| ine | pronom | I | Ine ndi pano nomba. I am here now. |
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| iwe | pronom | you | Iwe uli umwine wandi. You are my friend. |
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| ifwe | pronom | we | Ifwe tuleya ku ng'anda. We are going home. |
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| bena | pronom | they | Bena bali ku sukulu. They are at school. |
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| cinshi | pronom | what | Cinshi ulefwaya nomba? What do you want now? |
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| kwi | adverbe | where | Uleya kwi? Where are you going? |
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| lilali | adverbe | when | Baleisa lilali? When are they coming? |
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| nani | pronom | who | Nani ali pa mulyango? Who is at the door? |
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| mulandu nshi | adverbe | why | Mulandu nshi ule-seka? Why are you laughing? |
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| shani | adverbe | how | Uli shani ilelo? How are you today? |
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| ukuba na | verbe | to have | Ndi na ibuku. I have a book. |
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| ukucita | verbe | to do | Bacita umulimo bwino. They do the work well. |
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| ukuya | verbe | to go | Tuleya ku sukulu luli. We go to school early. |
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| ukuisa | verbe | to come | Isa pano nomba. Please come here now. |
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| ukumona | verbe | to see | Ndemona umweshi ubushiku buno. I see the moon tonight. |
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| ukwishiba | verbe | to know | Ndeshiba ilyo lyashi. I know that story. |
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| ukutontonkanya | verbe | to think | Tule-tontonkanya pa nshita ileisa. We think about the future. |
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| ukufwaya | verbe | to want | Bale-fwaya amenshi ayengi. They want more water. |
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| ukufwaikwa | verbe | to need | Ndefwaikwa ubafwilisho bwobe ilelo. I need your help today. |
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| ukupanga | verbe | to make | |
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| ukutola | verbe | to take | Tola ibuku ku ng'anda. Take the book home. |
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| ukupela | verbe | to give | Mpelako amenshi. Give me some water. |
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| ukubula | verbe | to say | Mbula icine. I say the truth. |
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| ukweba | verbe | to tell | Njebako lyashi. Tell me the story. |
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| ukwipusha | verbe | to ask | Ipusha kafundisha nomba. Ask the teacher now. |
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| ukusanga | verbe | to find | Tusanga ici fungulo caluba. We find the lost key. |
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| ukulangisha | verbe | to look | Lolesha ku mulu. Look at the sky. |
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| ukubomfya | verbe | to use | Bomfya ino nkombo iyawama. Use this clean cup. |
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| ukubomba | verbe | to work | Babomba ubushiku bonse. They work every day. |
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| ukulya | verbe | to eat | Abana balya umupunga pano. Children eat rice here. |
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| ukunwa | verbe | to drink | Ndenwa tii mu lucelo lonse. I drink tea every morning. |
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| ukulala | verbe | to sleep | Umwana alelala bwino. The baby sleeps well. |
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| ukwenda | verbe | to walk | Twenda ku katale. We walk to the market. |
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| ukubutuka | verbe | to run | Umulumendo alebutuka bwangu. The boy can run fast. |
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| ukubelenga | verbe | to read | Ndebelenga iri buku. I read this book. |
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| ukulemba | verbe | to write | Lemba ishina lyobe pano. Write your name here. |
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| ukulandapo | verbe | to speak | |
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| ukutika | verbe | to listen | Tika kuli kafundisha bwino. Listen to the teacher carefully. |
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| ukumfwa | verbe | to hear | Ndemfwa umuziki kunse. I hear music outside. |
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| ukushita | verbe | to buy | Tuleshita umukate ilelo. We buy bread today. |
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| ukushitisha | verbe | to sell | Baleshitisha isabi pano. They sell fish here. |
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| ukufuta | verbe | to pay | Futa umwendesha nomba. Pay the driver now. |
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| ukwafwa | verbe | to help | Wafwa ba mayo bobe. Please help your mother. |
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| ukukunda | verbe | to love | Ndekunda ulupwa lwandi. I love my family. |
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| ukwikala | verbe | to live | Twikala mu musumba. We live in town. |
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| ukufwa | verbe | to die | Ifimena filefwa ukwabula amenshi. Plants die without water. |
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| ukusambilila | verbe | to learn | Abana basambilila ku sukulu. Children learn at school. |
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| ukufundisha | verbe | to teach | Batufundisha IciBemba. They teach us Bemba. |
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| ukwisula | verbe | to open | Isula umulyango panono. Open the door slowly. |
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| ukufunga | verbe | to close | |
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| umuntu | nom | person | Uyo muntu ni wa luse. That person is kind. |
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| umwaume | nom | man | Umwaume alelepa. The man is tall. |
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| umwanakashi | nom | woman | Umwanakashi aleimba. The woman is singing. |
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| umwana | nom | child | Umwana alelala. The child is sleeping. |
