Tshiluba–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
mêmè	pronoun	I	Mêmè ndi apa mpindyewu. I am here now.
wêwè	pronoun	you	Wêwè udi mulunda wanyi. You are my friend.
bêtù	pronoun	we	Bêtù tudi tuyà kumbelu. We are going home.
bôbò	pronoun	they	Bôbò bàdi ku cikòlò. They are at school.
penyì	adverb	where	Nzùbu webè ùdi penyì? Where is your house?
dîngà	adverb	when	Ne ulwe dîngà? When will you come?
nganyì	pronoun	who	Nganyì udi ku ciibi? Who is at the door?
bìshi	adverb	how	Udi bìshi leelù? How are you today?
kuikala	verb	to be	Ndi muswe kuikala ne bukolè. I want to be strong.
kwenza	verb	to do	Bôbò benza mudimu bimpe. They do the work well.
kuyà	verb	to go	Tudi tuyà ku cikòlò mu dinda. We go to school early.
kulwa	verb	to come	Swâku, lwâ ku nzùbu wanyi. Please come to my house.
kumòna	verb	to see	Ndi mmòna ngondo dilòòlò edi. I see the moon tonight.
kuswa	verb	to want	Ndi muswe mâyì. I want some water.
kupèèsha	verb	to give	Npèèshè mukàndà awu. Give me the book.
kutàngila	verb	to look	Tàngilà dyulu. Look at the sky.
kusebenza	verb	to work	Bôbò bàdi bakwàta mudimu ditùkù dyônsò. They work every day.
kudyà	verb	to eat	Bânà bàdi bàdya luseke apa. Children eat rice here.
kunwà	verb	to drink	Tudi tunwà mâyì matòòke. We drink clean water.
kulààla	verb	to sleep	Mwânà ùdi ulààla mpindyewu. The child sleeps now.
kwenda	verb	to walk	Tudi twenda kuya ku ditùka. We walk to the market.
lubilu	verb	to run	Mumwânà wa balùme ùdi ùlubila lukàsà. The boy runs fast.
kubala	verb	to read	Ndi mbala mukàndà ewu. I read this book.
fùnda	verb	to write	Fùndà dînà dyèbè apa. Write your name here.
kwakula	verb	to speak	Bôbò bàdi bàkwàkula Tshiluba bimpe. They speak Tshiluba well.
kutèèleja	verb	to listen	Tèèlejà mulongeshi bwinza. Listen to the teacher carefully.
kuumvwa	verb	to hear	Ndi ngumvwa miziki. I hear the music.
kusùmba	verb	to buy	Leelù tudi tusùmba mampa. We buy bread today.
kusuumbisha	verb	to sell	Bôbò bàdi basuumbisha mishipa apa. They sell fish here.
kwambulwisha	verb	to help	Ambulwishà mamwěbè leelù. Help your mother today.
kunanga	verb	to love	Ndi nnanga dîkù dyanyi. I love my family.
kuikala	verb	to live	Bôbò bàdi bìkale mu cimenga emu. They live in this city.
kufwa	verb	to die	Bantu bônsò bàdi bafwa ditùkù kampànda. All people die someday.
kulonga	verb	to learn	Bânà bàdi balonga ku cikòlò. Children learn at school.
kulongesha	verb	to teach	Bôbò bàdi bàtulongesha bimpe. They teach us well.
kukàngula	verb	to open	Kàngùlà ciibi mpindyewu. Open the door now.
kukànga	verb	to close	Kàngà lupenji swâku. Close the window please.
muntu	noun	person	Muntu yônsò ùdi dijinga ne mâyì. Every person needs water.
mulùme	noun	man	Mulùme awu mulela. That man is tall.
mukàjì	noun	woman	Mukàjì ùdi wàkwàkula. The woman is speaking.
mwânà	noun	child	Mwânà ùdi ulààla. The child is sleeping.
mwânà wa balùme	noun	boy	Mwânà wa balùme ùdi ùlubila pambèlu. The boy runs outside.
mwânà wa bakàjì	noun	girl	Mwânà wa bakàjì ùdi ùbala bimpe. The girl reads well.
