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Tonga – English Dictionary
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| Tonga | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| Baama BAA-ma | Mother | |
| Bana BA-na | Children | |
| Bantu BA-ntu | People | |
| Bbuku BBU-ku | Book | |
| Bulongo bu-LO-ngo | Soil / Earth | |
| Busu BU-su | Flour / Mealie-meal | |
| Buuci BUU-chi | Honey | |
| Cakulya cha-KU-lya | Food | |
| Ciindi CHII-ndi | Time | |
| Cikolo chi-KO-lo | School | |
| Ciloba chi-LO-ba | Seven (7) | |
| Cisambomwe chi-sa-MBO-mweh | Six (6) | |
| Comwe CHO-mweh | One (1) | |
| Ee eh-eh | Yes | |
| Fwuka FWU-ka | Nine (9) | |
| Ibwe I-bweh | Stone / Rock | |
| Ingwe I-ngweh | Leopard | |
| Insima i-NSI-ma | Maize porridge (sadza / nshima) | |
| Inswi I-nswi | Fish | |
| Inyenyezi i-nyeh-NYEH-zi | Stars | |
| Inzoka i-NZO-ka | Snake | |
| Izuba i-ZU-ba | Sun | |
| Jilo JI-lo | Yesterday | |
| Junza JU-nza | Tomorrow | |
| Kabotu ka-BO-tu | Fine / Well / Good | |
| Kamukkala kabotu ka-mu-KKA-la ka-BO-tu | Stay well (goodbye to someone staying) | |
| Kamuya kabotu ka-MU-ya ka-BO-tu | Go well (goodbye to someone leaving) | |
| Kkumi KKU-mi | Ten (10) | |
| Koona KOO-na | To sleep | |
| Kubala ku-BA-la | To read / To count | |
| Kubeleka ku-beh-LEH-ka | To work | |
| Kubona ku-BO-na | To see | |
| Kuboola ku-BOO-la | To come | |
| Kujulu ku-JU-lu | Sky / Above | |
| Kukkala ku-KKA-la | To sit / To stay | |
| Kulemba ku-LEH-mba | To write | |
| Kulila ku-LI-la | To cry | |
| Kuluba ku-LU-ba | To forget | |
| Kulya KU-lya | To eat | |
| Kumvwa KU-mvwa | To hear / To feel | |
| Kunywa KU-nywa | To drink | |
| Kupa KU-pa | To give | |
| Kuseka ku-SEH-ka | To laugh | |
| Kusika ku-SI-ka | To arrive | |
| Kuunka KUU-nka | To go | |
| Kuyanda ku-YA-nda | To love / To want | |
| Kuyeeya ku-YEH-ya | To think | |
| Kuzyiba ku-ZHI-ba | To know | |
| Kwaamba KWAA-mba | To speak / To say | |
| Kweenda KWEH-nda | To walk | |
| Kwiimba KWII-mba | To sing | |
| Kwiiya KWII-ya | To learn | |
| Lusele lu-SEH-leh | Eight (8) | |
| Lwizi LWI-zi | Lake (e.g. Lake Kariba) | |
| Mafwumofwumo ma-fwu-mo-FWU-mo | Early morning | |
| Mali MA-li | Money | |
| Mapopwe ma-PO-pweh | Maize | |
| Masiku ma-SI-ku | Night | |
| Maungu ma-U-ngu | Pumpkins | |
| Mbelele mbeh-LEH-leh | Sheep | |
| Mbizi MBI-zi | Zebra | |
| Meenda MEH-nda | Water | |
| Mpongo MPO-ngo | Goat | |
| Mpunga MPU-nga | Rice | |
| Mubwa MU-bwa | Dog | |
| Mucizi mu-CHI-zi | Younger sibling | |
| Mukaintu mu-ka-I-ntu | Woman / Wife | |
| Mukaka mu-KA-ka | Milk | |
| Mukwasyi mu-KWA-shi | Family | |
| Mulilo mu-LI-lo | Fire | |
| Mulimo mu-LI-mo | Work / Job | |
| Mulonga mu-LO-nga | River / Zambezi River | |
| Mulyango mu-LYA-ngo | Door | |
| Muntu MU-ntu | Person | |
| Munyo MU-nyo | Salt | |
| Munzi MU-nzi | Home / Village | |
| Musamu mu-SA-mu | Tree | |
| Musankwa mu-SA-nkwa | Boy / Young man | |
| Musimbi mu-SI-mbi | Girl / Young woman | |
| Muwo MU-wo | Wind | |
| Muyuni mu-YU-ni | Bird | |
| Mvula MVU-la | Rain | |
| Mwaalumi mwaa-LU-mi | Man / Husband | |
| Mwabuka buti? mwa-BU-ka BU-ti | Good morning (How did you wake up?) | |
| Mwana MWA-na | Child | |
| Mwanda MWA-nda | One hundred (100) | |
| Mwapona? mwa-PO-na | How are you? / Hello | |
| Mweenzinyina mweh-nzi-NYI-na | Friend | |
| Mwezi MWEH-zi | Moon / Month | |
| Ndabuka kabotu nda-BU-ka ka-BO-tu | I woke up well | |
| Ndakuyanda nda-ku-YA-nda | I love you | |
| Ndalomba nda-LO-mba | Please (I request) | |
| Ndapona nda-PO-na | I am well | |
| Ndiyanda meenda ndi-YA-nda MEH-nda | I want water | |
| Ng'anda NGA-nda | House | |
| Ng'ombe NGO-mbeh | Cow / Cattle | |
| Nkuku NKU-ku | Chicken | |
| Nyama NYA-ma | Meat | |
| Nyemu NYEH-mu | Groundnuts / Peanuts | |
| Nzila NZI-la | Path / Road | |
| Nzovu NZO-vu | Elephant | |
| Peepe PEH-peh | No | |
| Sulwe SU-lweh | Hare | |
| Sunu SU-nu | Today | |
| Syumbwa SHU-mbwa | Lion | |
| Taata TAA-ta | Father | |
| Twalumba twa-LU-mba | Thank you | |
| Twalumba kapati twa-LU-mba ka-PA-ti | Thank you very much | |
| Zibili zi-BI-li | Two (2) | |
| Zina ZI-na | Name | |
| Zina lyangu ndi... ZI-na LYA-ngu ndi | My name is... | |
| Zine ZI-neh | Four (4) | |
| Zisanu zi-SA-nu | Five (5) | |
| Zitatu zi-TA-tu | Three (3) |