Wena/Swadesh list

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No. English Wena
1 I na
2 you (singular) wa
3 he de
4 we wena,
wana
5 you (plural) wewa,
wede
6 they dwe,
de (we)
7 this hi,
hina
8 that hi,
hiwa,
hide
9 here lu hi

lu hina

10 there lu hi,
lu hiwa,
lu hide
11 who ma,
ngo ma,
mango,
ma ngo
12 what ma,
nu ma,
manu,
ma nu
13 where lu ma,
ma i lyu,
lyu i ma
14 when ma i nyo,
nyo i ma
15 how ma i ndo,
ndo i ma
16 not ze
17 all va,
vandya,
vawe
18 many bawe
19 some nwawe,
nwandya
20 few giwe
21 other bya
22 one nwa
23 two gwa
24 three wege
25 four wendo
26 five wembe
27 big da
28 long dahwi
29 wide davyo
30 thick davyo,
go vyada
31 heavy ndandu
32 small di
33 short dihwi,
ndudi
34 narrow divyo
35 thin divyo
36 woman la
37 man hu
38 person (human being) ngo
39 child dingo,
didi
40 wife la
41 husband hu
42 mother ama,
lazye
43 father aba,
huzye
44 animal zondi,
mbi,
nya
45 fish gwi
46 bird hye
47 dog eme,
omo
48 louse udu,
emba
49 snake mbihwi,
nyahwi
50 worm nyahwi,
nyahwi zevwe
51 tree vya,
vyada
52 forest buvyada,
ndyovyada,
bunggwemba
53 stick nggo,
nggonggo,
nggovya
54 fruit nwe
55 seed genwe
56 leaf lya,
lyalya,
lavya
57 root duvya,
nduvya
58 bark (of a tree) hwo,
hwovya

hwovyada,

59 flower aha
60 grass vyandu
61 rope hwi,
hwida
62 skin hwo,
hwongo,
hwombi
63 meat mbi,
mbimo
64 blood vovo,
zwavo,
zwavondi,
zwandivo
65 bone gendi
66 fat (noun) mwindi
67 egg dyehye
68 horn nggozyo
69 tail nggobwe
70 feather lya,
lyahye
71 hair hwi,
hwizyo,
hwi zyo,
hwindi,
hwi ndi
72 head zyo
73 ear mwogyu,
zwogyu
74 eye dyevwe
75 nose mwoni
76 mouth mbwa
77 tooth gembwa
78 tongue (organ) mimbwa
79 fingernail genggombe
80 foot mbengwo,
mbe ngwo,
du
81 leg ngwo
82 knee vungwa ngwo
83 hand mbe
84 wing ngyehye
85 belly mindi
86 guts mindimindi
87 neck nduzyo
88 back bwe
89 breast mwomwo
90 heart vuzyezo
91 liver vumiho,
ade
92 to drink mo,
mozwa
93 to eat mo,
mombi,
monwe,
monggi
94 to bite gumbwa
95 to suck ba dyoni,
ba dyozwa,
dyomba (ya) ni,
dyombani
96 to spit nombwa (ya) zwa,
nombwazwa
97 to vomit nombwa ((ya) gi zyamo),
nombwamo
98 to blow nombwa (ya) nini,
nombwani
99 to breathe nodyoni
100 to laugh hoho
101 to see vwe
102 to hear gyu
103 to know mu
104 to think vwemi,
vwezyo
105 to smell nwini
106 to fear nggyu
107 to sleep lwe
108 to live zandi
109 to die li nwo,
linwo
110 to kill ngu,
zyenwo,
ngwa
111 to fight gugu (zyige),
gunge (zyige)
112 to hunt ngge
113 to hit gu
114 to cut ngwa,
ngwahwi,
ngwahwo
115 to split zyegwavu,
ngwagwavu
116 to stab gunggyo,
gunggyodi
117 to scratch
118 to dig zyezwobu
119 to swim zozwa
120 to fly zoni
121 to walk zongwo
122 to come zo,
zo hina
123 to lie (as in a bed) ndundi
124 to sit ndubwe
125 to stand zwindi
126 to turn (intransitive) zoyobwe,
li yobwe,
zogodye
127 to fall lindu
128 to give no
129 to hold za
130 to squeeze gibwa
131 to rub
132 to wash zyembwi,
zwezwa zyembwi
133 to wipe
134 to pull
135 to push
136 to throw zyezoni
137 to tie zwehwi,
zwehwi zyedyu
138 to sew zwehwi,
zwehwi zyenwa,
zwehwimi,
zwenggyohwi
139 to count ngewe
140 to say nge
141 to sing ngebwi
142 to play bwi
143 to float lu yozwa
144 to flow zo,
zwazo
145 to freeze ligegye,
li gezwa
146 to swell lida,
lidye
147 sun gya
148 moon myo
149 star myodi
150 water zwa,
zwazwa,
zwangyu
151 rain zwa,
zwali,
zwalindu
152 river zwazo
153 lake zwambo,
zwamboda
154 sea zwada
155 salt ngyu
156 stone ge

gege

157 sand ndyogedi,
mbwo gedi
158 dust ndyogedidi,
mbwo gedidi
159 earth bu,
mbwo bu,
vabu,
dyebu
160 cloud zwazwi,
vezwi,
dwozwi
161 fog zwani
162 sky zwi,
zwizwi,
yozwi
163 wind nizo
164 snow vegye
165 ice gezwa,
zwage
166 smoke byevwo,
dwovwo
167 fire vwo
168 ash vevwo
169 to burn vwo,
nevwo,
zyevwo
170 road ndo,
ndozo,
ndoda,
ndodyazo
171 mountain mwoda,
mwobu,
mwobuda
172 red vo
173 green myu,
myuvya
174 yellow vwa
175 white ve
176 black dwo
177 night nyodwo,
owo
178 day nyogya,
gya,
a-
179 year nyoda
180 warm gi govwo
181 cold gye
182 full nggwe zwomi
183 new lye,
gizili
184 old bazili,
zinye lu bandya nyo
185 good ho
186 bad vi
187 rotten vwi
188 dirty vwi

lyu vwi lyu bu lyu mbwobu

189 straight lwinggyo

lwinggoho

190 round dye
191 sharp (as a knife) mwe zomi
192 dull (as a knife) zemwe zomi
193 smooth hohwo
194 wet lyuzwa
195 dry nggezwa

ngge zwa

196 correct ndwa
197 near ndye
198 far ngwengwe
199 right lu vyonggwo
200 left lu vyongya
201 at lu
202 in lu

lu mi

203 with me

zwe

204 and gwe
205 if ha

wi

206 because u zye i yu
207 name dyi