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*-ahus-aofabhantu bha omugi gunuwatu wa mji huuthe people of this townbha1bhwabhyaga1gwagyaha1ka1kwa1kwa2kyaowarwaryawa2ya
*-abhiratnz1-sameheforgive4.8.4.6Repent3.3.2Request4.8.4.6.1Request forgiveness4.3.4.5.2Care for4.8.4.7Forgive4.8.4.8.1Stop fighting4.3.6.4Mistake3.4.2.2Sorry2-hurumiatake pity on, have mercy on4.7.7.6Pardon, release7.2.1.4.1Clumsy
*-abhowak-aotheir, theirsenteemo yaabhotabia yaotheir character9.2.3Pronouns
*-aguratnz-tambaa (k.m., mtoto)crawl7.2.1.1.2Crawl
*-aguriratnz-tambaatambaacrawl around1.6.4.1Animal movement
*-agyatnz-kunagrate, scratch7.7.6Grind
ahawakwapiwhereOragya aha?Unaenda wapi?Where are you going?9.2.3.4Question words
*-ahatnz-chuma (mboga za majani)pick (edible greens)6.2.5.3Gather wild plants
ahaang'i nahuskaribu na, jirani naclose to, near, next toMasige na Dickson bhareekara ahaang'i na musyure.Masige na Dickson wanakaa karibu na shule.Masige and Dickson live near the school.8.2.6.2Near4.1.4Neighbor
*ahagundenmpalipooza (k.m., kwenye tunda)rotten spot (e.g., on a piece of fruit)8.3.7.8Decay
*ahanjaarenmtambarareplain (i.e., flat ground)1.2.1.3Plain, plateau
ahare nahusmbali naaway from, far from7.2.3.1Move away
*ahasinm1mahali, sehemulocation, place5.2.1.4Food storage8.5Location8.6Parts of things8.5.4Area2eneoarea8.5.4Area
ahasi ha obhubhagatyanmsehemu ya kufanyia biashara, sehemu ya kufanyia kaziplace of business, workplace6.9Business organization
ahasi ha okubhiniranmsehemu ya kuchezeadancing area (for special celebrations)4.2.4Dance
*-ahowak-akoyour (sg.), yours (sg.)9.2.3Pronouns
*-ahukatnz-jitenga (kutoka kitu kingine)separate oneself (from something else)Abhamura niigo bhaahika abhakuru, bhakaahuka kumigi gyabho.Vijana walipofika wakubwa, wakajitenga kwenye miji yao.When the youth reached adulthood, they separated themselves onto their own property.4.1.6Disunity
*-ahukan'yatnz1-tenganishadivide (something)7.5.1.1Separate, scatter8.3.5Type, kind4.1.6Disunity2-tofautishadifferentiate3.2.4.3Mysterious
*-ahukanatnz1-tawanyikabe divided7.8Divide into pieces2-tenganaseparate (from one other), split waysTwahukane! Nyoore oragya orubhaara rwa obhumosi, oni ngye orubhaara rwa obhuryo.Tutengane! Kama unaenda upande wa kushoto, mimi niende upande wa kulia.Let's separate! If you go to the left, I'll go to the right.7.5.1.1Separate, scatter
*-ahura1tnz-chaguachoose4.6.6.4Election
*-ahura2tnz1-tenganishaseparate, take apart8.3.5.2.3Different2-changanua (neno)analyze (a word)4.9.3.1Sacred writings
*akabhaaraebhibhaaranmkipandepiece1.2.2.2Rock
*akabhebhaebhibhebhanmkipanyamouse1.6.1.1.4Rodent