| ine | Pronomen | I | Ine ndili pano sono. I am here now. |
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| iwe | Pronomen | you | Iwe ndiwe muwemi chomene. You are very kind. |
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| iyo | Pronomen | he | Iyo ni mubwezi wane. He is my friend. |
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| ise | Pronomen | we | Ise tikuluta kunyumba. We are going home. |
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| iwo | Pronomen | they | Iwo ŵali ku sukulu. They are at school. |
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| vichi | Pronomen | what | Ukukhumba vichi? What do you want? |
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| nkhu | Adverb | where | Nyumba yako yiri nkhu? Where is your house? |
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| pawuli | Adverb | when | Ukwizenge pawuli? When will you come? |
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| njani | Pronomen | who | Ni njani munthu yura? Who is that person? |
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| chifukwa wuli | Adverb | why | Chifukwa wuli uli wachitima? Why are you sad? |
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| uli | Adverb | how | Uli uli muhanya uno? How are you today? |
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| kuŵa | Verb | to be | Wazamkuŵa wakukondwa. She will be happy. |
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| kuchita | Verb | to do | Tikuchita ntchito yithu. We do our work. |
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| kuluta | Verb | to go | Iwo ŵakuluta ku tawuni. They go to town. |
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| kwiza | Verb | to come | Chonde, wizani namachero mlenji. Please come tomorrow morning. |
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| kuwona | Verb | to see | Nikuona phiri. I see the mountain. |
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| kumanya | Verb | to know | Nikumanya zina lake. I know his name. |
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| kughanaghana | Verb | to think | Tikughanaghana za umoyo. We think about life. |
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| kukhumba | Verb | to want | Nkhukhumba maji ghanyake. I want some water. |
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| kukhumba | Verb | to need | Tikukhumba chakurya chinandi. We need more food. |
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| kupanga | Verb | to make | Iwo ŵakupanga chingwa chiwemi. They make good bread. |
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| kutora | Verb | to take | Tora buku kuluta nalo kunyumba. Take the book home. |
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| kupeleka | Verb | to give | Nipe buku. Give me the book. |
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| kuyowoya | Verb | to say | Ungayowoyanga nthena yayi. Do not say that. |
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| kufumba | Verb | to ask | Fumbani msambizgi sono. Ask the teacher now. |
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| kusanga | Verb | to find | Nasanga buku lane. I found my book. |
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| kuwona | Verb | to look | Wona kuchanya. Look at the sky. |
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| kugwiliskira ntchito | Verb | to use | Tikugwiliskira ntchito tebulo ili. We use this table. |
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| kugwira ntchito | Verb | to work | Iwo ŵakugwira ntchito zuŵa lililose. They work every day. |
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| kurya | Verb | to eat | Ŵana ŵakurya mpunga pano. Children eat rice here. |
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| kumwa | Verb | to drink | Nikumwa tiyi zuŵa lililose. I drink tea daily. |
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| kugona | Verb | to sleep | Mwana wakugona makora. The child sleeps well. |
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| kwenda | Verb | to walk | Tikwenda ku sukulu. We walk to school. |
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| kuchimbira | Verb | to run | Ŵanyamata ŵakuchimbira mwaluŵiro chomene. Boys run very fast. |
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| kuŵazga | Verb | to read | Nikuŵazga buku ili. I read this book. |
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| kulemba | Verb | to write | Wakulemba kalata. She writes a letter. |
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| kuyowoya | Verb | to speak | Iwo ŵakuyowoya Chitumbuka makora. They speak Tumbuka well. |
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| kupulika | Verb | to listen | Pulikizgani msambizgi. Listen to the teacher. |
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| kupulika | Verb | to hear | Nkhupulika sumu. I hear the music. |
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| kugura | Verb | to buy | Tikugura somba ziphya. We buy fresh fish. |
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| kuguliska | Verb | to sell | Iwo ŵakuguliska vipambi pano. They sell fruit here. |
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| kulipira | Verb | to pay | Nakulipira ndalama. I pay the money. |
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| kovwira | Verb | to help | Chonde, vwirani mwana. Please help the child. |
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| kutemwa | Verb | to love | Nkhutemwa banja lane. I love my family. |
