Waku-English dictionary

This is a dictionary of Waku.

A

a – of, by

a apo – from above (adverb)

a apo o – from above (preposition)

a kuima – from outside (adverb)

a kuima o – from outside (preposition)

a loka – from inside (abverb)

a loka o – from inside (preposition)

a okko o – from the top of

abweke – hamburger

aibi – ivy

aibwi – ibis

aiku – ice-cream

aka – to catch, to fetch, to receive, to take

akai – sure, absolutely, of course

aki – piece, coin, a little bit

akku – hat

ako – tooth

akoinikku – dinner

ailu – statue, monument

ala – to run

ale – cloth

aligeiko – alligator

alli – cheese

allu – tall

alo (pl aloalo) – to splurge, to spend

ama (pl leama) – to feel, to have a feeling, to worry

amebweke – hamburger

ammi – to breath, breath

ammu – ham

ammwe – hamme

amoko – difficult, complicated

ana – name, sign

anga (pl angaanga) – to sink, to drown (intransitive)

anga – still, yet, anymore

ange – ideology, -ism

anngo – anchor

ango – stick, root

angu – to relax, to rest, to enjoy

api – short period, a while

api – core, kernel

appa – four

appe (pl appeappe) – to stay, to remain, to live

appo – apple

ara – fire, light

ari – note, journal, diary

ari – steep

arikekei – blog

aringi – large amount, large number, multitude

ata – place, station, dot

atai – good

ate – theory, -ism (prefix)

atekarii – liberalism

atepola – conservatism

ati - twig

ati – case (linguistics)

atikorotele – instrumental case

atimiangaika – ergative case

atireo – button, pin

atti – contest, game, competition

B

bairo – (computer) virus

banngu – bank

bara – letter, glyph, culture, writing, literture

bare – fox

bata – given name

beilu – veil

beiru (pl lebeiru) – to book, to reserve

beka – border, limit, demarcation

beku (pl lebeku) – to repel, to turn away

bekku – ravine, gorge

berei (pl leberei) – curve, to curve, to bend

beri (pl beberi) – to approach

Bibo – Bible

bikku – bitch

biku – beach

bile (pl lebile) – to pass, to walk past

bili – tradition, custom, routine

bimi – butterfly

bimo (pl lebimo) – to gird, to encircle, to surround

bimwa – tent, covering

bina – instruction, guidelines

bini (pl binibini) – happy, healthy, lively, excited

binna – work, support, contribution

bipu – beef

biri (pl biribiri) – to cease, to perish

bobanni – broadband

boire – confusion, mistake, failure

boki – potato

bokko (pl lebokko) – to stop, to rest, to pause

bokko – bottle

bokkobwaingu – wine bottle

bola – luck, chance, opportunity

boli (pl boliboli) – boring, dull, ugly

bolla – pillow

boro – emblem

boru – wildbore

boru – war

boruyengu – civil war

bouku – boat

boulu – end, termination, to end, to terminate

boyu – boy

bukku – to book

bula – cigarette, to smoke

buni – nine

buni – grandparent

bunni (pl lebunni) – to hug, to hold tight

Bw

bwairo – virus (biology)

bwaka – guard, soildier

bwakku – bus

bwana – news, report

bwanna – smiley

bwanna – sea urchin

bwanngu – profit, earnings, salary

bwapwairu – wildfire

bwari (pl bwaribwari) – clean, innocent, unspoiled, holy

bwaru – bar

bwata – love

bweka – power, might, to attack

bwekei – princess

bwekke – rice bowl

bwellu – typeface

bwelu (pl bwebwelu) – to drive, to steer

bwemmwe (pl lebwemmwe) – to react, to respond

bwenne – law, principle (moral or legal)

bwenge – licence

bwengei – capital, centre, power

bwenngu – full-grown, adult (adj.)

bwengu – prince

bweru – prince

bweru – bear

bweru – bird

bwerulannga – bird

bwette – butter

bweuku – boat

bweuli – snail

bwia – beer

bwida (pl bwibwida) – to inspect, to check

bwika – exception

bwikki (pl bwikkibwikki) – to cut, to chop

bwikku – witch

bwikku – teapot

bwili (pl bwilibwili) – open, transparant

bwina – sunshine

bwine – vegetable, vegetarian (about food)

bwinna – gill

bwinne (pl lebwinne) – to stir

bwinni – business

bwitamini – vitamin

bwitti (pl bwittbwitti) – to get lost

D

dae – member (of a board, committee, etc.)

daga – servant

daku – patch (of land)

daku – shark

dali (pl dadali) – cute, pretty, attractive, beautiful

dalla – exclamation mark

dallu – powder

dalo – hero

dalu – faction, party (politics)

damma – snake

dammapodi – adder, viper

dalli – reason, logic

danai – information

danna – toy

dara – desert, dry land

daya (pl dayadaya) – to cry

dedei – darling

dege – cookie

deiko – accomidation, housing, residence

deku – moustache

demmu – small, little, modest

demwe (pl dedemwe) – to fill

demmwe – prophet

debwe – aeroplane

deingu (pl ledeingu) – to withdraw, to retreat intr.

demu – citizen

deni – mollusc

denna – (piece of) bread

depa – intellect, mind

depwe – face, appearance

dere (pl deredere) – to punish

deru – obligation, obligatory

dete – food, meal

dilla – surface

dima – cottage, hut

dimi – tyre

dimu – to diminish, to decline

dimu – accent, dialect

dinne – dawn

dinngu – forehead

dippi – oat

dippi – hippie

dippo – hippopotamus

dippu – cottage

dippwa – body painting, tattoo

diteilu – detail

diwe – guitar

E

e – and

ea – please, thank you

eda – stripe

eime – north, northern

eina – flower

eina – slow

einaweta – rose

einga – woman

eingamwana – wife

eka (pl ekaeka) – warm, hot

eko – finger

eko – how?

eku – place, scene, theatre

eku – letter, writing

ele – place, area, field, hall

elepanni – elephant

eli (pl elieli) – careful

ella – to skip, to ignore

elle – many, a lot

ellu – wildfire

ellu (pl elluellu) – to cheat, to fool

emi – to shine (intransitive)

emi – metre

emi – virus, meme, to spread, to infect

emimita – metre

emmi – waiter, watress

emmi – leisure

enne – to pay for, to equal

engaa – to exist

enngu – word, language, speech

engo – knife

engo – rain

eo – or

epa – eye

G

galu – onion

gammu – English muffin

gani – sword

ganni – antenna

gemu – mirror

gennge – apron

geru (pl gerugeru) – to roast

gida – fuel, petrol

gili – key

gilu – service, favour

gima – card

gima kimmwi – credit card

gimu – hairstyle

gira (pl giragira) – to dive, to submerge

gita – flute

gita (pl legita) – to leave, to finish, to go home

gitti (pl legitti) – to fail

gokku – beak

golu (pl golugolu) – stubborn

gomo – eel

gommo (pl gogommo) – to install, to put in place

gonngu – charter

gongu pl gogongu – soft, smooth

gonngu – chimpanzee

gulu (pl gulugulu) – to chew

gunngu – offence, scandal, to offend

guru – oar

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

kami – to took at, to examine

kamu – cattle

kamu – than you

kanna – car, wagon, vehicle

kannalannga – aeroplane

ke – as, for

kenei – to speak

keroi – shark

kipe – to see, to look

kiroo – fruit

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