IV.5. WORDS IN THEIR CONTEXT (PART 5/7): At home 1/2 (a-l).
Note: The “/” sign in the word definition separates two definitions of the same word depending on how it is pronounced.
USUAL WORDS AT HOME, PART 1/2.
– ampule : light bulb
– antene : antenna, aerial
– ayi : garlic
– bagi : ring, wedding ring
– bangu (mabangu) : apron, pinny, front part of a loincloth
– bazoka : chewing-gum
– beka (mabeka) : clothing tail
– beta (mabeta) : hem / border, braid
– bete (mabete) : drop / skewer of eels
– bibelo : baby bottle, freeding bottle
– bidia : meal, food, cooked dish
– biele : beer
– bife : sideboard
– biki : pen
– bikola : edible leaves
– bila / bidia / bidiwu / madia : food, meal
– bilongo : medicines
– biloso : waste, garbage
– bindua (mabindua) : lighter, match, box of matches
– bitotila : picking products, wild foods
– bitoto : bean dish mixed with manioc leaves
– bitotolo : chopsticks
– bizu : jewel
– boka (maboka) : large red pearl
– bombe : ash
– bondo (mbondo) : flap, leaf, door, block, club, cudget
– boyi : servant, domestic
– buayi : cat
– buaza (mabuaya) : small earthenware pot
– bueta (mabueta) : large wooden box, chest
– buiti : honey
– bukanza : enamelled plate
– buki : food with palm oil, thin food made with peanut paste
– buku : book, booklet
– bukua : lidded basket
– bukuku : dirt
– bulangeti : blanket, cover
– bungu (mabungu) : calabash with a large orifice / snuff / small lemon
– bunkete : cleanliness, hygiene
– buto : button
– buwa : mushroom
– buzi : candle, wax candlelight
– dala : sheet
– de : thimble
– diaki (maki) : egg
– dibaya (mabaya) : plank, board, blouse in loincloth
– (di)bola (mabola) : bowl, large pot, deep plate, basin
– (di)budi (mabudi) : saucepan, cooking utensil
– dibuka : mortar for crushing food
– dibulukutu (mabulukutu) : coarse grain of salt
– dibungu (mabungu) : calabash, cooked clay jug / snuff / small lemon
– didame : fruit of a palm species
– didioko (madioko) : manioc tuber
– dienga : arge ring for the ankle
– (di)fubu : pineapple
– (di)gamu (magamu) : hammer
– dika (bi/madika) / ndika : long pearl necklace around the chest and back / braces, suspenders
– dikala (makala) : ember, charcoal
– dikazu : cola nut
– dikonki (makonki) : small cake, cassava ball, semolina ball
– dikuku : one of the three stones making up the hearth
– (di)kunku (makunku) : chair, stepladder, stool / pillow, cushion
– (di)lala (malala) : orange
– (di)langu : handful of peanuts
– (di)lemvo : honey
– dilombo (malombo) : a kind of tropical fruit with large fleshy seeds to suck
– dimpa (mampa) : bread
– dindadini / dindelani (mandadini / mandelani) : mandarin, clementine
– dingenge (mangenge) : species of plum
– dindengwa : fabric of teille
– dinkondo : banana, plantain
– (di)pangila (mapangila) : cleaver, chopper, large kitchen knife
– dipapa : flip-flop, thong, sandal
– diputa (maputa) : loincloth, linen
– (di)sangu (masangu) : corn grain
– ditungulu (matungulu) : onion
– (di)yeye (mayeye) : fresh palm wine, sweet palm wine
– dongodongo : kind of green and elongated spice producing a sticky sauce, okra
– duka (maduka) : tobacco package
– dungi (madungi) : straw pipe used to suck up a drink
– dusi : shower
– dute : species of mentholated herb
– felo : iron
– fenetele : window
– finiti : pin, drawng pin, thumbtack
– fiola / fuola (mafiola/mafuola) : veranda, projection of a house
– fionuna (mafionuna) : tea towel, dishcloth
– fofolo : box of matches
– fole (bifole) : bug
– fololo : flower
– fono : phonograph, record player
