Waku-English dictionary

This is a dictionary of Waku.

A

a – of, by

ala – to run

allu – tall

appa – four

atai – good

atikorotele – instrumental case

awi – yes, correct

E

eina – flower

einga – woman

epa – eye

I

i – at, on, in

ila – to love, love

ilai – light (noun)

ikka – arm, hand

ikka – five

imma – to give

ina – now

ippa – star

K

kala – can, may

kalla – must, to have to

kanna – car, wagon, vehicle

ke – as, for

kenei – to speak

kipe – to see, to look

komo – to become, to turn into

L

lannga – to fly

lapai – child

leppwe – leopard

loke – to ask, question

loki – boy, lad

luki – dog

M

mai – I, me

mana – we, us

mera – town, city

mera – red

miamiwi –dancer

minanena – singer

miateli – author, writer

miwi – dance, to dance

Mw

mwana – state, government, authority

mwana – marriage

mwarui – why

mwe – what

mwei – who

mwena – man, male

N

nare – child, offspring

nea – to be, to exist, to stand, to be located

nena – to sing

nikku – evening

Ng

nge – that (conjunction)

ngo – you (sg)

ngokko – dark, black, darkness

nguru – night

O

o – to, towards, of

oa – two

oku – horse

P

pae – tree, wood, forest

pakku – boat

pakomo – to turn [something] into...

papoko – to create, to bring into existence

parire – to grow (trans.)

pauku – to kill

peppwe – pepper

poko – to appear, to come into existence

Pw

pweulu – plough

R

rire – to grow (intr.)

T

ta – a, the

taka – man, person

takamwana – husband

talai – picture, image, likeness, form

talaiyulu – useful, practical

tawa – earth, land, soil

teki – one

teli – book, letter

temmi – to enter, to fall into, to start

tewa – for

teya – but

U

uku – dead, death

uppu – mouse, rat, rodent

upu – earth, soil, ground

upuupu – brown (adj.)

uru – city wall

W

wakuwaku – duck

wara – cat

waraippa – leopard

waraoa – cheetah

watee – language

wiru – firmament

Y

yanimera – red, yellow (noun)

yanimiti – white (noun)

yaningokko – black (noun)

yaniupu – brown (noun)

yaniwate – blue, green (noun)

yulu – to use, to take