplasmic bodyin a cell; 3) bambe (n.) central regionof an atomnude adj. omongo (s.)nudism n. angolempuno (n.)nudist n. ungolempuno (n.)nudity n. imongo (n.)numb adj. juleng (s.)number n. 1) iwi (n.) quantity; 2) dau (n.)cipher; 3) daupau (a.) give a numberto; 3) vadau (n.) telephone numbernumbness n. ijuleng (n.)numeral n. dauka (n.)numeric n. na dau (n.)nun n. lenke (n.)nurse n. 1) zizia (n.) medic; 2) zia (n.) totake care of, tend; 3) mumoso (a.)give milk to; ~ry school n.fikwando (n.)nut n. 1) peo (n.) hard, woody seed; 2)lonso (n.) drink, serving or hard liquornutmeg n. shunashum (n.); ~ tree n.shuna (n.)nutricious adj. kivole (s.)nutrient n. kivo (n.)nutrition n. akivo (n.)nylon n. 1) vual (n.) material; 2) chu vual(n.) made of nylonOO n. oho (n.) O, ooak n. 1) pel (n.) oak tree; 2) (chu pevo)chu pel (n.) made out (the wood) of anoak: dobeo chu (pevo chu) pel –an oak cabinet; 3) (pevo chu) pel (n.)the wood of an oak: (pevo chu) peljanja dondo – oak wood tends to bestrongoat n. winki (n.); ~meal n. buski (n.)oath n. areka (n.) promise, pledgeobedience n. ihinke (n.)obedient adj. hinke (s.)obese adj. sesau (s.) fat, bigobesitas n. sesaumi (n.) obesityobey v. hinkeza (a.)object n. 1) aya (n.) thing; 2) aujam (n.)grammatical role; 3) auno (n.) goal,objective; 4) fecho (a.) to oppose to,protest; ~ion n. afecho (n.) protest; ~oriented adj. josale (s.)objective adj. luleng (s.) impartialobligate v. 1) muntinti (a.) to bind, putunder obligation; 2) otinti (s.) to bebound; 3) vatim (s.) to be limited to acertain environment behavior, unableto function independently or with orwithout: humunga vatim – anobligate anaerobe; ~d adj. otinti (s.)obliged, boundobligation n. 1) atinti (n.) compellation; 2)tintiko (n.) contract or agreement toperform services or paymentobligatory adj. tintishi (s.) legally ormorally bindingoblige v. jantinti (a.) to compel by moralor law, indebt; ~d adj. otinti (s.)obligated, boundKah Dictionary 238

obscene adj. boipu (s.)observation n. 1) aboyun (n.) act, eventof observing; 2) atoska (n.) remark,commentobservatory n. tiyundo (n.)observe v. boyun (n.) noteobsessed adj. viyun (s.)obsession n. iviyun (n.)obstruct v. wenyau (n.) to block; ~ion n.anyau (n.)obtain v. jale (s.)obvious adj. tenyunge (s.) obviouslyoccasion n. 1) ato (n.) holiday, event; 2)tengito (n.) chance, possibility; 3) tato(n.) time: la tato wau – on thisoccasion; ~al adj. tatole (s.)occasionallyoccupation n. kansa (n.) professionoccupied adv. 1) obora (i.), full, taken,spatially: raya wau obora – this seatis occupied, taken; 2) oboko (s.) hired,booked; 3) kambo (s.) busyoccupy v. bora (a.) to fill space; 2)jankambo (a.) to keep busyoccur v. to (s.) to happen; ~rence n. ato(n.)ocean n. wanso (n.); ~ography n.wansojono (n.)octagon n. diapil (n.); ~al adj. na diapil(s.)October n. Ninimaro (n.)octopus n. diavu (n.)ocular adj. na ayun (n.)odd adj. 1) janjang (s.) unusual; 2)tensumbeng (s.) uneven; ~s n.tentomas (n.)odor n. 1) afu (n.) smell, aroma; 2) ihefu(n.) stenchoedema n. sozeo (n.)of prep. na (s.)off prep. 1) chu (a.) away from, from;2) omori (s.) switched off; 3) bas (s.)complete, remove: jamia sindi bas– to kill off the antsoffence n. aminja (n.) crimeoffend n. minja (a.) to commit a crimeoffender n. uminja (n.) lawbreaker,malefactor, perpetratoroffer v. 1) pau (a.) to present, give; 2)jeka (s.) to suggest; 3) jampauto (s.)to sacrifice; ~ing n. pauto(n.) sacrificeoffice n. 1) kambea (n.) office room; 2)kando (n.) office buildingofficer n. 1) ruti (n.) higher rank in thearmy; 2) umuren (n.) police officerofficial adj. punchu (s.) officiallyoffline adj. omova (s.)offside adj. viku (s.) offside (soccer)offspring n. benyo (n.) mass nounoften adv. wito (s.)oil n. 1) sauso (n.) (mineral) oil; 2) sauki(n.) vegetable oil, edible oil; ~y adj.saule (s.) greasy, fatty, containing oilOjibway n. 1) Wanishinabe (n.) Ojibwayperson; 2) Anishinabe(n.) having todo with the Ojibway culture; 3)Anishinabeka (n.) Ojibway cultureokay adj. nenen (s.) fine, alrightokra n. jonki (n.)old adj. naita (s.) agedold-fashioned adj. taishi (s.) also:classicaloligosynthetic adj. sikambeva (s.)olive n. sausu (n.)Olympic adj. na Olimpos (n.); ~s n. Titona Olimpos (n.)Oman n. Uman (n.)Omanian n. 1) Uyuman (n.) inhabitant ofOman; 2) na Uman (n.) having to dowith Oman stateomelet n. soskoreo (n.)omission n. 1) alechi (n.) exclusion; 2)anonja (n.) failure to doomit v. 1) jalechi (a.) to leave out, exclude:soi jalechi ambeko wau – pleaseomit this paragraph ; 2) nonja (a.) tofail to do: nonja cheva – he omittedto mention itomnipotence n. iyokoile (n.)omnipotent adj. yokoile (s.)omnipresence n. ilayola (n.)omnipresent adj. layola (s.)omnivore n. uyoki (n.)Kah Dictionary 239

omnivorous adj. yoki (s.)on prep. 1) ti (s.) on top of;2) ri (s.) switched on, running; 3) la(s.) at, during the time: la anin nakwa – on the first dayonce n. 1) kwiku (n.) ever, already, before,once; 2) tato kwa (n.) one time; ~upon a time adv. kwikuta (n.):tauku kwikuta wi – once upon along agooncologist n. umomi na sukoimi (n.)one num. kwa (s.); ~ after the other, ~by ~ adv. kwa ze kwa (s.); ~-sidedadj. kwalu (s.)onion n. chichi (n.)online adj. ojava (s.)only adv. si (s.) justOort cloud n. Sintiranyo na Orot (n.)open adj. 1) mil (s.) opened, unclosed; 2)jamil (a.) to unclose, cause to open;tomil (a.) to unclose, become open;~ing n. 1) amil (n.) act of disclosing;2) cha (n.) hole, gap, open place; 3)na nuku (n.) initial, introductory: katona nuku – opening speech; ~-minded adj. jemil (s.)opera n. jikayus (n.)operate v. 1) munja (a.) to work, manage,exercise: munja poni – to operate ashovel; 2) ri (s.) to function, be inaction; 3) momitu (a.) to performsurgeryoperating room n. momitubea (n.)operation n. 1) kanto (n.) process oraction; 2) amomitu (n.) surgery; ~aladj. teri (s.) able to perform: tal terikwambe – the machine is fullyoperativeopinion n. ijesa (n.) point of view,estimate, judgementopponent n. 1) ufe (n.) competitor, rival,adversaryopposed prep. fe (s.) anti, against:tipunti fe – the prime minister isopposed to itopposite adj. ife: ife na sol lam – theopposite of black is white; on the ~side prep. fela (s.) on the otherside: nia fela nuno – the car was onthe opposite side of the roadopposition n. 1) afe (n.) act of opposing;2) ife (n.) condition of being opposed;3) fenyo (n.) the opposite party, group(specifically referring to politics)oppress v. koivu (a.) to keep down; ~edadj. 1) okoivu (s.) state of beingoppressed; 2) wokoivu (n.) opressedperson(s): janamil wokoivu! –liberate the oppressed!; ~ion n.akoivu (n.); ~or n. ukoivu (n.)opthalmologist n. yunumomi (n.)optic adj. 1) na yun (s.) visual, having todo with sight, optical, ocular: juno nayun – the optic nerve; 2) sashe (n.)lensoptics n. yunjono (n.)optimal adj. tentio (s.)optimism n. ijenu (n.)optimist n. ujenu (n.)optimistic adj. jenu (s.)or conj. 1) eom (c.) soi chai eom kau?– would you like tea or coffee?; 2) eke(c.) or else, otherwise: bas ekechen! – stop or I’ll shoot; either …~ conj. eom … eom (c.): eom luwanyo eom fe wanyo – you’reeither with us or against usoral n. 1) na kiki (n.) having to do with themouth; 2) kizashi (s.) taken throughthe mouth; 3) na ka (s.) consisting ofspeechorang utan n. yanyai (n.)orange adj. 1) nyu (s.) color; 2) nunyu(n.) citrus fruit; ~ juice n. mos nanunyu (n.)oration n. ayuska (n.) recitation,declamation, deliveryorb n. roya (n.) ball, sphereorbit n. 1) nuro (s.) to circle, go around; 2)anuro (n.) path of a celestial bodyaround another body: anuro na Mam(nuro Yula) – the orbit of the moon(around the Earth); in ~ n. la nuro(s.) to be in orbit: manya la nuro –the satellite is in orbitorca n. sonumia (n.) killer whaleKah Dictionary 240

orchard n. gumpenyo (n.)orchestra n. jijinyo (n.)order n. 1) iren (n.) state of order, peaceand lawful obedience; 2) aren (n.)sequence and arrangement of things,organization: aren na aka – wordorder; 3) jaren (a.) to put things inorder, create an orderly system,organize, tidy up; 4) kenonyo (n.)group of people with a commonpurpose; 5) tongu (n.) insignia, medal,decoration: Tongu na Winiru –Order of Knights; 6) haza (n.) requestto supply: haza runso – to ordersoup; 7) ahaza (n.) act of requesting tosupply; 8) hazanyo (n.) goodsrequested to supply; 9) shiwengi (n.)category in the classification ofanimals: shiwengi na mosonga –the order of mammals; 10) akamun(n.) command; 11) kamun (a.) to givea command: akamun lo! – that’s anorder!; in ~ adj. iren (s.) alright:iren ayo ha? – everything inorder?; out of ~ adj. tering (s.)defective, brokenordinary adj. janjasa (s.) common,normalore n. vodu (n.)organ n. 1) abi (n.) intestine; 2) ponos(n.) wind instrumentorganic adj. senshi (s.)organism n. ula (n.)organization n. 1) kekwe (n.) institution,association; 2) aren (n.) order, waythings are arrangedorganize v. 1) jakwe (a.) to associate,found an organization; 2) jaren (a.)create an orderly system, tidy up; 3)rento (a.) to realize, bring into being,hold, have: rento nento na anende– to organize a welcome party; ~dadj. okwe (s.) in association: aminjaokwe – organized crimeorgasm n. ajuti (n.)orientate v. noju (s.)orientation n. anoju (n.)original n. 1) kuyoya (n.) the onepreceding all others; 2) kuyo (s.)preceding all others; 3) henku (s.)new, novelornament n. angu (n.) piece of jewelry,shiny object, precious thingorphan n. 1) faleng (n.); 2) jafaleng (a.) tocause to be an orphan: Mirumijafaleng ben wi la Chuanan –AIDS orphaned many children inBotswana; ~age n. falendo (n.)orthodontics n. adunyoren (n.)orthodontist n. dunyoren (n.)orthodox adj. kuvijanja (s.)orthography n. korenya (n.) spellingorthopaedic adj. 1)na asendomomi (s.)relating to orthopaedics; 2)sendomomi (n.) orthopaedicsurgeon; ~s n. asendomomi (n.)oscillate v. gongo (s.) to fluctuateoscillation n. agongo (n.) wave pattern,fluctuationosteology n. sempejono (n.)osteoporosis n. sempelomi (n.)ostrich n. gevune (n.)other adj. yin (s.); on the ~ hand adv.esto (c.) but: uyu wi soza binso,esto Maik soza suso – manypeople drank beer; Mike on the otherhand drank wine; on the ~ sideprep. fela (s.) on the opposite side:abu fela yudo – father is on theother side of the house; ~ thanprep. lumau (s.) besidesotherwise conj. 1) eke (c.) or, or else; 2)yinshi (s.) differently, in a differentmanner: wa jesa yinshi – I believeotherwise; 3) yinto (s.) in all otherrespects, in other circumstances: uyunenje yinto – an otherwise intelligentpersonotter n. soroi (n.)ought v. tinti (a.) shouldourselves n. walonyo (n.)out prep. chi (s.) outside ofoutbreak n. pomwito (n.)outer prep. 1) chi (s.) outside of; 2) chilu(s.) relatively far away from the center:sinan chilu – the outer regions; ~space n. tilan (n.) cosmos, spaceoutline n. 1) tikuko (n.) shape of anKah Dictionary 241

object; 2) jantikuko (n.) to give theouter contours, roughly sketchoutput n. achopau (n.); generate ~ v.chopau (n.) produceoutrage n. towonto (n.): towonto lo! –it's an outrage!; ~d adj. towong (s.)outside prep. 1) chi (s.) outside of; 2)kuchi (s.) the outer side, exterioroutsource v. chikoza (a.)outsourcing n. achikoza (n.)outstanding adj. kunyun (s.) noteableoval adj. nairo (s.) ellipseovaries n. mabinyo (n.)ovary n. mabi (n.)oven n. zubeo (n.)over prep. 1) ti (s.) above; 2) titum (n.)across and overhead: pya titumpenum – to jump over a fence; 2)vutum (n.) across and down: bonvutum alum – to fall over the edge;4) basho (n.) done with, finished: afibasho – game over; 5) tos (s.)concerning, regarding: ben la nyirutos fia – the kids were bickering overa toy; 6) tunti (s.) more than,surpassing: ben le tiro tunti nini –the kid is over ten years oldoverall adj. yoti (s.)overalls adj. kanchi (s.)overcast n. tingi (chu shina) (n.) layer,coverovercoat n. shango (n.) coatovercome v. rutum (a.)overestimate v. jewen (a.)overheads n. popara (n.)overkill n. wendeto (n.) floodoverrule a. tivaza (a.)overtake a. delu (a.) to catch up withovertime n. tunta (n.)overwhelmed adj. vito (s.)overwhelming adj. vitoshi (s.)ovipositor n. senchonos (n.)ovulate v. masule (s.)ovulation n. masuto (n.)ovum n. masu (n.) egg cellow i. ayi (i.) exclamation, expression of painowe v. timpau (a.) be in debt toowl n. manyun (n.)own v. 1) wele (a.) to possess; 2) joyo (a.)to pwn, dominate completely; ~agen. ajoyo (n.) pwnage; ~er n. ule (n.);~ership n. iwele (n.)ox n. kamul (n.)oxygen n. humus (n.)oxymoron n. lotenenka (n.)oyster n. soram (n.)ozone n. hunti (n.); ~ layer n.huntingi (n.)PP n. pina (n.) P, ppacemaker n. bandaya (n.)Pacific n. 1) Wamwaso (n.) PacificOcean; 2) na Wamwaso (n.) Pacific,having to do with the Pacific Oceanpacify v. jave (a.) to secure peacepack n. 1) bombe (n.) bundled or wrappeditems, container of such a bundle:bombe na jempe – a pack ofcigarettes; 2) unganyo (n.) group ofanimals, herd, series: unganyo chumambau – a wolfpack; 3) bombeza(s.) to make a bundle, put togethercompactly in order to store or carrypackage n. nubeo (n.) parcel, delivery,box for sendingpad n. bosa (n.) soft shape, small cushion,stuffed, soaked or filled with softmaterial or fluid: bosa na tanso –ink padpaddle n. 1) hupe (n.) pole with a blade forpropelling and steering a vessel; 2)huhupe (s.) to propel or work with apaddlepage n. 1) kosho (n.) (book)page; 2)kwesho (n.) webpage; 3) kazua (n.)(young) servant running errands; 4)deka (n.) to summon or finding bycalling; 5) katilka (a.) to signal with anelectronic device: la katilka umomiSing – pagin ~er n. katil (n.)gKah Dictionary 242

doctor Singh; ~ break n. shotu (n.)pain n. ayai (n.); ~ful adj. yai (a.) hurt,ache; ~less adj. yaileng (s.);~killer n. yaimiki (s.)paint n. 1) sanso (n.) substance forapplying color; 2) sampau (a.) to applypaint to; 3) tanka (a.) to make apainting (picture); ~brush n.sansope (n.); ~er n. 1) usanso (n.)person covering surfaces with paint; 2)utanka (n.) artist; ~ing n. tanyus (n.)pair n. sunyo (n.)Pakistan n. Pakistan (n.); ~i adj. 1)Upakistan (n.) citizen of Pakistan; 2)na Pakistan (n.) having to do withPakistanpalace n. kindo (n.)palaeontologist n. uwodujono (n.)palaeontology n. wodujono (n.)Palau n. Belawan (n.); ~an adj. 1)Ubelau (n.) person of the Palauanethnicity; 2) Belau (s.) having to dowith the Palauan culture; 3) Ubelawan(n.) citizen of Palau; 4) na Belawan(n.) having to do with Palau; 5)Belauka(n.) Palauan languagepale adj. olam (s.)Palestine n. Filastan (n.)Palestinian adj. 1) Ufilastan (n.) citizenof Palestine; 2) na Filastan (n.) havingto do with Palestine; 3) Waraba naFilastan (n.) Palestinian Arabpalladium n. pontangu (n.)palmtop n. jetil (n.)palmtree n. kintipe (n.)pan n. 1) huzu (n.) saucepan, frying pan;2) saseo (n.) shallow depressionPanama n. Panaman (n.); ~ian adj. 1)Upanaman (n.) citizen of Panama; 2)na Panaman (n.) having to do withPanamapancake n. binchil (n.)pancreas n. shungibi (n.)pandemic n. wamwanyomi (n.)pander n. jaipopo (n.) pimp, hustlerpanel n. 1) vachi (n.) framed part of asurface; 2) karunyo (n.) debate teampanic n. 1) iviyi (n.) state of panic; 2) viviyi(s.) being in the state of panic; 3)toviyi (s.) to enter the state of panic,start to panicpanorama n. wiluyun (n.)pant v. hahum (n.)panties n. singo (n.) knickers, briefspantry n. simbea (n.) small room/closetpants n. sungo (n.)pantyhose n. hivu (n.) tightspapa n. baba (n.)papaya n. nyuas (n.)paper n. 1) asho (n.) material; 2) shonum(n.) sheet of paper; 3) chu asho (n.)made out of paper; ~clip n. shoram(n.)papille n. siloi (n.)paprika n. 1) fengun (n.) bell pepper; 2)fen (n.) paprika, pungent spice madeof bell peppersPapua n. Upapuan (n.) citizen of PapuaNew Guinea; ~ New Guinea n.Papua (n.); ~n adj. Upapuan (n.)citizen of Papuapapyrus n. 1) shopesho (n.) material; 2)shope (n.) plantparachute n. bonovan (n.)parallel n. kwano (n.)paralysis n. isenung (n.)paralyze v. jansenung (a.) ~d adj.senung (s.)paradise n. nenan (n.)paradox n. fekalo (n.)Paraguay n. Paraguayan (n.); ~an adj.1) Uparaguayan (n.) citizen ofParaguay; 2) na Paraguayan (n.)having to do with Paraguayparameter n. baswi (n.)paranoia n. izenunuyi (n.)paranoid adj. zenunuyi (s.)parasite n. 1) chunchudi (n.); 2)chunchu (s.) to parasite onparasitism n. achunchu (n.)parasol n. tivampe (n.)parathyroid gland n. pevongibi (n.)parcel n. 1) shobeo (n.) box, carton; 2)Kah Dictionary 243

ombe (n.) pack, quantity: bombe naangu – a parcel of gems; 3) nubeo(n.) package, box for sendingpardon v. 1) yauka (a.) to forgive, releasefrom punishment; 2) ayauka (2.) act offorgiving, forgiveness; 3) yau (i.)pardon me, excuse me; 4) soi wai (a.)sorry, mild incentive to repeat whatwas saidparent n. ufa (n.); ~hood n. ifa (n.); ~sn. fanyo (n.)parenthesis n. kaitan (n.) bracketparentheses n. kaitanyo (n.) bracketsParis n. Parih (n.)park v. 1) chura (a.) to leave a vehicletemporarily; 2) noan (n.) area with aspecific purpose such as recreation,wildlife reservation and such; ~ing lotn. churala (n.); ~ing spot n.churala (n.)parliament n. 1) punka (n.) body orcouncil concerned with government; 2)punkado (n.) parliament building;~ary adj. na punka (s.); ~arychamber n. punkabea (n.)parlor n. kabea (n.) parlourparrot n. sankane (n.)parry v. chemong (a.)parsley n. zirosho (n.)parsnip n. gaivu (n.)part n. 1) ambe (n.) share, section; 2)talambe (n.) machine part; ~ial adj.1) lule (n.) favouring one side,subjective; 2) na ambe (n.) of oraffecting only a partparticipate v. dembe (a.) to take part inparticipation n. adembe (n.)participle n. wejanka (n.)particular adj. mishi (s.) specific,specified; in ~ n. tikuti (n.)particularly, especiallypartner n. 1) polu (n.) business associate;2) sunyolu (n.) other member of apair: sunyolu na senji – dancepartner; 3) zailu (n.) other member ofan intimate relationshipparty n. 1) nento (n.) celebration; 2)nentoza (a.) to celebrate; 3) nokwe(n.) political party; 4) wonyo (n.)group, companyPashtu n. 1) Upastu (n.) person of thePashtu ethnicity; 2) Pastu (s.) havingto do with the Pashtu culture; 3)Pastuka (n.) Pashtu languagepass v. 1) lutum (a.) to move past, passby the side of; 2) pau (a.) to hand,give; 3) tuno (a.) give a pass (sports),to drive through; 4) atum (n.) act ofgiving a pass; 5) banki (n.) narrowpassage between mountains; 6)nonza (a.) to refuse, decline one’sturn; 7) tunku (a.) to go by: tiro witunku – many a year had passed; 8)janten (a.) to succeed: jantenzayunko – to pass an exam; ~ing n.alutum (n.) act of passing by; ~on tov. tumpau (a.) to forwardpassage n. 1) tununo (n.) possibility ofpassing, channel; 2) kotu (n.) shortsegment of text, quote, passage, clip,samplepassat n. pohum (n.) trade windpassenger n. nibo (n.)passion n. idonju (n.) fervor; ~ate adj.donju (s.) be passionate aboutsomething, fervidpassport n. desho (n.)password n. deshoka (n.)past n. 1) kwita (n.) the past, history; 2)basho (s.) to be done with, over, goneby, history; 3) fauku (s.) last, just over,immediately preceding: ninyo fauku– the past week; 4) ze (s.) to be after(temporally or spatially): ya sirio jomze pan – it’s five past six; ~ tense n.tota na kwita (n.)pasta n. sobin (n.) noodlespaste n. 1) sana (n.) thick gelatinoussubstance; 2) lainko (a.) to transfertextpastry n. kichi (n.) pie, baked goods withstuffingpatch v. 1) waisisku (a.) repair by stitching;2) vanchi (n.) cover, shield formending or protecting; 3) numan (n.)small plot of ground with a differentpurpose or appearance: numan chumwere – a patch of snowpatella n. piltia (n.) kneecapKah Dictionary 244

patent n. 1) kuzako (n.); 2) jankuzako(a.) to obtain a patent on; ~ed adj.okuzako (s.)paternal adj. bachu (s.)paternity n. iba (n.) fatherhood: azayunna iba – paternity testpath n. nuno (n.) road, waypathological adj. mishi (s.) sickpathology n. amijono (n.)patience n. iraju (n.)patient n. 1) womi (n.) sick person; 2)woto (n.) linguistic patient undergoingsome action; 3) raju (s.) toleratingdelay, able to waitpatio n. chirengo (n.)patrilineal adj. bachuno (s.)patriot n. wanzai (n.)patriotic adj. anzai (s.)patriotism n. anzaipuno (n.)patrol v. 1) vanyun (a.) to engage in apatrol; 2) vanyunyo (n.) group ofpersons on patrol; 3) avanyun (n.)act of patrollingpattern n. sakwe (n.)paunch n. kubiki (n.)pause n. 1) basta (n.) break; 2) basi (s.)tomake a brief stoppave v. 1) jarengo (a.) to cover, providethe surface with a layer: jarengonuno – to pave the road; 2) werengo(s.) to form the top surface, to overlay,extend over: dola vungu werengonuno lai – a city where gold pavesthe road; ~ment n. rengo (n.)cover, thick outside layerpay v. papau (a.); ~ment n. apapau (n.)payload n. 1) jau (n.) cargo; 2) vajau (n.)something carried by an aircraftpc n. dodal (n.) personal computer; ~screen n. yunum na dal (n.)PDA n. daltil (n.pea n. suvos (n.)peace n. 1) ive (n.) peacefulness, state ofpeace, freedom from quarrels,aggression, conflicts; 2) ivera (n.)tranquility, calmness; ~ful adj. vera(s.) calm, tranquil: an vera – apeaceful country; ~-loving adj.veke (s.): unyo veke – apeaceloving people; ~-lovingnessn. iveke (n.); ~ deal n. moruko (n.)peace agreementpeach n. mwechi (n.)peacock n. milua (n.) peafowlpeal n. kaleche (n.) loud burst of noisepeanut n. vuvos (n.); ~ butter n.vuvosana (n.)pear n. was (n.); ~shaped adj. wasa(s.)pearl n. 1) songu (n.) ornament; 2) chusongu (n.) made of pearls: kenayachu songu – a pearl necklace;mother-of-~ n. 1) songuchi (n.)nacre; 2) chu songuchi (n.) made ofmother-of-pearlpebble n. sinsidu (n.)peck v. checheki (a.) to pick: kwochecheki la yol – the chickens werepecking at his fingerspecuniary n. na apa (n.) having to dowith moneypedagogue n. umukwanjono (n.)pedagogical adj. na mukwanjono (n.)pedagogy n. mukwanjono (n.)pedant n. urenenju (n.); ~ic adj.renenju (s.)peddle v. nupo (a.); .); ~r n. unupo (n.)pedestrian n. unuvu (n.)pediatrist n. bemomi (n.)peek v. 1) sishun (a.) to secretly look at; 2)sisko (a.) crib, copypeel v. monchi (a.) skin, flaypeer n. 1) ungi (n.) equal person in status,age and such; 2) tungi (n.) nobleperson; 3) kwembe (n.) part of anetworkpeer-to-peer adj. kwembeva (s.) to bepeer-to-peer-based; ~ based systemn. kwembekwe (n.)peevish adj. wonshi (s.) in a bad mood,crosslypeg n. pyuvu (n.) pin, tent pinpelican n. boskiki (n.)pelvis n. sandira (n.)Kah Dictionary 245

pen n. kope (n.)penal adj. na fon (s.); ~ize v. 1) fon (a.)to punish, impose a penalty on; 2)jafon (a.) to make punishable, set apenalty for; ~ty n. 1) afon (n.)punishment; 2) fonche (n.) penaltykickpencil n. 1) champe (n.) wooden stick witha center of graphite; 2) tampe (n.)small brush for painting; ~ sharpenern. champetu (n.)pending adj. lum (s.) to be on the brink,verge of: poto ya lum – a pendingtransactionpenetrate v. pyubo (a.)penetration n. apyubo (n.)penguin n. dobune (n.)penile adj. na babi (n.)peninsula n. ambelan (n.)penis n. babi (n.)penitentiary n. fondo (n.) jail, prisonpensive adj. jeju (s.)pentagon n. 1) jompil (n.) pentagonalshape; 2) jompilido (n.) buildinghaving a pentagonal shapepeople n. 1) uyu (n.) person; 2) unyo (n.)ethnic grouping; 3.) punanyo (n.)citizens of a state; ~ carrier n.zani (n.) MPV, MUV, minivanpepper n. 1) fen (n.) pungent spice; 2)fempe (n.) member of the Pipergenus, pepper plant, vine; 3) fenai (n.)chili, chile pepper; 4) jafen (n.) toflavor with pepper; ~ed adj. ofen (s.)per prep. to be about, concern, pertainingto: kiza tato yem tos anin – takethree times a daypercent n. melembe (n.)percentage n. amelembe (n.)percussion n. chedai (n.)percussionist n. uchedai (n.)perfect adj. 1) yonen (s.) flawless; 2)basa (s.) perfective,perforate v. chatu (s.) make a hole inperforator n. chatil (n.)perform v. 1) munto (a.) to execute, carryout; 2) janyus (a.) to render, enact(art)perfume n. funas (n.)perfumed adj. ofunas (s.)perhaps adv. tente (s.) maybepericardium n. bambos (n.)perineum n. banchase (n.)period n. 1) tanyo (n.) era, age; 2) sinta(n.) brief moment, point in time; 3) pyo(n.) dot; 4) mamaro (n.) menstruation;~ic s. daito (s.) happening withregular intervals; ~ic table n. nokona ia (n.); to have one's ~ n.mamarole (n.)peripherals n. varea (n.)periscope n. tiyumpe (n.)perishable adj. temwa (s.)permafrost n. tayore (n.)permanent adj. laraza (s.) permanentlypermission n. itus (n.)permit v. 1) tuska (a.) to give one’sconscent, allow; 2) tusko (n.) writtenconscentpermittable adj. tentus (s.) tolerablepermitted adj. tus (s.)perpetrator n. uminja (n.) lawbreaker,offender, malefactorperpetual adj. tayoshi (n.) chronic,constantpersecute v. zauru (a.) harasspersecution n. azauru (n.) harassmentpersevere v. lalara (a.) hang on, on in,persistperson n. uyu (n.) people; ~al adj. 1)na kwalo (s.) individual: hato nakwalo – a personal interview; 2) lobo(s.) private; 3) na senyo (s.) having todo with the bodypersonage n. toyu (n.) characterpersonality n. jusa (n.)perspiration n. chiso (n.) sweat,secretionperspire v. chisole (s.) to sweat, secretepersuade v. ponka (a.) convincepersuasive adj. tejeho (s.) believable,convincing: atoka tejeho – apersuasive storyKah Dictionary 246

