Taita is a dialect spoken by people that reside in the Taita hills in the Southeastern region of Kenya. The dialect is classified as one of Bantu language.
Pronunciation guide
[edit]Phrase list
[edit]Basics
[edit]- Hello
- mana/ni wada aho
- Good morning
- kwalale mana/Kwalale pinana
- Hi
- sere
- How was your day
- kwasinda mana?
- Sleep well
- lala nicha/lala mana
- Bye
- enda mana
- Be Happy
- boilwa/Poilwa
- Night
- nakio
- Who are you?
- Ko ani?/Oho nani?
- Who is he?
- Nani (uo)? Ni ani?
- Where are you going?
- Kwawaenda hao? /Kwenda hao
- Where are you?
- Koko hao?
- Where is it?
- Cheko hao?/loko hao/ghoko hao/ yeko hao
Problem/Emergency
[edit]Numbers
[edit]- 1
- imweri
- 2
- iwi
- 3
- idadu
- 4
- inya
- 5
- isanu
- 6
- irandadu
- 7
- mfungade
- 8
- wunyanya
- 9
- ikenda
- 10
- ikumi
- 20
- mirongo iwi
- 30
- mirongo idadu
- 40
- mirongo ina
- 50
- mirongo misanu
- 60
- mirongo irandadu
- 70
- mirongo mfungade
- 80
- mirongo wunyanya
- 90
- mirongo ikenda
- 100
- ighana
Time (Ngelo/saa)
[edit]Clock (time/saa)
[edit]Duration(muda)
[edit]Days (nadime)
[edit]Months (Meri)
[edit]Colors (rangi)
[edit]Transportation (chia redamba)
[edit]Part of the body (mawungo)
[edit]- Feet
- maghu
- Head
- chongo
- Hand
- mkonu
- Heart
- ngolo
- Fingers
- vala
- Liver
- idima
- Ears
- madu
- Waist
- kiwonu
- Cheeks
- madumbu
Family
[edit]- Dad
- apa
- Mum
- mao
- Child
- mwana
- Uncle
- mwaawu
- Aunt
- mruna mao
Food (Vindo)
[edit]- Eggs
- maghi
- Salt
- chumbi
- Chicken
- nguku