The following Sandawe word list (Magambua village dialect) is from Eaton, et al. (2007:32-42).
(Sandawe verbs (#162-#236) are not yet included here. Please add them from the original source.)
| No. | English gloss | Swahili gloss | Sandawe (Magambua) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | eye | jicho | |ʷěː |
| 2. | ear | sikio | kéké |
| 3. | mouth / lip | mdomo | ⁿ!ũ̂ː |
| 4. | nose | pua | ⁿ|áti̥ |
| 5. | tooth | jino | !’àkʰã̌ː |
| 6. | tongue | ulimi | !ʰẽ̂ː |
| 7. | head | kichwa | tʃěː |
| 8. | human hair | nywele / manyoya | tʃěː, ts’ê |
| 9. | neck | shingo | k’ʷẽ̂ː |
| 10. | belly | tumbo | tɬ’àbísó |
| 11. | back | mgongo | mògǒːŋgô |
| 12. | knee | goti | kẽ̂ː |
| 13. | leg | mguu | ǁʰàtá |
| 14. | foot (if unclear, sole) | mguu (unyayo) | ǁʰàtá kʰòːtȁb |
| 15. | arm | mkono | tɬ’ũ̂ː; ʔálâmu̥ |
| 16. | hand (if unclear, palm) | mkono (kiganja) | tɬ’ũ̂ kʰòːtȁ |
| 17. | fingernail | kucha | ts’ʷáʔá |
| 18. | skin (human) | ngozi (ya mtu) | mtũ !ʷê |
| 19. | skin (of an animal) | ngozi (ya mnyama) | mnyamã kèlèmbá |
| 20. | bone | mfupa | !î |
| 21. | blood | damu | ǁ’ék’â |
| 22. | heart | moyo | dʒìgídâ |
| 23. | liver | maini | tʰási̥nóː |
| 24. | horn | pembe | tɬáná |
| 25. | wing (of a bird) | ubawa (wa ndege) | kòbá |
| 26. | feather (of a bird) | unyoya (wa ndege) | !’û |
| 27. | tail | mkia | ts’ʷǎː |
| 28. | egg | yai | dìʔá |
| 29. | milk (of a cow) | maziwa (ya ng'ombe) | dʒík’é |
| 30. | meat / flesh | nyama | ⁿ|ĩ̂ː |
| 31. | fat / grease (cooking) | mafuta (ya kupikia) | tʃʰã̂ː |
| 32. | person / human | mtu | ⁿ|èméséː |
| 33. | man | mwanamume | ⁿ|èméséː |
| 34. | husband | mume | máxáēː |
| 35. | woman | mwanamke | tʰámétʃʰū |
| 36. | wife | mke | ⁿ|úmu̥sū |
| 37. | father | baba mzazi | tàtá |
| 38. | mother | mama mzazi | íó |
| 39. | brother (same sex) | kaka (wa mwanamume) | jàjá |
| 40. | mother's brother | mjomba | máːmê |
| 41. | son | mwana (mtoto) wa kiume | ⁿǁǒːê |
| 42. | daughter | mwana (mtoto) wa kike | ⁿǁǒːsu̥ |
| 43. | chief / king | mfalme / mtawala | mànǎːŋgʷâ; bàʔásê |
| 44. | god | mungu | wàràŋgěː |
| 45. | sick person | mgonjwa | k’ʷàwésê |
| 46. | sickness | ugonjwa | k’ʷáóː |
| 47. | body (human) | mwili | ⁿ|ĩ̂ː |
| 48. | name | jina | ǁʷâ |
| 49. | wild animal | mnyama wa porini | dʒàká tʃūː |
| 50. | dog | mbwa | káːkâ |
| 51. | elephant | tembo | ⁿ|ʷǎː |
| 52. | goat | mbuzi | ɬǎː |
| 53. | cow | ng'ombe | hùmbȕ |
| 54. | bull (male cow) | fahali (ng'ombe dume) | k’ámbâ |
| 55. | chicken | kuku | kókó |
| 56. | cock | jogoo | kòŋkôri̥ |
| 57. | bird | ndege | tʰʷǐː |
| 58. | snake | nyoka | |’ĩ̌ː |
| 59. | fish | samaki | sómbá |
| 60. | fish trap | mtego wa samaki | kwǐːngí |
| 61. | insect (biting) | mdudu (aumaye) | tʃǔː ⁿǁôsu̥ |
| 62. | head louse | chawa | máː|’â |
| 63. | ant (biting / safari ant) | siafu | siafu !ʰẽ̌ːtɬ’â |
| 64. | tree | mti | tʰěː |
| 65. | bark (of a tree) | gamba (la mti) | mtĩ tɬâ |
| 66. | leaf | jani (la mti) | mtĩ |ǎː |
| 67. | walking stick | fimbo (ya kutembelea) | dʒʷǎː |
| 68. | root (of a tree) | mzizi | ⁿ!ĩ̌ː |
| 69. | seed | mbegu | bójó; těːtérâ |
| 70. | grass | nyasi | ɬúpâ |
| 71. | flower | ua | kʰʷéː |
| 72. | thorn | mwiba | ⁿ|ʷéː |
