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Meaning: Expectant mother
A pregnant woman awaiting childbirth.
What is your name?
Seetyot was once used as a biological calendar for ceremonial timing.
Traditional meanings and cultural vocabulary.
Greetings, conversations, phrases, and language basics.
Relationships, marriage, family, and social terms.
Names of animals, birds, and nature vocabulary.
Traditional huts, cattle enclosures, and domestic life.
Traditions, rituals, age sets, and cultural identity.
Shopping, food, trade, and useful everyday expressions.
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Meaning: Childbirth
Traditional term for giving birth.
Meaning: Expectant mother
A pregnant woman awaiting childbirth.
Meaning: Mother after childbirth
Traditional term for a woman after delivery.
Meaning: Ancestral naming
Naming after departed ancestors.
Meaning: Spiritual leader
Traditional ritual/spiritual authority.
Meaning: Prophet / spiritual elder
Traditional religious figure.
Meaning: Village / local cluster
Traditional community unit.
Meaning: Age set / cycle
Traditional generational age-set cycle.
Meaning: Market
Traditional marketplace.
Meaning: Traditional hut
Circular traditional dwelling.
Meaning: Family room
Traditional family living room.
Meaning: Livestock room
Room for calves and goats.
Meaning: Cattle kraal
Traditional cattle enclosure.
Meaning: Cattle enclosure
Livestock enclosure near huts.
Meaning: Lion
Animal name.
Meaning: Buffalo
Animal name.
Meaning: Hyena
Animal name.
Meaning: Bird
Animal name.
Meaning: Father
Family relationship.
Meaning: Mother
Family relationship.
Meaning: Wife
Marriage relationship.
Meaning: Husband
Marriage relationship.
Meaning: Greetings
General greetings and conversational expressions.
Meaning: How are you?
Common greeting asking about wellbeing.
Meaning: I am fine
Response when asked how you are.
Meaning: Thank you
Expression of gratitude.
Meaning: Please
Polite request expression.
Meaning: Excuse me
Polite interruption phrase.
Meaning: Sorry
Expression of apology.
Meaning: Welcome
Welcoming one person.
Meaning: Welcome (plural)
Welcoming many people.
Meaning: Goodbye
Farewell expression.
Meaning: See you later
Parting phrase.
Meaning: What is your name?
Used during introductions.
Meaning: My name is...
Introducing yourself.
Meaning: Nice to meet you
Friendly greeting.
Meaning: Money
Used in trade and transactions.
Meaning: Shop
Marketplace or store.
Meaning: Price
Cost of an item.
Meaning: How much?
Price inquiry.
Meaning: How do I pay?
Shopping/payment phrase.
Meaning: Please reduce the price
Bargaining phrase.
Meaning: Food
General food term.
Meaning: Chicken
Food term.
Meaning: Meat
Food term.
Meaning: Fish
Food term.
Meaning: Sour milk
Traditional fermented milk.
Meaning: Coffee
Drink term.
Meaning: Tea
Drink term.
Meaning: Beer
Traditional beer.
Meaning: Soup
Food term.
Meaning: Hot
Temperature description.
Meaning: Cold
Temperature description.
Meaning: It is delicious
Food compliment.
Meaning: Partition wall
Divider between hut rooms.
Meaning: Roof loft
Space above the ceiling.
Meaning: Storage pegs
Pegs for hanging items.
Meaning: Beer pot depression
Traditional beer pot space.
Meaning: Warriors’ sleeping place
Traditional warriors’ quarters.
Meaning: Warrior huts
Small huts used by warriors.
Meaning: Field shelter
Grass hut in cornfields.
Meaning: Biological calendar plant
Flowering plant used in ceremonial timing.
Meaning: Leadership transfer ceremony
Age-set transfer ceremony.
Meaning: Traditional brewing
Ceremonial brewing context.
Meaning: Blessing
Positive wellbeing expression.