– foteyi : armchair
– foto : photo
– fuafu : key
– fuala (mafuala) : bottle, small stoppered bottle, flask, phial / sheath, scabbard, case
– fuebila (mafuebila) : pepper
– fueke (mafueke) : bad palm wine
– fufu : manioc starch, edible dough based on manioc starch
– fuku : large water jug, small jug, pot / lid
– fula : pocket handkerchief
– fulufulu : soap or drink foam (usually beer foam)
– fuluseti : fork
– fumba (mafumba) : arch, curved rafter of a roof
– fumu / mfuama : tobacco
– fungula : key
– gama (magama) : hammer, sledgehammer
– kabini : toilet, washroom, latrines
– kafi : coffee
– kafi (makafi) : cork, cap, stopper / stuffing, padding, filling, fluff
– kala (makala) : embers, piece of coal
– kalanada : kind of red fabric
– kalavati : tie
– kaleso : boxer shorts, leggings, panties, underpants
– kambiza : shirt
– kamundele : meat skewer
– kana (makana) : handle, hold, grasp, grip / ridgepole of a house / gable
– kanapi : sofa
– kangama : tight skirt
– kaniveti : penknife, pocket knife
– kantini : bucket, pail
– kasete : cassette, tape
– kaye : notebook, exercise book
– kazie : pigeonhole, locker
– keleyo : pencil
– kende : papillote made from squash seeds crushed
– kiandu : throne, chair, piece of furniture on which you can sit
– kianga : piece of chicken, neck of a cut up poultry / small chicken
– kiavu : axe, ax
– kiavulu : door
– kiazi : bean
– kiba (biba) : wall / lid, watch case
– kibaka : wall, partition
– (ki)bala (bibala): cassava soaked, peeled and dried in the sun
– (ki)beka (bibeka) : pot to cook or roast peanuts / frying pan
– kibidiki : brick
– kibota : pestle used to pound food into a mortar
– (ki)buaya / (ki)buayi : jug, pitcher,vase without lip, water jug, calabash with large opening
– (ki)buayi : small powder keg
– (ki)bubu : wall, gable of a house that has only one door
– (ki)budi (bibudi) : cat / (large) basket
– kibuki : bowl, deep bowl
– kibulukutu (bibulukutu) : yam species
– (ki)bungu (bibungu) : terracotta jug, jug with narrowed neck
– kidakumuku : bolting sieve, flour sieve
– (ki)debua (bidebua) : veil to cover the face
– (ki)diatu : flat bag, provisions bag
– kidiengula : raw peanuts pastry
– kidinga : object of adornment tied in several points / bedroom, room
– (ki)dingu (bidingu) : pearl, pearl necklace
– kielo : door
– kienge : flat basket
– (ki)falu / (ki)fualu : bundle of cloth
– (ki)fiba / (ki)fiya : a small long-necked calabash
– (ki)fiya : hairpin made of antelope bone
– kifinuku : lid
– (ki)folona / (ki)foloni / (ki)folono : oven, range / kitchen
– kifuanisu : mirror, glass
– (ki)fuebo (bifuebo) : manioc leaves
– (ki)fuekele (bifuekele) : peanut damaged during uprooting
– (ki)fulu (bifulu) : chair, seat / bed bug
– (ki)gabudi / (ki)habudi : plate, cooking pot
– kigeta / kigete / kigeti : veranda, porch roof, canopy, awning, lean-to, sloping roof / shelter
– kigomono / kivomono / kiwomono : iron
– (ki)kabu : knife, kind of knife for pruning palm trees
– kikada : ladder, stairs
– kikaka : kind of plate, hollow basket made of plaited herbs / chest
– (ki)kala (bikala) : mat, carpet
– (ki)kalanga / (ki)kalangana : kind of large basket to carry poultry / shell, carcass, barn
– kikalungu : frying pan
– (ki)kambatala : shelf in a house
– (ki)kambidi : well-heated palm oil
– (ki)kamikina : scarf, shawl, piece of cloth passing under the arms to surround the chest
– (ki)kaminza : bodice, blouse, smock, camisole, undershirt, waistcoat, vest / underwear