pertain v. tos (s.) to be about, concern,pertaining toPeru n. Peruan (n.); ~vian adj. 1)Uperuan (n.) citizen of Peru; 2) naPeruan (n.) having to do with Perupervade v. tunturanu (s.)pervasion n. atunturanu (n.)pervasive vadj. tuntura (s.)pessimism n. ijenung (n.)pessimist n. ujenung (n.); ~ic adj.jenung (s.)pestle n. busha (n.)pet n. 1) donga (n.) domestic animal; 2)shushoi (n.) stroke, caress; ~namen. nenjuka (n.) term of endearmentpeta- px. nijom (s.)petal n. fosho (n.)petrified adj. odu (s.) turned to stonepetrify v. 1) tondu (a.) to turn to stone:penyo wau tondu tauku tirosungos – this forest petrified 200million years ago; 2) jandu (n.) tocause to turn to stone: iyika janduyu – fear petrified himpetrol n. nuso (n.) gasoline, fuelphallic adj. na babisa (n.)phallus n. babisa (n.)pharmacist n. umikido (n.) chemistpharmacy n. 1) mikido (n.) chemist's; 1)mikijono (n.) science studyingmedicinepharynx n. zekembo (n.)phase n. nungi (n.) stagePhD n. wokwangi (n.)phenomenon n. kulento (n.)pheromone n. futan (n.)Philippines n. Pilipan (n.); compare:Filipinophilologist n. ukwitakajono (n.)philology n. kwitakajono (n.)philosophical n. na jenojono (n.)philosophy n. 1) puno (n.) ideology,doctrine; 2) jenojono (n.) analysis ofthought etc.phish v. jokom (a.); ~ing n. ajokom (n.)phobia n. yimi (n.)phobic adj. yimile (a.) phobic ofphone n. vatil (n.); ~line n. vanai (n.)phoneme n. kwakasa (n.)phonemic adj. na kwakasa (n.); ~s n.kwakasajono (n.); ~ inventory n.kwakasanyo (n.)phonetic adj. kasa (n.); ~s n. kasajono(n.); ~ally adv. na kasa (n.)phonological adj. na kasako (n.)phonology n. 1) kasakojono (n.) study ofspeech sounds; 2) kasako (n.)description of sounds of a languagephonotactic adj. na kasaron (n.); ~s n.kasaron (n.)phosphorus n. dinia (n.)photocopier n. shikotal (n.)photocopy n. 1) ashiko (n.) copy,duplicate; 2) shiko (n.) to make a copyof, duplicatephotograph n. 1) shatan (n.) picture; 2)tanza (n.) to take a picture, shoot,snap; ~er n. utanza (n.)photology n. dinjono (n.)photon n. dimbe (n.)photosynthesis n. adinkiron (n.)photosynthesize v. dinkiron (a.)phrase n. kanyombe (n.)physical adj. 1) na senyo (n.) having todo with the body; 2) chu yasa (n.)material, concrete; 3) hanju (n.)rough, aggressive; ~integrity n.senyolo (n.)physician n. umomi (n.) doctorphysicist n. udonyajono (n.)physics n. donyajono (n.)physiotherapy n. sendomizia (n.)piano n. jidun (n.)pictograph n. kayatan (n.) character,symbolpick v. 1) zarau (a.) to remove, scratch,pull, probe at with the fingers, a smallstick and such in order to remove:zarau fuku, afo, bansore, sinsu –to pick one’s nose, flowers, at a scab,berries; 2) chache (a.) to make a holeby hitting with a pointed object; 3)chachepe (n.) heavy tool used forKah Dictionary 247

eaking rock; 3) perau (n.) small toolfor picking: perau na dun –toothpick; 4) checheki (n.) to peck; 5)jeza (a.) to choose; 6) ajeza (n.)choice; 7) chubai (s.) to pluck, takeout, pull out, pull off, rip off; ~ apartv. zazarau (a.) ~ on v. yidea (a.); ~off v. zarau chu (a.); ~ up v. tiza(a.): tiza vatil – to pick up the phone;~y adj. jezare (s.)picknick n. 1) chikito (n.) act ofpicknicking; 2) chiki (a.) to picknickpickpocket n. usiza (n.); to pickpockets v. siza (a.)pictorial adj. tanale (n.) graphicpicture n. 1) tan (n.) sign, symbol; 2)shatan (n.) photographpidgin n. ronyuka (n.)pie n. kichi (n.) pastry, cake, baked goodswith stuffingpiece n. 1) ambe (n.); 2) kwaron (a.) puttogether from pieces, assemble, makea puzzlepierce v. chapyu (s.)piercing n. changu (n.) body ornamentpig n. wil (n.)pigeon n. mosone (n.)pigment n. sanavo (n.)pile n. 1) awen (n.) heap of things; 2)owen (s.) to form a pile, be shaped ina pile, be piled up: duzu owen – thebricks form a pile; 3) jamawen (a.) tomake a pile: jamawen duzu – to pileup brickspilgrim n. unanu (n.); ~age adj. nanuto(s.)pill n. kikos (n.)pillar n. pere (n.) columnpillow n. mwebos (n.); ~case n. chingina mwebos (n.)pilot n. uneni (n.)pimp n. 1) jaipopo (n.) pander, hustler; 2)janjoi (a.) to pimp uppimple n. moskos (n.)pin n. 1) pyu (n.) needle; 2) pyuvu (n.)peg, tent pinpinch v. 1) ram (a.) to squeeze betweenthe thumb and the index finger, clip,keep together from two sides; 2) jaram(a.) to clip together, put a clip on,staple inpine n. vempe (n.); ~apple n. kintiki (n.)pineal gland n. zonkos (n.)ping n. 1) nayom (n.) act of sending apackage to find out wether a host isreachable; 2) nayoncho (s.) to sendsuch a packageping pong n. wawai (n.)pink adj. foyam (s.)pinky n. sinyol (n.) pinky fingerpipe n. nos (n.) tunnelpiranha n. dungan (n.)Pisces n. Sungan (n.)pistachio n. rampeo (n.)pistol n. chentil (n.)pitch v. mune (a.) to throw; ~er n. umune(n.)pit n. 1) benzoi (n.) stone, seed: benzoi nasunsu – cherry pit; 2) faucha (n.)cavity, hollow, depression: faucha vulele – armpit; 3) nyancha (n.) arena:faucha vu lele – armpit; ~fall n.kaicha (n.)pitiful adj. 1) tenyoi (s.) deserving pity; 2)tehepu (s.) contemptiblepity n. 1) iyoiza (n.) sorrow felt forsomeone else, sympathy; 2) yoiza (s.)feeling sorrow for someone else; 3)nishi (s.) too bad, a waste: wu nishili nong tengi de – what a pity youcouldn’t comepixel n. tanzoi (n.)pizza n. huki (n.)pizzeria n. hukido (n.) pizza parlorplacard n. 1) yokasho (n.) pamhplet,notice; 2) yokako (a.) to post,announce publicly in writingplace n. 1) ala (n.) location; 2) jara (a.) toput somewhereplacemat n. kihungo (n.)placenta n. kiseki (n.)plain adj. 1) hu (s.) flat; 2) huan (n.)flatland; 3) janjasa (s.) ordinary,commonplaintiff n. urenke (n.)Kah Dictionary 248

plan n. 1) kuren (n.) plot, program for doingsomething; 2) jankuren (s.) to plot,make a plan; ~ning n. kureno (n.)plane n. neni (n.) airplaneplanet n. tira (n.); ~ary system n.luninyo (n.); double ~ n. tiranyo(n.)plankton n. vonunyo (n.)plant n. 1) pea (n.) member of the kingdomof Plantae; 2) vura (a.) to sow (oneitem): vura ape – to plant a tree; 3)talanyo (n.) equipment, tools,machinery; 4) hiva (a.) to put into oronto the ground firmly: hiva vuvu,pepe – to plant one’s feet, a stickplantain n. zupili (n.)plasma n. aulembe (n.)plaster n. landura (n.)plastic n. 1) sawal (n.) synthetic materialfit for molding; 2) chu sawal (n.) madeof plastic: bos chu sawal – a plasticbag; 3) walashi (s.) fake, superficial;4) tensa (s.) capable of molding orshaping; ~ surgeon n. usasen (n.;)~ary surgery n. asasen (n.)plate n. kihu (n.)platform n. 1) dezeo (n.) place fordeparting and arriving; 2) paulaya (n.)facility; 3) danyovu (n.) computingplatformplatinum n. 1) lamavun (n.) element; 2)chu lamavun (n.) made of platinumplatypus n. rankinga (n.)play v. 1) jafi (a.) take part in a game, sport,amuse oneself, play with; 2) firu (a.) tocompete with, oppose in a game:Ajax firu Arsenal mantau – Ajax isplaying Arsenal tonight; 3) fito (n.)match, game; 4) nyam (a.) to act like:nyam hinjung – to play deaf; 5)nyanto (n.) dramatic composition; 6)muhim (a.) to sound, make heard:muhim ajika, ponai – to play asong, the guitar; 7) minyam (a.) toimpose unscrupulously: minyam li –he played you; 8) chori (a.) to beperformed or broadcasted: tanuchori – the movie is playing;~ful(ly) adj. fifi (s.); ~off(s) n.munchufi (n.)plea n. ahoyol (n.); ~d v. hoyol (a.)pleasant adj. shushi (s.) nice to thesensesplease v. 1) soi (a.) to politely request: soilara – please hold; 2) munenju (s.) togive pleasure topleasure n. ishushi (n.)pliers n. zaram (n.)plot n. 1) kokwe (n.) arrangement ofstoryline, activities in a book, play etc.;2) siskuren (a.) to make secret plans;3) numan (n.) patch of landplow v. 1) kuntu (a.) to create a furrow; 2)kuntuya (n.) tool for creating a furrowplug n. 1) vaku (n.) electrical connector; 2)pyuva (a.) to insert an electrical plug,plug in; 3) nyausa (n.) object blockingan outlet, hole, gap; 4) munyau (a.) toblock, jam (action): tim en munyauacha ye – you need to plug that hole;5) wenyau (s.) to block, jam, obstruct(state): aki wenyau socha – thefood plugged the sinkplum n. wansu (n.)plumeau n. nezipe (n.)plumage n. nezizi (n.) feathersplumber n. noskan (n.)plumbing n. nosonyo (n.)plump adj. junsa (s.) chubbyplunder v. zaruza (a.)plunge v. bone (a.)plural adj. wisa (s.); ~ity n. iwisa (n.)plus i. 1) mauza (a.): sun mauza suntongi pan – two plus two makesfour; 2) maule (s.) to involve addition:Bul maule – B+Pluto n. Vendu (n.)plutonium n. vendungu (n.)PM n. bokova (n.) personal messagePMS n. mamaroku (n.)pneumatic adj. hundon (s.); ~s n.hundonjono (n.)pneumonia n. humbimito (n.)pocket n. bobos (n.)pod n. pebos (n.) seed vessel; ~likeadj. pebosa (n.)poem n. daiko (n.)Kah Dictionary 249

poet n. udaiko (n.); ~ic adj. dayushi (s.)poetry n. dayus (n.)poinsetta n. chulangu (n.)point n. 1) pyo (n.) dot; 2) yuno (a.) toindicate direction; 3) sinta (n.)moment, point in time; 4) pyuya (n.)sharp end; 5) akano (n.) meaning:akano ha? – your point?; 6) fio (n.)goal (in a game); ~ of view n.ajechu (n.); ~ out v. ajechu (n.);~ed adj. pyusa (s.) sharppoison n. minki (n.) ~ed adj. ominki(s.); ~ing n. iminki (n.); ~ous adj.minkile (s.)poke v. 1) pompe (a.) to poke once; 2)popompe (a.) to poke repeatedlypoker n. pokar (n.)Poland n. Polan (n.)polar adj. na daban (n.); ~ bear n.mamoa (n.); ~ circle n. venero (n.);~ region n. sinan na daban (n.)pole n. 1) vupe (n.) long piece of wood,metal; 2) roti (n.) top region of a planetwhere the axis is located; 3) yinti (n.)either of two opposed forces orprinciples: yinti zam – magneticpole; 4) fumpe (n.) pole of a ship; 5)Upol (n.) Polish person ; ~ vault n.apepyapolecat n. furoi (n.) fitchpolice n. murenyo (n.); ~man n. umuren(n.); ~car n. mureni (n.); ~ stationn. murendo (n.)policy n. noren (n.)polish v. moham (a.) to make smoothPolish adj. 1) Upol (n.) person of thePolish ethnicity; 2) Pol (s.) having todo with the Polish culture; 3) Upolan(n.) citizen of Poland; 4) na Polan (n.)having to do with the Polish state; 5)Polka (n.) Polish languagepolite adj. kapu (s.); ~ly request v. soi(a.) please, may I?: soi lutum? –may I pass please?; ~ness n.akapu (n.)political adj. na nyonoka (n.) politicallypolitician n. unyonoka (n.)politics n. nyonoka (n.)pollen n. fozoi (n.) mass nounpolliwog n. goilia (n.) tadpolepolonium n. Polonia (n.)polygamist n. uwidova (n.)polygamy n. iwidova (n.); to practice ~v. widova (s.)polyglot n. uwiyuka (n.)polygon n. wipil (n.)polysynthetic adj. wikambeva (s.)polytheism n. winampuno (n.)polytheist adj. na winampuno (n.)pomegranate n. yangusu (n.)pomelo n. wankus (n.)pond n. simboso (n.)ponder v. jevi (a.); ~ing n. ajevi (n.)pontiff n. 1) papah (n.) pope;2) wenepiskopos (n.) high bishoppool n. 1) sobeo (n.) pool, basin;2) ganudo (n.) pool buildingpoop v. 1) boicho (n.) to defecate;2) biboi (n.) excrementspoor adj. 1) sile (s.) lacking possessions;2) usile (n.) poor person; 3) silenyo(n.) the poor; 4) tenyoi (s.)unfortunate, worth of pity: tenyoi lo –oh dear! poor thing!popcorn n. bumbuna (n.)pope n. papah (n.) popepoplar n. nyempe (n.)poppy n. zona (n.); ~ seed n.zonazoi (n.)popular adj. wike (s.); ~ity n. iwike (n.)populate v. dora (s.) to live in, at, inhabit;~ed adj. nyole (s.): lanyo nyolelon – a densely populated areapopulation n. doranyo (n.)populism n. nyongipuno (n.)populist n. 1) unyongipuno (n.)person embracing a populist doctrine;2) na nyongipuno (n.) having to dowith populismporcupine n. pyukil (n.)pore n. chicha (n.)pork n. (seki na) wil (n.)porn n. jaitan (n.) pornography;Kah Dictionary 250

~ographic adj. na jaitan (n.)porridge n. rumbin (n.)port n. 1) soki (n.) location on coast orshore, port; 2) vaki (n.) computer portportal n. tunum (n.) gateporter n. udoki (n.) doormanportion n. 1) ambe (n.) share, part; 2)zambe (n.) ration, dose: zambe naaki – a portion of foodportrait n. yutan (n.)position n. 1) ala (n.) place, location: alahaya? – what is your position?; 2)rila (n.) station, proper place: kenyola rila – the team is in position; 3)rashi (n.) manner in which somethingor someone’s body is placed: rashina wera – a sitting position; 4) ijesa(n.) opinion, stance, point of view; 5)nyongi (n.) rank, status; 6) munula(a.) put in positionpositive adj. 1) lusa (s.) showingresolution or agreement: abaskalusa – a positive decision; 2) nyeno(s.) confident, having a positiveattitude; 3) timeng (s.) designating aquantity more then zeropositivity n. inyeno (n.)possess v. wele (s.) to have, hold; ~ionn. 1) iwele (n.) state of possessing:iwele na juvo tefon – possessionof drugs is punishable; 2) aule (n.)possessed item; ~s n. aule (n.);~iveadj. 1) nasa (s.) grammatical term:sinka nasa – possessive marker; 2)punju (s.) overbearing, controlling:uma punju – a possessive motherpossibility n. tengito (n.) chance,occasionpossible adj. ten (s.) doablepost n. 1) revu (n.) prop, rigid support; 2)yokako (a.) to announce publicly inwriting, placard; 3) rila (n.) station,position; 4) jarila (a.) to assign to apost; 5) kweko (a.) to write somethingon a message board; 6) akweko (n.)message on a forum; 7) munjo (a.) toinform: lara munjo wa! – keep meposted!; 8) nukonyo (n.) the mail;~card n. nutan (n.); ~graduaten. zejongi (n.); ~man n. unuko(n.); ~ office n. nukodo (n.)posterior n. 1) ze (n.) behind, locatedafter; 2) zela (a.) towards the rear; 3)zesenyo (a.) the rear, back side,hindquarterspostpone v. ponze (a.) to put offposture n. vutisa (n.)pot n. deo (n.)potable adj. tensoza (s.) safe to drinkpotash n. sofim (n.)potassium n. sofingu (n.)potato n. pem (n.); mashed ~es n.pembus (n.); sweet ~ n. shuvu (n.)potential adj. 1) terim (s.) possible, thatcan develop; 2) iterim (n.) inherentcapability; 3) terinsa (n.) moodexpressing possibility, potentialispouch n. bibos (n.) skinflap covering thenipples common in marsupial animalspoultry n. donenyo (n.)pound v. 1) bubus (a.) to mash, beat to apulp, powder; 2) cheche (a.) to beaton, repeatedly hit; 3) bumbu (s.) tothrob, beat heavily; 4) pound (n.)monetary unit, unit of weightpour v. 1) bobonu (a.) to flow steadily; 2)bobon (a.) to make flow, cause to emitsteadilypoverty n. isile (n.)powder n. 1) sinshum (n.) dust; 2)shumbus (a.) to powder, grind to dust;~y adj. sisinshum (n.)power n. 1) ikoi (n.) control, authority; 2)koikwe (n.) The Power, the ones inpower or charge, the Establishment,the Man; 3) koi (s.) to control, be incontrol of; 4) dono (n.) force, craft,energy; 5) anya (n.) exponent: anyana yem chu nini wengi pol – tento the third power is one thousand; 6)tipi (n.) electricity: tipi bai – thepower is out; 7) wedono (s.) to supplywith power, electricity: tipitalwedono semido – a generatorpowers the hospital; 8) na tipi (s.)having to do with power: abai na tipi– a power outage; ~ful adj. 1) koile(s.) mighty; 2) don (s.) strong; ~Kah Dictionary 251

cable, line n. pino (n.); ~ grid n.tipikwe (n.); ~ house n. tipido (n.);~ plant n. talado na tipi (n.); ~steering n. donoleo na noda (n.);powerless adj. koileng (s.) impotent;~ness n. ikoileng (n.) impotencepractical adj. tenza (s.) useablepractice n. 1) akwanku (n.) act ofpractising, training; 2) akwansa (n.)training session, exercise; 3) ajanza(n.) observation, practisingpractise v. 1) kwanku (a.) to train, dorepeatedly in order to learn; 2)kwansa (a.) to exercise, train; 3)janza (a.) to observe, exercise, haveas a custom, adhere to (religion):Uyehudi yu janza – a practicingJew;praise v. 1) wenka (a.) to laud; 2)awenka (n.) act of praising; ~d adj.owenka (s.)prawn n. vuram (n.)pray v. nanka (a.); ~er n. ananka (n.)precede v. 1) kula (a.) to lead; 2) kuto (s.)previousprecept n. henovu (n.)precious adj. 1) zai (s.) dear, beloved; 2)shingu (s.) valuable; ~ stone n.angu (n.) jewel; semi~ stone n.sumbengu (n.)precise adj. 1) chau (s.) exact, secure; 2)chauren (s.) accurateprecision n. ichau (n.)precocious adj. rinku (s.) precociously,premature; ~ness n. irinku (s.)precocity, prematuritypreconceive v. kujesa (a.)predict v. kuka (a.) forecast; ~able adj.tenkuka (s.); .); ~ability adj.itenkuka(s.); ~ion n. akuka (n.)prefer v. tunke (s.); ~able adj. tentunke(s.) preferably; ~ence adj. atunke(n.)pregnancy n. benjauta (n.)pregnant adj. benjau (s.)premature adj. rinku (s.) precocious(ly)prematurity n. irinku (s.) precocity,precociousnesspremeditate v. kukuren (n.)premier adj. 1) na kwa (n.) first; 2) tiku(n.) chief, most important, mainpremise n. jepauvu (n.) premissprepare v. 1) jankuri (a.) to make ready,suitable: jankuri neti – prepare fortake-off; 2) janzu (a.) to cook: janzukito – to prepare a meal; ~d adj.okuri (s.)presence n. 1) ilaula (n.) state of beingpresent: ilaula na uba yoisa yu –the presence of her father comfortedher; 2) ulaula (n.) present beingpresent n. 1) aupau (n.) gift; 2) tota nataula (n.) present tense; 3) laula (s.)be on the location; 4) taula (s.) be ofthis time: toshi taula – the presentsituation; 5) taulata (n.) the presenttimepresenter n. chotoku (n.) hostprescribe v. zamun (a.) to dictateprescription n. azamun (n.)preservation n. akaira (n.)preserve v. kaira (a.)presume v. kuje (a.)press v. 1) pon (a.) to push; 2) pomoi (a.)to urge; 3) chovanyo (n.) media, thejournalists; 4) kopontal (n.) printingpresspressure n. apon (n.)pretend v. nyam (a.) act like, feintpretense n. inyanti (n.)pretentious adj. nyanti (s.) pompouspretty adj. nenyun (s.)prevent v. kubas (a.); ~ion n. akubas(n.)preview n. 1) akuyun (n.) viewbeforehand; 2) kuyun (a.) to viewbeforehandprevious adj. kuto (s.) earlierprey n. wonumia (n.) gameprice n. apopa (n.) costprick v. japyu (a.) to sting,prickly pear n. pyuas (n.)pricy adj. zapa (s.) expensiveKah Dictionary 252

pride n. iwenyun (n.); to ~ oneself ona. wanka (n.) to boastpriest n. nankati (n.) rabbiprimarily adj. tiku (s.) mainlyprimary adj. 1) na jevu (n.) basic,elementary: san na jevu – primarycolors ; 2) tiku (s.) main, chief,primarily: ake tiku – the primaryobjective; 3) na ku (s.) first in order ordevelopment, elementary: kwandona ku – primary school; ~ tooth n.bendun (n.) milk tooth; ~ teeth n.bendunyo (n.) milk toothprimate n. tinyai (n.); ~s n. tinyainyo(n.) order of primatesprime adj. 1) wenti (s.) first in rank,quality, chief: punti wenti – primeminister; 2) tiku (s.) main, chief:wojeke tiku – the prime suspect; 3)na jevu (n.) basic, elementary: tantona jevu – a prime example; 4) tita(n.) best, most mature stage, peak,top; 5) atembeng (n.) prime number;6) jankuri (a.) to prepare, make ready,suitable; in one’s ~ adj. na tita (n.)ubu na tita – a man in his primeprimitive adj. kurinta (s.)prince n. kimbu (n.)princess n. kimwana (n.)principal n. kwandoti (n.)principle adj. 1) na jevu (n.) basic,elementary; 2) jevu (n.) ultimatesource, point of origin; 3) puya (n.)part of a code of conduct, line ofthinking; in ~ adv. jevuno (s.)print n. 1) aponsa (n.) imprint,impression; 2) akopon (n.) printedpicture, symbol, pattern, letters:akopon ti taisa – the print on a t-shirt; 3) koponyo (n.) mass of thingshaving the same print: koponyo nakwa na kaiko – the first print of abook; 4) pontan (n.) stamp; 5) kopon(a.) to press an image, letter onsomething; in ~ n. okopon (n.)printed; ~er n. kopondal (n.) devicecontrolled by a computer producingoutput on paper; ~ing press n.kopontal (n.); ~ shop n. kopondo(n.);prior adj. 1) ku (s.) before; 2) wenti (s.)prime, primarily, chief, first in rankpriority n. ajanku (n.); make a ~ n.janku (n.) prioritizeprison n. fondo (n.) jail, penitentiary; ~ern. ufondo (n.) inmateprivacy n. ilobo (n.)private adj. 1) lobo (s.) personal; 2) nakwalo (n.) for one individual,independent(ly): ujoha na kwalo – aprivate investigator; ~ parts n.fabinyo (n.) genitalsprivatize v. janyotos (a.)privatization n. ajanyotos (n.)privilege n. vitus (n.); ~d adj. vitusule(s.)prize n. zangu (n.) trophy, awardpro- pref. kelu- (s.)probability n. itentom (n.) good chanceprobably adj. tentom (s.)problem n. doi (n.) issueproblematic n. doile (n.) complicated,troublesomeprocedure n. kembenu (n.)proceed v. kura (a.) carry on, continueprocess n. 1) atonu (n.) course anddevelopment of things; 2) zatum (a.)to put through a procedure; ~ion n.nanato (n.) parade; ~or n. zatunya(n.)produce v. jampo (a.) to manufacture; ~rn. panuti (n.)product n. aupo (i.) good, articleprofession n. kansa (n.) occupation; ~aladj. kansashi (s.)professor n. timukwan (n.) lecturerprofit n. 1) saipa (n.) rent, interest: saipana melembe nini – a profit of tenpercent; 2) anenza (n.) advantage,gain; 3) nenza (a.) to benefit from,take advantage of; 4) tenenza (s.) tobe of advantage, benefit, beneficiaryprogeny n. benyo (n.) offspringprogram n. 1) tayoko (n.) schedule; 2)tayokoza (a.) to schedule, put in aprogram; 3) choto (n.) tv show; 4)Kah Dictionary 253

kenoko (n.) campaign, plan orprocedure leading to an event ordealing with some matter: kenoko namomi – a health program; 5) dan (n.)computer application; 6) danka (a.) tofurnish with an application, predisposeto behave in a certain way: danka dal– to program a computer; 7) danko(a.) to write a computer program;~mer n. udanko (n.) ~minglanguage n. dankoka (n.)progress n. 1) aweku (n.) progression,advance; 2) weku (a.) to advance;~ive adj. deku (s.)prohibit v. tusunka (s.) to forbid, tell off;~ed adj. tusung (s.) not permitted;~ion n. itusung (n.) interdiction,forbiddanceproject n. tokan (n.)projectile n. chea (n.)prokaryotes n. banalenganyo (n.)prokaryotic adj. banaleng (s.); ~organism n. banalenga (n.)prologue n. kuko (n.)promiscuity n. itenjai (n.)promiscuous adj. tenjai (s.)promise n. 1) areka (n.) act of promising,something promised, oath; 2) reka (s.)to make a promise, swear, pledgepromote v. 1) janti (a.) to give a higherfunction; 2) chore (a.) to advertise,bring to the growth or establishment;~d adj. ojanti (s.) prioritizepromotion n. 1) ajanti (n.) act of gettingor assigning to a higher function; 2)achore (n.) act of advertising andestablishing; to get a ~ adj. tonti(a.) to get promotedprompt adj. chege (s.) promptlypronoun n. yonku (n.)pronounce v. loika (a.)pronounciation n. aloika (n.)proof n. areyun (n.)prop n. 1) revu (n.) rigid support; 2)werevu (s.) prop up, give support to,hold in place: dovu nonja werevuaudo – the foundation failed to propthe building; 3) timoi (a.) prop up,lean against: timoi vuvu nunya –he propped up his feet on the table; 4)moi (s.) to lean against: chempemoi donum - the gun was proppedagainst the wall; 5) nyanya (n.)theatrical prop;propel v. donu (a.) supply with power;~lant n. donuvo (n.) propellent;~lor n. dape (n.) screw (of a boat)proper adj. 1) tongo (s.) suitable,adapted, conforming to a standard; 2)wesenka (s.) designating a nounnaming someone or something: yakawesenka – proper nounproperty n. 1) aule (n.) possession(s),collective of owned items; 2) sava (n.)feature, characteristicprophet n. unanyun (n.); ~ic adj.nanyunshi (s.)proportion n. vambe (n.) rateproposal n. 1) ajepau (n.) act ofproposing; 2) ahava (n.) act ofproposing for marriagepropose v. 1) jepau (a.) make a proposal;2) hava (a.) propose for marriagepropulsion n. adonu (n.)prose n. 1) janjaka (n.) ordinary written orspoken language; 2) na janjaka (n.) ofor in proseprosecute v. renku (a.) to institute legalproceeding againstprosecution n. 1) arenku (n.) act ofprosecuting; 2) renkunyo (n.) state asthe institutorprosecutor n. 1) rerenku (n.) prosecutingattorney; 2) urenku (n.) person thatprosecutesprosper v. fosa (s.) thrive, be thriving;~ity n. ifosa (n.) welfare; ~ous (s.)thrive, be thrivingprostate n. buchobi (n.)prosthesis n. dosen (n.)prosthetic adj. odosen (s.)prostitute n. 1) ujaipo (n.) person sellinghis or her body; 2) jaipo (a.) to sellone’s bodyprostitution n. ajaipo (n.)protagonist n. tokati (n.)protect v. javan (a.)Kah Dictionary 254

protection n. avan (n.)protein n. sevo (n.)protest v. 1) fecho (a.) speak stronglyagainst, object to; 2) afecho(n.) objection against; 3) fechoto(n.) mass event, demonstrationprotocol n. 1) kutoren (n.) set of rulesand procedures to be followed; 2)puren (n.) moral codeproton n. timembe (n.)prototype n. kuya (n.)prototypical adj. kuyashi (s.)protozoa n. ukwasesu (n.)protrude v. chiku (a.) to bulge, stick outprotrusion n. achiku (n.)proud adj. wenyun (s.) to be proud onprove v. reyun (a.); ~d adj. oreyun (s.)proverb n. auka (n.) saying, expressionprovide v. 1) mule (a.) to supply with(isolated event); 2) mumule (s.) to bethe provider of: uba mumule vanyokwambe – my father provided for theentire family; ~d c. tonto (c.) if, onthe condition that; ~r n.paulakwe (n.)providence n. vanzia (n.)province n. sinan (n.) region, substateprovision n. 1) muranyo (n.) supplies,stock; 2) atonto (n.) conditionprovisioning n. amule (n.)provocation n. amuru (n.)provocative adj. temuru (s.)provoke v. muru (a.)provoker n. umuru (n.) instigantproximity n. ifafau (n.) instigantprude n. uvivan (n.)prudence n. itopu (n.)prudent adj. topu (s.))prudish adj. vivan (s.)prune v. 1) sintu (a.) to remove the topparts of a plant; 2) somwansu (n.)dried plumpseudonym n. konsenka (n.)psyche n. jea (n.) mindpsychiatry n. jemijono (n.)psychologist n. ujujono (n.)psychology n. jujono (n.)psychopath n. ulenjumi (n.) sociopathpsychopathic adj. na lenjumi (s.)sociopathicpsychopathy n. lenjumi (n.) sociopathypsychosis n. wankonje (n.)psychotherapist n. ujumizia (n.)shrinkpsychotherapy n. jumizia (n.)psychotic adj. wankonjele (s.)pub n. sodo (n.) barpuberty n. torinta (n.) adolescencepubic hair n. 1) vanzi (n.) one hair,pube; 2) vanzizi (n.) mass nounpublic adj. 1) yotos (s.) belonging to oraccessible for the people as a whole:vatil yotos – a public phone; 2)tenjo (s.) well-known, known to all: ajotenjo – public knowledge; 3) ronyo(n.) people as a whole, society;~ation n. 1) anyocho (n.) act ofpublishing; 2) aunyocho (n.)something published; ~ instrumentn. renko (n.); ~ist n. unyocho(n.); go v. ~ 1) tonyocho (a.) to getout; 2) nyocho (a.) to publish; ~transport n. nyonujau (n.)publish v. nyocho (a.); ~ing agency n.nyochokwe (n.)puff v. tonzeo (a.) to swell; ~ pastry n.zuzeo (n.)puke v. monkiso (a.) vomitpull v. kum (a.); ~ close v. fauza (a.)embrace; ~ down v. vukum (a.); ~over v. lubas (a.);pulley n. datol (n.) windlass, winchpullover n. mengo (n.) jumper, sweaterpulmonary adj. na humbi (s.) pulmonicpulsate v. dadai (a.) to pulsepulse n. 1) adadai (n.) rhythmic thumpingsound; 2) dadai (s) to pulsatepulverize v. shumbus (a.) to powder,grind to dustpuma n. wemeo (n.) cougar, mountain lionpump v. 1) ponu (a.) to move fluids or gasKah Dictionary 255

