Sisaala - English


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niiwuorocfharɩgaaŋn, gossip about a bad mannered person, his/her bad behaviour or utteranceƲ ŋaa haalaa niwuoro nɛ.All the women complain about her/him.
nisusuŋn, sympathy, compassion, pity, mercy
nɩ-cfnuhuobiine/nuhuobiiŋ-nounpfxhuman being, personnɩfɩaŋcoloured person, important person
nɩa/nʋʋn, person
-nɩaanoun suffixsfxpeople from (with certain village name)Naabʋganɩaapeople from NabugobeleBugonɩaapeople from Bugobele
nɩbɩmbaaracfwʋhɛɛrɛ/wʋhɛɛrʋn, 1traitor2trouble-maker
nɩdaŋn, crowd, many people
nɩduduobien, slender person
nɩduoŋn, person in his/her prime
nɩdʋʋrabaarɩŋn, wanderer, nomad
nɩɛra, nɩɛrama/n, mother's brother (or his child) or people from mother's village
nɩɛrɛv1Lift a load to the head by yourself.Joŋ lɩɩŋ arɩ bokiti la nɩɛrɛ.Lift the bucket of water by yourself. 2to bendKeŋ daa la nɩɛrɛ.Bend the wood.
nɩɛsɛvresemblePirisi la nɩɛsɛ dɔŋɔ nɛ.The hoes resemble each other.
nɩgɛvto lose appetiteMiiri la nɩgɛmɛ nɛ.I have lost appetite for the rice.
nɩgɩlɛvto have dysenteryƲʋ nɩgɩlɛ nɛ.She has dysentery.
nɩhɩaŋn, elder
-nɩhɩaŋ-nounsfxold personhanɩhɩaŋold woman
nɩɩptcparticle used to mark continuous in affirmationƲ nɩɩ kɔ.He is coming.
nɩ́ɩinterr.Where?Nɩɩ nɛ ʋ hɛ?Where is he?
nɩ̀ɩv1to hearBɩra bʋl, mɩ bɩ nɩa.Say it again, I did not hear you.2to understand, comprehendƲ bɩ Ɩsaalɩŋ nɩɩ.He does not understand Sisaali.3to rainDuonuŋ nɩa.It rained.4to be enough id.id. Yɩsɩŋ bɩ dɩsɩla nɩa.There is not enough salt in the soup.
nɩɩ sɩmaidto enjoy
nɩɩganɩɩgan, (Hs.) grinding mill
-nɩɩŋ-nounsfxfemale (non-human)jinɩɩŋhen (laying eggs)
nɩkeretaalɩŋn, ostracism
nɩkpʋʋran, murderer