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Most Common Konso Words
Affa Konso
Essential Konso vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| asa | person | A-sa |
| duuta | house | DOO-ta |
| paana | water | PA-na |
| maata | food | MA-ta |
| wora | work | WO-ra |
| karaa | road | KA-ra |
| maqo | name | MA-qo |
| nata | child | NA-ta |
| appa | father | AP-pa |
| inna | mother | IN-na |
| olla | community / land | OL-la |
| mata | tree | MA-ta |
| laga | river | LA-ga |
| lammii | friend / compatriot | LAM-mi |
| dura | night | DOO-ra |
| woite | day / time | WOI-te |
| shini | money | SHEE-ni |
| maxaafa | book | ma-KHA-fa |
| tamoo | fire | TA-mo |
| samu | sky / rain | SA-moo |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hee | to go | he |
| yi | to come | yi |
| diye | to eat | DI-ye |
| uxe | to drink | OO-khe |
| iqe | to sleep | EE-qe |
| bee | to see | be |
| miye | to say | MI-ye |
| ere | to know | E-re |
| wora | to work | WO-ra |
| same | to buy | SA-me |
| tamaarye | to learn | ta-MAR-ye |
| siye | to hear | SEE-ye |
| koye | to want | KO-ye |
| fiige | to run | FEE-ge |
| utte | to sit | UT-te |
| dende | to stand | DEN-de |
| gaargaarsi | to help | gar-GAR-si |
| imme | to give | IM-me |
| demme | to find | DEM-me |
| oote | to do / make | O-te |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| gitta | big | GIT-ta |
| nata | small / young | NA-ta |
| danche | good | DAN-che |
| bisha | bad | BEE-sha |
| haro | new | HA-ro |
| gaala | old | GA-la |
| ufata | white | oo-FA-ta |
| gurraacha | black | gur-RA-cha |
| diimaa | red | DEE-ma |
| qabana | cold | qa-BA-na |
| ho'a | hot | HO-a |
| jabaata | hard / strong | ja-BA-ta |
| laafa | soft / easy | LA-fa |
| daro | many | DA-ro |
| xiqqo | few / little | XIQ-qo |
| dheeraa | tall / long | DHE-ra |
| gabaaba | short | ga-BA-ba |
| mi'aawa | sweet | mi-A-wa |
| cimaa | strong | CEE-ma |
| bareeda | beautiful | ba-RE-da |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| amma | now | AM-ma |
| bori | tomorrow | BO-ri |
| kaleessa | yesterday | ka-LES-sa |
| asitta | here | a-SIT-ta |
| achitta | there | a-CHIT-ta |
| dura | before / already | DOO-ra |
| yeroo hundaa | always | ye-RO HUN-da |
| baay'ee | very much | BA-ye |
| qofa | only | QO-fa |
| ammoo | also / but | AM-mo |
| dafee | quickly | da-FE |
| gara garaan | slowly | GA-ra ga-RAN |
| waliin | together | wa-LIN |
| sababiin | because | sa-BA-bin |
| yoo | if | yo |
| garuu | but | GA-roo |
| fi | and | fi |
| jalqaba | first | jal-QA-ba |
| booda | after / later | BO-da |
| hamma | until / up to | HAM-ma |