Showing posts with label Dictionary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dictionary. Show all posts
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
New Reverse-Engineered Xitsonga Dictionary (1 Letter)
Result:
['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']
['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']
Definitions:
a = and then s/he; at
e = at; hey, listen
i = it is; here it is
o = e.g. o ta swi pfuketana; o za a ku...; o ndzi tswale hi ndlela; etc.
u = you (do)
Correct outcomes:
['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']
False positives:
[]
Applicable rules:
1. All Xitsonga words end in a vowel
Explanations:
1. If we only have one letter, it can only end in a vowel, thus being one itself as there's no other.
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Saturday, June 28, 2014
atahu
English
Noun. Palm kernel.
Source: Aminat Oyiza Suleiman
Labels:
Dialects,
Dictionary,
Ebira,
Language,
Nigeria,
West Africa
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Shona vs Tsonga vs English
| Shona | Tsonga | English |
| Kuchata | Ku cata/chada/chata | To marry |
| Kuchema | Ku cema | To wail |
| Kuchera | Ku cela | To dig |
| Kucheka | Ku xeka | To cut |
| Kudherera | Ku delela | To be insubordinate |
| Kudya | Ku dya | To eat |
| Kuenda | Ku endza | To go on a trip |
| Kufa | Ku fa | To die |
| Kufanana | Ku fana/ ku fanana | To be alike |
| Kufamba | Ku famba | To walk |
| Kugocha | Ku oxa | To roast |
| Kugera | Ku kera | To cut hair |
| Kuimba | Ku yimbelela | To sing |
| Kukara | Ku kala | To be scarce |
| Kukotama | Ku korhama | To bend |
| Kukura | Ku kula | To grow in age |
| Kunanaira | Ku nanayila | To be slow |
| Kunyanya | Ku nyana | To overdo |
| Kuoma | Ku oma | To be dry |
| Kuonda | Ku ondza | To be slim |
| Kupenga | Ku penga | To be MAD |
| Kupfuma | Ku fuma | To be rich |
| Kururama | Ku lulama | To be upright |
| Kurima | Ku rima | To plough |
| Kureva | Ku leva | To be provocative |
| Kuringana | Ku ringana | Be equal/fitting |
| Kuroya | Ku loya | To bewitch |
| Kuruma | Ku luma | To bite |
| Kurwa | Ku lwa | To fight |
| Kusara | Ku sala | To stay |
| Kusunga | Ku sunga | To tie |
| Kushuva | Ku xuva | To miss someone |
| Kutakura | Ku tlakula | To carry/pick |
| Kutumbuka | Ku rhumbuka | To blossom |
| Kuva | Ku va | To be |
| Kuvenga | Ku venga | To hate |
| Kuwa | Ku wa | To fall |
| Kuwisa | Ku wisa | To drop |
| Kuwuya | Ku vuya | To come back |
- Teleti Khosa
28 April 2014
Labels:
Dictionary,
English,
Language,
Shona,
Translations,
Xitsonga
Saturday, June 7, 2014
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