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    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

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    Phrase list

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    Basics

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    Hello
    mana
    Good morning
    kwalale mana
    Hi
    sere
    How was your day
    kwasinda wada?
    Sleep well
    lala nicha
    Bye
    enda mana
    Happy
    boilwa
    Night
    nakio
    Who are you?
    Ko ani?
    Who is he?
    Nani (uo)?
    Where are you going?
    Kwawaenda hao?
    Where are you?
    Koko hao?
    Where is it?
    Cheko hao?

    Problem/Emergency

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    Numbers

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    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

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    Clock time

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    Duration

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    Days (nadime)

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    Months

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    Colors

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    Transportation

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    Part of the body

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    Feet
    maghu
    Head
    chongo
    Hand
    mkonu
    Heart
    ngolo
    Fingers
    vala
    Liver
    idima
    Ears
    madu
    Waist
    kiwonu
    Cheeks
    madumbu

    Family

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    Dad
    apa
    Mum
    mao
    Child
    mwana
    Uncle
    mwaawu
    Aunt
    mruna mao

    Food (Vindo)

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    Eggs
    maghi
    Salt
    chumbi
    Chicken
    nguku

    Learning more

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