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
B
Bw
D
E
eina – flower
einga – woman
epa – eye
G
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
