language
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
- 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 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 edit
Clock time edit
Duration edit
Days (nadime) edit
Months edit
Colors edit
Transportation edit
Part of the body 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