dîkù	noun	family	Dîkù dyanyi ndinene. My family is big.
mamwětu	noun	mother	Mamwětu bàdi apa. My mother is here.
tatwětu	noun	father	Tatwětu ùdi ukwàta mudimu bikolè. My father works hard.
mulunda	noun	friend
nzùbu	noun	house	Nzùbu ewu mmupyamupya. This house is new.
kwabo	noun	home	Tudi tuyà kwabo. We are going home.
cikòlò	noun	school	Cikòlò cìdi pabwîpì. The school is nearby.
cimenga	noun	city	Cimenga eci ncinene. This city is large.
ditùnga	noun	country	Ditùnga dyetu ndilenga. Our country is beautiful.
cibambalu	noun	room	Cibambalu cìdi citòòke. The room is clean.
dîbà	noun	time	Dîbà dìdi diyà lukàsà bikolè. Time goes very quickly.
ditùkù	noun	day	Leelù ndiditùkù dilenga. Today is a good day.
bufùkù	noun	night	Bufùkù mbupìte ne mashika. The night is cold.
dinda	noun	morning	Tudi tukwàta mudimu mu dinda. We work in the morning.
dilòòlò	noun	evening	Alùkìlà dilòòlò edi. Come back this evening.
lumingu	noun	week	Nêndwe lumingu lùlonda. I will come next week.
ngondo	noun	month	Ngondo ewu mmule. This month is long.
cidimu	noun	year	Cidimu eci ncikole. This year is important.
leelù	adverb	today	Leelù ndi ne mudimu. I am busy today.
malùtù	adverb	tomorrow	Netuyè malùtù. We will go tomorrow.
makeelèlà	adverb	yesterday
mpindyewu	adverb	now	Lwâ apa mpindyewu. Come here now.
ditùkù	noun	sun	Ditùkù ndipìte ne luya. The sun is hot.
ngondo	noun	moon	Ngondo ùdi mwakane dilòòlò edi. The moon is bright tonight.
mutoto	noun	star	Mutoto awu ùdi mwakane. That star is bright.
dyulu	noun	sky	Dyulu dìdi bule. The sky is blue.
buloba	noun	earth	Buloba mmbwetu. The earth is our home.
kapia	noun	fire	Kapia kàdi ne luya lukole. The fire is very hot.
mâyì	noun	water	Mâyì mmajinga ku mwoyi. Water is important for life.
mvùla	noun	rain	Mvùla ùdi ulòka. The rain is falling.
lupeepèlè	noun	wind	Lupeepèlè lùdi ne bukolè leelù. The wind is strong today.
muti	noun	tree	Muti awu mulela. That tree is tall.
mukùnà	noun	mountain	Mukùnà mulele. The mountain is high.
musulu	noun	river	Musulu mmunene. The river is wide.
mbû	noun	sea	Mbû ìdi kule. The sea is far away.
bidyà	noun	food	Bidyà mbilongolola. The food is ready.
mampa	noun	bread	Ndi musùmbè mampa mapyamapya. I bought fresh bread.
luseke	noun	rice	Tudi tudya luseke misangu yàbûngì. We eat rice often.
nyama	noun	meat	Nyama mmimpe. The meat is good.
mushipa	noun	fish	Mushipa mmupyamupya. The fish is fresh.
diyi	noun	egg	Diyi dìdi dibùtùke. The egg is broken.
mukàna	noun	milk	Mwânà mukese ùdi ùnwà mukàna. The baby drinks milk.
mamuma	noun	fruit	Mamuma mbidyà bimpe. Fruit is good food.
kafè	noun	coffee	Ndi nnwà kafè dinda dyônsò. I drink coffee every morning.
mutù	noun	head	Mutù wanyi ùdi usaama leelù. My head hurts today.
diisu	noun	eye	Diisu dyanyi ndibomvu. My eye is red.
dicì	noun	ear
kanwa	noun	mouth	Kàngulà kanwa kèbè bikolè. Open your mouth wide.