– (ki)kangu (bikangu) : something roasted, fried food / pot
– (ki)kangulua (bikangulua) : frying pan, skillet
– kikedi : tapioca, piece of soaked cassava
– kikelolo : filter for palm oil, sieve, strainer, colander / funnel for palm wine
– kikienzolo : filter
– kikombo / kikombolo : broom
– (ki)kosa : upper part of the pineapple fruit / hard stem of manioc / neck of a calabash
– kikosa : handle in general, handle of a vase
– kikozo : toilet, washroom, shower room
– kikua : yam, taro
– (ki)kuasi (bikuasi) : manioc root / cassava dried in the sun after being soaked
– (ki)kuba (bikuba) : old used pickaxe / sickle, machete, hoe, axe, sword
– (ki)kubu (bikubu) : fabric, cloth made of vegetable fibers
– kikuku : kitchen
– (ki)kuza : seat, chair, stool
– kila (bila) : food, something to eat / utensil, household item
– kilamba : fringed short loincloth, palm fabric loincloth / hand towels / shopping bag
– kilamba (bilamba) : garment, article of clothing, dress, costume
– kilamivovi : phone
– kilamizidi : television
– kilanga : small calabash that is carried on the shoulder
– kilapi : fountain pen for writing, pen, pencil
– kileko / kilekua : kind of large basket, basket shaped like wide-mouthed basin
– (ki)lela : very large calabash / bed
– (ki)lembo : basket, bin, kneading bin
– kilenga : fabric used to cover the chest during certain activities, (shirt) front, dickey, apron
– (ki)lengo / (ki)lengudi : funnel
– (ki)lengolo : plane
– (ki)lombolo : kind of red fabric
– kilote : short trousers
– kiluata : dress, costume, garment, clothing
– (ki)lundu (bilundu) : large and long roll of cloth / kind of cloth
– kilunga : earring, bracelet / ring
– kilunga : frying pan, braising pan, piece of a clay pot for roasting
– kimbambi : little bottle, flask
– kimbangu : square basket with lid
– kimboba : small basket
– kimboko : food put aside for the husband in the absence of guests
– kimbunda : pretty house
– kimbundi : African loincloth six yards long
– kimenga : frying pan
– kimpakala : bag, game bag, cartridge pouch, powder bag / leather bag at the belt
– kimpedi : cockroach
– kimpuka : soaked and sun-dried cassava
– kimpumpu : reserved enclosure, separate bedroom, outside bedroom, family bedroom
– kimpumpu : veranda, eaves, place in front of the door, shelter without walls
– kimungua : salted fish,
– kindota / kindoto : small piece that remains of a knife
– kinguadi : manioc leaves previously soaked before being cooked
– kinguzi : radio receiver
– (ki)niawu : cat
– kinienge / kiniengese : casket, small box
– (ki)nikunu : stone on which peanuts are crushed / household mill, grain mill
– kiniololo : large bottle
– kinkesua : shell that serves as a spoon
– kinkiba : palm vine calabash
– kinkida : small pickaxe, hoe
– kinkidi : little hoe
– kinkuba : small used pick, old hoe
– kinkungu / kinkunku / kikungu : basket, waterproof basket with lid
– kinkuti : clothing
– kinsaka : sifter for cassava flour
– kinsangi : chikwangue, cassava cake
– kinse / kise : raw vegetables
– kinseko : bed bug / very large fabric
– kinsekua : bed bug, woodlouse, sow bug / insect that attacks skin or leather / type of fabric
– kinsinda : large pipe
– kinsinsi : type of large mat
– kinsukulu : aubergine
– kintoka : chikwangue dough ready to cook in water
– kintu : pineapple
– kinzu : clay pot, terracotta pan / pipe
– kinzunga : boiled manioc leaves
– kipaki : tree trunk arranged to knead tapioca / shoulder of a garment, shoulder-strap, epaulette
– (ki)panu : bucket
– kipawu : shovel, spade
