Appendix:Kunama word list

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The following word list of Kunama consists of selected words taken from Bender (2001).

List

Gloss Kunama notes
and na ... na
ant làˈwà
ash(es) ˈháinà
back (n.) bàˈdà
back of body kosansa
bee sòoˈbà
bird ʃurˈka
bitter ˈméemà
black ˈ(h)úmmà
blood kòkòˈbà
bone sàŋˈgà
breast kùˈtà
buffalo gàuˈgà
cheek màkàˈlà
cry ímˈbì, ìmˈbà, imbi+
day aˈmeela; wiˈy
die, of person ˈi+bálé, ˈbàlà, i-ˈbal+
dog
ear ùkùˈnà
eat ˈìŋà; ŋàaˈdà ~ ŋáadà, ˈìŋ+
egg kokiɲa ~ koikiɲa
eye
face (n.) gàˈdibà
far, long ˈgéerà
field, farm bìiʃà
fire tòˈma
fish ìiˈsà
flower ˈbúbà
foot, leg mìnˈdà
four ˈsàllè
grass ˈsèenà
hair of body ʃèkàˈmà
hair of head; top àˈnà
hand, arm kòˈnà
heart ˈùlˈfà
heavy tagˈgima
house ˈítà from build
hundred; portion, share muˈja
husband, man (vir) áˈbíʃà
intestine; withe for housebuilding ˈárdà
iron; metal ˈbíidà
it, he, she (3sg.pm.) ùˈnù ~ ˈùnù
jungle, woods ˈtárà
knee koˈkita ~ kweˈkita
Kunama clan; Nera person; dance var. màrˈda
Kunama, self-name kùˈnàmà
Kunama, Arab name for bàzà
Kunama, Nera name for diila
land, country, earth làˈgà
leaf of plant ˈdúrfà
leaf, feather; wing fèfèˈnà
liver dèeˈsà
louse ˈtíilà
lung ˈfúutà
man, human being, person
meat ɲa
medicine ankoˈrada
monkey tatˈtaka
moon tèeˈlà
mosquito ˈŋàŋá
mouse, rat fiiˈlá
mouth, lip, doorway; turn in work, etc ùˈdà
mushroom andarˈfuuna ~ indarˈfuuna ~ undufuna
nail, claw íˈkímà ~ íˈkínà
name ˈkíidà
navel aˈga
near ˈdogola
new ˈtàamà
night aˈwada
nose bòbòˈnà
one ˈéllà
ox, bovine animal àiˈlà
path, road; system tàbìˈlà loan?
piss, urine ùkˈkà
porcupine lòoˈlà
python tìiˈrà
rain (n.) ŋòo(i)rà
rainy season; year gàlˈlà
red bìiˈbà
river (v. also ’stream’) +ˈsúbà
rock ˈtállà
root òrˈsà
salt sìiˈsà ~ ʃíiˈsà creaky voice?
sheep gàrˈmà
shoulder sèkèˈtà
sickness: illness sàrà
sickness: pain ˈbádà
skin àgàˈlà
snake dàrˈmà
star ʃùnˈdà
stone ùˈgà
sun, day wiˈya
tail ʃíimà
thou, you (sg.) èˈnà ~ ˈènà
three sàtˈte
tongue ŋèeˈlà
tooth (v. also 'gap')
tree, plant èˈlà
tribe, crowd, people aˈgarà
two ˈbáarè
water (n.) bìˈà
way damaana
white àˈrà
wife, woman dàrˈkà
wind sàaˈwità
wood, firewood ˈúudà
worm bíà
ye, you (du./pl.) ˈèemè, èˈmé ~ ˈémè

References

  1. ^ Bender, Lionel. 2001. English-Kunama lexicon. Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 65. 201-253.
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