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| umulumendo | nom | boy | Umulumendo alebutuka bwangu. The boy runs quickly. |
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| umukashana | nom | girl | Umukashana alebelenga bwino. The girl reads well. |
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| ulupwa | nom | family | Ulupwa lwandi lukalamba. My family is large. |
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| bamayo | nom | mother | Bamayo bandi baleipika. My mother is cooking. |
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| batata | nom | father | Batata bandi balebomba. My father is working. |
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| umwine | nom | friend | Umwine wandi ali pano. My friend is here. |
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| ing'anda | nom | house | Ing'anda ipya. The house is new. |
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| ku ng'anda | nom | home | Tuleya ku ng'anda. We are going home. |
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| sukulu | nom | school | Isukulu ili mupepi. The school is nearby. |
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| umusumba | nom | city | Uyu musumba uli no mulimo mwingi. This city is busy. |
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| icalo | nom | country | Icalo cesu calitutuluka. Our country is peaceful. |
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| isonde | nom | world | Isonde lile-aluka. The world is changing. |
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| chipinda | nom | room | Icipinda cawama. The room is clean. |
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| inshita | nom | time | Inshita ipita bwangu. Time passes quickly. |
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| ubushiku | nom | day | Ilelo bushiku bwawama. Today is a good day. |
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| ubushiku | nom | night | Ubushiku bwatalala. The night is cold. |
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| ulucelo | nom | morning | Ulu lucelo lwalola. This morning is beautiful. |
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| akasuba | nom | evening | |
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| umulungu | nom | week | Nkaisa mu mulungu uleisa. I will come next week. |
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| umweshi | nom | month | Uno mweshi uli no mulimo mwingi. This month is busy. |
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| umwaka | nom | year | Uno mwaka wakosa. This year is important. |
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| ilelo | adverbe | today | Ndepepa ilelo. I am busy today. |
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| mailo | adverbe | tomorrow | Tukaya mailo. We will travel tomorrow. |
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| mailo | adverbe | yesterday | |
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| nomba | adverbe | now | Isa pano nomba. Come here now. |
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| akasuba | nom | sun | Akasuba kalepya. The sun is hot. |
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| umweshi | nom | moon | Umweshi walaba ubushiku buno. The moon is bright tonight. |
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| ulutanda | nom | star | Ulutanda lulebalika mu mulu. A star shines above. |
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| muulu | nom | sky | Muulu walibuta. The sky is blue. |
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| isonde | nom | earth | |
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| umulilo | nom | fire | Umulilo walepya sana. The fire is very hot. |
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| amenshi | nom | water | Amenshi yatalala. The water is cold. |
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| imfula | nom | rain | Imfula ilelwa. The rain is falling. |
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| umwela | nom | wind | Umwela wakosa ilelo. The wind is strong today. |
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| umuti | nom | tree | Ulya muti mulepa. That tree is tall. |
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| ululuba | nom | flower | Ululuba lwalola. The flower is beautiful. |
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| ulupili | nom | mountain | Ulupili lulepa. The mountain is high. |
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| umumana | nom | river | Umumana wakula. The river is wide. |
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| ifyakulya | nom | food | Ifyakulya fyapwa. The food is ready. |
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| umukate | nom | bread | Nashita umukate mupya. I bought fresh bread. |
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| umupunga | nom | rice | Tulya umupunga lyonse. We eat rice often. |
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| inyama | nom | meat | Inyama ni bwino. The meat is delicious. |
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| isabi | nom | fish | Bapika isabi ilelo. They cooked fish today. |
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| ilinso | nom | egg | Ilinso nalitobeka. The egg is broken. |
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| amata | nom | milk | Umwana anwa amata. The baby drinks milk. |
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| icisabo | nom | fruit | Ici cisabo cawama. This fruit is sweet. |
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| tii | nom | tea | Anwa tii uwapya. She drinks hot tea. |
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| kofi | nom | coffee | Ndenwa kofi mu lucelo lonse. I drink coffee every morning. |
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| umutwe | nom | head | Umutwe wandi uleuma ilelo. My head hurts today. |
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| ilinso | nom | eye | |
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| ukutwi | nom | ear | Ukutwi kwandi kuleuma. My ear hurts. |
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| akanwa | nom | mouth | Isula akanwa kobe sana. Open your mouth wide. |
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| impa | nom | nose | |
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| ukuboko | nom | hand | Samba ukuboko kobe bwino. Wash your hand well. |
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| ukulu | nom | foot | Ukulu kwandi kuleuma. My foot is painful. |
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| umutima | nom | heart | |
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| ishina | nom | name | Ishina lyandi ni John. My name is John. |
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| ibuku | nom | book | Iri buku lipya. This book is new. |