– kipelua : mirror
– (ki)pongo (bipongo) : sponge
– kipono : fire brand, piece of burning wood
– kiputi : large chikwangue cooked in water
– kisakasa : toy
– kisakununu : toy
– kisala-ki-ndeke : kind of dried salted fish with a fan-shaped tail
– kisalulu : tool
– kisangala : demijhon
– kisanu : comb
– (ki)sanzi (bisanzi) : large calabash / basket
– (ki)sasu : bag containing salted fish
– (ki)sawu : kind of link, kind of plaiting of the wall of a house / ornament on pottery
– (ki)seka / luseka : kind of pearl
– (ki)seko : calabash head, pipe bowl / vermin, bug
– (ki)sekolo (bisekolo) : drill, auger, gimlet, borer, piercer
– (ki)sekosolo (bisekosolo) : file
– (ki)sele : piece, portion or slice of meat
– (ki)sensua : calabash with a neck
– (ki)senze : large basket with wire mesh used to dry peanuts
– (ki)sesa (bisesa) : broom, brush / tuft of the tail, duster to brush away flies
– kisiba : funnel, strainer
– kisikiti : biscuit, cookie
– (ki)sikova : brush
– kisilulu : tree trunk dug and arranged to chop manioc leaves
– kisina : edible leaf
– kisisi : (fire) brand
– (ki)soka : bracelet, pearl ring, pearl cord / soaked cassava then dried / axe
– kisu : pipe / mortar
– kisuku-suku (bisuku-suku) : air rifle, toy rifle
– kisula : peanut butter
– (ki)sulu (bisulu) : peanut butter
– kisumukua : antelope horn used to make suction cup
– kisumukunu : suction cup
– (ki)tala (bitala) : bed, set of shelves / large basket on the fire for palm nuts
– (ki)talatala : mirror / bed, small table
– kitambala : foulard
– (ki)tanta / (ki)tantama : braces, suspenders, pearl cord borne around the shoulders or hips
– kitanzi : machete
– (ki)tatakania : roof
– kiteki : statue, statuette
– kitemba : strip of fabric, handkerchief
– (ki)tenda/tende (bitenda/bitende) : piece, fragment or strip of fabric, rag, cloth
– kitenda : piece of cloth, linen
– kiti : chair, stool, seat
– kitiba : banana
– kito : leg, piece of meat from an animal’s paw with its bone
– (ki)tua : medium-sized calabash
– kitubu : board mounted to serve as a support for various things, set of shelves
– kitunga : basket, bag
– kitungwa : beam, pile, piling, piles, timber, column, pillar, lintel
– kituta : palm nut kernel close to ripeness
– kitutulu : mortar for pounding food
– kiubi : axe, ax, hatchet
– (ki)vaka : doorway, lath door, wicket gate / hen house, dovecote, farmyard, cowshed, cage
– (ki)valanda : veranda
– kivalulu : plane
– kivemunu : fan
– kivoki : soup plate, bowl
– (ki)vuatua (bivuatua) : piece of clothing, garment
– (ki)vuedi / kivuele : bag, basket
– kivumina : nipple
– (ki)vungudulua : lid / food that is taken after sobering up
– kivuva / kivuvulu : winnowing basket, fan
– (ki)walakazi (biwalakazi) : heap of sweepings, pile of household refuse
– kiwomba : pastry of undried peanuts salted and cooked in leaves
– (ki)wungu / kiwungulu : rake, weeding hoe, fork
– (ki)yangulu (biyangulu) : spit
– (ki)yanzala : courtyard, farmyard
– (ki)yaza : sauce, liquid food
– (ki)yebudi : chipped plate or pot / piece of the edge of a pot or plate
– (ki)yenge (biyenge) : small pot
– (ki)yeye (biyeye) : string of bracelets, spiral ring of the arm / fastener, tie, string, cord
– (ki)yindi / kiyindu / kivindi : large block / butt
– kiyisi / kivisi : bone
– kiyoko : chikwangue cooked under ash
– (ki)yungu : watering can
– kiyungulu : sieve used to sieve manioc flour or to rid rice of its impurities
– kizadi : sweepings shovel
– (ki)zadu (bizadu) : spoon
– kizakululu : seat
