vocab Flashcards
(470 cards)
1
Q
And then…
A
Kenaka
2
Q
When
A
Pamene
3
Q
Even though
A
Ngakhale
4
Q
to be green
A
kubiriwira
5
Q
color
A
mtundo (mitundo)
6
Q
yellow
A
chikasu
7
Q
to be white
A
kuyera
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Q
sky blue
A
ngati mtambo
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Q
gray
A
ngati phulusa
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Q
spotted
A
madonthomadontho
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Q
lined (fabric)
A
maziremazire
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Q
to be shiny
A
kunyezimira
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Q
to be sweet
A
kutsekemera
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Q
if you want to x, then x
A
ukuti ufune + inf.,
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Q
to be red
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kufiira
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Q
big, old (true adj)
A
–kulu (yayikulu)
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Q
small, young, meager (true adj)
A
–ng’ono (zazing’ono)
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far, long, tall (true adj)
A
–tali (chachitali)
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Q
near, short (true adj)
A
–fupi (aafupi)
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unripe, uncooked, fresh
A
–wisi (zaziwisi)
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The day before yesterday
A
Dzana
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Q
Day after tomorrow
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Mkucha
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Q
2 days after tomorrow
A
Mtondo
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Q
Last week
A
Mulungu watha
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Next week
Mulungu wa mawa
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fierce, short-tempered (true adj)
--kali (wamkali)
27
to be rewarded/paid
kulipidwa
28
to take wages
kutenga malipiro (angati?)
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to pay
kulipira
30
to cry
kulira
31
anytime
nthawi ilionse
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digging tool
mchokotho (michokotho)
33
future habitual
-dzidza (tense marker)
34
sister
achemwali
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brother
achimwene
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Bee
Njuchi
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Blindness
Khungu
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Crow
Khungubwi
39
beside
Pambali pa
40
beside
Pafupi pa
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Blood
Mwazi
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Blue
Biriwira
43
Bone
Pfupa
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Borrow/lend I've borrowed John's book
Bwereka Ndabwereka bukhu la John
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To refuse, deny
kukana
46
to sing
kuimba
47
ball
mpira
48
hymn, song
nyimbo
49
To lie (tell falsity)
Kunama
50
to look at, attend
kuonera
51
to dance
kuvina
52
suspend, hang
kupachika
53
to show
kuonetsa
54
beast
chirombo
55
lion
mkango
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leopard
kambuku
57
elephant
njobvu
58
hyena
Fisi
59
crocodile
Ng'ona
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size
Msinkhu
61
ferocity
Ukali
62
seed
Mbewa
63
peanut
Mtedza
64
bean
Nyemba
65
flower
Duwa
66
leaf
Tsamba (Masamba)
67
to sow
Kufesa
68
to plant
Kubzala
69
To germinate
Kumera
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To produce, fruit (horticulture)
Kubereka
71
To Break off
Kuthyola
72
To change
Kusintha
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To be a failure
Kukanika
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To be full
Kudzaza
75
forest, wooded area
Mkhalango
76
branch
Nthambi
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fruit
Chipatso
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banana
Ntochi
79
orange
Malalange
80
lemon
Mandimu
81
root
Muzu
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to be good, nice (food, weather)
kukoma
83
to cut
Kutema
84
to saw, cut slices
Kucheka
85
wall
Chipupa
86
roof
Denga
87
room
Chipinda
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nail
Msomali
89
when (subordinating)
-mene
90
To cut off/down
kudula (low tone)
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to get accustomed
kuzolowera
92
To make a mistake, be mistaken
kulakwa
93
To explain
Kufotokoza
94
to succeed, be right
Kukhoza
95
to be light
kupepuka
96
to be poor, to suffer
Kusauka (2)
97
to be rich; to be heavy
Kulemera (2)
98
brain
Bongo
99
thought (noun)
ganizo
100
To think
kuganiza
101
to be sure
Kuganiza pakutero
102
to dream
Kulota
103
to accept, agree
Kuvomera
104
to go mad
Kupenga
105
to be astonished
Kudabwa
106
to doubt, hesitate
Kupeneka
107
face
Nkhope
108
nose
mfuno
109
1) skin 2) blindness
Khungu (2)
110
dirt
Litsiro
111
ear
Khutu
112
hair
Tsitsi
113
beard
ndebvu
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cut hair, shave
kumeta
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to be deaf
Kugontha
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to stink
kununkha
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to smell good
kununkhira
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neck
(pa) khosi
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mouth
(pa) kamwa
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lip
Mlomo
121
tongue
Lilime
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tooth
Dzino (pl. Mano)
123
Blood
Magazi
124
belly
Mimba
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To yawn, open mouth
Kuyasama (2)
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To swallow
kumeza
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To suckle, nurse
Kuyamwa
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to lick
Kuseteka
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to chew
Kutafuna
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To be drunk
kuledzera
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to vomit
Kusanza
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to close
Kutseka
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to open
Kutsegula
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speedily (adv)
Mothamanga
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quickly
Mwamsanga
136
by accident
Mwangozi
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for example...
