TURKANA WORDS
Not: meere
Hello: ejok
Good bye:
kaperobo (lit. you would go); kiboirobo ;( lit. you would be sitting)
kidongorobo
(lit. you would remain)
Good morning:
ejok
(Greeting)
Good evening:
ejok
(Greeting)
Good night:
toperirobo (lit. you would sleep)
(Greeting)
Please: aai;
kare ca;
kingarakinai
(lit. please help me/us)
Pardon me,
Excuse, me, Sorry: torimakinai (lit. please forgive me/us)
arimakin: to
forgive, to obey, to respect)
God:
akuj/ngakujo
To create:
akisub ITA
To be in awe
of god: akiem akuj /TA; akiker akuj /TO
Church:
ekanlsa/ngikanisai; ekelesia/ngikelesie
To pray:
akilip /KA
Mosque:
emisikit/ngimisikito
To fast:
akiyen /TA
Spirit:
ekepe/ngipyan
Spirit of
the dead: ekaramit/ngikaram
English
|
Turkana
singular form |
Turkana
plural form |
face
|
ereet
|
ngiReetin
|
body
|
akwaan
|
ngaWat
|
clothes
|
eworu
|
ngiWorui
|
food
|
akimuj
|
ngaMuja
|
tobacco
|
etaba
|
ngiTab
|
goat
|
akine
|
ngaKinei
|
cattle
|
aite
|
ngaAtuk
|
donkey
|
esikiria
|
ngiSikiria
|
camel
|
ekaal
|
ngiKaala
|
water
|
(No sing.)
|
ngaKipi
|
Number and counting
One: apei
Two: ngaarei
Three: ngauni
Four: ngaomon
Five: ngakan
Six: ngakanikapei
Seven: ngakanikaarei
Eight: ngakanikauni
Nine: ngakanikaornon
Ten: ngatomon
Eleven: ngatomonokapei
Twelve: ngatomonokangaarei