with by suction of pressure; 2) ponuya(n.) device forcing liquids in or out; ~up v. janzeo (a.) inflatepumpkin n. nyupos (n.)puncture v. 1) japyu (a.) to sting, prick; 2)apyu (n.) small holepunish v. fon (a.); ~ment n. afon (n.)punitive adj. na fon (s.) concerned withpunishment, punitory:pupil n. 1) ukwan (n.) student; 2) woyuno(n.) someone supervised or tutored; 3)vandincha (n.) hole in the center ofthe iris of an eyepuppet n. wonaya (n.)puppy n. bembau (n.)purchase n. 1) apaza (n.) act of buying;2) paza (a.) buypure adj. kwavo (s.)purity n. ikwavo (n.)purple adj. susan (s.)purpose n. ikeno (n.)purr v. mweroa (a.)purse n. pabos (n.) walletpursuit n. akeze (n.)pursue v. 1) renza (a.) to adjudicate; 2)keze (a.) to strive to gain oraccomplishpus n. tumos (n.)push v. pon (a.) pressput v. 1) jara (a.) place somewhere, putdown, put in position: jara varunyo –to put the army in position; jara seo tinunya – put the cup on the table;jara kaiko ku yu – he put the bookin front of him; jara sengo bodobeo – to put a dress in a closet; 2)chuka (a.) express, set forth: omchuka shau – let me put it like this;3) lara (s.) fixed, in the same position:shau lara! – stay put!;~ about v. nuyin (a.) to changecourse; ~ across v. munjebo(a.) to make clear, explain, cause to beunderstood: munjebo ha? – have Imade myself clear?; ~ ahead v.kuvinu (a.) also: to get ahead ofthings: om nong kuvinu – let’s notget ahead of things; ~ aside v. 1)mura (a.) reserve, stock, save: muraapa si – he put aside a little money;2) lucho (a.) to discard: lucho muluyo – to discard all arguments; ~ backv. 1) jafeno (a.) set back to an earliertime: jafeno tatal – to put back theclock; 2) waila (a.) restore, restore init’s original location, compare:replace; ~ down v. 1) vula (a.) laydown: vula chempe! – put downyour weapon; 2) muvu (a.) repress,oppress, suppress, degrade, crush:muvu chokato – to put down ademonstration; 3) janko (a.) to writedown; 4) monye (a.) to depress, makeunhappy; 5) monenu (a.) to land; ~forth v. 1) jepau (a.) propose, offer;2) nyocho (a.) bring into action, bringout, publish: nyocho kaiko – to putforth a book; ~ in(side) v. jara bo(a.); ~ it on v. vinyam (a.); ~ off v.1) ponze (a.) postpone; 2) lucho(a.) discard; 3) muhe (a.) distress,disgust; ~ on v. 1) jango (a.) todress; 2) tonjum (a.) to gain weight; 3)nyam (a.) pretend; 4) nyom (a.) applyto; nyom nasau – put on lotion; ~out v. 1) mompi (a.) to extinguish;2) munchu (a.) dismiss; 3) nyocho(a.) publish, make public; 4) jantenjai(a.) behave promiscuously; ~through v. 1) munza (a.) to makeundergo; 2) muva (a.) to connect (bytelephone); ~ up v. 1) jepau (a.) tooffer, propose; 2) mule (a.) to provide,supply with; 3) kaira (a.) to can,preserve (fruit); 4) ponti (a.) to lift,raise; 4) rawen (a.) to arrange, fix in ahigh position: rawen zizi – to put upone’s hair; ~ up with v. yaira (a.)endure: nong jo ashi wa tengiyaira li shau – I don’t know how Iput up with youputrefy v. jamwa (a.) to cause to rot: misujamwa seki – the bacteriae putrifiedthe meatputrid adj. mwa (s.) rotten, decomposedpuzzle v. 1) kwaron (a.) to piece together,assemble; 2) kwaronya (n.) (jigsaw)puzzlepygmy n. sinyunga (n.)Kah Dictionary 256

pyramid n. pyusado (n.)pyre n. piwen (n.)Pyrenees n. ginyo Pirenes (n.)QQ, k n. kwen (n.)qat n. dundusho (n.)Qatar n. Gitaran (n.)Qatari n. 1) Ugitaran (n.) inhabitant ofQatar; 2) na Gitaran (n.) having to dowith Qatarquack v. kwauka (a.)quad n. panda (n.) quadcyclequadrillion num. nisunya (s.)quadruple adj. tato pan (s.) (to be)fourfold, occurring four times; ~t n.pambenyo (n.)quake v. 1) dende (a.) to shake violently,rock; 2) den (n.) shock, sudden blow(single); 3) adende (n.) shock, tremorquality n. sangi (n.); to be of good ~ v.sangile (n.) top notchquantifier n. wikaya (n.)quantity n. 1) wiwan (n.) magnitude; 2) iwi(n.) multitudequantum n. wisi (n.); ~ theory n.wisijono (n.)quark n. donombe (n.)quarrel v. 1) ruka (a.) argue (with); 2)aruka (n.) argumentquarter n. 1) pambe (n.) one fourth:pambe chu apa – a quarter of themoney; 2) dolambe (n.)neighbourhood, part of a city:dolambe na Chongan – theChinese quarter; 3) pambero (n.)three months, a quarter of a year; ~lyadj. 1) pamberola (s.) occurringevery three months; 2) pamberoka(n.) magazine issued every threemonthsquartet n. panyo (n.) party, group of fourqueen n. wanakim (n.)quench v. 1) janyosa (a.) satisfy; 2)mompi (a.) extinguish, makedisappear, bearable, also proverbially:mompi soke, ikike, iwong, ayai –to quench one’s thirst, hunger, anger,pain; 3) venche (a.) to cool suddenly:venche refan – to quench steelquery n. 1) ahaka (n.) question; 2) akake(n.) web search query; 3) kake(a.) perform a web search query,request for information retrievalquest n. 1) akelenu (n.); 2) kelenu (a.) tobe on a questquestion n. 1) ahaka (n.) inquiry; 2)hakum (a.) to interrogate; 3) hoha (s.)to doubt, be uncertain: hohanomunya na uyu – to questionsomeone’s motives; 4) aya (n.) matter,case; ~ mark n. hatan (n.); ~ingn. ahakum (n.) interrogationqueue n. 1) wonana (n.) row of people; 2)janana (a.) to form a queuequick adj. ge (s.) quickly, fastquicksand n. kunshum (n.)quid n. pio (n.) buck, monetary unitquiet adj. sus (s.) silentquilt n. gaizongo (n.)quinine n. vomiki (n.)quinoa n. bimbis (n.)quintet n. jomonyo (n.) party, group offivequintuple adj. tato jom (s.) (to be)fivefold, occurring five times; ~t n.jombenyo (n.)quit v. 1) bas (a.) to end, stop, cease; 2)monzanu (a.) to resignquite adj. 1) kungile (s.) fairly,considerably; 2) kwambe (s.)completelyQuito n. Kitoh (n.)quiver v. pepye (s.) to tremble, shiverquotation mark n. shichotan (n.)quote v. 1) shicho (a.) to repeat apassage 2) ashicho (n.) act ofrepeating a passage; 2) popaka (a.)to state the price of; 2) apopaka(n.) act of stating the priceKah Dictionary 257

RR n. ras (n.) rrabbi n. nankati (n.) priestrabbit n. naim (n.)rabies n. randumi (n.)race n. 1) geto (n.) speed competition; 2)gefi (a.) to compete in a speedcompetition; 3) chunyo (n.) people ofthe same genetic stock, stock,progenitorsraceme n. sukwe (n.) cluster of fruits,flowers: sukwe na asu – a bunch ofgrapesracial adj. na chunyo (s.)racism n. chungi (n.)racist adj. na chungi (s.)racket n. chekwea (n.) tennis racketradar n. choyun (n.)radiation n. 1) adino (n.) any kind ofenergy traveling in waves; 2) vindino(n.) ionizing radiationradiator n. shanum (n.)radical adj. vuchu (s.) radically; ~ismn. vuchupuno (n.) radicalismradio n. 1) hintal (n.) device; 2) chogon(n.) kind of electromagnetic wave; 3)ahincho (n.) radio transmission,broadcast: ~ station n. 1)hinchokwe (n.) channel,broadcasting company; 2) hinchodo(n.) broadcasting stationradioactive s. vivindino (n.)radiologist n. ubotanyun (n.)radiology n. botanyun (n.)radish n. gechos (n.)Radium n. dindiska (n.)radius n. 1) itenai (n.) range, span; 2)banchuno (n.) spoke, radial part;raft n. nengira (n.)rag n. baingo (n.); ~ doll n. baingonga(n.)rail n. fanuno (n.) railroad, railwayrain n. 1) tiso (n.): tiso javen hunyo –the rain chilled the air; 2) tiso bon (v.)to rain: zemanta tiso bon –tomorrow it will rain; ~coat n.sovan (n.)rainbow n. sansapil (n.)rainy adj. titiso (s.); ~ season n.tisota (n.)raise v. 1) ponti (a.) cause to rise in level,strength, elevate; 2) javuti (a.) erect,cause to stand up; 3) ponku(a.) incite, stir up, cause to comeabout: ponku nyeki – to raise asmile; 4) monzon (a.) to wake up:monzon umia – to raise the dead; 5)jepau (a.) to put forth, bring forwardfor consideration: jepau ahaka – toraise a question; 6) kwara (a.) tocollect, gather: kwara varunyo, apa– to raise an army, money; 7) bas(a.) to end, remove: bas apaska – toraise a spell; 8) tizia (a.) to rear, bringup; 9) sai (a.) to cause to grow,cultivate: sai vunki – to raise wheat;10) awento (n.) increment of a bet,salary; 9) wento (a.) to cause tobecome more: wento aniska – toraise a betraisin n. sonsu (n.)ram n. 1) bume (n.) male sheep; 2) chere(a.) to hit with force; 3) cherepe(n.) battering ramrandom adj. ferenchu (s.) randomly, atrandomrange n. 1) itenai (n.) radius, span; 2)tenai (s.) to span; 3) shibo (n.) rank,line, class; 4) ginyo (n.) mountainrange; 5) jaren (a.) arrange in anorderly system; 6) janana (a.) to forma line, row; 7) luza (a.) to pick a side,run with: luza kokoinyo – to rangewith the rebelsrap n. 1) adaika (n.) rap music; 2) dadaika(a.) to rap; 3) adaika (n.) rap song;~per n. koirunyo (n.) rebelrape v. 1) ponjai (a.); 2) aponjai (n.) act ofraping; ~ist n. uponjai (n.)rapid adj. gege (s.) speedy, quicklyrare adj. sito (s.) rarelyrash n. 1) zaumi (n.) spots on the skin; 2)gegeke (s.) hasty, reckless; to sufferfrom a ~ v. ozaumi (s.)Kah Dictionary 258

aspberry n. kosusu (n.)Rastafarian n. 1) Urastafarih (n.) person;2) na Rastafarih (n.) having to do withRastafarianismRastafarianism n. Irastafarih (n.)rat n. jekil (n.)rate n. 1) vambe (n.) proportion; 2) ige(n.) speed of movement or action; 2)adau (n.) figure, number, tallyration n. 1) zambe (a.) a fixed portion; 2)zazambe (a.) to dose, divide intoportionsrational adj. jepule (s.)rattle v. riris (a.)rattlesnake n. risinai (n.)raven n. wankal (n.)raw adj. zuzung (s.) toray n. dino (n.) beamrazor n. rautuya (n.)re- px. wai- (a.) to repeat, do again, anewreach v. deche (a.) until, meet, extend toreact v. 1) waija (a.) to act in return; 2)ronto (a.) to act with anothersubstance; ~ion n. 1) awaija (n.)beam; 2) aronto (n.) chemical reactionread v. 1) koyun (a.) to interpret texts; 2)koka (a.) to utter texts: uma kokaben kaiko – the mother read thebook to her child; ~er n. 1) ukoyun(n.) person who reads; 2) koyunko(n.) schoolbook; ~ing n. 1) akoyun(n.) act of reading: akoyun nyele –reading is fun; 2) koyunto (n.) publicentertainment: koyunto na dayus –poetry reading;3) shito (n.) version,interpretation: shito punchu – theofficial readingready adj. kuri (s.) to be prepared,available for action: kuri denu ha? –are you ready to go?real adj. ho (s.) really, truly, how very,happening in fact, not imagined, also:“indeed!”, “hear hear!”realistic adj. teho (s.)reality n. iho (n.)realization n. arento (n.) act oforganizing, achievement, attainmentrealize v. 1) rento (a.) to achieve, bringinto being, organize, attain; 2) jebonu(a.) to come to understandreap v. saitu (a.)reason n. 1) amun (n.) cause; 2) ijepu(n.) ratio; 3) jenoza (a.) to thinklogically; ~able adj. jepu (s.)rebel v. 1) koiru (a.) to revolt, stand upagainst, start a mutiny; 2) ukoiru (n.)bandit, rebel fighter; ~ion n. koiruto(n.) revolt, mutiny; ~ious n. kokoiru(n.) rogue, unruly, not beloning to astate or serving an authority; ~s n.koirunyo (n.) rebel army: koirunyoderu dola – the rebels attacked thecityrebuke v. waifon (a.) to reproach,reproverecall v. 1) waimunde (a.) to summonback; 2) jewai (a.) to rememberreceipt n. simpoko (n.)receive v. 1) pauza (a.) to take or get; 2)choza (a.) to detect a transmission; 3)yunza (a.) to agree to see, let inrecent adj. tatau (s.) lately, recentlyreception n. 1) ayunza (n.) manner inwhich someone or something isreceived: ayunza mweju – a friendlyreception; 2) achoza (n.) manner ofreceiving a signal: achoza ming lau– the reception is bad over here; 3)dozato (n.) social event, receiving ofguests; 4) dozala (n.) place where tocheck in; ~ist n. udozala (n.)recession n. 1) novunu (n.) depression;2) atonsi (n.) declinerecipe n. zuyoko (n.)recipient n. upauza (n.)reciprocal adj. noyonsa (s.)reciprocity n. inoyonsa (n.)recitation n. ayuska (n.) oration,declamation, deliveryrecite v. yuska (a.) declaim, oraterecluse n. usisira (n.) hermitrecognition n. 1) awaijo (n.) act ofidentification: jango ninshenyochumun ayika na awaijo – hewore sunglasses due to this fear ofrecognition; 2) ajoza (n.)Kah Dictionary 259

acknowledgment, admission, credit:ajoza na ikungi na akejo –recognition of the importance of hisresearch; beyond ~ adj.temwaijong (s.) unrecognizablerecognizability n. itemwaijo (n.)recognizable adj. temwaijo (s.)recognize v. waijo (a.)recommend v. noka (a.) to advise,counsel; ~ation n. anoka (n.)advice, counselrecompensation n. awaipa (n.)remunerationrecompense v. waipa (a.) remuneraterecompile v. yinkemun (a.)reconcile v. wailu (a.)reconstruct v. waido (a.) restorerecord v. 1) choko (a.) to register in apermanent form; 2) jiko (n.) album, flatdisk for phonograpic use; 3) dauti (n.)high score; ~ing n. achoko (n.)record, footagerecreate v. tatas (a.)recreation n. atatas (n.)recruit v. 1) kankaza (a.) to headhunt;2)henza (n.) new member; ~er n.ukankaza (n.) headhunter; ~mentn. akankaza (n.)rectangle n. nunsa (n.)rectum n. zebino (n.)recur v. waito (a.); ~ring adj. wawaito(s.): ato wawaito – recurring eventsred adj. yam (s.); ~den v. tonyam (a.);~dish adj. yanshi (s.); ~ bloodcell n. yansu (n.)redcurrant n. sinyam (n.)redo v. wai (a.) do again, repeat, doagain, reenactreduce v. tonsi (a.) to lessen, becomeless, decreasereduction n. atonsi (n.) decrease, fallreef n. sosempenyo (n.) coral reefrefer v. 1) cheva (a.) to bring up, mention,direct attention to, concern: daikowau cheva benta – this poem isreferring to his childhood; 2) yuno (a.)to direct to: al yuno yu ureno – hewas referred to the manager; ~encen. 1) anoke (n.) consultation; 2) nanoke (n.) intended for consultation:karenko na noke – referencegrammar; 3) acheva (n.) act ofmentioningreferee n. ufiren (n.) arbiter, umpirereflect v. 1) waino (a.) to bend or throwback, give back an image of: shefanwaino adin – the mirror reflected thelight; 2) munyun (a.) to show: kukumunyun iwanjo – his face reflectedhis wisdom; ~tion n. 1) wainotan(n.) image, refection: weyun awainola shefan – he saw his reflection inthe mirror; 2) ajelon (a.) recollection,contemplation; ~ on v. jelon (a.) torecollect, think over again,contemplate, meditate uponreform v. 1) wairen (a.) to improve byalternation; 2) awairen (n.) act ofimproving by alterationrefresh v. 1) waiven (a.) to make cooleren fresher by wetting or cooling; 2)waihen (a.) to renew, revive: waihenkwesho – to refresh a page; ~ingadj. waivenshi (s.); ~ment n.asoza (n.) drink, servingrefridgerator n. vembeo (n.)refuge n. minchuvan (n.); ~e n. minchu(n.)refund v. 1) mompa (a.) to reimburse; 2)mompa (n.) reimbursementrefusal n. 1) anonke (n.) declinement todo; 2) anonza (n.) declinement toacceptrefuse v. 1) nonke (a.) to decline to do:nonke kwan – he refused to study;2) nonza (a.) to decline to accept :nonza apa – he refused the money;3) muleng (a.) to deny access to: yumuleng bau aki – he denied thedog foodrefutal n. awoyun (n.)refute v. woyun (a.)regal adj. kim (s.) royalregard v. 1) tos (s.) to concern, be about;2) jehea (s.) to consider, take intoaccount: jehea ivan lo! – do regardKah Dictionary 260

his safety!; 3) ajehea (n.)consideration, attention: lelengajehea na aule – without regard forsomeone’s proberty; ~ing adj. tos(s.) concerning, aboutregime n. apun (n.) reignregion n. sinan (n.) province, substateregister v. boko (a.) to create an accountregret v. 1) toyau (s.) to feel sorry for, 2)itoyau (n.) troubled feeling over deedsregular adj. 1) daito (s.) happening atspecific intervals, following a system:janka daito – a regular verb; 2)janjasa (s.) normal, ordinaryregurgitate v. monkenza (a.)regurgitation n. amonkenza (n.)reimburse v. 1) waipa (a.) torecompense; ~ment n. awaipa (n.)refundreincarnate v. sewai (a.)reign v. 1) pun (s.) to rule, govern,dominate: ukim yu pun – thereigning monarch; 2) apun (n.) regime,dominance: apun na ive – the reignof peacereincarnation n. 1) asewai (n.) processof reincarnating; 2) usewai (n.)reincarnated person: usewai na yemchu Budah – the third reincarnationof Buddhareindeer n. manopyai (n.)reject v. 1) nonza (a.) to refuse; 2)mohoka (a.) to repudiaterejoice v. nyeka (s.) to be glad, happyrejuvenate v. waisita (a.)rejuvenation n. awaisita (n.)related adj. vanyova (s.) to be family of,have a connection withrelation n. 1) ava (n.) connection, relation,2) iva (n.) kinship; 3) ijuva (n.)romantic affair; ~ship n. 1) ava (n.)link, connection: ava la tos ijum aiami na bamba – there’s arelationship between weight and heartdisease; 2) zaiva (n.) emotionalconnection with: zaiva tosbemwana nen – the relationshipwith my daughter is good; 3) ijuva (n.)romantic affair: ijuva tonyocho –their relationship got out; to have a ~n. juva (s.) to be involved in aromantic relationshiprelative n. 1) uvanyo (n.) family member;2) nyova (s.) having to do with, beingdependent upon each other; 3) vasun(s.) introducting a dependent clauserelease v. tustu (a.) to let go, leave alonerelevance n. itauva (n.)relevant adj. 1) tauva (s.) having aconnection with the situation; 2) tauto(s.) current, up to date, actualreliability n. itereju (n.)reliable adj. tereju (s.)reliance n. irava (n.) dependencereliant adj. rava (s.) dependent,depending onrelief n. 1) wensa (n.) land relief, terrain;2) awensa (n.) sculptured artwork; 3)amonjau (n.) an easing, lightening; toone’s ~ adv. omonjau (s.) to berelieved, unloaded: yu omonjau wien nia chiche ben – much to hisrelief the car missed the childrelieve v. monjau (a.) to lighten, ease,take a load from; to ~ oneself v.chora (a.); ~ed adj. omonjau (s.)religion n. nampuno (n.)religious adj. na nampuno (n.)relocate v. 1) nudora (a.) to move, moveto; 2) pondora (a.) force to move torely v. 1) rava (s.) to depend on: kekwerava wi anenempa – theorganizations relies heavily on charity;2) reju (s.) to trust: al tengi reju yu– you can rely on himremain v. 1) lara (a.) to stay, keep, retain:lara bo yudo – remain inside thehouse!; 2) chula (a.) to be left: ajewaichula – the memory remains; ~dern. achula (n.) rest, what is leftbehindremark n. 1) atoska (n.) comment,observation; 2) toska (a.) commenton, make an observation; ~able adj.temwu (s.)remedy n. 1doub) amomi (n.) cure; 2)amumong (n.) something thatKah Dictionary 261

counteracts or corrects; 3) mumong(a.) to put back in the correct stateremember v. jewai (a.)remembrance n. ajewai (n.)remind v. munje (a.)reminisce v. 1) jewai (a.) to remember,recollect; 2) jewaika (a.) to discusspast events; ~nce n. ajewai (n.)remote adj. nainu (s.) far off, distant; ~control n. nainotil (n.)removal n. azachu (n.)remove v. zachu (a.) to take away, takeoff, take fromremunerate v. waipa (a.) recompenseremuneration n. awaipa (n.)(re)compensationrender v. chopau (a.) to output; ~ing n.achopau (n.) outputrenounce v. pauchu (a.) to give up,renounce, forsakerenovate v. hendo (a.)renovation n. ahendo (n.)rent v. 1) lapau (a.) to hire; 2) alapau (n.)payment; 3) dopa (n.) interest, profit;for ~ v. telapau (s.)repair v. waisa (a.) to mendrepeat v. wai (a.) do again, redo, doagain, reenactrepel v. ponchu (a.); ~lent n.ponchuvo (n.)repent v. toyauka (a.); ~ance n.atoyauka (n.)repetition n. awai (n.)replace v. 1) waila (a.) to put back,restore; 2) layom (a.) supplant,substitute: layom hunda – toreplace a tyrereply v. 1) waika (a.) to give an answer; 2)awaika (n.) act of answeringreport v. 1) toka (a.) to give an accountof; 2) atoka (n.) account: atoka nautoyun – an eyewitness report; ~ern. tokacho (n.) journalistrepresent v. 1) laka (s.) to act als adelegate; 2) jetan (s.) depict, standforrepresentation n. 1) alaka (n.) act ofrepresenting someone; 2) ajetan (n.)depictionrepresentative n. ulaka (n.)reproach v. waifon (a.) to rebuke,reprovereproduce v. 1) shiwai (a.) to makeagain, re-create; 2) jambenyo (a.) toproduce offspring (in a sexualmanner): soloyun janja jambenyomwenu – pandabears tend toreproduce slowly; 3) waisun (s.) toundergo copying, duplicating, produceoffspring (in an asexual manner):sesu la waisun gege – the cellsare reproducing rapidlyreproduction n. 1) ashiwai (n.) act of recreatingsomething ashiwai na aupowau tusung – reproduction of thesegoods is prohibited; 2) shiwaya (n.)re-creation: tanyus shiwaya – thepainting is a reproduction; 3) abenyo(n.) sexual production of offspring:abenyo na yunga – humanreproduction; 4) awaisun (n.)duplication: tim en bas awaisun namisu – we must stop the reproductionof the bacteriaereprove v. waifon (a.) to rebuke,reproachreptile n. venga (n.)reptilian adj. vengashi (s.)republic n. lenkiman (n.)repudiate v. mohoka (a.) to rejectrepulsive adj. tehe (s.) disgustingreputation n. puku (n.); to have a ~ v.pukule (n.)request v. 1) soi (s.) to politely ask for; 2)asoi (n.) act of requestingrequire v. 1) tinza (s.) to need; 2) pauka(s.) to demand; ~d adj. otinza (s.)requirement n. itinza (n.)requite v. waipau (a.) to return, give backrerun n. 1) awaicho (s.) rebroadcastedprogram; 2) waicho (s.) to broadcastagainresearch v. 1) kejo (a.) to study a field ofknowledge: kejo yukajono – to doresearch on lnguistics; 2) akejo (n.)act of studying knowledgeKah Dictionary 262

escue v. muvan (a.) to saveresent v. heka (s.)reserve v. 1) kubora (a.) to set, secure inadvance; 2) izevan (n.) tendency tokeep ones feelings to themselve; ~dadj. 1) okubora (s.) secured inadvance: nunya wau okubora –this table is reserved; 2) zevan (a.)having the tendency to keep onesfeelings to oneselfreservoir n. muraso (n.) water reservereside v. dora (s.) to live, dwellresident n. udora (n.) dweller, tenant;~ial adj. na dora (s.); lanyo nadora – a residential arearesidue n. chulavo (n.)resign v. monzanu (a.); ~ation n.amonzanu (n.)resin n. pezun (n.)resist v. nonkeru (s.); ~ance n.nonkerunyo (n.)resolute adj. nore (s.) determinedresolution n. 1) inore (n.)determination; 2) tanzoyo (n.) opticalresolutionresolve v. baskaza (a.) to resolve toresource n. zavo (n.) natural resource,something available to use, somethingthat can be resorted to; ~ful adj.henjole (s.) inventive; ~fulness n.ihenjole (n.)respect v. 1) wenju (s.) to feel esteemfor; 2) iwenju (n.) act of feelingesteem for; ~able adj. temwenju(s.); ~ability n. itemwenju (s.); ~edadj. owenju (s.); ~ful adj. wenjule(s.) respectfullyrespiration n. ahuhum (n.)respiratory n. na huhum (n.)respond v. waika (a.) to answer, replyresponse n. awaika (n.) answer, replyresponsibility n. ipuza (n.)accountability; to take ~ for v.jampuza (a.)responsible v. puza (s.) to beresponsible for accountablerest v. 1) zonza (s.) to refresh oneself bysleeping or inactivity; 2) lara (s.) tostay, remain the same: tustu laralo!– let it rest!; 3) azonza (n.) act ofrefreshing oneself; 4) izonza (n.) stateof inactivity: 5) achula (n.) remainder:kiza achula – they ate the rest; 6)revu (n.) prop, supportrestaurant n. kido (n.)restrain v. janchu (a.)restrict v. jambotusung (a.); ~ed adj.botusung (s.)restroom n. sobea (n.) toilet, bathroomresult n. 1) zeto (n.) effect; 2) tonzeto (n.)to end as a consequence, as an effectretain v. lera (s.) to keep, have and holdretaliate v. mimwai (a.) to avengeretaliation n. amimwai (n.) revengeretard n. 1) ujeze (n.) retarded person; 2)munzevi (a.) to slow the advance of,cause to slow down, delay, stall,hinder, frustrateretardation n. 1) ijeze (n.) mentaldisability; 2) amonge (n.) decrease ofvelocity: yun amonge sin – henoticed a slight retardation; 3) izevi(n.) tardiness, state of being retarded,amount of retardation: izevi natomwan le maro vai – a 6 monthgrowth retardation ; 4) azevi (n.)hindrance, delay: azevi la nunodenu Pilimas – there is a retardationon the road to Plymouthretarded adj. jeze (n.)retina n. yumbonum (n.)retire v. kanchu (a.); ~ment n.akanchu (n.)retract v. monkum (a.)return v. 1) wainu (a.) to turn back, comeagain; 2) awainu (n.) act of comingback; 3) waipau (a.) to give backreveal v. 1) munyun (a.) to show, uncover,make known; 2) nanyun (s.) to makeknown by supernatural means, in avisionrevelation n. 1) amunyun (n.) show,manifestation; 2) ananyun (n.) vision,prophecy: Ananyun – Revelationsrevenge n. amimwai (n.) retaliationreverse v. 1) mong (a.) undo, makeKah Dictionary 263

undone; 2) monu (a.) to happen,occur, go in the opposite order,backwards; 3) jamonu (a.) to put inreverse: jamonu nia – to put the carin reverse;revise v. wain (a.); ~d adj. owain (s.)revision n. awain (n.)revisionism n. kawompuno (n.) denialismrevolver n. chenda (n.)revolution n. punyinto (n.); ~ism n.apunyinke (n.); ~ist n. 1)upunyinke (n.) revolutionist person; )punyinke (s.) striving for a revolution;~ary adj. wanyin (s.)reward n. topa (n.)rewire v. waipino (a.)rheumatism n. vayaikos (n.)Rhine n. Rain (n.)rhinoceros n. fupenga (n.)Rhodium n. foyangu (n.)rhyme s. 1) shihinka (s.) to sound alike,make sound alike; 2) shihim (n.)correspondence of soundrhythm n. dai (n.); ~ic adj. daile (s.)rib n. lupe (n.); ~cage n. lupenyo (n.)ribbon n. nongo (n.)rice n. lanki (n.); ~field n. lankila (n.)rich adj. 1) pale (s.) having muchproperty; 2) palenyo (n.) rich people,the rich; 3) lon (s.) having muchconstituents, dense with: kito lon – arich meal; ~ person n. upale (n.)richochet v. bombone (a.)rickshaw n. kunda (n.)rid v. lencho (a.) to get rid of, dispose ofriddle n. fihaka (n.)ride v. 1) danu (a.) to roll, roll towards:fanai danu dola – the train rode tothe city; 2) muno (a.) to drive, steer,cause to ride: muno sunda – to ridea bike; 3) zeti (s.) to move while beingcarried: zeti win – to ride a horse; 4)nuto (n.) drive, tripridge n. weno (n.)ridicule v. jantehau (a.)ridiculous adj. tehau (s.)rifle n. chempe (n.) compare: gunright v. 1) zano (s.) to be located to theright side of: ape zano yudo – thetree is to the right of the house; 2) lazano (a.) being the one of multipleoptions on the right: lele la zano –the right hand; 3) nempu (s.) inaccordance with morality, just: ayanempu eno jam – the right thing todo; 4) nenshi (s.) correct: awaikanenshi – the right answer; 5)panombe (s.) measuring 90 degrees:pil panombe – a right angle; 6)koika (n.) legal option: koika na hai– the right to live; 7) zanola (s.)conservative to reactionary politicalposition: nyores zanola – a rightwing party; 8) zanolanyo (n.) theRight, the collective of right wngparties; 9) chau (s.) exactly: tau chau– right now; 10) nen lo (s.) very well,okay then: nen lo, om jam – right,let’s do this; 11) noshi (s.) straight,directly: denu noshi vado lo! – yougo right home!; 12) janosa (s.) tomake straight; 13) janenshi (s.) tocorrect, make right; to have the ~ tov. koikale (s.) to be entitled to; ~fuladj. koikashi (s.) lawful, having alawful claim; ~ away adv. cheze(n.) directly after; ~-handed adj.zanoza (s.)rigid adj. renu (s.) stiff, not flexiblerigidity n. irenu (n.)rigorous adj. rele (s.) harsh, severering n. 1) rongu (n.) round ornament; 2)didil (a.) to tinkle, jingle; 3) banzakuro(n.) ring buffer; ~finger n. vayol(n.)Rio Grande n. Rio-Garandeh (n.)riot n. 1) rupunto (n.) act of rioting; 2)rupun (a.) to run amokrip v. 1) kumbai (a.) to tear; 2) akumbai(n.) tear, rentripe adj. rim (s.); ~n v. torim (s.)ripple v. pongon (s.) to wave, causewaves: adu che aso pongon kuchi– the stone hit the water rippling thesurfacerise v. 1) tomwen (s.) to become high:Kah Dictionary 264

