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Most Common Kamba Words
Kikamba
Essential Kamba vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| mundu | person | MOON-doo |
| nyumba | house | NYOOM-ba |
| mai | water | MA-i |
| irio | food | EE-rio |
| wia | work | WEE-a |
| nzila | road / way | NZEE-la |
| dzina | name | DZEE-na |
| mwana | child | MWA-na |
| tata | father | TA-ta |
| mama | mother | MA-ma |
| itumi | field / garden | ee-TOO-mi |
| muti | tree | MOO-ti |
| athi | river / plains | A-thi |
| mwendwa | friend / beloved | mwen-DWA |
| uthui | night | oo-THOO-i |
| muthi | day | MOO-thi |
| mbesa | money | MBE-sa |
| buku | book | BOO-koo |
| mwoto | fire | mWO-to |
| iguru | sky | ee-GOO-roo |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| kuenda | to go | koo-EN-da |
| kuuka | to come | koo-OO-ka |
| kurya | to eat | KOOR-ya |
| kunwa | to drink | KOON-wa |
| kulala | to sleep | koo-LA-la |
| kuona | to see | koo-O-na |
| kuamba | to speak | koo-AM-ba |
| kumenya | to know | koo-MEN-ya |
| kukola | to work / do | koo-KO-la |
| kugula | to buy | koo-GOO-la |
| kwia | to learn | KWEE-a |
| kusikia | to hear | koo-si-KEE-a |
| kutaka | to want | koo-TA-ka |
| kukimbia | to run | koo-kim-BEE-a |
| kukaa | to sit / stay | koo-KA |
| kusimama | to stand | koo-si-MA-ma |
| kusaidia | to help | koo-sa-EE-dia |
| kuneana | to give each other | koo-ne-A-na |
| kupata | to find / get | koo-PA-ta |
| kufanya | to make / do | koo-FA-nya |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| -nene | big | NE-ne |
| -ke | small / few | ke |
| -ega | good | E-ga |
| -umu | bad / difficult | OO-moo |
| -pya | new | pya |
| -kuu | old / great | koo |
| -eru | white / clean | E-roo |
| -iru | black | EE-roo |
| -kundu | red | KOON-doo |
| -ino | cold | EE-no |
| -uu | hot | oo |
| -kali | hard / strong | KA-li |
| -ororo | soft | o-RO-ro |
| -ingi | many | EE-ngi |
| -teke | few / light | TE-ke |
| -refu | tall / long | RE-foo |
| -kuu | short | koo |
| -tamu | sweet | TA-moo |
| -imara | strong | ee-MA-ra |
| -zuri | beautiful | ZOO-ri |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| sasa | now | SA-sa |
| kesho | tomorrow | KE-sho |
| jana | yesterday | JA-na |
| ino | here | EE-no |
| ula | there | OO-la |
| kare | already | KA-re |
| ii | yes | ii |
| aca | no | A-ca |
| sana | very | SA-na |
| tu | only / just | too |
| naw | also | naw |
| voa voa | quickly | VO-a VO-a |
| pole pole | slowly | PO-le PO-le |
| wamwe | together | WAM-we |
| daima | always | DA-ee-ma |
| nikwa | because | NEE-kwa |
| kana | if / or | KA-na |
| lakini | but | la-KEE-ni |
| na | and / with | na |
| mbee | first / before | mbe |