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

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

E

eina – flower

einga – woman

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