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Grandfather mbū̄́yọ moẹ ̄́ nna mbuyé wámwámúna
Grandmother āmbū̄́ye ambuyé
Son móānna, pl. wā̄́na mwaná, aná
Daughter fúma kās mfumakazi = sister’s
daughter
Elder Brother ndṣī̄́la & n·gī̄́la mnjirá (rare)
Younger Brother mpọ ̄́a mphwa (múphwa)
Elder Sister murọ ̄́n·go mlongo
Younger Sister múrōn·go wan·n·ọ ̄́no mlongo wáḿng’óno
Friend boẹ ̄́nts, pl. aboẹ ̄́nts bwenzí, abwenzí
Stranger mulẹ ̄́ndo, pl. walẹ ̄́ndo mlendó, alendó
King fū̄́mu, pl. wamfū̄́mu mfúmu, mafúmu
Male Slave kapṓro, pl. wakapṓro kapólo, akapólo
Female Slave ntsákas mdzakazi
Doctor sín·ān·ga, pl. wasín·ān·ga síng’anga, asíng’anga
Medicine man·kóāro mankhwála
Head ńtu· (ńtuā̄́n·ga, ńtuā̄́ko) mutú (mutú wángá, mutú
wákó = my head, your
head)
Hair tsísé (tsíse lā̄́n·ga, tsíse tsítsi (tsítsi langá, tsítsi
lā̄́ko) lakó)
Face mmā̄́so (mmasó = in the eyes)
Forehead mpū̄́mi mphumí
Nose pū̄́no (pū̄́nō-ā̄́n·ga, púnō- mphuno (mphuno ánga,
ā̄́ko) mphuno áko)
Eye tsī̄́so·, pl. mā̄́so· díso, masó
Ear kū̄́tu, pl. mā·kū̄́tu khutú, makutú
Mouth mulómmo, pl. mirómmo mlomo, milomo
Tooth tsī̄́nó, pl. mā̄́nu dzíno, manó
Tongue lirúmẹ, pl. marúmẹ lilíme, malilíme
Throat kṓsi·, pl. makọ ̄́si· khosi, makosi
Gullet tọ ̄́ kọmḗlo (chi)tsokomero
Neck kṓsi· khosi
Shoulder pōs, pl. mapṓs phúzi, mapúzi
Arm tsā̄́ndṣa, pl. mā̄́ndṣa dzanja, manja
Arm between Shoulder – –
and Elbow
Arm between Elbow – –
and Wrist
Leg móẹ ndo, pl. míẹ ndo mwendo, miyendo
Outer Hand, or Hand tsā̄́ndṣa, pl. mā̄́ndṣa dzanja, manja
Inner Hand tsā̄́ndṣa dzanja