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| kukhala | Verb | to live | Tikukhala mu tawuni. We live in town. |
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| kufwa | Verb | to die | Miti yakale yikufwa pachokopachoko. Old trees die slowly. |
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| kusambira | Verb | to learn | Ŵana ŵakusambira ku sukulu. Children learn at school. |
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| kusambizga | Verb | to teach | Iwo ŵakusambizga ŵana ŵachoko. They teach young children. |
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| kujura | Verb | to open | Jura muryango sono. Open the door now. |
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| kujara | Verb | to close | Jara windo chonde. Close the window please. |
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| munthu | Substantiv | person | Munthu yura ngwa lusungu. That person is kind. |
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| mfumu | Substantiv | man | Mfumu njitali. The man is tall. |
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| mwanakazi | Substantiv | woman | Mwanakazi wakwimba. The woman is singing. |
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| mwana | Substantiv | child | Mwana wakugona. The child is sleeping. |
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| mwana mwanalume | Substantiv | boy | Mwana mwanalume wakuchimbira luŵiro. The boy runs fast. |
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| mwana mwanakazi | Substantiv | girl | Mwana mwanakazi wakuŵazga. The girl is reading. |
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| banja | Substantiv | family | Banja lane likuru. My family is large. |
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| nyina | Substantiv | mother | Nyina wakuphika. My mother is cooking. |
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| wiske | Substantiv | father | Wiske wakugwira ntchito. My father is working. |
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| mubwezi | Substantiv | friend | Iyo ni mubwezi wane. He is my friend. |
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| nyumba | Substantiv | house | Nyumba njiphya. The house is new. |
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| kunyumba | Substantiv | home | Tikuluta kunyumba. We are going home. |
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| sukulu | Substantiv | school | Sukulu yiri pafupi. The school is nearby. |
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| tawuni | Substantiv | city | Tawuni iyi yili na ntchito zinandi. This city is busy. |
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| charu | Substantiv | country | Charu chithu ntchiwemi. Our country is beautiful. |
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| charu | Substantiv | world | Charu ntchikuru. The world is large. |
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| chipinda | Substantiv | room | Chipinda ntchakutowa. The room is clean. |
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| nyengo | Substantiv | time | Nyengo yikumara mwaluŵiro chomene. Time passes very quickly. |
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| zuŵa | Substantiv | day | Muhanya uno ni zuŵa liwemi. Today is a good day. |
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| usiku | Substantiv | night | Usiku ngwakuzizima. The night is cold. |
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| mlenji | Substantiv | morning | Mlenji uwu ngwakuzizima. This morning is cold. |
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| mise | Substantiv | evening | Wiza pano mise iyi. Come here this evening. |
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| sabata | Substantiv | week | Nizamkwiza sabata yikwiza. I will come next week. |
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| mwezi | Substantiv | month | Mwezi uwu ngwakusuzga. This month is busy. |
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| chaka | Substantiv | year | Chaka ichi ntchakupambana. This year is different. |
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| muhanya uno | Adverb | today | Ndili wakutangwanika muhanya uno. I am busy today. |
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| namachero | Adverb | tomorrow | Tilutenge namachero. We will travel tomorrow. |
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| mayiro | Adverb | yesterday | Iyo wakiza mayiro mlenji. He came yesterday morning. |
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| sono | Adverb | now | Wiza pano sono. Come here now. |
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| zuŵa | Substantiv | sun | Zuŵa likotcha. The sun is hot. |
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| mwezi | Substantiv | moon | Mwezi ukuŵala. The moon is bright. |
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| nyenyezi | Substantiv | star | Nyenyezi yikuŵala. The star is bright. |
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| kuchanya | Substantiv | sky | Kuchanya nkhabuluu. The sky is blue. |
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| charu | Substantiv | earth | Charu ntchakuzingilizga. The earth is round. |
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| moto | Substantiv | fire | Moto ngwakotcha. The fire is hot. |
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| maji | Substantiv | water | Maji ngakuzizima. The water is cold. |
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| vura | Substantiv | rain | Vura yikulokwa. The rain is falling. |
