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xaaja nf 1. thing, substance
2. subject
xaakim nm doctor
xaakimto nf lady doctor
xaal nm behaviour
xaaliyo nf consideration
xaaxa nm wind
xaaxayshe vII to blow
(of wind)
xaaxot nm species of shrub(s)
(Rumex usambarensis)
xaaz! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to
wild animals)
xabaza nf kind of bread
xabe vII 1. to leave, to depart,
to cease 2. to divorce
xabshe nm prison
xabshiishe vII cause to leave
xabxab nm watermelon
xadde nm decision
xadiid nm iron
xaf-erhxe vIV intr to rise
, to stand up
xaffuuse vII to inflate
xaffuwa nm inflation,
swelling
xaffuwe vII to be inflated
xafta nm height, altitude
xagaa nm dry season
xagara nf plan, programme
xage nm faeces
xaggo nf polygamy, plurality
of wives
xak nm branch (of a tree)
xalaga nm piece of cloth
xalanga nf whip
xaleele vII to cover the ceiling
of the house, to roof
xalel nm branch with leaves
for the roof of the ‘naxsa’
xalxal nm mane, crest, comb
xambooka nm species of tree(s)
(Dombeya torrida)
xamde nf praise
xamdishime vII to be praised
xamdishite vII to praise
xamla nm greens, vegetable
xamle nf July
xamus nm Thursday
xamxam nm type of gourd,
calabash ‘Bottle gourd’
xan nm milk
xanaat nf tonsil
xandhifite vII to sneeze
xandhifo nf sneeze
xane nf revenge, vengeance ~
xane ifdiye vI to avenge, xanet-fida
nm revenge, vengeance
xangal nm 1. head, mind
2. small hill
xankabishe vII to frighten,
to scare
xankabite vII to be frightened,
to be scared
xankabto nf fright, scare
xankarha nm lightning
xankiishi nf lame person/animal,
cripple (female)
xankiisho nf limping
xankish nm lame person/animal,
cripple (male)
xankish-erhxe vIV intr to
be lame
xanlake nf cumulus(-li) (type
of cloud(s))
xantiqhacashsha nm a small
type of lizard
xanxanta nf skull
xaqqe nm justice, truth, fact
xaraa nm 1. arm 2. sleeve
xarage vII to castrate, to geld
xaraka nf movement
xarare vII to burn oneself,
to scorch (intr)
xarasa nf emulation, imitation
xarashshuke nm upper arm
xarassime vII to emulate,
to imitate
xarassimeenä nf emulous,
imitator (female)
xarassimeena nm emulous,
imitator (male)
xarastaa nm peasant, grower,
farmer
xaratha nf usury
xarer nm silk
xarfe nm letter (of alphabet)
xargats nm crocodile
xarge nm castrate animal
xargitime vII to be castrated
xargo nf castration
xarha nf tree(s)
xarhakora nf type of snake
xarhe vII to pour, to spill
xarhiigo nm colostrum, first
milk after giving birth (animals)
xarich nm flour, meal
(grounded grain)
xaruqh nm anger, rage
xasaab nm thought, idea
xasama nf pig(s)
xasar nm straw
xashshu nf urine
xashshukka nf bladder
xashshuute vII to urinate
xasuu-erhxe vIV intr to
scratch oneself
xasuuwa nf 1. Scratch
2. itch
xate vII to help, to save
xateenä nf helper (female)
xateena nm helper (male)
xatnan nm helping, saving
xato nm help, support,
salvation
xatume nm print, printing
xawal nm tiredness, exhaustion
xawale vII to get tired,
to exhaust oneself
xawaz nm 1. family(-ies)
2. son(s), children
xawo nm flower pollen
xay nf satiety
xayaat nf life
xayla nm power, force,
energy ~ xayla-le vIII to
be strong, to be powerful
xaylishe vII to oblige,
to force
xayte vII to be full,
to be satiated, to
be satisfied (with food)
xazan nm mourning,