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| icebo | nom | word | Ico cebo cakosa. That word is difficult. |
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| ululimi | nom | language | IciBemba lulimi. Bemba is a language. |
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| andalama | nom | money | Ndefwaya andalama ishingi. I need more money. |
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| umulimo | nom | work | Umulimo wakosa. The work is hard. |
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| ukukunda | nom | love | Ukukunda kuleta umutende. Love brings peace. |
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| umuziki | nom | music | Umuziki walola. The music is beautiful. |
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| lyashi | nom | story | Ilyo lyashi lyacine. That story is true. |
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| inshila | nom | way | Iyi nshila yakwelela. This way is easier. |
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| icintu | nom | thing | Ici cintu cingabomfiwa. This thing is useful. |
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| ubuumi | nom | life | Ubuumi bwakosha sana. Life is very precious. |
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| umulyango | nom | door | Umulyango naisuka. The door is open. |
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| imeza | nom | table | Imeza yawama. The table is clean. |
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| intebe | nom | chair | Intebe naitobeka. The chair is broken. |
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| imotoka | nom | car | Imotoka yalubilo. The car is fast. |
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| bwino | adjectif | good | Ifi fyakulya ni bwino. This food is good. |
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| bibi | adjectif | bad | Yalya menshi mabi. That water is bad. |
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| ikalamba | adjectif | big | Twamona ing'anda ikalamba. We saw a big house. |
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| inono | adjectif | small | Umwana munono. The child is small. |
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| ipya | adjectif | new | Nashita ibuku lipya. I bought a new book. |
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| yakale | adjectif | old | Ilya ng'anda yakwe yakale. That house is old. |
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| italamuka | adjectif | long | |
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| ipipi | adjectif | short | |
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| ukulepa | adjectif | high | Ulupili lulepa. The mountain is high. |
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| panshi | adjectif | low | |
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| uwapya | adjectif | hot | Tii uwapya. The tea is hot. |
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| uwatalala | adjectif | cold | Amenshi yatalala. The water is cold. |
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| uwansansa | adjectif | happy | Umwana alasansa. The child is happy. |
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| uwalanda | adjectif | sad | |
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| uwalola | adjectif | beautiful | Ululuba lwalola. The flower is beautiful. |
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| ukwelela | adjectif | easy | Uyu mulimo wakwelela. This work is easy. |
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| ukukosa | adjectif | hard | |
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| bwangu | adjectif | fast | Imotoka yalubilo. The car is fast. |
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| panono | adjectif | slow | |
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| icalungama | adjectif | right | Ukwasuka kobe kwalungama. Your answer is right. |
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| icalubana | adjectif | wrong | Ico kwasuka calubana. That answer is wrong. |
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| cakosa | adjectif | important | Ici cisambililo cakosa. This lesson is important. |
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| cacine | adjectif | true | Ilyo lyashi lyacine. That story is true. |
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| ukwisula | adjectif | full | |
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| ubula kantu | adjectif | empty | |
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| mukankalala | adjectif | young | |
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| wakosa | adjectif | strong | Ulya mwaume wakosa. That man is strong. |
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| wanaka | adjectif | weak | Umwana anaka. The child is weak. |
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| ukutuba | adjectif | red | |
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| akatuntulu | adjectif | green | |
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| umufita | adjectif | black | |
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| umupela | adjectif | white | |
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| ee | interjection | yes | Ee, ndeumfwa. Yes, I understand. |
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| iyo | interjection | no | Iyo, nshingesa. No, I cannot come. |
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| na | conjonction | and | Tii na mukate fyapwa. Tea and bread are ready. |
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| nangu | conjonction | or | Tii nangu kofi bwino. Tea or coffee is fine. |
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| lelo | conjonction | but | Nacita, lelo nacilufyanya. I tried, but failed. |
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| nga | conjonction | if | Nga imfula yaisa, ikala mukati. If it rains, stay inside. |
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| pantu | conjonction | because | Naikala pantu imfula. I stayed because of rain. |
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| na | préposition | with | Naishile na mwine wandi. I came with my friend. |
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| ukwabula | préposition | without | |
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| pa | préposition | for | Ici cipe ni pa iwe. This gift is for you. |
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| ukufuma | préposition | from | Naishile ukufuma ku sukulu. I came from school. |
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| ku | préposition | to | Twaya ku musumba. We went to town. |
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