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| mphepo | Substantiv | wind | Mphepo njankhongono. The wind is strong. |
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| mti | Substantiv | tree | Mti ngutali. The tree is tall. |
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| maluwa | Substantiv | flower | Maluwa ngawemi. The flower is beautiful. |
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| phiri | Substantiv | mountain | Phiri lira ntchitali. That mountain is high. |
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| mronga | Substantiv | river | Mronga ngukuru. The river is wide. |
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| nyanja | Substantiv | sea | Nyanja yiri kutali. The sea is far. |
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| chakurya | Substantiv | food | Chakurya chanjira. The food is ready. |
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| chingwa | Substantiv | bread | Nagura chingwa chiphya. I bought fresh bread. |
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| mpunga | Substantiv | rice | Mpunga ukuphika. The rice is cooking. |
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| nyama | Substantiv | meat | Nyama yikununkhira makora. The meat smells good. |
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| somba | Substantiv | fish | Tikurya somba. We are eating fish. |
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| sumbi | Substantiv | egg | Sumbi laphyoka. The egg is broken. |
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| mkaka | Substantiv | milk | Mkaka ngwakufunda. The milk is warm. |
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| chipambi | Substantiv | fruit | Chipambi ichi ntchakunowa. This fruit is sweet. |
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| tiyi | Substantiv | tea | Wakumwa tiyi wakotcha. She drinks hot tea. |
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| khofi | Substantiv | coffee | Nkhutemwa khofi wakotcha. I like hot coffee. |
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| mutu | Substantiv | head | Mutu wane ukupweteka muhanya uno. My head hurts today. |
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| jiso | Substantiv | eye | Jiso lake lituŵira. Her eye is red. |
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| khutu | Substantiv | ear | Khutu lane likupweteka. My ear hurts. |
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| mulomo | Substantiv | mouth | Jura mulomo wako chomene. Open your mouth wide. |
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| mphuno | Substantiv | nose | Mphuno yane njakuzizima. My nose is cold. |
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| woko | Substantiv | hand | Samba woko lwako sono. Wash your hand now. |
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| lundi | Substantiv | foot | Lundi lane likupweteka. My foot hurts. |
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| mtima | Substantiv | heart | Mtima wake ngwankhongono. His heart is strong. |
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| zina | Substantiv | name | Zina lako nliwemi. Your name is beautiful. |
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| buku | Substantiv | book | Buku ili nliphya. This book is new. |
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| mazgu | Substantiv | word | Lizgu lira lakusuzga. That word is difficult. |
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| chiyowoyero | Substantiv | language | Chitumbuka ni chiyowoyero. Tumbuka is a language. |
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| ndalama | Substantiv | money | Nkhukhumba ndalama muhanya uno. I need money today. |
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| ntchito | Substantiv | work | Ntchito iyi njakusuzga. This work is hard. |
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| chitemwa | Substantiv | love | Chitemwa ntchakukhumbikwa chomene. Love is very important. |
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| sumu | Substantiv | music | Sumu njiwemi. The music is beautiful. |
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| nkhani | Substantiv | story | Niphalire nkhani. Tell me a story. |
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| nthowa | Substantiv | way | Nthowa iyi njipusu. This way is easier. |
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| chinthu | Substantiv | thing | Chinthu chira ntchikuru. That thing is heavy. |
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| umoyo | Substantiv | life | Umoyo ngwa chipusu yayi. Life is not easy. |
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| muryango | Substantiv | door | Muryango wajuka. The door is open. |
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| tebulo | Substantiv | table | Tebulo ndakutowa. The table is clean. |
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| mpando | Substantiv | chair | Mpando waphyoka. The chair is broken. |
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| galimoto | Substantiv | car | Galimoto yikuchimbira. The car is fast. |
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| wemi | Adjektiv | good | Chakurya ichi ntchiwemi. This food is good. |
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| uheni | Adjektiv | bad | Nthowa yira njiheni. That road is bad. |
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| kuru | Adjektiv | big | Tili na nyumba yikuru. We have a big house. |
