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Most Common Dholuo Words
Dholuo
Essential Dholuo vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| dhano | person | DHA-no |
| ot | house | ot |
| pi | water | pi |
| chiemo | food | CHI-e-mo |
| tich | work | tich |
| yo | road / way | yo |
| nying | name | nying |
| nyithindo | children | nyi-THIN-do |
| wuon | father | woon |
| miyo | mother | MI-yo |
| lowo | land / earth | LO-wo |
| yien | tree | yien |
| aora | river | a-O-ra |
| osiep | friend | O-siep |
| otieno | night (name) | o-TIE-no |
| odiechieng | day / sun | o-die-CHIENG |
| pesa | money | PE-sa |
| buk | book | buk |
| mach | fire | mach |
| polo | sky | PO-lo |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| dhi | to go | dhi |
| bi | to come | bi |
| chamo | to eat | CHA-mo |
| mado | to drink | MA-do |
| nindo | to sleep | NIN-do |
| neno | to see | NE-no |
| wacho | to say / speak | WA-cho |
| ngyo | to know | ngyo |
| timo | to do / work | TI-mo |
| wilo | to buy | WI-lo |
| pwonjo | to learn / teach | PWON-jo |
| winjo | to hear / understand | WIN-jo |
| dwaro | to want | DWA-ro |
| ringo | to run | RING-go |
| bet | to sit | bet |
| chung | to stand | chung |
| kony | to help | kony |
| miyo | to give | MI-yo |
| yudo | to find / get | YOO-do |
| luwo | to follow | LOO-wo |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| maduong | big | ma-DUONG |
| matin | small | MA-tin |
| maber | good / beautiful | MA-ber |
| marach | bad | MA-rach |
| manyien | new | ma-NYIEN |
| machon | old | MA-chon |
| marateng | white | ma-RA-teng |
| maliet | black | ma-LIET |
| makwar | red | ma-KWAR |
| matuom | cold | ma-TUOM |
| maliet | hot | ma-LIET |
| matek | hard / strong | MA-tek |
| moluolu | soft | mo-LOO-loo |
| mangeny | many | ma-NGENY |
| manok | few / a little | MA-nok |
| malach | tall / long | MA-lach |
| machiek | short | ma-CHIEK |
| mamit | sweet | MA-mit |
| matek | strong | MA-tek |
| maber ber | very beautiful | ma-ber-BER |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| sani | now | SA-ni |
| kiny | tomorrow | kiny |
| nyoro | yesterday | NYO-ro |
| ka | here | ka |
| kuno | there | KOO-no |
| kadho | already | KA-dho |
| pile ka pile | always | PI-le ka PI-le |
| ahinya | very much | a-HIN-ya |
| kende | only / alone | KEN-de |
| bende | also / too | BEN-de |
| piyo piyo | quickly | PIO-pio |
| mos mos | slowly | mos-MOS |
| kaachiel | together | ka-A-chiel |
| nikech | because | NI-kech |
| ka | if / when | ka |
| to | but / and | to |
| kata | even / also | KA-ta |
| mana | just / only | MA-na |
| mokwongo | first | mo-KWONG-go |
| bangΚΌ | after / later | bang |