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nalundiadvpossiblyNalundi abanywoye owiire wosiwosi njʼabebire ebbesa ejibadaha.It possible the people who were drinking beer the whole night stole the money that is missing.9.4.4.4Possible9.4.4.6.2Maybe
nalunjenalunjenyouth; young person8.4.6.5.1Young4.3.1.3.1Immature in behavior2.6.4.3Youth
nalutohanalutohanbeloved; sweetheart4.3.3Love9.7.1.7Terms of endearment2.6.1.5Romantic love
nalutunalutun1Eastern green mamba; green poisonous snake with large eyes and a head shaped like a coffin. Inside its mouth is white or pink. It measures 3 m longsp. Dendroaspis angusticeps fam. Elapidae1.6.1.3.1Snake2Eastern Green tree snake; common, non-venomous, smooth-skinned 90 cm long tree-dwelling snake. When threatened it faces its attacker with its mouth open which is black insidesp. Philothamnus irregularis1.6.1.3.1Snake
nalwandanalwandantype of banana for cooking5.2.3.1.2Food from fruit6.2.1.4.2Growing bananas
nalwekiikanalwekiikandisease causing the swelling of lymphatic glands2.5.2.2Skin disease
nalwiga lusimaabanalwiga lusimanIdiom. rebellious person; s.b. who disobeys the law4.5.4.2Disobey4.8.2Fight4.8.1.1Oppose4.5.4.6Rebel against authority3.3.1.7Stubborn3.5.1.6.2Quarrel4.8Conflict
nalyaŋanalyaŋanpumpkin; gourd-like fruit that is yellow inside that grows creeping on the groundsp. Cucurbita maxima fam. Cucurbitaceae5.2.3.1.1Food from seeds5.2.3.1.3Food from vegetables1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
nalyebudotirenalyebudotirenmetaphorical saying for a lazy personNalyebudotire oyu sasobola nʼohudunda omwana owuwe!This lazy woman can’t even carry her own child!6.1.2.4.2Lazy
namadahowonyiguvar.namadahonamadahowonyigunsmallest inedible mushroom that grows in swamps1.5.4Moss, fungus, algae
namadobonamadobondeaf person; s.b. who does not hear2.5.4.3Deaf
namadondonamadondonedible mushroom that has a protrusion on its top, that grows on the anthill of white ants that swarm in the evening1.5.4Moss, fungus, algae
namadunamadunset of drums of varying sizes ranging from smallest played by one person, used to produce a tune4.2.3.5Musical instrument
namadulonamadulonmushroom growing on old grass where juice was squeezed from bananas1.5.4Moss, fungus, algae
namagiadjyellow; colour of an egg that can hatch8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrum8.3.3.3Color
namagulugengohonamagulugengohonHairy Bitter cress; annual herb with a tap root that grows up to a half a metre. It is used as sauce and medicine for treating wounds and bathing babiessp. Cardamine trichocarpa fam. Cruciferae1.5.3Grass, herb, vine2.5.7.3Medicinal plants
namahumbonamahumbonSignal grass; creeping pasture grass that is common in open landssp. Brachiaria brizantha. fam. Paniceae1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
namahyolonamahyolonlongish fish that resembles a lizardsp. Limnothrissa1.6.1.5Fish
namajahanamajahanBlack-necked Spitting Cobra; big poisonous snake that makes a hood at its neck when it is frightened. It is 2.7 m longsp. Naja nigricollis fam. Elapidae1.6.1.3.1Snake
namalakonamalakonsash, cord for a lady’s dress, esp. egomasi6.6.4.1Cordage5.3.6Parts of clothing5.3.2Women's clothing7.5.4.1Rope, string
namalalanamalalan1Barn Swallow; migratory bird that returns to this region during the dry season. It moulds its nest from mud on the eaves of houses when it is about to lay eggssp. Hirundo rustica fam. Hirundinidae1.6.1.2Bird2Striped Swallowsp. Hirundo abyssinica1.6.1.2Bird
namamyanamamyanKirk’s Dik-Dik; wild gray animal that is as big as a goat, with a rudimentary tail and short sharp horns. It measures 70 cmsp. Madoqua kirkii fam. Bovidae tribe Neotragini1.6.1.1.3Hoofed animals
namasanjanamasanjanmushroom that grows where old banana leaves rot1.5.4Moss, fungus, algae
namasisyenamasisyenmushroom that grows in the cattle kraal1.5.4Moss, fungus, algae
namasogosogo1namasogosogonBoomslang; mottled snake with a head wider than the rest of its body. The male is usually greensp. Dispholidus typus fam. Colubridae1.6.1.3.1Snake