wengi na finso la tomwen –sealevels are rising; 2) tonzeo (s.) toswell, puff up: binki nonja tonzeo –the bread failed to rise; 3) tinu (a.) toascend; 4) atinu (n.) ascent; 5) tomwi(a.) to increase, multiply; 6) atomwi(n.) increase, multiplication; 7)tomwan (a.) to increase, grow,become big; 8) atomwan (n.)increase, growth (in size); 9) jando(a.) to buildrisk n. 1) zenis (n.) chance of happening;2) zende (n.) to expose to danger,endanger, incur the chance of: zendeihai – to risk one’s life; at ~ n.zembo (s.) in danger; ~y adj.tenzen (s.)rite n. puto (n.) ceremonyritual n. 1) puto (n.) rite, ceremony; 2) naputo (n.) ceremonial, having to do witha riterival n. 1) ufe (n.) competitor; 2) wefe (n.)acting as a rival, rivaling: dola sunwefe – two rivaling towns; ~ry n. ife(n.)river n. sonai (n.)Riyadh n. Riad (n.)roach n. shisidi (n.) cockroachroad n. nuno (n.) way, street, path;~block n. nonyau (n.); ~ rage n.iwonka na nuno (n.)roar v. 1) rul (a.) deep bellowing outburstof sound made by animals; 2) arul(n.) act of roaringroast v. 1) pizu (s.) to cook or dry over afire or by exposure to great heat; 2)aupizu (n.) something roasted (meat);~ed adj. opizu (s.)rob v. pompau (a.); ~ber n. upompau(n.); ~bery n. apompau (n.)robe n. sengo (n.) dressrobin n. yambambi (n.)robot n. 1) yutal (n.) android; 1) lotal (n.)automatic device (not humanlike)robust adj. pelesa (s.) sturdyrock n. 1) adu (n.) stone; 2) nonoi (a.) tomove back and forth, wag, wave:nonoi simben – to rock a baby; 3)rak (n.) rock music; ~er n. nonoya(n.) rocking cradle; ~ing chair n.nonoiraya (n.)rocket n. 1) peni (n.) spacecraft; 2)bumpe (n.) projectile, missilerocky adj. dule (s.); ~ Mountains n.ginyo Rakih (n.)rod n. 1) pepe (n.) stick; 2) lelembe (n.)branchrodent n. ukikil (n.); ~s n. kikilinyo (n.)order of rodentsrole n. 1) aleke (n.) function, part; 2)nyanyu (n.) part or character playedby an actorroll v. 1) danu (a.) to roll towards: royadanu bau – the ball rolled towardsthe dog; 2) mundanu (a.) to cause toroll (towards): simbu mundanuroya – the boy rolled the ball; 3) tolko(n.) scroll, bookscroll; 4) yoko (n.) list;5) binkos (n.) small bread, bun; ~ upv. totolu (a.)Roman n. 1) Uromah (n.) citizen of Rome;2) na Romah (n.) having to do withRomeromance n. ijuva (n.) relationship, affairRomance adj. Romachu (s.)Romani adj. 1) Romani (s.) having to dowith the Romani ethnicity; 2)Romaninyo (n.) Romani people; 3)Uromani (n.) Romani person; 4)Romanika (n.) Romani languageRomania n. Romanan (n.)Romanian n. 1) Uroman (n.) person ofthe Romanian ethnicity; 2) Roman (s.)having to do with the Romanianculture; 3) Uromanan (n.) citizen ofRomania; 4) na Romanan (n.) havingto do with the Romanian state; 5)Romanka (n.) Romanian languageRome n. Romah (n.)roof n. doti (n.)rook n. beski (n.)room n. 1) bea (n.) chamber; 2) itus (n.)opportunity, reasonable scope: itusna popoka – room to negotiaterooster n. bukwo (n.) cockroot n. 1) pevu (n.) embedded part of aplant or structure: pevu na dun – theroot of a tooth; 2) kavu (n.)fundamental element of a wordKah Dictionary 265

(linguistics); 3) juvu (n.) emotional tieswith (a culture, place); 4) kuban (n.)root directoryrope n. naya (n.)rose n. jufo (n.)rosemary n. mansoza (n.)rotate v. nunuda (s.) whirl, spin, revolverotation n. anunuda (n.)rot adj. mwa (s.) rotten, spoiled, gone badrotor n. dadun (n.)rough adj. 1) ham (s.) irregular, notsmooth; 2) hanju (s.) not subtile,coarse; ~ly adv. chauchang (n.) ;~ness n. ihanju (n.) coarsenessround adj. 1) rosa (s.) shaped like a ball,circle; 2) ronu (s.) involving a circularmotion or return to the same point:nuto ronu – a round trip; 3)teninimbe (s.) dividable by ten(s); 4)fimbe (n.) part or period of a game; 5)chencho (n.) one shot orsimultaneous shots; ~ed adj. orosa(s.) milka orosa – a rounded vowelroute n. nunyo (n.)router n. winodal (n.)royal adj. kim (s.) regalroyalty n. ikim (n.)row n. 1) wonana (n.) queue, line; 2)aunana (n.) line of objects, seats:aunana na ku – front row; 3) ajaru(n.) brawl, fight; 4) huhupe (a.) topropel with oarsrowan n. mwesu (n.)rubber n. vauvo (n.)rubble n. baimbe (n.)rubella n. yenyam (n.)Rubidium n. gemwangu (n.)ruby n. yangu (n.)rudder n. noya (n.)rude adj. kapung (s.) impoliterug n. zinum (n.) carpetrugby n. Ragabih (n.)rule n. 1) renya (n.) law; 2) pun (a.) togovern, reign; ~ out v. lechika (a..)to exclude from considerationrum n. Rom (n.)rumble v. denka (a.)run v. 1) gevu (a.) go swiftly (towards); 2)weluza (s.) associate with, side with;3) sonu (a.) to move, flow: fukusonu – my nose is running; 4)minchu (a.) to flee; 5) fiza (a.) totake part in a contest: fiza tompunyoti – he ran for president; 6) ri(s.) be active, be on nutal la ri – theengine is running; 7) reno (a.) tomanage: reno ponyo – to run anenterprise; 8) geto (n.) race, match; 9)nuto (n.) trip; 10) nonu (n.) course,way things go ; 10) sosa (s.) beliquid; on the ~ adv. la minchu(s.); ~ into v. chede (s.) encounter:chede uma nintau – I ran into mymother today ; ~ out of v. momura(s.) use up a supply: wanyo lamomura nuso – we’re running outof gas; ~ over v. wende (a.) tooverflow, floodrunner n. vauvu (n.) sneaker, trainerrunway n. netino (n.) airstriprural adj. na sayanyo (s.)rush v. 1) genu (a.) to move or comeswiftly, dash: genu wairu – to rush tosomeone’s defense; 2) mungenu (a.)to make move swiftly, make hurry: almungenu yu semido – he wasrushed to the hospital; 3) agenu (n.)act of rushing; 4) acheti (n.) kick, jazz;in a ~ v. cheti (s.); ~ hour n.lonyota (n.)Russia n. Rusan (n.)Russian n. 1) Urus (n.) person of theRussian ethnicity; 2) Rus (s.) having todo with the Russian culture; 3) Urusan(n.) citizen of Russia; 4) na Rusan (n.)having to do with the Russian state; 5)Ruska (n.) Russian languagerust v. 1) humwa (s.) to oxydize, spoilthrough disuse; 2) ahumwa (n.)process of oxydation; 3) humwangu(n.) coat of oxydated metalRutherfordium n. Radafodia (n.)Rwanda n. Ruandan (n.)Rwandan n. 1) Uruandan (n.) citizen ofRwanda; 3) na Ruandan (n.) having todo with the Rwandan state; 3)Kah Dictionary 266

Ruandaka (n.) Kinyarwanda languagerye n. solki (n.); ~bread n. binki nasolki (n.)SS, s n. ses (n.)sabotage n. 1) amonteri (n.) act ofsabotaging; 2) monteri (a.) tointentionally destroy equipmentsaboteur n. umonteri (n.)sack n. 1) bos (n.) bag; 2) sembos (n.)sack made of bodily tissue:bensembos – amniotic sack; 3)monza (a.) to firesacred adj. nampu (s.) holysacrifice v. jampauto (a.) to offersad adj. yoyun (s.); ~den v. janyoyun(a.)saddle n. 1) rachi (n.) seat; 2) jara rachiti (a.) to put a saddle onsafe adj. van (s.) secure; ~ty n. ivan(n.) securitysaffron n. vunjim (n.)sage n. besho (n.)Sahara n. Saharan (n.)sail n. 1) tihungo (n.) piece of fabricdesigned to move a vessel; 2) soti (a.)to move across the watersailor n. usoni (n.) seamansaint n. unampu (n.) seamaSaint Petersburg n. San-Petereburuk(n.)salad n. venki (n.)salamander n. goinai (n.)salary n. kampa (n.)sale n. 1) amumpo (n.) act of selling; 2)pasito (n.) special action selling goodsfor lower pricessalesman n. umumpo (n.)saline adj. fimile (s.)saliva n. kimos (n.) spitsalmon n. yangan (n.)salt n. 1) fim (n.) substance; 2) jafim (a.)to make salt, put salt on; 3) ofim (s.)containing salt, salted; ~y adj. finju(s.) tasting of saltsalute v. 1) lemai (s.) to greet in a militairymanner; 2) alemai (n.) act of salutingsame adj. kwashi (s.) the same, the sameas, the same waysample n. 1) yumbe (n.) specimen; 2)chombe (n.) snippet, piece of arecording; 3) chomberon (a.) todigitalize and reassemble samplesSan Francisco n. Sen-FerensiskohSan Jose n. 1) Sen-Hoseh (n.) city inCalifornia; 2) San-Hoseh (n.) capitalof Costa RicaSan Marino n. Samarinoan (n.)sanction n. 1) amimunza (n.) coercivemeasure; 2) mimunza (a.) subject to asanction; 3) tuskako (a.) to ratify,authorizesanctify v. janampu (a.) to consecratesanctuary n. nampula (n.)sand n. shum (n.) large amount of grains;sandal n. nayavu (n.)sandwich n. tumbenyo (n.)Sanskrit n. Sansakataka (n.)sapling n. bempe (n.) seedlingsardine n. fangan (n.)satellite n. 1) mam (n.) moon; 2) manya(n.) artificial moon; 3) luvuan (n.)satellite state; ~ disk n. chonum(n.)satiate v. bovi (a.); ~d n. obovi (n.)satisfaction n. iyosaka (n.)satisfied adj. yosaka (s.)satisfy v. janyosa (a.); ~ing adj. weosa(s.)Saturday n. Teota (n.)Saturn n. Aurora (n.)sauce n. kiso (n.); ~pan n. zudeo (n.)saucer n. sinkihu (n.);Saudi n. 1) Usaudan (n.) citizen of Saudi-Arabia; 3) na Saudan (n.) having to dowith Saudi-Arabia; ~-Arabia n.Saudan (n.)sauna n. shambea (n.)sausage n. sepe (n.)Kah Dictionary 267

sauté n. gezu (n.)savannah n. poyan (n.)save v. 1) muvan (a.) to rescue or keepfrom danger; 2) para (a.) to preserve,store for later use: para apa – tosave money; 3) molenza (a.) preventfrom waste: aye molenza wanyoata wi – that saved us a lot of time; 4)shiko (a.) to copy data for storeagesavings n. 1) paranyo (n.) stashedmoney; 2) muranyo (n.) provisionssaw n. 1) duntuya (n.) cutting tool; 2)duntu (a.) to cut or divide with a saw;~dust n. tushum (n.)saxophone n. pingupil (n.)say v. ka (a.) to tell, speaksaying n. auka (n.) proverb, expressionscale n. 1) vio (n.) unit of measuring,method of numerical notation; 2)vawan (n.) relative size; 3) nungi (n.)rank, level, degree; 4) varau (n.)overlapping, rigid plate: varau nagan – the scale of a fish; 5) jinyanyo(n.) series of tones within an octave; 6)jumasha (n.) weighing scale; on alarge ~ v. le vawan wan (a.); on asmall ~ v. le vawan sin (a.)scallion n. benchichi (n.)scalpel n. momituya (n.)scam v. 1) kompo (a.) to swindle, deceive;2) akompo (n.) act of scammingscanner n. tandal (n.)scar n. tuchi (n.)scarce adj. visi (s.) scarcely, hardlyscare v. munyi (a.) to frightenscary adj. tenyi (s.)scarf n. kentol (n.)scatter v. 1) membe (a) strew around,cast around; 2) sisimbe (a.) tofragmentize, cause to scatterscattered adj. 1) omembe (s.) strewnaround; 2) osimbe (s.) fragmented; ~disc n. Sintiranyo Sibo (n.)scavenge v. kinu (a.); ~r n. ukinu (n.)scene n. 1) tanumbe (n.) movie scene; 2)abunju (n.) embarrassing display ofemotion; to make a ~ v. bunju (s.)scepter n. kimpengu (n.)schedule n. 1) noko (n.) table, scheme,arrangement of information in rowsand colums; 2) nanako (n.) scheme,diagram, arrangement of informationinvolving lines and pictograms; 3)tayoko (n.) program, time table; 4)tayokoza (n.) to include in a scheduleschematic adj. nanakoshi (n.)schizophrenia n. konjumi (n.)schizophrenic n. 1) ukonjumi (n.)schizophrenic person; 2) na konjumi(n.) having to do with schizophreniaschool n. kwando (n.); ~bus n.kwandoni (n.)schwalbe n. akombon (n.); to make a~ n. kombon (a.) to pretend to fallscience n. jono (n.)scientific adj. na jono (n.)scientist n. ujono (n.)scifi n. jonokeho (n.) movie genrescissors n. rantuya (n.)scold v. foika (a.) to abusescoop v. 1) chachal (a.) to shovel, scoopup; 2) chal (n.) scoop, shovel(artefact); 3) kuyoko (n.) first,exclusive news storyscooter n. ratunda (n.)scorch v. chipi (a.) singe, searscore n. 1) afio (n.) total of points scored;2) jafio (a.) to make a goal; 3) toshi(n.) situation: haya toshi? – what’sthe score?Scorpio n. Pyulua (n.)scorpion n. pyulua (n.)scout v. 1) henu (a.) to explore; 2) uhenu(n.) person that scouts, explorerscrape v. churau (a.) to scrape offscratch v. 1) jarau (a.) to cut the surfacewith something sharp; 2) rarau (a.) toscrape or rub lightly to relieve an itch;3) arau (n.) undeep cut; 4) gekoko(a.) to draw or write hurriedly; 5)monkoko (a.) to scratch out, cancelscream v. 1) swika (a.) to utter a shrillshout, shriek; 2) aswika (n.) shrillshout, shriek; 3) donka (a.) to cry orcall loudly, yell; 4) adonka (n.) loud cryor callKah Dictionary 268

screen n. num (n.) flat surface usuallyhaving a rectangular shape, wall;~saver n. zazanku (n.)screw n. 1) dape (n.) propellor; 2) dapyu(n.) mechanical device; 3) dadapyu(a.) to insert a screw; ~driver n.dapyutu (n.); ~ around v. wowoi(a.); ~ up n. 1) awamwoi (n.)blunder; 2) wawamwoi (n.) personhabitually screwing things upscript n. 1) kotanyo (n.) alphabet, writingsystem; 2) sindanko (n.) simpleprogram in a language controlling anapplication; 3) tonuko (n.) playbook,scenarioscripture n. nanko (n.) holy bookscroll n. 1) tolko (n.) bookscroll: Tolkona Finso Mia – the Dead Sea scrols;2) autol (n.) something shaped like ascroll; 3) yoko (n.) list; 4) dayun (a.) tomove to or display by moving verticallyor horizontally: soi dayun baski nakwesho – please scroll to the end ofthe page; ~bar n. dayuno (n.)scrotum n. surobos (n.)sculpt v. satu (a.) to cut out, carve; ~uren. asatu (n.)sea n. finso (n.); ~gull n. sokal (n.) gull;~man n. usoni (n.) sailor; ~mine n.sisobum (n.); ~shell n. ranga (n.);~sick adj. yaiza nunumi (s.);~sickness n. nunumi (n.); ~weedn. finzi (n.)seal n. 1) sobau (n.) sea mammal; 2)jarekai (a.) to secure with a seal; 3)rekai (n.) wafer of a material that mustbe broken in order to open something;4) kwetan (n.) logosealion n. soyus (n.)seam n. 1) siskuno (n.) row of stitches; 2)sisisku (a.) to stitch, form a row ofstitches; ~stress n. pupyungo (n.)tailor, sewersear v. chipi (a.) singe, scorchsearch v. 1) kele (a.) to look for, seek; 2)akele (n.) act of searching; ~light n.dinoya (n.) spotlightseason n. 1) manyo (n.) part of the year;2) jaloiki (a.) provide with spices; 2)fitoro (n.) period of time over which acompetition is played: fitoro nachepero – baseball seasonseat n. 1) rala (n.) place to sit; 2)wembera (n.) membership by electionor appointmentseated v. ra (s.) in a seated positionseating n. rala (n.)Seattle n. Siatal (n.)sebum n. chisau (n.) skin fat, sebaceousmatterseclude v. jansisira (a.) to isolate oneselffrom, screen off; ~d adj. sisira (s.)lanyo sisira – a secluded areaseclusion n. isisira (n.)second adj. 1) na sun (s.) coming nextafter the first; 2) sinsirio (n.) time unit;secondary adj. sungi (s.) of the secondlevel, of secondary importance; ~education n. amukwan na tum(n.)secret n. 1) asiska (n.) somethingunrevealed; 2) sis (s.) in secret,secretlysecretary n. renkan (n.); ~ of State n.vupunti (n.)sect n. chinoto (n.) cult; ~arian adj. 1)uchinoto (n.) member of a sect; 2) nanyombepuno (n.) pertaining tosectarianism; ~arianism n.nyombepuno (n.)section n. 1) ambe (n.) part, share; 2) atu(n.) act of cuttingsecular adj. namavang (s.); ~ism n.namavampuno (n.); ~ity n.inamavang (n.)secure adj. 1) van (s.) safe; 2) javan (a.)make safe, protect; 3) kaiva (a.) tofasten, brace, buckle; 4) tereju (s.) tobe reliablesecurity n. 1) avan (n.) process ofsecuring, keeping safe; 2) ivan (n.)safety; 3) javanyo (n.) group of guardssedate v. muvera (a.)sedative n. veravo (n.)sediment n. rangi (n.) layer of sediments;to form a ~ v. rangira (a.)Kah Dictionary 269

see v. weyun (a.)seed n. benzoi (n.) one seed, embrionicplant; vura benzoi – to plant a seed;~ling n. bempe (n.) saplingseek v. kele (a.) to searchseem v. yunkule (a.) to appear tosegregrate v. mumbera (s.)segregration n. amumbera (n.)seizure n. denjeto (n.); ~ to have a ~ v.denje (s.)seldom adv. sito (s.) rarelyselect v. jeza (a.) choose; ~ion n. 1)ajeza (n.) act or process of choosing:ajeza reza – the selection was hard;2) jezanyo (n.) things/people selected:jezanyo na ajika – a selection ofsongsselenium n. suyavo (n.)selenology n. manjono (n.)self n. -lo (pron.) reflexive suffix: lilo –yourself; ~esteem n. ilopu (n.); ~pity n. ayoilo (n.);sell v. mumpo (a.)semantic adj. na kabo (n.) semantically;~s n. 1) ikabo (n.) content, meaningof a word, notational meaning; 2)kabojono (n.) field of linguisticssemen n. basuso (n.) spermsemiannual adj na sumbetiro (n.)semicolon n. pyobastan (n.)senate n. nyaukubea (n.) upper housesenator n. nyauku (n.)send v. munu (a.); ~ a message v.munuka (a.); ~ off v. munchu (a.)expel, make leavesensation n. iju (n.)sense n. 1) iju (n.) feeling, emotion,sensation; 2) ju (a.) to feel, perceive:yu ju aya la vu – he sensedsomething behind him; 3) asenju (n.)ability to feel: asenju jom – the fivesenses; 4) ijeno (n.) logic: ijenonong la aye – there is no sense inthat; in the ~ that adv. kanosa(s.); common ~ n. jupu (n.)sensible adj jenole (s.)sensitive adj. 1) viju (s.) to be tender:ala viju – a sensitive spot; 2) geju(s.) easily upset: ben geju – asensitive child; 3) wiju (s.) reactingkeenly: hinyo wiju – a sensitive ear;4) tevanjo (s.) to be better to hide,keep a secret: aujo tevanjo –sensitive informationsensitivity n. 1) iviju (n.) tenderness; 2)igeju (n.) condition of being easilyupset; 3) iwiju (n.) condition of feelingor perceiving keenly: iwiju na titi nayol wan – the sensitivity of fingertipsis highsensory adv. na senju (s.)sentence n. 1) kanyo (n.) group of words;2) afonka (n.) decision aboutjudgment; 3) fonka (s.) to pronouncejudgment: al fonka yu mia – he wassentenced to deathSeoul n. Seol (n.)separate v. 1) sunu (a.) severe, cause tosplit; 2) chusi (s.) rare, isolated,separately; 3) chikai (a.) to isolatefromseparated adj. osunu (s.) split, cleftseparatism n. sunupuno (n.)separatist adj. 1) na sunupuno (n.) of aseparatist nature; 2) usunupuno (n.)personsequence n. azenu (n.)sequel n. zenumbe (n.) follow-upSerbia n. Saraban (n.)Serbian n. 1) Usaraba (n.) person of theSerbian ethnicity; 2) Saraba (s.)having to do with the Serbian culture;3) Usaraban (n.) citizen of Serbia; 4)na Saraban (n.) having to do with theSerbian state; 5) Sarabaka (n.)Serbian languageserial adj na zenyo (n.)series n. zenyo (n.) something arrangedin successionserious adj. 1) reke (s.) earnest, grave:kukusa reke – a serious expression;2) tereke (s.) giving cause for concern:doi tereke – a serious problem;~ness n. 1) ireke (n.) condition ofbeing grave, earnestness; 2) itereke(n.) cause for concernKah Dictionary 270

serrated adj. duntusa (s.) toothedservant n. dozua (n.)serve v. 1) zua (a.) to be a servant to,work for; 2) mule (s.) to supplyserver n. bandal (n.) host computer; ~based adj. banava (s.); ~ basednetwork n. banakwe (n.)service n. 1) azua (n.) employment; 2)amule (n.) supplyservile adj. vuzua (s.) docile,subservient, submissivesesame n. 1) rishum (n.) sesame seed(mass noun); 2) zoi na rishum (n.)sesame seed (one); 3) rishumpea (n.)sesame plantsessile adj. nyaula (s.)set n. 1) zanyo (n.) bundle, pack; 2) neno(a.) modify, customize, adjust: nenotatal– to set a clock; 3) raja (a.) toput in a certain position: yu raja finganunya – he set the doll on the table;4) nyaura (a.) to cause to be in asettled position: nyaura sempe – toset a bone; 5) jano (a.) to (cause to)take a certain direction, set course to:aninyo jano tinuno – the fleet setcourse to the east; 6) tore (a.) tobecome firm, solid, coagulate; 7) rera(a.) to fix, settle: rera yunta – to setan appointment; 8) leskibo (a.) toplace in a setting: leskibo chandurongu – to set a diamond on a ring;9) oleski (s.) placed in a setting:chandu oleski – a set diamond; ~back v. jafeno (a.) to set back to anearlier time or stage: jafeno tatal –to put back the clock; ~ fire to v.mumpi (a.); ~ forth v. chuka (a.) toexpress, denote; ~ up v. sara (a.) tomake ready for use; ~ with adj.leleski (s.) holding in a setting: kintileleski chandu – a crown set withdiamonds; ~back n. afeno (n.); ~upn. kebodan (n.) installer, programinstalling an application: kebodan naWindos – Windows installersetting n. 1) asara (n.) way something isset up: asara na dan – the settingsof an application; 2) toski (n.)timeframe, circumstances: toski naatoka – the setting of the story; 3)leski (n.) thing in which something isset: leski na chandu – the settingof a diamondsettle v. 1) jaren (a.) to put in order; 2)ranu (a.) to migrate to; 3) rera (s.)to fix, determine, settleseven num. teo (s.)sever v. sunu (a.) separate, cause tosplit; ~d adj. osunu (s.) cleftsevere adj. 1) rele (s.) harsh, rigourous; 2)tereke (s.) serious, giving cause forconcern: omitu tereke – severlyinjuredseveral adj. siwi (s.) more than two, few,someSevilla n. Sebiah (n.)sew v. pyungo (a.); ~ing machine n.pyungotal (n.)sewer n. lenzakwe (n.) sewer system; ~pipe n. lenzano (n.)sex n. 1) ajai (n.) copulation; 2) sensa (n.)gender; have ~ with v. jai (a.) tocopulate with; ~ organ n. fabi (n.)genital; ~ organs n. fabinyo (n.)genitals; ~ual adj. na jai (n.); ~ualorientation n. isensaju (n.); ~uallytransmitted disease n. jaimi (a.);~y adj. juza (s.)shadow n. 1) vandin (n.) shade; 2)vandinku (a.) cast a shade onshake v. dende (a.) quake, rock, maketremble: uma dende ben monzon– the mother shook her child to wake itup; ~ hands n. zamai (a.)shaky adj. 1) redonong (s.) unsound; 2)dendele (s.) tremulousshallow adj. naibong (s.)shame n. 1) ipuchu (n.) state of beingashamed: ipuchu lo! – shame onyou!; 2) jampuchu (a.) to put toshame, embarrassshampoo n. zinas (n.)Shanghai n. Zaheh (n.)shape n. 1) asa (n.) form, feature; 2)sensa (n.) manner of being, condition;Kah Dictionary 271

