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KANZA VOCABULARY 800+ Words for Everyday Conversations All pronunciations are wav files ranging from 200kb to 400kb. Based on the fieldwork of Dr. Robert L. Rankin. |
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ANIMALS-COMMON |
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| wajúta | animal | |
| shónje yazube | ant | "testicle biter" |
| wasábe | bear, black | "something black" |
| míncho | bear, grizzly or white | |
| zhanní walúshka | bee | "sugar bug" |
| wazhínga | bird | "something small" |
| wazhínga tóho | bluebird/blue jay | "blue bird" |
| walúshka | bug/insect/worm | "creepy-crawly" |
| cedónga | buffalo (bull) | "big (male) buffalo" |
| giyán | butterfly/moth | |
| wazhínga zihi | canary | "yellow bird" |
| wazhínzhuje | cardinal | "redbird (contracted)" |
| ilóngahinga | cat | |
| walúshka hin shce | caterpillar, tarantula | "furry insect" |
| hóxci | catfish | "real fish" |
| síka | chicken | |
| ceská | cow/beef | "white cow" |
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| óyisìsi tanga | cricket | "big jumper" |
| kaághe | crow | |
| ta | deer | |
| shóngiidà, shóhinga | dog | "pulling dog/horse (contracted) or little dog/horse" |
| míngha zhinga | duck | |
| ho | fish | |
| yáphoyinge | fly | |
| cébuk'a | frog | |
| taskáhinga | goat/sheep | "little white deer" |
| shónge | horse | |
| ichónga | mouse | |
| kokósa, kukúsa | pig | |
| mashcínge | rabbit | |
| wéts'a | snake | |
| sínga | squirrel | |
| síka tanga | turkey | |
| ke | turtle | |
ANIMALS-LESS COMMON |
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| íha tanga | alligator | "big mouth" |
| cecésho zhinga | bat | |
| zhábe | beaver | |
| manlíxta sabe | blackbird (all black bird) | |
| cébuk'a tanga | bullfrog | "big frog" |
| héga | buzzard | |
| nánxahù taghe | camel | "protruding back" |
| walúshka kíyaha pa | centipede/worm | "separate nose insect" |
| shónmikase hin zìhi | coyote | "yellow fur coyote" |
| békhan | crane | |
| mánshka | crawdad | |
| cépoda | dragonfly | "snake feeder" |
| xuyá | eagle | |
| wakánda xoje | elephant | "gray god" |
| shónmikase | fox/wolf | |
| ichón bláxe | flying squirrel | "edge mouse" |
| baskóske hinga | gnat | |
| míngha | goose | |
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| manínga | gopher | |
| húyu sceje | granddaddy longlegs | "long leg" |
| dadáze | grasshopper | |
| ledán | hawk | |
| úbe zihi | hawk, red tailed | "yellow tail" |
| giyán wazhínga | humming bird | "bird moth" |
| wadáyanyán | lightning bug | |
| úzhe wamanyin | lizard | "walking lizard?" |
| báyo | locust | |
| nambé xók'a | mole | |
| yáphoyinge pázota | mosquito | "sharp nosed fly" |
| nantá tanga | mule | "big ear" |
| sínje shta | opossum | "bald tail" |
| dohnánge | otter/beaver | |
| wapónga | owl (small, not screech owl) | |
| ilónga (ilónga sinje sceje) | panther/mountain lion | "long tail cat" |
| wazhínga úbe sceje | peacock | "long tail bird" |
| míngha xoje | pelican | |
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| hobláska | perch | "flatfish" |
| yúta | pigeon | |
| shútanga | quail | |
| miká | raccoon | |
| ichón tanga | rat | "big mouse" |
| wéts'a shekú | rattlesnake | |
| hiyádadaxe hinga | screech owl | "little chatterer" |
| mónga | skunk | |
| cíxowe | spider | |
| gadádaxe | wood-pecker | |
| walúshka cúshuwe | worm, earthworm | |
ANIMAL BODY PARTS |
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| sháge | claw/finger | |
| mósho | feather, quill | |
| skaále | feather, white undertail | |
| skágaman | feather, white underwing | |
| áhu mónsho | feather, wing | |
| ho gáxa | fin | |
| hín | fur/feathers | |
| ho yáge | gills | |
| walíxonge | gizzard | |
| cehé | horn (of a female buffalo) | |
| hu | leg | |
| cíhoba | shell/seashell | |
| sínje | tail | |
| hi | tooth, teeth | |
| yébahìn | whisker | |
| áhu | wing | |
BODY |
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| sitáxe/húkan yushón | ankle | |
| a | arm | |
| áozhinga | arm, below elbow | |
| ázho | arm, above elbow | |
| áuje (uses yinkhé) | arm, next to shoulder | |
| dosú | armpit | |
| nánka | back | |
| yéba ínhin | beard | |
| ilózhu | belly | |
| céninya | bladder, esp. of a buffalo | |
| wabín | blood | |
| zhóga | body | |
| wahú | bone | |
| héyomba | braids | |
| cenúzhu | brain, esp. of a buffalo | |
| ómbe | buttocks | |
| bazé | breast | |
| húkan ozhínga | calf | |
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| yéyoda | cheek | |
| mánge | chest | |
| yébahu | chin | |
| nantá | ear | |
| ástohu | elbow | |
| ishtá | eye | |
| ishtághe | eyebrow/French | |
| ishtá pahú | eyelash | |
| ishtáxuha | eyelid | |
| ijé | face | |
| sháge | finger | |
| shágeha | fingernail | |
| nombe yuskíge | fist | "make a fist" |
| sí | foot | |
| pá | forehead | |
| mánze ishtólan | glasses (eye) | |
| pahú | hair | |
| nambé | hand | |
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| wéxlin | head | |
| nánje | heart | |
| síhi | heel | |
| wéleze | hip | |
| shúwe(hinga)(otánga) | intestines | |
| shiyánje | knee | |
| nambé okúce | knuckles | |
| zhegá | leg | |
| wébahu | lower leg | |
| íha | lip | |
| mónge | lungs | |
| íha | mouth | |
| ákan | muscle of the arm | |
| yétashu | navel | |
| táhu | neck | |
| yeshká wahú | nerve/sinew/cord | |
| pa | nose | |
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| íyota | palm | |
| cúbe | rib | |
| tacóka | saliva | |
| áblo | shoulder | |
| sákiba | side | |
| xúha | skin | |
| ínlonzhu | stomach | |
| dóje | throat | |
| sháge otánga | thumb | |
| sipá | toe | |
| sipá shágeha | toenail | |
| léze | tongue | |
| hí | tooth |