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