Mwachitsanzo
138
doubtfully (adv)
Mopeneka
139
Without a doubt
Posapeneka
140
to be wet, soaked
Kunyowa
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to be wet [from the rain]
Kubvumbwa
142
rain
Mvula (i-zi), sing and plural
143
to sprinkle, drizzle
Kuwaza
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Sun
dzuwa (li-ma), singular only
145
sunrise
dzuwa likutuluka (kutuluka)
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sunset
dzuma likulowa (kulowa, “enters”)
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to hurt
kupweteka
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jail
Ndende
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To forbid, hinder
Kuletsa
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to allow, permit
kulola
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to punish
kulanga
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to put down a load, relieve
kutula
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to sin
kuchimwa
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to be reconciled
kuyanjana
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to cheat, deceive
kunyenga
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thief
Mbala
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love
chikondi
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hatred
chidani
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to apologize
kupepasa
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to forgive
Ku-khululukira
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to lose
Kutaya
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folder
foda (N)
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farmer
Limi (Mu-A)
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to farm
Kulima
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garden
Dimba
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to be happy
Kusangalala
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God-willing
Ambuye akalola
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Morning
M'mawa (mamawa)
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Early afternoon
Masana
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Late afternoon (until dark)
Madzulo
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night
Usiku
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to wake up
Kudzuka
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to pass the afternoon
Kuswera
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Friday
Lachisana
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Sunday
Lamulungu
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Today is Friday
Lelo ndi Lachisanu
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friend
Mnzanga
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to drink
Kumwa
179
to die
Kufa
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to be near, close by
Ndi pafupi
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To be far from
Ndi patali
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What is your name?
Dzina lanu ndani?
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year
Chaka
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month
Mwezi (mu-mi)
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to teach
Kuphunzitsa
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to try
Kumayesa
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to be patient
Kudekha
189
to welcome
Kulandira
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We welcome you
Takulandirani
191
living (living children)
-- moyo (ana amoyo)
192
together
(Pa)modzi
193
to swim
Kusambira
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to marry (man)
Kukwatira
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to marry (woman)
Kukwatiwa
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healthy
-- thanzi
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Egg
Dzira (Li-Ma)
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pot
Poto (Li-Ma)
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eye
Diso (Li-Ma)
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eyes
Maso (Li-Ma)
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eggs
Mazira (Li-Ma)
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pots
Mapoto (Li-Ma)
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to close
Kutseka
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to visit
Kuyendera
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to ask
Kufunsa
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to be frightened (of)
Kuopa (obj infix)
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to say (2 verbs)
Kutero, kufunsa
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or
Kapena
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to speak
Kulankhula
210
to grow
Kuphuka
211
Sun
dzuwa (Li-Ma) (singular only)
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years
zaka (chi-zi)
213
how many?
-- ngati
214
to worship/pray
kupemphera
215
Are you married? (I am married)
Kodi ndinu okwatiwa? Ndine okwatiwa.
216
What kind of work do you do?
Mumagwira ntchito yanji?
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I work as...
Ndimagwira ntchito ya Udokotala
218
girl/boyfriend
Chibwenzi
219
to fall
kugwa
220
money
Ndalama (i-zi), sing and plural
221
often
kawirikawiri
222
rarely
kamodzikamodzi
223
House-guard
alonda a nyumba
224
to guard
Kulonda
225
toilet
Chimbudzi
226
bag
Chikwama
227
woman's wrap
chitenje
228
finger
chala
229
bags
zikwama
230
fingers
zala
231
toilets
zimbudzi
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to be full (bottle, mini-bus, bag)
kudzadza
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The bag is full.
Chikwama chidzadza.
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after the rain falls...
Mvula ikagwa
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mat
mphasa (i-zi)
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bridge
ulalo (u-mau)
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honey
uchi
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bow
uta
239
smoke
utsi
240
bridges
maulalo
241
to be broken
kuduka
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to be expensive
kudula (high tone)
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to be sweet
Kuzuna
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to prune (eg potatoes)
kubudula
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to be late
Kuchedwa
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suddenly
Mwadzi-dzi-dzi
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quickly
Mwachangu
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to go (be) fast
kufulumira
249
speedily (adv)
mofulumira
250
to run
kuthamanga
251
soon
posachedwa
252
quickly
msangamsanga
253
bicycle
Njinga
254
motorbike
Njinga ya moto
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to drive
Kuyendetsa
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to take care of s.o.
