| I | Pronomen | an | I am here now. An ka kanyo sani. |
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| you | Pronomen | in | You are my friend. In en osiepna. |
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| he | Pronomen | en | He is very strong. En gi teko ahinya. |
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| we | Pronomen | wa | We are going home. Wa dhi dala. |
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| they | Pronomen | gi | They are in school. Gi e skul. |
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| what | Pronomen | angʼo | What do you want? Idwaro angʼo? |
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| where | Adverb | kanye | Where is your house? Odni nitie kanye? |
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| when | Adverb | karangʼo | When will you come? Ibiro karangʼo? |
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| who | Pronomen | ngʼa | Who is calling me? Ngʼa ma oluongana? |
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| why | Adverb | marangʼo | Why are you sad? Marangʼo ma in smut? |
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| how | Adverb | nade | How are you today? In nadi kawuono? |
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| to be | Verb | bedo | They want to be ready. Gi dwaro bedo ayikayika. |
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| to have | Verb | bedo gi | I have a book. An abedo gi buk. |
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| to do | Verb | timo | We do our work. Watimo ticwa. |
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| to go | Verb | dhi | I will go tomorrow. Adhibiro kiny. |
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| to come | Verb | biro | They will come soon. Gibiro machiegni. |
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| to see | Verb | nen | I see the house. A nen od. |
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| to know | Verb | ngʼeyo | I know that story. Angʼeyo siganono. |
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| to think | Verb | paro | We think about life. Waparo kuom ngima. |
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| to want | Verb | dwaro | I want some water. Adwaro pi. |
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| to need | Verb | dwaro | We need more time. Wadwaro kinde mangʼeny. |
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| to make | Verb | loso | They make good chairs. Giloso kom ber. |
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| to take | Verb | kawo | Take the book home. Kaw buk idhi go dala. |
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| to give | Verb | miyo | Please give me water. Kiyie imiya pi. |
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| to say | Verb | wuo | Do not say that. Kik iwuo kamano. |
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| to tell | Verb | nyiso | Tell me the truth. Nyisa adiera. |
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| to ask | Verb | penjo | I want to ask. Adwaro penjo. |
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| to find | Verb | nongo | We found the key. Wanongo lagoro. |
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| to look | Verb | ngʼiyo | Look at the sky. Ngʼi malo e polo. |
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| to use | Verb | tiyo gi | I use this knife. Atiyo gi pala ni. |
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| to work | Verb | tiyo | They work every day. Gitiyo pile pile. |
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| to eat | Verb | chiemo | Children eat rice here. Nyithindo chiemo nyaluo kanyo. |
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| to drink | Verb | madho | Drink water every morning. Mad pi kiek duto. |
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| to sleep | Verb | nindo | The child sleeps early. Nyathi nindo oyawore. |
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| to walk | Verb | wuok | We walk to school. Wawuok nyaka skul. |
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| to run | Verb | ringo | The boy can run fast. Wuowi nyalo ringo piyo. |
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| to read | Verb | somo | I read this book. Asomo bukni. |
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| to write | Verb | ndiko | |
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| to speak | Verb | wuoyo | They speak Luo well. Giwuoyo Dholuo maber. |
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| to listen | Verb | winjo | Listen to the teacher. Winj japuonj. |
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| to hear | Verb | winjo | I hear music outside. Awinjo wer oko. |
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| to buy | Verb | golo | We buy food there. Wagolo chiemo kanyo. |
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| to sell | Verb | chwalo | They sell fish here. Gichwalo rech kanyo. |
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| to pay | Verb | culo | I will pay today. Aculo kawuono. |
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| to help | Verb | konyo | Please help that child. Kiyie konya nyathinocha. |
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| to love | Verb | hero | I love my family. Ahero jooda. |
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| to live | Verb | bedo | We live in town. Wabedo e taun. |
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| to die | Verb | tho | Old trees can die. Yath machon nyalo tho. |
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| to learn | Verb | puonjo | Children learn at school. Nyithindo puonjo e skul. |
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| to teach | Verb | puonjo | They teach us Luo. Gipuonjo wa Dholuo. |
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| to open | Verb | yawo | Open the door slowly. Yaw dhoot mos. |
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| to close | Verb | loro | |
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| person | Substantiv | ngʼato | That person is kind. Ngʼatno en ngʼama ber. |
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| man | Substantiv | dichuo | The man is working. Dichuo tye ka tiyo. |
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| woman | Substantiv | dhako | The woman is cooking. Dhako tye ka tedo. |
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| child | Substantiv | nyathi | The child is sleeping. Nyathi tye ka nindo. |
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| boy | Substantiv | wuowi | The boy is reading. Wuowi tye ka somo. |
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| girl | Substantiv | nyako | The girl is singing. Nyako tye ka wer. |