~d adj. sasa (s.) shaped like, havethe shape of: ya sasa roya – it wasshaped like a ball; ~less adj. saleng(s.) amorphicshare v. 1) kwaza (s.) to use in commonwith others: kwaza binki mea – heshared the bread with his sister; 2)kwazale (s.) to have in common:Swahilika ai Arabaka kwazalekayanyo wi – Swahili and Arabicshare much of their vocabulary; 3)ambe (n.) part; 4) pombe (n.)interest; ~holder n. pombele (n.)shark n. sodun (n.)sharp adj. pyusa (s.); ~en v. japyusa(a.); ~ened adj. opyusa (s.); ~nessn. ipyusa (n.)shave v. rautu (a.)shawl n. kentol (n.) scarfshe pron. yu (n.) he, it (animate)shear v. luntu (a.) to trim, cropshed n. 1) dovan (n.) barn; 2) chucho (a.)to emit, cast off: chucho zizi – toshed hairssheep n. me (n.)sheet n. 1) asho (n.) sheet of paper; 2)pezingo (n.) rectangular piece ofcotton, linenshelf n. huya (n.)shell n. 1) rechi (n.) outside layer, hardcover, outside of crabs, lobsters etc. 2)ranga (n.) seashell.shelter n. vando (n.)shepherd n. ungano (n.) cowboysheriff n. timuren (n.)shield n. 1) vanum (n.) somethingprotecting; 2) vango (a.) to protect byproviding a shield for: vango bennin – to shield a child from the sunshift v. 1) lain (a.) to move or transfer toanother location; 2) alain (n.) theprocess of moving elsewhere: alainna koi – a power shift; 3) tambe (n.)time stretchshimmer v. sidindi (a.) to flickershine v. 1) dindi (s.) emit light, lighten:nin dindi yula – the sun shines onthe earth; 2) dingu (s.) brilliant, shiny,beaming: ayun dingu – shiningeyes; 3) nyongu (a.) to polish:nyongu chivu – to shine shoes; 4)mundin (a.) to direct or use a light:mundin dimpe – to shine aflashlight; ~y adj. dingu (s.) brilliant,sparkling, beamingshingle n. tivarau (n.) roof shingleshingles n. zaumitol (n.)shintoism n. Shintoh (n.)shintoist adj. 1) na Shintoh (n.) havingto do with the shinto religion; 2)Ushintoh (n.) follower of the Shintoreligionship n. 1) soni (n.) boat; 2) muni (a.) tosend or transport by a carriershirt n. 1) koshango (n.) garment withbuttons to the front, blouse; 2) taisa(n.) T-shirtshit n. 1) biboi (n.) excrements; 2) foi (s.)darn it, pejorative marker: foi! – shit!shiver v. pepye (s.) to tremble slightly:pepye yika, venju – to shiver withfear, coldshock n. 1) den (n.) violent shake, tug; 2)ache (n.) impact, collision; 3) idenju(n.) mental state after an extremeevent; 4) denju (a.) to upset heavily;5) abanung (n.) medical conditionresulting from ineffective bloodcirculation; in ~ adj. banung (s.);~ed adj. odenju (s.) to experienceextreme emotional distress; ~er n.adenju (n.) act of upsetting someoneheavily; ~ing adj. denjule (s.) lurid;~wave n. chegon (n.)shoe n. chivu (n.); ~laces n. vunaya (n.);~s n. chivunyo (n.) pair of shoesshoot v. 1) chen (a.) to hit with aprojectile; 2) dewan (a.) to spring,sprout; 3) dewansho (n.) sprout,young growth; ~ing n. chento (n.)gunfightshop n. 1) podo (n.) place of business; 2)pazanu (a.) to visit shops; ~assistant n. podozua (n.)shore n. soku (n.) waterfrontshort adj. fau (s.); ~coming n.mwesela (n.) flaw, weak spot; ~cut n.Kah Dictionary 272

fauno (n.); ~en v. 1) jafau (a.) tomake short: za kaya sumel jafauauko – to shorten a text with 200words; 2) tofau (a.) to become short:ata la tofau – time is shortening; tobe ~ v. sivi (s.) to lack, haveshortage of: sivi uyu kwa – we’re aman short; ~age n. isivi (n.); ~-sighted adj. fauyun (s.)shorts n. fauvu (n.) trunks, bermuda,boxers, briefsshot n. 1) achen (n.) act of shooting; 2)ochen (s.) state of being shot; 3)akemun (n.) attempt, try; 4) apyuso(n.) injection; 5) soto (n.) drinkshould v. tinti (a.) ought toshoulder n. tilulu (n.)shove v. 1) nupon (a.) to push; 2)anupon (n.) act of pushingshovel n. 1) poni (n.) bulldozer; 2) chal(n.) scoopshow v. 1) munyun (s.) make see, reveal,disclose: tus wa munyun li yudo –let me show you the house; 2)amunyun (n.) display, manifestation:amunyun na idon – a show offorce; 3) tonyun (n.) become visible,starting to show, appear: ibenjautonyun tau – her pregnancy isstarting to show now; 4) tenyun (n.) tobe visible: itinzon nong tenyun –his fatigue doesn’t show; 5) choto (n.)program (tv, radio); 6) nyanto (n.)play, presentation of entertainment,gig; 7) nyam (a.) to feign, fake, actlike; 8) anyam (n.) something false,pretense, front: anyam na iyoi – ashow of griefshower n. 1) ashon (n.) brief, abundantfall; 2) shon (a.) to take a shower; 3)shompe (n.) apparatus for bathing; 4)shombea (n.) shower cell: tustu meochu shombea! – let the cat out ofthe shower!; 5) shonsho (a.) scatter,spray with, scatter in: fatinyoshonsho yu aupau – hisgrandparents showered him with giftsshrew n. vunyi (n.)shriek v. 1) swika (a.) to utter a shrillshout, scream; 2) aswika (n.) shrillshout, screamshrill adj. swi (s.) high pitched andpiercingshrimp n. sinsiram (n.)shrink v. 1) tonsin (a.) to become small;2) tonsi (a.) to become less, lessen; 3)lonu (a.) to contract; 4)ujumizia (n.)psychotherapistshrug v. denti (a.)shy adj. vanju (s.) timidSiberia n. Sibiran (n.)Siberian n. 1) Usibiran (n.) inhabitant ofSiberia; 2) na Sibiran (n.) having to dowith Siberiasibling n. faben (n.); ~s n. fabenyo (n.)collective of siblings: fabenyo le ha?– do you have any siblings?sick adj. 1) semi (s.) ill; 2) usemi (n.) sickperson; 3) monkiju (s.) nauseated; tofeel ~ v. 1) miju (s.) to feel ill; 2)monkiju (s.) to be nauseated; to get~ v. 1) tomiju (s.) to start to feel ill,unwell; 2) monki (s.) to throw up,vomitsickle n. tupil (n.) reaping hooksickly adj. mimiza (s.) feeble, faint, weak,frailside n. lulu (n.) flanksiege n. akairu (n.)sigh v. 1) huncho (a.) to exhale; 2)ahuncho (n.) act of exhalingsight n. 1) ayunju (n.) sense of seeing; 2)nayun (n.) view; 3) wuto (n.)spectacle, something seen: wuto lo –it was quite a sight I tell you; 4) yunto(n.) look, glance: inenju ze yuntokwa – love at first sight; in ~ ofprep. yumbo (s.)sign n. 1) tan (n.) picture, symbol; 2) totan(n.) indication, indicator: aponyomna adunyo totan na ihiju –grinding one’s teeth is a sign of stress3) tanum (n.) board; 4) kutan (n.)omen; 5) sentan (a.) to mark, placeone’s autograph or symbol on; 6)leleka (a.) to use sign language; ~ inv. deko (a.) check in; ~ languagen. aleleka (n.); ~ off v. chotu (a.);~ over v. koyom (a.); ~ out v.Kah Dictionary 273

chuko (a.); ~ up v. boko (a.) enlist,subscribe tosignificance n. ikungi (n.) importance,meaningsignificant adj. kungile (s.) considerableSikh n. 1) Usik (n.) Sikh person; 2) na Sik(n.) having to do with the Sikh religion;~ism n. Isik (n.)silence n. 1) isus (n.) absence of noise;2) jansus (a.) to make silentsilent adj. sus (s.)silicon n. pidungu (n.); ~ Valley n.Silikan-Velih (n.)silk n. 1) kwengu (n.) fabric: kwengukwengo zapa – silk is an expensivefabric; 2) chu kwengu (n.) made outof silk: koshango chu kwengu – asilk shirt; ~worm n. kwengulia (n.);~y adj. kwengushi (s.)silly adj. sihau (s.)silo n. 1) bimwendo (n.) tower for storinggrain and such; 2) bumpecha (n.)underground facility for storing andlaunching missilessilver n. 1) nyengu (n.) element; 2) chunyengu (n.) made out of silver; ~yadj. nyengushi (s.)similar adj. weshi (s.) similarly; ~ity n.iweshi (n.)simmer v. 1) mwezu (s.) to allow to cooksteadily below boiling temperature inits own juices or some liquid: tim enmwezu seki deche mwe – youneed to simmer the meat until it is soft;2) memwezu (s.) to be simmering: tuskiso memwezu sirio jom – allowthe sauce to simmer for five minutes;simple adj. gejo (s.) easy, not complexsimplicity n. igejo (n.)simplification n. agejo (n.)simplify v. jangejo (a.)simulate v. nyansa (a.)simulation n. anyansa (n.)simultaneous adj. kwashita (s.)simultaneouslysin n. 1) nanyau (n.) offense againstreligion; 2) jananyau (n.) to commit asin; ~ful adj. nanyaule (s.)since c. 1) chumun (c.) because: wanyodenu leleng li chumun zevi – weleft without you since you were late; 2)tachu (c.) from the moment, fromthen: nong yonka yu tachu tai – Ihaven’t spoken with him since thensincere adj. hopu (s.) thruthful, honestsincerely adv. hopu (s.) honestly; yours~ adv. 1) wenjule (s.) writtenvalediction, formal, respectfully; 2) omwaiko (s.) written valediction, informal,please write backsine n. nayaro (n.); co~ n. lunayaro (n.);~wave n. gon na nayaro (n.)sinew n. juno (n.) nervesing v. jika (a.)Singapore n. Singapuran (n.)Singaporean n. 1) Usingapuran (n.)citizen of Singapore; 2) naSingapuran (n.) having to do withSingaporeSinhalese n. 1) Usingal (n.) person of heSinhalese ethnicity; 2) Singal (n.)having to do with the Sinhaleseculture; 3) Singalka (s.) having to dowith the Sinhalese culturesinge v. chipi (a.) scorch, searsingle adj. vavang (s.) independentsingular adj. kwato (s.)singularity n. 1) ikwato (n.) condition ofbeing singular; 2) pyolonu (n.)theoretical region inside a black holesink n. 1) shinseo (n.) washbasin; 2)vubon (a.) to go under beneath asurface: soni la vubon – the boat issinking; 3) muvubon (a.) to cause togo under: muvubon soni – to sink ashipsinus n. sembeo (n.) body cavitysip v. 1) sinchum (a.) to take a sip from:sinchum chai shansha – to take asip of tea; 2) sisinchum (a.) to sip on:sisinchum pusosko – to sip on acocktail; 3) asinchum (n.) act ofsipping, quantity sippedsister n. 1) mea (n.) formal use: mea nenha? – Is your sister doing fine?; 2)memea (n.) sister, sis, informal use:ka wa memea zai – Tell me,Kah Dictionary 274

sisterdearsit v. 1) wera (s.) be seated, in a sittingposition; 2) nura (s.) to sit down: yuka bau nura – he told the dog to sitdown; 3) tazia (a.) to babysit, takecare of someone for a whilesituate v. jara (a.) to place, put in aposition; ~d adj. ojara (s.)situation n. toshi (n.)six num. vai (s.); ~teen num. nini vai(s.) ; ~th num. 1) vaimbe (n.) a sixthpart; 2) na vai (s.) preceded by fiveothers;~ty num. vainini (s.)size n. wanio (n.) gauge, measurementsizzle v. shisham (a.) to sputterskate v. 1) shoitu (n.) shoe or metal runnerfor gliding; 2)nushoitu (a.) to slide onskates; 3) vuda (n.) skeeler, inlineskate; 4) nuvuda (a.) to ride onskeelers, inline skates; ~board n.danum (n.)skeletal adj. na sempenyo (n.)skeleton n. sempenyo (n.)sketch v. 1) sako (a.) make a sketch; 2)asako (n.) rough drawing; 3) asako(n.) rough drawingski v. 1) nushoya (a.) to slide over snow; 2)shoya (n.) long runner for sliding oversnow; ~ing n. anushoya (n.)skin n. 1) senchi (n.) body part; 2)monchi (a.) to flay, peelskip v. 1) papya (s.) to hop; 2) jalechi (a.)omit, leave outskirt n. faungo (n.)skulk v. nusis (a.) to sneak up on, creep,stealskull n. jebeo (n.)skunk n. hefucho (n.)sky n. tiska (n.); ~scraper n.wemwedo (n.)slack adj. sinunu (n.) barely moving oractive; to cut someone some ~ v.mwetus (a.) to go easy on someoneslam v. bunche (a.)slang n. boyuka (n.)slash n. moinana (n.); back ~ n.moinana monu (n.)slave n. 1) zana (n.) enslaved person; 2)sekan (a.) to labour; ~ery n. izana(n.)Slav n. Usalava (n.); ~ic adj. Salava (n.)slay v. mimia (s.) murdersled n. 1) shoira (n.) snow vehicle; 2)muno shoira (a.) to move on a sledsleep v. 1) zon (s.) be asleep, sleeping; 2)izon (n.) state of sleeping; fall a~ v.tonzon (a.); go to ~ v. nuzon (a.); ~well, goodnight i. mai zon (i.); .);~iness n. izonju (n.) drowsiness;~lessness n. izonteneng (n.);~walk v. zonu (n.); ~walker n.uzonu (n.); ~ing n. azonu (n.); ~yadj. zonju (s.) drowsysleeve n. lengo (n.); ~less adj. 1)lengoleng (s.) not having any sleeves;2) alengoleng (n.) sleeveless shirtslice n. 1) tumbe (n.) thin cut: tumbe chubinki – a slice of bread; 2) tutumbe(a.) to cut in slices: tutumbe seki –to slice meatslide v. shoi (a.) to slipslime n. toiso (n.) mucusslimy adj. totoiso (s.)slip v. shoi (a.) to slideslipper n. dochivu (n.) houseshoeslippery adj. tenshoi (s.)slope n. moila (n.)sloth n. pinzon (n.)Slovak n. 1) Usolovaka (n.) person of heSlovak ethnicity; 2) Usolovaka (n.)citizen of Slovakia; 3) Solovaka (s.)having to do with the Slovak culture; 4)Solovakaka (n.) Slovak language; ~ian. Solovakan (n.)Slovenia n. Solovenan (n.); ~n n. 1)Usoloven (n.) person of he Slovenianethnicity; 2) Usolovenan (n.) citizen ofSlovenia; 3) Soloven (s.) having to dowith the Slovenian culture; 4)Solovenka (n.) Slovenian languageslow adj. mwenu (s.)slug n. dolendi (n.)slum n. foidola (n.)Kah Dictionary 275

smack v. 1) chunka (a.) to make sucklingnoises; 2) seche (a.) to slap, give asharp blow, slap on the fleshy parts; 3)aseche (n.) act of whacking, slappingsmall adj. sin (s.) littlesmart adj. nenje (s.) intelligent, brightsmash v. geche (s.)smear v. tichi (a.) to spread, put a thinlayer on by rubbing or smearing; ~edadj. otichi (s.)smell n. 1) afu (n.) odor, aroma; 2) fuju (n.)sense of smell; 3) fufu (a.) sniff, detectthe scent of: ben fufu afo – thechild smelled the flower; 4) jafu (s.)emit a scent, smell of: afo janja jafushu – flowers tend to smell sweet; ~yadj. hefu (s.) to stink, stinkingsmile v. 1) nyeki (s.) to curve one’s lipsshowing pleasure; 2) nyekiki (n.)facial expression showing pleasure;~y n. unyeki (n.)smoke n. 1) jem (n.) vaporous matterarising from something burning; 2)janjem (a.) to smoke, prepare food byexposing it to smoke: janjem gan –to smoke fish; 3) wejem (s.) to emitsmoke, be smoking, fuming: chempewejem - smoking gun; 4) jenza (a.) tosmoke a cigarette, pipe etc.: umachewe yu jenza – his mother caughthim smoking; 5) jejenza (s.) to be asmoker: jejenza ha? – do yousmoke? ~r n. ujejenza (n.)smoky adj. 1) wejem (s.) smoking,fuming; 2) jenshi (s.) resemblingsmoke: aloi jenshi – a smoky flavorsmolder v. sispira (s.) smolderingsmooth adj. mwesa (s.); ~en v. 1)jamwesa (a.) to make smooth; 2)tomwesa (a.) to become smoothsmother v. humia (a.)smuggle v. sispo (a.); ~r n. usispo (n.)snack n. 1) sinki (n.) small meal, food; 2)sinkiza (a.) to eat something smallsnail n. zedodi (n.)snake n. nanai (n.)snare n. 1) zanaya (n.) trapping device; 2)zanai (a.) to trap with a snaresneak v. nusis (a.) to creep, skulk, steal:meo nusis kil – the cat sneaked upon the mouse; ~y adj. nusishi (n.)underhandedsneaker n. vauvu (n.) runner, trainersneeze n. 1) fuhua (a.) make a sneezingsound; 2) afuhua (n.) act of sneezingsniffer n. hokaya (n.) data analyzersnooker n. 1) pesanunya (n.) billiards(general ballgame on a table); 2) afiSunukah (n.) snookersnooze v. sinzon (s.)snore v. zonzim (s.)snoring n. afuroa (n.)snort v. ruhum (s.)snot n. fumos (n.)snout n. naiku (n.) muzzlesnow n. 1) mwere (n.) frozen waterparticles; 2) mwere bon (a.) to snow:mwere la bon lon – it's snowingheavily; ~flake n. mwerengu (n.)so conj. 1) echu (s.) thus: nia bai echuwa nuvu – the car was broken so Iwalked; 2) shai (s.) like that; 3) shau(s.) like this; ~ far adv. talesi (n.) forthe time being; ~ what? i. ai ha?(i.); ~-called adj. kakashi (s.); ~-soi. shai-shau (i.);soap n. 1) shinas (n.) washing substance;2) shinaso (n.) liquid washingsubstance; 3) mwecho (n.) soapoperasob v. yoyoi (a.) to cry, shed tearssober adj. vileng (n.) austeresoccer n. 1) vuchero (n.) football,ballgame, can be specified whennecessary but generally the onedominant on location; 2) vuchero naPanan (n.) soccer (specifically)social adj. 1) na ronyo (n.) having to dowith society: doi na ronyo – socialissues; 2) nyoju (s.) sociable: itenginyoju – social skills; ~ class, leveln. nyongi (n.); ~ work n.ronyokan (n.); ~ worker n.uronyokan (n.)socialism n. lekoipuno (n.)Kah Dictionary 276

socialist n. 1) ulekoipuno (n.) supporteror socialism; 1) na lekoipuno (n.)having to do with socialismsocialize v. nyoza (s.)society n. ronyo (n.) publicsociological adj. na ronyojono (n.)sociologist n. uronyojono (n.)sociology n. ronyojono (n.)sock n. vungo (n.) stocking; ~s n.vungonyo (n.) pair of sockssocket n. zacha (n.)soda n. 1) finsongu (n.) sodium; 3)finsoron (n.) chemical compoundcontaining sodium; 2) chanso (n.)sodapopsodium n. finsongu (n.)sofa n. naira (n.) couch, divansoft adj. 1) mwe (s.) softly, fine, not harsh,not hard; 2) mweka (s.) soft sounding;~en v. 1) tomwe (a.) to becomesoft: pem la tomwe la aso rum –the potatoes are softening in theboiling water; 1) jamwe (a.) to makesoft: sempelomi jamwe sempe –osteoporosis softens the bonessoftware n. danyo (n.)soil n. 1) vushum (n.) earth, top layer ofthe earth; 2) an (n.) land, ground; 3)aboi (n.) dirt; 3) jamboi (a.) to makedirty, smirch; 3) tomboi (s.) tobecome dirtysoiled adj. boboi (s.), dirty, nastysolar adj. na nin (n.); ~ system n.luninyo (n.)soldier n. varu (n.)sole n. 1) vuvubo (n.) bottom of the foot;2) vuvau (n.) part of a shoe; 3) sisi(s.) only, single: uhaira si – the solesurvivor; 4) nyungan (n.) fishsolemn adj. hopu (s.) sinceresolid adj. re (s.) hard; ~ify v. 1) tore (a.)to become solid, coagulate, freeze; 2)jare (a.) to make solid; ~ity n. ire(n.)solitude n. ikwasi (n.)soluble adj. temongova (s.)solution n. 1) mondoyo (n.) solution of aproblem, answer; 2) vaboso (n.) adissolvingsolve v. mondoi (a.)Somalia n. Somalian (n.)Somali n. 1) Usomali (n.) person of heSomali ethnicity; 2) Usomalian (n.)citizen of Somalia; 3) Somali (s.)having to do with the Somali culture; 4)Somalika (n.) Somali languagesome adj. 1) siwi (s.) more than two, few,several; 2) usiwi (n.) some persons:usiwi kemun churu – some triedto escape; 3) asiwi (n.) some things:saska asiwi yam asiwi – somewere blue, some were red; ~howadv. shile (n.) in some way, in somemanner: al jamoyo shile – it wasfinished somehow; ~one n. ukwa(n.) somebody: wehim ukwa – I hearsomeone; ~thing n. aya (n.) thing,object: nong weyun aya – I don’thear anything; ~time n. ata (n.)time: denu de ata zevi – I will arrivesometime late; ~times n. ato si (n.)on some occasions: ato si kekehowa le chempe – sometimes I wish Ihad a gun; ~where adv. ala (n.)place: tim en la ala – it must besomewhereson n. bembu (n.)sonar n. sohim (n.)song n. ajika (n.)soon adv. gela (s); ~er or later adv.gelamwela (s); as ~ as adv. eche(s)soothe v. javera (a.) to calmsorcerer n. papaska (n.) wizardsorcery n. apas (n.)sore adj. 1) yai (s.) painful; 2) yaitu (n.)lesion, ulcer, woundsorgum n. sonki (n.)sorrel n. choisho (n.) docksorrow n. wanyoi (n.); ~ful adj.wanyoika (s)sorry i. yau (i.) excuse me, pardon; feel ~about v. toyau (s.) to regret; tofeel ~ for v. yoiza (s.) to havesympathy forKah Dictionary 277

sort n. 1) shimbe (n.) kind; 2) shiron (a.)to sort out, cullsoul n. fayu (n.)sound n. 1) auhim (n.) audible sensation;2) hinka (a.) to make a sound, soundlike: hinka semi – to sound sick; 3)muhim (a.) to make utter a sound,make heard: muhim kanum – tosound a gong; 4) redon (s.) secureand strong, solid, fast; ~ card n.hinkasha (n.); ~proof adj. okakai(s.) isolatedsoup n. runso (n.)sour adj. choi (s.) acidysource n. 1) achu (n.) origin; 2) sochu(n.) wellsourness n. ichoi (n.) acitidysouth adj. 1) na nino (n.) located in thesouth, southern: Kerolainan naNino – South-Carolina; 2) nino (n.)the direction oriented towards thesouthpole: denu nino – to go southSouth Africa n. Kwalan na Nina (n.); ~nn. 1) Ukwalan na Nino (n.)inhabitant of South Africa; 2) naKwalan na Nino (n.) having to do withSouth AfricaSouth America n. Vayan (n.); ~n n. 1)Uvayan (n.) Latino, inhabitant ofSouth America or person having rootsthere; 2) na Vayan (n.) having to dowith South AmericaSouth Korea n. Hangukan (n.); ~n n.1) Uhangukan (n.) citizen of SouthKorea; 2) na Hangukan (n.) having todo with South Koreasovereign adj. 1) lopun (s.) selfgoverning;2) koitio (s.) havingsupreme power; ~ty n. 1) ilopun(n.) self-governance; 2) ikoitio (n.)supreme powersow n. 1) wanawil (n.) female pig; 2)vuvura (a.) to plant seeds (multipleobject)soy n. sebin (n.) soya; ~milk n. moso nasebin (n.)space n. 1) labo (n.) threedimensionalconcept; 2) tilan (n.) cosmos; 3)menko (n.) blank area betweenwords; ~bar n. ponkos na menko(n.); ~craft n. tilani (n.)spade n. chal (n.)spaghetti n. aspagetih (n.)Spain n. Espanyan (n.)spam n. 1) shonko (n.) junkmail; 2)espem (n.) luncheon meatspan n. 1) itenai (n.) range; 2) tenai (s.) torangeSpaniard n. Wespanyan (n.)Spanish n. 1) Espanyanka (n.) Spanishlanguage; 2) na Espanyan (n.) havingto do with Spainspank v. seseche (a.); ~ing n.aseseche (n.)spare adj. 1) chimbeshi (s.) extra; 2)chimbe (n.) spare part; 3) adachimbeshi (n.) spare wheel; 4)chutus (a.) to save from, refrain from:chutus ihai – to spare one’s life; 5)zazang (s.) free, unused: bea zazang– a spare room; ~ time n. zazanta(n.) leisurespark n. 1) chepi (n.) glowing bit of matter;2) chechepi (s.) to emit sparks,sparklesparkle v. 1) chechepi (s.) to emit sparks;2) dingu (s.) to glitter: ayun dingu –sparkling eyesspatial adj. na labo (n.)speak v. 1) ka (a.) to talk, say; 2) weka (s.)to be able to use a language:Faransaka weka ha? – do youspeak French?; 3) kaza (a.) to use alanguage: yuka hana ubu la kaza?– what language was the manspeaking?;~ with v. yonka (a.) toconverse with; ~er n. 1) uweka (n.)person capable of speaking alanguage; 2) kabeo (n.) sound device;~ in tongues v. lulka (a.) to speakin tonguesspear n. tupe (n.)special adj. sisa (s.) characteristic,specific; ~ist n. utunjo (n.);~ization n. atunjoza (n.); ~ize v.tunjoza (n.); ~ty n. itunjo (n.)expertisespecies n. shinga (n.)Kah Dictionary 278

specific adj. 1) ochauka (s.) specified; 2)sisa (s.) characteristic, specialspecified adj. ochauka (s.)specify v. chauka (a.) describe in detail,definespecimen n. yumbe (n.) samplespecification n. achauka (n.)spectacles n. shenyo (n.)speculate v. relenka (a.)speculation n. arelenka (n.)speech n. 1) aka (n.) ability to speak; 2)kato (n.) talk to an audiencespeed n. ige (n.) velocity, rate; ~y adj.gege (s.) swift(ly), quick(ly), rapid(ly)spell n. 1) apaska (n.) charm; 2) paska(a.) to put under a spell, enchant; 3)koren (a.) to arrange letters in theright order: hashi koren senkaha?– how do you spell your name?;~checker n. korendan (n.)spelling n. korenya (n.) orthographyspend v. wiza (a.) to use something up,devote to: simwana wiza rio yemla kwan – the girl spent three hoursstudyingsperm n. 1) basuso (n.) fluid; 2) basu (n.)spermatazoidsphere n. roya (n.) ballspherical adj. royasa (s.)spice n. loiki (n.)spicy adj. piju (s.) hotspider n. kwenga (n.)spin v. 1) nunuda (s.) rotate, whirl,revolve; 2) dasku (a.) to form yarn orthreadspinach n. fansho (n.)spina bifida n. junaya mil (n.)spinal adj. na zepe (s.) having to do withthe spine; ~ chord n. junaya (n.)spine n. zepe (n.)spiral n. 1) wiwiro (n.) helix, circling line ina conical or cylindrical curve; 2)banchuro (n.) shape circling aroundfrom a central point: manguda nabanchuro – a spiral galaxy; 3)nuwiwiro (a.) to move in a spiral: neninuwiwiro vunu vuku – the planespiralled down to the ground; 4)wiwirosa (a.) to form a spiral, beshaped like a spiral ;spirit n. 1) fai (n.) ghost; 2) fayu (n.) soul;3) kevu (n.) intention: noza kevu narenya – according to the spirit of thelaw; ~s n. lonso (n.)spiritual adj. 1) nano (s.) connected toreligion: ava nano – a spiritualconnection; 2) seneng (s.) notcorporealspirituality n. inano (n.)spit v. 1) kicho (a.) to eject from themouth; 2) kimos (n.) salivasplash v. 1) socho (a.) to squirt; 2) nuris(n.) to make one’s way by splashingspleen n. mirubi (n.)splendid adj. wanen (s.) fantastic, greatsplendor n. wandin (n.)splinter n. 1) sinsipyu (n.) small, sharpfragment; 2) simbe (n.) smallfragment, splinter group; 3) sisimbe(a.) to fragmentize, break up infragments, shatter, splintersplit v. 1) sunu (a.) to divide, make split,break in two or more parts: wonyosunu yem – the group split intothree; 2) asunu (n.) act of splitting:asunu ahoi – the split came as asurprise; 3) tonsunu (a.) to break intwo or more parts, split off: pevotonsunu chumun isham – thewood split due to the heat; 4) osunu(s.) cleft, divided in two or more: kiskiosunu – a split lipspoil v. 1) mwa (a.) to decay, rot; 2) jambai(a.) to ruin, break; 3) vishon (a.) tooverindulge; 4) kamil (a.) to blab,revael, squeal; ~ed adj. ovishon(s.) swift; ~er n. 1) gelua (n.) wingpart; 2) akamil (n.) storyline revealerspoke n. banchuno (n.) radial part, linespoken adj. na weka (s.) uttered,characterized by speech: yuka naweka – spoken languagesponge n. 1) rehonga (n.) animal; 2rehom (n.) cleaning utensilspool n. tolpe (n.) coilspoon n. kichal (n.)Kah Dictionary 279

sport n. sefi (n.)spot n. 1) ala (n.) place, location; 2) pyoi(n.) stain; 2) pyo (n.) dot, point; 4)japyo (a.) to mark with spots; 5) chele(a.) to find, see: chele une – to spotbirds; ~ted adj. popyo (n.); ~lessadj. pyoileng (s.)spotlight n. dinoya (n.) searchlightspouse n. 1) wodova (n.) formal; 2) vava(n.) informalspout v. pecho (a.) gushspy v. 1) sishun (a.) to spy on, crib, copy;2) usis (n.) person spying; ~ware n.1) sishundanyo (n.) malware(collective); 2) sishundan (n.) specifictype of malwaresprain v. 1) minda (a.) to twist; 2) iminda(n.) state resulting: hashi en zaziaiminda – how to treat a sprain; 3)aminda (n.) act of spraining; ~edadj. ominda (s.)spray n. 1) funso (n.) jet of fine particles;2) fufunso (a.) to shoot out a spray;~can n. funsobeo (n.)spread v. 1) milu (a.) to move apart fromone point: milu yol – to spread one’sfingers; 2) tichi (a.) to cover bysmearing, distribute in a thin layer; 3)naicho (a.) to distribute widely;~sheet n. dauvasho (n.)spring n. 1) chuta (n.) season; 2) sochu(n.) well, source, origin of a water; 3)dewan (a.) to sprout, come up, comeout of the ground; 4) hichu (a.) tomove suddenly and quickly from atense position, boundsprinkle v. shunshu (a.) to dustsprinkling can n. shombeo (n.)sprout 1) dewan (a.) to spring, come up,come out of the ground; 2) dewansho(n.) shoot, young growth; 3) sinshoro(n.) Brussels sproutssputter v. shisham (a.) to sizzlesquander v. lenza (a.) to wastesquare n. 1) pampil (n.) figure with fourright angles; 2) sapil (n.) having rightangles; 3) lonya (n.) multiplication byitself; 4) jalonya (a.) to multiply byitself; 5) hula (n.) circus, plaza; 6)noshi (s.) direct, straightforward:denu ka li noshi – I’ll tell it to youstraight; ~root n. fenya (n.) fenyachu sasta tongi yem – thesquareroot of nine is threesquash n. 1) vupos (n.) vegetable; 2) bus(a.) to crush; 3) askuash (n.) sportsquat v. 1) pilira (a.) to squat down; 2)opilira (s.) be in a squatting positionsqueak v. 1) nyika (a.) to make asqueaking, tweeting sound; 2) nyi (n.)squeaking, tweeting soundsqueeze v. 1) ponza (a.) compress,embrace; 2) ram (a.) to pinch; 3)pomos (a.) to extract juice bypressure, express milk; 4) pombo (a.)to force in by pressingsquid n. solua (n.)squirrel n. pekil (n.)squirt v. socho (a.) splashstab v. pyutu (a.)stability n. itera (n.)stable n. 1) angado (n.) animal house; 2)tera (s.) steadystadium n. fiseo (n.)staff n. tinyo (n.)stage n. 1) nungi (n.) step in a progress,phase; 2) wenum (n.) platformstagnate v. tonyau (a.) get stuckstagnation n. nyauto (n.)stairs n. vangi (n.) stepsstall v. munzevi (a.) to delay, retard,frustrate, hinderstallion n. buwin (n.)stammer v. 1) tutuka (s.) to stutter:tutuka yau – to stammer an apology;2) atutuka (n.) stutter, stutteringstamp n. 1) toiko (n.) small paperintended for sticking on a letter; 2)jampontan (a.) to put a stamp on; 3)pontanya (n.) tool for stamping; 4)pontan (n.) mark, seal, impressionstance n. 1) ajesa (n.) point of view,opinion; 2) rashi (n.) positionstand v. 1) vuti (s.) to be in an erectposition, vertical; 2) la (s.) to belocated at: shebo la huya – the jarwas standing on the shelf; 3) chipo(n.) place where something is sold:chipo na aki – food stand; ~ up v.Kah Dictionary 280

mora (a.) get upstands n. ravangi (n.)standstill n. inunung (n.); to come to a~ v. tonunung (a.) to becomemotionlessfstandard n. 1) wangi (n.) basis,something established nayo wangina inai – the meter is the standard oflength; 2) janjasa (s.) ordinary,normal: kembenu janjasa –standard procedure; 3) angi(n.) level: ; 4) nyongi (n.) socialstandard; 5) pu (s.) moral standard,high standardstandby adj. tenkuri (s.)staple n. siram (n.); ~r n. sirantil (n.)star n. 1) mangu (n.) celestial object,shape looking like one; 2) simangu(n.) asterisk; 3) tiwu (n.) personexcelling, celebrity, idol; 4) jamwu (a.)to deliver an excellent performance;~fish n. mangunga (n.)starch n. pemevo (n.); ~y adj.pemevole (s.)stare n. arayun (n.); ~ at v. rayun (s.)starling n. shinane (n.)start v. 1) nuku (a.) to begin: nuku gevu– to begin to run; 2) anuku (n.)beginning: anuku na abas – thebeginning of the end; 3) munku (a.) tobegin, found: munku ponyo – tostart an enterprise; 4) jari (a.) toswitch on, boot (up): jari nia, dodal –to start a car, pcstarter n. kusinki (n.) appetizer, entrée,hors d'oeuvrestarvation n. atinki (n.)starve s. tinki (n.) to be starving, indesperate need of food; ~d adj.otinki (s.)stash v. 1) mura (a.) to pile up, save, putaside; 2) muranyo (n.) thingsstashed, provisionsstate n. 1) iwe (n.) condition,circumstances, manner of being: iwena sosa – liquid state; 2) punan(n.) nation, country: punan na Tayan– the state of Thailand; 3) punyo (n.)government: yu kanka la punyo –he works for the state; 4) yoka (a.) todeclare, announce; in the ~ of v.we (s.); ~ house n. punando (n.)capitol; ~ment n. ayoka (n.)declaration, announcementstatic adj. 1) nunung (s.) still, motionless,stationary; 2) nyompile (s.) producingelectrical charges zizi nyompile –my hair is static; 3) chopi (n.)electrical charges interfering with asignal; ~ electricity n. nyompi (n.)station n. fanaila (n.) railway stationstative adj. wesa (s.)statue n. asatu (n.) sculpture; ~tte n.sinsatu (n.) small sculpturestatus n. 1) nyongi (n.) social rank, level;2) iwe (n.) state, condition; 3) nungi(n.) step, act degree, stage, step in aprocess, rankstay v. lara (a.) remain, keep, retain; ~ atv. dobo (s.) have lodging insteady adj. 1) mwetera (s.) steadily; 2)tenunung (s.) fixed, fast, firmsteak n. setu (n.)steal v. 1) minza (s.) to take dishonestly;2) nusis (a.) to creep, skulk, sneakuponsteam n. 1) somus (n.) water vapor; 2)sosomus (n.) to give off steam; 3)jansomus (n.) to cook with steamsteel n. refan (n.)steep adj. tipil (s.)steer v. muno (s.) drive, steer, direct avehicle; ~ing wheel n. noda (n.)stellar n. na mangu (n.)stem n. 1) semban (n.) trunk, thorax, stalk;2) fano (n.) stock, main line ofdescent; 3) kayavu (n.) linguistic term;4) fachu (n.) to descend from; ~ celln. jevusu (n.)stench n. ihefu (n.)step n. 1) numbe (n.) act of moving thefoot or such a distance; 2) janumbe(a.) to take a step; 3) nungi (n.) actdegree, stage, step in a process, rank;4) vangimbe (n.) rest for a foot in aladder or on a flight of stairs; ~s n.vangi (n.) stairs; ~ by step adv.jajanumbe (s.): yu jajanumbeKah Dictionary 281

