KANZA VOCABULARY

800+ Words for Everyday Conversations
(With Pronunciations)

All pronunciations are wav files ranging from 200kb to 400kb.
© 2005, Kaw Nation.

Based on the fieldwork of Dr. Robert L. Rankin.
Wíblahan, Tapóska.

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NUMBERS

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yawá count
kiadóba eight
àlikiadóba eighteen
wékiadòba eighth
lébla~ kiadóba eighty
àlimí~xci eleven
tóba few
àlisáta fifteen
wésata~ fifth
lébla~ sáta~ fifty
pahá~le(xci) first
sáta~ five
lébla~ tóba forty
tóba four
wédoba fourth
àlitóba fourteen
hána~ how many/how much?
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lébla~ hucúsa hundred
huwáli many, much
shánka nine
àlishánka nineteen
lébla~ shánka ninety
wayáwa number
mí~xci one
wénombà second
péyomba seven
àlipéyomba seventeen
wépeyomba seventh
lébla~ péyomba seventy
shápe six
àlishápe sixteen
wéshape sixth
lébla~ shápe sixty
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lébla~ ten
wélebla~ tenth
àliyábli thirteen
lébla~ yábli~ thirty
wéyabli~ third
lébla~ hútanga thousand
yábli~ three
àlinombá twelve
lébla~ nombá twenty
nombá two

***THE NUMBER SONG***
Sung to the tune of You Are My Sunshine

[You are my sunshine][my only sunshine]
{Mí~xci, nombá} {yábli~, tóba}
(One, two) (three, four)

[You make me happy][when skies are gray]
{Sáta~, shápe} {péyomba}
(Five, six) (seven)

[You'll never know, dear][how much I love you]
{Kiadóba} {shánka, lébla~}
(Eight) (nine, ten)

[Please don't][take my] [sunshine away]
{Shié} {wabló~} {ta minkhé!}
(I'll be singing it again!)

OUTSIDE

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mozhó~ country
gaxá creek
ma~yínka earth
ábata fence
moshóje hole
je lake
badó mountain
jétanga ocean
nízhuje river
puzá sand
gatá shade
i~ stone
zhá~xu tree trunk

PERSON

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zhingáhìnga baby
shídohìnga boy
mingá female
kóya friend
shími~hìnga girl
dogá male
níka man
zházhe name
níkashinga person/people
ho voice
wak'ó woman

PLANT

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zhá~xuha bark
ehú elm
ma~hi~ wahóda flower
ma~hí~ grass
sálo hu hickory
zhá~yabe leaf
stá~yinge hu persimmon
báza~hu pine
ma~hí~ pizhi poison ivy
wakhá~ pumpkin
zhánka~ root/stick
zhá~ tree
pá~tànga hu walnut

TIME

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páze afternoon
hánampaze dark(ness)
hómba day
páze evening
miómba táma~zhinga hour
gasíxchi in the morning
óbaha~ late
dáka~ light
há~i~da miomba moon
gasíxchi morning
háni~ night
mi~yota~ noon
yegóji now
oxléxci soon
mikák'e star
hámbaye today
gasída~ tomorrow
há~i~da tonight
hómba waká~dagi week / Sunday
sidóji yesterday

TOWN

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kiká~ze ci church
tá~ma~ city, town, camp
oínge ci police station
ozhónge road
wayúmi(~) ci store
Tá~ma~ yinkhéji ble ta minkhé. I will be going to town.

TRAVEL

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báje boat
zha~ áphe tánga bridge
mi~ húyinkhè east
níogágighe island
yáta left
nízhuje river, Arkansas River
wékoje mile
mi~ciyázhi north
ishtónga right
nishóje Missouri River
míciye south
howá (+ positional) where
mí~hiye west

VERBS / ACTIONS

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wáspe behave, be still <S>
baxló~zhe break <B?>
oyínge catch o-<R>
khíye cause <A>
yuézhi change/alter <R>
ágaspa~ cover, cover completely <A>
gaxlége crack, smash, break something solid by striking <A>
babláze cut, tear, puncture <B>
ts'e die <A>
dagé fight <A>
bekhá~ fold <A?>
yuzé get <R>
k'u give <A>
ok'ék'e hang/dangle o-<A?>
ayí~ have <R>
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nonk'ó~ hear <A>
no~xlá~ hide/conceal <A?>
ágazo hit a target á-<A>
áno~sta kick á-<A>
ts'éye kill <A>-ye
yashtábe lick <R>
yuha~ lift <R>
óxtaye like <A>-ye
ni,ni~ live <A>
dómbe look at, see <D>
gáxe make <G>
ákikipa meet <A>
yuwága open, pull open <R>
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ábazo point at with a finger á-<B>
íha iyábazo point at with the lips iyá-<B>
badá~ push, push away/off <B>
yukúlasha~ roll over, turn upside down <R>
bamá~ rub <B>
égihe say it, say so, say that gi-<H>
íye see/discover/find í-<A>
yuwáza separate, turn book pages <R>
yéye set on fire <A>-ye
ábace sew <B>
zha~ sleep <A>
oyúbla~ smell something o-<R>
íe speak í-<A>
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yushtá~ stop <R>
babláshka stretch <B>
yuzé take <R>
azhí~ think <Ø>
áyusta tie <R>
yutá~ touch <R>
yublí~ turn <R>
ígoskaye try <A>
'o~ use <Ø>
Yegákha~! Wait a minute!
gó~ya want <G><R>