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| family | Substantiv | joodu | My family is large. Joodu en maduongʼ. |
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| mother | Substantiv | min | My mother is here. Mina ni ka kanyo. |
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| father | Substantiv | wuon | His father is strong. Wuon gi teko. |
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| friend | Substantiv | osiep | |
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| house | Substantiv | ot | The house is new. Ot en manyien. |
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| home | Substantiv | dala | We are going home. Wa dhi dala. |
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| school | Substantiv | skul | The school is nearby. Skul nitie machiegni. |
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| city | Substantiv | taun | This city is big. Taun ni en maduongʼ. |
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| country | Substantiv | piny | Our country is peaceful. Pinywa olingʼ. |
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| world | Substantiv | piny | The world is changing. Piny tye ka loko. |
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| street | Substantiv | yo | The street is busy. Yo opongʼ gi ji. |
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| room | Substantiv | ot | This room is clean. Otni ler. |
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| time | Substantiv | kinde | Time moves very quickly. Kinde dhi piyo ahinya. |
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| day | Substantiv | odiechiengʼ | Today is a hot day. Kawuono en odiechiengʼ maliet. |
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| night | Substantiv | otieno | The night is quiet. Otieno olingʼ. |
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| morning | Substantiv | okinyi | This morning is cold. Okinyi ni en liet. |
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| evening | Substantiv | odhier | We will meet this evening. Wabiro romo odhier ni. |
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| week | Substantiv | juma | This week is busy. Juma ni opongʼ gi tich. |
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| month | Substantiv | dwe | Next month will be long. Dwe mabiro biro bed motegno. |
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| year | Substantiv | higa | This year is good. Higa ni ber. |
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| today | Adverb | kawuono | I am busy today. Atiye gi tich kawuono. |
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| tomorrow | Adverb | kiny | We will travel tomorrow. Wabiro wuok kiny. |
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| yesterday | Adverb | nyoro | I saw him yesterday. Anena nyoro. |
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| now | Adverb | sani | Come here now. Bi kanyu sani. |
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| sun | Substantiv | chiengʼ | The sun is hot. Chiengʼ liet. |
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| moon | Substantiv | dwe | The moon is bright tonight. Dwe lier tinende. |
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| star | Substantiv | sulwe | That star is bright. Sulweno lier. |
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| sky | Substantiv | polo | The sky is blue. Polo en rachar. |
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| earth | Substantiv | piny | |
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| fire | Substantiv | mach | The fire is hot. Mach liet. |
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| water | Substantiv | pi | The water is cold. Pi liet. |
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| rain | Substantiv | koth | The rain is heavy. Koth dhi matek. |
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| wind | Substantiv | yamo | The wind is strong. Yamo tek. |
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| tree | Substantiv | yat | That tree is tall. Yatno bor. |
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| mountain | Substantiv | got | That mountain is high. Gotno bor malo. |
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| river | Substantiv | aora | The river is wide. Aora oyangʼ. |
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| sea | Substantiv | nam | The sea is far. Nam ni ni mabor. |
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| food | Substantiv | chiemo | The food is ready. Chiemo otyeko. |
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| bread | Substantiv | muka | I bought fresh bread. Agolo muka manyien. |
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| rice | Substantiv | nyaluo | Rice is good food. Nyaluo en chiemo maber. |
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| meat | Substantiv | ringʼo | The meat is cooking. Ringʼo tye ka tedore. |
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| fish | Substantiv | rech | The fish is fresh. Rech nitie manyien. |
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| egg | Substantiv | tongʼ | The egg is broken. Tongʼ ochak. |
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| milk | Substantiv | chak | The milk is warm. Chak liet matin. |
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| tea | Substantiv | chai | I drink tea daily. Amadho chai pile. |
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| coffee | Substantiv | kahawa | He drinks coffee every morning. En madho kahawa kiek duto. |
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| head | Substantiv | wich | My head hurts today. Wicha lit kawuono. |
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| eye | Substantiv | wangʼ | |
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| ear | Substantiv | it | My ear hurts badly. Ita lit ahinya. |
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| mouth | Substantiv | dhok | Open your mouth wide. Yaw dhoki maber. |
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| nose | Substantiv | um | My nose is blocked. Uma otingʼ. |
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| hand | Substantiv | lwet | Wash your hand well. Luok lweti maber. |
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| foot | Substantiv | tiend | My foot hurts now. Tienda lit sani. |
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| heart | Substantiv | chuny | His heart is strong. Chunye tek. |
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| name | Substantiv | nyingʼ | My name is Akinyi. Nyingʼa en Akinyi. |
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| book | Substantiv | buk | This book is new. Bukni en manyien. |