| 73. | field | shamba | mìndȁ |
| 74. | village | kijiji | bùrúrû; dèmȁ |
| 75. | home / compound | kiwanja (cha nyumba) | hádôʔ |
| 76. | path | njia | ǁǒː |
| 77. | thing (object) | kitu | màkǎː |
| 78. | thing (affair) | jambo | bô |
| 79. | rope | kamba | kû |
| 80. | chicks | vifaranga | sǒːsô |
| 81. | thread | uzi | ɬìntô |
| 82. | stool | kigoda / kiti cha kienyeji | ǁʰàtá kítî |
| 83. | salt | chumvi | ʔǔːɬíː |
| 84. | utensil, vessel | chombo | tʰérê |
| 85. | cooking pot (clay) | chungu / chombo cha kupikia | tʃʰáː |
| 86. | iron / metal | chuma | kěːâ |
| 87. | hoe | jembe | kòlõ̌ː |
| 88. | knife | kisu | rǒːgó |
| 89. | big knife | panga | pʰáló |
| 90. | dull (knife) | kisu kisicho kikali | k’ùŋk’ú; tùntú |
| 91. | sharp (knife) | kisu kikali | !ʰêŋki̥sȅ |
| 92. | axe | shoka | kóŋgóráʔ, kóŋgórâ |
| 93. | spear | mkuki | mùkěː |
| 94. | arrow | mshale | dlàní |
| 95. | trap | mtego | |’úmúkû |
| 96. | hole | shimo | !’ʷâ |
| 97. | bow | upinde | |àní |
| 98. | enemy | adui | ⁿǁákʰōēː |
| 99. | war | vita | ⁿǁákʰȍ |
| 100. | fire | moto | ǁ’ĩ̂ː |
| 101. | firewood | kuni | wákʰáː; húkʰʷáː |
| 102. | smoke | moshi | ts’úk’â |
| 103. | ash(es) | (ma)jivu | !’úpʰá |
| 104. | night (time) | usiku | usiku tʷěː |
| 105. | darkness | giza | tʰũ̌ː |
| 106. | moon | mwezi | !ǎːsō; !â |
| 107. | month | mwezi | !ǎːsō |
| 108. | star | nyota | híⁿ|áwãèː |
| 109. | sun | jua | ǁ’àkásu̥ |
| 110. | daytime | mchana | k’íméːtê, k’ímáːtê |
| 111. | today | leo | ⁿ!ẽ̂ːts’i̥ |
| 112. | yesterday | jana | ʔútê |
| 113. | tomorrow | kesho | pʰê |
| 114. | sky | mbingu | tɬ’ùŋgȕ |
| 115. | clouds (passing, not rain) | mawingu (ya kupitapita) | tɬ’ùŋgȕ |
| 116. | wind (normal) | upepo | wékʰẽ́ː |
| 117. | rain | mvua | tɬ’ʷã̂ː |
| 118. | water | maji | ts’â |
| 119. | river | mto | ⁿ!ʷâ |
| 120. | dew | umande | ts’ěːxáː |
| 121. | mountain | mlima | gáwâ |
| 122. | rock | mwamba (jiwe) | dĩ̌ː |
| 123. | earth (soil) | udongo | !’ěː |
| 124. | sand | mchanga | màsàŋgǎː; |’íná |
| 125. | dust | mavumbi | k’úŋk’úrâ |
| 126. | one | moja | ts’éxê |
| 127. | two | mbili | kísôxi̥ |
| 128. | three | tatu | sʷámkíxi̥ |
| 129. | four | nne | hàkáxi̥ |
| 130. | five | tano | kʷàʔná |
| 131. | six | sita | kʷàʔná dáːndâ ts’éxê |
| 132. | finger millet | uele | !èkǒː |
| 133. | maize | mahindi | ⁿ|íníː |
| 134. | puppies | watoto wa mbwa | sǐːndíː |
| 135. | ten | kumi | kómî |
| 150. | left (side) | kushoto | ǁ’ék’ánānā |
| 151. | right (side) | kulia | tɬ’ũ̂ː ɬáû |
| 152. | new | mpya | ǁàěː |
| 153. | all | yote | tʃʰíâ |
| 154. | many / much | nyingi | děːtʰēː |
| 155. | few | chache | máːʔtō |
| 156. | red | nyekundu | bútɬ’i̥ |
| 157. | black | nyeusi | k’áŋk’árâ |
| 158. | white | nyeupe | pʰóː |
| 159. | who? | nani? | hô |
| 160. | why? | kwa nini? | hótʃómēː; hóbémēː |
| 161. | what? | nini? | hótʃōː; hóbê |
| 237. | dik-dik | dikidiki | |ʰǐːâ |
| 238. | child | mtoto | ⁿǁǒː |
| 239. | morning | asubuhi | tl’ík’i̥ |
| 240. | evening | jioni (saa 12-3) | gólóbâ |
| 241. | I | mimi | tʃí |
| 242. | you | wewe | hàpú |
| 243. | he | yeye (baba) | hèwé |
| 244. | she | yeye (mama) | hèsú |
| 245. | we | sisi | sũèː |
| 246. | they | wao | hòsó |