faunu win –he approached the horsestep by stepstepfather n. zaba (n.)stepmother n. zama (n.)stepparent n. zafa (n.); ~s n. zafanyo(n.)steppe n. sompoyan (n.)sterile n. omomboyo (n.) sterilizedsterilize v. momboyo (s.)stew n. 1) jansora (n.) to boil in its ownliquids; 2) sora (n.) dish cooked bystewing, currystick n. 1) pepe (n.) long, slender object,usually made of wood; 2) pyutu (a.) tostab, prick, put in: pyutu yol bosonum – he stuck his finger in thedike; 3) toi (a.) to stay or get inposition due to adhesion: zizi toi luku– the hair was sticking to his cheeks ;4) ovalu (s.) be attached to,embedded: pyu ovalu donum – thepin stuck to the wall; 5) tonyau (s.) toget stuck: vuvu tonyau bo soshum– his foot stuck in the mud; ~ aroundv. faura (n.) to stay close: faura wa!– stick around with me!; ~ out v.chiku (n.) protrude, bulge; ~outone’s tongue v. munyun loilo (n.);~ up v. pompau (a.) robsticker n. toya (n.)sticky adj. totoi (s.)stiff adj. 1) renu (s.) rigid; 2) jankom (a.)to cheat, con; ~en v. tore (a.);~ness n. irenu (a.) rigiditystill adv. 1) rata (i.) at or up to the presenttime, even then, even in that case,nevertheless: rata hai – he’s stillalive; 2) sus (s.) silent; 3) nunung (s.)motionless, static: aso nunung – stillwater; 4) isus (n.) silence; 5)nununtusheran (n.) still photographstillbirth n. amiachu (n.)stillborn adj. 1) miachu (s.) state ofbeing stillborn; 2) umiachu (n.) stillbonbabystimulate v. topon (a.)slimulation n. atopon (n.)sting v. 1) japyu (a.) to prick, puncture; 2)apyu (n.) act of stinging; 3) pyukos(n.) sting, bite, swelling; ~er n.rupyu (n.); ~ing hair n. pyuzi (n.)stink v. hefu (s.) smelly, stinky; ~ up v.jahefu (a.) to cause to stink: mosajahefu vembeo – the cheese isstinking up the fridgestir v. pomporo (s.); ~fry v. 1) gepi (a.)to fry according to the bao technique;2) gezu (a.) to fry according to thechao technique, sautéstitch v. 1) sisisku (a.) to sew; 2) sisku(n.) knot made by stitching; ~ up v.waisisku (a.) to repair by stitching,patch upstoat n. veneroi (n.) erminestock n. 1) semban (n.) treetrunk,supporting or main part, thorax,; 2)panope (n.) plant, member of thecrucifer family; 3) runsoso (n.)flavored liquid; 4) chunyo (n.)progenitors, group of related beings,race; 5) donganyo (n.) livestock, farmanimals collectively; 6) muranyo (n.)supplies, stash; 7) muraza (a.) toprovide with stockStockholm n. Sotokolom (n.)stocking n. vungo (n.) sockstomach n. biki (n.)stone n. 1) adu (n.) rock; 2) chu adu (n.)made of stone; ~ Age n. Tanyo naAdu (n.)stool n. 1) ravu (n.) seat; 2) biboi (n.)fecal matterstop v. 1) bas (a.) to end, finish; 2)mumbas (a.) to halt, make stop:mumbas naini – to halt a bus; 3)abas (n.) end; 4) nyausa (n.)stopper, plug; 5) nyauka (n.) plosivesound (phon.); ~er n. nyausa (n.)plug, cork; ~watch n. tayuntil (n.)store n. 1) podo (n.) shop; 2) mura (n.)stash; ~house n. murado (n.)warehousestork n. dezane (n.)storm n. funto (n.)story n. atoka (n.) report; ~teller n.totoka (n.)stove n. shambeo (n.) heaterKah Dictionary 282

straight adj. 1) nosa (s.) shaped like aline, having no angles: zizi nosa –straight hair; 2) noshi (s.) directly: bendenu noshi vado – the kids wentstraight home; 3) hopu (s.) honest; 4)tumpu (s.) blunt, direct: denu ka litumpu – I’ll give it to you straight; 5)feju (s.) heterosexual; ~ ahead n.kuno (n.); ~en v. 1) janosa (a.) makestraight; 2) tonosa (a.) become, growstraightstrange adj. 1) janjang (s.) unusual,weird, odd; 2) ojong (s.) unknown,unfamiliar, not experienced before; ~rn. wojong (n.)strangle v. pomia (s.)strangulation n. apomia (n.)strap n. 1) vatol (n.) belt; 2) jasku (a.) totie upstrategic adj. na cheno (n.)strategy n. cheno (n.)straw n. 1) chumpe (n.) stalk for drinking;2) sombin (n.) dried stems of grains;3) chu sombin (n.) made out ofstraw: tiski chu sombin – a strawhatstrawberry n. kimpopyo (n.)stray v. 1) nutas (a.) to roam; 2) nochu(s.) to deviate; a~ adj. na nutas(s.); ~cat n. meo na nutas (n.)stream n. 1) vonu (n.) current, flow; 2)sonu (s.) to flow, run, move like water;~lined adj. nusa (s.); gulf ~ n.vonuro (n.)street n. nuno (n.); ~ light n. pedin (n.)strength n. 1) isere (n.) physicalstrenght; 2) idon (n.) amount of force;~en v. 1) jansere (s.) to makestrong physically; 2) tonsere (s.) tobecome strong physically; 3) jandon(s.) to make strong, enforce; 4)tondon (s.) to become strong, forceful;~ening n. adon (s.) process ofmaking or becoming stronger, moreforcefulstress n. 1) ihi (n.) force, tension: ihi wila pere wau – there’s a lot of stresson these beams; 2) ihiju (n.)emotional tension; 3) kati (n.)emphasis, accent; 4) loka (a.) toemphasize, stress; ~ed adj. hiju (s.)stretch v. 1) hikum (a.) to pull out; 2)janai (a.) to extend, reach out,elongate; 3) milta (n.) unbrokenperiod, continuous time; 4) mila (n.)continuous spacestrike v. 1) che (a.) hit; 2) vato (a.) toaffect; 3) ache (n.) blow; 4) kambas(a.) to put down work; 5) kambasto(n.) cessation of workstring n. 1) sinaya (n.) thread; 2) naya(n.) rope; 3) jinaya (n.) stretchedchord on a musical instrument; 4)munaya (a.) to provide wih strings:munaya chempil – to string a bow;5) kotanu (n.) sequence of symbolsstringent adj. chaubas (s.) strictstrip n. 1) atol (n.) swathe, tape, bandage;2) ano (n.) direction, way; 3) mongo(a.) to undress; ~er n. umongo (a.)stripe n. nana (n.); ~d adj. nanale (s.)stroke n. 1) ache (n.) blow, impact; 2)cheka (n.) knock, bang, thud; 3)aziko (n.) brush of a pencil; 4)shushoi (n.) pet, caress; 4) jejenyau(n.) sudden cerebrovascular failurestroll v. 1) mwevu (a.) to wander: mwevupodola– they strolled to the mall; 2)amwevu (n.) act of strolling:amwevu nainu – a long strollstrong adj. 1) sere (s.) physically strong,healthy: ubu sere – a strong man; 2)don (s.) hard, of considerable force:tihum don – a strong wind; 3)dondo (s.) powerfully constructed,able to withstand much force: sonumdondo – a strong dike; 4) lon (s.)dense, intense: containing much:runya lon – a strong brewstrontium n. soronia (n.)structure n. doshi (n.)struggle v. 1) sekan (a.) to strive, labour;2) vuru (a.) to fight with continuously;3) asekan (n.) labour, strife: asekanna haira – the struggle to survive; 4)avuru (n.) endured fight: avuru fewikimanke – the struggle againstimperialismstubborn adj. fefe (s.); ~ness n. ifefe(n.)Kah Dictionary 283

stuck adj. nyau (s.) jammed, blocked; toget ~ n. tonyau (n.)student n. ukwan (n.) pupilstuff v. 1) pombo (a.) force inside; 2) aya(n.) unspecified thing, thingsstuffed adj. opombo (s.); ~ animal n.finga (n.) dollstun v. muhoiza (a.) to amaze, astonish;~ed adj. hoiza (s.) amazed,astonished; ~ing adj. hoile (n.)amazing, astonishingstupid adj. 1) jejeng (s.) dumb, foolish; 2)ujejeng (n.) idiot, dumb personstupidity n. 1) ijejeng (n.) foolishness,idiocy; 2) ajejeng (n.) stupid act,stupid mistakesturdy adj. pelesa (s.) robuststutter v. 1) tutuka (s.) to stammer; 2)atutuka (n.) stammer, stammering:atutuka ming – a bad stutterstyle n. 1) sashi (n.) characteristic design;2) jansashi (a.) to model after a stylestylist n. usashi (n.)subatomic adj. na vuvombe (n.); ~particle n. vuvombe (n.)subdue v. javuzua (a.) to subjugate,make subservientsubject n. 1) itos (n.) topic, theme; 2)tosombe (n.) grammatical role:tosombe na kanyo – the subject ofa sentence; 3) wopun (n.) personunder authority: wopun na bukim –the subject of the king; 4) opun (s.)under the power of; ~ to v. munza(a.) to subject to, put through, imposeon: munza amunyai – to subject totorture; ~s n. wopunyo (n.)collective of subjects; ~ive adj. lule(s.) partialsubjugate v. javuzua (a.) to subdue,make subservientsubmarine n. vusoni (n.)submerge v. 1) tomwende (a.) tobecome flooded, go under; 2) wende(a.) to place under water; ~d adj.owende (s.)submit v. zapau (a.) to give, give up forconsideration, turn insubmissive adj. vuzua (s.) docile,subservient, servilesubordinate adj. vuren (s.)subscribe v. boko (a.) to sign up for,create an account, register, become amembersubscript n. vuko (n.) subtitle(s)subservience n. ivuzua (n.)submissivenesssubservient adj. vuzua (s.) docile,servile, submissivesubsidize v. leopapau (a.)subsidy n. leopa (n.)subspecies n. shingambe (n.)substance n. avo (n.) kind of materialsubstantial adj. kungile (s.) significantsubstitute v. 1) layom (a.) to substitute;2) aulayom (n.) replacementsubstrate n. angivu (n.)subtitle n. vuko (n.) subscriptsubtle adj. 1) mweno (s.) discretely, notopen or directly; 2) sina (s.) not dense,light: afu sina – a subtle smell; 3)chauyun (s.) capable of making finedistinctions: uje chauyun – a subtlethinker; 4) chausa (s.) precise,minimal, fine: ayin chausa nakukusa – a subtle change inexpression; 5) nenjeza (s.) ingenious:sakwe nenjeza – a subtle patternsubtract v. tusi (n.); ~ion n. atusi (n.)suburb n. ludola (n.); ~s n. ludola (n.)subway n. vunai (n.) underground, metrosucceed v. tonis (n.): akemun na yemtonis – the third attempt succeededsuccess n. nishu (n.); ~ful adj.nishule (s.)suck v. chum (n.)sucrose n. shushumuvo (n.)suction n. achum (n.)Sudan n. Sudan (n.)Sudanese n. 1) Usudan (n.) inhabitantof Sudan; 2) na Sudan (n.) having todo with Sudansudden adj. cheta (s.) suddenlysue v. renke (s.)Kah Dictionary 284

suffer v. yaiza (s.) to undergo somethingunpleasant: yaiza sukoimi – hesuffers from cancersuffering n. iyaiza (n.)suffice v. yosa (s.) be enough, be sufficientsuffix n. zevasi (n.)suffocate v. 1) mohum (a.) to die fromaphyxiation; 2) humia (a.) smothersuffocated adj. omohum (a.)suffocation n. 1) amohum (n.) deathfrom aphyxiation; 2) ahumia (n.)smotheringsugar n. shushum (n.); ~cane n.shupe (n.)suggest v. 1) jeka (a.) to propose, bring tomind: wa jeka li nuchu – I suggestyou leave; 2) totanka (a.) to indicate:ayankuku totanka ife – his blushsuggested the opposite; ~ion n. 1)ajeka (n.) proposition: nong nenjuajeka – I don’t like your suggestion;2) totan (n.) indication, hint: totan nainye – a suggestion of amusementsuit n. kwango (n.) set of clothessuitcase n. zabos (n.)sulfate n. piskayena (n.)sulfur n. piska (n.)sum n. amundau (n.) total count of,aggregate; ~ up v. 1) fauka (a.) tosummarize; 1) sendau (a.) to namesummarize v. fauka (a.); ~d adj.ofauka (s.)summary n. afauka (n.)summer n. shanta (n.)summit n. 1) ginti (n.) top; 2) tikara (n.)top conferencesummon v. munde (a.) make comesun n. nin (n.); ~burn n. inimpi (n.); tohave ~burn s. nimpi (n.); ~dayn. Kwata (n.); ~dial n. nintatal(n.); ~dried adj. ninsong (s.);~flower n. ninda (n.); ~glassesn. ninshenyo (n.); ~lit adj.nindinza (s.); ~rise n. tinuto (n.);~set n. vunuto (n.); ~shine n.adindi na nin (n.); ~stroke n.shanshami (n.) heatstroke; ~nyadj. winin (s.) tila ninile – it’ssunnysuperconductive adj. tiopitum (s.)superconductor n. tiopitumuvo (n.)superficial adj. chipu (s.)superlative n. tiosa (n.)supermarket n. polado (n.)supernova n. wanimia (n.)supervene v. vazevu (a.)supper n. wanki (n.) dinner, main mealsupplement n. 1) amau (n.) addition,some more; 2) jamau (a.) to addsupplier n. umule (n.)supplies n. muranyo (n.) stash, provisionsupply v. 1) mule (a.) provide with; 2)mumule (s.) to provide, support, takecare of; 3) muranyo (n.) stash,provisionsupport v. 1) mumule (s.) provide for,take care of; 2) wepa (s.) to fund,support financially: rata uba weparyu – his father still is supporting him;3) kelu (s.) to stand behind, besupportive of, be a supporter of: ubakelu Lekeres – my father supportsthe Lakers; 4) werevu (s.) to prop up:wampe ye werevu donum – thosebeams support the wall; 4) revu (n.)prop: revu na asatu – the support ofa statuesupporter n. ukelu (n.)supportive v. kelu (s.)suppose v. 1) sinje (s.) to assume, believeto be true: sinje li nenshi – Isuppose you’re right; 2) tento (s.)tento li zon – you’re supposed tosleep; 3) jeto (s.) to consider as apossibility, imagine, theorize: jetonong de – suppose they don’t comesupreme adj. titio (s.); ~ court n.tirenkanyo (n.)surf v. 1) kwenu (a.) to surf the internet,browse; 2) nugon (a.) to ride a wave;~ board n. nugonum (n.)surface n. kuchi (n.) outside, outside layersurge v. gongonu (a.) to billowsurgeon n. umomitu (n.)Kah Dictionary 285

surpass v. tunti (s.) be better than, thansurplus n. 1) atumwi (n.) surplus amount;2) tumwi (s.) surplus, extrasurprise n. 1) ahoi (n.) act of surprising:ahoi lo! – surprise!; 2) ihoika (n.)state of mind: ihoika tenyun – hissurprise was visible; 3) jahoi (a.) tocapture without warning: uma jahoiwanyo zu binsa – mother surprisedus with a cake; ~d adj. hoika (s.);~ing adj. tehoi (s.)surrender n. 1) pautus (a) to give up,resign to; 2) apautus (n.) act of givingoneself upsurround v. 1) rora (s.) be around; 2)kairo (a.) encircle, enclose; 3) kairu(s.) besiege; ~ed adj. 1) okairo (s.)encircled; 2) orora (s.) surrounded; 3)ototol (s.) enfolded, enclosed; ~ingsn. arora (n.) environmentsurvey v. 1) wiyun (a.) to view to appraisea value or numer; 2) wiyunto (n.) actof doing so:survival n. ahaira (n.)survive v. haira (s.)survivor n. uhaira (n.)susceptible adj. tevato (s.)susceptibility n. itevato (n.)suspect v. 1) jeke (a.) to believe to belikely, guilty; 2) wojeke (n.) suspectedperson; 3) tenjeke (s.) suspected,suspicioussuspicious adj. 1) jekele (s.) showing orfeeling suspicion; 2) tenjeke (s.)suspectedsuspend v. 1) tachi (a.) to bar, block, stopor exclude temporarily; 2) jampim (a.)to hang, put in a hanging position; ~edadj. 1) otachi (s.) temporarilyblocked; 2) opim (s.) hanged; ~ers n.rankum (n.)suspense n. ihara (n.) anxiousuncertainty, in ~ adv. hara (s.)excited, anxious about the outcomesuspension n. itachi (n.)sustain v. 1) mumwe (a.) to sustain, makestay, maintain, keep up, uphold:mumwe nutal la ri – keep theengine running; 2) mumule (s.) toprovide, support, take care of; 3)werevu (s.) to prop, supportsustenance n. 1) amumwe (n.)maintenance; 2) amumule (n.) act ofproviding for; 3) arevu (n.) supportSUV n. limwani (n.) light truckSwahili n. Swahilika (n.) Swahililanguageswallow v. 1) kenza (a.) to pass foodthrough the esophagus; 2) sunulua(n.) martinswamp n. chuman (n.)swap v. yom (a.) trade, exchangeswastika n. pilpano (n.)swathe n. 1) atol (n.) bandage; 2) totol(a.) to swathe, wrap up in bandageSwazi n. 1) Uswati (n.) person having theSwazi ethnicity; 2) Uswatian (n.)citizen of Swaziland; 3) Swati (s.)having to do with the Swazi culture; 4)na Swatian (n.) having to do withSwaziland; 5) Swatika (n.) seSwatilanguage; ~land n. Swatian (n.)swear v. 1) reka (s.) to make a promise; 2)foika (s.) to curse, abuse, scoldsweat n. 1) chiso (n.) perspiration; 2)chisole (s.) to perspire; ~y adj.ochiso (s.)sweater n. mengo (n.) jumper, pulloverSweden n. Severan (n.)Swedish n. 1) Usevere (n.) person havingthe Swedish ethnicity; 2) Useveran(n.) citizen of Sweden; 3) Severe (s.)having to do with the Swedish culture;4) na Severan (n.) having to do withSweden; 5) Severeka (n.) Swedishlanguagesweep v. janzi (a.) brushsweet adj. shu (s.); ~en v. 1) janshu(a.) to make sweet; 2) tonshu (a.) tobecome sweet; ~ened adj. oshu(s.) made sweet; ~ener n. shuvo(n.); ~-talk v. shuka (a.) to flatter; ~potato n. shuvu (n.)swell v. tonzeo (a.) to rise (dough)swelling n. azeo (n.)swift adj. 1) gege (s.) rapid, very fast; 2)Kah Dictionary 286

sinsivu (n.) birdswim v. ganu (s.); ~-bladder n.humbos (n.) airbag; ~mer n. uganu(n.); ~ming n. aganu (n.); ~mingpool n. 1) ganudo (n.) building; 2)sobeo (n.) basin; ~ming shorts nsofau (n.); ~suit n. sochi (n.)swine n. pewil (n.)swing v. 1) pimpi (s.) to dangle, to moveback and forth; 2) pimpira (n.)suspended seatSwiss n. 1) Usavaichan (n.) inhabitant ofSwitzerland; 2) na Savaichan (n.)having to do with Switzerlandswitch n. 1) ria (n.) button; 2) noria (n.)railway switch; 3) jari (a.) to use aswitch, switch on; 4) yom (a.) to swap,change positions; ~ to v. riom (s.); ~off v. mori (s.); ~ed off adj.omori (s.); ~ed on adj. ri (s.);Switzerland n. Savaichan (n.)swollen adj. ozeo (s.)sword n. naitu (n.)sworn adj. rekava (s.) bound by an oathSydney n. Sidinih (n.)syllabic adj. na kayambe (n.)syllable n. kayambe (n.)symmetrical adj. shilu (s.)symmetry n. ishilu (n.)symbol n. tan (n.) sign, picture; ~ic adj.tanyom (s.)sympathize v. yoiza (s.) to feel sorry forsympathy n. ayoiza (n.) compassionsymptom n. mitan (n.)synagogue n. kenesedo (n.)synapse n. winoban (n.)synchronous adj. kwashito (s.)syndicate n. kwakwe (n.)syndrome n. mitanyo (n.)synonym n. kaboshika (n.); ~ous adj.kaboshi (s.)synovium n. vayavo (n.)syntactical adj. na varon (n.)syntax n. varon (n.)synthetic adj. 1) sado (s.) artificial, manmade,constructed; 2) kambeva (s.)using inflectional affixes to expresssyntactic relationshipsSyria n. Suran (n.)Syrian n. 1) Usuran (n.) inhabitant ofSyria; 2) na Suran (n.) having to dowith Syriasyringe n. sopyu (n.)syrup n. peso (n.) liquid from a treesystem n. 1) aren (n.) arrangement ofthings related; 2) rondan (n.)arrangement of things related; ~aticadj. renze (s.) systematically; ~administrator n. kwereno narondan (n.)TT, t n. tais (n.)T-cell n. mirusu na jeza (n.) T-lymphocytetab n. 1) ponkos na lapya (n.) tab key; 1)lapya (a.) to use the tab keytable n. 1) nunya (n.) piece of furniture; 2)noko (n.) schedule involving rows andcolumns; ~cloth n. nunyango (n.)tablet n. dusho (n.) tiletackle v. 1) nyauza (a.) ; 2) anyauza (n.)tactile adj. junova (s.)tactic adj. finombe (s.) branch or detail oftactics; ~al adj. na fino (s.): nenkuna fino – a tactical advantage; ~sn. fino (n.)tadpole n. goilia (n.) polliwogtag n. 1) vako (n.) label, name card; 2)kaivako (n.) to provide with a tagTagalog n. 1) Utagalogo (n.) personhaving the Tagalog ethnicity; 2)Tagalogo (n.) having to do with theTagalog culture; 2) Tagalogoka (n.)Tagalog languagetail n. 1) lua (n.) flexible appendage at therear end; 2) zenunu (a.) to follow,shadowtailor n. pupyungo (n.)taint v. 1) vato (a.) to affect; 2) ovato (n.)Kah Dictionary 287

affectedTaiwan n. Taiwan (n.)Taiwanese n. 1) Utaiwan (n.) inhabitant ofTaiwan; 2) na Taiwan (n.) having to dowith TaiwanTajik n. 1) Utojiki (n.) person having theTajik ethnicity; 2) Utojikan (n.) citizenof Tajikistan; 3) Tojiki (s.) having to dowith the Tajik culture; 4) na Tojikan(n.) having to do with Tajikistan; 5)Tojikika (n.) Tajik languageTajikistan n. Tojikan (n.)take v. 1) za (a.) to use, pick up; 2) kiza(a.) to ingest: kiza miki ha? – didyou take your medication?; 3) kikiza(a.) to be on, ingest on a regular basis:kikiza miki ha? – do you (usually)take medication?; ~ away v. zachu(a.) to remove; ~ care v. mai la (i.)hang on in there, stay well; ~ off v.1) nuchu (a) to leave; 2) mongo (a) toundress; 3) neti (a) to start flying(plane); ~ out of v. mombo (a.); ~-out n. zaki (n.) takeout food, takeaway,tapau; ~-out restaurant n.zakido (n.) take-away; ~ over v.yonza (a.)talent n. 1) ititen (n.) gift; 2) utiten (n.)gifted person; 3) titenyo (n.) collectiveof talented people: titenyo sita bekele – we are looking for youngtalent; ~ed adj. titen (s.)talk v. 1) toka (a.) to tell; 2) atoka (n.)story, act of telling: al nong tunjeatoka shai lau – that kind of talk isnot condoned heretall adj. wen (s.) also: high; ~ tale n.kontoka (n.)tally n. 1) adau (n.) sum, total number; 2)mundau (a.) to countTalmud n. (kaiko) Talamud (n.)talon n. turau (n.) clawtame v. 1) janyuva (a.) domesticate; 2)yuva (a.) not wild; ~d adj. oyuva(s.) domesticatedTamil n. 1) Utamil (n.) person having theTamil ethnicity; 2) Tamil (n.) having todo with the Tamil culture; 3) Tamilka(n.) Tamil languagetampon n. botol (n.)tanga n. vauro (n.)tangerine n. sinkus (n.) mandarintangible adj. teleche (s.)tank n. 1) bobeo (n.) fuel container; 2)cheni (n.) armored combat vehiclewith guns; 3) nusoza (a) to get a fulltank of fueltantalum n. raiskangu (n.)Tanzania n. Tanzan (n.)Tanzanian n. 1) Utanzan (n.) inhabitantof Tanzania; 2) na Tanzan (n.) havingto do with TanzaniaTaoism n. Itauh (n.)Taoist n. 1) na Itauh (n.) having to do withTaoism; 2) Utauh (n.) Taoist persontap n. soya (n.) watertaptape n. 1) atol (n.) long strip for binding orconnecting; 2) toitol (n.) adhesivetape, duct tape; 3) totol (a.) to bindsomething with tape, put tape around,wind; 4) choko (a.) to record; ~measure n. wanaya (n.); ~recorder n. chokotil na jitol (n.)taper v. mongai (a.)tapestry n. vunungo (n.)tar n. toisau (n.)tarantula n. zivu (n.)tardiness n. izevi (n.)tardy adj. zevi (s.) latetarget n. 1) chela (n.) thing to be hit,reached; 2) wochela (n.) victim,person to be hittart adj. 1) choi (s.) sour; 2) kichi nagumbus (n.) pastry filled with jam orjellytask n. aleke (n.) function; ~bar n.lekela (n.); ~force n. kwaleke (n.)taste n. 1) aloi (n.) flavor: aloi shu – asweet taste; 2) juloi (a.) to give ataste, test the flavor: meo juloi seki– the cat tasted the meat; 3) loi (a.) tohave a flavor: moso loi choi – themilk tastes sourtatter n. tubai (n.) fringe; ~ed adj.tutubai (s.) frayedtattoo n. 1) chitan (n.) permanent skinornament; 2) chitanko (a.) to make aKah Dictionary 288

tattoo; ~ed n. ochitan (s.); ~er n.uchitan (n.) tattooist; ~ parlor n.chitando (n.)tau (lepton) n. sumberombe (n.)Taurus n. Bumul (n.)tavern n. naido (n.) inntax n. 1) pumbe (n.) compulsory payment ofa percentage for the government; 2)pumbeza (a.) to impose taxes on,require taxes; to pay ~es v.pumpau (a.); ~ payer n. upumpau(n.)taxi n. 1) vani (n.) taxicab; 2) netiku (a.) tomove slowly before takeoff, positiononeself or a vehicle to fly or jumptea n. chai (n.); ~house n. chaido (n.);~leaf n. chaisho (n.); ~plant n.chaipea (n.); ~pot n. chaideo (n.);~spoon n. chaichal (n.)teach n. mukwan (n.); ~er n. umukwan(n.)team n. kenyo (n.) squad; ~mate n.kenyolu (n.); ~work n. kenyokan(n.)tear n. 1) yunso (n.) teardrop; 2) sonu (n.)to run, flow: ayun sonu – my eye istearing; 3) kumbai (n.) to make a holeor force a breach by pulling, rip; ~up,apart v. kukumbai (a.) to shred, ripuptechnical adj. 1) na tal (n.) mechanicalhaving to do with machinery,mechanics and such: doi na tal – atechnical problem; 2) joshile (s.)having considerable technique: Zidanufi joshile wi – Zidane was a verytechnical playertechnician n. joshikan (n.)technique n. joshi (n.) technology,method of handling a problemtechnological adj. na joshi (n.)technology n. 1) joshi (n.)method ofhandling a specific problem of leadingto a specific goal, technique; 2)janjono (n.) science of appliedsciences; 3) talanyo (n.) sum ofmechanic items and machinery:talanyo bo neni wau sangile – thetechnology inside this airplane is ofvery high qualityteeth n. dunyo (n.)Tehran n. Teheran (n.)Tel Aviv n. Tel-Aviv (n.)telecommunications n. jokava (n.)telecomtelemetry n. nainuwanyun (n.)telephone n. 1) vatil (n.) device; 2) kava(a.) to call, contact, get in touch with; ~directory n. vadauko (n.)telephone book; ~ number n.vadau (n.)telescope n. tilanyun (n.)televise v. yuncho (a.)television n. 1) yunum (n.) televisiondevice; 2) ayuncho (n.) televisionbroadcastingtell v. 1) toka (a.) to give account of a story;2) ka (a.) to say totemper n. ipige (n.) temperament; to havea ~ v. pige (s.) to betemperamental: wu pige! – tempertemper!temperature n. 1) isham (n.) warmth; 2)imisham (n.) fever; to have a ~ v.misham (s.)template n. sabeo (n.) mold, mouldtemple n. 1) nando (n.) house of God; 2)luhu (n.) side of the headtemporary adj. tashi (s.)tempt v. munke (a.)temptation n. amunke (n.)tempting adj. munkele (s.)ten num. nini (s.); ~ thousand num.dua (s.); ~th num. 1) na nini (s.)coming after nine; 2) ninimbe (n.) onetenthtenant n. udora (n.) dweller, residenttend v. 1) janjake (a.) to have the tendencyto do; 2) zia (a.) to take care of;~ency n. ajanjake (n.)tender adj. 1) viju (s.) sensitive; 2)cheshu (s.) affectionate, loving:yunto cheshu – a tender looktendon n. senaya (n.)tennis n. chekwe (n.)Kah Dictionary 289