sorrow, affliction,
sadness, unhappiness
xaze vII to divide, to separate
xaziile vII to divide, to separate
xaznan nm division, dividing
xazo nf 1. meat 2. Saho
tribe’s name ~ xazot-care
nm butcher’s shop
xazziime vII to be divided
xeden nm happiness, joy
xedene vII to be happy
xedeneenä nf cheerful/happy
person (female)
xedeneena nm cheerful/happy
person (male)
xeela nf 1. care 2. cunning
xeelaatih see xeela
xeelaatih! 1. easily 2. carefully
3. slowly
xeelassiite vII 1. to be careful
2. to be cunning
xeelat nm 1. slowness
2. Easiness
3. care 4. cunning
xeere vII to be unhappy,
to be angry, to take offence
xeero nm rope, string
xeewina vIII to be narrow
xeewinta nf narrowness
xeewo nm orphan(s),
parentless
xera nf she-donkey, she ass
xeraa nm wild boar(s)
xibar-le see xibre
xibre nm similarity ~ xibar-le
vIII to be similar, to seem
xichaawich nm species of tree(s)
(Calpurnia aurea)
xida nm species of shrub(s)
(Grewia tenax)
xidaar nm November
Xidaarib nm Hedareb (people)
xiddagliido nm last-born(s)
xidhdhi nf pining (basket)
xido nf type of owl ‘Spotted
Eagle Owl’
xifisa vIII to be heavy (of food or
beverage), to be indigestible
xifze nm 1. study 2. taking care of,
conservation, protection
xigge nm law
xikkiminna nf hospital
ximbo nf foam, froth, suds
ximbolecashsho nf type of grass
from ximbo, le and cashsho
ximbowe vII to foam
ximmito nf entrails, chitterlings,
tripe (food)
xinayyo nm refusal (to do or
to obey)
xinduumute vII to be stingy
xine vII to refuse, to deny
xinna nf henna (Lawsonia inermis)
xinnan nm refusing (to do or
to obey)
xinze nm poison (of animals)
xirho nm permanent inhabitant,
resident
xirkaam nf twenty-five cents
xirqaan nm anger, rage
xirze nm necklace (for the
protection against diseases)
xisaab nm 1. thought
2. counting, calculation, bill
3. mathematics
xisba nf clause
xishiye vII to rub, to erase,
to clean
xishiyeena nm rubber, duster
xishiyo nf friction
xishma nf respect, honour ~
xishma-le vIII to be respectable,
to be honourable
xishmate vII to respect,
to honour
xissa nf lesson
xiyaw nf people, men
xizzayit nm reserve, pasture
xokme nm 1. legal sentence,
judgement
2. system, rule
xokoma nf government
xombooba nf flower(s)
xomboobe vII to bloom
xoola nf shame, shyness, timidity
xoolashshiite vII to be shy
xoolayshe vII to cause to be shy,
to make timid
xoolim nf small valley
xoomor nm tamarind(s)
(Tamarindus indica)
xoorishe vII to be pregnant
(of animals)
xoorishnan nm pregnancy
(of animal)
xootsa nf sand ~ xootsat-kumre
nm dune
xuduud nm boundary, border,
frontier
xugga nm neighbour/neighbor(s)
xukuknan nm 1. Scratching
2. smoothing
xukuuke vII 1. to scratch (intr)
2. to smooth (tr)
xulkaase nf enmity, hostility
xulkusnan nm making enemies,
creating enmity, hostility
xullufta nf elbow
xuluf nm cubit
xundub nm navel
xunsuuse vII to remember (tr)
xur! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to dogs)
xurhum nm species of shrub(s)
(Suaeda monoica)
xurriya nf 1. freedom
2. independence
xurtaame nm anger, rage
xuruuf nm alphabet, letters
xuse vII to mention
xushukshuk-erhxe vIV intr to whisper,
to murmur tr xushukshuk-ishe
xushukshuuka nf whispering,
murmuring
xutuk nm star(s)
xuwwar nm young camel (younger
than ‘mafruddo’)