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| word | Substantiv | wach | That word is difficult. Wachno tek. |
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| language | Substantiv | dhok | Luo is a language. Dholuo en dhok. |
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| money | Substantiv | pesa | I need more money. Adwaro pesa mangʼeny. |
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| work | Substantiv | tich | The work is hard. Tich tek. |
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| love | Substantiv | hera | Love is very powerful. Hera gi teko ahinya. |
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| music | Substantiv | wer | The music is beautiful. Wer ber ahinya. |
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| story | Substantiv | sigana | That story is true. Siganano en adier. |
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| way | Substantiv | yo | This way is easy. Yo ni yot. |
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| thing | Substantiv | gima | That thing is important. Gimano en gimamoko. |
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| life | Substantiv | ngima | Life is very precious. Ngima ber ahinya. |
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| door | Substantiv | dhoot | The door is open. Dhoot oyawore. |
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| table | Substantiv | mesa | The table is clean. Mesa ler. |
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| chair | Substantiv | kom | The chair is broken. Kom oremo. |
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| car | Substantiv | motoka | The car is fast. Motoka dhi piyo. |
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| good | Adjektiv | ber | This food is good. Chiemo ni ber. |
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| bad | Adjektiv | rach | That road is bad. Yono rach. |
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| big | Adjektiv | maduongʼ | Their house is big. Odg i maduongʼ. |
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| small | Adjektiv | matin | The child is small. Nyathi matin. |
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| new | Adjektiv | manyien | I bought a new book. Agolo buk manyien. |
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| old | Adjektiv | machon | That house is old. Otno machon. |
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| long | Adjektiv | bor | |
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| short | Adjektiv | machiegni | |
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| high | Adjektiv | malo | The bird flies high. Winy yudo malo. |
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| low | Adjektiv | piny | |
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| hot | Adjektiv | liet | The tea is hot. Chai liet. |
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| cold | Adjektiv | ngʼich | The water is cold. Pi ngʼich. |
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| happy | Adjektiv | mor | I am very happy. Amito ahinya. |
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| sad | Adjektiv | smut | |
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| beautiful | Adjektiv | ber | |
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| easy | Adjektiv | yot | This work is easy. Tichni yot. |
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| hard | Adjektiv | tek | This question is hard. Peny ni tek. |
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| fast | Adjektiv | piyo | That car is fast. Motokano dhi piyo. |
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| slow | Adjektiv | mos | The old man walks slow. Dichuo machon wuok mos. |
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| right | Adjektiv | adier | Your answer is right. Duani en adier. |
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| wrong | Adjektiv | ok adier | That answer is wrong. Duono ok adier. |
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| important | Adjektiv | ginyalo | |
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| true | Adjektiv | adier | That story is true. Siganano en adier. |
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| full | Adjektiv | opongʼ | |
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| empty | Adjektiv | nono | The room is empty. Ot nono. |
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| young | Adjektiv | matin | The boy is young. Wuowi en matin. |
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| strong | Adjektiv | tek | That man is strong. Dichuono tek. |
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| weak | Adjektiv | yie | |
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| red | Adjektiv | makwar | |
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| blue | Adjektiv | marachar | The sky is blue. Polo en marachar. |
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| green | Adjektiv | maquel | |
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| black | Adjektiv | ratengʼ | The cow is black. Dhiangʼ ratengʼ. |
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| white | Adjektiv | rachar | |
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| yes | Interjektion | ee | Yes, I know him. Ee, angʼeye. |
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| no | Interjektion | da | No, I cannot come. Da, ok anyal biro. |
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| not | Adverb | ok | |
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| and | Konjunktion | kod | Tea and bread are ready. Chai kod muka oyik. |
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| or | Konjunktion | kata | Tea or coffee is fine. Chai kata kahawa ber. |
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| but | Konjunktion | to | I came, but he left. Abiro, to en odhi. |
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| if | Konjunktion | ka | If you come, call me. Ka ibiro, luonga. |
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| because | Konjunktion | nikech | I stayed because it rained. Abedo nikech koth noloyo. |
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| with | Präposition | kod | I came with my friend. Abiro kod osiepna. |
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| without | Präposition | mak mana | He left without money. En odhi mak mana pesa. |
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| for | Präposition | ne | This gift is for you. Michni en ne in. |
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| from | Präposition | koa | I came from home. Abiro koa dala. |
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| to | Präposition | nyaka | We walked to school. Wawuok nyaka skul. |
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