tense adj. 1) hi (s.) to be under stress,tight: sese hi – tense mustles; 2) hiju(s.) to be stressed, feel tense:yunkule hiju – to seem tense; 3)tota (n.) grammatical tense: tota nakwita – past tensetent n. dongo (n.)tentacle n. lelua (n.)tepid adj. sinsham (s.) lukewarmtequila n. tiliso (n.)tera- px. nisun- (s.); ~byte n. nisundio(n.)term n. 1) tanyo (n.) period: la tanyo nai– in the long term; 2) tobas (n.) setdate: jauza ben deche tobas – tocarry a child to term; 3) atonto (n.)condition, case: le atonto na wa sisi– on my terms only; 4) rokoka (n.)word with a limited meaning in acertain context;terminate v. bas (s.) to end, finish; ~dadj. obas (s.) endedtermination n. abas (n.) endterminology n. rokokanyo (n.)terrace n. vangila (n.)terrain n. 1) lasa (n.) ground with certainfeatures; 2) wensa (n.) land reliefterrestrial adj. 1) na Yula (n.) terran, ofthis world: ula na Yula – a terrestrialbeing; 2) yulashi (n.) small and rocky,earth-like: tira yulashi – a terrestrialplanetterrible adj. temwanyi (s.) horribleterrify v. jamwanyi (a.) to frighten greatlyterritory n. kwapunan (n.)terror n. iwanyi (n.); in ~ adv. wanyi (s.)terrorism n. ayiru (n.)terrorist n. 1) uyiru (n.) person involvedin terrorist activities; 2) na yiru (n.)being terrorist in nature: janyo nayiru – terrorist activities; ~ attack n.yiruto (n.)terrorize v. yiru (a.) to induce terror,anxiety, to be involved in a terroristcampaigntertiary adj. na yem (s.) thirdtest v. 1) zayun (a.) to try, subject to a test;2) azayun (n.) experiment, trial; 3)zayunko (n.) examtestes n. suronyo (n.) testiclestesticle n. suro (n.) testis; ~s n. suronyo(n.) testestesticular adj. na suro (n.)testify v. 1) toyunka (a.) to bear witnessto; 2) jehoka (a.) to declare one'sfaithtestimony n. atoyunka (n.) witnessaccounttestis n. suro (n.) testicletetraploid adj. panavabo (s.)text n. 1) auko (n.) piece of writing; 2)sinkova (a.) to send a text message;3) sinkovako (n.) text messagetextile n. aungo (n.)Thai n. 1) Utai (n.) person having the Thaiethnicity; 2) Utayan (n.) citizen ofThailand; 3) Tai (s.) having to do withthe Thai culture; 4) na Tayan (n.)having to do with Thailand; 5) Taika(n.) thai languageThailand n. Tayan (n.)than prep. tunti (s.) to surpass: Jan wentunti Merih – John is taller than Marythank v. paika (a.); ~ you v. pai li (a.)that pron. 1) ye (s.) deictic marker: yudoye – that house; 2) aye (n.) that thing,item over there: aye weyun ha? –did you see that?; 3) en (c.)conjunctive marker, if, wether: yu kaen de – he said that he would come;~ way adv. shai (n.) in that manner;~ way adv. noi (n.) in thatdirectionthe adv. ewu (i.): ewu wi ewu nyele –the more the merriertheatre n. 1) tanudo (n.) cinema; 2)nyando (n.) place where plays areperformedthem pron. yunyo (n.); ~selves pron.yulonyo (n.)thematic adj. na savu (n.)theme n. savu (n.)then adv. 1) tai (n.) that moment, rightthen: tai to – then it happened; 2)taita (n.) in that time: tanyo yinshitaita – times were different then; 3)tontoye (c.) in that case: tontoye wachu – I’ll go thenKah Dictionary 290

theocracy n. nampunan (n.)theoretical adj. na toje (a.)theoretical(ly)theorize v. toje (a.)theory n. atoje (n.)therapeutic adj. na mizia (n.)therapy n. mizia (n.)there adj. 1) lai (n.) that place; 2) za lo (i.)enjoy, here you’ve got it, you’ve gotserved, take thistherefore conj. echu (c.) sothermal adj. na sham (s.) thermicthermodynamic adj. 1) shandon (s.)having to do with heat and itsconversion into other forms of energy:vonu shandon – a thermodynamiccurrent; 2) na shandonjono (n.)having to do the branch of physicsconcerned with heat and its relation toother forms of energy; ~s n.shandonjono (n.) branch of physicsconcerned with heat and its relation toother forms of energythermometer n. shamwia (n.)thesis n. kejoko (n.) dissertationthey n. 1) yunyo (n.) third person plural:yunyo fiti – they won; 2) al (n.) it,impersonal pronoun: al minza sunda– they stole my bike, my bike wasstolenthick adj. 1) gai (s.) chunky; 2) lon (s.)strong, intensethickness n. igai (n.)thief n. uminza (n.)thigh n. tivumbe (n.)thin adj. 1) pesa (s.) skinny; 2) chil (s.)not thick: tumbe chil – a thin slicethink v. je (a.) to think aboutthird num. 1) na yem (s.) coming aftertwo, tertiary; 2) yembe (s.) one thirdthirst n. 1) isoke (n.) need to drink; 2)soke (s.) to be thirstythirsty adj. soke (s.) to thirstthirteen num. nini yem (s.); ~th num.1) na nini yem (s.) coming aftertwelve; 2) niniyembe (n.) onethirteenth partthirtieth num. 1) na yenini (s.) comingafter twenty nine; 2) niniyembe (n.)one thirthieth partthirty num. yenini (s.)this 1) wau (s.) deictic marker: yudo wau –this house; 2) awau (n.) this thing,item over here: awau nen ha? – isthis alright?; ~ way adv. shau (n.)in this manner; ~ way adv. nau (n.)in this directionthistle n. kwil (n.)thobe n. vurongo (n.) thawbthong n. banaya (n.) strip of materialdesigned to be held in place inbetween something, g-stringthoracic n. na semban (n.)thorax n. semban (n.) main stem, trunkthorn n. pepyu (n.)though adv. eye (i.) even though, even if,albeit, yet, although, anyway, however:nishi nong de eye – too bad youdidn’t come thoughthought n. aje (n.)thourough adv. tuntu (s.) thouroughly,through and through, carefulthousand num. pol (s.); ~th num. 1)na na pol (s.) coming after 999; 2)polombe (n.) one thousandth part,promillethread n. 1) sinaya (n.) thin string; 2)kwekonu (n.) topic (on a messageboard)threat n. azenke (n.); ~en v. zenke (a.)menacing, pose a danger forthree num. yem (s.)thrice adv. tato yem (s.) three timesthrive v. fosa (s.) prosperthroat n. kembo (n.)throne n. kimira (n.)through prep. tum (a.); ~out prep.tunu (s.) across, from one side toanotherthrow v. mune (a.) pitch, flingthrush n. pyoreo (n.)thrust v. 1) boche (a.) to drive; 2) aboche(n.) act of thrustingthud n. bumwe (n.) thumpthumb n. luyol (n.); ~nail n. sintan (n.)Kah Dictionary 291

thump n. bumwe (n.) thudthunder n. tibum (n.): tibum muhim –the thunder is sounding, it’sthundering; ~bolt lightning n.roya na tipingu (n.)Thursday n. Jonta (n.)thus conj. 1) echu (c.) so, therefore; 2)shau (s.) in this mannerthwart v. monche (a.) to fend, thwartthyme n. bemesho (n.)thymus n. mirubos (n.)thyroid n. yongebi (n.)tick n. 1) chunchul (n.) bloodsuckingmite; 2) titis (a.) to make a tickingsoundticket n. 1) desha (n.) printed card forattending or claiming a service; 2)fonko (n.) fine, monetary penaltytickle v. yoyol (a.)tide n. tagon (n.); high ~ n. wenta (n.);low ~ n. huta (n.)tidy adj. oren (s.) orderly; ~up v. jaren(a.)tie v. 1) jasku (a.) to tie up; 2) ava (n.)connection, link, relation: ava yanyokaiva – the ties that bind; 3) mentito(s.) a tie, an undecided game orconflict; 4) menti (s.) to be undecided;5) kengo (n.) necktie; ~d (up) adj.onaya (s.)tiger n. unana (n.)tight adj. 1) hi (s.) tense; 2) silu (s.)narrow; ~s n. hivu (n.) pantyhoseTigrinya n. 1) Utigiri (n.) person of the(Biher-)Tigrinya ethnicity; 2) Tigirika(n.) Tigrinya language; 2) Tigiri (s.)having to do with the Tigrinya cultureTigris n. Dijilah (n.)til prep. deche (a.) until, to reachtile n. dusho (n.) tablettime n. 1) ata (n.) temporal continuance; 2)tato (n.) time, occasion: tato zenu –the next time; 3) tayun (a.) to recordthe time; ~ stretch n. tambe (n.); ~trial n. tageto (n.); ~bomb n.tabum (n.); in ~ adv. mwela (n.) in awhile, later; on ~ adv. taku (n.)timid adj. vanju (s.) shytin n. 1) fambeo (n.) can: fambeo lejenze – a tin of ham; 2) beongu (n.)metal: beongu fansa – tin is ametal; 2) chu beongu (n.) made out oftin: varu chu beongu – a tin soldiertiny adj. sinsi (s.)tip n. 1) tilum (n.) end of something; 2)paipau (a.) to give a small amoung ofmoney; 3) paipa (n.) small amount ofmoney for some sercvice; 4) josis(n.) bit of information; 5) josiska (a.) toprovide wit a bit of information; ~ ofthe iceberg n. tenyumbe (n.)tire n. 1) hunda (n.) tyre; 2) tonzonju (a.)to become tired; 3) janzonju (a.) towear out, cause to be tired; ~someadj. tenzonju (s.)tired adj. tinzon (s.) wearytissue n. 1) shinsho (n.) piece of cloth orthin fabric intended for wiping; 2) sesa(n.) substance of an organic bodytit n. 1) mose (n.) breast; 2) chindine (n.)titmouse, chickadeetitanium n. tilangu (n.)title n. 1) koti (n.) name of a text; 2)angika (n.) descriptive name orappellation describing rank, professionetc.; 3) titopa (n.) championship:kenyo za titopa – the team won thetitle; ~page n. kusho (n.)frontpage, homepagetoad n. rogoi (n.)toady v. vishu (a.) to suck up totoast n. 1) raizu (a.) to heat and brown; 2)raizuki (n.) bread heated andbrowned; ~er n. raizuya (n.)tobacco n. jenshum (n.); ~ plant n.jempea (n.)today adv. nintau (n.)toe n. vuyol (n.); ~s n. vuyolonyo (n.);~nail n. rau na vurol (n.)tofu n. bimosa (n.)together adv. kwala (s.)Togo n. Togoan (n.); ~lese adj. 1)Utogoan (n.) citizen of Togo; 2) naTogoan (s.) having to do with Togotoilet n. 1) sobea (n.) lavatory; 2) chorayaKah Dictionary 292

(n.) toilet bowl; 3) apungo (n.) processof grooming and dressing; to makeone’s ~ n. pungo (n.); ~ papern. nyonsho (n.)Tokyo n. Tokio (n.)tolerable adj. 1) tentus (s.) permittable;2) tenyaira (s.) endurable, bearabletolerance n. ayintus (n.)tolerant adj. yintus (s.) tolerate, betolerant towardstomato n. chom (n.)tomorrow adv. zemanta (n.); day after~ n. tunzemanta (n.)ton n. wamwabio (n.) metric tontone n. jisa (n.)tongue n. loilo (n.)tonight adv. mantau (n.)tonsil n. kenchobi (n.)too i. 1) mau (i.) also; 2) vivi (s.) too much,many, over-; ~ late adj. zevivi (s.); ~much adj. vivi (s.)tool n. 1) zaya (n.) utensil, artefact,instrument; 2) zadan (n.) scripttooth n. dun (n.); ~brush n. dunzipe (n.);~ed adj. duntusa (s.) serrated;~paste n. dunsana (n.); ~y adj.widun (s.)top n. ati (n.); on ~ of adv. tila (s.);spinning ~ n. fidada (n.); ~pingn. atila (n.)topaz n. pidushe (n.)topic n. 1) kwekonu (n.) thread (on amessage board); 2) itos (n.) theme,subject; ~marker n. 1) be (i.) wordin Kah marking topic; 2) toskaya (n.)word marking topic (linguistics)Torah n. Torah (n.)torch n. pipe (n.)torment v. 1) munyai (s.) to torture; 2)amunyai (n.) torturetornado n. funda (n.)Toronto n. Torontoh (n.)torpedo n. sobumpe (n.)torsion n. amunda (n.) twirl, act oftwisting, spin, wrench; ~al adj. namunda (a.)tortoise n. zedo (n.) turtletorture v. 1) munyai (a.) inflict pain; 2)amunyai (n.) act of inflicting paintoss v. mune (a.) to throw; ~ off v.rekenja (a.) to do effortlesslytotal adj. kwambe (s.) complete, totally,completely; ~ity n. ikwambe (n.)wholenesstouch v. 1) leche (a.) to put a hand of fingeron, make physical contact with; 2)aleche (n.) act of touching; ~ screenn. lechenum (n.)tour n. nunairo (n.) round triptourism n. anunayun (n.)tourist n. nunayun (n.); ~ic n. nanunayun (n.)tournament n. tito (n.)tow v. nukum (a.) to tug; ~truck n.nukuni (n.)toward adj. denu (a.) to go, go to, totowel n. nyongo (n.)tower n. wendo (n.) flattown n. 1) dola (n.) city; 2) bandola (n.)city center; ~ hall n. dolado (n.) cityhall; ~ship n. dolala (n.)administrative regiontoy n. 1) fia (n.) plaything; 2) jafi (a.) toplay withtrachea n. hunos (n.) windpipetrace n. 1) laitan (n.) sign, visible mark;2) sinsiwi (n.) extremely smallamounttrack n. 1) vusano (n.) trail, series ofmarks; 2) vusayun (a.) to follow thetrail; 3) nuno (n.) way, path; ~er n.uvusatractor n. saini (n.)trade n. 1) apopo (n.) commerce,business; 2) popo (a.) to carry on atrade of business, do business in; 3)yom (a.) to swap, exchange yomdoko – to swap adresses; 4) ayom(n.) exchange: ayom na ufondo – atrade of prisoners; ~r n. upopo (n.)merchant; ~ wind n. pohum (n.)passatKah Dictionary 293

tradition n. vajanja (n.)traffic n. nolanyo (n.); ~ jam n. nunyau(n.); ~ light n. nodinya (n.); ~ signn. nunotan (n.)tragedy n. yoiko (n.)tragic adj. yoikoshi (s.) cltrail n. 1) vusano (n.) mark, track; 2)vusayun (a.) to tracktrailer n. doni (n.) caravan, campertrain n. 1) fanai (n.); 2) kwanku (a.) toexercise, practice; ~ing n.kwankuto (n.); ~er n. ukwanku (n.)coach; ~ station n. fanaila (n.)trainer n. 1) vauvu (n.) runner, sneaker;2) ukwanku (n.) coachtraitor n. ulubai (n.)tram n. dolanai (n.)trance n. inanju (n.); to be in a state of~ n. nanju (s.)transaction n. poto (n.)transcend v. jutunu (a.)transcendence n. ijutum (n.)transcendent adj. jutum (s.) pritranscribe v. hinko (a.) to note down,make notestranscription n. ahinko (n.) note, notestransfer v. 1) lain (a.) to go from one placeto another, shift; 2) jalain (a.) to moveto another position or place; 3) alain(n.) act of transferring, shift; 4) laimpo(a.) to make over possession or legaltitle; 5) alaimpo (n.) act of transferring,conveying; 6) wolaimpo (n.)transferred persontransform v. sayom (a.) to morph into,turn into: sayom adu – to turn tostone; ~ation n. asayom (n.)transfuse v. sopombo (a.) to infuseliquids into a veintransfusion n. asopombo (n.)transgress v. tumbai (a.) to be out of linetransient adj. temola (s.) evanescenttransistor n. piria (n.); ~ radio n.hintal na piria (n.)transitive adj. aujanza (s.)translate v. yinka (a.)translator n. uyinka (n.)translation n. ayinka (n.)transmission n. acho (n.) transmissiontransmit v. cho (a.) to broadcasttransparency n. itunyun (n.)transparent adj. tunyun (s.) cleartransplant v. 1) laintu (a.) to transfer,graft;transport n. 1) anujau (n.) act of carryingelswhere; 2) nujau (a.) to carry toanother locationtrap n. 1) kaizaya (n.) device for capturinganimals; 2) kaizato (n.) ambush; 3)kaiza (a.) to catch in a trap; 4) kaicha(n.) pitfall; ~ped adj. okaiza (s.)travel v. 1) nunai (a.) make a journey ; 2)anunai (n.) journeytray n. zanum (n.)treacle n. pizun (n.)tread n. vuhim (n.) footsteptreasure n. wampa (n.)treasury n. 1) wampabeo (n.) room inwhich a treasure is kept; 2) pumpa(n.) funds of a state; 3) pumpanyo (n.)organization managing these funds,fiscustreat v. 1) zazia (a.) handle, take care of:nong zazia ming wa – don’t treatme wrong; 2) sanen (a.) to givemedical, surgical or cosmetictreatment to: umomi la sanenwomi – the doctor is treating thepatient; 3) nempau (a.) to give awaysomething pleasurable; 4) toki (n.)treat, special dish for an occasiontreatment n. 1) azia (n.) care, way oftreating; 2) asanen (n.) medical,surgical or cosmetic care: asanen nanas – a cosmetic treatment; to give~ to v. sanen (a.) to treattree n. ape (n.)treif adj. shimpung (s.) compare: haramtremble v. 1) pepye (a.) to shakeinvoluntary, quaver, shiver: kikapepye – trembling voice; 2) dende(a.) to quake: vuku na dende – theearth was tremblingKah Dictionary 294

trench n. naicha (n.) ditchtrespass v. 1) vitum (a.) to cross theline, go too far; 2) vitunto (n.)transgression of a code or law; ~er n.uvitum (n.); ~ing n. avitum (n.)trial n. 1) renkato (n.) tribunal; 2) yaizayun(n.) anguish testing somethingtriangle n. yempil (n.)triangular adj. yempilisa (s.)triathlon n. yensefito (n.)tribe n. nyombe (n.) clantribunal n. renjato (n.)trick n. 1) akonyam (n.) action intended todeceive; 2) konyam (a.) to mislead,fool, deceive; 3) wuto (n.) special actor skill; ~ster n. kokonyam (n.)trickle v. sisinso (a.)trigonometry n. yempilijono (n.)trillion n. nisunya (n.)trip n. anunai (n.) travel, journeytriple n. yento (n.) three timestriplet n. yembenyo (n.)triploid adj. yemevabo (s.)trio n. yenyo (n.)trisomy n. yensenjo (n.)trombone n. ponkumpi (n.)trombosis n. banyau (n.)trophy n. zangu (n.) award, prize, cuptropic adj. 1) na shamanyo (n.) having todo with the tropics; 2) shamaro (n.)circle of latitude; ~ of Cancer n.Shamaro na Mano (n.); ~ ofCapricorn n. Shamaro na Nino(n.)tropical adj. na shamanyo (n.) having todo with the tropicstropics n. shamanyo (n.)troubadour n. nunaiji (n.)trouble n. dodoi (n.); to be in ~ v. odoi(s.); to cause ~ v. jandoi (s.);~some adj. doile (s.)cumbersome, problematictrough n. 1) zanos (n.) gutter, channel; 1)naiseo (n.) long food containertrousers n. sungo (n.) pantstrout n. saunyum (n.)truck n. jauni (n.) lorrytrue adj. ho (s.); ~ to life adj. hoto (s.)actually happened: atoka hoto – atrue storytrumpet n. 1) funtan (n.) instrument; 2)funtanka (a.) to make a trumpetingsoundtrunk n. 1) fulele (n.) upper lip of anelephant; 2) jaura (n.) compartmentfor luggage; 3) semban (n.) main stemof a tree, thoraxtrust n. 1) ireju (n.) faith, confidence; 2)reju (s.) to have faith in, confide in; 3)ireju (n.) territory governed; 4)nenkupa (n.) trust lawtruth n. iho (n.)try v. 1) kemun (a.) to attempt; 2) akemun(n.) attempt: akemun na yem tonis– the third attempt succeededT-shirt n. taisa (n.)tsunami n. wangonto (n.)tub n. shimbeo (n.)tuber n. vukos (n.) bulb (of a plant)tubercolosis n. bansohua (n.)Tuesday n. Yenta (n.)tug v. 1) kunku (a.) to yank; 2) akum (n.)act of yanking (once): akum lalelengo – a tug at one’s sleeve; 3)nukum (a.) to tow; ~boat n. soni nanukum (n.); ~ing n. akunku (n.)repeated yankingtulip n. gaisho (n.)tumble v. dadabon (a.); ~ dryer n.sontal (n.)tumor n. sukos (n.); ~ous adj. nasukos (s.)tuna n. shangan (n.)tune n. 1) jinu (n.) melody, piece of music;2) hinda (a.) adjust an instrument:hinda ponai – to tune a guitarTunesia n. Tunisan (n.)Tunesian n. 1) Utunisan (n.) inhabitant ofTunesia; 2) na Tunisan (n.) having todo with Tunesiatungsten n. jundu (n.)tunnel n. nos (n.) pipeKah Dictionary 295

turban n. titol (n.)turd n. boikos (n.)Turk n. 1) Utiriki (n.) person of the Turkishethnicity; 2) Utirikan (n.) citizen ofTurkey; 3) Utirikishi (n.) Turkic personTurkey n. 1) Tirikan (n.) the state; 2)lulune (n.) birdTurkic adj. Tirikishi (s.)Turkish adj. 1) Tiriki (s.) having to dowith the Turkish culture; 2) na Tirikan(n.) having to do with Turkey; 3)Tirikika (n.) Turkish languageTurkmen n. 1) Utirikimen (n.) personhaving the Turkmen ethnicity; 2)Utirikimenan (n.) citizen ofTurkmenistan; 3) Tirikimen (s.) havingto do with the Turkmen culture; 4) naTirikimenan (n.) having to do withTurkmenistan; 5) Tirikimenka (n.)Turkmen languageTurkmenistan n. Tirikimenan (n.)turn v. 1) nuda (a.) to make a singlerotating motion, turn around: unenuda la nenu kwambe – the birdturned around in full flight; 2) nunuda(n.) to spin, rotate, revolve: Yuladenu lara nunuda – world will keepon turning; 3) anuda (n.) act of turning;4) sento (n.) time, occasion, point insuccession: ya sento na li – it’s yourturn; ~ around v. nuda (a.) make aturn, make turn around; ~ down v.1) nonza (a.) refuse, reject; 2) jansi(a.) to lessen, make less; ~ in v. 1)zapau (a.) to hand over; ~ off v.mori (a.) to stop of close down aprocess or device; ~ on v. 1) jari(a.) to start a process or device; 2)munjaiju (a.) to arouse; ~ out v. 1)mori (a.) to stop of close down aprocess or device; 2) tonzeto (a.) to toresult, result in; ~ up v. 1) tonyun(a.) to appear; 2) jamwi (a.) toincrease, multiply; to take ~s v.sesento (a.); out of ~ v. sentong(s.); ~on n. ajaiju (n.) somethingcausing arousal; ~off n. amonjaiju(n.)turnip n. vuchos (n.)turnpike n. tumpano (n.) toll roadturtle n. zedo (n.) tortoisetusk n. naidun (n.)tux n. milku (n.) tuxedotweak v. 1) neno (a.) to adjust, customize;2) aneno (n.) adjustmenttweezer n. zinziranya (n.)twelfth n. 1) na nini sun (n.) coming aftereleven; 2) ninisumbe (n.) one twelfthparttwelve num. nini sun (s.)twenty num. sunini (s.)twice adv. tato sun (n.)twig n. simpe (n.) small sticktwilight n. mandin (n.)twill n. panongo (n.) fabrictwin n. 1) sumbenyo (n.) pair of twinbabies; 2) usumben (n.) one of a pairof twin babiestwist v. 1) ronda (a.) to twine, wreathe,coil; 2) rondano (s.) to twist and turn,entwine, encircle in shape; 3) munda(a.) to subject to torsion, contort,distort; 4) amunda (n.) torsion, twirl,spin, wrench: amunda ze tio tustudapyu – the last twist released thescrew; 5) minda (a.) to sprain, wrench;6) aminda (n.) act of spraining; 7)ijanjang (n.) quirk, eccentric tendency,peculiarity, mannerism; 8) noin (n.)sudden turn, change of course: noinna kokwe – a plot twist; noin lanuno – a twist in the road; ~ed ~adj. oronda (s.)two num. sun (s.)type v. 1) ponko (a.) to write using akeyboard; 2) shimbe (n.) sort, type; ~writer n. ponkoya (n.)typhoon n. shinada (n.) cyclone,hurricanetypical adj. shimbeshi (s.) classic:tanto shimbeshi– a typical exampletypist n. uponko (n.)tyrannical adj. pompunshi (s.)tyrannize v. pompun (s.) to rule by forcetyrant n. upompun (n.)tyre n. hunda (n.) tireKah Dictionary 296

UU, u n. usu (n.)udder n. chumbos (n.)ugali n. aubus (n.) fufu, mashed staplefood, consisting of starchy rootvergetables as eaten in large parts ofAfrica and parts of the worldinfluenced by African cuisine such asthe CaribbeanUganda n. Gandan (n.); ~n adj.1) na Gandan (n.) having to do withUganda; 2) Ugandan (n.) citizen ofUgandaugliness n. iminyun (n.)ugly adj. minyun (s.)uh i. a (n.) er, umukelele n. ponai Hawai (n.)Ukrain n. Urakainan (n.)Ukrainian n. 1) Uyukarain (n.) Ukrainianperson; 2) Uyukarainan (n.) citizen ofUkrain; 3) Ukarain (s.) having to dowith Ukrainian culture; 4) naUkarainan (s.) having to do withUkrain; 5) Ukarainka (n.) Ukrainianlanguageulcer n. micha (n.) soreultrasound n. hintan (n.)ululate v. lulul (a.)umbilical chord n. biyunaya (n.)umbrella n. tivampe (n.)umpire n. ufiren (n.) refereeunabated adj. tonsileng (s.)unable adj. tenging (s.)unanimity n. ikwaje(n.)unanimous adj. kwaje (s.)unarmed adj. ruyaleng (s.)unbearable adj. tenyairang (s.)intolerableunbroken adj. babaing (s.)uncertain adj. 1) tereng (s.) unknown,undecided, not determined; 2)reshinju (s.) not confidentunchanging adj. tonyining (s.)uncivilized adj. yuvang (s.)uncultivated, wild, roughuncle n. luba (n.)unconscious adj. jeleng (s.) unawareuncouple v. mova (a.) to detachundecided adj. menti (s.) to be a tieunder prep. vu (s.) below, underneathunderage adj. wantang (s.)underestimate v. jehu (a.)undergarment n. singo (n.); ~s n.singonyo (n.)underground n. 1) vunai (n.) subway,metro; 2) vukuvu (s.) located belowthe surfaceunderhanded n. nusishi (n.) sneakyunderneath prep. vu (s.) belowundernourished adj. sikivo (s.)suffering from malnutritionunderstand v. jebo (a.)understandable adj. tenjebo (s.)understanding n. 1) ajebo (n.) act ofunderstanding; 2) jejebo (s.)characterized by sympathyundo v. mong (a.) reverse, make undoneundoable adj. teneng (s.) impossibleundress v. mongo (a.) take offundressed adj. omongo (s.)unemployed adj. 1) kankaleng (s.)state of having no job; 2) ukankaleng(n.) unemployed person, theunemployedunending adj. basaleng (s.) infinite,indefinitelyunethical adj. puleng (s.)uneven adj. tensumbeng (s.)unfold v. monshem (a.)unholy adj. nampung (s.)unhygienic adj. mishiming (s.)unicameral adj. kwabeale (s.)unicorn n. tipewin (n.)uniform n. kangonyo (n.)uninstall v. monkebo (a.)unintentional adj. kenong (s.)union n. 1) kwenyo (n.) trade union,labour union; 2) ronan (n.) union ofstates; 3) amukwa (n.) act of unitingKah Dictionary 297

unique adj. menshi (s.)uniqueness n. imenshi (n.)unit n. 1) wanio (n.) measurement, size,gauge, magnitude; 2) kenyo (n.)team; 3) zambe (n.) dose, specifiedquantityunite v. mukwa (a.) bring together, unifyunited adj. okwa (s.) brought together;Punan Okwa – United NationsUnited Arab Emirates n. Ronan naKimbuan Araba (n.)United Kingdom n. Kiman Okwa (n.)United States of America n. Ronanna Joman (n.)unity n. ikwa (n.)universal adj. yoza (s.) general, used byall, affecting alluniverse n. yoyala (n.)university n. tikwando (n.)unjust adj. nempung (s.) wrongunknown n. ojong (n.)unless conj. lelento (s.)unlike adv. shishing (s.); ~ly adv.tentomong (s.)unload v. monjau (a.)unmanned adj. yuboleng (s.)unmarried adj. dovang (s.)unnecessary adj. tentiming (s.)unpleasant adj. shushing (s.)unpractical adj. tenzang (s.) unusableunpredictable adj. tenkukang (s.)unreal adj. hohong (s.) untrueunrealistic adj. tehong (s.)unrecognizable adj. temwaijong (s.)unreliable adj. terejung (s.)unripe adj. sirim (s.) undeveloped,underdeveloped, immatureunseal v. morekai (a.)unstable adj. terang (s.) instableunstoppable adj. tembasang (s.)untidy adj. reneng (s.) disorderlyuntie v. monaya (a.)until prep. deche (s.) to extend to, reachuntrue adj. hohong (s.) unrealunusable adj. tenzang (s.) unpracticalunused adj. ozang (s.)unzip v. 1) monkairon (a.) to open azipper; 2) molonsi (a.) to decompressdataupbringing n. atizia (n.)update v. 1) jantauto (a.) to update; 2)atauto (n.) update (event)updated adj. 1) otauto (s.) updated 2)tauto (s.) current, up to date, actualcompare: actual, current, relevantupgrade v. 1) henen (a.) to upgrade; 2)ahenen (n.) upgrade (event)up prep. 1) tila (s.) on top of, upon; 2) ti(s.) aboveupload v. 1) ponjo (a.) to load a programor file into another database; 2)aponjo (n.) process or item uploaded:aponjo oyo – the upload is completeupper adj. na ti (n.); ~ arm n. tilembe(n.); ~ house n. tipunka (n.) upperhouse; ~ leg n. tivumbe (n.); ~ lipn. kiski na ti (n.)upset v. 1) denju (a.) to upset, shock; 2)odenju (s.) upset, disturbed, shocked;upside-down adj. titivu (s.)upwards adj. tino (s.)Urals n. (ginyo) Ural (n.)uranium n. moiraya (n.)Uranus n. Moira (n.)Urdu n. Uruduka (n.)ureter n. shimbinos (n.)urethra n. bisonos (n.)urge v. 1) pomoi (a.) to press, call up; )pomoi (n.) call, call up: apomoi najaru – call to armsurgency n. itencheta (n.)urgent adj. tencheta (s.)urinate v. jambiso (a.)urine n. biso (n.)Uruguay n. Urukwayan (n.)Uruguayan n. 1) Uyurukwayan (n.)inhabitant of Uruguay; 2) naUrukwayan (n.) having to do withUruguayus pron. wanyo (n.) weKah Dictionary 298