dyûlu	noun	nose	Dyûlu dyanyi ndipìte ne mashika. My nose is cold.
cyanza	noun	hand	Kosolà byanza byèbè mpindyewu. Wash your hands now.
lukàsà	noun	foot
mwoyi	noun	heart
dînà	noun	name	Fùndà dînà dyèbè apa. Write your name here.
mukàndà	noun	book	Mukàndà ewu mmwîmpè ku kubala. This book is interesting.
dîyì	noun	word	Dîyì adi ndikole. That word is difficult.
muakulu	noun	language	Tshiluba mmuakulu. Tshiluba is a language.
mpeta	noun	money	Ncyêna ne mpeta to. I have no money.
mudimu	noun	work	Mudimu ewu mmukolè. This work is hard.
dinanga	noun	love	Dinanga ndijinga bikolè. Love is very important.
miziki	noun	music	Miziki milenga. The music is beautiful.
njila	noun	way	Eyi ke njila mulenga. This is the right way.
cintu	noun	thing	Cintu aci ncanyi. That thing is mine.
mwoyi	noun	life	Mwoyi mpaabu. Life is a gift.
ciibi	noun	door	Ciibi cìdi cikàngùke. The door is open.
mesa	noun	table	Mukàndà ùdi pa mesa. The book is on the table.
nkwasa	noun	chair	Nkwasa mmubùtùke. The chair is broken.
môtô	noun	car	Môtô mmupyamupya. The car is new.
bimpe	adjective	good	Bidyà ebi mbimpe. This food is good.
nene	adjective	big	Tudi ne nzùbu munene. We have a big house.
kakesè	adjective	small	Cibambalu cìdi cikese. The room is small.
mpyamupya	adjective	new	Ndi musùmbè mukàndà mupyamupya. I bought a new book.
dikùlà	adjective	old	Nzùbu awu mmukùlàkàjì. That house is old.
mule	adjective	long	Njila mmule. The road is long.
mukuse	adjective	short
mulelela	adjective	high	Mukùnà mulele. The mountain is high.
ne luya	adjective	hot
ne mashika	adjective	cold	Mâyì mmafùke. The water is cold.
ne disanka	adjective	happy	Leelù ndi ne disanka. I am happy today.
ne tunyinganyinga	adjective	sad
mulenga	adjective	beautiful
pepèle	adjective	easy	Mudimu ewu mmupèpèle. This work is easy.
kôlè	adjective	hard
lukàsà	adjective	fast	Môtô awu ùdi ne lukàsà. That car is fast.
kabidi	adjective	slow
bulelèlà	adjective	right	Mwandamuna wèbè mmulelèlà. Your answer is right.
jinga	adjective	important	Mâyì mmajinga ku mwoyi. Water is important for life.
bulelèlà	adjective	true
ûle tente	adjective	full
muntu mpùùlù	adjective	empty
mwânà	adjective	young
ne bukolè	adjective	strong	Mulùme awu ùdi ne bukolè. That man is strong.
bomvu	adjective	red
bule	adjective	blue	Dyulu dìdi bule. The sky is blue.
talala	adjective	green
fììke	adjective	black	Môtô mmfììke. The car is black.
tuùke	adjective	white
èyowà	interjection	yes	Èyowà, ndi mulongolola. Yes, I am ready.
to	interjection	no	To, ncyêna mumanye to. No, I do not know.
to	adverb	not	Ncyêna mukatàle to. I am not tired.
ne	conjunction	and	Mamwětu ne tatwětu bàdi apa. Mother and father are here.
anyì	conjunction	or
kàdi	conjunction	but	Ndi muswe kuyà, kàdi indilà. I want to go, but wait.
pàdìbi ne	conjunction	if
bwalu	conjunction	because
ne	preposition	with	Ndi mulwè ne mulunda wanyi. I came with my friend.
kàyi ne	preposition	without
bwa	preposition	for	Cipaabu eci ncya wêwè. This gift is for you.
ku	preposition	from	Ndi wa mu cimenga emu. I am from this city.
ku	preposition	to	Tudi bamwe ku cikòlò. We went to school.