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Appendix:Sandawe word list

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The following Sandawe word list (Magambua village dialect) is from Eaton, et al. (2007:32-42).

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(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
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
79. rope kamba
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?
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

References

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  • Helen Eaton More information on SIL International's work on Sandawe, with papers for downloading.
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