use v. 1) za (a.) to take; 2) aza (n.) act ofusing; 3) itenza (n.) usefulness: hayaitenza na awau? – what's the use ofthis?useful adj. 1) tenza (s.) practical,useable; 2) kenole (s.) fruitful,producing results, helpfuluseless adj. 1) tenzang (s.) inpractical,unusable; 2) kenoleng (s.) invain,without result, fruitlessuser n. kweza (n.); ~name n. kwezaka(n.)usher n. 1) uheno (n.) someone showingthe way; 2) heno (a.) to showsomeone in, the wayutensil n. zaya (n.) tool, artefact,instrumentutility n. 1) ikenole (n.) usefulness; 2)tenzaya (n.) something useful (to thepublic); 3) tenzakwe (n.)companyproviding something usefulutilization n. atenza (n.) exploitationutilize v. jantenza (a.) to put to use, makeprofitable use of: tim al jantenzazavo – the resources must be utilizedutter v. 1) chuka (a.) to express, put forth;2) vilu (s.) extreme, extremely; ~ancen. achuka (n.)uvula n. kenkos (n.); ~ar adj. kenkos(s.): nyauka na kenkos – a uvularplosiveUzbek n. 1) Wozobeke (n.) Uzbeki person;2) Wozobekan (n.) citizen ofUzbekistan; 3) Ozobeke (s.) having todo with Uzbeki culture; 4) naOzobekan (s.) having to do withUzbekistan; 3) Ozobekeka (n.) UzbekilanguageUzbekistan n. Ozobekan (n.)VV, v n. voi (n.)vacation n. milto (n.) holiday, day(s) freefrom work;vaccinate v. kupyu (a.)vaccination n. akupyu (n.)vaccine n. kupyuso (n.)vacuum n. voleng (n.); ~ cleaner n.chuntal (n.) hoovervagina n. macha (n.); ~l adj. na macha(n.)vain adj. chipu (s.) superficialvalid adj. hova (s.)validate v. 1) hoka (a.) confirm,authenticate, verify: al hoka aujo –the information has been validated; 2)munto (a.) execute, make valid bysigning and/or put in effect: soimunto aboko – please validate yoursubscriptionvalidation n. 1) ahoka (n.)authenticiation, confirmation,verification: ahoka na atoje –validation of a theory; 2) amunto (n.)execution, employ, making valid bysigning and/or putting in effect:amunto na luko – validation of atreatyvalley n. wenseo (n.)value n. 1) itempa (n.) worth; 2) iwenje(n.) quality of having esteem; 3)tempaka (a.) to estimate the value of;4) wenje (a.) to think highly of, hold inhigh esteem; ~able adj. 1) tempale(s.) having value; 2) wenjele (s.)worthy, worthy of esteemvampire n. banchum (n.)van n. zani (n.) minivan, people carriervanity n. ichipu (n.)Vancouver n. Venkuvar (n.)vandal n. umimbai (n.) hooligan; ~ize v.mimbai (a.)vanilla n. fozi (n.)vanish v. monyun (a.) disappearvapor n. somus (n.) water vapour; ~ize v.tomus (a.) become vaporvariable adj. 1) tenyin (s.) changeable;2) atenyin (n.) changeable valuevarious adj. wishi (n.) all kinds of,miscellaneousvary v. wishile (a.)Vatican City n. Vatikan (n.)vegan adj. 1) angazang (s.) notinvolving animal products; 2)ungazang (n.) person abstaining fromKah Dictionary 299

animal products; ~ism n.angazampuno (n.)vegetable n. peki (n.)vegetarian n. 1) usekizang (n.)vegetarian person; 2) sekizang (s.)not eating meat; 3) sekileng (s.) notcontaining meat; ~ism n.sekizampuno (n.)vehicle n. 1) ani (n.) motorized vehicle; 2)jauya (n.) devicevein n. banos (n.)velocity n. ige (n.) speed, ratevend v. 1) mumpo (a.) sell; 2) nupo (a.) topeddle; ~ing machine n. pobeo(n.); ~or n. 1) unupo (n.) peddler,peddlar; 2) umumpo (n.) seller,shopkeeperVenezuela n. Beneswelan (n.)Venezuelan n. 1) Ubeneswelan (n.)inhabitant of Venezuela; 2) naBeneswelan (n.) having to do with theVenezuelan statevengeance n. amimwai (n.) revenge,retaliationvengeful adj. mimwaike (s.)vent n. 1) ponchocha (n.) outlet; 2)poncho (a.) to pass out, releaseventricle n. 1) bambea (n.)verntricle( heart); 2) jebea (n.)ventricle (brain)ventricular adj. na jebea (n.) having towith the brain ventriclesventure n. zempato (n.)Venus n. Shinaku (n.)verb n. janka (n.); ~al adj. 1) na janka(n.) having to do with verbs; 2) kayaza(s.) by means of words: ajokakayaza – verbal communication;~ose adj. kakaya (s.)verdict n. arenka (n.)verification n. ahoka (n.) authenticiation,confirmation, validation, checking forcorrectness, authenticityverify v. hoka (a.) confirm, authenticate,verify, check for correctness,authenticity: hoka wengiko – tocheck a test for mistakes, gradeverisimilitude n. hoyunku (n.)verity n. iho (n.) truth, realityversatile adj. witenza (s.)verse n. dairon (n.)version n. shito (n.) readingvertebra n. zepembe (n.); ~ta n.zepelenyo (n.); ~te n. 1) uzepele(n.) being having a spine; 2) zepele(s.) having a spine;vessel n. 1) bobeo (n.) container; 2) soni(n.) shipVesuvius n. (gin) Vesuvioh (n.)vest n. bango (n.)veteran n. kwiru (n.)veterinarian n. ungamomi (n.)vex v. zawong (a.) to annoyvia prep. tunde (a.)viability n. itehaira (n.)viable adj. tehaira (s.)vibrate v. 1) pepye (a.) quake, trembleslightly, shiver; 2) dende (a.) quake,tremble violently, with great forcevibration n. 1) apepye (n.) tremor, shiver;2) adende (n.) violent tremorvicinity n. faula (n.)vicious n. rurusa (n.) viciouslyvictim n. utovu (n.); fall ~ to v. tovu (n.)victor n. ufiti (n.); ~ious n. fitile (n.); ~yn. afiti (n.)video n. 1) tanu (n.) film; 2) na tanu (n.)designating the visual part of arecording or telecast: achoko natanu – video footage;3) sintanu (n.)short piece of film footageVienna n. Vin (n.)Vietnam n. Viyetan (n.)Vietnamese n. 1) Uviyete (n.) personof the Viet ethnicity; 2) Viyet (s.)having to do with the Viet culture; 3)Uviyetan (n.) citizen of Vietnam; 4) naViyetan (n.) having to do with theVietnamese state; 5) Viyeteka (n.)Vietnamese languageview n. 1) yunto (n.) act of looking; 2)nayun (n.) scene, range one can see:shenum le nayun – a room with aview; 3) ijesa (n.) opinion; 4) jesa (n.)to have the opinion: wa jesa awautensinyi – I view this as worrisome;Kah Dictionary 300

5) yun (a.) to look at; 6) sayun (a.) toinspect; in ~ (of), on view prep.yumbo (s.) yumbo uyo – in view ofeverybody; ~er n. 1) uyun (n.)person watching; 2) yunya (n.) opticaldevice; 3) yundan (n.) applicationvigor n. isere (n.) strength, health, energy;~ous(ly) adj. 1) sere (s.) strong,healthy: benonyo sere – a vigorousbreed; 2) don (s.) with considerableforce: nonka don – to denyvigorously; 3) hailon (s.) lively, vividhealthy: ben la jafi hailon – the kidswere playing vigorouslyvillage n. sindola (n.); ~er n. usindola(n.)vinegar n. choisu (n.)vineyard n. susayan (n.)vinyl n. tukodavo (n.)violate v. bairu (a.) to break (a law, rule),assault sexuallyviolation n. abairu (n.)violence n. rusa (n.)violent adj. gerusa (s.) quickly resortingto violence; ~ness n. igerusa (n.)violet n. 1) susan (saska) (a.) (bluish-)purple; 2) susansho (n.) pansyviral adj. na mimbe (n.)Virgo n. Bimwana (n.)virtue n. nempulu (n.)virtuous adj. na nempulu (n.)virus n. 1) mimbe (n.) contaminant; 2)sishiko (n.) computer virusvisa n. tunsho (n.)visible adj. tenyun (s.)vision n. 1) ayunju (n.) sense of sight; 2)aujekeho (n.) mental image, dream,fantasy; 3) ananyun (n.) supernaturalperception, revelation in a trancevisit v. 1) yunde (a.) to come to see; 2)ayunde (n.) act of visiting; ~or n.uyunde (n.)visitation n. 1) asayun (n.) inspection; 2)asispoyun (n.) act of checking forcontraband: asispoyun na senyo –a visitation of the body; 3) ayunde (n.)act of visiting: ayunde na tilan – anextraterrestrial visitation; ~al adj. nayunde (n.) designation the act ofvisitation: koika na yunde– visitationrightvisual adj. na yun (s.) optic, optical,visuallyvitamin n. sivo (n.); ~ C n. sivo choi (n.)vivid adj. hailon (s.) lively, vigorouslyvocabulary n. kayanyo (n.) lexiconvocal adj. na kika (n.); ~ chords n.kikanaya (n.)vodka n. Vodokah (n.)voice n. 1) kika (n.) sound made bymouth ; 2) jankika (a.) to give voice to,include voice in; ~d adj. okika (s.)void adj. 1) membo (s.) empty; 2) hovang(s.) invalid; 3) membola (n.) emptyspacevolcanic adj. na dusola (s.)volcano n. dusola (n.)Volga n. Volkah (n.)volition n. akeju (n.) willvolley a. 1) chene (a.) to hit or strike inmidair; 2) achene (n.) act of striking orhitting in midair; ~ball n. lechero(n.)Volt n. tipio (n.)volume n. 1) labole (n.) amount ofthreedimensional space occupied; 2)kaikombe (n.) bookvolumevoluntary adj. wekele (s.)volunteer n. 1) ukepau (n.) personoffering to do something out of freewill; 2) kepau (a.) to agree to dosomething out of free willvomit v. 1) monki (s.) to throw up ; 2)monkiso (n.) matter vomitedvoodoo n. 1) Ivodun (n.) West-Africanvodun; 2) Ivuduh (n.) Caribbeanvoodoo; 3) Ivuduh na Luisian (n.)Louisiana voodoovortex n. chumwiro (n.)vote v. 1) punza (s.) to elect, vote for; 2)apunza (n.) act of voting; 3) punzako(n.) ballotvowel n. milka (n.)voyage n. anunai (n.) journeyvulnerable adj. temitu (s.)vulture n. miane (n.)Kah Dictionary 301

vulva n. chase (n.)WW n. Wiwa (n.) double u, wW&Z boson n. chuvimbe (n.)waddle v. nonoivu (a.)wade v. pontum (a.) to wade through:varunyo pontum aso – the armywaded through the waterwag v. nonoi (a.); ~tail n. lulua (n.)wage v. nyoru (s.) to be at war withwagon n. huda (n.) cartwail v. donyoi (a.)waist n. banaro (n.) equator; ~coat n.koshango lengoleng, alengoleng(n.)wait v. tara (a.) wait forwaiter n. dobu (n.)waitress n. doana (n.)wake v. monzon (a.) to come out of sleep,cause to wake upWales n. Kamaran (n.)walk v. nuvu (a.) to walk, walk up towalkman n. 1) jitil (n.) ipod, diskman,small device for playing music(general); 2) jitil na jitol (n.) smalldevice for playing music tapewall n. donum (n.)wallet n. pabos (n.) pursewallow v. dadara (a.) to roll about, tossand turnwallpaper n. 1) donungo (n.) papercovering walls; 2) nuntango (n.)backgroundwalnut n. jejepeo (n.)walrus n. findun (n.)want v. keju (a.) desirewanted adj. tenkayo (s.) wanted for arrestwar n. anyoru (n.); World ~ n. Anyoruna Yula (n.): Anyoru na Yula naSun – World War II; ~lord n.nyoruti (n.)wardrobe n. angobea (n.)warehouse n. murado (n.) storehousewarlock n. mimpas (n.) witchwarm adj. sham (s.); ~th n. isham (n.)warn v. zenka (a.); ~ing n. azenka (n.)warrior n. varu (n.)Warsaw n. Varasavah (n.)wart n. chikos (n.); ~y adj. chichikos (s.)wash v. shim (a.) clean, usually involvingwater; ~board n. shinum (n.);~cloth n. shingo (n.); ~ingmachine n. shintal (n.)Washington n. Washintan (n.)wasp n. 1) shodi (n.) yellow jacket; 2)vazo (n.) member of the order ofHymenoptera; ~s n. vazonyo (n.)order of Hymenoptera;waste v. 1) lenza (a.) spill, squander, usewithout result; 2) lenzavo (n.) materialno longer of use, waste product,garbage; 3) lenzan (n.) uncultivatedland; 4) alenza (n.) wastage,squandering; 5) olenza (s.) no longerof use or used: ; ~ away v. tolenza(a.)watch v. 1) yun (s.) to look at, check; 2)tatil (n.) small clockwater n. 1) aso (n.) water; 2) sonyo (a.)body of water, waters: sonyo wivan– international waters; 3) munso (a.)to irrigate, give water to; 4) janso (a.)to produce water or fluids: kiki lajanso – his mouth was watering; 2)munso (a.) to irrigate, give water to;~fall n. bonso (n.); ~front n.soku (n.) shore; ~ lily n. sofo (n.);~ pipe n. sonos (n.); ~ pump n.ponuya (n.); ~ tap n. sofan (n.);~bed n. zonya na aso (n.); ~fowl n.sonti (n.); ~mark n. shotan (n.);~melon n. asopos (n.)wave n. 1) gon (n.) swell or motion along asurface; 2) gongo (s.) going up anddown in contour, movement; 3)pongon (a.) to make waves, ripple:adu che aso pongon kuchi – thestone hit the water rippling the surface;4) nonoi (a.) to move from one side tothe other repatedly, to wag, zig-zag:Kah Dictionary 302

nonoi lele – to wave one’s hand; ~pattern n. agongo (n.) oscillationwavy adj. gongo (s.) going up and down incontour, movementwax n. resau (n.)way n. 1) nuno (n.) road, path: chu nuno!– get out of the way!; 2) n. ashi (n.)way; in that ~ n. shai (n.) like that;in this ~ n. shau (n.) like this; ~some way prep. shile (s.)somehow, in a waywe pron. wanyo (n.) usweak adj. 1) mwese (s.) not strong, frail;2) mimiza (s.) feeble, sickly; ~nessv. 1) imwese (n.) state of being weak;2) mwesela (n.) weak spot, feature,flaw; 3) imimiza (n.) sickliness,feeblenesswealth n. 1) ifosa (n.) prosperity;2) ipale(n.) richness; ~y adj. fosa (i.)weapon n. ruya (n.)wear v. wengo (s.) be dressed in: yuwengo sol – she was dressed inblack; ~ off v. jantinzon (a.) to causeto be tired; ~ out v. 1) tonchirau(a.) to become eroded, erode; 2)chirau (a.) to erodeweariness n. itinzon (n.) fatigueweary adj. tinzon (s.) tiredweasel n. roi (n.)weather n. titom (n.); ~vane n.funyuno (n.)weave v. 1) kwesku (a.) to make byinterlacing; 2) kweskusa (n.) patternof weaving: kweskusa chausa – adelicate weave; ~d adj. okwesku(s.); ~r n. ukwesku (n.)weblog n. kwetoko (n.) blogwebpage n. kwesho (n.)website n. kwesho (n.)wedding n. dovato (n.)wedge n. suntupil (n.)wedlock n. idova (n.) matrimony, marriageWednesday n. Panta (n.)weed n. 1) mimpea (n.) undesirable plant;2) jujem (n.) marijuana; 3) mompea(a.) to clear of undesirable plantsweek n. ninyo (n.); ~end n. nintas (n.);~ly adj. 1) ninyosa (n.) occurringweekly; 2) ninyoko (n.) magazineweep n. yoyoi (n.) to cryweight n. 1) ijum (n.) heaviness; 2) junya(n.) artefact used for heaviness;weird adj. janjang (s.) odd, unusualwelcome i. 1) mai nende (i.) greeting: mainende la kido! – welcome in myrestaurant!; 2) nendeka (v.) to receivegladly: usindola nendeka unanu –the villagers welcomed the pilgrims; 3)anendeka (n.) greeting: anendekamweju – a friendly welcome ; be ~ v.nende (s.) ju nende – to feelwelcome; you’re ~ v. mai pau (s.)well adj. 1) nen (s.) good: jam nen! – youdid well!; 2) sochu (n.) source; ~-done adj. otuntu (s.): soi setuotuntu – I'd like my steak well-done;~-known adj. tenjo (s.) famous; ~-being n. inensa (n.) healthWelsh adj. 1) Kamara (s.) having to dowith the Welsh culture; 2) na Kamaran(n.) having to do with Wales; 3)Kamaraka (n.) Welsh language;~man n. 1) Ukamara (n.) person ofthe Welsh ethnicity; 2) Ukamaran (n.)citizen of Waleswerewolf n. yumambau (n.)west adj. vununo (s.); ~ Indies n.Karibianyo (n.)wet n. oso (n.)whale n. pechonga (n.)what n. 1) haya (n.) inanimate; 2) hana (s.)which (one): kenyo hana nenju? –which team do you like?; ~ a adj. wu(i.) how very, how: what a pity – wunishi; ~ direction adv. hano (n.)which way?; ~chamacallit n.yahayaka (n.)wheat n. vunki (n.)wheel n. ada (n.); ~chair n. daraya (n.)wheeze v. funyi (a.)when adv. 1) hata (n.) temporal questionword: hata denu? – when are yougoing?; 2) eta (s.) temporal conjunctor:Kah Dictionary 303

eta weyun yu, soi ka – When yousee him, please tell himwhere adv. hala (n.) temporal; ~ fromadv. hachu (n.) hachu jo? – wheredo you know that from?whether conj. en (c.) if it be the case (ornot): nong jo en yu de (eom nong)– I don’t know whether he comes (ornot)which adj. 1) hana (s.) nia hana kano?– which car do you mean?; ~ oneadv. 1) ahana (n.) ahana keju? –which one do you want?; 2) uhana (n.)uhana chu linyo jam? – which oneof you did it?; ~ way adv. hano (n.)which direction?while adv. tabo (n.) during; a ~, for a ~adv. fauta (s.); in a ~ adv. mwela(s.) later, in timewhine n. hazau (n.)whinney v. winka (a.)whip n. 1) chenaya (n.) instrument forflogging; 2) za chenaya che (a.) to hitusing a whip: yu za chenaya chewin – he whipped the horse; ~creamn. chemos (n.); ~lash n. 1) ache nachenaya (n.) act of hitting with a whip;2) kenden (n.) sudden impact on theneck and the injuries resulting fromthiswhirl v. nunuda (s.) rotate, spin, revolve;~pool n. sodada (n.)whiskers n. 1) juzizi (n.) long hair fortactile purposes; 2) luzino (n.)sideburnswhisper v. shiska (a.)whistle v. funji (a.)white adj. lam (s.); ~n v. 1) tolam (a.)become white, go pale; 2) jalam (a.) tomake white, chalk; 3) mulam (a.) tobleach, blanch; ~ner n. mulanso (n.)bleachwho n. hayu (n.)whole adj. kwambe (s.) complete,completely; ~ness n. ikwambe (n.)totalitywholemeal adj. yombeshum (s.)whom n. hayu (n.)whore n. ujaipo (n.)whose n. na hayu (n.)why adv. hamun (s.)Wicca n. Iwika (n.) Wicca-religion; ~n n.1) Uwika (n.) person practicing theWiccan religion; 2) na Iwika (n.)having to do with the Wiccan religionwicked adj. ming (s.); ~ness n. iming(n.)wide adj. wilu (s.) broad; ~n v. 1) jamwilu(a.) to make wide, broaden: udokanjamwilu nuno – the constructionworkers widened the road; 2) tomwilu(a.) to become wide: nuno tomwilu– the road widenedwidow n. 1) vatum (n.) widower; 2)javatum (a.)to make a widow, causeto be a widow; ~hood n. ivatum (n.)width n. iwilu (n.)wife n. vawana (n.)wild adj. yuvang (s.) untamedwill n. 1) akeju (n.) volition; 2) tunzako (n.)testament; 3) denu (a.) future aspectmarker: denu jam – I will do itwilling n. weke (n.) intentionally, out of freewill: jam weke – to do something outof free will; ~ness n. iweke (n.) freewill;willow n. pimpele (n.); weeping ~ n.pimpele yoyoi (n.)win v. fiti (a.) to beat in a game, conflict,defeatwinch n. datol (n.) windlass, pulleywind n. tihum (n.); ~pipe n. hunos (n.)trachea; ~shield n. kushe (n.)windscreen; ~y adj. fumule (s.)wind v. 1) totol (a.) to wind up, wraparound a coil: totol naya la tolpe –to wind up a string on a spool; 2) hitol(a.) to wind up, make tense: hitol fia– to wind up a toy; ~lass n. datol(n.) winch, pulleywindow n. 1) shenum (n.) opening in abuilding or wall; 2) choski (n.)computer window; 3) tocha (n.)opportunitywine n. suso (n.)wing n. 1) nechi (n.) forelimb for flying; 2)Kah Dictionary 304

ludo (n.) side part of a building; 3)lukuche (n.) side forward position orplayer (sports); ~ed adj. nechile(s.); ~er n. lukuche (n.)winner n. 1) ufiti (n.) person winning amatch, challenge; 2) fifiti (n.) personhabitually on top of the worldwinter n. venta (n.)wipe n. chunyom (n.)wire n. 1) sinaya (n.) thread; 2) pino (n.)cable, electric wire; ~d adj. opino(s.) furnished with wiring; ~less adj.pinoleng (s.) furnwiring n. pinonyo (n.)wisdom n. iwanjo (n.); ~ tooth n.vizedun (n.)wise adj. wanjo (s.)wish v. 1) kekeho (a.) to desire somethingnot unrealized: kekeho wen tunti –I wish I was taller; 2) kakeho (a.) toexpress a wish to someone: kakeholi nenis – I wish you good luckwitch n. mimpas (n.) warlockwith prep. 1) lu (s.) by the side of: wa luujejeng – I’m with stupid; 2) le (s.) tohold, holding, having: mundau ubuyem le chempe – he counted threemen with a gun ; 3) za (a.) to take,use: za champe janko nana – hedrew a line with a pencilwithdraw v. 1) raza (a.) to make awithdrawal; 2) muleng (a.) to refuse,fail to provide; ~al n. 1) araza (n.) actof withdrawing (money); 2) amuleng(n.) denial, refusal; ~ symptoms n.mitan na muleng (n.)wither v. yoira (s.) waste awaywithout prep. leleng (n.)witness v. 1) toyun (s.) be witness of; 2)utoyun (n.)wizard n. papaska (n.) sorcererwok n. piseo (n.)wolf n. mambau (n.); ~like adj.mambaushi (s.) lupine; ~pack n.unganyo (chu mambau) (n.)wolverine n. tiroi (n.)woman n. wana (n.)womb n. bembi (n.)wonder v. jeha (s.)wonderful adj. temwu (s.) admirable,impressivewood n. pevo (n.) material; ~en adj. chupevo (n.); ~pecker n. pecheche(n.); ~s n. penyo (n.) forestwool n. mezi (n.); ~en adj. chu mezi (n.)word n. kaya (n.)work n. 1) akan (n.) job; 2) kan (a.) to dowork; 3) kanka (s.) to have a job; 4)ayus (n.) work of art; 5) teri (s.) to befunctional, operational: nia nong teri– my car doesn’t work; ~ing clothesn. kangonyo (n.); ~ing n. lekeshi(n.) manner of working; ~ing classn. lekanyo (n.); ~place n. kankala(n.); ~shop n. 1) lekambea (n.)place where manual labour is done; 2)kwankanto (n.) educational event,trainingworld n. 1) Yula (n.) earth; 2) tira (n.)planet; ~wide adj. yola (n.) global;~ war n. Anyoru na Yula (n.):Anyoru na Yula na Sun – WorldWar IIworm n. 1) lia (n.) insect; 2) kwebanu(n.) computer wormworry v. sinyi (s.) to be worried about;~some adj. tensinyi (s.)worse adj. ming tunti (s.)worship v. 1) tiju (a.) to adore; 2) atiju (s.)adorationworst adj. ming tio (s.); the ~ n. itio naming (n.)worth n. itempa (n.) value; to be ~ adj.tempa (n.) to have a value of: yatempa pio jom na witi – it’s worthfive bucks at most; ~less adj.tempang; ~y adj. wenjele; ~ thetrouble s. tentozawound n. 1) amitu (n.) injury; 2) mitu (a.)hurt, harm, injure; ~ed adj. omitu(s.)wrap v. totol (a.) enfold, tape inwreck n. 1) bayo (n.) badly damagedKah Dictionary 305

vehicle: bayo na neni – planewreck; 2) jambayo (a.) to reduce to awreck: jambayo nia – he wreckedhis car; 3) foida (n.) no good vehicle:nong jeho lera foida wau – I can’tbelieve you’re keeping this wreckwrestle v. kumpompo (a.) to struggle orfight without using blows but rather bypushing and pulling, to compete inwrestling (sport)wrestling n. akumpompo (n.) sportwriggle v. chunonoi (a.) to move to and frowith the intention of getting out ofsomething, wrestle one’s way out ofwrinkle n. chinana (n.); ~d adj.chinanale (s.) wrinklywrist n. leron (n.)write v. janko (a.); ~r n. 1) uko (n.)someone who wrote something; 2)koko (n.) someone who writeshabitually or professionally, authorwriting n. 1) ajanko (n.) act of writing; 2)auko (n.) something written, text;~board n. konum (n.)written adj. oko (n.)wrong adj. 1) woisa (s.) incorrect, not inaccordance with the intention,functioning badly, off: kaipe woisa –the wrong key; 2) nempung (s.)morally wrong, unjust: aminza lanempung – stealing is wrong; 3)janempung (a.) to treat unjustly; togo ~ v. tomwoi (a.) to miscarry; ~way round adv. woyom (s.):jango woyom chivu – to put onshoes the wrong way roundXX n. kes (n.)xenon n. dinchevo (n.)X-ray n. 1) tundino (n.) electromagneticradiation; 2) tundinotan(n.) photograph made by means of X-raysxylene n. vojavosko (n.)xylophone n. pepeji (n.)Yy, Y n. Yil (n.)yak n. zimul (n.)yallow n. polosho (n.)yam n. sepem (n.)Yangtze n. Chang-Chiang (n.)yank v. kunku (s.)yarmulke n. sintia (n.) kippah, skull capyarn n. nayavo (n.)yawn v. 1) hawa(a.) to yawn; 2) ahawa(n.) act of yawningyay i. nye (i.) oh joy!year n. tiro (n.)yearn v. donke (a.)yell v. donka (a.)yellow adj. jin (s.)yelp v. donyi (a.)Yemen n. Yaman (n.); ~i n. 1) Uyaman(n.) inhabitant of Yemen, Yemeni; 2)na Yaman (n.) having to do withYemenyes i. eo (i.) indeed, yeahyesterday adv. ninye (n.); day before ~n. 1) kuninye (n.)yet adv. 1) kwi (i.) already: kwi oyo? –are you done yet?; 2) rata (i.) still:tengito rata la – there is a chanceyet; 3) eye (conj.) even thought, albeit:ke zen, eye ke jam – it would bedangerous, yet he would do it; not ~i. nong kwi (i.)Yiddish n. 1) Yidiska (n.) Yiddishlanguage; 2) na Yidiska (n.) inYiddish language: auko na Yidiska– a Yiddish textyoga n. Iyogah (n.) yoga-religionyoghurt n. choimos (n.)yogi n. Uyogah (n.)yoke n. 1) zebampe (n.) harness or barcarried on the shoulders or back:jauza zebampe – to carry a yoke; 2)sunyo (n.) a couple: sunyo nakamul – a yoke of oxen; 3) vaya (n.)Kah Dictionary 306

something connecting, connection,joint: vaya na idova – the yoke ofmatrimony; 4) akoivu (n.) oppression,subjection: akoivu na naizapuno –the yoke of colonialismyou pron. 1) li (n.) second person singularpronoun; 2) linyo (n.) second personplural pronoun; ~'re welcome i.mai za (i.)young adj. sita (s.); ~ man n. simba(n.); ~ lady n. sima (n.)your adj. 1) na li (n.) belonging to you(singular); 2) na linyo (n.) belonging toyou (plural); ~self pron. lilo (i.)youth n. 1) isita (n.) youthfulness; 2) usita(n.) young person; 3) sitanyo(n.) young people collectivelyYugoslavia n. Yugosalavan (n.); ~n n.1) Uyugosalavan (n.) inhabitant ofYugoslavia; 2) na Yugosalavan (n.)having to do with YugoslaviaYule n. Yolto (n.)ZZ, z n. zawa (n.) the letter “Z”Zambezi n. Zambezih (n.)Zambia n. Zambian (n.); ~n n. 1)Uzambian (n.) inhabitant of Zambia;2) na Zambian (n.) having to do withZambiazeal n. ivavaza (n.); ~ot n. uvavaza (n.);~ous(ly) n. vavaza (n.)zebra n. nanawin (n.); ~ crossing n.nanatum (n.)zebu n. zeomul (n.)Zen n. 1) Ijanah (n.) Zen-Buddhism; 2) naIjanah (n.) having to do with Zen-Buddhism: tatang tom tifa naIjanah – you will never be a Zenmasterzero num. meng (s.) nillzig-zag adj. nonoi (s.)zillion num. wiwinya (s.); ~th num. nawiwinya (s.)Zimbabwe n. Zimbabuan (n.); ~an n.1) Uzimbabuan (n.) inhabitant ofZimbabwe; 2) na Zimbabuan (n.)having to do with Zimbabwezinc n. shungu (n.)zip v. 1)kunkairon (a.) to zip up, close bymeans of a zipper; 2)jalonsi (a.) tocompress data; ~per n. kairon (n.)zodiac n. angaro (n.)zombie n. mimiang (n.)zone n. kain (n.)zoo n. angala (n.)zoological adj. na angajono (n.)zoologist n. ungajono (n.)zoology n. angajono (n.)Zoroaster n. Zaratustarah (n.)zoroastrianism n. Izaratustarah (n.)zoroastrianist n. 1) Uzaratustarah(n.) follower of the zoroastrian religion;2) na Izaratustarah (s.) having to dowith the zoroastrian religionzucchini n. naipos (n.)Zulu adj. 1) Zulu (s.) having to do with thezulu culture; 2) Uzulu (n.) Zuluperson; 3) Zulunyo (n.) Zulu people;4) Zuluka (n.) Zulu languagezygote n. sunyosesuKah Dictionary 307

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