– (ki)zamba (bizamba) : cloth that women wear
– (ki)zangu : machete / large knife
– (ki)zenzi : salt
– (ki)zibudulu : key
– (ki)zibukulu : lid
– (ki)zikilua : lock, bolt, latch / cap, top, cover, lid
– kokoti : coconut
– kole : glue
– kolema : Coleman lamp
– kombe / kombi : very large cooking pot
– kongi (makongi) : plug in the wall to hang something / small chain, bracelet
– konzi / konzo (makonzi / makonzi) : handle, grip, handle of a vase / pineapple, pineapple fiber
– kopa / kompa : tumbler, cup, drink we offer
– kope : one-hole flute
– kopo / kope / kopi : tumbler, cup, glass (container, contents)
– kosia : rifle butt
– kuanga : chikwangue, cassava cake
– kuasu (makuasu) : match, lighter
– kuba : bag, bale (coffee) / wine skin, skin bottle, sheath
– kuba : blanket, pillow case, cushion / hot-water bottle, hot-water bag
– kuiyele : spoon
– kuizine : kitchen
– kuku (makuku) : one of the three stones or clay blocks that form a wood-burning hearth
– kumba : padlock
– kunzi : pillar, retaining post, beam
– kupe : panties, shorts
– kuse : cushion
– ladio : radio receiver
– lalumualu : wardrobe, cupboard, closet
– lambu : meal, dish
– lamele : sea fish, saltwater fish
– lamituni : remote control
– lanta : tin can
– lavabo : washbasin
– lembi (malembi) : slice of cassava / piece of cloth for the front or behind
– lenso / lensua (malenso / malensua) : pocket handkerchief / red fabric
– leta / letila (maleta / maletila) : chest, iron case, iron box
– leza (maleza) : long knife
– lobine : tap, faucet
– longa / tonga (malonga / matonga) : plate
– loso : rice
– lotoko : alcohol based on rice or corn produced by distillation
– luandu : sleeping mat
– lubavu (mbavu) : axe, ax
– lubaya (mabaya) : plank, board
– lubienga (mbienga) : demijohn, large calabash
– lubita (tubita / mbita) : overcoat, coat, raincoat
– lubongo (mbongo) : piece of kola nut / coin
– lubongo (mbongo) : fabric, piece of raffia fabric / raffia mat, loom
– lubuku (tubuku) : outdoor room where the fire is installed
– luengo (maluengo/nduengo) : braising pan, clay pot, frying pan / jug, pitcher, earthenware pot
– lufisu (tufisu / mfisu) : piece of thread
– lugakala : cartridge pouch
– lukandi : almond contained in the shell of a palm nut
– lukanga : wall where the front door is placed / handful of unground peanuts
– lukelolo : funnel, filter, sieve
– lukobe / likobi : purse, box, chest, safe, high bark case
– lukonko (nkonko) : hammer
– luku : edible dough based on cassava flour and prepared with hot water
– lukutu (nkutu) : knife sheath
– lumantu : tomato
– lumba-lumba : a basil-like plant whose leaves serve as a condiment
– lumeti : match rod
– (lu)muiku : ladle, wooden spoon used for cooking, small wooden shovel used for kneading
– lumusu : beer
– lungu (malungu) : piece of cloth, towel
– lunguila : alcohol based on sugar cane juice, rum
– lupangu : residential parcel
– lusakala (nsakala) : calabash
– lusamono : lint
– lusonso (nsonso) : nail, pin, peg, dowel
– lusonzi (nsonzi) : small bag to carry various things
– lusumi (nsumi) : medium-sized pearl and generally red in color
– lutembe : layer of thatch constituting a roof, layer of stacked leaves to make a roof
– lutembe : longitudinal wall in front of the bed
– luto (nto / ndioto / ndoto / nioto) : spoon, spatula, ladle
– luveta : garment that covers the chest, shawl
– luyombo : ridge cap
– luzadu (nzadu) : spoon
– luzamba : crochet embroidered bag, net bag, string bag
– luzangi (tuzangi / nzangi / bizangi) : kind of bean / pea