Kusamalira
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take care – be careful
Salamani
258
Saturday
Loweluka
259
priest
Abusa
260
chair
mpando (mu-mi)
261
chairs
mipando (mu-mi
262
tree
mtengo (mu-mi)
263
trees
mitengo (mu-mi)
264
knife
mpeni (mu-mi)
265
knives
mipeni (mu-mi)
266
boy
mnyamata (mu-a)
267
boys
anyamata
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husband
mwamuna (mu-a)
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husbands
amuna (mu-a)
270
monkey
pusi (mu-a)
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monkeys
apusi (mu-a)
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to cook
kuphika
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if (I don't know if I can come)
Ngati (sindidziwa ngati ndingabwere)
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God can't lie, can he?!
Mulungu anganame ngati?
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chickens
nkhuku (i-zi)
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life
Moyo (mu-mi)
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to be available, to be around
Kupezeka
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fast (adj)
--msanga
279
papers
pepala
280
maize flour
ufa
281
How much does it cost?
Kuli a ndalama zingati?
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It cost 50Kw.
Anali a 50 kwacha.
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to be born
Kubadwa
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birthday
tsiku lakubadwa
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In former days, in the past
Masiku akale
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vendor, seller
(Munthu) Wamalonda
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brick
Njerwa (i-zi)
288
iron sheet
lata (li-ma)
289
iron sheets
malata (li-ma)
290
bananas grown for profit
Ntochi zandalama
291
money from selling bananas (etc)
Ndalama zanthochi (za...)
292
animals kept for butchering
Nyama zandiwo
293
rainy season
Nthawi yamvula
294
thing
chinthu
295
things
zinthu (chi-zi)
296
many things
zinthu zambiri
297
fat
mafuta
298
beef tallow
mafuta a ng'ombe
299
bird
mbalame
300
head
mutu (mu-a)
301
fear
mantha
302
previous, earlier (adj)
-- kale
303
fearful
(munthu) wamantha
304
church
tchalithci (li-ma)
305
window
windo (li-ma)
306
petrol
petulo (Mu-a), singular only
307
to burn; to run (appliances)
kuyaka
308
cup
kapu (i-ma)
309
cups
makapu (i-ma)
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game
gemu (i-ma)
311
games
magemu (i-ma)
312
radio
wayilesi (i-zi)
313
school
sukulu (i-zi)
314
car
galimoto (i-zi)
315
become/are too many
kuchuluka
316
stomach
mimba
317
to read, count
kuwerenga
318
small hill (diminutive)
kaphiri (ka-ti)
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small hills (diminutive)
timapiri
320
hill
phiri (li-ma)
321
hills
mapiri (li-ma)
322
day (as opposed to night)
usana
323
calendar day (neutral)
tsiku (li-ma)
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to trouble, be troublesome
kuvuta
325
country
dziko (li-ma)
326
countries
maiko (li-ma)
327
masiku
days (li-ma)
328
sales/business (noun, activity)
malonda (li-ma), plural only
329
oil
mafuta (li-ma), plural only
330
water
madzi (li-ma) plural only
331
voice
liwu (li-ma)
332
words
mawu (li-ma)
333
place
malo (li-ma), plural only
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medicine
mankhwala (li-ma), plural only
335
family
banja (li-ma)
336
families
mabanja (li-ma)
337
hand
dzanja (li-ma)
338
hands
manja (li-ma)
340
names
maina (li-ma)
341
time, season (of)
nthawi ya/za (i-zi), sing and plural
342
house
nyumba (i-zi), sing and plural
343
banana
ntochi (i-zi), sing and plural
344
wind, weather
mphepo (i-zi), sing and plural
345
work
ntchito (i-zi), sing and plural
346
meat
nyama (i-zi), sing and plural
347
nsima (noun class?)
nsima (i-zi)
348
ndiwo (noun class?)
ndiwo (i-zi)
349
hunger, famine
njala (i-zi)
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way, method, path
njira (i-zi), sing and plural
351
to kill
kupha
352
to remove
kuchotsa
353
the reason why...
