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Anda Supai aldarasa – 1 person

Good morning class

Keya toi – sidai naleng

How are you? I am fine

Supai – 1 person

Hi – Hi

Kekijaa

What is your name

Kaiingwaa

Where are you from

Aingwaa Eloui

I am from Eloui

Kaakopu Ingwaa

Which country do you come from

Aingwaa Tanganyika

I come from Tanzania

Kailoito

Where are you going

Aloito Arusha

I am going to Arusha

Kelarin aja iyeta

How old are you

Aata ilanini tikitam

I am 20 years old

Irara aja tiatua engajinyi

How many are you in your family

Kira imet tiatua engajiang

We are 5 in my family

Kanyo iyesita

What are you doing

Meeta

Nothing

Eroro aa kinyi

Speak slowly

Ashe

Thank you

Ashe Naleng

Thank you very much

Kwaade

Sorry

Aiya

OK

Metiienyamili

No problem

Maelo

I don’t understand

Aielo

I understand

Amonu

Please

Olcherelai

A friend of boy or boyfriend

Enjarwatai

A friend of girl or girlfriend

Alalashey

Brother

Atiienne / Ayewoo

I am here

Kittienne

We are here

Endito

Girl

Ero

Boy

Esapuku

A lot

Enkinyi

A little

Itanaure

Are you tired

Atanaure

I am tired

Aay-e

Yes

Aa-aa

No

Irabiyoto

Are you OK

Mesidai

I am not good

Sidai pii!

I am fantastic

Sidai naleng

I am very good

Sidai

Good

Keyaa

How are you

Enganashe

Sister

Nanu

I

Iye

You

Eyook

We

Indaii

You (plural)

Torrono

Bad

Kiduwe

See you

Kiduwe ade

See you later

Sere inna

Goodbye

Engila

Repeat

Sere

Bye

Engile

Repeat (say again)

Yeyo

Mother

Papa

Father

Maape

Lets Go

Shoma

Go

Aloito

I am going

Woah

Come

Woah ene

Come here

Alotuto

I am coming

Atii ene

I am here

Ilotuto

Are you coming

En-na

This

Eda

That

In-dia

There

Ng’ai

Who

Enyoo

What

Kanu

When

Aikunakino ajaa

How

Kanyoo

Why

Indaduaki aikunakino aja

Show me how

Engeno / Ikeno

Near

Alakuwa

Far

Matamanai (plur) / tamanai (sing)

Walk

Kwata

Run

Kipoito

We are going

In’gurai

Look

Taatanji

Now

Indasho

Stop

Kedianye

Left

Tetenne

Right

Humata

Up

Aabori

Down

Engop

Country

Kopikopu

North

Engopikopi

South

Engilempunoto eng’olongs

East

Edoyeroto eng’olongs

West

Engor

Take

Olndombo

Kitchen

Kule

Milk

Osarge

Blood

Ingiri

Meat

Endaa

Food

Irmurungu

Potato

Inyanya

Tomato

Irmarang

Beans

Ormajani

Tea

Engare

Water

Esabunyi

Soup

Esukari

Sugar

Enjumbu

Salt

Eileta

Oil

Ndizi

Bananas

Irmariko

Plantain

Irpayeck

Maize

Orgali

Maize Flour