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| choko | Adjektiv | small | Mwana ngwachoko. The child is small. |
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| phya | Adjektiv | new | Nagura buku liphya. I bought a new book. |
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| kale | Adjektiv | old | Nyumba yira njakale. That house is old. |
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| tali | Adjektiv | long | Nthowa njitali. The road is long. |
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| pfupi | Adjektiv | short | Chingwe ichi ntchifupi. This rope is short. |
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| tali | Adjektiv | high | Phiri lira ntchitali. That mountain is high. |
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| pasi | Adjektiv | low | Luŵaza ndapasi. The wall is low. |
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| kotcha | Adjektiv | hot | Tiyi wakotcha. The tea is hot. |
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| zizima | Adjektiv | cold | Maji ngakuzizima. The water is cold. |
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| wakukondwa | Adjektiv | happy | Ŵana ŵakukondwa. The children are happy. |
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| wachitima | Adjektiv | sad | Wali wachitima muhanya uno. She feels sad today. |
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| wemi | Adjektiv | beautiful | Luwa nliwemi. The flower is beautiful. |
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| chipusu | Adjektiv | easy | Ntchito iyi njakupusu. This work is easy. |
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| kusuzga | Adjektiv | hard | Fumbo ili nlakusuzga. This question is hard. |
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| mwaluŵiro | Adjektiv | fast | Galimoto yira yikuchimbira mwaluŵiro. That car is fast. |
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| pachokopachoko | Adjektiv | slow | Mfumu yakale yikwenda pachokopachoko. The old man walks slow. |
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| unenesko | Adjektiv | right | Zgoro lako ndunenesko. Your answer is right. |
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| uheni | Adjektiv | wrong | Zgoro lira ndiheni. That answer is wrong. |
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| chakukhumbikwa | Adjektiv | important | Buku ili ntchakukhumbikwa. This book is important. |
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| unenesko | Adjektiv | true | Nkhani yake njunenesko. His story is true. |
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| zura | Adjektiv | full | Nkhombo yazura. The cup is full. |
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| pachoko | Adjektiv | empty | Chipinda chilije kanthu. The room is empty. |
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| mwana | Adjektiv | young | Mwana mwanalume ngwachoko. The boy is young. |
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| wankhongono | Adjektiv | strong | Mfumu yira njankhongono. That man is strong. |
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| wambura nkhongono | Adjektiv | weak | Mwana walije nkhongono. The child is weak. |
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| tuŵira | Adjektiv | red | Luwa lituŵira. The flower is red. |
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| buluu | Adjektiv | blue | Kuchanya nkhabuluu. The sky is blue. |
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| biribiri | Adjektiv | green | Uteka mbiribiri. The grass is green. |
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| fita | Adjektiv | black | Nkhumba yifita. The dog is black. |
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| tuŵa | Adjektiv | white | Malaya ngatuŵa. The shirt is white. |
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| enya | Interjektion | yes | Enya, ndanjira. Yes, I am ready. |
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| yayi | Interjektion | no | Yayi, nkhumanya yayi. No, I do not know. |
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| yayi | Adverb | not | Ndaneta yayi. I am not tired. |
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| na | Konjunktion | and | Nyina na wiske ŵali pano. Mother and father are here. |
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| panji | Konjunktion | or | Tiyi panji khofi vyose viwemi. Tea or coffee is fine. |
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| kweni | Konjunktion | but | Niza, kweni iyo waluta. I came, but he left. |
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| usange | Konjunktion | if | Usange ukwiza, nikhalenge. If you come, I stay. |
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| chifukwa | Konjunktion | because | Nkakhala chifukwa kukawa vura. I stayed because it rained. |
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| na | Präposition | with | Niza na mubwezi wane. I came with my friend. |
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| kwambura | Präposition | without | Iyo waluta kwambura ndalama. He left without money. |
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| kwa | Präposition | for | Chawanangwa ichi ntchako. This gift is for you. |
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| kufuma | Präposition | from | Niza kufuma ku tawuni. I came from town. |
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| ku | Präposition | to | Tikwenda ku sukulu. We walked to school. |
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