Ndi chifukwa
354
love
chikondi (chi-zi), sing only
355
door
chitseko (chi-zi)
356
doors
zitseko (chi-zi)
357
to run out
kutha
358
to climb, rise
kukwera
359
lives
miyoyo (mu-mi)
360
months
miyezi (mu-mi)
361
moon
mwezi (mu-mi)
362
church (alternate)
mpingo (mu-mi)
363
churches (alternate)
mipingo (mu-mi)
364
rice
mpunga (mu-mi), sing only
365
market
msika (mu-mi)
366
markets
misika (mu-mi)
367
village
mudzi (mu-mi)
368
villages
midzi (mu-mi)
369
field
munda (mu-mi)
370
fields
mindi (mu-mi)
371
Mu-mi rhymes with...
U - I (3rdpp sing and pl)
372
young woman
mtsikana (mu-a)
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young women
atsikana
374
relative
m'bale (mu-a)
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relatives
abale (mu-a)
376
woman
mzimayi (mu-a)
377
women
azimayi
378
wife
mkazi (mu-a)
379
wives
akazi
381
to hear
kumva
382
to understand
kumvetsa
383
to get off, come down
kutsika
384
to be able (ability)
kutha
385
to turn (new year), to fulfill
kukwanitsa
386
everyone
munthu aliyense
387
in every place
mulimonse
388
everywhere
paliponse
389
everything
chilichonse
390
be strong (character), solid
kulimba
391
to endure (problems)
kulimba (mavuto)
392
necessary (for)
--ofunikira (pa)
393
a kind of/sort of
mtundu wa
394
dare to, be brave to
kulimba mtima + infinitive
395
to call, invite
kuitana
396
to stand
kuima
397
it's not easy (to...)
Sizophweka (+ inf)
398
it is possible
ndi kutheka + inf
399
along (adv)
mbali mwa
400
inside of (adv)
mkati mwa
401
behind (adv)
kumbuyo kwa
402
in front of (adv)
kutsogolo kwa
403
to be separated/departed from
kusiyana
404
to expect
kuyembekeza
405
expectation
chiyembekezo
406
death
imfa
407
mwano
rude
408
to be ripe, cooked
kupya
409
to kill
kupha
410
is it possible?
kodi zitheka?
411
to end in (misery, death)
kuthera mu (chisoni, imfa)
412
possibility
zotheka
413
grandchildren
azukulu
414
parents
makolo (li-ma)
415
two weeks ago, …
milungu ya wiri yapita...
416
to pass away (humans)
kumwalira
417
ten
khumi
418
first born
mwana wobadwa woyamba
419
twenty (thirty)
makhumi a wiri (a tatu)
420
fourth
wachinayi
421
to cut
kuduka (soft tone)
422
to build
kumanga
423
to be built
kumangidwa ndi...
424
animals
nyama (i-zi)
425
urine
mkodzo
426
to admit/acknowledge
kuvomera
427
he was told that/to
anauzidwa kuti / inf.
428
exceedingly (big, etc)
(wamkulu) molapitsa
429
accurately
molondola
430
to feed
kudyetsa
431
grass
udzu
432
to warn about
kuchenjeza za
433
to beware of
kuchenjera ndi
434
clever, judicious, discerning
wochenjera
435
to return, give back
kubwezera
436
to distract
kuchenjeneka
437
to cheat s.o.
kuchenjeretsa
438
(fall into) temptation
(kugwa m') yesero
439
to endeavor, great effort
kuyesetsa
440
customs, habits
chizoloweri
441
to be tempted
kuyesedwa
442
to tempt
kuyesa
443
to show/demonstrate
kusonyeza
444
to introduce
kusonyeza
445
to assemble, congregate
kusonkhana
446
according to
mongwa mwa...
447
openly
poyera
448
to reveal, expose
kutulutsa poyera
449
to fit, clothes fit him
Kukwana, zi(mu)mwana
450
to cure
kuchiritsa
451
medicine/pill to treat (malaria)
muti ochiritsa (malungu)
452
to compose, draft
kupeka
453
foolish(ly)
wopusa, mopusa (adv)
454
depending on (how things go)
malinga ndi m'mene zikuyenda
455
aim
cholinga
456
to aim
kulinga
457
various
-osiyanasiyana
458
to concern
kukhudza
459
especially
kwenikweni
460
behavior
makhalidwe
461
naked
mwachaje
462
to seems that/like
kuoneka ngati
463
as if
ngati kuti
464
mistake (take) for
kutenga ngati
465
slave
kapolo (akapolo)
466
speak directly
kunena mwachindunji
467
to be lucky
kupeza mwayi
468
to diagnose
kuyesa nthenda
469
to be careless
kusaganiza
470
excellent
mwachikulu
471
calmly, peacefully
mwabata
472
in a manly way
mwachimuma
473
feminine
mwachikazi
